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二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。The Sled(雪橇) Dog Race was about to begin. Susans team of dogs was lined up at the starting gate. Susan stood behind them. 16 teams were lined up, too, and the dogs were excited. Susan kept her 17 on the clock. At exactly ten oclock, she and the other racers yelled, Mush! The dogs knew that meant 18 ! They ran forward and the race began! Susan had trained months for this race, and she hoped she and her dogs would win. Day after day, Susans dogs 19 the sled in order to get ready for the race.Now, they ran over snowy hills and 20 into deep valleys. They stopped only to rest and eat. The racers had to go a thousand miles across Alaska. Alaska is one of the 21 places on Earth. The dogs thick fur coats helped keep them warm. In many places along the route, the snow was deep. Pieces of ice were as 22 as a knife. The ice could cut the dogs feet. To keep that from happening, Susan had put special boots on their feet.At first, the dogs seemed to pull the sled very slowly. They were 23 getting used to the race. On the third day, they began to pull more quickly. They worked as a 24 and passed many of the other racers. Once, one of the dogs dropped into a hole and the sled 25 . Susan could have given up then, but she didnt. She fixed it and they kept going.When they finally reached the finish line, they found out that they had come in first place! 16. A. Others17. A. eyes18. A. Act19. A. pushed20. A. down21. A. wettest22. A. strong23. A. almost24. A. family25. A. failedB. The othersB. handsB. GoB. carriedB. upB. highestB. hardB. alreadyB. teamB. diedC. The otherC. headC. WalkC. pulledC. aroundC. lowestC. sharpC. yetC. classC. broke D. AnotherD. armsD. JumpD. droveD. belowD. coldestD. thickD. stillD. queueD. disappeared三、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。AWe use alarm clocks every day in order to make sure we wake up on time. Alarm clocks used to be a simple product that shows the time and rings when set. Here we put together a list of cool alarm clocks which not only wake you up but also make you work for them.Here is an alarm clock that requires some effort to turn it off. You must throw the hand grenade alarm clock away like a true grenade in order to stop the madness. This could truly be what people want when waking up tired. The only problem isit wont get you out of bed.You want something that will make sure to get you out of bed? A carpet alarm clock will do. It will continue to ring until you step on it with your own two feet. Well, if you have kids, you could always scream at them to come into your bedroom and step on it for youbut that would seem a little more difficult.This must be the best and cruelest way to get exerciseto battle with your alarm clock. It is a great and cool alarm clock that requires you to pick up the dumbbells in order to turn the ringing off and get back to sleep.You may be a person that could easily get out of bed if you had the right kind of sounds, music or words. And this is what this MP3 alarm clock hopes to do by allowing you to set the rings with your favorite sounds. For some people it may be birds sweet sounds.26What is the new function(功能) of the alarm clocks? AThey can tell us time. BThey can ring loudly when set. CThey can make us work for them. DThey wake us up on time.27If you are a music lover, which is the best choice according to the passage? AA hand grenade alarm clock. BA carpet alarm clock. CA dumbbells alarm clock. DAn MP3 alarm clock.28To turn off the hand grenade alarm clock, what do you need to do? AGet out of the bed and turn it off.BGet out of the bed and throw it away. CThrow away the hand grenade alarm clock.DShout at the hand grenade alarm clock madly.29What does the underlined sentence “but that would seem a little more difficult” mean?AKids can wake up more easily than their parents. BIts easy to ask kids to do something for you. CKids hate to step on the carpet alarm clock.DIt may be more difficult to wake kids up.30Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?AA carpet alarm clock will stop ringing if you step on it with one of your feet. BYou need to pick up the dumbbells alarm clock to turn the ringing off.CSome people may set the rings with birds sweet sounds.DThe alarm clocks in the list are very cool indeed.BEvery year, the French town of Menton hosts an event called the Lemon Festival in the world. The Lemon Festival usually takes place between mid-February until March. This is the second most important festival in France and draws in a crowd of over 250,000 people. During the festival, around 145 tons of oranges and lemons are sent into the town. Over 300 workers work together to make giant sculptures(雕塑) out of fruits. Menton became the first producer of lemons in 1929. The lemons grown there are loved by the worlds star head cooks. Their special taste has led to Mentons title as the Lemon Capital of France.In the late 19th century, a town parade was held to encourage Mentons winter tourism. The project was designed by rich holiday-makers and finally Menton became the place to spend the winter months. Kings, princes and artists filled the great and comfortable hotels or their own fantastic houses. Because of its great success, the streets were beautifully planted with oranges and lemons in the following years. In order to develop tourism, in 1934 the Lemon Festival was officially born.Sleepy Menton becomes a world of color during the festival time. People find it very exciting and full of fun. Laughter and joy shine from happy faces everywhere. The festival is enjoyed for three whole weeks. Along with a daily Lemon and Orange Exhibition, parades on Sundays, fireworks on Thursday nights.Every year there will be a special theme for the Lemon festival. This year the theme of the Lemon Festival is: “The regions of France”. The celebrations were held from February 17th to March 7th in 2012. Some of the events are free, but you need to buy tickets to see the parades.31Why was the Lemon Festival officially born?ATo encourage people to plant more lemons. BTo help people enjoy the winter months. CTo develop winter tourism in Menton. DTo cerebrate the success of orange planting. 32What is the writer trying to tell us in the second paragraph?AThe history of Menton. BThe tourist attractions in Menton.CThe special taste of the lemons in Menton. DThe history of the Lemon Festival. 33How many years has the festival been held?A78 B79 C83 D8434You can enjoy the following activities EXCEPT_ during the Lemon Festival. Alemon and orange shows Ba town paradeCfireworks Da concert35In which part of a newspaper can you find the passage?ATravel BFamily CAdvertisement DSportCThe noise of the running water from the leaky (漏水的) tap was driving Betty crazy. Betty looked at her watch. It was nearly nine oclock. She climbed out of bed and stood on a chair by the shelf. Her mothers Mr Fix-It was on the top shelf. Betty stepped down quietly. She read the book quickly until she found the page she was looking for, and then began to read carefully. Next, Betty opened a box in the kitchen and picked out the tools she needed a hammer, a wrench, and several small things, it was no easy job for her to do the repair, and she tried several times. Finally, the water tap was in pieces. One by one, she carefully laid them out on the table. That way she would know how they went back. While this was going on, her cat walked over to watch what she was doing. Betty worked late into the night. At one point, she thought she was done. Oops! A small piece that she had forgotten still lay on the table. Slowly Betty opened the water tap one more time. This time she made sure everything was in place. She turned the water tap on and then off. One. two. three. She waited a full minute. There was no leak! Betty smiled and put the tools back into the box. Then she went back into bed. The next morning, Dad was in the kitchen when Betty got up. “Notice anything, Dad?” she asked. He looked around and listened. Hmm, somethings missing. I cant find out what it is. Wait, its too quiet here! “Thats right,” Betty said, “Something is missing. I fixed the water tap. It doesnt leak any more.” “Thats my girl,” Dad said, “Its a good thing you are really like your mother.”36What is Mr. Fix-It?AA magazine on how to train pets. BA book on how to fix things.CA video on how to keep quiet. DA tape on how to cook food.37Why did Betty open the water tap again?ABecause she had forgotten one piece. BBecause the tap was still leaking.CBecause the cat had taken one piece away. DBecause she didnt understand Mr. Fix-It.38The water tap wasnt fixed until_.Anine oclock Blate that night Cthe next morning Dthe next afternoon39We can learn from the last sentence of the passage that_. ABettys mother is good-looking BBetty likes her mother very muchCBettys mother is good at fixing things DBetty looks quite like her mother40From the whole passage we know that Betty is a(n)_ girl.Aimaginative Bmodest Chonest DpracticalDHow much paper do you use every year? Maybe you cant answer this question quickly. In 1990 the worlds use of paper was about one kilogram for each person a year. Now most countries use as 50 kilograms of paper for each person in a year. But such countries like America, England and Sweden, use more paper than other countries.Paper was first made in China about 2,000 years ago. It was made from the hair like parts of certain plants. Paper was not made in southern Europe until about the year 1100. In 1500, a German named Schaeffer found out that people could make the best paper from trees. After that the forest countries of Canada, Sweden, America, Finland became the most important ones in paper making.When we think of paper, we think of newspapers, books and writing-paper. But there are many other uses. Only half of the paper is used for books and magazines. Paper is very good for keeping you warm. Houses are often insulated(隔绝冷或热) with paper.You may see some people sleep on a large number of newspapers. They are insulating themselves from the cold. In Finland sometimes the temperature is 40 degrees centigrade below zero. The farmers wear paper boots in the snow. Nothing could be warmer.Each year more and more things are made of paper. We have had paper cups and plates for a long time. Now we hear that chairs, tables and even beds can be made of paper. With paper boots and shoes, you can wear paper hats, paper dresses and paper raincoats. When you have used them once, you throw them away and buy new ones.People have made paper boats, but they havent mad