—May I open the window to let in some fresh air?

　　—___________!

A. Come on    B. Take care    C. Go ahead    D. Hold on

In a classroom in any country, the teacher teaches more than art or history or language.

   65  

In a society such as the United States, people with different history, culture and language join together and they highly value individualism.    66    Teachers try to make each student special. Students do not have to memorize a lot of information; instead, they work individually and find answers by themselves. There is often discussion in the classroom. At an early age students learn to form their own ideas and opinions. Their education encourages personal thought. The importance is placed on how to arrive at an answer rather than simply to get the correct answer.

   In most Asian countries, people have the same language, history, and culture.      67     

Children in China and Japan often work together and help each other with homework. In the classroom, the teaching methods are often very traditional. There is not much discussion. Instead, the students repeat rules of information that they have been taught in order to keep them in mind.

      68    In western countries teachers are taught to educate students. They make it easier for the students to learn for themselves. In eastern countries, however, teachers often feel that their task is to pass knowledge to students, or the students can’t learn anything.

根据短文内容，从A、B、 C、D和E中选出最适合放入短文空缺处的选项。选项中有一项是多余的。

A. In many ways these differences come from different educational psychology.

B. Their education, as part of the society, also values this greatly.

C. Some countries value both individualism and teamwork.

D. Perhaps for this reason, the education there shows society’s value in group goals and purposes rather than individualism.

E. He or she teaches what is known as the “hidden course” — the culture of that country.

. Sophie dreams of walking in __________ outer space like __________ astronaut one day.

A. /; the                       B. /; an                  C. an; an               D. a; an

A Beijing hospital will pay Chinese actress Fan Bingbing 100,000 yuan after a second court decided________the star.

A.in place of   B. in need of    C. in favor of   D. in charge of

It _________ there is a disaster _________ people will think much of the safety.

   A. is until; when      B. is until; that      C. isn’t until; when    D. isn’t until; that

III.阅读理解

第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，共30分)

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

In the centre of London there is a tall white building with the name “Bush House”. It is the home of BBC English.

BBC is the abbreviation of the British Broadcasting Corporation. It is an organization maintained by the government, providing British people with broadcasting and TV service.

At first, BBC was established as a private business. It began to broadcast on February 14, 1922. In 1927, it was reorganized and replaced by the British Broadcasting Corporation. In November, 1936, it became the first TV broadcasting corporation in the world with TV programmes broadcast.

BBC provides people with the latest news, entertainment and education. These programmes are not under the control of the government. Nor are they affected by other organizations. In the meantime, BBC does not express its own opinion on international affairs or public policy.

BBC has two TV channels, covering the whole country, that is BBC-1 and BBC-2 and three radio broadcast webs, one for family service, another for entertaining programmes, the third for special interesting programmes. The third web broadcasts four programmes. They are classical music, teaching programmes, sports and famous arts and common knowledge. BBC programmes include foreign language programmes, broadcast in 35 foreign languages.

The BBC World Service sends radio programmes around the world in 42 languages. With a regular audience of about 140 million listeners, it reaches more people than any other ternational broadcaster. The World Service also prepares news programmes for its sister television organization and is responsible for a major new gathering service getting information form the world’s media. The World Service receives a direct grant from the British Parliament for operating international broadcasting.

BBC English is part of the BBC World Service. BBC English is for people who want to improve their English. It broadcasts all kind of programmes, which change from month to month. There is a special grammar programme for explaining difficult grammar points. There are programmes about life in Britian. There is also a programme about the differences between written and spoken English. English lessons are broadcast every day on the radio with explanations in English and other languages. They are the easiest to follow. For example, BBC English broadcasts programmes for China with explanations in Chinese.

It is not difficult to find out information about the programmes. You can write to BBC English and ask for any information you need.

It is necessary to use a short-wave radio to pick up the programmes. Sometimes it is difficult to receive them clearly. If you do have difficulties, it is better to try once again another day.

36.BBC English broadcasts all kinds of programmes ____.

   A.which change from month to month       B.which change regularly

   C.in special grammar rules                           D.by explaining different grammar points

37.If one needs any information from BBC English, one can ____.

   A.get it easily free of charge                     B.get it easily by paying something

   C.hardly get it without paying anything       D.seldom get it just by writing a letter

38.I think all the programmes from BBC English is of great use to you. This sentence means ____.

   A.I think all the programmes from BBC English is very great

   B.BBC English has many great useful programmes.

   C.You can use all the programmes from BBC English

   D.All programmes from BBC English are very useful for me

第二部分  词汇运用（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

用方框内所给词的适当形式填空，并把答案写在句中所标横线上。每词限用一次。

disability     support     communicate     alternative    vary

mysterious    equality    breakthrough      indicate     definitely

56. Scientists have made a ____________in their treatment of the disease.

57. Minibuses with seats for 12 passengers offer an ____________ to expensive taxis and crowded public transport in some areas.

58. You’d better ____________ your diet rather than eat the same food all the time.

59. Applause was a sign of being part of the community, and of ____________ between actors and audience.

60. Although these are very important, we ____________ with more than just spoken and written words.

61. The red dragon which appears on the Welsh flag is a positive symbol, ____________ strength and a sense of national identity.

62. I will ____________ study medicine after I finish school.

63. Just then a white-haired old woman entered,  ____________ by a girl.

64. Senior citizens and people with ____________ will be able to go anywhere in the world using high-tech cameras attached to their head.

65. The story goes that a ____________ animal lives in the mountain.

第三部分　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。

On the first day of school we were challenged to get to know a new classmate. I was looking around， when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I found a little old lady with a warm smile.

She said， “Hi， handsome！ I'm Rose. I'm 87 years old. Can I give you a hug(拥抱)？” I laughed and heartily responded， “Of course！”

“Why are you in college at such a young， innocent(天真的)age？” I asked.

She jokingly replied，“I'm here to meet a rich husband， get married， have children， and then travel around.”

“No， seriously，” I asked. I was curious why she took on this challenge at this age.

“I always dreamed of having a college education and now I'm getting one！” She told me. We became instant friends.

Over the year， Rose became a campus icon(偶像)and she easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the attention from the other students. She was living it up.

At the end of the term we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. I'll never forget what she taught us.

“We do not stop playing because we are old； we grow old because we stop playing. Here are the secrets to staying young. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You've got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams， you die. We have many people walking around who are dead， and they don't even know it！” she said.

“There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. Anybody can grow older. That doesn't take any talent or ability，” she added. “But growing up requires finding the opportunity in change. The elderly usually don't have regrets for what they did， but rather for things they did not do.”

One week after graduation that year， Rose died peacefully in her sleep. She taught us by example that it's never too late to be all you can possibly be.

56.Rose started college at the age of 87 in order to　　　　.

A.marry a rich man  B.travel around the world

C.make more friends  D.realize her dream

57.Which of the following best explains “she was living it up” in the seventh paragraph？

A.She was living a long life.  B.She was enjoying herself.

C.She was spending a lot of money.  D.She was killing time.

58.When you lose your dreams， you die because　　　　.

A.there's no sense in living without your aim

B.you can't sleep well every night

C.you are too old and have to stop playing

D.something is terribly wrong with your brain

59.What would be the best title for the passage？

A.Meet the Challenge       B.Never Waste Time

C.Grow Up or Grow Old？  D.Have You Got Ready？

第二节（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）

根据短文内容，从下框的A – F选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余项。

A.The spreading tea

B.The history of tea growing

C.Changes of tastes for drinks

D.Reducing cancer risks

E.The plant Camellia sinensis（野茶树）

F.A woman’s opinion of tea

51. __________________________________

Americans are far more knowledgeable about drinks than they were 20 years ago. Witness the Starbucks revolution and you’ll know where the trend goes. Now, encouraged by recent studies suggesting that it can cut the risk of cancer and heart disease and slow the aging process, tea is enjoying a similar change. Enough fashionable tea houses are springing up to make even longtime coffee drinkers consider switching drinks.

52. __________________________________

Tea is available in more places than ever. The Tea Association of the United States reports that from 1990 to 1999, annual sales of the drink grew to $4.6 billion from $1.8 billion. “Green tea is seen by consumers as a ‘functional food’” — delivering health benefits beyond food itself, says Vierhile.

53. __________________________________

Recently published studies point out that only teas that come from the leaves of the plant Camellia sinensis have been shown to contain health benefits. Other herbal teas may taste good, yet they do little more than warm up the drinker. But for Camellia sinensis, the evidence is powerful. In a 1998 study, Harvard University researchers found that drinking one cup of black tea a day lowered the risk of heart attack by as much as 44 percent compared with non-tea drinkers, and other studies have suggested that the antioxidants (抗氧化剂) in these so-called real teas can also prevent cancer.

54. __________________________________

One such antioxidant in green tea is ECGC, a compound 20 times as powerful as vitamin E and 200 times as powerful as vitamin C. “When people ask me for something good and cheap they can do to reduce their cancer risk, I tell them to drink real tea,” says Mitchell Gaynor, director of medical oncology at New York City’s Strang-Cornell Cancer Prevention Center.

55. __________________________________

Among those inspired to become a green-tea drinker is Tess Ghilaga, a New York writer who took it up after seeking advice from a nutritionist six years ago. “I’ve never been a coffee drinker,” says Ghilaga, 33. “She told me to start drinking green tea for the antioxidant qualities.” Now Ghilaga and her husband habitually make tea — they order theirs from InPursuitofTea.com, an Internet tea company. And although tea contains about half the amount of caffeine in a cup of coffee, “you still get such a kick from it,” says Ghilaga.

People with bigger brains tend to score higher on standardized tests of intelligence, according to new study findings.

However, Dr. Michael A.McDaniel emphasized that these findings represent a general trend, and people with small heads should not automatically believe they are less intelligent. For instance, Albert Einstein’s brain was “ not particularly large,” McDaniel noted “ There’s some relationship between brain size and intelligence on average, but there’s plenty of room for exceptions,” he said.

 Interest in the relationship between brain size and intelligence grew in the 1830s, when German anantomist(解剖学家)Frederick Tidemann wrote that he believed there was “ a natural connection between the size of the brain and the mental energy displayed by the individual man.” Since that statement, scientists have conducted numerous studies to determine if Tidemann’s idea was , in fact, correct. Most studies have investigated the link between head size and intelligence .More recently, however, researchers have published additional studies on intelligence and brain size, measure using MRI scans.

For his study, McDaniel analyzed more than 20 studies that investigated the relationship between brain size and intelligence in a total of 1,530 people. The studies showed that on average, people with larger brain volume tended to be more intelligent. The relationship was stronger in women that men, and adults than children ,McDaniel noted.

In an interview, McDaniel noted that he’s not sure why the relationship was stronger for adults and women. Previous research has shown that women, on average, tend to have smaller brains that men, but score just as well--- if not higher--- in tests of intelligence he said.

McDaniel insisted that the relationship between brain size and intelligence is not a “perfect” one. “One can certainly find lots of examples of smaller-brained people who are highly intelligent,” he said” But , on average, the relationship holds.”

73．What does the passage mainly tell us?

A．The success of using MRI scans for studies on man’s intelligence.

B．On average bigger brains mean higher IQ.

C．The importance of our brain volume.

D．Dr. Michael succeeded in his studies on man’s intelligence.

74．By mentioning Albert Einstein, the writer wanted to show ___.

A．what Albert Einstein achieved had nothing to do with his brain size

B．probably the studies on man’s intelligence are not worth believing

C．why hard working is more important than intelligence.

D．the results of these studies are not true for everyone

75．The underlined word “investigated “ could be replaced by ____.

A．worked our   B．guessed         C．study    D．imagined