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.High 26Low 17Thundershowers(POP 80%)Sunrise:6:40 .Sunset:7:57 .High 24Low 16Windy withthundershowersand possiblystorm in thenorthSunrise:6:42 .Sunset:7:55 .16. Which day is best for a piic based on the information in the table? A. Friday. B. Saturday. C. Sunday. D. Monday.17. What does POP probably mean? A. Places of presence. B. Patterns of presence. C. Period of presence. D. Probability of presence.18. Disastrous weather may occur on A. Friday B. Saturday C. Monday D. Tuesday19. What trend can be found from the information given in the table? A. The days are being longer. B. The nights are getting longer. C. The days are growing wanner. D. The weather is turning better.20. What day has the greatest temperature difference between day and night? A. Monday. B. Tuesday. C. Saturday. D. Sunday.Questions 2125 are based on the following passage: Tony Huesman, a heart transplant recipient (接受者) who lived a record 31 years with a single donated organ has died at age 51 of leukemia (白血病), but his heart still going strong. He had leukemia, his widow Carol Huesman said, His heart—believe it or not—held out. His heart never gave up until the end, when it had to. Huesman got a heart transplant in 1978 at Stanford University. That was just 11 years after the world39。s first heart transplant was performed in South Africa. At his death, Huesman was listed as the world39。s longest survivor of a single transplanted heart both by Stanford and the Richmond, Virginiabased United Network for Organ Sharing. I39。m a living proof of a person who can go through a lifethreatening illness, have the operation and return to a productive life, Huesman told the Dayton Daily News in 2006. Huesman worked as marketing director at a sportinggoods store. He was found to have serious heart disease while in high school. His heart, attacked by a pneumonia (肺炎) virus, was almost four times its normal size from trying to pump blood with weakened muscles. Huesman39。s sister, Linda Huesman Lamb, also was stricken with the same problem and received a heart transplant in 1983. The two were the nation39。s first brother and sister heart transplant recipients. She died in 1991 at age 29. Huesman founded the Huesman Heart Foundation in Dayton, which seeks to reduce heart disease by educating children and offers a nursing scholarship in honor of his sister.21. Tony Huesman died from ____________. A. heart failure B. heart transplant C. pneumonia D. nonheartrelated disease22. The phrase held out (Para. 1) probably means _____________. A. failed suddenly B. functioned properly C. expanded gradually D. shrank progressively23. After his heart transplant, Tony Huesman ____________. A. lived a normal life B. received another donated organ C. couldn39。t go back to work D. didn39。t live as long as expected24. Tony Huesman died in the year of ____________. A. 1983 B. 1991 C. 2006 D. 200925. Huesman had to receive a heart transplant because ____________. A. he had an inherited heart disease B. he was born with heart disability C. his heart was infected by a virus D. his heart was injured in an accidentQuestions 2630 are based on the following passage: Watch out! Here es London Mayor Boris Johnson riding a bicycle from his new bike hire plan. What we39。ve put in is a new form of public transport. These bikes are going to belong to everybody. More than 12,000 people have signed up for the plan. They each receive a key at a cost of three pounds, with costs at one pound for a 24hour membership, five pounds for seven days, and 45 pounds for an annual membership. John Payne, a London teacher who cycles a lot, is among the first to use the system. It39。s very fortable. For people who don39。t cycle much I think it39。ll be very useful. But for people who cycle regularly, they are possibly a bit slow. But they39。re perfect for London streets, very strong. I think they39。ll be very widely used. And Johnson says it39。s of good value. I think it39。s extremely good value. The first half hour is free. If you cycle smart and you cycle around Londonmost journeys in London take less than half an hour, you can cycle the whole day free. Some 5,000 bikes are currently available at over 300 docking stations (租車點) in central London. Johnson says the city will gradually expand the system. Clearly one of our ambitions is to make sure that in 2012 when the world es to London, they will be able to use London hire bikes to go to the Olympic stadiums.26. Mayor Boris Johnson is riding a bicycle to __________. A. go to work B. attend a petition C. promote his bike hire plan D. show his love for cycling27. The author mentions John Payne as an example of people who ____________. A. oppose the bike hire plan B. support the bike hire plan C. don39。t cycle much D. cycle regularly28. According to Boris Johnson, one can cycle around London the whole day free ________. A. because most journeys take less than half an hour B. because the bike hire is free for the f39。n39。st time C. if one can arrange his London tour in a smart way D. if one is physically strong enough29. The bike hire system will ____________. A. be expanded to serve the 2012 Olympic Games B. be provided free for the 2012 Olympic athletes C. benefit from the 2012 Olympic Games D. be free of charge for the 2012 Olympic visitors30. Mayor Boris Johnson is __________ about the future of his bike hire plan. A. optimistic B. concerned C. uncertain D. excitedPart ThreeClozeDirections:There are ten blanks in the following passage. For each numbered blank, there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. I have been very lucky to ha