35. A. amazed          B. shocked        C. puzzled          D. concerned

36. A. wise               B. sweet               C. innocent         D. crazy

37. A. which              B. when           C. what            D. whether

38. A. must not          B. can’t                C. may not          D. needn’t

39. A. scene         B. habit              C. flower            D. deed

40. A. checking with       B. looking after         C. operating on       D. paying for

41. A. from               B. to          C. with             D. about

42. A. respectful         B. cheerful            C. successful         D. wonderful

43. A. Out of             B. Regardless of           C. Thanks to         D. As to

44. A. love         B. hope          C. pity              D. pain

45. A. idea            B. money            C. smile             D. comfort

第二部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)

第一节：(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30)

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

A

Our warming planet is expected to face serious water crisis(危机)in the coming decades — which means each nation’s natural resource will be more important than ever.

46. According to the statistics, what is the world average of freshwater resource per person?

A. 244,973 cubic kilometers                          B. 241 cubic kilometers

C. 3,642 cubic kilometers      D. 6,122 cubic kilometers

47. Which country or region has the most freshwater resource per year?

A. Guyana            B. Brazil           C. Iceland           D. China

48. Which country or region appears twice on the top 5 lists?

A. Bhutan            B. Seychelles       C. Canada           D. Suriname

B

When I told my father that I was moving to Des Moines, Iowa, he told me about the only time he had been there. It was in the 1930s, when he was an editor if the literary magazine of Southern Methodist University(SMU)in Dallas, Texas. He also worked as a professor at SMU, and there was a girl student in his class who suffered from a serious back disease. She couldn’t afford the operation because her family was poor.

Her mother ran a boardinghouse in Galveston, a seaside town near Houston, Texas. She was cleaning out the attic(阁楼)one day when she came across an old dusty manuscript(手稿). On its top page were the words, “By O. Henry”. It was a nice story, and she sent it to her daughter at SMU, who showed it to my father. My father had never read the story before, but it sounded like O. Henry, and he knew that O. Henry had once lived in Houston. So it was possible that the famous author had gone to the beach and stayed in the Gainestown boardinghouse, and had written the story there and left the manuscript behind by accident. My father visited an O. Henry expert at Columbia University in New York, who authenticated the story as O. Henry’s.

My father then set out to sell it. Eventfully, he found himself in Des Moines, meeting with Gardner Cowles, a top editor at the Des Moines Register. Cowles loves the story and bought it on the spot. My father took the money to the girl. It was just enough for her to have the operation she so desperately needed.

My father never told me what the O. Henry story was about. But i doubt that it could have been better than his own story.

49. Who found the O. Henry’s manuscript?

A. The girl’s mother.           B. The author’s father.

C. The girl.                               D. The author.

50. Which of the following might explain the fact that the manuscript was found in the attic?

A. O. Henry once worked in Houston.          B. O. Henry once stayed in Galveston.

C. O. Henry once moved to Des Moines.        D. O. Henry once taught at SMU.

51. The underlined word “authenticated” in Paragraph 2 probably means __________.

A. named            B. treated            C. proved            D. described

52. According to the text, why did the author’s father go to Des Moines?

A. To sell the O. Henry story.           B. To meet the author himself.

C. To talk with the O. Henry expert.      D. To give money to the girl.

C

Why do Americans struggle with watching their weight, while the French, who consume rich food, continue to stay thin? Now a research by Cornell University suggests how life style and decisions about eating may affect weight. Researchers concluded that the French tend to stop eating when they feel full. However, Americans tend to stop when their plate is empty or their favorite TV show is over.

According to Dr. Joseph Mercola, a health expert, the French see eating as an important part of their life style. They enjoy food and therefore spend a fairly long time at the table, while Americans see eating as something to be squeezed between the other daily activities. Mercola believes Americans lose the ability to sense when they are actually full. So they keep eating long after the French would have stopped. In addition, he points out that Americans drive to huge supermarkets to buy canned and frozen foods for the week. The French, instead, tend to shop daily, walking to small shops and farmers’ markets where they have a choice of fresh fruits, vegetables, and eggs as well as high-quality meats for each meal.

After a visit to the United States, Mireille Guiliano, author of French Women Don’t Get Fat, decided to write about the importance of knowing when to stop rather than suggesting how to avoid food. Today she continues to stay slim and rarely goes to the gym.

In spite of all these differences, evidence shows that recent life style changes may be affecting French eating habits. Today the rate of obesity — or  extreme overweight — among adults is only 6%. However, as American fast food gains acceptance and the young reject older traditions, the obesity rate among French children has reached 17% — and is growing.

53. In what way are the French different from Americans according to Dr. Joseph Mercola?

A. They go shopping at supermarkets more frequently.

B. They squeeze eating between the other daily activities.

C. They regard eating as a key part of their lifestyles.

D. They usually eat too much canned and frozen food.

54. This text is mainly the relationship between _________.

A. Americans and the French           B. life style and obesity

C. children and adults       D. fast food and overweight

55. The text is mainly developed __________.

A. by contrast        B. by space             C. by process       D. by classification

56. Where does this text probably come from?

A. A TV interview     B. A food advertisement  C. A health report    D. A book review

D

One afternoon last week, I saw three tearful children from my son’s school being comforted by teachers. That morning, my 11-year-old had stomach pains, retching(干呕)into a bowl. Talking to other mothers later, I heard about other children with stomachache or difficult sleeping the night before.