4. People use iPlayer to __________.

A. listen to music   B. make a call  C. watch TV programs online D.read newspapers

5. We can infer that the Independent’s “i” is designed for _________.

A. young readers  B. old readers    C. fashionable women      D. eng ineers

6. The underlined word “ambiguous” means “__________”.

A. popular      B. uncertain         C. clear          D. unique

7. Nowadays, the “i” term often reminds people of the products which are __________.

A. portable    B. environmentally friendly C. advanced     D. recyclable

8. The writer suggests that __________.

A. “i” products are often of high quality       B. iTeddy is alive bear

C. the letter “b” replaces letter “i” to name the products

D. the popularity of “i” products may not last long

C

Next Stop: Planet Mars

Fly me to the moon? That’s not far enough. On September 14,2011, NASA released designs for a super rocket, the Space Launc h System (SLS). This time the final destination will be Mars.

The SLS is a huge, liquid – fuelled rocket. If it is fully developed, it will be the most powerful rocket ever built. Its lift capability will be much bigger than that of  the space shuttle of Saturn 5, the rocket that sent the Apollo missions to the moon.

NASA is planning to launch its first unmanned test flight in 2017. It is hoped that the first crew will fly in 2021 and astronauts will make it to a nea rby asteroid (小行星) in 2025. NASA hopes to send the rocket and astronauts to Mars from the asteroid by the 2030s, according to the Associated Press (AP).

NASA used liquid rockets to send Apollo, Gemini and Mercury into space, but later changed to solid rockets boosters (助推火箭) because they were cheaper. Tragically, however, a booster flaw (缺陷) caused the space shuttle Challenger to crash in 1986. The new project plans to return to liquid fuel.

According to AP, the rockets will at first be able to carry 77 to 110 tons of payload (净载重量). Eventually they will be able to carry 143 tons into space, maybe even as many as 165 tons, NASA officials said. By comparison, the Saturn 5 booster could lift 130 tons and the space shuttle just 27 tons.

However, unlike reusable shuttles, these powerful rockets are mostly one use only. New ones have to be built for every launch. This will be very costly.

NASA estimates that it will cost about $3 billion (19 billion yuan) per year, or $ 18 billion until the first test flight in 2017. NASA hopes to make money by allowing private companies to send astronauts to the International Space Station like giant taxi services, so that the program can be “sustainable”.

“This is perhaps the biggest thing for space exploration in decades,” said Senator Bill Nelson, a former astronaut. “The goal is to fly humans safely beyond low – Earth orbit (轨道) and deep into outer space where we cannot only survive, but one day also live environmentally friendly”

9. According to NASA’s schedule, it will take        years to fully complete the SLS program.

A. about 6  B. about 10  C. less than 14  D. more than 19

10. It can be inferred from the passage that       .

A.  the SLS program is planning to make reusable rockets

B. t he goal of the SLS program is to enable humans to live on the moon

C. the US government may not have provided enough money for the SLS program

D. NASA will use SLS as a space taxi between the Earth and Mars.

第二节 (共5 小题，每小题2 分，满分 10分)

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

People around the world used their computers to buy goods，communicate with others，listen to music，see pictures and learn about different places and ideas.In 2006，more people around the world used new ways to communicate and connect with each other through the Internet.

11    Blog is a short way of saying Web log.Through these personal websites，people can share their experiences，ideas and opinions with anyone on the Internet.

People of all ages have their own blogs.For young people，they are a way to show their  writings and other forms of self-expression.

12    These sites include “MySpace”，used mainly by teenagers and young adults. MySpace is an online community that lets people share message and pictures with an increasing number of friends.  13

YouTube is another Internet site that became more popular this year.This website lets anyone create，share and watch short videos.People can watch almost anything on YouTube：news，sports and entertainment events.  14   These include videos of people singing or dancing，or animals doing funny things.Three young men created YouTube almost two years ago as a personal video sharing service.They recently sold it to Google for more than one half billion dollars.

Games and entertainment also became a larger part of the Internet this year.One Internet social site is called Second Life.  15    They get married，build homes，operate businesses，buy and sell goods，work，play and attend school.

A. The blog is one form of communication that enjoys growing popularity.

B. People of all ages use computers to express themselves.

C. It is an online world in which computer users create a new self and live a different life.

D. Many Websites offer free services to create personal Web pages and fill them with writing site on the web.

E. There are music videos，and videos made by people in their own homes.

F. More and more people are buying computers because of the lower price.

G. It is the most popular social networking site on the web.

第二部分 英语知识及应用 (共三节，满分45分)

第一节   完形填空(共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分)，

阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并填在答题卡上。

I take the train to work every morning from a train station near my house. I can get to the station quite  16  because there is a short cut(捷径)to the station. But in the summer, it can get quite smelly because of all the   17  . So I always try to   18  through it. Today I was trying to do so as usual   19  something made me stop for a moment. I saw the most beautiful   20  by an old woman walking in front of me with the help of a white  21  .

She was short and   22  and had white hair. She was walking   23  as each step took some effort. I hadn’t specially noticed her   24  ,until she stopped near a rubbish bin.

She slowly placed her walking stick  25  the rubbish bin. Then she leaned(斜倚着)on it with her right hand. She bent down and   26  the rubbish. She clearly found it   27  and it took her a while. She   28  some rubbish with her left hand and slowly straightened(伸直) herself up again. All the while she used the rubbish bin to   29  herself. She threw the rubbish inside the bin and then   30  walking. It all took her great effort(努力).

There’s so much rubbish and no one ever does   31  about it. I was moved to   32  this old woman make such a great effort to keep even a small part of it  33  ! I haven’t been able to   34  thinking about that all day.

I want to follow her example. I’ve decided to pick up rubbish off the   35  if I meet from now on. I hope people will do the same as I do.

16. A. hard   B. early       C. easily   D. late

17. A. rubbish      B. boxes       C. bottles      D. paper

18. A. walk   B. pass       C. go   D. rush

19. A. so    B. until       C. when   D. because

20. A. back   B. act       C. mark   D. color

21. A. bike   B. stick       C. dog   D. umbrella

22. A. weak   B. rich       C. clever   D. sad

23. A. quickly   B. happily      C. angrily      D. slowly

24. A. at midnight  B. at noon      C. at last   D. at first

25. A. in    B.  around          C. against      D. under

26. A. searched for  B. threw away         C. reached for     D. looked at

27. A. unable   B. difficult      C. different     D. impossible

28. A. picked up  B. dropped down     C. put in   D. lifted up

29. A. warm   B. help       C. support    D. hide

30. A. continued  B. started          C. enjoyed   D. remembered

31. A. something  B. anything      C. everything  D. nothing

32. A. feel   B. see        C. have    D. let

33. A. busy   B. beautiful       C. dirty    D. clean

34. A. keep   B. stop        C. mind   D. regret

35. A. wall   B. desk        C. ground     D. Classroom

第二节  语法填空 (共10 小题，每小题1.5分，满分15 分

阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3 个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Book 2 contains 5 units, including  a number of meaningful and interesting articles. The Amber Room is a cultural  relic ,  _36_____ belongs to Russia. In my view, it is wrong to take things that don’t belong to you..  __37__ we all know,  the 31st Olympic Games _38______ (hold) in Brazil in 2016, ___39____ football is popular among people.   _40__is a great  responsibility and also a great honor for a country to be chosen to __41___the Olympic Games. Apart from gymnasiums ,many stadiums have been built in __42___used to be a wasteland . Music is  43____ of our life in addition __44_ sports. Some prefer pop music, while others enjoy classical music. Besides all those, we learn that some animals are __45____out, we should find some ways of protecting wildlife as possible as we can.  With the development of science and technology , we can use computers, laptops and PADs to call on people to protect our environment so that we can live a better life .

第三节 单词拼写 (共10 小题，每小题1分，满分10 分)

46. By 1881, the population of Ireland had ______________ (减少) to 5.2 million.

47. The family began to ___________ (装饰)the Christmas tree with glass balls and lights a week ago.

48. I made an ___________(申请) to the company for a position.

49. The gloves were _________ (设计) for extremely cold weather.

50. Bubbles are rising from the bottom of the __________(沸腾的)water

51. Almost all the jobs require ___________(受过教育的) workers.

52. I'd _____________(感激) it if you let me get on with my job

53. He often _____(下载) information from the Internet.

54. He has two ____(侄女).,  both of whom are lovely.

55. He finished his work ________(成功)