33. After the big earthquake, not only most houses and buildings were ______, many people also lost their lives. 

  A. in ruins    B. in danger    C. in trouble    D. in sorrow

第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节：阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并将答案写在答题卡上。（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

A

O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank, when some money went missing from the bank O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was sent to prison. During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and continued writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were, they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the reader’s surprise.

41. In which order did O. Henry do the following things?

a. Lived in New York.   b. Worked in a bank.        c. Travelled to Texas.

d. Was put in prison.    e. Had a newspaper job.      f. Learned to write stories.

A. e. c. f. b. d. a       B. e. b. d. c. a. f.        C. c. e. b. d. f. a     D. c. b. e. d. a f.

42. O. Henry went to prison because ___________.

A. people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper

B. people thought he had taken money that was not his

C. he wanted to write stories about prisoners

D. he broke the law by not using his own name

43. What do we know about O. Henry before he began writing?

A. He was very good at learning.                      B. He was not serious about his work.

C. He was devoted to the poor.                   D. He was well-educated.

44. Where did O. Henry get most material for his short stories?

A. His life inside the prison.                   B. The newspaper articles he wrote.

C. His exciting early life as a boy.        D. The city and people of New York.

2. The education of _______ young is always _______ hot and serious topic.

   A. 不填；不填，    B. the; a    C不填; the   D. the; 不填

12．There is__________in what you say; I will take your advice.

       A．everything           B．anything       C．something        D．Nothing

17．I ______ you my bicycle, but I didn't expect you would come back so soon·

       A．might lend     B．may lend      C．must have lent        D．might have lent

C

Arthritis, stroke, osteoporosis(骨关节炎), heart disease and dementia are what we’ve got to look forward to in old age. But conditions like these don’t have to be impossible to avoid, says New Zealand cook Robyn Martin. She firmly believes that we are what we eat and we can choose to consume foods that can slow the aging process and even prevent certain illnesses. That’s why her latest cookbook is devoted to recipes that use ingredients with a large number of anti-aging benefits. Stop the Clock—the Anti-Aging cookbook looks at a variety of health problems—from brain decline and joint aches and pains to heart disease and high cholesterol(胆固醇)—then lists foods that can improve or prevent them and offers a selection of recipes using those ingredients. “I wrote this book so I can offer people lots of information about foods that can give them a better old age.”

Six foods that can help slow the aging process:

1. Lentils

The important substance included in lentils is the one that can help you avoid the unpleasant symptoms of menopause(更年期), like mood swings.

2. Blueberries

Blueberries slow and, in some cases, reverse damage in aging brains. They are also rich in some chemicals which keep your looking young and help relieve arthritic(关节炎的) pain.

3. Carrots

Carrots have high levels of beta-carotene, which changes to vitamin A in the body. So they may help with memory, do good to the skin and are also thought to lower cholesterol.

4. Oats

The protein, calcium and phosphorus in oats all help build strong bones and connective tissue. The fibre they contain helps lower cholesterol and high blood pressure.

5. Spinach

Spinach is a good source of two important substances involved in protecting the DNA in our cells from oxication(氧化). It not only helps to strengthen the memory and turn off genes that can step up aging, but also can help improve the symptoms of osteoarthritis.

6. Soy

Soy products help lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels and are rich in phytoestrogens, which can help prevent hormone-related cancers. Soy can also be helpful to the skin, making it firm and youthful.

Did you know? Tomatoes contain a powerful substance which is not only useful for preventing problems in the heart, and lungs, but also prevents diseases like cancer. To gain the most benefit, tomatoes should be cooked.

64. If memory often fails you, which of the following combination will be good to you?

A. soy and carrots                                            B. oats and soy

C. lentils and blueberries                                          D. carrots and spinach

65. This passage mainly deals with _____.

A. foods and ingredients  B. foods and health  C. foods and nutrition     D. foods and diseases

66. The passage is written _____.

A. to tell the readers recipes play an important role in keeping healthy

B. to advertise the foods mentioned in the passage

C. to tell the readers how to slow the aging process

D. to tell the readers how to cure some diseases by taking right foods

短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分,满分10分)

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾（√）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：

此行多一个词:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉,在该行右边横线上写出该词,并且也用斜线划掉。

此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：原行没错的不要改。

—I think we have to solve _____ problem of air quality for the Great International Art Festival held in our city next year.

  — Yes, and the government is trying to think of _____ way out and there is more than one  solution.

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

25. Mike _______ have known the solutions to this problem, or he would have told us.

  A. mustn’t                     B. shouldn’t               C. can’t                      D. needn’t

Tom is kind：He is           willing to help others．

    A．such                         B．much                        C．too                      D．so