C) Read the passage and fill the blanks with proper words (14分)

What are the most popular shoes in the world? Sneakers, of course! Almost everybody o86  at least one pair of sneakers. But, how many people know the history of the sneaker?

Sneakers were first introduced around the b87  of the 20th century. The sneaker was invented when a shoe company glued a piece of rubber to the shoeshop. They called it an athletic （运动的）shoe.

In 1917, U.S. Rubber sold athletic shoes called Keds. The shoes became known as “sneakers,” because they were so q88  that you could sneak up on （偷偷接近）people while wearing them. For many years, sneakers only came in one c89  choice – and it wasn’t white. They were brown with black bottoms.

The way sneakers looked changed in the early 1960s. A runner named Phil Knight and his coach, Bill Bowerman, decided to make them b90 . They made some experiments to find a light, comfortable athletic shoe, and went into the sneaker business.

One day, Bowerman stuck a piece of rubber into a waffle maker （华夫饼干制造器）. W91  he heated it up, the iron made a pattern of criss-crosses （十字图案）in the rubber. Bowerman was inspired to use this on the sole （鞋底）of a shoe to give the shoe traction（摩擦力）and a lighter weight. He knew that this rubber wouldn’t slip on the gym floor.

The two men named their shoes Nike, after a Greek goddess. Nike was a symbol of victory. From then o92 , Nike shoes became winners, too. They were sold in many different colors and styles and have sold millions and millions all around the world.

86. o__________  87. b__________  88. q__________  89. c__________

90. b__________  91. W__________  92.o__________

D)Answer the questions(12分)

Lester liked to collect things. He would walk near his house with his eyes focused on the ground, hoping something interesting would present itself at his feet. Lester had found many things this way.

One day, Lester was walking home from school. Just as he turned the corner to his street, Lester noticed something on the ground. When he bent down to pick it up, he was amazed! It was a small rock, shining in the sun. “It is a diamond （钻石）！” he thought. He could not be sure, though.

Lester picked the rock up and carefully put it into his pocket. When he reached his house, he ran to his bedroom. He pulled a magnifying glass and began to examine his find. Lester had heard that diamonds can cut glass, so he rubbed （划）the rock on the mirror and there was a small cut in the mirror’s surface. It was a real diamond.

It must have fallen out of someone’s ring. Lester thought about what his mum had said about finding something valuable, “You should always give it to the police, so they can try to find the owner.”

It must have fallen out of someone’s ring. Lester thought about what his mum had said about finding something valuable, “You should always give it to the police, so they can try to find the owner.”

The next day, Lester carried the stone to the police station. He told the policeman where he had found the rock and how he thought it might be valuable. “Thank you, young man,” the policeman shook Lester’s hand. “You did the right thing coming down here today,” he said. “According to ‘the found-property （拾得财务）law’,if you had not brought the diamond to the police and just kept it, you might have been breaking the law. Since you did bring it to the police, there is a chance you could keep it legally （合法的）.”

“Is that true?” Lester asked.

“Yes,” the policeman answered. “If no one claims （索取）this diamond within six months, it will be yours under the law.”

Lester walked out of the police station happily. He was glad he had given the diamond to the police, and he thought about how happy it would make someone to get it back. Still, Lester hoped that maybe he could keep the diamond.

VII.Writing(共20分)

99. Write at least 60 words about the topic “What’s a nice holiday like?” （以“怎样的假日才是好的假日？”为题写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格。）

（注意：短文中不得出现考生的姓名、校名及其它相关信息，否则不予评分。）

Use the following points as a reference. （以下问题仅供参考）

  • Do you often have a nice holiday?
  • What kind of holiday is nice? Give at least 2 reasons and 1 example.
  • What can you do to make your holiday better?