第二部分：阅读(共两节，满分50分)

第一节 (共20小题，每题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

A man named Smith was sitting on his roof during a flood, and the water was up to his feet. Before long a fellow in a canoe passed and shouted, "Can I give you a lift to higher ground?"

"No, thanks," said Smith. "I have faith (信任)in God and he will save me."

Soon the water rose to Smith’s waist.(腰，腰部) At this point a motor boat pulled up and someone called out, "Can I give you a lift to higher ground?"

"No, thanks, I have faith in God and he will save me."

Later a helicopter flew by, and Smith was now standing on the roof with water up to his neck. "Grab the rope, "shouted the pilot. "I’ll pull you up."

"No, thanks," said Smith. "I have faith in God and he will save me. "But after hours of struggling with water, poor exhausted Smith drowned and went to his reward. As he arrived at the Pearly Gates, Smith met God and complained about this. "Tell me, God, "he said, "I had such faith in you to save me and you let me drown. What happened?"

To which God replied, "What do you want from me? I sent you two boats and a helicopter."

41.When the pilot asked Smith to grab the rope, ______.

A. Smith pulled the pilot up　　　　　 B. Smith did so

C. Smith didn’t do so　　　　　　　　 D. Smith didn’t hear him

42.At last, poor exhausted Smith drowned and ______.

A. went to his reward　　　　　　　　 B. passed away

C. went to heaven　　　　　　　　　 D. all of the above

43.What do we know about Smith? __ ____.

A. He was a laz y man B. He was a lucky man who believed in God

C. He was a poor man D. He was a silly man who believed in God

44.What do you think of this passage? This passage is very ______.

A. moving　　　　 B. humorous　　　 C. depressing　　　 D. surprising

45.The best title of this passage is" ______" .

A. What Do You Want from Me?　　　 B. How Do You Believe in God?

C. How God Loved Smith!　　　　　　 D. Smith Obeyed God’s Order

B

In order to know a foreign language thoroughly(完全地), four things are necessary. First, we must understand the language when we hear it spoken. Secondly, we must be able to speak it ourselves, correctly with confidence(自信) and without hesitation(犹豫). Thirdly, we must be able to write it. We must be able to make sentences that are correct in grammar.

There is no short way to succeed in language learning. A good memory(记忆) is a great help, but it is not enough only to memorize the rules from a grammar book. It is no much use learning by heart long lists(一览表) of words and their meanings, studying the dictionary and so on. We must learn by using the language. If we are pleased with a few rules we have memorized, we are not really learning the language. We must “Learn through use”. Practice is important. We must practise speaking and writing the language whenever(无论何时) we can.

46. The most important things to learn a foreign language are_______.

A. understanding and speaking

B. hearing, speaking, reading and writing

C. writing and understanding

D. memorizing and listening

47. Someone hears and writes English very well, but he speaks it very badly. This is because____.

A. he doesn’t understand the language when he hears it spoken

B. he doesn’t have a good memory

C. he always remember lists of words and their meanings

D. he often hesitates to practise speaking it

48. One can never learn a foreign language well only by_______.

A. much practice B. studying the dictionary

C. learning through use D. using the language

49. Which of the following is the most important in learning a foreign language?

A. A good memory. B. Speaking and writing.

C. Practice. D. Writing.

50.“Learn through use” means______ _.

A. we use a language in order to learn it

B. we learn a foreign language in order to use it

C. we can learn a language well while we are using it

D. both B and C

C

I want to let you know about an event that changed my life many years ago. We were living in College Station, Texas and my wife and I were on our way home from Houston, Texas one Sunday morning. We decided to stop at a local gas station to get something to eat since we had enough time.

When we finished, we got back into our car and before I started it, we noticed a homeless man standing in front of the building. His clothes were worn and it looked as if he didn’t have any money. It was cold and I was sure he wanted something to drink. However, it was not this that moved(感动) me.

A dog was also walking up to the front of the building. Being a dog lover, I noticed that the dog was a mother and that she had just had some puppies(小狗). She was hungry and weak and I felt so bad for her. I knew if she didn’t eat soon, she and her puppies would not live on.

People walking by didn’t even notice her. She might not have been as pretty and clean as most, but she still deserved(值得) better. But we still did not do anything, someone else did. The homeless man, who I thought could not afford anything to eat, went back into a store and bought dog food with all the money he had.

51. From the passage we can know that______.

A. the author didn’t like dogs

B. the dog was not pretty enough to be loved

C. the author wanted to help the dog but he was unable to

D. the dog and her puppies were in danger of dying of hunger

52. Which of the following moved the author?

A. Most people walking by the dog didn’t notice her

B. The homeless man wore worn clothes on the cold day

C. The homeless man bought food for the dog with all of his money

D. The homeless man had not any money to buy any food for himself

53. The author did the following except that he_______.

A. had pity on the dog that was in danger

B. bought dog food with all the money he had

C. was a person who treasured dogs very much

D. went home from Houston one Sunday morning

54. According to the passage, we know that the homeless man was _______.

A. kind and helpful B. brave and kind

C. clever and helpful D. clever and brave

55. The best title for this passage would be_______.

A. My Memory　　 B. My wife and I

C. Animals Are Parents Too D. A Mother Dog and Her Puppies

D

Miss Gogers taught physics in a New York school. Last month she explained to one of her classes about sound, and she decided to test them to see how successful she had been in her expl anation. She said to them, “Now I have a brother in Los Angeles. If I was calling him on the phone and at the sam e time you were 75 feet away, listening to me from across the street, which of you would hear what I said earlier, my brother or you and for what reason?”

Tom at once answered, “Your brother. Because electricity travels faster than sound waves.” “That's every good,” Miss Gogers answered; but then one of the girls raised her hand, and Miss Gogers said. “Yes, Kate.”

“I disagree,” Kate said. “Your brother would hear you earlier because when it's 11 o'clock here it's only 8 o'clock in Los Angeles.”

56. Miss Gogers was teaching her class_________.

A. how to telephone 　 B. about electricity

C. about time zone(时区) 　 D. about sound

57.Miss Gogers raised this question because she wanted to know whether______.

A. it was easy to phone to Los Angeles 　 B. her student could hear her from 75 feet away

C. her students had grasped(理解 )her lesson.D. s ound waves were slower than electricity

58.Tom thought that electricity was _________.

A. slower than sound waves　　 B. faster than sound waves

C. not so fast as sound waves 　　 D. as fast as sound waves

59.Kate thought Tom was wrong because _______.

A. clocks in Lo s Angeles showed a different time from those in New York

B. electricity was slower than sound waves

C. Tom was not good at physics at all

D. Tom's answer had nothing to do with sound waves

60.Whose answer do you think is correct according to the law of physics?

A. Tom's 　　B. Kate's 　　C. Bath A and B 　　D. Neither A nor B