第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题．每小题3分，满分60分) 　　　　　　

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项( A, B，C，和D)中，进出最佳答案．并将答案写在答题卡上。

A　　

Ticket price increases at HK Disney

Source：Xinhua | 02—05—2009 11：39

Hong Kong Disneyland announced on Tuesday it will raise weekday admission prices for mainland and overseas tourists by about 19 percent．But Hong Kong residents and tourists who purchase tickets through travel agents can still enjoy the old prices until June 30．　　　　

A one-day admission will cost HK $350($45)for adults and HK $250 for children aged up to 11 from Monday, the previous charges for weekends．Adults were previously admitted for HK $295 and children HK $210．

A Hong Kong Disneyland spokesman said the park does not expect the new pricing structure to have an immediate impact on attendances, as research shows guests choose when to visit the attraction based on time available rather than ticket prices．But the hikes(the rise of prices)drew immediate criticism from the industry．The greater tourism industry fears it may harm mainlanders willingness to visit Hong Kong．　　　　

Joseph Tung Yao-chung, executive director of Travel Industry Council of Hong Kong, said the decision was unwise in the current financial climate．He also urged the company to rethink its decision, during an interview with Southern Metropolis Daily．　　　　

56．On September 10 of 2009(weekday), 　Hong Kong　 residents and tourists will have to spend__________buying three children tickets．

A．HK $360    B．$　360    C　．HK $750  D．HK $885　　　　

57．There is a family with five people, John，his father，mother，grandfather and grandmother．They are from America, John is eleven years old．If they visit the place on June 30 2009(weekday)，they will spend about________in total．

A．$212   B．$　1650    C　．HK $1400  D．$1390　　　　

58．What can we infer from the passage?

A．Joseph Tung Yao-chung disagreed about the ticket price increase at HK Disney．

B．Hong Kong Disneyland will make a lot of money by raising weekday admission prices for mainland tourists．　　　　

C．The Hong Kong Disneyland spokesman didn't like the new pricing structure．

D．Only tourists from mainland visit Hong Kong Disneyland．　

第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题．每小题3分，满分60分) 　　　　　　
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项( A, B，C，和D)中，进出最佳答案．并将答案写在答题卡上。
A　　
Ticket price increases at HK Disney
Source：Xinhua | 02—05—2009 11：39
Hong Kong Disneyland announced on Tuesday it will raise weekday admission prices for mainland and overseas tourists by about 19 percent．But Hong Kong residents and tourists who purchase tickets through travel agents can still enjoy the old prices until June 30．　　　　
A one-day admission will cost HK $350($45)for adults and HK $250 for children aged up to 11 from Monday, the previous charges for weekends．Adults were previously admitted for HK $295 and children HK $210．
A Hong Kong Disneyland spokesman said the park does not expect the new pricing structure to have an immediate impact on attendances, as research shows guests choose when to visit the attraction based on time available rather than ticket prices．But the hikes(the rise of prices)drew immediate criticism from the industry．The greater tourism industry fears it may harm mainlanders willingness to visit Hong Kong．　　　　
Joseph Tung Yao-chung, executive director of Travel Industry Council of Hong Kong, said the decision was unwise in the current financial climate．He also urged the company to rethink its decision, during an interview with Southern Metropolis Daily．　　　　
56．On September 10 of 2009(weekday), 　Hong Kong　 residents and tourists will have to spend__________buying three children tickets．
A．HK $360    B．$　360    C　．HK $750  D．HK $885　　　　
57．There is a family with five people, John，his father，mother，grandfather and grandmother．They are from America, John is eleven years old．If they visit the place on June 30 2009(weekday)，they will spend about________in total．
A．$212   B．$　1650    C　．HK $1400  D．$1390　　　　
58．What can we infer from the passage?
A．Joseph Tung Yao-chung disagreed about the ticket price increase at HK Disney．
B．Hong Kong Disneyland will make a lot of money by raising weekday admission prices for mainland tourists．　　　　
C．The Hong Kong Disneyland spokesman didn't like the new pricing structure．
D．Only tourists from mainland visit Hong Kong Disneyland．　

In a cold winter, a couple had to move out from the luxury villa because of bankruptcy. The husband worked day and night to support the family but with no care of his wife. So she thought, “he doesn't love me anymore, he just cares his business...not me”.

One day, she began to take a bath, he stopped her at the door, "Let me take it first, OK?" "Why not let me shower first," she asked. "I was tired, sweetie, you take it later, OK?" She was totally depressed.

On a morose day, she found nothing to do and turned on his computer, a few words blurred her eyes...it was his diary:

Today, I was quite sad, she asked me why I was always taking the bath first, and I said to her, I was exhausted. She was unhappy, in her mind, I treated her not as well as usual, but how can I do? I wasn’t as rich as before! We moved to the small apartment, there was only a shower in such a freezing winter. But I found that if one person took the shower first, the room could get a litter warm, so every time I rushed to the bathroom first. I was thinking that, when she took the shower, the room would get warmer, at least1℃,2℃or 3℃

Now I can't give her comfortable life, bring her the luxury restaurant, buy expensive dresses for her, but at least, I can give her 1℃love.

56. Why was the husband always taking the bath first?

A.　　 Because he was tired from work.

B.　　 Because he didn’t love her anymore.

C.　　 Because he wanted to get the bathroom warmer.

D.　　 Because he treated his wife not as well as usual.

57. What does the underlined word “bankruptcy” in the first paragraph probably mean?

A.　　 crash

B.　　 moving

C.　　 diseases

D.　　 failure

58. The best title of the passage may be ______.

A.　　 A trouble

B.　　 1℃love

C.　　 Husband and wife

D.　　 A romantic love story

　　　 The _ 31_ teacher, Mr. Litmus, had asked his students to study some special animal. They would write a short report, and tell the rest of the class their conclusions(结论). Some talked about dogs, others about horses, and some chose fish. But the most interesting _32_ of all was made by little Sophie.

　　　 “I found that _33_ are terribly ill- tempered（脾气坏的）,” she said, very sure of herself.

　　　 Everyone smiled, waiting for her to _34_. Then Sophie explained, “I spent hours in my house, watching flies. When they flied _35_, everything was OK, but when they found a _36_ they would really be noisy. I had always thought they made that _37_ with their wings, but they don’t. With my daddy’s telescope I watched the flies really closely, and saw that what they were really _38_ was shouting and protesting. They were so hysterical (歇斯底里的) that they couldn’t fly out of the window, and they would just _39_ their heads against the glass again and again. If only they had _40_ the butterfly that passed by, they would have seen that the top of the window was _41_. The butterfly tried to tell them, but it had no _42_ at all. The flies just kept on shouting and complaining.”

　　　 Mr. Litmus was _43_, and explained to the class that that form of fly’s behavior had nothing to do with _44_. Instead, it was an example of animals having different _45_ of intelligence .

　　　 And this was what _46_ a big disorder in the science class. Many parents had to come and complain because their children had _47_ their parents among the least intelligent of creatures! This, said the children, was because the parents did nothing but complain, and they _48_ listened to anyone.

　　　 Mr. Litmus had to do a lot of explaining, and quite a few parents _49_. It helped some of them realized that, although they weren’t _50_, they often behaved not terribly intelligently.

31.　 A. geography　　　　　　 B.　 head　　　　　　　 　 C.　 physics　　　　 　 D.　 science

32.　 A.　 discovery B.　 invention C.　 activity D.　 direction

33.　 A.　 insects B.　 flies C.　 butterflies D.　 bats

34.　 A.　 cheer B.　 begin C.　 discuss D.　 continue

35.　 A.　 quickly B.　 repeatedly C.　 normally D.　 directly

36.　 A.　 door　　　　　　　　　　 B.　 window　　　　　　　　 C.　 light　　　　　　　　　　 D.　 wall

37.　 A.　 force　　　　　　　　　　 B.　 wind　　　　　　　　　　 C.　 result　　　　　　　　　 D.　 noise

38.　 A.　 finding B.　 hating C.　 doing D.　 imagining

39.　 A.　 shook B.　 leaned C.　 beat D.　 turned

40.　 A.　 watched　　　　　　　 B.　 obeyed　　　　　　　　 C.　 caught　　　　　　　　　 D. heard

41.　 A.　 shut B.　 windy C.　 open D.　 clean

42.　 A.　 effect B.　 wonder　　　　　　　　 C.　 doubt D.　 reason

43.　 A.　 worried B.　 amused　　　　　　　　 C.　 encouraged D.　 learned

44.　 A.　 pleasure B.　 excitement　　　　　　 C.　 joy D.　 anger

45.　 A.　 levels　　　　　　　　　 B.　 areas　　　　　　　　　　 C.　 senses　　　　　　　　　 D.　 fields

46.　 A.　 removed B.　 caused　　　　　　　　 C.　 reduced D.　 solved

47.　 A.　 respected B.　 listed C.　 separate D.　 admitted

48.　 A.　 never B.　 always C.　 almost D.　 already

49.　 A.　 turned up B.　 gone back C.　 calmed down　　　　 D.　 held on

50.　 A.　 poor B.　 busy C.　 serious　　　　　　　　 D.　 stupid

When I was 17 , I read a quote that went something like： “If you live each day as if it was your last，someday you'll most certainly be right. ” It made a( n) 31 _____ on me，and since then，for the past 33 years，I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself： ‘‘ If today were the 32 _____ day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?” And whenever the answer has been “No” for too many days in a 33 _____ , I know I need to change something.

About a year ago I was diagnosed with cancer. The doctors told me this was almost 34 _____ a type of cancer that is incurable，and that I should 35 _____ to live no longer than three to six months. My doctor advised me to go home and get my affairs 36 _____ , which is doctor's code for preparing to die.

I lived with that diagnosis all day. Later that evening I had a biopsy (活组织检查)，it 37 _____ to be a very rare form of cancer that is 38 _____ with surgery. I had the surgery and I'm fine now.

No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to 39 _____ don't want to die to get there. And yet death is the 40 _____ we all share. No one has ever 41 _____ it. And that is as it should be, because 42 _____ is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life's change agent. It 43 _____ _____ out the old to make way for the new. Right now the new is you， 44 _____ someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away. Sorry to be so 45 _____ , but it is quite 46 _____

Your 47 _____ is limited，so don't waste it 48 _____ _ someone else's life. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner 49 _____ . And most important, have the courage to 50 _____ your heart and intuition (官觉)?

31. A. decision　　　　　 B.　　　 impression　 C. attraction　　　　　　　 D. difference