Subway is always my favorite transportation. To me , it is more than just a convenient way to go around, it is also a way you can feel the heart-beat of a city. In Shanghai, it jumps in perfect. In Paris, it is silent and slow. In New York, it is busy, busy and busy.

　 During rush hour in New York, it will be full of people. You’d better be careful which stairs you are using. If you go wrong , don’t be surprised if someone calls “idiot”, and don’t be shy to call back. The trains here are like working bees, running within the day’s enormous underground system. They live in the dark all year long, breathing hard together with shameless NY rats and trash.

In summer , the underground is nasty since there is no air conditioning. However, it can be street performers’ favorite in winter--- dry, warm, fits so well with the free, creative atmosphere. They can be bands, doing music or dance, with instruments or voices. There was a young man making storm like intense(强烈的)music by hitting some buckets with hands. There was also a band of three black men, singing together with their pure voices. It is New York City. You are expecting to see those performers in different colors , ages doing all sorts of stuff from Chinese Erhu to African drums. It is like a romance between a small, beautiful ballad dancer a giant, iron cold wrestler.

Late night, when everything dies down, the trains are still running but picking up fewer and fewer people. They are like the city, too tough to feel lonely, too focused to stop working.

56. It is implied in the first paragraph that __________.

A. the author often travels with his family by subway.

B. the author travels in a city only by subway.

C. subway often presents the cultural background of a city.

D. big cities have built subways to reduce traffic pressure.

57. If you don’t use the right stairs in the underground station, you will ____________.

A. be fined by the policeman　　　　　　　　 B. miss the subway you’ll take.

C. be looked down on by New Yorkers　　　　 D. be laughed at by New Yorkers

58. We can learn from the third paragraph that ___________

A. art is NYC subway’s best reward to the travelers.

B. nobody likes to stay in the underground in summer.

C. travelers don’t like the music from the underground.

D. only folk music can be enjoyed in the underground

59. What is the best title for this passage?

A. The Thought from NYC Subway　　　　　 B. Bad Experiences in NYC Subway

C. The Train in NYC Subway　　　　　　　 D. A Glimpse of NYC Subway

     The programs Sun Xiaomei hosts(主持)might be among the shortest on CCTV. “On Screen Next Week” is on once a week for 15 minutes, and “ TV You,He and I” comes on for 5 minutes each time, once a week too.

     “Though these programs are short, I have many ideas to make them more lively for the audience(观众),” she said.

Sun was interested in music in her childhood. She played the violin since the age of five until she finished middle school, At first her father wanted her to enter a music school, however, 16-year-old Sun Xiaomei became a student in Beijing Broadcasting (广播)College. Sun loves her job as a hostess( 女主持人)very much. She pays great attention to learning from her comrades, especially Zhao Zhongxiang. When Zhao hosted “ The world” and “The Animal World”, Sun would sit beside him to learn.

 “I am sure that when I am seen by hundreds of millions of viewers on the weekend, I can make friends with them through my warm and easy talk.” She said.

根据短文内容，判断以下句子的正（T）误（F）。

（备注：T填写A，F填写B）（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

 （ ）51. The programs Sun Xiaomei hosts are “ On Screen Next Week” and “TV You, He and I”

 （ ）52. It takes Sun Xiaomei 15 minutes to host the programs each week .

 （ ）53. In the sentences “ I have many ideas to make them more lively for the audience.” The word “them” here means the programs.

 （　）54. She played the violin for more than 13 years before she went to college.

 （　）55. After she finished middle school , she studied in a music school.

Getting plenty of exercise is very important. I enjoy swimming very much. Last summer, I went to the  41  every day . I plan to go there this summer too, but I may not be able to . I have a new   42  . Sometimes I have to work until  43  at night. Though I now work more hours than used to, I do receive a larger salary. I didn’t receive much pay on my  44  job. I like my new job, but had I known that it would take up so much of my free time , I would not have taken it. I prefer  45  to spending money.

I have heard that riding a bike is good exercise . Maybe I will be able to  46 enough money to buy a bike. My neighbour, Mrs.Wilson , has a bicycle that I could  47  from her, but I would rather own my own bike. If I used hers , I would worry about damaging it. Since I make more money now, I think that I can afford to buy my own. Getting a bike is really a good idea, because while I am riding to and from work, I will be getting  48  at the same time. It’s easier to get to the beach by bike too. I might be able to go swimming every day after all. This new job is great! I’m very  49  , This will be a summer full of  50 . 

 41. A. playground             B. shore         C. seaside        D. sea 

 42. A. office                 B. job            C. love          D. interest

 43. A. far                    B. deep          C. late           D. lately 

 44. A. favorite               B. new           C. past           D. old 

 45. A. swimming             B. riding          C. playing        D. working 

 46. A. save                  B. keep           C. take           D. cost 

 47. A. ride                   B. renew          C. lend           D. borrow

 48.A. enjoyment              B. rest            C. exercise        D. money

 49. A. moved                 B. excited         C. interested       D. disappointed

 50. A. exercise                B. pleasure        C. interest         D. imagination

 We should do all we can _____ the children who lost the chance to go to school.

  A. help             B. to be helping     C. helping         D. to help

Ten minutes earlier______ we could have avoided the accident.

  A. or             B. so           C. but           D. and  

--- What about going out for a walk after supper?

---_______ .

A. I couldn’t agree more　 B. I’m afraid not　 C. I believe not　 D. I don’t think so

_____ my surprise, ______ I could have a word with him , he left.

   A. In ; before        B. To ; before         C. In ; when     D. To; ; since

 E-mail, as well as telephones, ______ an important part in daily communication.

  A. is playing          B. have played       C. are playing       D. play   

A black woman _    __ for refusing to stand up for a white man on a bus, which led to a demonstration(示威运动).    

A. got to arrest       B. was to arrest     C. had arrested     D. got arrested

I'll spend half of my holiday practicing English and _______half learning drawing

   A another                 B the other                    C other’s           D other