Section B
Directions: Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
After a few days in Pittsburgh, I was happy to leave the city and enjoy the harmony of the countryside. I left my hotel early and drove south to the Bear Run Nature Reserve. As I arrived, I was immediately impressed by the charming Laurel Highlands and other natural sights. However, I was not there to enjoy beauty: I was there to see a house, one of the most famous houses in the world.
The house I had come to see is Fallingwater. It is called Fallingwater because it was built over a waterfall. As most houses are built on solid ground, this house’s location instantly made it famous. When you approach the house, surrounded by forest, streams and mountains, it looks as though the clear blue water were flowing through it, since the stream rushes out from under the ground floor of the building.
The house was designed by the architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, for businessman Edgar Kaufman and his family. As I toured the house, I learnt that it took Wright three years to build the place. The Kaufman family had asked him to design them a home in the middle of the countryside where they could enjoy the sights and sounds of the natural world. Though they lived in the city, they loved to come to the mountains to spend some time in the peace and quiet of nature, where they could go camping in the forest and play in the stream with their children. In fact, they loved the water so much that they asked Wright to design a house that would let them view the beautiful waterfall every day.
Many people have suggested that this incredible building is a work of art, and I would agree that this beautiful house is a masterpiece of design. It also demonstrates how important it is to live side-by-side with nature and to respect it rather than try to dominate it. 
65. ______ impressed the author first as he arrived at the location of Fallingwater.
A. The beauty of nature                                    B. The sight of the waterfall
C. The designer of the house                              D. The preservation of the environment
66. Fallingwater quickly became famous because ______.
A. a famous architect designed it                        B. it was built over waterfall
C. blue water flowed through it                         D. it was situated in a nature reserve
67. The Kaufman family had the house built there in order to ______.
A. move to the countryside                           B. live in a masterpiece
C. enjoy the harmony of nature                         D. create a new scenic spot
68. What is the best title of the passage?
A. A Talent Designer and His Masterpiece          B. Human and Nature
C. A House over Waterfall                                D. Life in Fallingwater

This is no joke. Kelly Katrina Hildebrandt, 20, and Kelly Carl Hildebrandt, 24, are expecting just over 100 guests at a(an)   21  at a church, where they will become husband and wife.

Their modern romance was a   22  made in cyberspace（网络空间）. She was   23  and bored one night last year, so she typed her name into the   24  social networking Website Facebook just to see if anyone   25  it: Hildebrandt, 24, in South Florida. At the time, Kelly Hildebrandt, of Lubbock, Texas, was the only one matched. So she sent him a   26 . She said, “Hi. We had the same name. Thought it was cool.” Kelly Carl Hildebrandt said, “I thought she was pretty   27 .”

For the next three months the two   28  e-mails.   29  he knew it, occasional phone calls turned into daily chats, sometimes   30  hours. He   31  her in Florida after a few months and fell head over heels.

“I thought it was fun,” he said of that first online meet. “I had no   32  that it would lead to this.”

Months after Kelly Hildebrandt sent her first e-mail, she found a diamond engagement   33   hidden in treasure box on a beach in December. “I totally think that it’s all God’s   34  ,” Kelly Katrina Hildebrandt said. “He planned it out just   35   .”

She's a student at a local community college. He works in financial   36 . They plan to make their home in South Florida.

There was also some uncertainty   37  how to phrase their wedding invitations, so they decided to include their   38  names. But   39  confusion likely won't carry on past the husband and wife, as Kelly Katrina Hildebrandt said there are no plans to pass along the name to their future   40 . “No,” she said. “We're definitely not going to name our kids Kelly.”

1.                A．situation        B．occasion        C．ceremony D．meeting

2.                A．game          B．match          C．contest   D．competition

3.                A．curious         B．serious         C．anxious   D．generous

4.                A．ordinary        B．common        C．fashionable    D．popular

5.                A．understood     B．made          C．shared   D．recognized

6.                A．word          B．message        C．letter D．reminder

7.                A．clever          B．simple          C．attractive D．easy

8.                A．exchanged      B．changed        C．expected D．received

9.                A．After          B．As             C．While    D．Before

10.               A．wasting         B．spending       C．lasting D．taking

11.               A．dropped        B．visited         C．forgot D．called

12.               A．idea           B．decision        C．chance    D．hope

13.               A．call            B．lace           C．phone D．ring

14.               A．preparation     B．reason         C．arrangement   D．appointment

15.               A．great          B．perfect         C．excellent  D．smart

16.               A．crisis          B．conveniences    C．customs   D．services

17.               A．about          B．on            C．in    D．at

18.               A．first           B．last            C．middle    D．family

19.               A．some          B．no            C．any   D．little

20.               A．wife           B．husband        C．parents   D．children

Directions: Read the passage carefully and answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.

    We’d like to agree with the recent report comparing the difference between a TV and a computer: When you use one you turn your brain on, with the other you turn it off.

Your brain may not be the only thing the TV turns off. It seems that men who watch a lot of TV are more sedentary, eat more food and are generally much fatter. Similar result have been found for women. Experts think that watching TV means that not only are you sedentary, but you have to watch food advertisement inducing you to eat more. The food that you are being induced to eat may not be good enough for you health.

If you are a couch potato, here are some suggestions:

Tape a piece of paper to the back of your remote control or TV Guide, and every time you watch a show, note how long you sit there and what you eat..

Review the record after a week. This can be a shock.

Don’t have a TV in your bedroom; having a TV in your bedroom greatly increases viewing time and if you tend to eat while viewing, the results are obvious.

Think of a healthy way instead of watching TV that you like. This can be as simply as walking the dog or walking to visit a neighbor regularly.

After a few months you are likely to be surprised about how much more time you seem to have and how much better you feel.

(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TEN WORDS.)

1.The phrase “a couch potato” best describe a person who ___________.

2.The author believes watching TV _______________ your brain.

3.Why shouldn’t you put a TV set in your bedroom?______________.

4.According to the passage, which maybe the healthy ways? ___________.

Flying first class was a new experience for us. We were happy to join the other few passengers who  36  fly in such luxury（奢侈）. It was almost as if we had a sense of  37  to be sitting with the group of people that  38  us.

As we chatted away about our travel, I could hear people around us talked about  39  business meetings. It wasn’t long before I __40  that these people were used to flying in luxury. They are 41 people I thought.

We noticed that the stewardess（女乘务员）was working non-stop to ensure the  42  of the first class passengers. She could not walk by a seat without receiving a(n)  43 . I thought how much she must love her job,   44  she smiled kindly at each person while  45  to their needs.

As the stewardess walked by our seats near the  46  of the flight, I looked at her and said, “Thank you and I hope you’ll have a great night.”She stopped at our seats with a look of  47  , bent down, looked at me and said, “Excuse me?” I  48  my words and she smiled in a rather  49  way, almost as if I had asked her a question that she did not know how to answer. After a few moments she said, “I can  50  you work with the public.” “Why do you think so?” I asked. She answered very quietly, “Because you are the  _51  passenger here to say thank you and I really  52  your kindess.

The sense of belonging to the elite（精英）group of people in first class  53  as we heard her words. Our seats in luxury offered us  54  a comfortable ride. We were reminded that without  55  we would be flying in no class.

1.A. would              B. should                   C. could           D. must

2.A. success                B. disappointment       C. shame          D. pride

3.A. watched            B. accompanied          C. surrounded           D. welcomed

4.A. boring         B. busy             C. pleasant                 D. tiring

5.A. heard          B. realized         C. remembered               D. asked

6.A. brave          B. kind                 C. important                D. fortunate

7.A. safety         B. rest                 C. food                     D. comfort

8.A. note           B. order                C. suggestion               D. tip

9. A. when         B. while                C. for                      D. though

10. A. attending        B. looking              C. taking               D. turning

11. A. side             B. middle               C. end                  D. front

12.A. dislike           B. happiness            C. kindness             D. disbelief

13.A. repeated     B. wrote                C. showed               D. explained

14.A. happy         B. lovely               C. kind                 D. funny

15. A. help        B. hear                 C. make                 D. tell

16. A. best             B. only             C. simple                   D. usual

17. A. doubt            B. appreciate           C. remember                 D. misunderstand

18.A. lost         B. rose                 C. disappeared          D. showed

19. A. rather than      B. better than      C. less than                D. more than

20. A. happiness        B. money            C. kindness             D. trust

I’m a 20-year-old boy, and the following is my story．

A month after I graduated from high school in August，2007，I was coming home from swim practice in the training centre of the city and was involved in a car accident. I was so seriously injured that I was in a coma for more than two months at Prince Georges Hospital．

I suffered a lot from the experience of dying eight times during my coma and I couldn’t open my mouth to talk or to communicate when I eventually came around．At that time，it seemed that walking was never going to happen again due to all the extreme injuries. Just like my body，my dreams were completely destroyed. But I was not going to let my injuries stop me from realizing my dreams．

After receiving a total of 15 operations and 36 blood transfusions, I had to make every great effort to learn to talk，eat，walk，shower，and live on my own again．When I was out of hospital，I still had to go to outpatient therapy in Waldorf, Maryland．After I spent a few months in a wheelchair, I took baby steps to walk on my own．It was a miracle that I was able to walk again, but I still wanted to prove that I could not only walk, but also run. When it came true, I wanted to get back into the pool again．After having a few lung tests，I was able to go in the pool a little bit each week．After a few months of swim training，I began my freshman year at Mary’s College of Maryland and then became a proud member of the swim team．

By telling my story, I want to make a positive influence on the world．I am just trying to 1ive every day to the fullest and inspire other people never to give up their dreams no matter how bad a situation is to them. I remember when I was still in my hospital bed，I would have my mom and dad push me round in my wheelchair to the other rooms to see the other patients and chat with them and their family members．I wanted to let them know that everything was going to be okay. Somehow，things would work out for the best.

1.The underlined word “coma” in Paragraph 2 probably has the meaning of __________.

2.According to Paragraph 3, it can be inferred that the author ________.

3.What is the correct order of the following events?

a．went to outpatient therapy

b．received membership of the swim team

c．was pushed around to visit other patients  

d．walked 1ike a baby

e．1earnt to live all by himself

4.In the last paragraph，the author mainly wants to show_______．

5.The best title for the passage would be“____________”