There are 51 students in Class Three, _____ failed in the test.

       A. all of which              B. all of them               C. none of whom          D. none of them

第三部分  阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

       阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Jordan Makes Basketball Hall of Fame

       Last Monday, the former Chicago Bulls great was elected to the 2009 Basketball Hall of Fame class, adding another honor to his long list of accomplishments. With incredible acrobatic (特技的) moves and slam dunks(灌篮), Jordan was a 14-time NBA All-Star, a five-time NBA finals Most Valuable Player and the key figure on the 1992 US Olympic gold medal “Dream” Team.

       Jordan retired twice during his 15-year career, and finished with 32,392 points, the third-highest total in NBA history behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Karl Malone. His career average of 30.12 points per game is the best in the league’s history.

       Although his career boasts(拥有)many glories, Jordan said entering the hall was what he never imagined. “I don’t like being up here for the Hall of Fame, because at that time, your basketball career is completely over.” Jordan said during a news conference. “I was hoping this day was coming in 20 more years, or that I’d actually go in when I’m dead and done.”

       According to the Chicago Tribune, as Jordan accepted a Hall of Fame Jersey(运动衣), he turned to his former competitors David Robinson and John Stockton, who were also among the class of 2009, and threatened another comeback.

       “Every time I see these guys, I want to put my shorts on,” said Jordan, 46, whose age has decreased everything but his desire.

       His father once said that passion was what made his son special. From the moment he started playing games, Michael had to win. Once, Jordan traveled everywhere and anywhere to feed that competitive urge.

       “He doesn’t have a gambling problem.” His father said, “What he does have is a competition problem. He was born with that. The person he tries to outdo(超过)most of the time is himself.”

56．This passage is mainly about__________.

       A．everything Jordan has achieved in his life

       B．the contribution Jordan has made to basketball

       C．how Jordan grew to be a popular basketball player

       D．why Jordan deserves to be in the Hall of Fame and his reaction

57．From what Jordan said during the news conference, we know that he_______.

       A．dislikes the honor because it makes him feel old

       B．hates the new honor because it’s not worth much

       C．thinks the honor has been given to him too early

       D．is planning a comeback to show his basketball career is not over

58．Paragraphs 1 and 2 are written to__________.

       A．analyze what basketball skills Jordan is famous for

       B．show how popular Jordan used to be in America

       C．introduce what contributions Jordan made to Chicago Bulls

       D．explain why Jordan is considered a great basketball player

59．What can we conclude from the passage?

       A．Michael Jordan’s continuous efforts to outdo himself made him great.

       B．Michael Jordan thinks playing basketball is like gambling.

       C．Michael Jordan has gradually lost his desire to play, as he has grown older.

       D．However great a player is, there is an end to his best time.

The story of printing is a long and complex one. Before the invention of printing, the spread of knowledge depended either on word of mouth or handwriting. Both took time and errors happened easily. 2000 years ago in the Western Han Dynasty, stone-tablet rubbing(拓印) was common for spreading Confucianism or Buddhism. This led in the Sui Dynasty (581-618) to the use of carving writing or pictures on a wooden board, which became known as block printing(木版印刷).

The first book with an exact date of printing appeared in China in 868. In the Tang Dynasty (618-907), this technology was gradually introduced to Korea, Japan, Vietnam and the Philippines.

Block printing reached its golden age during the Song dynasty (960-1279) as the government encouraged the publication of large numbers of books. Yet block printing had its drawbacks. All the boards became useless after the printing was done and a single mistake in carving could ruin a whole block. In the Song Dynasty, a man named Bi Sheng carved individual characters on pieces of fine clay(粘土). Then he hardened the clay by a slow baking process, resulting in pieces of movable type.

Movable type printing has a very important position in the history of printing, for all later printing methods such as wooden type, copper type and lead type printing all developed on the basis of movable clay types. During the 13-14th centuries, This technology spread to Korea, Japan, Vietnam and Europe. Later, German Johann Gutenberg invented movable type made of metal in the 15th century.

48. The main idea of this passage is about ____.

A.    the advantages of China’s printing

B.    the history of movable type writing

C.    the development of China’s printing

D.    the spread of China’s printing

49. The underlined word in the third paragraph probably means____.

A. features     B. benefits    C. disadvantages   D. styles

50. According to the passage, which of the following is right in order of time?

① lead type printing  ② copper type printing  ③movable clay type printing  ④ wooden type printing  ⑤block printing    ⑥ stone-tablet rubbing

A. ①⑥③④   B. ⑥⑤③④  C. ④⑥③①   D. ⑥④②⑤

第二节；书面表达（满分25分）

假设你叫李平，你的美国笔友 来信询问你的五一假期安排。请根据表格中的信息给他回信，说明你的计划和理由。

注意：词数 100左右

----- Now that you like the portable personal computer so much, why not buy one? It is of great use to your work.

  ---- Well, I can’t afford _____ computer at present．

A. a such cheap              B. so expensive a 

C. so an expensive            D. so cheap

_____rapidly by the body, sugar provides a quick energy source.

A. Digested    B.Digesting      C.To digest   D.Having digested

In order for a new sport _______, a current sport must be dropped.

   A. to add                 B. to be added        C. adding                            D. added

 Have you decided ______ the color of your new car?

  A. on   B. for   C. with   D. at

 You needn’t take your shoes off when you enter someone’s house in Australia , _____ , of course , they’re very dirty .

     A. before         B. since             C. when         D. unless

Below is adapted from an English dictionary

61. I didn’t really mean my partner is a snake; it was just a ______.

 A. figure of eight     B. figure head     C. figure of speech     D. a fine figure   

62. ---She was coming late again.

---______! That’s typical of her.

A. It figures her out   B. It figures    C. It cuts a poor figure  D. She is a figure of fun

63. What does “watch my figure” in the sentence “Don’t tempt me with chocolate; I am watching my figure.” mean?

A. add the numbers   B. have sports      C. try not to get fat    D. watch games

64.No one can figure out the reasons for the Poland president plane crash in 2010. Here figure out means:_________

  A.watch out     B.work out     C.understand well    D.break out

65.---Promise you don’t wear this kind of clothes?People will play a joke on you.

  ---I don’t care whether I am________. I just want to keep warm.

  A.a figure of fun    B.a healthy figure    C.a figure head      D.a bad figure