19．A sea of green gardens surrounds Windsor Castle in the English countryside．It looks out onto the river Thames and sits next（61）toa hunting ground．It was built just outside of London（62）to protect（protect） the capital from enemies on the west side．
Windsor Castle is the oldest and largest（63）occupied（ occupy） castle in the world．It was built just after 1066．The castle has a long，rich and troubled history．（64）If the castle walls could talk，they'd have many stories to tell．
King were born and（65）died（die） here．It's been used as the homes of kings and queens for centuries．However，it was also used as a prison during the English Civil War （ 1642-1651）．During World War II，the royal family（66）secretly（ secret） slept at Windsor Castle because it was safer than London's urban area．
Today，Windsor Castle is the private home of Queen Elizabeth II．When she is not meeting quests at Buckingham Palace，she goes to Windsor Castle．（67）Butthat's not all．Windsor Castle is also open to the public．It is now one of England's most popular（68）attractions（attract）．Visitors can look at some of the finest artworks，（69）including（include） the paintings of Rembrandt，as well as the well-kept gardens．What is a better way to learn ab out England（70）thanto enjoy some of the country's finest scenery？

18．Eco City Farms are becoming more popular in cities and towns around the United Stat es．
Eco City Farms in Edmonston，Maryland，is located near shopping centers，car repair shops and homes．The neighborhood is a working class community．People do not have very much money，and they have limited access to fresh food in markets．
Over the past two years，the farm has attracted volunteers from the community like Marcy Clark．She schools her four children at home．On a recent day she brought them to Eco City Farms for a lesson．Her son Alston Clark thinks his experience is very valuable．"I like coming out here，"he says，"You know，you connect with the earth，where your food comes from．You appreciate the food a little bit more．"
Margaret Morgan started Eco City Farms．She thinks of it as a place where people can learn to live healthier lives．"Growing food in a community brings people together，"she continues，"Every piece of what we do here is a demonstration to show people everything about how to have an eco-friendly community．"she says．From the Eco City Farms people come to know that they are not only growing food and raising chickens and bees，but improving the soil with compost （肥料） made from food waste．
Eco City Farms is an experimental operation．The farm gets its power not from the local electricity networks，but from the sun with solar panels．In winter，the green houses use a geothermal （地熱） system．
Vegetables can be grown all year．So once a week，all winter long，neighbors like Chris Moss and her three children bike to the farm to pick up a share of the harvest．
"I like eating the vegetables．"says five year old Owen Moss．

25．What is mainly talked about in the passage？B
A．Eco City Farms save a lot of energy．
B．Eco City Farms are gaining popularity．
C．Eco City Farms are influencing community life．
D．Eco City Farms helps the working class live better．
26．According to the passage，Eco City Farms are close to the following places EXCEPTC．
A．shopping centers                 B．car repair shops
C．fast food restaurants            D．working class community
27．What is the author's attitude toward Eco City Farms？A
A．Enthusiastic．  B．Disappointed．  C．Surprised．  D．Doubtful．
28．In which column of a newspaper can you most probably read this article？C
A．People．  B．Travel．  C．Environment．  D．Education．

17．My wife and I have always been friendly with the clerks at the local convenience store．I don't think many people appreciate what a difficult job these folks have．They work for a little over minimum wage and I often wonder how they make ends meet．
One of the clerks，Charlie，was always wearing his glasses but he didn't one day．I asked him about it and he said they'd been out of order and that he couldn't afford a new pair．His family needed money．It was obvious that he was having a difficult time．
We wanted to help him，so we turned to our own eye doctor for assistance with a plan．We had his secretary contact him，asking him to come in for an eye exam for free．We told the doctor to let him order whatever glasses he wanted and that we would pay for them．Although Charlie questioned what was going on，the doctor just to ld him that someone had offered the money for his new glasses．When we went in to pay the bill，the doctor told us he was so touched by our idea that he waived the exam fee and only charged us for half the price of the glasses!
It was so wonderful to see Charlie in her new glasses and he enjoyed telling all the regular customers how the gift came about．I'm sure that upon hearing her story，ideas of kindness may have emerged in the minds of many．

21．Why didn't the clerk Charlie wear glasses one day？C
A．It was very warm and fine．
B．His old glasses were broken．
C．His glasses were missing．
D．He forgot to wear his glasses．
22．From the passage，we can infer thatB．
A．Charlie was a young man with skills
B．Charlie knew who paid the money for the new glasses
C．Charlie didn't support his family with enough money
D．Charlie entirely accepted the money for the new glasses
23．The underlined word"waived"in the third paragraph can be replaced byA．
A．gave up       B．took up       C．cut down          D．put off
24．Which of the following could be the best title for the passage？B
A．The Wonderful Feeling of Helping others   
B．Customers'Gift to an Employee
C．A Friendly Clerk-Charlie              
D．A New Pair of Glasses．

16．水將對生命發(fā)展有關(guān)鍵作用在當時并不明顯．（it was…that…； is to； fundamental）It was not immediately obvious that water was to be fundamental to the develoment of life．．

15．是什么事使他不能參加我們的會議仍然是個謎．（prevent…from）What prevented him from attending our meeting is still a mystery．．

14．我決定還是求穩(wěn)不要冒險．（take a chance；rather than）I decided to play it safe rather than take a chance．．

13．That accident wasrelated（有關(guān)的） to careless driving．

12．Hecongratulated（祝賀） me on having passed the driving exam．

11．越來越多家庭節(jié)假日期間外出旅行，由此導(dǎo)致很多地方交通擁擠不堪．（a/an…number of； as a result）An increasing number of families travel out/go out travelling during the holidays； as a result，many places become very crowded（the traffic of many places becomes very busy/heavy．）．

10．One day，Mary stopped outside the shoe-shop and looked into the                86．將第一個the改為a
window．For some times，she fixed her eyes on a pair of high boots              87．times改為time
on display．"They are exactly I've been looking for，"she thought，88．exactly后加what
"I would like to buy a pair of boots as that in the window．"89．a(chǎn)s改為like
After ask about the price，Mary decided to try a pair on．While                     90．a(chǎn)sk改為asking
the shop-assistant was helping him  put the boots on，she kept                      91．him改為her
looking at Mary's stockings which was made of fine white lace （網(wǎng)眼）．   92．was改為were
"Excuse me for asking，"the assistant said at last，"but where                  93．√
did you get these stockings？They are the most latest fashion"．                 94．去掉most
"They were given to me by my grandma!"Mary said proud．                        95．proud改為proudly．