完形填空（共20小题，满分30分）

阅读下面段文，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。

A man and his wife arrived in Boston by train. After getting off the train, they walked without an __36__ into the outer office of Harvard’s president. So they were stopped by his secretary and kept __37__. For hours, the secretary took no notice of them, __38__ that the couple would finally become disappointed and __39__. But they didn’t. The secretary finally decided to disturb the president, though __40__.

   A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a __41__ face. The lady told him, “We had a son that __42__ at Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard. He was __43__ here. But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed. My husband and I would like to __44__ a memorial to him, somewhere on campus.”

   The president wasn’t moved. Instead, he was __45__. “Madam,” he said, “ we can’t put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and died. If we did, this place would look like a __46__.” “Oh, no,” the lady __47__ quickly. We don’t want to put up a statue. We would like to give a __48__ to Harvard.” The president rolled his eyes and __49__ at the couple and then exclaimed, “ A building! Do you have any __50__ how much a building costs?  We have spent

over $ 7,500,000 on the campus building at Harvard.” For a moment the lady was silent. The president was __51__ , because he could get rid of them now. Then the lady turned to her husband and said quietly, “Is that all it costs to start a __52__? Why don’t we just start our own?” Her husband nodded. __53__ their offer was turned down, Mr. and Mrs. Stanford traveled to California where they founded Stanford University __54__ after them, a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer __55__ about.

A. choice         B. decision         C. acquaintance         D. appointment

A. waiting            B. standing         C. sitting                  D. talking

A. hoping         B. finding          C. realizing                D. imagining

A. go down        B. go out               C. go away              D. go around

A. hopelessly     B. carefully            C. unexpectedly         D. unwillingly

A. funny          B. cold             C. sad                  D. pleasant

A. visited            B. studied          C. served                   D. attended

A. brave          B. proud                C. happy                    D. clever

A. set up         B. set down         C. set off                  D. set about

A. excited            B. shocked          C. ashamed              D. satisfied

A. cemetery       B. garden               C. museum               D. park

A. expressed      B. refused          C. admitted             D. explained

A. yard            B. playground           C. square                   D. building

A. shouted            B. glanced          C. called                   D. laughed

A. idea           B. thought          C. opinion              D. suggestion

A. astonished     B. interested           C. pleased              D. bored

A. university     B. business         C. club                 D. department

A. While           B. Since                C. Though               D. Once

A. looked         B. taken                C. followed             D. named

A. knew           B. heard                C. cared                    D. talked

What will people die of 100 years from now? If you think that is a simple question, you have not been paying attention to the revolution that is taking place in bio-technology(生物技术). With the help of new medicine, the human body will last a very long time. Death will come mainly from accidents, murder and war. Today's leading killers, such as heart diseases, cancer, and aging itself, will become distant memory.

   In discussion of technological changes, the Internet gets most of the attention these days. But the change in medicine can be the real technological event of our times. How long can humans live? Human brains were known to decide the final death. Cells(细胞) are the basic units of all living things, and until recently, scientists were sure that the life of cells could not go much beyond 120 years because the basic materials of cells, such as those of brain cells, would not last forever. But the upper limits will be broken by new medicine. Sometime between 2050 and 2100, medicine will have advanced to the point at which every 10 years or so, people will be able to take medicine to repair their organs(器官). The medicine, made up of the basic building materials of life, will build new brain cells, heart cells, and so on---in much the same way our bodies make new skin cells to take the place of old ones.

   It is exciting to imagine that the advance in technology may be changing the most basic conditional human existence, but many technical problems still must be cleared up on the way to this wonderful future.

According to the passage, human death is now mainly caused by _______.

A. diseases and aging                B. accidents and war

C. accidents and aging               D. heart diseases and war

In the author's opinion, today's most important advance in technology lies in _____.

A. medicine      B. the internet     C. brain cells    D. human organs

Humans may live longer in the future because ______.

A. heart disease will be far away from us

B. human brains can decide the final death

C. the basic materials of cells will last forever

D. human organs can be repaired by new medicine

阅读表达（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10）

阅读下面短文并回答问题，然后将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上（请注意问题后的字数要求

(1) What is the single largest cause of sick leave in the UK? The answer is not the common cold or flu, but back pain. Back pain affects one in three British adults, costs the country over ??5 billion every year and is extremely difficult to treat.

(2)But now Britain's National Health Service (NHS) will be offering a new solution: acupuncture (针灸).The ancient Chinese needle treatment has been around in the UK for many  years, but this is the first time it has been officially supported.

(3)Traditionally, doctors in the UK have advised back pain sufferers to stay active, do stretching exercises and take painkillers when necessary. In more serious cases some people are given X-ray treatment or injections.

(4)The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE), however, say there is evidence that acupuncture may_____ than expensive X-rays or injections, so patients who have been suffering for over six weeks should be given a choice. As an alternative to acupuncture, patients will be able to opt for either a course of spinal manipulation (脊椎推拿), or a series of special exercise sessions.

(5)In the UK, acupuncture is classed as a complementary treatment, which is the term given to a medical procedure which hasn't gone through the strict trials by which scientists prove some treatments work.

(6)While many experts have welcomed the move to make acupuncture available on the NHS, some are still sceptical about its effectiveness. Research from the US earlier this month found that simulated acupuncture using toothpicks which do not make a hole in the skin could be as good as using real needles. So while some are yet to be convinced, back pain sufferers will be hoping that acupuncture helps get them feeling healthy and mobile again. Employers, on the other hand, will be hoping it gets them back to work.

What's the best title of the text?(No more than 10 words)

Complete the following statement with proper words.(no more than 3 words)

Not all experts are convinced of the benefit of acupuncture although many of them have ______for the application of the treatment

Fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with proper words。(no more than 5 words)

What’s the difference between simulated acupuncture using tooth picks and real acupuncture?

(No more than 20 words)

What does the word “it”(Line 2,Paragraph 2)probably refer to? (no more than 5 words)

 ---People should stop using their cars and start using public transport during the city games.

   ---_______.The roads are crowded as it is.

A. All right       B. Exactly     C. Go ahead      D. Not really

—Have you finished the book？

　　-- No. I’ve read up to _____ the children discover the secret cave.

　　A.   which  B.  what  C.  that  D. where

Adult butterflies use their senses of sight, touch, hearing, smell, and taste to survive in the world, find food and mates, lay eggs in an appropriate place, migrate, and avoid hungry predators.

Sight

Butterflies have large, compound (multifaceted) eyes, which allow them to see in all directions without turning their heads. Like most insects, butterflies are very nearsighted, so they are more attracted to a large stand of flowers rather than individual plants. Butterflies do not "see" colors such as red, green, and yellow, but sense polarized（偏振的） light, which indicates the direction the sun is shining, as well as ultraviolet light, which is present on many flowers and guides butterflies to nectar （花蜜）sources.

Smell

Butterflies have a very well-developed sense of smell, but it's not in their nose (since they don't have one). Sense receptors located in their antennae, feet, and many other parts of the body help butterflies find food (usually flower nectar), and mates (the female smells the male's pheromones).

Taste

Butterfly's feet have sense organs that can taste the sugar in nectar, letting the butterfly know if something is good to eat or not. Some females also taste host plants in order to find appropriate places to lay their eggs. Adult butterflies and moths feed using a proboscis, a long, coiled tube. Butterflies force blood into the tube to straighten it out, allowing them to feed. Butterflies get all their food from this tube.

Hearing

Butterflies don't have ears. Instead they "hear" sounds through their wings by sensing changes in sound vibrations.

Butterflies may possess senses we don't even know about yet because their anatomy is very different than ours, and therefore difficult to understand when perceived through our own human senses.

From the passage we can know that butterflies can see_____

  A. thing behind them               B. thing in the distance

  C. most bright colors               D. flower nectar from a distance

Butterflies can easily find food resources by using their______.

A. sense organs of sight and smell     B. sense organs of sight and taste

C. sense organs of smell and hearing   D. sense organs of smell and taste

How do butterflies feed themselves?

  A. by using their feet                B. by using a tube.

  C. by using sense receptors           D. by using their wings.

What is the passage mainly about?

  A. The food sources of butterflies.     B. The habits of butterflies.

  C. The unusual body of butterflies.     D. the sense of butterflies.

书面表达（满分25分）

有人说， 父母为孩子包办一切是孩子成长的最大杀手。的确，太多的中国家长习惯于为孩子包办一切。假设你是李华，请针对这一现象给某英语报社编辑写一封信并阐述你的观点或建议。

1、简述这种现象；

2、分析其弊端（从独立性、兴趣能力、影响等方面去分析）；

3、你的观点或建议。

注意：1、词 数100左右；

2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3、开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。

4、参考词汇  独立性independence;抵制resistance

Dear Editor,

I’d like to tell you some of my problems with my parents in daily life. My parents tend to make almost all decisions for me.

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

Before going camping, we must discuss every thing-where to go, what to bring, when to start    .

A. such as             B. for instance       C. and so on        D. take examples

-- It will be terrible to see the nuclear war happen between U.S and Iran.

--- That’s right. Nuclear science should be developed to benefit the people ______ harm them.

A. more than           B. rather than         C. other than            D. better than

The international agreement, ______ to encourage children not to smoke and help people kick the habit, was signed on February 27.

   A. intended      B. being intended       C. intending        D. to intend