第三部分：阅读理解（共25小题，每题2分，满分共50分）

第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项.

During the summer holidays there will be a revised(修改过的)schedule(时刻表 )of services for the students. Changes for dining-room and library service hours and for bus schedules will be posted on the wall outside of the dining hall. Weekly film and concert schedules which are being arranged will be posted each Wednesday outside of the student club.

　　In the summer holidays, buses going to the town center will leave the main hall every hour on the half hour during the day. The dining room will serve three meals a day from 7:00a.m. to 7:00p.m.during the week and two meals from noon to 7:00p.m. on weekends. The library will continue its usual hours during the week but have shorter hours on Saturday and Sundays. The weekend hours are from noon to 5:00p.m.

　　All students who want to use the library borrowing services must have a new summer card. This announcement will also appear in the next week’s student newspaper.

61. At which of the following times will the bus leave the main hall?

　　A.8:00, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00　　       B.8:30, 9:30, 10:30, 11:30

　　C.8:30, 9:00, 9:30, 10:00　    　    D.8:00, 9:30, 11:00, 12:30

62. Times for films and concerts are not listed in this announcement because_____.

　　A. they are not to be announced 　　　B. they are hard to arrange

　　C. the full list is not ready 　　　　  D. the full list is too long

63. In the summer holidays, the library will have_____.

　　A. no special hours　　　　　　　　 B. special hours on weekdays

　　C. special hours on weekends 　　　  D. special hours both on weekdays and weekends

64. We may infer that during the summer holidays_____.

　　A. the student newspaper will sell more copies

　　B. there will be a concert or a film once a week

　　C. many students will stay in the university

    D. no breakfast will be served on weekends

请根据以下的任务说明和写作要求，写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

　　I once met a middle-aged stranger who said his money had been stolen at the railway station，so he had no money to go home. He begged for help from passers-by，but they all pretended not to have heard what he was saying and went by quickly. Then he stopped me and wanted me to give him the help. At first I could not accept that because I didn't think he was telling the truth. But when I saw tears in his eyes，I began to believe that he might be in the real trouble，so，just immediately I gave him all the money I had. When he took the money， his face turned red. Before he left，he expressed his great thanks and also said he would give back my money when he reached home.

　　When I came back to school and told my classmates about my story，they held different opinions. Some of them thought that I did a good deed to have given a hand to the person in trouble，while others said that I was cheated. Some even laughed at me and called me a fool who could not judge things in the right way. Now，I am really confused！

　　[写作内容]

　　1.请用30个词概括短文的要点；

　　2.然后用约120个词就"陌生人可不可信"的主题发表看法，并包括如下要点：

　　（1）叙述你或你的朋友给予陌生人以帮助的一次真实经历;

　　（2）说明你的理由。

　　[写作要求]

　　1.可以使用实例或其它论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；

　　2.标题自定。

阅读理解

　　In the 1930s, a lot of people in the USA were out of work. Among these people was a man named Alfred Butts, he always had an interest in word games and so, to fill his time, he planned a game that he called ‘Laxico’. However, he was not completely satisfied with the game, so he made a number of changes to it and, in time, changed its name from ‘lexico’to‘Alph’and then to‘Criss cross’. He wanted to make some money from his new game but he didn't have any real commercial success.

　　In 1939, Butts happened to meet a man called Jim Brunot who showed an interest in the new game. The two men worked together on developing the game and in 1948 it was offered for sale in the United States under its new name棥—Scrabble’.

　　At first, it didn't sell very well. In the first year it sold just 2,250 sets and by 1951 it had only reached 8,500 sets a year.

　　Then, in 1952 the manager of Macy's department store in New York, Jack Strauss, happened to play‘Scrabble’ while he was on holiday. He thought it was a wonderful game and, when he went back to work after his holiday, he insisted that Macy's should stock the game and make an effort to call the public's attention to it.

　　As a result,‘Scrabble’ became a big success in the United States and it soon spread to Australia and then to other English-speaking countries.

1．The text is mainly about ________.

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2．Alfred Butts invented the game“Lexico” ________.

[　　]

A．to make himself famous

B．to make spelling simpler

C．when he was out of work and looking for a job

D．when he was playing word games to pass the time

3．Who made‘Scrabble’ popular? ________.

[　　]

A．Alfred Butts

B．Jack Strauss

C．Alfred Butts and Jim Brunot

D．Jack Strauss and Jim Brunot

4．When did Alfred Butts first put his game on the market? ________.

[　　]

A．In 1939

B．In 1948

C．Before 1939

D．Between 1939 and 1948.

阅读理解

　　By the Louisiana Purchase of 1803 the United States bought from France a vast area of some 828 000 square miles. This was one of the biggest land purchases in history. The area stretches from the Mississippi River in the east to the Rocky Mountains in the west and from the Gulf of Mexico in the south to the United States--Canadian border in the north. This territory(领土)makes up a third of the United States. It included, before territorial adjustment, all or parts of what were to become 15 States.

　　This huge region was explored in the 16th century by the Spaniard. A Frenchman, in 1682, named it Louisiana in honor of his king, Louis ⅩⅣ(1638-1715). Early in the 18th century the French founded settlements along the Mississippi River. The most important one. New Orleans, was founded in 1718 on the east bank of the river, 90 miles from its mouth. In 1732 the French Government took control of Louisiana.

　　At the end of the French and Indian War(1754-1763) in North America, French lost its lands east of the Mississippi to the Britain. In an agreement France gave up Louisiana--the French lands west of the Mississippi, and New Orleans--to Spain.

　　In the late 18th century Napoleon Bonaparte(1769-1821) rose to become the first emperor of France. He dreamed of creating a new French colonial empire in North America. In 1800 he persuaded the Spanish rulers to sign the secret Treaty of San Ildefonso. This treaty transferred Louisiana back to France. On October 15, 1802, the king of Spain finally gave the order transferring Louisiana to France.

　　When President Thomas Jefferson(1743-1826) learnt of the secret agreement, he was very worried. He did not welcome the idea of having a strong France as a neighbour in the west in place of the weak Spain. Jefferson was also afraid that when the French controlled New Orleans they would close the Mississippi to America trade.

　　Jefferson ordered Robert R. Livingston (1746-1813), the America minister to France, to explore the possibility of purchasing New Orleans and part of West Florida near the mouth of the Mississippi. Jefferson used psychology to force Napoleon's hand. He permitted to fall into the hands of the French Emperor some false secret letters, saying that the United States would join Britain for all attack on Louisiana. In March, 1830, James Monroe(1758-1831) went to Paris, who was empowered to offer Napoleon up to $10000000 for New Orleans and a tract of land on the Gulf of Mexico.

1．What is the main idea of the text?

[　　]

A．The history of Louisiana.

B．The purchase of a piece of land.

C．The wars between different countries for Louisiana.

D．The great wisdom of Thomas Jefferson in winning Louisiana for the United States.

2．The author is most likely to agree with which of the following statements?

[　　]

A．Louisiana was by far the largest state of the United Stares at that time.

B．The name Louisiana was most commonly seen in Spain.

C．France lost its control of Louisiana to Britain after losing the French and Indian War.

D．Thomas Jefferson wanted to have Louisiana because he felt that with such a vast region in his hand. France could be a threat to the United States.

3．What is the main reason that made Napoleon sell Louisiana to the United States?

[　　]

A．Louisiana was too big for France to control.

B．Thomas Jefferson was so clever that Napoleon could not match his wisdom.

C．Napoleon was deceived by the false letters and was afraid of the attack by Britain and the United States.

D．The native people in Louisiana would not be ruled by foreign rulers.

4．What will the paragraph immediately following the last paragraph discuss?

[　　]

A．How did France sell Louisiana to the United States.

B．What happened to Louisiana after it was purchased by the United States.

C．How Thomas Jefferson was respected by his people for the important purchase he made.

D．What was the effects of the purchase on American developments.