歷年英語高考試題

第二節(jié)完形填空（共20小題；第小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空

白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

Iwassuccessfulatmyjob.Iworkedveryhard,butit_21—meandmyfamilya

fabulous（極好的）lifestyle.Tdworkedforthesamecompanyfortwentyyearsandhadworkedmy

wayuptodepartmentdirector._22_,oneafternoonlastMay,Iwascalledtotheoffice,andit

was_23_explainedtomethattheywerelettingmego.Ijustsatthere_24_theytalkedon

andallIcouldthinkwas,"I've_25一."I'dbeensowellrespected;—26—Iwasofnovalue.

Forsixweeks,Iwasinavery_27—place.Iwanderedaroundmyhouselikeazombie（僵

尸）.Icould_28_thingsneededdoing,butwouldnotdoanything.Mybeliefsinlooking

forwardandseeingthepositive（積極的）ineverything_29_me.

Then,inlateJune,myyoungestson'sfootballteammadethecitycupfinal.Theyear

before,he'dbeenverysadwhenI_30—thesamefinal,sohewas_31_whenItoldhimI'd

go.Notonlydidtheywin,butthelookonhisfaceashesawme_32_himonwasunbelievable.

Fromthenon,Ispentthesummerenjoyingmysonsandtheirpassions（激情）.Iattendedmatch

aftermatchandperformancesofmyelderson'sban-I_33—wenttoanothercitytowatchhim

play.Thesemomentswereso_34—.Mylifehadbeensomuchdevotedto_35_forsolong,

andIfelt_36—thatmysonswerehappytowelcomemeintotheirworld.

—37—,beingunemployedgavemebackasenseofpurpose—Iwassomeone'smun!Ifelta

senseofbeing_38—again.NowIfeelmorepositiveaboutmyprofessional_39—andI'm

gettingonbetterwithmyfamilythanIeverhave.Losingmyjobmademerealizejusthow

_40_itistoachieverealbalanceinlife.

21.A.PromisedB.affordedC.showedD.left

22.A.ThereforeB.AnyhowC.OtherwiseD.However

23.A.quicklyB.gentlyC.partlyD.easily

24.A.untilB.afterC.asD.so

25.A.failedB.finishedC.triedD.changed

26.A.suddenlyB.finallyC.immediatelyD.shortly

27.A.secretB.quietC.lonelyD.dark

28.A.seeB.getC.suggestD.understand

29.A.defendedB.directedC.desertedD.disturbed

30.A.watchedB.missedC.lostD.won

31.A.disappointedB.worriedC.honouredD.delighted

32.A.cheeringB.takingC.leadingD.passing

33.A.justB.evenC.stillD.almost

34.A.hopefulB.meaningfulC.difficultD.strange

35.A.workB.familyC.matchesD.performances

36.A.successfulB.thoughtfulC.thankfulD.peaceful

37.A.NaturallyB.DoubtfullyC.DisagreeablyD.Unexpectedly

38.A.employedB.comfortedC.valuedD.encouraged

39.A.educationB.experienceC.relationshipD.future

40.AimportantB.interestingC.simpleD.surprising

第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳答

案，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）

A

Heythere,

Soyou'reabouttospendfouryearsofyourlifeandtensofdollarsofyourparents*money,

andallyoureallyknowaboutcollegeisthatallofyourfriendsaregoing.Doyoueverstopto

wonderwhyyou'regoing?

Relax.You'remakingtherightdecision.Firstofall,you'Hdiscoverwhatinterestsyouby

takingcoursesinmanysubjects.Forexample,it'shardtodecideifyouwanttobeapainterif

you'veneverpaintedanypictures;onceyou'reinadrawing-roomoncampus,you'llknowone

wayortheother.Collegeisalsoalotoffun-afteryougraduate,you'llbeworkingevery

weekdayfor50orsoyears.Andrememberthatcollegegraduateearnabouttwicetheincomeof

thosewhoneverattendedcollege.

Findingtherightcollegecanbedifficult.Fortunately,JohnsonReviewisheretohelpyou

everystepoftheway.

*ResearchingSchools,lbus.themostimportantdecisionyou'llmakeistochoosethe

schoolthatreallyfitsyoubest—nottheoncethatisthemostcompetitive（有競爭力的）orhas

thebest-equippedrooms.

*ApplyingtoSchool.OnJohnsonR.you'llfindhundredsofactualcollege

application（申請）andlinkstomanymore.

*RaisingYourScores.AmericanCollegeTestisonceofthemostimportantpartsofthe

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best.But,ifyoucandobetter,findtherightcourseforbetterscores.

"PayingforSchool.Mostfamiliesneedfinancialaidforthehighcostofcollege.The

problemisthatfinancialaidseemsdifficulttogetandmanyfamiliesgetcaughtupinthepriceof

collegeratherthanlearningthewaystogetfinancialaid.Ifyoureallydoyourresearch,you'll

learnthatyoucanaffordtoattendanycollege,nomatterthecost.

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41.Howmanyreasonsforgoingtocollegedoestheauthormentioninthetext?

A.2B.3C.4D,5

42.Theauthorthinksyoushouldchoosethecollegethatis.

A.well-equippedB.competitiveC.suitableD.famous

43.Whatdoestheauthoradviseyoutodotopaythehighcostcollege?

A.Toaskthefamilyforhelp.

B.Tomakeastudyoffinancialcourses.

C.Todoresearchonthepriceofcollege

D.Togettoknowhowtoaskforfinancialaid.

44.What'stheauthor'spurposeofwritingthistest.

A.Tosuggestwaystoprepareforcollegelearning.

B.Tohelpreadersfindtherightcollege.

C.TomakeJohnsonReviewpopular.

D.Tointroducecollegelife.

B

July21SL2007wasatypicalEnglishsummer'sday一itrainedfor24hours!Asusual,I

rushedhomefromworkatmiddaytocheckonthehouse.Nothingwasamiss.BythetimeIleft

workat5pm.However,theroadintoourvillagewasflooded.Ourhousehadneverbeenflooded

but,asIopenedthefrontdoor,awaveofwatersgreetedme.ThankGodthekidsweren'twish

me,becausethehousewas5feetdeepinwater.Welosteverythingdownstairs.Andtheplaster

hadtobetornoffthewall'sceilingspulleddown.

Atfirstwetriedtopushonthrough.Wedidn'twanttomovethechildrenoutofhome,so

wecampedupstairs.Weputasheetofplasticacrossthefloortoprotectusfromthedamp.But

afterthreemonths,wefeltverysick,sowemovetoawoodenhouseinapark.Thehousewas

small,butatfirstwewerealljustdelightedtobeinanewplace.Unfortunately,thingstook

longerthanexpectedandweweretherefor10months.Thelifetherewasinconvenient.What

surprisedmemostwashowmuchImissedbeingpartofacommunity（社區(qū)）.Wehadlivedina

friendlyvillagewithgoodneighbors,andFdneverthoughthowmuchI,I'dmissthat.

Althoughoursituationwasverybad,it'sdifficulttofeeltoosorryforyourselfwhenyou

lookatwhat'shappeningelsewhere.IwatchedanewsreportaboutfloodsinNorthernIndiaand

thought."Wedidn'thaveastrawhut（茅草房）thatwasforChristmas.ButIcan'twait—I'm

goingtothrowapartyforourfriendsinthevillagetosaythanksfortheirsupport.Thisyear,I

won'tneedanygifts—livingawayfromhomeformonthshasmademerealizehowlittlewe

actuallyneedormissallourpossessions.Althoughwearereplacingthings,there'sreallynorush

一wehaveourhomeback,andthat'sthemainthing.

45.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“amiss“inthefirstparagraphmean?

A.Wrong.B.Missing.C.Right.D.Found

46.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthattheauthor.

A.wassickofstayingupstairs

B.caredmuchaboutherchildren

C.couldnotstandlivinginawoodenhouse

D.didnotdealwellwithherfamilyaffairsduringtheflood

47.Whydoestheauthorsaythattheywereluckyinthethirdparagraph?

A.Becausehersituationwasnotserious.

B.Becausemanyotherpaceswereflooded.

C.BecauseshehadbeentoNorthernIndia.

D.Becausesomeotherssufferedevenmore.

48.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttoexpressbytellingherstory?

A.Shevaluedhumanfeelingsmorethanbefore.

B.Sherealizedshealmostdidn'tneedpossession.

C.ShefoundChristmasgiftsnolongerbadlyneeded.

D.Shethoughtherownhomewasthemostimportant.

C

Honestycomesinmanyforms.Firstthere'sself-honesty.Iswhatpeopleseetherealarticleor

doyouappearthroughsmokeandmirrors?IfindthatifItrytobesomethingI'mnot.Ifeel

unsureofmyselfandtakeoutapartfrommyPBA(personalbankaccount).Ilovehowsinger

JudyGarlandputit."Alwaysbeafirst-classversion(版本)ofyourself,insteadofasecond-class

versionofsomebodyelse.”

Thenthere'shonestyinouractions.Areyouhonestatschool,withyourparents,andwith

yourboss?Ifyou'veeverbeendishonest,Ithinkweallhave,trybeinghonest,andnoticehow

wholeitmakesyoufeel.Remember,youcan'tdowrongandfeelright.ThisstorybyJeffisa

goodexampleofthat:

Inmysecondyearofstudy,therewerethreekidsinmymathclasswhodidn'tdowell.I

wasreallygoodatit.IwouldchargethemthreedollarsforeachtestthatIhelpedthempass.Td

writeonalittlepieceofpaperalltherightanswers,andhandthemoff.

AtfirstIfeltlikeIwasmakingmoney,kindofanicejob.Iwasn'tthinkingabouthowit

couldhurtallofus.AfterawhileIrealizedIshouldn'tdothatanymore,becauseIwasn'treally

helpingthem.Theyweren'tlearninganything,anditwouldonlygetharderdowntheroad.

Cheatingcertainlywasn'thelpingme.

Ittakescouragetobehonestwhenpeopleallaroundyouaregettingawaywithcheatingon

tests,lyingtotheirparents,andstealingatwork.But,remember,everyactofhonestyisa

deposit(儲蓄)intoyourPBAandwillbuildstrength.

49.Theunderlinedpart“appearthroughsmokeandmirrors^^inthefirstparagraphmeans

A.tobehonest

B.tobeunreal

C.tobecomeclear

D.tocomefromanimaginedworld

50.WhichofthefollowingcanbestexplainJudyGarland'swords?

A.Beyourtrueselfratherthanfollowothers.

B.Don'tcopyothersoryoucan'tbethefirstclass.

C.Makeeffortstobethefirstinsteadofthesecond.

D.Don'tlearnfromothersunlessthey'reexcellent.

51.WhatdoestheauthorexpecttoshowbyJeff'sstory?

A.HonestytheauthorexpecttoshowbyJeff'sstory?

B.Abadthingcanbeturnedintoagoodone.

C.Helpingotherscheatcandogoodtonobody.

D.Oneshouldrealizethewronginhisbaddeeds.

52.Inthelastparagraphtheauthormainlywantstoexpress.

A.onemustbebravetobehonest

B.it'sdifficulttobehonestwhenothersarenot

C.oneshouldbehonestwhenmakingadeposit

D.honestyinone'sactionscanhelphiminthefuture

D

Citiesalarmedbydeathsandinjuriesofpedestriansaretakingeffortstomakecrosswalkssafer

forpeopleonfoot,especiallyseniorsandchildrenwhoneedmoretimetocrossstreets.

ApedestrianiskilledinatrafficaccidentintheUSAevery110minutes;oneisinjuredevery

nineminutes,accordingtoofficialdata.Crosswalkscanbeespeciallydangerousfortheelderly.

Amongpeople70andolder,36%ofpedestriandeathsin2006occurredincrosswalks,compared

with21%ofthoseyoungerthan70,accordingtotheInsuranceInstituteforHighwaySafety.

TheFederalHighwayAdministration(FHWA)advisethatnextyearstatesincreasebynearly

15%theamountoftimetrafficlightsprovideforpedestrianstocrossthestreetaftertheflashing

orangehandappears.

FHWAspokesmanDougHecoxsaysreasonsforthechangeincludeanagingpopulationthat

needsmoretimetocross,health-consciousAmericanswalkingmore,childrenencouragedtowalk

topreventgettingoverweightandhighgaspricespushingpeopletowalkinsteadofdrive.

Pedestriandeathswentdownby12%from5,449in1996to4,784in2006,Buramongthose

in2006,471werekilledincrosswalks,downslightlyfrom488tenyearsearlier,theNational

HighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration（NHTSA）says.

53.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?

A.Among100pedestriandeathstherewere21peopleyoungerthan70

B.Oldpeoplearemorelikelytomeetwithaccidentshappenedperhour.

C.Trafficaccidentskilledmoreoldpeoplethanyoungpeople

D.Aboutseventrafficaccidentshappenedperhour.

54.WhatisFHWA'ssuggestiontostates?

A.Fixingmoretrafficlights

B.Providingmorecrosswalks

C.Givingpedestriansmoretimetocrossstreets.

D.Driversdon'tgiveway

56.ThereportfromNHTSAsuggeststhat

A.fewerpeoplewereinjuredincrosswalks

B.crosswalksafetyhasbeengreatlyimproved

C.muchhasbeendonetoreducetrafficaccidents

D.pedestriandeathsincrosswalksremainaseriousproblem

E

Alltoooften,achoicethatseemssustainable（可持續(xù)的）turnsoutoncloserexaminationtobe

problematic.Probablythebestexampleistherushtoproduceethanol（乙醉）forfuelfromcorn.

Cornisarenewableresource—youcanharvestitandgrowmore,almostlimitlessly.Soreplacing

gaswithcornethanolseemslikeagreatidea.

Onemightgetabitmoreenergyoutoftheethanolthanthatusedtomakeit,whichcouldstill

makeethanolmoresustainablethangasgenerally,butthat'snottheendoftheproblem.Using

corntomakeethanolmeanslesscornislefttofeedanimalsandpeople,whichdrivesupthecost

offood.Thatresultleadstoturningthefallowland-including,insomecases,rainforestinplaces

suchasBrazil-intofarmland,whichinturngivesofflotsofcarbondioxide(CO2)intotheair.

Finally,overmanyyears,theenergybenefitfromburningethanolwouldmakeupfbrtheforest

loss.Butbythen,climatechangewouldhaveprogressedsofarthatitmightnothelp.

Ybucannotreallydeclareanypractice“sustainable"untilyouhavedoneacompletelife-cycle

analysisofitsenvironmental(環(huán)境的)costs.Eventhen,technologyandpublickeepdeveloping,

andthatdevelopmentcanleadtounforeseenandundesiredresults.Theadmirablegoalofliving

sustainablyrequiresplentyofthoughtonanongoingbasis.

57.Whatmightdirectlycausethelossoftheforestaccordingtothetext?

A.Thegrowingdemandforenergytomakeethanol

B.Theincreasingcarbondioxideintheair

C.Thegreaterneedforfarmland

D.Thebigchangeinweather.

58.Theunderlinedword"it"inthesecondparagraphrefersto""

A.theenergybenefitB.theforestloss

C.climatechangeD.burningethanol

59.Theauthorthinksthatreplacinggaswithcornethanolis.

A.impracticalB.acceptableC.admirableD.useless

60.Whatdoestheauthormainlydiscussinthetext?

A.TechnologyB.SustainabilityC.EthanolenergyD.Environmentalprotection

英語參考答案

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1.C2.A3.B4.A5.D6.B7,C

8.H9.C10.D11.A12.C13.C14.B

15.C16.II17.DIR.A19.A20.D

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21.B22.D23.R24.C25.A26.A27.r）

28.A29.C30.B31.1）32.A33.B34.B

35.A36.C37.D38.C39,D40.A

評分意見：2l-40小題,每小題1.5分，

41.B42.C43.D44.C45.A46.B47.D

48.A49.B50.A51.D52.D53.B54.C

55.C56.1)57.C58.A59.A60.B

評分意見：41-60小題，得小題2分.

61.K62.D63.F64.G65.E

評分意見-65小題，每小題2分，

第二節(jié)，完形填空(共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分)

閱讀下面的短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項中（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白

處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上.將該選項涂黑。

Itrulyfeelthatmymotherledmehere,toMorzaine,andtomyfutureashappy

wifeandbussinesswoman.WhenMum21inOctober2007,Iwascook..InDecemberthat

year,whileIwasworkingforawedding,apearlneeklaceMumhadleftme

22.Iwasdistraught（憂心如焚的）.Somedayslater,Iwas23thata

u

guywhowasworkingwithusthatdayocouldprnhablyhavemadeafortune24

theneeklacehefound."25.hereturndeit.HearingheI'd26Mumfor

sixmonthsbeforeherdeath,hesaid,“Christmasisgoingtobe27-whynotgo

outtotheAlpsforacoupleof

IcometoM?,asmall,friendlyvillageintheAlpsand28fellinlovewith

it.Whatwas_29—tobeastopgap（權(quán)宜之計）tripturnedintoanewlife.Ikept

travellingbetweenLondonandhereandfelt_30_than1hadinmonths.InDecember

2008,Iwas_31_asahotelmanagerandmovedherefulltime.

Amonthlater,ImetPaul,whowastravelinghere.Wefellinlove.Inthe

beginning,Ididn'twanttodiscuss___32—,becausethesadnessoflosing

Mum33feltgreat.Paulunderstoodthatandsever34_me.But,bysummer,we

gotmarried.Ayearlater,weusedhissaving,andthemoneyfromthesaleofMom's

house,tobuildourown___35_.

Wewanttogiveourguestsa36_feel,soeachroomisthemed(以..為題)

aroundmemoriesfromourlives.TherearealsostyletoremindmeofMom----atiny

chairwhich___37_beinherbedroomissetinoneroom.

WearehavingawonderfullifeMum___38naturallypartofit,39___theres

nowaywewouldbehere.Ifitwasn,tforthe_40—shegaveme.Iknowshe's

hereinspirit,keepinganeyeonus.

21.A.diedB.cameC.returnedD.visited

22.A.burnedB.disappearedC.brokeD.dropped

23.A.shownB.comfortedC.persuadedD.told

24.A.B.stealingC.sellingI),wearing

25.A.LucklyB.NaturallyC.SurelyD.Hopefully

26.A.nursedB.curedC.missedD.guarded

27.A.longB.hardC.merryD.free

28.A.suddenlyB.finallyC.nearlyD.immediately

29.A.saidB.provedC.supposedD.judged

30.A.smarterB.higherC.firuerD.lighter

31.A.phonnuredB.hiredC.regardedD.trained

32.A.travelB.businessC.childrenD.marriner

33.A.recentlyB.onceC.stillD.first

34.A.leftB.pushedC.surprisedD.interrupted

35.A.hotelB.restaurantC.homeI),shop

36.A.homelyB.livelyC.motherlyD.friendly

37.A.oughttoB.usedtoC.mightD.could

38.A.takesB.keepsC.looksD.feels

39.A.unlessB.whileC.becauseD.though

40.A.B.chairC.houseD.neeklace

第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并

在答題卡.上將該項涂黑。（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）

A

It's5:00inthemorningwhenthealarm（鬧鐘）ringsinmyears.Irollout

ofbedandwalkblindlythroughthedarkintothebathroom.Iturnonthelightand

putonmyglasses.ThehouseisstillasIwalkdownstairswhilemyhusbandandthree

kidssleeppeacefully.UsuallyIgoforalongrun,buttodayIchoosemyfavorite

exerciseDVDinsanity.Sweatpoursdownmyfaceandintomyeyes.Myheartraces

asIfacemybodytofinisheachmovement.AsIneartheendoftheexercise,Ifeel

extremelytired,butasmileisofmyface.It,sasmilebecausetheDVDisover,

butasmileofsuccessfrompushingmybodytoitsextremelimit.

Somepeopleenjoyshopping,smoking,food,work,orevenchocolate.ButI

needexercisetogetthrougheachday.Someshakeheadswhentheyseemerunthrough

thetown.OthersgethurtwhenIrefusetotryjustonebiteoftheirgrandmother?s

chocolatecake.Theyraisetheireyebrows,surprisedbymy“nothankyou,“orby

mychoicetohaveasalad.Overtheyears,Ihavelearnedit'sokaytojustsay

“no."Ishouldn,tfeelsorryforrefusingfoodthatIdon'twanttoeat.

Sowhatdrivesmetorolloutofbedat5:00a.m.?Whatgivesmethereasonto

justsaytoicecream?Commtment.Acommitmenttochangemylifewithawaythat

reducesdaliyanxiety,increasesself-contidenceandenergy,extendslifeandand

aboveallimprocemybodyshape.Thisisthepointwhereasmileappearsonmyface

asIlookatmyselfinthemirrorortryonmyfavoritepairofjeansthatnowfit

justright.It'sthroughcommitmengandswentthatIcanmakeadifferencewithin

myselfinsideandout.

41.Whyisthereasmileontheauthor'sfaceinthemorning?

A.Becausesheseesherfamilysleepingpeacefully.

B.Becauseshefinishesherfavoriteexercise

C.BecausesheenjoystheinterestingDVD

D.Becauseshefeelsasenseofachievement

42.WhichofthefoilingistrueaccrdingtoParagraph?

A.Shedoesn'tlikeothersrpolitely

B.Shelikestomakeotherssurprised

C.Othersdon,tunderstandwhatshedose

D.Otherstrytohelpherbyofferingherfood

43.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“commitmeng“inthelastparagraphmean?

A.Goodhealth

B.Firmbelief

C.Astrongpower

D.Aregularhalf

44.Wtatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromthetext?

A.Sheactsinastrangeway

B.Shewantstolookdifferentfromothers

C.Sheaimstodevelopagoogbodyshape

D.Shehasdifficultgettingalongwithothers

B

Exploityourparkingspace

Anunusedparkingspaceorgaragecanmakemoney.Ifyoulivenearacitycenter

oranairport,youcouldmakeanythingupto￡200or￡300aweek.Putanadvertisement

（廣告）forfreeonLetparkorAtmyhousepark.

Rent（出租）aroom

Spareroom?Notonlywillalodger（房客）earnyouanincome,butalso,thanks

tothegovernment-backed“rentaroom“program,youwon'thavetopayanytax

onthefirst￡4500youmakeperyear.TryadvertisingyourroomonRoomspareor

Roommateeasy.

Makemoneyduringspecialevents

Won'twantafull-timelodger?Thenrentonashort-termbasis.Ifyoulive

inthecapital,rentingaroomoutduringtheOlympicsorotherbigeventscould

bringinmoney,Grashpaddercanadvertiseyourspace.

Liveonset

Rentingyourhomeoutasa“filmset”couldearnyouhundredsofpoundsaday,

dependingonthefilmproductioncompanyandhowlongyourhomeisneeded.Aquick

searchontheInternetwillbringupdozensofonlinecompaniesthatallowyouto

registeryourhomeforfree—butyouwillbechargedifyourhomegetspicked.

Useyourroof

Youneedtherightkindofroof,butsomeenergycompaniespaythecostoffixing

solarequipment(around￡14,000),andletyouusetheenergyproducedfornothing.

Inreturn,theygetpaidforunusedenergyfedbackintotheNationalGrid.However,

youhavetosigna25-yearagreementwiththesupplier,whichcouldpreventyoufrom

changingtheroof.

45.Ifyouearn￡5000fromrentingaroominoneyear,thetaxyouneedtopaywill

bebasedon.

A.￡800B.￡500C.￡4500D.5000

46.Wherecanyouputanadvertisementtorentoutaroomduringabigevent?

A.OnLetpark.B.OnRoomspare.

C.OnGrashpadder.D.OnRoommateeasy.

47.Ifyouwanttouseenergyfree,youhaveto.

A.signanagreementwiththegovernment

B.payaround￡14,000fortheequipment

C.selltherooftosomeenergycompanies

D.keeptheroofunchangedforwithin25years

48.Forwhomthetextmostprobablywritten?

A.Lodgers.B.Advertisers.

C.Houseowners.D.Onlinecompanies

C

ThepoundnewLibraryofBirmingham(LoB)willbethemostvisiblesignofthe

waythecityisacceptingthedigitalization(數(shù)字化)ofeverydaylife.

Settoopenin2013,the￡188mLoBisalreadybeginningtotaleshapenextto

theBirminghamRepertoryTheatre,withwhichitwillsharesomeequipment.

Asdigitalmedia(媒介)isimportanttoitsidea,theprojectisalreadyproviding

chancesforsomeofthemanysmallnewlocalcompaniesworkingatthenew

technologies.

BrianGambles,theLoBprojectdirector,anysitisaboutgieingpeopletheringht

toolsforlearning,“Theairnistoaixthephysicalwiththedigital.Providing

24-hourserviceswhichcanbeusedthrousl,nianyJilleren,ways.Itisimportant

toenableustoreachmorepeople,moreeffectively.

Thedigitallibrarywill,hesays,beasimportantasthephysicalone,allowing

thedistantuseoftheservices,makingsurethatitisneverclosedtothepublic.

EvenbeforetheLoBiscomplete,thepublichasbeenabletogoonlinetovisit

theVirtual（虛擬的）LoB,designedbyBaden,thebirminghamvirtualworlds

specialists.Notonlyhavethepublicbeen