Trees are usefully to us in three important ways:         1. ________

　  they give us wood and another products;                     2. ________

　　they give us shade and they help to stopping droughts and floods. 3. ________

　　However, people in many part of the world                   4. ________

　　have not realized that the third benefit                       5. ________

is the more important. A large number of                     6. ________

　　trees have cut down, but new ones                          7. ________

　　haven't been planted. It is really danger                       8. ________

　　for people. Though we do not try to keep the balance of nature,   9. ________

　　we will lose our live environment.                          10. ________

My ears are recently full of joyous remarks from my friends such as, “Oh, Beckham is so handsome, so cool, that I can’t help falling in love with him!” or “What perfect skills he has!” Yeah, I agree 　16　 some degree, though I sometimes do want to ask them how much they 　17　 Beckham, apart from his appearance and how much they know about football 　18　 scoring goals. It seems funny that we are crazy for things, with which we are unfamiliar or 　19　 we are uncertain, but we all, my friends 　20　 I, consider this 　21　.  

 We need these pleasures to brighten up our lives. But that doesn’t amount to craziness 　22　 nonsense. As an old saying 　23　:“Don’t judge a book by its cover.” We should not 　24　 anything from its appearance. We should all know, it is one’s good character and great contribution that 　25　 one a star and unforgettable. Therefore we’d better say 　26　 about Beckham’s good looks. 

 If we close our eyes, 　27　 in deep thought, we can find that the things 　28　 us to be in truth happy, sad or moved 　29　 a clear meaning. If we don’t go deeper and just satisfied with superficial things, 　30　 we will find that we have not really gained anything 　31　 our first impression has blinded and misled us, and we’ll remain ignorant 　32　 we realize that and make some changes. 

It is believed that thinking and going deeper than before is sign of great 　33　.If one day we are willing to go deeper into everything, no matter how much it 　34　 us, we will finally prove how much we have grown up, how much more sensible, mature, and intelligent we have 　35　. 

1.A. to                                  B. on                           C. in                             D. at

2.A. learn from                   B. learn                C. know                    D. know about

3.A. rather than                 B. except for       C. except                  D. apart from

4.A. with which                  B. about that       C. about which    D. which

5.A. not                      B. as well as         C. rather than          D. but

6.A. one of life’s pleasures    B. pleasures of life

C. one of life’s sorrow                  D. one of life’s regrets

7.A. nor                      B. and                   C. or                      D. or else

8.A. speaks                          B. talks                  C. tells                            D. goes

9.A. take                     B. judge                C. accept                  D. conclude

10.A. makes               B. causes              C. builds                   D. creates

11.A. more                          B. much                C. worse                   D. less

12.A. fell                    B. fallen                C. falling                   D. fall

13.A. that move                 B. that moves    C. move                      D. moves

14.A. lack                            B. have                 C. include             D. cover

15.A. in fact                        B. indeed                   C. in a while          D. sooner or later

16.A. so                      B. even though         C. because                 D. although

17.A. even if              B. although                C. unless           D. if

18.A. joy                     B. progress                C. effort                D. work

19.A. cares                          B. pains                 C. worries                    D. minds

20.A. come                         B. made                 C. had                           D. become

My ears are recently full of joyous remarks from my friends such as, “Oh, Beckham is so handsome, so cool, that I can’t help falling in love with him!” or “What perfect skills he has!” Yeah, I agree 　16　 some degree, though I sometimes do want to ask them how much they 　17　 Beckham, apart from his appearance and how much they know about football 　18　 scoring goals. It seems funny that we are crazy for things, with which we are unfamiliar or 　19　 we are uncertain, but we all, my friends 　20　 I, consider this 　21　.  

 We need these pleasures to brighten up our lives. But that doesn’t amount to craziness 　22　 nonsense. As an old saying 　23　:“Don’t judge a book by its cover.” We should not 　24　 anything from its appearance. We should all know, it is one’s good character and great contribution that 　25　 one a star and unforgettable. Therefore we’d better say 　26　 about Beckham’s good looks. 

 If we close our eyes, 　27　 in deep thought, we can find that the things 　28　 us to be in truth happy, sad or moved 　29　 a clear meaning. If we don’t go deeper and just satisfied with superficial things, 　30　 we will find that we have not really gained anything 　31　 our first impression has blinded and misled us, and we’ll remain ignorant 　32　 we realize that and make some changes. 

It is believed that thinking and going deeper than before is sign of great 　33　.If one day we are willing to go deeper into everything, no matter how much it 　34　 us, we will finally prove how much we have grown up, how much more sensible, mature, and intelligent we have 　35　. 

16. A. to                           B. on                   C. in                    D. at

17. A. learn from              B. learn               C. know              D. know about

18. A. rather than              B. except for       C. except            D. apart from

19. A. with which              B. about that        C. about which    D. which

20. A. not                         B. as well as        C. rather than      D. but

21. A. one of life’s pleasures    B. pleasures of life

C. one of life’s sorrow       D. one of life’s regrets

22. A. nor                         B. and                 C. or                   D. or else

23. A. speaks                   B. talks         C. tells                 D. goes

24. A. take                      B. judge              C. accept            D. conclude

25. A. makes                    B. causes             C. builds              D. creates

26. A. more                      B. much               C. worse             D. less

27. A. fell                         B. fallen               C. falling              D. fall

28. A. that move               B. that moves      C. move              D. moves

29. A. lack                      B. have        C. include            D. cover

30. A. in fact                     B. indeed             C. in a while        D. sooner or later

31. A. so                          B. even though     C. because          D. although

32. A. even if                    B. although          C. unless             D. if

33. A. joy                         B. progress          C. effort              D. work

34. A. cares                      B. pains               C. worries           D. minds

35. A. come                     B. made              C. had                 D. become

C
　　The curtain on the 2008 US presidential election finally rose last month as Requblican Senator(参议员) John McCain and Democratic Senator Barack Obama were formally selected as candidates of the two major parties.This may be one of the hardest decisions voters have to make between two appealing candidates.The big question for voters,as they face both an economic downturn and international threats,is :who will they elect? A young first - term senator promising change and new ideas,or a longtime senator with strong military experience and a reputation as a maverick(特立独行的人)？
　　American voters have never seen a candidate quite like Obama.He has a white mother from the US and a black fater from Kenya who left the family when Obama was very young.He spent part of his youth in Indonesia.
　　However,McCain has a very different life story.
　　He grew up in a Navy family and was a daring pilot during the Vietnam War in the 1960s. When Obama was in kindergarten in Indonesia,McCain's plane was shot down over Ietenam and he became a prisoner of war.McCain could have been set free if he disowned America but he refused and so was held for five years.
　　"We need a president who is very,very old,"McCain joked at his age as many others do.If elected,he would be 72 when he takes office and the oldest man to step in.
　　So in the end,the election may depend on several factors that are hard to judge:Will Obama's race matter to a significant number of voters ? Will workingclass whites who tended to support his primary (党内初选) oponent,Hillary Clinton,vote for Obama? And perhaps most important of all,will uncertain voters be more attracted to Obama's vision or to McCain's experience?
　　Whatever happens,one thing is clear,however:Whoever walks into the White House on January 20,2009,will find huge challenges waiting for him in the Oval Office,both at home and abroad.
　　64.______makes the result of the election hard to predict.
　　　A.Whether working class whites care about Obama's inexperience
　　　B.The economic trouble the country now faces
　　　C.Who uncertain voters will finally decide to vote for
　　　D.McCain being too old to govern the country
　　65.The appeal in Obama as a presidential candidate lies in _________
　　　A.his multi - cultural background
　　　B.his belife in tradition
　　　C.his inexperience in politics
　　　D.his fantastic promises
　　66.The word "disown" in Paragraph 6 means closest to ______.
　　　A.flee from
　　　B.turn his back on
　　　C.not keep it private
　　　D.expose secrets about
　　67.The challenges that will face the new preident______.
　　　A.are not mentioned in the text
　　　B.include buklding a strong party and a friendly image
　　　C.refer to the problems of immigrants and economy
　　　D.refer to the problems of economy amd international relations

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　My 14-year-old son，John，and I spotted the coat at the same time. It was hanging at a（an） 31 clothing store. The coat had a black velvet collar，delightful tailoring, a Fifth Avenue label（标签）and a（an） 32 price of $ 28.

　　We looked at 33 , saying nothing, 　34 John’s eyes shone. Dark, woolen topcoats were popular just then with 35 , but could 36 several hundred dollars now.

　　John 37 the coat. He turned from side to side, eyeing himself in the mirror with a serious, studied 38 that soon changed into a smile. The 39 was perfect. John wore the coat to school the next day and came home wearing a big smile. “How did the kids like your coat？ ”I asked. “They love it.”He said, carefully 40 it over the chair and smoothing it flat.

　　Over the next few weeks，the 41 came over John. Quiet，reasoned discussion was 42 argument. He became more thoughtful and eager to 43 .“Good dinner，Mum，”he would say every evening. One day when I suggested that he might start on homework before dinner，John said，“You are right，and I guess I will.”

　　When I 44 this to one of his teachers and remarked that I didn’t know 45 caused the changes，she said with laughter，“It must be his coat!”At the library，we 46 to meet a friend who had not seen our children for a long time.“ 47 this be John？”he asked，looking up to John’S new height assessing the cat of his coat，and extending his hand，one gentleman to another.

　　John and I both knew we should never 48 a person’s clothes for the real person within them. But there is something to be said for 49 a standard of excellence for the world to see，for practicing standard of excellence in thought，speech and behavior，and for 50 what is on the inside with what is on the outside.

31．A．second-hand 　　　　B．expensive　　　　 C．big 　　　　　D．cheap

32．A．reasonable　　　　　B．unbelievable 　　 C．special 　　　D．average

33．A．each other　　　　　B．one another 　　　C．the other　　 D．others

34．A．therefore 　　　　　B．however 　　　　　C．but 　　　　　D．thus

35．A．adults 　　　　　　 B．people 　　　　　 C．parents 　　　D．teenagers

36．A．spend 　　　　　　　B．cost 　　　　　　 C．pay 　　　　　D．take

37．A．touched 　　　　　　B．buttoned 　　　　 C．held 　　　　 D．obtained

38．A．gesture 　　　　　　B．expression 　　　 C．attitude 　　 D．feeling

39．A．color 　　　　　　　B．price　　　　　　 C．fit　　　　　 D．style

40．A．pressing 　　　　　 B．taking　　　　　　C．hanging 　　　D．folding

41．A．happiness 　　　　　B．satisfaction　　　C．change 　　　 D．generosity

42．A．because of 　　　　 B．instead of 　　　 C．aware of 　　 D．full of

43．A．please 　　　　　　 B．understand 　　　 C．complain 　　 D．apologize

44．A．mentioned 　　　　　B．wrote 　　　　　　C．reported 　　 D．explained

45．A．when 　　　　　　　 B．how 　　　　　　　C．what 　　　　 D．that

46．A．happened 　　　　　 B．came　　　　　 　 C．intended　　　D．decided

47．A．Should 　　　　　　 B．Would 　　　　　　C．Must 　　　　 D．Could

48．A．watch 　　　　　　　B．judge 　　　　　　C．mistake 　　　D．consider

49．A．doing 　　　　　　　B．showing 　　　　　C．speaking 　　 D．wearing

50．A．comparing　　　　　 B．connecting 　　　 C．combining 　　D．matching