III.阅读理解（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
A
When Paul was a boy growing up in Utah, he happened to live near a copper smelter(炼铜厂), and the chemicals that poured out had made a wasteland out of what used to be a beautiful forest. One day a young visitor looked at this wasteland and called it an awful area. Paul knocked him down. From then on, something happened inside him.
Years later Paul was back in the area, and he went to the smelter office. He asked if they had any plans or if they would let him try to bring the trees back. The answer from that big industry was “No.”
Paul then went to college to study the science of plants. Unfortunately, his teachers said there weren't any birds or squirrels to spread the seeds. It would be a waste of his life to try to do it. Everyone knew that, he was told. Even if he was knowledgeable as he had expected, he wouldn’t get his idea accepted.
Paul later got married and had some kids. But his dream would not die. And then one night he did what he could with what he had. As Samuel Johnson wrote, “It is common to overlook what is near by keeping the eye fixed on something remote. Attainable good is often ignored by minds busied in wide ranges.” Under the cover of darkness, he went secretly into the wasteland and started planting.
And every week, he made his secret journey into the wasteland and planted trees and grass. For fifteen years he did this against the plain common sense. Slowly rabbits appeared. Later, as there was legal pressure to clean up the environment, the company actually hired Paul to do what he was already doing. Now the place is fourteen thousand acres of trees and grass and bushes, and Paul has received almost every environmental award Utah has. It took him until his hair turned white, but he managed to keep that impossible vow he made to himself as a child.
46. When Paul was a boy, _____.
A. he had decided never to leave his hometown
B. the economy of Utah depended wholly on the copper smelter
C. no laws were made to protect the environment against pollution
D. he had determined to stop the copper smelter polluting the area
47. Why did Paul go to college to study the science of plants?
A. He wanted to find out the best way to save the area himself.
B. He was interested in planting trees since he was young.
C. He wanted to get more knowledgeable people to help him.
D. He thought his knowledge would make his advice more persuasive.
48.  What does the underlined phrase “the plain common sense” probably refer to?
A. That it was impossible for trees to grow on the wasteland.
B. That his normal work and life would be greatly affected.
C. That no one would like to join him in the efforts.
D. That he had to keep everything he did secret.
49. The message of the passage is that _____.
A. action speaks louder than words
B. perseverance(持之以恒) will work wonders
C. God helps those who help themselves
D. many hands make light work

III.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A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项
I recently worked with some other Chinese professors to carry out a survey in the neighborhood in the US. It’s about the parents taking care of the children. And through the survey we know that in the past, most American mothers were at home to take care of their children during the day. Now, _36____,, many mothers are working. More than half of the American women____37_young children have ___38_outside their homes.
American families settle the child care___39_ in different ways. Some parents permit____40_children to stay at home alone after school. The parents___41_ be sure that the children, usually not younger than 10 years old, understand the ___42_rules and can deal with emergencies (紧急情况). Other parents say they will ____43_ permit their children to be at home alone. They usually ___44_ someone to take care of the ___45_.
Some parents in the US find their own way to ____46_ the cost of child care. They join child care___47_. Each person in the group ___48_ for the children of other group __49_at different times. Some parents ask local___50_, schools and social organizations to help ___51_ activities to the children. These child care choices often cost___52_ or no money. Many American parents , however, still ___53__with the problem of ___54 _ good child care at a ___55_price.
36. A. therefore     B. otherwise     C. thus         D. however
37.A. like          B. as           C. with         D. from
38.A. children      B. jobs          C. houses       D. money
39.A. problem      B. question       C. chance       D. choice
40.A．older        B. younger       C. sticker       D. happier
41.A. can          B. must          C. may        D. ought
42.A. dangerous      B. safety     C. funny         D. true
43.A. rather         B. certainly    C. always      D. never
44.A. send          B. stop        C. pay         D. invite
45.A. houses        B. neighbors     C. old        D. children
46.A. protect        B. end          C. reduce     D. increase
47.A. schools        B. groups       C. clubs      D. hospitals
48.A. cares          B. sends       C. asks        D. pays
49.A. strangers       B. members     C. officials   D. teachers
50.A.shops          B. markets      C. churches    D. restaurants
51.A.equip          B. offer        C. play       D. join
52.A.much          B. little         C. enough    D. more
53.A.enjoy          B. discuss       C. quarrel    D. struggle
54.A.taking         B. finding        C. losing    D. suffering
55.A.high         B. low           C. reasonable  D. real

III．完形填空(共20小题：每小题1 5分，满分30分)

    请阅读下面短文，从短文后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，并在答题卡上将该项的涂黑。

    One day I took my son to the doctor’s for a physical examination and being flu season there were several children there with physical and mental disabilities．Right  36  from us was a man with his son in a wheel chaff．The chair secured the boy who probably couldn’t sit up on his own．They boy   37  very slowly and was severely mentally and physically challenged．But his eyes  38   up when I asked the daddy if I could  39   my son to him．Jeremy had been  40  him and told me he couldn’t talk so I asked the dad if we could  41  him．The dad seemed    42  too so I crossed the room to sit down right by him and asked the boy his  43  ．He said，“Ten”I said，“Hi，Tim, this is Jeremy．”Then I asked，“How old are you，Tim?”He said，“Ten．”While I talked with him I rubbed his leg   44  and I could see he was trying to put his      45   out for me to grab it．The conversation was short but   46  ．The nurse then called them in and the dad  47  me and we said goodbye．

       On the way home，I was able to explain to Jeremy that Tim has    48  just like any kid who wants to  49  ．He wants to have friends and experience life and love his family．He doesn’t want to be laughed at or pointed at just  50  he is different．I don’t know if it made a(n)  51  on Jeremy that day，but I feel that it did．We will   52   to speak with whoever comes along our path no matter how   53  they ale from us．Teaching our children not to stare is probably  54  ．But teaching them to shale a   55  with people who ale different is truly remarkable !

36．A．opposite        B．above             C．among      D．across

37．A．spoke              B．walked           C．ate    D．looked

38．A．came    B．got         C．1it     D．pulled

39．A．point      B．1ead      C．take D．introduce

40．A．running after         B．1aughing at            C．staring at          D．looking after

41．A．meet    B．check    C．cheer         D．help

42．A．interested    B．happy             C．surprised D．sorry

43．A．condition       B．problem         C．age   D．name

44．A．joyfully            B．heavily            C．gently         D．eagerly

45．A．hand      B．foot        C．1eg   D．head

46．A．simple            B．boring             C．sweet        D．sad

47．A．rewarded      B．thanked         C．invited       D．moved

48．A．troubles         B．words             C．ideas         D．feelings

49．A．疗tin    B．standup         C．go through        D．set out

50．A．once      B．but         C．because    D．so

51．A．message        B．impression             C．mark          D．expression

52．A．decide            B．prefer             C．continue   D．stop

53．A．ugly        B．beautiful        C．far     D．different

54．A．impossible    B．normal           C．meaningless     D．easy

55．A．viewpoint      B．toy         C．conversation    D．1esson

III.语法填空（共10题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在标号为31—40的空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
Tyler was born infected with HIV; his mother was infected. When he was 5, he had a tube surgically (adv. 如外科手术般地) inserted in a vein in his chest. This tube was    31   (connect) to a pump, which he carried in a small backpack on his back.    32   times, he also needed extra oxygen to support his breathing.
Tyler was    33   (will) to give up one single moment of his childhood in spite of this deadly disease. Those    34   knew him wondered at his pure joy in being    35  （live）and the energy it gave him. Tyler’s mother often made jokes on him by telling him that he moved so fast that she needed to dress him in red. That was, when she looked through the window to check on him playing in the yard, she could quickly find him.
In the end, he grew quite ill and    36   (fortune), so did his HIV-infected mother. When    37   became clear that he wasn’t going to survive, Tyler’s mother talked to him about death. She comforted Tyler    38  telling him that she was    39   (die), too, and that she would be with him soon in heaven.
A few days before his death, Tyler singed me to his hospital bed and whispered, “I might die soon. I’m not   40   (scare). When I die, please dress me in red. Mom promised she was coming to heaven, too. I’ll be playing when she gets there, and I want to make sure that she can find me.”

III. 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 
James’s New Bicycle
James shook his money box again. Nothing! He carefully __34__ the coins that lay on the bed. $24.52 was all that he had. The bicycle he wanted was at least $90! __35__ on earth was he going to get the __36_ of  the money?
He knew that his friends all had bicycles. It was __37__ to hang around with people when you were the only one without wheels. He thought about what he could do. There was no __38__ asking his parents, for he knew they had no money to __39__.
There was only one way to get money, and that was to __40__ it. He would have to find a job. __41__ who would hire him and what could he do? He decided to ask Mr. Clay for advice, who usually had __42__ on most things.
“Well, you can start right here,” said Mr. Clay. “My windows need cleaning and my car needs washing.”
That was the __43__ of James’s odd-job(零工) business. For three months he worked every day after finishing his homework. He was amazed by the __44__ of jobs that people found for him to do. He took dogs and babies for walks, cleared out cupboards, and mended books. He lost count of the __45__ of cars he washed and windows he cleaned, but the __46__ increased and he knew that he would soon have __47__ for the bicycle he longed for.
The day __48__ came when James counted his money and found $94.32. He __49__ no time and went down to the shop to pick up the bicycle he wanted. He rode __50__ home, looking forward to showing his new bicycle to his friends. It had been hard __51__ for the money, but James knew that he valued his bicycle __52__ he had bought it with his own money. He had __53__what he thought was impossible, and that was worth even more than the bicycle.
34. A. cleaned         B. covered       C. counted             D. checked
35. A. How               B. Why              C. Who                    D. What
36. A. amount            B. part               C. sum                      D. rest
37. A. brave              B. hard              C. smart                     D. unfair
38. A. point                B. reason            C. result                    D. right
39. A. split                       B. spend             C. spare                    D. save
40. A. borrow             B. earn               C. raise                     D. collect
41. A. Or                  B. So                 C. For                       D. But
42. A. decisions          B. experience      C. opinions                D. knowledge
43. A. beginning         B. introduction   C. requirement           D. opening
44. A. similarity         B. quality           C. suitability              D. variety
45. A. brand              B. number           C. size                      D. type
46. A. effort              B. pressure          C. money                   D. trouble
47. A. all                   B. enough          C. much                    D. some
48. A. finally              B. instantly         C. normally                D. regularly
49. A. gave                B. left                       C. took                     D. wasted
50. A. patiently           B. proudly          C. silently                 D. tiredly
51. A. applying           B. asking            C. looking                 D. working
52. A. since                B. if                  C. than                      D. though
53. A. deserved           B. benefited               C. achieved                D. learned