1、to improve their memory.A. would be eating B. would eat C. had eaten D. have been eating9. You_whenyoumentionedhisfirstwife,whodiedinanaircrashmorethan ten years ago.A. set forth B. passed down C. acted out D. touched a nerve10. For a moment after the accident Anna just stood there, _ to believewhat

2、 had just happened.A. to be unable B. being unable C. unable D. having been unable11.We were told that he was _ in the third round of the competition theday before. A. handicapped B. surrounded C. exhausted D.eliminated12. In the UK, many people believe it was Churchill who _ their country_ the war.

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4、aying15. He is a _ writer and has written three books in the past six months.A. generous B. brilliant C. charming D. productive16. The _ of the Web as a research tool has greatly expanded theavailabilityofinformationwhilereducingtheamountoftimeneededoneach task.A. popularity B. commonality C. advent

5、 D. abolition17. Keeping yourself _ about important in your friends lives cannurture friendship.8. If fish were the best brain food, many people _ more fish than usual 18. Before I _, there are two more things to be said.5頁腳內容29. A. strangers B. Relatives C. neighbors D. Enemies30. A. in other words

6、 B. on the other hand C. in a similar way D. by all means31. A. trouble B. conversation C. silence D. experiment32. A. disturbing B. helping C. guiding D. following33. A. closer B. faster C. in D. away37. A. different B. European C. Latino D. rich40. A. noticed B. treated C. respected D. pleased三、 R

7、eading Comprehension(每小題2分，共30分)moving 33 . The Norwegian, very probably seeing this as pushiness, will keep Directions:Therearethreereadingpassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowed34 which the Latino will in return regard as 35 . by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are

8、 fourClearly, a great deal is going on when people 36 . And only a part of suggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethebestanswerstoeachquestion.Why do some birds flock when they feed? Many researchers say birds foragein groups to protect themselves from being attacked. Since there are a greaternumber

9、of eyes on the lookout, individual birds can spend more time eating andless time worrying about being eaten.5頁腳內容scanningandmoretimeeatingthefoodCaracoprovidedthantheydidwhenforaging Onhot,humiddaysyoucanhardlywaituntilyougettoanairconditionedroom.individually. Air conditioning is a method of changi

10、ng the condition of the air from what itToseehowthejuncoswouldreactiftheyhadsomewheretohide,Caracoplaced istowhatitshouldbeinordertoimproveyourcomfortandhealth.Themachinerya Christmas tree in the feeding area. The birds became even freer. fordoingthisiscomplicated,buttheprinciplesofairconditioningar

11、esimple.One negative note; when the number of birds in the flock increased beyond a A fan draws in the air from outside the building. The air is full of dust whichcertain point, they began to fight. The dominant juncos hogged the food and the mayaffectyourhealth.Therefore, itis firstforcedthroughfin

12、escreenswhichcatch the dust and filter it out of the air. It cools the air to a temperaturethat may suit you. The air still contains a proportion of moisture. Too muchmoisturemakesyouuncomfortable.Toolittlemakesyournoseandthroatfeeldry.C. spending a lot of time worrying about being eaten D. mild in

13、disposition The conditioner adjusts the air to the right proportion of moisture, taking outextra moisture or adding some if there is not enough. The air in your room, too,passesagainandagainthroughtheconditioner,andinashorttimethetemperature,the amount of moisture and purity are just right.A.tomanuf

14、acturebetterairB.toimprovetheconditionoftheC. tochangetheairwenowhaveintoanewkindofair D. toproducefresh47. Conditioning makes air better for us _.A. by blowing away the dust B. by treating the dust with somechemicalsC. by cooling the dustB. birds become bolder if there is a hiding-place nearbyC. bi

15、rds often hide themselves in treesD. by removing the dust5頁腳內容animal with big feet and mournful eyes. Bunny have mistaken the creative for a“Yes,” replied the brown creative with antlers, “my name is Ralph.”“And you were pulling Santas sled?”“I was until I got replied Ralph, “Santa had to leave me h

16、ereand go on with the other seven reindeer.”“Isntitabitunusualforareindeertogetair-sick.Imean,isntflyingwhat reindeer are famous for?”“ImafraidthatIvealwayshadasensitive(敏感的)stomachwhenitcomesto flying,” replied Ralph. “ But everyone expected me to pull Santas sled,so when it was my turn Igave it a

17、try. Im afraid I just wasnt cut out forC.its not always easy to achieve the desired level of the in the thejob.NowImstuckhereandIdontknowhowtogetbacktotheNorthPole.”“Well,ifyoulike,youcanstaywithusasafriend,”saidBunny.Ashemadethe offer, Bunny suddenly realized the special present he wanted from Santa wasa new friend!B. Santa didnt bring the special present he wanted.“Hello,” said Bunny. “Is somebody there?”C. everything was silent and there was no sign of Santa coming.He was answered by another cry. Bunny looked around the big pile of presents D. there was a pile o