A million tourists go to Barcelona every year. They went to see Antonio Gaudi’s church. This unusual church has a strange history. Gaudi was born in Spain in 1852. He had to work and study at the same time. He often missed classes because he had to work, but one day he designed a very unusual show-case (陳列柜) for an exhibition in Paris. People began to give him work. He designed houses, offices and gardens. They were all very unusual. He was soon very rich and famous. Then a rich bookseller said, “Will you build a church for the poor people of Barcelona? I will pay. I will build schools and workshops, too. They will help the people.” “I will do it,” said Gaudi. He worked for forty years, but he could not finish the church. It was too big. He needed $10,000,000. He gave all his money to the church. He was poor again when he died in 1926, and only the front of the church was finished. But architects, engineers and tourists from all over the world come to see it. It was very strange, very modern and very revolutionary.

56. Which of the following titles best fits the passage?

A. Barcelona—a Famous City          

B. A Strange History of an Unusual Church

C. A Poor Architect’s Unusual Work     

D. Antonio Gaudi’s Life

57. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Gaudi was a Spanish architect.

B. Gaudi devoted most of his life to the building of the church.

C. People all over the world admire the architect very much.

D. Many tourists go to see Gaudi’s unfinished church.

58. The church is unusual because______.

A. it’s unfinished.                    B. it’s strange

C. it’s modern                       D. all of the above

When I was little, my family used to move frequently. Before I could even get   36   with my schoolmates, my family was on the move again. I became very   37   because of this.

But a girl with dark skin and long shiny hair   38   me. Her best characteristics are her openness and   39  . She is always smiling, like a beautiful sunflower following the sun. Without   40   I enjoyed being with her and soon we became good friends. As time went by, I gradually became a   41   girl. But this joyful period didn’t last long. We were admitted to different colleges. I felt like I had gone   42   to my always-on-the-move childhood. I felt   43   and helpless and I was afraid that I would   44   her as my best friend. She stayed calm and said to me, “Rain, you can achieve more than I do, so   45   to your dreams and make a big effort! Real friendship doesn’t fade and we will be best friends forever.” Maybe she didn’t realize what a great   46   she was to me at that time.

However, it turned out that my   47   were well-founded. I felt that the   48   between us was getting bigger and bigger. One day, she sent me a text message happily telling me that she had fallen in love with a handsome boy in her class.

I felt happy for her, but at the same time I was secretly worried about our friendship. I   49   her several times intending to tell her to think carefully about her   50   with the boy, but I got no more messages from her. I felt sad that perhaps our friendship would not   51  . I had almost given up hope   52   she visited me at my campus a week later. She looked   53   but was wearing the most beautiful smile. She gave me a big hug and said, “I’m sorry. I want to be myself and your friend forever!” We cried together,   54   the people walking past. She told me her sad story, and we knew we had gone back to how it was before.

Now I firmly believe that distance and time can’t   55   you from a friend. If you care enough about each other, friendship never fades.

36. A. mad             B. bored                C. familiar             D. patient

37. A. silent           B. disappointed       C. outspoken         D. crazy

38. A. helped          B. changed            C. attracted            D. impressed

39. A. faithfulness  B. cheerfulness      C. quietness           D. kindness

40. A. delay           B. hesitation           C. problem            D. doubt

41. A. happy          B. lucky                C. helpful                     D. successful

42. A. over            B. down                C. out                   D. back

43. A. scared         B. strange              C. ashamed            D. homesick

44. A. leave            B. miss                  C. lose                  D. desert

45. A. look forward       B. hold on              C. get down        D. go back

46. A. burden         B. example             C. encouragement  D. wonder

47. A. conclusions  B. expectations       C. dreams          D. concerns

48. A. difference    B. distance          C. misunderstandingD. conflict

49. A. visited          B. messaged          C. telephoned         D. wrote

50. A. relationship   B. satisfaction        C. life                    D. story

51. A. return       B. develop             C. survive              D. recover

52. A. until             B. when                C. as                     D. unless

53. A. cheerful              B. relaxed              C. calm                 D. pale

54. A. forgetting     B. noticing             C. ignoring         D. remembering

55. A. protect         B. prevent              C. free                  D. separate

---You should make good preparations before you set off for Nanjing next week.

---Yes, I know. ______.

A. If you fail to plan, you plan to fail　　

B. Failure is the mother of success

C. Do nothing by halves　　　　　　　

D. Kill two birds with one stone

---Why couldn’t you tell me how you felt about things?

---That’s because I grew up in a family ______ we didn’t talk about feelings.

A. where　　　　 B. which　　　　　 C. when　　　 D. why

 We were swimming in the lake _____suddenly the storm started.

A. when               B. while                   C. until             D. before

 The other day，my brother drove his car down the street at    _____I thought was a dangerous speed.

A. as                B. which                      C. what          D. that

         by the beauty of nature , the girl from London decided to spend

another two days on the farm.  

A. Attracting                B. Attracted             

C. To be attracted         D. Having attracted

 Both Class 3 and our class won’t be able to finish the work unless we ______ each other.

A. team up with     B. come up with  C. put up with   D. catch up with

 ______ the terrible flood caused by the heavy rain, he still went to school yesterday.

A. Although        B. Despite       C. As          D. Because

 ______Chinese character Kong, ______word that generally means control, has been selected as______ 2011 character of the year in China.

A.不填; a,不填     B. A; a; the         C. A; the;不填      D. The; a, the