The road will be 80 meters wide.答案解析

The gigantic dam of the multi-function water control facility would be finished nine months ahead of schedule, said an engineer who is in charge of the Three Gorges Project. He said by June, the workers would have built the half-done dam from the southern bank of the river to the height of 185 meters. The Three Gorges Project will be capable of controlling the floods on the Yangtze by then and generating more electricity. And the level of the water stored in the reservoir will rise from 135 meters at present to 156 meters.

Situated near the Xiling Gorge, the easternmost gorge of the Three Gorges on the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, the Three Gorges Dam is designed to have a length of 2,309 meters and a height of 185 meters.

It will also have the functions for flood control, power generation and navigation. It will be built from northern and southern banks of the Yangtze, which has been troubled by floods for hundreds of years.

Launched in 1993, the Three Gorges Project, including the 185-meter-high dam and 26 generators on both banks of the Yangtze, is being built in three phases. The preparations and construction of the first phase were carried out between 1993 and 1997. The Yangtze was dammed at the Three Gorges area for the first time on November 8, 1997. 

The entire Three Gorges Project is expected to be completed in 2009 and by then, it will be able to generate 84.7 billion kwh of electricity every year.

63. The underlined word in the fourth paragraph might mean ____.

A. places   B. periods  C. gorges   D. dams  

64. According to the passage, we know _______.

the construction will be completed ahead of time 

the biggest function of the dam is used to control flood 

the Three Gorges Dam will be finished in ten years

the dam will be 156 meters tall when it is finished

65. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The Yangtze River was first dammed in the year 1993.

B. The water level in the reservoir will remain at 135 meters.

C. The Three Gorges Dam is on the easternmost part of the river. 

D. The first phase of this project is finished in 1997.

We hope the bridge ______ the road ______ will be completed as soon as possible. We can’t bear the inconvenience any more.

A．to; being carried out                     B．of; carried out

C．on; to be carried out                     D．to; carrying out

Free energy is everywhere around us. There are many ways to make and collect energy from various sources like sun, wind and water. People also realize that everyday stuff can be a source of energy too. For example, riding a bike, running or just walking, etc. We simply have to change our way of thinking if we want to change the world.
So comes the idea of solar roadways. Are they the road of future? Why use roads just for driving and collecting tolls (过路费)? Why don’t we use them for collecting energy?
The US Department of Transportation recently awarded $100,000 to Solar Roadways to build the first ever Solar Road Panel. So how do these future roads work?
The Solar Road Panels will contain embedded (嵌入的) LEDs which “paint” the road lines from beneath to provide safer nighttime driving as well as to give drivers instant instructions such as detour (绕行) ahead. The road will be able to sense wildlife on the road and can warn drivers to “slow down”. There will also be embedded heating elements in the surface to prevent snow and ice buildup, providing safer winter driving.
Replacing asphalt (沥青) roads and parking lots with Solar Roadway Panels will be a major step toward stopping climate change. Fully electric vehicles will be able to recharge along the roadway and in parking lots, finally making electric cars practical for long trips.
We just can’t wait to see more of these roads all over the world in the near future.
【小题1】The first paragraph serves as a(n)______.

Six Americans are working on a new highway. But this highway won't have any traffic．It's an "ice highway" to the South Pole.

The team has just finished a second year of work on the 1,020-mile highway. "The road is the greatest single footprint of activity we've seen in the Antarctic (南极洲)," said Alan Hemmings, an Australian environmentalist.

The highway will provide a new way for supplies to be trekked (拉, 搬) across the earth on tractor-pulled sleds (雪橇). This method will use a lot less fuel than an aircraft, the current (当前的) way that scientists and supplies reach the Amundsen-Scott Base, a U.S. research station in the South Pole. The highway will also allow for equipment that is too big for planes to carry to be brought to Antarctica．Even with these benefits, there is one disadvantage—a round trip on the road will be 30 days, compared to a few hours by plane.

Making this 20-foot-wide road isn't easy, and it takes a lot of time. The crew (工作队) has been working on the road for two summers, when it's warmer and easier to work with the ice. It probably won't be completed until 2006.

Crevasses (裂缝), or cracks, in the land often make the construction difficult. Crevasses are kind of like pot holes that form when surface ice is stretched．This can be very dangerous, especially when the crevasses are hidden under a layer (层) of snow and can't be seen.

"Last year it took us three months to go three miles across a crevasse field, full of dangerous, hidden crevasses," said the project's manager, John Wright. Each year, more crevasses appear and they have to be filled with snow and ice so the road is safe for travel. The road will also be lined with green flags so travelers know where the safe surface is.

It will probably take ______ years to complete the ice highway.

       A．2     B．4      C．6      D．8

When it is finished, the highway will not be used for ______.

       A．giving supplies to the research station in the South Pole

       B．taking scientists to the South Pole

       C．taking travelers to a tour of Antarctic

       D．bringing huge equipment to Antarctic

How many miles can be covered at most each day if you take the ice highway to the South

Pole?

       A．30.    B．34.    C．68.    D．88.

Which of the following is true according to the passage?

       A．Other crevasses won’t appear if a crevasse has been filled.

       B．Many new crevasses will form after a crevasse has been filled.

       C．Travelers can drive their sleds on the ice highway freely.

       D．There will be less danger if the crevasses are covered by snow.

We hope the bridge ______ the road ______ will be completed as soon as possible. We can’t bear the inconvenience any more.

Free energy is everywhere around us. There are many ways to make and collect energy from various sources like sun, wind and water. People also realize that everyday stuff can be a source of energy too. For example, riding a bike, running or just walking, etc. We simply have to change our way of thinking if we want to change the world.

So comes the idea of solar roadways. Are they the road of future? Why use roads just for driving and collecting tolls (过路费)? Why don’t we use them for collecting energy?

The US Department of Transportation recently awarded $100,000 to Solar Roadways to build the first ever Solar Road Panel. So how do these future roads work?

The Solar Road Panels will contain embedded (嵌入的) LEDs which “paint” the road lines from beneath to provide safer nighttime driving as well as to give drivers instant instructions such as detour (绕行) ahead. The road will be able to sense wildlife on the road and can warn drivers to “slow down”. There will also be embedded heating elements in the surface to prevent snow and ice buildup, providing safer winter driving.

Replacing asphalt (沥青) roads and parking lots with Solar Roadway Panels will be a major step toward stopping climate change. Fully electric vehicles will be able to recharge along the roadway and in parking lots, finally making electric cars practical for long trips.

We just can’t wait to see more of these roads all over the world in the near future.

1.The first paragraph serves as a(n)______.

A. argument      B. comment       C. explanation      D. background

2.Which of the following is NOT true of LEDs?

A. They color the road lines.   

B. They are embedded in the Solar Road Panels.

C. They are beneficial for nighttime driving.

D. They can provide instant instructions.

3. When some animals are on the solar road, what will the road do?

A. Guide them to a safer place.           B. Remind drivers to drive slowly.

C. Frighten them away from the road.      D. Advise drivers to choose another way.

4. From the text, we can know that the Solar Road Panels can______.

A. provide heat for drivers in winter  

B. guide drivers who get lost on the highway

C. melt snow and ice soon in winter        

D. help drivers see the road clearly in the sun

The gigantic dam of the multi-function water control facility would be finished nine months ahead of schedule, said an engineer who is in charge of the Three Gorges Project. He said by June, the workers would have built the half-done dam from the southern bank of the river to the height of 185 meters. The Three Gorges Project will be capable of controlling the floods on the Yangtze by then and generating more electricity. And the level of the water stored in the reservoir will rise from 135 meters at present to 156 meters.
Situated near the Xiling Gorge, the easternmost gorge of the Three Gorges on the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, the Three Gorges Dam is designed to have a length of 2,309 meters and a height of 185 meters.
It will also have the functions for flood control, power generation and navigation. It will be built from northern and southern banks of the Yangtze, which has been troubled by floods for hundreds of years.
Launched in 1993, the Three Gorges Project, including the 185-meter-high dam and 26 generators on both banks of the Yangtze, is being built in three phases. The preparations and construction of the first phase were carried out between 1993 and 1997. The Yangtze was dammed at the Three Gorges area for the first time on November 8, 1997. 
The entire Three Gorges Project is expected to be completed in 2009 and by then, it will be able to generate 84.7 billion kwh of electricity every year.
63. The underlined word in the fourth paragraph might mean ____.
A. places   B. periods  C. gorges   D. dams  
64. According to the passage, we know _______.
the construction will be completed ahead of time 
the biggest function of the dam is used to control flood 
the Three Gorges Dam will be finished in ten years
the dam will be 156 meters tall when it is finished
65. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The Yangtze River was first dammed in the year 1993.
B. The water level in the reservoir will remain at 135 meters.
C. The Three Gorges Dam is on the easternmost part of the river. 
D. The first phase of this project is finished in 1997.

第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）

   第一节：对话填空(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)

      阅读下面对话，掌握起大意，并根据各题所给字母的提示，在标有题号的右横线上写出一个英语单词的完整、正确的形式，使对话通顺。

(F=foreigner, Y=you)

 F: Aloha!

Y: Pardon? What is Aloha?

F: That is H__76___                                               76.________

Y: Hello! What can I do for you?

F: Would you please tell me the way to the c__77__? I’d like to see a movie.  77.________

Y: Movie?

F: Yes.That’s a f___78___.                                          78.________

Y: Go straight ahead and go a__79__three streets. It’s on your left-hand side.  79.________

F: Could you say that again, please?

Y: Go straight ahead and then go over three b__80__. The cinema will be     80.________

on your left. By the way, where are you from?

 F: I’m from Hawaii. I’m v___81__your city. I like your city very much.      81.________

Y: I’m glad to hear that. Please follow me. I can take you to the cinema. 

F: Sorry, I can’t follow you. What is flat?

Y: Flat means a__82__ I moved there last autumn.                       82.________

 F: Do you mean “last f__83__”?                                     83.________

Y: Quite right. Well, your English is quite d__84_ from what my teacher     84.________

 teaches.

F: A__85_, I speak American English. You understand British and American 

English. That’s great.                                              85.________

阅读理解

　　Castle fire

　　Winton Castle was damaged in a fire last night. The fire, which was discovered at about 9 0' clock, spread very quickly. Nobody was injured but two persons had to rescue from an upstairs room. A number of paintings are believed to have been destroyed. It isn't known how the fire started. Road delays

　　Repair work started yesterday on the Paxha----Longworth road. The road is being resurfaced and there will be long delays. Drivers are asked to choose another way if possible. The work is expected to last two weeks. Next Sunday the road will be closed and traffic will be diverted.

　　Accident

　　A woman was taken to hospital after her car collided with a truck near Norstock yesterday. She was allowed home later after treatment . The road was blocked for an hour after the accident and the traffic had to be diverted. A policeman said afterwards. “The woman was lucky. She could have been killed.”

1．In the passage, we're informed ________.

[　　]

A．when the fire started

B．how the fire started

C．many paintings might have been damaged in the fire

D．why nobody was injured

2．As a result of accident yesterday, ________.

[　　]

A．a lot of valuable things were broken

B．five hundred pounds and a car were lost

C．the traffic had to be diverted

D．a woman was too lucky to kill herself

3．The woman injured in the traffic accident ________.

[　　]

A．was still being questioned by the police

B．had a narrow escape

C．had escaped in a car earlier in the day

D．is being controlled by the police

4．What do you know about the Paxham----Longworth road?

[　　]

A．An accident happened there and the traffic was diverted.

B．Another road was open for the drivers during the roads repairs.

C．The road was blocked for an hour after a traffic accident

D．The surface of the road needed repairing for two weeks.

5．The woman could have been killed ________.

[　　]

A．if she hadn't been sent to hospital immediately

B．though she was given a good treatment without delay

C．because she was seriously injured in the traffic accident

D．no matter how skillful she was in driving on the road.

II卷（共35分）

第四部分：任务型阅读 

 认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。

Speaking in public is most people's least favorite thing. The reason is that we are all afraid of making fools of ourselves. The more important the speech is, the more frightened we become. In fact, public speaking is not a "gift" like musical talent. Anybody who can talk can speak in public. Here are some of the lessons I have learned:

Try to make your idea clear and brief. If you can't express what you intend to get across in a sentence or two, and then your speech is not focused well enough. If you don't have a clear idea of what you want to say, your audience will make no sense. After all, what you can impress your audience in your speech is one or two of your main ideas. One or two. Not ten or twenty.

No matter how long or short your speech is, you've got to organize it well-how you are going to open, what major points you want to make and how you're going to close. A strong close is critical: the last thing you say is what your audience will most likely remember. When I do a radio or TV piece, I often write the last sentence first. When you know where you' re headed, you can choose any route to get there.

Finally, you'd better limit the time of your speech as properly as you can to hold the audience's curiosity. Take a vaudeville act (杂耍) for example. The standard length of one is usually 12 minutes. Just imagine how you are feeling if you have been watching all the performers singing and dancing their hearts out for more than the standard time

.

第四部分：任务型阅读 

 认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。

Speaking in public is most people's least favorite thing. The reason is that we are all afraid of making fools of ourselves. The more important the speech is, the more frightened we become. In fact, public speaking is not a "gift" like musical talent. Anybody who can talk can speak in public. Here are some of the lessons I have learned:

Try to make your idea clear and brief. If you can't express what you intend to get across in a sentence or two, and then your speech is not focused well enough. If you don't have a clear idea of what you want to say, your audience will make no sense. After all, what you can impress your audience in your speech is one or two of your main ideas. One or two. Not ten or twenty.

No matter how long or short your speech is, you've got to organize it well-how you are going to open, what major points you want to make and how you're going to close. A strong close is critical: the last thing you say is what your audience will most likely remember. When I do a radio or TV piece, I often write the last sentence first. When you know where you' re headed, you can choose any route to get there.

Finally, you'd better limit the time of your speech as properly as you can to hold the audience's curiosity. Take a vaudeville act (杂耍) for example. The standard length of one is usually 12 minutes. Just imagine how you are feeling if you have been watching all the performers singing and dancing their hearts out for more than the standard time

第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）

   第一节：对话填空(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)

      阅读下面对话，掌握起大意，并根据各题所给字母的提示，在标有题号的右横线上写出一个英语单词的完整、正确的形式，使对话通顺。

(F=foreigner, Y=you)

 F: Aloha!

Y: Pardon? What is Aloha?

F: That is H__76___                                               76.________

Y: Hello! What can I do for you?

F: Would you please tell me the way to the c__77__? I’d like to see a movie.  77.________

Y: Movie?

F: Yes.That’s a f___78___.                                          78.________

Y: Go straight ahead and go a__79__three streets. It’s on your left-hand side.  79.________

F: Could you say that again, please?

Y: Go straight ahead and then go over three b__80__. The cinema will be     80.________

on your left. By the way, where are you from?

 F: I’m from Hawaii. I’m v___81__your city. I like your city very much.      81.________

Y: I’m glad to hear that. Please follow me. I can take you to the cinema. 

F: Sorry, I can’t follow you. What is flat?

Y: Flat means a__82__ I moved there last autumn.                       82.________

 F: Do you mean “last f__83__”?                                     83.________

Y: Quite right. Well, your English is quite d__84_ from what my teacher     84.________

 teaches.

F: A__85_, I speak American English. You understand British and American 

English. That’s great.                                              85.________

阅读理解

　　Castle fire

　　Winton Castle was damaged in a fire last night. The fire, which was discovered at about 9 0' clock, spread very quickly. Nobody was injured but two persons had to rescue from an upstairs room. A number of paintings are believed to have been destroyed. It isn't known how the fire started. Road delays

　　Repair work started yesterday on the Paxha----Longworth road. The road is being resurfaced and there will be long delays. Drivers are asked to choose another way if possible. The work is expected to last two weeks. Next Sunday the road will be closed and traffic will be diverted.

　　Accident

　　A woman was taken to hospital after her car collided with a truck near Norstock yesterday. She was allowed home later after treatment . The road was blocked for an hour after the accident and the traffic had to be diverted. A policeman said afterwards. “The woman was lucky. She could have been killed.”

(1)In the passage, we're informed ________.

[　　]

A．when the fire started

B．how the fire started

C．many paintings might have been damaged in the fire

D．why nobody was injured

(2)As a result of accident yesterday, ________.

[　　]

A．a lot of valuable things were broken

B．five hundred pounds and a car were lost

C．the traffic had to be diverted

D．a woman was too lucky to kill herself

(3)The woman injured in the traffic accident ________.

[　　]

A．was still being questioned by the police

B．had a narrow escape

C．had escaped in a car earlier in the day

D．is being controlled by the police

(4)What do you know about the Paxham----Longworth road?

[　　]

A．An accident happened there and the traffic was diverted.

B．Another road was open for the drivers during the roads repairs.

C．The road was blocked for an hour after a traffic accident

D．The surface of the road needed repairing for two weeks.

(5)The woman could have been killed ________.

[　　]

A．if she hadn't been sent to hospital immediately

B．though she was given a good treatment without delay

C．because she was seriously injured in the traffic accident

D．no matter how skillful she was in driving on the road.

Speaking in public is most people's least favorite thing. The reason is that we are all afraid of making fools of ourselves. The more important the speech is, the more frightened we become. In fact, public speaking is not a "gift" like musical talent. Anybody who can talk can speak in public. Here are some of the lessons I have learned:

Try to make your idea clear and brief. If you can't express what you intend to get across in a sentence or two, and then your speech is not focused well enough. If you don't have a clear idea of what you want to say, your audience will make no sense. After all, what you can impress your audience in your speech is one or two of your main ideas. One or two. Not ten or twenty.

No matter how long or short your speech is, you've got to organize it well-how you are going to open, what major points you want to make and how you're going to close. A strong close is critical: the last thing you say is what your audience will most likely remember. When I do a radio or TV piece, I often write the last sentence first. When you know where you' re headed, you can choose any route to get there.

Finally, you'd better limit the time of your speech as properly as you can to hold the audience's curiosity. Take a vaudeville act (杂耍) for example. The standard length of one is usually 12 minutes. Just imagine how you are feeling if you have been watching all the performers singing and dancing their hearts out for more than the standard time

Castle Fire

      Winton Castle was damaged in a fire last night. The fire, which was discovered at about 9 o’clock, spread very quickly. Nobody was injured but two people had been rescued from the upstairs room. A number of paintings are believed to have been destroyed. It isn’t known how the fire started.

Shop Robbery

      In Paxham yesterday a shop assistant was forced to hand over 500 pounds after being threatened by a man with a knife. The man escaped in a car which had been stolen earlier in the day. The car was later found in a car park where it had been thrown away by the thief. A man has been arrested in connection with the robbery and is still being questioned by the police.

Road Delays

      Repair work started yesterday on the Paxham-Longworth road. The road is being resurfaced and there will be long delays. Drivers are asked to choose another way if possible. The work is expected to last two weeks. Next Sunday the road will be closed and traffic will be diverted(改道).

Accident

       A woman was taken to hospital after her car collided with a truck near Norstock yesterday. She was allowed home later after treatment. The road was blocked for an hour after the accident and to be diverted. A police inspector said afterwards, “The woman was lucky. She could have been killed.”

   64. As a result of the accident yesterday, _________.

    A. a lot of valuable things were broken        B. five hundred pounds and a car were lost

    C. the traffic had to be diverted               D. a woman didn’t survive the accident

   65. The man who directly joined in the robbery ________.

   A. was still being questioned by the police      B. hasn’t been arrested ye

   C. had escaped in a car earlier in the day        D. is being controlled by the police

   66. What do you know about the Paxham-Longworth road?

   A. An accident happened there and the traffic was diverted.

   B. Another road was open for the drivers during the road repairs.

   C. The surface of the road needed repairing for two weeks.

   D. The road was blocked for an hour after a traffic accident.

   67. Which of the following may be the title of the passage?

   A. Brief News Report                       B. Unexpected Accidents

   C. What Has Happened Recently              D. Important happenings

  The gigantic dam of the multi-function water control facility would be finished nine months ahead of schedule, said an engineer who is in charge of the Three Gorges Project. He said by June, the workers would have built the half-done dam from the southern bank of the river to the height of 185 meters. The Three Gorges Project will be capable of controlling the floods on the Yangtze by then and generating more electricity. And the level of the water stored in the reservoir will rise from 135 meters at present to 156 meters.

Situated near the Xiling Gorge, the easternmost gorge of the Three Gorges on the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, the Three Gorges Dam is designed to have a length of 2,309 meters and a height of 185 meters.

It will also have the functions for flood control, power generation and navigation. It will be built from northern and southern banks of the Yangtze, which has been troubled by floods for hundreds of years.

Launched in 1993, the Three Gorges Project, including the 185-meter-high dam and 26 generators on both banks of the Yangtze, is being built in three phases. The preparations and construction of the first phase were carried out between 1993 and 1997. The Yangtze was dammed at the Three Gorges area for the first time on November 8, 1997.  

The entire Three Gorges Project is expected to be completed in 2009 and by then, it will be able to generate 84.7 billion kwh of electricity every year.

63. The underlined word in the fourth paragraph might mean ____.

A. places   B. periods  C. gorges   D. dams  

64. According to the passage, we know _______.

the construction will be completed ahead of time 

the biggest function of the dam is used to control flood 

the Three Gorges Dam will be finished in ten years

the dam will be 156 meters tall when it is finished

65. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The Yangtze River was first dammed in the year 1993.

B. The water level in the reservoir will remain at 135 meters.

C. The Three Gorges Dam is on the easternmost part of the river. 

D. The first phase of this project is finished in 1997.