44. A. type   B. quality     C. amount     D. level

45. A. requests  B. requires     C. means   D. suggests

46. A. effectively  B. easily C. conveniently D. actively

47. A. leading to  B. due to  C. owing to D. according to

48. A. correct   B. further     C. average     D. early

49. A. clouds   B. sky      C. air      D. above

50. A. raising   B. rising   C. building  D. lasting

51. A. rocks        B. tips      C. tops      D. trees

52. A. taken care of   B. made use of   C. piled up D. saved up

53. A. picked  B. produced   C. used   D. gathered

54. A. touching    B. knocking   C. pressing  D. turning

55. A. might    B. can    C. will      D. should

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)

阅读下列短文，从每题中所给的四个选项A B C D 中，选出最佳选项。

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CHICAGO --Bill Clinton's eagerly awaited memoir(自传), My Life, will be published this June, and is sure to ignite(点燃)a firestorm of interest in an already politically charged election year. Bill Clinton said that most presidential memoirs are thought to be "dull and self-serving, but I hope mine is interesting and self-serving.”

My Life, which is being published by Knopf and will sell for $ 35, is expected by many industry watchers to rise to the top of the best-seller lists.

Clinton said the book tells the story of his life from his birth and childhood in Arkansas to his years in the White House. From the book readers can have a look at his successes and setbacks.

He tells the story “as it happens to me, so you see what it's like to be president ... to see how everything happens at once.”

Without offering specifics or mentioning Monica Lewinsky, Clinton said, "I don't spare myself" in the book.

"I have no idea if this is a great book," he said, "but it's a pretty good story. "

Clinton was reportedly paid an advance of $10 million for the book, which was supposed to be done a year ago.

"The minute that book goes on sale, people will be lined up buying the book," said Bob Wietrak, a vice-president(副总统)and chief merchant for Barnes & Noble.