(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多于选项。

Britain’s high streets are dying slowly

Twenty years ago, the prosperous high street(繁华商业区) was the heart of most cities. It was crowded with customers.   36   Nowadays, high streets are declining, with very few shops and shoppers. With about 14 shops down every day, Britain’s high streets are dying little by little.

37   It’s fairly easy to understand. To start with, people are spending less because of the economic recession(衰退). On top of that, more and more people are using the Internet to do their shopping. And it is not easy for shopkeepers in the high streets, either.   38   Finally, there are the out-of-to wn retail parks with free car parking that sell just about everything at very low prices.

What can be done? Prime Minister David Cameron has hired Mary Portas, a British business woman and star of TV show Mary Queen of Shops, to bring some life back into Britain’s high streets. She’s talked about creating “magnets(磁石)” to attract people back to the centre.   39   In one town, a bicycle rickshaw(人力车) service is delivering people’s shopping to their homes.   40  , where children can be cared for while parents are shopping.

Members of the public have also voiced their opinions. “My ideal shopping center is one where there’s a wide selection of attractive looking shops, with cheap parking and good public transport links,” said a 28-year-old man. “I’d like to see Night Shopping evenings where shops are open through to 10 pm or later,” said a 22-year-old girl.

They have to pay increasing high rents.

But he is not the only one to solve the problem.

But that’s all changed.

In another town, they set up night shopping centers,

In another town, they set up a nursery,

They can make a fortune overnight.

Why are high streets in such a desperate situation?

第三部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)

：完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A，B，C和D)中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy wasn’t much of a fruit-eater, __41__ a bar of chocolate if given the choice, __42__  , as they say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the __43__ he felt and the more he wanted that apple.

He stood on tiptoe, __44__ as high as he could, but even at his t allest __45__ he was unable to touch It. He began to __46__ up and down, as high as he could, at the __47__ of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple. Still it remained out of __48__.

Not giving up, he thought , if only he had somethin g to __49__ on . His school bag wouldn’t give enough height and he didn’t want to __50__the things inside, like his lunch box, pencil case, and Game boy. Looking __51__ he hoped he might find an old box, a rock, or, __52__ luck, even a ladder, but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use.

He had tried everything he could think to do. __53__ seeing any other choices, he gave up and started to walk __54__ . At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his __55__, and how he really wanted that apple. The more he __56__ like this, the more unhappy he became.

__57__, the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy, even if he couldn’t always get what he wanted .He started to say to himself. This isn’t __58__, I   don’t have the apple and I’m feeling miserable as well. There’s __59__ more I can do to get the apple. That is unchangeable, but we are supposed to be able to __60__ our feelings. If that’s the case, what can I do to feel better?

41. A. preferring  B. offering C. receiving D. allowing

42. A. so  B. then C. but D. or

43. A. sadder   B. angrier C. hungrier D. tastier

44. A. expanding B. stretching C. swinging  D. pulling

45. A. strength  B. length  C. range D. height

46. A. jump  B. look C. walk  D. glance

47. A. tip B. stage C. top  D. level

48. A. hope B. hand  C. sight D. reach

49. A. put B. stand  C. get   D. hold

50. A. break B. shake  C. take  D. strike

51. A. up  B. forward  C. down D. around

52. A. for    B. with  C. .on D. of

53. A. After  B. Through C. Without D. Upon

54. A. back B. away C. up D. down

55. A. wishes B. beliefs C. efforts D. goals

56. A. thought    B. imagined C. tried D. claimed

57. A. Therefore B. However  C. Moreover  D. Otherwise

58. A. skilful  B. cheerful C. harmful  D. helpful

59. A. something  B. anything  C. everything D. nothing

60. A. change  B. express  C. forget D. remember