22. B考查动词词义和语境理解。disappear丢失不见;burn燃烧;break打破;drop降低，落下。有后文的我感到“忧心如焚”及“归还”(return)可知此处是指项链丢失了。
23. D 考查动词词义和语境理解。找了几天没有找到，几天之后别人“告诉”(tell)了我项链的下落。show展示;comfort安慰;persuade劝服。
24. C 考查动词辨析和语境理解。既然是赚了一大笔钱，捡到项链的那个人肯定是把它卖了。hid隐藏;steal偷(没有证据表明项链是那个人偷走的);wear穿戴。
25. A 考查副词词义及语境理解。项链失而复得，“我”是幸运地。luckily幸运地;naturally自然地;surely确定地;hopefully有希望地。
26. A 考查动词词义及语境理解。母亲去世前我“护理”了她六个月。nurse护理，照料;cure治愈(母亲已去世，没有治愈);miss怀念;guard保护，守卫。
27. B 考查形容词词义及语境理解。在万家团圆的圣诞节，母亲刚去世，对我来说一定很难熬。
28. D 考查副词词义及语境理解。我已来到小镇Morzaine就“立刻”喜欢上了它。immediately立刻，马上;suddenly突然;finally最后, 终于;nearly几乎，差不多。
29. C 考查短语辨析及语境理解。一开始到这来旅游的目的是放松心情。be supposed to认为应该……;be said to据说……;be proved to据证明;be judged to据判断。
30. D 考查形容词词义及语境理解。light明亮的，敞亮的;smart伶俐的，聪明的;high高的firm结实的,牢固的。我的心情比过去的几个月“敞亮了”很多。
31. B 考查动词词义和语境理解。hire雇用;honour尊敬;regard看作，注意;train训练。我“受雇”到这里来当宾馆的经理。
32. D 考查名词词义和语境理解。后文的“But, by summer, we got married.”暗示此处为刚开始我没有心情谈论“婚姻”，因为我“还”沉浸在失去母亲的痛苦当中。
33. C 考查副词词义及语境理解。解释同上。still仍然，仍旧;recently最近;once一旦，一次;first第一, 最早, 首先;
34. B 考查动词词义和语境理解。Paul理解我的心情，从不“催促”我结婚。push催促;leave离去, 离开;surprise使惊奇, 使诧异;interrupt打断。
35. A 考查语境理解。上文提到受雇做宾馆的经理，现在我们开了家自己的“宾馆”。
36. A 考查语境理解。后文说每间客房都是围绕我们的生活记忆装饰的，我们这样做是为了让客人有一种“家”的感觉。
37. B 考查情态动词及语境理解。这把小椅子“以前”是放在母亲的卧室里的。
38. D 考查语境理解。母亲已去世，但是我们的幸福生活她在天堂可以“感觉”的到。
39. C 考查连词和语境理解。这里是在解释我认为母亲在天堂可以感觉到我们幸福生活的原因。because引导原因状语从句;unless引导条件状语从句;while引导时间和比较状语从句;though引导让步状语从句。
40. D 考查语境理解。前文一直在围绕着母亲给我的“项链”在记述。
第二部分 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
It’s 5:00 in the morning when the alarm (闹钟) rings in my ears. I roll out of bed and walk blindly through the dark into the bathroom. I turn on the light and put on my glasses. The house is still as I walk downstairs while my husband and three kids sleep peacefully. Usually I go for a long run, but today I choose my favorite exercise DVD insanity. Sweat pours down my face and into my eyes. My heart races as I face my body to finish each movement. As I near the end of the exercise, I feel extremely tired, but a smile is of my face. 41It’s a smile because the DVD is over, but a smile of success from pushing my body to its extreme limit.
Some people enjoy shopping, smoking, food, work, or even chocolate. But I need exercise to get through each day. 42Some shake heads when they see me run through the town. Others get hurt when I refuse to try just one bite of their grandmother’s chocolate cake. 42They raise their eyebrows, surprised by my “no thank you,” or by my choice to have a salad. Over the years, I have learned it’s okay to just say “no.” I shouldn’t feel sorry for refusing food that I don’t want to eat.
43So what drives me to roll out of bed at 5:00 a.m.? What gives me the reason to just say to ice cream? Commitment. A commitment to change my life with a way that reduces daily anxiety, increases self–confidence and energy, extends life and 44above all improves my body shape. This is the point where a smile appears on my face as I look at myself in the mirror or try on my favorite pair of jeans that now fit just right. It’s through commitment and sweat that I can make a difference within myself inside and out.
41. Why is there a smile on the author’s face in the morning?
A. Because she sees her family sleeping peacefully.
B. Because she finishes her favorite exercise
C. Because she enjoys the interesting DVD
D. Because she feels a sense of achievement
42. Which of the following is true according to Paragraph 2 ?
A. She doesn’t like others r politely
B. She likes to make others surprised
C. Others don’t understand what she does.
D. Others try to help her by offering her food
43. What does the underlined word “commitment” in the last paragraph mean?
A. Good health
B. Firm belief
C. A strong power
D. A regular half
44. What can we learn about the author from the text?
A. She acts in a strange way
B. She wants to look different from others
C. She aims to develop a good body shape
D. She has difficult getting along with others
41. D 本题考查细节理解。根据第一段最后一句话“It’s a smile because the DVD is over, but a smile of success from pushing my body to its extreme limit.”可知作者脸上的微笑不是因为DVD的结束，而是因为一种成功的微笑，因为自己锻炼挑战了身体的极限。
42. C 本题考查细节理解。从别人看到我跑步穿过城镇摇头;当我拒绝别人给我的可口食物时我拒绝接受，他们感到惊讶可以看出他们不明白，我这样做是为了保持体形，愉悦身心。
43. B 本题考查推理判断。我能够每天早上很早起床锻炼，抵御住美味的诱惑，需要坚定的信念和意志力。
44. C 本题考查细节理解。根据最后一段中的“…above all improves my body shape.”可知作者加强锻炼，克制饮食的主要目的是为了保持一个好的体型。
B
Exploit your parking space
An unused parking space or garage can make money. If you live near a city center or an airport, you could make anything up to £200 or £300 a week. Put an advertisement(广告)for free on Letpark or Atmyhousepark.
Rent(出租)a room
Spare room? Not only will a lodger(房客)earn you an income, but also, thanks to the government-backed “rent a room” program, 45you won’t have to pay any tax on the first £4500 you make per year. Try advertising your room on Roomspare or Roommateeasy.
Make money during special events
Don’t want a full-time lodger? Then rent on a short-term basis. If you live in the capital, renting a room out during the Olympics or other big events could bring in money. 46Grashpadder can advertise your space.
Live on set
Renting your home out as a “film set” could earn you hundreds of pounds a day, depending on the film production company and how long your home is needed. A quick search on the Internet will bring up dozens of online companies that allow you to register your home for free—but you will be charged if your home gets picked.
Use your roof
You need the right kind of roof, but some energy companies pay the cost of fixing solar equipment (around £14,000), and let you use the energy produced for nothing. In return, they get paid for unused energy fed back into the National Grid. 47However, you have to sign a 25-year agreement with the supplier, which could prevent you from changing the roof.
45. If you earn £5000 from renting a room in one year, the tax you need to pay will be based on ______.
A. £800 B. £500
C. £4500 D. £5000
46. Where can you put an advertisement to rent out a room during a big event?
A. On Letpark.
B. On Roomspare.
C. On Grashpadder.
D. On Roommateeasy.
47. If you want to use energy free, you have to_____.
A. sign an agreement with the government
B. pay around £14,000 for the equipment
C. sell the roof to some energy companies
D. keep the roof unchanged for within 25 years
48. For whom the text most probably written?
A. Lodgers.
B. Advertisers.
C. House owners.
D. Online companies
45. B 本题考查逻辑推理。根据文章第二部分中的“You won’t have to pay any tax on the first £4500 you make per year”可知出租房子所得金额4500英镑以下是不用交税的，所以5000英镑应交税金额为5000-4500=500英镑。
46. C 本题考查细节理解。根据文章第三部分最后一句话“Grashpadder can advertise your space”可知在有重大活动期间如果你想出租房子可以到Grashpadder刊登广告。
47. D 本题考查细节理解。根据文章最后一部分最后一句话“However, you have to sign a 25-year agreement with the supplier, which could prevent you from changing the roof.”可知你要想免费的使用能源需要和提供设备的能源公司签订协议保证25年内不改变自己的屋顶。
48. C 本题考查推理判断。本文主要是教给有空闲房子的人如何利用自己的空闲房子赚钱的一些技巧，由此可以判断文章主要针对房屋主人而写。
C
The pound new Library of Birmingham(LoB)will be the most visible sign of the way the city is accepting the digitalization(数字化)of everyday life.
Set to open in 2013, the £188m LoB is already beginning to take shape next to the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, with which it will share some equipment.
As digital media(媒介)is important to its idea，49the project is already providing chances for some of the many small new local companies working at the new technologies.
Brian Gambles, the LoB project director, says 51.a it is about giving people the right tools for learning：“The aim is to mix the physical with the digital. 51.b Providing 24-hour services which can be used through many different ways. It is important to enable us to reach more people, more effectively.”
The digital library will, he says, be as important as the physical one, allowing the distant use of the services, making sure that it is never closed to the public.
Even before the LoB is complete, the public has been able to go online to visit the Virtual(虚拟的)LoB, designed by Baden, the Birmingham virtual worlds specialists. 50Not only have the public been able to learn about LoB, but the virtual one has also enabled those working on the LoB to understand the building and how it will work before it even opens.
