56．The text is mainly about ______.

A．Horowitz's popular book – Alex Rider

B．Horowitz's miserable childhood

C．Horowitz, a successful children's writer

D．Horowitz's special writing style

47．A．caring 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．careless　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．careful 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．carefree

SECTION C

　 　Directions: Complete the following passage by using ONE word that best fits the context.

New studies show how food and its production affect the globe and its climate. The process of making a hamburger, for example, requires loss of energy. A cow has to be fed and raised on farmland. And cow waste is a major source of methane(沼气)-　 48　 especially powerful greenhouse gas. The cow has to be killed. The meat has to be processed and shipped, 　49　 takes fuel. Most of the cow won’t even be used for meat people eat. By the time a hamburger finally lands o a dinner plate, 　50　 has made bad effect on the environment.

We can reduce the production of global warming gases by eating less beef. Other kinds of meat like pork and chicken do　 51　 harm to the environment ---at least　 52　 terms of the amount of greenhouse gases released. 　53 , all kinds of meat are harder on the planet that vegetables.　 54　 changing our diet to less meat and more vegetables, as it turns　 55　 ,may do the world some good.

PART THREE READING COMPREHENSION

　 　Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.

A

Anthony Horowitz was miserable (痛苦的) as a child. He was, as he puts it, “not very bright” and couldn't win the attention of his very wealthy parents, who preferred his “clever” older brother. At age 8, Horowitz was sent away to an abusive (虐待的) boarding school in his native England, even though he screamed and pleaded (恳求) with his parents year after year not to send him. “The thought was, ‘It'll be good for him' ,” Horowitz recalls (回忆).

It was not. Horowitz did badly in his studies, had few friends and was bullied (欺负) for five years. “My teachers couldn't have had a lower opinion of me,” he said. “I wasn't even smart enough to rebel (反抗). The one thing I remember from the very earliest age was this desire to write. When I was 10 years old, I remember asking my parents to get me a typewriter for my birthday because I wanted to be a writer.”

Now, at 55, Horowitz is one of the world's most successful children's book authors. His Alex Rider series has sold more than 5 million copies, and the eighth book featuring the young spy, Crocodile Tears, came out this month.

The Alex Rider books tell the adventures of 14-year-old Alex Rider, an agent for the British intelligence agency MI6.

Horowitz said he doesn't try to write for kids; it just comes out that way. “I have a feeling it's to do with purity and simplicity. I give as little information as is necessary to describe the room, the character in the room, and get on with the action,” he said.

That style has also made Horowitz a successful writer of television shows for adults in Britain because, he says, writing books for kids is a lot like writing television for grown-ups: In both cases, it's all about entertaining people with a good story.

Now, Horowitz couldn't be happier with his life. He sums up his success: “…you can be anything you want to be if you just believe in yourself. I do believe it completely.”

46．A．put off 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．put away 　　　　　　　　 C．put up 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．put out

45．A．things 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．actions 　　　　　　　　　　　 C．dos 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．reactions

44．A．heavily 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．strongly 　　　　　　　　　　　 C．loudly　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．happily

43．A．voice 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．noise 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．accent　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．sound

42．A．scene 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．scenery 　　　　　　　　　　　 C．situation 　　　　　 　　　　 D．view

41．A．pick out 　　　　　　　　　　　 B．pick up 　　　　　　　　　　　　 C．bring on 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．bring up

40．A．tried　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．wanted 　　　　　　　　　　　 C．managed　 　　　　　　　　 D．failed

39．A．warned　 　　　　　　　　　　 B．informed 　　　　　　　　　　 C．communicated 　　　　 D．gave