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( )48. A. sad

( )49. A. wall

( )50. A. it

( )51. A. difficult

( )52. A. wanted

( )53. A. Everybody

( )54. A. only

( )55. A. company

( )56. A. collected

( )57. A. gave

( )58. A. colorful

( )59. A. since

( )60. decision B. happy B. chair B. him B. unfair B. decided B. Nobody B. hardly B. present B. showed B. filled B. expensive B. when B. speech C. friendly C. rock C. them C. dangerous C. refused C. Both C. even C. shop C. found C. met C. popular C. until C. sign D. fine D. tree D. her D. exciting D. went D. Neither D. still D. toy D. hid D. provided D. boring D. unless D. skill

三、综合阅读（共三节，计34分）

第一节 综合知识（共6小题，每小题1分，满分6分）

根据所掌握的文化或背景知识，选择正确答案。

( )61. _____ is a program to help children’s education in poor areas.

A. Project Hope B. Edmonton Community Service C. Kids in the hall D. China Greener

( )62. As a driver , you should be allowed to drive on the___in China and on the___in the UK

A. left, right B. left, left C. right, left D. right , right

( )63. The sign "@" in Linda@hotmail com means __

A. at B. to C. a D. on

( )64.As we know, it’s very important to talk to each other politely. What would you say if

you met a girl who is very heavy?

A. You used to be thin, didn’t you? B. You are too heavy.

C. You must lose your weight. D. You are still heavier than me.

( )65.What Would You Do If ? was written by ________.

A. Helen B. Hemingway C. Martin Robinson D. Luxun

( )66.You can deal with your problems in the following ways except _______.

A. By learning to forget B. By regarding problems as challenges

C. By thinking your problem is not big D. By breaking off a friendship

第二节 阅读理解（共7小题，每小题2分，共14分）

( 1 )

October 16 is World Food Day. This day is also the anniversary (纪念日) of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) (联合国粮农组织). More than 100 countries are holding special events. All of these aim to celebrate the establishment of the FAO in 1945. The theme chosen for this year’s World Food Day is “Water: Source (资源) of Food Security” .

A UN report says that over 6 million people have died from hunger and related diseases so far this year alone. More than 850 million people, or about one in seven, around the world do not get enough food, and the need for food will increase as the world’s population grows. The UN also reports that by year 2030, the world may need 60% more food. Most of that increase will have to come from agriculture supported by water irrigation (灌溉). However, fresh water is already in short supply in many countries.

Jacques Diouf, the director of the FAO, says that there are 20 countries that do not have enough water to produce enough food for their populations. Ten nations use more than 40% of their