54. --- I have two suggestions: one is to go to the cinema, the other is to have a drink.

   --- Well, personally I prefer the _____ one. I don’t like films very much.

late                       B. latter                        C. latest                        D. Last

34. My _____ brother two years older than I is a computer illiterate (电脑盲).

A. elder                   B. older                   C. younger                D. Old

14. It was a _____ evening and I really had a good sleep.

A. calm                  B. silent              C. quiet                  D. safe and sound

第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

More and more often we heard of people talking about Karaoke (卡拉OK). But what on earth it is about still remains a question for many people. Karaoke is a sort of acoustic (听觉的) equipment which was invented in Japan around the middle of the 1970's. It means "a band without people" in Japanese. In fact, it is just a music tape without words. This equipment first appeared in some public houses and snack bars, and mainly for the customers to enjoy themselves. Most of the music in Karaoke was popular music. Therefore, at times,  when anyone felt like it, he might sing songs to the accompaniment (陪伴) of the music that came from the equipment. Shortly after its invention, Karaoke was spread to the whole world. It was introduced to China and was welcomed by many people. Although you are not a good singer, or even sometimes you may sing out of tune, you can always enjoy yourself by singing Karaoke.

56. In this passage "band" means "group of persons ________."

   A. who play games on the sports ground   

   B. who play music together

   C. living in the same neighborhood

   D. doing things together under a leader and with a common purpose

57. Karaoke is just a ______.

   A. cassette tape with only music      B. cassette tape recorder

   C. band from Japan                D. voice recording equipment

58. People went to public houses and snack bars ______when Karaoke appeared.

A. to have a good time                      B. to have something to drink

   C. to get something to eat                 D. to buy the equipment

59. Karaoke was spread to the whole world ________.

   A. as soon as it was invented              B. long before

   C. not long after it was invented           D. before long

60. The main idea of this passage is ______.

   A. all persons like to play Karaoke        

   B. to introduce Karaoke to the people

   C. Karaoke is a wonderful equipment

   D. Karaoke is used everywhere including snack bars

E

Research on the human brain has been attracting more and more scientists in recent years, just like the booming hi-tech industry. One of the latest research topics is how to change the human brain or combine the computer and the human brain, i.e. to transplant a chip into a human brain. This idea may make everyone’s dream come true. If we compare a human brain to a hard disc（硬盘）, what the scientists are doing is to enlarge the capacity of the hard disc. For the time being, there are some difficulties in such transplant experiments, but scientists never give up.

Experiments have started on animals. In 1996, a transplant experiment performed at the Defense and Military Physiology Research Institute in the U.S. turned a bear into a dolphin.

The dolphin was named Ted, and the bear was named Tallin. Using the most advanced technology available, deep and detailed images were made of the memory area in Ted’s brain containing information about swimming by the scientists. They obtained a series of useful information, the signals transferred by the nervous system. Such information was saved into a button-sized chip, which was then transplanted into the action memory area in Tallin’s brain. The information saved on the chip was released by means of electric power.

Recently, another comprehensive memory transplant was performed at the Motor Nerve Research Institute of the University of California. The comprehensive memory transplanted in the experiment included actions, moods, logic, words, images, etc. The experiment involved an entire transplant of the memory area. This was the largest such experiment done so far.

The transplant was performed making a transfer from a dog named “Genius” to a dog named “Idiot”. “Genius” could understand and follow up to 100 gestures and orders made by its master. It was a real genius in memorizing. “Idiot” was the younger brother of “Genius”. It had no contact with people at all since its birth. It became an animal with nothing in its brain, without any memory.

The operation was a complete success. When the two dogs woke up, “Idiot” had grasped all the abilities “Genius” possessed; it was good at memorizing and sensible. It could follow every gesture and any command given by its master. But “Genius” gave no response to its master, and in fact did not recognize him at all.

57. The purpose of the experiment is _____.

A. to combine the computer and the human brain    

B. to enlarge the capacity of human brain

C. to make some stupid dog turn clever          D. to make bear swim

58. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. The scientists transferred a button-sized chip with useful information in Tallin’s brain.

B. The first comprehensive memory transplant was performed at the Motor Nerve Research University.

C. The second experiment wasn’t an entire transplant of the memory area.

D. The Idiot was an animal with memory before brain experiment

59. What does the underlined word “success” refer to?

A. The two dogs woke up.

B. They were both good at memorizing.

C. The Idiot grasped all the abilities of Genius.

D. The Genius grasped all the abilities of Idiot.

60. According to the text, we can infer _____.

A. a person can know more after the experiment

B. a bear can swim after being transferred a chip with related useful information

C. a dog can become clever after entire transplant of the memory area

D. it is really good for animals to have been involved in the transplant experiment

6. Last night I was watching the news about Obama’s wining of the Nobel Peace Prize on TV ________ the power went off.

   A. while   B. as    C. when     D. During

16．—Where is Lily, Lucy? I cannot find her anywhere.

       —She_________have been off long. I saw her clean the window just now.

       A．shouldn’t  B．can’t C．mustn’t     D．needn’t

第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

请阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选项的标号涂黑。

第二节完形填空（20小题；每小题1.5分, 满分30分）

      阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

       My 14-year-old son, John, and I spotted the coat at the same time. It was hanging at a （an）  21  clothing store. The coat had a black velvet collar, delightful tailoring, a Fifth Avenue label （标签） and a （an） 22  price of $ 28.

       We looked at  23  , saying nothing,  24  John’s eyes shone. Dark, woolen topcoats were popular just then with  25, but could  26  several hundred dollars new.

       John 27the coat. He turned from side to side, eyeing himself in the mirror with a serious, studied  28that soon changed into a smile. The 29 was perfect. John wore the coat to school the next day and came home wearing a big smile. “How did the kids like your coat?” I asked. “They love it.” He said, carefully  30  it over the chair and smoothing it flat.

    Over the next few weeks, the 31came over John. Quiet, reasoned discussion was  32 argument. He became more thoughtful and eager to  33. “Good dinner, Mum,” he would say every evening. One day when I suggested that he might start on homework before dinner, John said, “You are right, and I guess I will.”

       When I  34 this to one of his teachers and remarked that I didn’t know  35  caused the changes, she said with laughter, “It must be his coat!” At the library, we 36  to meet a friend who had not seen our children for a long time. “  37  this be John?” He asked, looking up to John’s new height and coat, and extending his hand, one gentleman to another.

       John and I both knew we should never  38  a person’s clothes for the real person within them. But there is something to be said for  39 a standard of excellence for the world to see, for practicing standard of excellence in thought, speech and behavior, and for  40  what is on the inside with what is on the outside.

21．A．second-hand     B．expensive      C．big        D．cheap

22．A．reasonable           B．unbelievable     C．special      D．average

23．A．each other     B．one another      C．the other   D．others

24．A．therefore      B．however       C．but        D．thus

25．A．adults           B．people          C．parents     D．teenagers

26．A．spend           B．cost           C．pay       D．take

27．A．touched        B．buttoned       C．held      D．obtained

28．A．gesture         B．expression     C．attitude     D．feeling

29．A．color         B．price         C．fit         D．style

30．A．pressing        B．taking           C．hanging    D．folding

31．A．happiness      B．satisfaction       C．change      D．generosity

32．A．because of           B．instead of      C．aware of   D．full of

33．A．please           B．understand       C．complain  D．apologize

34．A．mentioned           B．wrote               C．reported    D．explained

35．A．when         B．how          C．what      D．that

36．A．happened      B．came         C．intended   D．decided