三、完形填空（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）

　　阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

　　According to Chinese ideas, it was Pan Gu 46 made the world. He 47 a few simple tools to create the world. It took him 18,000 years to 48 this great task. 49 this period, he 50 the sun, the moon, the stars, the heaven and the earth. And Pan Gu himself

　　51 larger day by day. Every day, he became six feet taller than the day 52.53 his task ended, Pan Gu 54. His head became the mountains, his breath became the wind and clouds, his voice became the thunder (雷), his blood became the rivers, his flesh (肉) became the soil, his skin and hair became the grass and trees. His teeth and bones became the rocks, his sweat became the55. And the insects on his body became human beings (人).

　　46. A. what  B. whose C. whoD. which

　　47. A. made  B. used C. tookD. carried

　　48. A. begin  B. finish C. getD. refuse

　　49. A. At  B. For C. OnD. During

　　50. A. found  B. formed C. broughtD. learned

　　51. A. changed  B. became C. grewD. turned

　　52. A. after  B. later C. beforeD. ago

　　53. A. If  B. When C. BeforeD. Later

　　54. A. ran  B. moved C. lostD. died

　　55. A. rain  B. blood C. windD. cloud

　　四、阅读理解（本大题共10小题，每小题2分，共20分）

　　阅读下面的材料，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

　　A

　　Do you know the biggest tree in the world? Its name is General Sherman. General Sherman is growing on the slope（斜坡）of the Rocky Mountains in the United States. General Sherman is about 11 metres across and about 35 metres round, and this will give you an idea of General Sherman’s size. General Sherman is also very tall. It is over 80 metres high. It began as a tiny seed（小种子）many years ago. Imagine! It has been growing since about 2000 BC. It has been growing for over 4,000 years and it is still growing! General Sherman is as old as the Pyramids (金字塔). It may live for another 2,000 years. What will the world be like in 4000 AD?

　　56. The name of the biggest tree in the world is______.

　　A. the Great Wall   B. General Sherman

　　C. the Great Pyramid   D. an orange tree

　　57. It's over______metres high.

　　A.11    B.35   C.80D.25

　　58. It has been growing for over ______ years.

　　A.400   B.4,000C.40,000D.2,000

　　B

　　A famous teacher was speaking to the students at our school.He began his lesson by holding up a￥100 bill.Then he said to the three hundred students,“Who would like this ￥100 bill？”The students began to put up their hands at once.

　　Then he said,“I’m going to give this ￥100 to one of you,but first，let me do this.”He then made the bill into a ball.Then he said,“Who wants it now？”The hands went back into the air.

　　“Well,”he said,“what if I do this？” And he dropped it on the floor and stepped on it.He picked up the dirty,crumpled bill and said,“Who still wants it？”Hands went back into the air.

　　“My friends,”he said,“you have learned a valuable lesson today.No matter what I did to the money,you still wanted it because it did not go down in value.It was still worth ￥100！”

　　Many times in our lives,we are dropped，crumpled，and stepped on by the chance we take and the things that happen to us.We feel as if we are worth nothing.But remember,no matter what has happened to you,you will never lose your value:you are always valuable to choose people who love you.Your value doesn’t come from what you do or whom you know,but WHO YOU ARE.

　　You are special and valuable.Don't forget it.

　　59.Even though it was dirty,the money______ .

　　A.still went up in value      

　　B.was worth nothing

　　C.didn't go down in value      

　　D.was still ours

　　60.We are always valuable to the people ______.

　　A.who pay us   B.who call us

　　C.who hate us  D.who love us

　　61.Your value doesn't come from what you do but ______.

　　A.who you know    

　　B.who made you

　　C.who you remember      

　　D.who you are

　　62.The sentence“Hands went back into the air.”means ______.

　　A.the students put up their hands again

　　B.the students put down their hands

　　C.the students put their hands behind their backs again

　　D.the students put their hands in front of them