If you stood near the window, you could have a much better ____________ of the town.

  A. sight           B. view               C. scene               D. scenery

There are two roads leading to the power station along the river. You can take ___________ of the roads.

  A. either                        B. any                        C. neither                   D. both

 The parents rushed to the school, only ___________ that their son had left without a word.

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

Most Chinese still regard Liu Xiang as ___________ honor to our country and take

___________ great pride in him.

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

 – Pardon me, Sir. And is it time for us to set off now?

  -- ____________. We’ll have to wait for one more hour.

  A. Certainly, it is                                           B. That’s all right         

C. Sorry, it’s too long                                 D. Sorry, I am afraid not

假定你是我校高三学生李华，在学校看到如下通知，请根据通知的内容和写作要点向学校写一封申请信：

写作要点：

1．  你对参与该活动的认识

2．  你的优势

3．  作为接待家庭的打算

注意：1. 可根据内容要点适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。2. 词数100字左右

Dear Sir or Madam，

I am Li Hua from Class One, Senior Three.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

                                                    Yours Sincerely,

                                                          Li Hua

第一节：短文改错(共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)

It was snowing heavy on Monday morning. Li Hua was         66._________

at the bus stop, waiting for Bus No. 601 to go to school. After a      67._________

while, a bus came and she got on it. Here were many passengers      68._________

in the bus. Some were talking and some were looking out for the      69._________

windows. All of sudden the bus stopped. The driver turned          70._________

around and said, “Sorry. The bus had broken down. Please           71._________

get off and help push the bus.” When she heard it, Li Hua           72._________

and the others passengers got off the bus. They worked hard         73._________

together, pushed the bus slowly forward. Soon the bus was running    74._________

again. All the passengers were smiling and so the sun was shining.    75._________

Jack: Hi, Frank.

Frank：Hi，Jack

Jack：   61   

Frank：Yes，I have some books to read, but I can do it later.

Jack: I want you to do me a favor.

Frank: Go ahead,    62   

Jack: Professor Smith is coming this afternoon. I am expected to meet him at the airport, but I have an important meeting to go to.

Frank: I can do it for you.     63  

Jack: He’s about your age, in his early thirties. Tall and handsome.

Frank :  64   

Jack: Oh, about three o’clock. He is taking flight number 231 from Detroit. Thank you.

Frank:   65    

A. See you this afternoon.

B. How can I recognize him?

Every fall, like clockwork, Linda Krentz of Beaverton, Oregon, felt her brain go on strike. “I just couldn’t get going in the morning,” she says. “I’d get depressed and gain 10 pounds every winter and lose them again in the spring.” Then she read about seasonal affective disorder, a form of depression that occurs in fall and winter, and she saw the light literally. Every morning now she turns on a specially constructed light box for half an hour and sits in front of it to trick her brain into thinking it’s still enjoying those long summer days. It seems to work.

Krentz is not alone. Scientists estimate that 10 million Americans suffer from seasonal depression and 25 million more develop milder versions. But there’s never been definitive proof that treatment with very bright lights makes a difference. After all, it’s hard to do a double-blind test when the subjects can see for themselves whether or not the light is on. That’s why nobody has ever separated the real effects of light therapy from placebo(安慰剂) effects.

Until now, in three separate studies published last month, researchers report not only that light therapy works better than a placebo but that treatment is usually more effective in the early morning than in the evening. In two of the groups, the placebo problem was resolved by telling patients they were comparing light boxes to a new anti-depressant device that gives off negatively charged ions(离子). The third used the timing of light therapy as the control.

Why does light therapy work? No one really knows. “Our research suggests it has something to do with shifting the body’s internal clock,” says psychiatrist Dr. Lewey. The body is programmed to start the day with sunrise, he explains, and this gets later as the days get shorter. But why such subtle shifts make some people depressed and not others is a mystery.

That hasn’t stopped thousands of winter depressives from trying to heal themselves. Light boxes for that purpose are available without a doctor’s prescription. That bothers psychologist Michael Terman of Columbia University. He is worried that the boxes may be tried by patients who suffer from mental illness that can’t be treated with light. Terman has developed a questionnaire to help determine whether expert care is needed.

In any event, you should choose a reputable manufacturer. Whatever product you use should give off only visible light, because ultraviolet light damages the eyes. If you are photosensitive(对光敏感的), you may develop a rash. Otherwise, the main drawback is having to sit in front of the light for 30 to 60 minutes in the morning. That’s an inconvenience many winter depressives can live with.

57. What is the probable cause of Krentz’s problem?

A. An unexpected gain in body weight.

B. Unexplained impairment of her nervous system.

C. Weakening of her eyesight with the setting in of winter.

D. Poor adjustment of her body clock to seasonal changes.

58. What is the CURRENT view concerning the treatment of seasonal depression with bright lights?

A. Its effect remains to be seen.         

B. It serves as a kind of placebo.

C. It proves to be an effective therapy.    

D. It hardly produces any effects.

59. What is psychologist Michael Terman’s major concern?

A. Winter depressives will be addicted to using light boxes.

B. No mental patients would bother to consult psychiatrists.

C. Bad light boxes will give off harmful ultraviolet lights.

D. Light therapy could be misused by certain mental patients.

60. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Winter depressives prefer light therapy in spite of its inconvenience.

B. Light therapy increases the patient’s photosensitivity.

C. Eye damage is a side effect of light therapy.

D. Light boxes can be programmed to correspond to shifts in the body clock.

Two hours from the tall buildings of Manhattan and Philadelphia live some of the world’s largest black bears. They are in northern Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains, a home they share with an abundance of other wildlife.

The streams, lakes, meadows (草地), mountain ridges and forests that make the Poconos an ideal place for black bears have also attracted more people to the region. Open spaces are threatened by plans for housing estates and important habitats are endangered by highway construction. To protect the Poconos natural beauty from irresponsible development, the Nature Conservancy (大自然保护协会) named the area one of America’s “Last Great Places”.

Operating out of a century-old schoolhouse in the village of Long Pond, Pennsylvania, the conservancy’s bud Cook is working with local people and business leaders to balance economic growth with environmental protection. By developing partnerships with people like Francis Altemose, the Conservancy has been able to protect more than 14,000 acres of environmentally important land in the area.

Altemose’s family has farmed in the Pocono area for generations. Two years ago Francis worked with the Conservancy to include his farm in a county farmland protection program. As a result, his family’s land can be protected from development and the Altemoses will be better able to provide a secure financial future for their 7-year-old grandson.

Cook owes the Conservancy’s success in the Poconos to having a local presence and a commitment to working with local residents.

“The key to protecting these remarkable lands is connecting with the local community,” Cook said. “The people who live there respect the land. They value quiet forests, clear streams and abundant wildlife. They are eager to help with conservation effort.

For more information on how you can help the Nature Conservancy protect the Poconos and the world’s other “Last Great Places,” please call 1-888-564 6864 or visit us on the World Wide Web at www.tnc.org.

53.   The purpose in naming the Poconos as one of America’s “Last Great Places” is to ________.

A. gain support from the local community

B. protect it from irresponsible development

C. make it a better home for black bears

D. provide financial security for future generations（B）

54.   We learn from the passage that ________.

A. the population in the Pocono area is growing

B. wildlife in the Pocono area is dying out rapidly

C. the security of the Pocono residents is being threatened

D. farmlands in the Pocono area are shrinking fast（A）

55.   What is important in protecting the Poconos according to Cook?

A. The setting up of an environmental protection website

B. Support from organizations like The Nature Conservancy

C. Cooperation with the local residents and business leaders

D. Inclusion of farmlands in the region’s protection program

56.   The passage most probably is ________.

A. an official document                  B. a news story  

C. an advertisement                     D. a research report