五、短文填空。(共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分)
请认真阅读下面短文，填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
In different countries around the world，free time is 44. (spend) in different ways. Several years ago，researchers made a couple of surveys on 45. people spent their free time. The results showed that reading was the most popular activity in the United States，followed by watching TV. In the UK，watching TV and videos was the most popular，and listening to the radio came 46. (two). For Japanese，eating out was their favourite activity. And they also liked 47. (drive) around.
There were also 48. (different) in what people liked to do outdoors among the three countries. The most popular outdoor activity for Americans was gardening while in Japan it only came ninth. For British people，going to the pub was 49. first choice，followed by going to the cinema. 50. people around the world may enjoy doing some similar things in their free time，their interests are changing. In the USA，the interest in computer activities is 51. (increase). More people are spending their free time going online or 52. (play) video games. And reading becomes much 53. (easy) on the Internet too.

44. spent
45. how
46. second
47. driving
48. differences
49. the
50. Though/Although
51. increasing
52. playing
53. easier

44. 考查被动语态。句意：世界上不同的国家，空闲时间以不同的方式度过。free time与spend之间是被动关系，所以用过去分词spent。
45. 考查宾语从句的引导词。句意：几年前，研究人员就人们如何度过他们的空闲时间做了一些调查。根据句意，这里表示“如何”，所以用how。
46. 考查序数词的用法。句意：在英国，看电视和录像是最受欢迎的，听收音机排在第二。根据句意，这里表示“第二”，所以用second。
47. 考查动名词。句意：他们也喜欢开车到处转。like doing sth. 表示喜欢做某事，所以用driving。
48. 考查名词的数。句意：这三个国家的人在喜欢的户外活动方面也有不同。there be句型中，be动词用了were，主语要用复数形式，所以用differences。
49. 考查定冠词。句意：对于英国人来说，去酒吧是他们的首选，然后是去电影院。first choice是特指，前面要用定冠词the。
50. 考查连词。句意：虽然世界各地的人在空闲时间可能喜欢做一些类似的事情，但是他们的兴趣在改变。根据句意，这里表示转折关系，又因为空格在句首，所以用Though/Although。
51. 考查现在进行时。句意：在美国，对电脑活动的兴趣在增加。根据句意，这里表示正在进行的动作，所以用现在进行时，其结构是be+动词的现在分词，所以用increasing。
52. 考查动名词。句意：更多的人在空闲时间上网或玩电子游戏。spend time (in) doing sth. 表示花费时间做某事，所以用playing。
53. 考查形容词比较级。句意：在网上阅读也变得更容易了。much修饰比较级，easy的比较级是easier。

六、阅读表达。(共 3 小题；54 题 2 分，55 题 2 分，56 题 3 分，满分 7 分)
请认真阅读下面短文，用英语回答短文后的问题。
A new culture reality show(真人秀)，The Mystery of China，tells the stories of six cultural treasures. The show not only visited archaeology sites(考古遗址)，but also invited culture experts to help people have a better and deeper understanding of these cultural treasures.
According to Li Bing，the show's producer，"who we are" and "where we come from" are key questions on the way to "finding our genes(基因)". "We hope to record the valuable moments of every treasure. That is our purpose behind the show，" said Li.
The show visited some of China's most well-known cultural sites. How to introduce these cultural sites in the best way was something that the production team had trouble with.
"Chinese history is so long that if we follow time order，then we would have to start from the Xia，Shang and Zhou dynasties or even earlier. That is not the way we learn history. A collection of thousands of objects for the royal family(皇室) of the Tang dynasty was found in 1970 in a small village in Shaanxi Province. Who hid it underground and why did they do so? There are so many questions to be answered，" Li said. "Telling these stories behind the cultural treasures is something we hope to do，and then people can discover more about these shining cultural symbols，" Li added.
54. How did the show help people have a better and deeper understanding of cultural treasures?

55. Why did Li Bing start this show?

56. What would you like to do in the show if you have a chance? Why?

54. By visiting archaeology sites and inviting culture experts.
55. To record the valuable moments of every treasure and help people find their genes by understanding "who we are" and "where we come from".
56. I would like to interview local people living near cultural sites. Because they may know more stories and traditions behind the treasures that experts don't know.