第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料-优题课

【改编】Visitors to London always have to be on the look out for pickpockets, but now there’s another, more positive phenomenon on the loose----putpockets.
Nowadays,being aware that people(suffer) in the economic crisis, 20 former pickpockets have turned over a new leaf. They wander in London’s tourist sites,(put) money into unsuspecting pockets. Anything from 5-pound_____ 20-pound notes is being _____(secret) put in unguarded pockets or open handbags in Trafalgar Square, Covent Garden and other busy ______(spot).
“ It feels good ______( give) something back for____ change, and Britons certainly need it in the current economic climate,” said Chris Fitch, a former pickpocket, who now (head) Talk Talk’s put pocketing campaign. “Every time I put money in someone’s pocket, I feel less guilty about the fact that I spent many years taking it out.”
The campaign, __runsuntil the end of August in London before being spread out countrywide, was funded by a famous businessman. He said he wanted to brighten up people’s lives in unusual ways, which plans to give away at(little)100,000 pounds.

Keeping a diary in English is one of the _____ (effect) ways to improve our English writing ability.
______ (compare) with other forms of writing, it is shorter and takes _____ (little)time. It can help us to develop the habit of thinking in English. ______ we persist in this practice, gradually we’ll learn how to express ourselves in English. In keeping a diary in English, we certainly run up against many ___（difficult）. In the first place, ____ often happens that we have trouble _____(find) appropriate words and phrases to give expression to our mind. Secondly, there are many idiomatic ways of saying things in Chinese. And it is extremely hard for us to put them into English properly.
As far as I_____ (concern), my suggestion is that we should always have a notebook and a Chinese-English dictionary within easy reach. Whenever something beats us, we can first put it down in our notebook and then consult our dictionary. We can also turn to our English teacher for help, if necessary. In short, I believe that it is _____ great use to keep a diary in English for _____ development of our writing skills.

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为1～10的位置上。
The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese calendar. For thousands of years, the festival __________ (mark) by eating zong zi and racing dragon boats in honour of Qu Yuan, who is said to have committed suicide(自杀) by drowning himself.
Qu was a minister of the State of Chu ______ (situate) in present-day Hunan and Hubei provinces, during the Warring States Period（战国时期）. He was upright, loyal and highly respected. ________, he was dismissed from office. ________ (realize) that the country was in the hands of evil officials, Qu leapt into River Miluo on the fifth day of the fifth month. Nearby fishermen rushed over to save him but were ______ (able) to recover his body.
The people of Chu _______ mourned Qu’s death threw rice into the river to feed his ghost _______ year on the day of his death. But one year, the spirit of Qu appeared and told the mourners that a huge reptile（爬行动物）in the river had stolen the rice. The spirit then advised _____ to wrap the rice and bind it _______ throwing it into the river.
During the Duanwu Festival, zong zi is eaten to symbolize（象征，表示） the rice offerings to Qu. And the dragon-boat races symbolize _______ many attempts to rescue and recover Qu's body.

【原创】Zheng Xiyu works at an office in Beijing's Central Business District. Every day, it takes her roughly 40 minutes to go to work by bus. But she is thinking of _ (switch) to a different way of transport-a bicycle. She's also adapting to a vegetable diet as Iivestock can make many contributions today's most serious environmental problems. A recent survey shows that 78% of all the 17,000 people (question) have developed environmentally_ (friend) habits in their daily lives. They are doing things, such as taking reusable shopping bags to the store and setting the air conditioner at temperature above 26 C in summer. On many popular social networking (website), people are advocating a low-carbon lifestyle.Their tips include using the stairs and public transport more frequently _ using elevators and cars. They hope this lifestyle will become more than just a trend within certain groups. As the most populous nation on the planet with the world's (fast) growing economy, China has become the second biggest emitter(排放者) of greenhouse gases. The recent extreme weather in the southern regions (reflect) a serious environmental challenge.Experts say there is no time (delay) with the effort to reduce carbon emissions.

Are you facing a situation that looks impossible to fix?
In 1969, the pollution was terrible along the Cuyahoga River near Cleveland, Ohio. It (be) unimaginable that it could ever be cleaned up. The river was so polluted that it (actual) caught fire and burned. Now, years later, this river is one of most outstanding examples of environmental cleanup.
the river wasn’t changed in a few days or even a few months. It took years of work (reduce) the industrial pollution and clean the water. Finally, that hard work paid off and now the water in the river is (clean) than ever.
Maybe you are facing an impossible situation. Maybe you have a habit is driving your family crazy. Possibly you drink too much or don’t know how to control your credit card use. When you face such an impossible situation, don’t you want a quick fix and something to change immediately?
While there are (amaze) stories of instant transformation, for most of us the (change) are gradual and require a lot of effort and work, like cleaning up a polluted river. Just be (patience).