52. A.hit B.recognizedC.missedD.acknowledged

53. A.how B.what C.when D.why

54. A.actions B.emotions C.attitudes D.thoughts

55. A.if B.because C.asif D.sothat

第三部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)

A

Ok,Iadmitit:Emoticons(表情符号)arepopular.Somepeopleeventhinktheyarefun.Manyseemunabletogetthroughane-mailorInstantMessagechatsentencewithoutusingone.Somefeelthattheyaddfeelingandcharactertootherwisecolddigitalcommunications.

Some,however,suchaseditorandHollywoodscriptwriterJohnBlumenthal,blasttheuseofemotionsas“infantile(幼稚的)justlikethepeoplewhousethem”.Hebelievesthatwordsthemselvesshouldbeenough.“Ifyou’rebeingfunny,happyorsad,thatshouldbeapparentfromthecommentthatgoesbeforetheemoticons,”heargues.

IntheeyesofBlumenthal,theuseofemoticonsisagenderissue.“Mendon’tuseemoticonsverymuch.Maybenotatall.,”hesaid.“Teenagegirlsandwomenseemtousethemalot.Maybethere’sanemoticonsgene.”

It’saninterestingopinion,butitisnotsharedbyall.

InaninterviewwithTheNewYorkTimes,DacherKeltner,professorofpsychologyattheUniversityofCalifornia,saidthatemoticonsarepopularbecauseourbrainsareprogrammed“toseekoutrepresentationsofhumanity”.Hebelievesthattheyappealnotbecausetheyareshortcutsforthelazy,butbecausetheytapinto(输入)somethingbeyondlanguage.Theyreachtoourneedtobewithandcommunicatewithpeople.

Alloftheseargumentsmaybesomehowvalid(正确的).Eachoneofuswillchoosetocommunicateinourownway.Idonothavemuchtimeforemoticons.ItriedtouseoneonceandfeltlikeIwasstealingintoaprimaryschoolclassthatIhadnoplacebeingin.I’dratherletmywordsdothetalking.

Friends,however,sendmemessagesande-mailsfullofemoticons.Ihavenoproblemwiththis,Idon’tregardanyofmyfriendsaslazyorimmature.It’sjustaquestionofindividuality.

56.Accordingtothearticle,emoticonsarepopularbecause_________.

A.mostofthemlookfunny

B.theyareeasyforlazypeopletouse

C.theyaddfeelingandcharactertoacommunication

D.areadercannotunderstandamessagewithoutthem

57.WhichofthefollowingviewswouldJohnBlumenthalagreewith?

A.InstantMessagechattersarechildish.

B.It’senoughtouselanguageindigitalcommunication.

C.Menneveruseemoticons.

D.Thereisanemoticongeneineverybody.

58.Fromthetext,wecanconcludethattheauthor________.

A.feelshehasnodifficultyusingemoticons

B.thinksemoticonsdon’tsuithim

C.encouragehisfriendstouseemoticons

D.believesthatemoticonsaresuitableforeveryone

59.Whatisthemainpointofthearticle?

A.AdviceonlanguageusedovertheInternet.

B.Thehistoryofemoticons.

C.Argumentsovertheuseofemoticons.

D.Reasonsforthepopularityofemoticons.

B

“Dinningout”and“eatingout”arephrasespeopleuseinBritainwhentheyeatinarestaurantorpub(小酒馆).EatingoutismorepopularinBritaintodaythanithaseverbeen.In2006,forthefirsttimeever,Britishpeoplespentmoreeatingoutthancookingforthemselvesandeatingathome.ItseemsthatmanyBritishpeoplearebecomingincreasinglyinterestedinhowgoodtheirfoodtastes,andalsohowhealthyitis.

However,eatingoutcanalsobeexpensive.AsBritishpeopledonoteatouteverynightoftheweek,eatinginarestaurantisoftenseenasaspecialoccasion.Whengoingonafirstdateandwantingtoimpresshim/her,orifcelebratingananniversaryorabirthday,manypeopleliketogotoarestauranttoeat,andpeopleoftenalsoeatinarestaurantbeforegoingtothecinemaorthetheater.

Asinallcultures,therearemanyrulesofetiquette(礼仪)surroundingfoodandeating.Theknifeandforkshouldbeusedinthecorrectway!Itisalsoimpolitetohaveyourelbows(肘部)onthedinningtablewhenyouareeating.

AlmostallBritishcitieshaveavastrangeoffoodaswellastraditionalBritishfood,andallfromtheverycheaptotheveryexpensive---French,Italian,Indian,Chinese,Greek,Thai,Japanandmany,manymore.Infact,whenaskedwhichwastheirfavoritefood,moreBritishpeoplesaidanIndiancurry(咖喱菜肴)thananyotherdish!

Aswellasdininginarestaurant,whenpeoplearetootiredtocookafterworktheyoftengeta“take-away”.Thismeansthattheyorderfromatake-outrestaurantbytelephone,andthengotocollectitandtakeithometoeat.Manytake-outrestaurantsalsodeliverityourhouse.Whileyoucannormallyfindatake-outrestaurantforalmostanyfood,themostpopularareItalian,IndianandChineseandthenallofyouhavetodoistoopenthedoor,payandeat!

60.OnwhichofthefollowingoccasionsareBritishpeoplelikelytoeatinarestaurant?

A.Afterwatchingaplay.B.Beforewatchingamovie.

C.Whenthey’retootiredtowork.D.Whentheywanttohavenaturalfood.

61.Fromthepassagewecanknowthat_______.

A.eatingoutisnotexpensiveinBritain

B.eatingatpubsdoesn’thavesomanyrulesinBritain

C.Britishpeoplearenotawareofnutritionwhileeatingout

D.theBritishspentmoreeatingathomemorethaneatingout

62.Wecanlearnfromthelasttwoparagraphsthat________.

A.Frenchdishesareveryexpensive

B.take-outrestaurantsonlydeliverpizza

C.Britishpeoplearefondofforeignfood

D.peoplecaneattake-outfoodfirstandpaylater

63.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.RestaurantcultureinBritain.B.Tablemanners.

C.TraditionalBritishfood.D.Eatingandhealth.

C

ChinesetennisplayerLiNadidn’twintheAustralianOpenChampionshiponSaturday,butshestillmadethehistorybooks.

Li,wholosttoKimClijstersofBelgiuminthreesets(3-6,6-3,6-3),isthefirstplayerfromChinatomakeittoaGrandSlamfinal.

Thebossdefeatedabitofthefeel-goodstoryforChinaandforLi,whoonThursdaydefeatedNo.1playerCarolineWozniackiinthesemifinalsinMelbourne.Liisrankedfifth.

InaninterviewLisaidshewasproudofhereffort.“IthinkIplaygreattennis,”shesaid.“Imean,sheplaysbetterthanme.Afterthematch,Imakeajoke:tennisshouldonlyplayoneset.”

BaiYan,amemberofChina’smen’snationalteammemberandLiNa’sfriend,saidthelosswasdisappointing,butstillabrightstartingpoint.

“TotellyouthetruthIfeelalittlebitdown,allofus.Butyouknowsheisstillthebest,andshe’sstillourheroineverybody’seyes,”saidBai.“Thisisjustthestart.”.

Winorlose,Li’sappearanceintheAustralianOpenfinalswasseenasamajorvictoryfortennisinChina,wherebadmintonandtabletennisrules.

FansacrossChinagatheredtowatchthematch.Li’smotherjoinedfansatarestaurantinherhometownofWuhan.InBejing,fanscrowdedtogethertowatchChina’snationaltennismatch.

“TennisisstillrelativelyanewsportinChina,”saidMichaelChang,theChinese-AmericanwhowasthefirstAsiangrandslamchampion,inaninterviewwithCNN.“TobeabletoseeLiNahaveasmuchsuccessasshehas…thiscouldbethestartofsomethingveryspecialfortennisinChina.”

“LiwilldefinitelychangethesportoftennisinChinaandthatisagreatthing,”Changsaid.

64.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.ChinesetennisstarLiNa’stenniscareer.

B.AfiercetennismatchatAustralianOpen.

C.ChinesetennisstarmadehistoryatAustralianOpen.

D.Chinesetennisremainedtobetestedandchallenged.

65.Whichistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.LiNa’sfailurelettheChinesedown.

B.LiNarankedfifthatAustralianOpen.

C.LINa’smotherattendedthematchwithher.

D.LiNamadeanewstartingpointofChina

66.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedwords“tennisshouldonlyplayoneset”(Para4)?

A.LiNawasnotsatisfiedwiththeruleoftennismatch.

B.LiNawasnotsatisfiedwithherownperformance.

C.LiNahadabadopinionofClijsters.

D.LiNatookprideinhereffort.