D

Traffic problems are an everyday concern in many cities，including Washington，DC．A growing number of Washingtonians are turning to bicycles to get to and from work．In fact，the number of commuters who use bicycles has doubled in the city since 2007．

Ralph Buehler teaches urban planning at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University，popularly known as Virginia Tech．He has written a book about urban biking，called City Cycling．He says there is a reason why urban bike tiding is now becoming more popular．

“Over the last 60 to 70 years，cities in America have adapted to the automobile．”

“Most cities took advantage of the money coming for the interstate highway system，from the federal government，starting in 1956．There was a 90 percent federal match(补贴)so the cities only had to put up 10％．It was very tempting．”

In the years after World War Two，many Americans moved to suburban communities，just outside major cities．They decided to travel great distances to and from work in exchange for a home in the suburbs．Their cars became a symbol of freedom．

But today，many people believe they can save money by living in the city．

Greg Billing is with the Washington Area Bicyclist Association．“When a person makes a change from using a car to using a bike，he／she is saving anywhere between 8 or $$9，000 a year．”

Ralph Buehler says governments save money when people use bicycles．“Building bicycling facilities is much cheaper than building and maintaining road facilities or public transport．”

Washington，DC has also taken steps to protect bike riders．It approved a safe passing law and created areas on the road between cars and bikes．

The United States Census Bureau says 4％of the city’s workers ride to work by bike．The only city on the East Coast with more bike commuters is New York．

32．What does the writer mainly talk about in this passage?

A．More people in Washington，DC go to work by bike

B．Bikes lead to new problems in Washington，DC

C．Washington，DC has taken steps to protect bike riders

D．People in Washington，DC prefers cars to bicycles

33．What can we know from Ralph Buehler’s statement?

A．A lot has been invested to build bicycling facilities in cities．

B．The federal government supported building public transport．

C．Cities didn’t use the money from the government wisely．

D．Urban biking has been popular in the last 60 to 70 years．

34．In the years after World War Two，many Americans prefer to____．

A．go to and from work by bike B．1ive out of the major cities

C．travel long distances a lot D．rent houses rather than buy ones

35．What do Ralph Buehler and Greg Billing agree with?

A．Public transport develop too rapidly recent years．

B．Government should build more bicycle facilities．

C．The cost of living in cities is lower than in the country．

D．More people using bicycles can save money．

第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

A garden that’s just right for you

Have you ever visited a garden that seemed just right for you，where the atmosphere of the garden appeared to total more than the sum(总和)of its parts? 36 ．But it doesn’t happen by accident．It starts with looking inside yourself and understanding who you are with respect to the natural world and how you approach the gardening process．

● 37

Some people may think that a garden is no more than plants，flowers，patterns and masses of color．Others are concerned about using gardening methods that require less water and fewer fertilizers(肥料)． 38 ．However，there are a number of other reasons that might explain why you want to garden．One of them comes from our earliest years．

● Recall(回忆)your childhood memories

Our model of what a garden should be often goes back to childhood．Grandma’s rose garden and Dad’s vegetable garden might be good or bad，but that’s not what’s important． 39 —how being in those gardens made us feel．If you’d like to build a powerful bond with your garden，start by taking some time to recall the gardens of your youth． 40 ，then go outside and work out a plan to translate your childhood memories into your grown-up garden．Have fun．

A．Know why you garden

B．Find a good place for your own garden

C．It’s our experience of the garden that matters

D．It’s delightful to see so many beautiful flowers

E．Still others may simply enjoy being outdoors and close to plants

F．You can produce that kind of magical quality in your own garden，too

G．For each of those gardens，write down the strongest memory you have

第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节，每小题1.5分，满分45分)

第一节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

What do Chinese college graduates have in common with ants? The recent 41 Ant Tribes about the life of some young people 42 flock(群集)to Beijing after 43 university，describes the graduates，like ants，as smart but 44 as individuals，drawing strength from living together in communities．

The book，which is based 45 two years of interviews with about 600 low-income college graduates in Beijing，46 in mid-September，about a month ahead of an announcement by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security that 74％of the 6.11 million new graduates from universities and colleges had been 47 by Sept．1．

The book’s chief editor，Lian Sir，tells that piece of statistic says 48 about the real situation for many of these graduates．“I am always 49 how many of these employed college graduates are leading a happy life，”Lian said．“I hope this book could offer a window on these graduates，whose stories are 50 known．’’

The setting of the book is several so-called“settlement villages for college students”in the outskirts(市郊)of Beijing，where a large 51 of college graduates 52 ．Most of these graduates work for 53 or medium-sized businesses， 54 less than 2,000 Yuan a month．They live together because it’s 55 ．The rent in these communities is only around 350 Yuan a month．Many of them travel several hours a day for short-term jobs or job interviews．

Tangjialing，a small 56 20 kilometers from Tian’anmen Square，has around 3,000 57 villagers，but has become a 58 for more than 50，000 migrants(移民)，most of whom 59 from universities or colleges all over the country．Lian describes the students’ 60 as five or six-storey buildings built by local farmers with 12 rooms on each floor and two or three people crammed(挤)together in each room of about 10 square meters．Up to 70 or 80 people share the same toilet and kitchen．

41．A．film B．story C．book D．magazine

42．A．who B．what C．which D．whose

43．A．1eaving B．entering C．visiting D．enjoying

44．A．necessary B．meaningless C．important D．strong

45．A．in B．on C．at D．for

46．A．came up B．came on C．came along D．came out

47．A．fired B．interviewed C．employed D．trained

48．A．much B．1ittle C．some D．more

49．A．wondering B．researching C．studying D．telling

50．A．seldom B．well C．always D．often

51．A．deal B．plenty C．amount D．number

52．A．work B．go C．relax D．1ive

53．A．small B．big C．famous D．unknown

54．A．earning B．thinking C．shopping D．paying

55．A．expensive B．comfortable C．cheap D．convenient

56．A．city B．town C．community D．village

57．A．original B．young C．rich D．poor

58．A．school B．hotel C．home D．company

59．A．come B．differ C．graduate D．suffer

60．A．1ives B．dormitories C．buildings D．restaurants
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