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C. Mr Smith did help them but couldn't solve the problem completely that day.
17. Why did the man think it would cost him dearly?
A. Because he wanted to buy a car.
B. Because he didn't have a good job.
C. Because their car needed repairing.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. How many hours does a working American work in a week?
A. 20. B. 40. C. 60.
19. How does an American walk?
A. Slowly. B. Fast. C. Not very fast.
20. What's the passage mainly about?
A. Americans value time.
B. Americans are rich.
C. Americans work hard.
第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节 单项填空(每题1分，满分15分)
21. Grandmother is in ______ good health, which is ______ pleasure to us.
A. a; the B. a; a C. 不填; a D. 不填;不填
22. Some studies even suggest that playing more _______ bigger brains that are _______ at reasoning and learning.
A. refers to; good B. turns to; better C. sticks to; good D. leads to; better
23. --Do I have to take that Japanese course?
-- No, you ______ .
A. haven't B. mustn't C. don't have D. needn't
24. Shanghai is ______ that we can hardly visit all the beautiful parks in two or three days.
A. so a large city B. such large a city
C. so large a city D. a such large city
25. Peter wishes now that he ______ English instead of Russian when he was in high school.
A. had studied B. studied C. study D. has studied
26. They discussed the problem three or four times, but could come to no ______.
A. end B. conclusion C. result D. judgment
27. Many teens don't get enough sleep because they have too much homework, which ______ them up at night.
A. makes B. breaks C. turns D. keeps
28. Bekoff has found animals sometimes try not to hit or bite, especially ______ they are playing with a weaker partner.
A. if B. before C. unless D. when
29. The population in some parts of the world has _______ doubled in the past ten years.
A. more than B. as many as C. larger than D. so much as
30. ______ a great leader that cannot be easily replaced, Arafat's death leaves Palestine ______ an uncertain future.
A. Like; in B. As; with C. With; in D. As; to
31. -- I'm not feeling well today.
-- Why ______ a doctor?
A. not go and see B. not going and seeing
C. to go and to see D. do you go and see
32. ______ seems like science fiction is not completely unlikely.
A. It B. Which C. What D. That
33. So little ______ about mathematics that the lecture was completely beyond me.
A. I know B. I knew C. do I know D. did I know
34. ______ with the picture , Mary tore it to pieces.
A. Dissatisfying thoroughly B. To dissatisfy thoroughly
C. Thoroughly dissatisfied D. To be thoroughly dissatisfied
35. He is ______ a writer than a reporter.
A. more B. rather C. not so much D. not such
第二节 完形填空(每小题1.5分，满分30分)
Humans have hunted colorful and wild creatures since the Stone Age. And Gabby Salazar, an American teenager is 36 different from her ancestors(祖先) in her __37__ to track down(追捕) animals. __38__ Gabby doesn't shoot animals with a gun, she uses her camera to __39__ beautiful images of wildlife. Now the teenager has found herself in the spotlight after a __40__ she took of a green lizard(蜥蜴) won her the award Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2004, on October 20.
__41__ a member of the North American Nature Photographers Association, the 17-year-old, from North Carolina, __42__ she can encourage people to __43__ wildlife. "We're trying to educate people about the environment by using photographs __44__ by our members," she said.
"I jumped around a little bit--went __45__ and screamed for a couple of minutes," Gabby said of her reaction(反应) to winning the __46__ . Wildlife Photographer of the Year is the world's most important wildlife photographic competition. It is __47__ each year by the Natural History Museum in London and BBC Wildlife Magazine.
Gabby began to take __48__ at the age of 12, __49__ her father gave her a camera as a gift. It is mainly from her father, an amateur(业余的) photographer that she has __50__ her skills.
On family vacations they __51__ carry big bags of photographic equipment with them. She has traveled to many places within the US __52__ Russia, in her short photography career(生涯). She says she also wants to travel and take pictures in China.
Despite her __53__ , Gabby says she will study chemistry in college, not __54__ .
"Photography for me isn't about trying to shoot the world," she said. "Taking pictures just makes me __55__ , and I'm going to continue to do it as long as I enjoy it."
36. A. no B. little C. quite D. very
37. A. hope B. dream C. desire D. wish
38. A. So B. Though C. For D. But
39. A. make B. shoot C. hunt D. get
40. A. picture B. camera C. gun D. drawing
41. A. Like B. As C. From D. To
42. A. hopes B. believes C. wishes D. suggests
43. A. kill B. save C. shoot D. protect
44. A. taken B. caught C. drawn D. brought
45. A. inside B. outside C. away D. there
46. A. picture B. photo C. award D. lizard
47. A. organized B. taken place C. happened D. held up
48. A. photos B. actions C. measures D. turns
49. A. which B. when C. where D. what
50. A. heard B. kept C. learnt D. stopped
51. A. sometimes B. seldom C. never D. always
52. A. as well as B. as long as C. as far as D. as much as
53. A. camera B. career C. success D. family
54. A. maths B. physics C. art D. photography
55. A. rich B. happy C. healthy D. successful
第三部分：阅读理解(每小题2分，满分40分)
(A)
Nine years ago, after Leo had died, people said to me, "I never knew he was your stepfather." You see, I never called him that. At first, he was no one special in my life. Then he became my friend. In time, I felt he was also my father.
Leo married my mother when I was eleven. Two years later we moved into a house in a new suburban(郊区的)development, where we put down roots. At first our lawn (草坪) was just a pile of mud with wild grass, but Leo saw bright possibilities. "We'll plant trees there to give us shade as well as some flowers," he said. And just these little touches made our house different from all the others. More important, a real family was forming within this house, with its own special traditions. Leo was becoming a fulltime parent, and I was learning what it meant to have a father.
Weekday mornings when the weather was bad, Leo often drove me to school. Having a father drop you off may have been something my classmates took for granted, but I always thought it was wonderful. Saturday mornings, we went to the hardware(五金)shop, then stepped into the five and ten, buying a sports magazine or something else. Some people might think that doing shopping together is nothing special, but I, who had ever before spent my childhood watching other families do their everyday activities, experienced them now with extreme delight. Looking back, I realized that Leo gave me what I needed most, the experience of doing ordinary things together as a family.
Soon after we moved to the suburbs, one of our new neighbors introduced herself to
me. She had already met my mother and Leo. "You know," she said, "you look just like your father." I knew she was just making conversation but even so... "Thank you", I said. Why tell her anything different?
56. The writer's purpose in writing this passage is _______.
A. to share her unforgettable experiences
B. to show how interesting a person Leo was
C. to remind us of our parents
D. to explain why they moved to the suburbs
57. Which of the following can be used in place of "put down roots"?
A. Settled. B. Planted. C. Farmed. D. Worked.
58. In the writer's opinion, _______.
A. it is not easy for stepfamilies to live together
B. not all the stepfathers are as good as Leo
C. the husband and wife must think more about their children before they divorce(离婚)
D. in stepfamilies the love and friendship are extremely precious
59. When he said "Why tell her anything different", the writer meant that _______.
A. he should have told her the truth
B. he wouldn't tell her the truth
C. he wanted to tell her something that had nothing to do with Leo
D. he'd like to keep silence whenever he met the neighbors
(B)
The modern Olympic Games were founded with the intention of improving health and education, promoting world peace, and encouraging fair and equal competition. But over the years, the Olympic saying, "faster, higher, stronger", has pushed scientists as well as athletes to do everything possible to reach new levels.
Doctors, engineers and coaches all use everything science has to offer to achieve that little bit extra in competition. The reason modern technology has become part of sport is very simple: winning is just as important as it was 2,500 years ago at the Olympics of ancient Greece. Developments in technology have often been reflected in the methods of training and performance at the Olympics through history. This technology falls into two main groups: improving an athlete's performance in competition, and allowing results to be measured more accurately.
One of the creations that has drawn the most attention is the new high-tech swimsuit from Speedo, which was used by many US swimmers in Athens. Until Sydney 2000, it was thought that the smaller the swimsuit, the faster the swimmer would travel.
"However, the fact that at the Sydney Olympics, 28 of the 33 gold medalists were wearing the body covering Fastskin suit proved the theory was out of date," said Andy Thomas, vice-president of Speedo.
The company's full body suit is supposed to make swimmers 3 to 4 percent faster, particularly when turning or diving into the water. It is believed that the suit creates less water resistance as it moves, behaving more like a shark skin than a human skin.
The introduction of high-tech equipment means that athletes in all sports, from the 100-metre sprint to the pole vault, can now train more effectively.
Meanwhile, scientific development also means performances can be measured and studied more accurately. Not only are winning times more accurately recorded, but cheating athletes are easier to catch out. Athens 2004 organizers promised to use only the very latest equipment to measure distance and speed.
60. Which is not the first aims of the modern Olympic Games?
A. Improving health and education.
B. Promoting world peace.
C. Encouraging fair and equal competition.
D. Winning medals.
61. The reason modern technology has become part of sport is that people ______.
A. make every effort to win medals
B. do their best to invent new sports equipment
C. try to test their abilities
D. want to improve their condition of competition
62. From the passage we know______.
A. before the Sydney Olympics people thought the less the swimmers wore, the faster they swam
B. at the Sydney Olympics among 33 swimming and diving gold medalists, 28 wore the full body suit made by Speedo
C. people think the body covering swimsuit is not popular
D. it is believed that the new high-tech suit creates no water resistance as it moves
63. In the passage it mentions that high technology is involved in ______ aspects.
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
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