36、A、Therefore 　　 B、But　 　　 C、However　 　 D、Actually

47. A. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. with　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. across　　　　　　 　　 　　　 D. through

答案　 36---47. ACBAC　 CBDAD　 BD　　　 　　　　　　　

Passage 20

(福建省师大二附中2010届高三上学期期中考试)

The British usually expect one or two snowfalls each year, but the amount of snow rarely affects everyday life.　 36, this week Britain has had the worst snow it has　 37　 in around 18 years. Some places had more than 30cm in a day.

The bad weather　 38　 severe trouble. More than 3000 schools　 39　 to close as teachers and pupils were unable to get to school.

School　 40　 weren’t too unhappy about it, though, as they headed　 41　 to play in the snow, building snowmen, having snowball fights, sledging and some even snowboarding and skiing.

In London, bus　 42　 were stopped for a day and the underground and trains were cancelled.　 43　 motorways in the country had to close.

Many people were unable to get to work and　 44　 is thought that the cost of this lost labour is around &1 billion to businesses and the economy.

　 45　 wanting to leave the country had problems too. Runways were　 46　 at all the UK’s major airports　 47　 the amount of snow. Hundreds of flights were cancelled,　 48　 some passengers trapped at airports.

So　 49　 is the UK so ill-prepared for snow? The mayor of London, Boris Johnson,　 50　 that there aren’t enough snow –ploughs and gritters(撒沙机) and it doesn’t make sense to buy　 51 equipment when it snows so infrequently.

The southeast of England was the hardest __52__ at the beginning of the week but the snow is now　 53　 northwards where the chaos continues.

More ice and snow is forecast　 54 the week and the advice from travel and weather organizations is to stay indoors　 55 you really need to venture out!

46. A. making up of　　　　　　　　 B. making use of 　　　 　　　 C. making of　　　　　　　　　　 D. making for

45. A. because　　　　　 　　 　　　 B. while　　　　　　　　　　　 C. if　　　　　　　 　　 　　　 D. unless

44. A. in case　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. if only　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. even though　　　　 D. in addition

43. A. number　　　　　 　　 　　　 B. average　　　　　　　　 C. speed　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. rate

42. A. factories 　　　　　　　　 B. crashes　　　　　　　　　 C. shows　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. drives

41. A. teachers 　　　　　　　 B. neighbours　　　　　　　　　 C. parents　　　　　　　　 D. friends

40. A. school uniform　　　　　　　 B. T-shirt　　　　　　　　　　　 C. seat belt　　　　　　　 D. climbing boots

39. A. drivers license　　　　 B. drivers picture　　　　　　　 C. ID cards　 　　　　　　 D. certificates