根据短文内容填空，每空不超过一个单词（12分）

I was ___53___ excited to be picked to represent Canada. I have been to Pompeii in Italy and am now in China visiting Loulan.

Both places were important commercial cities ___54__ 2,000 years ago. They disappeared and became lost    55   . Pompeii was founded in the 8th century BC and was taken over by the Romans in 89 BC. Pompeii was destroyed __56 _ a volcano, which erupted __57__ covered Pompeii with ash. All the people were buried alive, and so was the city.

Loulan was a stopping point on the famous Silk Road __58__ the East and the West. ___59__ is believed that Loulan was gradually covered by sandstorms and then disappeared under the sand.

There are just a few ruins __60__. Some treasure, such as coins and painted pots, was found, and recently some tombs. I am becoming very interested in ancient civilizations. Maybe I shall become an archaeologist one day.

第二卷

第四部分：写作（共三节, 满分40分）

第一节阅读填空（共10小题; 每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读短文，根据所读内容, 在下表中的空格处填上适当的单词和短语，每空不超过3个单词。

Animals seem to have the sense to eat when they are hungry and they do not eat more than their bodies need. It has been proved that rats will, when given a choice over a period of time, prefer water with vitamins to water without vitamins even though there is no difference in taste or smell between the two water bottles. When a fragrant flavor（香味）was added to the vitamin-enriched water, the rat did seem to develop a taste for it and kept drinking it even after the vitamins were switched to the clear water. In time, however, they broke the habit and went back to where the necessary vitamins were.

In a classic experiment, babies of 6 to 12 months old were placed in a cafeteria（自助餐厅） feeding arrangement, with a wide selection of baby food before them. They were given what ever food they pointed to or appeared interested in. We are told that at first they showed some unusual eating patterns, but that over a period of time they managed to select well-balanced diet.

So, in selecting food, rats and babies do seem to know and act on what’s best for them. Obviously, there is a ‘body wisdom’, which humans soon lose. Most of us do not eat as wisely as we could. Many of our food preferences are culturally determined and influenced by long-established habits. Some people eat fox, dog and blackbirds, while we eat cows and pigs. So what people eat and how much they eat seems to be greatly influenced by what is going on around us.

Research on eating habits

第二节简答题（共4小题; 10分）

阅读短文，根据所要求的字数回答问题。

TV viewers may no longer be able to hear English abbreviations (缩写), like "NBA" (National Basketball Association), from mainland broadcasters.

China Central Television (CCTV) and Beijing Television (BTV) confirmed to China Daily on Tuesday that they had received a notice from a related government department, asking them to avoid using certain English abbreviations in Chinese programs.

The channels, however, did not reveal exactly how many English abbreviations are listed in the notice.

The notice not only limits the use of English abbreviations in sports news, but also in economic and political news. Abbreviations such as "GDP" (gross domestic product), "WTO" (World Trade Organization) and "CPI" (consumer price index) will also be substituted（代替）with their Chinese pronunciations, it said.

The move comes after a growing number of national legislators（立法委员）and political advisors called for preventive measures to preserve（保存）the purity of the Chinese language.

"If we don't pay attention and don't take measures to stop mixing Chinese with English, the Chinese language won't remain pure in a couple of years," said Huang Youyi, editor-in-chief of the China International Publishing Group and secretary-general of the Translators' Association of China.

The restricted use of English abbreviations on Chinese television programs has provoked a debate among scholars.

"It makes no sense to introduce a regulation to prevent the use of English in the Chinese language in the face of globalization（全球化）," Liu Yaoying, a professor at the Communication University of China, said on Tuesday. "It is cultural conservatism（保守主义）。"

"If Western countries can accept some Chinglish words, why can't the Chinese language be mixed with English?"

86. What does the government tell TV stations to do in the notice? (no more than 12 words)

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87. In what TV programs English abbreviations are limited? (List three of them)

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88. According to Huang Youyi’s opinion, why should we stop using English abbreviations?

(no more than 10 words)

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89. “Chinglish” in the last sentence means __________________. (no more than 10 words)

第三节书面表达（15分）

请以 “The Importance of Water” 为题，写一篇120词左右的短文。要点如下：

1. 水与生命的关系    2. 水资源的现状    3. 怎样保护水资源

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PART TWO LANGAGE KNOWLEDGE SECTION A

Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences are 4 choices marked A, B9 C and D. Choose the answer that best completes the sentence.

It is reported that in the next few years the earth________possibly be hit by more extreme weather like storms.

A. would     B. may       C. could    D. should

Color TV was first shown in 1929. It took more than two decades, ________， until 1951, for

color broadcasts to begin in the USA.

A. though       B. therefore      C. otherwise      D. anyway

Culture shock is a feeling________most travellers experience in a foreign country________they

find the culture is quite different from that of their own.

It' s quite a time    Yao Ming got injured, but it won' t be long  he returns to________the court.

.Being exposed for a long time________strong sunlight might seriously damage your skin.

A. in       B. under    C. to    D, over

28.When the telephone rang, I happened________in the kitchen, but when I came over to get it, it

rang off.