第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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。
On October 16th 1987, southern Britain was hit by a hurricane, the worst storm to hit Britain since 1703.
Twenty years later, Britain is remembering the disaster known as The Great Storm. 15 million trees across the area were uprooted by the wind, and a wet autumn had made the ground very muddy (泥泞的).
The falling trees caused damage to buildings and vehicles, and blocked roads and railway lines, forcing everyone, from adults to schoolchildren to stay at home.
There were also blackouts across the area, as power lines were damaged by falling trees and flying debris (残骸). People used candles and flashlights (手电) for light, and gas stoves and open fires to cook food.
The storm lasted for 4 hours, and killed 18 lives. The bad weather caused so much damage mostly because of the fact that most people were completely unprepared, and be-cause many weather forecasters didn’t think it could cause a problem.
Earlier that week, weather forecasts had predicted severe (严重的) weather, but forecasters thought it would miss Britain and only affect the English Channel. A well-known weatherman, Michael Fish, ever said that the storm wouldn’t happen, though in fact he was talking about a hurricane in Florida at that time.
The unusual storm caused more than ￡1billion in dam-age, and hundreds of people were injured.
Could the same thing happen today in Britain? Well, as a result of climate change many people think that sudden and severe weather changes are more likely. However, technology has improved, and satellites give us a much more accurate(精确的)picture of future weather. If another Great Storm comes along, the British public will probably be warned earlier and have more time to prepare!
56. The bad weather in 1987 in Britain caused a lot of damage because ______.
A. it caused a great flood B. most people were not prepared
C. it happened in the summer D. there was no weather forecast
57. Which of the following was NOT one of the effects of The Great Storm?
A. There were a number of deaths and injuries. B. The electricity went out.
C. It hit Florida first. D. Roads and railway lines were blocked.
58. One week before The Great Storm, weather forecasts ______.
A. could not predict severe weather at all
B. had predicted the severe weather, but some weather forecasters thought it would miss Britain
C. showed that the terrible storm would not hit the English Channel
D. showed that The Great Storm would affect both England and Florida
59. We learn from the last paragraph that ______.
A. this kind of bad weather will not happen in Britain again
B. bad weather will happen more frequently in Britain now
C. people will be better prepared if there is bad weather in Britain now
D. bad weather may be stopped with the development of technology
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的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Around the end of my stay in Yellowknife, I had a chance to ride in a dogsled (狗拉雪橇). I went to 36 a man who had 37 dogsled tournaments more than four times. In his house, there were lots of awards on the shelves. I had a girl take my picture in 38 of the awards.
Finally, the time came to take a 39 in a dogsled. The instructor asked me time and time again if the clothes I was 40 were warm enough. Because it wasn’t so 41 outside, I thought I was wearing 42 .
However, my thinking 43 right after the 12 dogs started to 44 the sled on the frozen lake. It was freezing! I don’t know how fast they were running, but I lost all 45 in my hands and feet. Sometimes the snow which the dogs 46 up hit me.
After my ride in the dogsled, I went to see an igloo (圆顶建筑),which is a house 47 snow. There I had a 48 to hear the stories about Eskimos(爱斯基摩人).
Of course, as a person from Japan, I couldn’t 49 what they were talking about. 50 , there was a(n) 51 beside me, so he translated everything the Eskimo was saying. Then the Eskimo kindly 52 me some of the tools that they used. I had 53 seen such strange things before.
He talked about the 54 he needed to learn while traveling in the Arctic, such as how to make an igloo, how to make water from ice, and how to hunt using their inventions. I 55 that I didn’t take pictures of their tools because I didn’t have my camera at that time.
36. A. instruct B. invite C. take D. visit
37. A. beaten B. won C. received D. defeated
38. A. front B. need C. honor D. celebration
39. A. drive B. look C. ride D. tour
40. A. buying B. wearing C. choosing D. borrowing
41. A. cool B. warm C. cold D. hot
42. A. enough B. obviously C. comfortably D. fully
43. A. gathered B. reminded C. remained D. changed
44. A. push B. pull C. drive D. carry
45. A. blood B. temperature C. feeling D. movement
46. A. kicked B. picked C. turned D. made
47. A. covered with B. decorated with C. made of D. filled with
48. A. chance B. time C. moment D. message
49. A. hear B. understand C. realize D. admire
50. A. Therefore B. Otherwise C. However D. Besides
51. A. villager B. teacher C. instructor D. translator
52. A. lent B. showed C. sold D. gave
53. A. ever B. also C. usually D. never
54. A. skills B. materials C. experiments D. conditions
55. A. think B. consider C. regret D. infer
The girl was so happy to find ______ in the garden.
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A．a variety of flowers |
B．a variety of flower |
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C．varieties of flower |
D．variety of flowers |
It’s obvious that his ______ to the problem is wrong, so we’d better try another way to solve it.
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A．way |
B．means |
C．approach |
D．intention |
Peter phoned to say they had arrived safely, so put your mind ______.
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A．with ease |
B．by heart |
C．in peace |
D．at ease |
. There are many mistakes in his essay, ______his failure.
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A．which results |
B．leading to |
C．led to |
D．that led to |
