C

A pair of twin-brother ligers, a rare lion-tiger hybrid(杂种), have become superstars in China's southernmost island province of Hainan after becoming the first ligers in the country to reach their first birthday.

Tens of thousands of tourists visited the liger brothers at Hainan Tropical Wildlife Park during the week-long May Day holiday that ended on Sunday, hoping to catch a glimpse of the rare animals. At least 10,000 people signed a red banner when the park celebrated the liger's birthday on May 2. People expressed the hope that the twins would be strong and healthy, the Hainan Daily reports. Zookeepers even made the twins a special birthday cake out of beef and eggs.

The ligers, born on May 2, 2005 , are named 'Ping Ping' and 'An An', which together translate as 'safe and sound'. Their mother Huan Huan is a six-year-old tigress and their father is a four-year – old lion named Xiao Erhei.  The couple first gave birth to a liger in June 2004 but the cub (幼兽)  died of respiratory(呼吸的)failure 72 hours later.

The pregnancy (怀孕) rate for lion-tiger couples is only between one and two percent and the cubs normally have a short life expectancy due to the differences in their chromosomes(染色体). Zoologists say only six to eight ligers are living in the world. China's first tiger-lion hybrid cub was born at Hongshan Zoo in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, in 2002. But it died a week later.

Ping Ping and An An have broken the survival record set by a liger who lived for 113 days at Hongshan Zoo.

63. Why can Ping Ping and An An become superstars?

A. Because they are the most beautiful ligers.

B. Because they are the cleverest ligers.

C. Because they are the most attractive ligers.

D. Because they are the first ligers to live for a year.

64. Why can't ligers live long ?

A. Because their chromosomes are different.

B. Because they are too small when they are born.

C. Because their parents don't live long.

D. Because they are short of food.

65. How many ligers did the passage mention?

A. Three.         B. Four.          C. Five.     D. Six.

66. What is the best title of this passage?

A. China's longest living twin ligers celebrate their lst birthday

B. Why can't ligers in the world live long

C. How to raise ligers safely

D. The story behind the ligers

D

Second Life is a 3D, online world in which computer users can create a new self and live a different life. Second Life is one of the most popular new online games.

But unlike other games, Second Life is not about winning or losing. Second Life is technically a computer game. But people involved in it do not consider it a game because the players create everything. Second Life is more for socializing and creating communities.

Users of Second Life are called residents. To take part, they must create an avatar, or an electronic image of themselves. Some avatars look like humans, while others look like animals or imaginary creatures.

Inside the Second Life world, residents live in different versions of themselves. They build homes, run businesses, buy and sell things, work, play, and attend school. They even have relationships and get married.

Second Life was created in 2003 by Linden Lab in San Francisco, California.  Linden Lab controls the Website where the ever-changing world is being created. There are now about one million people around the world who are active in Second Life. The number has grown quickly since the beginning of the year when there were about one hundred thousand users.

The average age of people involved with Second Life is about thirty. However, Linden Lab recently created Teen Second Life for younger users. Second Life has its own economy and its own money, called Linden dollars.

Millions of dollars are made and spent each month in Second Life. Users can enter Second Life for free. But they must pay for a membership if they want to own land or buy and sell goods and services.

Recently, several major companies have become involved with Second Life. They wanted to be part of the growing business world that exists within the made-up reality.

67. What’s special about the game “Second Life”?

A. It’s a game about losing and winning.

B. It creates everything in life.

C. It benefits one’s abilities to socialize and create.

D. It is simply a popular game to kill time.

68. What does the underlined word “avatar” mean?

A. An instrument someone uses.  B. A picture someone takes.

C. An imaginary identity of someone.  D. A weapon used in Second Life.

69. Which is NOT true about the game “Second Life”?

A. A resident in Second Life lives a life somewhat like that of real life.

B. The number of users of Second Life is about ten times as large as that of 2003.

C. You can’t enter Second Life until you pay for the entrance fee.

D. To own possessions, a resident has to pay to be a member of Second Life.

70. Why do some big companies want to join in Second Life?

A. They want to experience life in the made-up reality.

B. They want to promote their products more widely.

C. The want to be a member of Second Life.

D. They want to build agencies in Second Life.

E

71   You probably think you will never be a top student. This is not necessarily so, however.

Anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. Here's how:

Plan your time carefully. When planning your work, you should make a list of things that you have to do. After making this list, you should make a schedule of your time. First your time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc. Then decide a good, regular time for studying.   72   A weekly schedule may not solve all your problems, but it will force you realize what is happening to your time.

Find a good place to study. Look around the house for a good study area. Keep this space, which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room, free of everything but study materials. No games, radios, or television. When you sit down to study, concentrate on the subject.

Make good use of your time in class.   73   Listening carefully in class means less work later. Taking notes will help you remember what the teacher says.

Study regularly.  When you get home from school, go over your notes, review the important points that your teacher is going to discuss the next day, read that material    74    If you do these things regularly,  the material will become more meaningful, and you'll remember it longer.

Develop a good attitude towards tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject.  They help you remember your new knowledge.  The world won't end if you don't pass a test, so don't be over worried.

75   You will probably discover many others after you have tried these.

A. There are other methods that might help you with your studying.

B. Don't forget to set aside enough time for entertainment.

C. Take advantage of class time to listen to what the teacher says.

D. No one can become a top student unless he or she works hard.

E. Maybe you are an average student.

F. Make full use of class time to take notes of what the teacher says in class.

G. This will help you understand the next class.

第二部分: 书面表达

I. 根据所给单词的首字母或汉语意思，填上恰当的单词使句意完整。 (共5小题;每小题0.5分, 满分2.5分)

76. The top leaders of the two countries are holding talks in a friendly __________(气氛).

77. The sales c____________ was aimed at the mass market.

78. The salesmen were trained to deal with customer ____________(投诉) in a friendly manner.

79. There is a room spacious enough to a ______________ 10 dinner tables in this restaurant.

80. Ron will lend me the money on c___________ that I pay it back next month.

II. 短文改错 (10处， 每处0.5分，满分5分)

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的一下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加，删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用()划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词,多者(从第11处起)不计分;

2.只允许修改10处。

As we all know, the frightening sandstorms had a bad effect in people’s life in Northwest China in the past. On the one hand, that was difficult for people to travel in the flying dust, and which also caused damages to their health. On the other hand, many rich fields and forests were covered with sand before sandstorms. And many roads and houses were even complete destroyed by sandstorms.

To our great joy, many measures have taken to protect the environment against sandstorms. For example, many fields have been planting with trees to prevent the soil from flowing away. Besides, many people immigrated as planned to other places, which they live in their new houses with the help of the government.

In my opinion, all these measures are necessary, and only when they are fully carried out we protect the environment well.

III. 书面表达(满分15分)

你的英语老师让你准备一篇介绍张衡及他的事迹的短文。请根据下面提示内容组织你的文章。

1、 张衡，公元78年出生于河南南阳县，是我国东汉时期伟大的天文学家。

2、 张衡利用空闲时间收集民间故事，写了很多文学著作，描述城市的发展和人们的生活状况。

3、 张衡建议当时的统治者减轻农民的负担，改进农业设施，导致了农业的发展，改善了人民的生活。

4、 张衡发明了世界最早预测地震的地动仪，并准确预测了甘肃境内的地震，为世界地震预测和研究作出了贡献。

注意：不必逐字逐句翻译;词数在100左右。

参考词汇：天文学家astronomer   县county   地动仪seismograph

Keys   (高考资源网)

听力答案：1—5  CCBAC  6—10 CBBCB   11—15 AACAC    16—20 ABAAB

单选答案：21—25 DBDCA  26-30 DACBC   31—35 CBDAD

完形答案：36-40 BACBD  41-45 ACDBC   46-50 ABDDC  51-55  BDACB

阅读答案： 56-58 CDD  59-62 ADCC 63-66 DACA 67-70 CCCB  71-75 EBCGA

单词拼写：

76. atmosphere  77. campaign  78. complaints  79.accommodate  80. condiotion

改错答案

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书面表达：One possible version

ZhangHeng ,a famous astronomer in the Han Dynasty in ancient China, was born in 78AD in Nanyang County in Henan Province. He made great achievements in literature, for he collected many folk stories in his books and described the development of the cities and the people’s living conditions at that time. Besides, he also advised the governors to reduce the burden of the peasants and to improve the agricultural conditions, leading to the improvement of agriculture and people’s living standard.

One of his best known inventions was the seismograph, which once accurately forecasted the earthquake in Gansu Province. It was the first machine to forecast earthquakes in the world, which made great contributions to the study of the disasters. He was so great a man that he will be remembered not only by the Chinese people but also by the world for ever.

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