some web searches, visit the library, don’t be afraid to try new things, and soon you’ll have a hobby that provides you with a lot of fun and less stress, too. 34. Which of the following hobbies is good for you according to the writer? A. Watching television. C. Rock climbing.

A. why hobbies are important C. hobbies help forget problems

B. Staying on the Internet. D. Going out a lot.

B. what hobbies actually are D. hobbies help experience new activities

36. If you like staying at home, as a hobby you had better ______. A. spend a lot of time online

B. watch a lot of TV

C. take a class or join in a group D. collect something you like 37. In the passage, the writer mainly suggests that we should _______. A. find hobbies that fit us well B. meet more people outside C. have a lot of fun at home

C

Do you want to live another 100 years or more? Some experts say that scientific advances will one day enable humans to last tens of years beyond what is now seen as the natural limit of the human life span.

“I think we are knocking at the door of immortality(永生),” said Michael Zey, a Montclair State University business professor and author of two books on the future. “I think by 2075 we will see it and that’s a conservative estimate(保守的估计).”

At the conference in San Francisco, Donald Louria, a professor at New Jersey Medical School in Newark said advances in using genes as well as nanotechnology(纳米技术) make it likely that humans will live in the future beyond what has been possible in the past. “There is a great push so that people can live from 120 to 180 years,” he said. “Some have suggested that there is no limit and that people could live to 200 or 300 or 500 years.”

However, many scientists who study in ageing are doubtful about it and say the human body is just not designed to last past about 120 years. Even with healthier lifestyles and less disease, they say failure of the brain and organs will finally lead all humans to death.

Scientists also differ on what kind of life the super aged might live. “It remains to be seen if you pass 120, you know; could you be healthy enough to have good quality of life?” said Leonard Pooh, director of the University of Georgia Gerontology Centre. “At present people who could get to that point are not in good health at all.” 38. By saying “we are knocking at the door of immortality”, Michael Zey means________. A. they believe that there is no limit of living B. they have got some ideas about living forever C. they are sure to find the truth about long living

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35. The third paragraph mainly tells us _______.

D. visit the library in our free time

D. they are able to make people live past the present life span 39. Donald Louria’s attitude towards long living is that . A. people can only live from 120 to 180

B. it is still doubtful how long humans can live

C. it is possible for humans to live longer in the future D. the human body is designed to last past about 120 years 40. The underlined “it” in paragraph 4 refers to . A. the conservative estimate B. a great push

C. the idea of living from 200 to 300 years D. the idea of living beyond the present life span 41. What would be the best title for this text? A. Living Longer or Not. C. No Limit for Human Life.

B. Healthy Lifestyle and Long Living. D. Science, Technology and Long Living.

D

It was Christmas Eve. When everyone went to bed, Bunny couldn’t fall asleep. He still couldn’t think of what he wanted as a special Christmas present. He wondered how Santa — Father Christmas would know what to bring him if he didn’t know himself.

As he was sitting up in bed, Bunny heard a big noise on the roof(屋顶) and a sound downstairs. It was Santa Claus, he realized. Bunny jumped out of bed and ran down the hall to the stairs. He hoped to take a look at the old man before Santa left for his next stop. By the time Bunny was at the bottom of the stairs, everything was silent again. Lots of presents were put under the Christmas tree, but Santa was gone. A little disappointed(失望的), Bunny turned to climb back upstairs when he heard a cry. “Hello,” said Bunny. “Is somebody there?”

He was answered by another cry. Bunny looked around the big pile of presents to see what was making the noise. Right under the tree was a funny looking brown animal with big feet and sad eyes. It also had antlers(鹿角) on its head. Bunny almost mistook it for a dog.

“Are you a reindeer” asked Bunny.

“Yes,” replied the brown animal with antlers. “My name is Ralph.” “And you were pulling Santa’s sled(雪橇)?”

“I was until I got air-sick,” replied Ralph. “Santa had to leave me here and go on with the other seven reindeer.”

“Isn’t it a bit unusual for a reindeer to get air-sick?” I mean, “Isn’t flying what reindeer are famous for?”

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“Not me, I’m afraid. It makes me scared. I always feel sick when it comes to flying,” replied Ralph. “But everyone wanted me to pull Santa’s sled, so when it was my turn, I gave it a try. I’m afraid I just wasn’t cut out for the job. Now I’m stuck here and I don’t know how to get back to the North Pole.”

“Well, if you like, you can stay with us as a friend,” said Bunny. As he made the offer, Bunny suddenly realized that the special present he wanted from Santa was a new friend!

42. Why couldn’t Bunny fall asleep on Christmas Eve? A. He wanted to take a close look at Santa Claus. B. He was waiting for his special present from his father. C. He was thinking about what present to get from Santa. D. He was woken up by a noise on the roof of his house.

43. The underlined phrase “cut out” probably means _____________. A. suitable B. famous C. ready D. bad 44. What can we learn from the article? A. Ralph is a brown dog with antlers. B. Ralph is afraid of flying in the air. C. Bunny got a sled as a Christmas present. D. Bunny sent Ralph back to the North Pole.

45. This article seems to tell us that__________________ . A. Santa lives in the South Pole with his reindeer B. Santa usually puts Christmas presents on the roofs C. Santa uses dogs to bring children presents on Christmas Eve D. Santa knows what presents children want without being told

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四、词汇(本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

A. 请根据括号中的中文提示、英文释义或句意，写出句中所缺单词，使句子通顺。 46. Mr Green will give his _______ (last) lesson in English today.

47. I think the _________(人口) of China will become larger and larger because of the new

policy(政策).

48. Tom spent much time ________(make somebody understand something) to the teacher why

he was late for school this morning.

49. Alex and Tony are crazy about computer．They want to be computer __________(工程师）

in the future．

50. Everyone went to the party _________ Mary. She was ill in hospital. B. 请根据句意从方框中选择合适的单词，并用其适当形式填空，使句子通顺。

achieve true twelve fog miss

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51. Oh, my dear! I’ve found my glasses ________ and I can’t see anything clearly without them.

52. My family are going to have a party to celebrate my son’s ________ birthday. 53. Though it is difficult work, it can bring us a great sense of ________． 54. She felt _______ sorry after she made so many mistakes in the exam. 55. It has become much ________ than before because of the air pollution. C. 请根据句意从方框中选择合适的动词，并用其适当时态填空，使句子通顺。

plan not be rain attend break 56. It _________ all day yesterday, so the ground is all wet now. 57. They _________ a trip to Shanghai next weekend, aren’t they? 58. ---What’s wrong with my computer？

---Let me see! Oh, it _________ down. You’d better ask someone to mend it. 59. Nearly half of the students in our school __________ the coming concert. 60. Let’s go to the cinema if you ________ busy this Sunday. 五、句型转换 (本题共5小题；每小题l分，满分5分) 请根据要求改写下列句子，每空一词。

61. It was clever of Amy to work out such a hard problem. (保持句意基本不变) Amy was clever _______ _______ work out such a hard problem. 62. Could you tell me how I can deal with the matter? (改为简单句) Could you tell me how _______ _______ with the matter?

63. The boss made all the workers work for him all day. (改为被动语态) All the workers ______ ________ to work for him all day.

64. Suzy improved her English by practicing speaking every day. (对划线部分提问) _______ _______ Suzy improve her English?

65. May always studies hard. She wants to get good grades. (合并成一句) May always studies hard_______ ________ to get good grades. 六、短文填空（本题共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

请认真阅读下面短文，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，写出一个合适的英语单词完整、正确的形式，使短文通顺。

Years ago, if a teenager had some problems in his life, he might write them in his diary. Now a teenager w___66___the same problems might get on the Internet and write them in his blog(博客). In many ways, a diary and a blog are almost the same. Both diaries and blogs tell what happened to the writer that day. But what makes a blog d___67___ from a diary?

The biggest difference is that a blog is much more public t___68___ a diary. Usually, a teenager likes hiding his diary book and treats it as something full of s___69___.

A blog has good and bad points. The biggest problems is that anyone can read what you write in your blog. If you are not s___70___ with a friend during school and write something bad about him in your diary, he will never know it. However, if you do this on the Internet,

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