Now, Julie's team ran up and down over the snowy hills. They　 5　 only to rest and eat. They wanted to stay　 6　 of the other teams. The racers had to go a thousand miles across Alaska. Alaska is one of the　 7　 places on Earth. The dogs' thick fur coats helped　 8　them warm in the cold wind. In many places along the way, the snow was deep. Pieces of ice were as　 9　 as a knife. The ice could cut the dogs' feet. To keep that from　 10　 , Julie had put special boots on their feet.

　　At first, the dogs seemed to　 11　 the sled very slowly. They were　 12　 getting used to the race. But on the third day out, they began to run more　　13　 . They worked　 14　 a team and passed many of the other racers. Once, one of the sled's runners fell into a hole and 15　 . Julie could have given up then, but she didn't. She fixed it and they kept going.

　　When they finally reached the finish line, they found that they had come in first place! It was a great day for Julie and her dogs.

Sometimes it is difficult to figure out how to relax and have a good time in summer. Going to a swimming pool is a good 46 . In summer, especially on hot days, people 47 to go to the pool. They think it is the best way to 48 and spend their free time. When people enter the pool area, their faces are usually 49 and they look really happy. Pools can sometimes be 50 , while sometimes they can have a lot of space for everyone. Pools can sometimes be very noisy, while sometimes they can be nice and 51 .

　 When you are at the pool, it is important for you to try and 52 yourself relaxed, calm and happy. These are some 53 you can do this inside the pool. You can swim around in the water, swim back and forth to the walls, and swim 54 the water holding your breath. You can 55 dive into the deep end of the pool, shoot basketballs into the pool net, and 56 on the steps of the pool to relax. If you are 57, you can just float on a boogie board (滑板) or a raft. It’s great 58 to spend time swimming and having a good time in the pool.

　 When you are hanging around on the 59 of the pool, there are lots of choices you can make too. Some 60 for relaxing are: You can sit on a chair in a cool place with your radio 61 , listening to music or stories, or you can buy some juice and 62 at the stand.

63 , every coin has two sides. Swimming in a pool can be 64 . So you should try your best to keep yourself safe. Remember — 65 is the most important.

46. A. chance　　 　　　　　 B. habit 　　　　　　 C. adventure 　　　　　　 D. choice

47. A. need　 　　　　　　　　　 B. like 　 　　　 C. beg 　　　　　 　　　　　　 D. try

48. A. cool off　　 　　　　　 B. show off 　　　 C. take off 　　　　 　　 D. go off

49. A. responding　　　 　　 B. expressing 　　 C. moving 　　　　　 　　 D. smiling

50. A. popular 　 　　 B. shallow(浅的) 　 C. crowded 　　　　 　　 D. bright

51. A. exciting 　 　　　　　　 B. quiet 　　　 　 C. interesting 　　　　　　 D. surprising

52. A. keep　 　　　　　　　　　 B. consider 　 C. find 　　　　　 　　　　　　 D. believe

53. A. movements　　　 　　 B. differences 　　 C. ways 　　　　　　 　　 D. tricks

54. A. with 　 　　　　　　 　　B. on 　　　　　 　　C. above　　　 　　　　　 D. under

55. A. also　 　　　　　　　　　 B. never 　　 　 C. finally 　　　　　　　 D. hardly

56. A. speak 　　　 　　　　　　 B. sit 　　　　　 　 C. sing 　　　　 　　　　　　 D. dance

57. A. tired 　　　　　　　　　 B. clever 　　 　 C. frightened 　　　 D. brave

58. A. danger　　　 　　 B. scare(惊恐) 　 　 C. emotion(感情) D. fun

59. A. inside 　　　　　　　　　 B. back 　 C. outside 　　　　　　　　　 D. front

60. A. topics 　　　　　　　　　　 B. ideas 　　　 　 C. warnings 　　　　 　　 D. wishes

61. A. turned on　 　　　　　 B. put up 　　 　 C. taken over 　　　　　 D. thrown away

62. A. imagine 　 　　　　　　 B. watch 　　　　　　 C. eat 　　　　 　　　　　　 D. drink

63. A. Otherwise 　　　　　 B. Finally 　　　　　 C. However 　　　 D. Therefore

64. A. dangerous 　　 　　 B. important 　　　 C. different　　　　　　　　 D. relaxing

65. A. happiness 　　　　　 B. safety 　　 　　C. advice 　　　　　 　　 D. enjoyment

The dogsled race was about to begin. Julie's team of dogs was lined up at the starting gate. Julie stood behind them. Other teams were 　1　 up, too, and the dogs were excited. Julie kept her　 2　 on the clock. At exactly ten o'clock, she and the other racers shouted, “Mush!” The dogs knew that meant, “　 3　 !” They jumped forward and the　 4　 started!

　　Now, Julie's team ran up and down over the snowy hills. They　 5　 only to rest and eat. They wanted to stay　 6　 of the other teams. The racers had to go a thousand miles across Alaska. Alaska is one of the　 7　 places on Earth. The dogs' thick fur coats helped　 8　them warm in the cold wind. In many places along the way, the snow was deep. Pieces of ice were as　 9　 as a knife. The ice could cut the dogs' feet. To keep that from　 10　 , Julie had put special boots on their feet.

　　At first, the dogs seemed to　 11　 the sled very slowly. They were　 12　 getting used to the race. But on the third day out, they began to run more　　13　 . They worked　 14　 a team and passed many of the other racers. Once, one of the sled's runners fell into a hole and 15　 . Julie could have given up then, but she didn't. She fixed it and they kept going.

　　When they finally reached the finish line, they found that they had come in first place! It was a great day for Julie and her dogs.

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第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I stopped to let the car cool 　36　and to study the map. I had expected to be near my destination（目的地） by now, but everything still seemed 　37　to me. I was only five when my father had 　38　me abroad, and that was eighteen years 　39　. When my mother had 　40　after a car accident, he didn’t quickly 　41　from the shock and loneliness. Everything around him was full of her 　42　, continually reopening the wound. 　43　he decided to go abroad. In the new country he paid much attention to 　44　a new life for the two of us, 　45　he gradually forgot the past. He did not marry again, and I was 　46　without a woman’s care, but I lacked 　47　, for he was both father and mother to me. He always 　48　to go back one day and see old friends again and to visit my mother’s 　49　. He became ill for a few months 　50　we planned to go and, when he knew he was 　51　, he made me promise to go on my own.

　　I 　52　a car the day before landing and bought a map, 　53　I found most helpful on the last stage. My father had described over and over again what we could see on the way there, so I was pretty 　54　that I could find it. Well, I had been wrong, for I was now 　55　.

　　36. A. up　　　　　　　B. off　　　　　 C. of　　　　　　　　D. to

　　37. A. unfamiliar　　　 B. similar　　　　C. unusual　　　　　 D. familiar

　　38. A. brought　　　　　B. carried　　　　C. taken　　　　　　D. fetched

　　39. A. later　　　　　　 B. since　　　　 C. then　　　　　   D. ago

　　40. A. been disabled　　B. died　　　　  C. gone up　　　　　D. passed by

　　41. A. return　　　　　 B. make　　　　 C. go back　　　　  D. recover

　　42. A. presence　　　　 B. absence　　　 C. arrival　　　　　 D. show

　　43. A. Since　　　　　 B. For　　　　　 C. So　　　　　　　D. Before

　　44. A. earning　　　　　B. starting　　　 C having　　　　　　D. opening

　　45. A. in case　　　　　B. so that　　　　 C. so long　　　　 D. so much

　　46. A. brought up 　　　B. taken up 　　　C. brought out 　　  D. taken off

　　47. A. anything　　　 B. nothing　　　　C. everything　　　  D. something

　　48. A. imagined 　　　 B. supposed　　　 C. meant 　　　　　D. asked

　　49. A. house　　　　　 B. room　　　　　C. church　　　　　 D. grave

　　50. A. before　　　　　 B. after　　　　　C. until　　　　　　 D. as

　　51. A. lying　　　　　  B. dying　　　　 C. helping 　　　　 D. living

　　52. A. bought　　　　　 B. lent　　　　　 C. borrowed　　　　D. hired

　　53. A. what　　　　　　B. that 　　　　　C. how 　　　　　　D. which

　　54. A. sad　　　　　 B. happy　　　　  C. sure　　　　　　 D. interested

　　55. A. away　　　　　　B. out　　　　　 C. gone　　　　　　D. lost

第三部分阅读理解（共两节，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。
A
　　JSC Boggs is an artist who makes money.To be exact,he draws money.In the United States he draws dollars,in Britain pounds and in France francs.Each are almost perfect reproductions,apart from the fact that he writes "Bank of Boggs" or another humorous message on them.
　　When Boggs goes shopping or for a meal,he offers "Boggs dollars" in the payment for what he wants.He also offers real money.It is up to the people selling the goods to take whichever they prefer.
　　When a shopkeeper or a restaurant owner takes a "Boggs dollar",he or she gives a receipt in return for the things bought.Boggs then sells the receipt at face value to art collectors.This is how he makes actual money for the times when people will not accept his drawings.
　　The collector uses the receipt to find the person holding the actual "Boggs dollar" and the two talk over what they think would be a fair price.This gives the shop or restaurant owner the chance to make another profit on the goods he or she sold to Boggs.It means Boggs actually gets paid for buying things.And it means that the collector has a unique work of art---each "Boggs dollar" is separately drawn.
　　Artists like to make us think.What Boggs wants us to think about is the nature of value and money. What is money really worth? Is value of money the same as personal value? Once "Boggs dollars " have been given away by the artist,they often continuew to circulate and grow on value A "Boggs one dollar bill" may have bought the artist a cup of coffee in New York.Now it may be worth a car or an expensive meal.It all depends on that value a person chooses to give it.
　　Money used to be worth a certain weight in gold or silver.Now it is just worth whatever the government or the banks.JSC Boggs is trying to start another type of money.People can choose "Boggs dolars" or not.And their value is up to whoever uses them.In a way,"Boggs dollars" are "people's money".
　　56.How much will Boggs get if he buys a cup of coffee with a "Boggs one dollar bill"?
　　　A.One dollar. B.More than one dollar.
　　　C.Less than one dollar. D.Much more than one dollar.
　　57.According to the text,the main difference between"value of money "and "personal value" is that ______.
　　　A.they rise or fall separately B.they refer to different people
　　　C.they are decided by different people D.they are decided by different banks
　　58.What does the writer mean by saying "Boggs dollars are people's money"?
　　　A.They are two different types of money.
　　　B.In fact they are not real money.
　　　C.People can share them and use them among themselves.
　　　D.People are free to use them and deck their value.
　　59.Choose the girht order in which Boggs gets paid.
　　　　a.He buys things with his dollars.
　　　　b.He sells the receipt to an art collector.
　　　　c.He araws dollars.
　　　　d.The art collector finds the shopkeeper to buy his dollars.
　　　　e.The shopkeeper gives him a receipt.
　　　A.c - a - e - b - d
　　　B.c - e - b - d - a
　　　C.e - c - b - d - a
　　　D.e - b - c - a - d