Scientists say they have discovered a promising treatment for sleeping sickness, a killer disease that infects(感染) about 60,000 people in Africa a year.

British and Canadian experts say drugs could attack the parasite（寄生蟲） causing the illness needs to survive. They say the drug could be ready for human medical test in about 18 months.

The disease, spread by the bite of a fly, is caused by a parasite attacking the central nervous system. It has similar symptoms（癥狀） to malaria（瘧疾）, making it difficult to diagnose. Left untreated, it moves to the brain, resulting in mental confusion and final death

The "breakthrough" came at the University of Dundee in Scotland, where scientists were offered money to research diseases ignored by major drugs companies.

Professor Paul Wyatt, director of the programme, said: "This is one of the most significant findings made in recent years in terms of drug discovery and development for ignored diseases."

He said the research, published in the journal Nature, represented "significant progress" in the development of a full blown drug against the disease.

The World Health Organization said there are between 50,000 and 70,000 cases of the disease a year, with a further 60 million people at risk of infection.

The research in Dundee was backed by partners at the University of York in England and the Structural Genomics Consortium in Toronto, Canada. The two drugs currently available to treat sleeping sickness both have problems. One is with side effects that kill one in 20 patients and the other is costly, only partially effective and requires long-time hospital treatment, the scientists said.

The word backed in the last paragraph probably means_____.

A. conducted     B. supported   C. believed    D. managed

What the World Health Organization said suggested that______.

A. about 60000 people died of the disease each year

B. about 60000 people were cured of the disease each year

C. 600 million people are likely to get infected

D. the disease is spreading fast in Africa    

We can read this passage______.

A. in the journal Nature

B. in a newspaper of the University of Dundee

C. in a book about flies

D. in a newspaper about medicine

We can learn from the passage that______ .

A .big drug companies play an important role in the research of the new drug

B. people who get infected with the disease are mentally disturbed

C. among 200 people infected with the disease, 5 may die because of the old drug

D.    Professor Paul Wyatt may be a professor at the University of York

      smell is      important part of attraction.

A.  /,  the    B. The, an       C. /,  /           D./,  an

Apparently，we are safe neither at home nor in the business office．We use water in both places，but the research shows that chemicals added to our local water supply to kill harmful bacteria can have unwanted side effects．These chemicals can cause potential harm through drinking and in seemingly harmless activities as cleaning one’s house．They are released（set free）from water by daily actions like water running out of tap，spraying from garden pipes，or splashing in dishwashers and washing machines．As the water is moving, these chemicals are released into the air and then breathed in. Once inside our bodies, they start to affect our health.

    Does this mean we should stop bathing? No, say the scientists, but we should put all pollution into perspective. Activities at home such as the burning of coal, cooking oil, or even candles release carbon monoxide and particulates such as cigarette ashes which have been proven as harmful to health as working or living near heavy traffic. New tugs, bedding, and even clothing give off that “new smell, ”which is a sure sign of chemicals. In the office, newly applied paint, newly purchased telephones and other telecommunications equipment, and computers release polluting chemicals, too. As offices and homes often have inadequate ventilation （通風(fēng)）, these chemicals can build up to become health problems. Their poisonous effects are only now being slowly recognized.

    These facts suggest that, at a minimum, proper airing of newly purchased goods with an obvious chemical smell is a wise warning. Home and office windows should be opened during good weather. Even one’s car needs to be ventilated as well while in the garage.

    We need further research to understand better other potential health dangers, too. For example, the effects of overcrowding of schools （carbon dioxide build-up ）, the factory work environment （ an endless list of potentially dangerous substances ）, and even home heating and cooling （the air conditioner may be our enemies, not our friends） have only recently started to come to light. Until we understand the effects of our new technological environment better, we can only hope that “there is no place like home.”

What is the main idea of the first paragraph?

    A．The air we breathe in is harmful.

    B．The water in everyday use is unsafe.

    C．Chemicals are added to the drinking water.

    D．Chemicals are released in the running water.

In Paragraph 2, the underlined sentence means that       .

    A．bathing should be done with caution

    B．homes and offices should be aired often

    C．a(chǎn)ny pollution should be taken into consideration

    D．we should prevent any pollution from doing harm to us

What is the purpose of the passage?

    A．To call on us to guard our water.

    B．To show us that no place is like home.

    C．To make us aware of the pollution around us.

    D．To argue that neither homes nor offices are safe.

Many people are still in __ habit of writing silly things in __ puplic places.

A.the…the   B. /…/   C. the…./    D. /…the

Me. Li has ordered __ for the school lab.

A. three equipments   B. three pieces of equipments  C. three pieces of equipment  D. three pieces equipment

39. _______ is certain, people’s living conditions in China have improved a lot since the 1980s.

A. It                   B. As       C. what            D. Which

第Ⅱ卷（非選擇題，共35分）

第四部分 寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）

第一節(jié) 短文改錯（共10小題；每小題1分，共10分）

    此題要求改正所給短文中的錯誤，對標(biāo)有題號的每一題做出判斷：如無錯誤，在該行右邊橫線上劃對號：如有錯誤（每行只有一個錯誤），則按下面情況改正：

    此行多一詞：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉，在該行右邊橫線上寫出該詞，并也用斜線劃掉。

    此行缺一詞：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（^），在該行右邊橫線上寫出該加的詞。

    此行錯一詞：在錯詞的下面劃一橫線，在該行右邊橫線上寫出改正后的詞。

       My wife and I go to the theatre whenever we       

have time. But before we buy ticket, we would                       76．          

like to know whether the play is good and bad.                    77．         

When a new play open, we usually read the                      78．         

reviews on our local newspapers to get information              79．         

about it.Last week a new comedy opened at the                    80．         

theatre. The newspaper story said it was very amused,               81．         

so we decided to go on the Saturday night. It took                  82．         

my wife a long time to make her mind what to wear                 83．         

and we left a little later, By the time we got there,                  84．         

the first act aleady begun. We were sorry we had missed           85．         

part of the play, because the rest of it was very funny.

22．—Excuse me, is the shop open around the clock?

       —____________. Only from 8:00 am. to 4:00 pm.

A．I’m not sure     B．Well, it depends       C．That’s right      D．I’m afraid not

Mr. And Mrs. Turner work in this hospital, ________?

 A. are they                B. aren’t they    C. do they            D. don’t they

Never before _______in greater need of modern public transport than it is today.

A. has this city been                 B. this city has been     

C. was this city                      D.  this city was.