三． 阅读 (共两节，满分40分)

第一节 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A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并填写在答题卡上。

When people are asked to point out one or two things that are most important to themselves，many put friends ahead of homes，jobs，clothes and cars．

A true friendship carries a long history of experience that determines who we are and keeps us connected．It is a treasure we should protect．Unfortunately，the better friends you are，the more probably you’ll have disagreements．And the result can be what you don’t want-an end to the relationship．

The good news is that most troubled friendships can be mended．First don’t let your pride get in your way．Most of us can forgive each other when differences are brought out in the open.

Second, apologize when you’re wrong-even if you’ve been wronged. Over the course of a friendship, even the best person makes mistakes. Sometimes, it may be best if the wronged person  takes the lead and apologizes. When you apologize, give your friend a chance to admit that he has been wrong. Third, see things from your friend’s point of view. And finally , accept that friendships change as our needs and lifestyles change. Making friends can sometimes seem easy. The hard part is keeping the connections strong during the natural ups and downs that have an effect on all relationships. My suggestion; Consider friendship an honor and a gift , and worth the efforts to treasure and nurture (培养).

46．According to the text friendship can last long only if           .

       A．we have much in common             B．we know our friends’ mistakes

       C．we treat our disagreements wisely   D．we have known one another for long

47．The underlined words “wronged person ” in the last paragraph refers to a person       .

       A．who has been mistaken for another        B．who has been mistaken unfairly

       C．who has treated friends badly                D．who has admitted his mistakes

48．What should we do if we follow the author’s second suggestion?

       A．Stick to our own points of view            B．Avoid making mistakes

       C．Make an apology first                          D．Change our lifestyles.

49．The writer believes       .

       A．there are surely disagreements between friends

       B．there are no mistakes made by true friends

       C．once your friend mistakes you, your friendship will certainly come to an end

       D．only by making mistakes , can your friendship become stronger

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

       A．Easy Ways to Make Friends

       B．Ups and Downs in Friendship

       C．How to Mend a Troubled Friendship

       D．How to Take the Lead in Making Friends

三． 阅读 (共两节，满分40分)

第一节 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A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并填写在答题卡上。

When people are asked to point out one or two things that are most important to themselves，many put friends ahead of homes，jobs，clothes and cars．

A true friendship carries a long history of experience that determines who we are and keeps us connected．It is a treasure we should protect．Unfortunately，the better friends you are，the more probably you’ll have disagreements．And the result can be what you don’t want-an end to the relationship．

The good news is that most troubled friendships can be mended．First don’t let your pride get in your way．Most of us can forgive each other when differences are brought out in the open.

Second, apologize when you’re wrong-even if you’ve been wronged. Over the course of a friendship, even the best person makes mistakes. Sometimes, it may be best if the wronged person  takes the lead and apologizes. When you apologize, give your friend a chance to admit that he has been wrong. Third, see things from your friend’s point of view. And finally , accept that friendships change as our needs and lifestyles change. Making friends can sometimes seem easy. The hard part is keeping the connections strong during the natural ups and downs that have an effect on all relationships. My suggestion; Consider friendship an honor and a gift , and worth the efforts to treasure and nurture (培养).

46．According to the text friendship can last long only if           .

       A．we have much in common             B．we know our friends’ mistakes

       C．we treat our disagreements wisely   D．we have known one another for long

47．The underlined words “wronged person ” in the last paragraph refers to a person       .

       A．who has been mistaken for another        B．who has been mistaken unfairly

       C．who has treated friends badly                D．who has admitted his mistakes

48．What should we do if we follow the author’s second suggestion?

       A．Stick to our own points of view            B．Avoid making mistakes

       C．Make an apology first                          D．Change our lifestyles.

49．The writer believes       .

       A．there are surely disagreements between friends

       B．there are no mistakes made by true friends

       C．once your friend mistakes you, your friendship will certainly come to an end

       D．only by making mistakes , can your friendship become stronger

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

       A．Easy Ways to Make Friends

       B．Ups and Downs in Friendship

       C．How to Mend a Troubled Friendship

       D．How to Take the Lead in Making Friends

第二部分  阅读理解（共25小题。第一节每小题2分，第二节每小题1分；满分45分）

第一节  阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在

答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings. Week by week her list grew: I was very thin, I wasn’t a good student, I talked too much, I was too proud, and so on. I tried to bear all this as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.

He listened to me quietly, and then asked. “Are the things she says true or not? Jane, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like? Well, you now have that girl’s opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”

I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t change (like being very thin), but a good number I could – and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I got a fairly clear picture of myself.

I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it. “That’s just for you,” he said. “You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears in anger and feeling hurt. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your duty. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.”

Daddy’s advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice.

1.Which do you think would be the best title for this passage?

A. Not an Enemy, but the Best Friend     B. The Best Advice I’ve Ever Had

C.My Father                         D. My Childhood

2.What does “Week by week her list grew” mean?

 A. Week by week she discovered more shortcomings of mine and pointed them out to me.

 B. She had made a list of my shortcomings and she kept on adding new ones to it so that it was growing longer and longer.

 C. I was having more and more shortcomings as time went on.

 D. Week by week, my shortcomings grew more serious.

3.Why did her father listen to her quietly?

 A. Because he believed that what her daughter’s “enemy” said was mostly true.

 B. Because he had been so angry with his daughter’s shortcomings that he wanted to show this by keeping silent for a while.

 C. Because he knew that his daughter would not listen to him at that moment.

 D. Because he wasn’t quite sure which girl was telling the truth.

4. What did the father do after he had heard his daughter’s complaint?

 A. He told her not to pay any attention to what her “enemy” had said.

 B. He criticized her and told her to overcome her shortcomings.

 C. He told her to write down all that her “enemy” had said about her and pay attention only to the things that were true.

 D. He refused to take the list and have a look at it.

第二部分  阅读理解（共25小题。第一节每小题2分，第二节每小题1分；满分45分）

第一节  阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在

答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings. Week by week her list grew: I was very thin, I wasn’t a good student, I talked too much, I was too proud, and so on. I tried to bear all this as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.

He listened to me quietly, and then asked. “Are the things she says true or not? Jane, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like? Well, you now have that girl’s opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”

I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t change (like being very thin), but a good number I could – and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I got a fairly clear picture of myself.

I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it. “That’s just for you,” he said. “You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears in anger and feeling hurt. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your duty. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.”

Daddy’s advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice.

41.Which do you think would be the best title for this passage?

A. Not an Enemy, but the Best Friend     B. The Best Advice I’ve Ever Had

C.My Father                         D. My Childhood

42.What does “Week by week her list grew” mean?

 A. Week by week she discovered more shortcomings of mine and pointed them out to me.

 B. She had made a list of my shortcomings and she kept on adding new ones to it so that it was growing longer and longer.

 C. I was having more and more shortcomings as time went on.

 D. Week by week, my shortcomings grew more serious.

43.Why did her father listen to her quietly?

 A. Because he believed that what her daughter’s “enemy” said was mostly true.

 B. Because he had been so angry with his daughter’s shortcomings that he wanted to show this by keeping silent for a while.

 C. Because he knew that his daughter would not listen to him at that moment.

 D. Because he wasn’t quite sure which girl was telling the truth.

44. What did the father do after he had heard his daughter’s complaint?

 A. He told her not to pay any attention to what her “enemy” had said.

 B. He criticized her and told her to overcome her shortcomings.

 C. He told her to write down all that her “enemy” had said about her and pay attention only to the things that were true.

 D. He refused to take the list and have a look at it.

At Yale University, enrollment in basic Chinese in 2005 grew rapidly, and for the first time professors can remember, large numbers of freshmen were arriving with enough knowledge of the Chinese language to start in second- or third-year Chinese language class, rather than basic Chinese.

The American interest in China is not just at the university level. In the 2006 school year, high-school students will be offered an Advanced Placement test, which is one of the national exams American students take for university admission, in Chinese. This is the first time Chinese is offered in the Advanced Placement test, which is usually limited to the most important subjects that high school students take.

What is surprising is that earlier last year, an organization that tracks university students surveyed high schools throughout America, asking if they planned to offer the language courses that prepare students for the language Advanced Placement test. They expected that only a hundred high schools, mostly in California, New York, and a few other places with large immigrant populations, would show interest in each of the new language programs. Although that was true for the courses in Italian, Russian and Japanese, it was not true for the Chinese language course. There were thousands of American high schools that indicated that they planned to build their Chinese programs to levels where students could take the Advanced Placement exam for Chinese language. The demand for courses in Chinese is rising so rapidly that it is rapidly overtaking all other foreign languages except Spanish.

1. According to the passage many freshmen at Yale University today       .

A．know enough basic Chinese

B．needn’t learn Chinese any more

C．take courses in the Chinese language

D．go to university to study Chinese

2. For university entrance, the American high-school students       .

A．have to learn Chinese	B．learn more than one foreign language.
C．take the Advanced Placement Test	D．used to have a test in Chinese

3. We can learn from the passage that        .

A．Chinese will overtake all foreign languages in American high schools

B．Americans will know more about China and its people

C．the U.S. government pays much attention to language studies

D．Chinese may take the place of English in American universities