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，从媒体所给的四个选项（A,B,C,D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
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A beggar followed a lady and asked her for some money. She refused, so he turned away sadly and said he must do what he had made up his mind to do.
At this word, the lady was greatly frightened for she was afraid for his life. So she called him back and gave him a dollar. The beggar took the money, put it into his pocket, and thanked her a great deal. “You have saved me from a terrible fate,” he said. The lady asked him what he meant. The beggar replied, “Madame, I have been begging all day, but only you have taken pity on me. Without this dollar you gave to me, I should have had to go to work now.
41. Before meeting the lady, the beggar ________.
A. had already received some dollars already
B. had been thinking of taking his own life
C. had received no money for that day
D. had acted as if he was looking for a job
42. If the woman had understood the beggar’s words correctly, she would probably _____.
A. have given him one more dollar
B. have persuaded him to give up begging
C. have gone away without giving him any money
D. have offered him some work
43. In the story, “a terrible fate” means _______
A. to beg B. to go to work C. to die D. to live a hard life
44. The best headline(标题) for the story is ______.
A. How to Beg B. Money before Everything
C. Anything except Work D. Work for Money
第三节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、Ｂ、Ｃ和Ｄ）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
When I was a boy, every holiday that I had seemed wonderful. My 21 took me by train or by car to a hotel by the 22 . All day, I seem to remember, I 23 on the sands with strange 24 children. We made houses and gardens, and 25 the tide destroy them. When the tide went out, we 26 over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools.
In those days the 27 seemed to shine always brightly 28 the water was always warm. Sometimes we left beach and walked in the country,_ 29 ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were 30 in one’s pockets or good places where one could 31 ice creams. Each day seemed a lifetime.
Although I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good 32 is much the same as it was. I 33 like the sun and warm sand and the sound of 34 beating the rocks. I no longer wish to 35 any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets. 36 I love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers.
Sometimes I 37 what my ideal (理想的) holiday will be like when I am 38 . All I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about 39 who make houses and gardens with sands, who watch the incoming tide, who make themselves 40 on too many ices…
21. A. teacher B. parents C. nurse D. younger sister
22. A. sea B. lake C. mountain D. river
23. A. played B. slept C. sat D. stood
24. A. moving B. exciting C. anxious D. nervous
25. A. made B. brought C. watched D. heard
26. A. rolled B. jumped C. turned D. climbed
27. A. light B. sun C. moon D. lamp
28. A. and B. yet C. but D. or
29. A. exploring B. examining C. repairing D. measuring
30. A. sweets B. sand C. ice-creams D. money
31. A. make B. sell C. buy D. offer
32. A. house B. holiday C. garden D. tide
33. A. hardly B. almost C. still D. perhaps
34. A. waves B. tides C. hands D. feet
35. A. destroy B. fix C. use D. build
36. A. But B. However C. Otherwise D. Besides
37. A. wonder B. feel C. understand D. believe
38. A. strong B. weak C. young D. old
39. A. children B. boys C. girls D. grown-ups
40. A. happy B. tired C. sad D. Sick
20. They _____the battle but lost many men．
|
A．gained |
B．won |
C．defeated |
D．beat |
19. It’s quite an informal gathering ; you needn’t ______for it .
|
A．dress down |
B．dress up |
C．dress |
D．dress on |
17. It’s known that taking exercise______your health.
|
A．do good to |
B．does good to |
C．is good to |
D．are good for |
16. He gave a ________smile.
|
A．satisfying |
B．satisfied |
C．satisfaction |
D．Satisfactory |
