There are a lot of projects _________, so we’d better take a short break before we continue.

   A. to discuss            B. discussing                 C. discuss                     D. to be discussed

 The hospital has a new system to help ______ the best service _______ the patients. 

   A. provide; /               B. provide; to    C. provide; for         D. supply; /

第三部分：閱讀理解（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下列短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

When Janet, a grade two student at a well-known school, was pestered(糾纏) by her classmates to join their group to steal from shops, she was shocked. She was a quiet, well-behaved girl and she did not understand why the girls had approached her.

They showed her some of the things they had stolen and said that shop theft was great fun and very exciting. Then they threatened to beat Janet if she did not join them.

Janet was deeply troubled. She did her best to avoid the group of the girls after class??es, but they often waited for her outside the school and tried to persuade her to come with them.

This problem is one which many school students in Hong Kong face. We asked the chairman of the local-fight-crime committee what Janet should do in these cases.

“First of all, she could try to talk the other girls out of the whole thing. Being caught stealing from shops could ruin their futures and it is simply not worth the risk,” he said.

“Young people may think that it is easy to get away with stealing from shops, but more and more stores now have plain clothes detectives who are dressed like customers. I would say shop thieves have a more than ninety percent chance of being caught.”

“If they won’t listen to her, Janet should go to someone in charge in school, who can then decide if the matter can be dealt with by her or whether it is necessary to report the incident to the police.”

56. From the first three paragraphs we can learn that ____________.

A. Janet didn’t know what to do with the case

B. Janet faced the group bravely

C. the group stole a lot of things

D. the group were short of money

57. The underlined part “talk the other girls out of the whole thing” means ____________.

A. discuss the possible result with them

B. tell them about their futures

C. persuade them to stop theft

D. warn them not to disturb her

58. One of the suggestions to Janet is to ____________.

A. report the situation to the police

B. ask the local-fight-crime committee for advice

C. hire a detective to catch them

D. turn to her teacher for help

根據(jù)對(duì)話內(nèi)容，從對(duì)話后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

       一Good afternoon，Miss May．

       一Good afternoon，Parker．     .

       一Because we’ve just finished our swimming class．

       一 

       一That’s the teaching plan．Can you swim，Miss May?

       一   .

       —Are you fond of it?

       一     .

       一So you are a good swimmer．

       一Oh，no.    .I learn it every year but I can’t learn it well．

       A．Yes，I like it very much．

       B．I don’t think it a good idea to have swimming class at noon．

       C．I’m a very poor swimmer．

       D．Why do all of you look so tired?

       E．Only a little．

       F．oh，yes, that’s quite easy．

       G．You should have a good rest，then．

The World Expo 2010 is being held at a time        the world is looking for a new kind of balance between nature and cities．

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

______, but he insisted that he _____ to school ．

      A．Though he was ill , went          B．He was ill, go

      C．Having been ill, should go         D．Having been ill , went 

COOL INVENTIONS

From school to band Practice, the Venturi Eclectic is an Earth-friendly way to get Where you want to go．This battery-powered, zero-emission (meaning it doesn't pollute the air) vehicle runs mainly on renewable energy．Solar panels on the Eclectic's roof absorb sun rays when you're driving．On windy days, you can connect a machine to the car's roof that collects energy from the wind while you're parked．The Eclectic's top speed is 28 miles an hour; the battery lasts for 31 miles before it needs to be recharged．Zipping (迅速行進(jìn)) around the neighborhood has never been better.

Here's an eco-friendly way to tell time: Simply fill the Bedol Water-powered Clock's tank (箱) with water, add some lemon juice, and the clock will display the time without the need for environmentally harmful batteries．There are two sets of metal electrodes (電極) inside the water tank．Water contains ions (離子) that carry negative and positive charges．These ions complete a charge between the electrodes, creating enough energy to power the clock．Just refill the tank every few weeks, and this clock will keep on ticking.

Bloodhound SuperSonic Car (SSC) will be the first car to attempt to break the l,000-mile-an-hour barrier．(The current record is 763 miles an hour.) A concept for now, the rocket-shaped car gets its initial push to 350 miles an hour from a jet engine．Then a rocket fires up, pushing the SSC past 1,000 miles an hour．In order to keep the car streamlined (流線型的), the driver lies back at a 45-degree angle.

You're having a blast at your friend's birthday party．But when it's time to bring out the cake, everyone crowds around, blocking your view．No worries．Throw the Triops into the air, and this clever camera captures the view from above．The Triops can take three pictures at once, each from different angles．You can also record sounds and command the Triops to start shooting whenever it hears that noise．That's one smart camera.

According to the passage, the Venturi Eclectic      .

       A．is popular with businessmen   B．is suitable for a long trip

       C．can turn wind into energy       D．has only a little gas emission

What is the common characteristic of the Venturi Eclectic and the Bedol Water-powered Clock?

       A．They don't need batteries.       B．They are difficult to operate.

       C．They can be powered by water.      D．They are environmentally friendly.

The underlined phrase “having a blast” in the last paragraph probably means      .

       A．looking at a picture  B．enjoying yourself

       C．blowing out a candle       D．recording sounds

Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

       A．The Triops is sensitive to sounds.

       B．The driver of the SSC must be of great size.

       C．The color of the Bedol Water-powered Clock is like that of lemon.

       D．The SSC doesn’t have anything to do with a rocket actually.

Most of the people who appear most often and most gloriously in the history books are great conquerors (統(tǒng)治者) and generals and soldiers, while the people who really helped civilization forward are often never mentioned at all. We do not know who first set a broken leg, or launched a seaworthy boat, or calculated the length of the year, or manured (施肥)a field; but we know all about the killers and destroyers.

People think a great deal of them, so much that on all the highest pillars (紀(jì)念柱)in the great cities of the world you will find the figure of a conqueror or a general or a soldier. And I think most people believe that the greatest countries are those that have beaten in battle the greatest number of other countries and ruled over them as conquerors. It is just possible they are, but they are not the most civilized. Animals fight; so do savages（野蠻人）; so to be good at fighting is to be good in the way in which an animal or a savage is good, but it is not to be civilized. Even being good at getting other people to fight for you and telling them how to do it most efficiently — this, after all, is what conquerors and generals have done — is not being civilized.  People fight to settle quarrels. Fighting means killing, and civilized peoples ought to be able to find some ways of settling their disputes other than by seeing which side can kill off greater number of the other side, and then saying that the side which has killed most has won. And not only has it won, but, because it has won, it has been in the right. For that is what going to war means; it means saying that power is right.

This is what the story of mankind has on the whole been like. Even our own age has fought the two greatest wars in history, in which millions of people were killed or mutilated (disabled). And while today it is true that people do not fight and kill each other in the streets — while, that is to say, we have got to the stage of keeping the rules and behaving properly to each other in daily life — nations and countries have not learnt to do this yet, and still behave like savages.

In the opening sentence, the author indicates that           .

       A．most history books were written by conquerors, generals and soldiers

       B．history book tell us far more about conquerors, generals and soldiers than actual creators of civilization

       C．those who rally helped human civilization forward is not mentioned in history books at all

       D．conquerors, generals and soldiers should be least mentioned in history books

According to the passage, most people believe that the greatest countries are those that     .

       A．built the highest pillars for their conquerors

       B．were ruled by the greatest number of conquerors

       C．won the greatest number of battles against other countries

       D．were beaten in battle by the greatest number of other countries

In the author’s opinion, the countries that conquered a large number of other countries are

                 .

       A．certainly both the most powerful and most civilized.

       B．neither the greatest nor the most civilized in any way.

       C．possibly either the most civilized or the most powerful in a way.

       D．likely the most powerful in some sense but not the most civilized.

The meaning of the last sentence in Paragraph 2 is that          .

　　A．fighters believe that the winner is right and the loser wrong.

       B．only those who are powerful have the right to go to war.

       C．those who are right should fight against those who are wrong.

       D．only powerful nations might win the right to rule weak ones.

As there is less and less coal and oil, scientists are exploring new ways of making use of      

energy, such as sunlight, wind and water for power and fuel.

       A．primary    B．a(chǎn)lternative C．instant      D．unique

The man had expected to see all his relatives when in hospital, but      came to see him while many of his friends offered him their help.

       A．none B．no one      C．someone   D．a(chǎn)nyone