12、With the development of the economy, the ____ of electricity cannot meet the demand of the whole province.

A． chain   B． storage         C． connectio       D． supply

11、語音知識(shí).

1．Downtown

      A． dawn             B． background     C． lawyer            D． former

2．resist  

      A． insist               B． vest            C． analysis            D． visa

3．Petrol

       A． previous           B． encouragement C． cheque             D． avenue

4．budget    

       A． gym                B． dignity             C． guidance         D． guarantee

5．currency   

       A． overcome      B． sacrifice      C． productive          D． connection

10、One evening, sitting at the window sewing, my mother called me, “Come here,” she said.  “  1   .” She held my head against her   2   , and after a puzzled moment I felt a   3    foot drumming on my cheek. “You see?” “It’s alive. You can  4     it, can’t you?” I accepted it, as I accepted everything, without   5  . It was as good a place for the baby to be as any other and I never   6    about why it got in nor how it would finally get out.

A baby would come? I   7   noticed. That there were soon to be  8    of us would not make any difference to me. I had my place, star-like in my small universe.   9_, certainly not a baby, could   10     that.

     I was   11    , however. I soon found that things had   12   a great deal. I had never been the   13    . Now I was no longer the youngest. I was simply the one in the  14     . My sister had certain   15     because she was the oldest, and my brother was the baby, the son, the much   16    boy. More than that, he had all sorts of things that never came to me.

      As he grew, it became  17    that my brother had been the center of everything. People smiled when they saw him. He made them happy   18    by being there. And he had the sort of childish beauty that always turns heads and draws a second   19   .He was so charming that he was immediately lovable. Later he also turned out to be   20   , although perhaps not quite clever as I was.

1．A． Look                  B． See                   C． Listen                   D． Stop

2．A． stomach             B． back                  C． side                      D． shoulder

3．A． strong                B． hard                  C． soft                      D． tiny

4．A． believe                B． feel                   C． notice                   D． touch

5．A． surprise              B． delay                 C． trouble                  D． effort

6．A． worried               B． argued               C． regretted               D． doubted

7．A． hardly                 B． certainly            C． possibly                D． willingly

8．A． two                    B． three                 C． four                      D． five

9．A． Anything             B． Something         C． Nothing                D． Everything

10．A． improve             B． threaten             C． compare               D． prevent

11．A． curious              B． careless             C． wrong                  D． anxious

12．A． improved           B． changed             C． increased              D． disturbed

13．A． oldest                B． youngest            C． cleverest               D． dearest

14．A． family               B． house                C． middle                  D． trouble

15．A． manners            B． knowledge         C． opinions                D． rights

16．A． admired             B． blamed              C． favored                 D． loved

17．A． strange              B． obvious             C． serious                  D． special

18．A． usually              B． nearly                C． gradually               D． simply

19．A． look                  B． smile                 C． care                      D． comfort

20．A． ordinary             B． perfect              C． clever                   D． similar

9、Many jokes are made up about famous people. Here is one about Bill Clinton, the former(先前的) president of the united States.

Hillary died and went to heaven. When she was met by the Angel Gabriel she noticed behind her a wall of unimaginable proportions(部分) that was completely covered with clocks.

“What are they?” she asked the heavenly angel in complete surprise.

“They are lie clocks. Each time you lie, the hand moves a little bit to the right. See that one?” the angel pointed to one that hadn’t moved at all, “That’s Mother Theresa’s, who has never told a lie. And that one,” he points to another, “That was Abraham Lincoln’s. He only ever told two lies.”

Hillary looked around with some interest, then wandered back over to the angel again.

“Excuse me,” she asked, “but where is Bill Clinton’s clock?”

“The Lord Jesus is using it in his office for a ceiling fan.”

1．The clock of Bill Clinton is used as a ceiling fan because ____.

       A． the lord Jesus likes him

       B． the wall was already covered by other clocks

       C． his clock moves fastest

       D． his clock moves too slowly

2．It was suggested in the joke that ___.

       A．Hillary couldn’t find her own clock        B．Mother Theresa told the fewest lies

       C．Clinton is a big liar                               D．The Lord Jesus likes clocks very much

3．Who is the most honest person mentioned?

       A．Bill Clinton                                 B． Mother Theresa

       C． Abraham Lincoln                         D． Hillary

7、      

In 1883, an imaginative engineer named John Roebling decided to build a spectacular bridge connecting New York with Long Island. However bridge building experts throughout the world thought that this was a pipe dream. It was not practical. It had never been done before.

       But Roebling refused to listen to them. He thought about the bridge day and night and he knew deep in his heart that it could be done. After much discussion and persuasion he convinced his son Washington, who was a promising engineer himself, that the bridge in fact could be built.

      Working together for the first time, the father and son developed concepts of how it could be accomplished. With great excitement, they hired their crew and began to build their dream bridge.

       The project started well, but several months after it began, a tragic accident on the site took the life of John Roebling. Washington was so seriously injured that he was never able to walk, talk or even move again.

       "We told them so", "Crazy men and their crazy dreams", "It's foolish to chase wild visions", the critics said and most thought the project should be scrapped since the Roeblings were the only ones who knew how the bridge could be built. In spite of his handicap Washington still had a burning desire to complete the bridge and his mind was still as sharp as ever.

       Washington's wife tried to inspire and pass on her husband's enthusiasm to some of his friends, but they were too daunted by the task. As he lay in his hospital room, an idea suddenly hit him. All he could do was move one finger and he decided to make the best use of it. By moving this finger and tapping it on his wife's arm, he slowly developed a code to communicate with her. Then he used this method to tell his wife what the engineers should do. It seemed crazy but the project was under way again. For 13 years Washington tapped out his instructions with his finger on his wife's arm, until the bridge was finally completed.

Today the spectacular Brooklyn Bridge stands in all its glory as a tribute to the triumph of one man's spirit and his determination not to be defeated by circumstances.

1．What did most people think about Roebling's idea to build the bridge?

     A．It would never become a reality.

      B．Washington was not experienced enough.

     C．It would take a lot of time.

     D．Finding the money would be impossible.

2．The underlined word `daunted' (para. 6) is closest in meaning to ‘ ______’.

     A．unpleasant        B．scared            C．a(chǎn)mazed              D．determined

3．Which of the following shows the correct order of the events that happened in the story?

     a．Roebling convinced his son.

     b．Washington found a new way to communicate.

     c．They hired the crew.

     d．The bridge was completed.

     e. Roebling wanted to build a bridge.

     f. There was a tragic accident.

      A．e, a, c, f, d, b                                 B．e, a, f, b, c, d    C．e, f, a, b, c, d    D．e, a, c, f, b, d

4．What can we learn about Washington's wife?

     A．She knew sign language very well.

     B．She was devoted to her husband.

     C．She developed a code to communicate with her husband.

     D．She helped her husband design the plan.

5．What does the story tell us?

     A．Success will come with the passing of time.

     B．Struggles are exactly what we need in our lives.

     C．Even the most distant dream can be realized with a never-say-die attitude.

     D．The people who make a difference in our life should be remembered forever.

4、       They once seemed more at home on the bustling streets of Asia like Delhi, Calcutta and Bangkok but cycle powered rickshaws (人力車) can now be seen taking people across town in many European cities. Many people believe that rickshaws are a good way of experiencing a city, close-up, while also cutting down on traffic jams and pollution.

       In Berlin, one of the first cities to introduce this new mode of transport, more than 200 bike-taxis go along at 15km per hour, past many tourist attractions and city parks.

       "It is completely environmentally friendly; we have new models with an engine to help the driver up the hills but they use renewable energy," said a spokesman for VELOTAXI, the leading rickshaw company which has carried a quarter of a million people this year.

       While the city still has 7,000 motor-taxis, rickshaw company officials say their taxis' green ethics, speed and safety make them more than just a tourist attraction. While now increasingly out of fashion in Delhi, Berlin people have eagerly accepted the new fleet since their launch in 1997.

       "It's better than a taxi, better than a bus, better than the train," said Ulf Lehman, 36, as he leapt out of a rickshaw near the world famous Brandenburg gate. "It feels so free."

       "This is something out of the ordinary you feel you are on holiday in Bangkok instead of Berlin," said another traveller.

       In Amsterdam, driver Peter Jancso said people like to be driven around in his bright yellow rickshaw and pretend to be a queen in a golden carriage. "I like my passengers to feel important," he said as he dropped off another passenger. Another visitor noted how cheap it was compared with a normal taxi.

       Although increasingly popular in Europe, it is the opposite in India, where hand-pulled rickshaws are considered inhuman and a symbol of India's backward past.

       Nearly 500 bike-rickshaws are running in London and are not required to pay the city's road tax but things may change as other taxi drivers complain of unfair treatment.

1．Where are rickshaws becoming more popular?

   A．Delhi, Berlin, Paris.                             B．Amsterdam, Bangkok, Delhi.

   C．Athens, London, Berlin.                       D．Berlin, Amsterdam, London.

2．Why are rickshaws no longer as widely used in India as in the past?

   A．They are a reminder of a bad period in India's history.

   B．They have been banned because they are too cruel.

   C．The streets of India are too crowded for them to move through easily.

   D．Indians now prefer to travel by car because they are richer.

3．What does the underlined sentence "This is something out of the ordinary ... you feel you are on holiday in Bangkok instead of Berlin" (Para. 7) suggest?

   A．The passenger didn't like taking a rickshaw as it reminded him of Bangkok.

   B．The passenger enjoyed being on holiday in Berlin more than in Bangkok.

   C．The passenger was impressed when taking a rickshaw and considered it unusual.

   D．The passenger disapproved of rickshaws because they were not original to Berlin.

4．Which of the following is mentioned in the text?

   A．Rickshaws may need to pay tax for causing traffic jams.

   B．Rickshaws and taxis are treated differently in London.

   C．Rickshaws will eventually take the place of taxis.

   D．Rickshaws will always be a cheap means of transport.

5．What is the author's attitude towards rickshaws?

   A．He gives no personal opinion.

   B．He believes they will be of no use.

   C．He thinks they will reduce pollution.

   D．He thinks they are old-fashioned.

3、       Some of Man's closest relatives in the animal kingdom are under serious threat because of human activity, according to a recently published report.

       According to the document, almost one in three of all apes and monkeys - that is non-human primate species (靈長(zhǎng)類動(dòng)物) are now considered to be in danger of dying out and disappearing from our planet, if action is not taken soon.

       The report, which was produced for the World Conservation Union (WCU), states that 114 of the world's 394 primate species could be lost forever, and the main reason they are threatened is the continuing destruction of forests where most of these animals live. In addition, illegal wildlife trade, climate change and commercial hunting for meat are also pressuring existing primate populations.

       What's more, the problem is getting more serious. The number of species on the organization’s Red List - listing those primate species most threatened and in very serious danger of dying out - has increased by 3 to 25 since 2005.

       Russell Mittermeier, the chief researcher of the WCU report, said, "You could fit all the surviving members of these 25 species in a single football stadium. So the problem is obviously urgent."

       The scientists, who drew up the Red List, believe that the situation is now so bad that if action is not taken immediately, it will result in primate species becoming extinct - something which has not happened in over a century.

       The loss of habitat caused by the clearing of forests for wood, farmland and fuel continues to be the main reason for the declining number of primates, according to the report, and the problem was most severe in Asia.

       The loss of forest trees is also responsible for approximately 20 percent of all greenhouse gases - more than all the cars, trucks, trains and aeroplanes in the world combined.

       Mr Mittermeier added, "By preserving the world's remaining forests, we save primates and protect other animals while preventing more pollution from entering the atmosphere to warm the climate."

1．What is the main subject of the report discussed in the text?

   A．Climate change.                                   B．Loss of animal habitat.

   C．Endangered animals.                            D．Animal protection.

2．According to the text, when did an ape or monkey species last die out?

     A．In 1908．                                    B．In 2005.

     C．Over a hundred years ago.                 D．Almost a hundred years ago.

3．How many animals were on the Red List in 2005?

     A．19．                   B．22．                 C．25．                     D．28.

4．The spokesman refers to 'a football stadium' in paragraph 5 to stress that ______.

     A．the animals enjoy playing sports

     B．there are not many of these animals left

     C．these animals should be placed there for protection

     D．the report was announced there

5．What is the main cause of the greenhouse gas problem according to the text?

   A．Aeroplanes.                                      B．Road vehicles.   

   C．Factory pollution.                               D．Loss of trees.