69.I like ____ in the autumn when the weather is clear and bright.

 A. this           B. that             C. it              D. one

49. I don’t know whether small oranges are sweeter than big ______.

A. those               B. ones                 C. one           D. that      

I don't think_____________difficult for a Chinese student to master a foreign language within five years

A.that　　　          B.it　　　        C.too　　　      D.very

9. The doctor advised Vera strongly that she should take a holiday, but _______ didn’t help.

A．it               B．she               C．which          D．He

31. Tom and his father_______America last week, and arrived there this Tuesday morning.

A. set for      B. set off       C. set off for     D. set off to

34. The lake used to be polluted, but now something_____ to make it clear again.

A. is being done                B. does                      C. is doing                D. is done

C

       We can achieve knowledge either actively or passively（被动地）．We achieve it actively by direct experience, by testing and proving an idea, or by reasoning.

       We achieve knowledge passively by being told by someone else．Most of the learning that takes place in the classroom and the kind that happens when we watch TV or read newspapers or magazines is passive．Conditioned as we are to passive learning, it’s not surprising that we depend on it in our everyday communication with friends and co-workers.

       Unfortunately, passive learning has a serious problem．It makes us tend to accept what we are told even when it is little more than hearsay and rumor（谣言）.

       Did you ever play the game Rumor? It begins when one person writes down a message but doesn’t show it to anyone．Then the person whispers it, word for word, to another person．That person, in turn, whispers it to still another, and so on, through all the people playing the game．The last person writes down the message word for word as he or she hears it．Then the two written statements are compared．Typically, the original message has changed.

       That’s what happens in daily life．The simple fact that people repeat a story in their own words changes the story．Then, too, most people listen imperfectly．And many enjoy adding their own creative touch to a story, trying to improve on it, stamping（打上标记）it with their own personal style．Yet those who hear it think they know.

       This process is also found among scholars and authors: A statement of opinion by one writer may be re-stated as fact by another, who may in turn be quoted by yet another; and this process may continue, unless it occurs to someone to question the facts on which the original writer based his opinion or to challenge the interpretation he placed upon those facts.

49．According to the passage, passive learning may occur in _______.

     A．doing a medical experiment         B．solving a math problem

     C．visiting an exhibition           D．doing scientific reasoning

50．The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refers to _____.

     A．active learning      B．knowledge      C．communication     D．passive learning

51．The author mentions the game Rumor to show that _____.

     A．a message may be changed when being passed on

     B．a message should be delivered in different ways

     C．people may have problems with their sense of hearing

     D．people tend not to believe in what they know as rumor

52．What can we infer from the passage?

     A．Active learning is less important.

     B．Passive learning may not be reliable.

     C．Active learning occurs more frequently.

     D．Passive learning is not found among scholars.

第二节：书面表达（满分：25分）

某英语报向中学生征集关于开展研究性学习的文章。请你根据提示，用英语写一篇介绍你校研究性学习活动的短文。

研究主题

丰富多彩，选择性强，如当地风俗习惯、人民生活变化、环境保护等

你们小组的研究课题

１．你家乡河流的污染问题；

２．三大污染源：工厂废水、生活污水、农民使用的农药；

3．建议。 感想与体会。

注意：

    1．开头语已给出，不计入总词数；

    2．可根据内容要点适当发挥，但不要逐条翻译；

    3．词数：120左右。

参考词汇：agricultural chemicals 农药

Nowadays we are required to do research work apart from the lessons we learn in school. We are very interested in this kind of activity.

23. -- Anything special in today’s papers?

-- Yes. “Confidence is more important than gold” by Premier Wen     as a headline in many of today’s newspapers.

A.is used     B. are used         C. has used         D. have used

第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

A

Experts around Europe are discussing the embarrassing museum safety following the theft of two art masterpiece paintings on Sunday. A large hunt got under way Monday for thieves who walked into a lightly guarded museum in Oslo, Norway, tore two paintings off the wall and ran away.

Some expressed fear that works of art are in increasing danger from violent robbery — unless, said Deputy Culture Minister Yngve Slettholm, "we lock them in a mountain bunker(碉堡)."

Armed, masked robbers stole the Edvard Munch masterpiece "The Scream" and another of Munch's works, "Madonna," from Oslo's Munch Museum on Sunday as visitors watched in disbelief.

The purpose behind the robbery also remained unknown. But art experts guessed the thieves were either looking for money or wished to impress other criminals since it would be nearly impossible to sell such famous pieces of art.

This is the second time in a decade that a version of the painting has been stolen. Another version of "The Scream" was stolen from Oslo's National Gallery in February 2004, but recovered three months later. The Munch works were not insured against theft, because it was impossible to set a price on them, said John Oeyaas, managing director of Oslo Forsikring, the city-owned company that insured the paintings against damage. But he said the theft in broad daylight from one of Norway's most visited museums raises the question of security — "How can we make these artworks available to the public while still ensuring their safety?"

56. The stolen paintings were drawn by ______.

       A. Oslo Forsikring        B. Yngve Slettholm              C. Edvard Munch          D. John Oeyaas

57.Which of the following description is correct about the theft?

A.The two paintings were stolen on Monday

B.Visitors to the museum saw the faces of the robbers

C.The thieves were looking for money

D.The thieves had weapons with them during the theft

58. The Oslo’s Munch Museum ______.

A.is one of the most popular museum in the country

B.had all its paintings insured against theft

C.were going to lock the paintings in a mountain bunker

D.had another version of “The Scream” stolen in 2004

59. What could be the best title for this passage?

A.Dangers of Violent Robbery

B.How to Ensure Safety of Artworks

C.Priceless Art Lost in Bold Theft

D.Famous Art Works Favored by Thieves