第三部分 阅读理解(共15小题；每题2分，满分30分)

阅读下列短文，然后从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

Some time ago, I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didn’t think there would be any difficulty in getting it mended, as there are a whole lot of antique (古董) shops near my home. So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception (接待). I was quite wrong. Then man wouldn’t even look at my chair.

The second shop, though slightly more polite, was just the same, and the third and, the fourth-so I decided that my approach（手段） must be wrong.

I went into the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper, “Would you like to buy a chair?” He looked it over carefully and said, “Yes, not a bad chair. How much do you want for it, sir?” “Twenty pounds,” I said. “OK,” he said, “I’ll give you twenty pounds.” “It’s got a slightly broken leg,” I said. “Yes I saw that, it’s nothing.”

Everything was going according to plan and I was getting excited. “What will you do with it?” I asked. “Oh, it will be easy to sell once the repair is done.” “I’ll buy it,” I said. “What do you mean? You’ve just sold it to me,” he said. “Yes, I know but I’ve changed my mind. I’m sorry, I’ll give you twenty-seven pounds for it.” “You must be crazy,” he said. Then, suddenly the penny dropped. “I know what you want。You want me to repair your chair.” “You’re right,” I said. “And what would you have done if I had walked in and said, ‘Would you mend this chair for me’?” “I wouldn’t have agreed to do it,” he said. “We don’t do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble. But I’ll mend this for you, shall we say for a fiver（5英镑）?” He was a very nice man and was greatly amused (感到有趣) by the whole thing.

51. We can learn from the text that in the first shop the writer_________.

A. was rather impolite   B. was warmly received

C. asked the shopkeeper to buy his chair     D. asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair

52. The expression “the penny dropped” in the last paragraph means the shopkeeper___________.

A. changed his mind            B. accepted the offer

C. saw the writer’s purpose   D. decided to help the writer

53. How much did the writer pay?

A. ??5.     B. ??7.     C. ??20.                D. ??27.

54. From the text, we can learn that the writer was___________.

A. honest       B. careful      C. smart          D. funny

B

       Would you eat a ready meal from the fridge rather than cook by yourself? Have you been doing Internet shopping rather than going to the stores? What can't you be bothered to do?

       A study into how lazy British people are has found more than half of the adults are so idle (懒散的) that they'd catch the lift rather than climb two flights of stairs.

       Just over 2000 people were quizzed by independent researchers at Nuffield Health, Britain's largest health center. The results were extremely surprising.

       About one in six people questioned said if their remote control was broken, they would continue watching the same channel rather than get up.

       More than one third of those questioned said they would not run to catch a bus. Worryingly, of the 654 respondents with children, 64% said they were often too tired to play with them.

       This led the report to conclude that it's no wonder that one in six children in the UK are classified as obese (very fat) before they start school.

       Dr Sarah Dauncey, medical director of Nuffield Health, said, “People need to get fitter, not just for their own sake, but for the sake of their families, friends and evidently their pets too.”

       “If we don't start to take control of this problem, a whole generation will become too unfit to perform even the most fundamental tasks.”

       And Scotland's largest city, Glasgow, was shamed as the most idle city in the UK, with 75% questioned admitting they do not get enough exercise, followed closely by Birmingham and Southampton, both with 67%.

       The results bring serious challenges for the National Health Service, where obesity-related illnesses such as heart disease and cancer have been on a steady increase for the past 40 years and are costing billions of pounds every year.

60．How many people questioned don't play with their children?

       A．1280.    B．More than 333.      C．654.     D．About 420.

61．The study leads us to believe that      .

       A．the pets in the UK will be in trouble if their owners keep their way of life

       B．Glasgow people feel ashamed because they don't get enough exercise

       C．British people are the laziest around the world

       D．five sixths of the British children are healthy

62．How does the author convince the readers?

       A．By presenting the results of a study.                  B．By providing answers to questions.

       C．By interviewing some experts.                            D．By telling a story.

63．What is the passage mainly about?

       A．A study of British people's laziness.                  B．A study of British people's lifestyles.

       C．The health service in the UK.                       D．The obesity problem in the UK.

第二节  （共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）

根据短文内容，从短文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。

The wife-carrying World Championship has been celebrated in a small town in central Finland since 1992. In 1992, the people of the town decided to restart some long-forgotten traditions.  71  He was said to only accept men as members of his gang who proved their worth in challenges. At that time, it was also a common practice to steal women from neighboring villages.

   72   A large number of competitors, people, and journalists from Finland to Canada attend the Wife-carrying World Championship every year.

   73    The Wife-carrying World Championship is held on a 253.3 meters long official track. The track has two dry obstacles and a water obstacle, about a meter deep. The wife to be carried may be your own, or your neighbor’s. The minimum weight of the wife to be carried is 49 kg. If she is less than 49kg. If she is less than 49kg, the wife will be given a heavy bag to carry. Each time a competitor drops his wife, that couple will be fined 15 seconds.  74 

Alongside with the Wife-carring World Championship, there is also a team competition. The distance is the same but three men in the team carry the wife in turns. At the exchange point the carrier has to drink official “wife-carrying drink.” Then he may continue the race.  75 

While the Wife-carrying World Championship is being held, there are bands playing music, a wife carrying dance and other forms of entertainment.”

       A．There are a few basic rules.

       B．People everywhere hold the event.

       C．A special prize is awarded to the team.

       D．Do you know how these traditions restarted?

       E．This event is becoming increasingly popular.

       F．The winner is the couple who complete the course in the shortest time.

       G．Back in the late 1800s, there was a robber called Rosvo-Ronkainen in that area.

第二部分：知识运用（共两节，45分）

第一节  单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，共15分）

从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21．Please turn down the music, _______our neighbors next door will be disturbed.

       A．and B．or     C．but    D．So

Unfortunately, his dog got __________ by the car.

       A. runs over         B. ran over          C. was run over   D. run over

The pressure _____ causes Americans to be energetic, but it also puts them under a constant emotional strain (过度紧张).

A. to compete              B. competing

C. to be competed                D. having competed

They used what they had _____ for their daughter.

A. to buy a new dress           B. buying a new clothes

C. bought a new suit             D. buy a new clothing

–You were brave enough to raise objections at the meeting.

–Well, now I regret _____ that.

A. to do           B. to be doing C. to have done    D. having done

In order to gain a bigger share in the international market, many state-run companies are striving _____ their products more competitive.

A. to make     B. making      C. to have made     D. having made

The teacher went for further study and he said he was ______ to come back the next week.

A. possibly            B. likely        C. perhaps          D. probably