1 . After school we went to the reading-room to do some reading, only to be told that it            .

A．was decorated	B．had decorated
C．had been decorating	D．was being decorated

2 . You can only be sure of _____ you have at present; you cannot be sure of something _____ you might get in the future.

A．that; what

B．what; /

C．which; that

D．/; that

3 . 第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题；
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。
The engineer Camillo Olivetti was 40 years old when he started the company in 1908. At his factory in lvera, he designed and produced the first Italian typewriter. Today the company’s head office is still in Ivrea, near Turin, but the company is much lareer than it was in those days and there are offices all around the world.
By 1930 there was a staff of 700 and the company turned out 13,000 machines a year. Some went to customers in Italy, but Olivetti exported more typewriters to other countries.
Camilllo’s son, Adriano, started working for the company in 1924 and later he became the boss. He introduecd a standard speed for the production line and he employed technology and desion specialists. The company developed new and better typewriters and the calculators（计算器）.In 1959 it prodyced the ELLA computer system. This was the first mainframe（主机）computer designed and brade in Italy.
After Adriano died in 1960, the company had a period of financial problems. Other companies, especially the Janpanese, made faster progress in electronic technology than the Italian company.
In 1978, Carlo de Benedetti became the new boss. Olivetti increased its marking and service networks and made agreements with other companies to design and produce more advanced office equipment. Soon it became one, of the world’s leading companies in informationg technology and communications. There are now five independent companies in the Olivetti group --- one for personal computers,one for other office equipment, one for systerms and servicse, and two for telecommunications.
1. From the text we learn that__________.

A．by 1930 Olivetti produced 13,000 typewriters a year

B．Olivetti earned more in the 1960s than in the 1950s

C．some of Olivetti,s 700 staff regularly visited customers in Italy

D．Olivetti set up offices in other countries from the very beginning

2. What was probably the direct result of Olivetti,s falling behind in electronic technology?

A．A dtiano’s death.	B．A period of financial problem
C．its faster progress	D．Its agreements with other companies

3. What do we know about Olivetti ?

A．It produced the best typewriter in the word.

B．It designed the word’s first mainframe computer.

C．It exported more typewriter than other computer.

D．It has five independent companies with its head office in lvrea.

4. The best title for the text would be___________.

A．The Origin of Olivetti	B．The Success of Olivetti
C．The History of Olivetti	D．The Producich of Olivetti

4 . When I settled in Chicago, my new city seemed so big and unfriendly. Then I had a _______ problem and had to go to hospital for a _______ examination.

       It seemed a small _______ compared to the one I was about to face, but things started to go _______ right from the beginning. Not having a car or _______ the city, I was depending on a couple of buses to get me from A to B, _______ I’d left myself plenty of time, soon it was _______ I was going to be late, as I had mistakenly boarded a bus that was taking me in the _______ direction.
        I _______ the bus and stood on the pavement not knowing what to do, I looked into the eyes of a ________ who was trying to get past me, ________ instead of moving on, she stopped to ask if I was ________ After I explained my ________ to her, she pointed to a bus stop across the street, where a bus would take me back into the city to my ________. Sitting there waiting, I felt ________ that someone had been willing to help ________, hearing a horn nearby, I looked up to see a car with my new friend ________ at me to get in, she had returned to offer me a ________ to the hospital.

Such unexpected ________ from a passer-by was a lovely gift to receive. As I climbed out of the car at the hospital and turned to thank her, she smiled and told me not to lose ________ for all things are possible.

1.

A．physical

B．traveling

C．social

D．housing

2.

A．scientific

B．final

C．previous

D．thorough

3.

A．chance

B．challenge

C．success

D．error

4.

A．wrong

B．easy

C．fast

D．ahead

5.

A．leaving

B．visiting

C．knowing

D．appreciating

6.

A．Although

B．Since

C．Unless

D．Once

7.

A．strange

B．necessary

C．obvious

D．important

8.

A．same

B．right

C．general

D．opposite

9.

A．looked at

B．waited for

C．got off

D．ran into

10.

A．driver

B．friend

C．stranger

D．gentleman

11.

A．Especially

B．Surprisingly

C．Probably

D．Normally

12.

A．nervous

B．excited

C．OK

D．dangerous

13.

A．idea

B．motivation

C．excuse

D．situation

14.

A．appointment

B．apartment

C．direction

D．station

15.

A．afraid

B．grateful

C．certain

D．disappointed

16.

A．Thus

B．Then

C．Perhaps

D．Surely

17.

A．staring

B．laughing

C．waving

D．shouting

18.

A．lift

B．suggestion

C．bike

D．guidebook

19.

A．results

B．news

C．kindness

D．appearance

20.

A．power

B．faith

C．touch

D．support

5 . I’m amazed to hear from my school teacher again. ______， it is ten years since we met last.

A．In a word	B．What’s more
C．That’s to say	D．Believe it or not

6 . Welcome to one of the largest collections of footwear in the world that will make you green with envy. Here at the Footwear Museum you can see exhibits from all over the world. You can find out about shoes worn by everyone from the Ancient Egyptians to pop stars.

Room 1 The celebrity footwear section is probably the most popular in the entire museum. Started in the 1950s there is a wide variety of shoes and boots belonging to everyone from queens and presidents to pop stars and actors! Most visitors find the celebrities' choice of footwear extremely interesting.	Room 2 Most of our visitors are amazed and shocked by the collection of “special purpose” shoes on exhibition here at the Museum of Footwear. For example, there are Chinese shoes made of silk that were worn by women to tie their feet firmly to prevent them from growing too much!
Room 3 The museum also exhibits shoe shaped objects. The variety is unbelievable. For example , there is a metal lamp that looks like a pair of shoes, and Greek wine bottles that are like legs!	The footwear Library People come from all over the world to study in our excellent footwear library. Designers and researchers come here to look up information on anything and everything related to the subject of footwear.

1. Where would you find a famous singer's shoes?

A．Room 1.

B．Room 2.

C．Room 3.

D．The Footwear Library

2. All exhibits in each room       .

A．share the same theme	B．have the same shape
C．are made of the same material	D．belong to the same social class

3. Which of the following is true according to the text?

A．The oldest exhibits in Room 1 were made in the 1950s.

B．Room 2 is the most visited place in the museum.

C．Room 3 has a richer variety of exhibits than the other two.

D．Researchers come to the Footwear Library to look up information.

4. The purpose of the text is to get more people to ____________.

A．do research

B．design shoes

C．visit the museum

D．follow celebrities

7 . Surprisingly, Susan’s beautiful hair reached below her knees and made________almost an overcoat for her.

A．them	B．her
C．itself	D．herself

8 . We can never expect ____ bluer sky unless we create ____ less polluted world.

A．a; a	B．a; the
C．the; a	D．the; the

9 . Sometimes proper answers are not far to seek ________ food safety problems.

A．in	B．to
C．on	D．after

10 . In Asia, there are special competitions where kites have complex designs and are fitted with instruments that make musical sounds as the wind blows through them. Although all kites have a similar structure (结构), they are widely different in size and shape. Kite-fighting competitions are also held, in which competitors use their kites to attack and bring down their opponents’ (对手) kites or cut their strings (线).

For more than 15 years, the Big Wind Kite Factory has been giving kite-making and kite-flying classes for the children on an island in Hawaii. In its kite-making lessons, students can make kites in as little as 20 minutes! Children as young as four years old can learn how to fly a kite. Jonathan Socher and his wife Daphne started the kite factory in 1980. Their kites are made of nylon (尼龙). Their designs are Hawaiian themes created by Daphne. The designs are cut out of the nylon with a hot knife that seals the edges and then fastened directly onto the kite.

The kite that is used to give lessons is a regular diamond kite with a rainbow pattern. The difference between this kite and the ones they make during the lessons is that it is a two-string controllable kite. Big Wind employees fly the kite and for a few minutes show students how pulling on one line and then on the other controls the direction the kite goes in. Then the controls are given to the students.

Jonathan insists that it is not necessary to make a huge impressive kite to have fun making and flying kites. Even the simplest structure can work, and can give hours of fun. Go on, give it a try!

1. Which of the following is true according to the text?

A．A hot knife is used to iron the nylon.

B．Children never fly kites on their own in flying lessons.

C．Kite strings must not be cut in kite-fighting competitions.

D．Daphne designs kites for the Big Wind Kite Factory.

2. What is different about the kite used for flying lessons?

A．It has two strings.	B．It is simple in design.
C．It has a rainbow pattern.	D．It is shaped like a diamond.

3. According to Jonathan, what do you need to have fun with kites?

A．A large kite.	B．Any type of kite.
C．A complex structure.	D．A kite that impresses others.

4. What is mainly described in the text?

A．A kite factory.	B．Kite-flying lessons.
C．Special competitions.	D．The kite-making process.