【正文】 on?t C. OK, I won?t D. Sorry to hear that 三、 完型填空（ 10 分） Last month, I visited New York City. It was my first time to go there, 41 before I went there, I studied a travel guide for a long time. My cousin told me it was 42 to visit New York during the Christmas season. So I decided to visit the 43 when Christmas came. My cousin lives in Long Island City, so I took an MIA bus and then 44 to the underground to go to downtown Manhattan. It 45 me almost two hours, but I didn?t feel tired and I would never 46 the moment when I first walked up from the underground into Manhattan. I enjoyed my first window shopping at Fifth Avenue (街 ). I saw a very big Christmas tree with 47 all over it. It was very cold in New York in December, but when I saw the beautiful Christmas tree with colourful lights, I was very excited and felt 48 . I also visited the Statue of Liberty. When I went to the 49 of the Statue, I felt free and happy. I found the people 50 were just like ants. They were so small that I felt like a giant (巨人 ) myself. New York City is one of my favourite places. I will never fet my visit there. ( ) 41. A. if B. but C. so D. Or ( ) 42. A. boring B. wonderful C. delicious D. beautiful[ ( ) 43. A. country B. city C. town D. school ( ) 44. A. flew B. changed C. moved D. began ( ) 45. A. took B. spent C. cost D. made ( ) 46. A. have B. remember C. fet D. receive ( ) 47 A. cards B. presents C. boxes D. lights ( ) 48 A. cold B. cool C. warm D. hot ( ) 49. A. front B. top C. end D. beginning ( ) 50. A. below B. around C. above D. beside 四、 閱讀理解（ 15 分） (A ) House For Sale Red Rose Garden， Pudong 3storey（層） home， 509 sqm（平方米） total land area， sqm builtin, sqm garden. Asking RMB13 million ( million). MP: 13761973547 Tel: 021—58609228 Fax: 021—58609728 Job Wanted Cherry, 24, a shining girl, good at oral English and putonghua. Now I am working at an international trade (國(guó)際貿(mào)易 ) pany in Guangzhou. I am kindhearted, hardworking and healthy, and would like parttime weekend work offering putonghua lessons to foreign friends. If you are interested, please me at . Beijing Snow World Ski Park Price: 18 yuan (ticket), 50 yuan／ hour on weekdays and 70 yuan／ hour at weekends, 120 yuan／ four hours on weekdays and 190 yuan／ four hours at weekends. Tel: 010—69191617 ( ) an Australian student wants to learn Chinese， he or she can __________. A. call 021—58609228 B. fax 021—58609728 C. D. telephone 01069191617 ( ) many square meters is the garden of the house for sale? A. 509 sqm B. sqm C. sqm D. sqm ( ) is Cherry working now? A. Shanghai B. Guangzhou C. Beijing D. Pudong ( ) Nick goes skiing in Beijing Snow World Ski Park， he has to pay more money on ___________ than on Tuesday. A. Sunday B. Friday C. Wednesday D. Monday ( ) you want to ski for four hours on weekdays， how much money will you pay at least? yuan B. 200 yuan C. 138 yuan D. 280 yuan (B) You may feel curious(好奇的 ) about students in other countries: Do they also have so much homework? What do they do in their free time? On April 8, a report came out on the life of high school students in China, Japan, South Korea and the US. It surveyed around 6,200 students from the four countries last year. You will find the answers to many of your questions in this report. Who studies hardest? Chinese students spend the most time studying. Nearly half of Chinese students spend more than two hours on their homework every day. That?s much more than students of the US(%), Japan(%) and South Korea(%). Who sleeps most often in class? Japanese students fall asleep in class most often. About 45% of them said they sometimes doze off(打瞌睡 ) in class. In South Korea is 32%。 attending 34. — Don?t you think there are too many cars in our city？ —I really think so. If there are people driving, there will be noise. A. less 。 large 31. People in the UK say ?holiday? while people in the USA say___________. A. movie B. fall C. vocation D. elevator 32. — homework do you want to have every day? — Half an hour of homework. A. How long B. how many C. How often D. How much 33. ________, it is important for him ________ the meeting. A. Instead of。 an 22. Not only English but also maths _______ my favourite subject. A. is B. are C. be D. am 23. There?s a coffee shop on one side of the river and a restaurant on__________.