第三部分：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A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

“Dad! He took a book without paying!” I yelled .

My father looked surprised. Before the boy could say anything, his mother grabbed his arm and shook it. “Is it true? You stole? Tell me!”

Everyone was quiet. The boy began to cry, and he nodded his head. He pulled out the comic book (漫画书) from under his shirt. 

“Oh, Mr. Kim. I am sorry! My Ted made a big mistake!” Mrs. Diaz told my father. She tried to take the comic book, but Ted wouldn’t let go.

“It’s OK. He can keep it,” my father said with a smile.

“Oh no,” Mrs. Diaz said. “Let me pay right now ...” She dug in her purse. “How much?”

“Three seventy-five.”

Mrs. Diaz’s eyes widened, and she dug deeper. I saw her mouth make a small line. “Three seventy-five?” she asked.  

“It’s OK. You can pay later,” my father said.

“No,” Mrs. Diaz said. She kept looking in her purse. “I have money here.”

I felt bad for yelling, for I realized that Ted had tried to steal the comic book because he didn’t have the money. Maybe the boy could have a job, I thought.

I had an idea.

“What if he worked with me?” I asked. They turned to me.

I said, “He can work with me to pay for the comic book.”

“Good,” my father said smiling at me. Mrs. Diaz nodded. She turned to her son, “You hear? You will work and buy the comic book!”  

“Yes, Mama,” Ted said, hanging his head.

As they left, Ted looked back, and though he still seemed sad, he stuck out (伸出) his tongue at me.

Ted has been working here for two weeks. He has paid for the comic book, but my father says he is such a good worker that he can work with me as long as he wants. We are friends now. 

56. Where did the story most probably take place? 

A. In a classroom.                           B. In a supermarket.  

C. At a bookstore.                       D. At a library. 

57. By saying “but Ted wouldn’t let go” in Paragraph 4, the author means Ted ______.

A. took the book by mistake      B. wanted to keep the book

C. didn’t want to go home        D. didn’t think he was wrong

58. From the underlined sentences in the eighth paragraph, we may infer that Mrs. Diaz ______. 

A. didn’t think her son stole the book

B. had been out of work for a long time

C. forgot to take money with her that day

D. couldn’t afford to pay for the book

59. In the last paragraph, what does the author mainly tell?

A. His idea was successful.        B. Ted didn’t like the job.

C. He liked Ted very much.        D. Ted was a naughty boy.

The global financial crisis is likely to cause increased mental health problems as people struggle to deal with poverty and unemployment, the World Health Organization warned Thursday．

Hundreds of millions of people worldwide are already affected by mental problems such as depression and bipolar disorders （带躁狂的抑郁症） and the current market meltdown （崩溃） could worsen feelings of despair among people who can't stand such illnesses．

The United Nations agency said the impact could be especially marked for those living in low and middle income countries where access to treatment is often limited．

"We should not be surprised at the turbulence （动荡） and likely consequences of the current financial crisis．Now we are seeing a huge gap in taking care of people in great need," WHO director general Margaret Chan told at a meeting of mental health experts．

"It should not come as a surprise that we continue to see more stresses, suicides and mental disorders," Chan warned．

Benedetto Saraceno, director of WHO's mental health, said mental health disorders affected one in four people at some point in their lives．

Mental and neurological disorders are often chronic （慢性） and disabling, he said．Nearly 1 million people commit suicide worldwide every year, a large part of them are young adults．

Asked about the financial crisis, Saraceno said, "Poverty can be the consequence of such events, the debts, despair and sense of loss that may reach middle and lower classes．Even the poor can be affected by this crisis．"

"There is clear evidence that suicide is linked to financial disasters．I am not talking about the millionaire's jumping out of the window but about poor people," he said．The global crisis could be expected to affect the "stability of communities and families", according to Saraceno．

60．According to the passage, the chief result of the worldwide financial crisis is that        ．

A．more people will be poorer

B．more people will be out of jobs

C．more people will suffer from mental problems

D．more people will commit suicide

61．The United Nations agency worried that              ．

A．more rich people would commit suicide

B．the financial crisis might especially influence developing or underdeveloped countries

C．the current market meltdown could worsen feelings of despair

D．hundreds of millions of people in the world were already affected by mental problems

62．It can be inferred that              ． 

A．far more work should be done to help those who are mentally ill

B．it will be surprising to see more people commit suicide

C．a mental disorder is a chronic disease

D．many more young adults commit suicide worldwide than people of other ages

63．The best title for the passage is              ． 

A．Global Financial Crisis．

B．Mental Disorders Resulting From Global Financial Crisis．

C．Suicides as a Result of Market Meltdown．

D．Chronic Mental Disorders．

第二卷(共35分)

第二节 短文填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，根据以下要求：1）汉语提示；2）首字母提示；3）语境提示, 在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，所填单词要求意义准确、拼写正确

Danny is a little pig . He is happy because he wants to leave home

to see the world .

It’s a ____（阳光的）day . Danny goes away when his parents are         1.__________

sleeping .______his way he meets an elephant , a peacock and a rabbit .       2.__________

At last , he gets to a lake . He l__________ at his reflection in the lake        3.__________

and says, “I wish I _____（有）an elephant’s nose , a peacock’s tail and      4.__________

a rabbit’s e________ .” After a while , Danny’s wish comes true . He runs     5.__________

back ______（激动地）. But his parents can’t recognize him , “Go away ,    6.__________

you’re not our son .” Danny goes to the ________ again . “ I just want to      7.__________

be a pig .” After _____（说）that, Danny waits and waits . Finally, he        8.__________

becomes a pig again, _____ makes him overcome with joy. Danny runs       9.__________

back quickly .His parents hug and say ,“ This is o_______ lovely baby .”      10._________

Most children with healthy appetites are ready to eat almost anything that is offered and a child rarely dislikes food __________ it is badly cooked．

         A．if              B．until         C．that                 D．unless

Mary is in bed with a fever and she can’t hope to __________ the cold in a few days．

         A．get rid of 　　　B．get away with         C．get off　　　    D．get out

He requires that he _______ an opportunity to explain his case．

         A．is given　　       B．should give         C．give　　    D．be given

The door and the windows were all closed and there was no ___________ of forced entry．

         A．scene          B．signal            C．sign                D．sight

Because of his devotion 　　 music, he has become friendly with Mrs．Keith, a pop singer．

         A．to　　　　       B．for　　　　　 C．in　　　　　   D．at

I was under　　  pressure from my parents to become　　　 teacher．

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

If you feel tired and sick of fat foods, that is ___________ you have to go to the hospital for a medical examination．

         A．why            B．what          C．when         D．whether