56.Which two countries are the closest to each other in area?

A.The US and Canada    B.China and Canada

C.The US and China   D.India and China

57._____ has the highest population density(密度), and _____ has the second highest.

A.China, India         B.India, China

C.India , the US      D.China, the US

58.Which two countries have the closest percentage of cultivated land?

A.The US and the United Kingdom.      B.The US and China

C.Australia and Canada.              D.Australia and China

59.There are _____ countries whose cultivated land percentage is larger than the forest percentage.

A.2      B.3              C.4       D.5

B

I might be letting my young son watch too much television. I am certainly watching too many of his programs. They can really be difficult to understand as they force you to think hard about the mysteries of life. For example, when Franklin (the turtle(乌龟))wanted a pet, his parents didn’t want it to be a frog. They felt that frogs belong in a pond.Isn’t that where turtles belong?

And why is it that Little Bear’s animal friends can all talk and behave like people, but his friend Emily has a dog that can only bark? Tell me that isn’t a mystery(神秘的事物)!

Dog lovers can be reassured(安心的) by Kipper and his friends. These dogs are very human. However, the only time they wear clothes is when they put on bathing suits to go swimming. I don’t understand! Speaking of dogs, could Pluto ever be Goofy ’s pet? I don’t get it! What did the great Mr.. Disney have in mind? And this is gross (恶心的)!The other day we watched a very nice little pig setting up a picnic.One of the foods was a big ham. Could it have been a soy (大豆) ham? Is there such a thing? I hope so!

Another thing that bothers me: What if Elmo isn’t real? He can’t be a mere puppet! He’s got a better attitude than most people. I just keep wondering.

I think we’ll turn off the TV and go out for a walk. Maybe we’ll run into that mouse who dresses well but certainly doesn’t speak as clearly as the average bear.

60.What does the underlined word “They” in the first paragraph refer to?

A.Children.       B.TV programs.

C.People in the TV programs. D.Reasons why children like watching TV.

61.Why does the writer put the word “the turtle” in parenthesis (括号) Para-graph 2?

A.To avoid misunderstanding.

B.To show how much he dislikes it.

C.To show how stupid the programs are to have turtles in them.

D.To show his son likes watching programs with animals in them.

62.What does the underlined sentence “ Isn’t that where turtles belong?” mean ?

A.Turtles should live in ponds.

B.TV companies should not make cartoons with characters of pond animals.

C.He is angry with the turtle parents not letting Franklin pick his own pet.

D.Turtles live in a pond, too.

63.Why does the author ask many questions?

A.Because the programs are too hard for him to understand.

B.Because he wants to show his strong feelings about the programs.

C.From the passage we can tell this is his style of writing.

D.They might be the questions his son asked him.

64.The author thinks it’s “gross” because ______

A.a pig cannot really have a picnic

B.a pig does not eat soy beans when  that is whey really eat

C.a pig should not eat expensive food like ham

D.a pig should not eat something made from itself

C

One of the most successful singers of the twentieth century , Ella Fitzgerald, has made several different styles of her own. She was born in Virginia but was brought up in Yonkers, New York. Chick Webb noticed her in a competition when she was sixteen. He asked her to sing with his band(乐队) , and when he died in 1939, she took over.

Unlike Besie Smith, Ella Fitzgerald taught herself the sentimental music so popular in the 1930’s—songs like “My Heart Belongs to Daddy”—- and her recordings became best sellers. During the 1940’s she developed her own “scat singing”, for songs like “Flying Home” and “Lady Be good”.

Ella Fitzgerald was the perfect musical partner for her friend, the trumpets(号手) Louis Armstrong, matching him in warmth and artistry. “ I just like music,” she has said.“To me, it’s a story. There is only one thing better than singing… it’s singing.”

65.Where did Fitzgerald spend most of her childhood?

A.Virginia    B.Yonkers     C.New York C ity  D.Louisian.

66.Who was the first to discover Ella Fitzgerald’s talent?

A.Fitzgerald’s father.    B.Louis Armstrong.

C.Bessie Smith.   D.Chick Webb.

67.When Fitzgerald was sixteen, Chick Webb asked her to ____.

A.marry him.    B.hire him.

C.take over his band.  D.perform with band.

68.What does the passage imply about Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstorng?

A.They were the inventors of “scat singing.”

B.They played the same musical instruments.

C.They performed well together.

D.They were a married couple.

69.The “friend” in the last paragraph referred to ____.

A.Ella Fitzgerald    B.Louis Armstrong

C.Bessie Webb     D.Chick Webb.

D

Anyone who  wants to buy a gun in California will have to wait for 2 weeks. Four people waited for 15 days to buy guns. Then they robbed a store and shot 3 people .

Congress(国会) is now trying to pass a law that will make everyone wait to buy a gun. Many people do not want this law. Others are glad it might happen. California ahs one of the longest waiting times for someone to buy a gun. A gun dealer said that this waiting time does not seems to do much good.He has  not seen crime(犯罪) go away because of it.

One good thing that has happened with the waiting time to buy a gun is a smaller number of suicide (自杀) . a lot of suicides are with a gun. In California, there are less suicides by gun than in other places. One reason to make people wait to buy a gun is to make sure the guns are not sold to criminals(罪犯). Last year, this check stopped 2,400 guns from being sold to criminals. This check does not stop anyone else from buying a gun.

Many criminals buy guns on the street and not in a store… some people think that a law like this will not do any good.But other people think that if only one person is stopped from getting a gun, then this law is worth it.

70.A long waiting time to buy in California has led to ___.

A.a good gun control   B.less suicides by gun

C.less shop robbery  D.a sharp fall of gun sales

71.If congress passed the law, ____.

A.no one could kill himself           B.there would be no gun deals

C.one would see more crimes go away   D.criminals couldn’t easily get guns in a store

72.From the passage we can infer that ___.

A.California is the only state to have a waiting time to buy guns

B.Congress will surely fail to pass the law to have a  waiting time to buy guns

C.Different states can have some different laws in the United States

D.No laws can cover all the states in the United States of America

E

Alsten Chase has written a book about Yellowstone National Park. He is worried about the damage the fires can do to the park. He is also concerned(关心) about the park rules.

These rules say that nature should decide what happens to the park. Alsten also writes that the elk herd(马鹿群) has grown too big. The elks walk on the riverbanks. They eat the new grass and roots of baby trees. The beavers (河狸) need the trees to build dams.

The dams raise the water levels. Higher water levels put more water into the soil. Moist soil helps plants grow faster. The plants offer homes and food to other animals.

Chase thinks that the park rules would work only in a park with natural settings. He believes that Yellowstone has had an artificial setting for a long time. The native people left. The wolves were taken away and other animals were removed.The areas of land were fenced off and other animals added.He thinks the park rules that let herds grow too big and the fires burn are hurting the nature of the park.

The park manager thinks the rules are good and that the park will be fine. Chase thinks the way the people run the park should be changed.

73.In Chase’s opinion, too many elks in the park will ___.

A.cause great fires             B.break the balance of nature

C.destroy the dams             D.do no damage at all

74.Chase thinks that the park is ____.

A.no longer in a natural state   B.still in a natural stat

C.well protected             D.well managed

75.After the book by Alsten Chase is published, the park will probably ___.

A.be quickly changed         B.be completely replaced

C.no longer work           D.continue to work

第二卷(共35分)

第四部分：写作(共两节，满分35分)

第一节：短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

此题要求改正所给短文的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上划一个勾(√);如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正：

该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线()划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

该行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没有错的不要改。

American newspapers say most American         76.______

don’t like to get advice from member of their       77.______

family. They get advice from “strangers”. Since     78.______

they need advice, they, for example, young people

and grown-ups don’t usual ask people             79.______

which they know. Instead, many of them only       80.______

writes letters to newspapers and magazines         81.______

which give advice on many difference subjects      82.______

including many family problems, the use of language,

health, cooking, child care, clothes, and             83.______

even how to buy a house or a car. So Americans       84._____

are often said to get advices from unknown people.   85._____

第二节：书面表达(满分25分)

Supposing today is Sunday. You and your classmates went out. Please write a diary about your day in the park according to the following:

date: Sunday, October 17th, 2004/6/30

weather: 晴好,温暖

Place: 南湖公园

Activities: 划船、放风筝，玩牌，踢足球、野餐、散步、照相、爬山等。

注意：1.短文必须用第一人称; 2.短文应包括上述所有要点: 词数100 左右