第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

Most children, even the youngest of children, are delighted to be around cats and dogs. But these pets carry plenty of germs and allergens(过敏原), prompting researchers to ask: Are cats and dogs really safe for children?

A study finds that, contrary to many parents’ fears, owning cats or dogs does not increase a child’s risk of developing allergies, and in fact, may actually protect them. The study’s lead author, Dr. Dennis Ownby of the Medical College of Georgia, said that even he was “very surprised” by the results. Ownby and colleagues followed more than 470 children from birth to age 6 or 7, comparing those exposed to cats and dogs during their first years of life to those who were not.

By using skin-prick tests for detecting common allergies, the researchers found that, contrary to what many doctors had been taught for years, children who had lived with a pet were not at greater risk.

Even more remarkable, children who had two or more dogs or cats had an even greater reduction, up to 77 percent, in risk of allergies. Researchers suggest this protective effect may be the result of early exposure to lots of bacteria that are carried by dogs and cats. Exposing young children to these bacteria helps “exercise” their immune（免疫的） systems early in life so that they’re better able to resist allergic diseases later.

“There’s something very important in the first years of life when the immune system is developing that we can retrain it away from an allergic response,” said Dr. William Davis.

And while researchers are not encouraging parents to buy dogs or cats just to reduce a child’s allergy risk, they say if a family already has one or more animals, there’s no need to get rid of them.

56．Why do the researchers feel “very surprised” by the results of the study?

A. Because the results are contrary to what they have expected.

B. Because so many families are going to get rid of their cats and dogs.

C. Because parents are so much worried about their children.

D. Because children with animals may develop allergies easily.

57．Compared with children who have pets, those who haven’t ________.

A. will lose the chance to develop immune system

B. may suffer allergic diseases more often

C. will reduce the harm from bacteria

D. are more likely to resist allergic diseases

58.．It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

A. pets are ill-treated by their owners

B. fewer families would like to own cats and dogs

C. keeping pets is a good way to keep children healthy

D. the results of the study can make families with pets feel at ease

59．The underlined word “it” in the fifth paragraph refers to ________.

A. the early life                       B. an allergic disease

C. immune system                     D. something important

60．What may be the best title of the passage?

A. How to protect your kids from allergies.  B. Your pets may be helping your kids.

C. Bacteria do good to your kids.          D. Advantages of owning pets.

China reported blistering growth for the last three months of 2009, raising expectations of interest rate increases and other measures to head off inflation.

   China has declared that it is recovering from the global economic crisis.

   Ma Jiantang, of the National Bureau of Statistics, said Thursday the country's economy grew by 10.7 percent in the last three months of 2009.

   Ma says China has managed to quickly hold back what he described as “the sliding of the national economy.” He says China has become the first country, on the whole, to achieve economic recovery and stabilization.

   According to previous estimates, Ma says China's gross domestic product for 2009 rose 8.7 percent to nearly five trillion dollars.

   This goes beyond the official growth rate target of eight percent. The government has long considered eight percent growth essential to creating enough jobs for the country's more than one billion people.

   At the same time, Ma says some problems and contradictions are natural.

   Ma says the Chinese government will give more priority to economic restructuring and improving peoples’ livelihoods.

   To reduce the effects of the global economic crisis that began in 2008, China loosened lending practices, cut interest rates and began massive spending programs. But the government wants to make sure those measures do not contribute to inflation, which can be politically sensitive in a country where hundreds of millions of people remain poor.

   Beijing resident Ms. Wang says she is worried. She says she thinks prices are rising really fast. She points to the price of cabbage, which has increased more than 10 times in the past year.

   The head of the Chinese Banking Regulatory Commission, this week said the government will step up monitoring of banks and rein in lending to prevent speculative bubbles (投机泡沫)in real estate(房地产) and other assets.

   The World Bank on Thursday released a report that predicts China's economy will grow by nine percent this year. This contrasts with forecasts of 2.5 percent growth rate for the United States and one percent growth for European economies in 2010, because of weaknesses remaining from the global financial crisis.

68. What does the underlined phrase in the first paragraph mean?

A. prevent               B. begin                       C. continue             D. reduce

69. How many measures did China take to reduce the sliding of the national economy?

A. 2                          B. 3                   C. 4                       D. 5

70. The global economy in 2010 will ________.

A. increase more quickly than in 2009

B. recover immediately if proper measures are taken

C. remain weak as a result of the global financial crisis

D. remain the same standard as that in 2009

71. The passage is mainly about ________.

A. jobs created for more than one billion people

B. lending practices loosened in China in the new year

C. rapid growth of Chinese economy in last months of 2009

D. fast growth in economy leading to inflation

It is generally considered unwise to give a child ________ he or she wants.

A. however                   B. whatever                  C. whichever                D. whenever

Before the Hope Project was carried out in this poor area, children here had no _____ to education.

   A. approach         B. access                  C. attitude         D. attraction

This new kind of chemicals will help keep the air, soil and water________ from pollution.

   A. free                    B. empty              C. loose                  D. short

___________true events, the film This Is It follows the preparation for Michael Jackson’s concert in London.

       A．Being based on        B．Basing on               C．Based on          D．Having based on

.It is the first time the students ________ to Hyde Park.

   A. have gone             B. have been gone

   C. had gone              D. had been gone

第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16—35各题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

That night, Joe came home very late, dragging his  16  feet, obviously tired. He then sat down by the window,  17  his head.

Hearing her husband, Kay  18  out of the kitchen, but to her  19 , Joe sat, without  20 . Usually, when he came home, he would greet her with a  21  or a hug. Immediately Kay  22  something unusual. She went over to Joe and asked, "Tell me, my dear, what's the  23  news?"

“Well, I have to say that things are not in our  24 . It seems that I have no  25  of defeating my opponent. He's much more  26 , for he's been holding the position for nearly four years, and people think he's done a  27  job. Many signs show that he's in the  28  . ”

“Oh, well, I still believe you have your own  29 . You're in your forties—the  30  age for a man. You're new, so people have reason to  31  you to do better. So let's go to the voters and tell them, ‘Give Joe Hart a chance, and he'll show you who's the better  32  .  ”

Their next three weeks were spent visiting different neighbourhoods, going to all kinds of parties, making speeches at universities and gatherings.  33  Jody and Juile, their small children, went from door to door,  34  their request "Please vote for our daddy, Joe Hart!" The night before the final vote, the whole Hart family were too anxious to sleep. As the final result was declared, their hearts in their mouths, they all  35  and burst into tears.

Joe Hart had become head judge of the state of Texas, USA.

16. A. heavy           B. long            C. light               D. slow

17. A. lifting          B. raising                C. hanging    D. combing

18. A. walked         B. watched              C. drove              D. stole

19. A. anger          B. joy       C. surprise            D. disappointment

20. A. hope        B. moving               C. patience         D. smile

21. A. sign          B. wave            C. word               D. kiss

22. A. said          B. sensed          C. was told          D. did

23. A. lucky          B. exciting      C. good     D. bad

24. A. favour          B. way                C. place      D. sight

25. A. time          B. thought               C. hope             D. wish

26. A. interesting    B. experienced         C. lovely               D. fit

27. A. good        B. poor                   C. unsatisfactory  D. funny

28. A. success         B. office           C. lead     D. government

29. A. people          B. reasons                C. rights       D. advantages

30. A. youngest      B. best             C. lucky               D. older

31. A. force           B. expect    C. order           D. ask

32. A. choice         B. friend    C. leader          D. person

33. A. Although      B. Therefore   C. As            D. Even

34. A. answering    B. repeating   C. saying             D. offering

35. A. left             B. cried         C. laughed       D. jumped

Britain and other nations should be well on with the building of huge industrial complexes (工业园区)for the recycling of wastes within fifteen years. The word rubbish could lose its meaning because everything that goes into the dumps would be made into something useful. Even the most dangerous and unpleasant wastes would provide energy if nothing else.

The latest project is to take a city of around half a million inhabitants (居民) and discover exactly what raw materials go into and what go out. The aim is to find out how much of these raw materials could be provided if a plant for recycling waste was built just outside the city. This plant would recycle not only metal such as steel, lead (铅) and copper, but also paper and rubber as well.

Another new project is being set up to discover the best way of sorting and separating the rubbish. When this project is completed, the rubbish will be processed  like this: First, it will pass through sharp metal bars which will tear open the plastic bags in which rubbish is usually packed; then it will pass through a powerful fan to separate the lightest elements from the heavy solids; after that rollers will break up everything that can be broken. Finally, the rubbish will pass under magnets (磁铁), which will remove the bits of iron and steel; the rubber and plastic will then be sorted out in the final stage.

The first full-scale (完全的) giant recycling plants are perhaps fifteen years away. Indeed, with the growing cost of transporting rubbish to more distant dumps, some big cities will be forced to build their own recycling plants before long.

64. The underlined phrase “be well on with…” (Para. 1) most probably means _______.

   A. have completed what was started      B. get ready to start

   C. put an end to                                D. have achieved a great deal in

65. What is NOT mentioned as a part of the recycling process described in paragraph three?

   A. Sharpening metal bars.             B. Sorting out small pieces of metal.

   C. Breaking up whatever is breakable.   D. Separating lightest elements from the heavy ones.

66. What’s the main reason for big cities to build their own recycling plants?

   A. To get raw materials locally.             B. To deal with wastes in a better way.

   C. To get iron and steel from those plants.     D. To protect the environment from pollution.

67. The first full-scale huge recycling plants ______.

A. will be built fifteen years later      

B. began to operate fifteen years ago

   C. will probably be in operation in fifteen years

   D. will probably take less than fifteen years to build

68. The passage is mainly about _______. 

 A. a cheap way to get energy        B. the location of recycling plants 

 C. new ways of recycling           D. the probability of city environment

第五部分 任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后图表中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。注意：每空只能填1个单词。

A long story about people is usually called a novel. It can be about any kind of man, woman, or child. It can be about kings, or Chicago newsboys, or housewives. The French writer, Victor Hugo, wrote his novel Les Miserables about a poor man who stole a loaf of bread. The American writer, Ernest Hemingway, wrote A Farewell to Arms about a young American with the Italian Army in World War One.

  A novel can tell the story of any kind of action, over any period of time. The modern Irish writer, James, Joyce, covers less than twenty- four hours in Ulysses. Yet, Joyce takes a thousand pages to tell all that happens from the time one man gets up in the morning until he goes to bed early the next morning. A German writer, Herman Hesse, uses only one hundred and fifty pages in his novel Demian to cover a boy’s life from the age of ten until he becomes a young man.

  A novel does not just tell the things that people do. It also tells why they do them. The Badge of Courage, by the American novelist, Stephen Crane, tells about a young soldier in the War between the states who runs away the first time he is in battle. The book shows why he acted as he did. It describes his mental suffering until he overcomes his fears.

   People buy novels because they enjoy reading about other people. The novel satisfies the human desire to know and understand our fellow creatures.

                         The 76._________ of the novel