．一How do you find the concert in the Beijng Grand Theatre last night？

       一_____________, But the conductor was prefect．

       A．I couldn`t agree more              B．I don`t think much of it

       C．l was crazy about it                D．I really like it

CALCUTTA, India Mar 24, 2006 (AP) — One of the world’s oldest creatures, a giant tortoise believed to have been about 250 years old, has died in the Calcutta zoo where it spent more than half its long life.

Addwaita, which means “the one and only” in the local Bengali language, was one of four Aldabra tortoises brought to India by British sailors in the 18th century. Zoo officials say he was a gift for Lord Robert Clive of the East India Company, who was instrumental in establishing British colonial rule in India, before he returned to England in 1767. Long after the other three tortoises died, Addwaita continued to thrive, living in Clive’s garden before being moved to the zoo in 1875.

“According to records in the zoo, the age of the giant tortoise, Addwaita, who died on Wednesday, would be about 250 years,” said zoo director Subir Chowdhury. That would have made him much older than the world’s oldest documented living animal: Harriet, a 176-year-old Galapagos tortoise who lives at the Australia Zoo north of Brisbane, according to the zoo’s Web site. She was taken from the island of Isla Santa Cruz by Charles Darwin in the 19th century.

Aldabra tortoises come from the Aldabra atoll in the Seychelle islands in the Indian Ocean, and often live to more than 100 years of age. Males can weigh up to 550 pounds. Addwaita, the zoo’s biggest attraction, had been unwell for the last few days, said local Forest Minister Jogesh Burman.

“We were keeping a watch on him. When the zoo keepers went to his enclosure on Wednesday they found him dead,” Burman said.

1. According to the passage, Addwaita ________.

  A. was sent to India as a gift by British government

  B. was sent to India by British sailors in 1767

  C. lived together with three other Aldabra tortoises in India

  D. belonged to Lord Robert Clive for some time

2. By now, the oldest animal in the world is about at ________.

   A. 176 years old      B. 100 years old       C. 250 years old      D. 200 years old

3. In the last few days before Addwaita died, he ________.

A. had been sent to hospital for treatment         

B. had been playing with travelers

C. had been found not better than before          

D. had stayed in his enclosure for days

4. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. An Old Aldabra Tortoise Died in India    

B. A Remarkable Life: Tortoise Dies at 250

C. A Special Kind of Tortoise — Addwaita   

D. The Oldest Animal Aldabra Tortoise Died

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增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。

修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1、每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2、只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。

At 7:30 on the morning, we gathered at the school gate and set off on a large bus. An hour later, we arrive at the Forest Park. Getting off, we started our journey at once.

First, we climbed the green hills and on the way tried their luck to hunt for hidden treasure. Next, we toured around the lake in the comfortable boat. The beautiful scenery was really a feast for the eye. Then at noon time, we landed and settled at an open area, which we enjoyed a wonderful picnic. After eating, we sang and danced happy and played some interesting games. The day passed quickly. Finally it was time for us to return back. So at 3:00 pm, we cleaned the ground, made our way to the parking lot, getting on the bus and left.

It was really an exciting trip since we had long busy with our school work.

It came as_______ surprise that Poland’s President and scores of its top officials were killed in _______ air crash in Russia.

A. 不填; the                 B. a; an                       C. a; 不填                    D. the; an

 The expo is being held in Shanghai, _______a lot of advanced technology is shown for the first time.

A. why           B. which              C. when           D. where

 Remember the day when we ___________ you in charge ?

A. carried           B. left          C. took           D. got

She looked up and nodded for me ______..

A. to come in  B. coming in   C. came in      D. come in

. We _______ have proved great adventures, but we have done the greatest march ever made in the past ten years.

A. needn’t        B. may not           C. shouldn’t        D. mustn’t

SECTION B

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context.

Like business and industry, the academic world is changing as technology advances. Libraries are one place we see   36  . Many innovative (創(chuàng)新的) things are happening in both public and university libraries. Libraries are using new equipment and techniques for   37   and librarians are teaching students the new techniques.

    One   38   that some university libraries are now providing is a computer search of materials for students doing research. Before starting a research project, students check with their library to see if a computer search is   39  . This kind of search cannot help with all research projects,   40   it can save time if the topic is in the computer’s database. When you are doing a manual search for a research paper, you look at all the indexes (索引)   41   to the research topic. You look up the   42   related to the topic in the indexes. It takes many hours to look up this information and write down the references. A computer search is faster and easier. You and a librarian decide on the words to   43   the computer. The computer looks for these words in this database and gives you a list of reference for your topic. A computer can take two or more ideas and produce references that   44   those ideas. A computer search can also be more complete than a manual search.

    College and university libraries are providing other technological services as well. Another change is the   45   use of microfilm. Librarians are able to collect more materials in one building by having newspapers, magazines, and other documents on microfilm. Students use microfilm readers in the library for these materials.

These innovations in libraries are helpful to library users, but they are also expensive. So many libraries are facing   46   problems. There is more technology available today.   47  , libraries are paying higher costs for the equipment that makes research easier.

36. A. books                 B. changes                    C. accidents                  D. fairy tales

37. A. search                 B. reading                    C. playing                    D. research

38. A. book                  B. topic                        C. relation                    D. service

39. A. worthwhile         B. considerable             C. desperate                  D. independent

40. A. and                    B. for                           C. but                          D. otherwise

41. A. artificial             B. reserved                   C. appropriate               D. tentative

42. A. words                 B. sentences                  C. passages                   D. articles

43. A. fix                            B. enter                        C. draw                        D. find

44. A. finish                 B. pay                          C. promote                   D. combine

45. A. rare                    B. valuable                   C. frequent                   D. limited

46. A. computer            B. budget                            C. personnel                 D. public

47, A. At length            B. All at once                C. Above all                D. As a result

What does an astronaut eat in space? This is a question that will puzzle many, as people rarely think of that. In the early space-travel years, astronauts ate dehydrated (脫水的) foods that were eaten through straws （吸管）. In today’s space-age, the food that they eat is totally different. They eat food in the same way as people do on Earth.

Astronauts are able to prepare and eat a variety of foods in space. Some can be eaten in their natural form, like fruits, while some need to add water, like noodles. However, there are no refrigerators, so the food has to be prepared and eaten without being stored for a long time. When the astronauts are hungry, they simply eat the food by opening the food packages and with a fork, knife, and spoon.

Just like people on Earth, astronauts also eat three meals a day which include breakfast, lunch and dinner. Sometimes they also eat snacks. The US space agency NASA has found out that an astronaut’s diet reduces by about 70% on a space mission, though he has a wide range of foods to choose from like nuts, chicken, beef, seafood, and candies. Drinks in the spaceship include coffee, tea, juices, and lemonade.

Astronauts can also request a particular food that they would like to have in space. Scientists are always experimenting and trying out different space foods that can be offered to astronauts when on space missions. 

1. Now astronauts eat ________ in space.

A. dehydrated (脫水的) foods           B. food as people do on Earth 

C. totally different                      D. food with a lot of water 

2. The food the astronauts prepared  ________ .

A. can’t be stored for a long time          B. is put into refrigerators 

C. can be stored for a long time          D. can’t be kept in the food packages 

3. In space, astronauts ________ like people on Earth.

A. only have nuts, chicken and beef              B. only have lunch for a day

C. only drink coffee, tea and lemonade    D. also eat three meals a day 

4. What is the text mainly about?

A. Astronauts’ space life                   B. Astronauts’ space work 

C. Astronauts’ space food                   D. Astronauts’ space experiments