第三部分：阅读理解 (共两节，满分40分)
第一节 （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(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One night about nine o’clock, Dr. Eyck, a surgeon, had a phone call from Dr. Haydon at the hospital in Clens Falls. The surgeon was asked to go there at once to operate on a very sick boy who shot himself while playing with a gun.
The doctor was soon on his way to Clens Falls. It was 60 miles away. And it was snowing heavily in the city. The surgeon thought he could get there before 12 o’clock.
A few minutes later, the doctor was stopped by a man in an old black coat. Gun in hand, the man ordered the doctor to get out. Then the man drove the car down the road, leaving the doctor in the falling snow.
It was after 2 o’clock in the morning when the doctor arrived at the hospital in Clens Falls. Dr. Haydon told him that the boy had died an hour before.
The two doctors walked by the door of the hospital waiting room. There sat the man in the old black coat with his head in his hands.
“Mr. Cuninghan,” said Dr. Haydon to the man, “This is Dr. Eyck. He is the surgeon who walked all the way from Albany to save your boy.”
1.Dr. Haydon asked Dr. Eyck to come to Clens Falls because ________.
A.Dr. Eyck knew the boy was wounded by a shot
B.The boy needed the help of a surgeon
C.Dr. Eyck was the boy’s father
D.Dr. Eyck was Haydon’s friend
2.The surgeon was late because ________.
A . he was stopped by the police
B.the weather was rather terrible
C.Clens Falls was too far from Albany
D.his car was taken away
3.Choose the right order of the following events given in the story.
a.Dr. Eyck was asked to come to the hospital in Clens Falls.
b.Dr. Eyck arrived at the hospital.
c.The boy shot himself.
d.The boy died.
e.The man in an old coat reached the hospital.
f.Dr. Eyck was robbed of his car.
A. c,e,f,a,b,d B. a,c,f,d,b,e C. c,a,f,e,d,b D. a,c,f,e,d,b
4.The boy could have been saved if ________.
A .he had not been sent to the hospital
B. his father hadn’t arrived in time
C.Dr.Eyck had arrived earlier than the man
D.Dr. Eyck had arrived there two hours earlier
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，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(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。
The back door of the ambulance was suddenly shut and the driver ran to the front, jumped into the seat, and started the engine. Inside were the 36 parents, Mr. and Mrs. Green. The mother was holding their baby daughter, Ally. The girl had some 37 stuck in her throat and could 38 breathe.
The driver, Mr. White, turned on his siren(警报器) and sped towards the 39 hospital, fighting against the time. The 40 ahead of him pulled out of the way 41 he drove through the busy traffic. From the back of the 42 the parents were shouting at him to be 43 , since Ally had almost stopped 44 . In front of him he saw some traffic 45 , with the red “Stop” light shining. Mr. white knew he had no time to 46 , so he drove straight through the traffic lights.
Coming towards him from his right was a taxi with the 47 closed, and the driver was playing his radio, He did not 48 the ambulance. The lights were green; 49 he drove straight on into the ambulance.
Mr. White tried to stop his ambulance, but it was too 50 . It hit the taxi. Everyone was shaken, but no one was hurt. Mr. White looked to see 51 little Ally was. He was astonished to see relief(宽慰) instead of 52 on the faces of the parents.
“Look!” cried Mrs. Green. “She is breathing again.”
“It 53 have been the crash,” said her husband, “It 54 the food out of her throat.”
The baby’s color was turning 55 , and she was crying in a loud but healthy voice. They were all joyful, and quite forgot about the accident.
36. A. worried B. angry C. satisfied D. surprised
37. A. honey B. drinks C. food D. water
38. A. never B. almost C. hardly D. simply
39. A. modern B. promising C. children’s D. nearest
40. A. interviewers B. drivers C. cars D. parents
41. A. that B. as C. if D. as though
42. A. street B. cars C. traffic D. ambulance
43. A. quick B. convenient C. anxious D. calm
44. A. breathing B. circulating C. saying D. talking
45. A. signs B. policemen C. lights D. marks
46. A. stop B. spare C. lose D. miss
47. A. engine B. car C.door D.window
48. A. hear B. see C. find D. notice
49. A. however B. so C. but D. on the other hand
50. A. dangerous B. late C. careless D. quick
51. A. how B. what C where D. who
52. A. pleasure B. anger C. fear D. surprise
53. A. may B. can C. should D. must
54. A. took B. picked C. knocked D. pulled
55. A. common B. normal C. general D. ordinary
This is the new plan all the scientists want to see ________.
A. carried out C. carrying out C. to carry out D. carry out
Hearing his father was seriously ill, ______.
A. he burst into tears B. his eyes were filled with tears
C. his face lost its colour D. tears came to his eyes
_________ two exams to worry about, I have to work really hard this weekend.
A. Besides B. As for C. With D.Because of
----Ten dollars, please!
----How terrible! I ______ to bring my wallet with me.
A. was forgetting B. forget C. had forgotten D. forgot
