Thousands of Haitians cheered as the Chinese medical team arrived，many of ____        even cried with joy.

   A．those                          B．them                       C. whom                             D．who

. ________, as long as I’m with nature, I don’t care.

A. However tough the voyage is                 B. Whatever tough the journey is

C. However the voyage is tough                  D. Whatever the journey is tough

－I’m interested in that beautiful bag. What do you charge for it?

       －$ 115.

       －_________, but I can’t afford it.

       A．It’s worth that                                            B．It’s really nice

       C．Please lower the price                                 D．That’s too dear

In Miami, thousands of students have been out of class for some days because of Hurricane Wilma. Educational officials are worried about the long break will affect students’ school performance.

    “We think that the sooner we get back to business, the better,” said Rudy Crew, headmaster of Miami-Dade School. 360, 000 students in this area will return to class on Thursday, 10 days after Wilma hit South Florida.

    More than half the district’s 327 school buildings were seriously damaged when Wilma struck on October 24, and 270 buildings lost electrical power. About 30 buildings are still out of  power, but lights may be back on Thursday when students return. In Broward County, schools will remain closed through Friday, because more than 100 buildings have been damaged after the storm. With traffic affected by broken stoplights, officials are worried about the safety of children traveling to and from school.

In Miami-Dade County, the nation’s fourth largest school district, officials are considering ways to make up for lost time. They may make the school year longer and reduce days from two-week holiday break in late December, said spokesman John Schuster.

Some parents also worry about the effect of lost school days. “They’re missing important tests and lessons that they are going to need. And how do you catch up with that lost time? It just disappears,” a high school student’s mother said.

“Although things are difficult, students’ performance in hurricane-damaged district may not be seriously affected by the hurricane”, said Florida Education Commissioner John Winn. “It turned out that hurricane-affected districts showed more learning gains than other districts in previous years. They have learned how to fight against disaster in any time. Things will turn better anyway.”

40. When will students return to school in the district?

   A. October 24.                B. October 31.      

C. November 3.                   D. November 7.    

41. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

   A. Many school buildings were seriously damaged.

   B. Many school buildings lost electrical power.

   C. Some parents also worry about their kids’ studies.

D. Some students got killed when they were at school.

42. According to the passage, we know that _____.

A. maybe students will not have the two-week holiday in late December as usual

   B. the school buildings which lost electrical power have all returned to normal

   C. some parents don’t think the hurricane affect their children’s performance much

   D. John Winn thought that students’ performance would get worse due to the hurricane

43. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A. Hurricane Wilma hit South Florida

B. Parents worry about children’ education

   C. Hurricane Wilma affected school days

   D. Damage by the Hurricane Wilma

第四节：任务性阅读（共5小题；每小题2分，满分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。

All over the world people enjoy sports.Sports help to keep people healthy and happy,and to live longer.

   51    .They buy tickets or turn on their TVs to watch the games.Often they get very excited when their player or team wins.

___52____.Football,for example,has spread around the world.Swimming is popular in all countries near the sea or in those with many rivers.What fun it is to jump into a pool or lake,whether in China,Egypt or Italy!__53_____ .Think how many lovers to skate or ski in Japan,Norway or Canada.

Some sports or games go back thousands od years,like running or jumping.Chinese wushu,for example,has a very long history.But basketball and volleyball are rather new.Neither one is a hundred years old yet.__54___.Water-skiing is one of the newest in the family of sports.

People from different countries may not be able to understand each other,but after a game together they often become good friends._55___.One learns to fight hard but fight fair,to win without pride and to lose with grace.( 胜不骄，败不馁 )

A.And think of people in cold countries.

B.Sports help to train a person’s character.

C.Not a few people like sports in the world.

D.Many people like to watch others play games.

E.People aren’t inventing new sports or games.

F.Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere take part in them.

G.People are inventing new sports or games all the time.

 ---- Go for a picnic this weekend, OK?

  ---- ______. I love getting close to nature.

   A. I couldn’t agree more           B. I’m afraid not

   C. I believe not                  D. I don’t think so

To tell you the truth, every one, including me, won’t _____ your selfness and rudeness.

A. fasten              B. press              C. suffer           D. tolerate

 ________ 200BC, the Silk Road, which was the route for trade between the East and the West, was in use.

   A. As early as         B. As far as            C. As long as                D. As well as

 To our ______, the result of the experiment is much better than we expected.

  A. regrets   B. relief   C. disappointment   D. sorrow

With all the problems ______, the manager went home and had a good rest.

     A. solved         B. to solve          C. solve         D. solving