With his attention________on the shops along the roadside，he knocked an old man down while riding to school.

A  concentrating     B．concentrated     C．to concentrate      D．concentrates

答案　B

解析　考查词组，故选B项。

In Singapore, most of us love window-shopping while some others enjoy having a picnic at East Coast Park or Changi Beach on sunny days. Singaporeans are never bothered by the occasional thunderstorm. However, we know that if it rains for long continuous periods, there will be more serious effects. Just recently the main shopping street of Orchard Road was flooded and some part of Bukit Timah was impassable to traffic. People reacted by writing in to the newspaper to complain about this! We forget that other countries suffer much worse effects. Elsewhere, heavy tropical（热带的）storms often result in floods that ruin crops especially in Thailand and Malaysia. This in turn usually means that the price of rice and vegetables here in Singapore will rise because we import these products from them. If there is a typhoon or tsunami, thousands of lives are lost too. This happened in Indonesia and Phuket in Thailand in 2004 and it serves to remind us of how Mother Nature can cause great damage.

Weather patterns in general have changed dramatically in recent years. Scientists believe that global warming and the resulting melting of the polar ice-cap has caused the level of the ocean to rise. This in turn causes flooding of low-lying areas in countries where the land is rather flat and some parts of which is below water level. It is believed that human activities have caused Mother Nature to show her extreme anger, so it is now important that we really work together to cut down on harmful activities, for example, illegal logging（伐木）or irresponsible forest-burning to clear land for farming.

56.From Paragraph 1, we can see that most Singaporeans love________.

A. making complaints           B. going out for picnics

C. doing window-shopping    D. traveling along the coast

【答案】C

【解析】根据第一段第一句可知。

57.What will happen in Singapore if there are floods in its neighboring countries?

A. Heavy tropical storms will follow shortly.

B. The price of rice and vegetables will go up.

C. Many people will write in to the newspaper.

D. More rice and vegetables will be imported.

【答案】B

【解析】根据第一段倒数三，四句可知。热带风暴导致的洪水会毁掉庄稼，新加坡的蔬菜和大米是从这些国家进口的，所以会导致蔬菜，大米的价格上升。

58.The underlined word“it” in Paragraph 2 refers to___________.

A. the arrival of heavy tropical storms

B. the import of rice and vegetables

C. the rising price of rice and vegetables

D. the loss of lives in natural disasters

【答案】D

【解析】上句提到台风和海啸会导致成千上万的人死亡。这在2004年在印度尼西亚和泰国的普吉岛发生过。自然灾害到这人死亡这件事用来提醒我们大自然可以带来巨大损害。

59.Which of the following shows how the low-lying areas are flooded?

a. global warming

b. the rise in ocean level

c. harmful human activities

d. the flooding of low-lying areas

e. the melting of the polar ice-cap

A. c→a→e→b→d         B. a→c→e→b→d        

C. c→a→b→e→d         D. d→a→c→b→e

【答案】A

【解析】根据最后一段可知。

60.What should we do in order not to make Mother Nature angry?

A. Clear more land for farming.           B. Reduce harmful human activities.

C. Bring down the price of food.          D. Improve the quality of weather.

【答案】B

【解析】根据最后一段It is believed that human activities have caused Mother Nature to show her extreme anger, so it is now important that we really work together to cut down on harmful activities,“人们认为是人类的活动导致了大自然极端愤怒， 因此，现在我们真的应该团结合作减少有害活动。”

阅读以下有关大型文娱活动项目的介绍，然后按照要求匹配信息。选E同时涂黑A和B

选F同时黑C和D。

A.     The Chicago Outdoor Film Festival

Experience again the fun of the Drive-In movie with Chicago’s wonderful skyline as your backdrop. Classic American films appear on a huge screen plus a modern sound system. Films are shown on seven continuous evenings in the summer at dusk.

B.      The Chicago International Film Festival

For 45 years, it has brought you the brightest films and filmmakers – from Kevin Smith to Slumdog Millionaire. If you get your passes to our 45^th anniversary Festival now, you’ll be the first to see the movies and the artists.

C.     The Gen Art Chicago Film Festival   

    Summer is almost here! The festival, presented by Acura, will bring you four nights of film premieres, parties, and the people who love them: from the directors and stars to film industry and Chicago’s taste making audience.

D.       Chicago Criterion Bike Race

With its tight 90-degree turns in the heart of Grant Park, it’s about 1.1 miles long. The high speed left-turn action begins on Columbus Drive, heading north to East Jackson, south on Michigan, east on Balbo, then back to Columbus Drive.

E.      The Bike to Work Rally

It’ll take place on June 19^th at Daley Plaza. It can help you keep healthy and save about 25 calories per mile while joining in the efforts to reduce harmful polluting gases given off by cars and buses into air.

F.      Chicago’s Bike 2015 Plan

It is Chicago’s sight to make bicycling a necessary part of daily life in Chicago. The plan recommends projects, programms and policies to encourage use of this practical, non-polluting and affordable form of transportation.

   以下是与大型活动项目相关的资料卡片，请匹配资料卡片与其对应的活动项目。

66.   Welcome to Chicago for our events, film festivals or bike events. Maybe one event requires a mix of good technical skills to turn corners quickly. Generally its circle length is shorter than that of a traditional road race, though the average speed is properly higher.

67.   Did you chat with some directors from different countries last year? Or listen to the audience applauding for Kevin Smith and Werner Herzog for an hour after Zack and Miri outdoors? We can still expect to see unusual films worldwide, including ones about bike races this year.

68.   Chicago should get prepared for every event. Each evening there is the Chicago premiere of one short and one feature film, followed by an after-party at one of the city’s best nightspots – giving you the chance to be part of the red carpet experience while discovering the films and filmmakers.

69.   Young Mr. Lincoln, directed by John Ford and Fonda, is about the early life of America’s 16^th President as this year notes the two hundredth anniversary of his birth. It’ll be shown in the open air, including outside the Lincoln Museum.

70.   The event can help you keep over 238 million gallons of gasoline annually and cut carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide from vehicles. Riding your bike to work is economic and healthy.

第二节  完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分， 满分30分）

请阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。

John was waiting for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he didn’t, the girl with the rose．Thirteen months ago, in a Florida library he found notes in the book margin (空白)．The soft

 36 reflected a thoughtful soul and insightful mind．

In the book, he 37 the previous owner’s name, Miss Hollis Maynell．With time and effort he

 38 her address．He wrote her a letter 39 himself and inviting her to write 40 ．

Then the two grew to know each other 41 the mail．A romance was budding．John requested a photograph, 42 she refused．Later they planned their first meeting-7:00 pm at Grand Central Station in New York．

“You’ll 43 me, ” she wrote, “by the 44 I’ll be wearing on my coat．” So at 7:00 he was in the station．

A young woman in a green suit was coming toward him, her figure like a flower was long and

 45 and her eyes blue．Almost uncontrollably he made one 46 closer to her, and just at this moment he saw Hollis Maynell-a woman well past 40．The girl was walking quickly away．He felt 47 he split in two, so keen was his desire to follow her, and 48 so deep was his longing for the woman whose 49 had truly companioned (陪伴) him．

He did not 50 ．He said, “I’m John, and you must be Miss Maynell．I am so glad you could

 51 me; may I take you to dinner?”

The woman smiled, “I don’t know what this is about, but the young lady in the green suit begged me to 52 this rose on my coat．She said if you were to ask me to dinner, I should tell you she is 53 you in the restaurant across the street．She said it was some kind of  54 !”

It’s not difficult to admire Miss Maynell’s wisdom．The true nature of a heart is seen in its response to the 55 ．

36． A．reading                 B．handwriting            C．smiling                   D．speaking

37． A．invented               B．thought                   C．discovered                  D．understood

38． A．published              B．wrote                         C．caught                    D．located

39． A．introducing           B．saying                    C．showing                  D．enjoying

40． A．back                     B．up                          C．on                          D．away

41． A．in                         B．by                          C．through                  D．at

42． A．therefore            B．but                         C．so                          D．and

43． A．realize                  B．recognize                C．know                   D．like

44． A．flower                  B．book                      C．rose                        D．glasses

45． A．fat                        B．ugly                       C．tall                         D．slim

46． A．stair                         B．jump                      C．pace                       D．step

47． A．as though              B．even if                    C．that                        D．although

48． A．still                      B．already                   C．yet                         D．though

49． A．appearance            B．development           C．voice                      D．spirit

50． A．laugh                    B．hesitate                   C．follow                    D．affect

51． A．know                    B．meet                       C．notice                     D．write

52． A．wear                     B．catch                      C．take                        D．bring

53． A．looking for           B．talking to                C．looking at               D．waiting for

54． A．check                   B．exam                      C．test                         D．quiz

55． A．beautiful               B．weak                      C．unattractive             D．strong