__14__.When he began practicing，he took it very __15__.But he quickly found that he loved playing this instrument, and was __16__ to practicing it so that within a couple of months he was playing reasonably well.

　　This __17__， of course, that he arrived at school early in the morning，__18__ his heavy instrument case across the campus to the __19__ looks of the non ­ musicians he had left __20__.

　　1. A. travelling B. marching C. pacing D. struggling

　　2. A. rising up B. coming up C. driving up D. turning up

　　3. A. before B. after C. until D. since

　　4. A. betray B. accept C. avoid D. appreciate

　　5. A. Therefore B. However C. Thus D. Moreover

　　6. A. part B. nature C. basis D. spirit

　　7. A. complicated B. safe C. confusing D. easy

　　8. A. missed B. disliked C. enjoyed D. denied

　　9. A. transparent B. obvious C. false D. similar

　　10. A. run B. jogged C. jumped D. wandered

　　11. A. because B. but C. though D. so

　　12. A. ear B. taste C. heart D. voice

　　13. A. occurred to B. took to C. appealed to D. held to

　　14. A. change B. chance C. mission D. function

　　15. A. seriously B. proudly C. casually D. naturally

　　16. A. committed B. used C. limited D. admitted

　　17. A. proved B. showed C. stressed D. meant

　　18. A. pushing B. dragging C. lifting D. rushing

　　19. A. admiring B. pitying C. annoying D. teasing

　　20. A. over B. aside C. behind D. out

四、语法填空

　　Chengdu has dozens of new millionaires, Asia's biggest building, and new fancy hotels. But for tourists like me, pandas are its top 1.________ (attract)．

　　So it was a great honor to be invited backstage at the not for profit Panda Base, where ticket money helps pay for research. I 2.________ (allow) to get close to these cute animals at the 600­acre center. From tomorrow, I will be their UK ambassador. The title will be 3.________ (official) given to me at a ceremony in London. But my connection with pandas goes back 4.________ my days on a TV show in the mid­1980s, 5.________ I was the first Western TV reporter 6.________ (permit) to film a special unit caring for pandas rescued from starvation in the wild. My ambassadorial duties will include 7.________ (introduce) British visitors to the 120­plus pandas at Chengdu and others at a research in the misty mountains of Bifengxia.

　　On my recent visit, I held a lively three­month­old twin that had been rejected by 8.________ (it) mother. The nursery team switches him every few9.________ (day) with his sister so that while one is being bottle ­ fed, 10.________ other is with mom-she never suspects.

五、阅读理解

　　You probably know who Marie Curie was, but you may not have heard of Rachel Carson. Of the outstanding ladies listed below，who do you think was the most important woman of the past 100 years?

　　Jane Addams (1860－1935)

　　Anyone who has ever been helped by a social worker has Jane Addams to thank. Addams helped the poor and worked for peace. She encouraged a sense of community (社区) by creating shelters and promoting education and services for people in need. In 1931，Addams became the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

　　Rachel Carson (1907－1964)

　　If it weren't for Rachel Carson, the environmental movement might not exist today. Her popular 1962 book Silent Spring raised awareness of the danger of pollution and the harmful effects of chemicals on humans and on the world's lakes and oceans.

　　Sandra Day O'Connor (1930－present)

　　When Sandra Day O'Connor finished third in her class at Stanford Law School, in 1952, she could not find work at a law firm because she was a woman. She became an Arizona state senator (参议员) and，in 1981, the first woman to join the U．S. Supreme Court. O'Connor gave the deciding vote in many important cases during her 24 years on the top court.

　　Rosa Parks (1913－2005)

On December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks would not give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger. Her simple act landed Parks in prison. But it also set off the Montgomery bus boycott. It lasted for more than a year, and kicked off the civil ­