1、 一、选择题1Whenever we are in _ trouble, we should never lose _ heart.Aa; the Ba; a C/；/ D/; the2Principal White has been working in the school for about 20 years, _all his energy to teaching and researching as well as the running of a healthy school. Adevoted BdevotingCto devote Dand devote3With the mo
2、ney earned from the school garden, the students bought a blackboard, chairs and other things to _ a “green classroom”Apack up Bset upCadd up Dcome up4I cant say Im the best. I have only _ made more efforts than others.Adefinitely BrelativelyCobviously Dcertainly5Apart from the opening and closing ce
3、remonies and some key matches, ticket price will be _ to ordinary people.Aavailable BconsiderableCacceptable Dpractical6The two nurses _ 100，000 yuan by the police but donated it to victims of the explosion.Arewarded Bwould be rewardedChave been rewarded Dhad been rewarded7Shes having a lot of troub
4、le with the new computer, but she doesnt know whom to _Aturn to Blook forCdeal with Dtalk about8The last thirty years_ the greatest number of laws stopping our rights and progress. Until today we have reached a stage_we have almost no rights at all.Asaw; which Bsee; whereCare seeing; in which Dhave
5、seen; where9Do you know anything new about the incident?A working party _ to look into the problem.Awas set up Bhas been set upChas been setting up Dis setting up10The little boy is lucky enough to have escaped _ to death in the big fire.Aburning Bto be burnedCbeing burned Dto have been burned11The
6、island is_attractive in spring and autumn because of the pleasant weather in both seasons.Apartly Bmerely Cnearly Dequally15She pretended to be calm but _ she was more than nervous at the time she was being questioned.Ain actual BactuallyCas matter of fact Din a fact二、阅读理解AIn an ideal world, people
7、would not test medicines on animals.Such experiments are stressful and sometimes painful for animals, and expensive and timeconsuming for people.Yet animal experimentation is still needed to help bridge vast gaps in medical knowledge.That is why there are some 50 to 100 million animals used in resea
8、rch around the world each year.Europe, on the whole, has the worlds most restrictive laws on animal experiments. Even so, its scientists use some 12 million animals a year, most of them mice and rats, for medical research.Official statistics show that just 1.1 million animals are used in research in
9、 America each year.But that is misleading.The American authorities do not think mice and rats are worth counting and, as these are the most common laboratory animals, the true figure is much higher.Japan and China have even less comprehensive data than America.Now Europe is reforming the rules gover
10、ning animal experiments by restricting the number of animals used in labs.Alternatives to animal testing, such as using human tissue or computer models, are now strongly recommended.In addition, sharing all research results freely should help to reduce the number of animals for scientific use.At pre
11、sent, scientists often share only the results of successful experiments.If their findings do not fit the hypothesis being tested, the work never sees the light of day.This practice means wasting time, money, and animals lives in endlessly repeating the failed experiments.Animal experimentation has t
12、aught humanity a great deal and saved countless lives.It needs to continue, even if that means animals sometimes suffer.Europe s new measures should eventually both reduce the number of animals used in experiments and improve the way in which scientific research is conducted.16What is the main idea
13、of this passage?AThe success of animal experiments should be ensured.BBan on the use of animals in the lab should be enforced.CGreater efforts need to be taken to reduce the number of lab animals.DScientists should be required to share their research results with each other.17Which of the following
14、statements is true about animals used in the lab?AAmerica uses only about 1.1 million lab animals per year.BEurope does not use mice and rats as lab animals at all.CBritain does not use as many lab animals as China does.DJapan has limited data on the number of lab animals used each year.18Which of t
15、he following is mentioned as an alternative to replace animal experiments?AStatistical studies. BComputer models.CDNA planted in animals. DTissue from dead animals.19What usually happens to unsuccessful animal experiments?AThey are not revealed to the public.BThey are made into teaching materials.CT
16、hey are collected for future publication.DThey are not removed from the research topic list.A British rock group is said to have taken its name from Muddy Waters song. The Rolling Stones performed for the first time in 1962.The groups members called themselves “the worlds greatest rockandroll band”I
17、n 1965, Bob Dylan released his song “Like a Rolling Stone”It is one of his best known and most influential works.It is an angry song about a woman who was once rich and successful. But now she is on her own，“with no direction home, like a complete unknown, like a rolling stone”In 1967, a young man n
18、amed Jann Wenner started a magazine and he named it “Rolling Stone”The magazine reported on rock music and the popular culture that the music created. By 1971，“Rolling Stone” had become the leading rock music and counterculture publication. It is still popular today.20Which person can be described a
19、s a rolling stone according to the proverb?AA person who always changes his jobs.BA person who has a successful career.CA person who has no family.DA person who is out of work.21All of them are musicians except _AElvis Presley BBob DylanCMuddy Waters DJann Wenner22Who first used “rolling stone” as a
20、 name for music?AJann Wenner. BBob Dylan.CElvis Presley. DMuddy Waters.三、书面表达最近我校举办了一次英语书法比赛。大部分同学们积极参与，但少数同学书写不好，也不愿改善。请你根据以下提示，给二十一世纪报写一篇短文，分析该现象产生的原因并发表自己的看法。现象 一些学生不善书写，也不愿改善书写原因 1.可以借助电脑，没有必要练字； 2功课太忙，没时间练字；3练字见效慢，很难练好。你的看法注意：1词数120左右；2开头已给出，不计入总词数。 In order to arouse the students interest in English learning and enrich our school life, _