I really don’t understand how he can ______away with cheating.

A. make                B. run             C. steal        D. get

The Museum of Childhood is spread over 4 floors, with the first floor acting like a balcony around the edge of the building, so you can look down over the ground floor central hall with the shop, Information Desk and Benugo Café.

The museum of Childhood is housed in a large Victorian building in east London. It has been on this site since 1872. It has undergone refurbishment (翻新) and reopened in 2006 and an elevator now makes all floors accessible.

This is not a quiet place and children are allowed to have fun here. Child safety is extremely important and a member of staff remains by the front door at all times. Also, note the “Code of Behavior” notice, which includes: children under 12 must be supervised by an adult; no eating in the galleries and no running.

Toy exhibits are in glass cases and there are plenty of low-level exhibits for younger children to see. The glass cases have lots of thought-inspiring questions on them to encourage discussion between adults and children. When you or the children need some quiet time, there are sofas at either end of the second floor with reading books available.

Pros: Many free activities for kids

Cons: Can be too warm inside

Visit Duration: 1.5 hours

Opening Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 5:45 p.m.  Last admission is 5:30 p.m.

The Museum is closed on 25 and 26 December and 1 January every year.

Admission: Admission the Museum is free. There is a small charge for some activities.

48. In the Museum of Childhood, _______.

A.people can reach any floor by elevator      B.there are sofas at either end of the first floor

C. there are exhibits on the museum history   D.the Information Desk can be found on each floor

49. The Museum of Childhood may be attractive to _______.

A. parents who only have children under 12      

B. children who are fond of toy exhibits

C. parents and children who need quiet time      

D. kids who like playing games with their parents

50. What is the disadvantage of the museum?

A. Low-level exhibits are too boring.        B. Children may feel slightly hot in it.

C. Parents have to stay with their kids.       D. No staff members attend to the kids.

51. What information can we get about the museum?

A.All the activities for children are free.    

B.The museum is located in west London.

C.Children are allowed to enter after 5:30.  

D.The museum is unavailable on Christmas Day.

SECTION C

Directions: Write an English composition according to the instructions given below in Chinese

人们在生活中面临各种各样的挑战，请说一说人们为什么喜欢挑战和有哪些新的挑战有待人们探索。

注意：

适当展开想象，语意连贯，结构完整。

词数不少于120（不包括文章的开头）。

For thousands of years, people have accepted challenges in different fields.

 She recognized him because of the hat. He was standing with his back to her on a cliff ________ out across a dark sea.

A. to look       B. looking      C. look    D. looked

Christchurch is New Zealand’s__________city after Auckland．

      A．second large                                            B．second larger          

C．second largest                                            D．the second large

No bread eaten by man is so sweet as ________ earned by his own labor.

A．one         B．those             C．it          D．that

The day we are looking forward__________at last.

A. to come                B. to coming            C. came                   D. to came

 He failed in his business a third time and only then ______ the difficult situation he was in.

A. I realized                 B. I had realized  C. had I realized         D. did I realize

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题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。

Sam, an unemployed piano tuner, said it was only the second thing he had ever won in his life．The first thing was an Afghan blanket at a church raffle（抽奖） when he was 25 years old．But this was much bigger: it was $120,000! He had won the Big Cube, a state lottery(彩票) game．To win, a contestant must first guess which number a spinning cube will stop on．The cube has six numbers on it: 1X, 10X, 50X, 100X, 500X, and 1000X．If he is correct, the contestant must then guess which of two selected variables（变量） is going to be greater．So, just guessing which number appears on the cube does not guarantee that you will win any money．

Sam correctly guessed 1000X, but he still had to choose between two variables．One variable was the number of cars that would run the stop sign at Hill Street and Lake Avenue in six hours．The other variable was the number of times that a teenage boy would change TV channels in a three-hour period．This was a tough decision．

Finally, Sam flipped a coin．It came up heads, so Sam picked the teenager．He picked right．The stop sign was run only 76 times, but the teen clicked 120 times．Sixty-year-old Sam jumped for joy, for he had just won 1000 times 120, or $120,000．Sam dreamily left the lottery studio．Talking excitedly on his cell phone while crossing the street, he got hit by a little sports car．

Sam is slowly getting better．He was in the hospital for a month．His hospital bill was $110,000．And the insurance company for the little sports car’s owner sued（起诉）Sam for $9,000 worth of repairs．Also, Sam still has to pay federal taxes on his winnings．Sam doesn’t play the state lottery any more．He says it’s better to be unlucky．

56．What can be inferred about Sam from the passage?

      A．He always has bad luck.             B．He seldom goes to a raffle.

       C．He is a very careful person in life.     D．He used to be crazy about lottery tickets.

57．Which of the following played a vital role in Sam’s winning the big prize?

       A．The cube. B．The coin.  C．The blanket.     D．The stop sign.

58．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

       A．The lottery game was a complete lie.

       B．Sam was quite familiar with the boy.

       C．The owner of the car is now in hospital.

       D．Sam will have none of the prize money left.

59．What could be the best title for the passage?

      A．Curiosity killed the cat       B．Joy puts heart into a man

       C．Extreme joy ends in sorrow    D．A bird in hand is worth two in the bush

I made a pledge (发誓) to myself on the way down to the vacation beach cottage. For two weeks I would try to be a loving husband and father. Totally loving .  No ifs, ands or buts.

The idea had come to me as I listened to a talk on my car radio. The speaker was quoting (引用) a Biblical (圣经的) passage about husbands being thoughtful（体贴的） of their wives. Then he went on to say," Love is an act of will. A person can choose to love." To myself, I had to admit that I had been a selfish husband. Well , for  two weeks that would change.

And it did. Right from the moment I kissed Evelyn at the door and said," That new yellow sweater looks great on you."

"Oh, Tom, you noticed," she said, surprised and pleased, maybe a little puzzled.

After the long drive, I wanted to sit and read. Evelyn suggested a walk on the beach. I started to refuse, but then I thought, "Evelyn's been alone here with the kids all the week and now she wants to stay with me. " We walked on the beach while the children flew their kites.

So it went. Two weeks of not calling the Wall Street firm where I am a director; a visit to the shell museum though I usually hate museums. Relaxed and happy, that's how the whole vacation passed, I made a new pledge to keep on remembering to choose love. There was one thing that went wrong with my experiment, however. Evelyn and I still laugh about it today. Last night at our cottage, preparing for bed, Evelyn stared at me with the saddest expression.

“What’s the matter?” I asked her.

“ Tom ,” se said in a voice filled with distress, “ do you know something I don’t?”

"What do you mean?"

"Well...that checkup(体检) I had several weeks ago...our doctor...did he tell you something about me? Tom , you've been so good to me... am I dying?"

It took a moment for it all to sink in. Then I burst out laughing.

"No, honey," I said, wrapping her in my arms. "You're not dying; I'm just staring to live."

71.In the first paragraph, "No ifs, ands or buts" probably means___.

A. unnecessarily     B. unexpectedly    C.   impossibly    D. unconditionally

72. From the story we may infer that Tom went to the beach cottage___.

A. with his family    B. with Evelyn     C. alone           D. with his children

73. During the two weeks on the beach, Tom showed more love to his wife because___.

A. she looked lovely in her new clothes

B. he had made a lot of money in Wall Street

C. he was determined to be a good husband

D. she was seriously ill

74.The underlined words "one thing" in the passage refer to the fact that___.

A. he praised her sweater, which puzzled her

B. she insisted on visiting a museum, which he hated

C. he knew something about her illness but didn't tell her

D. he was so good to her that she thought she must be dying

75.By saying "I'm just starting to live", Tom means that___.

A. he is just beginning to understand the real meaning of life

B. he is just beginning to enjoy his life as a loving husband

C. he lived an unhappy life before and is now starting to change

D. he is beginning to feel regretful for what he did to his wife