C．by the way D．in a way

答案　A　[考查介词短语。句意：看，乌云在聚集。一场可怕的暴风雨就要来了。under way正在进行，展开；in the way挡路；by the way顺便说一声；in a way在某种程度上。故选A。]

14．I'd appreciate________if you would turn out the lights.I'm sleepy.

　　A．one B．that

　　C．this D．it

答案　D　[考查appreciate的用法。句意：如果你能把灯关上我将不胜感激。我困了。appreciate/like/hate/need等＋ it＋从句，该句型中只有it才可以作形式宾语。其中的从句为真正的宾语。故选D。]

15．At minus 130°C，a living cell can be ________for a thousand years.

A．spared B．protected C．preserved D．developed

答案　C　[preserve意为"保存，贮存"。句意：在零下一百三十摄氏度下，一个活细胞可以保存一千年。]

Ⅱ.阅读理解

Looking at China's history over the past 60 years，it is apparent that，despite much suffering，the country has achieved huge political，economic and social success，especially during the past three decades.

The press center for the celebration of the 60th founding anniversary of new China was officially opened on the morning of September 22. Zha Shouchen，deputy director of the press center introduced that，during the National Day，there would be 3,200 domestic reporters，and more than 1,300 foreign journalists to come to Beijing to make the covering work.

The press center provided many services for domestic and foreign reporters，such as issuing the press cards to reporters，accepting the interview application，organizing press conferences and activities of group interviews，providing the means of communication and information services for reporters.And the following was the scene.

A grand parade in Beijing on Oct.1，led by the People's Liberation Army and the People's Armed Police Force，showed some of China's latest achievements in defense modernization.About 8,000 military officers，along with tanks and other vehicles，formed a straight line stretching 3 kms.

The military parade was followed by a civilian parade featuring six massive performing groups and 36 formations of about 100,000 people.In addition,60 floats(彩车)represented everything from the country's geographic areas to the previous year's Beijing Olympics.

Everyday life in China is a parade on a grand scale，with citizens now being able to enjoy things their ancestors did not dare to contemplate 100 years ago，things their grandparents took for