【正文】 quoted Peter Braude to ________． A． show how difficult it was for Edwards to do his work B． describe what kind of person Edwards was C． explain why he is loved by all children D． ment on his achievement 27． The underlined word“ opposition” in Paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to ________． A． attack B． support C． test D． influence 28． What is the CORRECT order of events in Edwards’ life? a． He received a Nobel Prize. b． He struggled to raise funds. c． The first testtube baby was born. d． He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ . e． He succeeded in fertilizing human eggs outside the body. f． He started his experiments on IVF technology. A． f— e— b— c— a— d B． f— b— e— c— d— a C． f— b— e— c— a— d D． f— e— d— a— c— b C Success is often measured by the ability to overe adversity. But, it is often the belief of others that gives us the courage to try. J. K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter book series， began writing at the age of 6. In her biography, she remembers with great fondness when her good friend Sean, whom she met in secondary school, became the first person to encourage her and help build the confidence that one day she would be a very good writer. “ He was the first person with whom I really discussed my serious ambition to be a writer. He was also the only person who thought I was bound to be a success at it, which meant much more to me than I ever told him at the time.” Despite many setbacks, Rowling persevered in her writing, particularly fantasy stories. But it wasn39。t for you! La Tomatina— The World39。 A Food festivals around the world Stilton Cheese Rolling May Day is a traditional day for celebrations, but the 2,000 English villagers of Stilton must be the only people in the world who include cheese rolling in their annual plans. Teams of four, dressed in a variety of strange and funny clothes , roll a plete cheese along a 50metre course. On the way, they must not kick or throw their cheese, or go into their petitors39。 8. How long did the man stay in Bahamas? A. About 3 days. B. About 7 days. C. About 10 days. 9. How is the woman’s pany going? A. Things are going quite well. B. It is just starting up. C. Just soso. 10. What will happen in the fall? A. The man will return to work. B. The woman will be able to take a vacation. C. The woman will have a baby. 聽第 8段材料，回答第 11至 13題。聽每段對話前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題 5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出 5秒鐘的作答時間。聽完每段對話后，你都有 10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的 A、 B、 C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。每段對話后有幾個小題，從題中所給的 A、 B、 C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。 6. What were the speakers doing? A. Watching a basketball game in a stadium. B. Playing basketball. C. Watching a basketball game on TV. 7. How do the speakers probably feel now? A. Excited. B. Disappointed. C. Confused. 聽第 7段材料，回答第 8至 10題。 17. Why did the woman rent the top floor of an old house? A. She wanted a fortable place to study in. B. She wanted a sunny place to live in. C. She wanted a place for her friends to hang out. 18. What did her friends do? A. They offered to share the rent. B. They set up a small library. C. They paid for the things they used. 19. Who are the target customers of the study room? A. Businessmen. B. Experts. C. Students. 20. What does the woman think of the room? A. It’s a quiet place for her to read. B. It’s a good way to earn money. C. It’s more about a kind of lifestyle. 第二部分 閱讀理解 (共兩節(jié)，滿分 40 分 ) 第一節(jié) (共 15小題；每小題 2分，滿分 30分 ) 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項 (A、 B、 C和 D)中，選出最佳選項。t like the feeling of a burning tongue, this festival isn39。s events. The early morning sees the arrival of large trucks with tomatoes— official fightstarters get things going by casting tomatoes at the crowd. The battle lasts little more than half an hour, in which time around 50,000 kilograms of tomatoes have been thrown at anyone or anything that moves, runs, or fights back. Then everyone heads down to the river to make friends again— and for a muchneeded wash! 21. In the Stilton cheese rolling petition, petitors on each team must _____________________________________________________________ . A. wear various formal clothes B. roll a wooden cheese in their own lane C. kick or throw their cheese D. use a real cheese weighing about four kilos 22. Where is the Fiery Food and BBQ Festival held? A. In New Mexico. B. In the . In Australia. D. In China. 23. The celebration of La Tomatina lasts ___ . A. three days B. seven days 0C. less than three days D. more than seven days 24. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. The chief prize for the Stilton cheese rolling petition is beer or port wine. B. More than 10,000 Chinese take pail in the Fiery Food and BBQ Festival. C. Thousands of spicy foods are on show in the Fiery Food and BBQ Festival. D. An exciting tomato battle takes place at the beginning