第二节词语填空 通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。（共10小题，计10分）

No one hates housework more than I do. I always try not to do housework, but sometimes I have to. It is really something that I 31 . But now I find a few ways of making it 32 . Maybe some of these 33 can also help you enjoy your housework. Invite friends over for dinner: this is my favorite way. Everyone likes to go to a 34 house. By inviting friends to your home, you’d like to do the 35 . We all know that a clean house can make people 36 . A clean house is part of a successful 37 . Music and singing: it sometimes seems (好像) that I never have time to 38 my favorite music. So sometimes I 39 my CD player and listen to music when working. If you like singing, do it. You are going to find your work is finished before you know it. Give yourself a gift: tell yourself you are going to see a movie 40 you finish your housework. Plan to do something that makes you feel good.

(  )31. A. like                         B. aGREe             C. dislike

(  )32. A. interesting            B. difficult            C. successful

(  )33. A. songs                   B. ideas             C. gifts

(  )34. A. new                    B. clean              C. big

(  )35. A. chores              B. homework         C. sports

(  )36. A. wiser                   B. happier             C. healthier

(  )37. A. job                         B. survey              C. party

(  )38. A. enjoy               B. buy                   C. play

(  )39. A. turn on             B. turn off             C. turn down

(  )40. A. before              B. and                   C. after

III. 阅读技能（三部分，共25小题，计50分）

第一节 图标理解 阅读下列图表，从每题所给的A、B、C、三个选项中，选出最佳选项回答问题或完成句子。（共5小题，计10分）

Now more and more Chinese students went to New York to study. It is a modern and GREat city. But if you go to study and live in New York, you may meet emergency in your neighborhood or around the city. How do you do with it? Here you should read “Let’s Get Ready, New York!” But first of all, you should remember two phone numbers. It ‘s very important for you when you are in need.

（）41. You should call ___ if you get hurt seriously in New York.

A. 120  B. 311  C. 911

（）42. The underlined world “emergency” means ____.

A. 紧急求助  B. 不法分子  C. 突发事件

（）43. You should call 311 in New York when ___.

A. you need some health services for family members

B. you have a serious problem

C. you are in danger

（）44. The article is about ___ in New York.

A. which numbers to call in an emergency

B. how to keep away from an emergency

C. how to protect pets in an emergency

（）45. ”Let’s Get Ready, New York!” is a ___

A. picture  B. song  C. handbook