The famous car Rolls-Royce has been largely hand-made and always one of the most expensive cars on the market.

In fact, Rolls-Royce is made up of two men’s names, Charles S. Rolls and Henry Royce. They came from very different backgrounds, received very different educations and when they met; their careers were going in very different directions.

In 1903, Royce bought a second-hand France Decauville car. He found the car unreliable, difficult to start and overheated. Royce decided he could do better himself and set about building two-cylinder (双杠发动机) car of his own design. The first of these, built almost completely by Royce himself, was a success in almost every way: it started easily, ran smoothly and was very reliable. It never failed to impress everyone who saw it rode in the car, including Rolls.

While he was a university student at Cambridge, Rolls acquired a French Peugeot. It was the first automobile seen at Cambridge and by the time Rolls finished his studies, he was probably the most skilled driver in Britain. In 1902, Rolls went into the business of selling cars and became a leading automobile distributor. He was looking for a British car to market when he was told that Henry Royce had designed and built a two-cylinder automobile.

In 1904, Royce and Rolls joined together to build and sell motor car. They combined their talents—Royce the engineer and Rolls the salesman and businessman.

And, just two years later, the partnership produced the Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost, a milestone car acclaimed (盛赞) by many by the time as the “ best in the world”. Over the years the automaker built a legendary reputation.

1.The Rolls-Royce is expensive for its ______ .

2.The underlined word “distributor” in Paragraph 4 probably means ______ .

3.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

    Today, roller skating is easy and fun. But a long time ago, it wasn’t easy at all. Before 1750, the idea of skating didn’t exist. That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin. Merlin was a person who liked playing the violin and was full of ideas and dreams. People called him a dreamer.

One day Merlin received an invitation to a fancy dress ball (化装舞会). He was very pleased and a little excited. As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think how to make a grand  entrance at the party. He came up with an idea. He thought everyone would be attracted by him if he could skate into the room.

Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll. Finally, he decided to put two, wheels under each shoe. These were the first rolled skates. Merlin was very proud of his invention and dreamed of arriving at the party on wheels while playing the violin.

　　On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room, playing the violin. Everyone was amazed to see this. There was just one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skates. Suddenly he ran into a huge mirror hanging on the wall. It fell down and broke into pieces. Nobody forgot Merlin's entrance for a long time.

60．The passage is mainly about_______.

A．a strange man   　　       

B．an unusual party

　　 C．how roller skating started

　　 D．how people held parties in the 18th century

61．People thought Merlin was a dreamer because he________.

         A．often gave others surprises      B．was a gifted musician

         C．invented the roller skates D．was full of imagination

62．Merlin put wheels under his shoes to_________.

         A．impress the party guests  B．arrive at the party sooner

         C．test his invention                D．show his skill in walking on wheels

63．What is main point the writer is trying to make in the last paragraph?

        A．The roller skates needed further improvement.

         B．The party guests took Merlin for a fool.

         C．Merlin succeeded beyond expectation.

         D．Merlin got himself into trouble.

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

Making new friends means   1. (put) yourself out on a limb and asking others not only to accept you, but to like you and want to be around you as well.    2.  (fortunate), there is no magical solution    3. this part of the process, so if you want to make friends, take a deep breath and jump right in!

  4.  first step to making new friends is figuring out what is holding you back. A lot of times people    5. are interested in making new friends don't know why they don’t have them already. They can’t see that    6.  own actions are working against them.

Once you can identify what is keeping you from making new friends, you need to work through these concerns. This can be painful    7.  you will need to put yourself outside of your comfort zones to see any real differences.

The next step is to shine in these social settings so that others will leave with a positive    8. (impress). If you find social situations hard, just rely on a few simple rules.

When you feel    9. (confidence) that you’ve made some great new friends, get out there and celebrate with them! No matter    10. you decide to do, the important thing is to celebrate your new friends and hopefully continue cultivating more.

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下在短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was the last day of the final examination in a large eastern university. On the steps of one building, a group of students were talking about the exam   36 to begin in a few minutes. On their faces was   37 .This was their last exam—then on to graduation and jobs.
Some talked of jobs they already had, others talked of jobs they would get. With the certainty of four years of college, they felt  38 and able to take   39  of the world.
The coming exam, they knew, would be a（n）  40 task, as the professor had said they could bringeither books or notes they wanted, requesting， only  41 that they did not talk to each other during the test.
  42 they entered the classroom. The professor passed out the papers. And smiles appeared on the students’ faces as they   43  there were only five questions.
Three hours had passed before the professor began to  44 the papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was a frightened expression. Papers in hand, no one spoke as the professor  45  the class.
He looked at the worried faces before him, and then asked: “How many completed all five questions?”   46 a hand was raised.
“How many answered four?” Still no hands.
“Three? Two?” The students  47 restlessly(不安地) in their seats.
“One, then? Certainly somebody finished one.” But the class remained   48 .
The professor put down the papers. “That is exactly what I   49 ,” he said. “I just want you to  50 you that, even although you have completed four years of engineering, there are still many things about the   51 you don’t know. These questions you couldn’t answer are relatively common in everyday  52 .” Then smiling, he   53 , “You will all pass this course, but remember—even though you are now college graduates, your education has just  54 .”
The years have  55  the name of the professor, but not the lesson he taught.

【小题20】

A．forgot B．remembered C．strengthened D．weakened

第三部分阅读理解（满分40分）

第一节阅读选择（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

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A Father’s day is a day set aside for honouring fathers in church services and in

the home. It’s celebrated in the U.S. in the third Sunday of June. This idea was begun by Mrs John Bruces Dodd, who in 1909 persuaded an organization in Washington to

salute fathers with special church services. The idea was officially agreed to by President Woodrow Wilson in 1916. In 1924, President Calvin Coolidge suggested national celebration of the day to form closer relations between fathers and their children, and to impress upon fathers the full measure of their duties. The red or white rose is recognized as the official Father’s Day flower.

56. Father’s Day, at first, meant ______.

A. to honor fathers in church services and in the home

B. to win honor for fathers in church services

C. to do honour to fathers at home

D. to warn the fathers of their duties

57. Father’s Day was first celebrated by _____.

A. the French      B. the British      C. the German       D. the American

58. The first president who agreed to Father’s Day was _____.

A. Woodrow Wilson     B. Calvin Coolidge

C. George Washington   D. Abraham Lincoln

59. The president wanted Father’s Day to be a day on which _____.

A. people remembered their fathers

B. the relations between fathers and their children became closer

C. fathers must remember that they should be good fathers

D. both B and C

60. According to the passage, this idea was begun by______.

A. Woodrow Wilson      B. Calvin Coolidge

C. George Washington    D. Mrs. John Bruces Dodd