I grew up in a small town and the main entertainment was Friday night high school football. It was just a sleepy little town where parents wanted to raise their children away from crime and　　　　 36　　 of a big city, and where teenagers like me 　37　 leaving to find something bigger and better.

All that changed one summer night. My friend Lisa, Martin and Tyler held a party for my eighteenth birthday at Lisa’s house. 　38 they kept handing alcohol to me I was pretty 　39　 . I asked Tyler to take me home. With some 　40　 , we made it out to his car and drove home. News came next morning. My friend Martin was 　41 in a car accident. That night after Tyler and I left, Martin, who was 　42 more drunk than me, got into his car and 43　 towards the highway to go home. Driving on the wrong side of the road, he never saw the truck coming. The driver didn’t see him 　44 to avoid the car. They hit head on. Martin died immediately, and the driver was thrown 　45 the truck windshield（挡风玻璃）and died a week later.

Whenever I 　46 back on that day, I can’t help thinking that it was my 　47 to drink so much that night. 　48 things would be different. I know Martin 　49 the choice to drink and drive that night, but a part of me will always feel 　50 for what happened.

I may not change the world with my story, but I do hope that by 　51 my story I can make you 　52 that you not only have a responsibility for yourself but also for others. Don’t ever think that your choices are yours 　53 . Every choice is like a stone dropped into 　 54　 water—each ripple (涟漪) represents someone who your choice 　55 . That’s quite an influence, isn’t it?

36. A. death 　　　　　　　 B. fashion 　　　　　　　　　 C. danger 　　　　　　　　　 D. challenge

37. A. succeeded in 　　 B. dreamed of 　　　　　　 C. applied for 　　　　　　 D. agreed to

38. A. As 　　　　　　　　　 B. While　　　　　　　　　　　 C. When　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Although

39. A. lost　　　　　　 　　 B. drunk 　　　　　　　　　　 C. frozen 　　　　　　　　　 D. sleepy

40. A. fun 　　　　　　　　　 B. difficulty 　　　　　　　　 C. hope 　　　　　　　　　　 D. method

41. A. died 　　　　　　　　 B. injured 　　　　　　　　　 C. killed 　　　　　　　　　　 D. hurt

42. A. constantly 　　　　 B. frequently 　　　　　　　 C. clearly 　　　　　　　　　 D. equally

43. A. headed 　　　　　　　　　　 B. walked 　　　　　　　　　 C. pushed 　　　　　　　　　 D. fled

44. A. in trouble 　　　　　 B. in time 　　　　　　　　　 C. in danger 　　　　　　　 D. in place

45. A. above 　　　　　　　 B. below 　　　　　　　　　　 C. into 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. through

46. A. turn 　　　　　　　　 B. hold 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. look 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. get

47. A. desire 　　　　　　　 B. fault 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. right 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. chance

48. A. Thus　　　　　　　　 B. Nevertheless　　　　　　 C. Otherwise　　　　　　　 D. Therefore

49. A. faced 　　　　　　　 B. avoided 　　　　　　　　　 C. regretted 　　　　　　　　 D. made

50. A. responsible 　　　 B. disappointed 　　　　　 C. sensitive 　　　　　　　　 D. embarrassed

51. A. remembering 　　 B. sharing 　　　　　　　　　 C. declaring 　　　　　　　 D. stopping

52. A. explain 　　　　　　 B. escape 　　　　　　　　　 C. limit 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. realize

53. A. alone 　　　　　　　　 B. finally 　　　　　　　　　　 C. merely 　　　　　　　　　 D. perhaps

54. A. clean 　　　　　　　　 B. deep 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. still 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. fresh

55. A. affects 　　　　　　　　　　 B. inspires 　　　　　　　　　 C. attracts 　　　　　　　　　 D. benefits

I grew up in a small town and the main entertainment was Friday night high school football. It was just a sleepy little town where parents wanted to raise their children away from crime and 　　　　36　　 of a big city, and where teenagers like me 　37　 leaving to find something bigger and better.

All that changed one summer night. My friend Lisa, Martin and Tyler held a party for my eighteenth birthday at Lisa’s house. 　38 they kept handing alcohol to me I was pretty 　39　 . I asked Tyler to take me home. With some 　40　 , we made it out to his car and drove home. News came next morning. My friend Martin was 　41 in a car accident. That night after Tyler and I left, Martin, who was 42 more drunk than me, got into his car and 43　 towards the highway to go home. Driving on the wrong side of the road, he never saw the truck coming. The driver didn’t see him 　44 to avoid the car. They hit head on. Martin died immediately, and the driver was thrown 　45 the truck windshield（挡风玻璃）and died a week later.

Whenever I 　46 back on that day, I can’t help thinking that it was my 　47 to drink so much that night. 　48 things would be different. I know Martin 　49 the choice to drink and drive that night, but a part of me will always feel 　50 for what happened.

I may not change the world with my story, but I do hope that by 　51 my story I can make you 　52 that you not only have a responsibility for yourself but also for others. Don’t ever think that your choices are yours 　53 . Every choice is like a stone dropped into 　 54　 water—each ripple (涟漪) represents someone who your choice 　55 . That’s quite an influence, isn’t it?

36. A. death 　　　　　　　 B. fashion 　　　　　　　　 C. danger 　　　　　　　　 D. challenge

37. A. succeeded in 　 B. dreamed of 　　　　　 C. applied for 　　　　　　 D. agreed to

38. A. As 　　　　　　　　　 B. While　　　　　　　　　　 C. When　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Although

39. A. lost　　　　　　 　　 B. drunk 　　　　　　　　　 C. frozen 　　　　　　　　　 D. sleepy

40. A. fun 　　　　　　　　 B. difficulty 　　　　　　　 C. hope 　　　　　　　　　　 D. method

41. A. died 　　　　　　　　 B. injured 　　　　　　　　 C. killed 　　　　　　　　　 D. hurt

42. A. constantly 　　　 B. frequently 　　 　　C. clearly 　　　　　　　　　 D. equally

43. A. headed 　　　　　　 B. walked 　　　　　 　　C. pushed 　　　　　　　　 D. fled

44. A. in trouble 　　　　 B. in time 　　　　　　　　 C. in danger 　　　　　　　　　　 D. in place

45. A. above 　　　　　　　 B. below 　　　　　　　　　　 C. into 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. through

46. A. turn 　　　　　　　　 B. hold 　　　　　　　　　　　 C. look 　　　　　　　　　　 D. get

47. A. desire 　　　　　　　　　　 B. fault 　　　　　　　　　　 C. right 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. chance

48. A. Thus　　　　　　　　 B. Nevertheless　 　　　 C. Otherwise　　　　　　　 D. Therefore

49. A. faced 　　　　　　　 B. avoided 　　　　　　　　 C. regretted 　　　　　　　 D. made

50. A. responsible 　　　　　　 B. disappointed 　　　　 C. sensitive 　　　　　　　 D. embarrassed

51. A. remembering 　 B. sharing 　　　　　　　　 C. declaring 　　　　　　　 D. stopping

52. A. explain 　　　　　　 B. escape 　　　　　　　　　 C. limit 　　　 　　　　　　 D. realize

53. A. alone 　　　　　　　 B. finally 　　　　　　　　　 C. merely 　　　　　　　　 D. perhaps

54. A. clean 　　　　　　　 B. deep 　　　　　　　　　　 C. still 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. fresh

55. A. affects 　　　　　　　　　 B. inspires 　　　　　　　　 C. attracts 　　　　　　　　 D. benefits

Choose the word or expression which is closest in meaning to the underlined part （选择与划线部分意义最相近的词语）：

What the teacher said has a great effect on the students.

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A. affects　　　 B. effects

C. causes　　　　D. results

Careless driving____a lot of high accidents.　 A.affects　　 B.makes　 C.causes　 D.results

第三部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
　　Soon it may be harder to stop and smell the roses.
　　Growing levels of air pollution from power plants and automobiles have reduced flower fragrances (芬芳) by up to 90 percent in the US.That is compared with pre-industrial levels,a new study has found.
　　The trend is unpleasant for human noses,but may be life - threatening for bees and butterflies.
　　"Many insects find flowers by folowing the scent(香味) produced by those flowers," said the studies lead author Jose D.Fuentes,an environmental scientist at the University of Virginia.
　　"The increasing pollution makes it difficult for them to locate the flowers and feed on their nectar(花蜜)."
　　Scientists have alrady known that flowers produce scent molecules(分子) that bond with pollutants.The process breaks down the plants' sweet smell.
　　With more pollution in the air,the scent molecules don't remain effective as long and travel shorter distances on the wind.
　　The new study suggests that in the mid - 19th century,when pollution levels were first recorded,scent molecules would have been able to travel some 1,000 to 1,200 meters.
　　Today,in the polluted air found downwind of large cities,scentst may only make it some 200 to 300 meters.
　　The report was recently published in the journal,Atmospheric Environment.
　　Bee farmers have reported that bee populations are dropping dramatically in many parts of the world in recent years. Could these missing scents be a factor?
　　Scientists trying to hind the cause of bee population declines have blamed bacteria,pesticides,and even cellphone radiation.
　　Jay Evans,an entomologist(昆虫学者) at the US Department of Agriculture's bee research laboratory,was interested in the new study.But he says he hasn't seen bee behavior that suggests trouble with scents.
　　"Over the last couple of summers I don't think the bees in this area were bringing in much less food,"he said.
　　"It might be that they had to work harder,but it seems like as long as there were bees to collect food they were finding flowers somewhere."
　　But Fuentes fears that the fading smell of flowers may stress insects that are already faced with other threats.
　　"The effects shown in these studies will simply exacerbate whatever the bees are going through right now,"he said.
　　"It's something that is really worthwhile paying attention to."
　　56.What's the passage mainly about?
　　　A.How greatly air plooution affects our lives.
　　　B.Effects of air pollution on bee populations.
　　　C.Measures to fight air pollution.
　　　D.The rapid decline of bee populations in the world.
　　57.According to the passage,Jay Evans probably agrees that ______ .
　　　A.bees are the insect that suffers most from air pollution
　　　B.bees are at risk of dying out owing to air pollution
　　　C.the fading smell of flowers doesn't affect bees so greatly as was thought
　　　D.as is often the case,bees fail to locate the flowers because of the missing scents
　　58.The word"exacerbate" in the last paragraph but one probably means ______.
　　　A.worsen B.improve C.get rid of D.decrease
　　59.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
　　　A.The more air pollution there is in a region,the greater the destruction of the flower scents.
　　　B.Bacteria,pesticides,and cellphone radiation are blamed for causing the decline of bees.
　　　C.The scent molecules produced by flowers in a less polluted environment oculd travel longer and farther.
　　　D.Air pollution does more harm to insects such as bees and butterflies than human beings.