第三部分阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
第一节阅读下面两篇语言材料，然后按要求做题。（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
A few years ago, I took a sightseeing trip to Washington D.C. I saw many of our nation’s treasures, and I also saw a lot of unfortunate people like beggars and homeless folks in the streets.
Standing outside the Ronald Reagan Center, I heard a voice say, “Can you help me?” When I turned around, I saw an elderly blind woman with her hand extended(伸出). In a natural reaction, I reached into my pocket, pulled out all of my loose change and placed it in her hand. I didn’t even look at her. I was annoyed at being bothered by a beggar.
But the blind woman smiled and said, “I don’t want your money. I just need help finding the post office.”
Immediately, I realized what I had done. I acted with prejudice(偏见)—I judged another person simply for what I thought she was.
The thing I had forgotten about myself is that I am an immigrant. I left Honduras and arrived in America at the age of 15. Through the years, I have been a dishwasher, cashier, mechanic and pizza delivery driver among many other jobs, and finally I became a network engineer.
In my own life, I have experienced many open acts of prejudice. I remember a time, at age 17— I was a busboy, and I heard a father tell his little boy that if he did not do well at school, he would end up like me.
But now, living in my American middle-class lifestyle, it is too easy to forget my past, to forget who I am and where I have been, and to lose sight of where I want to be going. That blind woman on the street of Washington D.C. cured me of my blindness. She reminded me to always keep my eyes and heart open.
1. When the author came to America at first ______.
A. he usually did some work with a little payment.
B. he used to beg for some money on the street.
C. he lived a comfortable life as a network engineer.
D. he was respected by others all the time.
2. According to the passage, what did the author regret?
A. That he gave all his change to the blind woman.
B. The way he treated the blind woman.
C. That he came to Washington D.C. for a visit.
D. That he didn’t tell the woman the way to the post office.
3. The father mentioned in the passage wanted ______.
A. to encourage his son to make a living by himself
B. his son to become a busboy in the future
C. his son to work harder at school
D. to remind his son to depend on himself at school
4. We can infer all of the following statements from the passage EXCEPT ______.
A. He disliked being bothered by beggars.
B. He was delighted to give away his money to beggars.
C. He once suffered a lot.
D. The blind woman didn’t beg for money at that time.
5. What does the author want to tell us through this story?
A. Don’t dream up ways to get what you want. B. Money is the root of all evils.
C. An easy life makes a person forgetful. D. Be good to others all the time.
第二节完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-50各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A boy came to a wise man living in a beautiful palace to learn about the secret of happiness. The wise man 36 with everyone in his palace, and the boy had to wait long before his 37 . But the wise man told him he had no time to explain the secret of happiness then. He handed the boy a teaspoon that held 38 drops of oil and said, “Please 39 the palace and return in two hours, but carry this spoon 40 allowing the oil to spill(洒出).”
The boy wandered around, keeping his eyes 41 on the spoon. After two hours, he returned.
“Well,” said the wise man, “Did you see the wonderful works of art hanging in my dining hall? Did you see the garden which it 42 the gardener ten years to create?” The boy’s face turned red. He said his only 43 was not to spill the oil.
“Then go back and 44 my palace”, said the wise man, “You cannot trust a man if you don’t know his house.”
Relieved, the boy 45 up the spoon and returned to his exploration of the palace; this time observing all of the works of art and all the 46 in the garden. Upon returning to the wise man, he described in 47 everything he had seen.
“But where are the drops of oil I gave to you?” asked the wise man. Looking 48 at the spoon he held, the boy saw the oil was 49 .
“Well, this is the only 50 I can give you”, said the wise man. “The secret of happiness is to see all the wonders of the world and never to forget the drops of oil on the spoon.”
36. A. argued B. talked C. fought D. played
37. A. duty B. place C. turn D. distance
38. A. some B. any C. other D. little
39. A. get out B. look around C. drop out D. build up
40. A. with B. for C. without D. instead
41. A. covered B. stared C. absorbed D. fixed
42. A. took B. spent C. used D. made
43. A. business B. interest C. concern D. regret
44. A. find B. reach C. observe D. protect
45. A. put B. stood C. brought D. picked
46. A. stones B. signs C. mystery D. beauty
47. A. trouble B. detail C. order D. return
48. A. down B. up C. over D. out
49. A. gone B. removed C. cold D. frozen
50. A. gift B. news C. advice D. reward
. When talking about his road to success in an interview, he owed his success ______ his mother.
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A．for |
B．in |
C．on |
D．to |
The style of Western art has changed many times ______ Chinese art has changed less often.
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A．while |
B．before |
C．since |
D．however |
—Summer vacation is approaching. Have you decided how to spend it?
—Well, I consider ______ an English training centre to improve my spoken English.
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A．to attend |
B．attending |
C．to be attending |
D．attend |
We have two spare rooms downstairs, ______ has been used for more than two months.
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A．neither of them |
B．none of which |
C．none of them |
D．neither of which |
