All the elder people ______ at the party were those _____involved in (参与)community service.

A．thankful; honestly         B．interested; eagerly       

C．present; actively          D．important; patiently

         I love charity（慈善） shops and so do lots of other people in Britain because you find quite a few of them on every high street．The charity shop is a British institution, selling everything from clothes to electric goods, all at very good prices．You can get things you won’t find in the shops anymore．The thing I like best about them is that your money is going to a good cause and not into the pockets of profit-driven companies, and you are not damaging the planet, but finding a new home for unwanted goods.

         The first charity shop was opened in 1947 by Oxfam．The famous charity’s appeal to aid postwar Greece had been so successful it had been flooded with donations（捐赠物）．They decided to set up a shop to sell some of these donations to raise money for that appeal．Now there are over 7,000 charity shops in the UK．My favourite charity shop in my hometown is the Red Cross shop, where I always find children’s books, all 10 or 20 pence each.

         Most of the people working in the charity shops are volunteers, although there is often a manager who gets paid．Over 90% of the goods in the charity shops are donated by the public. Every morning you see bags of unwanted items outside the front of shops, although they don’t encourage this, rather ask people to bring things in when the shop is open.

         The shops have very low running costs: all profits go to charity work．Charity shops raise more than ￡110 million a year, funding（资助）medical research, overseas aid, supporting sick and poor children, homeless and disabled people, and much more．What better place to spend your money? You get something special for a very good price and a good moral sense．You provide funds to a good cause and tread lightly on the environment.

45．The author loves the charity shop mainly because of _______.

     A．its convenient location            B．its great variety of goods

     C．its spirit of goodwill        D．its nice shopping environment

46．The first charity shop in the UK was set up to ____.

     A．sell cheap products        B．deal with unwanted things

     C．raise money for patients        D．help a foreign country

47．Which of the following is TRUE about charity shops?

     A．The operating costs are very low.      B．The staff are usually well paid.

     C．90% of the donations are second-hand.  D．They are open twenty-four hours a day.

48．Which of the following may be the best title for the passage?

     A．What to Buy a Charity Shops.

     B．Charity Shop: Its Origin & Development.

     C．Charity Shop: Where You Buy to Donate.

D．The Public’s Concern about Charity Shops.

Leif Erickson reached North America around the year 1000, but the attempt to explore was started slowly. It would be five centuries __1__ other Europeans landed on that continent.

Why were Europeans the ones to __2__ to the American? The Chinese and Arabs had the __3__ and technology to sail across the seas. __4__ of them tool regular voyages in the Indian Ocean and the Asian Pacific for trade. But exploration? By the mid-15^th century China had followed the closed-door policy to __5__ itself from the rest of the world. The Arabs, with access to the minerals and spices (香料) of Africa and the Far East, saw no __6__ to journey into the unknown.

Europe, on the other hand, needed gold and silver; its mines could not __7__ the demand for coinage (铸币). Ottoman Turks blocked the routes across the land to Asia. Only the sea held the promise of new wealth.

__8__ the return of Magellan’s ships in 1522 from its voyage around the world, the belief was __9__ that the oceans were interconnected, promising the age of discovery. The English, as well as the Spanish, Portuguese and French, __10__ themselves to finding the “river of the west” through North America to the east.

A. after B. since   C. before D. when

A. push B. pull    C. draw   D. drive

A. sources    B. resources    C. substances  D. matters

A. Neither    B. Both   C. Any    D. None

A. prevent    B. protect       C. isolate D. differ

A. need B. chance       C. choice D. regret

A. create      B. meet   C. raise   D. develop

A. As    B. For     C. With   D. At

A. extended  B. estimated    C. accepted     D. made

A. contributed   B. referred      C. devoted      D. connected

“Do you think           I should attend the lecture?” she asked me.

A. that B. whether  C. if   D. when

对话填空(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)

阅读下面对话，掌握其大意，并根据所给字母的提示，在标有题号的右边横线上写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式，使对话通顺。

—How can I use this washing machine?

  —Well, just refer to the      .

   A. explanations       B. expressions      C. introductions       D. directions

82. When we heard the news that our team has won more than 30 gold medals Athena Olympic Games, we sang and danced _____ joy.

A. to                            B. with                         C. at                                   D. Of

62. This area is famous _____ its apples and it is famous _____ the home of apple.

A. with; for               B. for; as                  C. for; as                  D. as; to

42. In China children, even in their twenties depended _____ their parents _____ food and clothing.

A. upon; on              B. on; in                  C. on; for                 D. at; to

22. We will never forget this historical lesson written _____ blood.

A.by                                B. with                        C. of                            D. In