Before coming to France， I always thought that French people wear formal clothes. But， when I arrived in Paris， I came to know why France could remain the lead in world fashion and Paris could attract so many designers from all over the world to come.

On the boulevard of Champs-elysees， there are many fashion shops of famous brands， such as Chanel， Dior， Pierre Cardin. In daily life， however， most of Parisians never wear clothes like those on the super models. On the opposite， I found people in Paris often dress in very simple designs and usually in dark.

Such situation doesn‘t affect French designers to create more and more new styles. But I would say people in Paris dress more formally than those in the rest of France. In other French cities， what people wear are usually casual dresses， such as T-shirts and jeans.

French people act as the fashion leaders， but they accept other clothes styles as well. Montpellier， the city I live in， is in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. Here are many immigrants（移民） from Algeria， Morocco and other African countries. The Arabian and African cultures are influential（有影响的） in this city. Therefore， you can find a lot of young people dress in the North African style.

1. France could remain the lead in world fashion and Paris could attract so many designers from all over the world because             .

A. French people never wear fashionable clothes

B. French designers are creative

C. French people accept fashionable clothes and other styles

D. both B and C

2. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage？

A. The majority of Parisians always wear formal clothes.

B. Most of Parisians never wear fashionable clothes.

C. Parisians usually wear casual dresses like T- shirts and jeans.

D. Most Parisians often dress in simple designs and usually in dark.

3. The underlined part “boulevard of Champs-elysees”possibly is             .

A. a name of a famous street in Paris           B. a name of a famous person in Paris

C. a name of a famous city in France           D. a name of a famous brand in France

 

My best friend, Tom, and I live in a senior-citizen apartment in a lovely small town. Tom is a ten-year-old dog and I am a sixty-nine-year-old lady .

Years ago, I __36__  when I retired I would get a dog to __37__  my golden years. From the very beginning, Tom has always been __38_ and I never have to tell him anything more than once. He is extremely __39___ and always puts back the toys where they were after __40__.He is a wonderful companion. We sometimes play a ___41___together. He does many amusing things that make me laugh. As a result, I enjoy his__42___.

One afternoon, Tom started acting ___43__. I was sitting on the floor playing with him, __44___he started sniffing at the right side of my chest. He had never done anything like this before, suddenly he threw his entire__45__at the right side of my chest, and I cried in___46___.

Soon after this, I felt a lump(肿块). After X-rays and tests, doctors told me I __47__cancer. When cancer started, for an unknown __48___, a wall of calcium(钙化壁) built. Then the lump or cancer _49__ itself to the wall. When Tom __50__on me, the force broke the lump away from the calcium wall, which made me ___ 51__the lump. Before that, I couldn’t see or feel it, so there was no way for me to know it was there.

I had a complete __ 52___ and the cancer did not spread. The doctors told me if the cancer had gone unfound even six more months, it would have been too late.

Was Tom ___53__ of just what he was doing? I’ll never really know. What I do

know is that I’ m glad I made a promise to_ 54 __my golden years with this wonderful creature---- for Tom not only shares his life with me; he has made sure that I will be ___55___to share my life with him.

 

1.A. suggested       B. insisted       C. told        D. promised

2.A. take            B. bring         C. share       D. carry

3.A. well-behaved     B. well-built     C. well-dressed D. well-known

4.A. dirty            B. neat         C. lazy        D. sad

5.A. working         B. sleeping      C. eating      D. playing

6.A. joke            B. fun          C. game       D. face

7.A. company        B. kindness      C. care       D. comfort

8.A. happily         B. luckily        C. strangely   D. sadly

9.A. while           B. when         C. as         D. before

10.A. power           B. energy       C. devotion    D. weight

11.A. joy             B. surprise      C. pain        D. relief

12.A. enjoyed         B. had          C. lived       D. treated

13.A. cause           B. excuse       C. reason      D. idea

14.A. attached         B. devoted      C. fell        D. dropped

15.A. jumped          B. sat          C. stood      D. put

16.A. watch           B. witness      C. observe     D. notice

17.A. task             B. work        C. operation   D. job

18.A. fond            B. aware        C. ashamed   D. afraid

19.A. waste           B. spend        C. cost       D. make

20.A. in              B. around       C. out        D. outside

 

Why I Don’t Spare “Spare Change”

“Poor but honest. ” “The deserving poor.” These words always come to my mind when I think of “the poor”. But I also think of people who, perhaps through alcohol or drugs, have ruined not only their own lives but also the lives of others in order to give way to their own pleasure. Perhaps alcoholism and drug addiction really are “diseases”, as many people say, but my own feeling－ based, of course, not on any serious study－is that most alcoholics and drug addicts belong to the “undeserving poor”. And that is largely why I don’t give spare change to beggars.

But surely among the street people there are also some who can rightly be called “deserving”. Deserving what? My spare change? Or simply the government’s assistance? It happens that I have been brought up to believe that it is proper to make contributions to charity（慈善机构）, but if I give some change to a beggar, am I making a contribution to charity and thereby helping someone, or, am I perhaps simply encouraging someone not to get help? Or, maybe even worse, am I supporting a cheat?

If one believes in the value of private charity, one can either give to needy people or to charitable organizations. In giving to a beggar one may indeed be helping a person who badly needs help, but one cannot be certain that one is giving to a needy person. In giving to an organization, on the other hand, one can feel that one’s money is likely to be used wisely. True, facing a beggar one may feel that this particular unfortunate person needs help at this moment－a cup of coffee or a sandwich－and the need will not be met unless I put my hand in my pocket right now. But I have come to think that the beggars whom I meet can get along without my spare change, and indeed perhaps they are actually better off for not having money to buy alcohol or drugs.

I know nothing about these beggars, but it’s my impression that they simply prefer begging to working. I am not generalizing about street people. I am talking about the people whom I actually meet. That’s why I do not give “spare change”, and I don’t think I will in the future.

53. What does the author think of beggars who take drugs?

A. They should be given a check-up.            B. They really need money to live.

C. They have no pleasure in life.                  D. They are not worth helping.

54. Why doesn’t the author give money to street people?

A. He doesn’t think they need help.            

B. He doesn’t have enough money to give.

C. He is not convinced they will use it rightly.    

D. He believes they can get help from the government.

55. In the second paragraph, the author presents his idea by_____.

A. asking questions for people to think about     B. giving examples to support his argument

C. raising questions and answering them               D. expressing his opinions directly

56. Which of the following opinions does the author accept?

A. Drug addiction is a disease.                   

B. Some street people are poor and needy.

C. Most beggars have received enough help.

D. Charitable organizations handle money properly.

 

第三部分阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

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Ten years ago, Sang Lan, a 17-year-old Chinese gymnast, was competing at the Goodwill Games in New York. During a routine warm-up vault (跳马), Sang landed on her head and suffered an injury that left her paralyzed from the chest down. Ten years later, she is a college graduate, and has many admirers.

According to New York Times, what happened was that, as Sang was making her sprint (短跑) down the runway, a coach moved the springboard (跳板) in a misguided (搞错的) attempt to help her. She was running at full speed, and had no time to stop. Unfortunately, there was no cushion to receive her fall. "I heard a terrible sound," Octavian Belu, the Romanian coach, said at the time.

"I don’t feel bad about it now," Sang said in an interview over the weekend, explaining that she still follows gymnastics. She provided her professional opinion on television and on the Internet during the Beijing Olympics. "I’ve had to learn to face reality. Sometimes, when I watch old videos of me flying in gymnastics, I’m proud that I used to be so good."

She’s getting on with her life. At Peking University, from which Sang graduated last year with a broadcasting (播音) degree, friends had to carry her up stairs from class to class. She has her own caretaker (看护) and a personal assistant, or manager, provided to her by China’s General Sports Administration. "I can’t say I never feel regret, but I never complain," Sang said. "There’s no use in being regretful. You can’t live your life over again. I still love sports."

66. What caused Sang Lan to become injured according to the passage?

A. She was running too fast at that time.

B. She landed on the cushion in the wrong place.

C. The coach didn’t know she was going to fall.

D. A coach moved the springboard to a wrong place.

67. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Sang faces her past bravely.

B. It was not Sang’s fault that she was injured.

C. A caretaker has been provided by Sang’s own family.

D. Sang feels a little regret sometimes.

68. Which of the following have helped Sang Lan since her

injury?

a. Octavian Belu     b. Her caretaker     c. Her manager

d. China’s General Sports Administration     e. The interviewer

A. b, c, e     B. b, d, e     C. a, d, e     D. b, c, d

 

I moved into a new house in July. Since then I have met a few of my neighbors who are very nice people. For Christmas, I thought I would do something nice for each of the neighbors I know. There were nine neighbors whom I knew by name or spoke with often when I was out in my yard. I knew which houses they lived in.

I decided to add one more to my list. This lady I decided to add lives down the street from me. I meet her every morning walking to work as I drive down the street. She always smiles to me. But I had no idea who she was and which house she lived in.

I planned to make small fruit baskets and leave them on my neighbor's front porches (门廊) on Christmas Eve. I signed the cards: “Happy Holidays from 5104 Northumberland Road.”

I saved the last for the friendly lady. I finally decided on a house where I met her each morning and guessed that it was hers.

My neighbors really appreciated the baskets and would tell me as they saw me in the yard or they would call, and a couple even came by to thank me.

This morning I found a small note in the mailbox. It was addressed simply: Resident, 5104 Northumberland Road.

The Thank You card really caught me by surprise. I opened it and read the message, “Thank you for the lovely fruit basket you left on our porch. It was very thoughtful. Richard Kelly passed away last week. He talked a lot about how nice it was that someone remembered him in his time of illness. He really appreciated it.”

I had no idea who Richard Kelly was and that he had been seriously ill. I had left that nice lady’s basket on his porch by mistake. I wanted to say sorry, but that would be wrong. I believe that Mr. Kelly was meant to have that basket because he was dying. I hate that the nice lady did not get to receive a fruit basket on Christmas, but I believe if she knew what had happened, she would be happy. I feel pleased to have helped Richard Kelly's last days be more cheerful.

1.How many Christmas gifts did the author intend to send?

   A. 9.         B. 8           C. 10               D. 11

2.Where did the friendly lady live?

A. She lived at the end of Northumberland Road.

B. Her address was 5104 Northumberland Road.

C. She was thought to share a house with Mr. Kelly.

D. The author was not sure about her address at all.

3.How did the author’s neighbors respond to his gifts?

   A. They liked the gifts very much and were thankful.

   B. They were thankful that they wanted to be friends.

   C. They all made phone calls to say “Thank You”.

   D. They all visited him by person to show gratitude.

4.What does the author mean in the last paragraph?

   A. He was regretful that the nice lady didn’t receive his gift.

   B. He was glad to have made Mr. Kelly's life more pleasant. 

   C. He thought Richard Kelly deserved to receive that basket.

   D. The old lady was happy to sacrifice to make Kelly happy.