第三部分：阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

A handsome middle­aged man walked quietly into the cafe and sat down. Before he ordered，he couldn’t help but notice a group of younger men at the table next to him. It was obvious they were making fun of something about him and it wasn’t until he remembered he was wearing a small pink ribbon(丝带) on the lapel of his suit that he became aware of what the joke was all about.

The man pretended not to notice it，but the whisper and laughter began to get to him. He looked one of the rude young men straight into the eye，placed his hand beneath the ribbon and asked，“This？”

With that the young men all began to laugh out loud. The man he spoke to said，“Hey，sorry，man, but we were just commenting on how pretty your little pink ribbon looks against your blue jacket！”

The middle­aged man calmly invited the joker to come over to his table, and politely seated him. As uncomfortable as he was, the young guy had to, not really sure why. In a soft voice，the middle­aged man said, “I wear this ribbon to bring awareness about breast cancer. I wear it in my mother’s honor.”

“Oh, sorry. She died of breast cancer？”

“No, she didn’t. She’s alive and well. But her breasts nourished me as a baby，and were a soft resting place for my head when I was scared or lonely as a little boy. I’m very grateful for my mother’s breasts, and her health.”

“Umm,” the young replied “yeah.”

“And I wear this ribbon to honor my wife” the man continued.

“And she’s okay, too？”the young guy asked.

“Oh, yes. She’s fine. Her breasts have been a great source of loving pleasure for both of us，and with them she nurtured and nourished our daughter 23 years ago. I’m grateful for my wife’s breasts，and her health.”

“Uh, huh. And I guess you wear it to honor your daughter, also？”

“No. It’s too late to honor my daughter by wearing it now...”

Shaken and ashamed，the young guy said, “Oh, I’m so sorry，mister.”

“So, in my daughter’s memory, too, I proudly wear this little ribbon, which allows me the opportunity to enlighten others. And here...”With this，he reached in his pocket and handed the young man a little pink ribbon. The young guy looked at it, slowly raised his head and asked, “...？”

51．The young men joked about the middle­aged man’s________.

A．looks       B．ribbon      C．attitude     D．clothes

52．What may have happened to the man’s daughter?

A．She died of breast cancer.                B．She was ill with cancer.

C．She had gone abroad.                    D．She got married.

53．What will the young man probably ask at the end of the story?

A．May I give it to my mother?           B．Can you help me put it on?

C．Will you please forgive me?            D．Shall we have some drink together?

54．What is the best title for the passage?

A．An Unusual Meeting               B. An Impressive Lesson

C．Be Grateful to Your Beloved     D. A little Pink Ribbon

― Can you turn down the radio, please?

―________.

A. Oh, I know                                   B. Sorry, I didn’t realize it was that loud

C. I’ll keep it down next time            D. Please forgive me

第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Charles and I used to hang out all the time, together with a few other guys, but he seemed too cool for us recently．We couldn’t understand the   36  , and we didn’t ask him for an explanation． 37  , we decided to   38  him a lesson in the way he treated us．

Once we started giving Charles the  39  shoulder, almost everyone was taking no notice of him．He looked so  40  , especially at lunchtime when he sat alone in the cafeteria．Now and then he nodded and said, “Hey!” when  41  passed his table, but all he got  42  return were mean looks and silence．

At first I was glad my plan had  43 ．I only wanted him to know  44  it felt like to be blown off, but I hadn’t thought about how badly my “lesson” would  45  him．

During one lunch period, Charles  46  glanced at his watch, obviously 47   the minutes until he could leave the cafeteria．I suddenly realized I had done wrong．“Hey! Man．I’m terribly sorry．” I called out．“Oh, so you are talking to me now?” he asked．

“I’m sorry,   48   I had thought that you wanted to end our   49 ．” I said．

“What?” he nearly shouted, looking much   50 ．

“I’ve left you alone because I thought that was what you wanted．”

“Oh, my God! Why would I want  51  ?”He I shouted, completely puzzled．

Clearly, we both had been  52  each other wrong．At first Charles couldn’t accept my  53 ．I knew he needed time to   54 all the hurt I’d caused him．But eventually, he did forgive me．We even started   55   out together again．And our friendship wasn’t destroyed at all．

36．A．situation        B．change             C．action         D．appearance

37．A．Besides        B．Therefore           C．Instead       D．But

38．A．take          B．teach              C．give           D．have

39．A．serious        B．friendly           C．warm         D．cold

40．A．sad           B．angry              C．happy        D．joyful

41．A．he           B．anyone           C．they          D．someone

42．A．at           B．in                C．on            D．by

43．A．helped        B．operated            C．worked       D．affected

44．A．what         B．that             C．which       D．how

45．A．worry        B．touch           C．hurt         D．disappoint

46．A．unexpectedly  B．worriedly          C．excitedly      D．repeatedly

47．A．counting      B．guessing           C．waiting       D．checking

48．A．and          B．so               C．thus          D．but

49．A．relationship   B．emotion            C．love          D．friendship

50．A．interested    B．pleased              C．surprised      D moved

51．A．one          B．those           C．that            D．such

52．A．understanding  B．regarding        C．knowing      D treating

53．A．explanation    B．attitude           C．suggestion    D．apology

54．A．get through    B．get over          C．get across     D．get along

55．A．leaving      B．looking            C．hanging      D．standing

I’ve loved my mother’s desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it as mother sat doing letters. Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens, and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be the more wonderful thing in the world.

Years later, during her final illness, mother kept different things for my sister and brother. “But the desk,” she’d said again, “it’s for Elizabeth.”

I never saw her angry, never saw her cry. I knew she loved me; she showed it in action. But as a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter.

They never happened. And a gulf opened between us. I was “too emotional(易动感情的)”. But she lived “on the surface”.

As years passed I had my own family. I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family. I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive me.

I posted the letter and waited for her answer. None came.

My hope turned to disappointment, then little interest and, finally, peace— it seemed that nothing happened. I couldn’t be sure that the letter had even got to mother. I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not.

Now the present of her desk told, as she’d never been able to, that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work. I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside —a photo of my father and a one-page letter, folded and refolded many times.

Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you choose. Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.

1.The passage shows that ______.

A．mother was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughter

B．mother was too serious about everything her daughter had done

C．mother cared much about her daughter in words

D．mother wrote to her daughter in careful words

2.The word “gulf” in the passage means ______.

A．deep understanding between the old and the young

B．different ideas between the mother and the daughter

C．free talks between mother and daughter

D．part of the sea going far in land

3.What did mother do with her daughter’s letter asking forgiveness?

A．She had never received the letter.

B．For years, she often talked about the letter.

C．She didn’t forgive her daughter at all in all her life.

D．She read the letter again and again till she died.

4.What’s the best title of the passage?

A．My letter to Mother                     B．Mother and Children

C．My mother’s Desk                     D．Talks between Mother and Me

假设你是李华，今天上午第一节课上外教老师Michael的课迟到了，Michael要求你用英语写一份解释说明，内容要点如下：

   参考词汇：ambulance 救护车   first aid 急救  faint 晕厥

已提供的句子不算在五句内。

Dear Michael,

I am terribly sorry that I missed the first part of your class this morning. Now I am writing to explain to you what happened.

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I hope you can forgive me.

Yours,

Li Hua