第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
Perhaps the most amazing building put up in the 19th century was the Crystal（水晶的）Palace which was built in Hyde Park for the Great Exhibition of 1851. The Crystal Palace was different from all the other buildings in the world, for it was made of iron and glass. It was one of the biggest buildings of all the time and a lot of people from many countries came to see it. Plenty of goods were sent to the exhibition from all parts of the world. There was also a great deal of machinery on show. Though in those days, travelling was not as easy as it is today, steamboats carried thousands of visitors across the Channel from Europe. On arriving in England, they were taken to the Crystal Palace by train. There were six million visitors in all, and the money from the exhibition was used to build museums and colleges. Later, the Crystal Palace was moved to the South London. It remained one of the most famous buildings in the world until it caught a fire and was destroyed in 1936.
56. People from many countries came to the Crystal Palace mainly to _________________.
A. go shopping B. visit an exhibition
C. pay a visit to the queen D. enjoy the Crystal Palace itself
57. The Crystal Palace was unusual because ____________________.
A. it was the biggest building in the world then B. so many visitors had been there
C. it was built with iron and glass D. it was burnt down at last
58. The money from the exhibition in the Crystal Palace was contributed to _________________.
A. decorating the Crystal Palace B. building museums and colleges
C. buying steamboats to carry visitors D. building highways to the Crystal Palace
59. According to the passage, the Crystal Palace ______________in 1936.
A. was burned down in a terrible fire B. was damaged in a snowstorm
C. was moved away to the south of London D. was destroyed in an earthquake
60. We can infer from the passage that the writer ________________________.
A. believes that the Crystal Palace is very useful
B. thinks that the Crystal Palace is pretty wonderful
C. expects the splendid Crystal Palace to be rebuilt this year
D. considers that the rebuilding of Crystal Palace is a waste of money
第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
One night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of the subway station, playing his violin. Many people ___36___ and put some money into the _37_ of the young man.
The next day, the young artist came to the same place again. Different from the day before, he ___38___ out a large piece of paper, ___39___ it on the ground and put some stones on it. Then he began ___40___. Before long, many people were attracted by the ___41___ on that paper which said, “Last ___42___, a gentleman named George Sang put an important thing into my hat by ___43___. Please come to claim(认领) it soon.”
A middle-aged man ran there in a hurry and rushed ___44___ the crowd to the violinist and grabbed his shoulders and said, “Yes, ___45___ is you. You did come here. I knew that you are an ___46___ man and would certainly come here.”
The story ___47___out to be this: George Sang bought a ___48___ ticket a few days ago. The awards ___49___ yesterday and he won a(n) ___50___ of $500,000. On his way home, he took out 50 dollars and put it in the violinist’s hat, However, the lottery ticket(彩票) was also thrown in. The violinist was a ___51___ at an Arts College. He had ___52___ the ticket to Vienna and would take a plane that morning. ___53___, when he found the lottery ticket, he cancelled(取消) the flight and came back to where he was given the lottery ticket.
Later someone asked the violinist ___54___he didn’t take the lottery ticket for himself. The violinist said, “Although I don’t have much ___55___, I live happily; but if I lose honesty, I won’t be happy forever.”
36. A. picked up B. sped up C. broke down D. slowed down
37. A. hat B. pocket C. bag D. plate
38. A. brought B. made C. took D. put
39. A. lie B. laid C. lied D. lain
40. A. selling B. playing C. speaking D. reading
41. A. news B. notice C. words D. advertisement
42. A. night B. morning C. evening D. noon
43. A. purpose B. mistake C. design D. occasion
44. A. across B. over C. through D. among
45. A. that B. it C. he D. this
46. A. brave B. attractive C. confident D. honest
47. A. looked B. carried C. reached D. turned
48. A. train B. lottery C. plane D. subway
49. A. closed B. ended C. opened D. launched
50. A. prize B. price C. reward D. fund
51. A. professor B. worker C. violinist D. student
52. A. applied B. booked C. kept D. renewed
53. A. However B. Otherwise C. Therefore D. Instead
54. A. what B. why C. where D. when
55. A. happiness B. lottery C. honesty D. money
. These old buildings possibly __________ the Ming Dynasty.
A. dated back to B. date back to C. date back D. are dated back to
The government announced that six highways by the end of last year.
A. built B. had built C. have been built D. had been built
With his eyes _______ on me, he came towards me.
A. fixed B. fixing C. to fix D. were fixed
Humans are destroying nature day by day, _____of course, will cause punishment sooner or later.
A. who B. which C. it D. that
