18、As Christmas approaches, towns and cities around the UK are preparing for a very British celebration．

       The switching on of a town' s Christmas lights has become an increasingly competitive event over the years, with some councils (会议) spending lots of money to attract A-list famous persons to do the honors．

       The American singer Mariah Carey flew to London in November to switch on the lights at one of the city's biggest shopping centers, while Jim Carrey lighted Oxford Street and promoted his new film at the same time．

       Traffic in the historic English city of Bath was brought to a halt as thousands of fans crowded to see the Hollywood actor Nicolas Cage conducted the switching-on ceremony．

       Some celebrations do not go according to the plan, as was seen in Birmingham when dozens of people were injured as the famous British boy band JLS took the stage．

       Not all towns can afford to bring in an internationally-known star, so many switch on ceremonies are handled by ex-TV talent show competitors．

       Pantomime (圣诞童话剧) stars are also much in demand at this time of year, as they aim to promote their Christmas shows．

       But if your council hasn't got the budget to bring in a famous face, what are the cheaper alternatives?

       A town in the west of England chose to let the public decide by giving their suggestions online．The result: a 21-year-old DIY store worker was given the honor．

       "I was amazed and delighted to be asked," said Scott Parker, "it's just a special gift and not something I'd, ever thought about before．"

65．According to the passage, what kind of special celebration can you see at Christmas in UK?

       A．People meeting their favorite stars and getting special gifts．

       B．Well-known persons invited to make a performance in public．

       C．A-list persons lighting Oxford Street and promoting their films．

       D．Switching-on ceremonies that are conducted by honored persons．

66．The underlined word "halt" in Paragraph 4 probably means "______"．

       A．start                    B．stop           C．ban                   D．run

67．Which of the followings can be learned from the passage?

       A．Mariah Carey is invited to Bath to switch on the lights．

       B．Pantomime stars rarely appear at events like this．

       C．Not all those who switch on the Christmas lights can make lots of money．

       D．Average persons can not get a chance to switch on the Christmas lights．

68．The following are famous persons EXCEPT _____．

       A．Scott Parker                                    B．Mariah Carey     

C．Nicolas Cage                                    D．Jim Carrey

16、Discovery in a South African cave suggests that modern human behavior _____ much earlier than _____.

     A. begin, previously thought                       B. began, previously thought

C. should begin, previous thinking               D. began, previous thinking

三、完型填空

（每空？ 分，共？ 分）

15、       I showed him my new dress but I _____ tell him how much it cost.

      A. dared not to                     B. dared not           C. dares not           D. does not dare

14、Until last century _____heard of online education.

      A. many Americans had never                     B. had many Americans never

      C. many Americans had                             D. had many Americans

13、       Now that energy prices are rising so rapidly, further prices are much uncertain, and the risk _____ a new investment depending on them may fail is greater.

A. by which                  B. of                            C. that                          D. in that

12、—Shall I get you something from the supermarket?

      —Oh, let me see, _____ please.

      A. food of a week worth                                   B. food of a week’s worth 

C. a week worth food                                D. a week’s worth of food

11、    We are aware that, _____ , the situation will get worse.

      A. if not dealing with carefully                    B. if dealt not carefully with

C. if not carefully dealt with                       D. if not carefully dealing with

10、    Frank’s dream was to have his own shop _____ to produce the workings of his own hands.

      A. that                          B. in which                   C. by which                  D. how

9、       The most common way we have of showing other people _____ are more important is by making ourselves smaller than they are

      A. who                         B. /                                    C. that                          D. they