1 . Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the following passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.

Hibernation is a time when animals “sleep” through cold weather. With true hibernation, the animal can be moved around or touched without knowing it. Some animals only go into a temporary sleep time and can get up quickly like bears. We are going to use the word “sleep” sometimes, but hibernation is different from regular sleep. With normal sleep, the animal moves a little, has an active brain, and can wake up very quickly while with true hibernation, the animal appears as if dead.

During the fall, hibernating animals eat more food than usual. Their bodies will live off their body fat as they “sleep” through winter. The animal will use up the body fat it stores and not lose any muscle. This causes the animal to come out of hibernation thinner but still as strong as it was in the fall. The animals get their winter nests, and dens ready. Different kinds of animals hibernate in different kinds of safe spots. When they go into hibernation and their bodies slow down, enemies can get them more easily. They try to pick the safest place to spend the winter away from these enemies.

Hibernation is the way that animals adapt to the climate and land around them. Animals must be able to live through extreme cold or die. Animals hibernate-or go into a deep sleep-to escape that cold. They also do this because it is really hard to find food during the winter.

When an animal begins to hibernate, its body temperature drops to a very low degree so that it almost matches the temperature outside. The animal's heartbeat and breathing rate slow down, too. This is when that stored fat that the animal packed on in the fall comes in handy. This stored fat lasts long because their bodies are slowed down so much that they don't need much energy.

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2 . No matter who you are or where you come from, one thing is certain: You are acquainted with the mosquito-although you probably wish you weren't. Mosquitoes are everywhere. They can be found all over the world, and they come in more than 2,500 species. Somewhere, at some time, you have surely met at least one.

No one loves the mosquito. But unfortunately the mosquito may decide that she loves you. She? Yes, she. Did you know that only the female mosquito bites? Well, it's true. And it's not because she's unfriendly; she needs blood to reproduce.

Do you know how the female mosquito decides whom to bite? She's quite selective, and she chooses her victims carefully. First, she uses sensors to find her victim. These sensors are located on her two antennae and her three pairs of legs. With these sensors, she tests your body moisture, body warmth, and chemical substances in your sweat. If she likes what she finds, she bites. But if you don't appeal to her, she'll reject you for someone more appetizing. The next time a mosquito bites you, just remember that you were chosen. You're special.

If the mosquito likes you, she settles onto your flesh very gently, and she breaks your skin with her proboscis tip. Proboscis tip? What's that? It's a kind of mouth and it sticks out just below the mosquito's eyes. It contains six sharp instruments called stylets. She stabs all six stylets into your skin at once, and if she hits a blood vessel, she'll get a full dinner in about a minute. All this usually takes place so quickly and quietly that you may not have suspected anything was happening.

All mosquitoes, male and female, pass through their early stages of development in or near water. In fact, mosquito eggs will not hatch without water-although the eggs can survive up to five years on dry land waiting for water. It is not surprising that heavy rains produce large numbers of mosquitoes.

But why? Why did nature bother to create mosquitoes? Just to annoy us? Probably that wasn't the main reason. Male mosquitoes live on the nectar of flowers, and some scientists believe that they pollinate the flowers as they fly from one to the other. Of course, mosquitoes have to reproduce, and unfortunately that's where you and I come in. Like it or not, mosquitoes are here to stay. Ouch! (Slap!) One just bit me!

1. The female mosquito bites human beings because_____.

A．she is hostile to humans

B．she needs blood to produce the young

C．she lacks certain chemical substances

D．she is forced to play such a role in nature

2. The female mosquito chooses her victims carefully depending on the following factors EXCEPT_____.

A．your blood type	B．your body moisture
C．your body temperature	D．your sweat

3. Mosquito bites take place _____.

A．after heavy rains	B．when it gets dark
C．quickly and quietly	D．during the mating season

4. According to “Ouch! (Slap!)”in the last paragraph, what might have happened?

A．A mosquito escaped before the writer could hit her.

B．A mosquito flew away, and the writer hit himself.

C．A mosquito hit the writer and flew away.

D．A mosquito bit the writer, and the writer tried to hit her.

3 . Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

Many Bird Populations Are in Trouble

A new report warns that many bird populations in the United States are in trouble. The report says about 200 kinds of birds are    1    decreasing in number, have restricted environments or are facing other threats. That represents about one-fourth of America's bird populations.

The report uses information    2    (gather) by scientists in the United States and other countries. This year, it includes birds of Hawaii and Puerto Rico.    3    the birds of mainland North America.

The National Audubon Society says the report confirms some unwelcome changes. It shows that many songbird populations    4    (decrease) by as much as fifty percent or more since 1970. For example, in the central United States, the Henslow's sparrow population has dropped by eighty percent.    5    number of Hawaiian Akikiki has dropped from 6,800 birds thirty years ago to only 1,000 birds today.

The National Audubon Society says these decreases come at a time    6    bird watching in the United States is more popular than ever. One study found that about 70,000,000 Americans took part in bird watching last year. That. is up 250 percent from the number    7    (report) twenty years ago.

Mr. Gill, an official with the National Audubon Society, says that birds are a good way    8    (test) the health of Earth's environment, He adds that the things that harm birds also harm people    9    share the same space. He says people should think about    10     decreasing bird populations are telling us about the environment we share.

4 . When we think about scientists and their great discoveries and inventions, we often think about strange men in white coats_______hours and days and years in their laboratories trying to solve a problem. However, if you believe the stories, there are times when a scientist makes a_______in a moment of inspiration, perhaps when he is no even_______the problem. Let's look at three famous scientists, Archimedes, Isaac Newton and James Watt, who, according to well-known stories, had moments of inspiration.

The story of Archimedes is perhaps the best known. According to the story, Archimedes was lying in his bath one day when he noticed water_______from the bath. He suddenly realized that there must be a_______between his body weight and the water overflowing from the bath. He was so_______that he jumped out of the bath and ran naked down the street shouting "Eureka"! In Greek, the language which Archimedes spoke, "Eureka" means "I have found it". Archimedes was right to be excited because he had discovered the principle of why some things float and others_______. This principle has now been_______in shipbuilding for centuries.

The story about Isaac Newton is well known too. According to this story, Newton was resting under an apple tree one day when an apple fell on his head. Newton realized that there must be a_______which had caused the apple to drop rather than stay________in the air. He also realized that this force must work even at the top of a very tall tree and thought that the force might even work in the skies and in space.________, Newton had discovered the law of gravity.

As for James Watt, it is said that he was boiling a kettle of water one day to make a cup of tea. When the water started to boil he noticed that the lid of the kettle began to move.________even the whole kettle was moving. This made him think about the idea of steam power. This discovery________the invention of steam engines, and then the steam train.

Why don't we all get these moments of inspiration? We have to remember that Archimedes, Newton and Watt were probably not thinking about these________for the first time. The bath, the apple and the kettle were the final ________in the thinking process. What is also remarkable about all three men is that they were able to see how the principles they had discovered could be used. Remember the saying, "Genius is 99% perspiration and 1% inspiration".

1.

A．losing

B．spending

C．killing

D．wasting

2.

A．conclusion

B．presentation

C．discovery

D．choice

3.

A．concentrating on

B．figuring out

C．running into

D．getting around

4.

A．wandering

B．drowning

C．spreading

D．overflowing

5.

A．comparison

B．difference

C．theory

D．relationship

6.

A．shocked

B．curious

C．excited

D．humorous

7.

A．rise

B．sink

C．burst

D．swim

8.

A．applied

B．explained

C．adapted

D．guided

9.

A．force

B．role

C．gift

D．sense

10.

A．lifted

B．seated

C．suspended

D．surrounded

11.

A．By the way

B．At that moment

C．In no time

D．In other words

12.

A．Thoroughly

B．Eventually

C．Perfectly

D．Originally

13.

A．benefited from

B．decided on

C．led to

D．accounted for

14.

A．invitations

B．ideas

C．sources

D．occasions

15.

A．step

B．attempt

C．practice

D．platform

5 . On Thursday, some scientists will find themselves in the media spotlight as the latest winners of a prize for discoveries celebrated the world over. No, it is not the Nobel Prize. It is the Ig Nobel Prizes, whose stated aim is to ''honor achievements that first make people laugh, and then make them think''.

Since their launch in 1991 by a US-based science magazine Annals of Improbable Research, the ''Igs'' have become a highlight of the scientific calendar, taking place a few days before the announcement of the real Nobels. The prizes are handed out by real Nobel winners at Harvard University, with many of the winners turning up to accept their award in person.

The range of breakthroughs is certainly impressive. In 2001 the physics award went to Dr David Schmidt of the University of Massachusetts for his research into why shower curtains tend to billow inward, while the 2005 Ig for psychology went to a team at Keio University, Japan, for training pigeons to tell the difference between the paintings of Picasso and Monet. Not everyone has seen the funny side of the Ig Nobels, however. In 1995 a team of British researchers won the physics Ig for research into why breakfast cereal goes soft and wet, prompting some newspapers to ask why taxpayers' money was being wasted on such trivial(琐碎的,无价值的)research. In fact,the project had been funded by a leading cereal maker rather than the UK taxpayer.

Even so the controversy(争议)led Britain's chief scientist, professor Sir Robert May, to ask the organizers not to award any more Igs to UK researchers,who were emerging as embarrassingly frequent winners of the prizes. With maintenance of reputation being so important among scientists these days, Sir Robert's request was understandable. But it also ignores the fact that many major scientific advances have come from research into ''trivial'' questions.

The best-known example is Newton's discovery of the law of gravity after he saw an apple fall in his mother's garden. More recently, the sight of a plate spinning through the air in a university cafeteria was enough to set the American physicist Richard Feynman on his way to a Nobel Prize. Interested in its rapid wobbling(摇晃), Dr Feynman analyzed the problem mathematically and showed that as long as the wobbles are small, they occur at twice the spin rate of the plate. Delighted by his discovery, he told his friend and colleague Hans Bethe who thought it was all rather, well, trivial. Yet it inspired Dr Feynman to investigate the spin of the electron which, in turn, led to work on quantum electrodynamics for which he won a share of the 1965 Nobel Prize for physics.

Some of the scientists who find themselves awarded Igs on Thursday might prefer to have won the ''real'' thing. They might even worry about being looked down upon by their peers. Yet whether it is the spinning of a plate or the fall of an apple, the truth is that nature herself doesn't understand the meaning of ''trivial''.

1. Which of the following statements is NOT true about the Ig Nobel Prizes?

A．They are given for researches which first make people laugh and then make them think.

B．They are presented by real Nobel winners at Harvard University.

C．They are awarded to winners a few months before the announcement of the real Nobels.

D．They were launched in 1991 by a science magazine which is based in the United States.

2. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word ''prompting'' in the third paragraph?

A．Causing.

B．Protesting.

C．Reminding.

D．Pumping.

3. In the fifth paragraph, the author illustrates the example of the spinning of a plate in order to______.

A．demonstrate the law of gravity was discovered by Newton accidentally.

B．show us how scientists investigated the spin of the electron.

C．explain reasons why Ig Nobel Prizes winners are looked down upon by other people.

D．prove that many major scientific advances have come from research into small questions.

6 . Theatre is one of the oldest forms of entertainment. It usually depends on telling a story or demonstrating a theme using actors. With theatre, each_______is live and different.

Plays were staged in Ancient Greece over 2, 500 years ago. In the days of Ancient Greece and Rome, thousands of people went to see dramas in huge open-air theatres like the one in Athens. Actors usually wore huge_______. They performed not only comedies, but also_______with terrible deeds and strong emotions. In the Middle Ages, early dramas were often_______and staged in churches._______, mystery plays told Bible stories in a dramatic and colorful way.

It was in the 1570s that the first real_______appeared. In England, there were wooden-Os like the Globe Theatre in London. These were round wooden buildings with the_______and an audience pit (戏院的正厅后座) in the centre, open to the sky. Here_______and enthusiastic crowds watched professional_______perform the dramatic new plays of playwrights like William Shakespeare (1564-1616) who wrote such famous plays as Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet, Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593) and Ben Jonson (1572-1637). In Spain, people crammed into open courtyard theatres called corrales. This time is called the “__________age” of Spanish drama, for thousands of wonderful plays were written and performed. These theatres, though, were open-air. It was not until the late 1600s that theatres were__________.

Many early plays were about__________and kings and were set in exotic locations. But in the last 100 years, playwrights have written more about__________characters and situations. In the 1960s, many plays were kitchen sink dramas, showing life in very ordinary homes.

Today, banks of lights help the actors create the right__________. Lights can be made any color with a filter or gel in front of the lens. The stage in older theatres is often set behind a large frame, and curtains open to__________it at the start of the play. In many modern theatres, the stage is surrounded by the audience on three sides or all four.

1.

A．opera

B．performance

C．concert

D．musical

2.

A．glasses

B．hats

C．masks

D．uniforms

3.

A．tragedies

B．roles

C．tricks

D．tales

4.

A．extraordinary

B．original

C．mysterious

D．religious

5.

A．By comparison

B．In contrast

C．In addition

D．For instance

6.

A．theatres

B．churches

C．orchestras

D．films

7.

A．machinery

B．stage

C．rail

D．spotlight

8.

A．famous

B．angry

C．strange

D．noisy

9.

A．conductors

B．models

C．actors

D．musicians

10.

A．secret

B．golden

C．dark

D．shocking

11.

A．elevated

B．roofed

C．restored

D．adapted

12.

A．heroes

B．prisoners

C．monsters

D．phantoms

13.

A．ordinary

B．suffering

C．brave

D．ugly

14.

A．feeling

B．meaning

C．atmosphere

D．charm

15.

A．release

B．capture

C．reveal

D．lift

7 . A young man has just returned from a terrific first date. He wants to send flowers to let his date know he enjoyed being with her, but he's not sure what to send. A dozen red roses? No, too formal for a first date. A bouquet of wild flowers, perhaps? Still not sure, he picks up the phone and calls a florist for advice. The next day his date calls, thanking him for the beautiful yellow roses.

Florists enjoy helping people express themselves with flowers. Flowers can help, people share all sorts of feelings. For instance, flowers help people say "Congratulations!" to a friend who gets promoted. Flowers can also express feelings hard to put into words. They help say "I'm sorry" to the wife whose husband forgot her birthday. From birth to death, and the holidays in between, flowers add color and meaning to life. That's why florists' services are always in demand.

In the past, florists just sold flowers to customers, who arranged them on their own. But today's florists are skilled designers, arranging flowers in ways that best express their customers' feelings.

Formerly, florists learned on the job. Today, however, many florists earn diplomas in floral design in as few as 75 hours of classes. They gain a knowledge of flower varieties and develop an artist's touch. These skills help florists make arrangements that fit customers' tastes and meet their budgets.

Compared to most start-up businesses, opening a flower shop takes little money. As a result, many florists open up their own shops soon after earning their diplomas.

One of their first priorities is establishing good customer service. Their customers have come to expect same-day delivery. So florists must be able to work quickly, especially during holiday rushes. But florists don't mind. For them, the more arrangements they make, the more people they touch-with flowers.

1. Compared with florists today, florists in the past___________.

A．arranged flowers as customers requested

B．didn't just sell flowers to customers

C．didn't necessarily have diplomas in floral design

D．had a better knowledge of flower varieties

2. In the case of the young man in Paragraph 1, which of the following messages may yellow roses carry?

A．Congratulations.	B．Apology.
C．Deep love.	D．Good impression.

3. Which of the following is NOT included in a florist's responsibilities?

A．A florist delivers flowers within the same day of ordering.

B．A florist arranges flowers with an artistic touch.

C．A florist understands customers' needs and fits their tastes.

D．A florist helps customers express their feelings through flower language.

8 . What to endure before publication?

It takes a lot to write a novel. Even those who haven’t tried would say, “Well, duh!” to this. But it’s not much the mind space or the considerable time it takes to write a novel that is as discouraging as how many times any writer must go back to the drawing board for yet another draft. To really ready a novel for publication, a writer must spend time with his or her book. Like any promising relationship, you, the writer, must date your novel, take it out to dinner, meet its parents, and see it through its most trying and desperate times. As a writer, you have to stay up all night with your novel crying and talking and sometimes even pulling your hair out before that perfect moment of inspiration can truly help you cross the finish line.

For many published authors I know, myself included, a completed novel takes them about 10, that’s right, 10 drafts, and at least a year of real editing. Will you be spending every single second editing your novel? No, of course not. Just as drafts need some real time on the surgery table, they also need rest in the recovery room. You don’t nurse a relationship by spending every waking second with them until you can’t stand the sight of each other, and you can’t produce a novel by breathing down its literary neck. However, a novel should undergo many drafts — and different kinds of drafts — before declaring it ready for an agent or editor to see.

Everyone has their own way to write a novel, and not all craft advice (or even craft “rules”）should all be followed by everyone, but when it comes to the many drafts of a novel, there are specific things a writer should focus on during each revision to help create a smooth transition from the initial idea to final products.

1. People are discouraged from writing a novel mainly because it requires ______.

A．a good publisher	B．too much thinking
C．tons of working time	D．frequent revisions

2. By “breathing down its literary neck” in Paragraph 2, the author most probably means ______.

A．writing casually thus failing to take readers’ breath away

B．letting go a single mistake thus annoying the readers

C．X-raying the work thus finding each literary mistake

D．sticking too close to the work thus causing anxiety

3. Which of the following is most likely to come after the last paragraph?

A．The importance of using proper transitional words in writing.

B．The writing experience shared by famous successful write.

C．Tips on how to make ten drafts to complete a good novel.

D．Setbacks writers may suffer if ignoring the craft advice.

9 . There is a Web site called the “World Database of Happiness.” It combines and analyzes the results of hundreds of surveys from around the world that have been conducted on life satisfaction. Most of the findings are _______, but a few are surprising.

The database makes it clear that there is not a strong connection between material wealth and general contentment. It is a cliché to say that money can’t buy happiness, but the old saying seems to be _______ by research. Many people still cling to the belief that gaining riches will be the answer to all their problems, yet they are probably _______.

Studies have been _______ on people who acquired sudden wealth, such as lottery winners. In most cases, after the _______ joy had worn off, people were not left with a sense of lasting happiness. In fact, they tended to revert to the way they _______ before they became rich. Previously contented people continue to be contented, _______ those who were miserable before sink back into misery.

If material wealth does not bring happiness, then what does? Perhaps happiness has something to do with where you live. The authorities at the World Database on Happiness have surveyed _______ of happiness in different countries. _______, people in America, Canada, and Singapore are very happy; people living in India and Russia, not surprisingly, are not happy.

Other surveys consistently ________ the importance of relationships. ________ relationships in particular seem to be the key to long-term contentment. The Web site suggests that falling in love and having children are two of the ________ that bring the greatest happiness.

Nowadays people look to technology as an ________ source of satisfaction. People increasingly spend more time alone watching TV or surfing the Internet ________ spending time with family. Can technology truly make people happy? It is too difficult to tell, but one thing is sure: If the Web site’s research is accurate, time spent with your family is a better ________ than time spent making money.

1.

A．different

B．predictable

C．satisfactory

D．unexpected

2.

A．challenged

B．widespread

C．overtaken

D．supported

3.

A．generous

B．positive

C．hesitated

D．mistaken

4.

A．turned out

B．done with

C．carried out

D．put forward

5.

A．essential

B．pleasant

C．initial

D．enviable

6.

A．felt

B．had

C．chose

D．lived

7.

A．as

B．so

C．and

D．while

8.

A．levels

B．standards

C．senses

D．examples

9.

A．Strangely

B．Hopefully

C．Apparently

D．Surprisingly

10.

A．point to

B．hold up

C．deal with

D．depend on

11.

A．Partner

B．Family

C．Relative

D．Society

12.

A．situations

B．relations

C．destinations

D．references

13.

A．convenient

B．alternative

C．everlasting

D．adequate

14.

A．as far as

B．rather than

C．as well as

D．in case of

15.

A．environment

B．circumstance

C．investment

D．civilization

10 . The following actors and actresses are among those who have achieved great success in acting.

Ingrid Bergman（1915-1982）

Like many artists, this Swedish actress left wartime Europe for Hollywood. She is remembered for her acting talent and her pure, simple beauty. She was nominated（提名）for the best actress Academy Award four times and won twice.

Gregory Peck（1916-2003）

Gregory Peck was known for his heroic roles. He was nominated for the best actor Academy Award five times and won once for To Kill a Mockingbird. Peck starred in Roman Holiday and was Hepburn’s lifelong good friend. He later became president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and held the position for three years.

Audrey Hepburn（1929-1993）

Born to a family of a Baroness（男爵夫人）and an English banker, Andrey spoke six languages fluently. She is famous for her elegant style. Audrey Hepburn was a graceful, dark-haired beauty with a youthful, lively look. She was nominated for the best actress Academy Award four times and won once for starring in Roman Holiday.

Tom Hanks（1956-）

Tom Hanks is now one of the most popular leading actors and busiest producers in Hollywood. He is known for playing characters with warmth, kindness and humor. He was nominated three times and won twice. Some of his more famous films are Forrest Gump, Castaway and Sleepless in Seattle.

Jodie Foster（1962-）

Jodie Foster’s intelligence showed itself when she taught herself to read at age three. She began her career at this time in commercials. She moved on to TV roles and then to her Oscar nominated performance in Taxi Driver at age fourteen. She went on to be nominated three more times and has won twice.

Julia Roberts（1967-）

Julia Roberts began her rise to fame after winning a Golden Globe award for her acting in the film Steel Magnolias. She has since been nominated for three Academy Awards and won one. Her films are usually very successful and she is now considered by many to be the most highly paid actress in Hollywood.

1. The passage is most probably taken from a _____.

A．school report	B．website article
C．science magazine	D．newspaper column

2. Audrey Hepburn worked with _____ in Roman Holiday and won the Academy Award for Best Actress.

A．Tom Hanks	B．Ingrid Bergman
C．Gregory Peck	D．Judie Foster

3. _____ won as many Academy Awards as each other according to the passage.

A．Julia Roberts, Ingrid Bergman and Gregory Peck

B．Ingrid Bergman, Tom Hanks and Jodie Foster

C．Jodie Foster, Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck

D．Tom Hanks, Audrey Hepburn and Julia Roberts

4. Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A．Jodie Foster is so talented that she can speak six foreign languages.

B．Julia Roberts earns the most among the actresses in Hollywood.

C．Ingrid Bergman left her motherland during the World War Ⅱ.

D．Audrey Hepburn was born into a wealthy family.