第二部分 阅读理解（共25小题：每小题2分，满分50分）

第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、 D和E）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

As Christmas approaches, towns and cities around the UK are preparing for a very British celebration．

       The switching on of a town' s Christmas lights has become an increasingly competitive event over the years, with some councils （会议） spending lots of money to attract A-list famous persons to do the honors．

       The American singer Mariah Carey flew to London in November to switch on the lights at one of the city's biggest shopping centers, while Jim Carrey lighted Oxford Street and promoted his new film at the same time．

       Traffic in the historic English city of Bath was brought to a halt as thousands of fans crowded to see the Hollywood actor Nicolas Cage conducted the switching-on ceremony．

       Some celebrations do not go according to the plan, as was seen in Birmingham when dozens of people were injured as the famous British boy band JLS took the stage．

       Not all towns can afford to bring in an internationally-known star, so many switchon ceremonies are handled by ex-TV talent show competitors．

       Pantomime （圣诞童话剧） stars are also much in demand at this time of year, as they aim to promote their Christmas shows．

       But if your council hasn't got the budget to bring in a famous face, what are the cheaper alternatives?

       A town in the west of England chose to let the public decide by giving their suggestions online．The result: a 21-year-old DIY store worker was given the honor．

       "I was amazed and delighted to be asked," said Scott Parker, "it's just a special gift and not something I'd, ever thought about before．"

1. According to the passage, what kind of special celebration can you see at Christmas in UK?

       A．People meeting their favorite stars and getting special gifts．

       B．Well-known persons invited to make a performance in public．

       C．A-list persons lighting Oxford Street and promoting their films．

       D．Switching-on ceremonies that are conducted by honored persons．

2. The underlined word "halt" in Paragraph 4 probably means "______" ．

       A．start  B．stop               C．ban        D．run

3. Which of the followings can be learned from the passage?

       A．Mariah Carey is invited to Bath to switch on the lights．

       B．Pantomime stars rarely appear at events like this．

       C．Not all those who switch on the Christmas lights can make lots of money．

       D．Average persons can not get a chance to switch on the Christmas lights．

4. The following are famous persons EXCEPT _____．

       A．Scott Parker      B．Mariah Carey 

       C．Nicolas Cage        D．Jim Carrey

. We have every reason to believe that ______ 2010 World Expo in Shanghai will be ______ success.

  A. /; a　　　　　　　 B. the; /　　　　　　C. the; a　　　　　 D. a; a

-----I hope to go to Beijing with you.-----If so,your holiday arrangement must________mine.

   A.catch up with     B.come up with      C.put up with      D.fit in with

第三节   完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分）

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涂黑。

Friendship has great power, and it can inspire the people in trouble as well as in easy circumstances.

Recently, one of my best friends, whom I've   21     just about everything with since the first day of kindergarten, spent the weekend with me. Since I   22   to a new town several years ago, we've both always looked forward to   23   times a year when we can see each other.

  Over the weekend, we   24   hours and hours, staying up late   25   the night, talking about the people she was hanging around with. She started telling me stories about her new boyfriend, about how he   26   with drugs and was into other self-destructive[自毁]  27  . I was blown away! She told me how she had been   28   to her parents about where she was going and even sneaking out to see this guy because they didn't want her around him. No matter   29   hard I tried to tell her that she deserved better, she didn't believe me. Her self-respect seemed to have disappeared.

  I tried to convince her that she was ruining her future and heading for big   30  . I felt like I was getting   31  . I just couldn't believe that she really thought it was acceptable to hang with a bunch of losers, especially her boyfriend.

  By the time she left, I was really worried about her and   32   by the experience. It had been so  33  , I had come close to telling her several times during the weekend that maybe we had just grown too far apart to continue our friendship - but I didn't. I put the   34   of friendship to the   35   test. We'd been friends for far too long. I had to hope that she   36   me enough to know that I was trying to save her from hurting herself. I wanted to believe that our friendship could conquer anything.

  A few days   37  , she called to say that she had thought long and hard about our   38  , and then she told me that she had  39   with her boyfriend. I just listened on the other end of the phone with tears of joy running down my face. It was one of the   40   rewarding moments in my life. Never had I been so proud of a friend.

21. A. divided               B. shared               C. experienced              D. enjoyed

22. A. got                            B. traveled             C. moved                     D. arrived

23. A. the few               B. the little            C. few                   D. little

24. A. took                   B. spared               C. offered              D. spent

25. A. into                    B. in                            C. for                    D. at

26. A. supplied              B. experimented     C. tried                 D. provided

27. A. action                 B. movements        C. behavior            D. activities

28. A. explaining           B. speaking            C. calling                     D. lying

29. A. what                   B. why                  C. how                  D. however

30. A. trouble               B. worry               C. difficulty           D. task

31. A. somewhere          B. nowhere            C. anywhere          D. everywhere

32. A. burned down              B. turned down      C. turned out         D. worn out

33. A. discouraging              B. encouraging       C. exciting             D. inspiring

34. A. strength                     B. force                 C. power               D. energy

35. A. last                     B. final                 C. late                   D. recent

36. A. treated                B. regarded            C. honored            D. valued

37. A. later                   B. after                 C. ago                   D. before

38. A. information         B. dialogue            C. conversation      D. communication

39. A. broken out          B. broken up          C. broken away      D. broken off

40. A. luckily                B. correctly           C. naturally           D. truly

People nowadays buy a second home for different purposes. If you want to enjoy your vacation in a second home, then you should buy a second home where your family wants to stay during their vacation. And a second home is becoming very important from the real estate (房地产) point of view. It is one of the largest parts of the real estate business. If you want to invest (投资) in a second home, then you should buy one in a great location. When buying a second home, you should select a location where there are great attractions for tourists.

   Investing in a second home is becoming very popular now that people have realized the great profit (利润) that can come from second homes. Also you can use your second home as your vacation home until you feel like selling it for a great profit. The price of the second home will always increase as the demand for second homes keeps increasing. Also you can use the second home for rent by buying a second home at a location where there are many attractions for tourists.

    If you want to buy or sell second homes, you should contact GMAC Real Estate as it is offering different types of real estate services that will help you to buy and sell your second homes.

1.How many reasons for buying a second home are mentioned in Paragragh1?

A.One       B.Two       C.Three     D.Four

2. According to the author, the price of second homes will always go up because _________.

A.the number of second homes is going down

B.more people use the second homes for rent

C.most second homes are near great attracions      

 D.the demand for second homes is increasing

3. The passage is most probably taken from ______.

A.an advertisement    B.a news report

C.a survey report     D.a government report

书面表达

请根据下面的英语小诗，展开适当的想象，并结合你的实际，写一篇短文标题为：My Great Father 的短文。

You are my loved dad

Loving and kind

Who always knows

Everything on my mind

You are my best friend

Caring and relied

Family by my side

注意：

1不得照抄短诗原文。

2必须结合短诗的内容，结合自己实际，适当展开。

3必须突出短诗主题，结构完整，语意连贯。

4短文不能写成诗歌形式。

5词数：100---120左右

In the advanced course students must take performance tests at monthly______.

A. gaps         B. intervals     C. length       D. distance

He didn’t _____ to the news.

A. answer      B. reply   C. react        D. hear

The reason ______ she gave for being absent was _____ the heavy snow prevented her coming.

A. that; because             B. why; because            C. that; that    D. why; that

.---Is your father still in bed?

---No, he __________and ___________for you in the dinning room now.

A. is already up; waits  B. got up; waiting   C. has got up  D.is already up; waiting