SECTION B ( 18 marks)
Directions： For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A， B， C and D. Fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context.
When I was young， my father used to grow carnations (康乃馨).His carnations were red， pink and white. Everyone who saw them admired them for their beauty.
He took care of them with so much love and 36 . Every day he came home from work， he went straight to see them. He 37 watching them every day. We the kids did too. But he used to tell us， “No one should touch my flowers.”
One day my younger sister， who loved my dad very much， had wanted to help him and she 38 the carnations from their stems (枝干) one by one and arranged them 39 . She believed that he would be very 40 to see them that way.
When mom and I realized what my sister had done， we became completely hopeless. However， my sister had no idea why no one showed her any appreciation. When my dad arrived he went， 41 ， straight to see the flowers. When he saw his flowers lying on the floor like dead animals， he was 42 at first. He looked towards the street， to see if it was any of the 43 children who could have done it. Then he entered the living room and looked at mom in silence.
Finally mom， who always taught us to 44 no matter what， looked at dad and said： “We have no bad neighbors in our area”. Then with a nice tone she continued： “No outsider did this great job， only your lovely daughter Clémence.” My dad’s face changed into 45 and then he said： “Do I have a better 46 than my lovely daughter?” My younger sister smiled and 47 dad tightly.
(A) 36. A. devotion B. spirits C. gratitude D. expectation
(C) 37. A. hated B. approved C. enjoyed D. committed
(C) 38. A. divided B. watered C. cut D. cleaned
(D) 39. A. by the window B. in the vase C. on the desk D. on the floor
(B) 40. A. surprised B. pleased C. disappointed D. worried
(A) 41. A. as usual B. at first C. as well D. at last
(D) 42. A. frightened B. relieved C. disappointed D. shocked
(D) 43. A. enemies’ B. friends’ C. families’ D. neighbors’
(A) 44. A. say the truth B. behave ourselves C. follow the rules D. keep secret
(B) 45. A. sadness B. smiles C. anger D. depression
(B) 46. A. kid B. flower C. helper D. gift
(A) 47. A. hugged B. kissed C. grasped D. patted
SECTION C( 12 points)
Directions： Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.
US first lady Michelle Obama ranked the world’s most powerful woman in Forbes magazine’s 2010 listing published on October 6.
Kraft Foods CEO Irene Rosenfeld came 48.second . American talk show host Oprah Winfrey was third. German Prime Minister Angela Merkel was the fourth most powerful woman， 49.while/and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton rounded out (使圆满) the top five.
This year Forbes changed 50.the way it ranked women. It is now supposedly based 51.less on wealth and power but more on influence.
“52.They influenced the lives of millions， sometimes billions of people，” said Moira Forbes， vice president and publisher of Forbes Woman.
Forbes said Obama topped the list this year 53.because “she has made the office of first lady her own” while remaining popular.
“She’s also effective： In response to her Let’s Move! campaign 54.against childhood obesity(肥胖)， companies 55.like Coca-Cola， Kellogg and General Mills have agreed to cut the calorie content of their foods by 2015，” Forbes said.
PART THREE READING COMPREHENSION ( 30 marks)
Directions： Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A， B， C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.
A
Tokyo is one of those places that you can love and hate at the same time.
In Tokyo there are always too many people in the places where I want to be. Of course there are too many cars. The Japanese drive very fast， but in Tokyo they often spend a long time in traffic jams. Tokyo is not different from London， Paris and New York in that. It is different when one wants to walk.
At certain times of the day there are a lot of people on foot in London’s Oxford Street. But the streets near the Ginze in Tokyo always have a lot of people on foot， and sometimes it is really difficult to walk. People are very polite; there are just too many of them.
The worst time to be in the street is at 11：30 at night. That is when the nightclubs are closing and everybody wants to go home. There are 35,000 nightclubs in Tokyo， and you do not often see one that is empty.
During the day， most people travel to and from work by train. Tokyo people buy six million train tickets every day. At most stations， trains arrive every two or three minutes， but at certain hours there do not seem to be enough trains. Although they are usually crowded， Japanese trains are very good. They always leave and arrive on time. On a London train you would see everybody reading a newspaper. In Tokyo trains everybody in a seat seems to be asleep， whether his journey is long or short.
In Tokyo， I stood outside the station for five minutes. Three fire-engines raced past on the way to one of the many fires that Tokyo has every day. Tokyo has so many surprises that none of them can really surprise me now.
(D) 56. Tokyo is different from London in that .
A. there are many traffic jams
B. nightclubs are sometimes empty
C. wherever I want to be， it’s too crowded
D. it is more difficult to go somewhere on foot
(A) 57. According to the passage， Japanese trains .
A. are always punctual
B. often delay at most situations
C. are crowded because they are often late
D. are the last means people use to travel to and from work
(A) 58. What is the story mainly about?
A. The writer’s impression of Tokyo.
B. The reasons why the writer loves Tokyo.
C. Different means of transportation in Tokyo.
D. Many surprises that Tokyo has brought to the writer.
(B) 59. Fires break out in Tokyo according to the writer.
A. very seldom B. quite frequently
C. three times a day D. the most often in the world
(B) 60. Which of the following is NOT true about Tokyo?
A. Tokyo people are friendly.
B. There are more trains than cars.
C. Fire-engines are very busy in the city.
D. The streets become more crowded at 11：30 at night.
