My grandfather is as ___________as a young man and hates sitting around doing nothing all day.
A. enthusiastic B. energetic C. talkative D. sensitive
IV. 阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30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。
After working a whole day, when Lois, a nurse for thirty years, left the hospital, she was asked to take part in a rescue of a car accident.
They soon arrived at the accident site. While doctors attended to an injured man in one car, Lois checked a woman sitting in the other vehicle. There was no blood or visible sighs lf injury and the woman said nothing, but stared at Lois with vacant eyes.
On the way to the hospital, Lois held the patient’s hands and comforted her by telling her that everything was going to be fine.
The following morning Lois entered the room and introduced herself. “I’m Lois, your nurse. How are you feeling?”
The patient blinked her eyes and her face turned white. “Are you real or am I hallucinating?”
“Oh, I’m real, I assure you.” Lois gently held the woman’s hand and checked her pulse.
“A…are you sure you are not a …an angle?”
Lois smiled, “Nurses are often referred to as angels of mercy.”
Her patient continued to stare at Lois and whispered, “I mean a real angel.”
Lois raised her eyebrows. “A pair of wings would be handy, but, believe me, I’m just as human as you are,”
The woman shook her head. “Last night I was in an auto accident and thought I might die. Suddenly an angel appeared. When she touched me, I knew God sent her to
reassure me that I’d live.” She held Lois’ hands tightly. “You look and sound exactly like her except that you don’t have wings!”
56.According to the passage, what was Lois?
A. An angel sent to the human world by the God.
B. The woman’s daughter.
C. A passerby on the road.
D. A nurse who has worked for many years.
57．We can infer from the passage that _____.
A. the doctor were treating an injured man
B. the woman got badly hurt.
C. the car accident happened two years ago
D. Lois treated the woman kindly and carefully
58．The underlined phrase “ referred to” has the same meaning as ______.
A. thought of B. talked about C. looked up D. said
59．What’s the main idea of the passage________.
A. One should do good deeds and helped others like angels.
B. One should become an angel with two wings.
C. After work one should arrived at the accident site.
D. One should be a nurse to help others
There is an English saying that “Laughter is the best medicine.” Until recently, few people took the saying seriously. Now however, doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effects it has on the human body. They have found that laughter can really improve people’s health.
Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films while doctors checked their hearts, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise. It increases blood pressure, makes the heart beat quicker and makes people breathe deeper; it also works on several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach, and even the feet. If laughter exercises the body, it must be beneficial.
Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effects of pain on the body. In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programs. The group that tolerated（忍耐）the pain for the longest time was the group which listened to a funny program. The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemical in the brain which diminishes both stress and pain.
As a result of these discoveries, some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics, in which they help to improve their patients’ condition by encouraging them to laugh. They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile is enough to produce beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter.
66．According to the passage, which of the following statements is WRONG?
A．Laughter is good for health
B．Laughter can make you become old quickly
C．Laughter helps to reduce pain.
D．Laughter, just like physical exercise, is good for our body.
67．The underlined word “diminishes” in the third paragraph means “________”.
A．delays B．prevents C．increases D．reduces
68．Why do some doctors hold laughter clinics?
A．Because they want to earn more money.
B．Because they think they will heilp the patients recover from illnesses.
C．Because they want to improve their patients’ condition.
D．Because they want their patients to practice how to laugh
69．According to the author, we should ________.
A．laugh as much as possible
B．watch more funny films
C．smile all the time
D．spend more time in laughter clinics
70．What would be the best title for this passage?
A．Both laughter and physical exercise are good for health
B．Laughter clinics help patients improve their condition
C．Laughter can reduce the effects of pain
D．Laughter is the best medicine.’
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
为了创造学校的英语学习氛围，激发同学们学习英语的兴趣，我校将举行英语演讲比赛。请你根据下面内容以学生会名义向全校学生做口头通知，介绍相关情况。
活动：英语演讲比赛
比赛时间：5月22日下午；地点：报告厅
比赛要求：
（1）话题从备选的8个话题中自选
（2）选手每人先进行一段20秒以内的自我介绍，演讲时间不超过3分钟
奖励办法：各年级设一、二、三等奖
报名时间：5月15日前
报名地点：学生会办公室
注意： 1.词数不少于60.
2.通知的开头和结尾已为你写好。
3.选手：contestant
Boys and girls, I have an announcement to make.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
That’s all. Thank you.
She was afraid that unless the train speeded up she would miss her ______ to Scotland.
A. ticket B. place C. seat D. connection
26．— What’s up. Lucy?
— ________.
A. I’m terribly sorry. B. I’ve met an old friend of mine.
C. It’s over there. D. It’s very nice of you
You are doing a good job. So good work ______ good pay.
A. deserves B. requests C. deserts D. awards
It was reported _____ a 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit northwest China’s Qinghai Province early on Wednesday.
A. that B. what C. which D. when
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
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。
The 2003 Human Development Report gives examples of 36 . For example, in nine years(1953-1962) China 37 life expectancy 38 13 years. In the last ten years in China, 150 million people moved 39 poverty. 40 , the challenges are sill great.
Every day 799 million people in developing countries are hungry. Over half of these 41 in South Asia or Africa. More than one billion people in developing countries don’t drink safe water. However, in other regions of the world, water is now 42 safe to drink.
The report shows we are making 43 but 44 we need to make great efforts. Although developed countries give some financial help, they need to give 45 .
36. A. successful developments B. successful development
C. a successful development D. a success development
37. A. increased B. has increased C. increases D. had increased
38. A. to B. by C. in to D. up to
39. A. into B. to C. out of D. out away
40. A. However B. But C. yet D. though
41. A. is B. are C. were D. was
42. A. most B. almost C. mostly D. nearly
43. A. some progresses B. any progresses C. any progress D. some progress
44. A. which B. / C. what D. that
45. A. much more B. many more C. some much more D. any more
WASHINGTON (AP) — A chemical has caused a global food safety scare. In the U.S., White Rabbit candies from China were recalled(召回) after melamine(三聚氰胺) was found in California and Connecticut. Melamine levels in imported Chinese candies recalled in California were as high as 520 parts per million, about 200 times greater than the level set on Friday by the FDA (The Food and Drug Administration) for "acceptable" risk.
And Friday, a New Jersey company announced it was recalling a yogurt-type drink from China, Blue Cat Flavor Drink, after FDA testing found melamine.
No illnesses have been reported in the U.S., but experts are checking for any increase in reports of heath problems.
The FDA says baby formula(配方) sold here is safe, because producers do not use any materials from China. But officials expect more melamine recalls as they continue to test products in ethnic(少数民族) markets.
“However, tiny amounts of melamine, are not harmful in most foods, except baby formula,” said U.S. government experts Friday.
The FDA said Friday its safety experts had concluded that eating a minuscule amount of melamine — 2.5 parts per million — would not raise health problems, even if a person ate food every day that was infected with the chemical.
“It would be like if you had a million grains of sand and they were all white, and you had two or three that were black, that's kind of the level,” said Stephen Sundlof, director of the FDA’s food safety program.
The FDA guideline is meant to help federal and state investigators(调查员) check for infected foods from China at ports(港口) of entry and in Asian community shops around the country. “We are trying to recognize products that have levels we are really concerned(worried) about, rather than trying to find the last molecule,” said Sundlof.
67. The underlined word “minuscule” in Paragraph 6 means __________.
A. very small B. acceptable C. worried D. large
68. According to FDA, people in America needn’t be worried if _________.
A. food is infected with melamine below a level of 2.5 parts per million
B. baby formula contains no melamine
C. they buy candies for babies produced locally
D. foods imported from China are recalled
69. It can be inferred from the passage that _________.
A. America won’t import foods from China any more
B. America is still importing foods from China
C. manufactures do not use any ingredients from China for baby formula
D. all foods imported from China contain melamine
70. The passage is probably found in _________ section on the Internet.
A. News Reports B. International Trade
C. Science and Life D. Food and Health