Foulsham House is a fine, large house of the 1790s．It stands high above the River Byer, in twenty—five hectares(公顷)of the best farmland in the southwest．

The house was built by Smithson, and the story that George, the son of King of Whales, who fell in love with the beautiful Lady Kitty, at one of the first Foulsham’s wild woods(野外)parties．Many years ago many great men rode on the hills about Foulsham.

House, and many fine girls took tea in the Green Room．

The house has eight bedrooms, three bathrooms(浴室), two living—rooms, and a dining—room with a real Adam fireplace．Its library has a good view over the park and the river．All rooms are light and airy, with good, high windows, and wood floors．

At the back of the house there is room for four cars．The third Foulsham once kept there．In many other ways, this house of the 1790s meets the needs of the 1990s．

If you wish to know more about Foulsham House, write to： Harvey．Platt, Longford ＆Son 6, Castle Green, Gilham, Byreside．

Foulsham House_____

 A. is an old farmhouse

 B. stands 25 hectares high above the River Byer

 C. is an old,  stone house, standing in very fine farmland

 D. is twenty-five years old, and is of fine stone

People say that _____

 A. Smithson built the house for Lord Foulsham's wild parties

 B. Prince George fell in love with KItty Wake at Foulsham House

 C. Prince George and KItty Wake fell in love with the Green House

 D. Lord Foulsham fell in love with a lady wales

Foulsham House_____

 A. is an old house that meets many new needs

 B. though seventy-nine years old, meets new needs

 C. is a new house that meets many old needs

 D. is a house of the 1970s as good as new

阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。

1.Many old houses _______ (拆除) to make way for the new road in the past few weeks. (tear)

2.The 26^th Shenzhen summer Universiade was grandly opened on August 12^th. _____________

   ___________ (最吸引我们的) was the door to the world formed by the 365 electronic giant LED screen. (appeal)

3.Not only ________________________ (她懂得法律) very well, she can also apply it in new ways. (know)

4.Those successful deaf dancers think that dancing is an activity _______________________ (视觉更重要) than hearing. (matter)

5. _______________________ (确立了目标群体后)，researchers find out as much as possible about those in the target group, such as their likes and dislikes, and how the product would fit into their lives. (identify)

6. Everything ___________________________ (加以考虑), the environmental problem we are looking forward to seeing solved is worthy of our government’s attention. (consideration)

7.Tom insisted that the new release of the product planned for today _______________ (延期) to next week because of the terrible financial situation at yesterday’s meeting. (postpone)

8.The boy _________________________ (如此迷恋于) the cyber games that he would spend hours sitting in front of the computer. (fascinated)

9. I ______________________________ (多亏了我的父母) that I went through the hard time after I lost my job. Everything couldn’t have been going so smoothly without them. (owe)

10._________________________ (作为回答) your inquiries, we regret to tell you that we can not help you in this matter. (response)

Towards the end of Middle English, a sudden change in pronunciation started, with vowels being pronounced shorter and shorter. From the 16th century the British had contact with people from around the world. This means that many new words and phrases entered the language. The invention of printing also meant that there was a common language in print. Books became cheaper and more people learned to read. Spelling and grammar became fixed and the dialect （方言）of London became the standard. In 1604, the first English dictionary was published.
The numbers of words in Early Modern English and Late Modern English differ. Late Modern English has a lot more words because of two main factors: firstly, the Industrial Revolution created a need for new words; secondly, the British Empire covered one quarter of the earth’s surface, and the English language took in foreign words from many countries.
From around 1600, the English colonization(殖民地化)of North America resulted in the creation of American English. Some English pronunciation and words froze when they reached America. In some ways, American English is more like the English of Shakespeare than modern British English. Some expressions that the British call “ Americanisms” are in fact original （原先的）British expressions that were preserved (保存) in the colonies but were lost in Britain. Spanish also had an influence on American English, with words like canyon, ranch, stampede and vigilante being examples of Spanish words that entered English. French words and West African words also influenced American English.
Today, American English is the most influential(有影响力的). But there are many other kinds of English around the world, including Australian English, New Zealand English, Canadian English, South African English , Indian English and Caribbean English. They have differences.
【小题1】What can we know from Paragraph 1?

第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40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
Valencia is in the east part of Spain. It has a port on the sea， two miles away on the coast. It is the capital of a province that is also named Valencia. The city is a market centre for what is produced by the land around the city. Most of the city‘s money is made from farming. It is also a busy business city， with ships， railways， clothes and machine factories. Valencia has an old part with white buildings， coloured roofs， and narrow streets. The modern part has long， wide streets and new buildings. Valencia is well known for its parks and gardens. It has many old churches and museums. The university in the centre of the city was built in the 13th century. The city of Valencia has been known since the 2nd century. In the 8th century it was the capital of Spain. There is also an important city in Venezuela（委内瑞拉） named Valencia.
1.From the text， how many places have the name Valencia？
A. one   B. two   C. three   D. four
2. What is the main difference between the two parts of Valencia？
A. The colour of the building  B. The length of the streets
C. The age of the buildings    D. The colour of the roofs
3. What is Valencia famous for？
A. Its seaport                 B. Its university
C. Its churches and museums    D. Its parks and gardens
4. The main income of the city of Valencia is from its ______.
A. markets  B. business   C. factories   D. farming