第三节：阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分，满分40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，并将答案写在答题纸上。

A

There was once a young man who suffered from cancer. He was 18 years old and he could die anytime. He never went outside; but he was sick of staying home and wanted to go out for once. So he asked his mother and she gave him permission.

He walked down his block and found a lot of stores. He passed a CD store and saw a pretty girl about his age and he knew it was love at first sight. He opened the door and walked in.

She looked up and asked. "Can I help you?"

He said. "Uh…Yeah…Umm...I would like to buy a CD."

He picked one out and gave her money for it.

"Would you like me to wrap(包裹)it for you?" she asked，smiling her cute smile.

He nodded and she went to the back. She came back with the wrapped CD and gave it to

him. He took it and walked out of the store.

He went home and from then on，he went to that store every day and bought a CD, and

she wrapped it for him. He took the CD home and put it in his closet. He was still too shy to ask her out. His mother found out about this and told him to just ask her. So the next day, he took all his courage and went to the store as usual. He bought a CD like he did every day and once again she went to the back of the store and came back with it wrapped. He took it and when she wasn't looking, he left his phone number on the desk and ran out.

One day the phone rang, and the mother picked it up and said, "Hello?"

It was the girl. The mother started to cry and said，"You don't know? He passed away Yesterday..."

Later in the day, the mother went into the boy's room because she wanted to remember him. She thought she would start by looking at his clothes. So she opened the closet.

She was face to face with piles and piles of unopened CDs. She was surprised to find all these CDs and she picked one up and sat down on the bed and she started to open one. Inside, there was a CD and as she took it out of the wrapper, out fell a piece of Paper. The mother picked it up and started to read it. It said：Hi...I think UR really cute. Do U wanna go out with me? Love, Jocelyn.

The mother was deeply moved and opened another CD...

Again there was a piece of paper. It said：Hi...I think UR really cute. Do U wanna go out with me? Love, Jocelyn.

56. Why did the boy go to the CD store everyday and buy a CD?__________.

A. He loved the girl. B. He loved music.

C. He loved collecting CDs. D. He was sick of staying home and wanted to go out.

57. What did the girl in the CD store feel about the boy?__________.

A. It was not mentioned. B. She was not interested in the boy.

C. She felt sorry for the boy. D. She liked the boy.

58. Who was Jocelyn? __________.

A. The boy. B. The girl in the CD store.

C. The boy's mother. D. A total stranger.

59. According to the passage, which one is NOT true?

A. The boy suffered from cancer and could die at any time.

B. The boy fell in love with the girl in the CD store at the first sight.

C. The boy bought CD everyday only to see the girl he loved.

D. The boy listened to every CD he bought very carefully.

60. What did the passage try to tell us?__________.

A. The boy was too shy to ask the girl out.

B. The boy loved music so much.

C. There was not love at first sight.

D. Both the boy and the girl missed their love.

B

Bamboo is one of the nature's most surprising plants. Many people call this plant a tree, but it is a kind of grass. Like other kinds of grass, a bamboo plant may be cut very low to the ground, but it will grow back very quickly. A Japanese scientist recorded one bamboo plant that grew almost 1.5 meters in 24 hours! Bamboo grows almost everywhere in the world except Europe. There are more than 1,000 kinds of bamboo that grow around the world on both mountains and plains.

Not all bamboo looks the same. Some bamboo plants are very thin. They may only grow to be a few centimeters wide while others may grow to more than 30 centimeters across. This plant also comes in different colors, from yellow to black to green.

Many Asian countries have been using bamboo for hundreds of years. They often use bamboo for building new buildings. As a matter of fact, the cables(绳索) that hold up the hanging bridge across the Min River in Sichuan are made of bamboo. The bridge has been in use for more than 1,000 years, and is still holding strong.

In Africa, engineers are teaching poor farmers how to find water using bamboo. These African countries need cheap ways to find water because they have no money, and their fields often die from no rain and no water. It seems that bamboo is one of the best things they can use. Bamboo pipes and drills(钻) can help to make the poor thirsty fields to be watered.

61. How is bamboo like grass?

A. It is thin and easy to cut. B. It grows everywhere.

C. It grows quickly after its cut short. D. It is short and green.

62. The sentence "while others may grow to more than 30 centimeters across." means "Some

other bamboo plants may grow to be very _______."

A. short B. strong C. thick D. tall

63. From the text we know ______.

A. most people call bamboo plant trees

B. a bamboo plant may grow 4.5 meters in three days

C. the bamboo plant changes its colors when it grows

D. a bridge held by bamboo cable was built thousands of years ago

64. Why did the engineers teach the poor farmers in Africa to make use of bamboo?

A. Because it is cheap. B. Because it is colorful.

C. Because it drills fast. D. Because it is used by Asians.

65. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. There are many different kinds of bamboo with different colors.

B. Cables made of bamboo can last for over a thousand years.

C. Bamboo can be used for buildings, bridges and watering projects (工程).

D. Bamboo plants are able to grow well in any part of the world.

C

Do you know Australia? Australia is the largest island in the world. It is a little smaller than China. It is in the south of the earth. Australia is big, but its population is not large. The population of Australia is nearly as large as that of Shanghai.

The government has made enough laws to fight pollution. The cities in Australia have got little air or water pollution. The sky is blue and the water is clean. You can clearly see fish swimming in the rivers. Plants grow very well.

Last month we visited Perth, the biggest city in Western Australia, and went to a wild flowers' exhibition. There we saw a large number of wild flowers we had never seen before. We had a wonderful time. Perth is famous for its beautiful wild flowers. In spring every year Perth has the wild flowers’ exhibition. After visiting Perth, we spent the day in the countryside. We sat down and had a rest near a path at the foot of a hill. It was quiet and we enjoyed ourselves. Suddenly we heard bells ringing at the top of the hill. What we saw made us pick up all our things and run back to the car as quickly as we could. There were about three hundred sheep coming towards us down the path.

Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos (袋鼠). After a short drive from any town, you will find yourself in the middle of white sheep. Sheep, sheep, everywhere are sheep.

66. Australia is _______.

A. the largest country in the world B. as large as Shanghai

C. not as large as China D. the largest island in the north of the earth

67. The government had made _______.

A. too many laws to fight pollution B. enough laws to fight pollution

C. enough laws that it can hardly fight pollution

D. not enough laws because the pollution is very serious

68. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Perth is famous for its beautiful wild flowers.

B. Perth is bigger than any other city in Western Australia.

C. Perth lies in the west of Australia.

D. No other city is larger than Perth in Australia.

69 In Perth you may visit a wild flowers' show in _______.

A. Spring B. Summer C. Autumn D. Winter

70. Which of the following is true?

A. Australia is famous for its sheep, kangaroos and wild flowers.

B. We ran back to the car because we were in the middle of some kangaroos.

C. The population of Australia is nearly as large as that of Shanghai.

D. The pollution in Australia is very serious..

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