第三部分：阅读理解（满分40分，共20小题，每小题2分）

                                A

Britain almost more than any other country in the world must seriously face the problem of building upwards, that is to say, of accommodating a considerable proportion of its population in high-rise blocks of flats. It is said that an Englishman objects to this type of existence, but if this is so, he differs from most inhabitants of the world today.

In the past, blocks of flats have been associated with the lower income groups, and many of them lacked the obvious provisions, such as central heating, constant hot water supply, electrically operated lifts, and so on. Some even didn’t have facilities for disposal of dust and rubbish or storage places for baby carriages on the ground floor. Many lacked playgrounds for children on the top of their buildings, and drying grounds for washing. It is likely that the dispute regarding flats versus (对抗) individual houses will continue to rage on for a long time as far as Britain is concerned. And it is unfortunate that there should be hot feelings on both sides whenever this subject is raised. Those who oppose the building of flats base their cases primarily on the assumption (设想) that everyone prefers an individual home and garden and on the high cost per unit of accommodation. They, however, ignore the higher cost of providing full services to a scattered community and the cost in both money and time commuting to work for the suburban resident.

61. It can be inferred from the passage that ____.  

A. unlike most people in other countries, English people dislike living in flats

B. people in most countries of the world today like living in the suburbs

C. people in Britain are eager to move into high-rise blocks of flats

D. modern flats in Britain fail to provide the necessary facilities for living

62. What can we learn about the blocks of flats built in the past from the passage? 

A. They were conveniently located.          

B. The people who lived there were not rich.

C. They were usually not large enough for big families to live in.

D. The children who lived in them could play on the top of the buildings.

63. Some people don’t like living in flats because ____. 

A. they must pay much money             

B. they prefer to live in a house with a garden

C. there is no central heating and constant hot water supply

D. the disposal of rubbish is a problem for people living in flats

64. Some people don’t like living in suburban houses because ____.

A. the houses are not large enough

B. people who live in the suburbs must pay much money for the service work

C. people who live in the suburbs have to spend a lot of money and time traveling to work every day

D. it can be difficult for them to do some shopping and to get along well with their neighbors

65. This passage is mainly about __________. 

A. living in high-rise blocks of flats                

B. living in the suburbs

C. the difference in living in a flat in Britain and living in a flat in other countries

D. the attitude of British people towards living in flats

--- I’m sorry. I _____________ hurt you.                       

--- Forget it.

A. haven’t meant to     B. am not meant to   C. didn’t mean to       D. never mean to

 He ________when he heard the joke.

   A. bursts into laughter                    B. burst into laughters

   C. burst into laughter                     D. bursts into laughters

Ⅳ  写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节  基础写作（共1小题，满分15分）

    你是2010广州亚运会官方网站英文版的小记者，,最近你采编一些关于修复广州城隍庙的情况，请就此写一篇采访报道。

 [写作内容]

           修复广州城隍庙（the Restoration of the Guangzhou Chenghuang Temple）

 [写作要求]

只能使用5个句子表达全部内容。

 [评分标准]

句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。

B

SYDNEY: As they sat sharing sweets beside a swimming pool in 1999. Shane Gould and Jessicah Schipper were simply getting along well, chatting about sport, life and anything else that came up.

Yet in Sydney next month, they will meet again by the pool, and for a short time the friends will race against each other in the 50 – meter butterfly in the Australian championships at Homebu Bay.

Gould, now a 47 – year – old mother of four, has announced she will be making a return to elite competition (顶级赛事) to swim the one event, having set a qualifying (合格的)time of 30. 32 seconds in winning gold at last year’s United States Masters championships. Her comeback comes 32 years after she won three golds at the Munich Olympics.

Schipper, now a 17 – year – old girl from Brisbane with a bright future of going to Athens for her first Olympics, yesterday recalled (回忆) her time with Gould five years ago.

“I was at a national youth camp on the Gold Coast and Shane had come along to talk to us and watch us train.” Schipper explained. “It seemed as if we had long been good friends. I don’t know why. We just started talking and it went from there.”

“She had a lot to share with all of us at that camp. She old us stories about what it was like at big meets like Olympics and what it was like to be on an Australian team. It was really interesting.”

Next time, things will be more serious: “I will still be swimming in the 50 m butterfly at the nationals, so there is a chance that I could actually be competing against Shane Gould.” said Schipper, who burst onto the scene at last year’s national championships with second places in the 100 m and 200 butterfly.

46．What is the passage mainly about?

       A．Stories happening in swimming competitions.

       B．Two women swimmers winning Olympic golds.

       C．Lessons learned from international swimming championships.

       D．Friendship and competition between two swimmers.

47．Gould and Schipper are going to____________.

       A．talk about sport and life           B．go back to elite competition

       C．set a qualifying time and win gold  D．take part in the same sports event

48．Gould won her three Olympic golds when she was____________.

       A．15     B．17     C．22     D．30

49．The underlined word “it” in the fifth paragraph probably refers to         .

       A．the Olympics          B．the youth camp

       C．the friendship          D．the Australian team

50．What Schipper said showed that she___________.

       A．was no longer Gould’s friend          B．had learned a lot from Gould

       C．was not interested in Gould’s stories      D．would not like to compete against Gould

Would you mind _______ some questions?

A. for me to ask     B. of me asking     C. me asking     D. I asking

You look that light-hearted. Nothing seems ________ to you.

    A. to happen  B. to be happened  C. to have happened   D. to have been happened

We’ll pay a ______visit to the beautiful city if we have enough time.

   A. a four-days   B. a four-day   C. four days  D. a four day

完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面的短文，从A,B,C,D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

It was getting colder as my family ran out of the church, eager to get home. Across the street was a gas station where the bus  36  . It was closed for Christmas, but we noticed a family  37 outside the locked door, shaking in the rain. We talked about why they were there but soon I  38  all about them

When we got home，we received a call from my grandparents,  39  us to their house for the Christmas dinner. As we  40  through town, I noticed that the family was still there, standing outside the gas station

“Look at the children! That's just my 41 childhood. I must do something.” With these words，my father pulled off the road, and I saw the whole family: the parents and three children.

Rolling down his window，my father asked, “Waiting for the   42  ?”

“Yes.” the father replied _ 43 , “We're going to the nearby town where I have a brother and maybe a chance of  44 _. Out of work for two months now.”

“Well, that bus won't come for several hours, and you're getting _45 standing here.” my father 46  . “Why not get in the car and I'll drive you there．”

The man thought for a moment，and then he  47 . Once they got in，my father looked back _48  his shoulder and asked the children if Santa Claus had found them yet. The  49  faces gave him the answer

“Well，when I saw Santa Claus this morning,” my father said, winking (眨眼) at us, “he asked me if he could leave your toys at  50 .We'll just go to get them  51   I take you to your destination.”

All at once, the children's   52  lit up，and they began talking and laughing

When we got to our house, they  53  straight to the toys in our Christmas tree. One of the girls took Jill's doll. The little boy grabbed Sharon's ball．And the other girl picked up something of mine

It happened a long time ago, but I still remember the   54 on their faces. That was the Christmas when my sisters and I  55  the joy of making others happy

36．A．travelled       B．stayed               C．stopped         D．left

37．A . sitting          B．standing              C．holding           D．keeping

38．A．cared        B．argued                 C．worried          D．forgot

39．A．inviting        B．introducing     C．telling         D．forcing

40．A．flew         B．drove                 C．raced           D．walked

41．A．lucky          B．surpri sing             C．difficult    D．frightening

42．A．bus           B．time                 C．train             D．help

43．A．warmly        B．gently                C．shyly             D．angrily

44．A．a job          B．a dinner               C．a friend          D．a present

45．A．comfortable    B．sad                  C．wet             D．warm

46．A．explained       B．suggested             C．ordered           D．decided

47．A．added         B．sighed                C．nodded           D．refused

48．A．on            B．to                   C．from             D．over

49．A．excited        B．disappointed  C．worried           D．interested

50．A．the station                 B．the bus                    C．my car            D．my house

51．A．before          B．if                     C．once             D．when

52．A．words         B．faces                 C．lives     D．feelings

53．A．turned       B．jumped               C．ran              D．moved

54．A．anger                  B．surprise      C．tears             D．smiles

55．A．learned        B．practiced     C．recognized         D．made

第二节 完形填空（共20题，满分20分）

  About three years 30 , something terrible 31 to me. 32 six hours of terror have broken my body and 33. You think I am a very 34 man—but I am not. It 35 less than a single day to change my 36 from black to white. One day, my 37 brothers and I were 38 back from the islands, our boat 39 of fish. 40 , the sky was 41 with dark clouds and in 42 a minute we were in a terrible storm. An 43  wave covered our boat and my younger brother 44 into the sea. Our boat survived, and I was trying to recover 45 my elder brother put his mouth 46 to my ear, and 47 out the 48 word “Whirlpool!” With the wind and waves we were going in the direction of the whirlpool, and 49 could save us!

30. A. before         B. after          C. ago              D. late

31. A. took place      B. happened      C. changed　        D. informed

32. A. that           B. those          C. this              D. these

33. A. soul           B. heart          C. head             D. mind

34. A. rich           B. poor          C. young            D. old

35. A. spent          B took           C. paid              D. cost

36. A. hair           B. face           C. mouth            D. feet

37. A. three          B. one            C. two              D. four

38. A. came          B. going          C. moving           D. coming

39. A. felt           B. full            C. filled            D. fall

40. A. All at once     B. Instead         C. Meanwhile       D. Besides

41. A. covered       B. discovered       C. recovered        D. covering

42. A. no less than    B. less than        C. more than        D. no more

43. A. enormous      B. small           C. mini            D. enough

44. A. fall into        B. felt into         C. fell into         D. fallen into

45. A. while          B. when           C. as             D.  before

46. A. tightly         B. closely          C tight            D. close

47. A. screamed       B. said            C .told            D. whispered

48. A. terrified        B. terrifying        C. satisfied        D. satisfying

49. A. nothing        B. everything        C. something      D. anything