三．阅读理解：（20×2.5=50分）

People have smoked cigarettes for a long time. The tobacco used to make cigarettes was grown in what is now part of the United States. Christopher Columbus, who discovered America, saw the Indians smoking, and soon the dried leaves were transported to Europe where smoking began to catch on. In the late 1800s, the Turk(土耳其人) made cigarettes even popular.

Cigarettes smoke contains at least two harmful substances, tar and nicotine. Tar, which forms as the tobacco burns, damages the lungs and therefore affects breathing. Nicotine, which is found in the leaves, causes the heart to beat faster and increases breathing rate.

Smoking cigarettes is dangerous. The U.S. Public Health Service stated that cigarette smoking is the cause of lung cancers and several other deadly diseases. The U.S. government now requires that each package of cigarettes bear（带有）a special warning about the danger of smoking.

1. The expression “catch on” in the passage may mean _________.

A. start           B. cost a lot         C. become popular            D. dangerous

2. Before Columbus discovered America __________.

A. Europeans had smoked              B. Nobody smoked in the world

C. Nicotine was not in tobacco            D. Europeans had never smoked

3. In the nineteenth century smoking became popular because of the people in ________.

A. India  B. Turkey       C. the U.S.     D. British

4. Breathing is affected by ___________.

A. nicotine     B. tar           C. heat           D. both A and B

A lady wanted a birthday gift from her husband. For many months she had liked a beautiful       , and knowing her husband could       it, she told him that was all she wanted. On the morning of the        , her husband told her how       he was to have such a good wife, and how much he loved her. He       her a beautiful gift package (纸盒). She opened it and       a Bible.      , she raised her voice and said to her husband, “With all your money, you give me a Bible?” She was so       that she left him.

Many years passed and the lady was very       in business. She owned two large companies. She     her husband was very old, and thought perhaps she should go to      him. But before she could, she      a letter telling her that he had died, and gave all of his possessions (财产) to her. She needed to come back and       things.

When she arrived at his house, sadness       her heart. She saw the still new       , just as she had left it years before. With       , she opened it and began to turn the pages. A ring       from the Bible to the floor and a       could be seen. She picked it up and found it was the ring she wanted in those days. And on the card was the date of her birth, and the words “LOVE U ALWAYS”.

           your gift is not packaged the way you want it, it’s because it is better packaged the way it is! Always appreciate little things; they usually lead you to bigger things! The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched for they must be felt with the      .

1.A. watch                            B. ring                         C. coat                                  D. box

2.A. afford                            B. like                         C. design                        D. guess

3.A. holiday          B. performance             C. birthday                D. meeting

4.A. proud                   B. kind                       C. sorry                         D. brave

5.A. lent                     B. asked                       C. gave                      D. moved

6.A. carried                          B. found                    C. missed                      D. held

7.A. Politely                         B. Lightly               C. Patiently          D. Angrily

8.A. calm                    B. upset                       C. grateful                    D. careless

9.A. failing                            B. lonely                    C. successful         D. poor

10.A. wondered            B. hoped                    C. realized               D. explained

11.A. visit                    B. understand        C. catch                D. help

12.A. passed       B. wrote                    C. sent                       D. received

13.A. take care of               B. pay for              C. look for                   D. give away

14.A. covered               B. broke                    C. left              D. filled

15.A. car                    B. Bible                        C. letter                   D. table

16.A. smiles                         B. laughter                     C. tears                        D. interests

17.A. hid           B. dropped              C. disappeared           D. made

18.A. book                         B. pen                             C. flower                D. card

19.A. If                                 B. But                              C. Although       D. So

20.A. hand                               B. eye                               C. face       D. heart

三．阅读理解：（20×2.5=50分）
People have smoked cigarettes for a long time. The tobacco used to make cigarettes was grown in what is now part of the United States. Christopher Columbus, who discovered America, saw the Indians smoking, and soon the dried leaves were transported to Europe where smoking began to catch on. In the late 1800s, the Turk(土耳其人) made cigarettes even popular.
Cigarettes smoke contains at least two harmful substances, tar and nicotine. Tar, which forms as the tobacco burns, damages the lungs and therefore affects breathing. Nicotine, which is found in the leaves, causes the heart to beat faster and increases breathing rate.
Smoking cigarettes is dangerous. The U.S. Public Health Service stated that cigarette smoking is the cause of lung cancers and several other deadly diseases. The U.S. government now requires that each package of cigarettes bear（带有）a special warning about the danger of smoking.
1. The expression “catch on” in the passage may mean _________.
A. start           B. cost a lot         C. become popular            D. dangerous
2. Before Columbus discovered America __________.
A. Europeans had smoked              B. Nobody smoked in the world
C. Nicotine was not in tobacco            D. Europeans had never smoked
3. In the nineteenth century smoking became popular because of the people in ________.
A. India  B. Turkey       C. the U.S.     D. British
4. Breathing is affected by ___________.
A. nicotine     B. tar           C. heat           D. both A and B

三．阅读理解：（20×2.5=50分）

People have smoked cigarettes for a long time. The tobacco used to make cigarettes was grown in what is now part of the United States. Christopher Columbus, who discovered America, saw the Indians smoking, and soon the dried leaves were transported to Europe where smoking began to catch on. In the late 1800s, the Turk(土耳其人) made cigarettes even popular.

Cigarettes smoke contains at least two harmful substances, tar and nicotine. Tar, which forms as the tobacco burns, damages the lungs and therefore affects breathing. Nicotine, which is found in the leaves, causes the heart to beat faster and increases breathing rate.

Smoking cigarettes is dangerous. The U.S. Public Health Service stated that cigarette smoking is the cause of lung cancers and several other deadly diseases. The U.S. government now requires that each package of cigarettes bear（带有）a special warning about the danger of smoking.

1. The expression “catch on” in the passage may mean _________.

A. start           B. cost a lot         C. become popular             D. dangerous

2. Before Columbus discovered America __________.

A. Europeans had smoked               B. Nobody smoked in the world

C. Nicotine was not in tobacco            D. Europeans had never smoked

3. In the nineteenth century smoking became popular because of the people in ________.

A. India  B. Turkey       C. the U.S.     D. British

4. Breathing is affected by ___________.

A. nicotine     B. tar           C. heat            D. both A and B

第二节  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。_{K_S_5_U}

I was on my lunch break in the city，enjoying a salad at an outdoor café, when a shabby homeless lady came walking towards me．She was yelling and    36    everyone who walked past her for spare  37  and she looked like a mess．My  38  reaction was fear．．．to close off and hope she didn’t come near me，but she did．1 was on the phone and when she    39  yelling，I said，“I’m on the phone，”in the nicest way I could，assuring myself what she needed was a lesson in   40  . She walked away ,mumbling (自言自语)，”I’m  41  you . I’m sorry, I’m sorry. I’ll leave”. And she turned the corner.

    42 , I would feel relieved or satisfied, but something in me couldn’t  43   . Without another thought, I looked in my   44   for the spare change I had. Even I started searching through my entire purse, the pockets, everything for all of the change I could    45  find to give.

I got up and walked towards this lady and gave her all I  46  ．She held my hand and said，“Thank you!” Her hand was  47  and dirty，but I didn’t mind  48  her hand．1 wanted to be there for her for some reason，when normally I would   49   the other way．She looked at me and said，“Will you touch my face?’’ And for some reason，I did．I put my hand on her cheek and she started to    50   . I could  51   it was as if she had not been touched by a loving, soft hand in ages,   52  . And so I held it there, trying to   53   her with my heart open. It was powerful.

She thanked me and walked away quietly. And I walked away with an open heart, trying to   54  sense of what had just happened. It changed something in me and has made me want to be a   55   person to the people I meet during my day.

36.  A. greeting             B. demanding          C. applying        D. begging

37.  A. change        B. room           C. clothes         D. food

38.   A. usual               B. instant        C. common            D. general

39.   A. came across         B. came out      C. came over     D. came through

40.   A. attitude             B. trouble         C. practice          D. manners

41.   A. shouting           B. hurting       C. annoying       D. threatening

42.   A. Fortunately          B. Normally             C. Luckily       D. Unfortunately

43.  A. rest           B. appear         C. stop             D. exist

44.   A. car                 B. table         C. wallet          D. seat

45.  A. necessarily           B. possibly        C. hardly      D. certainly

46.  A. earned       B. searched      C. found                D. made

47.   A. soft         B. rough          C. 1arge          D. neat

48.   A. washing             B. waving         C. wiping         D. holding

49.   A. lead                B. set             C. turn             D. show

50.  A. cry          B. 1augh           C. yell            D. shout

51.   A. expect       B. sense           C. know          D. 1earn

52.  A . if necessary    B. if any          C. if so             D. if ever

53.   A. persuade            B. comfort        C. entertain      D. amuse

54.  A. take           B. get            C. catch           D. make

55.  A. kinder              B. richer          C. wiser         D. happier