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第四节 阅读填空（共5小题；每小题2分, 满分10分）

For over one hundred and fifty years, Americans of all social classes have worn blue jeans．  71  Whether they are worn for work or for fashion today．Strauss' invention continues to be popular not only among Americans but also among people around the world．

Levi Strauss was born in Germany in 1829．  72  He grew up in Kentucky before moving to New York in 1847．Before becoming an American citizen and moving to the West in 1853, Strauss worked in his brother's dry goods business．This gave him a chance to produce his famous invention．After the gold rush of 1949, Strauss decided to move to the West to seek his fortune．

Strauss did not want to be a person who searched an area for minerals．Instead, he knew he could make a good living by selling supplies to the miners．At first, he planned to sell sewing supplies and cloth．  73  When he heard miners complaining that their clothes were easily broken or they usually tore their pockets during mining, he decided to use a special fabric to make pants for the miners．These pants proved so popular that he quickly ran out of materials to make more．

In 1873, Strauss received a letter from a Jewish tailor named Jacob Davis who had invented a process of connecting pockets with copper rivets（铆钉）．This made the pants last a long time．Because Davis did not have the money to patent his idea, he offered to share it with Strauss if Strauss would agree to pay for the patent．  74   ．

By the time Strauss died in 1902, he had made a great contribution to American fashion．

75   The business has been growing ever since and Levi Strauss' company is now one of the largest clothing companies in the world．

A．As a young boy, he moved with his family to the United States．

B．Nobody knew what kind of material was suitable．

C．He did and Levi jeans have been made with metal rivets ever since．

D．However, he did not get much business for those products．

E．He also made a great contribution to America's clothing industry．

F．Since they were invented by Levi Strauss, they have become a symbol of American consumer culture．

G．As the business grew, Strauss got much money from it．

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 My summer job wasn’t ____ fun, but it was ____ real learning experience for me.

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

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 As we all know, these people hand down the _________from generation to generation so as to keep their way of life alive.

   A. habit      B. action       C. interest       D. custom

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 —Peter looks sleepy.

    —So ________ if you had a fever.

   A. did you             B. would you             C. you did                  D. you would

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They want to employ 90 people, __________last year.

       A．three times as many as    B．more than three times

       C．as three times as             D．three times that they did

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Even though Lucy and Kathy are good friends, Lucy       to lending her ID card to

Kathy to apply for a credit card.

A. stuck                B. referred                    C. subscribed                D. objected

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Compared with his sister, Jerry is even more _________ to, and more easily troubled by, emotional and relationship problems.

A sceptical        B addicted         C available        D sensitive

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第二部分  阅读理解(共20小题;每小题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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Where is that noise coming from? Not sure? Try living with your eyes closed for a few years. Blind people are better at locating sounds than people who can see, a new study says, without the benefits of vision the ears seem to work much better.

Previous studies have shown that blind people are better than others at reaching out and touching the sources of sounds that are close by. Researchers from the University of Montreal wanted to see if blind people were also better at locating sounds that are far away. Twenty-three blind people participated in the study. All had been sightless for at least 20 years. Fourteen of them had lost their vision before age 11. The rest went blind after age 16. The experiment also included 10 people who could see but were wearing blind-folds.

In one task, volunteers had to pick the direction of a sound coming from about 3 metres away. When the sound was in front of them or slightly off center in front, both groups performed equally well.

When sounds came from the side or the back, however, the blind group performed much better than the blindfolded group. The participants who had been blind since childhood did slightly better than those who lost their sight later.

Recognizing the locations of distant sounds can be a matter of life-or-death for blind people,say the researchers. Crossing the street, for instance, is much harder when you can’t see the cars coming.

Still, the researchers were surprised by how well the blind participants did, especially those who went blind after age 16. In another experiment, the scientists also found that parts of the brain that normally deal with visual information became active in locating sound in the people who were blind by age 11. These brain parts didn’t show sound-location activity in the other group of blind people or in the sighted people. The scientists now want to learn more about the working of brains of “late-onset” blind people.

36. The recent study shows blind people are better at telling ________________.

A. The sources of loud sounds.          B. the locations of distant sounds

C. the direction of sharp sounds         D. the distance of a sound in front of them

37. Which would be a proper title for the passage?

A. A Research on Blind People         B. Where is That Noise Coming from?

C. Hearing Better in the Dark           D. What If Living Without Your Eyes?

38. If people were asked to tell the direction of a sound from the side, who would perform best?

A. Those who are blind.                   B. Those who have gone blind since children.

C. Those who went blind at age 16.      D. Those who are blindfolded.

39. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Whether to be able to locate the sounds can be of vital importance for the blind.

B. All the volunteers in the experiment are sightless.

C. All the participants did equally well when picking sounds from whatever direction.

D. The later people become blind, the better they can perform in telling the direction of sounds.

40. What do we know about that parts of brain dealing with visual information are active in locating sounds?

A. This happens in almost all the testers.

B. This only occurs in the people who were blind after age 16.

C. It remains nothing new to the scientists any more.

D. It remains a mystery why it is so.

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Star Wars Millennium Falcon

This is a gift that, if we’re being honest, many dads wants to own for themselves. This huge ship is the greatest Star Wars toy. It lights up and makes some noises. Every boy from 3 to 53 will absolutely like it, if they can find room for it. I dare say even a few grandfathers might go for it.

Biscuit----the Loving Pup

You may clearly know that a pet can be a great thing to a child’s development but you probably don’t think that you can take care of a dog properly. The robot dog Biscuit is less likely to exacerbate the disorder of your house and except for a few dead batteries, won’t leave any surprises on the floor. It will be a good playmate for your kids.

JVC KD—10 Headphones

It’s increasing common for kids to enjoy themselves on long journeys with a potable(便携式) DVD player or an iPod MPs, but the headphones that come with expensive electronics are seldom suitable for young ears. Kids should use JVC headphones that have a sound limiter that can be set by the concerned parent.

Sparrow-kids Routemaster Kit

Sparrow-kids Kit makes a huge range of craft(工艺) tools. There are lots of pretty but achievable projects for young girls to take up their (safe plastic) needles and sew.

Holz Wooden Airport

It might be said that Britain doesn’t need another airport but when it’s a traditional wooden toy like this all of you would agree that it’s a good thing. Treated with a little care, this play-set could easily entertain your young air traffic controllers.

68. The underlined word “ exacerbate” in the second paragraph can be replaced by _____.

A. worsen       B. improve      C. protect      D. cure

69. Which was the gifts is designed mainly for girls?

A.Holz Wooden Airport           B. Sparrow-kids Routmaster Kit

C. Star Wars Millennium, Falcon    D. Biscuit---the Loving Pup

70. The five things listed in the passage are ______.

A. presents for the whole family     B. gifts mainly for children

C. craft tools for children          D. the latest high-tech products

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第二节  书面表达

       假如你正在参加河南省中学生英语演讲比赛，你抽中的题目是“Friendship”，请以此为话题写一篇演讲稿，陈述你个人观点。主要内容包括：

       1．朋友的真正含义；  2．选择朋友的标准；  3．如何对待朋友。

       注意：1．词数110左右；

       2．可以适当增加细节；

       3．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

       Good morning, ladies and gentlemen,

       Friendship is one of the greatest pleasures people can enjoy．__________________________

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       Thank you．