As a young man, he ________ many social activities and later _______ the Party.

   A. took part in; joined              B. took part in ; joined in

   C. joined in; took part in            D. joined; took part

Shanghai: Car rentals (出租)are becoming more and more popular as an inexpensive way of taking to roads. Business people, foreign and families alike are making good use of the growing industry.

The first car rental firm opened in Shanghai in 1992 an dnow 12 car rental players are in the game, with more than 11,500 cars in their books.

The largest player-Shangha Bashi Tourism Car Rental Center offers a wide variety of choices-deluxe sedans, minivans, station wagons, coaches. Santana sedans are the big favorite.

Firms can attract enough customers for 70 percent of their cars every month. This fighure shoots up during holiday seasons like National Day, Labor Day and New Year’s Day, with some recording 100 percent rental.

The major market force rests in the growing population of white-collar employees (白领雇员), who can afford the new service, said Zhuang Yu, marketing manager of Shanghai Angel Car Rental Co.

The words “deluxe sedans, ” “minivans” and “station wagons” used in the text refer to_________.

A. cars in the making    B. car rental firms   C. cars for rent   D. car makers

Which of the following statements is true according to the text?

A. 70% of the cars can be rented out on holiday.

B. 70% of the customers are white-collar employees.

C. More firms are open for service during holiday seasons.

D. Some firms rent out all their cars during holiday seasons.

Shanghai’s car rental industry is growing so fast mainly due to_________.

A. better cars supplied by producers    

B. fast service offered by car rental firms

C. the increasing number of white-collar employees

D. people’s growing interest in traveling during holidays

________ came that another spaceship Shenzhou VII was successfully lifted off in our couvtry.

A. word  B. Word    C. The word     D. Words

把下列单词填入每个句子的空白处（注意所填单词的形式变化）：

1 I live near our school. Sometimes I _________ to school.

2 I ________ that the rude shop assistant should apologize to me.

3 My daughter is so ________ that she cannot easily change her mind.

4 You only have to pay 20 yuan; children travel at half _________.

5 I signed up for the 2007 English Summer _________.

6 The notice is written in German. Is anyone _________ with the German language?

7 The boy was ________ enough to keep chasing after the thief with a knife.

8 Liu Xiang broke the world _________ for the men’s 110-meter hurdle.

9 If you get to Beijing, there are two kinds of ________ for you to choose—by air or train.

10 When you write it is important to use words _________.

11 Fighting against terrorism(恐怖主义) has become an important ______ throughout the world these years.

12 Can you think of ways to _________ him to give up the plan?

13 When people are travelling they often write about their travels, which is called travel _______.

14 The Everest has an ________ of 8844.34 meters, according to the latest survey.

15 After putting on a T-shirt and ________, he went out to play tennis.

16 If you want to pass the exams, you’d better change your ________ towards them.

17 The soil of the Northeast _______ is fertile(肥沃的) and fine corn, sorghum, and rice grow there.

18 Upbringing(培养) plays an important part in _________ a person’s character.

_______it is to jump out of an airplane at 10,000 feet!

A. What an exciting experience                  B. How exciting experience       

C. How an exciting experience                   D. What exciting experience

Have you seen the film Star Wars? If you have, you’ll know what an energy–gun is, and a light–sword too. The gigantic space ship in Star Wars can destroy a whole planet in a second or two, and it does so. Fortunately, it isn’t our planet; it belongs to a distant system, far out in space.

The great empty spaces of the universe are no problem in star Wars. The fighters know how to fold space over, like a sheet of paper, so that very distant stars are brought close together; they call it “hyperspace”. This means, of course, that their ships don’t have to creep along at the speed of light. If they did that, they would take years, even centuries, to reach the battlefield. Hyperspace allows them to travel as “supralight” speed and get there in a couple of hours. It’s good clean fun (健康无害的娱乐) though.

We certainly don’t know all about physics yet, but we do have the work of Albert Einstein. He asked us to believe that nothing could travel faster than light through an empty space --- but don’t let that miserable idea spoil the film for you, even though all our observations up to now have shown that Einstein was dead right --- forget it. Sit back and watch those energy–shells blow up the hated enemy. The Star Wars princess is extremely beautiful.

The more we “discover”, the more we must admire Einstein. He knew it all before us --- by about 1910 in fact. We observe certain very high speed particles (微粒), and they behave exactly as Einstein predicted they would. We can give them a speed almost equal to light, but they never quite reach light speed. He predicted that a very fast–moving object, as it flashed by a stationary observer(静止的参照物), would seem to have much greater weight than usual. And that, too, was proved correct.

So far as scientific theory or evidence is concerned, there is no such thing as hyperspace, no such speed as supralight. Space is as we know it, and light speed is the highest possible speed. “But,” say the story-writers, “that’s only true at present. We don’t know all about physics yet. Who knows --- who knows if there isn’t another set of facts just waiting to be discovered; another universe perhaps, just round the corner?”

Einstein seems to have been prepared for that too. In his theories he emphasized the word “relative”. Everything --- speed, weight, time, etc. --- is relative to something else. Nothing, by itself is real or absolute. So if there is another universe somewhere, we shall only know about it relative to ourselves. So far there’s no sign of it. But for the future, well, who knows?

51．What is the purpose of science – fiction stories and films?

They point out the way ahead, and scientists are grateful.

They encourage us in our searching for the truth.

They show us what the future universe will be like.

They are written and made to entertain us.

52．If you see Star Wars, what might spoil it for you, according to the passage?

       A．Einstein’s theories.           

B．The uncomfortable surroundings of the theatre.

       C．The ugly actress and actors.   

D．The rude audience.

53．Einstein predicted that the increase in weight          .

applies only to big things, like huge space–ships

is apparent only to the stationary observer

is a real increase       

remains even after the objective has stopped moving

54．Einstein’s theories emphasized          .

       A．everything is relative to something else         B．the universe is infinite (无限的)

       C．light speed is the highest possible speed      D．there is another universe somewhere

55．Although Einstein did not observe the behavior of high–speed objects,         .

his theories predicted they travels at light speed

his theories predicted them with great accuracy

he knew they would be discovered       

he predicted them in the year 1910

 You are saying that everying should be equal, and this is _____ I agree.

A.why          B.where              C.what             D.how

第二节::完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分,满分30分）

I was parked in front of the mall wiping off my car. Coming my way from across the parking lot was  1  society would consider a bum(无业游民). From the  2  of him, he had no car, no home, no clean clothes, and no money. He sat down in front of the bus stop but didn’t look like he could have enough money to even  3  the bus. “That’s a very pretty car,” he said. He was  4  but he had a(n)  5  of dignity around him. I said, “thanks,” and  6  wiping off my car. He sat there  7  as I worked. The  8  beg for money never came. As the silence between us widened something inside said, “ask him if he needs any help.” I was  9  that he would say “yes”. “Do you need any help?” I asked. He answered in three  10  but profound(深远的) words that I shall never  11 . “Don’t we all?” he said.

I had been feeling high, successful and important  12  those three words  13  me like a shotgun. Don’t we all? I needed help. Maybe not for bus fare or a place to sleep, but I needed help. I  14  my wallet and gave him not only enough for bus fare, but enough to get a warm meal and  15  for the day. Those three little words still ring  16 . No matter how much you have, no matter how much you have  17 , you need help too. No matter how  18  you have, no matter how  19  you are with problems, even without money or a place to sleep, you can  20  help.

1. A. that                B. what           C. which        D. how  

2. A. expressions         B. manners        C. looks              D. attitudes 

3. A. ride                 B. buy          C. drive           D. stop    

4. A. generous           B. disappointed   C. modern           D. ragged 

5. A. air                    B. atmosphere      C. appearance      D. figure 

6. A. finished             B. stopped           C. continued         D. began 

7. A. quietly                    B. casually                 C. aimlessly                D. eagerly 

8. A. intenting             B. expected            C. boring             D. supposed 

9. A. afraid                    B. glad               C. doubtful          D. sure

10. A. simple              B. complex           C. strange              D. rigid 

11. A. accept                B. forget              C. respond          D. choose  

12. A. unless                B. after               C. until               D. when  

13. A. fightened         B. moved            C. wounded        D. hit  

14. A. reached in                B. searched for     C. looked up        D. exposed to 

15. A. shelter              B. clothes             C. reward             D. blanket 

16. A. nice                   B. ridiculous        C. true                 D. proper 

17. A. submitted           B. devoted          C. applied           D. accomplished

18. A. few                  B. many               C. little                D. enough 

19. A. loaded              B. puzzled            C. angry              D. unsatisfied 

20. A. receive              B. give                 C. need               D. seek 

Who do you suppose _____ wants to go with to the cinema____ in the 1990’s.

   A. she; building         B. that she; building   C. she; built                     D. that she; built

It was too hard for the firefighters to get close to the burning building．All their attempts to rescue the people trapped were           .

A. in vain                      B. in return             C. in place              D. in danger