Do you suppose Darwin, one of the greatest scientists of all times, really

did fools' experiments?  

       Or did he do experiments that were so simple and basic that other people just thought they were foolish?

Sometimes people think they already know the answer to a question or the solution (解決辦法) to a problem. Sometimes they really do know an answer or a solution, but without thinking they are important.

       Charles Darwin didn’t settle for (滿足于) just thinking he knew something. And, he believed all things could be important however simple they seemed to be.

Suppose you drop two sheets of paper which are exactly the same size and shape. If you drop them at the same time in the same place, they will fall in the same way. Now make one of the sheets of paper into a tight little ball and let it drop along with the other sheet. What happens? You have done an experiment that is so simple that you might think it couldn't be worth anything.

But this simple experiment is important. It explains part of our present-day understanding of physics ideas that were worked out long ago by Galileo and Newton. And these understandings set aside some of ancient Greek physics.

     Science sometimes stops to look at very simple things and to think very hard about them. Even the simplest idea, what we might think is foolish, can shake the foundations (基礎(chǔ)) of science.

68. “Sometimes people think they already know the answer to a question.” This means that _________.

   A. they are already told the answer

   B. the question is so important that everyone should know the answer

   C. they are already to answer such a question by others

   D. the question is simple enough for them to answer

69. From the passage, we learn that Charles Darwin _________.

A. did many fools' experiments

   B. enjoyed doing simple experiments

   C. was not satisfied with what he knew

   D. tried to prove that Galileo and Newton were sometimes wrong

70. The underlined phrase “set aside” most probably means “________”

  A. throw away        B. store up     B. put to use       D. realize

71. The author of the passage tries to ________.

A. convince(使…信服) us that Charles Darwin, Galileo and  Newton are the greatest scientists in the world

 B. draw the conclusion that basic sciences are simple things

C. prove that two sheets of paper, with the same size and shape, will fall at the same speed

 D. draw our attention to everyday happenings around us

第二節(jié)書面表達(滿分10分)

    據(jù)報道，幾位慈善人士最近幾年一直在資助五名貧困大學生，但是，這些學生從來沒有表達過他們的感激之情，所以幾位慈善人士決定停止資助。此事在社會上引起了廣泛的爭論，某英文報為此在讀者中展開了調(diào)查。請你以“Do They Have to Say Thanks?”為題，根據(jù)下列表格所列信息及要求用英語寫一篇短文，投到該報的“Readers’ Letters”欄目。

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Do they have to say thanks?

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根據(jù)對話內(nèi)容，從對話后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項.選項中有兩項多余選項.

（Wang goes to Boston by train. Now he is at the inquiry offices.）

  Clerk: May I help you, Sir?

  Wang: Yes, I’d like some information about the trains to Boston.

  Clerk:____61______

  Wang: Tomorrow. I have to be there well before lunch time.

Clerk: There’s a train at 6 a.m.  It’ll get you there at 11a.m. ___62_

  Wang: And I have to get up very early too. ______63____

Clerk: Yes, There’s one at 8:30 a.m train. That arrives in Boston at 11:40 a.m.

  Wang: I think the 8:30 train will be my best choice. ____64_____

  Clerk: Do you want to buy a single fare or round trip ticket?

  Wang: What’s the difference?

  Clerk: A round trip ticket saves you about 15 percent of the fare.______65____

  Wang: A second class.

A. Where do we pay the fare?

B. But there are many stops along the way.

C. What’s the fare?

D. When do you want to go?

E. Do you prefer a first class ticket or a second class?

F. Are there any non-stops to Boston?

G. I’ve got plenty of pocket money.

--You look upset.  Anything wrong?

 --I failed in the physics exam again _____all the efforts I made.

A. because of          B. for once        C. even if       D. despite

The reason ___ he can’t come is ______ he has to work late.

A. because; that      B. that; that              C. why; that  D. why; because

There is no possibility ________ he will keep his word．He is always telling lies.

A．how  B．whether      C．when        D．that

The vase is ______ to him because it is the only thing that his mother, who is gone, left.

A. precious       B. similar C. harmful        D. fit

Make sure that your speech is _________ and to the point, so that the audience will not get bored just because they have to listen to you talking for a long time.

  A. brief                   B. attractive                     C. humourous              D. powerful

       閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

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STUDY CENTER COURSES

If a student takes the course The Short Story, he can’t take     .

       A．From Paragraph to Essay       B．Tense about Tenses

       C．Source Material              D．Media Use

Which of the courses can develop the students’ team work?

       A．From Paragraph to Essay       B．The Short Story

       C．Caught for Speeding       D．Express Yourself

From where can a student read this?

       A．On the radio.          B．On television.  

       C．In a local newspaper.       D．On a school notice board.

       Unusual incidents are being reported across the Arcitc. Inuit(因紐特人)families going off on snowmobiles to prepare their summer hunting camps have found themselves cut off from home by a sea of mud .There are also reports of sea ice breaking up earlier than usual, carrying seals beyond the reach of hunters. Climate change may still be a rather abstract idea to most of us ,but in the Arctic it is already having great effects –if summertime ice continues to shrink at its present rate ,the Arctic Ocean could soon become almost ice-free in summer .The knock –on effects are likely to include more warming, cloudier skies ,and higher sea levels .Scientists are increasingly eager to find out what’s going on in the Arctic.

       For the Inuit the probkm is mgent. They live in unsteady baiance with one of the toughest environments on earth. Climate change, whatever its causes, is a direct danger to their way of life. Nobody knows the Arctic as well as the locals, which is why they are not content simply to stand back and let outsider experts tell them what’s happening. In Canada, where the Inuit people are trying hard to guard their hard-won autonomy in the country’s newest land, Nunavut, they believe their best hope of survival in this changing environment lies in combining their ancestral knowledge with the best of modern science. This is challenge in itself.

       The Canadian Arctic is a vast , treeless polar desert that’s covered with snow for most of the year. Adventure into this area and you get some idea of the hardships facing anyone who calls this home. Farming is out of the question and nature offers few pickings. Humans first settled in the Arctic a mere 4,500 years ago, surviving by taking advantage of sea fist. The environment tested them to the limits: sometimes the settlers were successful, sometimes they failed and disappeared. But around a thousand years ago, one group appeared that was uniquely well adapted to deal with the Arctic environment. These Thule people moved in from Alaska, bringing dogs, iron tools and the like. They are the ancestors of today’s Inuit people.

67．Which of the following is not likely to be the effect of climate change?

       A．Shorter and shorter summertime.

       B．Ice-free summer around the Arctic.

       C．Higher sea levels.

       D．More dloudy skies.

68．The Inuit people believe the solution to the climate change problem is______.

       A．to change their way of life

       B．to use their ancestral knowledge

       C．to make the best of modem science

       D．to use their ancestral knowledge and modern science

69．It can be concluded from the last paragraph that______.

       A．the first settlers in the Arctic survived by taking advantage of sea fish

       B．it’s hard to farm in the Arctic due to the climate change

       C．the ancestors of Inuit people stood out among the settlers

       D．the Thule people from Alaska invented iron tools

70．Which of the following is the best title of this passage?

       A．Climate change and the Inuit

       B．Climate change around the Arctic

       C．Global warming around the world

       D．The Inuit and their ancestors around the world