Jack always sleeps late on Sundays. I am sure he _______ when we get home.

   A. is still sleeping                 B. is to be sleeping 

   C. will still be sleeping             D. will have been sleeping

第三部分 閱讀理解（共20小題，每小題2分，滿分40分）

Welcome to the National Maritime Museum！

    The National Maritime Museum is the largest of its kind in the world, with over two million items in its collections. Twenty galleries display some of the finest sea affairs in historic buildings, which were formerly a school for the sons of seamen.

    Opening times

10:00 – 17:00 Winter hours 

10:00 – 18:00 Summer hours

    Last admission is thirty minutes before closing. Smoking is not allowed in the museum. Eating and drinking are only allowed in the designated areas. Photography and video are not permitted inside the building.

    Bookings

    Our Central Booking Group handles all group visit enquiries, from schools, group organizers and tour operators.

    Education and Interpretation（解說）

    Schools’ programs operate in term-time. Programs of talks, tours, work-shops, storytelling, living history and interpretation are run throughout the year, especially at weekends and during school holidays.

E-library

Facilities are provided for electronic access to the Museum’s collections. Please ask a member of staff for directions to the nearest terminals (終端). These facilities are also available from the comfort of your own home.

56. This passage mainly tells us _______ the museum.

      A. the way to get to              B. the purpose to build

      C. a brief introduction to          D. a detailed description of

57. Which of the following is certainly forbidden according to the passage？

      A. Trying to enter the museum after 5：00 p.m.

      B. Taking pictures in front of the museum.

      C. Talking loudly when you enjoy the collections.

      D. Eating and drinking wherever you are.

58. From the passage we can learn that _______ .

      A. the museum runs a school and has students of its own

      B. students can receive different kinds of education here

      C. part of school education has to be done in the museum

      D. school programs are only run at weekends and on holidays

59. It can be inferred from the passage that _______ .

      A. the museum is very popular among visitors

      B. things from ancient times are more attractive

      C. the most valuable things are displayed in the museum

      D. the museum is anxious to make more money

The United States has about 475,000 school buses -- all painted yellow. Each day they carry more than 25,000,000 children, half of all schoolchildren in the country. But these buses, on average, use four liters of diesel (柴油) fuel to travel less than sixteen kilometers. When the school year began last fall, diesel averaged 55 cents a liter nationally. The price nearly doubled, to a dollar and 8 cents, by the end of school in June.

Bob Riley speaks for the American School Bus Council. He says fuel prices for schools arc not much lower than others have to pay. As a result, schools are looking for ways to reduce transportation costs. Bus routes are being redrawn or, in some cases, canceled. Some areas are buying buses that use natural gas or other alternative fuels. Other steps include fewer field trips and less travel by sports teams. And some school districts may end any bus service not required by law.

Studies show that school buses are the safest form of transportation to and from school. The American School Bus Council says cuts in bus service are bad for children and possibly the environment. It says removing buses from the road will mean an increase in other vehicles transporting students. Spokesman Bob Riley says another concern is that reducing bus services might reduce attendance.

But it could also get more children to walk or bicycle to school. And that would surely make people happy at the National Center for Safe Routes to School. More kids walking or biking safely to school is the aim of a three-year-old federal program, part of an international movement. The goal is to increase physical activity and reduce air pollution. The United States will celebrate Walk to School Day on October eighth this year. But for some students, high fuel prices could make every day a walk-to-school day.

68. What does this passage mainly tell us?

A. High fuel prices' influences on school buses.  B. New measures to transport school students.

C. The safest form of student transportation.           D. The origin of Walk to School Day.

69. Which of the following information is implied in the first paragraph?

A. There are too many school buses in the United States.

B. There are too many students in the US.  

C. Diesel prices are going up too rapidly in the US.

D. School buses consume too much diesel in the US.

70. In order to cut down transportation cost, many schools take the following measures EXCEI _____.

A. changing some bus routes                B. stopping some bus routes

C. asking parents to drive children to school     D. using other types of fuels

71. The National Center for Safe Routes to School encourages more children to walk or bike to school in order to ________.

A. save more fuels and diesel for the country.

B. keep the children safe on their way to school

C. make the children live a simple life

D. keep the children healthy and the environment clean

Alice was______________the letter from Tom, but it didn't reach her for some reason.

A. expecting             B. waiting         C. waiting for            D. expected

           I admire David as a poet, I do not like him as a man.

       A．Only if     B．If only      C．As much   D．Much as

Paul is good, kind, hard－working and intelligent; __________, I can’t speak too highly of him.

       A．as a result B．in a word  C．by the way       D．on the contrary

——Why couldn’t they catch the 6:30 train ?

    ——Because they were delayed by          .

       A．some heavy traffics        B．heavy traffic

       C．a heavy traffic               D．any heavy traffic

_________ as the “First Lady of Speech”, Dr Lillian Glass is recognized as one of the world’s leading experts on communication skills.

       A．Knowing  B．Having known  C．Known     D．To be known

—Was it there         you were away to see your friend off ?

    —I’m not sure . But when I got back , it was gone .

       A．that B．which      C．while       D．where

The teachers in our school have a meeting every Wednesday ,          there is nothing to discuss .

       A．when       B．if     C．unless      D．since