第二节：完形填空(共20小题，每小题1.5分，共30分)

A lesson in caring

It was a cold evening and my daughter and I were walking up Broadway.I didn’t notice a guy sitting inside a cardboard box.But Nora did.She wasn’t even four, but she __36__ at my coat and said, “That man’s cold, Daddy, __37__ we take him home?”

I don’t remember my reply.But I do remember a sudden __38__ feeling inside me.I had always been delighted at how much my daughter noticed in her __39__, whether it was __40__ in flight or children playing.But now she was noticing __41__ and beggary.

A few days later, I saw an article in the newspaper about volunteers who picked up a food package from a nearby school on a Sunday morning and __42__ it to an elderly person.It was quick and easy.I __43__ us up.Nora was __44__ about it.She could understand the importance of food, so she could easily see how __45__ our job was.When Sunday came, she was ready, but I had to __46__ myself to leave the house to fetch the food package.On the way to the school, I fought an urge to turn __47__.The Sunday paper and coffee were waiting for me at home.Why do this? __48__, we phoned the elderly person we’d been appointed.She __49__ us right over.

The building was in a bad state.Facing us was a silver-haired woman in an old dress.She took the package and asked us to come in.Nora ran inside.I unwillingly followed.__50_ inside, I saw that the apartment belonged to someone poor.Our hostess showed us some photos.Nora played and when it came time to say good-bye, we three hugged, I walked home in tears.

Professionals call such a(n) __51__ a “volunteer opportunity”.They are opportunities, and I’ve come to see.Where else but as volunteers do you have the opportunity to do something __52__ that’s good for others as well as for yourself? Nora and I regularly serve meals to needy people and __53__ clothes for the homeless.Yet, as I’ve __54__ her grow over these past four years, I still wonder ------ which of us has __55__ more?

36.A.pulled B.glanced C.pointed D.aimed

37.A.would B.can C.need D.must

38.A.general B.funny C.heavy D.simple

39.A.area B.part C.eyesight D.world

40.A.insects B.animals C.plants D.birds

41.A.coldness B.illness C.suffering D.ignorance

42.A.delivered B.returned C.devoted D.posted

43.A.held B.hurried C.signed D.lined

44.A.casual B.sorry C.astonished D.excited

45.A.creative B.valuable C.shocking D.simple

46.A.warn B.stop C.allow D.push

47.A.back B.away C.up D.out

48.A.Therefore B.Obviously C.Still D.Also

49.A.called B.promised C.invited D.helped

50.A.Although B.Once C.Because D.Though

51.A.stay B.visit C.adventure D.challenge

52.A.fair B.famous C.difficult D.enjoyable

53.A.collect B.make C.order D.wear

54.A.let B.made C.watched D.noticed

55.A.increased B.benefited C.tried D.seized

第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题，共40分)

第一节(共15题, 每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A,B,C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

A

Most people know that a wedding ring is symbolic of the bond of love and commitment between two people.But not everyone knows about the history behind this small yet powerful symbol.The history of the wedding ring goes back not just hundreds but thousands of years.No other currently practiced wedding tradition has been around as long.

The Egyptians were the first recorded civilization to use the wedding ring.In Egyptian hieroglyphics(象形文字) a circle represented eternity.Once a woman accepted the ring she became the “property” of the person who gave it to her and she was in a sense “his.” The first wedding ring could have been made of braided grass or hay (which would have been changed often), ivory, bone, or leather.Eventually, metal was used, but the first wedding bands were crude(未加工的) and rough.However, the sentiment remained the same-eternal commitment and love.

The Egyptians wore the wedding ring on the left hand because it was believed that a vein in the left hand went straight to the heart.This tradition is still commonly practiced today in most parts of the world largely for practical purposes (most people are right handed.) It is worn on the fourth finger of the left hand.But there are some countries and groups which do not follow this tradition.In the Jewish faith, the wedding ring is put on the index finger.Roman Catholics traditionally wore their wedding band on the right hand, and in many countries and regions in Europe some people still follow this tradition.

It is interesting to note that in the long history of the wedding ring that it is only in the last century that men have begun to wear them.However, now both men and women show their love and commitment by exchanging rings on their wedding day.

Once you begin shopping for rings you may be amazed by the choices that await you.There are several different types of metals: traditional gold, white gold, platinum, and titanium.You can have an inscription put on the inside of the band if you like.Some people are even choosing a tattoo band.The styles vary from a simple, yet elegant band to an elaborate ring covered with jewels.If you do not buy the wedding and engagement rings as a set you will want to be sure the styles are compatible.Choose carefully because this choice will need to stand the test of eternity.

56.What’s the best title for this passage?

A.History of rings                 B.Interesting facts about rings

C.Different beliefs about rings       D.The meaning of the rings.

57.What may the word “eternity” in paragraph 2 probably mean?

A.Elegance         B.Marriage

C.Wedding         D.Foreverness

58.Which is NOT true according to the passage?

A.The meaning of the rings remained unchanged.

B.One should be careful of choosing a ring in a shop from different kinds.

C.Jewish are so faithful to their beliefs to wear rings on the fourth finger.

D.Now most people in the world still follow Roman Catholics traditionally.

59.What can we infer from the passage?

A.Men were looked upon by women for thousands years.

B.Only women have the right to make themselves beautiful.

C.women wore rings thousands of years earlier than men.

D.You can have an inscription put on the inside the band.

B

Does a drink a day keep heart attacks away? Over the past 20 years, numerous studies have found that moderate alcohol consumption, say, one or two beers, glasses of wine or cocktails daily helps to prevent coronary heart disease.Last week a report in the New England Journal of Medicine added strong new evidence in support of that theory.More important, the work provided the first solid indication of how alcohol works to protect the heart.

In the study, researchers from Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvad Medical School compared the drinking habits of 340 men and women who had suffered recent heart attack with those of healthy people of the same age and sex.The scientists found that people who sip one to three drinks a day are about half as likely to suffer heart attacks as nondrinkers are.The apparent source of the protection: those who drank alcohol had higher blood levels of high density lipoproteins (脂蛋白), the so called good cholesterol (胆固醇), which is known to prevent heart disease.

As evidence has mounted (增长), some doctors have begun recommending a daily drink for patients of heart diseases.But most physicians are not ready to recommend a regular happy hour for everyone.The risks of teetotal ling (绝对戒酒) are nothing compared with the dangers of too much alcohol, including high blood pressure, strokes and liver troubles---not to mention violent behavior and traffic accident.Moreover, some studies suggest that even moderate drinking may increase the incidence of breast and colon cancer.Until there is evidence that the benefits of a daily dose (吸收剂量) of alcohol outweigh the risks, most people won’t be able to take a doctor’s prescription to the neighborhood bar or liquor store.

60.The report mentioned in the first paragraph indicates________.

A.the way in which alcohol can help the heart.

B.that a couple of cocktails daily can help stop heart problems

C.why alcoholic drinks are dangerous to one’s health

D.that reports on the advantages of alcohol were misled

61.Experiments showed that nondrinkers had___________.

A.larger amounts of good cholesterol         B.smaller amounts of good cholesterol

C.higher blood pressure

D.lower blood pressure

62.According to the passage, moderate drinking_______.

A.is recommended by most doctors for heart patients

B.should be allowed on prescription

C.is still not medically advisable

D.is not related to liver problems