完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

I played a racquetball game against my cousin Ed last week. It was one of the most__21__ and tiring games I've ever had. When Ed first phoned and__22__ we play，I laughed quietly，figuring on an__23__ victory. After all，Ed's idea of__24__ has always been nothing more__25__ than lifting a fork to his mouth. __26__I can remember， Ed's been the least physically fit member in the family，and__27__ proud of himself. His big stomach has always ballooned out between his T-shirt and trousers. Although the family often__28__ about that，Ed refused to buy a__29__ T-shirt or to lose weight. So when Ed__30__ for our game not only the bottom of his shirt gathered inside his trousers but also with a stomach you could hardly__31__，I was so surprised that I was__32__. My cousin must have made an effort to get himself into shape. __33__，at the point in our game when I'd have predicted（预计）the score to be about 9 to 1 in my favor，it was__34__7 to 9-and Ed was__35__. The sudden realization was painful. We__36__ to play like two mad men. When the score was 16 up，I was having serious__37__ about staying alive until 21 years old，let alone__38__ that many points. When the game finally ended， both of us were lying flat on our backs，too tired to__39__. In a way，I think we both won：I the game，but cousin Ed my__40__.

 21. A. encouraging             B. hopeless             C. surprising            D. regular

 22. A. declared             B. mentioned           C. persuaded           D. suggested

 23. A. unforgettable          B. unexpected            C. easy                D. early

 24. A. exercise             B. preparation          C. joy                  D. fitness

 25. A. time-saving            B. comfortable           C. suitable             D. effort-making

 26. A. As soon as           B. As long as           C. When                D. Since

 27. A. strangely            B. personally            C. reasonably            D. eagerly

 28. A. cared               B. forgot              C. quarreled             D. joked

 29. A. clean             B. larger              C. straight             D. darker

 30. A. set out                      B. got ready            C. arrived               D. returned

 31. A. notice              B. admire              C. believe               D. measure

 32. A. nervous             B. curious             C. careless             D. speechless

 33. A. After all             B. As a result           C. Above all             D. At last

 34. A. mistakenly           B. then                C. instead             D. naturally

 35. A. leading             B. coming             C. waiting              D. counting

 36. A. pretended           B. stopped             C. continued            D. decided

 37. A. thoughts          B. doubts               C. situations            D. problems

 38. A. scoring             B. completing           C. receiving             D. keeping

 39. A. play                 B. start               C. sleep             D. move

 40. A. friendship            B. respect             C. support              D. favor

Andreea,18,from Romania, sent a photograph of the view from her window and included a brief apology, “Sorry, this picture is plain and boring. No one would like it.”

    At home in New Jersey, US, Coreen Burke,16, clicked on the same image on the internet. She saw a village with its rooftops and walls painted in reds and yellows, a distant chimney(烟囱) giving off smoke. “Isn’t this amazingly different from my country?” She thought to herself.

    Burke, a teenager with a skill for computers, saw beauty in that photo. She posted it to her blog, Outside My Window, which features a daily snapshot(快照) of someone’s window view around the world.

    The concept is simple: We can all relate to the act of staring through a piece of glass, onto the scene on the other side. “Maybe if we understood the way people from all over the world live,” she explained, “we would all get along better than we have been lately.”

With a click of a mouse, you can see Frederic’s window in the south of France, looking out on sailboats anchored (抛锚) in a peaceful harbor. Or Virginia’s view in Canada, a winter scene with trees laced in white.

Like most high school students, Burke has traveled the world. But she says someday she hopes to collect stamps in her passport, starting with Greece and India. Her recent break was devoted to launching the site with a blogger account and recruiting(招募) contributors from deviant ART, an online art community. She posted the first window view from Switzerland, a sunset photographed by an 18-year-old. Then others came flowing in by email, up to seven a day, from as far as Kazakhstan and Indonesia.

Contributors are marked on maps pinned on her bedroom wall: a blue dot indicates their country and a pink dot shows their city, if they provide it. The most responses have come from Europe – Estonia, Poland, Italy, Germany and Sweden, to name a few. She is crossing her fingers, thinking that she’ll receive a photo from Africa or Antarctica, which are unrepresented so far.

    While she’s become a cyber crusader(网络革新者) for appreciating the beauty outside our own windows, get this: She has no windows in her bedroom. She has a nice skylight（天窗）, though.

66. What does Burke think of the picture she received from Andreea?

A. Boring      B. Charming    C. Strange    D. Plain

67. Outside My Window is a blog intended to show_______.

A. the view from Burke’s window

B. pictures of rural New Jersey

C. photos of window views taken by people all over the world

D. beautiful scenes of famous places of interest

68. We can conclude from the article that Burke _______.

A. believes we should reach out to people of different cultures

B. has traveled around the world and taken many pictures

C. is a member of an online art community

D. has made a lot of money by selling beautiful pictures

69. Which of the following is not true?

A. Burke is likely to receive a photo from Africa or Antarctica.

B. Burke is a junior middle school student.

C. Burke has photos from many countries in the world, including Kazakhstan.

D. Burke wants a photo of window view from Africa or Antarctica.

70．What is the best title of this passage?

A. World Windows

B. Beautiful Pictures

C. Pictures on the Internet

D. Windows in Bedrooms

任务型阅读 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。

注意：每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案写在答题卡相应题号的横线上。

China's College Entrance Examination (CEE)in 1977 and 1978 changed the fate of a group of Chinese people with large age differences and from all walks of life. Thirty years later, some of them anxiously wait outside exam spots, praying for good luck for their only child.

The Chinese describe the CEE, or gaokao in Chinese, as "thousands of troops on a single--log bridge" because of the limited number of places at universities. For students in the countryside, the tough exams may be their only opportunity to escape the hardship of country life.

A survey conducted by the Ministry of Education and the China Youth Daily showed 89.6 percent of those people felt their fate was changed by the exam. Among those who said their fate was "totally changed", 69.1 percent came from the countryside and only 30.9 percent were from cities. Some Chinese think too much emphasis is placed on having a university diploma (文凭). It is believed that a person will not find a proper job without a college certificate, and that there are increasingly fewer jobs even for college graduates.

Although the CEE is still a major means of selecting people for higher education after 30 years of development, the society has gradually adjusted its standard, A lot of people think that the CEE needs reforming, but these reforms will have to be gradual. While debates over the exam continue, more people believe it is the only open, fair and just way of talent selection.

-- When do you need to pay the balance?

-- ______  December 31.

A. In                              B. By                  C. During                 D. Within

16. I returned home with some roses and only then __________ find my favorite vase missing.

A. I did                     B. did I                 C. do I                  D. I do

 .Rainforests ＿＿and burned at such a speed that they will disappear from the earth in the future.

A. cut   B. are cut   C. are being cut   D. had been cut

.   You had better get a doctor   _______   your bad tooth.

 A. pull out             B. to pull out          C. pulled out          D. pulling out

. Although punctual himself, the professor was quite used    ___________   late for his lecture.

A. to have students       B. for students to be   C. for students’ being        D. to students’ being

．Mother ______ us stories when we were young .

A .was used to tell   B . is used  to telling   C . used to tell      D .  used to telling

. Not one in one hundred children exposed to the disease ______ likely to develop it.

A. should be    B. must be    C. is    D. are