Would you please keep silent? The weather report______and I want to listen.

         A．is broadcast                                                               B．is being broadcast

         C．has been broadcast                                                 D．had been broadcast

---Could I borrow your dictionary?

  ----Yes, of course, you               .

   A. might                     B. can                       C. will                      D. should

It was a pity that the great writer died ______ his work unfinished.

A. for             B. with            C. from              D. of

Mozart was one of the greatest composers who ever lived. He was born in Salzburg,

Austria, in 1756. Even when he was very young, Mozart loved music. His father, who was the leader of an orchestra, was very happy that his son was so interested in music. When Mozart was three years old, he learned to play the harpsichord, which is a kind of piano. Mozart began to compose music at the age of five, and his father took him to play in front of the kings and queens of Europe.

At one concert, one of the violinists was missing from the orchestra. Mozart picked up a violin and played the music without a mistake. Mozart’s father and the other players in the orchestra were surprised. Mozart had never been taught to play the violin! Mozart continued travelling around Europe with his father, who was his teacher in everything. He composed many pieces for the piano, the violin, and later for full orchestra.

Mozart could write down a piece of music even if he had heard it only once. One day, he went to hear a group of people singing in a big church in Rome. The song was very special. The church leader said that people could sing the song only once a year, and only in his church. No one else was allowed to have the music. Mozart listened to the song. Although it was very difficult and long, Mozart went back home and wrote down the whole piece from memory. The head of the church heard about this, and instead of being angry with Mozart, he gave him a prize.

When Mozart grew up, people were not so interested in him. He worked as a teacher and pianist, but he did not make much money. In 1791, at the age of 35, he died. He was so poor that there was not enough money for him to have a proper grave. No one knows where he is buried.

43. The story is mainly about ____.

A. Mozart and his music

B. a leader of an orchestra

C. the life of a great composer

D. the head of a church in Rome.

44. Mozart’s father helped Mozart a lot by ____.

A. teaching him about music

B. giving him a violin to play with

C. sending him to a music school

D. giving him a lot of money

45. When Mozart was only three years old, he ____.

A. went to Rome  B. began to sing  C. began to compose music  D. played the harpsichord.

46. Mozart had a very good _____.

A. violin   B. grave   C. memory   D. orchestra

47. Although Mozart was one of the world’s greatest composer, ____.

A. he died poor   B. he did not teach anyone.

C. he did not know many famous people

D. he couldn’t play the piano or violin

Do dogs understand us?

Be careful what you say around your dog. It might understand more than you think.

A border collie named Rico recognizes the names of about 200 objects, say researchers in Germany. The dog also appears to be able to learn new words as easily as a 3-year-old child. Its word-learning skills are as good as those of a parrot or chimpanzee(黑猩猩).

In one experiment, the researchers took all 200 items that Rico is supposed to know and divided the into 20groups of 10 objects. Then the owner told the dog to go and fetch one of the items and bring it back. In four tests,Rico got 37 out of 40 commands right. As the dog couldn't see anyone to get clues, the scientists believe Rico must understand the meanings of certain words.

In another experiment, the scientists took one toy that Rico had never seen before and put it in a roomwith seven toys whose names the dog already knew. The owner then told Rico to fetch the object, using a word the dog had never heard before.

The correct object was chosen in seven out of l0 tests, suggesting that the dog had worked out the answer by process of elimination(排除法). A month later, Rico remembered half of the new names, which is even more impressive.          

Rico is thought to be smarter than the average dog. For one thing, Rico is a border collie, a breed (种)known for its mental abilities. In addition, the 9-year-old dog has been trained to fetch toys by their names since the age of nine months.

It's hard to know if all dogs understand at least some of the words we say. Even if they do, they can't talk back. Still, it wouldn't hurt to sweet-talk your dog every now and then. You might just get a big, wet kiss in return!

60. From paragraph 2 we know that __        .

    A. animals are as clever as human beings

    B. dogs are smarter than parrots and chimpanzees

    C. chimpanzees have very good word-learning skills

    D. dogs have similar 'learning abilities as 3-year-old children

61. Both experiments show that             .

    A. Rico is smart enough to get all commands right

    B. Rico can recognize different things including toys

    C. Rico has developed the ability of learning mathematics

    D. Rico won't forget the names of objects once recognizing them

62. Which of the following statements is true?

     A. The purpose of the experiments is to show the border collie's mental abilities.

     B. Rico has a better memory partly because of its proper early training.

C. The border collie is world-famous for recognizing objects.

     D. Rico is born to understand its owner's commands.

63. What does the writer want to tell us?

     A. To train your dog.                        B. To talk to your dog.

     C. To be friendly to your dog.                 D. To be careful with your dog.

单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

         根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，在句子右边的横线上写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空只写一词）

66．The beautiful girl with       （金色） hair is our new foreign teacher．

67．I closed my eyes and felt the ____（ 温暖） of the sim on my face．

68．He would have ____（淹死） it I had not instantly fished him out．

69．He felt that he was to____（责备） for the coldness that had grown between them．

70．He was sentenced to six years in prison for____（盗窃）.

71．There were about 200 people ____（出席） the meeting yesterday．

72．The talented young ____（音乐家） was warmly welcomed by the people in his hometown．

73．Problems in Chinese milk in recent years have raised ____（质量） concerns about the nation’s supply．

74．They did arrive here together, but they left here       （分别）．

75．Compared to adults, children have a strong sense of____（正义）.

—On which day shall we go outing in the Qiagling Mountains, Friday, Satutiby or Sunday?

         —     is all right.

         A．Either        B．Both                 C．All    D．Any     

Faced with financial crisis, we think it is time to ___ the trip to Europe．

       A．call in      B．call for     C．call off     D．call on

-What do you suppose       her look so upset ?

-       by her boyfriend again.

A.making; Misunderstood                          B.made;Being misunderstood

C. has made;Be misunderstood                    D. had nade; Having been nisunderstood

Low-carbon lifestyle is of great benefit to improve the world environment．         can be enjoyed from it until you have a deep understanding of it, however．

   A．Something                B．Nothing                   C．Few                     D．Much