Do you always understand the directions on a bottle of medicine? Do you know what is meant by "Take only as directed"? Read the following directions and see if you understand them.
　　"To reduce pain, take two tablets(药片)with water, followed by one tablet every eight hours, as required. For night-time and early morning relief take two tablets at bedtime. Do not take more than six tablets in twenty-four hours.
For children six to twelve years old, give half the amount. For children under six years old, ask for your doctor's advice.
　　Reduce the amount if you suffer from restlessness or sleeplessness after taking the medicine.
【小题1】How many tablets at most can a person over 12 have in 24 hours?

A．Eight

B．Six

C．Four

D．Three

【小题2】How many tablets should a nine-year-old child normally take in 24 hours?

A．Half a tablet.	B．One tablet.
C．Two tablets .	D．Four tablets.

【小题3】What is the advice for one who cannot sleep well after taking the medicine?

A．Stop taking the medicine at bedtime.

B．Take less than the normal amount.

C．Take more than the normal amount.

D．Continue to take the normal amount.

【小题4】It can be inferred from the directions that this medicine      .

A．helps you to fall asleep quickly

B．should not be taken by children under six

C．cannot be taken if one feels sleepy

D．may be dangerous to small children

阅读理解

　　Tokyo: Three snakes, whose poison could kill a person in ten minutes, are guarding a blue star sapphire (蓝宝石)worth nearly six hundred thousand dollars at a Japanese exhibition of jewels sent from an Indian museum.

　　“Normally it would be forbidden to let these poisonous snakes guard exhibiton objects, but it's different this time because the jewels are being exhibited at a hotel. ”a police official said.

　　Exhibition officials said that a person bitten (咬)by one of these snakes would need at least 80m1 of an anti-poison medicine to be saved. Medicine was being kept ready at a nearby hospital.

　　The star sapphire and other valuable jewels worth a total of one million dollars are on show behind glass. Hundreds of visitors came to see the special blue star sapphire and were surprised when they saw the sixty-centimetre-long brown guards.

1．Using snakes at exhibitions of valuable objects is ________.

[　　]

A．quite normal

B．never allowed

C．often necessary

D．usually forbidden

2．The jewels were being shown in ________.

[　　]

A．an Indian hotel

B．an Indian museum

C．a Japanese hotel

D．a Japanese museum

3．Why were the snakes and jewels at the same exhibition?

[　　]

A．They were both special things from India.

B．The snakes were to keep the jewels safe.

C．The organizers wanted to do something unusual.

D．People liked to visit an exhibition guarded by snakes.

4．Many visitors came to the exhibition because ________.

[　　]

A．the snakes were on show

B．so many jewels were being exhibited

C．exhibition officials said it was special

D．they were interested in seeing a famous jewel

5．If the visitors were bitten by one of the poisonous snakes, he ________.

[　　]

A．would be saved by anti-poison medicine

B．would be dying soon

C．would feel nothing serious

D．would run away as soon as possible

第二卷(非选择题)

第三部分　写　　作 (满分30分)

第一节　单词拼写 (每小题1分)

根据所给汉语注释，写出所缺单词的正确形式(每空限写一词)。

⒈ She works very hard, and she is a great _________(安慰) to her parents.

⒉ It’s ______________ (不必要的) for you to have a talk with her.

⒊ _____________ (雷雨) is common in summer.

⒋ The girl enjoys singing and dancing, and she is _______ (敏锐) at music.

⒌ He is the __________ (冠军) of the boys’ 200-meter race at the sports meet.

⒍ He likes playing the piano a lot and wants to be a ______ (钢琴家) in the future.

⒎ The boss is ____________ (乐观的) about his factory.

⒏ Did you get seasick during the __________ (航海)?

⒐ Please _______ (加热) the milk until it boils.

⒑ Wool is one of the chief _________ (出口物) of Australia.

 

The Western world has always been divided into two types of people—the cool and the uncool. It is a　 __36__　 that starts in school. The cool kids are good at sports. They are　 __37__　 with the opposite sex. They are good?looking and people want to　 __38__　 their style. They can do their homework but they don't　 __39__ a big effort. That would not be cool.

The uncool kids are in the　 __40__　 of the playground. They are very bright，but they don't have great　 __41__skills and they are　 __42__　 at sports. When they are not programming computers or doing calculus(微积分) in their heads, they are reading comic books and watching shows　 __43__　 the X Files. They are　 __44__ as the geeks(怪人)．

Here are the geeks. The geeks are taking over(占上风). Make friends with them now　 __45__　 they will put virus in your computer and　 __46__　 your math homework to ruin. Geeks might not be popular at school, yet they do pass their examinations, and they might not be too popular at university，but　 __47__　 good degrees.

The most important　 __48__　 of the 21st century, computers and IT, has been at least partly created by geeks. Geek heroes like Bill Gates　 __49__　 others to follow their examples. Being a geek is a way of earning good money. And the creation of the Internet gave them a　　 __50__　 of their own to work and play in，making them a global force.　 __51__， the effect of the geeks　 __52__ popular culture has started a new trend. It is now cool to be　 __53__. Geek culture is becoming an important part of general popular culture, in which what you know is more important than　 __54__　 you look like.

But there are also　 __55__. Geeks were often bullied (欺侮)or laughed at in school. Now a geek may be your boss. Perhaps it is time for punishment.

36．A.division 　 B．part C．class 　　 D．habit

37．A.pleasant 　 B．popular C．crazy 　 D．particular

38．A.take B．act C．copy　 　 D．advance

39．A.have B．suffer C．support D．make

40．A.corner 　　 B．team 　C．group　 D．center

41．A.operating　 　　　 B．speaking 　C．social 　 D．experimental

42．A.good　 　　 B．active C．hopeless 　　　 D．sharp

43．A.like 　 B．for 　C．such 　　 D．as

44．A.admired　 B．thought 　C．known D．treated

45．A.and　 B．so 　C．or　 　　　 D．that

46．A.put　 B．place 　C．bring 　　 D．take

47．A.win B．take 　C．wish 　　 D．finish

48．A.industry 　 B．progress 　C．discovery 　　　 D．improvement

49．A.excite 　　 B．discourage 　C．demand D．promise

50．A.room 　　　 B．world 　C．chance D．heaven

51．A.Somehow　 　 B．However 　C．Though D．Besides

52．A.in 　　 B．of C．on D．for

53．A.rich B．uncool C．attractive 　　 D．handsome

54．A.how　 　　 B．that C．how much 　 D．what

55．A.risks B．questions 　C．shortcomings 　　　 D．chances

The message is very important，so it is supposed _________ as soon as possible．

　　A．to be sent　　　　　 B．to send

　　C．being sent　 　　　　D．sending