根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

( )46. From the material, we can know Candy is ______. A. shy B. honest

C. careless D. understanding

( )47. What does the underlined word “mend” mean? A. Build. B. Test. C. Change. D. Fix.

( )48. Who has a problem with his or her parents? A. Candy. B. Wendy.

C. Carl. D. Nick.

( )49. What advice does Lisa give to Nick? A. To study hard. B. To set small goals. C. To talk to his teachers. D. To keep writing and reading.

( )50. We can probably read the material in a ______. A. report B. magazine

C. novel D. diary

B

For many years, thousands of people went to the Arctic (北极) in summer, but in winter few people went there. In the winter of 1990, the French artist Jannot Derit was invited to have the opening of his exhibition in a building in the little

village of Jukkasjarvi. The building, named the Arctic Hall, was made of snow. Many visitors went there. One night a group of visitors decided to sleep in the Arctic Hall. The following morning the brave group was very pleased with their experience and the idea of an ice hotel was born. Today the ICEHOTEL is world-famous.

As soon as winter begins, a team of builders from all over the world come to Jukkasjarvi and they make the hotel for that year. As one part is completed, it opens to visitors, while the other parts are still being built. The first part is completed in December and each week after that a new part opens. The hotel isn't usually completed until January 7th. The ICEHOTEL is built under the open sky, using the natural materials of the winter season. So the finishing date depends on ______ and there are sometimes changes to the plan. In spring, as the weather gets warmer, the hotel melts (融化).

No matter how cold it may be outside, the temperature inside the hotel is never colder than －5 ℃ to －8 ℃. Winter outer (外边的) clothes are included in the cost of visitors' stay at the hotel. If you are planning to come to the hotel, you can buy warm sweaters, socks and much more on the ICEHOTEL website. They will be sent to your room when you check in. 根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

( )51. When was the idea of building an ice hotel born? A. In 1970. B. In 1980.

C. In 1990. D. In 2000.

( )52. What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about? A. What difficulties the builders have. B. Why people build the hotel in winter. C. The building process of the ICEHOTEL. D. The weather conditions in Jukkasjarvi.

( )53. Which of the following words can be put into the blank in Paragraph 2?

A. Location. B. Staff.

C. Traffic. D. Nature.

( )54. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE? A. The artist Jannot Derit came up with the idea of building the ICEHOTEL. B. The cost of staying at the ICEHOTEL includes sweaters and outer clothes. C. Visitors can come and sleep in the ICEHOTEL before it is finished each winter. D. The temperature inside the ICEHOTEL changes according to the temperature outside.

( )55. What's the best title for the passage? A. The Arctic Hall B. A special hotel C. A famous town D. A trip to the Arctic

C

Do you like reading? Reading is an important skill that needs to be developed in children. It helps children develop language skills as well as social skills. Also, it opens up new worlds and enriches children's lives. It can help us get all of the knowledge of humans, and get all of the great minds and ideas of the past and present. It is truly magic!

The following is some information about American students' reading habits.

根据材料内容简要回答下列问题。

56. What skills can children develop through reading? __________________________________________

57. What percent of American students read for school? __________________________________________

58. Which section is less popular with American students in a library, fiction or nonfiction?

__________________________________________

59. Have half of American students read a book more than 500 pages? __________________________________________ 60. What's your favorite reading place and why? __________________________________________ Ⅷ. 词汇运用（每小题1分，共5分）

根据语境，从方框中选择恰当的单词填空，有的需要变换形式，每词限用一次。

leaf, product, everyday, heat, process 61. This kind of food is _______ in some way.

62. The earth is a special planet. It gets _______ and light from the sun. 63. I really like spring. The red flowers and green _______ are very pleasant to look at.

64. A lot of _______ are on sale in that shop. You can buy two and pay for just one. 65. —Network technology is helpful in our _______ life. —You're right, but sometimes it can cause problems. Ⅸ. 完成句子（每小题1分，共5分）

根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空一词(含缩略形式)。 66. 卡尔是怎样把冰变成水的？

How did Carl _______ the ice _______ water? 67. 在博物馆里不允许参观者拍照。

Visitors _______ _______ to take photos in the museum. 68. 去年杰西卡在当地一家商店做兼职工作。

Jessica took a part-time job _______ _______ _______ _______ last year. 69. 昨晚雪下得很大，地上被雪覆盖了。

It snowed heavily last night. The ground _______ _______ _______ _______. 70. 根据我们的记录，今天你应该把书还给图书馆。

_______ _______ our records, you should return the books to the library today. Ⅹ. 情景交际（每小题1分，共5分）

根据对话内容，在空白处填入恰当的句子，使对话完整、通顺。 A: What's that machine over there, Bruce? B: Haha ... Have a guess.

A: It looks strange. It's not a bike and it's not a plane. What is it? (71)________________________?

B: My father. You may call it a “p-bike”. A: (72)________________________? B: Last year. It's very special.