第二节：完形填空（ 共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分。 ）.

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

A teacher let her class play a game. The teacher    36   each child to bring a bag   37_____a few potatoes. Each potato will be     38    a name of the person that the child    39     , so the number of potatoes that a child will put into his/her bag will     40   the number of people the child hates.

Some children had two potatoes; some had three and others had up to    41   potatoes. The teacher then told the children to    42   the bag wherever they go for a      43   .

   44   the days went by, the children started to    45     because of the unpleasant smell coming from the rotten(腐烂) potatoes. And the students with five potatoes also had to carry   46   bags.

After a week, the teacher asked, “How did you feel？”The children started complaining about the   47 they had to   48   . When they had to carry the heavy and   49   potatoes everywhere they went.

Then the teacher said, “This is the   50   where you carry your hate for somebody    51  your heart. The smell of hate will   52   your heart and you will carry it with you wherever you go. If you cannot   53   the smell of rotten potatoes for just one week, can you imagine   54   it is like to have the smell of hate in your heart for your    55   .

36. A. ordered                   B. liked                      C. told                       D. preferred

37. A. containing               B. putting                   C. covering                 D. including

38. A. called                     B. given                     C. used                      D. offered

39. A. missed                     B. hates                      C. likes                      D. offers

40. A. depend on                B. decide on               C. set down                D. write down

41. A. six                           B. two                       C. ten                        D. five

42. A. bring                       B. wash                      C. carry                     D. take

43. A. week                       B. day                        C. month                    D. holiday

44. A. After                       B. Until                     C. Before                    D. As

45. A. cry                          B. complain                C. laugh                     D. disagree

46. A. heavier                    B. lighter                   C. bigger                    D. older

47. A. happiness                 B. joy                        C. trouble                   D. sadness                        

48. A. get along                 B. go over                  C. get away                D. go through

49. A. funny                      B. smelly                   C. tasty                      D. dusty 

50. A. situation                   B. view                      C. expression              D. sign

51. A. without                   B. outside                   C. with                       D. inside

52. A. injure                      B. keep                     C. pollute                   D. protect

53. A. like                         B. bear                      C. escape                    D. throw

54. A. whom                     B. how                       C. which                    D. what

55. A. youth                      B. school life             C. lifetime                  D. Childhood

阅读文章后，从第50至53题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

       For the first 10 years after the Wright brothers' original flight in 1903, flying was only a sport．It was a pastime for daredevils （不怕死的人）．One very determined daredevil was Bessie Coleman．She was the first black woman to fly an airplane．

       Coleman, born in Texas in 1892, the tenth of 13 children, dreamed of becoming a pilot．To earn money for flying lessons, she washed other people's laundry．At the age of 19 she took a train to Chicago, where she began to study in a beauty school．For five years she worked in a barbershop, and then she looked for a flying school．There were none in the United States that would teach women, but Coleman heard that there were schools in France that would．So she studied the language and sailed off to France．

       When she returned to the United States in 1921, Coleman was the first licensed black woman pilot．Her "aerial acrobatic （航空特技）exhibitions" impressed audiences．She took her airplane through loop-the-loops and flew upside down．She did slow rolls and sharp rolls．Audiences were amazed when she performed a move called "falling leaf．"

       Coleman became a famous person．She performed her acrobatic flights all over the country．She also spoke to African-American audiences in schools, churches, and theatres．Fly, she told them．Be a part of the new aviation（航空） industry．Many young African-American men listened to her．Some became honored military pilots during World War II．Many others made their careers in aviation．

       On April 29, 1926, Coleman was flying when a tool carelessly left in the airplane hit the control stick．The plane went into a dive and did not recover．The daring 34-year-old pilot was killed．

1.Bessie Coleman went to France to ____．

       A．work in a barbershop             B．study the language

       C．look for a flying school            D．take flying lessons

2.Which of the following is probably an "aerial acrobatic"?

       A．Flying upside down．                B．Speaking to audiences．

       C．Getting a pilot's licence．         D．Impressing audiences．

3.The underlined word "exhibition" in paragraph 3 means _____．

       A．a holding back           B．a public show      

       C．falling leaf                 D．loop-the-loops

4.What would be the best title for the passage?

       A．An early daredevil           B．The first flying woman

       C．A pioneer in aviation               D．The first licensed black pilot

第二节（共5小题，每题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从下框的A-F选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余项。(注意：答案E涂AB，F涂BC)

People have expressed themselves thrugh the movements, steps, and rhythms of dance since the beginning of time. They have prayed and celebrated their victories through dance. People have mourned their dead and healed their sick through dance, the language of the body.

Today there are many kinds of dancing. For example, there is folk dancing, ballet dancing, and modern dancing. Modern dance, which began in the early 1900s, is a very expressionistic dance. Modern dancers follow no set pattern. Rather, they create their own movements to match the feeling they are trying to express. But modern dance means more than just selt-expression.

Martha Graham is one of the world’s greatest modern dancers. As a young dancer, she studied with some of the founders of the modern dance movement. Influnced by many different kinds of dancing, Martha Graham developed her own personal dance style. She later formed her own dance company and school in the New York City. The following are some of her feelings about her art.

The modern dancer’s costume is an important part of his or her dance. There is always some reason why a dance costume should be a certain color or an outfit cut in a certain way. The reason comes out of the dance itself. Unlike a ballet costume, a modern dance costume is left of the dancers’ art except the pictures and the memories.

Dances come from something deep within a person. That something cannot be expressed with words--- it must be told through movement. Because dance expresses emotions, it affects the mind and the body. Dance should not be taken apart interpreted-dance must be experienced.

第Ⅱ卷（45分）

第三部分阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，共30分。）
阅读下列短文，从每题中的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。
A NATIONWIDE BESTSELLER
It’s likely that everything you learned about America’s ancient history is wrong.
The new book, 1491, completely changes our understanding of the Americas before the arrival of Columbus in 1492.
DID YOU KNOW?
When Columbus landed there were probably more people in the Americas than there were in Europe.
The peoples of North America had such healthy life-styles that as late as the 19th century they continued to be the tallest people on earth.
Facts have shown that the Americas were populated as long as 33,000 years ago.
4,000 years ago Mesoamerican farmers developed corn in a feat (技艺) of genetic engineering that still isn’t completely understood.
COMMENTS ON 1491
“In the tradition of Jared Diamond & John McPhee, a totally new view of pie-Columbian America”                                                    --Richard Rhodes
“Attractively written and really absorbing ... Charles C. Mann has produced a book that’s part detective story, part epic (史诗) and part tragedy. He has taken on a vast topic: thousands of years, two huge continents, and cultures.”
-- Charles Matthews, San Jose Mercury News
“Powerful and challenging”
--Alan Taylor, Washington Post
“A pleasure to read as well as a wonderful education”              -- Howard Zinn
56. On the whole, 1491 is a book mainly about America’s_______ .
A. life-styles       B. population       C. history         D. agriculture
57. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the comments on the book 1491 ?
A. It is interesting and instructive.        B. It is attractive and culturally related
C. It is challenging and revolutionary.     D. It is humorous and persuasive.
58. From this passage, we can learn______ .
A. people settled in the Americas a little earlier than 1492
B. North Americans were the tallest in the 18th century in the world
C. Mesoamerican farmers knew genetic engineering 5,000 years ago
D. the population in the Americas was smaller than that in Europe in 1492

第二部分：阅读理解 （共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

Son’s Help

Mr. Lang worked in a factory. As a driver, he was busy but he was paid much. His wife was an able woman and did all the housework. When he came back, she took good care of him and he never did anything at home. So he had enough time when he had a holiday. A few friends of his liked gambling(赌博) and he learned it soon. So he was interested in it and hardly forgot anything except gambling. He lost all his money and later he began to sell the television, watches and so on. His wife told him not to do it but he didn’t listen to her. She had to tell the police. He and his friends were punished for it. And he was hardly sent away. After he came out of lockup(拘留所), he hated her very much and the woman had to leave him.

It was New Year’s Day. Mr. Lang didn’t go to work. He felt lonely and wanted to gamble again. He called his friends and they came soon. But they were afraid the police would come. He told his five-year-old son to go to find out if there were the policemen outside. They waited for a long time and didn’t think the police would come and began to gamble. Suddenly opened the door and in came a few policemen.

“I saw there weren’t any policemen outside, daddy,” said the boy, “so I went to the crossing and asked some to come.”

1.Mr. Lang was paid much because _______.

A. he was a driver                 B. he worked in a factory

C. he had a lot of work to do   D. he had worked there for a long time

2.Mrs. Lang did all housework because _______.

A. she couldn’t find any work 

B. she thought her husband was tired

C. her husband spent all time in gambling

D. she wouldn’t stop her husband gambling

3._______, so he was put into lockup.

A. Mr. Lang often gambled      B. Mr. Lang was late for work

C. Mr. Lang didn’t help his wife at home     D. Mr. Lang wasn’t polite to the police

4.The woman had to leave Mr. Lang because _______.

A. he didn’t love her any longer       B. he wouldn’t stop gambling

C. he had been put into lockup         D. he was hardly sent away by the factory

5.Which of the following is right?

A. The boy expected his father to be put into lockup again.

B. The boy thought his father needed some policemen.

C. The boy expected his father to stop gambling soon.

D. The boy expected his mother to come back.