D

　　Copernicus was born in Torun， Poland， on February 19，1473. Little is known about his early life except that his father died when he was 10. An uncle adopted(收養(yǎng))him， his two sisters， and his brother. The uncle saw to it that the two boys received a good education. Copernicus went to the University of Cracow. There he studied such subjects as Latin， mathematics， and astronomy， It was probably at that time that he changed his Polish name， Niklas Koppernigk， to the Latin form of Nicolaus Copernicus. In 1496 Copernicus went to Italy， where he spent the next 10 years studying at various universities .

　　In Copernicus'time people still believed that all things-the sun， the stars， and the planets-moved around the earth. It was an old belief that few men had ever questioned. Aristotle had based his theory of astronomy on this belief. Because the Chruch had long been the center of learning， the theory was also linked to religious(宗教的)beliefs.

　　In 1506 Copernicus returned to his homeland. A few years later he began to work for the Church. All those years Copernicus carried on his work in astronomy. He had just the most basic equipment and， like other scientists of his day， made observations with only his eyes. Still， using mathematics and logic(邏輯)， Copernicus worked out a different theory， which held that the planets went around the sun.

　　Copernicus did not announce his ideas. He did not want to make trouble. But he could not hid the scientific truth. So he talked about his theory with his friends， who strongly advised him to have his work published. His great book， On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Bodies， appeared at the very end of his life. Copernicus saw the first copy on the day he died， May 24， 1543.

　　( )47. Which of the following is TRUE about Copernicus?

　　A He had two brothers and a sister.

　　B He used to be called Niklas Koppernigk.

　　C He lost his father soon he was born.

　　D He spent 10 years at the University of Cracow.

　　( )48. From the passage we can see that astronomy is

　　A the life experience of great men

　　B the movement of the stars and the planets

　　C the scientific study of natural objects in space

　　D the theories developed by scientists of old times

　　( )49. Copernicus developed his theory

　　A using various telescopes

　　B based on Aristotle's beliefs

　　C through observations and reasoning

　　D under the encouragement of his friends

　　( )50. The writer of the passage wants us to know that

　　A Copernicus did not tell about his discovery until the day of his death

　　B for many years Copernicus dared to do nothing openly against the Church

　　C pushed by his friends Copernicus decided to write a book in May 1543

　　D shortly before he got back to Poland Copernicus started to work for the Church

　　五、補(bǔ)全對(duì)話(3分×5=15分)

　　根據(jù)中文提示，將對(duì)話中缺少的內(nèi)容寫在線上。這些句子必須符合英語表達(dá)習(xí)慣。打句號(hào)的地方，用陳述句;打問號(hào)的地方，用疑問句。

　　提示：Sally每天下班時(shí)郵局關(guān)門了，本周六她又要與幾位朋友去郊游。她想請(qǐng)Peter為她買幾張郵票，她把錢和寫好的便條放在書桌上，可以Peter沒注意。最后Peter明白了是怎么回事，答應(yīng)給她買郵票。

　　Sally： Did you find ?

　　Peter： Yes， But whats it for?

　　Sally： ?

　　Peter： I didnt see any note.

　　Sally： Well， I left a note saying I wanted you to get some stamps at the post office.

　　Peter： Why can't you get them?

　　Sally： when I get off work.

　　Peter： You could .

　　Sally： I know but I won't be in town on Saturday. I'm going .

　　Peter： Okay. I‘ll get them for you. What do you need?

　　Sally： I need a book of regular stamps and two of airmail. And thanks for doing it for me.

　　Peter： It's okay. You're welcome.

　　六、書面表達(dá)(30分)

　　請(qǐng)根據(jù)提示寫一張舉行隔周一次的英語晚會(huì)(every-other-week English Evening)的書面通知。

　　時(shí)間：10月18日，周六，晚上7點(diǎn);

　　地點(diǎn)：2號(hào)教學(xué)樓的報(bào)告廳(lecture room)

　　內(nèi)容：歌曲、朗誦(recitation)、舞蹈、英語劇等，還有美籍教師講演;

　　目的：提高學(xué)生英語聽說能力;

　　報(bào)名地點(diǎn)：辦公樓，203室，學(xué)生會(huì)(Students' Union)。

　　注意：　(1)要點(diǎn)不得遺漏;

　　(2)符合書面通知的格式;

　　(3)字?jǐn)?shù)為100左右。