It is one of the funniest things ______on the Internet so far this year.

A. finding 　　         B. being found        C. to find　　          D. found

第三部分：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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

In 1997, a group of twenty British women made history. Working in five teams with four women in each team, they walked to the North Pole. Apart from one experienced female guide, the other women were all ordinary people who had never done anything like this in their lives before. They managed to survive in an environment which had defeated several very experienced men during the same time period.

       The women set off as soon as they were ready. Once on the ice, each woman had to ski along while dragging a sledge weighing over 50 kilos. This would not have been too bad on a smooth surface, but for long distances, the Arctic ice is pushed up into huge piles two or three meters high, and the sledges had to be pulled up one side and carefully let down the other so that they didn’t become damaged. The temperature was always below the freezing point and sometimes strong winds made walking while pulling so much weight almost impossible. It was also very difficult for them to put up their tents when they stopped each night.

       In such conditions, the women were making good progress if they covered fourteen or fifteen kilometers a day. But there was another problem. Part of the journey was across a frozen sea with moving water underneath the ice and at some points the team would drift back more than five kilometers during the night. That meant that after walking in these very severe conditions for ten hours on one day, they had to spend part of the next day covering the same ground again. Furthermore, each day it took three hours from waking up to setting off and another three hours every evening to set up the camp and prepare the evening meal.

       So, how did they manage to succeed? They realized that they were part of a team. If any one of them didn’t pull her sledge or get her job done, she would endanger the success of the whole expedition. Any form of selfishness could result in the efforts of everyone else being completely wasted, so personal feelings had to be put on one side. At the end of their journey, the women agreed that it was mental effort far more than physical fitness that got them to the North Pole.

41.What was so extraordinary about the expedition?

A.There was no one to lead it.

B.The women did not have any men with them.

C.It was a new experience for most of the women.

D.The women had not met one another before.

42.On the expedition, the women had to be careful to avoid ________.

A.    falling over on the ice                         B.    being left behind

C.    damaging the sledges                          D.    getting too cold at night

43.It was difficult for the women to cover 15 kilometers a day because _________.

A.    they got too tired                                B.    the ice was moving

C.    they kept getting lost                          D.    the temperature were too low

44.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the text?

A.    Weather conditions.                                   B.    Protective clothing.

C.    Preparing food.                                  D.    Feelings and relationships.

45.What is the main message of the text?

Motivation and teamwork achieve goals.

Women are mentally stronger than men.

Severe conditions encourage people to succeed.

Nothing is impossible to a willing mind.

ST Petersbury was in ruins:_______fires burned everywhere.

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

The girl student came into the classroom, took a chair, sat down and    ____ to read, ____ very comfortable and happy.

  A. beginning; feeling      B. beginning; felt  C. began; felt         D. began; feeling

.Niagara Falls is a great tourist _____, drawing millions of visitors every year.

A. attention  B. attraction    C. appointment      D. arrangement

Wait till you are more ________ . It’s better to be sure than sorry.

  A. inspired                B. satisfied            C. calm                D. certain    

Jack has been feeling down recently . I wonder        that is making him so upset .

A .what is it    B . why is it   C . why it is    D . what it is

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分；满分40

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项。

Everyone has their friends, but I knew one girl who didn't. I guess you could call her a geek, because all she did was reading, studying, and doing homework. I don't think she even played a sport. She was one of those quiet people who no one really paid attention to, and those who did only made fun of her. I had heard all kinds of rumors (谣言) that she had problems, but I didn't really believe them. I felt bad for her.

My friends and I were nice to her. We let her sit at our lunch table and we often said "Hi" to her, but she wasn't our best friend. Throughout the year, she started talking to us more and more. We continued being kind to her. She was normal as far as I was concerned (就我而言). She was just really quiet.

That summer I got a letter. When I opened it, I realized it was from her. “I just wanted to thank you so much for being so extremely kind and friendly to me this year. Before you became my friend, I had no one to talk to or sit with at lunch. I even wanted to kill myself. But you and your friends changed that. You made me feel wanted and included. It meant so much to me. I am going to be moving and switching to another school next year. I'll never forget you and what you did."

By the time I finished the letter, I was in shock. I could not believe what I had just read. I learned that the simplest things and the smallest acts of kindness can mean the world to someone else.

1. What kind of person does the underlined word "geek" in Para1 probably refer to?

A. A confident and hardworking student.

B. A dishonest and badly behaved person.

C. Someone is not popular and does strange things

D. Someone is naughty and always makes fun of others.

2. How did the girl feel before the author became her friend？

A. Happy and comfortable.                

B. Pleased and confident.

C. Worried and surprised.                 

D. Sad and lonely.

3. From the passage, we learn that the author and her friends ______.

A. helped get the girl out of trouble         

B. got the girl to go to another school

C. changed the girl’s the habit of working hard

D. didn't want to help the girl at all

4. What's the best title for the passage？

A. A Strange Girl                         

B. A Quiet Heart

C. A Girl without Any Problems             

D. Just the littlest Things

　　When did you last see a polar bear? On a trip to a zoo, perhaps? If you had attended a winter activity in New York a few years ago, you would have seen a whole polar bear club. These "Polar Bears" are people who meet frequently in the winter to swim in freezing cold water. That day, the air temperature was 3℃, and the water temperature was a bit higher. The members of the Polar Bear Club at Coney Island, New York are usually about the age of 60. Members must satisfy two requirements. First, they must get along well with everyone else in the group, this is very important because there are so many different kinds of people in the club. Polar Bears must also agree to swim outdoors at least twice a month from November through February.

　　Doctors do not agree about the medical effects of cold-water swimming. Some are worried about the dangers of a condition in which the body's temperature drops so low that finally the heart stops. Other doctors, however, point out that there is more danger of a heart attack during summer swimming because the difference between the air temperature and water temperature is much greater in summer than in winter.

The Polar Bears themselves are satisfied with the benefits (or advantages) of cold-water swimming. They say that their favorite form of exercise is very good for the circulatory system(循环系统) because it forces the blood to move fast to keep the body warm. Cold-water swimmers usually turn bright red after a few minutes in the water. A person who turns blue probably has a very poor circulatory system and should not try cold-water swimming.

　　The main benefits(or advantages) of cold-water swimming are probably mental. The Polar Bears love to swim year-round; they find it fun and relaxing. As one 70-year-old woman says. "When I go into the water, I pour my troubles into the ocean and let them float away."

51. The members of the Polar Bear Club must meet the following requirements except that_____ .

　A. they should be easy to make friends with

　B. they must swim outdoors at least 8 times in the four cold months

　C. they must agree to swim outdoors from November through February

　D. they must reach the age of 60

52. Doctors _____ .

　A. encourage people to take part in cold-water swimming actively

　B. point out the possible danger of blood illness during cold-water swimming

　C. believe swimming is helpful both in winter and in summer

　D. have different ideas about the medical effects of cold-water swimming

53. According to the passage, some doctors believe it is true that _____ .

　A. you are healthy if cold-water swimming turns your skin color blue

　B. cold-water swimming causes more heart attacks in summer than in winter

　C. cold-water swimming can make the body temperature dangerously high

　D. Polar Bears are bears swimming in freezing water

54. The Polar Bears like to swim all the year round, for _____ .

　A. they can remain young   B. it is an easy way to keep the body warm in winter

　C. they find it enjoyable and interesting D. they might meet fewer troubles in life

55. The passage is mainly about _____ .

  A.a group of cold-water swimming lovers             B. the polar bears' life 

　C. doctors' ideas about cold-water swimming         D. the requirements of the Polar Bear Club

--- Johnson, come and have a look at the sea! It is beautiful, isn’t it?

    ---         If only I lived here by the sea.

       A．Really?     B．Absolutely!      C．Nonsense! D．Not at all.