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Many cities in the world are benefiting from the nocturnal (夜间活动的) activities of a group of people who call themselves guerrilla (游击队的) gardeners. Armed with trowels, spades and a van full of flowers and plants, guerrilla gardeners turn abandoned urban land into a blaze of color. In city centre locations where there was mud, weeds and empty plastic bottles, residents often wake up to find that the wasted area has been transformed overnight with brightly-colored bedding plants.

In most British cities, local governments and police turn a blind eye to the exploits (开发) of the gardeners, whose activities are always carried out under cover of nightfall. And so far, there has been nothing but praise from the astonished and delighted local residents when they find their neighborhood transformed in such a striking fashion.

Not only do the guerrilla gardeners beautify neglected places, they also return regularly to water the plants and weed the flower beds. They also make sure that at least some of the plants they bring are evergreens, which means that the area doesn’t look dismal (凄凉的) in the winter months.

The first guerrilla gardener in London was Richard Reynolds, whose day job is at an advertising agency. Mr Reynolds, a graduate of Oxford University, began his efforts two years ago when he moved to a flat in a tower block in South London. From his balcony, he could see several empty concrete pots, placed by the local governments to contain plants but never used. He went out after midnight and filled the pots with plants, and then planted more flowers in the path leading to the entrance to the block.

He then set up a website to explain his plan and called upon more gardeners to join him. Cash donations flooded in and, more importantly, volunteers rushed to be part of the campaign. Within six months, there were five hundred people in London prepared to come out at very short notice to revitalize (恢复活力) neglected parts of the urban landscape. There are now unofficial but carefully-organized groups in many cities in Britain and North America and there is also a website where would-be urban gardeners can find out the location of the next expedition.

76. According to the text, guerrilla gardeners got their names ______.

   A. because of the residents’ advice                     B. from the local governments

   C. for the nature of their work                          D. based on the local cultures

77. These guerrilla gardeners do their work ______.

   A. at the request of the government                   B. nearby their house

  C. often in return for others’ help                       D. of their own free will

78. Why do the guerrilla gardeners often return to their former working places?

   A. To look after these plants.                             B. To enjoy these beautiful flowers.

   C. To help plants live through winter months.     D. To change the types of these plants.

79. Richard Reynolds decided to fill the pots with plants with the purpose of ______.

   A. making the neighborhood more beautiful       B. agreeing with his own job

   C. advertising some products in his agency       D. killing his spare time

80. It can be inferred from the text that these guerrilla gardeners ______.

   A. are mainly from the United Kingdom

   B. will later get well paid

   C. are still not accepted by the local people

   D. become more and more organized

对话填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

阅读下面对话，掌握其大意，并根据所给字母的提示，在标有题号的右边横线上写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式，使对话通顺。

Travel Agent—T;Paul—P

T:Good afternoon,how can I help you?

P:Hi,I want to(76) b____ a room and some tickets for the summer holiday.

T:Where are you going?

P:Sydney.

T:And how many people will be going?

P:Four.Two(77) a____ and two children.

T:(78)W____ would you like to go?

P:Anytime after 12th July,but(79) b____ 20th July.Can you tell me the (80) p____ of the cheapest flight?

T:Sure,can I ask if your children are over two years old?

P:Yes,they are.

T:In that(81) c_______,for the flight they will be charged at children’s rates and for the hotel there won’t be any charge.It(82) l____ on 15th July and returns on 29th July on Virgin Atlantic.This is the cheapest flight(83) a_______.

P:Fine.Do you have a(84) c____ of the journey plan that I can take away with me?

T:Sure.I hope to hear from you soon.

P:Thanks.I’ll think about it tonight and ring you in the(85) m____ tomorrow.

T:Thanks.I’m looking forward to your reply.

He went to town _____sell one of his paintings.

A.on purpose                                      B.on purpose to

C.for the purpose of                               D.on purpose of

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分, 满分30分）

It was a rainy day and I was riding on a bus downtown to go to work. I was_36_next to a man in a business suit and J paid little attention_37_ we both got off at the same stop and walked to the same news-stand to get a morning_38_.

The man running the stand was obviously having a_39_day. He was rude and unsmil­ing as we bought our papers，which only_40_ more gloom (郁闷) to my day. The business­man_41_my gloomy feeling and smiled brightly，_42_the news-stand owner for the paper and for being open on such a( n) _43_to make sure we were able to get our papers.

    As we_44_away，I asked this man why he was so_45_to the newsman when he didn't _46_his expression of thanks and friendliness. The businessman smiled at me and said,"Why would I let someone else _47_what I say and what I feel?"

    We then_48_to go to our own work places. To this day，I still don't know who that businessman was，or_49_he worked. He appeared briefly in my life and disappeared just as_50_. But I've never forgotten the words he said and his_51_which seemed like a ray of light on a gloomy day.

That was a good 25 years_52_，but the effect this had on my life has lasted. I_53_had a chance to thank him personally，but the way I look at life has changed _54_those words. I have learnt that we cannot control people and_55_that come to us， but we can always control our response to them. 

1. A. whispering       B. sitting      C. driving         D. weeping

2. A. since            B. after        C. unless          D. until

3. A. paper            B. suit         C. call            D. coffee

4. A. good             B. nervous      C. bad             D.long

5. A. provided         B. offered      C. added           D. returned

6. A. breathed         B. called       C. noticed         D. took

7. A. thanking         B. envying      C. asking          D. blaming

8. A. evening          B. afternoon    C. morning         D. midnight

9. A. turned           B. passed       C. drove           D.ran

10. A. cruel           B. serious      C. pleasant        D. rude

11.A. stick to         B. refer to     C. get used to     D. respond to

12.A. explain          B. understand   C. control         D. correct

13. A. attempted       B. sought       C. continued       D. separated

14. A. where           B. why          C. whether         D. how

15. A. gently          B. quickly      C. regularly       D. strangely

16.A. humor            B. smile        C. business        D. help

17. A. ago             B. before       C.later            D. after

18. A. often           B. seldom       C. once            D. never

19. A. in search of    B. in memoryof C. for the purpose of D. as a result of

20. A. situations   B. statements   C. possibilities    D. positions

第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题;每小题2.5分，满分50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。
Proper arrangement of classroom space is important to encouraging interaction. Most of us have noticed how important physical setting is to efficiency and comfort in our work. College classroom space should be designed to encourage the activity of critical thinking.
We have entered the 21st century, but step into almost any college classroom and you step back in time at least a hundred years. Desks are normally in straight rows, so students can clearly see the teacher but not all their classmates. The message behind such an arrangement is obvious. Everything of importance comes from the teacher.
With a little imagination and effort, unless desks are fixed to the floor, the teacher can correct this situation and create space that encourage interchange among students. In small or standard-size classes, chairs, desks, and tables can be arranged in a variety of ways. The primary goal should be for everyone to be able to see everyone else. Large classes, particularly those held in lecture halls, unfortunately, allow much less flexibility.
Arrangement of the classroom should also make it easy to divide students into small groups for discussion or problem-solving exercises. Small classes with movable desks and tables present no problem. Even in large lecture halls, it is possible for students to turn around and form groups of four to six. Breaking a class into small groups provides more opportunities for students to interact with each other, think out loud, and see how other students’ thinking processes operate all essential elements in developing new modes of critical thinking.
In courses that regularly use a small group format, students might be asked to stay in the same small groups throughout the course. A colleague of mine, John, allows students to move around during the first two weeks, until they find a group they are comfortable with. John then asks them to stay in the same seat, with the same group, from that time on. This not only creates a comfortable setting for interaction but helps him learn students’ names and faces.
1. The primary purpose of desk rearrangement is _______.
A. for the teacher to divide students into small groups.
B. to make it possible for students to interact with each other.
C. for the teacher to find out how students think.
D. to give students more opportunities to practice speaking.
2. The expression “step back in time at least a hundred years” in Paragraph 2 is intended to convey the idea that _______.
A. there is not much change in educational idea over the past hundred years
B. critical thinking was encouraged even a century ago
C. college classrooms often remind people of their college life
D. a hundred years ago, desk arrangement in a classroom was quite different
3. The greatest advantage in allowing each student to find his own group might be that________
A. learning is made comfortable in this way
B. the teacher can easily remember students’ names and faces
C. the teacher saves the trouble in doing that
D. brighter students can help slower ones.
4. It is implied in the passage that ______.
A. students are allowed to changed groups throughout the course in John’s class
B. classroom interaction between students is essential to the teachers
C. a comfortable environment leads to higher working efficiency
D. new kinds of desks and chairs should be made
5. The author mentioned John in the last paragraph in order to ________
A. create a comfortable setting for interaction
B. introduce an approach of learning students’ names and faces easily
C. give an example that students stay in the same seat throughout the course.
D. describe a good seat-arrangement mode in courses with small group format.