阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I used to live selfishly, I should admit. But one moment changed me.

　 I was on my lunch break and had 31 the office to get something to eat. On the way, I 32 a busker(街头艺人)，with a hat in front of him. I had some 33 in my pocket, but I would not give them to him, thinking to myself he would 34 use the money to feed his addiction to drugs or alcohol. He 35 like that type-young and ragged. 36 what was I going to spend the money on? Only to feed my addiction to Coca-Cola or chocolate! I then 37 I had no right to place myself above 38 just because he was busking.

I 39 and dropped all the coins into his 40 , and he smiled at me, I watched for a while. As 41 as it sounds, I expected something more to come from that moment—a feeling of 42 or satisfaction, for example. But nothing happened. 43 , I walked off. “It proved to be a waste of 44 ,”I thought.

On my way home at the end of the 45 , I saw the busker again and he was 46 . I watched him pick up the hat and walk 47 a cafe counter. There he poured the 48 contents into a tin collecting 49 an earthquake fund-raising(募捐) event. He was busking for charity(慈善)！

Now I donate any 　50 I have to charity tins and enjoy the feeling of giving.

31. A. left　　　　 B. cleaned　　　 C. prepared　　　 D. searched

32. A. led　　　　　　　　 　　　　　 B. chose　　　 　 C. saw D. fooled

33. A. chocolate　 B. coins　　　　 C. tins　　　　　 D. drugs

34. A. almost　　　 B. only　　　　 C. rather 　　　 D. still

35. A. acted 　　　 　　　　　　　　 B. looked 　　　 C. sounded D. smelt

36. A. Though 　　　 B. For　　　　　 C. Therefore 　 D. But

37. A. declared 　 B. realized　　 C. expected　 　 D. guessed

38. A. it 　　　　　 B. all　　　　　 C. him　　　　　 D. them

39. A. waited 　　 B. followed　　 C. stopped　　　 D. arrived

40. A. rag 　　　　 B. hat　　　　　 C. pocket　　　　 D. counter

41. A. selfish 　　 B. awkward　　　 C. innocent　　　 D. special

42. A. happiness 　 B. sadness　　　 C. love　　　　　 D. hate

43.A.Disappointedly B.Unfortunately C.Coincidentally D.Comfortably

44. A. words 　　　 B. effort　　　 C. space　　　　 D. money

45. A. moment 　　　 B. day　　　　　 C. break　　　　 D. event

46.A. walking around 　　　　　　　　 B. passing by　　 C. packing up D. running off

47. A. around 　　　 B. in　　　　　 C. behind　　　　 D. to

48. A. chief 　　　 B. basic　　　　 C. actual　　　　 D. total

49. A. by 　　　　　 B. for　　　　　 C. on　　　　　　 D. with

50. A. work 　　　　 B. time　　　　 C. energy　　　　 D. change

Task Reading:
下面是一篇应用文及其应用场合的信息，请阅读下列应用文和相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。
首先，请阅读下列A----E运动学校、中心或俱乐部的信息：其中有一项是多余选项。

三．阅读 (共两节，满分40分)

第一节阅读理解 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并填写在答题卡上。

When I asked my daughter which item she would keep; the phone, the car, the cooker, the computer, the TV, or her boyfriend, she said“the phone”. Personally, I could do without the phone entirely, which makes me unusual. Because the telephone is changing our lives more than any other piece of technology.

Point 1 The telephone creates the need to communicate, in the same way that more roads create more traffic. My daughter comes home from school at 4:00 pm and then spends an hour on the phone talking to the very people she has been at school with all day. If the phone did not exist, would she have anything to talk about?

Point 2 The mobile phone means that we are never alone. “The mobile saved my life,”says Crystal Johnstone. She had an accident in her Volvo on the A45 between Otley and Skipton. Trapped inside, she managed to make the call that brought the ambulance(救护车) to her rescue.

Point 3 The mobile removes our secret. It allows marketing manager of Haba Deutsch, Carl Nicolaisen, to ring his sales staff all round the world at and time of day to ask where they are , where they are going, and how their last meeting went.

Point 4 The telephone separates us. Antonella Bramante in Rome says, “We worked in separate offices but I could see him through the window. It was easy to get his number. We were so near——but we didn’t meet for the first two weeks!”

Point 5 The telephone allows us to reach out beyond our own lives. Today we can talk to several complete strangers simultaneously ( 同时地) on chat lines (at least my daughter does. I wouldn’t know what to talk about). We can talk across the world. We can even talk to astronauts (if you know any) while they’re space-walking. And, with the phone line hooked up to the computer, we can access(存取) the Internet, the biggest library on Earth.

1.How do you understand‘Point 1 —The telephone creates the need to communicate,…’？

A. People don’t communicate without telephone.

B. People communicate because of the creating of the telephone.

C. People communicate more since telephone has been created.

D. People communicate more because of more traffic.

2.Which of the following best shows people’s attitude towards mobile phones?

A. Mobile phones help people deal with the emergency.

B. Mobile phones bring convenience as well little secret to people.

C. Mobile phones are so important and should be encouraged.

D. Mobile phones are part of people’s life.

3. Which points do you think support the idea that phones improve people’s life?

a. Point 1. b. Point2. c. Point3. d. Point 4. e. Point 5.

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

4.It is possible to talk to several complete strangers simultaneously through .

A. the TV screen                          B. a fax machine

C. the phone line hooked up to the computer    D. a microphone

5.The best heading for the passage is .

A. phone Power B. Kinds of Phone

C. how to Use Phones D. Advantage of Phones

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第三节阅读理解（共两部分，满分40分）

第一部分（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题的所给的所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

One day I got a duck from a friend who lived two miles south of my house. I brought the duck home in a bag. It was obvious that the duck missed his family very much upon his arrival. Left to himself, he would at once turn his head homeward. I tried to shut him together with other ducks for several days, but with no use at all. There seemed to be but one thought in the mind of him, and that was home.

So I decided to let him out, but I kept about fifty yards behind him. I followed, thinking he would soon lose his way and came back. But he seemed to have an exact map of the country in his mind. Soon he met a dog. He paused and looked at the animal for a moment, and then turned to the right along a road which led to a railroad station. He had now gone about half the distance, and was getting tired. A little pool of water by the roadside caught his eye. Into it he bathed, drank, and rested for a few moments, and then started homeward again. For a while, he realized that he had got into the wrong direction, and turned his face southward again. Finally we came in sight of the home path, which led up to the farmhouse.

It was now nearly night and I had no time to watch the experiment further. But as he neared the path he seemed suddenly to see some familiar things, and rushed at the top of his speed. I followed close behind. Into the house yard he rushed with uplifted wings as if he was eagerly telling his partners the story of his adventures.

56. What does the author think about the duck?

A. Interesting and careful.

B. Curious and enthusiastic.

C. Intelligent and determined.

D. Brave and experienced.

57. As soon as the duck arrived at a new place, he seemed________.

A. glad           B. nervous             C. tired          D. homesick

58.The underlined part “the experiment” in the last paragraph refers to “__________”.

A. if the duck had the ability to get on well with other ducks.      

B. if the duck was born with a good sense of direction.

C. if the duck could discover the author.         

D. if the duck could find his way home.

59. What’s the purpose of the writer’s writing the text?

A. To share us a duck’s interesting trip.

B. To present his opinions about a duck’s remarkable experience.

C. To express his curiosity about a duck’s interesting trip.

D. To examine why a duck would like to rush on it’s own.

第三部分 阅读理解（共15小题，每题2分，满分30分）
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
We find that bright children are seldom held back by mixed-ability teaching. On the contrary, both their knowledge and experience are enriched. We feel that there are many disadvantages in streaming(按能力分班) pupils. It does not consider the fact that children develop at different rates. It can have had effect on both the bright and the not-so-bright children. After all, it can be quite discouraging to be the bottom of the top grade.
Besides, it is rather unreal to grade people just according to their intellectual(智力) ability. This is only one aspect of their total personality. We care much about the development of all the pupils’ abilities to the full, not just their study ability. We also value personal qualities and social skills, and we find that mixed-ability teaching does good to these aspects of learning.
In our classrooms, we work in various ways. The pupils often work in groups; this gives them the chance to learn to work together, to share, and to develop leadership skills. They also learn how to deal with personal problems as well as learning how to think, to make decisions, to analyze(分析) an devaluate(评价) and to communicate effectively. The pupils learn from each other as well as from the teachers.
Sometimes the pupils work in pairs; sometimes they work on individual(个人) tasks, and they can do this at their own speed. They also have some formal class teaching when this is proper. We encourage our pupils to use the library, and we teach them the skills they need in order to do this well. An advanced pupil can do advanced work and it does not matter what age the child is. We expect our pupils to do their best, not their least, and we give them every encouragement to achieve this goal.
56. By “held back” in the first paragraph, the writer means “________”.
A. made to remain in the same class            B. forced to study in the lower class
C. drawn away form their studies         D. prevented from advancing
57. The writer’s purpose of writing this passage is to ________.
A. argue for teaching bright and not-so-bright pupils in the same class
B. advise pair work and group work for classroom activity
C. offer advice on the proper use of the library
D. tell us the importance of proper formal classroom teaching
58. What would be the best title for the text?
A. Pair work.      B. Group work.    C. Mixed-ability teaching    D. Individual tasks.