1.I'd like to__________him to you for the job. He is a very clever and industrious boy.

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Mrs.Ball had a son,His name was Mick,She1 him very much and as he was nota2child,she was always3that he might be ill,4she used to take him to seethe best5in the town four times a year to be looked 6.

During one of these7,the doctor gave Mick all kinds of tests and then said tohim."Have you had any8with your nose or ears recently?"Mick9forasecondand then answered."Yes,I10.”Mrs.Ball was very11."But I'm sure you have12 told me that,Mick!”shesaid worriedly."Oh,really?"said the doctor 13."And what trouble have you withyour nose and cars,my boy?""Well,"answered Mick,"I always have trouble with themwhen I'm14 my sweater off,because the15 is very tight."13、单选

3.Around the world more and more people are taking part in dangerous sports and activities.Of course.there have always been people who have looked foradventure-those whohave climbed the highest mountains,explored unknown parts of the world or sailed insmall boats across the greatestoceans.Now,however,there are people who seek an immediate thrill from a risky activity which may only last a few minutes or even seconds.I would consider bungee jumping to be a good example of such an activity.You jumpfrom a high place(perhaps a bridge,or a hot-air balloon)200 meters above the groundwith an elastic rope tied to your ankles,You fall at up to 150 kilometers an hour till therope stops you from hitting the ground.It is estimated that 2 million people around theworld have now tried bungee jumping.Other activities as risky as bungee jumping involvejumping from tall buildings and diving into the sea from the top of high cliffs.Why do people take part in such activities as these?Some psychologists suggest that it is because life inmodern societies has become sate and boring.Not very long ago,people\\'s lives were constantly under threat.They had to go out and hunt for food,diseases could not easily becured,and life was a continuous battle for survival.Nowadays,according to many people,lite offers little excitement.They live and work in comparatively safe environment,they buy food in shops,and there are doctors and hospitals to look after them if they become ill.the answer for some of these people is to seek danger in activities such as bungee jumping.More and more people today（）

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There is nothing more possible than a new hip or knee that can put the spring back inyour step.Patients receiving joint implants(移植）often are able to resume many of thephysical activities they love,even those as vigorous as tennis and hiking.No wonder.then,that joint replacement is growing in popularity.

In the United States in 2007,surgeons performed about 806,000 hip and knee implants(the joints most commonly replaced),double the number performed a decade earlier.Though these procedures have become routine,they are not failure free.

implants must sometimes be replaced,said Dr.Henrik Malchau,an orthopedic surgeon(矫形外科医生）at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.A study published in2007 found that 7 percent of hips implanted in Medicare patients had to be replaced withinseven and a half years.

The percentage may sound low,but the finding suggests that thousands of hip patients eventually require a second operation,said Dr.Malchau.Those patients must endure additional recoveries,often painful,and increased medical expenses.

Thefailure rate should be lower,many experts agree.Sweden,for instance,has a failure rate estimated to be a third of that in the United States.Sweden also has a national jointreplacement registry,a database of information from which surgeons can learnhow andwhy certain procedures go wrongA registry also helps surgeons learn quickly whetheraspecifictype of implant is particularly problematic,"Every country that has developedaregistry has been able to reduce failure rates."

“Significantly,"said Dr.Daniel Berry,chief of orthopedic surgery at the Mayo Clinicin Rochester,Minn.

A newly formed American Joint Replacement Registry will begin gathering data fromhospitals in the next 12 to 18 months.It's good news for those who are considering replacing a knee or hip.2.Why does Sweden have a lower rate of hip implant failure?（）

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Food is very important.Everyone needsto1well if he or she wants to have astrong body.Our minds also need a kind of food.This kind of food is2.We begin toget knowledge even3we are very young.Small children are4in everythingaround them.They learn5while they are watching and listening.When they are getting older,they begin to6story books,science books....anything theyhike.Whenthey find something new,they love to ask questions and7to find out answers.Whatis the best8to get knowledge?ifwe learn by ourselves,we will get9knowledge,If we are10getting answers from others and do not ask why we will neverlearn well.When we study in the right way,we will learn more and understand better.10,

6.Passage FourUsing 1ess energy around the home is easier than you might think，saving you money while creating a heathier，more comfortable living space for you and your family． Changing a few old habits can make an impact on your energy bill， your comfort and the environment. Here are some handy tips to make your house more energy-efficient.Lower the heatIf your home has adjustable central heating，lowering the room temperature even slightly can make a difference． You may not feel it，but your wallet will． It is even more advisable to control temperatures at different times of the day.Hang clothes out to dryIf the weather allows it，head outside and dry your laundry on a clothesline. The sunlight will help eliminate bacteria and dust． While clothes dryers get the job done faster，they also use up energy．By hanging your clothes out you’ll be cutting greenhouse gases by about three kilograms per load．Take advantage of natural lightInstalling large windows on the northern side of your house can help you make use of sunlight’s natural warmth. To stay cool indoors on hot summer days，install blinds(百叶窗) to block the heavy sun．Put your desk near the window，then you don’t need a lamp in the daytime.Wrap(裹)your pipesBe sure your hot—water pipes are properly wrapped．In an average home，heating wateraccounts for more than one—quarter of the energy bill．Why let warmth go to waste before it reaches you?Choose the right size for appliances(家用电器)When the time comes to replace appliances，select those that are both energy—efficient and of the appropriate size for your needs．Don’t buy bigger ones just because you can．What can be installed on the northern side of your house to make better use of natural light?

7.-John,will you please paint the door yellow？--___

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Someone says,"Time is money."But I think time is1important than money.Why?Because when money is spent,we can get it back,However,when time is2it'll never3.That's4we mustn't waste time.

It goes without saying that the5is usually limited.Even a second is very important,We should make full use of our time to do6useful.

But it is a pity that there are a lot of people who do not know the importance of time,They spent their limited time smoking,drinking and7.They do not know that wasting time means wasting part of their own8.

In a word,we should save time.We shouldn't9today's work fortomorrow.Remember we have no time to10.2，

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In china, it is relatively usual to ask people their age, but in the west, this question is generally regarded as impolite. This is particularly true 61 women, and even more 62 if the inquirer is a man. However, it is 63 to ask children their age, and some adults may not mind 64 either. In fact, some elderly people are quite happy to 65 their age, especially if they feel they look young 66 their age. Nevertheless, it is not very wise to ask a(n) 67 question like ―How old are you?‖if elderly people want to talk about their age, and perhaps receive a compliment on how young they look, they may easily 68 the topic themselves, and ask the other person to 69

how old they are. 70 such a situation, it is quite acceptable to discuss age 71.They normally expect to be complimented on their youthfulness, though rather than 72 that they look very old! 73 westerners do not usually ask people directly how old they are, this does not 74 that they are not interested to know how old other people

are. They may ask 75 for the information, 76 they may try to 77 the topic indirectly. Sometimes discussions about educational 78 and the number of years of working experience may provide some 79 , but this is not always the 80 .61.

10.Sea levels are__________to rise between 7 and 23 inches by the end of 21st century.

11.By the 1980s, snowboarding had become very popular. Howeve, most ski resorts did not allowsnowboarding because they thought it was too ____.填入____处的最佳答案是()。

12.Henry ’ s job was to examine cars crossing the frontier to make sure that they were not smuggling( 走私 ) anything into the country. Every morning, except weekends, he 61 see a factory worker coming up the hill toward the frontier, 62 a bicycle with a big load of old straw on it. When the bicycle 63 the frontier, Henry used to stop the man and 64 him take the straw off and 65 it. Then he would examine the straw very carefully to see 66 he would find anything, after which he would look in all the man 67 he let him tie the straw up ’ s pockets again. The man would then pull it on his bicycle and go off down the hill with it. Although Henry was always 68 to find gold or jewelry or other valuable things 69 in the straw, he never found 70 , even though he examined it very carefully. He was sure that the man was 71 something, but he was not 72 to imagine what it could be. Then one morning, after he had looked 73 the straw and emptied the factory worker ’ s pockets 74 usual, he 75 to him, ― Listen, I know that you are smuggling things 76 this frontier. Won ’ t you tell me what it is that you are bringing into the country so successfully? I ’ m an old man, and today is my last day on the77 .Tomorrow I ’ m going to 78 .I promise that I shall not tell 79 if you tell me what you ’ ve been smuggling. ― The factory worker did not say anything for 80 . Then he smiled, turned to Henry and quietly, ― Bicycles.74.（）

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You may think there is only sand in the desert of the world.1it is not true the desert,as we know,there is a little2buti t is not3 for most plants,Stillwesee some plants4inthe desertThere is5in some places in the desert,We6these places oases.In the onthere are villages and towns.People grow 7 kinds of crops in the fields there.People8live outside the oases.They have camels.sheep and other animalThese animals depend9 the desert plants for their food and do not need 10water.

The 11 are useful to the desert people in many ways.They eat the meat and drinkthe milk of the animals.They use the camels for carrying water,food.tents and something else.

The people of the desert have to keep moving from place to place,They must alwayslook 12 grass or desert plants for their animals.When there is no more food for theiranimals,they move to13 place.The desert people are 14.No man in the desertwould ever refuse 15 the people in trouble and give them food and water.3（单选题）

14.After the party, we had to tidy up the kitchen, which was a(n) __________ mess.

15.Iearn 10 dollars___hour as___supermarket cashier on Saturday.

16.If you want to stay young, sit down and have a good think. This is the research result of ProfessorFaulkner,who says that most of our brains are not getting enough exercise and as a result, we areageing unnecessarily soon.Professor Faulkner wanted to find out why healthy farmers in northern Japan appeared to be losingtheir ability to think and to reason at a relatively early age, and how the process of ageing could beslowed down.He set about measuring brain volumes of a thousand people of different ages and occupations.Computer technology enabled him to obtain precise measurements of the volume of the front andside sections of the brain, which relate to intelligence and emotion, and determine the humancharacter.Contraction of front and side parts—as cells die off—was observed in some subjects in their thirties,but it was still not evident in some sixty?and seventy?year?olds.Faulkner concluded from his tests that there is a simple way to slow the contraction—using thehead.The findings show that contraction of the brain begins sooner in people in the country than in thetowns.Those least at risk, says Faulkner,are lawyers,followed by university professors and doctors.White?collar workers doing routine work are,however, as likely to have shrinking brains as the farmworker, bus driver and shop assistant.Faulkner’s findings show that thinking can prevent the brain from shrinking. Blood must circulateproperly in the head to supply the fresh oxygen the brain cells need.“The best way to maintaingood blood circulation is through using the brain,”he says.“Think hard and engage inconversation.Don’t rely on pocket calculators.”The professor’s tests show that__________.

17.III. Cloze ( 30 points)Mary Anning( 1799 - 1874) was a British fossil hunter who began finding 21 as a child, and soon supported herself and her very 22 family by finding and selling fossils.Very 23 is known about her life, but her father was a cabinet maker and he also 24 local fossils.Mary 25 on the southern coast of England, in a town called Lyme Regis. Its famous 26 by the sea contain 27 fossil layers that 28 from the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods(the 29 of the dinosaurs, other bizarre reptiles, large insects, sea creatures, 30 mammals, and 31 life forms).Mary Anning 32 and prepared the first fossilized plesiosaur( an ocean-dwelling reptile) and the first Ichthyosaurus (an ocean-dwelling reptile that 33 like a dolphin). She found many other important fossils, including Pterodactylus (a flying reptile), sharks (and other fish), and so on. 34 with her brother Joseph, Mary supplied prepared fossil specimens to 35 museums, scientists, and private collections.25（）A.traveled B.lived C.went D.arrived

18.III. Cloze ( 30 points)根据以下内容，回答下列下题。The number of speakers of English in Shakespeare's time is estimated to have been about five million. Today it is estimated that some 260 million people speak it as a(an) 21 language, mainly in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. In addition to the standard varieties of English found in these areas, 22 are a great many regional and social varieties of the language as well as 23 levels of usage that are employed both in its spoken and written forms.In fact, it is 24 to estimate the number of people in the world who have acquired an adequate working knowledge of English in addition to their own languages. The 25 for English learning and the situations in which such learning takes place are so varied that it is 26 to explain and still more difficult to judge 27 forms an adequate working knowledge for each situation.The main reason for the widespread 28 for English is its present day importance as a world language. Besides 29 the indefinite needs of its native speakers, English is a language in which some of important works in science, technology, and other 30 are being produced, and not always by native speakers. It is widely used for 31 purposes as meteorological(气象的) and airport communications, international conferences, and the 32 of information over the radio and television networks of many 33 It is a language of wider communication for a number of developing countries, specially former British colonies. Many of these countries have multi-lingual 34 and need a language for internal communication in such matters as government, commerce, industry, law and 35 as well as for international communication and for entrance to the scientific and technological developments in the West.31 （）A.such B.all C.many D.those

19.选出下面读音不同的选项()。

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翻译：Opponents of tipping will probably prefer this explanation, since it suggests the practice as originally a form of robbery.