三、 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

 With the introduction of family planning policies in the 1970s, most Chinese teenagers have no brothers or sisters．They get to be the beloved（心爱的）__51__child．But they may not realize that they will have to “__52__” the love as their__53__ones grow old．They will have to__54__lots of old people—their parents, grandparents, their_   55  _parents and grandparents．China is becoming__56_  country．

According to the United Nations, an aging society refers to one    57   10 percent or more of the population is over 60, or 7 percent or more is over 65. According to   58   from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, by 2008, Chinese over 60 years old made up 12 percent of the nation’s total population. The    59    for those aged 65 or older was 8.3 percent.

In China, people have a belief that “parents raise children; then the children care for the parents as they get old”．But this__60__is under stress as the market economy puts millions of young Chinese on the road__61__better paying jobs．They are leaving their parents__62_．Now many families are looking more to the government than to their__63__for support when they’re old．China has increased its basic social security（基本社会保险）plan which is__64__protecting those__65__, including the old, the disabled and others．These programs are now broad, __66_they are still not highly developed．

As more people grow__67__, China will have fewer working people, __68__will slow down economic growth．According to a November 26 report in the Economic Information Daily, an expert said China should __69__its people to have more than one child in the future__70_China should keep its labor population and total population size stable（稳定的）．

51．A．only        B．lonely     C.friendly          D．heartily

52．A．take up  B．take back  C．pay back D．pay for

53．A．hated      B．loved       C．tired       D．hearted

54．A．care for    B．bring up   C．look for    D．pay attention to

55．A．daughter’s or son’s  B．niece’s or nephew’s  

      C．wife’s or husband’s       D．aunt’s or uncle’s

56．A．an old      B．an aging   C．a developing    D．a developed

57．A．where       B．when      C．which       D．that

58．A．an article  B．an email   C．a magazine      D．a report

59．A．conclusion      B．character        C．figure      D．survey

60．A．tradition   B．opinion  C. saying          D．way

61．A．in favor of      B．in search of    C．in the way of    D．in the face of

62．A．out   B．off   C．ahead      D．behind

63．A．friends     B．relatives    C．parents     D．children

64．A．an act      B．a case       C．a program       D．a plan

65．A．in danger        B．in need     C．in desperate      D．in disaster

66．A．but    B．or     C．and   D．so

67．A．strong     B．realistic  C．rich   D．old

68．A．as     B．which       C．what  D．that

69．A．forbid      B．promise   C. encourage        D．order

70．A．so that      B．though      C．even if     D．because

. When asked why he went there, he said he was sent there ____ for a space flight.

A. training   B. being trained   C. to have trained   D. to be trained

 What has started as a Chicago morning program in 1984 has now turned into one of the most popular daytime chat shows ever _____ on TV.

A. to be seen                        B. to see                       C. seeing                      D. has been seen

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题,每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。

  It is midnight on September 22, 2012. The sky above Manhattan，New York is filled with a curtain of colorful light. New Yorkers are fascinated by the beautiful aurora (极光). However, their fascination is short-lived.

  Within a few seconds, electric bulbs dim and flicker (闪烁), then become unusually bright for a few seconds. Then all the lights go out. Within 90 seconds, the entire eastern half of the US is without power.

        Besides the US, Europe, Japan and China are also hit by the same terrible event. It is a violent solar flare (太阳耀斑) ,150 million kilometers away on the surface of the sun.

        Science fiction? No. A report funded by NASA and issued by the US National Academy of Sciences in January this year says it could happen.

  A massive solar flare is most likely on a spring or autumn night in 2012, according to the report.

  Solar flares are huge explosions on the surface of the sun. In a matter of just a few minutes they heat material to many millions of degrees and release as much energy as a billion megatons (百万吨) of TNT explosives. Solar flares release a stream of charged high-energy particles (粒子). They are called “solar winds”.

  If one solar “wind” should hit the Earth’s magnetic shield (磁场), the result could be terrible for humans 。

  But there’s no need to run for cover from solar winds. They do not harm life on Earth, they only affect the way we live, especially since we depend so much on modern technology. They can pump extra electricity into power lines and pipelines, causing blackouts and fuel leaks. Solar winds are also known to affect mobile phone operations and may disrupt wireless Internet services.

  Moreover, solar winds can prevent normal satellite operations, and disrupt radio communications and navigation systems such as the Global Positioning System.

  Auroras are powered by solar wind. This wind blows past the Earth at about 400-700 km per second and creates storms in the Earth’s magnetic environment. In the polar regions these explode into southern or northern polar lights.

  The most serious solar storm that hit Earth in history happened in 1859. It caused the failure of telegraph systems in Europe and North America.

  So, for humans, the sun is a double-edged sword. Without the sun, there would be no life on Earth. Without the sun, Earth would be a frozen dark ball floating in space. However, on the other hand, the sun can disorder our lives from time to time.

1. What is the main idea of the passage?

       A. It introduces to readers the advantages and disadvantages of the sun.

       B. It describes a science fiction set in Manhattan on 22 September 2012.

       C. It shows readers the way in which solar winds form inside the sun.

       D. It explains what solar flares are and their effects on human life.

2. The first two paragraphs are written ____.

       A. to show a beautiful scene in a true story

       B. to describe the beautiful scenery of Manhattan

       C. to describe the power problem around the world

       D. to introduce the topic of this passage

3. What can we conclude from the passage?

       A. Solar flares will do great harm to those who are using the Internet.

       B. Solar flares cannot reach as far as the polar regions.

       C. Solar flares are huge explosions that happen inside the sun.

       D. But for our reliance on technology, solar flares wouldn’t

affect us so much.

4. Solar winds will likely affect us in the following ways EXCEPT that ____.

       A. normal satellite operations will be stopped

       B. the lights in the areas affected will go out at the same time

       C. people on the streets will be struck to death

       D. some navigation systems will be out of order

 第四部分: 根据所给汉语提示或首字母填写词的适当形式，完成下列句子

（共15小题；每空1分，满分15分）

 1. She _______ (声明) that she new nothing about the robbery.

2. Just accept them for who they are, and give them_______ (鼓励) to live as rich and

a full a life as you do.

3. Can you r_____ me some famous English songs. I will sing an English song at the party.

 4. As she turned a_______, there stood Gladys Claffern.

 5. As she was not allowed to _______ (陪伴) her to the shops, she wrote out a list of

   items for her.

 6. The theatre has very good access for the _______ (残疾人).

 7. In the m___ , old Tom, and the others are having a good feed on its lips and tongue.

 8. Using a _______ (望远镜) we could see that something was happening.

 9. Without _______ (暂停) we jumped into the boat with the other whalers and

   headed out into the bay.

10. He was born in a _______ (偏远的) mountainous village, far from the city.

11. I love listening to the family softly talking to each other in their language, even

   though I could not p_______ in the conversation.

12. Hearing the news, more than 100 people hurried to the scene to d_____their blood.

13. I saw her waiting in a q_______at the student cafeteria between lectures, because

   there were so many people .

14. It is a great_______ (安慰) to have a substitute family to be with.

15. I have been so o_______with work that I haven’t had time for social activities.

_______ their service, the workers of the hotel are active in learning English.

       A. Improving             B. To improve    

       C. Improve                 D. Having improved

Americans eat ____ vegetables per person today as they did in 1910.

A. more than twice as many  B. more than twice  C. as twice as many as  D. twice as many as

He thought nobody was around , but he was in fact seen      into the office building .

       A. to steal                    B. steal        C. stole                        D. stolen

在下列每组单词中，有一个单词的划线部分与其他单词的划线部分的读音不同。找出这个词，并把它前面的大写字母填入左边的括号里。

       （    ）1. A. childhood             B. chemist            C. church                     D. chest

       （    ）2. A. deer                     B. hear                 C. near                  D. bear

       （    ）3. A. excellent              B. excuse               C. explain              D. express

       （    ）4. A. museum               B. popular             C. dustbin              D. valuable

       （    ）5. A. coast                    B. float                 C. soap                  D. broad

．Life is too short to waste and too_______to give up.

       A．expensive B．ordinary   C．fragile      D．precious