17．Mother told her son that it would be half a year __________she could come back from America．（　�。�

A．

since

B．

before

C．

that

D．

when

16．Many medical scientists are racing        time to find a cure for H1N1as soon as possible．（　　）

A．

on

B．

against

C．

for

D．

in

15．China has warned America that it      be responsible for its arms sale to Taiwan．（　�。�

A．

can

B．

may

C．

will

D．

shall

14．-Who is absent from the lecture today？
一 _____ you ask？Peter，of course．（　�。�

A．

Would

B．

Can

C．

Could

D．

Need

13．The situation at Omaha Beach was so bad _______ the soldiers succeeded in landing on the beach with a lot of people losing their lives．（　�。�

A．

that

B．

enough

C．

once

D．

when

12．There was once a captain who loved money so much that he cheated his sailors at the end of every voyage and took their wages．
On the last day of one voyage，the ship was in a small port．It was winter time，and the sea was very cold，so the captain said to his sailors，"If one of you stays in the water during the whole night，I will give him my ship．But if he comes out before the sun appears，I shall get his wages．"
The sailors had heard about the captain's cheating，so they didn't trust him．But then one of them，who thought that he was cleverer than the captain，said that he would do it．He got into the water，and，though it was very cold，he stayed in it．When it was nearly morning，some fishermen lit a fire on the shore about half a mile away．
"You are cheating，"the captain said to the sailor．"The fire's warming you．"
"But it's half a mile away!"said the sailor．
"A fire's fire，"answered the captain．"I have won．"
The sailor came out of the water，and said，"Perhaps you think that you are clever because you have won my wages，but you can't cook a chicken．"
"I can，"answered the captain．
"If you cook this chicken，"said the sailor，"I shall work for you without wages for seven years，but if you can't，you will give me your ship．"
The captain agreed，took the chicken and said，"Where's the fire？"
"There it is，"answered the sailor．"On the shore．"
"But it's half a mile away，"said the captain angrily．
"'A fire's fire，'you said，"answered the sailor．"If it is enough to warm me in the water，it is enough to cook your chicken．"
56．What is the meaning of the underlined word"wages"in paragraph\1？C
A．food             B．clothes          C．money        D．chicken
57．The captain got the sailors'wagesC．
A．to buy a chicken for himself            
B．and kept the money for future use
C．by cheating them                    
D．and said he would return the money soon
58．The captain insisted that the fire was warming the sailor because heA．
A．didn't want to fail
B．didn't believe the sailor's success
C．wanted to keep his promise              
D．wanted to show his cleverness
59．Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE？B
A．The sailors didn't trust the captain．
B．In order to help the sailor in the water，the fishermen made a fire．
C．The captain failed to cheat the sailor this time．
D．The sailor didn't get out of the water before the sun appeared．
60．What is the title of the story？D
A．How a Captain Cheated His Sailor        
B．How a Sailor Got a Ship
C．A Brave Sailor                          
D．A Fire Is Fire．

11．When his dad died，he felt         his world had turned upside-down．（　�。�

A．

in case

B．

as if

C．

so that

D．

even though

10．Most people cannot live to 100．Those that do can hardly walk，let alone take part in any activities．A few people，however，take part in dangerous activities even though they are more than 100 years old---They keep going and going!There's a great great grandmother who likes challenging herself although she is 101 years old this year．
Mary Hardison believes that people should always be cheerful and more importantly，take on all kinds of adventures（冒險） while they physically still can．So，instead of celebrating her 101st birthday with a boring party，she decided to go paragliding（高崖跳傘運動）-----an idea she got from her 75-year-old son who recently took it up as a hobby．
So on her birthday，cheered on by her big family，she tied herself up together with expert instructor（專業(yè)指導者） Kevin Hintze，and jumped fearlessly from the skies near her home in Ogden，Utah．And，it was not just a simple jump either．According to Kevin Hintze，the grandmother encouraged him to turn around，as they made their way down．
This is not the first time that Mary has done something"wild"and"crazy"．For her 90th birthday she rode all the adult rides at Disneyland．And，she is not done yet-----For her 102nd birthday she hopes to go down the 3，000 foot Alpine Slide at Utah's Park City Mountain Resort!
Not surprisingly，this great action has made Mary Hardison very famous and also earned her a place in the Guinness World Records where she broke a 2007 record set by a 100-year-old British woman．Pretty amazing!
56．What do we know about Mary Hardison？B
A．She took up paragliding as her hobby at the age of 75．
B．She is a 101-year-old lady who likes challenging herself．
C．She was recorded in the Guinness World Records in 2007．
D．She is the oldest woman in the Guinness World Records．
57．From whom did Mary get the idea of going paragliding？D
A．A 100-year-old woman．
B．Kevin Hintze．
C．Her great grandson               
D．Her 75-year-old son．
58．It can be learned from the text that Mary HardisonC．
A．finished paragliding safely by herself               
B．practiced paragliding with the help of her son
C．has set another goal for her 102nd birthday                 
D．likes dangerous activities even though she can hardly walk
59．How does the author feel about Mary's action？A
A．Amazed        B．Supportive         C．Doubtful         D．Worried．
60．The text is likely to appear inA．
A．a news report
B．an advertisement    
C．a novel                  
D．a science textbook．

9．There once was a king who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace．Many artists（36）C．The king looked at all the pictures．But there were（37）Atwo he really liked，and he had to（38）Dbetween them．One picture was of a（39）Clake．The lake was a perfect mirror for（40）Dmountains all around it．Overhead was a（41）Bsky with white clouds．All who saw this picture（42）Cthat it was a perfect picture of peace．
    The other picture had（43）B，too．But these were lifeless and（44）D．Above was an angry sky，from which rain （45）Band wind was blowing．Down the side of the mountain rushed a（n）（46）A．This did not look peaceful at all．
    But when the king looked （47）C，he saw behind the waterfall a small（48）Dgrowing in a crack in the rock．In the leaves of the tree a mother bird had（49）Bher nest．There，in the midst of the angry water，（50）Cthe mother bird on her nest-in perfect peace．
    Which picture do you think（51）Athe prize？The king decided on the（52）Bpicture．Do you know why？
"Because，"explained the king，"peace does not（53）Cto be in a place where there is no noise，trouble，or hard work．To be in the（54）Aof all those things and still be calm in your（55）D．That is the real meaning of peace．"

36．A．failed	B．passed	C．tried	D．agreed
37．A．only	B．really	C．surely	D．generally
38．A．judge	B．compare	C．check	D．choose
39．A．wide	B．deep	C．calm	D．blue
40．A．beautiful	B．strange	C．tall	D．peaceful
41．A．black	B．bright	C．gray	D．pale
42．A．advised	B．argued	C．thought	D．doubted
43．A．lakes	B．mountains	C．mirrors	D．clouds
44．A．low	B．far	C．snowy	D．rough
45．A．stopped	B．fell	C．followed	D．continued
46．A．waterfall	B．river	C．animal	D．artist
47．A．quickly	B．impatiently	C．closely	D．aimlessly
48．A．grass	B．flower	C．root	D．tree
49．A．found	B．built	C．designed	D．damaged
50．A．danced	B．performed	C．slept	D．lay
51．A．won	B．completed	C．presented	D．shared
52．A．first	B．second	C．new	D．colorful
53．A．stay	B．remain	C．mean	D．promise
54．A．middle	B．use	C．company	D．period
55．A．life	B．work	C．dream	D．heart

8．One of my wonderful memories is about a Christmas gift．Unlike other gifts，it came without wrap（包裝）．
On September 11th，1958，Mum gave birth to Richard．After she brought him home from hospital，she put him in my lap，saying．"I promised you a gift，and here it is．"What an honor!None of my friends had such a baby doll of their own．I played with it day and night．I sang to it．I told it stories．I told it over and over how much I loved it!
One morning，however，I found its bed empty．My doll was gone!I cried for it．Mum wept and told me that the poor little thing had been sent to a hospital．It had a fever．For several days，I heard Mum and Dad whispering such words as"hopeless"，"pitiful"，and"dying"，which sounded ominous．
Christmas was coming．"Don't expect any presents this year．"Dad said，pointing at the socks I hung in the living room．"If your baby brother lives，that'll be Christmas enough．"As he spoke，his eyes were filled with tears．I'd never seen him cry before．
The phone rang early on Christmas morning．Dad jumped out of bed to answer it．From my bedroom I heard him say．"What？He's all right？"He hung up and shouted upstairs．"The hospital said we can bring Richard home!"
"Thank God．'"I heard Mum cry．
From the upstairs window，I watched my parents rush out to the car．I had never seen them happy．And I was also full of joy．What a wonderful day!My baby doll would be home．I ran downstairs．My socks still hung there flat．But I knew they were not empty； they were filled with love!
56．What happened to the author on September 11 1958？A
A．He got a baby brother              B．He got a Christmas gift
C．He became four years old           D．He received a doll
57．What does the underlined word"ominous"in Paragraph 3 probably mean？D
A．Impossible．B．Boring       C．Difficult            D．Fearful
58．Which word can best describe the feeling of the father when Christmas was coming？C
A．Excitement．B．Happiness．C．Sadness．D．Disappointment．
59．"Don't expect any presents this year．"Dad said．But what's my present this year？B
A．A baby doll．B．The reunion of the family．C．The socks．D．A lovely toy．
60．What is the passage mainly about？C
A．A sad Christmas day             
B．Life with a lovely baby
C．A special Christmas gift．
D．Memories of a happy family．