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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
Fifty years from now the world’s population will be declining, with no end in sight. Unless people’s values change greatly, several centuries from now there could be fewer people living in the entire world than live in the United States today. The big surprise of the past twenty years is that in not one country did fertility (生育能力) stop falling when it reached the replacement rate（出生率）—2.1 children per woman. In Italy, for example, the rate has fallen to 1.2. In Western Europe as a whole and in Japan it is down to 1.5. The evidence now indicates that within fifty years or so world population will peak at about eight billion before starting a fairly rapid decline.
Because in the past two centuries world population has increased from one billion to nearly six billion, many people still fear that it will keep “exploding” until there are too many people for the earth to support. But that is like fearing that your baby will grow to 1,000 pounds because its weight doubles three times in its first seven years. World population was growing by two percent a year in the 1960s; the rate is now down to one percent a year, and if the patterns of the past century don’t change completely, it will head into negative numbers. This view is coming to be widely accepted among population experts, even as the public continues to focus on the threat of uncontrolled population growth.
As long ago as September of 1974 Scientific American published a special issue on population that described what demographers (人口统计学家) had begun calling the “demographic transition” from traditional high rates of birth and death to the low ones of modern society. The experts believed that birth and death rates would be more or less equal in the future, as they had been in the past, keeping total population stable after a level of 10-12 billion people was reached during the transition.
56. Which of the following statement is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The world’s population in the future will be reducing endlessly.
B. When the earth population reaches 8 billion, it will see a rapid decrease.
C. In modern society the birth and death rates will be more or less equal in the future.
D. The public now pay little attention to the threat of uncontrolled population growth.
57. What’s reason for the sharp increase of world population in the past two centuries?
A. Because people fear that the world will explode.
B. Because the world’s replacement rate keeps falling.
C. Because people’s values has greatly changed.
D. The passage doesn't mention it.
58. The expression “demographic transition” (Paragraph 3) probably means _______.
A. high death rate to the low one
B. high birth rate to the low one
C. high rates of birth and death to the low ones
D. low rates of birth and death to the high ones
59. We can learn from the passage that _______.
A. in the near future there will be a rapid decline of the world population
B. the birth and death rates of modern society will be unequal in the future
C. there would be the same population living in the world than it in the US today
D. in Western Europe the replacement rate has declined to a negative number

第二节：完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1．5 分，满分 30 分）
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。
Enid's wedding(婚礼) dress arrived at five o'clock in the evening, just seventeen  36  before her marriage!
“I must try it on Mother!” she cried, as she ran   37  .Three minutes later Enid's cries brought her   38  .The dress was much   39   for her. It was like a bag in the front, and the neckline（领口） looked all  40   . Enid was in   41  .
“Take it back to the dressmaker's,” Mrs Bale said. “She must   42  it tonight. Hurry now. Take it off and go.” The dressmaker's shop was closed. “Closed for One Week's Holiday,” said a   43  on the door. Fresh tears rose to Enid's eyes. She ran home again to her mother.
“This is unlucky,” Mrs Bale said.” But what are we going to do?  44  I ask Mrs. Peters to help? She was a dressmaker once. I'm sure she could change it for you.”
Mrs. Peters was   45  in and began to work. She could see  46  was wrong. She had to   47  it narrower at the front, and that was a big job. Then she changed the neckline. In fact she made it again. At ten o'clock the work was finished, and Enid tried the dress on. It fitted her beautifully.
The three women were having a cup of tea   48   the doorbell rang .Mrs. Bale answered it and   49­­   into the worried eyes of a   50  woman. The woman was carrying a large flat   51  .
“Does Miss Enid Bale   52   here?" she asked breathlessly. “Yes, she's my daughter.” “Oh, I am   53   I've found you! There's been a   54   .Your daughter has my wedding dress, and I've got   55   . And I'm getting married tomorrow!” She held out the box to Mrs. Bale.
36. A. weeks         B. minutes              C. days          D. hours
37. A. upstairs         B. outside             C. back home     D. about
38. A. husband        B. daughter            C. mother        D. neighbour
39. A. smaller         B. shorter             C. too big        D. too long
40. A. wrong         B. pleased             C. right          D. waste
41. A. love           B. tears               C. surprise        D. danger
42. A. measure        B. make               C. repair         D. change
43. A. voice          B. sound              C. notice         D. saying
44. A. Will           B. Would              C. Shall          D. Should
45. A. sent           B. brought            C. pushed        D. taken
46. A. neckline        B. all                 C. nothing       D. what
47. A. make                B. keep               C. change        D. take
48. A. then           B. until               C. when         D. while
49. A. came          B. got                C. saw          D. looked
50. A. short pretty       B. fat young           C. slim old        D. little quiet
51. A. cup           B. dress               C. bag          D. box
52. A. live            B. work              C. stay           D. wait
53. A. thankful        B. sorry              C. angry         D. glad
54. A. dress           B. change             C. mistake        D. wish
55. A. yours          B. hers                C. the other       D. others

The significantwords found on an old key —"If I rest, I will rust"—would be an excellent motto for those who are tired of their slightest bit of idleness
(懒散).
Those who would attain the heights reached and kept by great men must keep their abilities polished by constant use, so that they may unlock the doors of knowledge, the gates that guard the entrance to the professions, to science, art, literature, or agriculture —- every department of human efforts.
Industry(勤奋)　keeps bright the key that opens the treasury of achievement.
If Hugh Miller, after working hard all day in a mine, had devoted his evenings to rest and relaxation, he would never have become a famous geologist. The outstanding mathematician, Edmund Stone, would never have published a mathematical dictionary, never have found the key to the science of mathematics, if he had given his spare moments to idleness. Had the little Scottish boy, Ferguson, allowed his busy brain to go to sleep while he tended sheep on the hillside instead of calculating the positions of the stars by a string of beads, he would never have become a famous astronomer.
[写作内容]
1.以约30个词概括以上短文的内容要点；
2.以约120个词就“业精于勤荒于嬉”这一主题进行议论，内容包括：
（1）文章对你的启示；
（2）描述你自己或他人通过勤奋取得成功的事例。
[写作要求]
1.可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子。
2.作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
[评分标准]
概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，语篇连贯。

请阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从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。

On a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of the subway station, playing his violin. People quickly going home for the weekend  1their paces and put some  2into the hat of the young man.　　

The next day, the young artist came again, and put his  3on the ground gently. Different from the day before, he  4a large piece of paper on the ground and put some stones on it. Then he  5the violin and began playing.

　　Before long, the young violinist was  6by people, who were all attracted by the words on that paper. It said, “7, a gentleman named George Sang put a(n)  8thing into my hat  9. Please come to claim it soon.”

　　It caused a great excitement and people  10what it could be. After about half an hour, a middle-aged man ran there in a hurry and  11through the crowd to the violinist and grabbed his  12and said, “Yes, it’s you. I knew that you’re an  13man and would certainly come here.”

　　The violinist took out a lottery ticket(彩票) on which George Sang’s name was seen and gave it to George, who  14the lottery ticket and kissed it, then he  15with the violinist.

The story turned out to be like this: George Sang  16a lottery ticket a few days ago. The awards opened yesterday and he won a prize of $500, 000. So he felt very  17after work the night before and felt the music was so wonderful that he put 50 dollars in the hat.  18, the lottery ticket was also thrown in.

Through our lives, we can gain a lot and lose so much. But being honest  19always be with us. If we bear ourselves in a dishonest way, we may succeed  20. However, from the long-term view, we will be losers.

1.A. sped up            B. slowed down          C. set                  D. kept

2.A. money          B. tickets                  C. food                 D. cards

3.A. violin             B. wallet                   C. hat                  D. note

4.A. found              B. noticed              C. laid                 D. stuck

5.A. moved          B. cleaned              C. admired              D. adjusted

6.A. surrounded         B. praised              C. encouraged           D. questioned

7.A. Last week          B. Yesterday morning        C. This afternoon           D. Last night

8.A. useful             B. important                C. new                  D. strange

9.A. on purpose         B. at once              C. by mistake               D. with care

10.A. knew              B. wondered             C. realized             D. noticed

11.A. walked            B. forced                   C. passed                   D. rushed

12.A. violin                B. ticket                   C. shoulders                D. ears

13.A. honest            B. interesting              C. important                D. exciting

14.A. seized                B. received             C. dropped              D. purchased

15.A. argued            B. danced               C. left                 D. stayed

16.A. printed           B. possessed                C. lost                 D. bought

17.A. happy             B. desperate                C. grateful             D. hopeful

18.A. Therefore         B. However              C. Besides              D. Fortunately

19.A. can               B. may                  C. should                   D. would

20.A. finally               B. completely               C. happily              D. temporarily

第二节：完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1．5 分，满分 30 分）

  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。

Enid's wedding(婚礼) dress arrived at five o'clock in the evening, just seventeen  36  before her marriage!

“I must try it on Mother!” she cried, as she ran   37  .Three minutes later Enid's cries brought her   38  .The dress was much   39   for her. It was like a bag in the front, and the neckline（领口） looked all   40   . Enid was in   41  .

“Take it back to the dressmaker's,” Mrs Bale said. “She must   42  it tonight. Hurry now. Take it off and go.” The dressmaker's shop was closed. “Closed for One Week's Holiday,” said a   43  on the door. Fresh tears rose to Enid's eyes. She ran home again to her mother.

“This is unlucky,” Mrs Bale said.” But what are we going to do?  44  I ask Mrs. Peters to help? She was a dressmaker once. I'm sure she could change it for you.”

Mrs. Peters was   45  in and began to work. She could see  46  was wrong. She had to   47  it narrower at the front, and that was a big job. Then she changed the neckline. In fact she made it again. At ten o'clock the work was finished, and Enid tried the dress on. It fitted her beautifully.

The three women were having a cup of tea   48   the doorbell rang .Mrs. Bale answered it and   49????   into the worried eyes of a   50  woman. The woman was carrying a large flat   51  .

“Does Miss Enid Bale   52   here?" she asked breathlessly. “Yes, she's my daughter.” “Oh, I am   53   I've found you! There's been a   54   .Your daughter has my wedding dress, and I've got   55   . And I'm getting married tomorrow!” She held out the box to Mrs. Bale.

36. A. weeks         B. minutes               C. days           D. hours

37. A. upstairs          B. outside              C. back home      D. about

38. A. husband         B. daughter             C. mother         D. neighbour

39. A. smaller          B. shorter              C. too big         D. too long

40. A. wrong         B. pleased              C. right           D. waste

41. A. love            B. tears                C. surprise         D. danger

42. A. measure         B. make                C. repair          D. change

43. A. voice           B. sound               C. notice          D. saying

44. A. Will            B. Would               C. Shall           D. Should

45. A. sent            B. brought             C. pushed        D. taken

46. A. neckline         B. all                  C. nothing         D. what

47. A. make                 B. keep                C. change         D. take

48. A. then            B. until                C. when         D. while

49. A. came          B. got                 C. saw          D. looked

50. A. short pretty        B. fat young            C. slim old         D. little quiet

51. A. cup           B. dress                C. bag          D. box

52. A. live             B. work               C. stay            D. wait

53. A. thankful         B. sorry               C. angry          D. glad

54. A. dress            B. change              C. mistake         D. wish

55. A. yours           B. hers                C. the other        D. others