III. 阅读 (共两节，满分35分)

第一节 阅读理解 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

    阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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   “Can I see my baby?” asked the happy new mother. The bundle (婴儿包) was placed in her arms and when she moved the fold of cloth to look upon his tiny face, she gasped--the baby had been born without ears. Time, however, proved that the baby’s hearing was perfect except his appearance．

One day when he rushed home from school and threw himself into his mother’s arms, he cried out bitterly，“A boy, a big boy…called me－a f... freak.” She sighed, knowing that his life was to be endless of heartbreaks．

He grew up，handsome for his misfortune．A favorite with his fellow students, he might have been class president, but for that．He developed a gift for literature and music．

The boy’s father had a talk with the family doctor．Could nothing be done? “I believe we could graft (移植) on a pair of outer ears，if they could be donated (捐献) ,” the doctor decided．So the search began for a person who would make such a sacrifice (牺牲) for a young man．Two years went by．Then, “You’re going to the hospital，son．Mother and I have someone who will donate the ears you need．But it’s a secret.” said the father．

      The operation was a brilliant success．His talents blossomed into genius．School and college became a series of successes．Later he married and entered the diplomatic (外交) service．“But I must know!” he urged his father．“Who gave so much for me? I could never do enough for him.”

“I do not believe you could,” said the father，“but the agreement was that you are not to know…not yet.” The years kept the secret, but the day did come...one of the darkest days that ever passed through a son．He stood with his father over his mother’s casket(棺材)．Slowly and tenderly，the father stretched forth a hand and raised the thick，reddish-brown hair to let out the secret．

61．The story is mainly about ________．

A．how a boy had new ears through an operation     

B．what a devoted parent privately did for the child

C．how a disabled boy turned into a useful person   

D．why a donator made a sacrifice to a bright boy

62．From the first paragraph we know that the mother ________．

A．was determined to donate her ears to perfect her son

B．kept her husband unknown about the baby’s situation

C．felt shocked and disappointed to see her new baby

D．complained of her bad luck to have a disabled child

63．The underlined word “freak” in Paragraph 2 is the closest in meaning to “________”．

       A. slow-acting person                         B．ugly-looking child

       C．badly-behaved student             D．strangely-shaped creature

64．What can be inferred from the passage?

A．The agreement was between the donator and the family．

B．The boy was so popular that he was made class president．

C．Finally the boy came to know who the donator was．

D．The mother donated her ears to her son after she died．

65. What moral (道德的) lesson can we draw from this reading?

A. Real love lies in what is done unknown rather than what is done known.

B. It is parents’ responsibility to help their children heart and soul.

C. True beauty lies only in the heart not in appearance.

D. Young generations should learn to be grateful.

 Specialists may be useful to _____ a situation and suggest solutions.

       A. analytical          B. analyze                    C. analysis             D. analyst

 While shopping, people sometimes can't help _______ into buying something they don't really need.

A. to persuade       B. persuading      C. being persuaded         D. be persuaded

第三节 语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答卷标号为51-60 的相应位置上。

Most students do an IQ text early in their school career. Even if they never see their results, they feel that their IQ is what   51   (determine) how well they are going to do in life. When they see other students doing   52   (good) than them, they usually believe that those students have   53   higher IQ and that there is nothing they can do to change facts.   54  , new research into EQ suggests that success is not   55   (simple) result of a high IQ.

While your IQ tells you how   56   (intelligence) you are, your EQ tells you how well you use your intelligence. Professor Salovery,   57   invented the term EQ, gives the following description: at work, it is IQ   58    gets you promoted (晋升).   59   (support) by his academic research, Professor Salovery suggests that when predicting someone’s future success, their character,   60   is measured by EQ tests, might actually matter more than their IQ.

 Problems _____ because they were lack of communication.

       A. raised               B. rose                         C. arose                 D. aroused

He was unable to ________ to the students what he meant.

       A. get through          B. get across             C. get down           D. get around

If women are mercilessly exploited（剥削） year after year, they have only themselves to blame．Because they tremble at the thought of being seen in public in clothes that are out of fashion, they are always taken advantage of by the designers and the big stores．Clothes which have been worn only a few times have to be put aside because of the change of fashion．

       Changing fashions are nothing more than the intentional creation of waste．Many women spend large sums of money each year to replace clothes that have hardly been worn．Women who cannot afford to throw away clothing in this way, waste hours of their time changing their old-fashioned dresses．Skirts are lengthened or shortened; neck-lines are lowered or raised, and so on．

       No one can claim that the fashion industry contributes anything really important to society．Fashion designers are rarely concerned with necessary things like warmth, comfort and durability （耐用）．They are only interested in outward appearance and they take advantage of the fact that women will put up with any amount of discomfort, as long as they look right．There can hardly be a man who hasn't at some time in his life smiled at the sight of a woman shaking in a thin dress on a winter day, or picking her way through deep snow in high heeled shoes．

       When comparing men and women in the matter of fashion, the conclusions to be drawn are obvious．Do the constantly changing fashions of women's clothes, one wonders, reflect basic qualities of inconstancy and instability? Men are too clever to let themselves be cheated by fashion designers．Do their unchanging styles of dress reflect basic qualities of stability and reliability? That is for you to decide．

Designers and big stores always make money_________．

       A．by mercilessly exploiting women workers in the clothing industry

       B．because they are capable of predicting new fashions

       C．by constantly changing the fashions in women's clothing

       D．because they attach great importance to quality in women's clothing

To the writer, the fact that women change their old-fashioned dresses is seen as ___________．

       A．a waste of money   

       B．a waste of time

       C．an expression of taste  

       D．an expression of creativity

New fashions in clothing are created for ___________．

       A．the commercial exploitation of women                

       B．the women's strength of character

       C．basic qualities of inconstancy and instability             

       D．an important contribution to society

By saying "the conclusions to be drawn are obvious" （ Line One to Line Two, Paragraph Four）, the writer means that ___________．

       A．women's inconstancy in their choice of clothing is often laughed at

       B．women are better able to put up with discomfort

       C．men are also exploited greatly by fashion designers

       D．men are more reasonable in the matter of fashion

在英语课堂上， 你喜欢你的老师授课时只用英语， 还是英语、汉语兼用？某英语杂志社就此话题邀请中学生发表看法。请你围绕“How do you prefer your English classes to be taught? In English only, or in both English and Chinese?”这个问题， 参考所给要点，选择一种授课形式， 写一篇英语短文。

注意：1. 选择一种你喜欢的授课形式，说出你的理由，并适当谈谈其存在的问题。

2. 词数100左右，短文开头已给出（不计入词数）；

      3. 参考词汇：atmosphere氛围。

I prefer my English classes to be taught in…

The murderer ran away from his village, trying to avoid ______ by the police, but in vain.

   A. to be caught    B. being caught    C. to be catching    D. to catch

Most of the students felt rather disappointed at the English party. They say that it ______ better organized.

     A. had been     B. had to be     C. must have been    D. could have been