第二节 语法填空 (共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)

    阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空， 并将答案填写在答题卡标号为31～40的相应位置上。

    Chinese proverbs are rich and they are still widely used in Chinese people’s daily life.   31         these proverbs, there are often interesting stories. For example, the proverb, “plucking up a crop   32    (help) it grow”, is based on the following story.

    It is said that a short-tempered man in the Song Dynasty (960 — 1279) was very anxious to help   33         rice crop grow up quickly. He was thinking about   34          day and night. But the crop was growing much slower than he expected.

    One day, he came up with an idea   35             he would pluck up all of his crop a few inches. He did so the next day.

    He was very tired   36          doing this for a whole day,   37         he felt very happy since the crop did “grow”   38            (high).

    His son heard about this and went to see the crop. Unfortunately the leaves of the crop began to wither.

This proverb is saying we have to let things go in their   39            (nature) course. Being too anxious to help an event develop often   40             (result) in the contrary to our intention.

 While ____ in tea with that dealer, Mr. Smith had himself ____.

   A. trading; ripped off           B. buying; ripping off

   C. selling; ripped off           D. purchasing; rip off

第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It was a village in India. The people were poor. However, they were not unhappy. After all, their forefathers had lived in the same way for centuries.

Then one day. Some visitors from the city arrived. They told the villagers there were some people elsewhere who liked to eat frog’s legs. However, they did not have enough frogs of their own, and so they wanted to buy frogs from other place.

This seemed like money for nothing. There were millions of frogs in the fields around, and they were no use to the villagers. All they had to do was catch them. Agreement was reached, and the children were sent into the fields to catch frogs. Every week a truck arrived to collect the catch and hand over the money. For the first time, the people were able to dream of a batter future. But the dream didn’t last long.  

The change was hardly noticed at first, but it seemed as if the crops were not doing so well. More worrying was that the children fell ill more often, and, there seemed to be more insects around lately.

The villagers decided that they couldn’t just wait to see the crops failing and the children getting weak. They would have to use the money earned to buy pesticides(杀虫剂) and medicines. Soon there was no money left.

Then the people realized what was happening. It was the frog. They hadn’t been useless. They had been doing an important job---eating insects. Now with so many frogs killed, the insects were increasing more rapidly. They were damaging the crops and spreading diseases.

   Now, the people are still poor. But in the evenings they sit in the village square and listen to sounds of insects and frogs. These sounds of the night now have a much deeper meaning.

56. From paragraph 1 we learn that the villagers __________.

A. worked very hard for centuries     B. dreamed of having a better life 

C. were poor but somewhat content   D. lived a different life from their forefathers 

57. Why did the villagers agree to sell frogs?

A. the frogs were easy money          B. They needs money to buy medicine

C. they wanted to please the visitors     D. the frogs made too much noise

58. What might be the cause of the children’s sickness?

A. the crops didn’t do well           B. there were too many insects

C. the visits brought in diseases       D. the pesticides were overused

59. What can we infer from the last sentence of the text?

A. Happiness comes from peaceful life in the country 

B. Health is more important than money

C. The harmony between man and nature is important 

D. good old day will never be forgotten

第二节：完成句子（共5小题。每空1分，满分10分）根据下列汉语句子，完成英语句子。（每空只填一词）

80. 不是所有的人都能说谎而不受到惩罚。

  ___________ all people can get away with ___________ lies.          

81. 那首古老的歌总是让这个年轻人想起他被抚养长大的村庄。

The old song always ___________ the young man of the village ___________ he was brought up. 

82. 多亏了这位专家，我才设法按时完成了这项任务

  ___________ to this specialist, I ___________ to finish this task on time.      

83. 既然他已经知道自己错了，我们就应该原谅他。

   Now ___________he has known his own mistake, we ___________ to forgive him.      

84. 卓别林有如此天赋以至于他能够自编自导并在电影中担任主角。

  Charlie Chaplin had ___________ a gift that he could write, direct and produce the films he

___________ in.                   

I regret ______ you that you have not been chosen for the performance.

A. telling       B. to tell      C. having told               D. to be telling

 — David, keep ______ in mind that you have to be home by 10 o'clock.

— OK, Mom, I will. 

A. /             B. me              C. this               D. one     

Having been attacked by terrorists，________．

    A．doctors came to their rescue        B．the tall building collapsed

    C．an emergency measure was taken   D．warnings were given to tourists

Since I won the big prize, my telephone hasn’t stopped ringing. People _____ to ask how I am going to spend the money.

A. phone           B. are phoning                  C. were phoning   D. will phone

If you are a male and you are reading this, congratulations: you are a survivor. According to statistics, you are more than twice as likely to die of skin cancer than a woman, and nine times more likely to die of AIDS. Assuming you make it to the end of your natural term, about 78 years for men in Australia, you will die on average five years before a woman.

There are many reasons for this, men take more risks than women and are more likely to drink and smoke, but perhaps more importantly, men don’t go to the doctor.

“Men aren’t seeing doctors as often as they should, ” says Dr. Gullotta, “This is particularly so for the over-40s, when diseases tend to strike.”Gullotta says a healthy man should visit the doctor every year or two. For those over 45,it should be at least once a year.

According to a recent survey, 95%of women aged between 15 and early 40s see a doctor once a year, compared to 70% of men in the same age group.

“A lot of men think they are invincible （不可战胜的）”Gullotta says “They only come in when a friend drops dead on the golf course and they think 'Dear me, if it could happen to him, …' ”

Then there is the ostrich (鸵鸟)approach,“Some men are scared of what might be there and would rather not know, ” says Dr. Ross Cartmill.“ Most men get their cars serviced more regularly than they service their bodies,” Cartmill says. He believes most diseases that commonly affect men could be addressed by preventive check-ups. Regular check-ups for men would inevitably(不可避免地) place stress on the public purse. Cartmill says.“But prevention is cheaper in the long run than having to treat the diseases. Besides, the final cost is far greater.” 

68.What does the author state is the most important reason men die five years earlier on average than women?

A. Men drink and smoke much more than women.

B. Men aren’t as cautious as women in face of danger.

C. Men don’t seek medical care as often as women.

D. Men are more likely to suffer from fatal diseases.

69.Which of the following best completes the sentence “Dear me, if it could happen to him,…”in paragraph5 ?

A. I should avoid playing golf.

B. I should consider myself lucky.

C. it would be a big misfortune.

D. it could happen to me, too.

70.What does Dr. Ross Cartmill mean by “the ostrich approach” in paragraph6 ?

A. A new treatment for certain psychological problems.

B. Refusal to get medical treatment for fear of the pain involved.

C. Unwillingness to find out about one’s disease because of fear.

D. A casual attitude towards one’s health conditions.

71. What does Cartmill say about regular check-ups for men?

A. They may increase public expenses.

B. They will save money in the long run.

C. They may cause psychological stress on men.

D. They will enable men to live as long as women.

第二节    书面表达（满分25分）

根据下面漫画和有关文字提示，请以“烟”为题，用英语写一篇短文，描述有关内容，并就此发表个人评论。

注意：1．短文必须包括描述和评论两部分，可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

2．词数：100词左右；

3．参考词：环境environment；

4．短文开头已给出。

    In the picture, a man is smoking heavily in a factory.