第三部分:閱讀理解（共20小題;每小題2分, 滿分40分）

閱讀下列短文，從每篇短文后所給各題的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

It was my first day at school in London and I was half-excited and half-frightened. On my way to school I wondered what sort of questions the other boys would ask me and rehearsed (practiced) all the answers: “I am nine years old. I was born here but I haven’t lived here since I was two. I was living in Farley. It’s about thirty miles away. I came back to London two months ago.” I also wondered if it was the custom for boys to fight strangers like me, but I was tall for my age. I hoped they would decide not to risk it.

    No one took any notice of me before school. I stood in the center of the playground, expecting someone to say “hello”, but no one spoke to me. When a teacher called my name and told me where my classroom was, one or two boys looked at me but that was all the curiosity my arrival aroused.

    My teacher was called Mr Jones. There were 42 boys in the class, so I didn’t stand out there, either, until the first lesson of the afternoon. Mr Jones was very fond of Charles Dickens and he had decided to read aloud to us from David Copperfield, but first he asked several boys if they knew Dickens’ birthplace, but no one guessed right. A boy called Brian, the biggest in the class, said: “Timbuktu”, and Mr Jones went red in the face. Then he asked me. I said: “Portsmouth”, and everyone stared at me because Mr Jones said I was right. This didn’t make me very popular, of course.

    “He thinks he’s clever,” I heard Brian say.

    After that, we went out to the playground to play football. I was in Brian’s team, and he obviously had Dickens in mind because he told me to go in goal. No one ever wanted to be the goalkeeper.

    “He’s big enough and useless enough,” Brian said when someone asked him why he had chosen me.

    I suppose Mr Jones remembered Dickens, too, because when the game was nearly over, Brian pushed one of the players on the other team, and he gave them a penalty. As the boy kicked the ball hard along the ground to my right, I threw myself down instinctively and saved it. All my team crowded round me. My bare knees were grazed and bleeding. Brian took out a handkerchief and offered it to me.

    “Do you want to join my gang (team)?” he said.

    At the end of the day, I was no longer a stranger.

51．The writer prepared to answer all of the following questions EXCEPT “________”.

    A. How old are you?                                                        B. where are you from?

    C. Do you want to join my gang?                       D. When did you come back to London?

52．We can learn from the passage that ________.

A. boys were usually unfriendly to new students   

B. the writer was not greeted as he expected

    C. Brian praised the writer for his cleverness

    D. the writer was glad to be a goalkeeper

53．The underlined part “I didn’t stand out” in paragraph 3 means that the writer was not ________.

    A. noticeable                      B. welcome                         C. important                       D. outstanding

54．The writer was offered a handkerchief because ________.

A. he threw himself down and saved the goal        

B. he pushed a player on the other team

C. he was beginning to be accepted                          

D. he was no longer a new comer

He began to take political science__________ only when he left school.

    A. strictly         B. truly            C. carefully         D. seriously

．I live at a busy street and the loud noise nearly ____me mad.

A. catches     B. buries        C. drives     D. influences

As consumers, we should be careful not to ______ the tricks of advertisers.

     A. care for         B. fall for                C. ask for           D. answer for

I have many friends, __________some are businessmen。

A  of them   B  of whose   C  of  which     D  of whom

     This tour takes you back in history to a moment that“will live in infamy (聲名狼藉)．”Explore the historic artifacts at the Arizona Memorial Visitor Center commemorating(紀念) the attack on Pearl Harbor，then travel around beautiful Oahu on a Circle Island guided bus tour．

     The Arizona Memorial Visitor Center is Hawaii’s number one visitor attraction．View the film of the attack on Pearl Harbor and browse the historic artifacts on display．Then ride the Navy launch across Pearl Harbor to visit the Arizona Memorial．Then，board a tour bus for a scenic trip around the island of Oahu．Get your cameras ready for the beautiful view over Windward Oahu at Nu’uanu Pali Lookout．Visit Byodo－In Temple．which is set against a picturesque mountain backdrop．

     You’ll also see the famous North Shore surfing beaches of Sunset，Banzai Pipeline，and Waimea Bay and drive through rustic Haleiwa Town．Visit Dole Plantation and discover the history of Hawaii’s pineapple industry before enjoying a no host lunch at the Polynesian Cultural

Center (lunch is not included in the listed-price)．

     Inclusions：

Scenic bus tour of Oahu island

                  Film viewing at Arizona Memorial Visitor Center．Pearl Harbor

Visit of Byodo－In Temple and Dole Plantation

     Available：

                         Mon．—Fri．

     Hours of operation：

                    7 AM to 5 PM

    Note：

    Strict security measures forbid purses，handbags，fanny packs，backpacks，camera bags，diaper bags，luggage and／or other items．Visitors may bring a camera and cam-recorder．A storage facility，operated by a private vendor，is available for visitors coming to the USS Arizona Memorial，USS Bowfin Submarine Museum & Park，the Battleship Missouri and the Pacific Aviation Museum．The facility(象征性的) storage fee．The storage facility is in operation daily  6：30 AM to 5：30 PM．

39．What is the purpose of the passage above?

     A．To introduce the beautiful scene in Oahu．

    B．To tell the writer attractions in Hawaii．

    C．To attract more tourists．   

D．To describe a wonderful tour in Oahu

40．Which of the following is the right order of the tour?

A．The Arizona Memorial，Byodo-In Temple，Nu’uanu Pali Lookout，Polynesian Cultural Center

B．Pearl Habor．Dole Plantation．Nu’uanu Pali Lookout．Sunset Beach

C．Pearl Habor，North Shore，Byodo-In Temple，Dole Plantation

D．The Arizona Memorial，Nu’uanu Pali Lookout，Dole Plantation，Polynesian Cultural Center

41．A tourist will see everything below at Pearl Harbor except_____．

      A．the Arizona Memorial         B．some historic artifacts

      C．a(chǎn) film                       D．Windward Oahu

42．Which of the persons below will not be allowed to enter the attractions in Pearl Harbor?

A．Alice，a student from LA，comes with her parents，with a Sony digital camera in her hand．

      B．Geogre Zhang，from Shanghai，leaves his backpack in a locker outride the entrance．

      C．Billy，from Italy，with small bag in hand and inside the bag is a cam-recorder．

      D．Hose，from Spain，who has left his luggage in the hotel．

第二節(jié)：（共5小題；每小韙分，滿分10分）

       根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有多余選項。

      51   The goal here is to limit carbon dioxide and other green house gases, which are closely associated to the big problem of global-warming．

       Strategy 1: Bring your own cup to Starbucks

       You’ll get a 10 cent discount, and it’s one less paper cup to end up in a landfill．While you’re there, pick up some free bags of spent coffee grounds to use as  ‘‘green’’  fertilizer in your garden．

       The payoff:   52 

       Strategy2: Turn off your computer

       When in standby mode, your PC is still using energy．  53 

       The payoff: Turning off a monitor for 40 hours a week may only save $5 a month, but it reduces CO2 by 750 pounds

       Strategy 3: Reuse plastic bags

       Instead of throwing away 100 billion plastic bags a year, try and get a second, third, or tenth use out of them．Better yet, next time you shop, try a reusable bag．

       The payoff:   54  The amount of oil it would take to make just 14 plastic bags would run your car for one mile．

       Strategy4: Use recycled paper in the bathroom

       Most of the toilet paper we use is made from trees found in forests previously untouched by humans．

       The payoff: If every household replaced one roll of toilet paper with a recycled one, 424000 trees would still be standing．Look for eco paper towels too．

       Strategy5: Buy energy-efficient appliances（電器）

       Replace the old fridge with an Energy Star appliance and you’ll use 15 percent less energy．  55  

       The payoff: If we all used one Energy Star appliance at home, it would be like planting 1．7 million acres of new trees．

A．You can be proud of yourselves, even if you can only make one or two of these green changes.

B．Adding green to your garden is beautiful and earth-pleasing.

C．It might be a little expensive to buy, but you’ll save money on your electricity bills and help the environment．

D．In fact, 75percent of electricity used in your home comes from electronics that are turned off．

E．The store won’t create more waste when they throw away a cup．

F．The store won’t create more waste when they throw away a cup.

G．Just one tree will help make cleaner air and save the environment from 5000 pounds of hot carbon dioxide each year.

—Why was Professor Johnson unhappy those days?

       —Can't you see it clearly? The only reason was that the theory he stuck to_____ wrong．

       A．proving     B．being proved      C．proved       D．was proved

Even today, poverty is still a big problem in the United States, ______ more than 10 percent of the whole population.

         A. and that affect    B. affected       C. affecting      D. it affects

 Not only ______ a city and a republic, but ______also to become the capital of one of the largest empires in history.

   A. was Rome; was it   B. was Rome; it was   C. Rome was; was it  D. Rome was; it was