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Most American students said goodbye to expensive fruits these days. In school canteens across the country, cheaper fruits like apples and oranges heave replaced them. “People are afraid to spend now” said Linda Morrow, who owns a shoe and handbag store. “They basically don’t know what the future will bring and keep waiting till after the Presidential Election.”

The current financial crisis(金融危机)， during which several of the country’s biggest banks have been forced to sell or close, has made lots of Americans unwilling to buy expensive goods.

Samira Martino, a restaurant owner in Miami, found everyone is ordering water instead of juice and more people are sharing meals. In more than two dozen interviews with the Associated Press across the country last month, American talked about their concerns, from worries about small businesses to doubts about simply making ends meet.

The crisis began last year. Experts blame it on U.S. banks lending money too easily. A lot of people and companies, who borrowed money, have found themselves unable to pay it back. This left the banks, as well as the people who put their money in the banks, without money. Since the banks borrowed money between themselves and even across borders, the whole world’s financial markets were involved.

This month the U.S. government agreed on a $ 700 billion plan to try to save the financial market. But a turn-around(转机) is not sure. President George W. Bush has warned it will take some time for the full effects of the plan to take hold in an economy that has had a world of trouble.

Last week top finance officials from 20 major economies promised to work together to find a way out of the money trouble. They believe the current crisis is the worst since the Great Depression in 1929. And they all think international cooperation is the key to solve it.

51. From the first paragraph, we can infer that______

A. apples and oranges become more expensive

B. people are worrying about the Election

C. people are expecting a turn-around after the Election

D. expensive fruits are in short supply in American markets

52. Samira Martino’s restaurant is mentioned in the passage in order to ______

A. show that people cut down their expenses.

B. attract more people to come to his restaurant

C. show how hard he is trying to run his business

D. encourage people to start businesses like him

53. What is the cause of the current financial crisis of America?

A. The Presidential Election

B. U.S. banks lending money too easily.

C. The decreasing economy.

D. America’s rapid development.

54. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A. Many students can not eat expensive fruits in school canteens.

B. Americans are very worried about their lives.

C. The international cooperation is most needed.

D. The current financial crisis is the worst in American history.

55. This passage mainly talks about______

A. the terrible life of Americans

B. the situation of the financial crisis

C. the way to go through the crisis

D. the world financial market

28. The officer was very concerned ________ the latest development in the case because he was concerned ________ it.

A. about; in                   B. for; about           C. with; for            D. in; with

31．We are happy to know that our head teacher will be _____ to headmaster．

       A．lifted     B．raised      C．encouraged     D．Promoted

21． More than one high official_____by the police since the mayor war shot dead.

 A．has been questioned    B． have been questioned

 C． was questioned         D．were questioned

名校模拟题

1、He is the only one of the students who _______a winner of scholarship for three years.

A. is         B. are         C. have been         D. has been

57. I have never dreamed of _______ such a good hotel in this town.

A. there was    B. there is      C. there being    D. there have

27. According to police ______, Mr. and Mrs. Hunt were found dead on the floor of their kitchen.

   A. assessments       B. predictions       C. accounts      D. Principles

We decided to ______ a chance on the weather and have the party outdoors.

      A. make       B. take            C. have          D. pick

第二部分  阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

（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

       In 1901, H.G. Wells, an English writer, wrote a book describing a trip to the moon. When the explorers(探险者)landed on the moon, they discovered that the moon was full of underground cities. They expressed their surprise to the “moon people” they met. In turn, the “moon people” expressed their surprise. “Why,” they asked, “are you traveling to outer space when you don’t even use your inner space?”

       H.G. Wells could only imagine travel to the moon. In 1969, human beings really did land on the moon. People today know that there are no underground cities on the moon. However, the question that the “moon people” asked is still an interesting one. A growing number of scientists are seriously thinking about it.

       Underground systems are already in place. Many cities have underground car parks. In some cities, such as Tokyo, Seoul and Montreal, there are large underground shopping areas. The “Chunnel”—a tunnel(隧道)connecting England and France, is now complete.

       But what about underground cities? Japan’s Taisei Corporation is designed a network of underground systems, called “Alice Cities.” The designers imagine using surface space for public parks and using underground space for flats, offices, shopping, and so on. A solar dome(太阳能穹顶)would cover the whole city.

       Supporters of underground development say that building down rather than building up is a good way to use the earth’s space. The surface, they say, can be used for farms, parks, gardens, and wilderness. H.G. Wells’ “moon people” would agree. Would you?

36.. The explorers in H. G. Wells’ story were surprised to find that the “moon people” ____.

       A. knew so much about the earth

       B. understand their language

       C. lived in so many underground cities

       D. were ahead of them in space technology

37.. What does the underlined word “it ”(paragraph 2)refer to?

       A. Discovering the moon’s inner space.

       B. Using the earth’s inner space.

       C. meeting the “moon people ”again.

       D. Traveling to outer space.

38.. What sort of underground systems are already here with us?

       A. Offices, shopping areas, power stations.

       B. Tunnels, car parks, shopping areas.

       C. Gardens, car parks, power stations.

       D. Tunnels, gardens, offices.

39.. What would be the best title for the text?

       A. Alice Cities-cities of the future

       B. Space travel with H.G. Wells

       C. Enjoy living underground

          D. Building down, not up  

22. The government officials say that the Art Festival aims at _____ the relationship between nations.

A. promoting         B. creating             C. growing            D. Adding