19．How would you like an easy way to earn 2，500？All you have to do is to sit around and wait for your meals．There's a catch，however．You have to stay in a chicken cage with a stranger for a whole week．There are no books or television or radio for a whole week．There are no books or television or radio for amusement．You can't leave until the week is up．And a camera will be recording your every move．
Two people actually took the job．The idea came from Rob Thompson，a video artist．He wanted to make a film about the way animals are treated．His goal was to raise people's awareness （认识） of the living conditions of animals that are raised for food．He decided to pay 5，000out of his own savings to two people who were willing to live like chickens for a week．
To Rob's surprise，quite a few people answered his advertisement．He had interviews and selected Eric，a 24-year-old restaurant worker，and Pam，a 27-year-old chemist．The plan was for them to spend seven days together in a chicken cage that was six feet long and three feet wide．A camera would record their experience，which would take place in an art museum．
The week was long and difficult．They slept on a hard wooden floor．They couldn't stand up without banging their heads．They ate mash（a kind of food for animals） and drink water from a garden pipe．Their only privacy （隐私） was a toilet surrounded by a curtain．There were no sinks，mirrors，or toothbrushes in the cage．Visitors who came here were warned，"Do not feed the humans．"
Finally it was over，and Pam and Eric came out of the cage．They had survived the week，and they each had a $2，500check in their hands．When Rob Thompson opened the cage，Eric came out，changed into clean clothes，and ate a chocolate bar right away．"It's great for me to be able to stand up．"he said．Pam just changed her clothes and left．After a week of visitors and reporters watching her，she didn't want to talk to anyone．
57．The underlined word"catch"（in Paragraph 1）probably meansD．
A．unsolved problem  
B．surprising wonder  
C．unbelievable condition  
D．hidden difficulty
58．What made it the most difficult for the two to stay in the cage？D
A．That they had nothing for fun．
B．That they didn't have meat to eat．
C．That they couldn't lie down to sleep in the cage．
D．That they had to do almost everything in public．
59．Rob Thompson offered the job in order toC．
A．Make a film about humans and animals
B．Advertise for his experiment about animals
C．Show how terribly some animals are treated
D．Experiment on how long a human can live in a cage
60．What would be the best title for this passage？C
A．An Easy Way to Earn 2，500            
B．Do Not Treat Animals Badly
C．Living Like a Chicken
D．Getting Along Well Anyway．

18．Norway-Ten Chinese college students arrived at the country's Arctic（北极的） research base，the Yellow River Station，on Friday．
On Saturday，the students are expected to witness the end of four months of darkness in the area，as the sun makes a rare appearance．
During their four-day stay at the station，the students will meet and learn from some of China's leading polar researchers．They were welcomed at the station yesterday by its director，He Jianfeng，who is an expert on marine micro-ecosystems．
The students will also visit the German and Norwegian stations and meet researchers there．
As for entertainment，the visitors will get the chance to play ice hockey at the world's most northerly stadium．
Among the visitors is Zheng Li，a student majoring in telecommunications at Dalian Marinetime University．
"It is so exciting to see how the Chinese researchers work in the world's most northerly laboratory，"she said．
"This opportunity is precious．Most people will never get the chance to travel so far from home and visit such an amazing place．It's a once-in-a-lifetime thing．"
Wu Jinyou，head of the Polar Research Institute of China，and the group's leader，said，"I hope the students have not only a field trip to the Yellow River station，but are also touched by the devotion and spirit of the Chinese researchers here．I also expect in the future，some of them will choose to devote themselves to polar research and maybe even work with us．"
The students have been in Norway since February 28，and were given Arctic training before moving to the station．
The Arctic expedition is one of the several international cooperation and exchange activities forming the China Program for International Polar Year （2007-2008）．It was launched last March．
54．Which of the following is TRUE about Wu Jinyou？D
A．He is a graduate from Dalian Marinetime University．
B．He is the president of Dalian Marinetime University．
C．He is sure that all the ten students will make good polar researchers．
D．He thinks highly of the devotion and spirit of the Chinese researchers．
55．What does Zheng Li mean by saying"It's a once-in-a-lifetime thing．"？B
A．It's exciting to see the sun rise in Arctic area．
B．The trip to the research station is extremely exciting．
C．Playing ice hockey in Arctic area is really a life-long memory．
D．People are only allowed to visit the station once in their lifetime．
56．What could be the best title of the news report？A
A．Chinese Students Arrive at Arctic Station
B．Chinese Students Do Research in Norway
C．Chinese Students Play Ice Hockey at Arctic Station
D．Chinese Students Receive Training at Arctic Station．

17．A new U．S．government report says more than two million Americans fall ill each year with
drug-resistant bacterial infections（感染），and 23，000of them are dying as a result．The head of the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention[CDC]said that the number probably will grow．Officials warn that steps must be taken now to preserve the effectiveness of antibiotic（抗生素）drugs．
Without urgent action to stop that trend，warned Tom Frieden whose agency wrote the report，the miracle drugs to fight them won't be available in the future．
"If we are not careful，the medicine chest will be empty when we go there to look for a lifesaving antibiotic for someone with a deadly infection．But if we act now，we can preserve these medications while we continue to work on development of new medicines．"The report names a drug-resistant abuse of gonorrhea（淋病），which causes about one quarter of a million hospitalizations in the United States annually．Of the number at least 1 4，000result in death．
Drug resistance develops through the overuse and inappropriate use of anti-bacterial agents．These can be：doctors prescribing（开药） them to patients who have viral infections that are not affected by medicine meant to fight bacteria；patients not taking all of their medicine as prescribed，so the bacteria making them sick are only weakened，not killed；antibiotic use in healthy farm animals to prevent illness and promote growth．Antibiotic remainders left in meat and animal products can then lead to drug resistance in humans．
To limit the spread of resistant infections，experts recommend wider use of routine
immunizations（预防），as well as hand-washing in hospitals and other health care facilities．Also，the report urges hand-washing by food handlers．
Michael Bell，deputy director of the Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion at CDC，said Patients also can play a role in preserving the effectiveness of antibiotics by asking health care providers a few simple questions．

29．What's the best title of the passage？C
A．Drug Resistance Developing Quickly in the US
B．Drug-Resistant Bacterial Infections Growing in the US
C．Actions for Preserving Anti-Bacterial Medications in the US
D．Preventions of Drug-resistant Bacterial Infections in the US
30．According to Frieden，we must take measures without delay to preserve effectiveness of antibiotics，orB．
A．we will have to develop better medicines in place of antibiotics
B．there may be no effective anti-bacterial drugs for use in the future
C．we can't find other medicines to cure serious illnesses in the future
D．more and more Americans will suffer from bacterial infections each year
31．Of those patients admitted to the hospital because of a drug-resistant abuse of gonorrhea annually，deaths add up toA．
A．at least 5.6%  B．about 25%    C．about 1.4%    D．at least 2.5%
32．One of the approaches through which drug resistance develops is thatA．
A．people eat the meat with Antibiotic remainder in animals
B．doctors prescribe less antibiotics than needed for patients
C．doctors prescribe much more antibiotic than needed for patients
D．patients don't take their ant-bacterial agents that doctors prescribe．

16．假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的作文．文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处．每处错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改．
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词．删除：把多余的词用斜线\划掉．修 改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词．
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2．只允许 修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分．
   Today，more and more high school student publish their own blogs on the Internet．For one thing，it can provide colorful platform to show their talents，and for another，it is also a way to release their pressure．And this make it popular to high school students．But many parents and teachers hold a same view，and they think that managing a blog will take a lot of time and energy，while this should be used study which is their main duty．Personally，I do approve of this activity．Open and organizing an eyecatching blog needs various abilities such like writin g，designing and so on．Only if that we have those abilities can we make a good blog．And also，we can improve themselves during the procedure of organizing our blogs．

15．My wife is crazy about shopping on the Internet．（61）Itseems that she can't control herself well，just crazy constantly with the mouse．Let me tell you what happened last night．It was the fourth time she（62）had shopped（shop） online for hours．I had already reminded her（63）to think（think）twice before buying anything，but my wife ignored what I said and replied confidently，"with the New Year（64）approaching（approach），preparation is necessary．Besides，I haven't bought things on the Internet for a whole week．"Hearing her words，I was really speechless．In most cases，the things she has bought aren't good value for money．Maybe she just enjoys （65）theprocess of buying online．
Nowadays，（66）withthe development of technology，online shopping is becoming more and more convenient．Those（67）whostay at home can buy whatever they want．In the meanwhile，it causes a series of（68）problems（ problem）．One of them is more spending than before，because people are（69）easily（easy） attracted by the discount and advertisement claims．So（70）howto buy things that you really need is a lesson every one should learn．

14．My father was a quiet and gentle man．I adored （崇拜）him for as long as I can remember．I loved the way he treated people with such respect and kindness．
   On Sundays we usually took the bus into Manhatta，where we would do interesting things，like riding the Circle Line．He would point out every landmark and tell us the history behind it．He lov ed to take us on the subway to Nathan's in Coney Island．Once there，he w ould give my sister and me each a five-dollar bill and then he would enjoy himself for the afternoon with his newspapers．
   In 1968，we went to see the movie"Oliver"，a Charles Dickens'classic story of a young orphan（失去双亲的） boy．On the way home from the theater that afternoon he told us how he was raised in an orphanage in New York after both of his parents died．He told us the nuns（修女） were wonderful to him and loved him like a mother would．As he got older he was placed in a few foster （寄养家庭）homes before he joined the Army．
   When we were teenagers，he still took us out each weekend and he would ask us to invite specific friends to join us and he would pay for them．We often went to Yankee Stadium to watch the baseball game and he bought us tickets in the least expensive seats．To keep the cost down，he waited for us in the car where he read his newspapers and then took a nap．
   He was always happy and appreciated everything he had．He loved his two little girls and later his two granddaughters．He gave so much，yet he had so little．He thought he was the richest man in the world．
21．What would the writer's father do when in Nathan's？A
A．He would wait for us and read newspapers．
B．He would point out every landmark and have a good rest．
C．He would do interesting things，like riding the Circle Line
D．He would give my sister and me the chance to learn．
22．Where did the writer's father and Olive have in common？C
A．They both liked Charles Dickens'stories．
B．They were both adopted by families．
C．They both had ever been an orphan．
D．They both had been a brave soldier．
23．How did the writer's father like the life in the orphanage？D
A．Terrible．B．Upset．C．Tiring．D．Satisfying．
24．Why did the writer's father choose to take a nap？A
A．Because he wanted to save money．
B．Because he wanted to buy us expensive seats．
C．Because he wanted to have a very good rest．
D．Because he wanted to reward his foster parents．

13．"If we can set it up so you can't unlock your phone unless you've got the right fingerprint（指纹），"Barack Obama asked last Tuesday，"why can't we do the same thing for our guns？"For this reasonable-sounding question，the president was praised throughout the media．
As it happens，though，there is a good answer to this question：there is no market for guns that work just some of the time．Guns are simple things designed to operate as easily and reliably as possible．The introduction of electronics eats away this simplicity，and to a degree that is absolutely unacceptable to the consumer．As President Obama well knows，the fingerprint software on his phone works rather erratically：Often it takes a user two or three tries to log in； occasionally，it falls asleep deeply and obeys the password．When this happens on an phone，the user is mildly inconvenienced．If this were to happen on a gun，the user would be dead．There is a reason that modern smartphones put the camera function outside of the authentication（认证） process．
How could we possibly think that guns are the same as other commercial products？It is true that，say，cars have become considerably safer over the last few decades； true，too，that"research"has contributed to this improvement．But it matters enormously that a car is not intended to hurt people，and that in a perfect world nobody would ever be injured by one．Can we say the same of guns？Of course not．Guns are killing machines，designed to do damage to living things．In fact，they have no other purpose．As such，the salient（突出的） question before any free people is not"are guns dangerous？"they are，but"who gets them，and why？"
This is not to say that nothing at all can be done to improve public safety．On an individual level，gun owners should do everything to ensure that their guns are kept away from children，and，where possible，they should train themselves in case they are ever called upon to shoot in anger．At the national level，the combination of better policing and economic growth can help to reduce crime-and，indeed，it has．In 1993，gun crime was more than twice as common as it is now，and there were fewer guns in circulation．Unpleasant as it is in its own right，that we have reached the point at which two-thirds of all guns-related deaths are deliberately self-inflicted （自虐） is a small victory．
How to deal with those deaths that remain？That is a tricky one．I do not know the answer，and nor，frankly，does anybody else．But selling fantasies to the ignorant is not going to cut it．
29．What does the writer mainly argue in this passage？B
A．Gun crime has been greatly reduced．
B．The idea of smart guns is not realistic．
C．Gun control will not succeed in America．
D．Guns-related deaths deserve public attention．
30．The underlined word"erratically"in Paragraph 2 probably meansC．
A．with effectiveness                                  
B．with passion and energy
C．in an unpredictable manner                     
D．in a reasonable and fair way
31．The writer supports his ideas in Paragraphs 2 and 3 mainly byD．
A．analyzing statistics（数据）                         
B．presenting problems and solutions
C．quoting the authorities（引用权威）           
D．making comparisons and contrasts
32．Which of the following might the writer NOT agree with？A
A．Few know how to deal with guns-related deaths．
B．Efforts to improve public safety have partly paid off．
C．The nature of guns makes them different from other products．
D．Guns using fingerprint software can risk the lives of the users．

12．Facing the Enemies Within
    We are not born with courage，but neither are we born with fear．Fears，even the most basic ones，can totally destroy our ambitions（雄心壮志）．Fear can destroy fortunes．Fear can destroy relationships．Fear，if left unchecked（处理），can destroy our lives．Fear is one of the many enemies living inside us．（16）C
The first enemy we face is indecision（优柔寡断）．Indecision is the thief of opportunity．（17）FTake a sword to this enemy．
The second enemy inside is doubt（怀疑）．（18）ABut you also can't let doubt take over．Many people doubt the past，doubt the future，doubt each other，doubt the government，doubt the possibilities and doubt the opportunities．Worst of all，they doubt themselves．I'm telling you，doubt will destroy your life and your chances of success．It will empty both your bank account and your heart．（19）EDo battle（抗战） with the enemy．Do battle with your fears．（20）BBe courageous in your life and in your pursuit of the things you want and the person you want to become．
A．Sure，there's room for healthy doubt．You can't believe everything             
B．Build your courage to fight what's holding you back，what's keeping you from your goals  and dreams．
C．Let me tell you about two of the other enemies we face from within．
D．Below are the ways which might be useful for us to overcome our fears．
E．Doubt is an enemy．Go after it．Get rid of it．
F．It will steal your chances for a better future．
G．Some people doubt everything..

11．There was a boy who was sent by his parents to a boarding school （寄宿学校）．（41）Bbeing sent away，this boy was the（37）Cstudent in his class．He was at the top in every（38）Aalways with high marks．
    But the boy changed after（39）Chome and attending the boarding school．His grades started（40）D．He hated being in a（41）A．He was lonely all the time．And there were especially dark times when he（42）Bcommitting suicide （自杀）．All of this was because he felt（43）Aand no one loved him．
    His parents started（44）Cabout the boy．But they even did not know what was（45）Dwith him．So his dad decided to travel to the boarding school and（46）Ahim．
    They sat on the bank of the lake near the school．The father started asking him some casual questions about his classes，teachers and（47）B．After some time his dad said，"Do you know，son，why I am here today？"
    The boy answered back，"To（48）C my grades？"
"No，no，"his dad replied．"I am here to tell you that you are the most   49B  person for me．I want to see you（50）A．I don't care about grades．I care about you．I care about your happiness．YOU ARE MY LIFE．"
    These words（51）Athe boy's eyes to be filled with tears．He（52）D his dad．They didn't say anything to each other for a long time．
    Now the boy had（53）Che wanted．He knew there was someone on this earth who cared for him deeply．He（54）Bthe world to someone．And today this young man is in college at the top of his class and no one has ever seen him（55）A!

36．A．After	B．Before	C．When	D．While
37．A．hardest	B．naughtiest	C．brightest	D．laziest
38．A．exam	B．activity	C．game	D．class
39．A．coming	B．returning	C．leaving	D．reaching
40．A．rising	B．raising	C．removing	D．dropping
41．A．group	B．term	C．company	D．party
42．A．led to	B．felt like	C．thought back	D．looked for
43．A．hopeless	B．careless	C．useless	D．harmless
44．A．caring	B．turning	C．worrying	D．speaking
45．A．crazy	B．true	C．possible	D．wrong
46．A．talk with	B．listen to	C．tell to	D．care about
47．A．family	B．friends	C．study	D．grades
48．A．say	B．analyze	C．tell	D．speak
49．A．grateful	B．important	C．famous	D．relative
50．A．happy	B．excellent	C．interested	D．satisfied
51．A．caused	B．wanted	C．expressed	D．forced
52．A．answered	B．ignored	C．hated	D．hugged
53．A．nothing	B．something	C．everything	D．anything
54．A．showed	B．meant	C．intended	D．expressed
55．A．sad	B．angry	C．pleasant	D．joyful

10．I live in Albuquerque，New Mexico．I used to give a lot of money to the homeless，feeling（41）Bfor them．But as time passed，I became a mom with no home，a huge （42）A，and hardly any income．As a result，I（43）Dgiving money to the people on the side of the road and became very（44）D．
Things started to change for me（45）A．I had a home，a backyard for my daughter，and plenty of food，and I started to（46）Bmyself out of debt．One day we saw a homeless person with the（47）B，"Will work for food．"I（48）C．My daughter commented．"Mommy，you used to always give money to those people in（49）C．"I replied，"Honey，they just use that money for（50）D，or other bad things．"She didn't respond．（51）Cwhen I said that，I didn't feel right．
Three days later，I was driving to（52）Cmy daughter from school．A man was standing on the corner，and something deep（53）Bme said，"Just help the guy．"So I（54）Adown my window，and he ran over excitedly．He said，"God bless you，I only need 77 cents．"I（55）Ainto my ashtray （烟灰缸） and strangely enough，there（56）Dthree quarters and two pennies．
I picked them up and gave them to him．He（57）Dwith joy and tears in his eyes．"Wow，you just made it（58）Afor me to see my mom for Christmas!Thank you so much； the（59）Bthat had this great sale is leaving in 20 minutes!"It was a moment I'll（60）Cforever．I think that man won't forget it either，but I was the one who got the best gift in life-GIVING．

41．A．angry	B．sorry	C．grateful	D．strange
42．A．debt	B．burden	C．disease	D．problem
43．A．continued	B．appreciated	C．hated	D．stopped
44．A．rich	B．pleased	C．relaxed	D．bitter
45．A．slowly	B．immediately	C．quickly	D．greatly
46．A．save	B．pull	C．run	D．feed
47．A．notice	B．sign	C．child	D．advertisement
48．A．ran away	B．turned back	C．passed by	D．sped up
49．A．danger	B．love	C．need	D．sadness
50．A．life	B．book	C．food	D．smoking
51．A．And	B．So	C．But	D．Even
52．A．bring up	B．carry out	C．pick up	D．take out
53．A．on	B．inside	C．behind	D．over
54．A．rolled	B．pushed	C．blew	D．took
55．A．reached	B．went	C．knocked	D．shouted
56．A．hid	B．stood	C．slept	D．sat
57．A．stood up	B．turned up	C．set out	D．burst out
58．A．possible	B．meaningful	C．wonderful	D．interesting
59．A．plane	B．bus	C．woman	D．man
60．A．thank	B．respect	C．remember	D．hold