Houston, Texas (June 8. 2002)–in 2004, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will send two robots to separate places of Mars to seek out past or present signs of water. It is an exciting idea to send two robots driving over very different places of Mars at the same time, to be able to see what is on the other side of the hill.

   Last month, NASA announced it was sending one robot to Mars, but after two weeks, it decided there was enough money for two. The robots will be sent up within two weeks of each other in May and June of 2003 from Kennedy Space Center. If all goes well, the two spacecraft will touch down on Mars, after a seven-and –a-half-month space flight, on January 2 and 20, 2004.

   The robots, each weighing 150 kilograms, can cover 100 meters per day. They are designed to be able to examine the mineral content of the soil, and their special camera will take pictures of the lands and hills. Although they will be under control from the earth, the robots are able to move more freely compared to those sent up before them.

   The actual landing points have not been determined yet, but the scientists say it will be in areas where they hope to find water.

1.According to the news report, scientists plan to send robots up to Mars to _____.

A.find out whether there is water on Mars   B.see if robots can find minerals there  

C.test how fast robots can drive there                 D.prove that robots can work on Mars

2.How long in between will the two robots be sent to Mars?

A.1 year        B. 7.5 months                   C. 2 months       D. 2 weeks

3. One of the important jobs for the robots on Mars is to _______.

  A.study the soil                                      B. walk everywhere

  C.test the new camera                                 D. find a suitable landing point

4. We can infer from the last sentence that scientists ________.

   A. have changed the landing points many times 

B. hope to land the robots on the surface of water

   C. are still working on the plan                       

D. know where they can find water

第四部分  书面表达（满分30分）

假设你是李华，你的英国网友David想要了解有关中国世博会的一些内容，就此，你给他写了一封电子邮件，告诉他一些信息，并欢迎他到时来中国参观。内容如下：

举办时间：2010年5月1日至10月31日，总共184天；

举办地点：上海市；

主题：“城市，让生活更美好”;

参展国家：截止至2009年06月04日，已有191个国家和48个国际组织确认参展上海世博会。

注意：1．词数100左右，信的开头和结束语已为你写好（不计入总词数）。

2．可根据内容要点适当增加细节，使行文连贯。

Dear David,

     I’m glad to hear from you．_______________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

I hope what’s mentioned above might be helpful and hope you come to visit China at that time．

Yours sincerely,

       Li hua

The most important thing about cotton in history is _____ part that it played in ____ Industrial Revolution．

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

 I don’t like drinking milk. Please _______coffee for milk.

A. replace       B. provide         C. serve          D.substitute

----Tony is such a selfish person.

   ----I agree. Never again _________ with him.

   A. 1 will deal         B. I do deal          C. will I deal      D. do I deal

As far as I know, this maths problem is _______________ that one.

       A. twice so difficult as          B. twice as difficult as

       C. as twice difficult as          D. so twice difficult as

For years I wanted a flower garden. I’d spend hours thinking of different things I could plant that would look nice together.

But then we had Matthew. And Marvin. And the twins, Alisa and Alan. And then Helen. Five children. I was too busy raising them to grow a garden.

Money was tight, as well as time. Often when my children were little, one of them would want something that cost too much, and I'd have to say, “Do you see a money tree outside? Money doesn't grow on trees, you know.”

Finally, all five got through high school and college and were off on their own. I started thinking again about having a garden.

I wasn't sure, though. I mean, gardens do cost money, and after all these years I was used to living on a pretty lean, no-frills budget.

Then, one spring morning, on Mother's Day, I was working in my kitchen. Suddenly, I realized that cars were tooting their horns as they drove by. I looked out the window and there was a new tree, planted right in my yard. I thought it must be a weeping willow, because I saw things blowing around on all its branches. Then I put my glasses on — and I couldn't believe what I saw. There was a money tree in my yard!

I went outside to look. It was true! There were dollar bills, one hundred of them, taped all over that tree. Think of all the garden flowers I could buy with one hundred dollars! There was also a note attached: “IOU eight hours of digging time. Love, Marvin.”

Marvin kept his promise, too. He dug up a nice ten-by-fifteen foot bed for me. And my other children bought me tools, ornaments, a trellis (棚架), a sunflower stepping stone and gardening books.

That was three years ago. My garden's now very pretty, just like I wanted. When I go out and weed or tend my flowers, I don't seem to miss my children as much as I once did. It feels like they're right there with me.

I live up in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, where winters are long and cold, and summers are too short. But every year now, when winter sets in, I look out my window and think of the flowers I'll see next spring in my little garden. I think about what my children did for me, and I get tears in my eyes — every time.

I'm still not sure that money grows on trees. But I know love does!

1．By saying “Do you see a money tree outside .….,” the mother actually means “_______”

       A．Observation is the best teacher.                B．Seeing is believing.

       C．The outsider sees the most of the game.       D．It is not easy to gain money

2．The best title for the passage would probably be_______.

      A．My flower garden          B．Marvin helps to realize my dream

       C．Love in Michigan          D．Money grows on trees

3．The underlined word “no - frills” in the fifth paragraph is similar in meaning to_______.

       A．wasteful        B．tight           C．absurd          D．helpful

4．From the last two paragraphs we can infer that the mother is_______

       A．divorced when she was young

B．not caring for her kids any longer

       C．alone but not at all lonely      

D．prouder with her garden than with her kids.  

第三节：默写: Passage 33：  Out of the darkness

Nearly a week passed before the girl was able to explain what had happened to her._________

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

.We decided not to climb the mountains because it was raining_________

       A. badly        B. hardly       C. strongly            D. heavily

四．阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms, though my teacher emphasized the importance again and again. But soon, the importance of English idioms was shown in an amusing experience.

One day, I happened to meet an Englishman on the road, and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be astonished gently shaking his head, shrugging his shoulders, saying, “You don’t say！”“You don’t say!” I was puzzled. I thought, perhaps this is not an appropriate topic. “Well, I’d better change the topic. ”So I said to him, “well, shall we talk about the Great Wall?” By the way, have you ever been there? “Certainly, everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave China without seeing it. It was magnificent（壮丽的）.” He was deep in thought when I began to talk like a tourist guide, “The Great Wall is one of the wonders in the world. We are proud of it.” Soon I was interrupted again by his order “You don’t say!” I couldn’t help asking .I said, “Didn’t you say you don’t say?” Hearing this, the Englishman laughed to tears. He began to explain, “You don’t say actually means really? It is an expression of surprise. Perhaps you don’t pay attention to English idioms.” Only then did I make a fool of myself. Since then I have been more careful with idiomatic expression.

1. A year ago, I paid no attention to English idioms because     .

       A. English idioms were too difficult to master

       B. I cared little about the teacher’s instruction

       C. my teacher didn’t emphasize the importance

       D. I had no interest in English learning

2. When I first heard “You don’t say!” I thought     .

       A. the Englishman was not interested in my English

       B. the Englishman was only interested in the Great Wall.

       C. I had talked too much

       D. I had to stop talking at once

3. Which of the following is true?

       A. The Englishman was leaving China without seeing the Great Wall.

B. The Englishman wanted to see the Great Wall after I talked about it.

       C. The Englishman wanted me to act as his guide.

       D. The Englishman visited the Great Wall and thought it worth visiting

4. After the Englishman explained the idiom, ___   .

       A. the Englishman made me a fool

       B. the Englishman made a fool of himself

       C. I felt very silly

       D.I felt proud of my understanding