用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯(每个单词限用一次)。

Bixi comes to Toronto and Ottawa

Big cities like Toronto and Ottawa have a lot of traffic. All of those cars, taxis, trucks and buses create a lot of pollution. ___61____it is in rush hour, people find it difficult to get around the city.

    Some people ride bikes in the city. ___62___, lots of bikes get stolen. Also, it can sometimes be difficult to find ___63___  empty spot when you want to store your bike downtown. ___64___ things can stop people from____65___ their bike around a big city. But because biking is a much ___66___ way to travel than using a car, the City of Toronto and the City of Ottawa wanted to encourage people to ride a bike.

    This summer, Toronto and Ottawa partnered a company ___67__ Bixi to offer a new program which lets people rent a bike for short trips. People can ride from one place to another downtown ___68__  having to own, use or lock up their own bicycle.

    There are ___69_____ of Bixi stations throughout the cities, with more than 2,000 bikes ready for people to rent. You must be 18 or ___70____ to use a Bixi bike. The rider pays for the bike at a station, using a credit card. They pay $5 for every bike.

The Bixi system is “green”, is not too expensive and makes the city smile.

五位中国学生要去英国留学，他们想要找住家。请仔细阅读56-60题中的学生个人情况说明，并从A至F六个选项中，帮助他们选择最合适的住家(其中一项为多余选项)。

 (  ) 56.Xu Yi is very busy with study and he needs to live somewhere close to his school(Reading School). He likes a bedroom with a bathroom.

 (  ) 57. Li Ping prefers to live near a park because she wants to do exercise every day.

 (  ) 58. Liu Tian thinks it is a better way of life to live away from the city and there he can enjoy fresh air and clean water in a calm environment.

 (  ) 59.Chen Lu is a lonely girl. She has a pet dog with her. She would like a bedroom cheaper than ￡220 a month.

(  ) 60. Han Mei likes western food. She hopes her host family can be good at cooking.

The word “day” has two meanings. When we talk about the number of days in a year, we are using “day” to mean 24 hours. But when we talk about day and night, we are using “day” to mean the time between sunrise and sunset. Since the earth looks like a ball, the sun can shine on only half of it at a time. Always one half of the earth is having day and the other half night. A place is moved from day into night and from night into day over and over by the spinning of the earth. At the equator(赤道) day and night are sometimes the same length. They are each twelve hours long. The sun rises at 6 in the morning and sets at 6 in the evening. For six months the North Pole is tilted(倾斜) toward the sun. in those months the Northern Hemisphere(半球) gets more hours of sunlight than the Southern Hemisphere. Days are longer than nights. South of the equator nights are longer than days. For the other six months the North Pole is tilted away from the sun. Then the Southern Hemisphere gets more sunlight. Days are longer than night. North of the equator nights are longer than days. Winter is the season of long nights. Summer is the season of long days.

51. When the Western Hemisphere is having day, the Eastern Hemisphere is having___________.

   A. both day and night                            B. day

   C. neither day nor night                          D. night

52. The underlined word “spinning” in the passage means____________.

   A. 旋转       B. 推动     C. 拉动     D. 带动

53. At the equator day is as long as night____________.

   A. sometimes    B. never    C. usually    D. always

54. When the North pole is tilted toward the sun, the Northern Hemisphere gets________ sunlight.

 A. less         B. more     C. all       D. no

55. What’s the best title of the passage?

   A. The equator.

   B. The Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.

   C. The two meanings of “day”.

   D. The spinning of the earth.

It all started a year before when my daughter Suzanne and I were shopping in Sydney. In the window of a sports shop I noticed a photo of a group of young people climbing the rock along a canyon. “That’s what I’m going to do next year,” I said. Suzanne laughed. “Sure, Mum! Don’t forget you’re 65 years old.”

I didn’t feel I was that age! I joined a club and trained weekly. Each day I felt my physical energy increase and, along with it, my confidence. Then Suzanne pointed out, “It’s good, but how can you clear away the fear of height?” “I’ve got it worked out.” I replied bravely. “We’re going to the indoor climbing center.”

While I was going up the high wall, I was afraid to look down as if a terrible animal was after me. Some time later, as I reached the ground, I sat down heavily on the floor. Later that night, as I lay in bed, I encouraged myself, “You’d climbed the wall! You’ll certainly make it!”

We set off with our packages to the Grand Canyon. When we reached it, I found the canyon was a huge black hole—far deeper than I had imagined. As the guide clipped(夹住) me onto the rope, my heart beat double-time and I wondered why I had got myself into this. Time lost all meaning as I pushed my body forward. Only the strong rope kept me from losing hope. I began to think it would never end when everyone had stopped. “This is as far as we go, and we can climb out after a few steps, “the guide said finally. Two and a half hours later, we returned to the car park at last. I began to shake, one hard step after another.

Getting onto the bus, I fell into the seat I had left so confidently a lifetime before. Then, while I was in the seat catching my breath, a feeling of happiness spread through me. I had done it, at 66 years of age.

46. When did the writer decided to climb the rock through a canyon?

A. After she joined a club and trained weekly.

B. When she went to the indoor climbing center.

C. After she went to the Grand Canyon.

D. When she noticed a photo of a group of young people climbing the rock along a canyon.

47. According to the second paragraph, what’s her daughter’s attitude towards her decision?

   A. supportive    B. doubted    C. confident    D. against

48. What did the writer find when she reached the Grand Canyon?

   A. She found it was very easy to climb it.

   B. She found that a terrible animal was after her and she was afraid..

   C. She found the canyon was far deeper than she had imagined.

   D. She found she began to shake, one hard step after another.

49. The underlined part suggested that the writer was feeling__________.

   A. angry    B. nervous    C. happy    D. excited

50. It can be learned from the passage that_________________________.

   A. Where there is a will, there is a way.

   B. One can’t believe its daughter.

   C. Old people shouldn’t have a dream.

   D. Climbing is the only way to keep health.

When I was about 12, I had a(an) __31__, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点). Sometimes she said I was thin. Sometimes she said I was lazy. Sometimes she said I wasn’t a good student. Sometimes she said I talked too __32__, and so on. I tried to put up with(忍受) her __33__ I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.

He listened to me __34__, and then he asked, “Are the things she said true or not? Mary, didn’t you __35__ wonder what you’re really like? Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are __36__. Think it over. __37__ no attention to the other things she said.”

I did __38__ he told me and to my surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true.

I brought the list __39__ to my dad. He refused to __40__ it. “That’s just for you,” he said. “You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. __41__ something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be helpful to you. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but __42__ the truth and do __43__ you think is right.”

Many years have __44__. The situation often appears in my mind. In our life we often meet with some trouble and we often go to someone and ask for advice. For some advice you will treasure(珍惜) all your __45__.

31. A. enemy          B. sister                  C. partner             D. friend

32. A. lot                B. many                  C. much            D. bit

33. A. as much as      B. as often as         C. as long as         D. as soon as

34. A. quickly         B. angrily                    C. fast                   D. quietly

35. A. just               B. ever                       C. even                   D. never

36. A. good              B. true                       C. nice                  D. wonderful

37. A. Put                   B. Pull                       C. Pay                 D. Pick

38. A. like                   B. as if                      C. as though            D. as

39. A. against                      B. with                      C. from                  D. back

40. A. take               B. make                  C. bring                 D. remember

41. A. Before             B. When                   C. After                  D. Since

42. A. hear              B. listen                  C. see              D. look

43. A. how                     B. when                     C. what                 D. why

44. A. passed             B. past                      C. through              D. been

45. A. money          B. heart                  C. life                     D. effort

 Don’t all speak at once ________, please.

   A. Each at one time                 B. One by one time

  C. One for each time                D. One at a time

—I don’t care what my teachers think.

— Well, you _________.

　 A. could　　　 B. would　　　　　 C. should　　　 D. might.

 They told me the iphone would be cheaper but_________, it cost me nearly 5,000RMB.

   A. in fact        B. for example      C. of course     D. by the way         

—I bought an iphone, and you know I am a green hand. Could you tell me _______?

—OK.　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

　 A. how to use facetime.　　　　　　　 B. what can I use facetime.

　 C. how can I use facetime　　　　　　 D. where can I use facetime.

—People in Hangzhou can take subway in October, 2012

—_______! The traffic in Hangzhou will be better.　　　　　　　

　 A. Good luck　　 B. Wonderful　　　 C. Good ideas　 D. Best wishes