第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共17小题；每小题2分，满分34分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。                                    A

Two American scientists told the people in industrial nations that they would be much healthier if they ate more of the same kind of foods eaten by humans living more than 10,000 years ago． The scientists say that the human body has changed very little since human first appeared on earth, but the way we live has changed greatly．Our body has not been able to deal with these changes in life style and this has led to new kinds of sicknesses．These new sicknesses were not known in ancient times．So they are called “diseases of civilization”．Many cancers and diseases of the blood system, including heart attacks and strokes（中风） are examples of such diseases． Scientists noted that early stone-age people used very little alcohol or tobacco, probably none．Ancient people also got a great deal of physical exercise, but a change in food is one of the main differences between life in ancient times and life today． Stone-age people hunted wild animals for their meat, which had much less fat than farm animals．They also ate a lot of fresh wild vegetables, and fruits．They did not use milk and other dairy products, and they made very little use of grains．But today, we eat a large amount of dairy products and grain foods．We eat six times more salt than stone-age people．We eat more sugar．We eat twice as much fat but only one third as much protein and much less vitamin C． People today probably do not want to live as people thousands of years ago did, but scientists say that we would be much healthier if we ate as those ancient people did, cutting the amount of fatty, salty and sweet foods． 56．The people in industrial nations would be much healthier if they ate ______． A．more foods as humans living 10,000 years ago did B．as humans living 10,000 years ago ate C．more kinds of food eaten by people living over 10,000 years ago D．more of the same kinds of foods eaten by people over 10,000 years ago 57．New kinds of sicknesses have been found because ______ A．the human body has changed compared with human first appeared on earth B．the way we live has changed a little C．our body can’t deal with the changes in life style D．the way we live today are proper for the human body 58．What is the main cause mentioned in the article why people suffer from a lot of new sicknesses? A．Ancient people did a great deal of physical exercise． B．People today have a lot of alcohol． C．People today have more tobacco． D．Food is quite different between life today and life in ancient times． 59．From this article, we know that ______ are not good to our health． A．protein and vitamin C            B．milk and grain foods C．wild animals, vegetables and fruits D．a huge amount of fatty, salty and sweet foods   B

The Man of Many Secrets Harry Houdini was one of the greatest American entertainers in the theater this century. He was a man famous for his escapes form prison cells, from wooden boxes floating in rivers, from locked tanks full of water. He appeared in theaters all over Europe and America. Crowds came to see the great Houdini and his “magic” tricks. Of course, his secret was not magic, or supernatural powers. It was simply strength. He had the ability to move his toes as well as he moved his fingers. He could move his body into almost any position he wanted. Houdini started working in the entertainment world when he was 17, in 1891. He and his brother Theo performed card tricks in a club in New York. They called themselves the Houdini Brothers. When Harry married in 1894, he and his wife Bess worked together as magician and assistant. But for a long time they were not very successful. Then Harry performed his first prison escape, in Chicago in 1898. Harry persuaded a detective to let him try to escape from the prison, and he invited the local newspapermen to watch. It was the publicity that came from this that started Harry Houdini’s success. Harry had fingers trained to escape from handcuffs and toes trained to escape from ankle chains. But his biggest secret was how he unlocked the prison doors. Every time he went into the prison cell, Bess gave him a kiss for good luck and a small skeleton key, which is a key that fits many locks, passed quickly from her mouth to his. Harry used these prison escapes to build his fame. He arranged to escape from the local jail of every town he visited. In the afternoon, the people of the town would read about it in their local newspapers, and in the evening every seat in the local theater would be full. What was the result? Worldwide fame, and a name remembered today. 60. According to the passage, Houdini’s success in prison escapes depends on ________. A. his magic tricks and unhuman powers B. his special tricks and a skeleton key C. his unusual ability and a skeleton key D. his unhuman talents and magic tricks 61. In the fourth paragraph, the word “this” refers to ________. A. the previous sentence           B. “the publicity” C. the place, Chicago              D. the time, 1898 62. According to the passage, how did Houdini get the key which helped him unlock prison doors? A. He took the key from his wife’s mouth. B. His wife passed it to his hand while kissing him. C. His wife gave it to him by a magic trick. D. He got it in his mouth through a kiss by the wife. 63. It can be inferred from the passage that Houdini became famous _________. A. when he was about 24           B. when he was about 17 C. after the year 1894              D. before the year 1898 64. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true? A. Houdini used to be a famous magician in the USA. B. Houdini was first recognized widely in Chicago. C. Houdini entered the entertainment world together with his wife. D. Houdini owed his great success to his small skeleton key. C

   The Lies of George W. Bush

    By David Corn     Imprint: Three Rivers Press     Trade Paperback: 368 pages     Pub Date: May 2004     Price: US $ 12.195  ISBN: 1400050677 All American presidents have lied, but George W. Bush has seriously abused the truth, this book tells us. It’s full of sharp accusations against the US president and his inner circle. David Corn, the Washington editor of “The Nation”, details the many times the Bush administration knowingly and intentionally misled the American public to advance its own interests and plan. These include: Unclear reports and presenting misleading arguments to gain public support for the war against Iraq. Misleading explanations, instead of telling the full truth, about the 9/11 attacks. The Family: The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty

By Kitty Kelley Imprint: Doubleday Hardcover: 736 Pages Pub Date: September 2004 Price: US $ 29.95 ISBN: 0385503245

They have got huge financial power and controlled world politics for more than half a century. They have been elected as governors, congressmen, senators and presidents. They have shaped America’s past and, with the country at war under the leadership of their No. 1 son, they are, shaping America’s future. As the Bush family has risen to power, they have been masters of their own public image. They act and operate under the protection of privacy their money and status has afforded them. America’s Secret War

By George Friedman Imprint: Doubleday Hardcover: 368 pages Pub Date: October 2004 Price: US $ 25.95 ISBN: 0385512457 Friedman tells the surprising truth behind America’s foreign policy and war in Afghanuistan and Iraq. In “America’s Secret War”, George Friedman identifies the Untied States’ most dangerous enemies. He also examines presidential strategies of the last quarter century, and reveals the real reasons behind the attack of 9/11 and the Bush administration’s reasons for the war in Iraq. He describes in detail America’s secret and open efforts in the global war against terrorism. 65．Which of the two books are published by the same publisher?        A．America’s Secret War and The Nation.        B．The Family: The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty and The Lies of George W. Bush.        C．The Family: The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty and America’s Secret War.        D．America’s Secret War and The Lies of George W. Bush. 66．In the three books introduced above, the readers can learn        .        A．how George W. Bush lied to the American people        B．how the Bush family came to power        C．the real truth behind the war on terrorism        D．the truth about Bush 67．In which book is Bush criticized by the author?        A．America’s Secret War.          B．The  Lies of George W. Bush.        C．The Family: The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty.        D．The  Nation. 68．If you are an official from the department of foreign affairs, which book will most interest you?        A．America’s Secret War.                   B．The Lies of George W. Bush        C．The Family: The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty.        D．The Nation.

D

For more than twenty years scientists have been searching for signs of life on other planets. Most of these searches have been done over the radio. The hope is that someone in outer space may be trying to get in touch with us. Scientists also have sent radio and television messages on spaceships traveling through space, on the chance that someone may be receptive to such messages. Scientists are using powerful radio telescopes to listen to signals from about 1,000 stars, all within 100 light years of earth. In addition, they will scan the entire sky to “listen” for radio messages from more distant stars. Using a computer, they will be able to monitor more than eight channels at one time. Scientists are looking for any signal they pick out from the background noise. Of the 200 billion stars in the Milky Way galaxy(银河星系), scientists find that five percent are like our sun. Perhaps half of them have a planet like the earth. Such a planet would be a reasonable distance from the star for temperatures to be right for the evolution of life. Based on the inhabitable planets in our galaxy, most scientists agree that chances are likely that one or more of these planets support some life. However, many scientists wonder whether intelligent life exists on other planets. Some believe that twenty years of searching without any intelligible messages shows that no one is out there. They say that the evolution of intelligence comparable to ours is unlikely. Other scientists believe that our search hasn’t been long enough to rule out the possibility that intelligent life exists in our galaxy. Although our sun family is only about five billion years old, our galaxy is about 20 billion years old. In that time, some scientists think it is likely that civilization much more advanced than ours have developed. Perhaps these civilizations send us no signals; perhaps we have not recognized the signals they have sent us. If we hope to find intelligent life, these scientists believe that we have to keep looking. 69．According to the passage, how many planets in our galaxy might be inhabitable?        A．5 billion.             B．10 billion.           C．15 billion.           D．200 billion. 70．The first paragraph in this passage is mainly about ________.        A．how scientists are looking for signs of life on other planets        B．why scientists are looking for signs of life on other planets.        C．where scientists are looking for signs of life on other planets.        D．when scientists are looking for signs of life on other planets. 71．The underlined word “monitor” in the passage means “________”.        A．look to find         B．follow                 C．watch and check   D．form 72．Which of these statements is true based on the information in the passage?        A．The earth is one of the oldest planets in our galaxy.        B．Most scientists believe that there is intelligent life on other planets.        C．Scientists are trying different ways to find signs of life on other planets.        D．Scientists don’t believe that there might be life on other planets. 第二节 阅读短文，简要回答问题(共3个小题；每小题2分，满分6分)

Asokan , an officer worker in Madras , India , has to get up two hours before dawn every morning .Carrying five buckets , he goes to the public water tap , which is a five-minute walk away . Since there is water only between 4:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. and the demand for it is usually thought to exceed the limited supply , he needs to get in line early .The water he brings home in his buckets will have to last all day .Many fellow Indians and one billion other people on the planet, are not so fortunate . They have no tap , river , or well near their home .

     Abdullah , a boy who lives in the Sahel region of Africa , is one of those . The road sign announcing his small village describes it as an oasis (绿洲) ; but the water disappeared a long time ago , and there is hardly a tree in sight . Abdullah has the job of fetching the family’s water from a well over half a mile away .

     In some parts of the world , the demand for fresh clean water has already begun to outstrip the supply . The reason is simple : a large portion of mankind live in arid (干旱的) or semiarid areas , where water has long been scarce . According to the Stockholm Environment Institute , a third of the world’s population already live in areas that suffer water shortage . And demand for water has risen at more than twice the rate of the population increase .

      The water supply , on the other hand , is basically fixed . Deeper wells and new reservoirs may bring temporary relief , but the amount of the rain that falls on the earth and the amount of water stored under the ground essentially remain years , the quantity of water available to each person on Earth may be cut in half .

 

73. Find in the passage a word closest in meaning to the underlined word “outstrip”.

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74. What’s the author’s  purpose of taking the examples of Asokan and Abdullah ? (回答词数不超过8个)

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75. What is the best title of the passage? (回答词数不超过5个)

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第II卷（三部分，共35分）

第四部分：书面表达（共两节，满分35分）

第一节 填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 阅读短文，根据所读内容在文后76一85的空格里填上适当的单词或短语，并将答案转写到答题卡上。

注意：每空不超过3 个单词。

Teaching kids to fish sometimes puzzles us parents. Now I’d like to give you a few tips.

First of all, start them young.

Get them in a boat ,or on a pier ,or on the bank at as young an age as you possibly can. Obviously this means being extremely conscious about their safety. Whatever you do , DON’T plan on any fishing yourself. If fishing is going to happen, the fishing will be done by the kids with your help! This lets you pay attention to them and not ignore them while you fish.

Next, make sure you plan the first trips to someplace where you can actually catch a lot of fish. At this point ,it doesn’t matter what kind or how big, just make sure they can catch some. A small child’s patience is very short, and waiting 30 minutes for a bite will turn them off in a hurry. You may need to go to a small pond where the fish are dying to eat bread balls. Any type of fish will do. Remember, this is for them, not for you.

As they fish, cheer for every fish they catch. Make a really big deal out of it. Take pictures. And if it’s possible, take some home to clean. Let the child help you clean with a table knife, so he can’t get hurt.

Make sure he makes and sees the connection from catching to cleaning to cooking. As soon as you have the fish cleaned, it’s into the kitchen to start cooking. Let him flour and cornmeal the fish. Let him see the fish cooking ,and talk about how good they are. Then when it’s ready, make sure you brag on the fact that he (or she ) caught these fish, and “aren’t they good?”

In this way, I’m sure your kids will be interested in fishing and good at fishing.

Title: Teach a kid  76. _______

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