1．首先阅读下列活动介绍：

A	B
A Night of Glamor and Intrigue at Shanghai Bund in 1930 To celebrate Asia heritage month，Trendy New York is proud to present"Cheongsam Night out--A date with Cheongsam beauties in Shanghai Bund 1930"． May 16，9：00PM-May 17，12：00AM．EDT 330West 40th Street，New York．NY 10018	Picking Partners---NEW YORK Featuring adaptations from Chinese and Western classic，including works from Chinese Academy Award---winning composer Tan Dun，the Beijing Guitar Duo teamed up with Cuban guitar virtuoso Manuel Barrueco （right） for a China West Concert at the New York Historical Society on April 23．
C	D
Heroes of History：Legacy of My Chinese Family Join us as actress Tina Chen recounts the fascinating story of three generations of her mother's family and their contributions to the history of China． Friday，May 8，6：30PM--7：30PM China Institute 125East 65th Street，New York，NY 10065	Great shorts---NEW YORK A photography exhibition held by HAN Media to celebrate its founding in New York City on April 24，featuring three emerging Chinese photographers； Yingxi Michael Shi，Haiyin Lin and Liming Guan，whose works have appeared in publications such as Vogue，ELLE，The New York Times and others．
E	F
Forbidden delights---NEW YORK The first session of the China Institute in America short course Beijing：The City Through Its Architecture opens on Wednesday．Nancy S．Steinhardt discusses the Forbidden City and Beijing's imperial architecture．	Kunqu Society，the classical Chinese theater which combines singing，dancing and acting to literary works by masters of Ming and Qing Dynasties，performing introduces four signature plays of Kunqu Master Jiqing Zhang to American audiences． Sunday，April 19，2：00PM，EST Miller Theatre at Columbia University 2960Broadway，New York，NY 10027

请根据以下人物介绍选择他们可能参加的活动：
46．Edward Leonardo Norton，connoisseur of Chinese and Japanese antiques．He has a strong interest in classical Chinese literary works．He even starts going to evening classes to learn classical Chinese at Columbia University．F
47．Daphne Sui-yuan Tan，former director of National Association of Photographers．After reading some history books on how the first group of Chinese immigrants survived in America of the 19th century，she has become keen on her own family history and that of others．C
 48．Sharon Collins，pop singer and amateur photographer．Her marriage with a serious music critic has drawn her to his world，so she is now crazy about classical music and will not miss any chance to attend a concert with her husband．B
 49．Michelle Higgins，eminent photographer and columnist for quite a few internationally-known travel magazines．Recently，she has shown great interest in photo exhibits which feature young artists with Islamic or Chinese background．D
 50．Caroline Hugo，famous writer and influential movie critic．Last year her fantasy story which involved the mysterious Forbidden City received critical acclaim．Now she is conceiving a romance that has Shanghai of the 1930s as the setting．A．

5．Home is ________ somebody notices when you are no longer there．（　　）

A．

that

B．

when

C．

how

D．

where

4．Modern technology has enabled us to have easier         to huge amount of beneficial information，which was only found in paper books．（　　）

A．

admission

B．

passage

C．

solution

D．

access

3．Life         science，also known as anti-aging research，is the study of slowing down the processes of aging to lengthen both the maximum and average lifespan．（　　）

A．

expectation

B．

extension

C．

protection

D．

security

2．Microsoft，in a（n） _______ from tradition，has already released similar touch-friendly Office apps for Apple Inc's iPad and iPhone．（　　）

A．

independence

B．

absence

C．

departure

D．

survival

1．When I asked her to define success in her own words，she said，"Success is _______ you look back at your life and the memories make you smile．"（　　）

A．

how

B．

that

C．

where

D．

when

20．阅读短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题．
Born in 1949，Diana Nyad took an early interest in swimming as a sport and was a Florida State High School swimming champion．Like many young athletes，she had Olympic dreams，but a serious illness kept her from competing in the Games．The disappointment didn't stop her from going forward．Instead，she became interested in marathon swimming．A brilliant athlete，she was well-conditioned for spending long periods of time in the water．As a long-distance swimmer，she would compete against herself and the obstacles  presented by distance，danger，cold，and exhaustion．
For ten years Nyad devoted herself to becoming one of the world's best long-distance swimmers．In 1970，she swam a ten-mile marathon in Lake Ontario，setting the women's record for the course．In 1972she set another record by swimming 102.5miles from an island in the Bahamas to the coast of Florida．Then she broke a third record when swimming around Manhattan Island in 1975．
Nyad attempted to swim the distance between Florida and Cuba in 1978．Though the span of water is less than 100miles wide，it is rough and dangerous．After battling the water for two days，she had to give for the sake of her own health and safety．Even so，she impressed the world with her courage and strong desire to succeed．For Nyad her strength of purpose was just as important as reading Cuba．That is how she defined success．It did not matter that her swim came up short； she believed she had touched the other shore．
When Nyad ended her career as a swimmer，she continued to try new things---travelling the world as a reporter，writing books and giving public speeches about her life．Diana Nyad works to inspire others，just as she did when she swam the waters of the world．

56．What prevented Nyad from taking part in the Olympic Games？（No more than 5words）
A serious illness
57．What does the underlined word"obstacles"mean？（1word）Difficulties/Problems/Troubles/Challenges．
58．What achievement did Nyad make in 1970？（No more than 10words．）She swam a ten-mile marathon and set women's record．
Or：She swam a ten-mile marathon，setting the women's record．
Or：She set the women's record for a ten-mile marathon swimming．
59．Why did Nyad believe that she had touched the other shore？（No more than 10words）
Because she had tried her best （to fulfill the task）．
Or：Her strength of purpose was as important as reaching Cuba．．
60．Please explain how you are inspired by Nyad．（No more than 20words）I am encouraged by her determination and strong will．
Or：I am inspired by her courage and strong desire to succeed．
Or：From her I learned that once we set a goal，we should try hard to achieve it．
Or：We should never give up in the face of difficulty/failure．
Or：We should never stop trying new things and we may achieve success in different fields．．

19．阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16～35各题所给出的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项．
I fell in love with Yosemite National Park the first time I saw it，when I was 13．My parents took us there for camping．On the way out，I asked them to wait while I ran up to E1Capitan，a（16）B rock of 3，300feet straight up．I touched that giant rock and knew（17）A I wanted to climb it．That has been my life's passion （钟爱） ever since---（18）D the rocks and mountains of Yosemite．I've long made Yosemite my （19）B．
About 15years ago I started seeing a lot of（20）C，like toilet paper，beer cans，and empty boxes，around the area．It's（21）A me why visitors started respecting the place（22）C and treated such a beautiful home-like place this way．
I tried （23）B trash（垃圾）myself，but the job was too big．I would （24）Dan hour or two on the job，only to find the area trashed all over again weeks later．Finally，I got so（25）C it that I decided something had to change．
As a rock-climbing guide，I knew（26）Dabout organizing any big event．But in 2004，together with some climbers，I set a date for a（27）A．On that day，more than 300people （28）B．Over three days we collected about 6，000pounds of trash．It was amazing how much we were able to（29）C．I couldn't believe the（30）D we made---the park looked clean!
Each year volunteers come for the cleanup from everywhere．In 2007alone，2，945people picked up 42，330pounds of trash and（31）C 132miles of roadway．
I often hear people（32）B about their surroundings．If you are one of them，I would say the only way to change things is by（33）A rather than complaining．We need to teach by （34）C．You can't blame others（35）D you start with yourself．

16．A．distant	B．huge	C．narrow	D．loose
17．A．immediately	B．finally	C．gradually	D．recently
18．A．imagining	B．painting	C．describing	D．climbing
19．A．garden	B．home	C．lab	D．palace
20．A．material	B．resources	C．waste	D．goods
21．A．beyond	B．against	C．over	D．within
22．A．more	B．most	C．less	D．least
23．A．throwing away	B．picking up	C．breaking down	D．digging out
24．A．kill	B．save	C．wait	D．spend
25．A．satisfied with	B．delighted in	C．tired of	D．used to
26．A．something	B．anything	C．everything	D．nothing
27．A．cleanup	B．party	C．picnic	D．concert
28．A．dropped out	B．showed up	C．looked around	D．called back
29．A．demand	B．receive	C．accomplish	D．overcome
30．A．plan	B．visit	C．contact	D．difference
31．A．crossed	B．measured	C．covered	D．designed
32．A．talk	B．complain	C．argue	D．quarrel
33．A．doing	B．thinking	C．questioning	D．watching
34．A．method	B．explanation	C．example	D．research
35．A．although	B．if	C．when	D．useless

18．----Hello!May I speak to Jack please？
----This is Jack speaking．（51）E
----This is Sam．I called you last night，but there was no reply．
----（52）D  I bought something for my trip to Guangzhou．
----Guangzhou？That's where the 16th Asian Games was held．How lucky you are!
----（53）GWhat did you call me for？
----I'll have a birthday party next Thursday．Would you like to come？
----I'd love to，but I'm afraid I can't come!（54）B
----What a pity that you can't come!（55）A
----Thank you very much．Bye!
----Bye!

A．Have a good time!
B．My plane will take off next Tuesday．
C．Thank you．
D．I was shopping at that time．
E．Who is that？
F．Who are you？
G．So I am．

17．Directions：Translate the following sentences into English，using the words given in the brackets．
Translation．
1．这项慈善基金的设立旨在中国推广青年足球．（promote）
2．要不了多久我的同学们定能学会抵制网络游戏的诱惑．（It）
3．期望尽可能多的学生参与到"个人职业生涯规划"的主题活动中来．（participate）
4．如果压力过大影响了睡眠，最好还是咨询心理老师；不然的话，你可能会有麻烦．（consult）
5．随着电影《星际穿越》（interstellar）的发行，人们越来越意识到地球所面临的环境危机，从而开始一起行动起来去拯救地球．（With）