46. He is so poor that he can’t go to school. But he is ________(渴望)to learn at school.

45. Hong Kong is f________ as “the Shopping Heaven”.

　　　 (B)根据句意及汉语提示完成句子。

44. I left my notebook at home. Could you please f________ it for me?

43. Our school is s_________ by many tall trees.

42. People r________ Taiwan as “the Treasure Island of China”.

41. The weather in the north is quite different from that of the s________ part.

(C)

　　　 Washington D.C. is on the east coast. It is the capital of America.

　　　 Washington D.C. is a beautiful and well-planned city. There are no skyscrapers(摩天大楼)there. The highest building has only sixteen stories (层), but most of the houses have gardens. When flowers are blooming(盛开)in spring, the city looks even more beautiful.

　　　 The city has a population of 750,000. About 70 percent of the people are black. Many rich people live more than 100 kilometers away from the city. They drive to the city for work every day.

　　　 There are a lot of famous places in the capital. All of them are free to visitors. They are the National Gallery of Art(国立美术馆), the Capital Hill(美国国会)and the White House(白宫), etc. The president works and lives in the White House. If you get on the top of the Washington Monument(纪念碑), you can get a good picture of the whole city. Oh, it is very exciting to see the beautiful city with your own eyes.

(　 ) 36. The capital of the United States is in the _______ of America.

　　　 　 A. north　　　　　　　　　 B. south　　　　　　　　 C. east　　　　　　　　　 D. west

(　 ) 37. How many stories does the highest building have?

　　　 　 A. 13.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. 14.　　　　　　　　　 C. 15.　　　　　　　　　 D. 16.

(　 ) 38. How many black people are there in Washington D.C.?

　　　 　 A. 525,000.　　　　　　 B. 525,500.　　　　　 C. 552,500.　　　　　 D. 505,200.

(　 ) 39. If you want to see the whole of Washington D.C., where will you go?

　　　 　 A. The skyscrapers.

　　 　 B. The Capital Hill.

　　　 　 C. The top of the Washington Monument.

　　　 　 D. The White House.

(　 ) 40. Which is true according to the passage?

　　　 　 A. Washington D.C. is the biggest city in the U.S.

　　　 　 B. Many rich people live in the center of the capital city.

　　　 　 C. People can visit the White House without paying any money.

　　　 　 D. Washing D.C. has many skyscrapers.

Ⅴ.词汇。(10分)

　　　 (A)根据句意及单词首字母提示完成句子。

(B)

Building a Bridge across the Straits

　　　 The Chinese mainland and Taiwan have become closer now after Taiwanese leaders’ visits and talks across the straits(海峡).

　　　 On May 3rd, Kuomintang(国民党)Chairman Lien Chan(连战)finished his eight-day visit to the mainland.

　　　 Only two days later, another Taiwanese leader, James Soong(宋楚瑜), visited again.

　　　 Soong is Chairman of the People First Party(亲民党)in Taiwan. On his nine-day trip from May 5th to 13th,　 he visited Xi’an, Nanjing, Shanghai and Changsha, as well as Beijing.

　　　 Soong, 63, was born in Xiangtan, Hunan Province in 1942. He went to Taiwan with his father at the age of seven.

　　　 On May 9th, Soong will go back to Xiangtan to sweep his ancestors’ tombs. He will also meet President Hu Jintao when he arrives in Beijing on May 11th.

　　　 Soong hopes his trip can build a bridge between the two sides.“We are here to build a bridge of trust,　 understanding and cooperation between Taiwan and the mainland.”He said.

　　　 The two parties in Taiwan both agree with the“One China”policy and are in favor of the final unification(统一)of China.

　　　 Things continue to get better since Lien’s visit. Taiwan people can now sell more fruit in the mainland. The mainland plans to give a pair of giant pandas to Taiwan.

　　　 More importantly, mainland people will soon be able to travel to the beautiful island.

(　 ) 31. Lien Chan spent _________ visiting the mainland.

　　　 　 A. 8 days　　　　　　　　 B. 4 days　　　　　　　 C. 7 days　　　　　　　 D. 12 days

(　 ) 32. James Soong went to Taiwan with his father in _________.

　　　 　 A. 1942　　　　　　　　　 B. 1947　　　　　　　　 C. 1949　　　　　　　　 D. 1945

(　 ) 33. We can learn from the story that _________.

　　　 　 A. both Lien Chan and James Soong were born in Xiangtan

　　　 　 B. mainland people can travel to Taiwan now after Lien Chan’s visit

　　 　 C. both Lien Chan and James Soong’s visits will help the mainland and Taiwan know more about each other

　　 　 D. the mainland will build a zoo for Taiwan as a gift

( 　) 34. What does the underlined phrase“in favor of”mean?

　　　 　 A. 保护　　　　　　　　　 B. 喜爱　　　　　　　　 C. 支持　　　　　　　　 D. 反对

(　 ) 35. More importantly, mainland people will soon be able to _________.

　　　 　 A. study　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. open companies

　　　 　 C. work in the factory　　　　　　　　　 　 　 D. travel to the island