第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，40 分）
第一节：（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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Shopping in the United States changes a lot．About ninety years ago most people shopped in small stores that were owned by one person or a family．Women went from the bakery to the butcher's to the grocer and on to the fruit and vegetable seller in order to get their food for the week．
Then about sixty years ago, supermarkets were born．In a supermarket, people could get all the different kinds of food they needed without going to different stores．
The next big change in shopping in the United States was the shopping mall．A shopping mall is a group of stores under one roof．Because malls allowed people to shop without worrying about the weather, they soon became very popular．The mall became a place for people to socialize in addition to shopping．If you walk through a mall, you will see older people sitting, chatting and drinking coffee．Malls are places for teenagers to hang out．Many teens will often just "go to the mall" and spend time with their friends．
The recent change in American shopping was the superstore．Large chain stores such as Wal-Mart, Office Depot and Toys "R" Us have been built all across the United States．Because they are so large, they can buy goods at a great discount and sell them much cheaper than smaller stores．
Sometimes, when they are built near small towns, many of the small town stores have to close．They just cannot compete with their giant neighbors．
And now, online shopping is becoming more and more popular all over the States．People are too busy to go to the physical stores, so they go shopping over the Internet．Online shopping has lots of advantages．For instance, online stores are usually available 24 hours a day．Searching or browsing online shops can be faster than browsing the physical stores．While, online shopping also has its disadvantages．People are at higher risk of being cheated on the part of the merchant than in a physical store．And privacy of personal information may be let out．
56．Which of the following shows the right order of shopping development in the United States?
①small stores  ②superstores   ③shopping malls    ④shopping online
⑤supermarkets
A．①②③④⑤             B．①⑤②③④
C．①⑤③②④          D．②③④①⑤
57．Which is the place for people to spend time with others according to the passage?
A．Shopping malls．           B．Small stores．      
C．Supermarkets．          D．Superstores．
58．Why can the superstores sell products at much lower prices?
A．Because they are built near small towns．
B．Because they are across the United States．
C．Because they sell all kinds of products people need．
D．Because they can buy goods at a reduction in the price．
59．What's the disadvantage of online shopping according to the passage?
A．Wasting time．         B．Leaking personal information．
C．Fixed prices．        D．No chance to do physical activities

About once a month I have to go to Bedford for my work. One day I went into a   21   there to have something to   22   . The waiter took my coat and put it in a small room.

    About an hour later I was   23   to go. The waiter   24   me my coat. Something fell out of the pocket onto the floor. It was a small white box. I took a   25   look at the   26   . “Oh, you’ve brought   27   coat,” I said to the waiter. “It looks very much like mine,  28   it is quite new, and this isn’t my box, either.”

    “Oh, then I   29   someone has taken your coat and left his,” said the waiter. “This kind of thing   30   sometimes.”

    I opened the box. There was a beautiful gold   31   in it. The waiter and I   32   to go to the police station.

    “Has anyone lost a ring?” I asked at the station.

    “Yes,” said a policeman. “A young man who came in this morning lost a ring, he lost it in London.”

    He   33   the young man. A few minutes later, the man arrived.

    “Yes, this is my ring,” he said. “How can I   34   you, sir? You see, I paid a lot of money for this ring and   35   I lost it on the train!”

    After I told him the   36   of the coat, he said, “You haven’t been on the train. I haven’t been in the hotel, so how did my ring   37   in the coat?”

    “Did anyone sit or stand next to you on the train?” asked the policeman.

    “Yes,” said the young man. “But I don’t remember his face.”

    “You may remember this   38   ,” said the policeman. “Was it like this one?”

    “Yes, it was,” said the young man. “But my friend here isn’t the thief.”

    The policeman laughed. “No,” he said. “The thief on the train stole your ring, and   39   our friend here, he went into the hotel to get some food. Only he didn’t take the   40   coat away with him.”

A. hotel       B. restaurant      C. company     D. shop

A. do         B. buy           C. eat          D. make

A. asked      B. glad           C. invited       D. ready

A. showed     B. returned       C. brought      D. dressed

A. special     B. close          C. usual        D. near

A. waiter      B. box           C. coat         D. pocket

A. no one else’s B. another’s       C. other’s       D. someone else’s

A. but         B. and           C. instead       D. for

A. know       B. wonder        C. suppose      D. find

A. appears     B. happens        C. meets        D. changes

A. ring        B. coin           C. pen          D. sign

A. realized     B. thought        C. wanted       D. decided

A. searched    B. remembered     C. telephoned   D. asked

A. return       B. thank          C. pay         D. help

A. then         B. so            C. yet         D. however

A. thing        B. price          C. story       D. problem

A. come        B. put           C. set         D. get

A. person       B. ring          C. box        D. coat

A. after         B. before        C. like        D. as

A. right         B. good         C. same       D. other

When we are getting excited ,angry or scared ,our bodies also ______many physical changes .

A. go over       B. go around      C. go through            D. go far

阅读下列短文,根据以下提示: 1)汉语提示 ;2)首字母提示 3)语境提示,在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词,并将该词完整地写在相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。

Women are playing a much more important part in society today.

Now women are working ___teachers, scientists and even leaders.      1.____

We have to admit the fact that almost all jobs ____ used to be done by 2.____

men are done perfectly well today by women. Women are no longer l__3.____

Down upon in society. With these __(改变) in their social role, women’s4.___

position in the family has been __(改善) as well. It is hard to find the  5.___

wife is busy while the husband is sitting in an armchair, w__ TV.             6.___

In spite of all these changes, a great n___ of men still guard their             7.___

rights. They t___ of women as incapable creatures. Sometimes few     8.___

women are allowed to ___(出席) important meetings. This is the             9.___

problem we should try to __(解决) now                                                    10.___

（安徽安庆2009教学质量监测）In       preparation for the launching of Shenzhou VII, 4、scientists need      knowledge of weather changes.

     A. the; the            B. a; /            C. /; a            D. the; a