Humans have observed and explored the oceans since ancient times.But it wasn’t until the 19th century that the scientific study of oceans began.The first major scientific expedition,and the one that firmly established the field of oceanography,was the around-the-world voyage of H.M.S.  Challenger.Setting out from England in 1872,the Challenger spent almost three and a half years gathering a wealth of information about seawater,sea life,and the ocean floor.Major oceanographic expeditions since then have included the South Atlantic voyage of the German ship Meteor in 1926 and the Deep-Sea Drilling Project from 1968 to 1983.Many individuals also have played important roles in advancing our understanding of oceans,beginning with Matthew Fontaine Maury in the mid-1800s;his work on oceanography and navigation led to a uniform system of weather reporting at sea.Since Maury’s time,oceanography has progressed rapidly.Early oceanographers had to contend themselves with tossing buckets overboard to see what they might haul in.Today’s oceanographers are equipped with space images,supercomputer models,and deep-sea robots that can crawl along the seafloor.As they set goals for the future,some oceanographers even dream of doing research in permanently manned stations on the bottom of the oceans.

1.Which of the following statements is true?

A．Humans didn’t explore the oceans until the 19th century.

B．Maury first established the field of oceanography.

C．Maury spent a lot of time in studying seawater,sea life,and the bottom of the ocean.

D．Many individuals also plays a very important part in advancing our understanding of oceans,such as Maury.

2.How many expeditions are mentioned in this passage?

A．Four.

B．Three.

C．Five.

D．Two.

3.What can we infer from the passage?

A．The process of the oceanography has stopped at one time.

B．Maury’s work on oceanography contributes a lot to weather reporting at sea.

C．Nowadays the equipment for studying the oceans needs improving,because it is out of date.

D．The expeditions in the past had great difficulty and made a lot of efforts in order to study the oceans.

 

单词拼写（每小题0.5分，满分5分）

87．After the accident with the sled, I s      to my knees knowing that somehow I had to put my tent up for shelter.

88．Drivers are supposed to f      their seat –belts while driving on the highway.

89．There were so much beautiful j      that it was hard to choose.

90．Everybody admires him for his fine s       of humour（幽默）.

91．Earth Day is a celebration of life and our planet. It r      us to care about the world and learn to respect life and nature.

92．It’s time for us to make a d      where we should go to have a picnic on Sunday.

93．In some countries, children will go on egg h       during Easter.

94．Many people today make choices about their eating habits b      on what they believe.

95．She said she never r      spending ten hard years paying off the debts.

96．In West Africa, people celebrate a new harvest with days of dancing and

o      fruit to their ancestors and gods.

 

Section B

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A．opportunity B． reality C．impossible D．importantly E. ordinary F. achieve       G.. view      H. fame        I. laughed at     J. formed

 

This I Believe

I believe in the challenge to accomplish something out of the ordinary. I have ___41__ this belief from the Guinness Book of World Records. That book showed me the value of equal ____42__and competition. It proved to me, early on, that I could rise above anonymity and ___43___ remarkable things.

The Guinness Book of World Records taught me to believe in the “accessibility of the “___44__”. I was attracted by the descriptions in the book: the fastest, the longest, the widest, the most …whatever you can imagine. It opened up the possibility of what I might be able to do.

The Guinness Book of World Records taught me tenacity and perseverance and, more __45___, the desire to do something unexpected. So many people in the book were __46___ by family and friends for what they were doing. Yet they did it. I see them as success stories --- the ___47____ people who did something extraordinary.

I am not saving the world. I am not the best at what I do, but I am only 24 --- there is still time.

The Guinness Book of World Records helped give me a different ___48___ on the impossible, and encouraged me to try something unusual. I believe in making the “dream ” a ___49____, and I hope to someday break a few records myself.

 

Inside the pleasingly fragrant cafe, So All May Eat(SAME) in downtown Denver ,t

he spirit of generosity is  instantly noticeable: donation box stands in place of

a cash register customers here pay only what they can afford, no questions asked.

A risky business plan, perhaps, but SAME Café has done one unchangeable thing i

n the MileHigh City for six years: Open only at midday, the restaurant allows p

oor local customers who cannot pay to work as volunteers instead. They can act as

waitersandwaitresses,anddishwashers, or look after the buildings and equipment

for the cafe.It’s based on trust, and it’s working all right”, says co-owne

r Brad Birky, who started the caféin 2006. Previously volunteering at soup kitc

hens, the Birkys were dissatisfied with the often unhealthy meals they served t

here. “We wanted to offer quality food in a restaurant where every-one felt co

mfortable,regardless of their circumstances,” Birky says. SAME’s special lunc

h menu changs daily and most food materials are natural and grown by local farm

ers. The café now averages 65 to 70 customers (and eight volunteers) a day. And

the spirit of generosity behind the project appears to be spreading. In early 

2007,one volunteer who hadcleared snow for his meals during the long winter sai

d goodbye to the Birkys.He said he was going to New Orleans to help with the hu

rricane clearing up,” says Birky. 

1.What can we learn about the soup kitchens the Birkys previously worked for?

A．They refused to have volunteers.

B．They offered low quality food.

C．They provided customers with a good environment.

D．They closed down because of poor management.

2.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A．The customers who cannot pay can work as volunteers instead.

B．More volunteers will go to new Orleans for the hurricane cleanup.

C．Many new cafes will be opened to offer free lunches in the town.

D．The lunch menu has remained the same since the café was started.

3.The author’s attitude towards running such a café is_______

A．unfavorable

B．doubtful

C．cautious

D．approving

 

阅读表达。(共5小题；每小题2分，共10分。)

Counterfeit (假的) medicines are a widespread problem in developing countries. Like other counterfeits, they look like real products. But counterfeit drugs may contain too little or none of the active ingredients (原料) of the real thing.

People do not get the medicine they need. And in some cases the counterfeits cause death. Twenty children in Bangladesh died last year after being given acetaminophen (醋氨粉). The medications contained ingredients that looked, smelled and tasted like the real thing. The medicine was produced by a local drug company that used a dangerous substitute to save money.

The problem with counterfeit medicines is especially bad in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The W. H. O. estimates that up to thirty percent of the medicines on sale in many of those countries are counterfeit.              . The W. H. O. says counterfeits make up less than one percent of the illegal drug market in countries like the United States, Canada, Japan, and New Zealand.

But the agency also says as much as fifty percent of the medicine sold on the Internet is counterfeit.

Much is being done to fight counterfeit drugs. Several companies are developing ways to make counterfeits easier to identify. And there are existing methods, like a machine that can quickly identify chemicals in pills to confirm if the pills are real. Other ideas include things like special tracking codes for drug packages. People could send a text message with the code and get a message back proving that what they bought is listed in a database. Some drug makers and other companies put three-dimensional images called holograms (条形码) on their products as a security device.

1. What advice can we get from Paragraph 4? (no more than 8words)

                                                                    

2. What is the main idea of the last paragraph? (no more than 10 words)

                                                               

3. Complete the following statement with proper words. (no more that 4 words)

    A local drug company produced counterfeit medicines by using dangerous substitutes        .

4. Fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with a proper sentence. (no more than 10 words)

                                                                   

5. What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 1 refer to? (no more than 3 words)