Ⅰ.单项填空
1．It matters little _________ a man dies，but ________ matters much is _______ he lives.
A．how；what；how B．how；it；how
C．why；it；why D．that；what；that
解析：选A。第一个空用how引导主语从句，it在句中作形式主语；第二空用what引导主语从句，what在从句中作主语，第三空用how引导表语从句。
2．_________ from space，the earth，with water________seventy percent of its surface，looks a “blue ball”．
A．Seen；covered B．Seeing；covering
C．Seeing；covered D．Seen；covering
解析：选D。句意：从太空中看，被水覆盖了百分之七十的地球，看起来像是一个蓝色的球。seen是过去分词作条件状语，与主语earth是被动关系。第二个空用covering，因为cover与water是主动关系。
3．I was ________ when I saw the nasty gash in her arm.
A．frighten B．frightening
C．frightened D．fright
解析：选C。句意：她胳膊上又深又长的大伤口吓坏了我。frighten作动词表示“使害怕”，此处用被动语态的形式。
4．—Have you ________ some new ideas?
—Yeah.I’ll tell you later.
A．come about B．come into
C．come up with D．come out with
解析：选C。come about 发生；come into 形成；come up with 想出；赶上，根据句子中后面的“新的观点”可知选C。
5．Believe it or not，Levy’s sister suddenly _________ tears when we were eating.
A．burst out B．burst in
C．burst into D．burst on
解析：选C。句意为：不管你信不信，Levy的妹妹在吃饭时突然大哭。burst into tears＝burst out crying 放声大哭。
6．It was cruel ________.
A．of Jim to shoot at the bird
B．for Jim to shoot at the bird
C．to shoot the bird of Jim
D．of Jim to shoot the bird
解析：选D。句意为：基姆射死小鸟很残忍。shoot at sth.向某物射击；shoot sth.击中，射中，根据句意可排除A、B项。it is...of sb.to do sth.是固定句型。
7．—Have you told the news to him?
—Not yet.His line is busy.I can’t ________.
A．get through B．ring back
C．put down D．hold on
解析：选A。get through 接通；ring back 回电话；put down 放下；hold on坚持，根据句中提到的“线路正忙”可知选A。
8．How did it________ that humans speak so many different languages?
A．come out B．come off
C．come about D．come round
解析：选C。come out 出版；come off 离开，实现；come about 发生；come round 苏醒。根据句意可知是询问“如何发生”，因此选C。
Ⅱ.阅读理解
A
Europeans should try to stay indoors if ash from Iceland’s volcano starts settling，the World Health Organization warned Friday as small amounts fell in Iceland，Scotland and Norway.
WHO spokesman Daniel Epstein said the microscopic(微小的)ash is potentially dangerous for people when it starts to reach the Earth because inhaled(吸入)particles can enter the lungs and cause respiratory problems.And he also said Europeans who go outside might want to consider wearing a mask.
Other experts，however，weren’t convinced the volcanic ash would have a major effect on peoples’ health and said WHO’s warnings were “hysterical.” They said volcanic ash was much less dangerous than cigarette smoke or pollution.Volcanic ash is made of fine particles of fragmented volcanic rock.It is light gray to black and can be as fine as talcum powder.During a volcanic eruption，the ash can be breathed deep into the lungs and cause irritation even in healthy people.But once it falls from a greater distance—like from the cloud currently hovering above Europe—its health effects are often minimal，experts say.
“Not all particles are created equal，” said Ken Donaldson，a professor of respiratory toxicology at the University of Edinburgh，“In the great scheme of things，volcanic ash is not all that harmful.” And he said most Europeans’ exposure to volcanic ash would be negligible and that only those in the near vicinity of the Icelandic volcano would likely be at risk.
Dr.Stephen Spiro，a professor of respiratory medicine and deputy chair of the British Lung Foundation，said the further the particles travel，the more diluted and less dangerous they will be.“The cloud has already passed over northern Scotland and we haven’t heard of any ill effects there，” he said.Spiro said to wear masks or stay indoors to avoid volcanic ash was “over the top” and “a bit hysterical.”
1．The text is mainly about ________.
A．the effect of volcanic ash
B．the health risk of volcanic ash
C．the disadvantages of volcanic ash
D．the opinions on health risk of volcanic ash
解析：选D。主旨大意题。本文主要就火山灰对人的健康的危害问题世卫组织和其他专家给出不同观点做了陈述。A太笼统；B不能体现不同的观点；C与文章内容无关；D符合题意。
2．Which one is TRUE according to Paragraph 3?
A．The volcanic ash’s effects on Europeans were little.
B．The ash caused irritation even in healthy people.
C．Other experts thought WTO’S warnings were useful.
D．The volcanic ash was more dangerous than cigarette smoke or pollution.
解析：选A。细节理解题。第三段最后一句可知A是正确的；由第三段中During a volcanic eruption...in healthy people.可知B错误；由第三段中Other experts，however，weren’t convinced...cigarette smoke or pollution.可排除C、D。
3．The underlined word “hysterical” in Paragraph 3 most probably means _________.
A．amazing B．practical
C．valuable D．overstated
解析：选D。词义猜测题。由上文中Volcanic ash is not all that harmful和下文中．..only those in the near vicinity of the Icelandic volcano would likely be at risk.可知D正确，夸大的，言过其实的。
4．What can we learn from the passage?
A．The volcanic ash wouldn’t be harmful to people.
B．All experts thought the volcanic ash did great harm to our health.
C．People close to the volcano would likely be at risk according to some experts.
D．Europeans should stay indoors because Iceland’s volcano starts settling.
解析：选C。由第三段 But once it falls from a greater distance...effects are often minimal...和第四段中．..only those in the near vicinity of the Icelandic volcano would likely be at risk.以及第五段中 the further the particles travel，the more diluted and less dangerous they will be可知C正确。A、B、D观点表达绝对。
B
The volcano is one of the most surprising frightening things of nature.Maybe you have seen pictures of these “fireworks ” of nature.Sometimes when a volcano erupts，a very large wall of melted rock moves down the side of a mountain.It looks like a “ river of fire”．Sometimes volcanoes explode，throwing the melted rock and ashes high into the air.But where does this melted rock come from?
The earth is made up of many layers (层)．The top layer that we see is called the crust.Under the crust are many layers of hard rock.But far，far beneath the crust the rock is so hot that it is soft.In some places it even melts.The melted rock is called magma.Sometimes the magma breaks out to the surface through cracks (裂缝)in the crust.These cracks are volcanoes.
Most people think of mountains when they think of volcanoes.But not every mountain is a volcano.A volcano is simply the opening in the earth from which the magma escapes.The hot magma，or lava as it is called，cools and builds up on the surface of the earth.Over thousands of years，this pile of cooled lava can grow to be very，very big.For example，the highest mountain in Africa，Kilimanjaro，is a volcano.It rises more than 16,000 feet above the ground around it.
5．The underlined word “erupts” means ________.
A．moves down
B．breaks away
C．builds up
D．suddenly throws out lava
解析：选D。词义题。火山爆发时熔岩有时顺山坡流下，有时被抛向空中。
6．Which words in the passage have the same meaning as “melted rock”？
A．volcano and crust B．crust and hard rock
C．magma and lava D．volcano and magma
解析：选C。词义题。文章第二段中说到：In some places it even melts.The melted rock is called magma.另外文章第三段中也说到：The hot magma，or lava as it is called...由此可知答案为C。
7．Which is the correct order of the layers of the earth (beginning with the top layer)?
A．crust—hard rock—magma—soft rock
B．crust—hard rock—soft rock—magma
C．magma—soft rock—hard rock—crust
D．volcano—cracks—magma—crust
解析：选B。细节题。第二段提到，地壳最上层为 crust，在 crust 之下是 hard rock，其次是 soft rock，最后是 magma。
8．The best title of the passage should be________.
A．The Volcano B．Kilimanjaro Volcano
C．The Mountains D．The Melted Rock
解析：选A。主旨题。从整篇文章可以看出，该文主要介绍了火山的形成过程。
Ⅰ.单项填空
1．—It _________for nearly a week.Will it last long?
—No，it’s reported that we’ll have a fine weekend.
A．have rained B．has been raining
C．rains D．rained
解析：选B。根据后面的“Will it last long？”可知用现在完成进行时表示动作一直持续到现在。
2．Some pre-school children go to a day-care center，________ they learn simple games and songs.
A．then B．there
C．while D．where
解析：选D。where引导定语从句，修饰先行词a day-care center。
3．The fact has worried many scientists ________ the earth is becoming warmer and warmer these years.
A．what B．which
C．that D．though
解析：选C。that引导同位语从句，解释说明fact的内容。
4．So _________that all the living things are dying out gradually.
A．serious polluted the lake is
B．serious polluted is the lake
C．seriously polluted is the lake
D．seriously polluted the lake is
解析：选C。so...that...结构如果把so提前置于句首，句子用倒装语序。
5．He has left his book here on ________，so that you can read it.
A．purpose B．intention
C．aim D．meaning
解析：选A。on purpose是介词习语，意为“故意地”。如用intention则应说by intention“故意地”。
6．It is love that makes the world ________.
A．peaceful B．calm
C．still D．silent
解析：选A。句意为：使世界和平的就是爱。根据句意可知此处指“世界的和平”，因此选A。
7．He behaves very oddly ________.I don’t think he’s quite all there.
A．at one time B．at times
C．at a time D．in no time
解析：选B。at one time 以前，曾经；at times 有时；at a time 一次；in no time 立刻。根据句意可知选B。
8．As we all know smoking can________ one’s health.
A．hurt B．injure
C．wound D．infect
解析：选B。hurt为普通用语，既可指肉体上的伤害(可被badly，slightly，seriously等修饰)，也可指精神上、感情上的伤害(被very much/rather/deeply修饰)，多指伤痛。injure比hurt正式，主要指意外事故中损害健康、容貌等，强调功能的损失。wound指枪伤、刀伤、刺伤等皮肉之伤，是出血的、严重的伤，尤其指用武器有意造成的伤口、伤疤或战场上受伤；也可指人们精神上的创伤。infect 意思是传染。
Ⅱ.阅读理解
A
The Gulf War changed the lives of ordinary people，many of whom lived far from Kuwait or Iraq.In this eight-part series correspondents visit individuals and families who have had to alter completely their plans and lifestyles as a result of the war.
We hear，for example，from an Iraqi Kurdish family who escaped across the snow covered mountains to Turkey，losing everything they had accumulated over more than 20 years.John Renner visits them in their small tent in the heat and dust of a refugee camp (难民营)where they are desperately hoping that some Western countries will offer them shelter.
There is a Palestinian family which lived and worked in Kuwait and cannot return.Their have lost friends，family，their living and a way of life.And what about the US serviceman and his family who had heard little about Kuwait before the invasion? Do they think it was worthwhile and how easy was it to fit back into their old routine after their experiences of the war?
John Renner meets an Asian maid who worked in the Gulf and supported her family at home with her salary.Is she thinking of going back，or has she been put off by the experience of escaping and the horror stories of exploitation in Kuwait?
These are just some of the people who are heard in the series which are produced by Lindsey Hilsum.
1．This is an introduction to _________.
A．a film B．a radio programme
C．a book D．a TV programme
解析：选B。从最后一句可知是一段电台节目介绍。
2．John Renner is ________.
A．a U．S.serviceman B．a producer
C．a correspondent D．a Kuwait worker
解析：选C。从第一段第二句中的correspondents可知，他是一个记者。
3．Which of the following implications is NOT true?
A．People have to adjust themselves to suit the new routine of their life.
B．People who have experienced the war have difficulty in returning to their old style of life.
C．The War has cast a big shadow over people’s hearts.
D．The War has only had some physical effect on the people involved.
解析：选D。从文中可知，海湾战争不仅给人造成身体伤害，还给人们带来精神创伤。故选D。
4．Which is the best suggested title?
A．A Just War
B．After the War
C．A War，Doubted but Rewarding
D．A War，Worthless and Meaningless
解析：选B。文章主旨在于揭示战争给人们造成的影响和后果。故选B“战争以后”作为标题比较合适。
B
Bill Fulton doesn’t remember losing his wallet，but its return helped him remember the past.The leather stayed smooth and the cowboy design unblemished (完美无缺的)．And when he looked inside，the contents brought back memories from 1946，when he apparently dropped the wallet behind the balcony bleachers (露天看台)in the Baker Middle School gym.
Fulton’ s Social Security Card and bicycle license，bearing the address where he lived during his teenage years，were positioned in their respective compartments，apparently untouched since the year after World War Ⅱ ended.
Worker Nathan Osborne found the wallet—along with old homework，lost library books and a 1964 talent show program—while removing the bleachers for renovations on June 17.It was brought to Fulton’s door the following day by Melanie Trindle，the Baker Middle School secretary.
Middle School Principal Mindi Vaughan said the brown pine bleachers were connected to the gym balcony’s brick wall and had remained in the same place since the school，known as the Helen M．Stack Building，opened in 1936.
Fulton,78，said he probably lost the wallet while cheering for the Baker High basketball team with a group of friends.Fulton said the bicycle ID was needed because he delivered medicine for Rodamar Drug.He was surprised，however，that his bicycle ID wasn’t inside.He said he always kept it there.
But rather than focus on what was inside the wallet，Fulton said the recovery has led him to reflect on his life—one that took him to the Korean War and Berlin before the return to Baker City.He worked at Ellingson Lumber Company for 30 years，from March 1964 to April 1994.
Since his retirement，Fulton has enjoyed spending time with his 11 year old black dog，Smokey.The two often hike the nearby mountains.
Trindle’s knock on the door，wallet in hand，induced a slight ripple in his life，prompting him to consider the times he hadn’t thought about in many years.“Where did all the times go？” Fulton said with a deep sigh.“It’s hard to believe that the times have gone so fast.”
5．When the wallet was found，it________.
A．was still in good condition
B．was a little damaged
C．had just lost color
D．was just repaired
解析：选A。细节理解题。从文章第一段第二句可知，钱包的皮还很光滑，上面的图案也保持完好，因此A项正确。
6．The wallet was important to Fulton because ________.
A．he could get his bicycle ID back
B．it called up his memories of the past
C．it could help him to find his student ID
D．it made him think of his school days
解析：选B。推理判断题。综合全文尤其是第一段和最后一段的信息可知，钱包勾起了Fulton对往昔岁月的回忆。
7．After he retired，Fulton________.
A．lived a peaceful and pleasant life
B．often regretted losing his wallet
C．lived a hard life by raising dogs in the mountains
D．quite missed his past life
解析：选A。推理判断题。分析文章倒数第二段可知，Fulton退休以后经常牵着狗到山里散步，可见生活非常惬意。
8．Which of the following best describes Fulton’s feeling when the wallet was returned?
A．Thankful. B．Overjoyed.
C．Surprised. D．Doubtful.
解析：选C。推理判断题。文章虽然没有明确说明Fulton接到钱包时的反应，但丢了那么多年的钱包失而复得，他应该感到吃惊。
Ⅰ.单项填空
1．________ you eat the correct foods ________ be able to keep fit and stay healthy.
A．Only if；will you B．Only if；you will
C．Unless；will you D．Unless；you will
解析：选A。句意为：“只有在你饮食正确的条件下，你才能保持健康。”本题考查倒装句。only用于句首和条件状语连用时，后面使用倒装结构。
2．It was announced that only when the fire was under control ________ to return to their homes.
A．the residents would be permitted
B．had the residents been permitted
C．would the residents be permitted
D．the residents had been permitted
解析：选C。主语从句中only引导的状语从句放在句首，主句the residents would be permitted必须部分倒装。
3．Bill wasn’t happy about the delay of the report by Jason，and ________.
A．I was neither B．neither was I
C．I was either D．either was I
解析：选B。前文是肯定句式，后文用“so ＋助动词/be/情态动词＋主语”结构；前文是否定句式，后文用“neither/nor ＋助动词/be/情态动词＋主语”结构。
4．Only when I left my parents for Italy ________ how much I loved them.
A．I realized B．I had realized
C．had I realized D．did I realize
解析：选D。本题考查“only＋状语”置于句首，其后的句子要用倒装用法。
5．Little ________ about her own safety，though she was in great danger herself.
A．did Rose care B．Rose did care
C．Rose does care D．does Rose care
解析：选A。little是具有否定意义的词，位于句首时句子用部分倒装，故选A。
6．At the meeting place of the Yangtze River and the Jialing River________，one of the ten largest cities in China.
A．lies Chongqing B．Chongqing lies
C．does lie Chongqing D．does Chongqing lie
解析：选A。句意为：“重庆——中国最大的十座城市之一，位于长江和嘉陵江交汇的地方。”考查倒装句。表示方位的地点状语提前，句子需完全倒装，故选A项。
7．—Is everyone here?
—Not yet...Look，there ________ the rest of our guests!
A．come B．comes
C．is coming D．are coming
解析：选A。句意为：“所有人都来了吗？”“还没有——看，其余客人都来了。”考查倒装句。there 位于句首的句子往往用倒装语序，并且主语为复数，因此正确答案应该是A项。be doing 是进行时表将来，因此C、D两项不合题意。
8．Hearing the dog barking fiercely，away ________.
A．fleeing the thief B．was fleeing the thief
C．the thief was fleeing D．fled the thief
解析：选D。句意：听到狗狂叫那贼逃跑了。考查倒装。在in，up，down，out，away，off等副词位于句首，谓语动词是come，go，fly，run，flee，leave等位移性动词，且主语又不是人称代词的情况下，句子通常用完全倒装。A项不是句子；B、C两项为过去进行时，不符合语境。故答案为D项。
9．We laugh at jokes，but seldom ________ about how they work.
A．we think B．think we
C．we do think D．do we think
解析：选D。句意为：“我们因笑话而笑，但很少去思考笑话怎样让我们笑。”考查部分倒装。seldom 为否定副词放句首，句子需用部分倒装，故选D项。
10．No decision ________ about any future appointment until all the candidates have been interviewed.
A．will be made B．is made
C．is being made D．has been made
解析：选A。句意为：“直到所有的候选人都被采访之后，才会对将来的会议作出决定。”本题考查的是表示否定意义的词或位于表示否定意义的词组句首时，句子要用部分倒装。如果否定副词不位于句首时，则不用倒装。例如：no，not，hardly，never，rarely，scarcely，little等。只有答案A结构正确。
Ⅱ.完形填空
It was already late when we set out for the next town，__1__ according to the map was about fifteen miles away on the other side of the __2__.
There we felt __3__ that we would find a bed __4___ the night.Darkness fell soon after we left the village，but luckily we met __5__ as we drove fast along the narrow winding road that __6__ the hills.As we climbed __7__，it became colder and rain began to fall，__8__ it difficult at times to see the road.I asked John，my companion，to drive more __9__.
After we had traveled for about twenty miles，there was still no sign of the town which was __10__on the map.We were beginning to get __11__.Then without warning the car stopped.A quick __12__ showed that we had run out of petrol(汽油)．Although we had little food with us，we decided to __13__ the night in the car.
Our meal was soon over.I tried to go to sleep at once，__14__John，who was a __15__ sleeper，got out of the car after a few minutes and went for a walk __16__ the hills.Soon he came back.From the top of the hill he had seen，in the valley below，the __17__ of the town we were looking for.We at once unloaded(卸)all our luggage(行李)and with a great effort(努力), __18__ to push the car to the top of the hill.Then we went back to the luggage，loaded the car again and set off down the hill.__19__ less than a quarter of an hour we were in the town，where we found a ___20__ quite easily.
1．A.which B．it
C．where D．that
解析：选A。分析句子结构可知，后面是一个非限制性定语从句，关系代词应用which。
2．A.rivers B．hills
C．towns D．villages
解析：选B。从下文可知，下一个小镇应在“山”的那一边。
3．A.surprised B．afraid
C．pleased D．sure
解析：选D。天已经很迟了，还出发朝下一个小镇赶，这说明他们“坚信”在那儿能找到住宿的地方。
4．A.at B．in
C．through D．for
解析：选D。for the night“过夜”，for表示“为了”。
5．A.everybody B．somebody
C．nobody D．anybody
解析：选C。在一个漆黑的夜晚，在那弯曲狭窄的路上，应该说行车是不走运的，但途中未遇一个行人，就这一点来说还算“幸运”。
6．A.got to B．arrived
C．led to D．belonged to
解析：选C。lead to 意为“通向”。
7．A.taller B．higher
C．lower D．faster
解析：选B。从下文可知，他们的车子是逐渐向山上爬行的，当油用完时，车子已接近山顶。以致John后来散步时不知不觉中就到了山顶。
8．A.getting B．thinking
C．causing D．making
解析：选D。从词的用法角度可知要用making。
9．A.certainly B．carefully
C．slowly D．surely
解析：选C。由于看不清路面，所以让同伴开慢些。
10．A.marked B．set
C．built D．drawn
解析：选A。依据常识可知，城镇是“标”在地图上的。
11．A.excited B．worried
C．cold D．warm
解析：选B。开了二十里，仍不见小镇，不免开始“忧虑”起来。
12．A.attention B．operation
C．examination D．information
解析：选C。简单“检查”发现油没了，另三项表述不清。
13．A.spend B．live
C．spare D．stay
解析：选A。 spend the night意为“度过夜晚”。
14．A.since B．though
C．so D．but
解析：选D。填转折连词but。
15．A.quick B．fast
C．poor D．heavy
解析：选C。从got out of the car看，John不是一个容易睡着的人。
16．A.across B．through
C．down D．up
解析：选D。从From the top of the hill可推知，他从车里出来以后是向山顶上走的。
17．A.lights B．map
C．bus D．situation
解析：选A。根据常识判断。
18．A.ought B．tried
C．succeeded D．managed
解析：选D。ought to (应该)不合语境，succeed后不接to do故应排除，manage和try均表示“设法”，但有细微差别，前者表示设法做成了某事，后者则不一定成功。故本题答案应为D。
19．A.For B．In
C．Since D．At
解析：选B。 “在不到一刻钟的时间内我们就到了镇上”。
20．A.policeman B．friend
C．hotel D．cinema
解析：选C。从第三段第1句可以推知，他们赶赴那个小镇的目的是为了住宿，所以在到达目的地后很快找到的应是旅馆(hotel)。
