第三部分 阅读理解(共20小题:每小题2.5分,满分50分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
Today, as in every other day of the year, more than 3000 U.S. adolescents will smoke their first cigarette on their way to becoming regular smokers as adults. During their lifetime, it can be expected that of these 3000 about 23 will be murdered, 30 will die in traffic accidents, and nearly 750 will be killed by a smoking-related disease. The number of deaths attributed to cigarette smoking outweighs all other factors, whether voluntary or involuntary, as a cause of death.
Since the late 1970s, when daily smoking among high school seniors reached 30 percent, smoking rates among youth have declined. While the decline is impressive, several important issues must be raised.
First, in the past several years, smoking rates among youth have declined very little. Second, in the late 1970s, smoking among male high school seniors exceeded that among female by nearly 10 percent. The statistic is reversing. Third, several recent studies have indicated high school dropouts have excessively high smoking rates, as much as 75 percent.
Finally, though significant declines in adolescent smoking have occurred in the past decade, no definite reasons for the decline exist. Within this context, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) began its current effort to determine the most effective measures to reduce smoking levels among youth.
36. According to the author, the deaths among youth are mainly caused by __________.
A. traffic accidents B. smoking-related disease
C. murder D. all of these
37. Every day there are over ______ high school students who will become regular smokers.
A. 750 B. 23 C. 30 D. 3000
38. By “dropout” the author means __________.
A. students who failed the examination B. students who left school
C. students who lost their way D. students who were driven out of school
39. The reason for declining adolescent smoking is that __________.
A. NCI has taken effective measures
B. smoking is prevented among high school seniors
C. there are many smokers who have died of cancer
D. none of these
40. What is implied but not stated by the author is that __________.
A. smoking rates among youth have declined very little
B. there are now more female than male smokers among high school seniors
C. high smoking rates are due to the increase in wealth
D. smoking at high school is from low socio-economic backgrounds
第二节 完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的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。
“Two books per visit per week,” said the unsmiling librarian as she handed a library card. Neither the limits nor her attitude 16 me, a 9 – year – old Jewish girl growing up in Berlin in the 1950s. I needed those visits. The books were filled with stories in which, however 17 things seemed, everything 18 well in the end, 19 justice, bravery, and wisdom –--- a striking contrast (对比) to my everyday experiences.
Thirty years later, I, a recent immigrant to the US with a daughter aged 13, stood in front of another librarian. This librarian was 20 .
“What did she say?” I asked my daughter, who already knew a little English and often 21 as my interpreter.
“She said ‘Can I help you?’”
“Ask if they have any books in 22 ,” I requested.
“No, they don’t.” translated my daughter.
While hunting for a job, I was told that the library needed people to 23 books. The interview was short –--- the job didn’t require much English, just a 24 of the alphabet. I started the next day. Every day, I handled hundreds of books whose meaning was 25 from me, mentally dividing them by size and color. One day, while shelving, I found English for Beginners and began studying it on my own. 26 English letters started forming words I could 27 , words combined into phrases, and –--- oh, 28 ! –-- I was reading. It was a slow process, supported by dictionaries and 29 by tears, but it was progress. Afterwards I got promoted to the front desk ----- 30 books in and out and answering simple questions.
Every day I receive dozens of people. Sometimes I spot new immigrants. They come from all over the world, so they look different, but the hesitant expression on their faces and their 31 manners are similar. My heart goes out to them, 32 they are people like me. I fully understand the 33 roads on which they have stepped. “They’ve come to the right place,” I think to 34 . Then I smile and say – just the 35 a librarian said to me a long time ago –--- “Can I help you?”
16.A.surprised B.comforted C.puzzled D.shocked
17.A.attractive B.dull C.terrible D.strange
18.A.went out B.turned out C.ended in D.came up
19.A.rewarding B.affecting C.completing D.denying
20.A.chatting B.staring C.reading D.smiling
21.A.introduced B.instructed C.guided D.served
22.A.Spanish B.French C.Russian D.German
23.A.shelve B.register C.record D.mark
24.A.list B.knowledge C.line D.competence
25.A.vague B.simple C.hidden D.clear
26.A.All of a sudden B.In no time C.Step by step D.Now and then
27.A.recognize B.realize C.define D.interpret
28.A.challenge B.wonder C.opportunity D.news
29.A.inspired B.accompanied C.blocked D.excited
30.A.checking B.classifying C.borrowing D.lending
31.A.rough B.elegant C.polite D.shy
32.A.though B.until C.for D.unless
33.A.difficult B.smooth C.endless D.straight
34.A.me B.myself C.them D.themselves
35.A.means B.approach C.method D.way
Elbert Einstein, for _____ life had once been very hard, was successful later in science.
A. his B. whose C. which D. whom
______ the news, so far, has been good, there may be bad days ahead.
A. When B. While C. If D. As
Do you think that bridge 2,000 meters long? It doesn’t appear___________long.
A. measures; that B. is measured; so
C. is measured; such D. measures; much
The idea for the new plan came to his mind, ______ to his experiment in the lab.
A. while devoting B. while devoting himself
C. while he was devoted D. while devoted