(2011年绵阳三诊)—Amazing！You________wear slippers at work.

—Don’t you know it’s a fashion?

A．must                     B．should

C．can                       D．may

【2011·四川雅安市三诊】

A

       Some time ago I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didn’t think there would be any difficulty in getting it mended ,as there are a whole lot of antique（古董）shops near my home. So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception（接待）. I was quite wrong. The man wouldn't oven look at my chair.

　　The second shop, though slightly more polite, was just the same, and the third and the fourth—so I decided that my approach must be wrong.

　　I entered the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper,“ Would you like to buy a chair?” He looked it over carefully and said,“ Yes, not a bad chair. How much do you want for it, sir?” “Twenty pounds,”I said. “OK, ”he said, “I’ll give you twenty pounds. ”“It ‘s got a slightly broken leg,” I said. “Yes, I saw that, it's nothing.”

　　Everything was going according to plan and I was getting excited. “What will you do with it?”I asked. “Oh, it will be easy to sell once the repair is done.” “I'll buy it,” I said. “What do you mean？ You’ve just sold it to me,” he said. “Yes, I know but I’ve changed my mind. I'm sorry, I'll give you twenty -seven pounds for it. ”“ Your must be crazy, ”he said. Then, suddenly the penny dropped. “I know what you want. You want me to repair your chair. ”“ You’re right, ”I said. “And what would you have done if I had walked in and said, ‘Would you mend this chair for me?’ “I wouldn't have agreed to do it,” he said. “We don’t do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble. But I’ll mend this for you, shall we say for a fiver?”He was a very nice man and was greatly amused（感到有趣）by the whole thing.

41．According to the passage, in the first shop the writer        .

　　A．was rather impolite

　　B．was warmly received

　　C．asked the shopkeeper to buy his chair

　　D．asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair

42．The underlined words “The penny dropped” mean that the shopkeeper         .

       A．changed his mind　　　　　　　              B．accepted the offer

　　C．saw the writer’s purpose　　　                  D．decided to help the writer

43．How much did the writer pay?

　　A．￡ 5.　　　　       B．￡ 7.　　               C．￡ 20.　　            D．￡ 27.

44．We learn from the passage that the writer was        .

       A．patient                    B．careful                    C．brave                     D．smart

【2011·四川雅安市三诊】C

       Le whiff, an inhaler(吸入剂) that allows chocolate lovers to meet their needs whenever they please without putting on weight, is to be on market in British stores The invention, called the world’s first breathable food, lets consumers suck in the taste of chocolate or coffee while taking on less than one calorie, Its makers claim it will enable dieters to enjoy their favorite snacks without worrying about their waistline.

       The lip – stick – style tube contains hundreds of milligrams of tiny food particles(粒子) which are small enough to be carried by air, but too large to enter the lungs. Each Le Whif contains enough flavor for about eight to ten whiffs(一阵气味) and costs $1.99 on its own, or $4.99 for a pack of three. The inhaler is available in chocolate as well as coffee flavor.

       It was invented by Prof. David Edwards. He said Le Whif was not designed to replace food but could be used to increase dining experiences, such as allowing people to try a variety of dishes from restaurant menus before ordering their meal.

       He said, “In terms of living on whiffing, we aren’t even close to being there. But there clearly has been a revolution over the last few years where we are eating smaller amounts of food more frequently, and choosing food its aesthetic(审美的) pleasure. We will be launching new whiffing experiences probably every six months. It is reasonable to predict that the next line of whiffing products will be even more health centered.”

       The product came onto market in Paris in 2009 and the first production run of 25,000 inhalers were sold out within a month. It has since been made available across France and in the US. In Britain Le Whif is to be sold firstly in House of Fraser for a  month, after which it could become more widely distributed.

49．We can learn from Paragraph 1 that         .

       A．Le Whif isn’t available in British stores yet

       B．Le Whif can help dieters to lose weight

       C．Le Whif is calorie – free

       D．Le Whif is popular with British chocolate lovers

50．What’s the main purpose of inventing Le Whif?

       A．To replace food.

       B．To help people stop drinking coffee.

       C．To replace the traditional chocolate.

       D．To increase people’s dining experiences.

51．Which of the following statements does David Edwards agree with?

       A．His new products will come out once a year.

       B．The whiffing products in the future will be improved.

       C．Le Whif can make people eat less food.

       D．Le Whif is a revolution that will change people’s life.

三. 句型转换 ( 10分)

1. Canada is a country in which many cultures exist together.

Canada is ________ _________ _____________.

2. Rather than take the aeroplane all th way, they decided to fly from China to Vancouver and to take the train from west to east across Canada.

They ______ ______ fly from China to Vancouver and take the train from west to east across Canada in September than take the aeroplane all the way.

3. The school gave an order.  All the classrooms should be cleaned today.

The school gave an order _____ _____ _____ _____ _______ be cleaned today.

4. The fact that ocean ships can go there surprises many people.

Many people ________ _________ ________ the fact that ocean ships can go there.

5. His words made a strong impression on us.

We ________ deeply __________ ____________ his words.

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40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。
The National Outline for Medium and Long Term Education Reform and Development (2010 - 20) was released over the weekend. Here are some of the highlights:
Four – percent effort
The government says spending on education will be 4 percent of GDP by 2012. globally, average spending on education is about 4.5% of GDP. China spend 3,33% in 2008. according to Hu Angang, of Tsinghua University’s Center for China Studies, even if China reaches that goal, it will only rank about 100 th out of 188 countries.
Administrative rank
Administrative rankings for school leaders are to be phased out to tackle the bureaucracy (官僚机构) problem that limits educational development, according to Cheng Fangping, of the national Institute for Educational Research. Areas like teaching programs, scientific research, and technological development will be more independent.
Vocational Education
The system will be free of charge. According to Wu Yan, of Beijing Institute of Educational Sciences, this will be key to developing China’s production capacity and will improve poor people’s lives dramatically.
Entering college
Universities could eventually have the freedom to choose some of their own high school applicants. Normally, students are accepted based on the uniform national exam scores. Also, students who agree to go to a remote area could be admitted to university under special circumstances. The most likely change could come on the college entrance English test, which might be modeled on the IELTS or TOEFL. Students will be able to take it several times and pick their best score.
56．Which of the following is true in the future according to the passage?
A．Applicants could take the IELTS or TOEFL instead of the college entrance English test.
B．Colleges will be given the right to choose all of their own applicants.
C．Vocational education will be party free to make people’s lives better.
D．Applicants could sit for the college entrance English test more than once.
57．Which of the following words is closest in meaning to “uniform” in the last paragraph?
A．formal      B．official     C．same D．united
58．We can learn from the passage even though our country spends 4% of GDP on education in 2012, ________.
A．there will still be 188 countries ahead of China in this aspect
B．China will certainly overtake the global average spending on education
C．there might be nearly 100 countries ahead of China in this aspect
D．China will be the 100 th country to spend over the global average on education
59．From the third paragraph, we can infer that________.
A．school leaders will have more freedom to manage the school
B．schools will have more limits from the government
C．School administrative rankings are to be strengthened to solve the bureaucracy problem
D．schools and research centers will be fully independent from the government