B. It is a time for relaxation.

  C. It is increasingly popular.

  D. It is required by universities.

30. According to Tony Higgins,students taking a gap year______.

  A.arc better prepared for college studies

  B.know a lot more about their future jobs

  C.are more likely to leave university in debt

  D.have a better chance to enter top universities

31. How does Owain James feel about the gap-year phenomenon?

  A. He's puzzled.

  B. He's worried.

  C. He's surprised.

 D. He's annoyed.

32. What would most students do on their vacation according to NUS statistics?

  A.Attend additional courses.

  B. Make plans for the new term.

  C.Earn money for their education.

  D.Prepare for their graduate studies.

D

Choose Your One-Day Tours

Tour A-Bath & Stonehenge including entrance fees to the ancient Roman bathrooms and Stonehenge-￡37until 26 March and ￡39 thereafter.

Visit the city with over 2,000 years of history and Bath Abbey,the Royal Crescent and the Costute Mtsan.Stonehenge is one of the world’s most famous prehistoric monuments dating back over 5,000 years.

Tour B-Oxford & Stratford including entrance fees to the University St Mary’s Church Tower and Anne Hathaway's house一￡32 until 12 March and ￡36 thereafter.

Oxford: Includes a guided of England’s oldest university city and colleges. Look over the “city of dreaming spires(尖顶)”form St Mary’s Church Tower. Stratford: Includes a guided tour exploring much of the Shakespeare wonder.

Tour C—Windsor Castle & Hampton Court including entrance fees to Hampton Court Palace--£34 until 11 March and £37 thereafter.

Includes a guided tour of Windsor and Hampton Court, Henry Mill’s favourite palace. Free time to visit Windsor Castle（entrnace fees not included）. With 500 years of history, Hampton Court was once the home of four Kings and one Queen. Now this former royal palace is open to the public as a major tourist attraction. Visit the palace and its various historic gardens, which include the famous maze(迷宫)where it is easy to get lost!

Tour D-Cambridge including entrance fees to the Tower of Saint Mary the Great-£33 .until 18 March and £37 thereafter.
Includes a guided tour of Cambridge, the famous university town, and the gardens of the 18th century.
33.Which tour will you choose if you want to see England’s oldest university city?
A.Tour A 
B.Tour B 
C.Tour C 

D.Tour D 

34.Which of the following tours charges the lowest fee on 

17 March?
A.Windsor Castle & Hampton Court.
B.Oxford & Stratford
C.Bath &Stonehenge.
D.Cambridge.
35.Why is Hampton Court a major tourist attraction?
A.It used to be the home of royal families.
B.It used to be a well-known maze
C.It is the oldest palace in Britain
D.It is a world-famous castle.

第二节（共5小题：每小题2分，满分10分）

    根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Training for a marathon requires careful preparation and steady,gradual increases in the length of the runs.  36  ,buy the best-fiting,best-built running shoes you can find.No one can say which brand will work best for you or feel best on your feet,so you have to rely on your experience and on the feel of each pair as you shop.When you have found shoes that seem right,walk in them for a few days to double-check the fit. 37   .As always,you should stretch(伸展) at least ten minutes before each run to prevent injuries.

     During the first week,do not think about distance,but run five minutes longer each day. 38  ,it is wise to take a day off to rest.But during the next week,set a goal of at least a mile and a half per run. 39  .After two weeks,start timing yourself.  40   .Depending on the kind of race you plan to enter,you can set up a timetable for the remaining weeks before the race.

A.After six days

B．For a good marathon runner

C.Before you begin your training

D.With each day,increase the distance by a half mile

E.If they still feel good,you can begin running in them

F.Time spent for preparation raises the quality of training

G.Now you are ready to figure out a goal of improving distance and time

第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

      Where do you go when you want to learn something?School?A friend?A tutor?These are all___41__places of learning.But it may well be that the learning you really___42__want somewhere else instead. I had the____43__of seeing this first hand on a___44___

  Why daughter plays on a recreational soccer team. They did very well this season and so__45___a tournament, which normally was only for more skilled club teams. This led to some__46___experiences on Saturday as they played against teams__47___trained. Through the first two games, her__48___did not get one serious shot on goal. As apparent, I__49___seeing my daughter playing her best, __50___ still defeated.

   IT seemed that something clicked with the__51__between Saturd