第二部分  阅读理解 （共两节，满分45分） 

第一节 （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。                    

Matt Scott, who was born with spina bifida (脊柱裂)，grew up in Detroit, Michigan, where he participated in a variety of sports alongside his healthy friends. Now as a member of University of Wis??consin -Whitewater wheelchair basketball team, Scott has won four national championships, and has recently been selected to the Paralympic team for the second time. The 23- year--old college senior owes his achievements to his hard work and the support of his friends and family, who never allowed him to use his disability as an excuse. "My mother was always great. Whenever I felt giving up, she had no sympathy. She really helped me build my independence by not babying me the way other mothers would have." Scott says.

It was Scott' s independent nature and strong will, along with his on - the - court skills, that at??tracted the attention of America's most influential sports apparel (衣服)company, Nike. Nike was searching for an athlete with a disability to represent its "Just Do It " trademark. A handful of super??star athletes with disabilities came to audition for the role, but the company picked Scott to star in the 30--second commercial.

"I think that they were looking for the prettiest face in America, and found me," Scott jokes about the selection process.

After being picked, Scott flew to California to film the commercial with Oscar - winning docu??mentary director Errol Morris. The ad gave Scott celebrity (名人)status in the community of disabled athletes. He's been asked to speak at a number of disability - related events, and feels it's his duty to use the media to draw attention to those with disabilities. "I've been given a voice, and I want to do whatever I can to break down the social barriers that are still faced by disabled athletes, and make people realize that they have a very high athletic level," Scott says.

1.When Scott was young,    

A.he only played basketball with other disabled children

B.he became disabled during a basketball match

C.his friends looked down upon him during basketball matches

D.his mother didn't give him special treatment

2.Nike chose Scott to star in its commercial for his     .

a. pretty appearance       b. independent nature

c. strong will  d. excellent basketball skills

e. status in the community of disabled athletes

A. b c e   B. a d e   C. a b d   D. b c d

3.The underlined phrase "audition for " in the second paragraph means "   ".

A. try out for  B. look out for        C. take on      D. pick out

4.Which of the following about Scott is TRUE?

A.He has graduated from the University of Wisconsin ― Whitewater.

B.He thinks it's unwise for the disabled to use disability as an excuse.

C.He starred in a commercial together with Errol Morris.

D.He thinks it's important to have many goals.

---These girls are not doing fine at school, are they? ---______________.

 A. I guess not so   B. I don’t guess     C.I don’t guess so      D. I guess not

_____ occurred to me that the murder happened ____ a rainy day.

A. What; in      B. What; on     C. It; in      D. It; on

It is everybody’s desire that every effort___________ to reduce the pollution in our city.

A. was made  B. be made         C. will be made     D. would be made

That so-called football fan doesn’t even know the main difference between the two football teams, _____ surprises all of the people at present.

A. which B. what   C. that   D. where

With so much work  ____  his head all day long，he feels rather stressed in his daily life．

 A．filled     B．to fill     C．filling  D．being filled

--- Could you tell me what he said just now? --- Sorry, I ______ what was going on outside.

  A. had thought   B. was thinking      C. thought      D. think

In the past, he rarely spoke unless others were speaking about something that ______ to him.

A. tended             B. addicted          C. appealed      D. applied

What you smell as you sleep may influence your dreams. Smell the flowers before you go to sleep ________ you may just end up with rosier dreams.

   A. and            B. /              C. or               D. but

The increase in home computers means that families have much easier_____   to information．

A．measure     B．access     C．way   D．method