II .Cloze Test （10 points， 1 point each）

　　下面的短文中有十个空白，每个空白有四个选项。根据上下文要求选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。

　　A picture in today's newspaper shows the body of a shark hanging with its head down. A scale is measuring it   11    . The lines below the picture   12    that the shark is a very big one.It is perhaps one of the biggest ever caught in the area. The person who brought in the fish looks extremely   13   .He had won a battle    14    one of nature's fiercest creatures.

　　Some people，   15   ， do not approve of catching sharks. They do not think all sharks are terrifying enemies.They   16    that some snakes threaten people more than sharks do .Scientists say that sharks are   17   in the ocean. They eat injured and diseased fish. Their hunting ensures that other fish do not become too   18   iii number. So， in a way， sharks    19   other creatures in the ocean.

　　Scientists worry that sharks are in   20   of dying out. It is estimated that fishing operations kill more than one million sharks every year.

　　11，A. size    B.length        C.width        D. weight

　　12. A.say        B.tell            C.remark        D.describe

　　13.A.sad        B.pleased        C.confused    D.skillful

　　14.A.at        B.in            C.for            D. with

　　15.A. however   B.besides        C.therefore    D.further

　　16.A. guess    B.argue        C.assume        D.predict

　　17.A. careless    B. acceptable    C. valuable       D.useless

　　18.A. great    B.weak.          C.strong        D.small

　　19.A. develop    B.protect        C.threaten    D.endanger

　　20.A. shape    B.place        C.danger        D.position

　　III .Reading Comprehension （30 points，2 points each）

　　从下列每篇短文的问题后所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并在答题卡上将相应的字母涂黑。

　　Passage One

　　Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage.

　　Some multimedia companies predict that， in a few years' time， production of newspapers and magazines will have been halved， for we will he turning to our computers to get the latest news. To publishers， this means the arrival of the e-book.

　　But is this the end of the book and the newspaper？ I doubt it. I do not think anything can replace the book. This is partly because， although some people believe that technology is capable of anything， it isn't yet！ To begin with， the Internet is slow. Even though work is constantly being carried out to solve this problem， demand for the Internet is increasing too fast for scientists to keep up. What is more， it takes much longer for us to read on the computer. Research shows that we read 50% more quickly on paper than on a computer screen.

　　In addition， it seems that we like the feel of books and magazines－we like to put them in our bags or pockets and take them out on the bus or the train on the way to work. We like to sit and read in the park or on the beach. For many of us， the idea of Sunday morning without a cup of coffee and some newspapers is unimaginable.

　　We like to decorate our rooms with them， too .How many of us would exchange what we have now－a row of books in a bookcase， or a pile of magazines on the coffee table－for a row of little screens？

　　Nevertheless， by the time e-books have become as widely available as printed ones， it is likely that at least some of us will have changed our minds.

　　21 .According to some multimedia companies， production of newspapers and magazines      .

　　A. will be reduced by half

　　B .has been reduced by half

　　C .will be increased by 50%

　　D .has been increased by 50%

　　22.According to the passage， people read      .

　　A. as quickly on paper as on the computer

　　B .half as quickly on paper as on the computer

　　C .50% more quickly on the computer than on paper

　　D .50% more quickly on paper than on the computer

　　23 .The third paragraph is mainly related to      .

　　A. technical problems

　　B.reading habits

　　C.functions of books

　　D.prices of books

　　24.How many reasons does the passage provide for books as against e-books？

　　A.2

　　B .3

　　C.4

　　D.5

　　25 .Judging by the passage， the author      .

　　A.prefers books to e-books

　　B. likes e-books better than books

　　C. loves both books and e-books

　　D.welcomes the arrival of e-books