【正文】 probably prefer?A. History. B. Politics. C. Art.(　　)15. What do the woman39。s situation.C. Comparisons between upper and lower classes.第二部分　閱讀理解(共兩節(jié)，滿分50分)第一節(jié)(共15小題；，)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。hour guided small group tour. Follow your guide to hidden treasures for tastes of everything from pancakes to Chinese dumplings. Along the way, your guide will cast light on the neighborhood39。friendly. D. It will be canceled if it rains.(　　)23. What can tourists do on Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island Tour?A. Share their first hand stories. B. Take some water with them.C. Have a bird173。s wheels. Thirty metres high and sixty wide, they would be made from ordinary steel. Two hundred and fifty of them, along with the supporting structures, would be floated into place and secured to the seabed, creating a line 15km long. Together, they could supply power at an average rate of 4GW. That is about as much as two biggish nuclear power stations would manage. Substituting one of the wheels with a set of locks would provide a shipping channel about twice the width of Panama Canal, permitting upstream ports such as Avonmouth and Cardiff to continue operating.(　　)24. What is special about the mouth of the River Severn?A. The tidal range there is about 15 metres.B. It has the largest tidal range in the world.C. The tidal power station has been built there.D. Its power plant makes life harder for wildlife.(　　)25. What was people39。and173。re accepting is fair pared to what39。delivered presentation about your skills and market price can get you closer to your expected package. Still, if this is not acceptable, you don39。s purpose of writing the passage?A. To help people apply for jobs more effectively. B. To help employers find outstanding employees.C. To help job seekers handle salary negotiation correctly.D. To help workers avoid some mon mistakes in their work.DExposing living tissue to subfreezing temperatures for long can cause permanent damage. Microscopic ice crystals(結(jié)晶體) cut cells and seize moisture(潮氣), making donor organs unsuitable for transplantation. Thus, organs can be made cold for only a few hours ahead of a procedure. But a set of lasting new antifreeze pounds(化合物)—similar to those found in particularly hardy(耐寒的) animals—could lengthen organs39。shaped molecules that were mostly water173。t have the whole picture yet，” do Amaral adds. “It39。s antifreeze pounds.B. They are posed of antifreeze molecules harmless to other species.C. They are spiral173。shaped molecules mostly water173。 shelf life.D. Gibson39。s a flexible management of words and actions, by which we make other people have a better opinion of us and themselves. It seeks to build a positive relationship. __36__．However, in the rush of daily life being polite is social behaviour that we find rare nowadays. __37__. They don39。absorbedC. As long as you show your politeness for peopleD. Since for many people being polite remains a challengeE. Many languages have specific means to show politenessF. It aims to respect a person39。m a US173。m worried that because our friend was living with us, so __53__ the immigration(移民) office finds out our friend is illegal they may e to __54__ my home and find out my husband is illegal. This is no way to live! I cannot be __55__ from my husband for ten years, and his country is too dangerous for us to live there. I pray that one day soon there will be a change in immigration laws that allows families to stay together.(　　)41. A. college B. country C. organisation D. contest(　　)42. A. wise B. correct C. bad D. slow(　　)43. A. decision B. process C. purpose D. accident(　　)44. A. school B. relationship C. world D. station(　　)45. A. tall B. rich C. intelligent D. strict(　　)46. A. living B. standing C. studying D. travelling(　　)47. A. riding B. speaking C. swimming D. driving(　　)48. A. blind B. ugly C. poor D. small(　　)49. A. scientists B. journalists C. professors D. lawyers (　　)50. A. only B. different C. unusual D. good(　　)51. A. climb B. learn C. practise D. wait(　　)52. A. dealing with B. staring at C. thinking about D. looking for(　　)53. A. because B. once C. although D. before(　　)54. A. remove B. destroy C. search D. manage(　　)55. A. carried B. pushed C. attracted D. separated第二節(jié)　語(yǔ)法填空(共10小題；，滿分15分)閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容(1個(gè)單詞)或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。內(nèi)容包括：1. 感激之情；2. 禮物寓意；3. 美好祝愿。d just returned from the local hospital where I39。ll remind her of your love.”“That39。re wrong，” he said. “It39。t mean—”注意：1. 所續(xù)寫(xiě)短文的詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右；2. 續(xù)寫(xiě)部分分為兩段，每段的開(kāi)頭語(yǔ)已為你寫(xiě)好。根據(jù)最后一段“It might seem impossible to see the highlights of NYC in just 15 minutes. But this helicopter tour makes it a reality.(似乎不可能在15分鐘內(nèi)看到紐約的精華之處。22. C　解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段第三句“Jump the queue and enjoy access to reserve line boarding the ferry.”可知，在自由女神像和埃利斯島之旅中，乘客可以不用排隊(duì)并享受到預(yù)約服務(wù)登上渡輪。而名叫Rod Rainey的工程師最近想到了解決問(wèn)題的辦法，雖然用的是過(guò)去的科技，但在輪機(jī)上做了很大改進(jìn)，這樣在保證海洋生物和環(huán)境安全的同時(shí)也可大量發(fā)電。故選A項(xiàng)。26. B　解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。聯(lián)系全文可知，文章主要講Rod Rainey用古老的方法代替?zhèn)鹘y(tǒng)的輪機(jī)進(jìn)行潮汐發(fā)電，打破River Severn不適宜潮汐發(fā)電的舊思想。28. A　解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)上文的“if money isn39。由此可知，畫(huà)線部分在該語(yǔ)境中指的是“接受低薪的工作”。ve been selected for the position.”可知，作者建議求職者要選擇合適的薪資商定時(shí)間。故選C。根據(jù)第一段第二句“Microscopic ice crystals(結(jié)晶體) cut cells and seize moisture... unsuitable for transplantation.”可知，器官內(nèi)會(huì)形成冰晶，且不再適合移植。根據(jù)第三段第一句“Most natural antifreeze molecules have a mixture of regions that either attract or repel water.(大多數(shù)天然抗凍分子都有吸引或防水的區(qū)域。 shelf life.”是承上啟下的過(guò)渡句。禮貌是良好禮儀的表現(xiàn)，但是隨著生活節(jié)奏的加快，人們對(duì)禮貌似乎有所忘卻，也能夠容忍不禮貌的行為。故選F項(xiàng)。38. A　解析：該空下句提到，人們變得越來(lái)越不關(guān)心他人的感受。39. G　解析：該空上句提到，禮貌不僅僅是一個(gè)簡(jiǎn)單的社會(huì)禮儀。C項(xiàng)和下句構(gòu)成條件狀語(yǔ)從句，且該主從句的意義符合邏輯關(guān)系和文意。41. B　解析：由上句中的“I39。43. A　解析：上句中的“As he became older he made __42__ decisions”有提示，現(xiàn)在，作者的丈夫整天擔(dān)心自己被驅(qū)逐，所以他非常后悔當(dāng)初那個(gè)魯莽的決定。47. D　解析：根據(jù)本空后的“expired license”推斷，作者的朋友因?yàn)槌诌^(guò)期駕照開(kāi)車(chē)惹上了麻煩。51. D　解析：聯(lián)系空前的“doesn39。一旦移民局的人發(fā)現(xiàn)他們的朋友是非法移民，他們的家也許會(huì)被搜查。第二節(jié)　語(yǔ)法填空(共10小題；，滿分15分)【語(yǔ)篇解讀】 本文是一篇說(shuō)明文。由空格后的形容詞最高級(jí)oldest判斷出此處應(yīng)該用定冠詞the。故填cities。故填which。故填caused。故填but。62. suitable/suited　解析：考查固定句型。63. is admired　解析：考查時(shí)態(tài)和