We should all remember that some great scientific discoveries _____________ by chance.

   A. gained           B. discovered           C. occurred            D. earned

The news ________ Joan will be our new English teacher is true.

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

18．Every boy and every girl as well as some teachers who _________to visit the

museum _______asked to be at school gate before 6:00 in the morning.

       A．a(chǎn)re；are      B．is；is        C．is；are              D．a(chǎn)re；is

第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題，每題2分，滿分40分）

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

A

In this age of ours, I find that almost all of my friends are becoming mere voices.

Not too long ago when friends came, they would fill half the drawing room and their voices would penetrate the four walls and disturb all the neighbors. Now they have all become, step by step, into invisible and untouched beings, whose tiny voices can only be heard by one ear through the telephone, no louder than the mosquitoes(蚊子).

Since this has become a necessary part of modern life, I too have learnt to live with this “ear language”. Many friends have become more distant because they are not very good at this way of communication（交流）, others have become closer through ear language, and there are some friends I know by voice only. There is one particular voice friend I got to know through a very curious incident.

One day my telephone rang. When I lifted the receiver- a young lady’s voice informed me that she was phoning in answer to an advertisement for a night club program hostess. Obviously she had got the wrong number. The incident should have ended there and then. Actually, it was a sweet voice, only her poor imitation（模仿）of Hong Kong pronunciation and intonation got on my nerve and especially the “wa!” gave me the goose flesh. I told her that if I were the boss of the club, I wouldn’t give her a second thought because of her poor pronunciation. The young lady at the other end of the phone immediately came up with a surprising suggestion that, of course in her true local accent, she wanted to learn proper standard spoken Chinese speech from me, because she valued every chance very much. To my great surprise, we became “phone” friends. Every day, at the agreed time, she would ring me up and our “l(fā)esson” would begin. And she was tested and interviewed by a radio station in the south and got acceptd. She phoned me for the last time to thank me and to say good-bye. We had already formed a very deep “voice” friendship and have left deep unchangeable vocal(聽覺的) impressions in each other’s mind. Any sudden appearance of visual images(視覺印象), good or bad, could only be destructive.

56．The underlined word penetrate in the first paragraph means _____.

A．pass quickly by               B．force a way through 

C．hear accidentally        D．make a hole in

57．The passage suggests us that _____.

A．they would be friends forever

B．they would meet in the future

C．they hadn’t had and wouldn’t have any interview

D．the young lady was able to sing sweet songs in standard Chinese

58．We know from the passage that _____.

A．in modern times people get in touch less than before

B．young people enjoys getting together very much

C．people are more ready to help others

D．people can earn a lot of money in the night club

59．Which is wrong according to the passage?

A．The writer taught the young lady without pay.

B．The young lady can’t be a native of Beijing.

C．The writer is not fond of getting in touch with others

D．Neither of the two is ready to see each other.    

 D

A new study warns that about thirty percent of the world's people may not have enough water by the year 2025. A private American organization called Population Action International did the new study. It says more than three-hundred-thirty-five-million people lack enough water now. The people live in twenty-eight countries. Most of the countries are in Africa or the Middle East.

    PAI researcher Robert Engelman says by the year 2025, about three-thousand-million people may lack water. At least 18 more countries are expected to have severe water problems. The demand for water keeps increasing. Yet the amount of water on Earth stays the same.

Mr. Engelman says the population in countries that lack water is growing faster than in other parts of the world. He says population growth in these countries will continue to increase.

    The report says lack of water in the future may result in several problems. It may increase health problems. Lack of water often means drinking waters not safe. Mr. Engelman says there are problems all over the world because of diseases, such as cholera (霍亂), which are carried in water. Lack of water may also result in more international conflict. Countries may have to compete for water in the future. Some countries now import sixty percent of their fresh water from other countries. This is true of Egypt, the Netherlands, Cambodia, Syria, Sudan, and Iraq. And the report says lack of water would affect the ability of developing to improve their economies. This is because new industries often need a large amount of water when they are beginning. The Population Action International study gives several solutions to the water problem. One way, it says, is to find ways to use water for more than one purpose. Another way is to teach people to be careful not to waste water. A third way is to use less water of agriculture.

68. According to the fourth paragraph, lack of water in the future may result in many problems EXCEPT_______.

A. health problems                          B. international conflict

C. environmental problems                  D. economic problems

69. According to the passage, in the following countries, _______is in deep need of water.

A. Colombia          B. Syria        C. New Zealand             D. South Africa

70. The PAI study gives many solutions to the water problem EXCEPT_______.

A. usage of multifunctional water      B. water saving   

C. using less water of farming                 D. control of population

71. The most suitable title of the passage is_______.

A. Population and Water                         B. How to Solve Water Problem

C. International Water Crisis（危機）             D. Water—the Life of the Earth

第二部分 短文寫作

　你所在的城市即將舉辦國際貿(mào)易博覽會。有關(guān)部門現(xiàn)向全社會招聘志愿者。要求：

　　(1)具有為國際友人服務的熱情；

　　(2)掌握豐富的文化知識，既是服務人員，也是文化的使者；

　　(3)具有流利的英語表達能力，能做好溝通工作。

　　假如你叫李華，請根據(jù)以上要求，寫一封想作博覽會志愿者的申請信。

　　要求：字跡工整，100詞左右。開頭已寫好，不計入總詞數(shù)。

　　生詞：國際貿(mào)易博覽會 the International Trade Exposition

Dear Sir or Madam：

Thank you for taking your time to read my letter. ……

I had great difficulty       the suitable food on the menu in that restaurant.

A. find            B. found           C. to find             D. finding

They        two tickets to the World Cup,otherwise they’d never have been to afford to go.

  A.had got            B.got                 C.have got       D.get

Take care during the holidays! Drinking too much can _________ heart disease and cause high blood pressure.

A．contribute to 　　　　　　　　B．relate to

C．a(chǎn)ttend to 　　　　　　　　　　D．devote to

第二部分 英語知識運用（共三節(jié)，滿分55分）

第一節(jié) 語法和詞匯知識（共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分） 從A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑

When the war broke out in Iraq, thousands of Iraqis     their hometown and wondered around.

A. escaped     B. fled      C. left for        D. returned