–Did the door keeper let you in?

--No, _____ I tried to tell him that I was your uncle, he just wouldn’t listen to me.

A. no matter B. even if　 C. however D. whether

 It's too late to go out now and _______, it's starting to rain.

A. though        B. besides        　 C. however        D. instead

第二节　完形填空(共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从36－55各小题所给四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A couple of years ago, a minister(牧师) in an American church got fed up with listening to the people in his church complaining. They were complaining about little   36 : the service(礼拜仪式) was too long, the service was too short; they didn’t like the choice of   37    they had to sing in church. He felt all this complaining was   38   everyone feel negative. So, he   39    to do something about it.

He gave the people in his church a(n)  40  : try to stop complaining for 21   41  .And not just about the church, about everything! He   42    gave each person in the church a purple bracelet(手镯) to wear on their wrists. The bracelet was to   43    them not to complain.  44   , after three weeks of not complaining, people said they felt happier. They  45    that the less they complained, the happier their lives became.

Complaining seems to be part of our human nature. Life,  46  , is full of difficulties. It is   47   to feel disappointed, irritated and unhappy at times. The real problem,  48  , comes when we take those negative inner feeelings and   49  them out loud. Somehow, it makes everything   50  . The more we complain, the worse we feel; the worse we feel, the more we complain. And it   51  everyone around us, too. It can become a virus of negativity.

Doctors say that complaining is aslo  52  for your health. They say that people who aren’t complainers are healthier, happier, have more friends and are more successful than people who complain all the time. So,  53   something ticks you off, like a rainy day or a bad meal, try  54  your tongue instead of complaining. It will be your contribution to   55   a world without complaints.

36. A.advantages            B.places                C.things              D. opinions       

37. A.songs               B.activities             C.words              D.speeches

38. A.causing              B.making              C.forcing             D.getting

39. A.expected             B.suggested            C.wished              D.decided

40. A.challenge            B.gift                 C.suggestion           D.explanation

41. A.hours               B.days                C.weeks              D.months

42. A.even               B.only                C.ever               D.also

43. A.hope               B.warn                C.remind             D.persuade

44. A.Surprisingly         B.Fortunately          C.Finally             D.Clearly

45. A.described            B.imagined            C.discovered           D.understood

46. A.above all            B.after all             C.as a result           D.first of all

47. A.important           B.strange              C.possible             D.natural

48. A.besides             B.instead              C.however            D.otherwise

49. A.express             B.perform             C. give               D.hand

50. A.better               B.worse               C.satisfying           D.puzzling

51. A.benefits             B.improves            C.attracts             D.affects

52. A.bad                B.good                C.necessary            D.fantastic

53. A.although            B.now that             C.even if              D.next time

54. A.taking              B.holding             C.opening             D.using

55. A.changing            B.damaging            C.building            D.declaring

III．阅读理解（满分50分）
　　阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Against the supposition that forest fires in Alaska, Canada and Siberia warm the climate, scientists have discovered that cooling may occur in areas where burnt trees allow more snow to mirror more sunlight into space.
This finding suggests that taking steps to prevent northern forest fires to limit the release of greenhouse gases may warm the climate in northern regions. Usually large fires destroyed forests in these areas over the past decade. Scientists predict that with climate warming, fires may occur more frequently over the next several centuries as a result of a longer fire season. Sunlight taken in by the earth tends to cause warming, while heat mirrored back into space tends to cause cooling.
This is the first study to analyze all aspects of how northern fires influence climate. Earlier studies by other scientists have suggested that fire in northern regions speed up climate warming because greenhouse gases from burning trees and plants are released into the atmosphere and thus trap heat.
Scientists found that right after the fire, large amounts of greenhouse gases entered the atmosphere and caused warming. Ozone（臭氧） levels increased, and ash from the fire fell on far-off sea ice, darkening the surface and causing more radiation from the sun to be taken in. The following spring, however, the land within the area of the fire was brighter than before the fire, because fewer trees covered the ground. Snow on the ground mirrored more sunlight back into space, leading to cooling.
“We need to find out all possible ways to reduce the growth of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.” Scientists tracked the change in the amount of radiation entering and leaving the climate system as a result of the fire, and found a measurement closely related to the global air temperature. Typically, fire in northern regions occurs in the same area every 80 to 150 years. Scientists, however, found that when fire occurs more frequently, more radiation is lost from the earth and cooling results. Specifically, they determined when fire returns 20 years earlier than predicted, 0.5 watts per square meter of area burned are soaked up by the earth from greenhouse gases, but 0.9 watts per square meter will be sent back into space. The net effect is cooling. Watts are used to measure the rate at which energy is gained or lost from the earth.
41. According to the new findings, taking steps to prevent northern forest fires may __________.
A. result in a warming climate          
B. cause the forest fires to occur more frequently
C. lead to a longer fire season            
D. protect the forests and the environment there
42. The following are all the immediate effects after a forest fire EXCEPT __________.
A. large amounts of greenhouse gases enter the atmosphere
B. the levels of ozone which is a type of oxygen increase
C. snow on the ground mirrors more sunlight back into space
D. ashes from the fire fall on the ice surface and take in more radiation from the sun
43. Earlier studies about northern forest fires __________.
A. analyze all aspects of how northern fires influence climate
B. indicate that forest fires will pollute the atmosphere
C. suggest that people should take measures to protect environment
D. suggest that the fires will speed up climate warming
44.The underlined phrase “soak up” in the last paragraph most probably means __________.
A. released         B. absorbed       C. created      D. distributed
45. From the passage we can draw a conclusion that forest fires in Alaska, Canada and Siberia may __________.
A. warm the climate as the supposition goes
B. allow more snow to reflect more sunlight into space and thus cool the climate
C. destroy large areas of forests and pollute the far-off sea ice
D. help to gain more energy rather than release more energy

第二节　完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
　　阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Tina and Thomas Sjogren were the fourth people to reach the earth's poles. Years ago, the couple were  16    across the North Atlantic on their way to Europe. Tina looked out of her window and was  17   by the vast amount of space in Greenland. “The sky outside the window burst into different  18  and auroras (极光) flew all around us. I   19   what it would be like to step down there and start walking  20  , all alone in such a place. ”She thought, “If this is what Iceland and Greenland are like, how   21   then must the Arctic be?” She turned to her husband,   22  him awake and said, "Honey, let' s go to the Poles !"
Tina’s   23   would not be their first adventure. They had already climbed Mount Qomolangma. The pair soon made a   24   to visit both the North and South Poles on skis,
Traveling   25  
On February 2, 2002, they reached the South Pole. Their journey 26   2,000 kilometres. After just 35 days of recovery and preparation, they   27  again. "You are so    28      after the long expedition to the South Pole, so you don' t know if you could do   29   right away."
On May 29　, after traveling for the whole morning, as the couple watched with weak    30     , the numbers on their GPS showed that their goal had   31 been achieved. They had made it.
Without the    32    of dogs or supplies dropped from planes, it was only their strength and willpower that   33   them to ski and swim their way. They got valuable experience but that did not come without a    34   If you go on an adventure, there's always the risk of something going wrong.    35   , you will learn from it.
16. A. flying           B. exploring           C. swimming           D. sailing
17. A. frightened       B. bored               C. amazed             D. amused
18. A. shapes           B. colors               C. sounds               D. waves
19. A. remembered     B. wondered           C. enjoyed             D. doubted
20. A. carefully         B. quickly              C. aimlessly             D. freely
21. A. cold            B, bright              C. wonderful          D. terrible
22. A. shook           B. knocked            C. kept                D. beat
23. A. idea             B. advice               C. order                D. offer
24. A. suggestion       B. plan                C. proposal             D. change
25. A. non-stop         B. unsupported         C. unreturned          D. unprepared
26. A. covered          B. included            C. lasted                D. crossed
27. A. broke down      B. settled down         C. set out               D. came back
28. A. excited          B. disappointed        C. confused            D. tired
29. A. more          B. another              C. one                  D. others
30. A. torchlight       B. sunlight            C. breath              D. eyesight
31. A. surprisingly     B. luckily             C. accidentally         D. eventually
32. A. reward           B. burden              C. help                 D. company
33. A. attracted        B. allowed             C. taught               D. forced
34. A. price            B. success             C. mistake             D. change
35. A.Therefore         B. Instead          C. Otherwise         D.However