36. A. father 37. A. groceries 38. A. by 39 A. even if. 40. A. Actually. 41. A. hesitated. 42. A. reached. 43 A. following. 44. A. broke. 45. A. decided. 46. A. forget. 47. A. Panicked 48. A. softly. 49. A. carrying. 50. A. wearing. 51. A. turned. 52. A. smelled. 53. A. what. 54. A. obvious. 55. A. even.
B. brother B. dreams B. for B. since.
. C. son C. flowers C. beyond. C. until. C. Suddenly. C. doubted. C. sent. C. helping.
D. husband D. memories D. against D. in case D. Hopefully D. missed D. paid D. stopping D. passed
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D. fought D. imagine D. Frightened D. wildly D. opening D. covering D. bent D. tasted D. when D. funny D. also
B. Instantly. B. suffered. B. searched. B. watching. B. cleared
C. moved. C. offered C. treasure. C. Surprised. C. silently. C. picking. C. spreading. C. continued. C. collected. C. whether C. accidental. C. still.
B. pretended. B. recover B. Embarrassed. B. violently. B. fastening. B. rolling
B. approached. B. meant. B. how. B. strange. B. just.
第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
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涂黑。
A
Which tablet computer should YOU be buying: They are this year's must have... and there's a style to suit everyone？ Best for young children Best for teenagers Leap Pad Explorer 2, ￡68 Aimed at children between three and nine (though a nine-year-old might find it iPad 4th generation, ￡399-￡659 The iPad is still the market leader, and for
a little simple), it comes in pink or blue good reason. If the teenager in your house and with five built-in education games (you enjoys playing computer games, the latest can buy more). Besides, the Leap Pad does offering from Apple is the one to choose. not allow access to the internet — so it Pros: No other tablet can compete with the is impossible for your child to stumble near one million ‘apps’ (the name Apple across anything inappropriate. Pros: The education games created for specially-designed are downloadable programs) available for the well-designed; the built-in video camera iPad. Simple to use, even for those who is a fun way to play at being a film usually struggle with technology. director. Cons: Considerably more expensive than Cons: Some of the games are shockingly most competitors. expensive. And the power adaptor is not included. Best for working parents Best for bookworms Amazon Kindle Paper white, ￡109 Microsoft Surface, ￡399-￡559 Tablets are brilliant Nearly all tablets let you download books. for leisure — but It's a great way to take a mountainous pile what if you want to do of hardbacks on holiday without stuffing a bit of work? No tablet can yet compete your suitcase. with a full-size laptop computer, but this is the only tablet that allows you to use Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint (they are all pre-installed and included in the price) and you can buy a But most tablets have a shiny screen — which can be very distracting when you're trying to read. The pretty lovely mini- keyboard for typing Paper white is different: its matt screen letters and emails, which also doubles up and crisp black lettering imitate the as the cover. look of words on paper brilliantly. And Pros: The Surface is good for watching yet you can still read the words in the movies — a bonus when stuck in the dark. airport on a business trip — and surfing Pros: Easy on the eye, excellent battery the internet. life, 180,000 free books (if you Con: The keyboard is an expensive add-on subscribe to the Amazon Prime customer
— costing up to ￡109. It might be cheaper loyalty service) plus hundreds of to buy a laptop (though a tablet is much thousands more to buy. smaller and lighter). Cons: No TV, films, games, internet or camera.
56. The underlined phrase ‘stumble across’ most probably means ‘___________’. A. compete with with
57. Which of the following about Surface is NOT TRUE? A. You have to pay extra to install Microsoft Word. B. The keyboard can serve as a cover.
C. You can watch movies or surf the Internet with it. D. The keyboard will add to the cost.
58. If you are a game lover, which tablet is least likely to be your choice? A. Leap Pad Explorer 2. C. iPad 4th generation.
B. Microsoft Surface.
D. Amazon Kindle Paper
B. quarrel with
C. compare with
D.
meet
59. If you want to add something to your prepared PPT for a presentation at a meeting, which tablet is most helpful? A. LeapPad Explorer 2. C. iPad 4th generation. B. Microsoft Surface D. Amazon Kindle Paper. B
One picture in the Wonder Book of knowledge I had as a little boy showed a man reading a book while floating in the Dead Sea. What a miracle! How would it feel to lie back in water so thick with salt that it was impossible to sink?
Fed by the Jordan River and smaller streams, the Dead Sea is the lowest point on the earth’s surface, and its water is ten times saltier than the Mediterranean. With evaporation its only outlet（出口，出路）, salt and other minerals become super-concentrated.
Earlier this year, I drove down the long, steep hill to realize my dream. The shoreline was a broad area of bare salt-mud, but the water edge was far out of sight. Had somebody pulled the Dead Sea’s plug? I wondered. Eli Dior, an Israeli official, explained the problem:
“The Dead Sea is drying up. Every year, the surface drops about one meter, and as the water level falls, shadow areas are left high and dry.”
Over the last half-century, the five neighboring countries have collectively diverted(转移，挪用) nearly all the water flowing into the Dead Sea to meet human and agriculture needs. Result: the Dead Sea is being emptied.
With population in the region set to double at least in the next 50 years, there is little hope of restoring the water being diverted for human consumption. No country has a drop to spare for the Dead Sea, where they know it will just evaporate. To dream of opening the dams and restoring natural balance is plainly unrealistic.
Yet one ambitious high-tech dream may turn out to be not only the salvation（解救） of the Dead Sea but also a ticket to peace around its shores. The “Red-Dead” is a proposed $5 billion project to bring sea water some 240 kilometers by pipeline and canal from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea. The Red-Dead may be the only solution, but even if the project is carried out successfully, the Dead Sea will be 10 to 20 meters lower than now and two thirds of its current size.
Whatever the future holds, the Dead Sea’s magical mix of sun, mud, sea and salt will surely survive. Many might complain that the Dead Sea is half empty—but for me the Dead Sea will always be half full.
60. What’s the passage mainly about? A. Dead Sea—miracle of the world. B. Save the environment of the Dead Sea. C. Why is the Dead Sea so salty? D. Slow reducing of the Dead Sea.
61. The reducing of the Dead Sea is mainly caused by _________ according to the passage. A. rapid evaporation of the water in the Dead Sea area. B. a severe reduction of the water flowing into the sea. C. the increasing quantity of water drawn from the sea. D. very low annual rainfall in the Dead Sea Area.
62. Which of the following is right according to the passage?
A. With no outlet to any ocean, the Dead Sea has become by evaporation the saltiest on earth.
B. Though burdened with the growing population, the neighboring countries haven’t cut off the sources of the Dead Sea.
C. All the countries in the area will consider diverting less water from the Jordan River. D. The Red-Dead Project has not only brought water to the Dead Sea, but peace to the area as well.
63. Which of the following statements will the author approve of?
A. Great naturaldisasters would happen in the region if the Dead Sea dried up. B. The Dead Sea will not survive whatever people do to save it. C. Though the Dead Sea is reducing gradually, it will not die.
D. The five neighboring countries shouldn’t divert water from the Jordan River.
C
He is talent and charm(魅力) have made him the No.1 Chinese classical artist in the world. He played in the grand Beijing Olympic opening ceremony last summer, watched by a TV audience of 5 billion.
Lang Lang, 26, is the first Chinese pianist to play with the world’s top orchestras, making his debut at the Carnegie Hall in New York at 18, while still a student.
Lang Lang’s charm and fondness for sharp clothes make him a natural fit to stand for China’s new international image. According to the British newspaper the Times, “The Lang Lang effect” is responsible for driving 36 million Chinese children to learn the piano.
Now in China children are learning Chopin(肖邦) and Western orchestras are touring Chinese cities, but can China ever export its own music to the west? Lang is trying. His cooperation with the London Symphony Orchestras this month includes a performance of Dragon Songs, an album of traditional Chinese classics.
Behind the international recognition, however, is a fascinating story of a gifted child. Lang grew up with his father’s own musical ambition and high expectations. It is not hard to imagine how boring it must be to practice the piano every day. Lang said that he once hated his hands and the piano. He injured his right hand six years ago and had to rest. “That was the best month,” he says, without hesitation. “I had a date. I saw a Broadway show and saw Britney Spears in concert.”
64. Which of the following is NOT the reason why Lang Lang is the No.1 Chinese classical artist in the world?