36. A. love    B. demand    C. pain     D. patience

37. A. tell     B. share     C. speak     D. talk

38. A. why    B. where     C. which     D. what

39. A. distant    B. magic     C. favorite     D. ordinary

40. A. decided    B. deserved    C. imagined    D. insisted

41. A. pleasure    B. support      C. comfort    D. pressure新$课$标$第$一$网

42. A. normal    B. limited    C. serious    D. huge

43. A. entered    B. closed     C. joined     D. started

44. A. calmly    B. unwillingly    C. kindly     D. fairly

45. A. learn     B. wonder    C. look        D. teach

46. A. cost    B. worry     C. experience     D. secret

47. A. upset    B. fortunate     C. disappo inted   D. anxious

48. A. challenge    B. solution    C. dream     D. success

49. A. troubles     B. problems    C. gifts     D. comments

50. A. sell     B. buy     C. hire     D. offer

51. A. cheap    B. chargeable     C. convenient    D. acceptable

52. A. payment   B. salary     C. money     D. debts

53. A. pupils    B. me     C. officials    D. teachers

54. A. set aside   B. look into    C. make good use of  D. put forward

55. A. However    B. Meanwhile    C. Therefore     D. Otherwise

第三部分 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

One summer on my way to New Orleans, I passed a young man standing by the roadside, with his thumb out for a lift. I drove right by him. Now you’re a fool for helping. “I don’t want to get involved” seems to have become a national motto.

Several days later I was thinking about the hitchhiker, about how I didn’t even move my foot off the accelerator(加速踏板)for him.

“Does anyone stop any more?” I wondered. Blanche Dubois once said: “I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.” Was that possible these days? One way to test this would be for a person to journey across the US without any money, just relying on the others’ good will. What would happen?

The idea interested me. So I decided to really do it. Without a penny, for six weeks I hitched 82 rides and covered 4,223 miles across 14 states. I would only accept offers of rides, food and places to sleep.

I found people were generally compassionate. Hearing I had no money and would accept none, people bought me food and gave me necessities. Those who had the least to give often gave the most. In Nebraska, a house painter named Mike  noted the freezing weather and gave me a big army-style jacket. A lumber-mill worker in Michigan named Tim invited me to a simple dinner with his family in their shabby house. Then he offered me a tent.

I was treated kindly everywhere I went, amazed by people’s readiness to help a stranger and feeling grateful to all the warm-hearted people. My faith in ordinary folks was renewed. It turns out you can still depend on the kindness of strangers.

56. How did the author felt days after he refused to give the young man a ride?

A. Guilty.         B. Worried.          C. Confused.         D. Satisfied.

57. Why did the author decide to go on a hitchhiking journey without any money?

A. To test his doubts about people’s kindness.

B. To experience the fun of hitchhiking.

C. To call for trust and love among people.

D. To have a cool and romantic journey.

58. The underlined word “compassionate” in Paragraph 5 most probably means ________.

A. reliable     B. warm-hearted    C. loyal      D. responsible

59. During the author’s journey, ________.

A. his puzzle about people strengthened

B. he found poor people more eager to help

C. he learned m any survival skills

D. he didn’t receive as much help as he had expected

60. Which can be the best title of the story?

A. A crazy journey.       B. Never get involved.

C. Sweet memories.       D. Believe in people’s kindness.

B

If you are looking for a creative solution to a piece of work or a school assignment, don’t lock yourself up in a quiet room.

A new study suggests that moderate background noise is a better motivation to creative thinking than the sound of silence, Time magazine reported.

A paper published in the Journal of Consumer Research says that the perfect  working environment should buzz(嗡嗡作响)with a little noise.

Researchers found that test subjects were at their most creative state when background noise was measured at 70 decibels, the level one might find in a busy coffee shop.

A nearly silent environment (50 decibels) was too quiet. Turning up the volume to 85 decibels (a jackhammer tearing up the pavement outside your building) had an opposite effect—the noise became a distraction.

The researchers asked 65 students at the University of British Columbia, Canada, to perform various creative tasks while noises recorded at a roadside restaurant were played in the background.

In one experiment, scientists asked participants to brainstorm ideas for a new type of mattress (气垫). Test subjects had the most successful discussions when the noise in the background was noticeable but not too loud.

While a quiet environment may make it easier to read a book, the authors of the study say that moderate background noise creates just enough of a distraction to force people to think more imaginatively, without breaking their focus so completely that they can’t think at all.

Should we all head for Starbucks to get creative? Not necessarily.

Researchers found limited work time surrounded by the low-level noise of a coffeehouse is what really stimulates creativity.

Equally, working in a café environment isn’t good for everybody. The productivity boost was most obvious among those who were naturally creative to begin with.

61. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. The less noise, the better state of study.   B. Noise is no bad thing at any time.

C. Noise in the coffeehouse is enjoyable.    D. Moderate noise helps creativity.

62. The recommended level of background noise is ________.

A. 50 decibels    B. 65 decibels   C. 70 decibels   D. 85 decibels

63. Why is moderate background noise good for creativity?

A. It relaxes people and stops them from getting bored.

B. It can help people to focus on a subject.

C. It can absorb sudden noises that cause distraction.

D. It pushes people to use their imagination but doesn’t reach a level that disturbs them.

64. According to the last three paragraphs, ________.

A. the low-level noise of a coffeehouse may be too loud for people to work with

B. if a person is not a creative type, then background noise may not be of so much help to them

C. a person’s own creativity ability is as important as the environment they are in

D. working in a coffeehouse is creative for most people

65. Which can best describe the writer’s tone in the passage?

A. Passive     B. Objective   C. Enthusiastic   D. Doubtful

C

Here are brief introductions to some popular novels.

WATCHERS  Two mutants(突异变种), both changed from the animals they once were, escape and no one who encounters them will ever be the same again. A lonely widower, a ruthless assassin(刺客), a beautiful woman and a go vernment agent are drawn together in a deadly hunt. All four are cruelly propelled(推进)towards a fight with an evil beyond human imagining.

THE MASK  She had appeared out of nowhere in front of Carol’s car. She was a teenager with no past and no memory. Carol and Paul were instantly drawn to her, and they called her Jane — she was the daughter they never had. But then the questions began. Where had Jane come from? Who was the girl behind the mask?

THE FUNHOUSE  Young Ellen ran away, joined a carnival, married a man she grew to hate and gave birth to a child so ugly that she killed it. Years later she has a new husband and two children, Amy and Joey, but the time has come for Amy and Joey to pay for her sins(罪恶)as Amy is pregnant and the carnival is back in town.

LOVE STORY  He is Oliver Barrett Ⅳ, a rich jockey from a stuffy Wasp family on his way to a Harvard degree and a career in law. She is Jenny Cavilleri, a wisecracking working-class beauty studying music at Radcliffe. They are opposites in nearly every way. But they fall in love. This is their story.

66. Which novel is about a fierce fight between justice and evil?

A. WATCHERS .      B. THE MASK.

C. THE FUNHOUSE.     D. LOVE STORY.

67. According to the brief introduction to the novel THE FUNHOUSE, we can infer ________.

A. Ellen was a kind woman

B. Ellen didn’t get along well with her two husbands

C. the main plot has something to do with carnival

D. Amy and Joey hate their mother

68. If you like romantic stories, you would prefer to read ________.

A. WATCHERS       B. THE MASK

C. THE FUNHOUSE     D. LOVE STORY

69. What does the author try to express in the underlined sentence?

A. They are the same in every way.

B. They are quite different from each other in most aspects.

C. They have a lot in common.

D. They are attracted by each other.

70. THE MASK is probably ________ based on the brief introduction.

A. a tragedy           B. a science fiction

C. a mystery story        D. a comedy