第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文,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。
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Online TV Toolbar is a new kind of online TV system with channels in over 140 countries . With one single software you can enjoy watching thousands of worldwide channels with pictures of perfect quality . Online TV Toolbar is popular with business travelers or those people who are away from home or country . You can watch TV on your computer without need for a TV card . “ Is that possible ?” you may ask . Yes , everything is possible on Online TV Toolbar in a few simple steps .
Online TV Toolbar is very easy to use . It will allow you to add your favorite channels to your personal list for easy viewing . The most important feature of our Online TV Toolbar is that there are channels from over 100 countries around the world . Moreover you can use 1,000 channels free of cost . Online TV Toolbar is very simple and it’s totally free to watch live TV , movies and videos . It has lots of choices and you can use any kind of channel from any country and you can watch right away ! Let me show you the steps .
After downloading , you can see some small icons on the top of the toolbar and you can see a small TV-like icon over the toolbar . They are the very sections（部分）of programs and you can choose any program from any country’s channels and press the play button ; within a matter of a few seconds you can start viewing the most perfect programs from the channels on your windows media player . Online TV Toolbar allows the user to watch TV without having to experience the annoyances（使人烦恼的事）of a website . Interestingly , on our Online TV Toolbar there is no extra equipment required for watching TV . It supports all major media types .
You can feel really happy with one software .
56. Online TV Toolbar is liked by those who are traveling abroad because_____.
A. it is the new generation online TV system with many channels
B. it is simple and easy to use with programs in over 140 countries
C. travelers can watch TV on the computer without need for a TV card
D. travelers can enjoy their favorite channels at any time
57. According to the author , Online TV Toolbar provides us with_____.
A. more than 140 channels B. a very good picture quality
C. software for doing business online D. easy TV-viewing for a little fee
58. Which of the following is the right step of using Online TV Toolbar ?
a. picking out a channel
b. pressing the play button
c. downloading the software
d. finding a small icon over the toolbar
A. a—b—c—d B. a—c—b—d C.c—d—b—a D. c—d—a—b
59. We can learn from the passage that Online TV Toolbar_____.
A. is the new way to enjoy Internet TV on your computer
B. is a tool for adding your favorite channels to your personal list
C. should be used only with windows media player on the computer
D. should be used with additional equipment required for TV-viewing
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。
My mother only had one eye . During elementary school , there was a time 36 my poor mom came to my classroom . She was such a(n) 37 that I threw her a hateful look and ran out . soon word 38 that I had a one-eye mother . Everybody 39 me . So I told myself that I would grow up and become 40 , because I hated my mom and our desperate 41 . Then I studied really hard and later became a powerful businessman . I was living happily in Seoul when my mother 42 came to see me . I felt 43 the whole sky was falling apart on me . My little daughter ran away , 44 of my mom’s eye . I asked my mother coldly , “ Who are you ? I don’t know you !” as if she were a(n) 45 . My mother quietly answered , “ Oh , I’m sorry . I may have got the wrong 46 ,” and disappeared . Thank God ! She didn’t recognize me . I was quite 47 .
One day , a letter 48 a school reunion came to my office . I decided to take part . After the reunion , I 49 to my old home , only to find my mother falling on the cold ground with a 50 in her hand , which read :
My son ,
I think my life has been enough now . I won’t visit Seoul anymore , but would it be too much if I wanted you to visit me once in a while ? I 51 you so much . And I was so glad when I heard you were coming for the reunion . But I decided not to go to the school . I’m 52 that I was an embarrassment for you . You see , when you were very small , you got a(n) 53 , and lost your eye . As a mother , I couldn’t 54 watching you grow up with only one eye , so I gave you mine . I was so proud of my son seeing a new world for me , in my place , with that eye . You mean the world to me .
My world shattered（崩裂）. Then I cried for the person who 55 for me—my mother .
36 A when B. which C. whose D as
37 A achievement B. experience C. encouragement Dembarrassment
38 A showed off B. moved about C. got around D turned over
39 A turned to B. laughed at C. contributed to D cared for
40 A generous B. devoted C. successful D lucky
41 A poverty B. illness C. desire D hunger
42 A unfortunately B. Unnecessariy C. unlikely Dunexpectedly
43 A even though B. as if C. in case D if only
44 A afraid B. proud C. sure D full
45 A owner B. beggar C. relative D friend
46 A number B. way C. direction D address
47 A depressed B. worried C. relaxed D puzzled
48 A including B. considering C. concluding D regarding
49 A returned B. responded C. replied D recovered
50 A book B. photo C. newspaper D letter
51 A hate B. miss C. like D envy
52 A glad B. delighted C. sorry D excited
53 A incident B. experience C. affair D accident
54 A stand B. help C. appreciate D understand
55 A learned B. cried C. fell D lived
My little brother is looking forward _______ to see the 2012 Olympic Games in London .
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A．to taking |
B．to be taken |
C．being taken |
D．to being taken |
Only by_______each other can we achieve our goals .
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A．teaming up with |
B．catching up with |
C．putting up with |
D．keeping up with |
Senior citizens in that country enjoy certain_______, such as free medical care and free entry to public parks ?
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A．privileges |
B．reputations |
C．invitations |
D．possessions |
_____is widely known that you value more what you haven’t rather than what you have .
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A．As |
B．What |
C．It |
D．Which |
