The Conservative（保守的） Party leader David Cameron has become the British prime minister. The 43-year-old Cameron is the youngest to hold the post in almost 200 years.
Cameron grew up with poor school reports but has become a famous political figure. He is reportedly a descendant（后裔）of King William IV. Cameron studied at the elite（精英的）Eton College. He went to Oxford University, where he graduated with a first-class honors degree in philosophy, politics and economics.
At Eton, Cameron was a problem boy. In 1983, he allegedly（涉嫌） took drugs. He was punished, and ordered to copy 500 lines of Latin text. He later passed the Oxford entrance exam. Now he is British’s prime minister, he has to deal with the country’s deep economic troubles.
46. How old was David Cameron allegedly took drugs?
A.15 B.16 C.17 D.18
47. What can you infer about David Cameron from the text?
A. He is the youngest prime minister in history. B. He often got high scores at school.
C. He is handsome. D. He didn’t behave well at Eton.
48. Which was David Cameron’s favorite subject?
A. Internet B. biology C. politics D. maths
49. According to the text, we know that
A. As a punishment, he copied 50 lines of Latin text.
B. David Cameron passed the Cambridge entrance exam.
C. British has trouble with economy now.
D. David Cameron is a heavy smoker.
Husband had just bought a new washing machine for me. I decided to use it and I washed a lot of things. Everything worked well, but I found one of my husband’s socks missing. I looked everywhere for it, but I couldn’t find it anywhere.
The next morning, I got ready for school as usual. When the bell rang, the students came in. I greeted them first and then told them what we were going to do that day.
When I turned around to write on the blackboard, the class broke out a roar!
They laughed and laughed. They laughed so much, in fact, that I was afraid the headmaster would be into seeing all this.
I asked the class to stop, but the more I talked, the more they laughed. I decided to pay no attention to them and I continued to write on the blackboard. When I did this, they roared even more.
Finally, the teacher who had the room next to mine came in to see what all the laughter was about. When he came in, he started laughing, too!
“Good heavens,” I said. “Will someone please tell me what is so funny?’
“Oh, God,” said the teacher. “You have a brown sock to the back of your skirt!”
So that’s how I found my husband’s missing sock.
“Oh, well,” I said to the class. “Let’s just say you have had an unforgettable lesson on static（静止的）electricity.”
41. What was the writer?
A. A washer B. A student C. A headmaster D. A teacher
42. What happened when the writer turned around to write on the blackboard?
A. The class roared with anger. B. The class began to laugh loudly.
C. Another teacher came in. D. There was a loud noise outside the room.
43. Why couldn’t she find one of her husband’s socks?
A. Because some students had hidden it.
B. Because her husband had taken it away.
C. Because she had left it in the classroom.
D. Because she never expected that it would stick to her skirt.
44. Why did the teacher from the next room laugh?
A. Because the whole class laughed.
B. Because he saw the writer fooled by the class.
C. Because he saw some of the students making faces.
D. Because he found a sock on the back of the writer’s skirt.
45. Which of the following statements is WRONG?
A. The writer had just bought a new washing machine.
B. The writer found one of her husband’s socks missing.
C. The students told her about the laughing.
D. She was afraid of being seen by the headmaster.
完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文, 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。
If you asked high school girls to name their favourite sports, most would probably say basketball or volleyball. I happen to be one of the few girls who would 21 : surfing. But isn’t that a boy thing? Some people 22 .
I started surfing about five years ago and 23 in love with the sport on the very first day. Riding that first wave was the best feeling I had ever 24 .
When I try to 25 surfing with other things, I find it very difficult because, in my 26 ,
there’s nothing like it. It involves（涉及）body, 27 , and soul. There’s sand between my toes and cool, salt water all 28 us. The feeling I get when I’m surfing across that 29 , becoming one with the ocean, is like I’m 30 .
The one thing I can get from surfing and not any other sport is endless 31 . You can never be the “best surfer” because the ocean 32 an uncountable variety of waves that nobody can ever master. The variations of surfing styles are wonderful. Some surfers are free and flowing; 33 are very aggressive（攻击性的）and sharp. All of these things attract me to surfing and make it 34 from any other sport.
I’ve 35 to tell every girl I know to do something that people don’t think girls can do. It’s part of being human to advance to new levels, so shouldn’t it be 36 that girls should step up and start pushing the limits of things boys and men 37 dominate (主宰)?
There’re women 38 side by side with the President of our country, so why not side by side with the boys 39 the football team or out in the water surfing? Give girls a chance to succeed, and they 40 .
21. A. tell B. answer C. give D. realize
22. A. wonder B. understand C. reply on D. believe
23. A. stayed B. came C. dropped D. fell
24. A. experienced B. adventured C. worked out D. discovered
25. A. bring B. connect C. compare D. tie
26. A. work B. study C. holiday D. life
27. A. mind B. figure C. health D. control
28. A. over B. above C. around D. among
29. A. beach B. water C. board D. lake
30. A. weight B. overweight C. weight-loss D. weightless
31. A. success B. challenge C. ability D. trouble
32. A. catches B. includes C. offers D. collects
33. A. others B. other C. another D. the other
34. A. exciting B. attractive C. enjoyable D. different
35. A. chosen B. tried C. learned D. promised
36. A. expected B. supposed C. achieved D. proved
37. A. hated to B. hoped to C. used to D. had to
38. A. sitting B. walking C. fighting D. working
39. A. of B. from C. on D. with
40. A. had B. will C. have D. do
After graduation, he looked forward to to the west.
A. send B. be sent C. sending D. being sent.
______ playing computer games, Tom can’t help spending much time surfing the Internet.
A. Addicting to B. Addicted to C. Having addicted to D. To addict to
. –Shall we go shopping or have a picnic on Sunday?
–_______. The weather forecast reported it is going to rain.
A. It depends B. No problem C. It’s up to you D. It doesn’t matter
