. After he retired from the office, Tom _______ painting for a while, but soon lost interest.
A. took up B. saved up C. kept up D. drew up
Earth is a rocky planet _______ liquid water, which is necessary for life, can exist.
A. as B. which C. where D. when
三、书面表达（满分20分）
Smith先生是一位加拿大籍教师，今天他给你们做了一个讲座，介绍了有关加拿大的情况。请你根据Smith先生的讲座，写一篇报告，向全校同学介绍加拿大的有关情况。词数100左右。要点包括：
1. 加拿大约占世界四分之一陆地面积，是世界第二大国；
2. 人口稀少，全国人口约3200万，居民主要讲法语和英语；
3. 气候区域差别很大； 4. 多湖泊，淡水资源丰富；
5. 丰富的森林资源，是世界最大纸张出口国
二、完成下列句子。（每空2分，满分10分）
1.这张照片让我想起了我的童年
The photo ___________________my childhood.
2.过去，他靠卖报纸维生。
In the past, he ______________________by selling newspaper.
3.汤母是在农村被他祖父抚养长大的。
Tom _____________________________by his grandfather in the countryside.
4.一旦你找到了诀窍，掌握一们外语就不难了。
It’s not difficult for you to master a foreign language once you______________________ it.
5.那女孩有音乐天赋，有希望成为音乐家。
The girl ________________________ music and promises to be a musician.
第二卷（共三部分，满分42分）
一、选词填空。（每空1.5分，满分12分）
accounts for; watch out; cut down; looking forward to; broke out;
am tired of; by accident; settle down; depends on; in memory of;
1. His kids are all______________going fishing with him.
2. I______________the same food every day.
3. His laziness______________his failure.
4. They’d like to see their daughter______________ ,get married and have kids.
5. Our success______________everyone’s hard work.
6. If you can’t give up smoking completely, at least try to______________.
7. They set up a monument______________ those who died in the earthquake.
8. A big fire______________at 2 o’clock last night.
D
Atoms are all around us. They are the bricks of which everything is made. Many millions of atoms are contained in just one-grain of salt, but despite (尽管) their small size they are very important. The way an everyday object behaves depends on what kinds of atoms are in it and how they act. For example, you know that most solid objects melt if they got hot enough. Why is this? It is the effect of the heat on the object's atoms. All atoms move constantly. When they are hot, they move faster. Usually the atoms in an object hold together and give the object its shape. But if the object grows hot, its atoms move so fast that they break the force that usually holds them together. They move out of their usual places so that the object loses its shape. Then we say that the object is melting.
69. The way an object behaves depends on the _____ .
A. action of atoms in it B. number of atoms in it
C. kinds of atoms in it and how they behave D. size of atoms in it
70. Atoms in an object move _____ .
A. at all times B. only when the object is heated
C. whenever they grow hot D. unless the object is melted
71. An object holds its shape because its atoms _____ .
A. usually hold together B. move fast
C. are hot D. are not moving
72. An object loses its shape because its atoms _____ .
A. move out B. are not in their usual place
C. lose the force D. break out
