—Why didn't you attend the party_______in the hall the other day?

    —I just wanted some quiet time by myself．

A．held    B．being held    C．to be held    D．holding

Bird flu , a contagious disease of animals , is believed ____ by viruses that normally infect only birds and less commonly pigs , and rarely humans .

       A．caused     B．being caused    C．to be caused    D．to have caused

第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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SINGAPOREAN singer JJ Lam，29，admitted that this March couldn’t be better：He outshined Taiwanese superstar Jay Chou and bagged four awards at the China Original Music Pop Chart Award(中国原创音乐流行榜) ceremony，including the most coveted(最渴望得到的)best male singer title．

Yet the trophies(奖杯)were only part of an exciting month．Knowing that he has an O1ympic champion fan，Lam was so happy that he prepared his own gifts for Zhou Yang，the speed skating gold medalist：an autographed(签名的)CD and a Mickey Mouse doll．He even invited Zhou to his birthday party on March 26 after Zhou told him that it was a great pity she had had to miss Lam's Beijing concert last year．

Lam showed his love and talent for music as early as middle school，but it doesn't mean he easily got to where he is now．Like many young men his age，Lam was once hooked(沉迷)on video games．“One in particular，World of Warcraft，obsessed(迷住)me,” he said．“I made up my own stories and characters and once I even composed(编曲)a soundtrack for the game.”

But luckily Lam soon realized things would have to change．“There was no future in playing games and I had to think about the years ahead,” he said．

After finishing high school，Lam joined the army. On the small island where he was stationed，he wrote dozens of songs．Still，his ambition of one day being a pop singer seemed an unrealistic dream to others．“Later，when my former officers heard my songs being played on the radio, they couldn’t believe it.” he said．

Not that the road to success wasn't a rocky one．When Lam went to Taiwan to develop his career, he felt lonely at first．He started playing computer games again．“I indulged(沉溺) myself in games day and night," he said．“But I came to realize that I mustn’t 1et the games take over my 1ife．I had to go out，see people and meet life’s challenges head on．”

61．JJ Lam outshone Jay Chou by___________．

A．winning four awards at a ceremony

B．being the gold medalist Zhou Yang’s favorite singer

C．winning the award for best new artist

D．writing more popular original songs

62．Which of the following statements about JJ Lam is FALSE?

A．His parents guided him through success．

B．He was once obsessed with video games．

C．He wrote a song for the game WOW．

D．He understood that playing games would not give him a secure future．

63．The last paragraph tells us that___________ 

A．lam has a talent for different music styles

B．lam became famous overnight

C．playing video games helps Lam release pressure

D．lam went through hard times before he became successful

64．Which of the following elements has NOT contributed to Lam’s success，according to the article?

A．His passion for music．     B．His song-writing talent．

C．Support from fans．        D．The skills he learned in the army．

The young lady prefers dressing up for a party to ____ by others.

A、be noticed   B、being noticed    C、having been noticed  D、have been noticed

American is the country on the move. In unheard of numbers, people of all ages are exercising their way to better health. According to the latest figures, 59 percent of American adults exercise regularly—up 12 percent from just two years ago and more than double the figure of 25 years ago. Even non-exercisers believe they would be more attractive and confident if they were more active. It’s hard not to get the message. The advantages of physical fitness are shown on magazine covers, postage stamps, and television ads for everything from beauty soaps to travel books. Exercise as a part of daily life did not catch on until the late 1960s when research by military doctors began to show the good points of doing regular physical exercises. Growing publicity(宣传) for races held in American cities helped develop a strong interest in the ancient sport of running. Although running has leveled off in recent years as Americans have discovered equally helpful and sometimes safer-forms of exercise.                                                   

As the popularity of exercise continues to increase, so does scientific evidence (根据) of its health benefit. The key to fitness is exercising the major muscle group strongly enough to almost double the heart rate and keep it doubles for 20 to 30 minutes at a time. Doing such physical exercises three times or more a week will greatly improve physical health in about three months.

According to the essay, what was the percentage of American adults doing regular physical exercises two years ago?                                                                                

A. About 70%.  B. Nearly 60      C. Almost 50%.       D. More than 12%. 

A growing interest in sports didn’t developed until______________.                             

A. 25 years ago   B. two years ago    C. the late 1960s    D. now                              

Which of the following if the closest in meaning to underlines phrase “leveled –off”?       

A. became very popular                     B. stopped being popular                           

C. reached its lowest level in popularity        D. stopped increasing in number                     

It can be learnt from the passage that the good points of exercise___________.               

A. are to be proved     B. are to be further studied                       

C. are supported by scientific evidence  D. are self- evident                            

Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?                               

A. Different Forms of exercise  B. Exercise——The Road to Health                    

C. Scientific Evidence of Health Benefit   D. Running——A Popular Form of Sport