III 阅读(共两节。满分40分)

第一节  阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

    阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

  Bamboo is one of the nature’s most surprising plants. Many people call this plant a tree, but it is a kind of grass.

Like other kinds of grass, a bamboo plant may be cut very low to the ground, but it will grow back very quickly. A Japanese scientist recorded one bamboo plant that grew almost 1.5 meters in 24 hours! Bamboo grows almost everywhere in the world except Europe. There are more than 1,000 kinds of bamboo that grow around the world on both mountains and plains(平原).

Not all bamboo looks the same. Some bamboo plants are very thin. They may only grow to be a few centimeters wide while others may grow to more than 30 centimeters across. This plant also comes in different colors, from yellow to black to green.

Many Asian countries have been using bamboo for hundreds of years. They often use bamboo for building new buildings. As a matter of fact, the cables(绳索) that hold up the hanging bridge across the Min River in Sichuan are made of bamboo. The bridge has been in use for more than 1,000 years, and is still holding strong.

In Africa, engineers are teaching poor farmers how to find water using bamboo. These African countries need cheap ways to find water because they have no money, and their fields often die from no rain and no water. It seems that bamboo is one of the best things they can use. Bamboo pipes and drills(钻) can help to make the poor thirsty fields to be watered.

41. How is bamboo like grass?

A. It is thin and easy to cut.                 B. It grows everywhere.

C. It grows quickly after its cut short.   D. It is short and green.

42. The sentence “while others may grow to more than 30 centimeters across.” means “Some other bamboo plants may grow to be very _______.”

A. short        B. strong       C. thick          D. tall

43. From the text we know ______.

A. most people call bamboo plant trees      B. a bamboo plant may grow 4.5 meters in three days

C. the bamboo plant changes its colors when it grows

D. a bridge held by bamboo cable was built thousands of years ago

44. Why did the engineers teach the poor farmers in Africa to make use of bamboo?

A. Because it is cheap.         B. Because it is colorful.

C. Because it drills fast.        D. Because it is used by Asians.

45. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. There are many different kinds of bamboo with different colors.

B. Cables made of bamboo can last for over a thousand years.

C. Bamboo can be used for buildings, bridges and watering projects(工程).

D. Bamboo plants are able to grow well in any part of the world.

第二节  语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填人一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为31～40的相应位置上。

In ancient times the most important examinations were spoken, not written. In the schools of ancient Greece and Rome, testing usually consisted    31    saying poetry aloud or giving speeches.

In the European universities of the Middle Ages, students    32    (work) for advanced degrees had to discuss questions in their field of study with people who had made a special study of the subject.

Generally,    33   , modern examinations are written. The written examination,    34    all students are tested on the same questions, was probably not known    35    the nineteenth century. Perhaps it came into    36    (exist) with the great increase in population and the development of modern industry. A room full of candidates for a state examination,    37    (time) exactly by electric clocks and carefully watched over by managers,    38    (appear) like a group of workers at an automobile factory. Certainly, during examinations teachers and students are expected to act like machines.

One type of test is sometimes called as “objective” test. It is    39    (intend) to deal with facts, not personal opinions. To make up    40    objective test the teacher writes a series of questions, each of which has only one correct answer. Along with each question the teacher writes the correct answer and also three statements that look like answers to students who have not learned the material properly.

He       have come here yesterday,        he?

       A．mustn’t, did     B．couldn’t, has    C．must, haven’t   D．must, didn’t

It remains       whether Jim’ll be fit enough to play in the finals.

       A．seen  B．to be seen C．seeing      D．to see

Jamaican sprinter (短跑选手) Usain Bolt plans to send a message to rival Tyson Gay by breaking the world 100m record in the London Grand Prix on Friday.

     Bolt, who won gold in the 100m,200m and 4*100m relay in reord times at the Beijing Olympics last year, is determined to use the Crystal Palace event to crush the morale (士气)  of his main rival for gold at next month’s World Athletics Championships in Berlin.

     The 22-year-old is slowly returning to peak form after posting 19.59 sec for the 200m in Lausanne earlier this month and clocking a time of 9.79 sec over 100m in cold, rainy conditions in Paris on Friday.

     Despite Bolt’s impressive times, Gay still believes he has the beating of the Jamaican. But Bolt insists there is no one in the sport who scares him and he will prove the point in south London this weekend.

  Although Bolt believes he is only running at 85 percent at the moment while he recovers from injuries suffered in a recent car crash in Jamaica, he sees no reason why he can’t break his world record 100m time of 9.69 seconds.

  However he won’t get the chance to take on Gay in the 100m in London as the American is only running in the 200m, which Bolt is not competing in, so he will have to settle for underlining his own ability.

  “You never know what is possible. I will give my best either way. My friends are saying I’m bringing the rain wherever I go but we will see on Friday.”

   While Bolt would love to make a big impact in London, he knows the main event is the World Championships.

   “The London Grand Prix will show me where I’m at and what I need to do. After, we can analyse what I need to do ahead of the World Championships.”

According to the passage, Bolt competed and will compete in the following event. Which of them is arranged in time order?

a. Lausanne athletics gold league matches

b. Beijing Olympic Games

c. Paris athletics gold league matches

d. World Athletic championships

e. London grand Prix

A. b-c-a-e-d       B.b-c-a-d-e         C.b-a-c-e-d       D. b-a-c-d-e

What does the underlined phase “take on” mean in paragraph 6?

    A.employ        B. compete against   C. accept         D. develop

Which of the following is true?

   A. Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt broke the world 100m record in the London Grand Prix on Friday.

   B. Bolt will not compete in the 200m in London because of Gay’s impressive times.

   C. Bolt won 3 gold medals at the Beijing Olympic Games at the age of 22.

   D. Bolt suffered a car crash in London recently.

What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?

   A. Bolt is expecting the London Grand Prix.

   B. Bolt thinks the world Championships is more important.

   C. Bolt made a big difference in the London Grand Prix.

   D. Bolt is not confident in his success in the London Grand Prix.

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在此处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出修改的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在其下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.（只允许修改10处，多者从十一处起不计分）。

I live and study in a small town to the south of Jiangsu, and now I am a Senior 3 student. For long time, I’ve been dreaming of study in a famous university in a big city, such as Beijing, Xi’an and Guangzhou. I often talk with my parent about my dream. But until now they haven’t been agreed with me. They always said that I am just a girl and the only child in the family, so you’d better choose a university within the province, I can understand they will certainly feel alone if I leave them. But I really want to experience an exciting and complete different life. I don’t know what I can do to persuade them.

－Oh, it's you, Steve! I ______ you.

　 －No surprising. I've just had my hair cut.

     A. don't recognize        B. haven't recognized

C. didn't recognize       D. hadn't recognized

—I’ll join the music club ________ Mary is in the club, too.

—You mean if Mary joins the club you’ll do, too.

A. in case       B. so that C. now that     D. on condition that

 The key ____ English well is to read more when ____.

    A. to learn, possible               B. of learning, possibly

   C. of learning, was possible           D. to learning, possible

 At 60 the famous film star Dustin Hoffman is at a point in his art career _______ the chances are narrowing but the roles seem stronger.

       A. where 　　　　      B. that　　     C. which 　　　　       D. when