根据下面内容，回答题：

　　There are many commonly held beliefs about eyeglasses and eyesight that are not proven facts.For instance, some people believe that wearing glasses too soon weakens the eyes. But there is no evi-dence to show that the structure of eyes is changed by wearing glasses at a young age. Wearing thewrong glasses, however, can prove harmful. Studies show that for adults there is no danger, but chil-dren can develop loss of vision if they have the wrong glasses.

　　We have all heard some of the common myths about how eyesight gets bad. Most people believethat reading in dim light causes pool eyesight, but that is unique. Too little light makes the eyes workharder, so they do get tired and strained. Eyestrain also results from reading a lot, reading in bed, andwatching too much television. But, although eyestrain may cause some pain or headaches, it does notpermanently damage eyesight.

　　Another myth about eyes is that they can be replaced, or transferred from one person to another.There are close to one million nerve fibers that connect the eyeball to the brain,~d as if yet it is im-possible to attach them all in a new person. Only certain parts of the eye--the cornea and the reti-na-can be replaced. But if we keep clearing up the myths and learning more about the eyes, some-day a full transplant may be possible!

　　44This passage is mostly about __________ .

　　A.different types of eyeglassesB.a visit to the eye doctorC.myths about eyesightD.cornea transplants

　　参考答案：C

　　参考解析：

　　作者列举了几个有关视力的错误的说法。C项是正确的。

　　45One cause of eyestrain mentioned in the passage is __________ .

　　A.wearing contact lenses too longB.going to the moviesC.reading a lotD.not visiting your eye doctor

　　参考答案：C

　　参考解析：

　　第二段提到阅读过多会造成眼睛疲劳。C项是正确的。

　　46From this passage one can conclude that __________ .

　　A.doctors are still learning things about eyesightB.headaches are only caused by eyestrainC.everyone should wear glassesD.people only believe things that are proven facts

　　参考答案：A

　　参考解析：

　　文章最后提到如果我们澄清这些错误的说法，对眼睛作进一步的研究，总有一天眼睛整体移植会成为可能。A项是正确的。

　　47The word "develop" is used to mean __________ .

　　A.become largerB.createC.trainD.acquire

　　参考答案：D

　　参考解析：

　　第一段提到儿童如果不正确地配戴眼镜，会加重视力的损害。D项是正确的。create“创造”和train“训练”都不合句意。

　　根据下面内容，回答题：

　　All the housewives who went to the new supermarket had one great ambition: to be the luckycustomer who did not have to pay for her shopping. For this was what the notice just inside the en-.

　　trance promised~. It said : "Remember, once a week, one of our customers gets free goods. This MayBe Your Lucky Day!"

　　For several weeks Mrs. Edwards hoped, like many of her friends, to be the lucky customer. Un-like her friends, she never gave up hoping. The cupboards in kitchen were full of things which shedid not need. Her husband tried to advise her against buying things but failed. She dreamed of theday when the manager of the supermarket would approach her and say, "Madam, this is Your LuckyDay. Everything in your basket is free. "

　　One Friday morning, after she had finished her shopping and had taken it to her car, she foundthat she had forgotten to buy any tea. She dashed back to the supermarket, got the tea and went towardsthe cash-desk. As she did so, she saw the manager of the supermarket approach her. "Madam," hesaid,holding out his hand,"I want to congratulate you! You are our lucky customer and everythingyou have in your basket is free!"

　　48The housewives learnt about the offer of free goods __________ .

　　A.on TVB.from the managerC.at the supermarketD.from the newspaper

　　参考答案：C

　　参考解析：

　　由文章第一段可知答案选C项。

　　49Which statement is TRUE?

　　A.Mrs. Edwards is always very lucky.B.Mrs. Edwards had no friends.C.Mrs. Edwards hoped to get free shopping.D.Mrs. Edwards gets disappointed easily.

　　参考答案：C

　　参考解析：

　　文章第二段第一句话表明Mrs.Ed.wards希望得到免费商品，成为幸运顾客。

　　50Mrs. Edwards' husband tried to __________ .

　　A.make her unhappyB.cheer her upC.buy things with herD.stop her buying things

　　参考答案：D

　　参考解析：

　　文章第二段第四句“Her husbandtried to advise her against buying things but failed.’’表明她的丈夫阻止她买东西。

　　51Mrs. Edwards went back to the supermarket quickly because she had to ___________

　　A.buy another thingB.talk to the managerC.pay for her shoppin.gD.find her shopping "~.

　　参考答案：A

　　参考解析：

　　文章第三段第二句告诉我们Mrs.Edwards忘记买茶了。

　　根据下面内容，回答题：

　　Lawn tennis is a good sport, being based on the ancient game of court tennis, which probablycame up in Egypt or Persia some 2,500 years ago. Major Walter Wingfield thought that somethinglike court tennis could be played outdoors on lawns, and in December 1873, he introduced his newgame, which he called Sphairistike, at a lawn party in Wales. The sport became popular very rapidly,but the strange, difficult name disappeared almost at once, being replaced by the very simple and log-ical term "lawn tennis".

　　By 1874 the game was being played by British soldiers in Bermuda,and in the early months ofthat year a young lady named Mary Outerbridge returned from Bermuda to New York, bringing with herthe equipment necessary to play the new game. With the help of one of her brothers, she laid out acourt on the grounds of the Staten Island Cricket and Baseball Club,and there,in the spring of 1874,Miss Outerbridge and some of her friends played the first game of lawn tennis in the United States.

　　And just two years later,in 1876,the first United States lawn tennis tournament竞标赛was held--at Nahant near Boston.

　　52Mary outer bridge is important in the history of lawn tennis because __________ .

　　A.she invented itB.she gave it its nameC.she introduced it to BermudaD.She brought it to America

　　参考答案：D

　　参考解析：

　　文中第二段指出Mary Outerbridge将lawn tennis这项运动从Bermuda带到了美国纽约，并且l874年春天，她在美国打了第一场比赛。

　　53The new game called Sphairistike appeared in __________ . in 1873.

　　A.AmericaB.EuropeC.BermudaD.Egypt

　　参考答案：B

　　参考解析：

　　由文中第一段第二句“…calledSphairistike，at a lawn party in Wales.”可知，1873年这项活动出现在欧洲。 ·

　　54The first United States lawn tennis game was played__________ .

　　A.at NahantB.on the Staten IslandC.in BostonD.in New York

　　参考答案：D

　　参考解析：

　　文中第二段提到Lawn tennis被引入美国纽约，并且在那里举行了第一场比赛。

　　55Which of the following statements is NOT true?

　　A.Lawn tennis became popular very rapidly in the United States.B.It was Major Walter Wingfield who invented court tennis.C.The sport was called "lawn tennis" shortly after it was invented.D.Miss Outerbridge set up a lawn tennis court with the help of her brother.参考答案：B

　　参考解析：

　　根据文章内容，可知B项不正确，court tennis并不是Major Walter Wingfield发明的。

　　V. Daily Conversation ( 15 points)

　　Directions:Pick out five appropriate expressions from the eight choices below and completethe following dialogue by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

　　根据下面内容，回答题：

　　Kate : Hello ! 56

　　Mrs. Read:I'm sorry. Ann isn't here right now. 57

　　Kate : This is Kate.

　　Mrs. Read:She isn't back yet. 58

　　Kate :That's very kind of you. I'm calling to ask her if she is free tomorrow. It's March 12th, Tree Planting Day tomorrow. 59

　　Mrs. Read:I think she'll be very glad to join you.

　　Kate:We'll meet at the school gate at 7: 00. 60

　　Mrs. Read:OK. I'll let her know.

　　Kate : Many thanks. Goodbye.

　　Mrs. Read : Goodbye.Goodbye.

　　56第56题应填( )

　　参考答案：C

　　57第57题应填( )

　　参考答案：E

　　58第58题应填( )

　　参考答案：F

　　59第59题应填( )

　　参考答案：G

　　60第60题应填( )

　　参考答案：A

　　VI. Writing (25 points)

　　Directions:For this part, you are supposed to write a composition of about 100 -120 wordsbased on the following situation. Remember to write it clearly.

　　61根据提示写一篇延期举行报告会的书面通知。

　　推迟原因：北京大学计算机科学系教授张清明突然生病不能来校，大夫估计他几天内可康复(recover);

　　(2)另定时间：8月1日，星期四，上午9点;

　　(3)地址：教学楼大厅;

　　(4)报告内容：计算机科学;

　　(5)出席者：本专业学生必须参加，欢迎其他师生参加。

　　参考解析：

　　Notice

　　It is informed that Mr. Zhang Qingming, professor ofcomputer science at Peking University,is unable to cometo our school as planned because of a sudden illness. Hisdoctor predicated he would recover from his illness in acouple of days. His lecture on computer science has beenrescheduled on the next morning, Thursday, August first,2012,at 9:00 a. m. in the Teaching Building Hall. Allteachers and students in this field are requested to bepresent. Others were welcome to attend the lecture.

　　July 25,2012

　　Teaching Affairs Office