完型填空

　　A few weeks ago, I followed a friend into an art supply store．I found him picking out tubes of water-color paint, which 　　1　　 me because he's not an artist

　　"I 　　2　　 up for a water-color class, and it starts next week," he said．"I really don't have 　　3　　 for it, but it was on my list of 50 things to do before I die, so I 　　4　　 it．Every few months 1 look at the list and decide what to focus on next．　　5　　 I had the list, I complained a lot about what I was 　　6　　 in my life．Now 1 just bury myself in doing these things．Write your own list．and you'll 　　7　　 what I mean．"

　　So that night．I did just that, and he was right．The list revealed(显露出)a whole lot about what was 　　8　　 to me．It also revealed how 　　9　　 behind I am at getting to the things I really want．

　　I filled up the first twenty 　　10　　 quickly, but then began to think carefully．

　　Eventually I 　　11　　 items I've thought about for years, and 　　12　　 I've carried with me since I was young．When I 　　13　　 the list later, some entries surprised me．

　　First, I want to 　　14　　 much more, particularly now that my children are 　　15　　 and can go with me-to see the world．I would like to take them to bike through Denmark and camp in the Canadian Rockies．

　　I'm also surprised to 　　16　　 some things on the list that need to be done soon．If I'm going to learn to roller-blade(轮滑), 　　17　　, I'd better start before I turn 50．

　　Like my friend, I now have an alternative to 　　18　　．When I'm bored with life, I take out my list．

　　My friend told me the 　　19　　 was preparing the ground so that life could- work in mysterious ways．"If you want your ship to come in, you must build a dock(码头)," he said．

　　Thanks to my 　　20　　, I'm working on some big docks．

完型填空

　　A few weeks ago, I followed a friend into an art supply store．I found him picking out tubes of water-color paint, which 　　1　　 me because he's not an artist "I 　　2　　 up for a water-color class, and it starts next week," he said．"I really don't have 　　3　　 for it, but it was on my list of 50 things to do before I die, so I 　　4　　 it．Every few months 1 look at the list arid decide what to focus on next．　　5　　 I had the list, I complained a lot about what I was 　　6　　 in my life．Now 1 just bury myself in doing these things．Write your own list．and you'll 　　7　　 what I mean．"

　　So that night．I did just that, and he was right．The list revealed(显露出)a whole lot about what was 　　8　　 to me．It also revealed how 　　9　　 behind I am at getting to the things I really want．

　　I filled up the first twenty 　　10　　 quickly, but then began to think carefully．

　　Eventually I 　　11　　, items I've thought about for years, and 　　12　　 I've carried with me since I was young．When I 　　13　　 he list later, some entries surprised me．

　　First, I want to 　　14　　 much more, particularly now that my children are 　　15　　 arid can go with me-to see the world．I would like to take them to bike through Denmark and camp in the Canadian Rockies．

　　I'm also surprised to 　　16　　 some things on the list that need to be done soon．If I'm going to learn to roller-blade(轮滑), 　　17　　, I'd better start before I turn 50．

　　Like my friend, I now have an alternative to 　　18　　．When I'm bored with life, I take out my list．

　　My friend told me the 　　19　　 was preparing the ground so that life could- work in mysterious ways．"If you want your ship to come in, you must build a dock(码头)," he said．

　　Thanks to my 　　20　　, I'm working on some big docks．

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36－55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　A few weeks ago, I followed a friend into an art supply store．I found him picking out tubes of water-color paint, which 　　1　　 me because he's not an artist

　　"I 　　2　　 up for a water-color class, and it starts next week, " he said．"I really don't have 　　3　　　for it, but it was on my list of 50 things to do before I die, so I 　　4　　 it．Every few months 1 look at the list arid decide what to focus on next．　　5　　 I had the list, I complained a lot about what I was 　　6　　 in my life．Now 1 just bury myself in doing these things．Write your own list．and you'll 　　7　　 what I mean．"

　　So that night．I did just that, and he was right．The list revealed(显露出)a whole lot about what was 　　8　　 to me．It also revealed how 　　9　　 behind I am at getting to the things I really want．

　　I filled up the first twenty 　　10　　 quickly, but then began to think carefully．

　　Eventually I 　　11　　, items I've thought about for years, and 　　12　　 I've carried with me since I was young．When I 　　13　　 he list later, some entries surprised me．

　　First, I want to 　　14　　　much more, particularly now that my children are 　　15　　　arid can go with me-to see the world．I would like to take them to bike through Denmark and camp in the Canadian Rockies．

　　I'm also surprised to 　　16　　 some things on the list that need to be done soon．If I'm going to learn to roller-blade(轮滑), 　　17　　, I'd better start before I turn 50．

　　Like my friend, I now have an alternative to 　　18　　．When I'm bored with life, I take out my list．

　　My friend told me the 　　19　　　was preparing the ground so that life could- work in mysterious ways．"If you want your ship to come in, you must build a dock(码头), " he said．

　　Thanks to my 　　20　　 , I'm working on some big docks．

阅读理解

　　Tourism probably started in Roman times．Rich Romans visited friends and family who were working in another part of the Roman empire．But when the empire broke down, this kind of tourism stopped．

　I　n the early 17th century, the idea of the “Grand Tour” was born．Rich young English people sailed across the English Channel(英吉利海峡)．They visited the most beautiful and important European cities of the time, including Paris in France, and Rome and Venice(威尼斯)in Italy．Their tours lasted for two to four years, and the tourists stayed a few weeks or months in each city．The “Grand Tour” was an important part of young people’s education－but only for the rich．

　　In the 18th century, tourism began to change．For example, people in the UK started to visit some towns, such as Bath to “take the waters”．They believed that the water there was good for their health．So large and expensive hotels were built in these towns．

　　In the 19th century, travel became much more popular and faster．When the first railways were built in the 1820s, it was easier for people to travel between towns, so they started to go for holidays by the sea．And some started to have holidays in the countryside as cities became larger, noisier and dirtier．

　　Traveling by sea also became faster and safer when the first steamships were built．People began to travel more to far away countries．

　　The 20th century saw cars become more and more popular among ordinary people．Planes were made larger, so ticket prices dropped and more people used them．

　　Thus tourism grew．In 1949, Russian journalist Vladimir Raitz started a company called Horizon Holidays．The company organizes everything－plane tickets, hotel rooms, even food－and tourists pay for it all before they leave home．The package tour and modern tourist industry was born．

　　The first travel agency in China was set up as early as 1949．But tourism did not take off until 1978．In 2002, the industry was worth 500 billion yuan and became an important part of China’s social development．