Are you fond of tomatoes? Bunol, a town in Spain, held its yearly tomato festival on the last Wednesday of August. Thousands and thousands of people made their way from all corners of the world to fight in it, the world’s biggest food fight. Tons of fully-grown tomatoes were thrown in the streets.

No one knows exactly how this event started. Maybe it came from a local food fight between friends, or a joke that was played on a bad musician.

On Wednesday, at 11am, the fight began. A cannon(大炮) shot was fired to start the fight. At first, people fought one another, but slowly they began to fight in groups. After exactly one hour, the fight ended when the cannon shot was fired once more. At this point, no more tomatoes could be thrown.

Those who attend this event are encouraged to wear protective glasses. And they must press the tomatoes before throwing so that they won’t hurt others. Another rule is that no one is allowed to take anything — such as a glass bottle — into the fight. Although it is forbidden to tear(扯破) another person’s clothing, the crowd seems to tear the shirt of any clothed person, whether they are men or women.

Fire trucks are used to clean the streets after the fight with water provided from a Roman channel (海峡). The government seems more concerned with cleaning up the town than the visitors, and people go to the Bunol River for a wash.

1.What do we know about the tomato fight?

2.When the cannon shot is fired the second time, ____.

3.Which is NOT one of the rules of the tomato fight?

4.After the tomato fight, the town government ____.

It was always thought that Treasure Island(金银岛) was the product（产物） of Robert Stevenson’s imagination（想像）.  36 ，recent research has found the true story of this exciting work .

Stevenson, a Scotsman, had lived 37 for many years .In 1881 he returned to Scotland to spend  38 .With him were his American wife Fanny and his son 39 .

Each morning they would go out for a  40 over the hills .They had been 41 this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse. Kept indoors by the heavy rain, Lloyd, Stevenson’s son, felt the days 42 .To keep the boy happy, Robert asked the boy to do some  43  .

One morning, the boy came to Robert with a beautiful map of an island. Robert 44 that the boy had drawn a large cross in the middle of 45 . “What’s that?” he asked “That’s the 46 treasure”, said the boy. Robert suddenly 47 something of an adventure(冒险) story in the boy’s 48 .While the rain was pouring ,Robert sat down by the fire to write a story. He would make the 49 a twelve-year-old boy just like Lloyd .But who would be molded(塑造) into the hero — a pirate(海盗)?

Robert had a good friend named Henley, who walked with the 50 of a wooden leg , Robert had always wanted to 51 such a man in a story.  52 Long John Silver, the pirate with a wooden leg, was 53 .

So thanks to a 54 September in Scotland, a friend with a wooden leg and the imagination of a twelve-year-old boy, we have one of the greatest  55  stories in the English language.

1.A．However        B．Therefore        C．Besides      D．Finally

2.A．alone          B．next door        C．at home      D．abroad

3.A．meeting        B．story            C．holiday      D．job

4.A．Lloyd      B．Robert       C．Henley       D．John

5.A．talk           B．rest         C．walk         D．game

6.A．attempting     B．missing      C．planning     D．enjoying

7.A．warm        B．dull            C．busy         D．cold

8.A．cleaning       B．writing      C．drawing      D．exercising

9.A．doubted        B．noticed      C．decided      D．recognized

10.A．the sea       B．the house        C．Scotland     D．the island

11.A．lost          B．buried       C．discovered       D．invented

12.A．saw           B．drew         C．made         D．looked

13.A．book          B．reply            C．map          D．letter

14.A．singer        B．hero         C．writer       D．child

15.A．help          B．problem      C．use          D．up

16.A．praise        B．produce      C．mold         D．accept

17.A．Yet           B．Also         C．But          D．So

18.A．read          B．born         C．hired            D．written

19.A．rainy        B．sunny        C．cool         D．windy

20.A．news          B．love         C．travel           D．adventure

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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

When I was ten, my family moved to a housing project in East Los Angeles. Even though we struggled to make  36  meet, my parents stressed to me .  37  fortunate we were to live in a great country with  38  opportunities. They imbued(灌输) in me the  39  of family, faith and love for our country.

The following year, my dad, Benjamin, injured his back working in a cardboard-box factory and was  40  as a hairstylist. He rented space in a shopping mall and gave his shop the fancy name of Mr Ben's Coiffure.

The owner of the shopping center gave Dad a discount on his  41  for cleaning the parking lot three nights a week, which  42  getting up at 3 a.m. To pick up trash, Dad used a little machine that looked like a lawn mower  43  Morn and I emptied garbage cans and picked up litter  44  .

I did this job for two years, but the lessons I learned have  45  a lifetime. I acquired discipline, a strong work ethic and a  46  attitude towards life, I also learned at an early age the importance of  47  life's competing interests---in my  48  , school, homework and a job. All  49  helped during my senior year of high school, when I worked 40 hours a week at a fast-food restaurant while  50  precollege courses.

The hard work paid off. I attended the U.S. Military Academy and went on to receive graduate 51  in law and business from Harvard,  52  I joined a big Los Angeles law firm. In these jobs and in everything else I've done, I have never forgotten those days in the parking lot. The experience has  53 me that there is dignity in all work and that if people are working to  54  themselves and their families that is something we should  55  .

36. A. ends        B. demands     C. challenges  D. friends

37. A. so         B. what      C. why       D. how

38. A. priceless      B. resistless     C. limitless     D. sightless

39. A. efforts     B. decisions    C. concepts     D. activities

40. A. retired     B. resigned  C. replaced     D. retrained

41. A. sales        B. rent      C. machine    D. shop

42. A. meant      B. kept       C. needed    D. started

43. A. since       B. although     C. when     D. while

44. A. with joy    B. on purpose C. by hand   D. in time

45. A. proved     B. impressed   C. marked    D. lasted

46. A. practical      B. pleasant      C. positive      D. tolerant

47. A. developing   B. balancing   C. comparing  D. facing

48. A. case       B. example     C. dream     D. attempt

49. A. generally   B. lately      C. really          D. typically

50. A. applying      B. doing     C. following   D. taking

51. A. titles        B. instructions C. chances      D. degrees

52. A. after that      B. ever since  C. after which       D. after then

53. A. equipped      B. prepared   C. taught          D. guided

54. A. serve for      B. feed on    C. provide for       D. count on

55. A. believe    B. honor    C. remember  D. support

Homestay provides English language students with the opportunity to speak English outside the classroom and the experience of being part of a British home.

What to Expect

The host will provide accommodation and meals. Rooms will be cleaned and bedcovers changed at least once a week. You will be given the house key and the host is there to offer help and advice as well as to take an interest in your physical and mental health.

Accommodation Zones

Homestays are located in London mainly in Zones2,3 and of the transport system. Most hosts do not live in the town centre as much of central London is commercial and not residential(居住的). Zones3 and 4often offer larger accommodation in a less crowned area. It is very convenient to travel in London by Underground.

Meal Plans Available

♢ Continental Breakfast

♢ Breakfast and Dinner

♢ Breakfast, Packed Lunch and Dinner

It’s important to note that few English families still provide a traditional cooked breakfast. Your accommodation includes Continental Breakfast which normally consists of fruit juice, cereal（谷物类食品），bread and tea or coffee. Cheese, fruit and cold meat are not normally

part of a Continental Breakfast in England. Dinners usually consist of meat or fish with vegetables followed by desert, fruit and coffee.

Friends

If you wish to invite a friend over to visit.you must first ask your host’s permission.You have no right to entertain friends in a family home as some families feel it is an invasion of their privacy.

Self-Catering Accommodation in Private Homes

Accommodation on a room-only basis includes shared kitchen and bathroom facilities and often a main living room.This kind of accommodation offers an independent lifestule and is more suitable for the long-stay student.However,it does not provide the same family atmosphere as an ordinary homestay and may not benefit those who need to practise English at home quite as much.

1.The passage is probably written for       

A.host willing to receive foreign students

B.loreigners hoping to build British culture

C.travellers planning to vist famlies in London

D.English learners applying to like in English homes

2.Which of the following will the host provide?

A.  Room cleaning.

B.  Medical care.

C.  Free transport.

D.  Physical trainning.

3.What can be inferred from Paragraph3?

A.Zone 4 is more crowded than Zone 2.

B.The business centre of London is in Zone.

C.Hosts dislike travelling to the city centre.

4.According to the passage. What does continental Breakfast include?

A.Dessert and coffee

B.Fruit and vegetables.

C.bread and fruit juice

D.Centre and cold meat.

5.Why do some people choose self-catering accommodation?

A.To experience a warmer famliy atmosphere.

B.To enrich their knowledge of English\

C.To entertain friends as they like.

D.To enjoy much more freedom.

Ryan and Lowry had been friends since high school， but it wasn’t until after college that they hit on the idea of a home-care-products company．“We were shocked to learn how toxic cleaning products were” says Ryan．Why couldn’t they create green products that would be just as environmentally pure as Aveda’s skin-and-hair-care lines?

When Ryan’s mom heard about the plan，she stared at him blankly: “I’ve never even seen you clean your room!” Not discouraged，Lowry experimented with nontoxic ways to clean while Ryan focused on marketing．In February 2001，they mixed their first four cleaning sprays and convinced the managers of 20 grocers to try them· Once they had their approval，they tapped friends and family and pooled their  savings to come up with $90，000 in seed money．

From the start，“Go big or go home’’ was their mantra(口头禅)．Their first financing— that $l million—was due to be signed on September 11, 2001. By the time they got it, two months later，says Ryan, "we had$16 in the bank and personally owed$300,000.”

Seeking a national retailer(零售商)proved just as troublesome．The friends set their sights on Target，known for its trendy，affordable goods．“But Target didn’t like the product or the brand，”recalled Ryan．“We thought the deal was dead，but then a new buyer saw that even though we weren’t selling big volumes, we were  profitable, just on a smaller scale．”They won over Target．

Consumers were hooked on the natural things and wonderful fragrance. Today, the partners sell 130 products in more than 8,000 stores，and taxes are over$100 million. Such rapid growth has at times  stressed the men’s friendship. “Eric and I agree on ‘what’ but never on ‘how，’ says Lowry． “Although we are willing to challenge each other，we come up with interesting and smarter solutions．There’s little fire and ice between us.”

1.The underlined word “toxic” in Paragraph 1 most probably means——·

  A．poisonous    B．dirty    C．expensive    D．troublesome

2.When Ryan told his mom his plan, ___________.

A．he knew his mom was sure to support him

B．his mom asked him to clean his room

C．his mom suspected his ability

D．he was discouraged by his mom

3.We can learn from the third paragraph that ___________．

    A．Ryan and Lowry wanted to give up and go home at first

    B．their plan didn’t go smoothly at the very beginning

    C．they made profit two months later after their first financing

    D．$1 million was not enough as their seed money

4.The partners’ cleaning products are sold very well because_________．

    A．the products are made of natural material and smell nice

    B．their friends and family offered to use their products

    C．they cooperated with a well—known national retailer

    D．they convinced 20 grocer managers to try them

5.It can be inferred from the passage that___________．

    A．Aveda’s skin-and-hair-care lines are not so successful as Ryan and Lowry’s

    B．Target is a famous environment-friendly cleaning brand

    C．The friends "cooperation with Target was very successful

D．The partners get on well with each other in their business