. The post-Expo fate of foreign pavilions, especially those _____ tens of millions of dollars, has aroused strong interest among the public.

       A. cost                         B. costing                     C. having costed            D. costed

 Not until years later _____ their leading position in the marketplace with the creation of Swatch watches.

A. the Swiss regained                  B. the Swiss has regained

C. did the Swiss regain                 D. has the Swiss regained

All things change except barbers, the ways of barbers, and the surroundings of barbers. These never change. What one experiences in a barber’s shop the first time he enters one is what he always experiences in barbers’ shops afterward till the end of his days.

I got shaved this morning as usual. A man approached the door from Jones Street as I approached it from Main--a thing that always happens. I hurried up, but it was of no use; he entered the door one little step ahead of me, and I followed in and saw him take the only empty chair, the one headed by the best barber. It always happens so. I sat down, hoping that I might sit in the chair belonging to the better of the remaining two barbers, for he was a bit ahead. I watched the probabilities with strong interest. When I saw that No. 2 was gaining on No. 1, my interest grew to solicitude (孤單). When No. 1 was gradually losing the race, my solicitude rose to anxiety. When No. 1 caught up again, and both were about to finish and say “Next!” first, my very breath stood still with the suspense. But when I saw that he had lost the race by a single instant, I rose angrily and quitted the shop, to keep from falling into the hands of No. 2; for I have none of that firmness that enables a man to look calmly into the eyes of a waiting barber and tell him he will wait for his fellow-barber’s chair.

I stayed out fifteen minutes, and then went back, hoping for better luck. Unfortunately, all the chairs were occupied now, and four men sat waiting, silent, and looking bored, as men always do who are waiting their turn in a barber’s shop. I sat down and waited.

At last my turn came. A voice said “Next!” and I give in to No. 2, of course. It always happens so. I smiled and said that I was in a hurry, and it affected him as strongly as if he had never heard it.  

He explored my hair with his claws and suggested that it needed trimming(修剪). I said I did not want it trimmed. He explored again and said it was pretty long for the present style. I said I had had it cut only a week before. He stopped for a moment, and then asked “who cut it?” I stared at him from the mirror and replied “You did!” Then a dog-fight attracted his attention, and he ran to the window and stayed and watched it…

1. The author left the barber’s shop mainly because_________.

A. he would like to wait for “No. 1” outside

B. he would rather be served by the best barber

C. he lacked the courage to tell “No. 2” his intention

D. he was angry at the slow speed of “No. 1”

2. What is the change of the author’s attitude from the moment he went into the barber’s to the moment he left it?

A. Disappointed---Anxious---Hopeful---Angry.

B. Disappointed --Hopeful---Anxious---Angry.

C. Hopeful--- Sad --- Anxious ---Angry.      

D. Hopeful--- Anxious --- Angry --- Sad.

3. The author chose “No. 2” in the end, because________.

A. he had no choice                                  B. he was in a hurry

C. “No. 1” avoided him on purpose            D. he is always one step behind others

4. The underlined word “suspense” in the 2nd paragraph probably means ________.

A. loneliness                                             B. possibility

C. anxiety                                                D. hope

5. What is likely to happen next?

A. The author lost his temper.                    B. “No. 2” ran out of his patience.

C. The author was well-served by “No. 2”. D. The author was treated the same way as usual.

On the third floor there are two rooms, ____ is used as a meeting-room.

　A. one of them                                                    B. the larger of which 

C. and a larger of them                                           D. the largest one of which

About seven years ago she felt she had to ask herself __________she really wanted to spend her life farming. Now she has make up her mind to quit farming.

       A．when     B．whether         C．what             D．where

Special Bridges Help Animals Cross the Road

——Reported by Sheila Carrick

    Why did the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side.

    Most people know this joke. But recently, some people have been much more worried about how the grizzly bear and mountain lion can cross the road.

     “Millions of animals die each year on U.S. roads,” the Federal Highway Administration reports. In fact, only about 80 ocelots, an endangered wild cat, exist in the U.S. today. The main reason? Roadkill.

     “Ecopassages” may help animals cross the road without being hit by cars. They are paths both over and under roads. “These ecopassages can be extremely useful, so that wildlife can avoid road accidents,” said Jodi Hilty of the Wildlife Protection Society.

    But do animals actually use the ecopassages? The answer is yes. Paul Beier of Northern Arizona University found foot marks left by mountain lions on an ecopassage that went under a highway. This showed that the lions used the passage.

    Builders of ecopassages try to make them look like a natural part of an area by planting trees on and around them. Animals seem to be catching on. Animals as different as salamanders and grizzly bears are using the bridges and underpasses.

    The next time you visit a park or drive through an area with a lot of wildlife, look around. You might see an animals overpass!

1. The writer uses the example of “ocelots” to show that ______.

  A. wild animals have become more dangerous

  B. the driving conditions have improved greatly

  C. the measure for protecting wildlife fails to work

  D. an increasing number of animals are killed in road accidents

2. From the news story, we know an ecopassage is ______.

  A. an underground path for cars                                  

B. a fence built for the safety of the area

  C. a bridge for animals to get over a river                    

D. a pass for animals to cross the road

3. When the writer says that animals seem “to be catching on”, he means ______.

  A. animals begin to realize the dangers on the road 

B. animals begin to learn to use ecopassages

  C. animals are crossing the road in groups                    

D. animals are increasing in number

4. The writer asks visitors and drivers to look around when traveling because ______.

  A. wild animals may attack cars                                  

B. wild animals may jam the road

  C. they may see wild animals in the park               

D. they may see wild animals on ecopassages

The students ___ busily when Miss Brown went to get a book she ___ in the office.

A. had written ; left              B.were writing ;has left

C.had written ;had left           D.were writing ;had left

After five days’ climbing in the mountain, they reached___________they thought was the place they’d been dreaming of.

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

第二部分  閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、Ｂ、Ｃ和Ｄ）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）

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Now, it’s time for some brief news items.

1 China wins women's 3,000m short track relay, S. Korea disqualified

VANCOUVER, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Twice Olympic champion Wang Meng led the Chinese short track speed skating team to the top podium of women's 3,000m relay with a world record at the Vancouver Winter Games here on Wednesday, as South Korea was later disqualified. Canada took the silver, with the United States picking up the bronze. South Korea's skaters had already started waving flags in joy after crossing the line but later the juges decided Kim Min-jung had impeded(阻礙) during an exchange push.

2 Severe drought cracks Airport's runway

China Daily(2010-03-18)-- Severe drought continues to plague southwestern China's Yunnan Province.

In the provincial capital Kunming, the surface of Wu Jiaba International Airport's only runway has been fractured(斷裂的). Repairs have been going on since Tuesday. The airport is closed every day from midnight to seven-thirty in the morning. Airport authorities say the severe drought is the cause of the damage. The airport also needs to repair its plane taxiing and parking area. Chen Zhiwei, Security Dept., Kunming International Airport, said, "The drought has greatly lowered the underground water level. And this has affected the runway foundations. The damage to its surface is severe."

3 School Soldiers

Russian school students will have to do basic military training in their final year of school,

 the government has decided. The lesson will include learning to fire guns, marching drills

and how to deal with a chemical, nuclear or biological attack. The activity is seen as part of

a drive toward the education of their love for their country.

4____________

Is it hard for you to get up early and get ready for classes? Some students at Winter Park High School just roll out of bed in their pajamas(睡衣)and go to class in their own bedrooms, Of course, their teachers and classmates do not see them because all their class work is on the computer. The Florida High School, the state’s only online program take classes in algebra, American government, chemistry, computer, economics, and web-page design. They also have to go to regular school to attend other classes.

1. Which country ranks fourth in the women's 3,000m short track relay according to the first news?

A. S. Korea.   B. Canada.      C. The USA.          D. Not known.

2.Which of the following is correct according to the second news?

A. The airport has been closed since Tuesday.

B. Drought caused the trouble for repairs.

C. The underground water level became lower, and that’s why the Airport's runway cracked.

D. Wu Jiaba International Airport had another runway, and flights were not really stopped during the day.

3.Why will Russian school students have basic military training?

A. To get ready for a military parade.   B. To learn to protect themselves.

C. To gain some military knowledge.    D. To develop their love for the country.

4.The news from Florida can be given a title “________”.3

A. Get up Late                          B. Online School    

C. The special pajamas              D. The popular subjects

Tom appreciated_________the good chance to study in Oxford since he graduated from No. 4 High School in Shenyang.

A. having been given     B. having given     C. having been giving   D. to have given