—Hey, Kelin. Happy new year! ______?

    —Ok, I guess. My grandma kept cooking and cooking, so I just kept eating.

A. How was your break                             B. How is your grandma

C. Where did you go for holiday                 D. What did you do in your holiday

B

Hong Kong’s movement has urged the Walt Disney company to cut the maximum number of people allowed into its new park after visitors complained about long queues at trial opening over the weekend.

The park admitted about 30,000 guests on Sunday for a rehearsal, but visitors found themselves waiting in line for up to three hours for some popular rides. Many waited for up to half an hour at fast food outlets.

The park, which was built to take a maximum capacity of 30,000 visitors, officially opens next Monday. But Hong Kong Financial Secretary Heary Tang urged the company to consider lowering the upper limit.

“If it takes in 30,000 people, the queues will be very long and buying lunch would take a very long time,” Tang told reporters late on Monday. “Disney has told us that queues at its other parks are also very long during peak periods, but people may not be used to lining up for so long. So we are discussing with Disney on whether it could manage this more flexibly.”

Asked if the full capacity should be lower than 30,000, he said, “We are now examining this. We should handle it flexibly.”

Disney was not immediately available for comment.

Hong Kong’s government holds a 57 percent stake in the park and Disney owns the rest. The project was launched during a time when Hong Kong was in recession (衰退) and was widely regarded as a best cure to the city’s economic trouble.

The park is expected to draw massive crowds, particularly from Chinese mainland. But, not all news associated with the park has been encouraging.

60．When visitors where lining up for tickets for a long time, they were____.

       A．excited     B．upset C．nervous    D．dissatisfied

61．What’s the best title for the passage?

       A．HK Disney opens up.

       B．HK urges Disney to cut visitors capacity at the new park.

       C．HK encourages natives to visit Disney.

       D．Disney attracts visitors from Hong Kong and Chinese mainland.

62．By mentioning what Tang said, the author wants to show____.

       A．visitors showed great interest in Disney

       B．Disney will take some measures to limit visitors

       C．why HK governments suggests lowering the number of visitors

       D．the HK government tried to co – operate with Disney

63．When HK Disney was launched, ____.

      A．people though little of its future development

       B．people thought it a way to revive (復(fù)蘇，恢復(fù)) HK’s economy

       C．Disney hold belief that it could bring more money

       D．Disney was in recession across the global

E

UNICEF is appealing for more than one billion dollars in aid for women and children around the world．The United Nations Children's Fund has released its " Humanitarian Action Report" for two thousand ten． The report lists twenty -eight countries and territories with some of the world's most pressing crisis affecting women and children．

Haiti was considered to be in crisis long before the earthquake in January．The deputy executive director of UNICEF, Hilde Johnson, says the quake has only made the need for aid more immediate．But she says children all over the world have the right to the same assistance as children everywhere else．

The "Humanitarian Action Report" discusses several issues that UNICEF says increasingly threaten the basic rights of women and children．It says climate change has caused droughts and' food insecurity in many areas．High food prices and the global financial crisis of two thousand eight - two thousand nine have only added to poverty and malnutrition （ 營養(yǎng)不良）．And armed conflict continues to threaten the lives of millions．

Hilde Johnson says children are always the most affected by conflicts and disasters．They face an increased risk of abuse, including sexual violence and other serious rights violations （侵犯）．

UNICEF deals with about two hundred emergencies around the world every year．The greatest need last year was in sub - Saharan Africa．The report says drought, food insecurity and civil unrest affected about twenty - four million people．

Violence and displacements（ 驅(qū)逐）of people were especially bad in Sudan, Chad, the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Central African Republic．

In Asia, UNICEF expects its financial assistance needs to more than double this year．This is partly the result of adding Pakistan and the Philippines to the latest report．In Pakistan, it says, more than two million people have been forced from their homes by the conflict in the．Swat Valley and other areas of the northwest．And in the Philippines, more than two hundred thousand people are still living in shelters after severe storms last year．

This years UNICEF report talks about the value of public and private partnerships in helping children and families in emergencies．

And thats the VOA Special English Development Report, written by June Simms．For a link to the UNICEF report listing the twenty - eight countries and territories in crisis, go to unsv.com．I'm Steve Ember．

72．According to Hilde Johnson,  the most easily affected persons suffering from conflicts and disasters are __________．

A．women     B．children    C．the old      D．the disabled

73．From this passage we know that the most serious problems in Asia are __________．

A．earthquakes and malnutrition

B．displacements and storms

C．sexual violence and other rights violations

D．droughts and food insecurity

74．By saying "……the quake  has only made the need for aid more immediate．"  Hilde Johnson probably intends to convey the idea that "__________"．

A．everything must have a beginning

B．grass never grows when the wind blows

C．cloudy mornings turn to clear evening

D．it never rains but pours

75．Which of the following might serve as a suitable title for this passage?

A．Haiti was in crisis due to the earthquake in January,

B．Violence in the twenty -eight countries and territories

C．UNICEF Appeals for Aid for Women and Children

D．the value of public and private partnerships in helping

第二部分：英語知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第一節(jié)、單項(xiàng)選擇（共15小題，每小題1分，滿分15分）

Chinese Vice-Premier called on Thursday for _____ all-out effort to ensure _____ food and drug safety．

       A．a(chǎn)n; a        B．a(chǎn)n;\ C．the; the    D．\;the

 ----You just think of yourself! You kept me waiting for at least three hours．

----I am sorry that you _____ think so.

   A．would                   B．might            C．could                  D．should

 —You couldn't have chosen any         gift for me.

   —I'm glad you like it so much.

A. bad   B. worse    C. nice  D. nicer 

－Why has she pulled a long face to me?

－Well, she seems to______about what you said about her.

         A．be telling             B．have been told         C．being told             D．having been told

Feeling very______, he felt______he should take some actions.

         A．a(chǎn)ngry; strong              B．a(chǎn)ngry; strongly  C．a(chǎn)ngrily; strong D．a(chǎn)ngrily; strongly

句子填空（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

76. Jane can’t f               herself for not reaching the company on time before the interviewer left.

77. We should have a balanced diet in order to keep h             .

78. Between Saturday and Monday, it is S             .

79. Tom was b             up by his uncle, so he treated his uncle as his father.

80. It’s a             how much pleasure you get out of the simple things in life, especially if you can’t have them for a while.

81. Well, I can’t say that I have any plans. I’m hoping to find work. As a matter of f             , I landed in Britain by accident.

82. Mammals can give b             to young baby animals and produced milk to feed them.

83. Many competitors in Calgary Stampede have a g             for riding wild horsed and can win thousands of dollars in prizes.

84. That story can r             me of my childhood in the small village.

85. His illness led to his absence. That is to say, his illness a              for his absence.

Don’t worry! Philip is quite used to                in such busy streets as this.

A. drive                     B. be driving              C. have driven                  D. driving