2012届高三上外研版选修八Module5单元试卷及答案
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2012届高三上学期单元测试精品外研版选修八Module 5英语试卷
满分（120）
一、单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
1. — The drama we saw last night was very romantic.
— ________. I found the acting too bad to be romantic.
A. I can’t agree more B. That’s the point
C. I’m with you on that D. Well, I beg to differ
2. When a giraffe has ________ drink, it has to stand with its front legs wide apart in order to reach ________ water.
A. the; / B. a; / C. a; the D. the; the
3. We are able to make available a large variety of ________ services to those who need to ask experts specific questions.
A. exploring B. consulting C. presenting D. recommending
4. In no country other than Britain in Europe, ________ enjoy four seasons in a single day.
A. can one B. must one C. one can D. one must
5. Darcy left word with his assistant ________ he would see me off at the airport in the afternoon.
A. who B. that C. as D. which
6. There have been articles in the newspaper ________ companies of using ads to mislead consumers.
A. blaming B. ignoring C. accusing D. suspecting
7. He was seriously ill that morning and did not ________ absent himself from the meeting.
A. deliberately B. cautiously C. secretly D. willingly
8. With many poems displaying his outstanding literary techniques, he is generally ________ to be the finest poet of his time.
A. convinced B. acknowledged C. honored D. commented
9. — I’m afraid I have to give it up.
— Don’t be discouraged. Remember that ________ sticks to his work will make progress in the end.
A. anyone B. who C. whoever D. no matter who
10. Having lived near the airport for a few years, Mr. White became ________ to noises of airplanes’ taking off and landing.
A. accustomed B. devoted C. admitted D. contributed
11. It was the first time we had met John after his operation and it was a great ________ to see him recover so quickly.
A. pity B. worry C. excuse D. relief
12. He continued with his plan to build a flying machine, ________ all the laughing of his friends.
A. in case of B. because of C. in spite of D. instead of
13. Arriving home, Jane was surprised to find that her kitchen filled with ________ smelled like tasty dishes.
A. which B. what C. that D. it
14. It took me a lot of ________ to teach the naughty boy to dance hip-hop, but it was an interesting experience.
A. responsibility B. privilege C. inspiration D. patience
15. Whether to change the promotion plan for the new product was ________ worried the marketing manager most.
A. why B. which C. what D. that
二、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
It was a hot August afternoon, and I had every reason to be in a bad mood. A series of 16 things had happened to me.
At the airport, I 17 a 5-year-old boy standing by his mother and watching me. 18 , he left his mother’s side and began to come up slowly. I was both relieved and alarmed when I 19 that he wasn’t planning to come towards me, but my 20 ! I intended to tell him not to 21 my things, but something made me 22 . Looking at my hat with wide eyes, he gently touched the emblem (徽章) on it. Then, he looked up at me, smiling, 23 he said nothing.
I asked him if he 24 to wear my captain hat. He 25 his head. I placed my hat on his head, but it fell down 26 his ears. He didn’t seem to 27 and held it up in the 28 position with both hands. He ran to 29 it to his mother, then back to me. Slowly, he 30 my hat with both hands and presented it to me 31 it were the crown (王冠) jewels.
I put my hat on and gave him an airplane card. This, too, he held with both hands 32 . He still didn’t speak after this 33 , although I knew he was excited. I was also happy that I had been briefly out of my negative 34 .
With the card in both hands, he said, “Mister, you sure are lucky.” I reflected on the 35 of a 5-year-old as I got on the plane home.
16. A. confusing B. annoying C. moving D. challenging
17. A. noticed B. sought C. asked D. helped
18. A. Luckily B. Seriously C. Patiently D. Cautiously
19. A. assumed B. guessed C. realized D. understood
20. A. jewel B. card C. bag D. hat
21. A. steal B. touch C. press D. break
22. A. stop B. report C. struggle D. warn
23. A. or B. as C. so D. but
24. A. paid B. needed C. wanted D. promised
25. A. nodded B. raised C. turned D. bowed
26. A. against B. out C. with D. around
27. A. find B. mind C. regret D. refuse
28. A. obvious B. strange C. proper D. original
29. A. show B. bring C. supply D. teach
30. A. wore B. gave C. decorated D. removed
31. A. even if B. as if C. in case D. so that
32. A. selflessly B. faithfully C. respectfully D. fearfully
33. A. hint B. movement C. reaction D. exchange
34. A. feelings B. behavior C. practices D. remarks
35. A. honesty B. respectfulness C. ambition D. bravery
三、阅读理解 （共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
A
China Mandarin
*Convenient location (3-minute walk from Dawanglu Subway);
*All of our teachers have master’s degrees or above;
*Flexible schedule;
*Tailor-made courses;
*Casual and relaxing atmosphere;
*40% off for this month (Private class: 80 yuan/hour).
For more info: www.
To register: study-chinese@
Wine Tasting Course
At the end of the course, people will develop a competent wine-tasting technique, be aware of the main styles of fine wine and how they are made, be familiar with the world’s fine wine regions, understand the principles of wine storage and service, appreciate the importance of wine as a cultural touchstone (检验标准)，be able to identify up to 12 different grape varieties in a “blind” tasting in the final session of the course. For more info: http://www.beijing-/wine.htm
To register: vina@beijing-
Pet Adoption
Shery is home raised and socialized for excellent temperament (气质), super trainability and has special people-pleasing personality. She has an incredible high rate of learning with a delightful elegance (优雅) of structure and a beautiful breed type and with AKC Registries. If you are interested in Shery, please contact me via pastornaijamespets@.
Visas & Permits
Beijing-Easy offers professional services for visas, employment & resident permit and all the related works.
Beijing-Easy business services Ltd., as a services provider, focuses on offering services to overseas individuals and the administrative support to companies with international staff in Beijing to meet the need of international community. For more info, please visit www.beijing-easy.com
Email:info@beijing-easy.com
36. If you want to take a private class for 10 hours to learn China Mandarin this month, how much would you pay
A. ￥800. B. ￥1120. C. ￥480. D. ￥320.
37. After attending Wine Tasting Course, you could probably do the following EXCEPT _______.
A. being good at tasting wine B. knowing how the wines are made
C. acquiring knowledge on how to store wine
D. identifying all kinds of wine
38. It can be learned from the third advertisement that Shery _______.
A. can be easily trained B. is hard to get along with
C. hasn’t been registered D. must be a kind of dog
39. Robert comes from England and now is in Beijing. If he needs to get a visa, he should visit _______.
A. www. study- B. pastornaijamespets@
C. www.beijing-easy.com D. vina@beijing-
40. The third advertisement is given with the purpose of _______.
A. showing how beautiful the pet is
B. getting someone to adopt his or her pet
C. adopting a kind of pet
D. letting us know what makes a good pet
B
Tests found that the DNA of some villagers in Liqian (骊村), on the edge of the Gobi Desert in north-western China, was 56 per cent Caucasian (白种人) in origin.
Many of the villagers have blue or green eyes, long noses and even fair hair. A local man, Cai Junnian, is nicknamed by his friends and relatives Cai the Roman, and is one of many villagers who believe they are descendants (后裔) of the lost legion (罗马军团).
Archeologists plan to conduct digs in the region along the ancient Silk Road to search for remains of buildings built in order to defend an area against attack or other buildings built by the fabled army. “We hope to prove the legend by digging and discovering more evidence of China’s early contact with the Roman Empire,” Yuan Honggeng, the head of a newly established Italian Studies Centre at Lanzhou University in Gansu Province, told the China Daily newspaper.
The genetic tests tended to support the theory that the Roman legion settled in the area in the first century BC after fleeing a fierce battle. The battle took place in 53 BC between an army led by Marcus Crassus, a Roman general, and a larger force of Parthians, from what is now Iran, bringing the Roman Empire’s eastward expansion to an abrupt stop. Thousands of the Romans were killed, including Crassus himself, but some soldiers were said to have evaded the fighting and marched east to avoid the enemy. The wandering Roman soldiers are thought to have settled on the grassland of western China.
The theory was first put forward in the 1950s by Homer Dubs, a professor of Chinese history at Oxford University.
41. What is the passage mainly about
A. China’s early contact with the Roman Empire.
B. A great discovery of Roman legion in Liqian.
C. The theory put forward by a professor of Chinese history.
D. Some Chinese villagers could be descendants of Roman soldiers.
42. Why is Cai Junnian nicknamed Cai the Roman
A. Because they want to make fun of him.
B. Because he likes to be called that.
C. Because he has some Caucasian features.
D. Because he looks different from the other villagers.
43. According to the theory, Roman soldiers settled on the grassland of western China to _______.
A. avoid being killed B. expand eastward
C. conquer China D. seek help from the local people
44. The underlined word “evaded” in the fourth paragraph can be replaced by “_______”.
A. stopped B. escaped C. recorded D. controlled
45. We can learn from the fourth paragraph that _______.
A. Iran used to be part of the Roman Empire
B. the Roman legion was defeated in the battle
C. some soldiers successfully settled down in China led by their general
D. the Roman army never thought they would meet the force of Parthians
C
Scientists have wondered for a long time about where the substances necessary for life came from. Water exists on the earth and the planet Mars. But what about important carbon-based molecules (分子) Astronomers have recently found some surprising evidence that some of those materials may have come from comets (彗星).
Scientists at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland found the substance glycine brought back to the earth was from a comet. Glycine is one of the common amino acids (氨基酸). On the earth, organisms use glycine to create proteins. The discovery is exciting because it suggests that the building blocks (基本要素) of life may be more common in the universe than scientists thought.
The story of how space scientists were able to recover the material and bring it back to the earth is just as exciting. NASA captured the material using the Stardust spacecraft launched in nineteen ninety-nine from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Stardust passed through a cloud of material surrounding comet Wild Two in January of two thousand four.
A comet is a huge ball of frozen gas and dust that often releases a long trail of material as it nears the sun. A specially designed collector gathered dust particles from the comet and stored them on the spacecraft. Stardust then returned to the earth and released a special reentry capsule (返回舱)containing the material it had collected.
The recovery of the Stardust capsule was difficult because of its high reentry speed. The capsule was traveling at almost forty-six thousand kilometers an hour. It set a record as the fastest human-made object ever entering the atmosphere.
The Stardust capsule successfully landed on a dry plain in the state of Utah on January fifteenth, two thousand six. Since then, scientists around the world have been working to study substances gathered from Comet Wild Two.
46. Which of the following made scientists excited according to the text
A. The existence of water on Mars.
B. The signs of life on Comet Wild Two.
C. The discovery of amino acid on a comet.
D. The method of creating proteins with glycine.
47. How long has Stardust travelled in space
A. For two years. B. For five years.
C. For seven years. D. For eight years.
48. The underlined word “captured” in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by “_______”.
A. caught B. recognized C. analysed D. combined
49. The discovery has made scientists believe that _______.
A. water exists in large amounts on other planets
B. man can invent new forms of life with glycine
C. life on the earth may have all come from comets
D. the building blocks of life exist more widely in the universe
50. Which of the following statements is TRUE about Stardust
A. It’s a material found by NASA on Comet Wild Two.
B. It used to contain materials gathered from a comet.
C. It traveled around comet Wild Two for about two years.
D. It was the fastest man-made object ever sent up into space.
D
Each year, Americans throw away millions of tons of electronic devices (设备). That means business is good for a small electronics recycler in Virginia.
Company President Jeremy established PC Recycler. In the processing center of his company, workers were busy taking apart televisions, cell phones and computers — anything electronic. “Electronics recycling is the fastest growing waste stream in the US right now,” Jeremy says.
Recycling electronic waste isn’t a single job. Newer devices can be rebuilt and resold. Breaking down electronics into small parts to melt and purify is another part. Operations Manager Andrew says, “Boards have the highest value, so you can actually see different types of metals on the back. Some of the older ones are mainly all gold. Thus, computer circuit boards are rich resources.”
Gold now sells for more than 1,300 dollars an ounce. 25% of PC Recycler’s sales come from selling parts to refiners (提炼商). Refining companies pay more than ten dollars a kilogram for computer boards. PC Recycler can also earn more by holding metal-rich parts until prices rise. “If copper’s price increases one day, we can ship all of our copper and sell at the market,” Andrew says.
Computers also hold private information. Securing that data is the fastest growing part of the recycling pletely removing data from a computer hard drive is not easy. However, PC Recycler can remove data completely and recycle the drives.
PC Recycler supports the Basel Action Network, which seeks to limit harmful waste and technology. The company says it doesn’t export electronics to India or Africa where environmental rules are weak.
PC Recycler has been in business since 2003, expanding from waste management to other more technical services. “There really aren’t a lot of industries out there that are like this. This is a potential industry,” Jeremy says.
51. How do the workers in PC Recycler deal with the computer boards
A. They sell the boards to the refiners.
B. They store the boards until prices rise.
C. They change the boards into better ones.
D. They take precious metal away from the boards.
52. If the workers in PC Recycler want to recycle the hard drive, they should _______ at first.
A. make it look newer B. remove the data on it
C. melt some bad parts D. limit harmful waste
53. What does Jeremy think of the business of recycling electronic waste
A. He thinks it’s very difficult to earn money.
B. He thinks it useless.
C. He thinks it is a potential industry.
D. He thinks it can improve the world’s economy.
54. It is implied in the passage that PC Recycler _______.
A. isn’t good at recycling electronic waste
B. is an example in protecting environment
C. will improve its skills in recycling waste
D. will be responsible for world’s pollution
55. What is the passage mainly about
A. An introduction to the PC Recycler.
B. A new technology of recycling electronic devices.
C. PC Recycler’s new way of protecting environment.
D. The trouble PC Recycler has met in recycling waste.
四、书面表达 （共两节，满分45分）
第一节 阅读表达(共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分)
Positive people may owe their optimism to a gene variant (基因变体) that helps them focus on the good and ignore the bad.
That’s the conclusion from a study examining people’s subliminal(潜意识的) preferences for happy, neutral, and threatening images.
Volunteers who had inherited two copies of the “long” variant of 5-HTTLPR—a gene that controls transport of the mood—showed clear avoidance of negative images, such as fierce animals, and a clear preference for positive ones, such as puppies. People with this “happiness gene” variant combination are called “LL” carriers.
The effect wasn’t seen in volunteers with at least one version of the “short” variant of the same gene. These people showed no strong preference whatever the content of the images. In repeated tests, the 97 volunteers had less than a second to identify dots hidden in one or other of a pair of adjacent(邻近的) images. Each pair contained a neutral image alongside one that was either positive or negative.
The researchers found that LL volunteers took 18.3 milliseconds longer on average to spot the dots in a negative rather than neutral image, suggesting a subliminal avoidance of bad images. On the contrary, they noticed the dots 23.5 milliseconds sooner in the positive images, such as lovely puppies, than ____________, suggesting they subliminally liked them.
Fox and her colleagues conclude that the LL volunteers may be born to seek out positive events and ignore negative events. Earlier studies had revealed a tendency for negativity and anxiety among individuals with at least one short variant of the gene, but the study is the first to reveal an optimistic tendency in LL individuals.
56. What is the best title of the passage (Please answer within 10 words.)
__________________________________________________________________
57. Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one
They didn’t show any special love for pictures no matter what the pictures were about.
_________________________________________________________________.
58. Fill in the blank with proper words or phrases. (Please answer within 5 words.)
_________________________________________________________________.
59. According to the passage, what plays a leading role in controlling people’s different preferences for different pictures (Please answer within 10 words.)
_________________________________________________________________.
60. Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.
_________________________________________________________________.
第二节 写作（满分30分）
假定你是北京的学生李华，上周日和同学们一起参观了北京天文馆。英语课上，老师要求你们简要介绍参观情况及个人感想，请根据以下提示写一篇英语短文。
北京天文馆 建设：1957年9月落成地位：中国第一座大型天文馆发展：2004年12月新馆落成，设有数字宇宙剧场。活动：参观了“太阳系”展览，以及先进的天文仪器和航天成果展览。
注意：
1. 词数120左右。
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
3. 参考词汇：北京天文馆 Beijing Planetarium 数字宇宙剧场 Digital Space Theater
参考答案:
1-15 DCBAB CABCA DCBDC
16-35 BADCD BADCA DBCAD BCDAB
36-55 CDACB DCABB CCADB DBCBA
56. Happiness gene helps you look on the bright side
57. These people showed no strong preference whatever the content of the images.
58. in the neutral ones/pictures
59. The number and variety of variant of 5-HTTLPR.
60. 研究人员发现，携带LL基因的志愿者找出负面图像中的黑点比找出中立图像中的黑点用时长18.3毫秒，表明这部分志愿者潜意识里不喜欢看负面的图像。
One possible version:
Last Sunday, we visited Beijing Planetarium. It was finished in September, 1957 and it was the first of its kind in China.
In December, 2004, the construction of the new planetarium was completed. There is a Digital Space Theater in the new planetarium. We visited the exhibition of the solar system and were deeply impressed by the amazing pictures and introduction to the universe. There were also exhibitions about China’s achievements in space. We saw many advanced telescopes and models of space shuttles.
During the visit, we experienced the amazing world of the universe and were astonished at the rapid development of space technology. We will study hard to go further in space exploration.
满分（120）
一、单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
1. — The drama we saw last night was very romantic.
— ________. I found the acting too bad to be romantic.
A. I can’t agree more B. That’s the point
C. I’m with you on that D. Well, I beg to differ
2. When a giraffe has ________ drink, it has to stand with its front legs wide apart in order to reach ________ water.
A. the; / B. a; / C. a; the D. the; the
3. We are able to make available a large variety of ________ services to those who need to ask experts specific questions.
A. exploring B. consulting C. presenting D. recommending
4. In no country other than Britain in Europe, ________ enjoy four seasons in a single day.
A. can one B. must one C. one can D. one must
5. Darcy left word with his assistant ________ he would see me off at the airport in the afternoon.
A. who B. that C. as D. which
6. There have been articles in the newspaper ________ companies of using ads to mislead consumers.
A. blaming B. ignoring C. accusing D. suspecting
7. He was seriously ill that morning and did not ________ absent himself from the meeting.
A. deliberately B. cautiously C. secretly D. willingly
8. With many poems displaying his outstanding literary techniques, he is generally ________ to be the finest poet of his time.
A. convinced B. acknowledged C. honored D. commented
9. — I’m afraid I have to give it up.
— Don’t be discouraged. Remember that ________ sticks to his work will make progress in the end.
A. anyone B. who C. whoever D. no matter who
10. Having lived near the airport for a few years, Mr. White became ________ to noises of airplanes’ taking off and landing.
A. accustomed B. devoted C. admitted D. contributed
11. It was the first time we had met John after his operation and it was a great ________ to see him recover so quickly.
A. pity B. worry C. excuse D. relief
12. He continued with his plan to build a flying machine, ________ all the laughing of his friends.
A. in case of B. because of C. in spite of D. instead of
13. Arriving home, Jane was surprised to find that her kitchen filled with ________ smelled like tasty dishes.
A. which B. what C. that D. it
14. It took me a lot of ________ to teach the naughty boy to dance hip-hop, but it was an interesting experience.
A. responsibility B. privilege C. inspiration D. patience
15. Whether to change the promotion plan for the new product was ________ worried the marketing manager most.
A. why B. which C. what D. that
二、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
It was a hot August afternoon, and I had every reason to be in a bad mood. A series of 16 things had happened to me.
At the airport, I 17 a 5-year-old boy standing by his mother and watching me. 18 , he left his mother’s side and began to come up slowly. I was both relieved and alarmed when I 19 that he wasn’t planning to come towards me, but my 20 ! I intended to tell him not to 21 my things, but something made me 22 . Looking at my hat with wide eyes, he gently touched the emblem (徽章) on it. Then, he looked up at me, smiling, 23 he said nothing.
I asked him if he 24 to wear my captain hat. He 25 his head. I placed my hat on his head, but it fell down 26 his ears. He didn’t seem to 27 and held it up in the 28 position with both hands. He ran to 29 it to his mother, then back to me. Slowly, he 30 my hat with both hands and presented it to me 31 it were the crown (王冠) jewels.
I put my hat on and gave him an airplane card. This, too, he held with both hands 32 . He still didn’t speak after this 33 , although I knew he was excited. I was also happy that I had been briefly out of my negative 34 .
With the card in both hands, he said, “Mister, you sure are lucky.” I reflected on the 35 of a 5-year-old as I got on the plane home.
16. A. confusing B. annoying C. moving D. challenging
17. A. noticed B. sought C. asked D. helped
18. A. Luckily B. Seriously C. Patiently D. Cautiously
19. A. assumed B. guessed C. realized D. understood
20. A. jewel B. card C. bag D. hat
21. A. steal B. touch C. press D. break
22. A. stop B. report C. struggle D. warn
23. A. or B. as C. so D. but
24. A. paid B. needed C. wanted D. promised
25. A. nodded B. raised C. turned D. bowed
26. A. against B. out C. with D. around
27. A. find B. mind C. regret D. refuse
28. A. obvious B. strange C. proper D. original
29. A. show B. bring C. supply D. teach
30. A. wore B. gave C. decorated D. removed
31. A. even if B. as if C. in case D. so that
32. A. selflessly B. faithfully C. respectfully D. fearfully
33. A. hint B. movement C. reaction D. exchange
34. A. feelings B. behavior C. practices D. remarks
35. A. honesty B. respectfulness C. ambition D. bravery
三、阅读理解 （共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
A
China Mandarin
*Convenient location (3-minute walk from Dawanglu Subway);
*All of our teachers have master’s degrees or above;
*Flexible schedule;
*Tailor-made courses;
*Casual and relaxing atmosphere;
*40% off for this month (Private class: 80 yuan/hour).
For more info: www.
To register: study-chinese@
Wine Tasting Course
At the end of the course, people will develop a competent wine-tasting technique, be aware of the main styles of fine wine and how they are made, be familiar with the world’s fine wine regions, understand the principles of wine storage and service, appreciate the importance of wine as a cultural touchstone (检验标准)，be able to identify up to 12 different grape varieties in a “blind” tasting in the final session of the course. For more info: http://www.beijing-/wine.htm
To register: vina@beijing-
Pet Adoption
Shery is home raised and socialized for excellent temperament (气质), super trainability and has special people-pleasing personality. She has an incredible high rate of learning with a delightful elegance (优雅) of structure and a beautiful breed type and with AKC Registries. If you are interested in Shery, please contact me via pastornaijamespets@.
Visas & Permits
Beijing-Easy offers professional services for visas, employment & resident permit and all the related works.
Beijing-Easy business services Ltd., as a services provider, focuses on offering services to overseas individuals and the administrative support to companies with international staff in Beijing to meet the need of international community. For more info, please visit www.beijing-easy.com
Email:info@beijing-easy.com
36. If you want to take a private class for 10 hours to learn China Mandarin this month, how much would you pay
A. ￥800. B. ￥1120. C. ￥480. D. ￥320.
37. After attending Wine Tasting Course, you could probably do the following EXCEPT _______.
A. being good at tasting wine B. knowing how the wines are made
C. acquiring knowledge on how to store wine
D. identifying all kinds of wine
38. It can be learned from the third advertisement that Shery _______.
A. can be easily trained B. is hard to get along with
C. hasn’t been registered D. must be a kind of dog
39. Robert comes from England and now is in Beijing. If he needs to get a visa, he should visit _______.
A. www. study- B. pastornaijamespets@
C. www.beijing-easy.com D. vina@beijing-
40. The third advertisement is given with the purpose of _______.
A. showing how beautiful the pet is
B. getting someone to adopt his or her pet
C. adopting a kind of pet
D. letting us know what makes a good pet
B
Tests found that the DNA of some villagers in Liqian (骊村), on the edge of the Gobi Desert in north-western China, was 56 per cent Caucasian (白种人) in origin.
Many of the villagers have blue or green eyes, long noses and even fair hair. A local man, Cai Junnian, is nicknamed by his friends and relatives Cai the Roman, and is one of many villagers who believe they are descendants (后裔) of the lost legion (罗马军团).
Archeologists plan to conduct digs in the region along the ancient Silk Road to search for remains of buildings built in order to defend an area against attack or other buildings built by the fabled army. “We hope to prove the legend by digging and discovering more evidence of China’s early contact with the Roman Empire,” Yuan Honggeng, the head of a newly established Italian Studies Centre at Lanzhou University in Gansu Province, told the China Daily newspaper.
The genetic tests tended to support the theory that the Roman legion settled in the area in the first century BC after fleeing a fierce battle. The battle took place in 53 BC between an army led by Marcus Crassus, a Roman general, and a larger force of Parthians, from what is now Iran, bringing the Roman Empire’s eastward expansion to an abrupt stop. Thousands of the Romans were killed, including Crassus himself, but some soldiers were said to have evaded the fighting and marched east to avoid the enemy. The wandering Roman soldiers are thought to have settled on the grassland of western China.
The theory was first put forward in the 1950s by Homer Dubs, a professor of Chinese history at Oxford University.
41. What is the passage mainly about
A. China’s early contact with the Roman Empire.
B. A great discovery of Roman legion in Liqian.
C. The theory put forward by a professor of Chinese history.
D. Some Chinese villagers could be descendants of Roman soldiers.
42. Why is Cai Junnian nicknamed Cai the Roman
A. Because they want to make fun of him.
B. Because he likes to be called that.
C. Because he has some Caucasian features.
D. Because he looks different from the other villagers.
43. According to the theory, Roman soldiers settled on the grassland of western China to _______.
A. avoid being killed B. expand eastward
C. conquer China D. seek help from the local people
44. The underlined word “evaded” in the fourth paragraph can be replaced by “_______”.
A. stopped B. escaped C. recorded D. controlled
45. We can learn from the fourth paragraph that _______.
A. Iran used to be part of the Roman Empire
B. the Roman legion was defeated in the battle
C. some soldiers successfully settled down in China led by their general
D. the Roman army never thought they would meet the force of Parthians
C
Scientists have wondered for a long time about where the substances necessary for life came from. Water exists on the earth and the planet Mars. But what about important carbon-based molecules (分子) Astronomers have recently found some surprising evidence that some of those materials may have come from comets (彗星).
Scientists at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland found the substance glycine brought back to the earth was from a comet. Glycine is one of the common amino acids (氨基酸). On the earth, organisms use glycine to create proteins. The discovery is exciting because it suggests that the building blocks (基本要素) of life may be more common in the universe than scientists thought.
The story of how space scientists were able to recover the material and bring it back to the earth is just as exciting. NASA captured the material using the Stardust spacecraft launched in nineteen ninety-nine from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Stardust passed through a cloud of material surrounding comet Wild Two in January of two thousand four.
A comet is a huge ball of frozen gas and dust that often releases a long trail of material as it nears the sun. A specially designed collector gathered dust particles from the comet and stored them on the spacecraft. Stardust then returned to the earth and released a special reentry capsule (返回舱)containing the material it had collected.
The recovery of the Stardust capsule was difficult because of its high reentry speed. The capsule was traveling at almost forty-six thousand kilometers an hour. It set a record as the fastest human-made object ever entering the atmosphere.
The Stardust capsule successfully landed on a dry plain in the state of Utah on January fifteenth, two thousand six. Since then, scientists around the world have been working to study substances gathered from Comet Wild Two.
46. Which of the following made scientists excited according to the text
A. The existence of water on Mars.
B. The signs of life on Comet Wild Two.
C. The discovery of amino acid on a comet.
D. The method of creating proteins with glycine.
47. How long has Stardust travelled in space
A. For two years. B. For five years.
C. For seven years. D. For eight years.
48. The underlined word “captured” in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by “_______”.
A. caught B. recognized C. analysed D. combined
49. The discovery has made scientists believe that _______.
A. water exists in large amounts on other planets
B. man can invent new forms of life with glycine
C. life on the earth may have all come from comets
D. the building blocks of life exist more widely in the universe
50. Which of the following statements is TRUE about Stardust
A. It’s a material found by NASA on Comet Wild Two.
B. It used to contain materials gathered from a comet.
C. It traveled around comet Wild Two for about two years.
D. It was the fastest man-made object ever sent up into space.
D
Each year, Americans throw away millions of tons of electronic devices (设备). That means business is good for a small electronics recycler in Virginia.
Company President Jeremy established PC Recycler. In the processing center of his company, workers were busy taking apart televisions, cell phones and computers — anything electronic. “Electronics recycling is the fastest growing waste stream in the US right now,” Jeremy says.
Recycling electronic waste isn’t a single job. Newer devices can be rebuilt and resold. Breaking down electronics into small parts to melt and purify is another part. Operations Manager Andrew says, “Boards have the highest value, so you can actually see different types of metals on the back. Some of the older ones are mainly all gold. Thus, computer circuit boards are rich resources.”
Gold now sells for more than 1,300 dollars an ounce. 25% of PC Recycler’s sales come from selling parts to refiners (提炼商). Refining companies pay more than ten dollars a kilogram for computer boards. PC Recycler can also earn more by holding metal-rich parts until prices rise. “If copper’s price increases one day, we can ship all of our copper and sell at the market,” Andrew says.
Computers also hold private information. Securing that data is the fastest growing part of the recycling pletely removing data from a computer hard drive is not easy. However, PC Recycler can remove data completely and recycle the drives.
PC Recycler supports the Basel Action Network, which seeks to limit harmful waste and technology. The company says it doesn’t export electronics to India or Africa where environmental rules are weak.
PC Recycler has been in business since 2003, expanding from waste management to other more technical services. “There really aren’t a lot of industries out there that are like this. This is a potential industry,” Jeremy says.
51. How do the workers in PC Recycler deal with the computer boards
A. They sell the boards to the refiners.
B. They store the boards until prices rise.
C. They change the boards into better ones.
D. They take precious metal away from the boards.
52. If the workers in PC Recycler want to recycle the hard drive, they should _______ at first.
A. make it look newer B. remove the data on it
C. melt some bad parts D. limit harmful waste
53. What does Jeremy think of the business of recycling electronic waste
A. He thinks it’s very difficult to earn money.
B. He thinks it useless.
C. He thinks it is a potential industry.
D. He thinks it can improve the world’s economy.
54. It is implied in the passage that PC Recycler _______.
A. isn’t good at recycling electronic waste
B. is an example in protecting environment
C. will improve its skills in recycling waste
D. will be responsible for world’s pollution
55. What is the passage mainly about
A. An introduction to the PC Recycler.
B. A new technology of recycling electronic devices.
C. PC Recycler’s new way of protecting environment.
D. The trouble PC Recycler has met in recycling waste.
四、书面表达 （共两节，满分45分）
第一节 阅读表达(共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分)
Positive people may owe their optimism to a gene variant (基因变体) that helps them focus on the good and ignore the bad.
That’s the conclusion from a study examining people’s subliminal(潜意识的) preferences for happy, neutral, and threatening images.
Volunteers who had inherited two copies of the “long” variant of 5-HTTLPR—a gene that controls transport of the mood—showed clear avoidance of negative images, such as fierce animals, and a clear preference for positive ones, such as puppies. People with this “happiness gene” variant combination are called “LL” carriers.
The effect wasn’t seen in volunteers with at least one version of the “short” variant of the same gene. These people showed no strong preference whatever the content of the images. In repeated tests, the 97 volunteers had less than a second to identify dots hidden in one or other of a pair of adjacent(邻近的) images. Each pair contained a neutral image alongside one that was either positive or negative.
The researchers found that LL volunteers took 18.3 milliseconds longer on average to spot the dots in a negative rather than neutral image, suggesting a subliminal avoidance of bad images. On the contrary, they noticed the dots 23.5 milliseconds sooner in the positive images, such as lovely puppies, than ____________, suggesting they subliminally liked them.
Fox and her colleagues conclude that the LL volunteers may be born to seek out positive events and ignore negative events. Earlier studies had revealed a tendency for negativity and anxiety among individuals with at least one short variant of the gene, but the study is the first to reveal an optimistic tendency in LL individuals.
56. What is the best title of the passage (Please answer within 10 words.)
__________________________________________________________________
57. Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one
They didn’t show any special love for pictures no matter what the pictures were about.
_________________________________________________________________.
58. Fill in the blank with proper words or phrases. (Please answer within 5 words.)
_________________________________________________________________.
59. According to the passage, what plays a leading role in controlling people’s different preferences for different pictures (Please answer within 10 words.)
_________________________________________________________________.
60. Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.
_________________________________________________________________.
第二节 写作（满分30分）
假定你是北京的学生李华，上周日和同学们一起参观了北京天文馆。英语课上，老师要求你们简要介绍参观情况及个人感想，请根据以下提示写一篇英语短文。
北京天文馆 建设：1957年9月落成地位：中国第一座大型天文馆发展：2004年12月新馆落成，设有数字宇宙剧场。活动：参观了“太阳系”展览，以及先进的天文仪器和航天成果展览。
注意：
1. 词数120左右。
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
3. 参考词汇：北京天文馆 Beijing Planetarium 数字宇宙剧场 Digital Space Theater
参考答案:
1-15 DCBAB CABCA DCBDC
16-35 BADCD BADCA DBCAD BCDAB
36-55 CDACB DCABB CCADB DBCBA
56. Happiness gene helps you look on the bright side
57. These people showed no strong preference whatever the content of the images.
58. in the neutral ones/pictures
59. The number and variety of variant of 5-HTTLPR.
60. 研究人员发现，携带LL基因的志愿者找出负面图像中的黑点比找出中立图像中的黑点用时长18.3毫秒，表明这部分志愿者潜意识里不喜欢看负面的图像。
One possible version:
Last Sunday, we visited Beijing Planetarium. It was finished in September, 1957 and it was the first of its kind in China.
In December, 2004, the construction of the new planetarium was completed. There is a Digital Space Theater in the new planetarium. We visited the exhibition of the solar system and were deeply impressed by the amazing pictures and introduction to the universe. There were also exhibitions about China’s achievements in space. We saw many advanced telescopes and models of space shuttles.
During the visit, we experienced the amazing world of the universe and were astonished at the rapid development of space technology. We will study hard to go further in space exploration.