The conference has been held to discuss the effects of tourism _____ the wildlife in the area.  

  A. in                                B. on                                     C. at                                               D. with

In fact the street is much wider than _____ one.

  A. this                              B. that                                  C. there                               D. it

I earn 10 dollars _____ hour as _____ supermarket cashier on Saturdays.  

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

A small plane crashed into a hillside five miles east of the city, _____all four people on board．

       A．killed     B．killing              C．kills         D．to kill

Miss Tang teaches _______ and we all like her class．

     A．our English      B．ours English     C．us English       D．English for us

Listening to loud music at rock concerts       caused hearing loss in some teenagers.

     A. is                B. are                 C. has                 D. have  

第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题每小题2分，满分40分)

    阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，

  并存答题卡上将该项涂黑。

                                           A

      It was a Sunday and the heavy storm had lasted all night. The morning after the storm, though, was beautiful: blue skies, warm air and a calm, inviting sea touching the shore gently.

      My father realised it was a good day for fishing and invited my sister and me to go with him. I was only 14 and fishing had never been my thing, but I decided to go all the same. I’m so glad I did.

      On the road to the harbour we could see the terrible destruction on the coast, but the harbour itself was in fairly good shape. After all, it was protected by the arms of a bay that had only one tiny channel to the sea. As we got on board, we noticed two big humps (脊背) in the distance.

      On approaching them, we saw it was a mother whale with her baby. We couldn’t believe it -- there aren’t any whales along the coast here. The storm must have driven them across the ocean into the bay, in which the still water was so badly polluted that nothing could survive.

      The little baby whale —actually as big as our boat — was obviously stuck and could not move. The mother dived under the water and came up suddenly, making big whirlpools (漩涡) and waves. "She’s trying to help her baby, but on the wrong side," my father said. At this point, my father moved our boat in a semicircle to the other side and, heading the boat towards the baby whale, pushed it gently. With our several gentle pushes the big hump turned over and disappeared under water. Then it swam up right beside its mum. They struggled in their desperate attempts to escape but missed the exit and started heading in the wrong direction. We hurried up to the whales and tried to lead them towards the bay channel. Slowly, they let us lead them, sometimes rising from the water right beside us to breathe -- and to give us a trusting look with those huge eyes. Once they hit their first part of clean water flowing straight from the sea, the mum gave us a wave with her tail and off they swam into the distance.

      In the excitement it had felt like only a few minutes, but we had been with those wonderful animals for almost an hour and a half. That was the simple and lasting beauty of the day. Nearly four decades later, I still look back fondly to that golden day at sea.

51. The author says “I’m so glad I did.” (in Para. 2) because ____________.

      A. he witnessed the whole process of fishing

      B. he enjoyed the beauty of the calm sea

      C. he experienced the rescue of the whales

      D. he spent the weekend with his family

52. The harbour survived the storm owing to __________.

      A. the shape of the harbour

      B. the arms of the bay

      C. the still water in the channel

      D. the long coast line

53. The mother whale failed to help her baby because ___________.

     A. she had stayed in the polluted water for too long

     B. the whirlpools she had made were not big enough

     C. she had no other whales around to turn to for help

     D. the waves pushed her baby in the wrong direction

54. What is the theme of the story?

     A. Saving lives brings people a sense of happiness.

     B. Fishing provides excitement for children.

     C. It’s necessary to live in harmony with animals.

     D.  It’s vital to protect the environment.

That company is bound to lose the case in court because no one can _______ their selling pirated software and breaking intellectual property.

   A. justify                  B. testify       C. confirm               D. prove

   The policeman signed to a driver to ______ to check if he had drunk.

   A. pull over     B. pull out                      C. pull in                 D. pull through

When I was small and my grandmother died, I couldn’t understand why I had no tears. But that night when my dad tried to cheer me up, my laugh turned into crying.

 So it came as no surprise to learn that researchers believe crying and laughing come from the same part of the brain. Just as laughing has many health advantages, scientists are discovering that so, too, does crying.

Whatever it takes for us to reduce pressure is important to our emotional (情感的) health, and crying seems to work well. One study found that 85 percent of women and 73 percent of men report feeling better after crying.

Besides, tears attract help from other people. Researchers agree that when we cry, people around us become kinder and friendly and they are more ready to provide support and comfort. Tears also enable us to understand our emotions better; sometimes we don't even know we' re very sad until we cry. We learn about our emotions through crying, and then we can deal with them.

Just as crying can be healthy, not crying — holding back tears of anger, pain or suffering — can be bad for physical health. Studies have shown that too much control of emotions can lead to high blood pressure, heart problems and some other illnesses. If you have a health problem, doctors will certainly not ask you to cry. But when you feel like crying, don't fight it. It's a natural — and healthy — emotional response.

56. People can do benefit from crying except?

A. Reduce pressure    B. Attract help from other people

C. Learn about our emotions through crying

D. Cause healthy problems

57. Why didn't the author cry when her grandmother died?

A. Because her father did not want her to feel too sad.

B. Because she did not love her grandmother.

C. Because she was too shy to cry at that time.

D. The author doesn’t give the explanation.

58. It can be inferred from the text that ______.

A. there are two ways to keep healthy

B. crying does more good to health than laughing

C. crying and laughing play the same roles

D. emotional health has a close relationship to physical health

59. According to the author, which of the following statements is true?

A. Crying is the best way to get help from others.

B. Fighting back tears may cause some health problems.

C. We will never know our deep feelings unless we cry.

D. We must cry if we want to reduce pressure.

60. What might be the most suitable title for the text?

A. Power of Tears         B. How to Keep Healthy

C. Why We Cry               D. A New Scientific Discovery