【正文】 ve my speech, because my last name 39 with a “ Z” . When I walked into the speech classroom on Friday, it felt like I was entering a lion39。s den(穴 ). I reminded myself that by the end of the hour class, I will be looking forward to the weekend. But it didn39。t quite work out like that. We ran out of time before it was my 40 .The teacher asked two others and me if we could give our speech next week. Why, certainly not! I want to give this speech 41 ,not spending the weekend 42 about it. 43 I said yes politely, instead of getting 44 .At that moment, I was madly jealous(嫉妒 ) of my classmates who could have a carefree and happy weekend. Some of the speech topics seemed ridiculous(可笑的 ) to me, such as how to walk on heels(高跟鞋 ). Who doesn39。t know that? You just put the shoes on and walk. Two “ popular” girls, whose speeches came one after another, 45 talked about wrapping a present. The second speech was almost an exact repetition of the first. I 46 to talk about the abacus(算盤 )， to introduce something about Chinese history and culture. But my wonderful topic will have to 47 until next week because of my teacher39。s bad time management. 36. A. public B. polite C. popular D. possible 37. A. have B. hate C. want D. begin 38. A. begins B. means D. tries 4 39. A. uses B. moves C. closes D. starts 40. A. turn B. talk C. time D. show 41. A. down B. off C. over D. out 42. A. fetting B. learning C. talking D. worrying 43. A. But B. And C. Or D. So 44. A. sorry B. angry C. worried D. afraid 45. A. neither B. both C. either D. all 46. A. began B. hoped C. chose D. changed 47. A. find B. talk C. give D. Wait 閱讀理解（共 44 分） 六、 閱讀短文選擇最佳選項(xiàng)（共 26 分，每小題 2 分） A Timetable Sunday 8:30— 11:30 Personal Inventions You can see many inventions by the students。 you may also bring your own inventions. Monday 19:00— 21:00 Space and Man Dr . Thomas West If you want to know more about the universe. Wednesday 19:30— 21:00 Modern Medicine Mrs Lucy Green Would you like to know medical science? Friday 18:30— 21:00 Computer Science Mr Harry Morison from Harvard University Learn to use Windows XP 48. You may have a chance to introduce your inventions on . A. Sunday B. Monday C. Wednesday D. Friday 49. You may learn something about a disease from . A. Dr .West B. Mr . Morison C. Mrs . Green D. 50. If you want to learn something about satellites, you can go to the class from . A. 8:30 to 11:30 on Sunday B. 19:00 to 21:00 on Monday C. 19:30 to 21:00 on Wednesday D. 18:30 to 21:00 on Friday B Women39。s fashions tend to change more rapidly than men39。s. In the early 190039。s all women wore their skirts down to the ankle. Today, skirt length varies from floor— length to ten inches above the knee. Women39。s shoes have also gone through all sorts of changes in the last seventy years. For example, boots for women were very mon at the beginning of last century. Then, for years, they were not considered fashionable. Today they are back in style again in all colors, lengths, and materials. In fact, today39。s women can wear all types of clothes — even Tshirts and 5 shorts on almost any occasion. While all of these changes were taking place in women39。s fashions, men39。s clothing remained pretty much the same until a couple of years ago. And ,in fact, most men still wear the traditional:suit jacket, shirt, tie though bright colors, patterns, and a variety in cut are now more mon. 51. Nowadays women wear . A. longer skirts than those women used to wear at the beginning of last century B. both long skirts and short skirts C. shorter skirts D. not only skirts but also long boots 52. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? A. Great changes have taken place in men39。s clothing recently. B. Men39。s clothing hasn39。t changed as much as women39。s C. Men39。s fashion changed as rapidly as women39。s D. Men never wear jackets,ties at all. 53. Men39。s clothes are more colorful than . A. women39。s B. they used to be C. traditional shirts D. ties C There are about six billion people