Newly-developed materials for spaceships can _______ extreme weather conditions．

A． hold        B． support               C． stand               D． compete

_______ Typhoon Morakot struck Taiwan led to water and electricity shortage on the island．

A． Which              B． That                      C． What                   D． As

_______ well prepared a gymnast is, he still needs a lot of luck in performing．

A． Whatever                B． Although                   C． No matter               D． However

Carmen’s mother Maria had just survived a serious heart attack．But without a heart transplant（移植）her life was in constant   1  ． 

    Both the mother and daughter knew that the chances were very   2  : finding a donor heart that   3  Maria’s blood type could take years．  4  , Carmen was determined to save her mother．She kept  5   hospitals all over the country．

    Days stretched out．By Christmas, Maria had trouble   6  from one end of the room to the other． Carmen lost all hope．She fell into a   7  of the hospital, crying．

“Are you okay?” a man asked．

Carmen sobbed as she told the stranger her   8 ．This middle-aged man was named Frank, whose wife, Cheryl, a tender and devoted mother of four lovely children, had been in hospital with a brain disease and wouldn’t   9  it through the night．Suddenly, an idea came to Frank’s mind．He knew Cheryl had always wanted to   10  something from herself．Could her   11  go to Carmen’s mother?

After reviewing the data, doctors   12  Frank that his wife’s heart was by some miracle a perfect  13  for Carmen’s mother．They were able to   14  the transplant．

That cold night, when Cheryl was   15  dead, Frank came to knock at Maria’s door．She was  16   for Frank’s family as she had been doing every day recently．Though Maria had never met Frank before, they both felt a strange   17  as they hugged and cried．

On New Year’s Eve, Carmen attended Cheryl’s   18  with Frank’s family, who were singing their favorite song “My heart will go on．”

One day later, on New Year’s Day, Maria   19  with Cheryl’s heart．Yes, Cheryl’s loving heart would go on, for it was  20  in another loving mother’s chest．

1．A． change                 B． danger             C． disorder                D． pain

2．A． small                      B． distant                   C． hard                            D． precious 

3．A． matched                B． replaced            C． controlled         D． cooperated

4．A． Certainly                 B． Otherwise             C． However               D． So

5．A． finding                    B． phoning                C． touring                  D． interrupting

6．A． rolling                   B． running                 C． walking                D． jumping

7．A． corner                   B． bed                      C． man                     D． nurse

8． A． mother               B． story              C． error              D． dream

9． A． put                       B． support                 C． pass                            D． make 

10．A． save                            B． recycle                  C． donate                  D． separate

11．A． heart                     B． brain                     C． husband                D． spirit

12．A． informed              B． warned                 C． congratulated        D． reminded

13．A． copy                     B． fit                        C． variation               D． baby

14．A． give up                 B． carry out              C． search after          D． put off

15．A． noticed                 B． predicted               C． found                   D． declared

16．A． praying               B． begging            C． decorating         D． singing

17．A． belief                    B． love                      C． bond                     D． relief

18．A． funeral               B． operation               C． performance          D． anniversary

19．A．passed away           B． woke up               C． left behind             D． dressed up

20． A． active               B． alive                C． necessary            D． changeable

Britain’s seed bank, the only one in the world aiming to collect all of the planet’s wild plant species, has reached its goal of banking 10 percent by 2010．

The Millennium Seed Bank Project, run by Kew Gardens—one of the oldest botanical gardens—will officially deposit the 24,200th species on Thursday, a pink, wild banana from China．

More than 50 countries are now on board with Kew's giant task but vast places of the globe, including India and Brazil, still need to join in and donate seeds, director Paul Smith said．

The seed bank is one of the largest and most diverse in the world with more than 1．5 billion seeds．Its goal is to help protect the planet’s bio-diversity during a time of climate change．

The wild banana seed is under threat of extinction（灭绝） in southwest China from agricultural development．It is a vital food source for Asian elephants and important for growing bananas for human consumption．

Stored at minus-20 degrees centigrade, so they can last for thousands of years, the seeds await the day that scientists hope never comes—when the species no longer exist in the wild．

It is a race against time, Smith said, because in the last decade alone, 20 plants held in the bank have already been wiped out in the wild．He estimates that between a third and a quarter will become extinct this century．

"It is urgent and it is happening now． An area, the size of England, is cleared of primary vegetation（植被）every year．" Smith said．

Because most of the world's food and medicines come from nature, protecting wild plant species is quite important, scientists say．There are already many other seed banks safeguarding food crops, which only account for 0．6 percent of plant diversity．

For Kew's next goal—to collect a quarter of wild varieties by 2020—the botanists need 10 million pounds a year, or a further 100 million pounds on top of the 40 million they have already been granted．

1．What’s the final purpose of the Britain’s seed bank?

A． To collect enough money for the project．

B． To safeguard food crops．

C． To protect wild plants from extinction．

D． To help scientists study wild plants．

2．The wild banana seed in China is in danger because of _______．

A． the expanding of farming work             B． the climate change in this area

C． the large number of Asian elephants         D． human’s large consumption

3．We can learn from the passage that _______．

A． the seeds in the bank can be used now and then all over the world

B． India and Brazil haven’t joined in the Seed Bank Project at present

C． there is only one seed bank in the world at present

D． the wild plants in places like India and China will never die out

4．What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 7 refer to?

A． The extinction of plant species．              B． The Millennium Seed Bank Project．

C． Britain’s seed bank．                               D． Kew Gardens’ next goal．

5．Which of the following information isn’t mentioned in the passage?

A． The global partnership of collecting wild plant species．

B． The temperature condition of the conservative wild plant species．

C． The government’s financial support for the seed bank project．

D． Scientists’ concern on the extinct wild plant species．

阅读下面的短文, 并根据短文后的要求答题。（请注意问题后的字数要求）

For years Tom Anderson's life was withered（枯萎） up by the memory of his part in an outdoor adventure that resulted in the death of one of his classmates．He and his wife separated after six years of marriage．Then the news about Tom changed．His wife Betty came back; he earned a fine position in a company．

One day he told me what had changed his life: I used to think, ‘Nothing can undo what I have done．’ The thought of my guilt would stop me in the middle of a smile or a handshake．It put a wall between my wife and me．Then I had an unexpected visit from the person I feared most to see —the mother of the college classmate who died．“Years ago”, she said, “I found it in my heart, through prayer, to                ． Betty forgave you． So did your friends and employers．” She paused, and then said strictly, “You are the one person who hasn’t forgiven Tom Anderson．Who do you think you are to stand out against the people of this town and the Lord Almighty?” “I looked into her eyes and found there a kind of permission to be the person I might have been if her boy had lived． For the first time in my adult life I felt worthy to love and be loved．”

It is only through forgiveness of our mistakes that we gain the freedom to learn from experience．But forgiving our shortcomings doesn't mean ignoring that they exist．On the contrary, it means facing them honestly, realistically．Unless you forgive, you cannot love． And without love, life has no meaning．Forgiveness is a good quality．

1．What is the best title of this passage? （Within 10 words）

2．Fill in the blank with proper words to complete the sentence in paragraph 2? （Within 5 words）

3．Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one?

I would hold back my smile and stop shaking hands with people at the thought of my fault in the adventure．

4．What would you do when someone does something wrong to you in deliberately? Why? （within 30 words）

5．Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese．

假如你是李明，最近，你的朋友张华因考试不利，情绪低落，学习消极应付。请你用英语给他写一封e-mail，指出其消极行为可能带来的不良后果，并结合自身实际，提出应采取的积极态度和应对方法，鼓励他努力学习。

词数：120—150。

Dear Zhang Hua,

   I’m sorry to hear that                                                           

Yours,

Li Ming

—Anything more about the Anna's family life?

—Well, she makes ______ a rule to go shopping once a week．

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

The site is fairly near the city center, ______ it can only be reached by a series of narrow streets．

A．and            B．but            C．or            D．so

—I have ______ high temperature and ______ sore throat．

—Well, you may have the flu．

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