【正文】 There are different ways to tell which customers will move faster. B. It has also offered tips on picking the fastest line. C. Even if one of the cashiers is slow, it won‘t hold up an entire line. D. So a better understanding of waiting can make it a bit more bearable (可承受的 ). E. As a result, heading to the opposite direction helps. F. The items in their carts are also important. G. By contrast, the time that each item takes to be rung up is only three seconds. 第三部分 語(yǔ)言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分 45分） 第一節(jié) 完形填空（共 20小題；每小題 ，滿分 30分） 閱讀下面的短文，從短文后各題所給的 A、 B、 C和 D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。 The Dragon Boat Festival is a 61 (tradition) holiday that memorates the life and death of the famous Chinese scholar Qu Yuan. It is a day 62 many people eat zongzi and race dragon boats. In ancient China, the festival 63 (celebrate) as ―Poets‘ Day‖ in honor of Qu Yuan, who was known as China‘s first poet. 64 is monly believed that the local people began the tradition of throwing sacrificial cooked rice into the river for Qu Yuan, while others hoped that the rice would prevent Qu Yuan‘s body from 65 (eat) by the fishes in the river. At first, the locals decided to make zongzi in hopes that it would sink into the river and reach Qu Yuan‘s body. However, the tradition of wrapping the rice in bamboo 66 (leaf) to make zongzi began the following year. A dragon boat, usually 67 (make) of wood to various designs and sizes, is a humanpowered boat. They often have 68 (bright) decorated designs that range anywhere from 40 feet in length 69 100 feet, with the front end shaped like openmouthed dragons, and the back end with a scaly tail. The boat can have up to 80 rowers to power the boat, depending on the length. A sacred ceremony is performed before any petition in order to ―bring the boat to life‖ by painting the eyes. The first team to gain a flag at the end of the course wins 70 race. 第四部分 寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分 35分） 第一節(jié) 短文改錯(cuò) (共 10小題；每小題 l 分，滿分 10分 ) 假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。 刪除：把多余的詞用斜線 (＼ )劃掉。詞數(shù)： 100左右。 DCCB 3640 BGFCE 4160 ABBAD, CCBCA, CDADD, BACDB 61. traditional 62. when 63. was celebrated 64. It 65. being eaten 66. leaves 67. made 68. brightly 69. to 70. the 7180 angry—anger 去掉 the interests—interest had—have public 后加of behaves—behave so—such However—Besides which—what concerning concerned Dear Lucy, I have received your last letter, in which you mentioned that you want to lose weight. When it es to losing weight, what es first in my mind is that you should keep a balanced diet. Therefore, it‘s of great importance to get rid of your unhealthy eating habits and turn to healthy ones. Furthermore, a proper amount of regular exercise will also do you good, which is undoubtedly the most effective approach to burning off extra fat storing in your body. Last but not least, maintaining a healthy state of mind does count. With these measures bined together, you‘ll surely, in my opinion, bee amazingly energetic and slim soon. I hope my advice will be beneficial to you and I‘m looking forward to your next letter. Yours, LiHua 聽力錄音稿 Text 1 W: What do you want to learn? M: French, German, or some other language. W: How about Spanish? M: Well, I don‘t want to take Spanish. Russian is OK, though. How about you? W: Me? English, of course. Text 2 W: Where did you go just now? M: I went to the shop and bought two dozen eggs and two pounds of chicken. W: How much did it cost you in all? M: Twenty yuan. Text 3 W: Good morning! Jinling Hotel. What can I do for you? M: Can I leave a message for Mr. Robertson in Room 746? W: Sure. M: Please tell him that the bus will pick him up at 3:00 pm. Text 4 M: Look at you. You are out of breath. W: I ran all the way to school. M: Why? Where is your bike? W: There is something wrong with it. My dad is going to have it repaired today. Text 5 W: I can‘t stand Mike. M: Why? What did he do to make you so angry? W: He smokes all the time. I really hate the smell. M: He is worried about his job interview. You might talk to him about it later. Text 6 M: Lucy, are you going out? W: Yes. I need a new dress for Jenny‘s birthday party. M: I‘m going downtown, too. Could you give me a lift? W: Sure. By the way, don‘t you have a membership card for the Pretty Girls Store? M: Yes. I often buy dresses for Ann in that store. I can get a 20 percent discount on everything there. W: Do you have it on you? M: Sure. W: Great. Could we go there first? I want to use your card. M: Why not? It‘s still 2:00. I‘ll still have enough time to choose some books. W: So you are going to the City Library, aren‘t you? M: No, I‘m going to buy some books for Ann. She likes reading. Text 7 M: You look tired, Alice. Did you not sleep well last night? W: I didn‘t go to sleep until 2:00 am, and then I had to get up around 6:00 in the morning. M: To play puter games again? W: No. I had to finish my work plan for next year. My boss is going to read it himself this morning. M: Why didn‘t you get it done earlier? W: My boss had said he wouldn‘t need it until this Friday. But then he suddenly changed his mind and wanted it two days earlier. M: Why? W: I guess it has something to do with the bad econ