【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 wheel，the printing press，the refrigerator and definitely personal puters. 16．，but without which we39。d be much worse off，like a world without glassesmany of us would walk around bumping into things and driving our cars up onto the sidewalk. 17．?The truth is that nobody knows who invented eyeglasses. At some point in ltaly between 1268 and 1289 someone came up with the idea, but the actual inventor remains we do know is that the earliest lenses were made from quartz(石英) and were usually set into bone, metal, or leather. 18．，they started making lenses out of glass.Although glasses spread quickly throughoutEurope and Asia, there was one major problem: how to keep them on the wearer39。s face? 19．. It took nearly 400 years before opticians(驗光師)figured out that hard sidepieces resting on top of the ears might do the trick.20．, who invented bifocals(雙光眼鏡) in the 1780s. Annoyed at having to constantly switch glasses whenever he wanted to read or take in the sights while traveling，he had his reading glasses cut in half and joined with his distance glasses. Now that39。s the American creative item for you.A．So who invented glasses，and how were they first madeB．Early glasses were squeezed onto the bridge of the noseC．So where were they first made and how were they improvedD．Once quartz was found limited in nature and harmful to health there are those ordinary things that we seldom think about soon as people figured out how to make glass without bubbles and other problems history of eyeglasses would be plete without some mention of Benjamin Franklin第二部分　語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第一節(jié) 完形填空（共20小題；，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。I was a selfemployed writer. But I had been in a bad 21 since my new neighbor moved in. Whenever I became 22 to write, I could hear a girl singing next door. She didn’t sing well at all, even 23 it was absolutely a headache for me. 24 , it became a daily routine for me to 25 . How could I keep up my 26 and go on writing?One day, it was too noisy and my thoughts were entirely 27 . I had my husband go to 28 her about the matter. Minutes later, he returned. “That girl is only 17,” he 29 with a sad look, “but she has bone cancer.” My mind suddenly went 30 . “Her mother said that the more 31 it is, the louder her daughter sings. It helps her 32 the pain. The poor mother begs our pardon for interrupting us.” In a flash, I felt guilty about my thoughtless 33 .From that day on, I no longer felt anything 34 , and even got used to her singingI felt as if 35 by the smell of flowers. Afterwards I was on business and happened to know the girl had been 36 into a hospital. When I returned home in late summer, I 37 felt that something was 38 . I couldn’t hear the girl next door sing anymore.“However hard the winds blow, you will stray(走失) no more from my 39 …You shall believe that I am brave only with you…” Her singing always 40 in my mind. I hope the voice is everlasting for you, me, and everyone.21．A．a(chǎn)ppetite B．condition C．mood D．state22．A．bored B．inspired C．safe D．a(chǎn)fraid23．A．out of place B．out of fashion C．out of order D．out of tune24．A．Gradually B．Suddenly C．Surprisingly D．Particularly25．A．understand B．explain C．tolerate D．follow26．A．interests B．head C．hope D．spirits27．A．disturbed B．lifted C．buried D．touched28．A．indicate B．a(chǎn)pproach C．plain D．scold29．A．cried B．yelled C．sighed D．declared30．A．cold B．silent C．calm D．blank31．A．hurtful B．wonderful C．effortless D．difficult32．A．a(chǎn)ccelerate B．gather C．ease D．cover33．A．manners B．step C．movement D．a(chǎn)ction34．A．personal B．wrong C．plicated D．stubborn35．A．blown B．a(chǎn)bsorbed C．greeted D．moved36．A．a(chǎn)dmitted B．laid C．transformed D．suspended37．A．instead B．somehow C．otherwise D．a(chǎn)nymore38．A．explicit B．a(chǎn)bstract C．plex D．missing39．A．pany B．distinction C．prejudice D．reputation40．A．develops B．rises C．flows D．changes第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題l5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。A pair of researchers found that when you appeal to wealthy people for donations, it will offer them a sense of control.The study consisted of writing and then sending letters to 12,000 Ivy League alumni who earn at least $100,000 41． (annual). The researchers wrote two versions of their letter, both of 42． were asking for a donation to help with munity 43． (activity). But the words were different. One letter44．(write) in such a way as to give the reader a feeling of control “Sometimes, one person needs to e forward and take individual action.” The other was in a more general sense “Sometimes, a munity needs to e forward to support a mon goal.”The researchers then pared how much individuals donated. They found that those who had received the letters 45．(give) them more control were more generous they gave on average $432. Those 46．(send) the more general letter to, on 47．other hand, gave on average just $270. The difference came to an average of times as much.The researchers suggested that the difference simply consisted in giving prospective donors(預期捐贈者) a feeling of more control over 48． the donated money would be spent. They further suggested their findings indicated that in the future, those who will conduct charity events might need organizers 49．(offer) some degree of control to prospective donors. They might find they would get more 50． return.第三部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）第一節(jié)短文改錯（共10小題；每小題l分，滿分10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1. 每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2. 只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。My parents and I paid a visit to my grandparents in last summer. After three hour’s drive, we got to the village. We were exciting to see them and chatted for quite a while. And then I go to the backyard to pick some vegetables or fruits without chemical fertilizers. They were so fresh that I couldn’t wait to