第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，共30分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

My son Joey was born with club feet(天生特厚的畸形脚). The doctors assured us that with treatment he would be able to walk   36   , but would never run very well. The first three years of his life were  37   in surgery(手术). By the time he was eight, you wouldn’t know he had a   38   when you saw him walk.

The children in our neighborhood ran around as most children do during   39   , and Joey would jump right in, run and play, too. We   40   told him that he probably wouldn’t be able to   41   as well as the other children. So he didn’t know.

In seventh grade he   42  to go out for the cross-country team. Every day he   43  with the team. He worked harder and ran   44   than any of the others—perhaps he sensed that the   45   that seemed to come naturally to so many others did not come naturally to him.   46   the entire team runs, only the top seven runners have the potential to   47   points for the school. We didn’t tell him he probably would never make the team, so he didn’t know.

He   48   to run four to five miles a day, every day —even the day he had a 103-degree fever. I was   49   , so I went to look for him after school. I found him   50   all alone. I asked him how he felt. “Okay,” he said. He had two more   51   to go. The sweat ran down his face and his eyes were glassy from his fever.   52   he looked straight ahead and kept running.

Two weeks later, the names of the team runners were   53  . Joey was number six on the list. Joey had made the team. He was in   54   grade —the other six team members were all eighth-graders. We never told him he shouldn’t    55   to make the team. We never told him he couldn’t do it… so he didn’t know. He just did it.

36.A.quickly   B.slowly   C.normally   D.comfortably

37.A.spent    B.wasted   C.suffered   D.lost

38.A.pain    B.problem   C.treatment   D.surgery

39.A.holidays   B.day    C.fun    D.play

40.A.seldom   B.never    C.always   D.once

41.A.study    B.run    C.walk    D.behave

42.A.decided   B.preferred   C.refused   D.agreed

43.A.gathered   B.camped   C.trained   D.competed

44.A.more slowly  B.less    C.faster    D.more

45.A.ability   B.strength   C.power   D.energy

46.A.Since    B.Because   C.After    D.Although

47.A.increase   B.score    C.hold    D.take

48.A.continued   B.stopped   C.liked    D.hoped

49.A.sad    B.surprised   C.angry    D.worried

50.A.running   B.resting   C.crying   D.sleeping

51.A.tests    B.miles    C.lessons   D.examinations

52.A.Otherwise   B.So    C.Yet    D.Thus

53.A.included   B.found   C.shown   D.called

54.A.sixth    B.eighth   C.seventh   D.fifth

55.A.manage   B.determine   C.expect   D.attempt

第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Tea drinking was common in China for about one thousand years before anyone in Europe had ever heard about tea. People in Britain were much slower in finding out what tea was like, mainly because tea was very expensive. It could not be bought in shops and even those people who could afford to have it sent from Holland did so only because it was a fashionable curiosity. Some of them were not sure how to use it. They thought it was a vegetable and tried cooking the leaves. Then they served them mixed with butter and salt. They soon discovered their mistake but many people used to spread the used tea leaves on bread and give them to their children as sandwiches.

Tea was rare and very expensive in England until the ships of the East India Company began to bring it direct from China early in the seventeenth century. During the next few years so much tea came into the country that the price fell and many people could afford to buy it.

At the same time people on the Continent were becoming more and more appreciate of tea. Until then tea had been drunk without milk in it, but one day an outstanding French lady named Madame de Sevigne decided to see what tea tasted like when milk was added. She found it so agreeable. Because she was such a great lady, her friends thought they must copy everything she did, so they also drank their tea with milk in it. Slowly this habit spread until it reached England and today only very few British people drink tea without milk.

At first, tea was usually drunk after dinner in the evening No one ever thought of drinking tea in the afternoon until a duchess (公爵夫人) found that a cup of tea and a piece of cake at three or four o’clock stopped her getting “a submerging(沉浸) feeling” as she called it. She invited her friends to have this new meal with her and so, tea-time was born.

56.Which of the following is true of the introduction of tea into Britain?

A.The British got expensive tea from India.

B.Tea reached Britain from Holland.

C.The British were the first people in Europe who drank tea.

D.It was not until the 17th century that the British had tea.

57.This passage mainly discusses　　　　　.

A.the history of tea drinking in Britain

B.how tea became a popular drink in Britain

C.how the British got the habit of drinking tea

D.how tea-time was born

58.People in Europe began to drink tea with milk because　　　　.

A.it tasted like milk

B.it tasted more pleasant

C.it became a popular drink

D.Madame de Sevigne was such a lady with great social influence that people tried to copy the way she drank tea

59.We may infer from the passage that the habit of drinking tea in Britain was mostly due to the influence of 　　　　 .

A.a famous French lady     B.the ancient Chinese

C.the upper social class     D.people in Holland

B

Scientists in Mexico have just begun a new study of one of the world's biggest pyramids: the Pyramid of the Sun, north of Mexico City. They're putting lots of small, high-tech (高科技的) machines under the pyramid to try to unlock some of its secrets. For thousands of years, people have tried to uncover the secrets of the pyramids.

The people who built the pyramids made lots of secret doors and rooms to stop robbers from finding the treasures inside. However, there always have been some smart thieves in history. Now, almost all of Egypt’s pyramids have been robbed, including the Great Pyramid of Khufu, which is the largest pyramid in the world. It is the only one of the ancient wonders of the world that is still standing.

In AD 820, an Arab king named Abdullah Al Manum got a group of workers to dig their way into the Great Pyramid and have a look. Inside the pyramid, they found three rooms —the Queen’s Chamber(墓室), the Grand Gallery and the King’s Chamber. But to their surprise, the men didn’t find the treasures they wanted. The Queen’s and King’s Chambers were both empty! Where were the King’s mummy(木乃伊) and his treasures? Had someone already taken them away? The huge stone doors at the pyramid’s entrance were still closed when Al Manum’s men went inside. How had the thieves got in and out?

Since then, many people have gone inside the Great Pyramid to have a look or to try to take things. But still, no other chambers or walkways have been found.

In 2002, an American team made the most recent visit to the Great Pyramid. Scientists sent a robot into the pyramid, but they only found a mysterious locked stone door.

60.The first two paragraphs were written to show that        .

A.the Pyramid of the Sun is an unusual historic building

B.ancient Egyptian emperors were cruel

C.construction workers led a hard life in ancient Egypt

D.The secrets of the pyramids remain to be uncovered

61.What is the purpose of making some secret doors to the pyramids?

A.To try to unlock some of its secrets

B.To stop robbers from finding the treasures inside

C.To refuse some visitors all over the world into it

D.To tell the truth to the people in the future.

62.Which of the following is NOT true to the Great Pyramid of Khufu?

A.It is the largest pyramid in the world

B.It is the only one of the ancient wonders that is still standing

C.Abdullah A1 Manum took the King’s mummy and his treasures away

D.Scientists found a mysterious locked stone door to the Great Pyramid

63.What would be the best title for the text?

A.The Pyramid of the Sun

B.The Great Pyramid of Khufu

C.A Mysterious Locked Stone Door

D.Unlocking the Doors of History

C

When 47-year-old volunteer Susan Boyle stepped on to the stage of Britain’s Got Talent and announced she was unemployed, had never been married and “never been kissed, actually”, few in the audience would have wondered why. This Ms. Boyle, looking unfashionable, from a village in Scotland, shocked the three judges and the audience with the song “I Dreamed a Dream” from the musical Les Miserables on a show of “Britain’s Got Talent”, one of the hottest reality shows in Britain.

She couldn’t hide the awkwardness when walking to the center of the stage in a housedress, and everyone—including the judges—seemed laughing at her when she said she wanted to be as successful as Elaine Paige. As soon as she began singing, however, everyone present fell silent, then rose within seconds to applaud her incredible voice as the celebrity(名人) judges sat open-mouthed, and remained standing to the end.

After her performance, one of the judges Piers Morgan said, “Without doubt that was the biggest surprise I’ve had in three years of this show. When you stood there everyone was laughing at you. No one is laughing now. That was amazing.” Actress Amanda Holden followed, “I am so thrilled because I know that everybody was against you. I honestly think that we were all being cynical(愤世嫉俗的)and I think that’s the biggest wake-up call ever.”

Susan obviously won over the hearts of millions around the world with sensation spreading across the Atlantic. Hollywood actors Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore—who between them have nearly 1.5 million followers—speak highly of her. Kutcher posted a link to the video clip(片段). The Scottish talent made her live American debut(露面) via satellite connection on CBS’s The Early Show, doing an interview and singing live from her room. And she already accepted an invitation from talk show host Oprah Winfrey.

Now Boyle has become one of the world’s hottest celebrities. The video clip of her performance has been viewed more than 50 million times on YouTube, becoming a hit on the Internet. Not long ago she came to China and was warmly welcomed.