72.Why do the researchers place small markers on many marine creatures?

A.To catch them.     B.To research them.

C.To kill them.       D.To protect them.

73.From what Ron O’Dor says, we can conclude that        .

A.human beings only know a little about marine life

B.the oceans don’t need to be further explored

C.he considers exploring the ocean a dangerous thing

D.the marine creatures mainly live on the top of the ocean

74.What can we learn from the passage?

A.About 2,000 scientists from America are involved in the project.

B.The census of sea life will last for ten years.

C.230,000 new marine animals have been found.

D.The sea floor is at a depth of 400 meters.

75.Why does the author write the passage?

A.To tell the news that new marine creatures are being discovered

B.To encourage people to find new marine creatures

C.To prove the importance of marine creatures

D.To introduce the newly-discovered creatures.

第II卷

写作(共两节，满分35分)

第一节：任务型读写(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

阅读下列短文，根据所读内容在文章后的表格中填入恰当的单词。

注意：表格中的每个空只填一个单词。

It is easy for many people to catch a cold in the springtime or fall. It makes us wonder… if scientists can send a man to the moon, why can’t they find a cure for the common cold? The answer is easy. There are actually hundreds of kinds of cold viruses out there. You never know which one you will get, so there isn’t a cure for each one.

When a virus attacks your body, your body works hard to get rid of it. Blood rushes to your nose and cause a block in it. You feel terrible because you can’t breathe well, but your body is actually eating the virus. Your temperature goes up and you get a fever, but the heat of your body is killing the virus. You also have a runny nose to stop the virus from getting into your cells. You may feel very uncomfortable, but actually your wonderful body is doing everything it can to kill the cold.

Different people do different things to deal with colds. In the United States and some other countries, for example, people might eat chicken soup to make themselves feel better. Some people take hot baths and drink warm liquids. Other people take medicine to stop various symptoms (症状) of colds.

There is one interesting thing to note —some scientists say taking medicines when you have a cold is actually bad for you. The virus stays in you longer because your body doesn’t have a way to fight it and kill it. Bodies can do an amazing job on their own. There is a joke, however, on taking medicine when you have a cold. It goes like this:

It takes about one week to get over a cold if you don’t take medicine, but it takes only seven days to get over a cold if you take medicine.

Title How Much You Know About the Common Cold

Introduction ◆People catch a cold 76.         in spring or fall.

◆A 77.         of cold viruses exist everywhere.

◆It is hard to find a cure for each cold.

The symptoms of the

common cold ◆The body’s blood as well as its temperature 78.        , causing a fever.

◆You will find that you have some difficulty 79.      .

◆You have a runny nose, which makes you feel miserable.

Some 80.       of

dealing with the

common cold ◆Drinking chicken soup to help you 81.       .

◆Taking hot baths and drinking warm 82 ________.

◆Taking some medicine.

83.         by

some scientists ◆Taking medicine when having a cold will do 84.      to the body.

◆Taking medicine or not will take you one week to 85.       the common cold.

第二节：书面表达(满分25分)

假设你叫李华，最近你所在的城市在全省率先使用英汉双语路牌。请你根据下面的资料给你的美国网友Bruce写一封信，介绍这个变化。

时间 2011年10底

事件 交通要道和主要景点更换了1,000多块双语路牌

背景 1.原来的路牌是汉字和汉语拼音

2.来此的外国人常因不识路牌而迷路

影响 1.外国人来这里观光旅游及生活学习更方便

2.外国人能更好地了解你们的城市，有助于它更好地发展

要求：

1.根据以上内容写一篇短文，不要逐句翻译，可适当增加细节以使行文连贯;

2.词数100左右，开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

参考词汇：双语——bilingual

Dear Bruce,

How is everything? In your last letter you asked about what changes have taken place in our city. Now I’ll tell you one.

Next time you are in our city, you’ll have no difficulty getting around in it.

Yours truly

Li Hua

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