第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分 40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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
A university math tutor has discovered the science behind “singledom”, finding that our chances of finding the perfect partner are just 1 in 285,000. Peter Backus, a tutor at the University of Warwick, published his “Why I Don’t Have a Girlfriend” paper after a three-year love drought.
His unconventional study uses a famous math formula called The Drake Equation(德雷克等式), which was first used to estimate the existence of extra-terrestrial(地球以外) life.
The results don't look promising for British singles. 30-year-old Mr. Backus found that out of the 30 million women in the UK, only 26 would be suitable girlfriends for him.
The dull equation takes into account the number of women aged 24 to 34, living in his home city of London, and who are single, meaning his chances of meeting his dream woman on a night out are slim.
The economics expert said: “There are 26 women in London with whom I might have a wonderful relationship. So, on a given night out in London there is a 0.0000034% chance of meeting one of these special people. That’s a 1 in 285,000 chance, so it’s not great.”
The puzzling Drake equation reads: N =" R*" x Fp x Ne x Fi x Fc x L, and helped pioneering scientist Professor Drake to predict that there could be 10,000 civilizations in our galaxy.
Mr. Backus simply replaced the original equation with his own criteria for a dream date, which included the percentage of women likely to find him attractive, and the number of girls aged 24-34 in London. He said: “The research may sound depressing to people looking for love, but the good news for singles is, it’s probably not your fault!”
56. Mr. Backus’ discovery in this passage is mainly concerned about ______.
A. whether there exists life out of our planet
B. the possibility of his being able to find love
C. how to get rid of singledom
D. what math can do to serve our daily life
57. What does Mr. Backus think of the result of his research?
A. Optimistic.     B. Depressing.      C. Unrealistic.     D. Exciting.
58. What can we learn from the first paragraph?
A. Mr. Backus’ major research field is “singledom”.
B. Mr. Backus found a girlfriend three years ago.
C. Mr. Backus’ new thesis will surely be well received.
D. Mr. Backus has been searching for love for long.
59. By “the good news for singles” in the last sentence, Mr. Backus probably mean _____.
A. you don’t have to blame yourself for remaining single
B. maybe the discovery is not reliable at all
C. the result was based on his own criteria
D. there might be more dream date out of London
60. Which of the following statements is true?
A. This passage could be published in a scientific magazine.
B. The passage intends to prove there are other civilizations.
C. The passage writer doesn’t really understand the Drake equation.
D. Most women in London are not suitable for university teachers.

书面表达

根据提示写一篇100字左右的短文。

①杨利伟38岁，辽宁人，是中国空军飞行员。

②他于2003年10月15日乘坐神舟5号载人宇宙飞船进入太空，成为我国的第一位宇航员。在太空飞行了21个小时，绕(orbit)地球14圈之后，顺利返回地面。

③中国是继美国和俄罗斯之后第三个能够成功地发射(launch n．＆v．)和回收飞船的国家，标志(mark)着我国空间载人工程的巨大成功。

阅读理解

The Pentagon

五角大楼

    美国号称世界头号军事大国，其武力干涉几乎渗透到全球，有人开玩笑说：“只要五角大楼打个喷嚏，整个地球都会震动。”五角大楼是什么? 让我们揭开它神秘的面纱，好好地认识一下这座建筑的运作职能吧。

    The Pentagon，or the headquarters of the US Department of Defense，is one of the largest office buildings in the world，taking up a total land of 583 acres．The five-sided structure itself occupies an area of 29 acres．Each of its five outside wails is 921 feet long．It has three times the floor space as the Empire State Building or half again as much space as either of the New York's World Trade Center towers．

    Working inside this huge building are over 25 000 employees，one half of them being civilians and the other half members of the U．S． armed forces．During the last year of the Second World War there were 37 000 people，both military and civilian，working inside the Pentagon．In the Korean and Vietnam War periods，31 000．The employees are scattered among hundreds of offices that occupy a floor space of 3705793 square feet．

While inside the building they tell time by 4 200 clocks，drink from 685 water fountains，utilize 280 rest rooms，consume 30 000 cups of coffee，6 000 tins of milk and 5 000 bottles of soft drinks of various kinds every day，with a total staff of 600 persons preparing and serving food and drinks to the Pentagon employees，daily．

    Notes

    Pentagon n．五边形；五角大楼　　  civilian n．平民

    military n．军人　　　　　　　　  scatter v．分散

    utilize v．利用；应用　　　　　　 consume v．消耗

    Comprehension question

The building is called “the Pentagon ”because________．

A．it is the largest building in the world

B．it lies in the U．S．A．

C．it has five sides

  D．it is a secret place

众所周知，塑料袋虽然为消费者提供了极大的便利，却因其难降解性造成了严重的能源浪费和环境污染。假设你是一名中学生，名叫李华，根据下面所给的三个提示给社会大众写一封关于“限塑令”的呼吁信。?

① 列举塑料袋给环境带来的危害；（难以分解，污染环境等）   ② 呼吁全社会关注“限塑令”；（关注地球，关注环境）?  ③提出你的建议。? 

注意：1.信中需包括以上内容，也可以自由发挥；?   2.词数：120左右；?

3.信的开头和结尾已给出。

参考词汇：不可降解的nondegradable  adj. 可循环的recyclable  adj.方便 convenience,  n.,

禁止 ban  n.&v.

Say “No” to Plastic Bags

To everyone on our planet,

As is known to all,                                                               

Sincerely yours,

Li Hua

   Flying like a bird has been the dream of humans since ancient times. Last week a group of modern birdmen put their courage on their wings and __45___ gravity (地球引力) in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province.

   “Yes, you can buy a ticket and fly to another city. But running with your own wings and feeling your feet ready to _46___ is totally different,” Dong Fang said in an excited voice. He is one of 41 students from Hangzhou No. 14 Middle School to test their home-made aircrafts in the playground.

   __47___ by the International Bognor Birdman Competition in the UK. Ni Wangyue, a teacher in the high school is holding a similar event. The Bognor Birdman competition started in 1971 in the England costal city Bognor. People run off the end of a pier (码头) with their own aircraft in a(n) ___48___ to “fly” the furthest distance.

   “From the very beginning, I didn't expect my students to create a real plane or break any records. I told them the __49___ is more for seeing how far your imagination can stretch, ” said Ni. He was surprised to see his students create 10 different aircrafts with all kinds of material __ 50____ in the past month. Many students said that they learnt much more in the process of creating their plane than in ordinary classes.

   “We’d rather call ourselves dreamers __51___ pilots because no matter whether our wings really take off from the ground, our dream really flies,” said Dong Fang.

   Jing Yuchen and his team named their plane “Weiming E”, which __52__an unknown goose. The 17-year-old boy deeply believes their goose of steel pipe and sailcloth(帆布) will honour its name by successfully taking off.

  “Our work is much more imaginative than others. With several colourful balloons on its back and a pair of light plastic wings it is _53___ the most eye-catching work, if not the best,” said Yu Liang, another student.

   “__54___most of those home-made aircrafts cannot really take the boys flying, the boy’s braveness and creativity in this project will encourage every one of them to fly high in the future,”Ni said.