III 閱讀(共兩節(jié)。滿分40分)

第一節(jié)  閱讀理解(共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分)

    閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

  Bamboo is one of the nature’s most surprising plants. Many people call this plant a tree, but it is a kind of grass.

Like other kinds of grass, a bamboo plant may be cut very low to the ground, but it will grow back very quickly. A Japanese scientist recorded one bamboo plant that grew almost 1.5 meters in 24 hours! Bamboo grows almost everywhere in the world except Europe. There are more than 1,000 kinds of bamboo that grow around the world on both mountains and plains(平原).

Not all bamboo looks the same. Some bamboo plants are very thin. They may only grow to be a few centimeters wide while others may grow to more than 30 centimeters across. This plant also comes in different colors, from yellow to black to green.

Many Asian countries have been using bamboo for hundreds of years. They often use bamboo for building new buildings. As a matter of fact, the cables(繩索) that hold up the hanging bridge across the Min River in Sichuan are made of bamboo. The bridge has been in use for more than 1,000 years, and is still holding strong.

In Africa, engineers are teaching poor farmers how to find water using bamboo. These African countries need cheap ways to find water because they have no money, and their fields often die from no rain and no water. It seems that bamboo is one of the best things they can use. Bamboo pipes and drills(鉆) can help to make the poor thirsty fields to be watered.

41. How is bamboo like grass?

A. It is thin and easy to cut.                 B. It grows everywhere.

C. It grows quickly after its cut short.   D. It is short and green.

42. The sentence “while others may grow to more than 30 centimeters across.” means “Some other bamboo plants may grow to be very _______.”

A. short        B. strong       C. thick          D. tall

43. From the text we know ______.

A. most people call bamboo plant trees      B. a bamboo plant may grow 4.5 meters in three days

C. the bamboo plant changes its colors when it grows

D. a bridge held by bamboo cable was built thousands of years ago

44. Why did the engineers teach the poor farmers in Africa to make use of bamboo?

A. Because it is cheap.         B. Because it is colorful.

C. Because it drills fast.        D. Because it is used by Asians.

45. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. There are many different kinds of bamboo with different colors.

B. Cables made of bamboo can last for over a thousand years.

C. Bamboo can be used for buildings, bridges and watering projects(工程).

D. Bamboo plants are able to grow well in any part of the world.

第二節(jié)  語法填空（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，按照句子結構的語法性和上下文連貫的要求，在空格處填人一個適當的詞或使用括號中詞語的正確形式填空，并將答案填寫在答題卡標號為31～40的相應位置上。

In ancient times the most important examinations were spoken, not written. In the schools of ancient Greece and Rome, testing usually consisted    31    saying poetry aloud or giving speeches.

In the European universities of the Middle Ages, students    32    (work) for advanced degrees had to discuss questions in their field of study with people who had made a special study of the subject.

Generally,    33   , modern examinations are written. The written examination,    34    all students are tested on the same questions, was probably not known    35    the nineteenth century. Perhaps it came into    36    (exist) with the great increase in population and the development of modern industry. A room full of candidates for a state examination,    37    (time) exactly by electric clocks and carefully watched over by managers,    38    (appear) like a group of workers at an automobile factory. Certainly, during examinations teachers and students are expected to act like machines.

One type of test is sometimes called as “objective” test. It is    39    (intend) to deal with facts, not personal opinions. To make up    40    objective test the teacher writes a series of questions, each of which has only one correct answer. Along with each question the teacher writes the correct answer and also three statements that look like answers to students who have not learned the material properly.

He       have come here yesterday,        he?

       A．mustn’t, did     B．couldn’t, has    C．must, haven’t   D．must, didn’t

It remains       whether Jim’ll be fit enough to play in the finals.

       A．seen  B．to be seen C．seeing      D．to see

Jamaican sprinter (短跑選手) Usain Bolt plans to send a message to rival Tyson Gay by breaking the world 100m record in the London Grand Prix on Friday.

     Bolt, who won gold in the 100m,200m and 4*100m relay in reord times at the Beijing Olympics last year, is determined to use the Crystal Palace event to crush the morale (士氣)  of his main rival for gold at next month’s World Athletics Championships in Berlin.

     The 22-year-old is slowly returning to peak form after posting 19.59 sec for the 200m in Lausanne earlier this month and clocking a time of 9.79 sec over 100m in cold, rainy conditions in Paris on Friday.

     Despite Bolt’s impressive times, Gay still believes he has the beating of the Jamaican. But Bolt insists there is no one in the sport who scares him and he will prove the point in south London this weekend.

  Although Bolt believes he is only running at 85 percent at the moment while he recovers from injuries suffered in a recent car crash in Jamaica, he sees no reason why he can’t break his world record 100m time of 9.69 seconds.

  However he won’t get the chance to take on Gay in the 100m in London as the American is only running in the 200m, which Bolt is not competing in, so he will have to settle for underlining his own ability.

  “You never know what is possible. I will give my best either way. My friends are saying I’m bringing the rain wherever I go but we will see on Friday.”

   While Bolt would love to make a big impact in London, he knows the main event is the World Championships.

   “The London Grand Prix will show me where I’m at and what I need to do. After, we can analyse what I need to do ahead of the World Championships.”

According to the passage, Bolt competed and will compete in the following event. Which of them is arranged in time order?

a. Lausanne athletics gold league matches

b. Beijing Olympic Games

c. Paris athletics gold league matches

d. World Athletic championships

e. London grand Prix

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

What does the underlined phase “take on” mean in paragraph 6?

    A.employ        B. compete against   C. accept         D. develop

Which of the following is true?

   A. Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt broke the world 100m record in the London Grand Prix on Friday.

   B. Bolt will not compete in the 200m in London because of Gay’s impressive times.

   C. Bolt won 3 gold medals at the Beijing Olympic Games at the age of 22.

   D. Bolt suffered a car crash in London recently.

What can we learn from the last two paragraphs?

   A. Bolt is expecting the London Grand Prix.

   B. Bolt thinks the world Championships is more important.

   C. Bolt made a big difference in the London Grand Prix.

   D. Bolt is not confident in his success in the London Grand Prix.

假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多兩處。錯誤涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在此處加一個漏字符號(∧)，并在其下面寫出修改的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(＼)劃掉。

修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在其下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2.（只允許修改10處，多者從十一處起不計分）。

I live and study in a small town to the south of Jiangsu, and now I am a Senior 3 student. For long time, I’ve been dreaming of study in a famous university in a big city, such as Beijing, Xi’an and Guangzhou. I often talk with my parent about my dream. But until now they haven’t been agreed with me. They always said that I am just a girl and the only child in the family, so you’d better choose a university within the province, I can understand they will certainly feel alone if I leave them. But I really want to experience an exciting and complete different life. I don’t know what I can do to persuade them.

－Oh, it's you, Steve! I ______ you.

　 －No surprising. I've just had my hair cut.

     A. don't recognize        B. haven't recognized

C. didn't recognize       D. hadn't recognized

—I’ll join the music club ________ Mary is in the club, too.

—You mean if Mary joins the club you’ll do, too.

A. in case       B. so that C. now that     D. on condition that

 The key ____ English well is to read more when ____.

    A. to learn, possible               B. of learning, possibly

   C. of learning, was possible           D. to learning, possible

 At 60 the famous film star Dustin Hoffman is at a point in his art career _______ the chances are narrowing but the roles seem stronger.

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