By looking at a problem in as many ways as possible, creative thinkers can find solutions that would _______ remain invisible．

A．otherwise                B．yet                         C．already                   D．forever

 The school is no longer what it was 20 years ago, _______it was so poorly equipped.

   A. when          B. which          C. since         D. where

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

请阅读下列短文,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的标号涂黑。

Summer Holiday Fun 2010!

The summer holidays are upon us again. Here is our guide to summer holiday fun in Peterborough!

Peterborough Museum

    The Age of the Dinosaurs’ is the museum’s main attraction this summer. Get up close to prehistoric creatures via some great hands-on exhibits! Watch out for monsters lurking around every ember! The museum is open from 10:00am to 5:00pm Monday to Saturday, and from 12:00pm to 4:00 pm on Sundays in August.

Call 01733 864663 for details

Saxon Youth Club

    School holiday fun: Young people aged 13—19 will be able to produce their own music, compete in spots activities, or try their hand at cooking at Saxon Youth Club, Saxon Community Centre, Norman Road. Peterborough every Monday and Wednesday from 3:00pm. PLUS an aero ball tournament will take place on Thursday 12th August between 3:30pm and 6:30pm.

    Call 01353 720274 for details

Houghton Mill   

    Alice through the Looking Class—a new production of the family favorite on Monday 30th August. Bring rugs or chairs to sit on and a picnic if you wish to eat during the play. Gates open 5:30pm, performance 6:30pm—8:30pm. Tea room will be open until end of the interval. Adult ￡10. Child￡7. Family ￡20.

Booking advisable on 0845 4505157.

Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey

    Farmland Gaines: From Wellie Wanging to Pretend Ploughing matches, come and join the Farmland Team. Collect your sporting stickers and create a colorful rosette that is fit for a winner! No need to book, just turn up between 12:00pm and 4:00pm on Thursday 19th August. Suitable for children aged four and above, each child should be accompanied by an adult and all activities are included in the normal admission price Tickets Cost￡7 per child.

    For further information, call 01223 810080.

1. If you are interested in cooking, you can go to       .

   A. Peterborough Museum                                   B. Houghton Mill

   C. Saxon Youth Club                                                 D. Farmland Museum

2. You want to watch the new play with your parents, so it will cost you       .

A. ￡7                      B. ￡17                    C. ￡27                             D. ￡20

3． Which of the following activities needs parents’ company?

   A. Playing farmland games.                               B. Watching a new play.

   C. Competing in spots activities.            D. Visiting the dinosaur exhibition.

4. If Tom comes to Peterborough for amusement on August 19, he will have       activities to choose from for himself.

A. one activity                                                     B. two activities        

C. three activities                                             D. four activities

Chinese press, thousands of tourists and space experts from Japan, Germany, Italy and other countries have gathered at China’s Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwestern Sichuan Province on Tuesday, October 23 to witness the historic moment-the launch of the nation’s first moon orbiter (人造卫星), which is scheduled to take place at 6:05 p.m.on Wednesday．

Space center experts were worried earlier in the day when Xichang experienced an unexpected rainfall from about 4:05 a.m．till 7:10 a.m．on Wednesday, but they were able to breathe a sigh of relief when the weather cleared．Both national and local meteorological observatories (气象台)forecast cloudy weather for the launch site on Wednesday afternoon．However they said they believed it would not affect the launch mission, an opinion which was shared by technological staff at the site．     

Local villagers within a radius of 2.5 km of the launch site and under the trajectory(轨道) of the carrier have been told to move to safe areas two hours prior to the planned launch．Tourists have been charged 800 yuan (105 U.S.dollars) to witness the launch of China’s first lunar satellite．A local travel agency has said that the two observation platforms are capable of holding 2,000, but it is not known how many people paid for the chance．

The moon orbiter, Chang’e-1, named after a legendary Chinese goddess who flew to the moon, and the carrier Long March 3A have passed all pre-launch tests．     

China hopes to become the 17th nation to join the International Space Station (ISS) project, and carried out its first piloted space flight in October 2003, making it only the third country in the world after the Soviet Union and the United States to have sent men into space．In October 2005, China completed its second manned space flight, with two astronauts on board．

1．Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A．China counting down to launch of its first lunar satellite  

B．Chang’e-1 lunar satellite and its launch

C．Chang’e-1 lunar satellite to conduct 1st orbit transfer  

D．China hopes to join the International Space Station

2．Space center experts believed _______．

     A．rainfall would come as soon as possible．

     B．the cloudy weather wouldn’t affect the mission．

     C．All the 2,000 tourists should paid 800 yuan each to witness the launch．

     D．The mission was the third time of China’s manned flight．

3．Please arrange the time order of the following events according to the passage．

a．Local villagers have been told to move to safe areas．    

b．Unexpected shower fell on the early morning of Wednesday．

c．The moon mission is scheduled to take place．        

d．Journalists and tourists gathered at the Satellite Launch Centre．

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

4．It can be implied from the passage that _____________．

A．China has become the 17th country to join the International Space Station         

B．China will launch its manned spaceship to the moon soon

C．China is the third nation to send men into space       

D．China is pioneering in the space exploration now

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

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

Have you any idea ______we can do to help those ______are in great need?

A．how; who               B．what; /                    C．whether; that           D．what; who

Neither of them thought highly of him and they both tried to _____ him in his work.

A.hamper   B.support   C.depress  D.prevent

. From the cheers and shouts of _____, I gathered that he was winning the race.

A. stimulus B. urgency  C. encouragement D. promotion

Scientists think they have _____ in their attempt to find the causes of some major dieases.

   A. broken through    B. worked out

   C. fallen out        D. got round

 The _____ of his clothes indicated too clearly that he had been playing football.

A. state  B. condition C. occasion   D. situation