36. A. time     B. human       C. language    D. money

37. A. Too     B. What a      C. What D. How

38. A. cheap   B. popular      C. public        D. good

39. A. letter    B. ring    C. news D. information

40. A. that      B. if       C. where       D. when

41. A. well     B. over   C. nice   D. ring

42. A. to marry      B. to be married     C. marrying   D. married

43. A. small    B. little    C. old     D. young

44. A. very     B. just    C. just now    D. so

45. A. where B. in which    C. over there D. that

46. A. did       B. do      C. could        D. had

47. A. trouble        B. difficulties C. things        D. fun

48. A. write    B. speak        C. use    D. read

49. A. every   B. these C. some D. all the

50. A. chance        B. situation     C. condition   D. time

第三部分 阅读理解 (40分)

A

Electrical devices (仪器) could soon use power made by human energy. Scientists say they have developed an experimental device that produces electricity from the physical movement of a person walking. British scientist Max Donelan and other scientists inCanada and the United States developed the device.

The device connects to a person's knee.  As the person walks, the device captures energy each time the person slows down. To do this, the device helps with the slowing down movement of the leg. The movements of the walking person push parts of a small machine that produces electricity. Using the device, an adult walking quickly could produce thirteen watts of electricity in just a minute. Donelan says walking at that speed could produce enough power to operate a laptop computer for six minutes.

There are several possible uses for the device. Developers say it could help people who work in areas without electricity to operate small computers. The device could also be used in hospitals to operate heart pacemakers (起搏器). It could even be used to assist in the movement of robotic arms and legs.

The experimental version of the device weighs about one and a half kilograms, but it is too costly for most people to buy. But the researchers hope to make a lighter, less costly version. An improved version should be ready in one year.

The developers hope the device will one day help developing countries. Nearly twenty-five percent of people around the world live without electric power.

A similar product was invented in 2005 by Larry Rome of the University of Pennsylvania. He created a bag carried on a person's back that also produces power from walking. The knee device does not produce as much electricity as the bag. But the bag requires the walker to carry a load of twenty to thirty kilograms.

51. The second paragraph mainly talks about _______.

A. who developed the device

B. how the device works

C. several possible uses for the devices

D. how much electricity the device can produce

52. What is the disadvantage of the experimental version of the device?

A. It is too heavy for the walker to bear.

B. It is too complex for people to use.

C. It will slow down one's walking speed.

D. It is too dear for most people to afford.

53. Compared with the devi ce designed by Larry Rome, this new device _______.

A. produces power without adding more loads to the walker

B. can produce more power in a much shorter time

C. needs to be equipped with a battery

D. can help the walker walk faster

54. From the passage, we can learn that the electrical device can _______.

A. help housewives operate the micro-wave oven

B. make it much easier for us to go online

C. produce more electricity than that invented by Larry Rome

D. be applied in medicine to operate heart pacemakers

55. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. First device powered by walking will soon be on the market

B. Advanced technology brings in a new way to operate heart pacemakers

C. Device gives new meaning to the idea of power walking

D. Human energy will become a main source of electricity

B

Planet Hunter

When Geoff Marcy was 14, his parents bought him a telescope. Every night, he would go onto the roof outside his window to see the wonders of the sky.

“What excited me most was whether there were planets(行星)in other solar(太阳的)systems where life might exist,” he says. “I decided to try to find planets orbiting(沿……轨道运行)other stars like our Sun.”

And he did. “My fellow researcher, Paul Butler, and I found our first planet in 1995,” Dr. Marcy says. “We worked for ten years without finding anything! But we stuck with it, and our patience paid off.”

Since then, the two scientists have discovered 65 of the more than 100 planets found orbiting other stars. Dr. Marcy and Dr. Butler also spotted the first “family” of three planets. In June 2002 they announced another discovery: a Jupiter-like(像木星一样的)planet orbiting star 55 Cancri.

At first, the two researchers found only planets that orbit close to stars. Recently, the scientists found planets farther out. The planet orbiting 55 Cancri is a major breakthrough: it is the first sighting of a large gas planet about the same distance from the star as Jupiter is from the Sun.

Why is this important? Scientists think that life on Earth may exist because of two special features(特征)in our solar system. The first is Jupiter.

“Because it’s so big, Jupiter pulls comets and asteroids(小行星), or they all come and hit the Earth.” Dr. Marcy explains. “Without Jupiter, life on Earth would likely have been destroyed.”

A second feature is that Earth is a rocky planet where liquid water, which is necessary for life, can exist. Unlike gas planets, rocky planets like Earth have surfaces where water can gather in pools and seas, which may support life. A huge space exists between the Jupiter-like planet and two other planets that lie close to 55 Cancri. Is there an Earth-like planet in the space, too small for us to notice? If so, says Dr. Marcy, “We would have two striking similarities to our solar system: a Jupiter-like planet and an Earth-like planet. And there may be life!”

56. What can we learn about Dr. Marcy from the passage?

A. He is fond of watching Jupiter.       B. He is from a scientist family.

C. He dislikes working with Paul Butler.      D. He is interested in finding life in outer space.

57. Which of the following is true of the recent discovery?

A. The planet is not as protective as Jupiter.

B. The planet is close to star 55 Cancri.

C. The planet proves to be a gas planet.

D. The planet is as large as Jupiter.

58. How many planets orbiting other stars have the two scientists discovered so far?

A. 100           B. 69              C. 66             D. 65

59. Dr. Marcy thinks that life may exist in the 55 Cancri system because ______.

A. he has found the system similar to the solar system

B. he has discovered an Earth-like planet there

C. he has discovered a rocky planet there

D. he has found signs of life in the system

60. “But we stuck with it”(in Paragraph 3)means ______.

A. they felt discouraged               B. they carried on with it

C. they failed in their attempt             D. they made some progress

C

Today, at 28, the young German Violinist Anner-Sophie Mutter is at the top. “She gives radiance (光辉) to the music, ” wrote Geoffrey Norris in The Daily Telegraph, London. Mutter was also one of the world’s youngest professors.

Born in Rheinfelden on June 29, 1963, Anner-Sophie grew up in Wehr, a small town just five kilometers from the Swiss border. Her father, Karl Wilhelm Mutter, and her mother, Gerlinde, considered music lessons part of a good education. Thus, their first son, Andreas, began practicing the violin at eight, and his younger brother, Christoph, had piano lessons. It came as no surprise when Anner-Sophie said she wanted a violin for her fifth birthday.

Her parents thought she was too young for the violin, and persuaded her to start on the piano. But Anner-Sophie has always had a mind of her own. “I longed to play the violin,” she said. “It seemed to me a much more interesting instrument.” After six months, her parents gave in.

The famous violin teacher Erna Honigberger, who lived nearby, became Anner-Sophi’s tutor(家庭教师). After only nine months of lessons, she entered the six-year-old in a nationwide competition for young musicians. With Christoph accompanying her(为她伴奏)on the piano, Anner-Sophie’s won first prize.

In 1974, Erna Honigberger died. Anner-Sophie’s new teacher was Aida Stucki. She taught Anner-Sophe to develop her own ideas on how a piece should be played, not just to imitate(模仿)others. This is one of the violinist’s strongest, most distinctive characteristics(与众不同的特点)today.

Though the Mutters were short of money at times, they limited their daughter’s performances to one or two a year. “We are glad we went the family road,” said her father. “No outsider(外人)can ever have an effect on our daughter’s career(生涯) or push her into playing more concerts than she wants to.” Later she was allowed to give six to eight concerts a year and make some recordings. Only when she turned 18 did she begin her professional career.

61. It was_______when Anner-Sophie asked for a violin.

A. surprising   B. great   C. usual   D. possible