PART ONE
I.Vocabulary and Structure （10 points，1 point for each）
从下列各名四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题纸上将相应的字母涂黑。
1. Death and taxes are two things in life that every American can be sure______.
[A] of [B]for [C]at [D]with
2. The Atlantic Ocean is over 6，000km ______where Christopher Columbus crossed it .
[A] deep [B]wide [C]long [D]across
3. Two men were sitting in a doctor‘s waiting room.“What are you in here ______？” asked one .
[A]for [B]to [C]on [D]about
4. It is a good idea for parents to monitor the ______as well as the kind of television that their preschool child watches.
[A]number [B]size [C]amount [D]program
5. In the garage sale， eager buyers bought all but 50 of the unwanted items in one weekend，leaving the Ericksons $442______.
[A]rich [B]better [C]richer [D]good
6. Many people have made a ______to a physical fitness program so as to maintain good health.
[A]decision [B]commitment [C]contribution [D]difference
7. Many species of animals are under the threat of ______because of the rapid change of natural environment.
[A]guns [B]existence [C]hunters [D]extinction
8. The knowledge and power of the Information Age will be within reach not just of the few，______of every classroom， every library in the near future.
[A]but [B]instead [C]because [D]then
9. Generally， the children stay in the nuclear family ______they grow up and marry.
[A]although [B]as [C]until [D]where
10. The difference between the baby twins is so small ______it is even hard for their Mum to tell.
[A]as [B]that [C]since [D]if
II. Cloze Test （10 points， 1 point for each）
下列短文中有十个空白，每个空白有四个选项。根据上下文要求选出最佳答案，并在答题纸上将相应的字母涂黑。
Children are curious about the world around them. For example， they want to know 11 their hearts beat. They want to know why the ocean water 12 salty.
13 children grow up， they become curious about different kinds of things. When they are babies，they are interested in the parts of their bodies and in the smiles of their mothers. 14 they become interested in the physical world around them： the plants， the animals，the sky. Later， they become interested in the things 15 people have made： wheels， bicycles， cars. And when they are adults，their curiosity 16. Sometimes this curiosity leads to a 17 in science.
Scientists spend their lives 18 to find out about the world. 19 who work with the earth sciences study the earth， the oceans， and the skies. 20 scientists who study living things work with the biological sciences. A third group of scientists study the physical sciences， e.g. physics， chemistry.
11.[A]what [B]how [C]which [D]when
12.[A]feels [B]smells [C]tastes [D]looks
13.[A]As [B]Since [C]As soon as [D]As long as
14.[A]So [B]Even [C]Thus [D]Then
15.[A]that [B]whom [C]why [D]in which
16.[A]exists [B]stops [C]continues [D]decreases
17.[A]work [B]research [C]field [D]career
18.[A]try [B]to try [C]trying [D]tried
19.[A]That [B]This [C]Those [D]these
20.[A]Other [B]Another [C]Others [D]the other
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