第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

Sweetest Day is celebrated on the third Saturday in October as a day to make someone happy. It is an occasion which offers all of us an opportunity to remember not only the sick, the aged, and children who have lost their parents, but also friends, workmates, relatives and neighbors whose helpfulness and kindness we have enjoyed.

Over 60 years ago, when a Cleveland man noticed that some people, such as children who lost their parents and patients who lay in bed, too often felt forgotten and neglected, he developed in his mind the idea of showing them that they were remembered. He did this by giving them small gifts. With the help of his friends and neighbors, he gave those people small gifts on a Saturday in October. During the years that followed, other Clevelanders began to take part in the celebration, which came to be called “Sweetest Day”. Over time, the Sweetest Day idea of spreading cheer to the poor, the sick and children who had lost their parents was broadened to include everyone, and became an occasion for remembering others with a kind act or a small gift. Soon the idea spread to other cities all over the USA.

Sweetest Day is not based on any single group’s religious （宗教的） beliefs or on a family relationship. It is a reminder that a thoughtful word or deed enriches life and gives it meaning.

Because for many people remembering takes the form of gift giving, Sweetest Day offers us the opportunity to show others that we care, in a positive way.

1. What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A. Sweetest Day is a day to make others happy.

B. Sweetest Day is just an occasion to care about disabled people.

C. Sweetest Day is an occasion for lovers to express love.

D. Sweetest Day is celebrated on the third Sunday in October.

2. Which of the following has little relationship to Sweetest Day?

A. Visiting sick people of the hospital.

B. Visiting children who have lost their parents.

C. Giving friends small gifts.

D. Giving flowers to sweethearts.

3. What is Cleveland?

A. An island.                          B. A country.

C. A village in England.            D. A city in America.

4. What do most people usually do to show their care to others according to the passage?

A. They give money.                     B. They give gifts.

C. They send regards.                  D. They offer help.

5. The underlined word “neglected” in the second paragraph means “______”.

A. remembered                            B. hated

C. paid little or no attention to       D. disappointed             

                             Statuses are marvelous human inventions that enable us to get along with one another and to determine where we "fit" in society. As we go about our everyday lives，we mentally attempt to place people in terms of their statuses. For example，we must judge whether the person in the library is a reader or a librarian，whether the telephone caller is a friend or a salesman，whether the unfamiliar person on our property is a thief or a meter reader，and so on.

The statuses we assume often vary with the people we encounter， and change throughout life. Most of us can， at very high speed， assume the statuses that various situations require. Much of social interaction consists of identifying and selecting among appropriate statuses and allowing other people to assume their statuses in relation to us. This means that we fit our actions to those of other people based on a constant mental process of appraisal and interpretation. Although some of us find the task more difficult than others，most of us perform it rather effortlessly.

   A status has been compared to readymade clothes. Within certain limits， the buyer can choose style and fabric. But an American is not free to choose the costume of a Chinese peasant or that of a Hindu prince. We must choose from among the clothing presented by our society. Furthermore， our choice is limited to a size that will fit， as well as by our pocketbook . Having made a choice within these limits we can have certain alterations made， but apart from minor adjustments， we tend to be limited to what the stores have on their racks. Statues too come ready made， and the range of choice among them is limited.

51. In the first paragraph，the writer tells us that statuses can help us ______.

A. determine whether a person is fit for a certain job

B. behave appropriately in relation to other people

C. protect ourselves in unfamiliar situations

D. make friends with other people

52. According to the writer，people often assume different statuses ______.

A. in order to identify themselves with others

B. in order to better identify others

C. as their mental processes change

D. as the situation changes

53. The underlined word "appraisal"(Para.2) most probably means "______".

A. involvement  B. appreciation     C. judgment    D. presentation

54. In the last sentence of the second paragraph， the pronoun "it" refers to "______".

A. fitting our actions to those of other people appropriately

B. identification of other people’s statuses

C. selecting one’s own statuses

D. constant mental process

55. By saying that "an American is not free to choose the costume of a Chinese peasant or that of a Hindu prince" (Para.3)， the writer means _______.

A. different people have different styles of clothes

B. readymade clothes may need alterations

C. statuses come ready made just like clothes

D. our choice of statuses is limited

—Dear, you water the garden and I do the cooking．

         A．Why me? B．Forget it．        C．No way．  D．Ok, that's settled．

 Your floor is dirty. It needs _______.

A. clean                B. to clean                    C. cleaning                   D. cleaned

　　"Mark Twain" was the name used by Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910) when he wrote books. His father was a lawyer, but a poor one, who lived at Florida, Missouri. The family was so poor that Samuel did not receive much teaching. He had to learn all that he could from the people whom he met. His father died when he was very young, and then there was even less money than before.

　　Many of the men in this part of America worked in the ships on the great River Mississippi, and he did this himself at one time (1857).

　　Where did he find the name "Mark Twain"? It came from the great river itself. It was part of one of the cries used by men who worked in the ships. When a man called "By the mark twain!"  he meant that the river was "two marks deep" there, that is to say, six feet deep ( "Twain" is an old form of the work "Two".) Samuel Clemens often heard these words when he was young, and he used them as a penname all his life.

　　During his work on the Mississippi he met travelers of all kinds, and this helped him a great deal when he started to write. But the number of travelers became smaller when war started in America in 1861. Many of the great ships on the river stopped work. Samuel left then and went to Nevada with his brother, who was at that time Governor of Nevada. There, near the town of Carson, Samuel became a gold miner, but he never made much money at the time. He soon saw that life in the gold mines was not for him. He also tried writing for the newspapers in Nevada, and this seemed more hopeful. He found that he could write.

　　He went to Europe in 1867 and visited France and Italy. In 1870 he married Olivia Langdon, and two years later he was spending nearly all his time writing. Among his books is his own story (1908).

　　He is now always known as Mark Twain, and many people do not even know that his family name was Clemens. He traveled in America and in England, and went to Oxford in 1907. He was one of  the great American writers of the time, and could make his readers laugh – a thing which few writers can do. He died in 1910.

1."Mark Twain" was _________.

A. a famous American writer  B. name of a book

C. a great river in America    D. a large ship

2. As a child, Samuel did not get much education because _________.

A.his father died too early

B.the family was very poor

   C. he disliked school very much

   D. he could learn what he liked from the people he met

3. What gave him a great deal when he started writing? _______

A. His poor childhood           B. The Mississippi river 

   C. All kinds of travelers he met    D. His brother

4. We can infer from the passage that ________.

A. Samuel loved writing from his early age

   B. Samuel did not love writing at the beginning

   C. his writings to the newspaper were successful

D. his brother encouraged him to write more

5 According to the writer of the passage, a good writer could _________.

A. write a lot for his readers

B. make a lot of money for his family

C. cause his readers to laugh

D. travel everywhere he wanted

第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分）

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I was walking home with my cousin form a Chinese restaurant.We were holding a bag full food.On the way,I saw an old man with a sign said “save Me”at the crossing. He was in a wheelchair.but looked like he was extreme hungry. It was such cold night that my heart went out to him.I remembered that my bag with all the warm food and gave them to him.Before he could react,the signal turns green and we began cross the road.I think this is how acts of kindness should be—when you can’t even be thanked but natural do what you think you should.

There’s coffe and tea,you can have        .

A.either            B.each             C.one                 D.it

 In the Frick Collection you can also explore Frick’s beautiful home and garden which are_____ .

    A. very worth a visit            B. well worth a visit   

C. well worth being visited      D. very worth visiting

People are so busy these days that many have no time to cook. This is a problem, because many families love home cooking! A family meal brings everyone together. In some families, meals are often the only time everyone sees one another at the same time.

Another reason people enjoy home cooking is that it is often a way of showing love. A parent who makes some cookies is not just satisfying a child's sweet tooth. She or he is sending a message. The message says,“I care about you enough to spend an hour making cookies that you will eat up in no time.”

There is also something about the smell of home cooking. The smell of home cooking pleases people of all ages. It makes most of us feel good and loved—even if we are the ones doing the cooking! Next time you smell a cake being cooked, stop for a moment and pay attention to your mood.

1. Fewer people cook now because _________.

   A. they have no time.               B. they are not busy.

   C. many people don't like cooking.    D. they don't like family meals.

2. A parent spends an hour making cookies __________.

   A. just to satisfy her or his child's sweet tooth    B. only to send a message.

   C. so her child can eat them in 15 minutes      D. to show her or his love

3. The writer thinks the smell of home cooking makes us _________.

   A. feel happy                 B. interested in cooking

   C. pay attention to our mood     D. love others

4. What's the main idea of this passage?

   A. Family meals are important.     B. How to make cookies.

   C. People are too busy to cook.     D. Home made cookies taste better。

Put an ice cube from your fridge into a glass of water. You have a piece of string(线) 10 centimeters long. The problem is to take out that piece of ice with the help of the string. But you must not touch the ice with your fingers.

You may ask your friends to try to do that when you are having dinner together. There is a saltcellar on the table. You must use salt when you carry out this experiment.

First you put the string across the piece of ice. Then put some salt on the ice. Salt makes ice melt(融化). The ice round the string will begin to melt. But when it melts, it will lose heat. The cold ice cube will make the salt water freeze again.

After a minute or two you may raise the piece of string and with it you will raise your piece of ice!

This experiment can be very useful to you. If, for example, there is ice near the door of your house, you must use very much salt to melt all the ice. If you don’t put enough salt, the water will freeze again.

61. We must use _______ when we carry out this experiment.

A. fridge         B. some food               C. a table    D. some salt

62. How long will it take to carry out this experiment?

A. More than three minutes.         B. Five minutes or so.

C. Only one minute or two.          D. About ten minutes.

63. What is the task of this experiment?

A. Put the ice cube into the glass of water with the help of the string.

B. Take out the ice cube in the glass of water with the help of the string.

C. Take out the ice cube in the glass of water with your fingers.

D. Put some salt on the ice cube and then put the string across it.

64. How many things at least are used in this experiment?

A. Three.            B. Four.               C. Six.             D. Seven.

65. We can learn something about _______ from the passage.

A. physics        B. biology       C. chemistry       D. maths