58. Compared with the garbage collectors, Gibson is________________.

　 A. bright　　　　　　 B.　 fortunate　　　　　 C. thrilled (excited)　 D. knowledgeable

57. When Gibson came upon the painting, ___________.

　 A. She wanted to be an art critic　　　　　　 B. she felt it was not rubbish at all

　 C. she expected to become rich　　　　　　 D. she believed it was very valuable

56. In Paragraph 1 the writer mentions the old saying to __________________.

　 A. bring in the topic to be future discussed.　 B. support the saying and the case of Gibson

　 C. advise us to find treasure in trash as Gibson did　 D. make the story sound more reasonable

47. A. less than　　 　　　 B. other than　　　 　　 C. rather than　　　　 D. more than

SECTION C (12 marks )

Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.

With the development of the fast-paced society, people are so busy these days that many people have 　48　 　time to cook. This becomes a problem, because most families like home cooking! The food tastes good and warm, and a family meal brings everyone together. In some families, meals are often the 　49　 　time everyone sees one 　50　 　at the same time.

Another reason people enjoy home cooking is 　51　 　it is often a way of showing love. A parent who makes some cookies is not just satisfying a child’s sweet tooth. She or he is sending　 52　 　message. The message says,　 “ I care about you enough to spend an hour making cookies that you will eat up 　53　 　15 minutes if I let you.”

　There is also something about the smell of home cooking. The smell of home cooking pleases people of all　 54　　 　.It makes most of us feel good and loved, even if we are the ones doing the cooking! Next time you smell a cake making, stop for a moment and 　　55　 　attention to your mood.

PART THREE READING COMPREHENTION (30 marks )

Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A. B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.

A

You’ve heard the old expression “One man’s trash (rubbish) is another man’s treasure”? Elizabeth Gibson believes it because she’s living proof of the old saying.

　The 53-year-old was walking down the street on Manhattan’s Upper West Side four years ago when something lying in a pile of trash on the street caught her eye. It turned out to be a painting, While she Is far from an art critic, she was sure it didn’t belong there. So she decided to take it home and find out what it was. Gibson took it home and put it on a wall. “It’s huge and it is very brilliant colored, very abstract, but you can make our three figures and it’s just very powerful, it’s overwhelming (make sb. confused) .” she said.

　Her research led her to a website and a shocking discovery-the painting was a 1970 effort called “Tres Personajes”, by a Mexican artist named Rufino Tamayo. He died in 1991 and as so often happens in the art world, the value of his works skyrocketed----now it could be worth $1 million.

Experts at auction(拍卖) house Sotheby’s say　 it was stolen from their warehouse in 1987, ten years after it was purchased by a Huston man for $55,000 as a gift for his wife. The couple had temporarily stored it there while they moved, and expected to get it back. The owners even offered a $15,000 reward. But for years, no one knew what happened to it, until Gibson came walking down that street.

The owner is now putting it for bids. Experts expect it to fetch up between $750.000 and $1 million. In addition to an undisclosed percentage of the sale of the painting, Gibson will receive the $15,000 reward. Gibson was just at the right place at the right time. A doorman who saw her retrieve( get back) recalls that garbage collectors came by the area just 20 minutes after she found it.

45. A. according　　 　　 B. referring　　　　 　　 C. belonging　　　　 　 D. owing

46, A. reach　　　　 　　 B. get　　　　　　 　　 C. arrive　　　　　　 　 D. move

44. A. missed　　　 　　 B. burned　　　　　 　　 C. surrounded　　　 　　 D. heated

43. A, What’s worse 　　　 B. unfortunately　　 　　 C. To his surprise　　 　 D. To tell the truth

42. A. beautiful　　 　　　 B. small　　　　　　 　　 C. comfortable　　　 　 D. huge

41. A. called on　　 　　　 B. woke up　　　　 　　 C. rang up　　　　　 　 D. signed up

40. A. top　　　　　 　　 B. middle　　　　 　　　　 C. foot　　　　　　　 D. flight