完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5 分，满分30分）
Four brothers left home for college, and they became successful doctors and lawyers. Some years later, they 36 after having dinner together. They discussed the 37 they gave their elderly mother who lived far away in another city. The first said, “I had a 38 house built for Mama.” The second said, “I had my Mercedes-Benz dealer(经销商) send a 39 to her.” The third said,“I built a beautiful 40 for Mama.”The fourth said, “You know 41 Mama loved reading poems and you know she can’t read anymore because she can’t 42 very well. I met a 43 who had a parrot（鹦鹉）that can recite many poems. It took him 12 years to 44 it and he earns his living by renting it out. I had to pay him ＄100,000 a year for twenty years, 45 it is worth it.” On hearing that, the other brothers were 46 by his good thought.
After the holidays their mother 47 her thank-you notes.She wrote:
“Milton,the house you built is so huge. I only live in one room,but I have to 48 the whole house. It’s a tiring job. Thanks anyway.”
“Marvin, I am too old to 49 I stay home and have my foods delivered,so I’ll 50 use the car. The 51 was good, although not practical.Thanks.”
“Michale,you gave me an expensive building for 50 people to 52 plays or watch movies in it, but all my friends are dead. I’ve almost
53 my hearing and I’m nearly blind. I won’t use it. Thank you all the same.”
“Deareat Melvin, you were the 54 son to have the good sense to give a little thought to your gift. The chicken tasted so 55 I like it very much. Thank you.”
36. A.fought B.talked C.studied D.slept
37. A.gifts B.chances C.wishes D.challenges
38. A.warm B.big C.safe D.lonely
39. A.book B.bike C.car D.bag
40. A.station B.museum C.library D.theater
41. A.what B.how C.why D.when
42. A.listen B.feel C.see D.walk
43. A.nurse B. writer C.businessman D.farmer
44. A.protect B.beat C.raise D.teach
45. A.but B.so C. unless D.although
46. A.treated B.impressed C.threatened D.hurt
47. A.sent out B.put up C.took out D.picked up
48. A.sell B.borrow C.clean D.vist
49. A.learn B.work C.exercise D.travel
50. A.never B.often C.regularly D.sometimes
51. A.future B.hobby C.idea D.program
52. A.create B.enjoy C.bring D.record
53. A.lost B.admired C.remained D.discovered
54. A.same B.last C.next D.only
55. A.strange B.unpleasantC.bitter D.delicious
Dr Smith, together with his wife and two son, ______ arrive on the evening flight
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短文改错(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10 分)
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边
横线上画一个勾(√)；如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正：
该行多一个词；把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。
该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号( ∧)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
该行错一个词：在错的词下画一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意；原行没有错的不要改。
Did you enjoy yourself yesterday? I suppose you do. 76.
But I had a very terrible day yesterday. Everything 77.
went wrong. In the morning, your alarm clock didn't ring, so I 78.
woke up late. I was in such hurry that I burnt my hand when 79.
I was preparing breakfast. Then I ran out the house to catch 80.
the 8:30 bus. That was the bus I normal took. I missed it. I was 81.
worried so my teacher hated the students coming late to 82.
school. As a result, I ran three mile to school. When reaching 83.
to the classroom, I found all the classmates were in the 84.
classroom and I felt ashamed. How a bad day it was! 85.
Trip 1 Black Bear Count
There have been fires in this area in the last few years and the Office of the National Park is not sure how many black bears are still living. Some bears have been seen since the fires, and the Office has asked for young people to help count them. The entire trip will last three hours. Bookings necessary.
Cost: Free When: May 8
Trip 2 Garland Valley
Bring your drink and lunch for this walk in a beautiful area of the Blue Mountains. Garland Valley is close to the town of Garland but is part of the National Park. Many wild animals live in this area, including many rare birds. This is a great walk for bird-lovers. The trip lasts four hours. Bookings necessary.
Cost: $ 15 When: May 8, May 15
Trip 3 Flashlight Adventure
Put on your warm clothes, bring a flashlight and a pair of glasses, and come for a night walk along the Dungog Valley. A guide will lead the tour. Many of the animals you will see on this trip can only be seen at night. The guide will tell you about the lives of the animals you see. Numbers are strictly limited on night trips, so be sure to book early. This walk lasts two and a half hours.
Cost: $ 12 When: May 8, May 15, May22
Equipment to be needed:
?Please bring enough water and food for all walks.
?Wear good walking shoes—no high heels.
?Wear a hat for day walks.
?Dress warmly for night walks.
?Children must be with an adult.
?Make sure your flashlight works well and bring extra batteries for night walks.
?Follow all instructions from guides during the walks. The mountains are a dangerous place.
Bookings:
Bookings for the above trips can be traded by telephone (893 — 4847) or on the Internet at www. Bluemountaintour. com
72. Where are these trips?
A. In a large city. B. In a park in the mountains.
C. In a special kind of zoo. D. In three different countries.
73. On which trip might you see animals that sleep during the day?
A. Black Bear Count B. Garland Valley
C. Flashlight Adventure D. None of the trips.
74. Which of the following is NOT necessary for the three trips?
A. Good walking shoes B. A pair of glasses
C. Food and water D. A sleeping-bag
75. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Adventure Travel in America
B. Hunting around the Great Mountains
C. Interesting Trips in the East of the USA
D. Discovery Trips in the Blue Mountains
Everybody is happy as his pay rises. Yet pleasure at your own can disappear if you learn that a fellow worker has been given a bigger one. Indeed, if he is known as being lazy, you might even be quite cross. Such behavior is regarded as “all too human”, with the underlying belief that other animals would not be able to have this finely developed sense of sadness. But a study by Sarah Brosnan of Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, which has just been published in Nature, suggests that it is all too monkey, as well.
The researchers studied the behaviors of some kind of female brown monkeys. They look smart. They are good-natured, co-operative creatures, and they share their food happily. Above all, like female human beings, they tend to pay much closer attention to the value of “goods and services” than males.
Such characteristics make them perfect subjects for Doctor Brosnan’s study. The researchers spent two years teaching their monkeys to exchange tokens (奖券) for food. Normally, the monkeys were happy enough to exchange pieces of rock for pieces of cucumber. However, when two monkeys were placed in separate and connected rooms, so that each other could observe what the other is getting in return for its rock, they became quite different.
In the world of monkeys，grapes are excellent goods (and much preferable to cucumbers). So when one monkey was handed a grape in exchange for her token, the second was not willing to hand hers over for a mere piece of cucumber. And if one received a grape without having to provide her token in exchange at all, the other either shook her own token at the researcher, or refused to accept the cucumber. Indeed, the mere presence of a grape in the other room (without an actual monkey to eat it) was enough to bring about dissatisfaction in a female monkey.
The researches suggest that these monkeys, like humans, are guided by social senses. In the wild, they are co-operative and group-living. Such co-operation is likely to be firm only when each animal feels it is not being cheated. Feelings of anger when unfairly treated, it seems, are not the nature of human beings alone. Refusing a smaller reward completely makes these feelings clear to other animals of the group. However, whether such a sense of fairness developed independently in monkeys and humans, or whether it comes from the common roots that they had 35 million years ago, is, as yet, an unanswered question.
68. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?
A. Only monkeys and humans can have the sense of fairness in the world.
B. Women will show more dissatisfaction than men when unfairly treated.
C. In the wild, monkeys are never unhappy to share their food with each other.
D. Monkeys can exchange cucumbers for grapes, for grapes are more attractive.
69. The underlined statement “it is all too monkey” means that ________.
A. monkeys are also angry with lazy fellows
B. feeling bitter at unfairness is also monkey’s nature
C. monkeys, like humans, tend to be envious of each other
D. no animals other than monkeys can develop such feelings
70. Which of the following conclusions is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Human beings' feelings of anger are developed from the monkeys.
B. In the research, male monkeys are less likely to exchange food with others.
C. Co-operation between monkeys stays firm before the realization of being cheated.
D. Only monkeys and humans have the sense of fairness that dates from 35 million years ago.
71. What can we infer about the monkeys in Sarah’s study?
A. The monkeys can be trained to develop social senses.
B. They usually show their feelings openly as humans do.
C. The monkeys may show their satisfaction with equal treatment.
D. Co-operation among the monkeys remains effective in the wild.
Patricia Blues, 29, has a new aim in life: to keep drivers' hands on their steering wheels and off their cell phones. On November 2, 2007, Blues lived through a horrible experience. A motorist dialing a cell phone drove through a stop sign at 45 miles per hour and run into the side of Blues' car. Blues' 2-year-old daughter was killed immediately in the crash.
Blues has since dedicated her time to pushing for laws that would prevent this type of tragedy from happening again.
Cell phones are not the only distractions (分神) that cause accidents. Eating, changing CD, reading maps, talking to passengers, and just reaching for an object on the floor can be dangerous. Therefore, the emphasis should be on educating drivers to avoid all distractions. However, talking on cell phones might be easier to regulate than eating or changing music. At least 34 states have already passed laws to restrict cell phone use in moving cars. No state has banned it yet, but several U. S. cities have. Worldwide, 13 nations, including Australia, England, Germany, Japan and China have banned drivers' use of cell phones in moving cars.
To date, no scientific evidence has been published showing that talking on the phone affects driving safety. But according to a test by some high school students, "driving while on the phone does affect safety and probably shouldn't be done".
64. What happened to Patricia Blues last November? ________.
A. She was seriously injured in a car crash
B. She lost her daughter in a road accident
C. She broke the traffic rules at a bus stop
D. Her vehicle was destroyed by a motorbike
65. The tragedy was caused by ________.
A. Blues' lack of driving experience
B. the motorist’s failure of seeing the stop sign
C. Blues' poor car conditions
D. the motorist's absence of mind while driving
66. Patricia Blues' new goal of life is to persuade the government ________.
A. to prohibit the carrying of cell phones in cars
B. to educate drivers to avoid all distractions
C. to ban talking on the phone while driving
D. to study, harmful results of using cell phones
67. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text? ________.
A. Using cell phone while driving is easier to be controlled by law than other distractions
B. It is more important to make laws than educate drivers to be aware of driving safety
C. Driving while on the phone is firmly against only by some students from high school
D. It is extremely urgent for the cities with a large population to restrict using cell phones
