第一节：短文改错(共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分)

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√)；如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况以改正：

此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉，在该行右边的横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，在该行右边的横线上写出该加的词。

此行错一个词：在错的词下划一个横线，在该右边横线上写出改正后的词。

Dear Mary,

I have received your E-mail just now. Don’t worry about me.　　　　　 66.　　　

I’m getting on well with my research works in the lab. But　　　　　　　　　　　 67.　　　

to my surprise you say you will give up learn English.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 68.　　　

The reason is because you have not done well in it recently　 　　　　　　　　 69.　　　 　

and you have lost interest. I’m afraid I couldn’t agree with　　　　　　　　　　　 70.　　　

you. I know it is not easy to learn English, and English　　　　　　　　　　　　　 71.　　　

is widely used in the world today and it will be important　　　　　　　　　　　　 72.　　　

tool in their future work. Besides, it is becoming more　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 73.　　　

and more important in our daily life. If you study hard, and　　　　　　　　　　 74.　　　

you will succeed. Do remember that where there is a will there　　　　　　　　 75.　　　

is a way. I’m looking forward to hearing good news form you.

Yours,

Li Hua　

65. If you want to apply for the summer term in person you’ll probably do it at 　　.

A. the Adult Education Office at 9∶30 a.m. in April

B. the Adult Education Office at 3∶30 p.m. in May

C. the College Reception Desk at 10∶00 a.m. in April

D. the College Reception Desk at 2∶40 a.m. on Friday in June

第Ⅱ卷(非选择题，共20分)

64. In order to get a place in the college, you are strongly advised to 　　　.

A. provide stamped addressed envelops

B. take an entrance examination before applying\

C. apply as early as possible

D. send payment together with your applications

63. Students who apply by post will 　　　.

A. avoid disappointment　　　 　　　　B. take an interview later

C. have an advantage over people applying in person

D. be informed if they cannot get a place

62. The underlined word “they ” refers to the 　　　.

A. teachers　　　　 B. students　　　 C. applications　　　　 D. fees

61. How would you understand“fish scientists are now lending Thorrold their ears”?

A. They are very interested in Thorrold’s research findings.

B. They want to know where they can find fish.

C. They lend their fish for chemical studies.

D. They wonder if Thorrold can find growth rings from their ears.

D

Students must apply for a place before attending any class. Applications, either by post or in person, are dealt with strictly in the order they are received at the Adult Education Office.

You can apply:

BY POST---use the card provided with the exact fee. You will be accepted for the course unless it is full, in which case we will let you know. You should provide a stamped addressed envelop if you want to know by post the result of your application. Receipts will normally be given out at the first class.

IN PERSON---call at the Adult Education Office (ground floor. C Block) between about 9∶00 a.m. and 3∶30 p.m. ( 2∶30 p.m. on Friday), or at the College Reception Desk(at the main entrance) at the other times (in the evenings until about 7∶30 p.m.---not Friday).

Students should note that popular classes may be full well before the course is to start, so that early application is strongly advised to avoid disappointment.

For the AUTUMN TERM, applications will be accepted post (preferably) or in person from 1^st August.

For the SPRING TERM, applications will be accepted from 1^st December.

For the SUMMER TERM, applications will be accepted from 1^st April.

60. Why is it important to study the chemical elements of otolith rings?

A. The elements of the otoliths can tell the history of the sea.

B. Chemical contents of otoliths can tell how fast fish can swim.

C. We can know more about fish and their living environment.

D. Scientists can know exactly how old a fish is.

59. Why does the writer compare the fish to trees?

A. Trees gain a growth ring each day.　　 B. Trees also have otoliths.

C. Their growth rings are very small.　　 D. They both have growth rings.

58. What can we learn about fish ears from the passage?

A. They are small soft rings.　　　　　　 B. They are not seen from the outside.

C. They are only found on food fish.　　 　D. They are not used to receive sounds

57. From above we can infer that 　　　.

A. Albert had a good relationship with his mother.

B. Albert couldn’t understand what his mother said.

C. Albert and his mother had a special way of communication.

D. Albert had no job but stayed at home all day.

C

Fish have ears. Really. They’re quite small and have on opening to the outside world carrying sound through the body. For the past seven years, Simon Thorrold, a university professor, has been examining fish ears, small round ear bones called otoliths.

As fish grow, so do their otoliths. Each day, their otoliths gain a ring of calcium carbonate. By looking through a microscope and counting these rings, Thorrold can determine the exact age of young fish. As a fish gets older, its otoliths no longer get daily rings. Instead, they get yearly rings, which can also be counted, giving information about fish’s age, just like the growth rings of a tree.

Ring counting is nothing new to fish scientists. But Thorrold has turned to a few direction. They’re examining the chemical elements of each otolith ring.

　The daily ring gives us the time, but chemistry tells us about the environment in which the fish swam on any given day. These elements tell us about the chemistry of the water that the fish was in. It also says something about water temperature, which determines how much of these elements will gather within each otolith ring.

Thorrold can tell, for example, if a fish spent time in the open ocean before entering the less salty water of coastal areas. He can basically tell where fish are spending their time at any given stage of history.

In the case of the Atlantic croaker, a popular saltwater food fish, Thorrold and his assistant successfully followed the traveling of young fish from mid-ocean to the coast, a journey of many hundreds of miles.

This is important to managers in the fish industry, who know nearly nothing about his technology, fish scientists are now lending Thorrold their ears.