11、――It’s cloudy outside．Please take an umbrella．

――         ．

A．Yes，take it easy                                       B．Well，it just depends

C．Ok，just in case                                        D．All right，you’re welcome

10、Air pollution is very serious．Are there any means        we can get rid of it?

A．in which              B．with which             C．by which                      D．on which

9、In      review of 44 studies，American researchers found that men and women who ate six key foods daily；cut the risk of      heart disease by 76％．

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

8、It is reported that many buildings       for the Olympic Games in 2008 by the end of 2007．

A．had constructed                                         B．had been constructing

C．have constructed                                       D．had been constructed

7、为迎接北京2008年奥运会，提高国民自身素质，你校正在开展“创建文明班级，共建和谐校园”活动，请根据以下内容，以“A Meaningful Activity”为题写一篇英语短文，介绍有关情况。

主题：同陋习告别，与文明握手。

目的：根除乱扔、乱吐，留长发，吸烟、喝酒等现象；提倡穿校服，讲礼貌。

内容：举办图片展，进行教室、宿舍美化评比等。

注意：1．词数100左右。

2．参考词汇：和谐的harmonious与文明握手meet civilization

二、选择题

（每空？ 分，共？ 分）

6、Playing basketball isn’t a sport for women．That’s what Jewell Chapman’s high school headmaster told her in 1961 when he forbade the girls to play basketball．“We were very sad，”said Chapman，a player for her high school team of Des Moines．

Nearly 50 years later，Chapman is back on the basketball playground．She is 62 years old and plays for the Hot Pink Grannies，joining about 10 other women on a team whose uniforms are black trousers and hot pink socks．They play in the Iowa Granny Basketball League．

It is one of the twelve of basketball leagues for women over 50 that have spread up across the country．For some, it’s an opportunity to exercise and socialize；for others，it’s a once-refused chance to compete．“You see more and more senior women’s teams taking part in state and national competitions，”said Michael Rogers，a professor in sports studies at Wichita State University．“In the future it will be a common thing to have leagues like this．”

Yearly researches by the National Sporting Goods Association show the number of women of 55 and older who play basketball at least 50 times a year has grown from 16，000 in 1995 to nearly 131,000 ten years later．

The women on the Hot Pink Grannies are good-natured but they are competitive when game time comes．“I think I’m tough，”says Hot Pink Granny Colleen Pulliam, 69, showing her biceps（二头肌）in a game against the Strutters, known for their bright yellow socks．

Granny Basketball Leagues and similar groups are scattered（分布）through much of the country, including California，Connecticut, Louisiana，New Mexico，North Carolina，Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C．

72．The underlined word “It”（in Paragraph 3）refers to        ．

A．the Iowa Granny Basketball League              B．the Hot Pink Grannies

C．the school team of Des Moines                    D．Chapman

73．Why does Colleen Pulliam show her biceps? She wants to prove that she is        ．

A．beautiful．           B．hard                    C．thin．                     D．strong

74．When game time comes，the women on the Hot Pink Grannies are        ．

A．good-natured        B．active                  C．friendly                  D．happy

75．This passage mainly tells us about        ．

A．American Granny Basketball Leagues

B．American women basketball teams

C．Chapman and her team

D．more old women’s joining basketball teams in America

5、As global warming continues to be a major concern for the future of our planet，people are starting to turn to green living practices to help save it for future generations．Green living involves every aspect of our daily life from driving to work to mowing（割草等）our lawns．

Making the switch to green living all at once might scare most people away from carrying out those earth-friendly changes．There are many ways to ease into this practice and still help save the earth’s environment．

Air pollution is a major problem for some cities．A lot of it comes from the factories, but that’s not the only way contributing to global warming．Automobiles give off a fair amount of pollutant（污染物）into the air．When you have a lot of cars driving around on the city streets, you’re multiplying the amounts of pollutant being emitted（发出）by each car that’s destroying our ozone（臭氧）．If you want to save the environment，you can start by either car pooling，walking more instead of driving or even purchasing hybrid（混合的）models that don’t do as much damage．

Then let’s take a look at your home．What kinds of bulbs are you using? The standard bulbs we use only contribute to higher electricity bills and more carbon dioxide．If you switch at least some of your standard bulbs with the compact fluorescent（荧光）bulbs，you can save the environment while saving on your electric bill．

Recycling is also an excellent way to save our environment．Try to buy as many products as you can that can be recycled．The less trash that has to be burned or buried into our soil，the better off our planet will be．

These small changes may seem that they couldn’t help much for the environment，but they can help tremendously．Every little bit we do is a much-needed step toward reserving（保留）natural resources for our future generations．

68．According to the first paragraph we can learn         ．

A．few people are concerned about the environmental problems

B．more and more people are interested in green living practices

C．what green 1iving practices in modern society are

D．green living practices don’t help in our daily life

69．Most people will be frightened if         ．

A．they are asked to do something to save the environment

B．they can’t drive to work any more

C．they are required to turn to green living completely at once

D．they are made to pay for the pollution they cause

70．In order to give off less harmful gas into the air, we can        ．

A．close all the factories that may cause pollution

B．limit the car production

C．forbid too many cars to run in the streets

D．choose those cars which may cause the least pollution

71．The author recommends recyclable products because         ．

A．they are made in green factories

B．they are cheaper than other goods

C．they will help to reduce trash on the earth

D．they can be used for a very long time

4、Are you a working professional with a continuing need for a stockpile（物资储备）of suits? Regardless of what specific wardrobe needs you have or where you like to shop，you really can avoid paying top dollars for clothing．These tips can help you experience the excitement of beating the system．

Figure out precisely when to hunt for bargains．

Your favorite stores will have several big sales throughout the course of the year．With a simple plan, you can time things so you shop only during the best, sales．If you don’t feel like reading the ads in your local newspaper, call the stores directly and ask for details．

Be a wise Internet shopper．

Visit the Web sites of your favorite stores and clothing lists and look for online-only, sales．It’s not at all uncommon to notice dresses or suits that used to cost $100 in final clearance sections for $19.99 or even $9.99．You can try clothes on at your nearest retail（零售）store first to make sure they fit and then buy them online for less．

Really go thrift（节约的）．

Shopping at thrift stores takes patience and time，so you shouldn’t go when you’re in a big hurry．Many thrift stores offer regular weekly deals that provide true shopping thrills for you．For example，all clothes labeled（贴标签）stickers of a certain color may cost 99 cents on a certain day of the week．Call up the thrift stores in your area and ask about special sales．

Don’t give up clothes you have too easily．

Many ignored items in your closet could enjoy a new life with a little bit of TLC．Coats call be relined（换衬里），shoes can be resoled（换鞋底）and small imperfections can be repaired．

64．When hunting for bargains, you should        ．

A．go shopping together with lots of friends      B．select a good time during the best sales

C．buy things with inferior quality                    D．make a detailed plan

65．Being a wise Internet shopper，you may        ．

A．buy clothes that are in fashion

B．visit final clearance sections for $19.99 or $9.99

C．try clothes on at the nearest store and buy them online

D．select clothes online and buy them at the nearest store

66．If you want to make a saving, which of the following should you NOT do?

A．Be patient when shopping．                        B．Visit thrift stores regularly．

C．Buy things quickly．                                   D．Call up the thrift stores for details．

67．What does “TCL” in the 1ast paragraph stand for?

A．Trendy little child．                                   B．Teenage leading career．

C．Traditional long-term charity．                    D．Tender loving care．

3、According to a joint survey by the Social Investigation Center of China Youth Daily and the news center of Tencent.com，76.9％ of the 5,21l respondents（调查对象），all being youths in their 20s, believe the society needs chutouniao（“leading birds”）who dare to take risks to show their worth，although，as the Chinese, saying goes, “The leading bird gets shot first．”or “One who takes the lead usually bears the brunt of an attack．”

About 58.2％of the respondents think that one has to work hard at all times, and one must know how to show off when the chance comes．53％of them also believe that it is necessary to be aggressive（进取的）,sometimes．

“I wish my employees will let me know when they have achieved something．”said LiuXueyuan，the president of a media company，as it is impossible for him to know all his employees well．However, showing off too much is of course no good, either．“One who likes to show off one’s achievement will also be the first to be noticed when one makes a mistake．”said Liu．He suggested that the employees should do their jobs steadily and surely．

Although most respondents think chutouniao are necessary，not many of them like to hobnob（亲近）with such persons．In fact, 65.9％ of the respondents simply don’t like them，while 7.1％ of the respondents expressed their hatred（厌恶）of them．

Faced with the conflict between “needed by the society” and “disliked by fellow beings,” quite a large number of people have let slip chances．59.6％ of the respondents regret it．

60．According to the survey，how many respondents think that one should behave in a very determined way to succeed if necessary?

A．About 3,033．    B．About 2,762．        C．About 4,007．        D．About 3,434．

61．Which of the following sayings explains correctly what President Liu said?

A．The bird loves her nest．

B．You can’t sell the cow and drink the milk

C．A bird is known by its note．and a man by his words．

D．Every coin has two sides．

62．According to the passage, the following statements are true EXCEPT that         ．

A．all of the respondents are more than 20 years old

B．chutouniao are those who dare to show their worth

C．those who take the lead always get shot first

D．it is the “leading birds” that are popular with most people

63．A great many people miss the opportunity to become leading birds because they are afraid of      ．

A．being disliked by others                              B．regretting doing it

C．getting shot first                                        D．bearing the brunt of an attack

2、CHANGSHA，Feb．14（Xinhua）――Areas of China affected by the recent severe weather have shifted from emergency work to reconstruction，with transport and power supplies returning to normal．

The government of central Hunan Province．one of the areas hardest hit by the worst weather in half a century，said that it would offer a subsidy of 5，000 yuan（694 U. S. dollars）to each household whose residence was destroyed．Around 67，000 houses in Hunan collapsed in the snowy weather，which persisted from mid-January through late in the month．

The provincial civil affairs authorities have started checking those in need of government help，pledging they could move to new houses by May．

According to the latest official statistics，snow-related catastrophes killed 107 people and caused 111.1 billion yuan in direct losses．In a11，21 provinces，autonomous regions and municipalities have been affected．A total of 354,000 houses collapsed and 1.5 million people were evacuated．

Seven provinces―Hunan，Guizhou，Jiangxi，Anhui，Hubei，Zhejiang and Sichuan-and the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region were the worst-hit areas，the Ministry of Civil Affairs said．

In Guangxi，l,332 schools were damaged and more than l,200 classrooms became dangerous．

Yu Yizhong，director of the region’s education department，urged local education administration bureaus and schools to try to raise funds and launch repair and reconstruction work as soon as possible to ensure the spring term opens as scheduled．

The extreme weather aim affected nearly 24.4 million hectares of farmland and 18.6 million ha of forests．Agricultural technicians have been organized to go to rural areas to help farmers with crop planting．

On Thursday，nearly 30 agricultural experts in eastern Anhui Province set out for a week-long service journey to snow-stricken rural areas．They will check damage and help farmers replant vegetable fields? Similar technical teams have been organized in other provinces such as Jiangxi to help farmers restore agricultural production．

Also in Jiangxi，rural credit cooperatives have provided farmers with loans totaling 3.5 bil1ion yuan．

56．According to the report，the severe weather lasted about        ．

A．one week                B．two weeks                     C．one month              D．two months

57．         was／were hit hardest by the winter storm．

A．Hunan Province      B．7 areas                 C．21 areas                 D．8 areas

58．The underlined word in Paragraph 4 means        ．

A．weather                 B．great disaster        C．great destruction      D．great hit

59．What’s the best title of the passage?

A．China’s snow disaster areas shifting focus to reconstruction work．

B．Heavy snow in East and South China．

C．Severe disaster in China．

D．Great losses in snow-hit areas in China．