Ⅳ、阅读理解（共20题，每题2分，共40分）

Kerry and Alice were both artists in Britain. They taught drawing and painting at Cambridge University. Although they were friends, each thought oneself to be the better painter.

One day, Kerry promised marriage to Alice. Surprised and pleased by the offer, the girl was not sure whether she would spend her future as a wife or a painter. After a moment she replied as follows, "Each of us must paint a picture. If yours is superior to mine, you can make me your wife. If not, please drop the question." Then it was decided to give it the following day.

The next morning. Alice hung her picture on the gate. It showed a bunch of flowers and won high praise from everyone who passed by. In fact, a crowd collected in front of her masterpiece and fixed eyes on it.

Several hours passed. Then Kerry was seen coming along to the gate with what appeared to be a beautiful leather suitcase in his hand. When he finally stopped before Alice, the girl artist brushed like a rose and agreed to marry him without any hesitation. Why?

71．What did Alice think Kerry's offer?

A. She liked Kerry, but she didn't expect him to promise marriage to her.

B. She didn't want to marry anybody.

C. She didn't like it at all.

D. She thought the offer wasn't polite.

72．In the sentence "If yours is superior to mine, you can make me your wife"。 "superior to" here means ____.

A. not so better than      B. better than             C. as bad as     D. as good as

73. Which of the following is true?

A. Kerry didn't accept Alice's suggestion.

B. Kerry wasn't sure of his painting so he dropped his offer.

C. Kerry did go the next day, but he failed to take a picture

D. Kerry agreed to Alice's suggestion.

74．Alice's picture won high praise because ____.

A. it was true to nature                      

B. the flowers were red

C. it showed so large a bunch of flowers 

D. people felt it strange to hang it on the gate

75．The "leather suitcase" was in fact ____.

A. a real one                    B. a painting drawn by Kerry

C. a box with a picture in it        D. made up of leather

 

An Italian couple are to become the world's oldest divorcees, after the 99 - year – old husband found that his 96 - year - old wife had an affair（婚外情）in the 1940s．

The Italian man, called by lawyers in the case as Antonio C, was looking through an old drawer when he made the discovery a few days before Christmas．    

In spite of the time that had passed since the affair, he was so upset that he immediately asked his wife of 77years, named as Rosa C, whether it was true, and demanded a divorce．

Stricken by the guilt, she reportedly admitted everything but was unable to persuade her husband to reconsider his decision, though her children also did much more work．

She wrote the letters to her lover during a secret affair in the 1940s, according to court papers released in Rome this week, which made people know the truth．

The couple are now preparing to split; though the marriage they built has lasted over nearly eight decades－ they have five children,  a dozen grandchildren and one great – grand child．

The discovery of the letters was the final problem for their marriage which had already run into difficulty－10 years ago the husband briefly left their house in Rome and moved in with one of his sons, only to return a few weeks later．

The Italian thought the fierce split resulted from the couple's southern blood 一 he is originally from Olbia in Sardinia: while his wife was born in Naples． The couple met during the 1930s when Antonio served as a young officer．

The case appears to set a new record, at least for the age of the oldest figures – the previous oldest couple to divorce were Bertie and Jessie Wood, both aged 98, from the UK．

That pair ended their 36 - year marriage in 2009 when they were both two years away from their l00th birthdays．They got married in Elstree, Hertfordshire, in 1972, having both ended previous marriages, before moving to Falmouth, Cornwall four years later．

1.Which is true according to the text?   

A．To find his wife' affair, Antonio C looked through an old drawer．

B．Rosa C' lover may be Bertie．

C．Rosa C admitted what she did because she was sorry for her guilt．

D．The Italian thought the fierce split resulted from the discovery of the letters．

2.Which word can replace the underlined one in passage5?

A．advertised         B．announced        C．concluded         D．expressed

3.Which of the following best describe Antonio C?．

A．a childish man                          B．a rude man

C．a romantic man                         D．a stubborn man

4.The marriage of Antonio C and Rosa C            ．

A．may come to an end because the husband sticks to his decision

B．appears to set a new record

C．may have lasted over 36 years

D．began in the 1930s before both ending previous marriages

5.This passage may come from        ．

A．a text book                            B．a newspaper

C．a history book                          D．an advertisement

 

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。

In college I had a part-time job at a shop downtown that sold doughnuts(a kind of cake) and coffee. The small shop,  36   on a block where a dozen buses stopped, it provided food to people who had a few minutes to wait for their  37  .

    I  38  coffee in takeout cups and patiently waited on customers who’d point through the glass case and say, “No, not that one, the one two rows over.”

    Every afternoon around four o’clock, a group of school children would burst   39  the  shop. Adults would glance in, see the crowd and   40  on. I didn’t   41  if the kids waited for the bus in the shop.

    I came to know them pretty well. The girls would talk about school. The boys were more quiet, choosing not to   42   their secrets, but still, they’d wait every day in the store   43  their bus came.

       Sometimes I'd hand out bus fare （车费） when a ticket went  44  — always repaid the next day．When ii snowed, the kids and I would wait  45  for a very late bus．They'd call their parents to let them know they were okay．At _ closing time I wouldn't  46  the door, and the kids and I would wait in the warm store until their bus finally arrived．

       I  47  a lot of doughnuts on snowy days．I enjoyed my pals （伙伴）, but it never  48   to me that I played an important part in their lives—until one Saturday afternoon when a serious-looking man came into the store and asked if I was the girl who worked weekdays around four o'clock．I  49  it was true, and he introduced himself   50  the father of two of my favorites—a brother and sister team．

       "I want you know I appreciate what you do for my children．I  51  about them having to take two buses to get home．It  52   a lot that they can wait here and you are keeping an eye on them．"

       I told him it wasn't a big  53  ．that I enjoyed the kids．

       "No, you don't understand．When they're with the doughnuts lady, I know they're  54  ．It is a big deal．And I'm grateful．"

       So I was the Doughnuts lady．I not only had received a   55  ．I had become a landmark．

1.A．existed                B．located          C．lied                 D．stood

2.A．ride                  B．train            C．passengers          D．cars

3.A．tasted                 B．had             C．made               D．poured

4.A．into                  B．out                                            C．for           D．along

5.A．go                    B．come            C．pass       D．pull

6.A．consider              B．mind          C．think               D．realize

7.A．hear                  B．notice           C．share               D．show

8.A．when                 B．before           C．after                D．until

9.A．stealing               B．disappearing      C．missing             D．remaining

10.A．happily             B．anxiously        C．sadly               D．bravely

11.A．lock                B．open            C．watch               D．keep

12.A．ate up               B．gave away       C．let out              D．sent away

13.A．stuck                B．reminded        C．moved     D．occurred

14.A．admitted             B．talked           C．guessed    D．refused

15.A．for                B．to                                             C．as           D．like

16.A．care                B．worry           C．frighten    D．wonder

17.A．means               B．takes            C．has                  D．gives

18.A．pride                B．pleasure         C．deal                D．help

19.A．controlled            B．behaved         C．alive       D．safe

20.A．word                B．title             C．prize       D．award

 

第六节：短文改错（共1篇，10错误；满分10分）

假如英语课上老师要求同学们交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，要求你在错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(/\)，并在其下面写上该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。

注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词：

2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

I have always quite irrationally prided myself for my good health, for I only occasionally had to take a day off the work when I have a cold. So I was quite offended by my doctor who, when we ran to each other in the street the other day, taking one look at me and told me that I was definite fat and that if I did not make effort to lose some weight, I could expect to have a heart attack very long. He added that, like many middle-aged man, I led an inactive life. It was true that I had been gotten fatter, but it was because I was getting older.

 

I used to be ashamed of my grandma. I know that’s a terrible thing to say, but it was true until today, so I have to    16    it.

The    17    started when my friend Katy found Grandma’s false teeth floating in a glass on the bathroom sink. I was so used to seeing them that I    18    took notice of them. But Katy shouted, laughing and    19    to talk to them. I had to get down on my knees and    20    her to shut up so my grandma wouldn’t hear and get hurt.

After that happened, I    21    there were a million things about Grandma that were embarrassing.

Once she took my brother Jill and me out to Burger King.   22    ordering our hamburgers well-done, she told the person behind the counter, “They’ll have two Whoppers (巨无霸) well-to-do. ” Jill burst out laughing, but I almost    23    .

After a while, I started wishing I could    24    Grandma in a closet. I even complained to my parents. Both my parents said I had to be careful not to make Grandma feel    25    in our home.

Then last Wednesday, something happened that    26   everything completely. My teacher told us to help find interesting old people and _   27    them about their lives for a big Oral History project. I was trying to think of someone when Angie pushed me gently.

“Volunteer（举荐）your grandmother,” she whispered. “She’s    28    and rich in experience.”

That was the last thing I ever thought Angie would say about my grandma.

This is how I ended up on    29    today interviewing my own grandmother before the whole school assembly. All my friends and teachers were listening to her as if she was a great heroine. I was proud of my grandma and hoped she would                         30   _ know that I had been ashamed of her.

A. admit　　　　 B. receive　　　   C. refuse　　　 D. show

A. quarrel　　　  B. accident　　　  C. trouble　　 　D. adventure

A. already　　　  B. always　　　　 C. simply           D. hardly

A. enjoying　　　 B. pretending　 　 C. imagining　 　D. continuing

A. warn　　　　　B. demand　　　　C. advise　　　  D. beg

A. expected　　 　B. declared　　　 C. realized　　 　 D. doubted

A. Because of　　 B. Except for 　   C. Such as 　　 　D. Instead of

A. died 　　　　 B. cheered 　　　  C. disappeared　　 D. suffered

A. meet 　　　　 B. avoid　　　　   C. arrange 　　 　D. hide

A. independent　  B. inconvenient　  C. unwelcome　　 D. unfamiliar

A. changed 　　　B. finished　　　  C. stopped　　　　D. prepared

A. interview 　　 B. report 　　　   C. tell                    D. write

A. free                 B. popular            C. interesting　　 D. embarrassing

A. show 　　　　 B. stage　　　　   C. duty　　　　 D. time

A. never　　　　  B. even　　　　　 C. still                  D. once