I’d appreciate         if you could turn the radio down. I’m doing my homework.

    A. you      B. that     C. this     D. it

--- What on earth is that noise?

   --- Oh, the next flat ___________．

    A． was decorated      B． was decorating    

    C． is being decorated  D． is to be decorated

A Beautiful Mind

    A mathematician who goes mad is not a subject most directors consider commercially attractive, but then Ran Howard isn’t among most directors. Despite an impressive list of credits, A Beautiful Mind is his most successful work to date, combining a psychological drama with a moving love story to produce a film that is as interesting as it is entertaining.

    The Oscar winning Russell Crowe has put himself in line for further honors with his acting John Nash, the Nobel Prize winning mathematician troubled by schizophrenia (精神分裂症). A Beautiful Mind pictures Nash as an unusual hero，not just because of his academic achievements but also because of the courage he displays while battling his illness．

    In 1947, Nash was one of many great young minds at Princeton. “To find a truly original idea is the only way to distinguish myself,” the proud and determined student declared. His exploration of such an idea afforded him little time for the normal socializing. His shyness and straight forward approach brought him few friends.

    After finally hitting on a revolutionary new idea, Nash’s career took off and his reputation as secured. He balanced research work with teaching, which is where he met the bright and beautiful student Alicia (played by Jennifer Connelly). Things in his life were going well when his talent for code breaking brought him to the attention of the military that employed him during the early stage of the cold war with Russia. However, the stress of his work made Nash’s illness develop．

    Crowe’s performance is perfect. He and Connelly ignite (make something exciting) the film’s passionate love story and Connelly’s wonderful performance makes the audience moved by Alicia, whose courage, strength and faith in her husband are the primary reasons for his recovery.

This passage is most probably ________．

    A. a book review        B. a movie review       C. a movie poster       D. an advertisement

Which can replace the underlined phrase “hitting on” in the fourth paragraph?

    A. coming up with       B. coming on            C. putting on           D. putting up with

The following statements are true EXCEPT that _______．

    A. John Nash did not go mad totally

    B. Ran Howard is an outstanding director

    C. the stress of the academic work caused Nash’s illness

    D. Nash’s concentration on his work and his shyness brought him few friends

We can infer from the text that _______．

    A. John Nash volunteered to serve in the army in spite of his illness

B. John Nash gave up his career when troubled by schizophrenia

    C. Russell Crowe won another Oscar Award after this movie

    D. without Alicia, John Nash wouldn’t have recovered from his illness

短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

    假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（A），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

When Jack bowed to someone, he always did it much too quickly．They needn't to wait

any longer after he finished nodding his head．So he was blamed for no manner．Then a

warm-hearted man teaches him, "When you bow to somebody next time, you can count the

January, February, March, until December．Then you can lift your body．Thus, the ceremony

will almost perfect．The next day, he met his uncle, but he did as the man told him to．The bow

was too long that it made his uncle escape soon with a surprising look．When Jack looked

down, he found his uncle gone．So he asked a passer-by, "In which month did she go away?"

Linda gave us a vivid           of her trip to Mount Lu shah after her return．

    A．account      B．explanation      C．imagination  D．idea

The final exam is a battle _______ everybody wants to show off his or her talent.

A. that             B. what             C. where            D. when

_______ that he might lose his job, Peter always works extra hours to please his boss.

A. Worrying         B. Having worried   C. Having been worried  D. Worried

—It’s only ten minutes’ walk; I could have got there on foot.

  — Yes. A taxi _______ not at all necessary.

A. was              B. had been         C.has been          D. is

Tired and disappointed, the rescue team finally reached _____ used to be a village．

   A． where       B． that            C． when   D． what

The German shepherd runs off and noses around in the grass of Kenya’s Laikipia Plateau． “OK, Oakley,” the dog’s handler orders, “Find it!”

Oakley sniffs （嗅） until he comes to a bush, then stops, sits, and looks up at his handler． She bends to see what he has found: the waste of an endangered African wild dog． “Good dog!” she praises． The handler pulls a tennis ball from her pocket． Oakley jumps for his reward．

“He doesn’t actually want the waste,” says Aimee Hurt, a founding member of the U．S．-based group Working Dogs for Conservation． Hurt is in Kenya to train both Oakley and his handler． “He finds it so he can play with his ball． We’re the ones who want the waste．”

Detection dogs are sometimes taught to locate actual animals． Black-footed ferrets （雪貂） have been studied with their help． But more often the dogs learn to locate the waste of creatures such as bears, wolves and mountain lions．

What the dogs find provides scientists with data about a species． Scientists can use the DNA collected from animal waste to identify individuals, sex, and population sizes — all without ever seeing the animal itself． “It can take years to gather this kind of information if you have to trap animals,” Hurt explains．

Waste analysis might make a huge difference when wild species are accused of attacking domestic livestock （家畜）． Hurt says, “A good detection dog will find the waste so we can see what the animal is actually eating．” This may help reduce problems between people and wildlife．

The underlined word “She” in Paragraph 2 refers to  “_____”．

    A． the German shepherd                B． an African wild dog

    C． Aimee Hurt                        D． the handler

Oakley is interested in finding the waste because _____．

    A． he wants to study endangered animals

    B． he can get a tennis ball to play with

    C． he wants to eat it   

    D． he wants to play with it

Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

    A． Trapping animals is not difficult．

    B． People are making efforts to protect the environment．

    C． Detection dogs attack domestic livestock frequently．

    D． Collecting animal waste is a good way to gather information．

What is the main idea of the passage?

    A． Detection dogs can help scientists study wildlife．

    B． Detection dogs can defend wildlife．

    C． Detection dogs can help the police catch the criminals．

    D． Detection dogs can help local people defend domestic livestock．