Section B (12 marks)

Directions: Complete the article below with the words in the box. Change the form where necessary.

My name is Ann, a high school student. I felt lucky to be picked to  36 Canada to go on a cultural expedition to sites of lost civilization. I  37  visits to two places. One was Pompeii in Italy and  38  was Loulan in China. They both were important commercial center about 2,000 years ago.

As first I  39  a lecture about Pompeii and I learned it was founded in the 8th century BC, then taken  40  by the Romans in 89 BC. Later, Pompeii was  41  by a volcano eruption. The eruption  42  for several days and covered Pompeii with ash.  43 , All the people were buried  44 , so was the city.

Differently, Loulan disappeared under the sand. An explorer  45  the Loulan Kingdom. The remains of buildings together with a lot of treasures, such as coins, painted pots, silk materials, documents and wall paintings were buried under the   46  . There are just a few ruins left. In fact, Loulan was once a green land with enormous trees,  47  it was a stopping point on the famous Silk Road between the East and the West. What a pity!

36. A. get        B. represent     C. stand       D. return

37. A. went       B. spent        C. paid        D. took

38. A. other       B. others       C. another     D. the other

39. A. attended    B. reached      C. asked       D. missed

40. A. on         B. in          C. at           D. over

41. A. injured     B. destroyed    C. damaged     D. broke

42. A. left        B. stayed       C. lasted       D. kept

43. A. Actually    B. Unfortunately  C. Naturally   D. Luckily

44. A. sad        B. alive        C. dead        D. angry

45. A. invented    B. founded     C. discovered   D. examined

46. A. building    B. earth       C. city          D. sand

47. A. and        B. but         C. or          D. either

Section C (8 marks)

Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context

Mother’s love is true love. It gives everybody everything.  48 you’re still a baby, your mother takes care of you. In your walking hours, she always hold you in her arms. When you’re ill, she stops her work right now to look after you day and night and forgets about  49 . When you are old  50  to go to school, your mother still looks after you all the time.  51 winter, she always tells you to put on more clothes. She always stands in winter waiting for you to come back from school. When you hurry to leave home for school with little breakfast, she always feels worried about you at home. She usually knows about your study  52  spen ds much money on your school things. When you do well at school, you’ll see  53  brightest smile on her face.

A mother is always ready to give everything that she has  54  her children, not to receive  55  true love it is in the world!

PART Ⅲ Reading Comprehension(30 marks)

Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions. For each of them there are four choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.

A

Captain Goodfellow

Do your children enjoy interesting stories, funny games, and exciting dances? Captain Goodfellow will be ready teach all these things to children of all ages at the City Theatre on Saturday morning at 10:00, free.

Walking Tour of the Town

Forget your worries on Saturday morning. Taking a beautiful walk and learn about its history. Meet at the front entrance of City Hall at 9:30. Wear comfortable shoes!

Films at the Museum

Two European films will be shown Saturday afternoon at the Museum Theatre. See Broken Window at 1:30. The Workers will be at 3:45. For further information, call 4987898.

International Picnic

Are you tired of eating the same food every day? Come to Central Park on Saturday and enjoy food from all over the world. Delicious and not expensive. Noon to 5:00 p.m.

Hear “The Zoo”

“The Zoo”, a popular rock group from Australia, will give their first US concert tomorrow night at 8:00 at Rose Hall, City College.

56. You can probably eat Chinese, Italian and Arab food          .

A. at the front of entrance of City Hall           B. at the game

C. at 5:00 p.m.                              D. at Central Park on Saturday

57. You can see movies at         .

A. the City College              B. the Museum Theatre

C. the City Theatre              D. the Central Park

58. Walking Tour of the Town will be taken         .

A. in the City Hall     B. outside       C. at the gate     D. at the zoo

59. “The Zoo” is         .

A. a park with lots of animals there          B. a US concert

C. a music group                         D. an interesting event

60. The passage is probably         .

A. a notice      B. an advertisement    C. a poster    D. a weekend plan

B

After a busy day of work and play, the body needs to rest. Sleep is necessary for good health. During this time, the body recovers from the activities of the previous day. The rest that you get while sleeping makes it possible for your body to prepare itself for the next day.

There are four levels of sleep, each being a little deeper than the one before. As you sleep, your body relaxes little by little. Your heart beats more slowly, and your brain slows down. After you reach the fourth level, your body shifts back and forth from one level of sleep to the other.

Although your mind slows down, you will dream from time to time. Scientists who study sleep point out that when you are dreaming, your eyeballs begin to move more quickly (although your eyelids are closed). This stage of sleep is called REM, which stands for rapid eye movement.

If you have trouble falling asleep, some people suggest breathing very slowly and very deeply. Other people believe that drinking warm milk will make you drowsy. There is also an old suggestion that counting sheep will put y ou to sleep.

61. The text makes us know that not getting enough sleep might make you _________.

A. suffer form poor health             B. enjoy more

C. dream more often                  D. breathe quickly

62. During REM, _______.

A.  you move restlessly                 B. you start dreaming

C. your mind stops working            D. your eyeballs move quickly

63. The underlined word “drowsy” in the last paragraph probably means______.

A. lazy       B. sleepy        C. relaxed        D. pleased

64. A good title for this text might be_________.

A. Dreams       B. Sleep        C. Good Health        D. Work and Rest

65. One of the ways to fall asleep easily is to _______________.

A. breathe slowly and deeply       B. drink cold drinks

C. get up and run        D. look for some sheep

C

The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our health. Although science has made big steps in making food more fit to eat, it has, at the same time, made many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that 80 percent of all human illness are connected with diet and 40 percent of cancer is connected with the diet as well that food is connected with illness is no t a new discovery. In the 1940s scientists realized that nitrates(硝酸盐), which are often used to keep color of meat, and other additives(添加剂)caused cancer. However these additives remain in our food and it becomes more difficult to know which additives are helpful or harmful. Farmers sometimes give drugs to animals not because the animals are ill but because they want to sell the animals at higher prices. For example farmers try hard to make animals grow big so that they can sell the big animals for more money. Although the Food and Drug Administration has tried again and again to control farmers to do so, farmers go on doing this.

66. According to the passage, what has science done to mankind?

A. Because of science there is no polluted food any more.

B. Science makes food have less value.

C. As a result of scientific invention, some things that may be harmful have been added to our food.

D. Now the scientists can keep the color of meat but not that of vegetable.

67. What are nitrates used for?

A. They keep flavor of food.        B. They kee p the color of meat.

C. They keep food fresh.           D. They make animals fatter.

68. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

A. Some additives besides nitrates can cause cancer.

B. All additives cause illness.

C. All additives can cause cancer.

D. Nitrates except other additives can cause cancer.

69. The word “profound” underlined means            .

A. good      B. bad      C. much      D. great

70. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Drugs are always given to animals for medical reasons.

B. Some additives in our food are added not only to the food but also to the animal.

C. Scientists knew that some additives are harmful to people over fifty years ago.

D. Food may cause 40 percent of cancer in the world

PART Ⅳ Writing (35 marks)

Section A (10 marks)

Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in  the numbered blanks by using the information from the passage. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each question.

Have you experienced the moments when your little baby cried at the top of his or her voice and it seemed that he or she wanted something or something was wrong with him or her, but you weren’t able to understand what the baby needed in fact? Don’t worry. In fact, baby sign language can help you communicate with your little baby.

Baby sign language can be considered as a kind of language, through which parents and caregivers can talk to baby. It is a way of expressing ideas and feelings using movements or sound.

It’s better to begin with some simple signs to teach a baby. Show the sign in front of your baby as you say the word. Look into your baby’s eyes while showing the sign. Point at the object you’re talking about when teaching your baby. Besides, teach your baby the sign, as much as possible in everyday life after teaching your baby the signs. Only when you use them often will your baby master baby language quickly.

Research has found that babies who were taught sign language when they were very little develop language skills fa ster t han those who grew up without being taught. That is because when your teach your baby to use sign language, you also have to speak the particular word. When you do this regularly, the child is likely to pick up those words quickly, thus leading to overall apeech development. A baby who learns baby language is able to communicate with his or her parents or caregivers and when its need is met, he or she’ll feel happy and pleased. Babies who know sign language may have higher IQ than children who learn language in the natural way. And it can help improve the memory of the baby.

Title：71.

Function Helpful to 72.             the baby

73.           on teaching babies to use it ●Beginning with some 74.

●Showing the baby the sign as you say the word

●Looking into75.         while showing the sign

●Pointing at the object that is being 76.

●Teaching the baby to form the sign with his or her hands

●Using the signs often 77.

Advantages of it to the baby’s future ●Making the baby’s language skills 78.

●Giving the baby happiness and pleasure

●Developing 79.

●Improving the baby’s 80.