第二节 完形填空(共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)

It happened towards evening, when I was resting in a cafe. I   36 a pair of newly bought white leather shoes, which were rather expensive. Then  37  came to me.

He was in an unfit shirt,  38  pale and weak. He looked about eleven or twelve. No sooner39  begun to speak than he opened the box in his hand and took out the tools of shoe-polishing. He bent down, 40 my leather shoes, and began to shine them.

He was concentrating on his job when heavy rain began to pour 41 . People rushed into the cafe for protection from the  42 . More and more people crowded in and gradually 43  the boy from me.

Hours passed, and 44 turned dark. I had no shoes on my feet and wondered 45  the boy had been. I thought he would not  46  my leather shoes, and I would have to walk back home on  47  in the night.

When it was near midnight the rain  48 , people started to go out. The cafe  49  closed. I had to move to the door. I was surprised to see the boy sleeping on the floor with his head leaning  50  a box. He held a package made of his shirt tightly in his arms.

I  51   him slightly and woke him up. He jumped up and rubbed his eyes for a while before he 52 me. Then he opened the   53   hurriedly, gave me my leather shoes, and apologized to me shyly.

I paid him and wrapped around him his unfit shirt, which  54  my leather shoes. After saying goodbye to the boy, I was  55  home, with the image of the boy stay in my mind.

36. A. put on    B. dressed   C. wore    D. wore out

37. A. a boy    B. a woman   C. a girl    D. an old man

38. A. looked   B. look    C. to look   D. looking

39. A. had I    B. I had    C. I did    D. did I

40. A. taking up   B. took off   C. taking off   D. took on

41. A. in     B. down           C. on     D. up

42. A. wind    B. snow    C. rain    D. fire

43. A. separated   B. connected  C. joined   D. divided

44. A. this    B. that    C. it     D. what

45. A. there    B. where   C. how    D. what

46. A. polish    B. clean    C. turn    D. return

47. A. feet    B. my foot   C. my bare feet   D. my own foot

48. A. started   B. began   C. ended        D. came

49. A. was    B. was to be   C. had been   D. has been

50. A. against   B. with    C. under    D. over

51. A. cover    B. shook      C. grasped        D. caught

52. A. thanked   B. made out   C. recognized        D. passed

53. A. wallet     B. arms       C. shoes         D. package

54. A. was wrapping   B. was wrapped     C. had wrapped     D. wrapped

55. A. on the way to   B. on a way

C. on my way      D. in my way

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。

A

My friend took his colleague to see an art exhibition in north London.

The show was basically piles of breeze blocks (煤渣砖) forming armchair and sofa shapes, painted in primary colors.

Seeing these, the colleague said, “You brought me all the way out here to see this pile of junk when we could have been having a nice lunch?” He continued his rant about the work all the way back to the office.

When they got there my friend said, “You said you don’t like the work, but you haven’t stopped talking about it since you first saw it.”

Whether he liked it or not, he could not forget it.

If the artwork is fresh and new, you can’t expect to like it straightaway, because you have nothing to compare it with.

The effort of coming to terms with things you do not understand makes them all the more valuable to you when you do grasp them.

Good art speaks for itself. That doesn’t mean you have to like it.

So the next time you go to an art show, or look at anything for that matter, observe what effect it has on you and try to form your own opinion.

That way, you become the critic and not a mouthpiece for someone else’s opinions.

56. What does the colleague think about the art exhibition?

A. He feels it a waste of time going to the exhibition.

B. He is very interested in the work shown on the exhibition.

C. He is disappointed that art is abused on the exhibition.

D. He thinks his understanding about art is far better than the author of the work on the show.

57. The underlined word ‘rant’ means ________.

A. praise     B. hatred       C. complaint   D. misunderstanding

58. Which of the following does NOT represent the author’s opinion about art?

A. Good art speaks for itself.

B. Good art doesn’t mean you have to like it.

C. It matters more what impression a piece of art work leaves on you.

D. Learn to be a mouthpiece for someone’s opinion matters more.

59. What suggestion does the author give for going to an art show?

A. Like it whether it is good or not.

B. Don’t compare it with anything.

C. Observe its effect and form your own opinion .

D. Be a good mouthpiece.

B

Dior was born in Normandy in 1905, and his family’s original plans for him included a career in the diplomatic (外交的) service, but by the time he was twenty—three, with his parents’ money，he opened a small art gallery in Paris.By 1931，the money had been used up. Dior’s friends in the art gallery asked him to draw and he took his first step at designing and drawing.His first job was with Lucien Lelong from whom Dior learned his craft(手艺).

In February,1947, Dior started the New Look in his first major Paris collection.He was backed by a famous textile (纺织品) producer, Boussac，who looked after the dollars, while Dior looked after the fashions.Dior knew nothing about cutting and sewing，but he was good at fashion design.

The New Look started an entirely different look to costume, with a tiny waist, a rounded shoulder and a shapely bust(胸围)，usually with a low-cut neckline and a long, full skirt.To women who had lived through the war years, the femaleness of the New look was a great success, for people were tired of tile extremely plain, wartime restrictive fashions.

It is said that dresses by Dior were “constructed like buildings.” But young people were attracted to his design，and all over the western world, manufacturers plunged(投入)into the production of his new style.Dior’s revolutionary designs lighted up a whole cycle of fashion，rounded，gentle，feminine, a delight in elegance.A New Look House of Dior opened in 1948，followed by one in London.Considered as King of Couture(women’s clothing)for years, the Dior empire grew until it covered every country in the western world，and included furs, hosiery, jewelry, perfumes, men’s wear and on and on.More than 1,000 people worked at the Paris headquarters then.

His sudden death in 1957 when he was 53 years old did not stop the growth of the House of Dior. Even now, so many years after his death，his name is closely connected with fashion throughout the world，and indeed is one of the most recognized names in the world. His first，great New Look，with its long skirts was an expression of freedom in the late 1940s.

60.Which of the following designs is close to Dior’s?

61.According to the passage, in Dior’s life，he did NOT            .

A.make creative fashion designs       B.work in a diplomatic service

C.1earn craft as his first job      D.open a New Look House

62.We can infer from the passage that       .

A.Dior and his supporter had different interests in business

B.Dior’s New Look had little influence on people then

C.Dior is only a brand of women’s fashion

D.Dior’s fashion was not accepted at first

63.What is probably the best title for the passage?         .

A.The History of the New Look  B.The Growth of the Dior Empire

C.An Expression of Freedom—Dior D.The Founder of the New Look—Dior

C

China news, Beijing, July. 29 – Housing price in China has always aroused heated discussions among property (房产) developers and ordinary Chinese. To many property developers and local government officials, housing price in China is still low compared with many developed countries. However, the average housing price in the United States is only 8,000 yuan per square meter, while in China, it is even higher than in the United States. This shows that there are some bubbles(泡沫) in Chinese real estate(房地产) market, the International Finance News reported.

Although the average price of residential houses in the United States, after converted to Renminbi, is about 8,000 yuan per square meter, the houses in US are not sold in terms of building area, as most Chinese property developers do when they sell their houses. If US property developers sell their houses according to the building area, then the housing price will be even lower than 8,000 yuan per square meter. In most big Chinese cities, such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen, houses are sold at a price even higher than those in the US.

The high housing sales price in large cities in China proves that Chinese real estate market does have some bubbles. Moreover, Chinese houses can not be compared with houses in US in terms of building quality, environment and supporting facilities. Furthermore, it should be noted that American people’s average income is several dozen times higher than that of Chinese people. How can the Chinese afford to buy a house which is even more expensive than that sold in US?

At the beginning of 2007, Chinese government issued a set of policies that aimed to benefit the public. Now in order to reduce the high housing prices, the government can regulate(control) the real estate market by raising tax on property industry and controlling the release of loans (贷款) and lands to property developers. At the same time, the government should allow people to build more houses through various fund-raising channels, such as funds collected from buyers or raised by working units. By applying these multiple means, it is expected that the high housing prices can be lowered.

64. What is the average housing price per square meter in China?

A. 8000 yuan.             B. 10000 yuan.

C. 7000 yuan.             D. It’s not mentioned here.

65. Which of the following does NOT support the idea that the average housing price in China is even higher than in the United States?

A. Chinese houses can not be compared with houses in US in terms of building quality, environment and supporting facilities.

B. American people’s average income is several dozen times higher than that of Chinese people.

C. The houses in US are not sold in terms of building area, as most Chinese property developers do when they sell their houses.

D. The population who need houses in China is larger than in the United States.

66. How many measures are mentioned in the last paragraph in order to reduce the high housing prices?

A. Four.       B. Three.      C. Two.       D. One.

67. What is the main idea of this passage?

A. The housing price in China is so high that the government should do something useful to prevent it.

B. There are some bubbles in Chinese real estate market.

C. The average housing price in China is even higher than in the United States.

D. Chinese government issued a set of policies that aimed to benefit the public.