阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1至20各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　A farewell(告别) party was going on. Sylvia Calver hated being the center of any public show where she didn't know anyone. It made her 　(1)　 hot and she always felt she wanted to go away somewhere. But on an occasion(场合) like this when she knew 　(2)　, there was no 　(3)　 to feel shy.　(4)　 she had made up her mind to 　(5)　 people's attention for once in her life. Unlike others, Sylvia didn't have any sad feelings herself at leaving Palmeira Court Hotel or saying good-bye to its 　(6)　 －she had left so many other 　(7)　, and known too many people in her life to get upset by such things now.

　　Yet this 　(8)　 was a particular occasion, and she hadn't had so many of those in her 　(9)　. She had put on her 　(10)　 black dress and her long earrings. She had wanted to enjoy being the center of 　(11)　 for one evening, but now they had 　(12)　 old Miss Hutton of all people to give the 　(13)　 speech, whom she disliked. Even so, she thought there was no sense(意义) in getting 　(14)　 about it, for it was the first rule her 　(15)　 had given her－avoid all anxiety, take things easy. So, surprising herself by enjoying her own well-rounded white arm as 　(16)　 showed through the sleeve(袖子) of her 　(17)　, dress, she took a taste of her drink and then sat back comfortably with her cigarette. And her doctor's orders worked! For, 　(18)　 out slowly, she put Miss Hutton off at the end of her 　(19)　 with a cloud of, tobacco smoke, so that she smiled to herself at the old girl's funny expression. She 　(20)　 herself quite well that night, even to her own surprise.

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III 阅读 （共两节，满分50分）

第一节 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A、B、C和D项中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Our neighbour's son was getting married at an out-of-town church, and my husband and I were invited. We immediately rushed out to a store, and I bought a nice pink dress with a jacket. The dress was a little tight, but I had a month to go before the June 30 wedding and I would lose a few pounds.

    June 29 came and, of course, I hadn't lost a single pound; in fact I had gained two. But I figured a nice new girdle (紧身内衣) would cure everything. So on our way out of the city we stopped once again at the store. I ran in and told the clerk I needed a large-size girdle. The shop assistant found the box with the described girdle marked "LG", and asked if I would like to try it on. “Oh, no, a large will fit just right. I needn't try it on.”

The next morning was rather hot, so I waited to get dressed until about 45 minutes before time to go. I opened the box only to find a new girdle in a small size. Since it was too late to find another one and the dress wouldn't fit right without a girdle, a fight broke out in the hotel room between me and the girdle. Have you ever tried to shake 20 pounds of potatoes into a five-pound bag? That's it. Finally my husband, laughing like crazy, got hold of each side and shook me down into it. At once I put on the pink dress, which didn't match my red face well, and was ready to go.

Finally we got to the church. I heard one of the people say that they were having a High Mass. I turned to my husband and asked, "What is a High Mass?" He shrugged his shoulders.

Unfortunately, I learned that this particular mass would last one hour, twenty-two minutes and eight and one half seconds—the priest (神父) was going to bless everything except my girdle.

46. The author most probably bought a nice pink dress with a jacket ______.

  A. 4 weeks later    B. 4 weeks ago    C. a fortnight ago     D. a fortnight later

47. What had the author wanted to do with the tight dress?

  A. To make herself thinner.           B. To buy a large-size girdle.        

  C. To put on some weight.            D. To shake herself into it.

48. Which of the following statements about the author is TRUE according to the story?

A. She was very lucky to buy a girdle to go with her dress.

B. She had no choice but to put on the dress without a girdle.

C. She complained to the shop assistant about her carelessness.

D. She managed to put on the girdle with her husband’s help.

49. The purpose of this passage is ______.

  A. to show a husband’s selfless love         B. to share an interesting experience

  C. to describe a changeable girdle           D. to tell us how to keep calm in trouble

50. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. A Funny Wedding      B. A Wise Decision    C. A Tight Situation     D. A Fierce Fight

III 阅读 （共两节，满分50分）

第一节 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A、B、C和D项中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Our neighbour's son was getting married at an out-of-town church, and my husband and I were invited. We immediately rushed out to a store, and I bought a nice pink dress with a jacket. The dress was a little tight, but I had a month to go before the June 30 wedding and I would lose a few pounds.

    June 29 came and, of course, I hadn't lost a single pound; in fact I had gained two. But I figured a nice new girdle (紧身内衣) would cure everything. So on our way out of the city we stopped once again at the store. I ran in and told the clerk I needed a large-size girdle. The shop assistant found the box with the described girdle marked "LG", and asked if I would like to try it on. “Oh, no, a large will fit just right. I needn't try it on.”

The next morning was rather hot, so I waited to get dressed until about 45 minutes before time to go. I opened the box only to find a new girdle in a small size. Since it was too late to find another one and the dress wouldn't fit right without a girdle, a fight broke out in the hotel room between me and the girdle. Have you ever tried to shake 20 pounds of potatoes into a five-pound bag? That's it. Finally my husband, laughing like crazy, got hold of each side and shook me down into it. At once I put on the pink dress, which didn't match my red face well, and was ready to go.

Finally we got to the church. I heard one of the people say that they were having a High Mass. I turned to my husband and asked, "What is a High Mass?" He shrugged his shoulders.

Unfortunately, I learned that this particular mass would last one hour, twenty-two minutes and eight and one half seconds—the priest (神父) was going to bless everything except my girdle.

46. The author most probably bought a nice pink dress with a jacket ______.

  A. 4 weeks later    B. 4 weeks ago    C. a fortnight ago     D. a fortnight later

47. What had the author wanted to do with the tight dress?

  A. To make herself thinner.           B. To buy a large-size girdle.        

  C. To put on some weight.            D. To shake herself into it.

48. Which of the following statements about the author is TRUE according to the story?

A. She was very lucky to buy a girdle to go with her dress.

B. She had no choice but to put on the dress without a girdle.

C. She complained to the shop assistant about her carelessness.

D. She managed to put on the girdle with her husband’s help.

49. The purpose of this passage is ______.

  A. to show a husband’s selfless love         B. to share an interesting experience

  C. to describe a changeable girdle           D. to tell us how to keep calm in trouble

50. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. A Funny Wedding      B. A Wise Decision    C. A Tight Situation     D. A Fierce Fight

After her husband had gone to work, Mrs Richards sent her children to school and went upstairs to her bedroom. She was too  36   to do any housework that morning, for in the evening she would be going to a fancy dress party with her husband. She intended to  37   as a ghost and as she had made her costume the night before, she was impatient to  38  .Though the costume consisted only of a sheet, it was very  39  .After putting it on, Mrs Richards went   40  .She wanted to find out whether it would be comfortable to  41  .Just as Mrs Richards was  42  the dining room, there was a knock on the front door. She knew it  43  be the baker. She had told him to come   44   in if ever she failed to open the door and leave the bread on the  45   table. Not wanting to  46  the poor man, Mrs Richards quickly   47  in the small store room under the stairs. She heard the front door  48  and heavy footsteps in the hall.  49  the door of the store room was opened and a man entered. Mrs Richards  50  that it must be the man from the Electricity Board who had come to   51   the meter. She tried to explain the  52 ,saying "It's only me", but it was too late. The man  53   a cry and jumped back several paces.  54  Mrs Richards walked towards him, he fled, slamming the door  55   him.

A farewell(告别) party was going on. Sylvia Calver hated being the center of any public show, where she didn’t know anyone. It made her   1   hot and she always felt she wanted to go away somewhere. But on an occasion like this when she knew   2  , there was no   3   to feel shy,   4   she had made up her mind to enjoy people’s attention for once in her life. Unlike others, Sylvia didn’t have any   5   feelings herself at leaving Palmeira Court Hotel or saying good-bye to its other   6  －she had left so many other   7  , and known too many people in her life to get upset by such things now.

Yet this   8   was a particular occasion, and she hadn’t had so many of those in her   9 .

She had put on her   10   black dress and her long earrings. She had wanted to enjoy being the center of   11   for one evening, but now they had   12   old Miss Hutton of all people to give the   13   speech, whom she disliked. Even so, she thought there was no sense in getting

  14   about it, for it was the first rule her   15   had given her－avoid all anxiety, take things easy. So, surprising herself by enjoying her own well-rounded white arm as   16   showed through the sleeve(袖子) of her   17   dress, she took a taste of her drink and then sat back comfortably with her cigarette. And her doctor’s orders worked! By   18   out slowly, she put Miss Hutton off the end of her   19   with a cloud of tobacco smoke, so that she smiled to herself at the old girl’s funny expression. She   20   herself quite well that night, even to her own surprise.

1．A．face                      B．show                  C．room                  D．dress

2．A．nothing                 B．nobody                C．everything           D．everybody

3．A．chance                  B．time                    C．reason                 D．use

4．A．so                        B．but                      C．for                      D．there

5．A．mixed                   B．joyful                  C．sad                     D．happy

6．A．guests                   B．people                 C．place                   D．things

7．A．house                   B．friends                C．hotels                  D．offices

8．A．morning                B．afternoon             C．evening               D．night

9．A．life                       B．work                   C．school                 D．home

10．A．large                   B．best                    C．most                   D．worst

11．A．service                B．exhibition             C．group                  D．attention

12．A．ordered               B．chosen                C．wished                D．helped

13．A．long                    B．great                   C．goodbye              D．welcome

14．A．excited                B．anxious               C．puzzled               D．pleased

15．A．teacher                B．friend                  C．husband              D．doctor

16．A．they                    B．he                       C．it                        D．she

17．A．black                  B．white                  C．red                     D．green

18．A．getting                B．putting                C．breathing             D．speaking

19．A．action                 B．speech                C．work                  D．performance

20．A．made                 B．enjoyed               C．understood         D．thought