第二节 阅读理解（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。

    In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less, a 10-year-old entered a hotel coffee shop and sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in front of him. “How much is an ice cream sundae?” “Fifty cents,” replied the waitress. The little boy pulled his hand out of his pocket and studied a number of coins in it. “How much is a dish of plain ice cream?” he required. Some people were now waiting for a table and the waitress was a bit impatient. “Thirty-five cents,” she said rudely. The little boy again counted the coins. “I’ll have the plain ice cream,” he said. The waitress brought the ice cream, put the bill on the table and walked away. The boy finished the ice cream, paid the bill and departed. When the waitress came back, she began wiping down the table and then swallowed hard at what she saw. There, nearly beside the empty dish, were seven five-cent coins and fifteen one-cent coins---her tip.

36. How much money did the boy probably have in his pocket?

       A. No more than fifty cents.       B. More than fifty cents.

       C. Not more than fifty cents.    D. Less than fifty cents.

37. Why did the little boy have only a dish of plain ice cream?

       A. The plain ice cream cost him much less.

       B. He enjoyed the cheaper ice cream better.

       C. The coins were not enough for an ice cream sundae.

       D. He wanted to save some coins to tip the waitress.

38. We can infer that the waitress might have felt_______when she got the tip.

       A. very surprised          B. a bit of shame           C. quite pleased                 D. a little worried

Student Services

Students' Union

Every University has a Students' Union. If students are the lifeblood of a university, the Union is surely its beating heart.

For students, by students

A Students’ Union is run by students and acts independently. At the end of each academic year, it will find six students to hold a sabbatical（带有休假的） position managing the Union for the coming year. That the six successful sabbatical officers have only recently experienced issues affecting students ensures that your needs are very well understood.

Letting your hair down

Although the University is spread across a fairly wide area, the Union is centrally located and is only a short walk from any of the main buildings. This makes it very easy to catch up with friends who might be on a different course.

At night, the place really comes alive – we have three different bars to suit every occasion. The venues are student-only so you can be sure of meeting people with a similar outlook and we throw in a transport service to make sure you get home safely.

The Union also organizes various formal balls throughout the year, with the highlight being the end-of-year ball.

Supporting you

Beyond having fun, we also make sure some of the more serious issues are effectively dealt with. If you have a problem with your course, another sabbatical officer is trained to help you. Being independent from the University means we can represent and support you to the best of our ability, and once you reach university you may find that you become aware of more national or political issues.

From the second paragraph of the passage, we can infer that ______.

A. a Students’ Union is operated by the university

B. a Students’ Union is not operated by the university

C. a Students’ Union is operated is working for the university

D. a Students’ Union is affected by the university

The person who takes up a certain post of the Students’ Union ______.

A. learns what the students need

B. is very happy and easy

C. can affect the life of any student

D. has understood everything of the University

According to the third paragraph, we can learn that ______.

A. a Students’ Union is far away from the university

B. a Students’ Union is near to the home

C. a Students’ Union is central part of the university

D. a Students’ Union has different courses for all the students

From the passage, we can learn that ______ is the most wonderful program of every year.

A. making friends

B. dancing in a bar

C. the match of the end-year ball

D. electing the officers

After reading the last two parts, we can infer that _______.

A. the Students’ Union can help a student who has trouble in the study

B. the Students’ Union can help a student who is being trained

C. the Students’ Union can cultivate the ability of a student to be suitable for political position

D. the Students’ Union can support a student to run the University

It is hardly surprising that clothing manufacturers （生产商）follow certain uniform standards for various features（特征）of clothes. What seems strange, however, is that the standard adopted for women is the opposite of the one for men. Take a look at the way your clothes button. Men’s clothes tend to button from the right, and women’s from the left. Considering most of the world’s population---men and women---are right-handed, the men’s standard would appear to make more sense for women. So why do women’s clothes button from the left?

    History really seems to matter here. Button first appeared only on the clothes of the rich in the 17th century, when rich women were dressed by servants. For the mostly right-handed servants, having women’s shirts button from the left would be easier. On the other hand, having men’s shirts button from the right made sense, too. Most men dressed themselves, and a sword drawn from the left with the right hand would be less likely to get caught in the shirt.

    Today women are seldom dressed by servants, but buttoning from the left is still the standard for them. Is it interesting? Actually, a standard, once set, resists change. At a time when all women’s shirts buttoned from the left, it would have been risky for any single manufacture to offer women’s shirts that buttoned the right. After all, women had grown so used to shirts which buttoned from the left and would have to develop new habits and skills to switch. It would be weird for them to button from the right, since anyone who noticed that would believe they were wearing men’s shirts.

What is surprising about the standard of the clothing industry?

A. It has been followed by the industry  for over 400 years.

B. It is different for men’s clothing and women’s.

C. It works better with men than with women.

D. It fails to consider right-handed people.

What do we know about the rich men in the 17th century?

A. They tended to wear clothes without buttons.

B. They were interested in the historical matters.

C. They were mostly dressed by servants.

D. They drew their swords from the left.

Women’s clothes still button from the left today because        .

   A. adopting men’s style is improper for women

   B. manufacturers should follow standards

   C. modern women dress themselves

D. customs are hard to change

The passage is mainly developed by        .

A. analyzing cause

   B. making comparisons

   C. examining differences

D. following the time order

________ the Chinese men’s football team with that of North Korea, we can see what the former lacks is spirit and determination.

A. Compared         B. Comparing C. Being compared    D. To compare

I thought her kind and honest _____ I met her.

A. for the first time       B. the first time      C. by the first time D. first time

It is generally considered that the key ______a foreign language well is nothing      but practice.

___ a letter, he decided to send a telegram.

A. Not receiving                     B. Receiving not

C. Not having received     D. Having not received

 Would it be ______ for you to pick me up at four o’clock and take me to the airport?

A. free                  B. vacant                  C. handy                      D. convenient

第三部分 : 完形填空 （共20小题； 每小题1分， 满分20分）

Have you ever tried to draw a straight line, only to find it turns out all wrong? Or, have you ever wanted to show ___36___ at a party and found the song you’d practiced so many times suddenly__37_ more difficult? I’ve had both these__38___. As a senior student, I have to ___39__ many exams. Each time, I think, “ I__40___ fail this time,’’ but I get a low mark. Don’t be surprised---it’s not __41___ I don’t try, do enough preparation, __42__ take it seriously. On the contrary, it is because I give it too _43__ attention. The thought “ I must pass” makes me taste the terrible flavor of failure.

   I often___44___ to my friends, “ Don’t be too hard ___45____ yourself.” However, when I __46___ my own goals, I do not listen to my own advice. So why not ___47__ this crazy thought of achieving the best? Just face the problem__48____before you with a calm mind, work and you will succeed.

  In my opinion, __49___ a calm state of mind is a skill for life. People__50__ want to succeed realizing this is of __51______ importance. So __52___ time you’re trying to draw a straight line or ___53___ a performance, tell yourself, “ If I can just do it _54___ than last time, it’s a success.” Keep a calm state of mind, and you will be happy __55____you succeed or fail.

36. A. around          B.  off           C. out             D. in

37. A. became          B.  become        C. becoming       D. becomes

38. A. experiences      B.  experience     C. times           D. difficulties

39. A. enter            B.  make         C. take            D. join

40. A. won’t          B.  can           C. need           D. needn’t

41. A. because of       B.  /            C. therefore       D. because

42. A. and                 B. or                   C. but             D. nor

43.A. many                B. few               C. little           D. much 

44. A. say                 B. advise              C. tell                       D. encourage

45.A. off                  B. on                  C. to                        D. for

46. A. give                      B. hold                       C. build              D. set

47. A. throw away       B. get away          C. take up           D push off

48. A. lie                  B. lies                 C. lying              D. laying

49. A. keeping             B. staying            C. remaining       D. making

50. A. whom             B. which            C. who            D. /

51. A no                  B. little           C. very            D. great

52. A. last               B. the last            C. next               D. the next

53. A. put on             B play on                  C. give on           D show on

54. A. best                B. better                   C. good              D. well

55. A. if                  B. either                   C. neither         D. whether

Despite all the reports of Internet security attacks over the years, including the recent ones on Google’s e-mail service, many people have reacted to the break-ins with a shrug (耸肩).

Mr. Shulman and his company examined a list of 32 million passwords that an unknown hacker（黑客） stole last month from Rock You, a company that makes software for users of social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace. The list was briefly posted on the Web, and hackers and security researchers downloaded it.

The list provided an unusually detailed window into computer users’ password habits. Typically, only government agencies like the F.B.I. or the National Security Agency have had access to such a large password list.

Some Web sites try to keep back the attackers by freezing an account for a certain period of time if too many incorrect passwords are typed. But experts say that the hackers simply learn to trick the system, by making guesses at an acceptable rate, for instance.

To improve security, some Wed sites are forcing users to mix letters,numbers even symbols in their passwords. Others, like Twitter, prevent people from picking common passwords.

Still, researchers say, social networking and entertainment Web sites often try to make life simpler for their users and are unwilling to put too many controls in place.

Even commercial sites like eBay must weigh the consequences of freezing accounts, since a hacker could, say, try to win an auction（拍卖） by freezing the accounts of other potential buyers.

But owing to the reality of our overcrowded brains, the experts suggest that everyone choose at least two different passwords— a complex one for Web sites where security is vital, such as banks and e-mail, and a simpler one for less risky places, such as social networking and entertainment sites.

Mr. Moss relies on passwords at least 12 characters long, figuring that those make him a more difficult target than the millions of people who choose five-and six-character passwords.

“It’s like the joke where the hikers run into a bear in the forest, and the hiker that survives is the one who outruns his companions,” Mr. Moss said. “You just want to run that bit faster.”

59.The underlined sentence “Many people have reacted to the break-ins with a shrug” shows that many people            .

A.don’t take seriously the hacker’s break-ins

B.are worried and frightened at the hacker’s break-ins

C.don’t know what to do with the hacker’s attacks

D.are eager to get helps from the experts

60.According to the passage, which of the following web sites needs a more complex password?

A.A social web site.                            B.An entertainment web site.

C.A commercial web site.                    D.A game web site.

61.The Internet users are advised to             in order to keep back the hackers.

A.mix letters, numbers and symbols as well

B.choose passwords with at least 12 characters

C.choose passwords with 5 or 6 characters

D.choose at least two different passwords

62.Which would be the best title for the passage?

A.Password, good luck or risk!                          B.Popular Passwords, High Risk!

C.Clever Hackers, Stupid Netizens.                    D.Hacker,the Enemy of Internet Security.