第三部分:閱讀理解(共20小題;每小題2分,滿分40分)
閱讀下列短文，從每篇短文后所給各題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)
Valencia is in the east part of Spain. It has a port on the sea， two miles away on the coast. It is the capital of a province that is also named Valencia. The city is a market centre for what is produced by the land around the city. Most of the city‘s money is made from farming. It is also a busy business city， with ships， railways， clothes and machine factories. Valencia has an old part with white buildings， coloured roofs， and narrow streets. The modern part has long， wide streets and new buildings. Valencia is well known for its parks and gardens. It has many old churches and museums. The university in the centre of the city was built in the 13th century. The city of Valencia has been known since the 2nd century. In the 8th century it was the capital of Spain. There is also an important city in Venezuela（委內(nèi)瑞拉） named Valencia.
1.From the text， how many places have the name Valencia？
A. one   B. two   C. three   D. four
2. What is the main difference between the two parts of Valencia？
A. The colour of the building  B. The length of the streets
C. The age of the buildings    D. The colour of the roofs
3. What is Valencia famous for？
A. Its seaport                 B. Its university
C. Its churches and museums    D. Its parks and gardens
4. The main income of the city of Valencia is from its ______.
A. markets  B. business   C. factories   D. farming

Mrs. Blake teaches English in a large school in the inner area of a big city on the west of coast. Even since she was a young girl,she has wanted to become a teacher. She has taught eight years now and hasn‘t changed her mind. After she graduated from high school， she went on to college. Four years later， she received her bachelor’s degree （B A） in English and her teaching certificate（證書(shū)）。 Then she went to teach in the secondary schools of her state. In the summers， Mrs. Blake takes more classes； she hopes to get a master‘s degree （M A）。 With an MA， she will receive a higher salary and if possible， she hopes to get a doctor’s degree as well. The school day at Mrs. Blake‘s high school， like that in many high schools in the United States， is divided into one hour each. Mrs. Blake must teach five of these periods. During her free period， which for her is from 2 to 3 P.M. ， Mrs. Blake must meet with parents， make out examinations， check assignments at all， Mrs. Blake works continuously from the time she arrives at school in the morning till the time she leaves for home late in the afternoon.
1. How long is it since Mrs. Blake graduated from middle school？
A. four years B. eight years C. twelve years d. twenty years
2. According to the article， which is the right order of the degrees a person can receive after going to university？
A. a doctor‘s degree – a bachelor’s degree – a master‘s degree
B. a bachelor’s degree – a master‘s degree – a doctor’s degree
C. a master‘s degree—a bachelor’s degree – a doctor‘s degree
D. a bachelor’s degree – a doctor‘s degree—a master’s degree
3. How many degrees has Mrs. Blake achieved so far？
A. one   B. two    C. three   D. none
4. Which of the following sentences is not true？
A. Mrs. Blake teaches in the inner area of big city on the east of the United Sates
B. Mrs. Blake has turned her wish of becoming a teacher into reality.
C. Mrs. Blake is still studying in her holidays in order to get higher degrees.
D. The working hours in the school where Mrs. Blake works are similar to those of many other high schools in the states.

第二節(jié)完形填空(共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分)
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36—55各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。
I was only eight years old when the Second World War ended, but I can still remember something about the   36   celebrations in the small town where I lived on the day when the war in Europe ended. We had not   37   much from the war where, though, like most children of my age, I often saw   38   houses in the streets and the very big   39   lorries(卡車) passing through. But both at home and at school I had become   40   to the phrases “before the war” and “when the war is over”. “Before the war”, obviously,   41   had been better, though I was too young to understand why,   42   there had been no bombs then, and people had eaten things like ice cream and bananas, which I had  43   heard of. When the war was over we would go back to London, but this meant very  44   to me. I did not remember what London was like.
What I remember now  45   V-Day(victory day) was the afternoon and the evening. Some boys and girls were collecting   46  and building an enormous bonfire(篝火). We stood and watched them for a time, and then I went home and   47   myself in with my key and waited for my parents to come back from work.
It was May and still broad   48  when my mother arrived, and my father came in about an hour later. After dinner I said I wanted to   49   the bonfire, so when it got dark my father took me to the end of the street. The bonfire was very   50  , and somehow people had collected some old clothes to   51   “Hitler” with the moustache(胡子) they had put on top of it. Just as we arrived, they set light to it. The flames   52   soon. Everyone was cheering and shouting.
I stood beside my father until the   53   started to go down, not knowing what to say. He said nothing, either. He had   54   in the First World War and remembered everything he had experienced. At last he said, “Well, that’s it, son. Let’s hope that this time it really will be the   55   one.”
36. A. war                    B. victory                        C. Christmas                 D. birthday
37. A. suffered                 B. learnt                       C. heard                      D. read
38. A. crowded             B. rebuilt                  C. bombed                    D. enlarged
39. A. modern           B. old                          C. railway                    D. army
40. A. used                   B. devoted                    C. engaged                   D. related
41. A. food                   B. things                  C. houses                  D. news  
42. A. except that      B. now that                   C. for fear that                 D. in order that
43. A. never                  B. hardly                  C. only                         D. already
44. A. much                  B .little                        C. great                        D. important
45. A. about                  B. on                           C. for                           D. during
46. A. money            B. wood                       C. information                 D. clothes
47. A. showed           B. allowed                    C. let                           D. called
48. A. early                  B. daylight                   C. dark                         D. warm
49. A. see                        B. light                        C. find                         D. put out
50. A. high                   B. hot                          C. dangerous             D. far
51. A. draw                  B. paint                        C. write                        D. dress
52. A. disappeared     B. happened                  C. rose                         D. came
53. A. sun                     B. moon                       C. fire                          D. noise
54. A. fought            B. worked                    C. grown                  D. changed
55. A. best                    B. worst                       C. first                         D. last

Alex knew colors and shapes．He learned about 150 English words．With his language ability he made himself known as perhaps the world’s most famous talking bird．
But Alex，a parrot，died two weeks ago when he was 31．Irene，a psychologist(心理學(xué)家) at Harvard University，studied and worked with the parrot for nearly 30 years．
In 1977，Irene，then an excellent student in chemistry at Harvard，bought Alex from a pet store．At that time，scientists were not quite sure whether birds could learn to communicate with humans．
But using the methods of teaching．Irene helped Alex to learn about 150 words，and to count small numbers，as well as colors and shapes．
In experiments，Irene would give Alex a small reward，like a grape．Alex learned to ask for the grape by watching what the trainer was doing to get it．The researchers then worked with the bird to help him with pronunciation．
Alex showed a surprising ability to learn．For example，when he was shown a blue paper circle．he could tell what color the paper was．what shape it was，and after touching it，what it was made of．
Like other parrots，he also picked up some words when staying in the lab，like“calm down”and“good morning”．He could also show his happiness and sadness．
Even before the week he died，Alex was working with Irene on difficult words．As she put him into his cage for the night that Thursday，Irene said that Alex looked at her and said，“You be good．See you tomorrow．I love you．”
He was found dead in his cage the next morning．
1．Alex is the name of ________．
A．a(chǎn)n excellent student        B．a(chǎn) clever bird
C．a(chǎn) trainer                 D．a(chǎn) psychologist
2．How did Irene get the parrot?
A．A friend gave it to her．       B．She caught it in a forest．
C．She bought it from the market． D．The passage doesn’t mention it．
3．The underlined words“picked up”in the seventh paragraph mean ________．
A．撿到    B．挑選    C．舉起    D．學(xué)到
4．The passage is probably taken from a ________．
A．history textbook    B. novel    C．newspaper      D. dictionary

補(bǔ)全對(duì)話（根據(jù)對(duì)話內(nèi)容，從對(duì)話的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，將其字母序號(hào)寫在答題卡上。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余項(xiàng)。每小題2 分；滿分10分）
—He is very good , isn’t he ?
—16__________
—I said the singer was great .
—17__________
—Have you seen him here before?
—18_______I think he  probably writes the music and words because I’ve never heard any of the songs before .
— It’s not fair.
—19_________
—People with musical ability like that have to stand around here to make a living .
—Perhaps he enjoys it or makes more money than you think.
—20___________

A．What do you mean ?

B．Sorry , what did you say ?

C．I hope so .

D．Do you like popular music ?

E. Be quiet , listen to him .
F. Yes , and interesting to watch
G. Oh , yes . He’s always at exactly the same place on Saturdays when I come into town

第一節(jié)：完形填空
It was said by Sir George Bernard Shaw that "England and America are two countries separated by the same language". My first personal ___1___ of this was when I worked as a camp instructor for two months in 2006 in a Summer camp __2__ by the Boy Scouts of America, __3__ part of an international leader exchange program. Before I went, all the participants in the program were given a list of words that are in common __4__ in the UK which Americans would either be confused by or would __5__ make them angry. I memorized the words and thought "I'll manage."
However, when I finally arrived in the States three months later, I realized that perhaps a lifetime of watching American television was not __6__ preparation for appreciating and __7__ the differences between American and British speech. In the first hour of arriving at the camp, I was __8__ to High School American English, Black American English and the American English spoken by other ordinary people, all very __9__ to each other. Needless to say, I __10__ manage in the end. The Americans I met were very helpful, and I found they were patient with me when I made a social communicative mistake when I used an inappropriate word or phrase.
(   ) 1. A. chance                B. opinion                    C. viewpoint                 D. experience
(   ) 2. A. run                            B. set                           C. controlled                 D. found
(   ) 3. A. with                   B. for                           C. as                            D. like
(   ) 4. A. sense                  B. practice                    C. phenomenon             D. use
(   ) 5. A. even                   B. ever                         C. hardly                      D. never
(   ) 6. A. wrong                B. adequate                   C. true                         D. real
(   ) 7. A. helping with        B. doing with            C. dealing with             D. comparing with
(   ) 8. A. shown                B. put                          C. faced                       D. exposed
(   ) 9. A. similar                B. alike                        C. different                   D. opposite
(   ) 10. A. did                   B. should                      C. might                       D. would

第一節(jié)：完形填空
My friend Gayle has been "living" with cancer for four years and it is progressively getting worse. One day Gayle   1        that one of her childhood wishes was to have a red Radio Flyer bicycle. As a child she never received one because she believed that if you told your birthday wish it wouldn't   2          .
I was at an ice cream stand one day and in the window was a miniature (微型的) red Radio Flyer bicycle that could be won in a    3     drawing (抽獎(jiǎng)). For each ice cream you could fill out a ticket for a chance to win. After several weeks and many ice creams, I didn't win. I got up the courage to ask the person    4        if I could buy one. T 'went to the window and as I began   5       , I could feel my throat    6      and my eyes overflowed with tears. However I managed to tell him the story, and after writing a    7      I left carrying it.
The bicycle was    8      the next day, and Gayle's dream came true. The following day I received a letter that read:
Dear Bonnie,
Once in a while there is an opportunity to pass on a    9        I lost my parents to cancer six months ago. I cared for both of them but could not have done it without the love and generosity of friends - friends who   10       .
The best to you,
Norma
It was from the owner of the ice cream stand. Enclosed was my uncashed check.
(  ) 1. A. expressed                     B. whispered                 C. told                  D. ordered
(  ) 2. A. realize                         B. appear                      C. happen             D. come true
(  ) 3. A. daily                           B. weekly                     C. monthly            D. yearly
(  ) 4. A. in the charge                B. in charge                  C. in office            D. in public
(  ) 5. A. to say                          B. to tell                       C. to weep             D. to speak
(  ) 6. A. tighten                        B. loosen                      C. dry                   D. wet
(  ) 7. A. name                           B. check                       C. notice               D. note
(  ) 8. A. bought                        B. came                        C. ridden               D. delivered
(  ) 9. A. hand                           B. check                       C. kindness            D. bicycle
(  ) 10. A. care                           B. treasure                    C. value                D. promise

完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5 分，滿分30分）
Four brothers left home for college, and they became successful doctors and lawyers. Some years later, they   36   after having dinner together. They discussed the   37    they gave their elderly mother who lived far away in another city. The first said, “I had a  38  house built for Mama.” The second said, “I had my Mercedes-Benz dealer(經(jīng)銷商) send a  39   to her.” The third said,“I built a beautiful    40   for Mama.”The fourth said, “You know  41   Mama loved reading poems and you know she can’t read anymore because she can’t  42  very well. I met a  43  who had a parrot（鸚鵡）that can recite many poems. It took him 12 years to  44   it and he earns his living by renting it out. I had to pay him ＄100,000 a year for twenty years, 45   it is worth it.” On hearing that, the other brothers were    46   by his good thought.
After the holidays their mother  47  her thank-you notes.She wrote:
“Milton,the house you built is so huge. I only live in one room,but I have to 48   the whole house. It’s a tiring job. Thanks anyway.”
“Marvin, I am too old to  49   I stay home and have my foods delivered,so I’ll  50   use the car. The  51   was good, although not practical.Thanks.”
“Michale,you gave me an expensive building for 50 people to   52   plays or watch movies in it, but all my friends are dead. I’ve almost
53  my hearing and I’m nearly blind. I won’t use it. Thank you all the same.”
“Deareat Melvin, you were the  54   son to have the good sense to give a little thought to your gift. The chicken tasted so   55   I like it very much. Thank you.”
36. A.fought      B.talked    C.studied      D.slept
37. A.gifts       B.chances   C.wishes       D.challenges
38. A.warm        B.big       C.safe         D.lonely
39. A.book        B.bike      C.car          D.bag
40. A.station     B.museum    C.library      D.theater
41. A.what        B.how       C.why          D.when
42. A.listen      B.feel      C.see          D.walk
43. A.nurse       B. writer   C.businessman  D.farmer
44. A.protect     B.beat      C.raise       D.teach
45. A.but         B.so        C. unless      D.although
46. A.treated     B.impressed C.threatened   D.hurt
47. A.sent out    B.put up    C.took out     D.picked up
48. A.sell        B.borrow    C.clean        D.vist
49. A.learn       B.work     C.exercise     D.travel
50. A.never       B.often     C.regularly    D.sometimes
51. A.future      B.hobby     C.idea         D.program
52. A.create      B.enjoy     C.bring        D.record
53. A.lost        B.admired   C.remained     D.discovered
54. A.same        B.last      C.next         D.only
55. A.strange     B.unpleasantC.bitter       D.delicious

A small man with a fat stomach got on the train at the last station before the frontier (邊境). He carried a paper bag. And four feet ducks could be seen under the cover. The man found an empty seat, put the bag in the middle of the floor, took out a newspaper and began to read. Then a policeman came in. Of course he saw the bag with ducks' legs at once and said, "Whose is that bag?" Nobody answered. The policeman repeated the question, and said, "I'll have to take it away from the owner. Food mustn't be taken out of the country." "Well, then," said the small man with a fat stomach. "Hurry up and take it. We want to go home." The policeman took the bag and went on to the next carriage.
At the next station, when they were safely across the frontier, the small man got up, smiled at the other passengers and said, "I hope they'll enjoy the ducks' feet. The rest of the bag had nothing but rubbish in it." Then he opened his coat and pointed to another bag he was carrying under it. It was tied tightly (緊緊地) over the stomach, which was not really fat. "I have the rest of the two ducks here," he said. With these words, he got off the train. But while he was happily walking to the exit with the bag in his hands, a policeman came up to him, saying, "Hey, man! Foreign food mustn't be brought in."
1. The small man put the bag in the middle of the floor ___ .
A. so that he could make more room for himself
B. so that the policeman could find it easily
C. because the other passengers didn't like it
D. because there was not an empty seat in the carriage
2. The first policeman took the paper bag away because ___ .
A. he wanted to find the owner of the bag
B. he enjoyed the ducks feet in the bag
C. the bag was put in a wrong place in the carriage
D. food can't be taken abroad
3. The bag the policeman took away had nothing in it except ___ .
A. two ducks               B. rubbish
C. the ducks' feet and rubbish  D. the ducks' feet
4. In the end the small man ___ .
A. failed to take his food home
B. crossed the frontier with two paper bags
C. took the ducks safely home
D. hid his ducks under his coat again

 
Wind is the great maker of waves. There are exceptions, such as the tidal waves, sometimes produces by earthquakes under the sea. But the waves most of us know are produced by winds blowing over the sea.?Now before constructing an imaginary life history of a typical wave, we need to know certain physical things about it. A wave has height, from trough (low point)to crest (high point),and it has length—the distance from this crest to that of the following wave. The period of the wave means the time it takes for succeeding crests to pass a fixed point. None of these things stays the same— for all depend upon the depth of the water and many other matters.?
The water that makes up a wave does not advance with it across the sea. Each drop of water turns around in a little circle with the passing of the wave, but returns very nearly to its original position. And it is fortunate that this is so, for if the huge masses of water that make up a wave actually moved across the sea, sailing would be impossible.
If we want to find the speed of a wave, we may use the following way:
Speeding="Wavelength×Frequency"
Here, wavelength is the distance between two high points (crests), frequency means the number of cycles per second.?
41.What causes waves according to the passage??
Earthquakes and nothing else.   B. Wind and volcanos.
C. Wind and earthquakes.          D. Wind and water.
42.Which of the following is true according to the text??
A. The water of a wave moves away across the sea.?
B. The water of a wave remains almost in the same place.?
C. The water of a wave goes with the passing of the wave.?
D. The length of a wave means the distance between crest and trough.
43.The underlined word “succeeding” means__________.?
A. reaching an aim    B. doing well?  C. following after   D. taking place
44.If the speed of wave 1 is 100 cm/s, and its frequency 10;and the frequency of wave 2 is 300,while its speed is twice that of wave 1.Which of the following is true??
A. The wave-lengths of the two are equal.?
B. The wave-length of wave 1 is 10 times longer than that of Wave 2.?
C. The wave-length of wave 2 is longer than that of wave 1.?
D. The wave-length of wave 1 is longer than that of wave 2.?