Explorer Robert Ballard searched the sunken ship---the Titanic for more than 20 years and also, with his cameras, he _____ the hole along the side of the ship which had caused it to fill with water and sink.

A. could find                                                             B. managed finding       

C. succeeded to find                                              D. was able to find

第二节 完形填空(1)（每空一词，共12小题；每小题1分，满分12分）

   阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从31至第40小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

   A girl complained（抱怨） to her father about her hard life. She wanted to  29  because she didn’t know how to overcome her problems. She felt tired of fighting and fighting. Once one     

_30  had been solved, another came.

Her father, a cook, took her into the kitchen. He poured water into three pans. After the water boiled, in the first pan he put some carrots, the second some eggs, and in the last some coffee. He waited without any   31  .

The girl closed her mouth and waited,   32   by what her father was doing. After about twenty minutes, her father    33   the stove and took out the carrots and the eggs. Then the coffee was poured into a cup.

Turning back to his daughter, he asked, “what do you  34   ?”

“Carrots, eggs, and coffee,” she answered.

Her father suggested she  35   the carrots. She did, and felt the carrots were   36  . Then he asked her to take the eggs and  37  them. After peeling（剥）them, she felt that the eggs were hard.  Lastly, he asked her to smell the coffee. She asked impatiently , “What’s the meaning of this, father?” He explained that    38   had felt the same misfortune to be put into the boiling water， but had reacted（反应）   39  . The strong and hard carrots became soft and weak after a while in the boiling water. The easily broken eggs became hard after being cooked. Coffee was very unique --- it could change water.

“   40  are you? ”asked her father. “When the difficulty knocks your door, what is your reaction? Are you carrots, eggs, or coffee?”

29. A. catch up                 B. wear out                         C. give up                           D. run out

30. A. matter                  B. business                         C. question                         D. problem

31. A. breath                  B. praises                                     C. words                              D. complaints

32. A. pleased           B. frightened                      C. disappointed                 D. puzzled

33. A. turned off                B. turned up                       C. turned down                  D. turned away

34. A. mean                        B. see                                   C. suggest                           D. explain

35. A. touch                        B. eat                                   C. observe                           D. keep

36. A. bad                            B. hard                                 C. soft                                  D. gentle

37. A. hit                    B. break                               C. beat                                 D. destroy

38. A. nothing           B. anything                         C. everything                      D. something

39. A. differently               B. certainly                         C. happily                            D. equally

40. A. How                          B. Who                                 C. When                               D. Where

第三节 完形填空（2）（共8小题；每小题1分，满分8分）

 根据所学课文语段，在41-48题所在的空格处填入适当的词，每空一词，并将答案转写到答题卡上。

 We leave London   41  15^th July, and we’ll be flying to Morocco, in northern Africa. We’re going to travel on  42 , through the Sahara Desert. It’s the biggest desert in the world---about  43  size of the US! I  44  it will be very hot, dry and dusty there.

However, not long  45  the tomb had been opened, people in Carter’s team began to fall ill and die  46 . Upon entering the tomb, Carter’s lucky pet bird,  47  had led him to the place, was eaten by a snake. Then, a few months after Carter had opened the tomb, Lord Carnarvon, who was also  48  when the tomb was opened, fell ill with a fever and died in Egypt.

第三部分 阅读技能 （共两节，共16小题，满分26分）

第一节 阅读理解（共12小题；每小题1.5分，满分18分）

One morning I was woken by my mother’s angry voice. I opened my eyes and found it was seven forty , so jumped out of bed and rushed to a nearby bus stop without breakfast. Fortunately the bus started going as soon as I got on it. I was sure I could reach the school before the bell rang.

   However, the bus suddenly stopped. There was something wrong with it and we had to get off and wait for another one. I felt I couldn’t wait and the school was only fifteen minutes’ walk, so I ran to the school as fast as possible. Just at this moment, it began to rain hard. 

   I reached the classroom with all my clothes wet through. Mr. Smith, our physics teacher, had begun his class. I was always afraid of him. I hesitated (犹豫) for a moment, and then I opened the door.

“It’s you again, Jim,” Mr. Smith said angrily. “I’ve told you not to be late, but you...” Then he suddenly stopped when he noticed my wet clothes. He quickly took off his own jacket and asked me to put it on. “I don’t want you to catch a cold,” he said kindly. I went to my seat with Mr. Smith’s jacket on. It was a bit large for me but I felt very warm in it. I found, for the first time, Mr. Smith’s physics class so interesting and I changed my mind, there and then, about being afraid of him.

49. According to this passage, classes in Jim’s school probably began at _______.

   A. 9 am              B. 8 am            C. 7 am            D. 7:30 am

50. Why did Jim not open the door at first?

   A. He was afraid of facing Mr. Smith.         

B. He didn’t like to have the physics class.

   C. Mr. Smith didn’t let him go into the classroom.   

D. He didn’t want to interrupt others.

51. Jim found Mr. Smith’s physics lesson interesting that day because ________.

   A. he knew physics was very important         B. he wanted to go to a famous college

   C. he didn’t want to fall behind the others       D. he was moved by his physics teacher

52. We can infer from the passage that _______.

   A. Jim usually went to school by bike        B. it was the first time Jim had been late

   C. Jim was often late for school             D. Jim’s mother also got up late that morning

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54. Which of the following statements is True according to the three advertisements?

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Rome had the Forum (论坛). London has Speaker’s Corner. Now always-on-the-go New Yorkers have Liz and Bill.

   Liz and Bill, two college graduates in their early 20s, have spent a whole year trying to have thousands of people talk to them in subway stations and on busy street corners. And just talk.

   Using a 2-foot-tall sign that says, “ Talk to Me,” they attract conversationalists, who one evening included a mental patient, and men in business suits.

   They don’t collect money. They don’t push religion (宗教). So what’s the point?

   “ To see what happens,” said Liz. “ We simply enjoy life with open talk.”

   Shortly after the September 11, 2001 attacks, they decided to walk from New York City to Washington, a 270-mile trip. They found they loved talking to people along the way and wanted to continue talking with strangers after their return.

   “ It started as a crazy idea.” Liz said. “ We were so curious about all the strangers walking by with their life stories. People will talk to us about anything: their job, their clothes, their childhood experiences, anything.”

   Denise wanted to talk about an exam she was about to take. She had stopped by for the second time in two days, to let the two listeners know how it went.

   Marcia had led her husband to a serious disease. “That was very heavy on my mind.” Marcia said. “ To be able to talk about it to total strangers was very good,” she explained.

   To celebrate a year of talking, the two held a get-together in a city park for all the people they had met over the past year. A few hundred people appeared, as well as some television cameramen and reporters.

   They may plan more parties or try to attract more people to join their informal talks. Some publishers have expressed interest in a book, something the two say they’ll consider before making a decision.

56. What did Liz and Bill determined to do after the attack on September 11, 2001?

   A. Telling stories to strangers.              B. Setting up street signs.

   C. Talking with people                    D. Organizing a speaker’s party.

57. What they have been doing can be described as ____________.

   A. pointless (无意义的)                     B. normal

   C. crazy                                  D. successful

58. Why are Denise and Marcia mentioned in the text?

   A. They knew Liz and Bill very well.

   B. They happened to meet the writer of the text.

   C. They organized the get-together in the city park.

   D. They are examples of those who talked to Liz and Bill.

59. What will Liz and Bill do in the future?

   A. Go in for publishing                  B. Do more television programs.

   C. Continue what they are doing           D. Spend more time reading books.

60. How do they like the idea of writing a book?

   A. They have decided to wait a year or two.  B. They will think about it carefully

   C. They agreed immediately              D. They find it hard to do that.

The newly-built pavilion is _____ the old one.

It’s fascinating to see _____ different people approach the problem.

It had been half an hour before she found herself _____ in the wrong direction of

her home.

Though having lived abroad for years, many Chinese still _____ the traditional

customs.