第三部分：阅读理解（满分40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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Who doesn’t love sitting beside a cozy fire on a cold winter’s night? Who doesn’t love to watch flames（火苗）curling up a chimney?  Fire is one of man’s greatest friends, but also one of his greatest enemies. Many big fires are caused by carelessness. A lighted cigarette was thrown out of a car or train window or a broken bottle lying on dry grass can start a fire. Sometimes a fire can start on its own. Wet hay（草）can begin burning by itself. This is how it happens: the hay starts to rot（腐烂）and begins to give off heat which is  trapped inside it. Finally, it bursts into flames.  That’s why farmers cut and store（贮存）their hay when it’s dry.

Fires have destroyed whole cities. In the 17th century, a small fire which began in a baker’s shop burnt down nearly every building in London. Moscow was set on fire during the war against Napoleon. This fire continued burning for seven days. And, of course, in 64 A. D. a fire burnt Rome. Even today, in spite of modern fire - fighting methods, fire causes millions of pounds’ worthy of damage each year both in our cities and in the countryside.

It has been wisely said that fire is a good servant but a bad master.

56. The writer considers it ____ to sit beside a fire on a cold winter night.

A. nice                       B. dangerous                    C. unhappy               D. painful

57. Which of the following describes the way how hay begins burning on its own?

A. wet hay becomes dry gives off heat burns

B. dry hay gets too much heat from the sun gives out heat starts to burn

C. wet hay begins to rot gives out heat starts to burn

D. dry hay gives off heat starts to rot starts to burn

58. Many big fires are caused __________.

A. by cigarette                  B. by their own

C. by dry grass                   D. by people’s carelessness

59. how many examples did the writer give to show fires can destroy the whole city ?

A. One                       B. Two                                 C. Three                    D. Four

60. Which of the following statement is not true ?

A. Fires still cause much damage now although there are modern fire-fighting methods.

B. Fires cause less damage in the country than in the city.

C. Fire can be man’s good friend and also great enemy.

D. One should be careful not to throw a lighted cigarette everywhere.

I try to be a good father. But compared with Dick Hoyt, I suck.

Eighty-five times he’s pushed his disabled son, Rick, 26.2 miles in marathons. Eight times he’s not only pushed him 26.2 miles in a wheelchair but also towed (拉着) him 2.4 miles in a dinghy (小游艇) while swimming and pedaled (蹬车) him 112 miles — all in the same day. And what has Rick done for his father? Not much — except save his life.

This love story began in Winchester, Mass., 43 years ago, when Rick was strangled (使窒息) by the umbilical cord (脐带) during birth, leaving him brain-damaged and unable to control his limbs.

When Rick was 11 the Hoyts took him to hospital and asked if there was anything to help the boy communicate. “No way,’’ Dick was told. “There’s nothing going on in his brain.’’

“Tell him a joke,’’ Dick countered (反驳). They did. Rick laughed. It turns out that a lot was going on in his brain. Equipped with a computer that allowed him to control the cursor (光标) by touching a switch with the side of his head, Rick was finally able to communicate.

And after a high school classmate was paralyzed (瘫痪) in an accident and the school organized a charity run for him, Rick pecked out (啄出), “Dad, I want to do that.’’

How was Dick, who had never run more than a mile at a time, going to push his son five miles? Still, he tried.

That day changed Rick’s life. “Dad,’’ he typed, “when we were running, it felt like I wasn’t disabled any more!’’

And that sentence changed Dick’s life. He became obsessed(迷恋) with giving Rick that feeling as often as he could. He got into such hard-belly shape that he and Rick were ready to try the 1979 Boston Marathon. In 1983 they ran another marathon so fast they made the qualifying time for Boston the following year.

Then somebody said, “Hey, Dick, why not a triathlon (三项全能运动)?’’

Now they’ve done 212 triathlons, including four 15-hour Ironmans in Hawaii.

This year, at ages 65 and 43, Dick and Rick finished their 24th Boston Marathon, in 5,083rd place out of more than 20,000 starters. Their best time? Two hours, 40 minutes in 1992 — only 35 minutes off the world record.

“No question about it,’’ Rick types. “My dad is the Father of the Century.’’

And Dick got something else out of all this too. Two years ago he had a heart attack during a race. Doctors found that one of his arteries (动脉) was 95% blocked. “If you hadn’t been in such great shape,’’ one doctor told him, “you probably would have died 15 years ago.’’ So, in a way, Dick and Rick saved each other’s life.

What is the meaning of the underlined word ‘limbs’ in Paragraph 3?

A. fingers and toes    B. hands and feet    C. arms and legs       D. wrists and knees

At the 24^th Boston Marathon, Dick and Rick ________.

A. reached the finish line within 160 minutes    B. nearly broke the world record

C. did better than 5082 athletes         D. completed the journey 35 minutes ahead of time

What changed Rick’s life?

A. Rick’s love for his father.        B. Rick’s joining in the charity run with his father.

C. A computer enabling Rick to communicate.     D. Rick’s strong will and perseverance.

What do we learn from the last two paragraphs?

A. Dick was considered as the Father of the Century by the public.

B. Rick made his father so well-known that the doctors treated him well.

C. Dick got into great shape by assisting his son in marathons and triathlons.

D. Rick saved his father when he had a heart attack in a race two years ago.

第七部分：书面表达（满分15分）

高中生在成长的过程中会碰到一些烦恼。你班就这一话题正积极筹备召开一次主题班会。请你依据下表进行必要的思考，并用英语准备一篇到会发言的材料。词数150左右。

 Having decided to rent a flat, we ___ contacting all the accommodation agencies in the city.                

　 A. set about　　　  B. set down　　        C. set out　　　　    D. set up

 It’s obvious that she ______ him for a long time.

A. has adored          B. adored               

C. is adoring          D. has been adoring.

—Have you had a chance to wear your new shirt yet? 　

—_____. I’ve been meaning to exchange it for a larger size.　　

A．It’s up to you　　    B．That reminds me　　

C．I forget that　　　          D．That depends

____ that saw the trade between the two countries reach its highest point.　　

         A．During the 1980’s　　　　     B．That it was in the 1980’s　　

         C．It was the 1980’s 　　　　     D．It was in the 1980’s

第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题，每题2分，满分30分）

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Was Princess Diana murdered? The verdict(判决) is no. according to an inquiry(调查) held into the cause of her death over the last six months.

The big question was whether the deaths of Diana and her boyfriend Dodi A1 Fayed in a deadly car crash in 1997 had been accidental, or whether there was some kind of conspiracy(阴谋) to have them killed. 

Dodi’s father Mohamed A1 Fayed, owner of London’s world-famous department store Harrods, has insisted for the last decade that the pair were murdered by spies of the British state who did not want them to marry. But his theories now look to have been blown out of the water.  The court found that Princess Diana and her boyfriend were not murdered but killed due to the “gross, carelessness” of her driver and the paparazzi(偷拍的摄影记者). Her driver was drunk at the time of the crash and the paparazzi had been running after their car.

So is this the end of the Diana story? British taxpayers may hope so. The inquiry has cost them about ￡10m (140m RMB). “Thank God it’s over”, was the headline in The Guardian newspaper. UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown said it was time to “draw a line” under the death of the Princess. But Mohamed AI Fayed has refused to accept the judgment. He says the result will come as a “blow” to millions of his supporters around the world, and has not ruled out starting another investigation.

Whatever happens, next, the special place Princess Diana has in the hearts of people around the world is not likely to be forgotten.

56. According to the text, the inquiry focuses on _______.

      A. what caused the deaths of Diana and her boyfriend

      B. who were the paparazzi

      C. how much British taxpayers paid for the case

       D. whether the driver was drunk then .

57. By saying the underlined “his theories now look to have been blown out of the water”, the author means that ________.

      A. Mohamed lacks confidence in the case

      B. Mohamed feels disappointed at the result

      C. Mohamed’s idea seems to be believable

       D. Mohamed’s idea possibly proves to be wrong

58. Similar to The Guardian newspaper, UK Prime Minister ________.

      A. felt sorry for the deadly car crash     B. questioned the purpose of Dodi’s father

      C. stood for the court’s judgment        D. blamed the paparazzi for their bad behavior

第二节  根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

—What do you think I ought to see first in London? I’m told one ought to the British Museum .Do you think I shall have time for that?

—    61   But if I were you ,I should leave that for some other day .You could spend a whole day there. It’s  much too big to be seen in an hour or so.

—I suppose it is   62    

—That’s not a bad idea .You could spend a couple of hours there comfortably, or even a whole afternoon, watching the wild animals and al those birds. You could have tea there too.

—I`ll do that. then ,How do I get there?

—    63     Where are we now? Oh, there’s a big building .I think your best way from here is to  take Baker Street.

—    64    

—Oh, no ,a quarter of an hour or so ,but ,if you’re in a hurry ,why not take a taxi?

—I think I will.   65     Taxi!

A. Let me see. you might.

B. Will you might.

C. What time is it now?

D. Is it much of a walk?

E. Ah, here’s one coming.

F. What about going to the Zoo?

G. Must I stay in London for long

There is a new problem        in the popularity of private cars        road conditions need to be improved .

       A．involving ; that       B．involved ; that        C．involved; where             D．involving ; which