Just ___ the east coast of Australia lies a beautiful island．

A．over              B．off                 C．against    D．to

— How are you, my dear?

— Not so well． I've ___ the flu．

A．looked up to                     B．dropped in on

C．come down with      D．gone in for

The poor little girl longed for a lovely Barbie, ___ her mother could never afford．

A．that                   B．the one

C．one                D．it

After the exciting football game, he didn't feel ___ desire to sleep．

A．the less                          B．the least

C．the more           D．the most

Online shopping is becoming ___ rising industry for China, as the country is ___home to the world's largest online population．

A．不填;the                          B．a;the

C．the;   不填                 D．a; 不填

A direct air route ___ Chongqing and San Francisco is expected to open next month

A．linking                  B．being linked

C．link                  D．linked

——What ___ I wear for the party this evening, darling?

——It's a formal dinner．

A．shall                              B．can

C．may                   D．must

The boys are doing no harm; they are ___ playing．

A．mostly                           B．rarely

C．nearly              D．merely

阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

On June 25, two days after our kidney transplant （移植） surgeries, my daughter-in-law, supported by her nurse and my son, walked into my hospital room in Seattle． There she was, the   36   of my kidney, smiling at the foot of my beD．That's when I realized the full    37   of "to give is to receive．"

This February,   38   her kidney function continued to decline, my daughter-in-law needed a kidney transplant to   39 ．I told her that it would be a（n）   40   to me to be able to donate a kidney to her． Immediately I was found compatible （相匹配的）, my   41   as a kidney provider began． After   42   some tests and exams with my personal physician, I flew to Seattle for   43   testing． Whenever I "passed" one   44 , I became more relieved．Then I received the phone call telling me I was   45 ． which made me very happy．   46 , the day arriveD．Before the surgery, I truly wasn't afraid; I just wanted the transplant to be 47 ．

I woke that evening, my son telling me that my left kidney was   48   in my daughter-in-law． A strong sense of   49   washed over me． It was one of the most _50   moments of my life．

A   51   later, I got an e-mail from my daughter-in-law, saying: "Happy One-Month Anniversary!" We did have something to   52    I wasn't affected much by the surgery, and more importantly, she felt like she had her   53   back．

Up to now, being able to see my daughter-in-law   54   one of my kidneys has been one of the greatest gifts I have   55   received．

1.A．provider       B．receiver      C．operator         D．doctor

2.A．plan          B．concept        C．meaning         D．advantage

3.A．as            B．if           C．though              D．Unless

4.A．leave         B．survive        C．rise                     D．pass

5.A．attempt       B．comfort       C．experience              D．gift

6.A．challenge    B．surgery        C．journey           D．action

7.A．completing    B．marking       C．failing              D．writing

8.A．still less       B．even more               C．much worse        D．far better

9.A．difficulty      B．problem                C．stage                    D．test

10.A．refused        B．cured              C．approved         D．charged

11.A．Gradually     B．Finally       C．Immediately               D．Suddenly

12.A．safe          B．special         C．comfortable            D．secret

13.A．behaving badly B．staying safe    C．going wrong     D．working well

14.A．guilty          B．sacrifice        C．relief               D．appreciation

15.A．satisfying      B．worrying       C．frightening            D．surprising

16.A．year        B．week         C．moment      D．month

17.A．remember     B．share          C．celebrate              D．treasure

18.A．beauty        B．smile                 C．confidence      D．life

19.A．benefit from   B．contribute to   C．care for               D．focus on

20.A．never      B．ever          C．already               D．almost

A victim of climate change

         A polar bear's dead body found on the Arctic island of Svalbard, the northernmost part of Norway, has shocked experts who say climate change may be to blame for the animal’s death.The starved polar bear in Norway was said to be in good health in April when the Norwegian Polar Institute examined and labeled it． However, the animal was reduced to skin and bones by the time a group of explorers came across its body in July．

The bear is thought to have been heading north in a desperate search for sea ice that would allow it to hunt for seals.

"From his lying position in death the bear appears to simply have starved and died where he dropped," polar bear expert Dr. Ian Stirling, a professor at the University of Alberta said, "He had external suggestion of any remaining fat, having been reduced to little more than skin and bone．"

Stirling believes the bear starved to death as a result of a lack of sea ice which the animals use as a platform for hunting seals． That may also explain why the 16-year-old male bear was found about 155 miles north of where it was seen in April．

Arctic sea ice reached a record low in 2012, according to a report released this week by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that pointed to continued signs of climate change．

The International Union for Conservation of Nature currently classifies polar bears as vulnerable on its Red List of Threatened Species．

1.How did Stirling know the reason for the death of the polar bear?

A．By the food he ate

B．By doing further experiments

C．By observing other polar bears

D．By his lying position in death

2.The underlined word "vulnerable" probably means _____

A．easily hurt                        B．difficult to hunt

C．dangerous                        D．amazing

3.What is the author's attitude to the incident?

A．Favorable．            B．Uncaring

C．Doubtful．             D．Concerned

4.Where does this text probably come from?

A．A novel．              B．A guidebook

C．A news report．                  D．An advertisement