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中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 

Why did the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side.

Most people know this joke.  But recently, some people have been much more worried about how the grizzly bear and mountain lion can cross the road.

“Millions of animals die each year on U.S. roads,” the Federal Highway Administration reports.  In fact, only about 80 ocelots, an endangered wild cat, exist in the U.S. today. The main reason? Roadkill.

“Eco-passages” may help animals cross the road without being hit by cars.  They are paths both over and under roads.  “These eco-passages can be extremely useful, so that wildlife can avoid road accidents,” said Jodi Hilty of the Wildlife Protection Society.

But do animals actually use the eco-passages?  The answer is yes.  Paul Beier of Northern Arizona University found foot marks left by mountain lions on an eco-passage that went under a highway.  This showed that the lions used the passage.

Builders of eco-passages try to make them look like a natural part of an area by planting trees on and around them.  Animals seem to be catching on.  Animals as different as salamanders (火蜥蜴) and grizzly bears are using the bridges and underpasses.

The next time you visit a park or drive through an area with a lot of wildlife, look around.  You might see an animal overpass!

41. The writer uses the example of “ocelots” to show that _______.

A. wild animals have become more dangerous

B. the driving condition has improved greatly

C. the measure for protecting wildlife fails to work

D. an increasing number of animals are killed in road accidents

42. From the story, we know an eco-passage is ________.

A. an underground path for cars              B. a fence built for the safety of the area

C. a bridge for animals to get over a river    D. a path for animals to cross the road

43. When the writer says that “animals seem to be catching on”(Para. 6), he means __.

A. animals begin to realize the dangers on the road

B. animals begin to learn to use eco-passages

C. animals are crossing the road in groups      

D. animals are increasing in number

44. The writer asks visitors and drivers to look around when traveling because _____.

A. wild animals may attack cars             B. wild animals may jam the road

C. they may see wild animals in the park  D. they may see wild animals on eco-passages

45. The best title for the passage is ________.

A. Special bridges help animals cross the road    B. Endangered animals increase because of roadkill

C. Animals fail to cross the road              D. Take steps to protect animals in danger

 

 阅读理解 (共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

第一节：请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的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。

Skin-diving is a new sport today．

This sport takes you into a wonderful new world． It is like a visit to the moon！When you are under water，it is easy for you to climb big rocks， because you are no longer heavy．

Here，under water，everything is blue and green．During the day，there is enough light． When fish swim nearby，you can catch them with your hands．

When you have tanks（罐子）of air on your back，you can stay in deep water for a long time．But you must be careful．

To catch the fish is one of the most interesting parts of this sport．On the other hand， you can clean the ships without taking them out of the water．You can get many things from the deep sea．

Now you can see that skin-diving is both useful and interesting．

1.Skin-diving can take you to _______ ．

    A．the moon    B．mountains    C．the sun    D．the deep sea

2.A skin-diver _______ under water in the day．

    A．can see everything clearly         B．can't see anything clearly

    C．can see nothing           D．can see only fishes

3. With a tank of air on your back，you can _______ ．

    A．catch fish very easily          B．stay under water for a long time

    C．be in safe place        D．have more fun

4. Which of these sentences is NOT TRUE ？

A．Skin-diving is a new sport．   

B．Skin-diving is like visiting the moon．

C．The only use of skin-diving is to have more fun．

D．Skin-diving is both interesting and useful．

 

完形填空（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。

On a cold November afternoon, my mother and I were walking home from a pizza store. We were dressed warmly and equipped with the rented video we had been dying to     36  . I was feeling a little   37   , as I was carrying our shopping，bags of snacks and the    38    .They were so heavy that I decided to   39   some things. So I started to walk towards the garbage can   40   I noticed a poor man walking his bike out of the restaurant in front of us. He _41    a paper bag with his dirty hand. He headed over to another nearby garbage can and started _42    it. I suddenly felt very 43  because I was about to do away with a new drink just  44 it was heavy.

I knew this man would take all he could  45    , so I walked up to him and  46   the drink and some snacks to him. The man looked up   47     and took what I gave him. A huge smile spread   48    his face and this caused me to feel indescribable  49    . I felt like I  50   be happier with myself, but then he said, “This is my son’s lucky day!”

With that, he  51    me happily and started off on his bike. I even heard him  52   a song as he rode away. I got a warm feeling inside and I knew I had done something good for the man and his family. I now understand what is    53    by the saying “Giving is getting”.

Since then, every time I have the   54   to do something nice, the picture of the man’s happiness caused by my small gift appears in my mind. This is the  55    of charity.

A. watch                  B. look                         C. see                           D. listen

A. upset                  B. happy                      C. tired                        D. excited

A. video                   B. books                       C. pizza                        D. clothes

A. send off               B. throw away              C. put away                  D. send out

A. after                    B. when                       C. before                      D. while

A. owned                 B. presented           C. held                        D. sought

A. going into              B. finding out              C. looking through        D. searching for

A. stupid                    B. guilty                       C. disappointed             D. happy

A. since                   B. for                          C. because                    D. when

A. get               B. search                      C. hear                         D. see

A. dropped                 B. kept                         C. turned                      D. handed

A. in silence             B. in return                   C. in surprise               D. in a hurry

A. around                  B. across                      C. over                                D. to

A. regret                  B. satisfaction               C. failure                     D. curiosity

A. couldn’t                B. shouldn’t                  C. needn’t                    D. mustn’t

A. smiled                 B. told                         C. stared at                   D. thanked

A. singing                B. sounding                  C. listening                   D. making

A. referred               B. said                         C. meant                             D. spoken

A. time                    B. chance                            C. idea                         D. effort

A. power                  B. effect                       C. strength                    D. mystery

第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

It was my birthday last Thursday. I decided to _ 36  it by inviting a few friends out to

supper. I chose a restaurant in a   37  part of town. It is one of my favorite restaurants

because the food is good and the waiters are friendly. It is   38 _  ever crowded, because not many people know about it, so it is not usually  _39_  to book (预定) a table. In any case, Thursday is not a busy evening  40 .

When we entered the restaurant, we were surprised to find it completely __ 41__ . I looked around but not  _42 _  table was free. One of the waiters recognized me. He came across and explained the situation. “A party of tourists came in about half an hour ago.” he said. “It was like an invasion(侵略). Suddenly the place was full! We can hardly  _ 43 ”.

The waiter then pointed to a table in the corner. “The people there are about to _ 44  .”

he said, “Just hold on and you'll _ _45_  a place there.” He was right. Fifteen minutes later,

the people   46 _  the corner table paid their   47 , got up and left. I led my friends acrossand we all sat down.

  48  our table was almost out of sight. We tried to call the attention of the waiter

  49 _ sent us there, but he, like all the other waiters, _ _50 _  the party of tourism. They ordered lots of food. At last, an hour later, the tourists were finishing their meal and looking very  51 with life. The waiter, now very tired, appeared at our table. I advised my friends aboutthe best dishes and finally the waiter went off with our  _52  .

A few moments later he returned to our table. We could tell from his face that he had

 __53__ for us.  _54  a little sorry he told us that there was  _55_  left. “All we can offer you” he said, “is an omelet (煎蛋卷) !”

36. A. remember       B. celebrate           C. memorize           D. congratulate

37. A. quiet          B. calm              C. busy              D. silent

38. A. hard           B. often                   C. hardly            D. always

39. A. necessary      B. possible                 C. important          D. certain

40. A. as before                                 B. as a matter of fact

C. as usual                            D. as is known to all

41. A. empty         B. full              C. free              D. quiet

42. A. all            B. an empty           C. a single           D. a double

43. A. watch         B. look after         C. try               D. manage

44. A. start           B. leave             C. end               D. pay

45. A. find                 B. find out           C. wait              D. see

46. A. by            B. beside            C. at                D. near

47. A money         B. bill               C. food             D. drinks

48. A. Luckily              B. Fortunately        C. Generally         D. Unluckily

49. A. whom         B. which            C. he               D. who

50. A. were kept busy        B. was busy with      C. kept busy with      D. were busy with

51. A. exciting              B. tired              C. pleased           D. disappointed

52. A. dishes         B. food              C. order             D. menu

53. A. good presents   B. good news          C. bad news            D. bad presents

54. A. Looking       B. Seeing            C. Looked           D. Found

55. A. no meat or fish        B. no meat and fish          C. meat and fish       D. not meat or fish

 

完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

    David, my neighbor, has two young kids who are five and seven. One day he was  36  his seven-year-old son Kelly how to push the lawn mower(割草机) around the yard. As he was telling him how to turn the mower  37 , his wife, Jan, called to him to ask a question. As David answered the question, Kelly pushed the lawn mower  38  through the flower bed at the edge of the lawn — 39  a two-foot wide path leveled to the ground!

    When David turned back and saw what had happened, he began to lose  40 . David had put a lot of time and  41  into making those flower beds the  42  of the neighbourhood. As he began to  43  his voice to his son, Jan walked quickly over to him, put her hand on his shoulder and said, “David, please remember we are raising children, not  44 !”

    Jan  45  me how important  46  is as a parent to remember our priorities (things that need attention before others). The window shattered(打碎) by a  47 , a lamp knocked over by a careless child, or a plate dropped in the kitchen are already  48 . The flowers are already dead. We must remember not to  49  to the destruction by breaking a child’s spirit and deadening his  50 .

    A few weeks ago Mark Michaels, the owner of a store, and I were together  51  parenting. He told me while his family were out for dinner, his daughter knocked over her water glass.  52  the water was cleaned up without any blaming remarks from her parents, she looked up and said, “I  53  want to thank you for not being like other parents. Most of my friends’ parents  54  have shouted at them and given them a lecture about paying more attention. Thanks for not  55  that!”

A. teaching        B. helping          C. looking at           D. asking

A. up             B. around               C. down             D. over

A. nearly         B. even                 C. almost               D. right

A. leaving            B. staying          C. remaining            D. finding

A. hope           B. control              C. mind             D. heart

A. strength           B. effort               C. power                D. courage

A. pride          B. respect              C. envy             D. honor

A. rise           B. expand           C. improve          D. raise

A. flowers            B. trees                C. grass                D. vegetables

A. called         B. reminded         C. warned           D. told

A. this           B. that             C. it                   D. one

A. mower          B. baseball         C. chair                D. book

A.broken          B. shabby           C. torn             D. worn

A. attend         B. tend             C. add              D. see

A. happiness      B. liveliness           C. bravery          D. humor

A. talking            B. speaking         C. telling              D. discussing

A. Before         B. After                C. Until                D. Since

A. really         B. actually         C. eventually           D. especially

A. should         B. need             C. would                D. must

A. saying         B. doing                C. thinking         D. Showing