第二节：完形填空 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。 I live in a big city． It’s noisy and dirty and I got very ___36 ． At the weekends I like to leave the city and get some ___37 air and a good rest． A few weeks ago I decided to go to see my ___38 ． I was really looking forward to it． My parents live a long way ___39 ． I went to see them with James, a friend, and we drove on Friday night． In the middle of the ___40 it began to rain． The road became very ___41 and it was difficult to drive． We arrived home just after midnight, feeling very ___42 ． The next ___43 it was still raining． James took his ___44 to a garage（修车厂, 车库） which was very good． In the afternoon the ___45 improved, we wanted to go for a ___46 ． My parents lent us their car． That was no good． Their car didn’t ___47 ． We rang up the garage． “Oh,” they said, “your car ___48 be ready till tomorrow． ”So it wasn’t ___49 to go for a drive． We decided to play a word game． When we didn’t agree __50 a word we looked for a dictionary． It wasn’t there． ____51 my mother remembered, “I lent it to your sister． She took it with her when she left． ”The word game wasn’t any good ___52 a dictionary． On Sunday my mother dropped a heavy box on her ____53 and we had to hire a ___54 to take her to hospital． When James and I drove back we got stuck in a car accident． Next time I want a rest． I’ll stay ____55__ ．
第三部分：阅读理解 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 One of the most successful singers of the twentieth century , Ella Fitzgerald, has made several different styles of her own. She was born in Virginia but was brought up in Yonkers, New York. Chick Webb noticed her in a competition when she was sixteen. He asked her to sing with his band(乐队) , and when he died in 1939, she took over（接管）. Unlike Besie Smith, Ella Fitzgerald taught herself the sentimental music so popular in the 1930’s—songs like “My Heart Belongs to Daddy”—- and her recordings became best sellers. During the 1940’s she developed her own “scat singing”, for songs like “Flying Home” and “Lady Be good”. Ella Fitzgerald was the perfect musical partner for her friend, the trumpets(号手) Louis Armstrong, matching him in warmth and artistry. “ I just like music,” she has said．“To me, it’s a story. There is only one thing better than singing… it’s singing.” 1．Where did Fitzgerald spend most of her childhood? A．Virginia B．Yonkers C．New York City D．Louisian. 2．Who was the first to discover Ella Fitzgerald’s talent? A．Fitzgerald’s father. B．Louis Armstrong. C．Bessie Smith. D．Chick Webb. 3．When Fitzgerald was sixteen, Chick Webb asked her to ____. A．marry him. B．hire him. C．take over his band． D．perform（演出） with band. 4．What does the passage imply about Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstorng? A．They were the inventors of “scat singing.” B．They played the same musical instruments（乐器）. C．They performed well together. D．They were a married couple. 5．The “friend” in the last paragraph referred to ____. A．Ella Fitzgerald B．Louis Armstrong C．Bessie Webb D．Chick Webb．
B Populations and Land (1987) Area in Percent Population Percent Square miles Cultivated In millions forested United States 3615104 20 243.8 28 Canada 3851792 5 25.9 33 United Kingdom 94525 29 56.8 9 Australia 2967896 6 16.2 14 India 1269340 51 800.3 21 China 3705390 11 1062.0 14 6．Which two countries are the closest to each other in area? A．The US and Canada B．China and Canada C．The US and China D．India and China 7．_____ has the highest population density(密度), and _____ has the second highest. A．China, India B．India, China C．India , the US D．China, the US 8．Which two countries have the closest percentage of cultivated land（可耕种土地）? A．The US and the United Kingdom. B．The US and China C．Australia and Canada． D．Australia and
