第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，40分）
第一节：（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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Experience the Colorado River the Hualapai Way! 
River Runners offers the ONLY One Day Whitewater trip ANYWHERE at the    GRAND CANYON!
Since 1973, Hualapai River Runners has been conducting whitewater rafting (漂流) journeys on the Colorado River. Our experienced guides expertly sail along the river and share the history of the Canyon and the Hualapai people with you.
Visitors experience the excitement of whitewater rapids and then stop to enjoy the impressive beauty of Travertine Falls and a tasty lunch. No charge for children 2 years and under.
One-Day Trip
Retail $249.00 + $79.00 (helicopter and round-trip ground transportation)
Whitewater rafting tours begin in Peach Springs. Hualapai River Runners transports you to Diamond Creek, which is the starting point for the 37 mile rafting tour. Lunch is included and upon arrival at the rafting tour termination point, fly out of the Grand Canyon by helicopter to Grand Canyon West.　
Two-Day Trip
Retail $549.00 + $79.00 (helicopter and round-trip ground transportation)
Two-day rafting trips with one night on the Colorado River. All supplies and meals are included. Two days in the Grand Canyon, on the Colorado River, allows more time to explore one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
Tours Include:
? Round-trip transportation from Peach Springs to the starting point and from the   termination point back to Peach Springs.
? Snack, drinks and lunch (vegetarian meals available upon request)
? Waterproof dry bags for storing your cameras, sunscreen, dry clothes, etc.
The helicopter part of transportation is weather permitting. If the helicopter transportation is cancelled because of bad weather, the raft will continue an additional two hours to South Cove and a maximum $20.00 per customer will be given back.
Special Website booking rate 15% off rafting in April 2010. So book now!
Call us Toll Free Today! Tel: 1-888-868-9378
56. Where do whitewater rafting tours start?
A. Travertine Falls.              B. Peach Springs. 
C. Diamond Creek.              D. Grand Canyon West.
57. We learn from the passage that ______.
A. Hualapai River Runners provides dry clothes
B. you will get $20 back if you are dissatisfied
C. the trip is free of charge for children under 2
D. online booking has a better offer all year round
58. What is the purpose of the passage?
A. To attract people to the sights.
B. To explore the Hualapai culture.
C. To explain how to make a rafting trip.
D. To introduce the history of the Colorado River.

Ⅲ阅读(共两节，满分40分)

第一节阅读理解(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A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Learning English is a great challenge, but with a little help from technology it can be as easy as a piece of cake.

As well as the classroom, teachers and textbooks, the Internet, TV and radio programs can play an active role in helping learn English. The Internet is full of rich and up-to-date information. English learners might wish to try http://www.in2english.com.cn.  This website is co-established by the British Council, the BBC World Service and Central Radio and TV University. It provides cultural information about Britain and has an example of the IELTS (International English Language Testing System) that students can use for practice. Different levels of grammar tests can also be found.

Make friends online

Another useful website for middle school students and teachers is. Besides reading 21st Century School Edition online, students are also invited to put their views on different topics up on the website.

Users have the opportunity to make friends with people who share their interests.

In the teaching and learning section, there are reading and vocabulary tips for students.

Compared with the Internet, TV programs have their own advantages: one does not have to sit at a computer and the audio and visual effects can even be relaxing.

One popular English-learning program is called "Modern English". This focuses on oral English in practical situations such as taking photos and shopping.

The short dialogues and useful phrases may help students to express themselves if they go abroad or meet foreigners in China. More than 50 TV stations in about 300 cities have aired the program.

Word to World

If you watch Beijing Television Channel 8, you might see a program titled "Study Abroad". On this show Professor Wang Qiang from New Oriental School hosts "From Word to World".

He selects words with a deep cultural background and teaches useful phrases related to that word. Cartoons are also used to explain how to use the word in daily life. Listening to the radio may not be a new way to learn English but it is easy.

China Radio International airs a program called "Studio Classroom" at 6:30 a.m. every day. This 25-minute program is aimed at middle school students and covers subjects from current news to travel and history, all in simple language.

41. This passage ______.

A. introduces some new websites and TV and radio programs

B. focuses on advantages and disadvantages of different medium forms

C. recommends technological help in learning English

D. aims at advertising various English courses

42. If you want to read an English newspaper and make comments on different topics, you try_____.

A. www.in2english.com.cn.                            B. www.21se.com.cn.

C. Modern English                                         D. Studio Classroom

43. One can practise oral English in everyday situations in _____.

A. Studio Classroom                               B. From Word to World

C. Study Abroad                                     D. Modern English

44. According to the author, one superiority of TV programs over the Internet is that they ____.

A. offer more English learning resources                

B. cost you nothing

C. have better audio and visual effects                 

D. have English courses available whenever you need them

45. The author wants the readers to know that learning English ______.

A. is difficult       

B. is easy                

C. is neither easy nor difficult

D. can be made much easier with a little help of modern technology

Ⅲ 阅读 (共两节，满分40分)

第一节阅读理解 (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A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

The old shopkeeper led me through to the back of the shop．The room was filled with boxes and

photographs of people dressed in old-fashioned clothes，holding packages in their hands．

“Who are these-people?”I asked．   

“Satisfied customers，”answered young Mr. Hopkins．“We have a very wide choice of items for

sale．Whenever I serve a new customer, I always take their picture．”Mr. Hopkins pointed to an ancient

camera standing next to one wall．“Now, how can I serve you?”he added．

By this time，I had started to trust Mr. Hopkins and had begun to appreciate the lovely items on

sale. I needed to buy Christmas presents for my family and friends，and this seemed to be the perfect

place to purchase them．I spent a very pleasant hour being shown the commodities in Mr. Hopkins’shop．

No matter what I asked for, Mr. Hopkins found it for me．Finally, I bought an antique jewelry box，a pair

of riding boots，a leather-bound edition of the Complete Works of Mark Twain, and a sewing machine．

I was very excited that I had found such a good little shop．I promised Mr. Hopkins that l would

come back soon. “I will tell all my friends about your lovely place，”I told the shopkeeper．

“Please do not do that, sir" , said Mr. Hopkins．“This is a special place for special people．You must

keep this shop a secret．” Then he took my photograph and handed me the picture straight away．

“That was quick!”I exclaimed．I looked at the photograph．In the picture I looked proud and excited holding the presents I had bought in Mr. Hopkins’dusty shop．

On Christmas Day, my friends and relatives were delighted with the presents I had bought for them．

For weeks．my brother begged me to show him where to find this wonderful little shop．I finally agreed to take him to London to show him．   

When we arrived in London，we walked along Oxford Street，past the department store and

Found nothing．The little shop was no longer there．In its place was an empty space being used as a car

park．I checked the area again。There was the music shop，and there was the department store．In between

should have been Hopkins and Son, but it wasn’t there．

As l was staring at the place where the shop should have been, a old policeman came along．“Are

you looking for something sir?”he asked．

I turned and said“I am looking for a little shop called Hopkins and Son．I thought it was here．”

“Oh yes，”said the policeman．“There was a shop here once called Hopkins and Son．It sold all

sorts of things，but it was knocked down over 30 years ago．”

I looked again at the place where the shop had been．Then I reached into my pocket and took out

the photograph that Mr. Hopkins had taken of me holding my presents in the little shop．   

“How strange”I exclaimed．

41．The photos in the back of the shop showed

A. the items that Mr. Hopkins had sold          B．Mr. Hopkins’family members

C．Mr. Hopkins’former customers           D．the antique paintings

42．How did the writer like the shop?

A．He found it a modem big shop．

B．He thought it a wonderful shop for all Christmas presents．

C．He thought it a good shop with an ancient camera．

D．He found it a dusty, old but friendly and lovely little shop．

43．Which of the following is true about the shop?

A．It was a well-known little shop in London。

B．It was a special shop selling special presents．

C．It was between a music shop and a department store．

D．It was knocked down a few weeks ago.

44．The word “the commodities’in the 4th paragraph means         ．

A．the goods in the shop                    B. the writer’s works

C．Mr. Hopkins' photographs                D．Some presents left by other customers

45．Which of the following is the best title of this passage?

A．Christmas Shopping                    B．Hopkins and His Son

C．The Strange Experience                 D．The Strange Little Shop 

Ⅲ  阅读(共两节，满分40分)

第一节  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A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Is a mouse that can speak acceptable? How about a dog with human hands or feet? Scientists, the people with the know-how to make such things happen, are now thinking about whether such experiments are morally right or not.

    On Nov. 10, Britain’s Academy of Medical Sciences launched a study on the use of animals with human materials in scientific research. The work is expected to take at least a year, but its leaders hope it will lead to guidelines for scientists in Britain and around the world on how far they can go mixing human genes into animals in search of ways to fight human diseases.

“Do these constructs (构想) challenge our idea of what it is to be human?” asked Martin Bobrow, a professor of medical genetics at Cambridge University and chair of a 14-member group looking into the issue. “It is important that we consider these questions now so that appropriate boundaries are recognized.”     

Using human material in animals is not new. Scientists have already created monkeys that have a human form of the Huntingdon’s gene so they can study how the disease develops; and mice with livers (肝) made from human cells are being used to study the effects of new drugs.

However, scientists say the technology to put ever greater amounts of human genetic material into animals is spreading quickly around the world --- raising the possibility that some scientists in some places may want to go further than is morally acceptable.

     Last year in Britain there was a lively debate over new laws allowing the creation of human-animal embryos (胚胎) for experiments. On one side of the debate were religious groups, who claimed that such science interferes with nature. Opposing them were scientists who pointed out that such experiments were vital to research cures for diseases.

The experts will publish reports after the end of the study, in which they will give definitions (定义) for animal embryos with human genes or cells, look at safety and animal welfare issues, and consider the right legal framework to work within. 

1. What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

   A. Scientists in Britain and around the world.              B. Leaders of the research.

   C. Guidelines for scientists.                          D. Scientific experiments.

2. Scientists do research of mixing human genes into animals in order to ____.

   A. test new drugs on animals    B. to find ways to fight human diseases

   C. prove the research is morally acceptable

   D. create monkeys and mice with livers made from human cells

3. We can infer from the passage that ____.

   A. the experts will release reports after the study

   B. scientists have never doubted the use of animals with human materials

   C. the creation of human-animal embryos for experiments is legal in Britain

   D. religious groups hold that cures for diseases have to be done through experiments

4. What would be the best title of the passage?

A. Morally right or not?                   B. A debate about new laws

C. Cures for diseases                      D. Animal embryos with human genes

5. Where is the passage from?

  A. A science textbook                     B. A science booklet  

C. the science column of a newspaper       D. A science magazine for teenagers

Ⅲ 阅读 (共两节，满分40分)
第一节阅读理解 (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A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
For most pregnant women, exercise is the last thing on their minds. After all, keeping slim while you’re expecting isn’t exactly the top priority— rather, it’s making sure your baby gets enough nutrients to grow. But in a small new study, researchers at the University of Auckland in New Zealand report that a mother’s regular aerobic exercise may be good for a growing fetus’ health — and may even help a baby get a healthier start in life.
The finding is a bit surprising, because exercise is known to lower the risk of insulin resistance（胰岛素抵抗），a condition eventually leading to diabetes（糖尿病）. Although insulin resistance is a detriment in healthy adults, it turns out to be helpful for proper fetal（胎儿）development. In pregnant women, this condition means nutrients get shunted to the growing baby.
The question is: could a mother’s exercise put her developing baby’s food supply at risk? Past studies looking at the effect of exercise on birth weight have been inconclusive, and none have really investigated the influence of exercise on the mother’s sensitivity to insulin. So the University of Auckland’s Dr. Paul Hoffman and his team decided to study 84 first-time mothers, who were of normal weight on average, and track any effects aerobic exercise(有氧运动) might have on their insulin sensitivity and, ultimately, on their babies’ birth weight. Researchers asked some women to exercise on a stationary bicycle for at least 40 minutes per session, up to five times each week, starting in the 20th week of pregnancy; the other women were not specifically asked to exercise. When the two groups and their babies were compared, the team found that women who bicycled regularly gave birth to babies who were on average 150g lighter than those born to the non-exercising mothers. In both groups, however, the babies were of healthy weight, and there was no difference in the mothers’ weights.
Generally speaking, babies on the lower end of the normal weight range are considered healthier and less prone to developing diabetes and obesity than heavier ones, so this was an encouraging result. Even more reassuring was that regular exercise did not seem to affect the flow of nutrients to the growing babies in the womb.
1. According to the new study, a pregnant woman’s regular exercise may _______.
A. bring benefits to a baby’s growth
B. lower the risk of insulin resistance
C. put her baby’s food supply at risk
D. help her keep slim and healthy
2. What does the underlined word “detriment” mean in the second paragraph?
A. Something that brings good.
B. Something that brings damage.
C. Something that brings obstacles.
D. Something that brings development.
3. What is the purpose of the experiment carried out by Dr. Paul Hoffman?
A. To investigate the influence of exercise on pregnant women.
B. To find out what aerobic exercise can benefit a baby’s growth.
C. To make sure of the effects exercise may have on babies’ birth weight
D. To compare the differences between mothers who exercise and who don’t
4. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. Lighter babies are generally believed to be healthier than heavier ones.
B. Non­－exercising mothers will definitely give birth to heavier babies.
C. No studies have looked at the effect of exercise on birth weight before.
D. Some women studied were asked to exercise regularly while some don’t.
5. Which of the following may be the best title for the passage?
A. All mothers should take aerobic exercise.
B. Moms who exercise give birth to lighter babies。
C. Exercise reduces the risk of insulin resistance.
D. Heavier babies are more likely to develop diabetes.