【正文】 4. In spite of numerous difficulties, the team cooperated with each other and pleted the task through c_____________ efforts. 5. During the Spring Festival, there are always parties and family reunion dinners which can create a festive a _______________. 6. The right to vote is one of the most f______________ rights of any democratic (民主的 )society. 7. I was much i ____________ by the great changes and fast pace of life in Shanghai the first time I came to visit this fantastic city． 8. Hayley is overjoyed for she has finally received her driving p____________ after spending a large amount of time in the driving school in the last five months. 第二節(jié) 根據(jù)句意從方框中選出合適的短語 , 用其適當(dāng)?shù)男问酵瓿删渥? (共 8小題；每小題1 分 , 滿分 8分 ) 1. Generally, parents don’t permit their kids to do dange rous things, and thus prevent them _______________. 2. It is too early to tell whether ___________________the public expenses will be good for the pany workers or not. 3. I thought I was a calm person until one day at the office when my anger __________________ me. 4. It proves to be helpful to read the book since it _______________________ valuable information. 5. __________________ Beijing and Hangzhou, the tea houses in Guangdong are lucky to keep their oldtimey flavor. 6. She __________________ speeding for several times, but she was fined and ordered play tricks on, pare…with…, take…into account, cut down get the best of, be packed with, get away with, take chances to perform munity service this time. 7. What he __________________ when he chose Xiamen Airline were its low price and good service. 8. The naughty boy is not fond of ___________________ by his classmates at all times. 第三節(jié) 根據(jù)課文內(nèi)容填空 (共 10 小題；每小題 , 滿分 5分 ) 1. Some festivals are _________ to honour the dead or to satisfy the ________, who might return either to help or to do harm. 2. No one knows exactly how the earth began, as it happened so long ago. However, according to a widely _________theory, the universe began with a Big Bang that threw matter in all __________. 3. What many scientists believe is that the _________ presence of water ________ the earth to dissolve harmful gases and acids into the oceans and seas. 4. That afternoon _________ the train, the cousins settled down in their seats. Earlier that day, when they __________ the Rocky Mountains, they ___________ to catch sight of some mountain goats and even a grizzly bear and an eagle. Their next stop was Calgary, which is famous for the Calgary Stampede. Cowboys from all over the world e to __________ in the Stampede. 第四節(jié) 單句改錯(cuò) （ 共 10小題；每小題 1分 , 滿分 10分 ） 每句一處錯(cuò)誤，錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改，每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞。 One morning I wasted nearly an hour watching a tiny ant carry a huge feather. Several times, it 38 several obstacles(障礙 ) in its path. And after a momentary pause it would make the necessary detour (繞道 ). 39 one point, the ant had to cross a crack(裂縫 ) about 10mm wide. After some 40 thoughts, the ant laid the feather over the crack, walked 41 it and picked the feather up on the other side, then continued on its way. I was 42 by the cleverness of this ant. It was only a small insect, lacking in 43 yet equipped with a brain to reason, explore, discover and overe. 44 this ant, like the other twolegged creatures 45 on the earth, also shares human feelings. After some time the ant 46 reached its destination a flower bed and a small hole that was the entrance to its 47 home. It was there that the ant met its 48 . How could that large feather possibly 49 such a small hole? Of course, it couldn’t . So the ant, after all this 50 and using great brightness, overing problems all along the way, just gave up the 51 and went home. The ant had not thought the problem through 52 it began its journey and in the end the feather was 53 more than a burden. Isn’t our 54 like that? We worry about our families。s eyes bee weaker as they grow older. D. Because their brain can hardly notice related things together. C. The United States estimates that about one out of every 10 people on the pla today is at least 60 years old. By 2050, it’s projected to be one out of 5. This means that not only will there be more old people, but there will be relatively fewer young people to support them. Professor Richard Lee of the University of California at Berkeley says this aging of the world has a great effect on economics. “Population aging increases the concentration of population in the older ages and therefore it is costly,” he said. Aging populations consume (消耗 ) more and produce less. With more people living longer, it could get expensive. But Mr. Lee says with continuing increases in worker productivity and smart planning, it can be manageable. Societies have different methods for caring for the elderly, but each carries a cost. Generally, there are three types of support. Seniors can live off the wealth they gained when they were younger. They can rely on their family to take care of them, or they can rely on the government. In industrialized nations, governments created publiclyfunded (公共資助的 ) support systems. These worked relatively well until recent years, when aging population growth in places like the United States and Western Europe began to gradually weaken the systems’ financ es. These nations now face some tough choices. Mr. Lee says the elderly in some of these countries must either receive less money, retire later or increase taxes to make the system continuable. Most developing nations haven’t built this type of government funded support, but have instead relied on families to care for their elderly. These nations also generally have a much younger population, which means their situation is not as urgent as more developed nations. But