【正文】 divorced．Each of my brothers served his time in the service of this country．She forced us to grow up into Godfearing, educated, honest adults．Using this as a background, I am now trying to raise my three children．I am filled with pride when my children call me mean．Why? Because now I thank God every day for giving me the meanest mother in the whole world．41．What can we infer from the passage? A．The author is not happy to have such a mean mother． B．The author39。 and we go 37 every weekend with our telescopes．”Different persons have different attitudes．Kate saw the saxophone player as 38 , yet Karl saw the 39 player as delightful．Millions of people would be happy just to have a roof over their head．Yet there are millions who would 40 that their roof is the wrong color．21．A．weekly B．monthly C．daily D．a(chǎn)nnual22．A．children B．colleagues C．neighbors D．servants23．A．careless B．considerate C．careful D．foolish24．A．knock B．lock C．shut D．clean25．A．a(chǎn)lways B．occasionally C．never D．sometimes26．A．Before B．Since C．From D．After27．A．up B．over C．down D．on28．A．dance B．listen C．turn D．look29．A．departments B．a(chǎn)partments C．offices D．bedrooms30．A．unfortunate B．unlucky C．lucky D．pleased31．A．a(chǎn)nd B．so C．but D．for32．A．worse B．sadder C．better D．happier33．A．books B．clothes C．CDs D．leftovers34．A．sorrowful B．heavy C．delightful D．light35．A．a(chǎn)rtist B．cook C．barber D．mechanic36．A．former B．latest C．latter D．previous37．A．shopping B．boating C．hiking D．birding38．A．a(chǎn)musing B．pleasing C．hating D．a(chǎn)nnoying39．A．saxophone B．violin C．piano D．guitar40．A．find B．remember C．praise D．plain第二部分：閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，25小題，每題2分，滿分50分）第一節(jié)：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, 并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。不能答在試題卷上。第I卷（共80分）注意事項：1．答題前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號用黑色字跡的簽字筆或鋼筆填寫在答題紙上。 did I begin to learn D．did I see。d be gone an hour, that we be gone one hour or less — not one hour and one minute． We had to wear clean clothes and take a bath everyday．The other kids always wore their clothes for days．We reached the height of insults because she made our clothes herself, just to save money． The worst is yet to e．We had to be in bed by nine each night and up at eight the next morning．We couldn39。s economic growth, yet it es with a high price tag．Everybody longs for fresh air, clean water and healthy surroundings．But, who is going to pay for that? For those who are still working hard for the basic necessities of life, sharing the cost of a greener environment can be taxing．For those who are already victimized by environmental pollution, additional expenditure for saving the environment is hard to bear．Behind all the lofty goals and loaded phrases of climate change negotiations, in everyday terms, the Chinese want to know whether panies will make them pay the cost of saving energy or whether government would e up with new levels． They have reasons to worry．The recent hike in the charges of utilities, such as natural gas, water and electricity, have led to widespread public grievance（抱怨,牢騷）, for the increases were imposed without proper public hearing．Besides the practice of monopoly Stateowned enterprises raising prices at will does not seem to bode well for a lowcarbon economy． The government has a responsibility to strengthen regulation of utility charges and make the pricing mechanism more transparent．In the age of the lowcarbon economy, the Chinese government needs to strike a new balance between public welfare and business petitiveness． How far the initiatives toward a lowcarbon economy succeed depends on whether they truly benefit ordinary people and is accepted by them．The majority cannot sacrifice their life to build a greener world for the few．48．The author probably agrees to call on ____________． A．more and more citizens to devote themselves to the “Lowcarbon economy” for the sake of our earth immediately B．the rich to generally pay for the bill, which aims at saving our planet． C．our government to take proper measures to make the “Lowcarbon economy” benefit more people D．a(chǎn)ll the big enterprises to reduce their prices to build a greener world49．According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT TRUE? A．Some people can’t afford their everyday expenses, let alone pay for a better environment． B．Putting forward the “Lowcarbon economy” costs much． C．The balance between public welfare and business petitiveness in China now is not that good for the “Lowcarbon economy”． D．Now that it’s hard for us to make the “Lowcarbon economy” into practice, our government should put it to an end．50．The “Lowcarbon economy” __________． A．is beneficial only to the rich people B．has led to widespread public grievance C．can be realized when pigs fly in the sky D．cannot be called success before it has been fully considered51．What’s the best title of the passage? A．China reaches out for younger generation to promote lowcarbon lifestyle． B．Lowcarbon economy, acceptable or not? C．Who will get the most benefit from the Lowcarbon economy? 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