第一部分：词汇选择（第1-15题，每题1分，共15分）
　　下面共有15句子，每个句子均有一个词或短语划有底横线，请从每个句子后面所给的四个选项中选择一个与划线部分意义最相近的词或短语。答案一律涂在答题卡相应的位置上。

　　1. The normal price of a ticket for an adult is $230.
　　A) ordinary                B)proper
　　C) fair                   D)medium

　　2．We have to ask them to quit talking in order that all people present could hear us clearly.
　　A) increase                B)cease
　　C) continue                  D)keep

　　3.The Klondike was the scene of one of the biggest gold rushes the world has ever known.
　　A) location                     B)view
　　C) event                       D)landscape

　　4. Of the reptile groups, the snake group was the final one to appear.
　　A) last                       B)best
　　C) ugliest                     D)longest

　　5.Universities usually give diplomas or certificates to students who complete course requirements adequately.
　　A) responsibly                  B)sufficiently
　　C) patiently                    D)successfully

　　6.A will is a document written to ensure that the wishes of the deceased (adj.已故的)are realized.
　　A) fulfilled                     B) accepted
　　C) adopted                   D) received

　　7. She has been the subject of massive media coverage.
　　A) extensive                     B) negative
　　C) expensive                    D)active

　　8.The conference explored the possibility of closer trade links.
　　A) rejected                     B) investigated
　　C)proposed                    D)exposed

　　9. What were the effects of the decision she made?
　　A) reasons                  B)results
　　C) causes                D)bases

　　10.Both main parties are backing these proposals.
　　A) supporting                 B)discussing
　　C) suggesting                  D)making

　　11. In a bullfight, it is the movement, not the color, of objects that arouses the bull.
　　A) confuses                  B)excites
　　C) scares                  D)satisfies

　　12. Mary called me up very late last night.
　　A) praised me                  B)visited me
　　C) telephoned me                D)waked me

　　13. I didn’t ask because I was afraid of looking stupid.
　　A) foolish                  B)boring
　　C) childish                 D)exciting

　　14. The committee comprises five persons.
　　A) absorbs                  B)concerns
　　C） excludes             D)involves

　　15. All the people gathered at Mary's house.
　　A) collected                  B)fixed
　　C) divided             D)assist

　　第二部分：阅读判断（每题1分，共七分）
　　阅读下面这篇短文，短文后列出了七个句子，请根据短文的内容对每个句子作出判断。如果该句提供的是正确信息，请在答题卡上把A涂黑；如果该句提供的是错误信息，请在答题卡上把B涂黑；如果该句的信息文章中没有提及，请在答题卡上把C涂黑

　　Plants in Desert

　　 Only special plants can survive the terrible climate of a desert, for these are regions when the annual range of the soil temperature can be over 75C. Furthermore, during the summer there are few clouds in the sky to protect plans from the sun's ray. Another problem is the fact that there are frequently strong winds that drive small, sharp particles of sand into the plants, tearing and damaging them. The most difficult problem for all forms of plant life, however, is the fact that the entire annual rainfall occurs during a few days or weeks in spring.
　　 Grasses and flowers in desert survive from one year to the next by existing through the long, hot, dry season in the form of seeds. These seeds remain inactive unless the right amount of rain falls. If no rain falls, or if insufficient rain falls, they wait until the next year, or even still the next. Another factor that helps these plants to survive is the fact that their life cycles are short. By the time the water from the spring rains disappears -- just a few weeks after it falls -- such plants no longer need any.
　　 The perennials（多年生植物） have special features that enable them to survive as plants for several years. Thus, nearly all desert perennials have extensive root systems below ground and a small shoot system above ground. The large root network enables the plant to absorb as much water as possible in short time. The small shoot system, on the other hand, considerably limits water loss by evaporation.
　　 Another feature of many perennials is that after the rainy season they lose their leaves in preparation for the long, dry season, just as trees in wetter climates lose theirs in preparation for the winter. This reduces their water loss by evaporation（蒸发） during the dry season. Then, in next rainy season, they come fully alive once more, and grow new branches, leaves and flowers, just as the grasses and flowers in desert do.

　　1.  Ordinary plants are unable to survive in the desert mainly because of the changeable weather.   
　　A   Right B   Wrong C  Not mentioned
　　2.  Grasses and flowers in desert are unable to survive because they stay in the form of seeds to wait for the right amount of water to come.                          
　　A   Right B   Wrong C  Not mentioned
　　3.   Grasses and flowers in the desert whose life cycles are short shows their ability to adapt to the quick disappearance of rainwater there after it falls in spring.    
　　A   Right B   Wrong C  Not mentioned
　　4.   Winter is the toughest season for the grasses and flowers to survive.   
　　A   Right B   Wrong C  Not mentioned
　　5.  The shoot system of perennials can help the plants absorb less of the sun's ray.        
　　A   Right B   Wrong C  Not mentioned
　　6.   The theme of the second last paragraph is why the perennials can survive as plants for several years.     
　　A   Right B   Wrong C  Not mentioned
　　7.  Desert perennials lose their leaves after the rainy season just as trees in wetter climates lose theirs in wetter climates because winter arrives, but the reasons for this features are different.
　　A   Right B   Wrong C  Not mentioned