Dinosaurs now are far away from us. Dinosaurs were real animals that once lived on the earth, but they _1_ (die) out about 65 million years ago. The _2_(disappear) of the dinosaurs is _3_ some way a great mystery. Some scientists think that the climate changed suddenly. Fossils of trees tell us that the temperature dropped a lot and that the level of the sea dropped as well. This means that it got suddenly much _4_ (cold). Perhaps the dinosaurs were too slow __5__(change) with the climate. A new idea is _6_ a meteor(流星) crashed into the earth. Scientists discovered a place in Mexico _7_ they think the meteor crashed. They think that there was a lot of dust from the meteor. The dust landed on the plants. Also the dust blocked(阻挡)the sun’s light for as long as five years. Many animals, _8_ (include) dinosaurs, were plant eaters, and perhaps the dust killed __9___. This means there was nothing left for meat eating dinosaurs to eat, and so they died out. But, as many animals from that time did not die, we are not 100% sure what ___10__ (real) happened.
首字母填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分） S________ the environment in exchange for the financial prosperity is the unwisest activity.
Steven finally got e________ with 2 more votes.
Some states of America would like to a________ the food tax for the purpose of stimulating
the consumption. Rules and r________ contribute a lot to maintaining a peaceful and healthy school environment.
This well-loved teacher makes every effort to create a d________ class so that every student can get involved in the daily class management.
Independence and equality among states is afundamentalp_________ofinternational law.
S_________suggest that the population of this country will be double in ten years' time.
High street retailers(零售商) reported a m__________ increase in sales before Christmas.
Christianity is the d__________ religion in America, with 78% of American adults identifying with some form of the Christian religion.
Living in an age of globalization, we are b_________ with new opportunities and faced with new challenges.
完成句子 (用合适的词组填空，使句子通顺完整。每空1分， 共20分)(毫无疑问)________ ______ ______ _______ _______he is an excellent teacher.
The new president_______ ________ ________(当权) yesterday.
I’d like to buy you a meal _______ _________ (作为回报)for all your help.
You shouldn’t _________ __________(丧失信心) even you failed many times.
The bottle can ____________ __________ (充当)a container.
On hearing the sad news, the girl burst out crying.（替换句子）
="On" hearing the sad news, the girl ________ ________ ________.His father went to Australia _______ ________ _______(为了寻找) gold.
单词拼写（根据首字母或提示，一空一词，一词一分，满分10分） Did she _________(投票) for the matter?
The new comer is d____________ the house with flowers.
In my o________, he should have done it better .
Trying to ___________（营救）the little boy from drowning(淹死), the young man himself was drowned.
They ________(惊吓）the white birds away by rising to their feet suddenly.
He was the most _______(慷慨大方的) one in our city.
His parents died and left him many v_______ things.
The bridge wasn’t ________(设计) for such heavy traffic.
The professor d________ all his life to ________(教育）his students.
单词拼写（根据首字母或提示，一空一词，一词一分，满分15分）I wanted to have a word with her, but she i___________ me and went away.
As far as I am c________________ ，I don’t agree with what you said.
Children should spend more time taking exercise o______________ and less time watching TV at home.
The old man went through many difficulties and s_______________ a lot from them.
We g______________ get used to getting up early in the morning and going to bed late at night.
__________ ___________ ____________ (为了) improve his English he joined an English club.
It took her a long time to ____________ ____________(恢复) her heart operation.
______________ ______________ (因为)missing the last bus, we had to walk home.
Believe it or not, friends ___________ an important ___________ ___________ our life.(起……的作用)
单词拼写（每题1分, 满分10分）The two groups of children have quite different ___________________ (特点).
The beauty of the lake is beyond __________________(描述).
The S_____________ of Liberty stands in New York Harbor.
She was t_________________ with terror when she saw the scene of the murder.
He remained___________________(始终如一的) in his opposition to anything new.
The scientist ____________ ( 分析) the milk and found that it contained too much water.
The position of the house combines quietness and ____________ (方便).
David is very ___________（热情的） about the plan.
We must take a s_____________________ approach to the problem.
The teacher was patient with __________________(落后的) children.