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_____ matters most in learning English is enough practice.

    A. what     B. why     C. how      D. Which

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 His movie won several awards at the film festival, ______ was beyond his dream.

  A. which           B. that           C. where            D. it

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第三部分：閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，40分）

第一節(jié)：（共15小題；每小題2分，共30分）

       閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

Experience the Colorado River the Hualapai Way!

River Runners offers the ONLY One Day Whitewater trip ANYWHERE at the

GRAND CANYON!

    Since 1973, Hualapai River Runners has been conducting whitewater rafting (漂流) journeys on the Colorado River. Our experienced guides expertly sail along the river and share the history of the Canyon and the Hualapai people with you.

    Visitors experience the excitement of whitewater rapids and then stop to enjoy the impressive beauty of Travertine Falls and a tasty lunch. No charge for children 2 years and under.

One-Day Trip

Retail $249.00 + $79.00 (helicopter and round-trip ground transportation)

    Whitewater rafting tours begin in Peach Springs. Hualapai River Runners transports you to Diamond Creek, which is the starting point for the 37 mile rafting tour. Lunch is included and upon arrival at the rafting tour termination point, fly out of the Grand Canyon by helicopter to Grand Canyon West.

Two-Day Trip

Retail $549.00 + $79.00 (helicopter and round-trip ground transportation)

    Two-day rafting trips with one night on the Colorado River. All supplies and meals are included. Two days in the Grand Canyon, on the Colorado River, allows more time to explore one of the Seven Wonders of the World.

Tours Include:

·Round-trip transportation from Peach Springs to the starting point and from the termination point back to Peach Springs.

·Snack, drinks and lunch (vegetarian meals available upon request)

·Waterproof dry bags for storing your cameras, sunscreen, dry clothes, etc.

    The helicopter part of transportation is weather permitting. If the helicopter transportation is cancelled because of bad weather, the raft will continue an additional two hours to South Cove and a maximum $20.00 per customer will be given back.

    Special Website booking rate 15% off rafting in April 2010. So book now!

    Call us Toll Free Today！Tel: 1-888-868-9378

56. Where do whitewater rafting tours start?

     A. Travertine Falls.                         B. Peach Springs.

    C. Diamond Creek.                         D. Grand Canyon West.

57. We learn from the passage that ________________________.

    A. Hualapai River Runners provides dry clothes

    B. you will get $20 back if you are dissatisfied

    C. the trip is free of charge for children under 2

    D. online booking has a better offer all year round

58. What is the purpose of the passage?

    A. To attract people to the sights.

    B. To explore the Hualapai culture.

    C. To explain how to make a rafting trip.

    D. To introduce the history of the Colorado River.

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It is often difficult for visitors to understand Americans lack of desire for privacy(隱私) . They are not a nation of walled gardens and closed gates. Their yards normally run into one another without fences, they often visit one another’s homes without being invited or telephoning first, they leave their office doors open while they work.

Their lack of desire for privacy probable results from their history as a nation. America is a big country. There have never been walled cities in the United States, nor was there the need for Americans to protect themselves from neighboring states. During the early years, America had so few settlers that neighbors were very important, they were not to be shut out by doors and fences. Neighbors offered protection and helped in the hard work of settling the land. They depended upon each other.

From the nation’s early history has come the desire for openness rather than privacy. Visitors will notice this desire in a number of small ways, there may be rooms in American homes that do not have doors or that have glass walls. If you notice that people forget to close your door when they leave your room, do not think that this is rude, help them to learn that you would like it to be closed, or else become used to new ways. In either case, be patient with the differences.

72. According to the passage, visitors to America sometimes have difficulty

understanding ___________.

A .Americans’ openness                               

B. American’s lack of desire for privacy

C. Americans’ way of home                  

D. American’s style of life

73. During the early years, people were never shut out by doors because _________.

A. they were neighbors                               

B. they were friends

C. they depended on each other             

D. they got used to that

74. Visitors will notice American’s desire for openness in a way ___________.

A .they walled their houses with glass  

B. they leave the office doors open while working

C. they never have fence                          

D. they depended upon each other

75. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A .No Walled Cities.                                        

B. The Early Settlers

C. Americans’ Lack of Desire for Privacy      

D. be Patient with Differences

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Do you think it is ____ good manners to hear others’ conversations in _____curious manner?    

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

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There were other creatures that I didn’t want to get too close to - an eel with its strong sharp teeth ,with only its head ___1__(show) from a hole ,watching for my ___2___(taste) toe ! ;and the giant clam half ___3____(bury) in some coral __4__(wait) for something ___5____ (swim) in between its thick green lips .Then there were two grey reef sharks ,each about one and a half meters long ,__6____ suddenly appeared from behind some coral .I told myself they were dangerous but that didn’t prevent me ___7____ (feel) scared ___8___  death .

What a ___9___ (limit) world and what a  t___10___ spot I was in this enormous world !

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Motherhood may make women smarter and may help prevent dementia(癡呆) in old age by bathing the brain in protective hormones(荷爾蒙) , U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.

Tests on rats show that those who raise two or more litters of pups do considerably better in tests of memory and skills than rats who have no babies, and their brains show changes that suggest they may be protected against diseases such as Alzheimer’s(早老癡呆癥). University of Richmond psychology professor Craig Kinsley believes his findings will translate into humans.

“Our research shows that the hormones of pregnancy(懷孕) are protecting the brain, including estrogen(雌激素), which we know has many neuroprotective (保護神經(jīng)的) effects,” Kinsley said.  

“It’s rat data but humans are mammals just like these animals are mammals,” he added in a telephone interview. “They go through pregnancy and hormonal changes.”

Kinsley said he hoped public health officials and researchers will look to see if having had children protects a woman from Alzheimer’s and other forms of age-related brain decline.

“When people think about pregnancy, they think about what happens to babies and the mother from the neck down,” said Kinsley, who presented his findings to the annual meeting of the Society of Neuroscience in Orlando, Florida.

“They do not realize that hormones are washing on the brain. If you look at female animals who have never gone through pregnancy, they act differently toward young. But if she goes through pregnancy, she will sacrifice her life for her infant—that is a great change in her behavior that showed in genetic changes to the brain.”

51. How do scientists know “Motherhood may make women smarter”?      

A. They know it by experimenting on rats.    B. Many women say so.

C. Some researchers have told them.         D. They know it through their own experience.

52. What does the phrase “l(fā)itters of pups” mean in the second paragraph?

A. Old rats.    B. Animals.    C. Baby rats.          D. Grown-up rats.

53. What can protect the brain of a woman according to the passage?       

A. Estrogen.                            B. Taking care of children.  

C. More exercise.                     D. The hormones of pregnancy.

54. “It’s rat data but humans are mammals just like these animals are mammals.” What does the sentence suggest?         

A. The experiments on the rats are much the same on humans.

B. The experiments on the rats are very important for animals.

C. The experiments on the rats have nothing to do with humans.

D. The experiments on the rats are much the same on other animals.

55. Which title is the best for this passage?        

A. Do You Want to Be Smarter?           B. An Important Study

C. Mysterious Hormones                D. Motherhood Makes Women Smarter

 The audience was _____ very young children so there was a lot of noise while the concert was going on.

    A. consisted in   B. made up for  C. consisted of  D. made up of

The films produced by Disney _____ all over the world.

    A. are used to show              B. used to be shown  

C. are used to be shown          D. used to show

—What’s the matter with Marsa ?

—Well, her parents wouldn't allow her to go to the party, but she still ___________.

A. hopes so    B. hopes to     C. hopes not   D. hopes for