9、The Chinese government has decided to develop the west of China, ______, I dare say, will benefit the people there, especially those who are still leading a poor life.  

A.  what        B.  whatever     C.  which            D.  that

8、 We Chinese made ________ 2008 Beijing Olympic Games ________ great success, winning high praise from all over the world.

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

7、最近，教育部对“高中是否该取消文理分科”公开向社会征求意见。 为此，某媒体做了一次民意调查，结果如图表所示。

  注意：

    1. 根据以上内容写一篇短文，不要逐句翻译，可适当增加细节以使行文连贯。

2. 词数：120个左右。开头已给出，不计词数。

3. 复合型人才 multi-skilled people 专业人才 expert

Should Science and Arts Education Be Separated?

The issue of separating science and arts education is getting heated up as debate spreads through the country, which attracts tens of thousands of votes.                                     

二、选择题

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5、1.  What will I need to take a Test?

You need a photo ID, your instructor’s name, a pencil or pen, a calculator, etc.

2.  How will I know about time limits?

Students will be informed of any testing time limits, and notified when time is up.

3.  If I have my books or backpack, does the Test Center have a place to store them while I’m testing?

Yes.  Students will be asked to leave all books, backpacks, purses and any other personal items in a lockable storage room.

4.  The only time I can take a test is during lunch.  Can I eat my lunch while I am testing?

No food or drink are allowed in the Test Center.

5.  I conduct business via a pager(寻呼机) or cell phone.  Will I be allowed to use them in the Test Center?

No.  all pagers and cell phones must be turned off before entering the Test Center.  There are other students testing who may be distracted by these devices.

6.  If I need to borrow more scratch paper(草稿纸) am I allowed to borrow from another student in the Test Center?

Ask the teacher and more material will be given.  Talking is not permitted in the Test Center.  You will give all scratch paper to the teacher at the end of the test.

7.  If I start a test but don’t finish it, can I come back the next day to finish it?

If you have prior(在先的) arrangements with your instructor you may continue a test the next day.  Students are expected to complete their test before closing time of the Test Center.  Depending on the test, most tests will not be given within one hour of closing time.

72.  What does the underlined word “notified” probably mean?

    A.  Noticed.          B.  told.          C.  Questioned.         D.  Warned.  

73.  When you take a test in the Test Center, all of the following are forbidden EXCEPT _____.

    A.  to eat and drink                                B.  to use your cell phone

    C.  to leave your purse on the desk          D.  to ask for more scratch paper

74.  If you don’t finish the test you ______.

    A.  must turn in the paper on time     

    B.  should get help from your instructor

    C.  can continue it the next day by prior arrangement

    D.  can take the paper out of the center

75.  What would be the best title for the passage?

    A.  Frequently asked questions about the Test Center

    B.  Useful suggestions on different kinds of tests

    C.  General requirements for students to have tests

    D.  Brief introduction to the Test Center

4、    Botany, the study of plants, plays a strange role in the history of human knowledge.  For many thousands of years it was one field about which humans had little knowledge.  It is impossible to know today just what our Stone Age ancestors knew about plants, but from what we can observe of pre - industrial societies that still exists, a detailed learning of plants and their properties(特性) must be extremely ancient.  This is reasonable.  Plants are the basis of the food pyramid for all living things, even for other plants.  They have always been enormously important to the good of people, not only for food, but also for clothing, weapons, tools, medicines, housing, and a great many other purposes.  Tribes living today in the woods of the Amazon recognize hundreds of plants and know many properties of each.  To them botany has no name and is probably not even recognized as a special branch of “knowledge” at all.

Unfortunately, the more industrialized we become the farther away we move from direct relation with plants, and the less clear our knowledge of botany grows.  Yet everyone comes unconsciously on a surprising amount of botanical knowledge, and few people will fail to recognize a rose, an apple, or an orchid.  When our New Stone Age ancestors, living in the Middle East about 10,000 years ago, discovered that certain grasses could be harvested and their seeds planted for richer production the next season, the first great step in a new association of plants and humans was taken.  Grains were discovered and from them flowed the marvel of agriculture: planted crops.  From then on, humans would increasingly take their living from the controlled production of a few plants, rather than getting a little here and a little there from many varieties that grew wild and the accumulated knowledge of tens of thousands of years of experience and close relations with plants in the wild would begin to fade away.

64. What does “Botany” in paragraph 1 refer to ?

       A. plants             B. agriculture            C. human knowledge                D. the study of plants

65. Which of the following assumptions（假设）about early humans is expressed in the passage?

     A.  They probably had wide knowledge of plants.

     B.  They clearly divided knowledge into separate fields

     C.  They did not enjoy the study of botany.

     D.  They placed great importance on ownership of property.

66. According to the passage, why has general knowledge of botany decreased?

     A. People no longer value plants as a useful resource.

     B. Botany is not recognized as a special branch of science.

     C. Research is unable to keep up with the increasing number of plants.

     D. Direct relation with a variety of plants has decreased.

67. According to the passage, what was the first great step toward the practice of agriculture?

     A. The invention of agriculture tools and machines.

     B. The development of a system of names for plants.

     C. The discovery of grasses that could be harvested and replanted.

     D. The changing food of early humans.

3、You want to know where the safest place for young children is in the car? For a child of any age, the back seat is the safest place and the safest part of the back seat is the middle. In the back seat, the child is farthest away from the force or effect of head-on collision（撞击）, which can cause the most injuries.

       All fifty states of the USA have laws requiring the use of safety seats for young children. If you have children under 8 years of age weighing no more than 80 pounds, it is necessary to fit your car with a special child safety seat.

       The child safety seat comes in three types or sizes: the first type is designed for babies from birth to one year of age, until the baby weighs about 20 pounds; the second size is for children between one and four years of age, who weigh between 20 and 40 pounds; the third kind is used by older children big enough to use the car's belt system. Moreover, all these safety seats must be fitted and held in place on the car's back seat. If your child does need your attention while you are driving, don't look back. Just pull over （停靠路边）.

       In addition, always be sure your child is properly fastened throughout the entire trip. Children who can unfasten their own car seats are subject to fatal injuries in an accident. Start early in your child's life teaching them that car safety is serious business and make sure you give a good example and always wear your own seat belt.

60. This passage mainly discusses _____.

       A. how a child can be kept safe while riding in a car

       B. why the back seat is the safest place in a car

       C. how a child safety seat can protect a child

       D. what causes young passengers the most injuries

61. This passage is probably written for _____.

       A. school teachers                                 B. very young readers                        

       C. parents of small children                     D. taxi drivers

62. The third type of safety seat is for children ______.

       A. above eight years of age                         B. between four and eight

       C. weighing between 20 and 40 pounds       D. weighing more than 80 pounds

63. What safety tip is given in this passage?

       A. Always keep your children beside you.

       B. Fasten your own safety belt to set an example.

       C. Make your child remain seated during the trip.

       D. Study laws requiring the use of safety seats.

2、Two traveling angels stopped to spend the night in the home of a wealthy family.  The family was rude and refused to let the angels stay in the guest room.  Instead the angels were given a space in the cold basement.  As they made their bed on the hard floor, the older angel saw a hole in the wall and repaired it.  When the younger angel asked why, the older angel replied, “Things aren’t always what they seem. ”

The next night the pair came to rest at the house of a very poor, but very hospitable (好客的)farmer and his wife.  After sharing what little food they had, the couple let the angels sleep in their bed where they could have a good night’s rest.  When the sun came up the next morning, the angels found the farmer and his wife in tears.  Their only cow, whose milk had been their only income, lay dead in the field.  

The younger angel was very angry and asked the older angel, “How could this happen? Why did you not watch out for the cow? The first man had everything, yet you watched over his house,” she accused.  “The second family had little but was willing to share everything, and you did not help. ”

“Things aren’t always what they seem,” the older angel replied.  “When we stayed in the basement, I noticed there was gold stored in that hole in the wall.  Since the owner was so greedy and unwilling to share his good fortune, I asked God if I could seal the wall so he couldn’t find it.  Then last night as we slept in the farmer’s bed, the angel of death came for his wife.  I ask God if the angel could take the cow instead.  Things aren’t always what they seem. ”

56.  Why did the older angel repair the hole for the rich family?

A.    Because she didn’t like the greedy owner.  

B.     Because she waned to save the gold for the poor.

C.    Because the basement was too cold to stay in.

D.    Because she believed that one should always be ready to offer help.

57.  The youngest angel was very angry because _________.

A.    the old angel killed the farmer’s cow

B.     the old angel treated the two families differently

C.    the wealthy man gave them a bad place to live

D.    the angel of death took the cow away

58.  Why did the older angel let the farmer’s cow die?

A.    Because God wanted the older angel to take the cow.

B.     Because she wanted to teach the youngest angel a lesson.

C.    Because she wanted to save the farmer’s wife.

D.    Because she was sympathetic to the rich.

59.  The story tries to tell the reader that _______.

A.    angels are always ready to help the poor

B.     sometimes things are not what they seem

C.    angels are always ready to help the rich

D.    the young should always learn from the old

1、When we read books we seem to enter a new world.  This new world can be similar to the one we are living in, or it can be very __36__.  Some stories are told  __ 37__   they were true. ; in other _38   , the stories are about people just like us doing what we do.  Other stories, such as the Harry Potter books, are not  __39__ .  They are characters and creatures that are very different from us and do things that would be   __40__ for us.  

But there is more to books and writing than this.  If we think about it, even realistic writing is only __41__.  How can we   __42 __  the difference between what is real and what is not real? For example, when we read about Harry Potter, we seem to learn something about the real world.  And when Harry studies magic at Hogwarts, he also learns more about his real life than __43__.   Reading, like writing, is an action.  It is a way of  __ 44__.  When we read or write something, we do much more than simply look at words on a page.  We use our __45__―which is real―and our imagination―which is real in a different way to make the words come to life in our minds.  

Both realism and fantasy(幻想) use the imagination and the “magic” of reading and writing to   __46__  us think.  When we read  __47__ realistic, we have to imagine that the people we are reading about are just like us, even though we __48__ that we are real and they are __49__.  It sounds __50__ , but it works.  When we read, we fill in missing information and think about the causes and effects of   __51__   a character does.    __52__   a way, we are writing the book, too.

Most of us probably don’t think about what is going on in our __53__ when we are reading.  We pick up a book and lose __54__ in a good story, eager to find out what will happen next.  Knowing   __55__   we feel when we read can help us become better readers, and it will help us discover more about the real magic of books.  

26、The new machine, as is put in the report, will work twice as fast, _______ greatly reducing costs.

A. so                B. even              C. yet                D. thus