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星级试题一
一、单项选择
1. If Newton lived today, he would be surprise by what ____ in science and technology.（2007天津）
A. had discovered B. had been discovered
C. has discovered D. has been discovered
2 When you get the paper back, pay special attention to what ________ . （2007四川）
A. have marked B. have been marked
C. had marked D. had been marked
3. -How long______ at this job?
-- Since 1990.
A. were you employed B. have you been employed
C. had you employed D. will you be employed
4 I am surprised that you should have been fooled by such a(an)______trick (2001京蒙皖春季)
A. ordinary B. easy C. smart D. simple
5 After the president made an official announcement, she expressed her______ opinion.(2000上海)
A. personal B. private C. single D. individual
6. ________, I'm in favour of the plan.
A. Personally B. Generally C. Likely D. Mainly
7. Letterboxes are much more______in the UK than in the US, where most people have a mailbox instead. (2006浙江)
A. common B. normal C. ordinary D. usual
8. Sometimes I really wonder how I could make friends with a man who has little ______ with me.
A. in common B. in ordinary C. the same D. in similar
9 . He tried his best to solve the problem, ______difficult it was.（2005天津）
A. however B. no matter C. whatever D. although
10. You should try to get a good night's sleep______much work you have to do.（2004湖北）
A. however B. no matter C. although D. whatever
11．______about wild plants that they decided to make a trip to Madagascar for further research. (2005江苏)
A. So curious the couple was B. So curious were the couple
C. How curious the couple were D. The couple was such curious
12．Everybody in the village likes Jack because he is good at telling and____ Jokes. (2005江苏)
A. turning up B. putting up C. making up D. showing up
13. Peter ________ his visit to Paris to improve his French.
A. took on B. took in C. took back D. took advantage of
14. I 'd like to arrive 20 minutes early______ I can have time for a cup of tea.(2005北京)
A. as soon as B. as a result C. in case D. so that
15. --Have you been wasting time on computer games again?
-- _________. I've been studying a lot and I need a break. （2007山东）
A. No way B. Not really
C. I don't agree D. I couldn't agree more
二 完形填空
The output(输出) is the last step in computer operation. It changes the computer's 1 from machine language into a form that people can 2 . There are several kinds of output devices(装置).
Suppose a shoe store owner wants to know which style of shoe is 3 best, he uses a printer, which prints or types the 4 of shoes sold on a long strep (条) of paper. The computer print-out shows him 5 shoes he should order.
A city planner, though, may use her computer in a different 6 . She wants to plan a new bus route to serve the largest number of 7 . Using a plotter (绘图仪) as the output, she gets a drawing, actually a 8 , showing the route chosen by the computer.
Students in many schools are taught by a computer. Some of these 9 are in foreign languages. To learn a language, you must 10 it spoken correctly. These computers have an audio(音响) output. They actually produce the 11 of the language perfectly pronounced.
The modern computer is truly a wonderful machine. But it is not able to think 12 itself. It is only as smart (聪明) as the person who prepares its program. Nor can a computer produce correct answers 13 it is fed correct information into. A computer is nothing more than a human 14 . Just as you use a hammer to help you drive a nail into a wall, so you use a computer to help you work out a problem. Computers are our 15 , not our masters.
1. A. questions B. results C. position D. (aeration
2. A. speak B. write C. study D. understand
3. A. fitting B. selling C. wearing D. walking
4. A. number B. kind C. factories D. colours
5. A. only B. different C. which D. those
6. A. means B. place C. time D. way
7. A. streets B. people C. stops D. drivers
8. A. map B. book C. report D. plan
9. A. lessons B. classes C. courses D. texts
10. A. have B. make C. want D. hear
11. A. sounds B. words C. speeches D. rules
12. A. of B. for C. over D. about
13. A. or B. while C. unless D. if
14. A. being B. waiters C. tool D. dream
15. A. servants B. workers C. friends D. waiters
三．阅读理解
A
The computer age is producing an army of robots-machines that are directed by electronic brains(电脑) and which take the place of humans in industrial operations. Many robots (机器人) go into the areas that the humans enter only in great danger.
Already in 1980 there were over 8, 000 robots working in industrial factories throughout the world. The big changeover(取代) to the robots, however, is likely to come only when their costs bring down while workers' wages(工资) continue to rise.
1．Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A．The Uses of Computers B．Industrial Uses of Robots
C．Robots and Computers D．Robots
2．The passage makes clear that a very important use of robots is to ______.
A．act as a teacher to human beings
B．take the place of human brains in making computers
C．help doctors in medical operation
D．do tasks very dangerous for humans to do
3．Which one of the following is certainly true?
A．Robots are becoming cheaper all the time.
B．Robots are becoming more expensive all the time.
C．The cost of a human worker is higher than that of the average robot.
D．The cost of the average(平均) robot is higher than that of a human worker.
4．It can be inferred that the widespread (推广) uses of robots ______.
A．has already begun all over the world
B．is starting especially in the developing countries
C．cannot come mainly for economic (经济) reasons
D．will not take place before the end of this century
5．The passage says robots have already take the place of humans in some ______.
A．different areas B．electronic brains
C．industrial areas D．computer areas
B
We are already familiar with computers－computers work for us at home, in offices , and in factories. But it is also true that many children today are using computers at school before they can write. What does this mean for the future? Are these children lucky or not?
Many people who do not know about computers think of them as machines that children play with. They worry that children do riot learn from experience but just from pressing a button and that this is not good for them. They think that children are growing not knowing about the real world.
But people who understand more about computers see that computers can be very good for children. A computer can help them to learn about the real world more quickly, to learn what they want to learn and to think for themselves. And for the future, don't we need people who can think clearly, who know how to get information quickly and use it well? What do you think?
6. "To be familiar with" means to ___ __.
A. be in the same family as B. know about
C. dislike D. like
7. According to the passage, in which four places can you find computers?
A. At home, in off ices, in factories and in schools.
B. At home, in schools, in banks and in offices.
C. At home, in hospitals, in schools and in offices.
D. At home, in shops, in offices and in schools.
8. Does everyone think computers are good for children?
A. Yes, they do. B. No, not everyone thinks so.
C. They don't know. D. They are not sure.
9. What three things can computers help children to do?
A. To think clearly, to do homework and to write.
B. To play games, to do maths and to copy.
C. To think clearly, to get information and to use it well.
D. To count, to clean the house and to get information.
10. Does the writer think the computer is a good thing?
A. Yes, he does. B. No, he doesn't think so.
C. He doesn't know. D. It isn't mentioned.
C
Education is not an end, but a means to an end. In other words, we do not educate children only for the purpose of educating them. Our purpose is to fit them for life.
In some modem countries it has for some time been fashionable（时兴的）to think that by free education for all㎏whether rich or poor, clever or stupid-one can solve all the problems of society and build a perfect nation. But we can already see that free education for all is not enough; we find in such countries a far larger number of people with university degrees, they refused to do what they think "low" work, and, in fact, work with hands is thought to be dirty and shameful in such countries. But we have only to think a moment to understand that the work of a completely uneducated fanner is far more important than that of a professor, we can live without education, but we die if we have no food. If no one cleaned our streets and took the rubbish away from our houses, we should get terrible diseases in our towns. . .
In fact, when we say that all of us must be educated to fit us for life, it means that we must be educated in such a way that, firstly, each of us can do whatever work suited to his brains and ability and, secondly, that we can realize that all jobs are necessary to society, and that it is very bad to be ashamed of one's work. Only such a type of education can be considered valuable to society.
11. The writer of this passage think that ________.
A. education can settle all of the world's problems
B. free education for all probably leads to a perfect world
C. free education won't help to solve social problems
D. all the social problems can't be solved by education
12. The writer wants to prove that ________.
A. our society needs all kinds of jobs
B. our society needs free eduaction for all
C. a farmer is more important than a professor
D. people with university degrees refuse to do what they think "low" work
13. According to the passage ________.
A. work with hands is dirty and shameful
B. work with hands is low work
C. work with hands is the most important
D. we can't regard work with hands as low work
14. The purpose of education is ________.
A. to choose a system of education
B. to prepare children mainly for their future work
C. to let everyone receive education fit for him
D. to build a perfect world
15. The passage tells us about ________ of education.
A. the means B. the system
C. the value D. the type
D
The eastern Indonesian island of Komodo is proving a hit with adventurous tourists eager to catch a glimpse of the world's largest lizard species. The island is home to the giant lizard called the Komodo dragon.
A descendant of the Jurassic period dinosaurs 130 million years ago, the Komodo dragon is threatened with extinction and has been placed under protection by the Indonesian government.
The giant lizard is called "Buays Darat" by the local people who show great respect for the species. Tales handed down over generations of islanders speak of the dragon warning people of approaching crocodiles.
The animal can reach a length of three metres when fully grown, attain a weight of about 135 kilograms and may live to an age of about 100 years. It digs a burrow as deep as 9 metres and lays eggs－up to 30 at a time－that hatch in April or May. The newly hatched lizards, about 45 centimetres long, live in trees for several months.
Komodo dragons have been known to eat smaller members of the species and sometimes even other adults. The Komodo dragon was first discovered in 1912 by a group of fishermen who took refuge on the island from a storm in the Banda Sea.
Various species of the Komodo dragon are also found in Asia, Australia and Africa, but it is only on Komodo and the western tip of the neighbouring island of Flores that they grow up to three metres long.
16. Komodo dragons that grow up to three metres long are found ______.
A. throughout Asia.
B. in the Banda Sea.
C. in Australia and South America.
D. on the islands of Komodo and Flores.
17. Tourists want to visit the island of Komodo because ______.
A. of the spectacular sights and scenery.
B. it is likely that the dragon will soon he extinct.
C. they have a chance of seeing the Komodo dragon.
D. they wish to help in the preservation of the dragon.
18. Today, the Komodo dragon is ______.
A. hunted by local fishermen.
B. involved in a special breeding program.
C. protected by the Indonesian government.
D. the only tourist attraction on the island of Komodo.
19. Newborn Komodo dragons ______.
A. dig very deep burrows.
B. are hatched in captivity.
C. hatch towards the end of the year.
D. spend the first months of their lives living in trees.
20. According to the information presented, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. They weigh up to 135 kilograms and are 9 metres long.
B. They weigh 45 kilograms and live up to 135 years.
C. They are 3 metres long and live up to 100 years.
D. They are 9 metres long and live up to 100 years.
6. The local people have great respect for the Komodo dragon because
A. they believe the dragon protects than from crocodiles.
B. they believe the dragon has special healing powers.
C. it has evolved from the Jurassic period.
D. it is in danger of becoming extinct.
E
There is an English saying; "Laughter is the best medicine." Until recently, few people took the saying seriously. Now, however, doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effects it has on the human body. They have found that laughter really can improve people's health.
Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films while doctors checked their heart, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise. It increases blood pressure, the heart beating and breathing, it also works several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach, and even the feet. If laughter exercises the body, it must be beneficial.
Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effect of pain on the body. In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programme. The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemicals in the brain which diminish both stress and pain.
As a result of these discoveries, some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics, in which they try to improve their patients' condition by encouraging them to laugh. They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile is enough to produce beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter.
21. Doctors have proved the following except ________.
A. smiling does good to health
B. laughter can be tolerated
C. there is a way to reduce pain
D. laughter can work the muscles in the feet
22. The main idea of the passage is ________.
A. laughter and physical exercise have similar effects on the human body
B. smile can produce the same effects as laughter
C. pain can be reduced by laughter
D. laughter is the best medicine
23. The students who ________ tolerated the pain for the longest time.
A. listened to different radio programmes
B. could produce a kind of chemical
C. don't have stress or pain
D. listened to a funny programme
24. The relationship between laughter and health is like the relationship between ________.
A. theory and practice B. example and main idea
C. help and acceptance D. teaching and learning
25. Doctors hold laughter clinics ________.
A. to give better condition to their patients
B. in order to improve patients' health
C. to make patients smile
D. to prove smile and laughter have the same effect
四．短文改错
We are all busy talking about and use the Internet 1.______
which set up in the 1960s .At first, the Internet was 2.______
only used by the government, but, in the early 1970s, 3._____
the universities, hospitals and banks were allowed to 4.______
use it too .However .computers were even very expensive5._____
and the Internet was difficult to use it. By the 6.______
start of the 1990s, computers become cheaper and easier. 7.______
Today it is easy to get on-line and it is told 8. ______
that millions of people use the Internet everyday. 9.______
Send e-mail is more and more popular among students. 10._____
It has now become one of the most important parts of people's life.
五 书面表达
假设你是李华，你的澳大利亚朋友Dick 听说中国的中小学生正在减轻学生负担，来信询问有关情况。请你根据下表提供的信息，写一封回信，谈一谈减负给你的学习和生活带来的变化。
周末活动（减负前）
周末活动（减负后）
白天：上课、做作业
白天：参观博物馆、学习电脑、绘画等
晚上：做作业
晚上：看新闻、读书、看报
就寝时间：11:30
就寝时间：10:00
注意：1、词数100左右；
2、开头已为你写好。
生词：减轻学习负担-reduce learning load
*******************************************************************************
Dear Dick ,
How nice to hear from you again.
Best wishes,
Li Hua
参考答案
一
1-5 DBBDA 6-10 AAAAA 11-15 BCDDB
二
1-5 BDBAC 6-10 DBACD 11-15 ABCCA
三
1-5 DDDCC 6-10 BABCA 11-15 DADBC
16-20DCCDCA 21-25 BDDCB
四
1．use→using；动词use和talking，都在be busy短语之后，并由and连接，它们的形式应该一致。
2．which∧set→was: the Internet→与set up是被动关系。
3．√
4．删去the：此处表示泛指无需加定冠词the。
5．even→still。从前文逻辑上看，应是电脑仍然很贵。本句中的expensive只是原级，而比较级。不能用even。
6．删去it：在"sth．+ adj. + to do"结构中，不定式的动词后不能接指代主语代词。
7．become→became：此句是回顾九十年代初的情况，故用过去时。
8．told→said。此处是习语It is said that…结构。
9．everyday→every day; everyday意为daily，是形容词，用every das才是副词。
10．send + sending或在send前加To：动名词sending或不定式To send作主语。
五
One possible version;
Dear Dick ,
How nice to hear from you again .You want to know what is going on in schools in China ?In short ,things have begun to improve since schools were called on to reduce learning load .I don’t know about others ,but I used to have to work even at weekends doing endless homework and attending classes as well.Now I have more free time .I can follow my own interests such as reading books ,visiting museums ,and taking computer lessons .In the evenings I can watch news on TV or read newspapers .What’s more ,I can go to bed earlier .As far as I know ,everyone is happy about this new arrangement of things .
Best wishes,
Li Hua
一、单项选择
1. If Newton lived today, he would be surprise by what ____ in science and technology.（2007天津）
A. had discovered B. had been discovered
C. has discovered D. has been discovered
2 When you get the paper back, pay special attention to what ________ . （2007四川）
A. have marked B. have been marked
C. had marked D. had been marked
3. -How long______ at this job?
-- Since 1990.
A. were you employed B. have you been employed
C. had you employed D. will you be employed
4 I am surprised that you should have been fooled by such a(an)______trick (2001京蒙皖春季)
A. ordinary B. easy C. smart D. simple
5 After the president made an official announcement, she expressed her______ opinion.(2000上海)
A. personal B. private C. single D. individual
6. ________, I'm in favour of the plan.
A. Personally B. Generally C. Likely D. Mainly
7. Letterboxes are much more______in the UK than in the US, where most people have a mailbox instead. (2006浙江)
A. common B. normal C. ordinary D. usual
8. Sometimes I really wonder how I could make friends with a man who has little ______ with me.
A. in common B. in ordinary C. the same D. in similar
9 . He tried his best to solve the problem, ______difficult it was.（2005天津）
A. however B. no matter C. whatever D. although
10. You should try to get a good night's sleep______much work you have to do.（2004湖北）
A. however B. no matter C. although D. whatever
11．______about wild plants that they decided to make a trip to Madagascar for further research. (2005江苏)
A. So curious the couple was B. So curious were the couple
C. How curious the couple were D. The couple was such curious
12．Everybody in the village likes Jack because he is good at telling and____ Jokes. (2005江苏)
A. turning up B. putting up C. making up D. showing up
13. Peter ________ his visit to Paris to improve his French.
A. took on B. took in C. took back D. took advantage of
14. I 'd like to arrive 20 minutes early______ I can have time for a cup of tea.(2005北京)
A. as soon as B. as a result C. in case D. so that
15. --Have you been wasting time on computer games again?
-- _________. I've been studying a lot and I need a break. （2007山东）
A. No way B. Not really
C. I don't agree D. I couldn't agree more
二 完形填空
The output(输出) is the last step in computer operation. It changes the computer's 1 from machine language into a form that people can 2 . There are several kinds of output devices(装置).
Suppose a shoe store owner wants to know which style of shoe is 3 best, he uses a printer, which prints or types the 4 of shoes sold on a long strep (条) of paper. The computer print-out shows him 5 shoes he should order.
A city planner, though, may use her computer in a different 6 . She wants to plan a new bus route to serve the largest number of 7 . Using a plotter (绘图仪) as the output, she gets a drawing, actually a 8 , showing the route chosen by the computer.
Students in many schools are taught by a computer. Some of these 9 are in foreign languages. To learn a language, you must 10 it spoken correctly. These computers have an audio(音响) output. They actually produce the 11 of the language perfectly pronounced.
The modern computer is truly a wonderful machine. But it is not able to think 12 itself. It is only as smart (聪明) as the person who prepares its program. Nor can a computer produce correct answers 13 it is fed correct information into. A computer is nothing more than a human 14 . Just as you use a hammer to help you drive a nail into a wall, so you use a computer to help you work out a problem. Computers are our 15 , not our masters.
1. A. questions B. results C. position D. (aeration
2. A. speak B. write C. study D. understand
3. A. fitting B. selling C. wearing D. walking
4. A. number B. kind C. factories D. colours
5. A. only B. different C. which D. those
6. A. means B. place C. time D. way
7. A. streets B. people C. stops D. drivers
8. A. map B. book C. report D. plan
9. A. lessons B. classes C. courses D. texts
10. A. have B. make C. want D. hear
11. A. sounds B. words C. speeches D. rules
12. A. of B. for C. over D. about
13. A. or B. while C. unless D. if
14. A. being B. waiters C. tool D. dream
15. A. servants B. workers C. friends D. waiters
三．阅读理解
A
The computer age is producing an army of robots-machines that are directed by electronic brains(电脑) and which take the place of humans in industrial operations. Many robots (机器人) go into the areas that the humans enter only in great danger.
Already in 1980 there were over 8, 000 robots working in industrial factories throughout the world. The big changeover(取代) to the robots, however, is likely to come only when their costs bring down while workers' wages(工资) continue to rise.
1．Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A．The Uses of Computers B．Industrial Uses of Robots
C．Robots and Computers D．Robots
2．The passage makes clear that a very important use of robots is to ______.
A．act as a teacher to human beings
B．take the place of human brains in making computers
C．help doctors in medical operation
D．do tasks very dangerous for humans to do
3．Which one of the following is certainly true?
A．Robots are becoming cheaper all the time.
B．Robots are becoming more expensive all the time.
C．The cost of a human worker is higher than that of the average robot.
D．The cost of the average(平均) robot is higher than that of a human worker.
4．It can be inferred that the widespread (推广) uses of robots ______.
A．has already begun all over the world
B．is starting especially in the developing countries
C．cannot come mainly for economic (经济) reasons
D．will not take place before the end of this century
5．The passage says robots have already take the place of humans in some ______.
A．different areas B．electronic brains
C．industrial areas D．computer areas
B
We are already familiar with computers－computers work for us at home, in offices , and in factories. But it is also true that many children today are using computers at school before they can write. What does this mean for the future? Are these children lucky or not?
Many people who do not know about computers think of them as machines that children play with. They worry that children do riot learn from experience but just from pressing a button and that this is not good for them. They think that children are growing not knowing about the real world.
But people who understand more about computers see that computers can be very good for children. A computer can help them to learn about the real world more quickly, to learn what they want to learn and to think for themselves. And for the future, don't we need people who can think clearly, who know how to get information quickly and use it well? What do you think?
6. "To be familiar with" means to ___ __.
A. be in the same family as B. know about
C. dislike D. like
7. According to the passage, in which four places can you find computers?
A. At home, in off ices, in factories and in schools.
B. At home, in schools, in banks and in offices.
C. At home, in hospitals, in schools and in offices.
D. At home, in shops, in offices and in schools.
8. Does everyone think computers are good for children?
A. Yes, they do. B. No, not everyone thinks so.
C. They don't know. D. They are not sure.
9. What three things can computers help children to do?
A. To think clearly, to do homework and to write.
B. To play games, to do maths and to copy.
C. To think clearly, to get information and to use it well.
D. To count, to clean the house and to get information.
10. Does the writer think the computer is a good thing?
A. Yes, he does. B. No, he doesn't think so.
C. He doesn't know. D. It isn't mentioned.
C
Education is not an end, but a means to an end. In other words, we do not educate children only for the purpose of educating them. Our purpose is to fit them for life.
In some modem countries it has for some time been fashionable（时兴的）to think that by free education for all㎏whether rich or poor, clever or stupid-one can solve all the problems of society and build a perfect nation. But we can already see that free education for all is not enough; we find in such countries a far larger number of people with university degrees, they refused to do what they think "low" work, and, in fact, work with hands is thought to be dirty and shameful in such countries. But we have only to think a moment to understand that the work of a completely uneducated fanner is far more important than that of a professor, we can live without education, but we die if we have no food. If no one cleaned our streets and took the rubbish away from our houses, we should get terrible diseases in our towns. . .
In fact, when we say that all of us must be educated to fit us for life, it means that we must be educated in such a way that, firstly, each of us can do whatever work suited to his brains and ability and, secondly, that we can realize that all jobs are necessary to society, and that it is very bad to be ashamed of one's work. Only such a type of education can be considered valuable to society.
11. The writer of this passage think that ________.
A. education can settle all of the world's problems
B. free education for all probably leads to a perfect world
C. free education won't help to solve social problems
D. all the social problems can't be solved by education
12. The writer wants to prove that ________.
A. our society needs all kinds of jobs
B. our society needs free eduaction for all
C. a farmer is more important than a professor
D. people with university degrees refuse to do what they think "low" work
13. According to the passage ________.
A. work with hands is dirty and shameful
B. work with hands is low work
C. work with hands is the most important
D. we can't regard work with hands as low work
14. The purpose of education is ________.
A. to choose a system of education
B. to prepare children mainly for their future work
C. to let everyone receive education fit for him
D. to build a perfect world
15. The passage tells us about ________ of education.
A. the means B. the system
C. the value D. the type
D
The eastern Indonesian island of Komodo is proving a hit with adventurous tourists eager to catch a glimpse of the world's largest lizard species. The island is home to the giant lizard called the Komodo dragon.
A descendant of the Jurassic period dinosaurs 130 million years ago, the Komodo dragon is threatened with extinction and has been placed under protection by the Indonesian government.
The giant lizard is called "Buays Darat" by the local people who show great respect for the species. Tales handed down over generations of islanders speak of the dragon warning people of approaching crocodiles.
The animal can reach a length of three metres when fully grown, attain a weight of about 135 kilograms and may live to an age of about 100 years. It digs a burrow as deep as 9 metres and lays eggs－up to 30 at a time－that hatch in April or May. The newly hatched lizards, about 45 centimetres long, live in trees for several months.
Komodo dragons have been known to eat smaller members of the species and sometimes even other adults. The Komodo dragon was first discovered in 1912 by a group of fishermen who took refuge on the island from a storm in the Banda Sea.
Various species of the Komodo dragon are also found in Asia, Australia and Africa, but it is only on Komodo and the western tip of the neighbouring island of Flores that they grow up to three metres long.
16. Komodo dragons that grow up to three metres long are found ______.
A. throughout Asia.
B. in the Banda Sea.
C. in Australia and South America.
D. on the islands of Komodo and Flores.
17. Tourists want to visit the island of Komodo because ______.
A. of the spectacular sights and scenery.
B. it is likely that the dragon will soon he extinct.
C. they have a chance of seeing the Komodo dragon.
D. they wish to help in the preservation of the dragon.
18. Today, the Komodo dragon is ______.
A. hunted by local fishermen.
B. involved in a special breeding program.
C. protected by the Indonesian government.
D. the only tourist attraction on the island of Komodo.
19. Newborn Komodo dragons ______.
A. dig very deep burrows.
B. are hatched in captivity.
C. hatch towards the end of the year.
D. spend the first months of their lives living in trees.
20. According to the information presented, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. They weigh up to 135 kilograms and are 9 metres long.
B. They weigh 45 kilograms and live up to 135 years.
C. They are 3 metres long and live up to 100 years.
D. They are 9 metres long and live up to 100 years.
6. The local people have great respect for the Komodo dragon because
A. they believe the dragon protects than from crocodiles.
B. they believe the dragon has special healing powers.
C. it has evolved from the Jurassic period.
D. it is in danger of becoming extinct.
E
There is an English saying; "Laughter is the best medicine." Until recently, few people took the saying seriously. Now, however, doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effects it has on the human body. They have found that laughter really can improve people's health.
Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films while doctors checked their heart, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise. It increases blood pressure, the heart beating and breathing, it also works several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach, and even the feet. If laughter exercises the body, it must be beneficial.
Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effect of pain on the body. In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programme. The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemicals in the brain which diminish both stress and pain.
As a result of these discoveries, some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics, in which they try to improve their patients' condition by encouraging them to laugh. They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile is enough to produce beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter.
21. Doctors have proved the following except ________.
A. smiling does good to health
B. laughter can be tolerated
C. there is a way to reduce pain
D. laughter can work the muscles in the feet
22. The main idea of the passage is ________.
A. laughter and physical exercise have similar effects on the human body
B. smile can produce the same effects as laughter
C. pain can be reduced by laughter
D. laughter is the best medicine
23. The students who ________ tolerated the pain for the longest time.
A. listened to different radio programmes
B. could produce a kind of chemical
C. don't have stress or pain
D. listened to a funny programme
24. The relationship between laughter and health is like the relationship between ________.
A. theory and practice B. example and main idea
C. help and acceptance D. teaching and learning
25. Doctors hold laughter clinics ________.
A. to give better condition to their patients
B. in order to improve patients' health
C. to make patients smile
D. to prove smile and laughter have the same effect
四．短文改错
We are all busy talking about and use the Internet 1.______
which set up in the 1960s .At first, the Internet was 2.______
only used by the government, but, in the early 1970s, 3._____
the universities, hospitals and banks were allowed to 4.______
use it too .However .computers were even very expensive5._____
and the Internet was difficult to use it. By the 6.______
start of the 1990s, computers become cheaper and easier. 7.______
Today it is easy to get on-line and it is told 8. ______
that millions of people use the Internet everyday. 9.______
Send e-mail is more and more popular among students. 10._____
It has now become one of the most important parts of people's life.
五 书面表达
假设你是李华，你的澳大利亚朋友Dick 听说中国的中小学生正在减轻学生负担，来信询问有关情况。请你根据下表提供的信息，写一封回信，谈一谈减负给你的学习和生活带来的变化。
周末活动（减负前）
周末活动（减负后）
白天：上课、做作业
白天：参观博物馆、学习电脑、绘画等
晚上：做作业
晚上：看新闻、读书、看报
就寝时间：11:30
就寝时间：10:00
注意：1、词数100左右；
2、开头已为你写好。
生词：减轻学习负担-reduce learning load
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Dear Dick ,
How nice to hear from you again.
Best wishes,
Li Hua
参考答案
一
1-5 DBBDA 6-10 AAAAA 11-15 BCDDB
二
1-5 BDBAC 6-10 DBACD 11-15 ABCCA
三
1-5 DDDCC 6-10 BABCA 11-15 DADBC
16-20DCCDCA 21-25 BDDCB
四
1．use→using；动词use和talking，都在be busy短语之后，并由and连接，它们的形式应该一致。
2．which∧set→was: the Internet→与set up是被动关系。
3．√
4．删去the：此处表示泛指无需加定冠词the。
5．even→still。从前文逻辑上看，应是电脑仍然很贵。本句中的expensive只是原级，而比较级。不能用even。
6．删去it：在"sth．+ adj. + to do"结构中，不定式的动词后不能接指代主语代词。
7．become→became：此句是回顾九十年代初的情况，故用过去时。
8．told→said。此处是习语It is said that…结构。
9．everyday→every day; everyday意为daily，是形容词，用every das才是副词。
10．send + sending或在send前加To：动名词sending或不定式To send作主语。
五
One possible version;
Dear Dick ,
How nice to hear from you again .You want to know what is going on in schools in China ?In short ,things have begun to improve since schools were called on to reduce learning load .I don’t know about others ,but I used to have to work even at weekends doing endless homework and attending classes as well.Now I have more free time .I can follow my own interests such as reading books ,visiting museums ,and taking computer lessons .In the evenings I can watch news on TV or read newspapers .What’s more ,I can go to bed earlier .As far as I know ,everyone is happy about this new arrangement of things .
Best wishes,
Li Hua
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