第二部分：阅读理解(共25小题：每小题2分，满分50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

Michael was a farmer in Texas. His parents moved to the USA from Ireland in the 1940’s, and they became very rich. Michael decided to go back to Ireland to meet his old grandfather, who was still living on the same farm.

Michael booked his ticket，flew to Shannon airport，hired a car and drove to the small village where his parents had been born. He asked for directions to the Ohagan farm, and in the end he drove up a bumpy path. He was shocked by what he saw: a small field, and in the middle of it was an old house, which looked as if it was falling down. Animals were wandering in and out of the front door, and on the porch an old man was smoking a pipe.

“Are you Mr Ohagan?” asked Michael.

“Yes，”replied the old man.

“I'm your grandson，Michael,” said Michael.

“A—ha,” replied the old man.

“Is this your farm?” asked Michael.“Yes，all the way to the wall over there,” said the old man.

Michael was astonished. “Grandfather,” he said，“I have a farm in Texas.I can get into my car and drive all day and I still haven’t reached the end of the farm.”

“Yes,” said his grandfather. “I used to have a car like that.”

41.Michael’s parents _______.

A.still lived in Ireland alone B.owned a small farm in Texas

C.returned to their birthplace D.were Irish immigrants(移民)in America

42.Which of the following shocked Michael?

A.The farm was small B.The old house looked like his own.

C.Living conditions were poor in the fields.D.Animals were free in the fields.

43.The old man _______.

A.owned a small farm，which extended only to the wall not far away

B.had so large a farm that he couldn’t cover it in a day

C.hadn’t his modern car any longer D.used to have as good a car as his grandson’s

44.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.Michael owned a large farm in Ireland.

B.Michael’s car was in such poor condition that it couldn’t reach the end of the farm

within a day.

C.Michael’s farm was too large for a car to reach its end in a day.

D.Michael didn’t know what to say to his grandfather

45.From “I used to have a car like that”, we can see that________.

A.the old man really had a car like that

B.the old mall knew his son’s farm in the US was quite large

C.the old mall misunderstood what Michael said

D.the old man wanted to buy a car like that

B

In the animal kingdom, weakness can bring about aggression in other animal. This sometimes happens with humans also. But I have found that my weakness brings out the kindness in people. I see it every day when people hold doors for me, pour cream into my coffee, or help me to put on my coat. And I have discovered that it makes them happy.

From my wheelchair experience, I see the best in people, bur sometimes I feel sad because those who appear independent miss the kindness I see daily. They don’t get to see this soft side of others often. We try every way possible to avoid showing our weakness, which includes a lot of pretending. But only when we stop pretending we’re brave or strong 

do we allow people to show the kindness that’s in them.

 

Last month, when I was driving home on a busy highway, I began to feel unwell and drove more slowly than usual. People behind me began to get impatient and angry, with some speeding up alongside me, horning (按喇叭) or even shouting at me. At the moment I decided to do something I had never done in twenty four years of driving. I put on the car flashlights and drove on at a really low speed.

No more angry shouts and no more horns!

When I put on my flashlights, I was saying to other drivers, “I have a problem here. I am weak and doing the best I can.” And everyone understood. Several times, I saw drivers who wanted to pass. They couldn’t get around me because of the stream of passing traffic. But instead of getting impatient and angry, they waited, knowing the driver in front of them was in some way weak.

Sometimes situations call for us to act strong and brave even when we don’t feel that way. But those are few and far between. More often, it would be better if we don’t pretend we feel strong when we feel weak or pretend that we are brave when we are scared.

46. The author has discovered that people will feel happy when ______.

A. they offer their help B. they receive others’ help

C. they feel others’ kindness D. they show their weakness

47. The author feels sad sometimes because ______.

A. he has a soft heart B. he relies much on others

C. some people pretend to be kind D. some people fail to see the kindness in others

48. What did the other drivers do when they saw the flashlights?

A. They speed up to pass. B. They waited with patience.

C. They tried their best to help. D. They put on their flashlights too.

49. In this passage, the author advises us to ______.

A. handle problems by ourselves B. accept help from others

C. admit our weakness D. show our bravery

50. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?[来源:学科网ZXXK]

A. A Wheelchair Experience. B. Weakness and Kindness.

C. Weakness and Strength D. A Driving Experience

C

The British usually expect one or two snowfalls each year but the amount of snow rarely affects everyday life. However, this week Britain has had the worst snow it has seen in around 18 years. Some places had more than 30cm in a day.

The bad weather caused a lot of trouble. More than 3000 schools had to close as teachers and pupils were unable to get to school. School children weren’t too unhappy about it, though, as they headed out to play in the snow: bui

lding snowmen; having snowball fights; and some even snowboarding and skiing.

 

In London, bus services were withdrawn for a day and tubes and trains were cancelled. Major motorways in the country had to close. Many people were unable to get to work and it is thought the cost of this lost labor is around￡1 billion to businesses and the economy.

Anyone wanting to leave the country had problems too. Runways were closed at all the UK’s major airports because of the snow. Hundreds of flights were cancelled leaving many passengers stranded at airports.

So why is the UK so ill-prepared for snow? The mayor of London, Boris Johnson, explained that there aren’t enough snow-ploughs and other equipment and it doesn’t make sense to buy such equipment when it snows so infrequently.

The south-east of England was the hardest hit at the beginning of the week but the snow is now moving northwards where the chaos continues. More ice and snow is forecast throughout the week and the advice from travel and weather organizations is to stay indoors unless you really need to venture out!

51. The bad w

eather caused the following troubles except

 

A. school children headed out, playing in the snow

B. more than 3000 schools had been closed

C. bus services were withdrawn in London

D. hundreds of flights were cancelled

52. The underlined word “stranded” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _____________. .

A. hungry B. sleepy C. trapped D. excited

53. We can infer from the passage that 

____________________. .

 

A. few people will travel around in the future days

B. heavy snow will hit Britain more frequently in the future

C. only school children benefit from the heavy snow

D. employees are glad to be free because of the snow

54. From what Boris Johnson said we can learn that _________________________.

A. the UK will always be ill-prepared for heavy snow

B. the snow now moving northwards will cause no trouble

C. London can’t afford to buy snow-ploughs and other equipments

D. London doesn’t have enough snow-ploughs and other equipments

55. Which of the following statements can be the best title of the passage?

A. Hardest snow hit south-east of England.

B. Heavy snow caused chaos in Britain.

C. Unexpected snowfall, pleasant time for children.

D. Great loss to businesses and t

he economy in Britain.

 

D

Nearly a thousand people laugh heartily together for half an hour every morning in a park in Shenzhen. Guangzhou Daily took a closer look at those happy people.

They are members of a group named Laughing Club, and when they get together, all they do is laugh.

Zhang Lixin, the founder of the club and regarded as the ‘laugh leader’, told the paper that laughing does him a lot of good. He started after he read some advice in a book and tried giggling after quarrelling with his wife to relax.

After laughing for a few days, Zhang found himself more outgoing and relaxed. Soon his wife joined him, bringing the family more laughter and less bickering.

When he got to know a kind of “laughing yoga” is good for the health, Zhang went to Bombay to learn from the locals and developed what he learned into more than 30 ways of laughing.

The “lion bellow (吼)”is to shout with the fingers outstretched near the ears. There is the “open mouth laugh”, the “bow-pulling laugh”, the “welcoming laugh” and even the “quarrelling laugh”, with different arm movements of laugh style.

The “laugh movement” swept over Shenzhen in a few of months, attracting tens of thousands of people to join, and has been followed in nearby cities such as Guangzhou.

Every morning at the lake front and at 8 pm on every Monday, Wednesday, Friday at the mountain peak square in Lianhua Mountain Park, club members gather to laugh and shout loudly.

56. From the first paragraph we know that _________________________.

A. Guangzhou Daily is the source of the information

B. those happy people come from Guangzhou Daily

 C. there is a Guangzhou Daily office near Laughing Club

 

D. Guangzhou Daily supported the laugh movement

57. The people in Laughing Club laugh because they _____________________.

A. live a happy life B. always feel happy[来源:学科网ZXXK]

C. just can’t help it D. want to relax themselves[来源:学,科,网Z,X,X,K]

58. Which of the underlined words has a meaning similar to “laughing”?

A. Giggling. B. Quarrelling. C. Outgoing. D. Bickering.

59. According to the passage, when cannot you see club members practicing laughing in Lianhua Mountain Park?

A. At 8 pm on Sunday. B. At 8 pm on Monday.

C. At 8 pm on Friday. D. At 8 pm on Wednesday.

60. What’s the idea expressed by the last two paragraphs?

A. The members of Laughing Club are increasing.

B. The laugh movement is becoming popular.

C. The laughing is done only in parks.

D. Laughing Club is practicing laughing hard.

E

Have you ever picked a job based on the fact that you were good at it but later found it made you feel very uncomfortable over time? When you select your career, there’s a whole lot more to it than assessing your skills and matching them with a particular position. If you ignore your personality, it will hurt you long-term regardless of your skil

ls or the job’s pay. There are several areas of your personality that you need to consider to help you find a good job. Here are a few of those main areas:

 

Do you prefer working alone or with other people? There are isolating(使孤立)jobs that will drive an outgoing person crazy and also interactive jobs that will make a shy person uneasy. Most people are not extremes in either direction but do have a tendency that they prefer. There are also positions that are sometimes a combination of the two, which may be best for someone in the middle who adapts easily to either situation.

How do you handle change? Most jobs these days have some elements of change to them, but some are more than others. If you need stability in your life, you may need a job where the changes don’t happen so often. Other people would be bored of the same daily routine.

Do you enjoy working with computers? I do see this as a kind of personality characteristic. There are people who are happy to spend more than 40 hours a week on a computer, while there are others who need a lot of human interaction throughout the day. Again, these are extremes and you’ll likely find a lot of positions somewhere in the middle as well.

________________________________? This can range from being in a large building with a lot of people you won’t know immediately to a smaller setting where you’ll get to know almost all the people there fairly quickly.

How do you like to get paid? Some people are motivated by the pay they get, while others feel too stressed to be like that. The variety of payment designs in the sales industry is a typical example for this.

Anyway, these are a great starting point for you. I’ve seen it over and over again with people that they make more money over time when they do something they lo

ve. It may take you a little longer, but making a move to do what you have a passion for can change the course of your life for the better.

 

61. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Isolating jobs usually drive people mad B. Interactive jobs make people shy easily.

C. Extreme people tend to work with other. D. Almost everyone has a tendency in jobs.

62. What does the underlined sentence in paragraph one mean?

A. Before you select your job, you should assess your skills and match them 

with your position.

 

B. There are more important things than assessing skills and match them with the position when you select a job.

C. Nothing is important than assessing skills and match them with the position when you select a job.

D. You should ignore your skills when you select a job.

63. Which of the following sentences is suitable for the blank?

A. What type of work environment do you enjoy?

B. What kind of people do you like to work with?[来源:Zxxk.Com]

C. How can you fit in with your workmates?

D. Do you want to be a big fish in a small pond?

64. What is the best title for this passage?

A. Lifestyles and Job Pay B. Jobs and Environment

C. Job Skills and Abilities D. Personalities and Jobs

65. What is the missing word about a job search in the following chart?

A. Design. B. Changes. C. Cooperation. D. Hobbies.