第三节：阅读（满分40分）

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

Tug-of –war is not only popular in China, but in many other countries. Their tug-of-war match is a little different from ours. They have eight men for each team, while we may have the match between two sides with equal men or women players. Of course, they are usually tall, strong and heavy.

For a tug-of-war match, we need a long thick rope. Each team stands at one end of the rope, holding it. Then they try to pull the center of the rope, marked in the ground towards each of their own sides. The team which succeeds in pulling the center of the rope away through a certain distance is the winner.

Many foreign sports experts think we don’t have to be tall, heavy and strong to play tug-of-war. We don’t have endless energy, for a match lasts only a few minutes. The secret is good hands. The players must have big strong, hard hands. Before they start the match they put mixture of oil and petrol on their hands so they can hold the rope better.

Many foreign experts say the best hand for tug-of-war belong to the sons of farmers. This is because they have to work hard when they are still very young. Farming is a good practice for this sport!

1．In our country tug-of-war ______.

A．is not very popular   B．is not so popular as in foreign countries

C．is only a men’s game  D．is not only played by men but also by women

2．In foreign countries a tug-of-war team __________.

A．has eight men or women players

B．has men players equal in number to the other side

C．has eight men players

D．is formed in the same way as in our country

3．Tug-of-war is a match in which who __________ are winners.

A．pulled the rope to their side farther

B．made the center near to their own side

C．succeeded in pulling the center of the rope in their direction

D．made the center of the rope pass through a certain length nearer to their side

4．The foreign experts think a good tug-of-war player must _________.

A．have lasting energy  B．have big, strong and hard hands

C．do farm work          D．be tall, heavy and strong

5．Which of the following is not true?

A．In foreign countries women take part in tug-of-war.

B．In foreign countries a tug-of-war match has 16 players.

C．In order to hold the rope better, many players put a mixture of oil and petrol on their hands.

D．The sons of farmers are thought to be the best tug-of-war players.

.People have planted a great many trees in order to _____ wind and sand in the desert.

You should have informed me that the lecture was canceled. I ________ all the way here through the heavy rain.

_______ and I’ll make it ______.

.—How can we go to the island twenty miles off the coast, sir?

—I’m afraid you can’t get there ________ by boat.

—Could you give us an account about the big fire?

—OK. It was a Friday evening _______the fire broke out and ten persons were killed in it.   

The violent disturbances in Bangkok had progressed to a point ________ the police had to drive away the protestants with tear gas．

第二节：书面表达（满分25分）

如何交朋友(How to Make Friends)

人人都需要朋友。你认为怎么才能交到真正的朋友？

New York Times-The already crazed competition for admission to the nation’s most famous universities and colleges became even more intense (激烈的) this year, with many recording the lowest acceptance rates.

Harvard College, for example, offered admission to only 7.1 percent of the 27,462 high school seniors who applied — or, put another way, it rejected 93 of every 100 applicants, many with extraordinary achievements, like a perfect score on one of the SAT exams. Yale College accepted 8.3 percent of its 22,813 applicants. Both rates were records.

Columbia College admitted 8.7 percent of its applicants, Brown University and Dartmouth College about 13 percent, and Bowdoin College and Georgetown University 18 percent — also records.

“We love the people we admitted, but we also love a very large number of the people who we were not able to admit,” said William R. Fitzsimmons, dean (主任) of admissions and financial aid at Harvard College.

Some colleges said they placed more students on their waiting lists than in recent years, in part because of uncertainty over how many admitted students would decide to enroll （登记入学）. Harvard and Princeton stopped accepting students through early admission this academic year; that meant that more than 1,500 students who would have been admitted in December were likely to have applied to many famous schools in the regular round.

Many factors contributed to the tightening of the competition at the most selective colleges, admissions deans said. The number of high school graduates in the nation has grown each year over the last decade and a half, experts estimate that the figure will reach the highest point this year or next, which might reduce the competition a little.

Other factors were the ease of online applications, expanded financial aid packages, an ambitious students’ applying to ever more colleges.

1．What’s the passage mainly about?

A．Harvard has the lowest admission rate this year.

B．Many factors have led to the intense competition.

C．Famous universities prefer to have more students on their waiting lists.

D．Admission to famous universities became even more difficult this year.

2．Which of the following has the highest acceptance rate this year?

A．Yale College.                 B．Georgetown University.  

C．Columbia College.         D．Dartmouth College.

3．How many of the 20,000 applicants would be rejected by Columbia College this year?

A．18,260     B．1,740        C．18,350         D．1,950

A well-dressed man came into a famous jeweler shop. He explained that he wished to buy a pearl (珍珠) for his wife's birthday and that the price didn't matter since business had been very good for him that year. After examining a number of beautiful and valuable pearls, he chose a nice black one that cost $ 5,000. He paid for the pearl, shook hands with the jeweler and left.

A few days later the man returned and said his wife had liked the pearl so much that she wanted another one just like it. It had to be exactly the same size and quality(质地) as she wanted a pair of earrings (耳环) made. "Can you give me any advice on how to get such a pearl?" said the man. The jeweler replied,   "I would say it's nearly impossible to find an exact one like that pearl.”

The rich man asked the jeweler to advertise(登广告) in the newspapers, and offered $25,000 for the  matching pearl. Many people answered the ad(广告), but nobody had a pearl that was just right. Just when the jeweler had given up hope, a little old lady came in. To his surprise, she pulled the wonderful pearl from her handbag. "I don't like to sell it," she said sadly. "I inherited(继承) it from my mother, and my mother inherited from hers. But now I really need the money. "

The jeweler was quick to pay her before she changed her mind. Then he called the rich man’s hotel to tell him the good news. The rich man, however, was nowhere to be found.

1. From the first paragraph we can guess that the jeweler considered the well-dressed man as_____________.

A. an honest jeweler to make friends with  B. a clever cheat (骗子) with a 1ol

C. a rich businessman and good husband   D. a poor gentleman who spent mc

2. He paid$ 5,000 for the pearl without bargaining(讨价还价)______________.

A. because he loved his wife very much  

B. in order to get it as quickly as possible

C. since his business had been successful           

D. so as to make the jeweler believe him

3. Which of the following is true?

A. The people who answered the ad wanted to sell their pearls at a high price.

B. The woman was the well-dressed man's wife.

C. The jeweler was lucky enough to buy the little old lady's pearl.

D. The rich man didn't know the little old lady.

4. The jeweler could not find the rich man anywhere because he__________.

A. had moved to another hotel    B. was busy doing business with others

C. had escaped with $ 20,000     D. had told the wrong telephone number