【正文】 tary practice of marching on the left side of the road with weapons at the ready in the right hand：it put lefties (左撇子 ) like him at a strategic in power， the story goes， the French Emperor， whose queen， Josephine， was also a southpaw， ordered his armies to change in countries he conquered had to do the ，it’s said that the rules of the road were born ， which also explains why the British (who， along with the Prussians， defeated Napoleon at Waterloo) still drive on the left. Marie Curie Not only was atomic scientist Marie Curie left173。handed men favor “divergent” ( 發(fā)散性 ) thinking， a form of creativity in which the brain moves “from conventional knowledge into unexplored association” ． Maybe that’s what it takes to develop a Oprah Winfrey The talk show queen doesn’t need much more to set her apart from the glancing at them， but she also has the distinction of being a member of the left173。handed men tend to earn more than their right173。 A It seems that Western festivals such as Christmas are being more and more popular among the young in do you like better， the Western festivals or traditional Chinese ones? Jim： I like Chinese festivals have nice or interesting love the same time I am curious about Western festivals because they are new to me. Bob： I prefer Chinese think as Chinese， we should like our own are parts of Chinese tradition and culture. Lily： I like Chinese festivals better because I think each festival has a long ’s amazing to celebrate the same festival as our ancestors did. Tom： I am fond of Chinese my parents are usually very busy and I study in a boarding school， I have little time to spend with them after Chinese festivals can bring us together. Susan： Compared with Western festivals， Chinese festivals care more about I want to spend more time with I like Western festivals better. Tina： I enjoy Western festivals very festivals like April Fools’ Day and Halloween are very fun and exciting. Hobe： I like the Spring Festival enjoy the nice food， exciting fireworks and “Red Packet” with lucky money in can see smiles on people’s faces and hear wishes from others it makes all the Chinese around the world united as one. Linda： To tell the truth， I don’t know why I care more about Western ’s just a fashion among my want to be as cool as other young people. Jack： I like all the festivals as long as I can have days don’t care about whether they are Chinese ones or not. A teacher： Festivals change with the core(核心 )of them doesn’ embracing the Western festivals with curiosity and enthusiasm， don’t fe t our own ethnic(民族的 )things belong to the world and will never be out of date. 56． According to this passage， ________ prefer Chinese festivals. A． Hobe and Linda B． Jim and Susan C． Tom and Tina D． Bob and Lily 57． How many Western festivals are mentioned in this passage? A． Only one. B． Only two. C． Only three. D． Only four. 58． Though Susan and Linda both like Western festivals， what are the differences between them in liking Western festivals? A． Purposes. B． Hobbies. C． Characteristics. D． Nationalities. 59． What can we learn from the last paragraph? A． The teacher shows an interest in Western festivals. B． Western festivals are the most popular festivals. C． The teacher appreciates traditional Chinese festivals more. D． Western festivals’ core will change with times. B A Few Famous Left173。olds. A． sadness B． delight C． confusion D． astonishment 28． ________ on a famous novel， the TV play presents a colorful picture of the 1960s’ China to the viewers. A． Basing B． Based C． To base D． Being based 29． As a ________， it attracted more attention. A． sequence B． consequence C． cause D． reason 30． Unfortunately， when I dropped in， Doctor Li ______ for Beijing， so we only had time for a few words. A． just left B． has just left C． is just leaving D． was just leaving 31． ________ is known to us all is that China has launched Shenzhou Ⅶ spaceship successfully. A． That B． What C． It D． As 32． Never ________ fet the days when ________ together with you. A． shall I； I lived B． shall I； did I live C． I shall； I lived D． I shall； did I live 33— You’ve made great progress in your studies of English ， haven’t you? — Yes， but much ________. A． remains to do B． is remained to do C． remains to be done D． is remained to be done 34． He ________ the test， but he wasn’t careful enough. A． was able to pass B． must have passed C． could have passed D． might be able to pass 35． We insisted that the meaningless argument ________. A． should bring to an end B． was brought to an end C． might e to an end D． e to an end 第二節(jié) 完形填空 (共 20小題；每小題 ，滿分 30 分 ) 閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項 (A、 B、 C和 D)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。 21． He managed to ________ the earthquake which killed many people. A． live through B． live on C． be survived D． be alive 22． As a rule， all the passengers are ________ to show their tickets before getting onto the plane. A． demanded B． encouraged C． required D． ordered 23． The Constitution gives everyone the right to own ______ in that country. A． arm B． arms C． leg D． hand 24． It ________ time： now we can devote more hours to activities that can increase our happiness. A． liberates B． illustrates C． expands D． increases 25． ________ up！ It doesn’t have to be that bad. A． Come B． Cheer C． Get D． Pick 26． I hope that he will settle down as soon as life is in a ________. A． mass