第二部分：阅读理解(第一节20小题。第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分50分)

第一节：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，并在答题纸上将该

选项标号涂黑。

     When you are little, the whole world feels like a big playground. I was living in Conyers, Georgia the summer it all happened. I was a second grader, but my best friend Stephanie was only in the first grade. Both of our parents were at work and most of the time they let us go our own way.

     It was a hot afternoon and we decided to have an adventure in Stephanie's basement. As I opened the basement door, before us lay the biggest room, full of amazing things like guns, dolls, and old clothes. I ran downstairs, and spotted a red steel can. It was paint. I looked beyond it and there lay even more paint in bright colors like purple, orange, blue and green.

     "Stephanie, I just found us a project for the day. Get some paintbrushes. We are fixing to paint. " She screamed with excitement as I told her of my secret plans and immediately we got to work. We gathered all the brushes we could find and moved all of our materials to my yard. There on the road in front of my house, we painted big stripes ( 条纹) of colors across the pavement (人行道). Stripe by stripe, our colors turned into a beautiful rainbow. It was fantastic!

     The sun was starting to sink. I saw a car in the distance and jumped up as I recognized the car. It was my mother. I couldn't wait to show her my masterpiece. The car pulled slowly into the driveway and from the look on my mother's face, I could tell that I was in deep trouble.

     My mother shut the ear door and walked towards me. Her eyes glaring, she shouted, "What in the world were you thinking? I understood when you made castles out of leaves, and climbed the neighbors' trees, but this! Come inside right now !" I stood there glaring back at her for a minute, angry because she had insulted (侮辱) my art.

     "Now go clean it up!" Mother and I began cleaning the road. Tears ran down my cheeks as I saw my beautiful rainbow turn into black cement.

     Though years have now passed, I still wonder where my rainbow has gone. I wonder if, maybe when I get older, I can find my rainbow and never have to brush it away. I guess we all need some sort of rainbow to brighten our lives from time to time and to keep our hopes and dreams colorful.

1. What did the writer want to do when his mother came home?

   A. To introduce Stephanie to her.          B. To prevent her from seeing his painting.

   C. To put the materials back in the yard.    D. To show his artwork to her.

2. In his mother's eyes, the writer __ .

   A. was a born artist                          B. always caused trouble

   C. was a problem solver                      D. worked very hard

3. The underlined word "rainbow" in the last paragraph refers to __ .

   A. the rainbow in the sky                     B. the stripes on the pavement

   C. something imaginative and fun              D. important lessons learned in childhood

4. It can be learned from the passage that parents should       .

A. encourage children to paint          

B. value friendship among children

C. discover the hidden talent in children 

D. protect rather than destroy children's dreams

第二节   完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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。
It was a family adventure trip. My wife, Judith, our two-year-old daughter, Leila, and I had rented a small camper (旅行车) and were   36   through Baja California. The day before our return to San Diego, we   37   the camper near a beach for one last night in nature.
In the middle of the    38   I was awakened by Judith   39   me with her finger and yelling at me to   40  . My first impressions were of   41   and banging. Fairly confused, I jumped down out of our little loft-bed, and standing without clothes on,   42   the wind screen. 
What I saw   43   me quickly out of my half-dazed state. The camper was   44   by masked men hitting the   45  .
I dove for the driver's seat and tried to start the   46  . The camper had started perfectly at least 50 times that   47  . Now it tried to turn over, sputtered (劈啪作响) a few times, and died. There was the sound of breaking glass, and a hand   48   in through the driver's side window. I hit the hand with a lot of force.
My hand was bleeding   49   the broken glass. I   50   I had one more chance to
start the car. Having played hero   51   a thousand times in fantasy, I never   52   I would do it. I turned the key. The engine sputtered to life... and died. Then someone jammed a gun into my throat. I remember this thought: "You mean I don't save the family?" I was really quite surprised.
One of the men, who spoke a little English, was   53  , " Money! Money!" The gun still at my throat, I reached under the driver's seat and   54   one of them my   55   through the broken window. I was hoping this was the end of it…
36. A. crossing       B. traveling    C. conveying         D. entering   
37. A. threw      B. deleted       C. parked              D. moved   
38. A. camper     B. beach     C. nature         D. night     
39. A. pushing          B. beating       C. controlling     D. holding    
40. A. jump up          B. set up     C. light up         D. get up  
41. A. noise       B. sound     C. voice         D. fantasy   
42. A. grasped     B. crashed      C. faced         D. glanced  
43. A. confused      B. woke     C. feared         D. barked   
44. A. surrounded   B. robbed          C. examined      D. hunted   
45. A. doors       B. windows    C. walls          D. tyres   
46. A. machine       B. engine     C. journey         D. camp  
47. A. moment          B. day       C. time           D. trip  
48. A. came       B. reached      C. trembled       D. peered 
49. A. by         B. at              C. from          D. in  
50. A. suggested     B. figured       C. indicated       D. observed 
51. A. energetically       B. enthusiastically  C. successfully       D. naturally 
52. A. doubted          B. thought      C. imagined       D. required  
53. A. begging          B. translating  C. yelling              D. reminding
54. A. handed     B. offered       C. provided       D. protected 
55. A. trousers          B. license          C. shoes         D. wallet

第两节完型填空一 （共12小题，每小题1.5分，满分18分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55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。
Last Tuesday I took two daughters, aged five and seven, to town by car. It began to rain _36_ so I decided I would leave the children in the car _37_ I rushed into a shop. I warned the girls not to _38_ anything and told them I would be back within a few minutes. Then I locked all the doors and left _39_ happily out of the window.
I returned to the car in less than five minutes but the girls had _40_ ! I could hardly believe my eyes . The car doors were _41_ locked, the windows tightly shut and on the back seat were only two coats. Being _42_, I ran to the corner of the street _43_ there was no sign of them. I rushed up to an old lady nearby and asked _44_ she had seen two small girls but she said “No”.
Feeling quite sick with fear, I sat on the driver’s seat, and went to stop trembling (发抖). Suddenly, I heard  a merry laugh _45_ me. I got out of the car, ran round to open the boot (车尾行李箱) and inside were two very red-faced and _46_ children. They had obviously pulled out the back seat, climbed behind it and then been unable to push the seat forward again. _47_ tears in my eyes, I leaned forward and pulled their ears.
36.A.heavy  B. hard        C. big            D. quick
37.A.before            B. since          C. after           D. while
38.A.talk              B. reach         C. hear            D. touch
39.A.them             B. her           C. herself          D. themselves
40.A.discovered         B. disappeared    C. described       D. delivered
41.A.even               B. again         C. already         D. still
42.A.foolish            B. proud         C. frightened       D. pleased
43.A.where            B. which        C. that            D. when
44.A.what             B. when         C. whether         D. how
45.A.behind            B. over                C. before          D. with
46.A.worried           B. excited              C. surprised        D. interested
47.A.For        B. About               C. With           D. Down

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。
Looking back at my school yearbooks of the 1970s, 80s, and 90s, I find the style of uniform says a lot about the students and the character of the times. In the 1970s, students accessorized (配饰) their uniforms with platform shoes. During the 80s, hair was huge—literally. Students’ goofy hair filled up nearly every shot in the yearbook. In the 90s, accessories were all the rage (流行).
Uniform rules have always been strict. The restrictions (限制) are down to the inch: Gray or plaid skirts must be no shorter than two inches above the knee; a red, green, navy or white polo must be worn at all times; and only white, blue, black, and gray sneakers or flats are allowed. With all these rules, one can’t help but wonder how the typical rebellious (叛逆的) teenager can express her individuality.
Still, they manage. Senior Michelle Ferrier says she accessorizes by wearing bright colors like green and pink in bracelets, shoe laces, and headbands to stand out and be fashionable. For any stylish (时尚的) Carondelet student, accessories are key.
At Carondelet, one thing’s for sure: The older a student gets, the more she’s willing to bend the rules. Senior Natalia Piwek admits that she often pairs her “tights and colorful socks” with “illegal shoes”. If you happen to see a girl with colorful tights or boots running across the hallway, it’s most likely that she’s running from a dean.
In about two months, I will say goodbye to my uniform. I will miss the convenience of wearing it. However, I must say, wearing a uniform has taught me an important lesson that I will take with me when I go off to college: it doesn’t matter what you wear, but how you wear it. And how you carry yourself.
56．In the 1980s, _________.
A．uniform rules are sneer
B．students preferred goofy hair
C．accessories were popular with students
D．students wrote colorful shoes with uniforms
57．Which of the following combinations might the students think stylish?
a. grey bracelets     b. parks shoes laces C. green heathens
d. patterned tights   E. red polo
A．abe   B．bde   C．bcd   D．ace
58．According to the students, the restrictions of uniforms are_______.
A．atcler              B．understanding childish
C．childish           D．unselfishly
59．What’s the author’s attitude towards wearing school uniforms?
A．Objictive. B．Tolerant.   C．Agreenble.       D．Oppcaitive.
60．What is the main point of the text?
A．The history of student’s uniforms.
B．How to make school uniforms stylish.
C．Memories and lessons From school uniforms.
D．The debate oven restrictions on school uniforms.

第二部分：阅读理解(第一节20小题。第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分50分)
第一节：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，并在答题纸上将该
选项标号涂黑。
When you are little, the whole world feels like a big playground. I was living in Conyers, Georgia the summer it all happened. I was a second grader, but my best friend Stephanie was only in the first grade. Both of our parents were at work and most of the time they let us go our own way.
It was a hot afternoon and we decided to have an adventure in Stephanie's basement. As I opened the basement door, before us lay the biggest room, full of amazing things like guns, dolls, and old clothes. I ran downstairs, and spotted a red steel can. It was paint. I looked beyond it and there lay even more paint in bright colors like purple, orange, blue and green.
"Stephanie, I just found us a project for the day. Get some paintbrushes. We are fixing to paint. " She screamed with excitement as I told her of my secret plans and immediately we got to work. We gathered all the brushes we could find and moved all of our materials to my yard. There on the road in front of my house, we painted big stripes ( 条纹) of colors across the pavement (人行道). Stripe by stripe, our colors turned into a beautiful rainbow. It was fantastic!
The sun was starting to sink. I saw a car in the distance and jumped up as I recognized the car. It was my mother. I couldn't wait to show her my masterpiece. The car pulled slowly into the driveway and from the look on my mother's face, I could tell that I was in deep trouble.
My mother shut the ear door and walked towards me. Her eyes glaring, she shouted, "What in the world were you thinking? I understood when you made castles out of leaves, and climbed the neighbors' trees, but this! Come inside right now !" I stood there glaring back at her for a minute, angry because she had insulted (侮辱) my art.
"Now go clean it up!" Mother and I began cleaning the road. Tears ran down my cheeks as I saw my beautiful rainbow turn into black cement.
Though years have now passed, I still wonder where my rainbow has gone. I wonder if, maybe when I get older, I can find my rainbow and never have to brush it away. I guess we all need some sort of rainbow to brighten our lives from time to time and to keep our hopes and dreams colorful.
1. What did the writer want to do when his mother came home?
A. To introduce Stephanie to her.          B. To prevent her from seeing his painting.
C. To put the materials back in the yard.    D. To show his artwork to her.
2. In his mother's eyes, the writer __ .
A. was a born artist                          B. always caused trouble
C. was a problem solver                      D. worked very hard
3. The underlined word "rainbow" in the last paragraph refers to __ .
A. the rainbow in the sky                    B. the stripes on the pavement
C. something imaginative and fun              D. important lessons learned in childhood
4. It can be learned from the passage that parents should       .
A. encourage children to paint          
B. value friendship among children
C. discover the hidden talent in children 
D. protect rather than destroy children's dreams