第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分；共30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A man walks into a doctor’s office. He has a cucumber (黄瓜) up his nose, a carrot in his left ear and a banana in his right ear. “What's the matter with me?” he asks the doctor. The doctor replies, “You’re not eating properly.”

This is a popular joke among British school children. It shows Britain's famous dry and satirical (讽刺的) way of seeing the funny side of life. People say this unique sense of humor is one of Britain's national characteristics.

The British sense of humor is different from other countries because it is often more negative. When it comes to making the British laugh, there is nothing that works better than a socially inappropriate (不恰当的) joke. It reflects the culture where mocking (嘲弄) is part of everyday life.

While most Britons don’t take these jokes too seriously, foreigners often don’t understand them. A recent survey found that most foreigners who visited Britain think the British are “unfriendly and have almost no sense of humor”.

Are the British just not as funny as they think they are? Leo McKinstry, a British journalist, thinks the British are funny. “Accusing the British of having no sense of humor is like telling Rolls-Royce (劳斯莱斯) that its cars are cheap and not good in quality,” he says.

1 What does the doctor actually mean by the remark “You’re not eating properly”?

A. What you have had is the cause of these problems. B. You are not having the right food.

C. You don’t eat the way people usually do.        D. You eat with the wrong cutlery. ( 餐具 )

2 The word “dry” in Paragraph 2 means ________.

A. without water or liquid inside                  B. special and popular among school children

C. dull and meaningless                         D. funny and clever while seeming to be serious

3 Why do most visitors, who once visited Britain, think that the British are unfriendly?

A. Because the British always take things seriously.

B. Because the British have no sense of humor.

C. Because the British are cold and difficult to get along with.

D. Because the British have a different sense of humor.

4 Which of the following is NOT the characteristics of British humor?

A. dry and satirical                              B. negative and mocking

C. encouraging and gentle                         D. clever and witty

When should a child start learning to read and write? This is one of the questions I am most frequently (屡次地) asked. There is no hard and fast rule, for no two are alike (同样的), and it would be wrong to set a time when all should start being taught the intricacies (错综复杂的事物) of reading letters to form words.

If a three-year-old child wants to read (or even a two-year-old child for that matter), the child has the right (权利) to be given every encouragement (鼓励). The fact that he might later be “bored” when joining a class of non-readers (非读者) at child school is the teacher’s affair (事情). It is up to the teacher to see that such a child is given more advanced (高级的) reading material.

Similarly, the child who still cannot read by the time he goes to junior school at the age of seven should be given every help by teachers and parents alike. They should make certain that he is not dyslexic (having difficulty in reading 诵读困难的).

Although parents should be careful not to force youngsters (儿童) aged two to five to learn to read (if badly done it could put them off reading for life), there is no harm in preparing them for simple recognition (识别) of letters by labeling (标识) various items in the their rooms. For instance (比如), tie a nice piece of cardboard to their bed with BED written in neat (整齐的), big letters.

Should the young child ask his parents to teach him to read, and if the parents are capable (足以胜任的) of doing so, such an attraction (吸引) should not be ignored (对……不予理会). But the task should never be made to look like a hard job and the child should never be forced to continue, or his interest should start to flag (变弱).

1 This passage is mainly about ____ .

       A. what qualities people teaching children reading should have

       B. difference age groupings of children to be taught reading

       C. when and how children should be taught reading

       D. various problems of children who start learning to reading

2 In the writer’s opinion, children start learning to read ____ .

       A. early and fast     B. at different time C. by a certain rule D. from word games

3 A three-year-old child who wants to read should ____ .

       A. be encouraged   B. go to an infant school

       C. start from fun stories D. join a class of non-readers

4The purpose of labeling items in the room is to ____ .

       A. make it more colorful

       B. teach children to write neatly

       C. help children recognize simple letters

       D. force children to develop the habit of

5 The writer suggest that ____ .

       A. children should ask their parents to teach them to read

       B. children should not feel bored if given advanced reading material

       C. children starting to read should ask specialists for help

       D. children should be taught with patience , care and a sense of humor

第三节　书面表达

班主任决定以“我的理想”为主题，下周一在班上举办一次英文演讲会。假如轮到你发言。请根据以下提示用英语写一篇发言稿。词数120左右 (开头部分已给出)。

提示：⒈ 你的理想是当一名教师，但有人感到诧异，认为教师工作辛苦，收入低；⒉ 你有自己的想法，从孩提时代你就想成为一名教师；⒊ 教师的工作对社会发展很重要、必要；⒋ 和孩子们在一起很快乐，感到年轻。

Dear my teacher and my classmates,

I’m very glad to have this chance to speak here to you.

My dream is …

 Is there ____ in today’s newspaper?

       A. something special    B. anything special        C. special anything        D. special something

 The woman looks so worried. She seems ____ something valuable.

       A. lose    B. losing C. to have lost D. having lost

 It was in a poor family ____ the great scientist was born.

       A. when  B. that     C. which D. how

第二节： 完形填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分 ）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出能够填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

       Lang Lang is a world-class young pianist who grew up in Shenyang. He went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight. “You need   41  ,”his father said．“But if you don’t work hard, no fortune will come.”

What made him sad was   42   his piano teacher in Beijing didn’t like him.“You have no talent. You will never be a pianist.” Lang Lang was badly hurt, and for the next two weeks, he didn’t touch the piano.   43   , his father didn’t push, but waited．

Luckily, the day came when he was asked to   44   some holiday songs. He suddenly   45  that he could show others that he had talent after all. From that point on, everything turned around!

He started   46   competitions. In the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition, when it was   47   that Lang Lang had won, he was too excited to hold back his tears. Soon it was clear that he couldn’t stay in China forever---he had to play on the world big   48  . In 1997 Lang Lang moved again, this time to Philadelphia, U.S. After his   49   performance at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival, gigs(特邀演出) in Lincoln’s Center and Carnegie Hall started pouring. Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots him, and lets him   50  .   

41. A．exercise          B．fortune            C．knowledge                     D．wealth

42. A．whether          B．why                C．when                      D．that    

43. A．Hopefully        B．Patiently          C．Wisely                     D．Painfully

44. A．play             B．sing                 C．write                D．study

45. A．seemed   B．admitted          C．noticed                       D．realized

46. A．receiving         B．accepting  C．winning                    D．beating  

47. A．told            B．mentioned C．announced                  D．recognized

48. A．concerts         B．tours        C．competitions          D．stages

49. A．successful        B．cheerful           C．respectful             D．meaningful

50. A．brighten         B．shine        C．admire               D．develop

 At home, he keeps some pets，to which he ______ all his spare time.

       A. spends         B. offers     C. devotes      D. provides

Everyone knows that ______ paper was invented by _______ Chinese.

    A. /; the                B. the; a                      C. a; /                          D. a; a

When he realized the police had spotted him, the man _______the exit as quickly as possible．

A．made off            B．made for?          C．made out            D．made up?