第二部分 阅读理解 (满分45分)
第一节 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。 (每小题2分)
When we think of Hollywood, we think of films and famous film stars. They are part of Hollywood’s history. Today people make films in other places, too. Not all famous film stars live in Hollywood. But Hollywood is still a very special part in Los Angeles, California.
You can easily see where Hollywood is in Los Angeles. There is a big sign on the hills. It says “HOLLYWOOD”. The white letters are fifty feet tall. You can see the sign from far away. The Hollywood sign is a famous Hollywood landmark (标记) in Los Angeles. Many postcards show this famous Hollywood landmark.
In the hills of Hollywood, there is also the Hollywood Bowl. This is an open-air theatre. It is one of the biggest open-air theatres in the world. It has seventeen thousand seats and a very different stage (舞台). The designer (设计师) of the stage was a great American called Frank Lloyd Wright. You can listen to different kinds of concerts at the Hollywood Bowl.
1The best title for the article should be “____”.
A. The History of Hollywood B. Hollywood
C. Famous Films and Film Stars D. Famous Hollywood Sign
2 We learn from the reading that ____ .
A. Hollywood is one part of Los Angeles
B. Hollywood is now a place only for travelers
C. all the films are made In Hollywood
D. “HOLLYWOOD” can just be seen from far away
3 The word “special” in the last sentence of the first paragraph means ____ .
A. unusual B. famous C. old D. new
4At the Hollywood Bowl ____ .
A. all postcards are made B. only 7000 people can get together
C. people can enjoy music D. you can hardly listen to all kinds of concerts
第三节 完形填空 （每小题1. 5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When one takes shoes to a shop to be mended, he is given a ticket with a number on it. Then, 1 his shoes are ready, he goes back to the shop, gives the ticket to the shoemaker, gets his shoes and 2 for them.
One day Mrs Smith gave her husband a pair of her shoes which needed 3 and asked him to 4 them to the shop. Mr Smith did so, and put the 5 for them in his pocket.
He went back four days 6 to get the shoes, 7 when he went into the shop, he was not able to find his ticket 8 , and the shoemaker did not want to give him the 9 until he got the ticket. “How do I know that the shoes are 10 unless you give me the ticket?” he said. “If I give them to you now, somebody 11 may come into my shop with the ticket tomorrow, and then I shan’t be able to give him the shoes.” Mrs Smith needed the shoes very much, so her husband 12 for a moment and then went out to his 13 , which was at the side of the road 14 the shop. He _15 the door, and whistled（耳语）to his wife’s small 16 , which was sitting on the back seat. Then he went back into the shop with the dog and _17 it, “Get the shoes!” the dog began to 18 around the shop, and soon it found Mrs Smith’s shoes and brought one of them to Mr Smith, then the 19 . “That should prove（证明）that they are my wife’s,.” said Mr Smith. The shoemaker 20 . Then he gave the shoes to Mr Smith.
⒈ A. before B. when C. since D. unless
⒉ A. cares B. looks C. pays D. waits
⒊ A. making B. mending C. buying D. selling
⒋ A. show B. change C. find D. take
⒌ A. ticket B. paper C. bill D. list
⒍ A. late B. later C. ago D. long
⒎ A. or B. because C. and D. but
⒏ A. with his son B. again C. in his office D. slowly
⒐ A. shoes B. idea C. dog D. answer
⒑ A. black B. beautiful C. yours D. whose
⒒ A. old B. young C. other D. else
⒓ A. worried B. stood C. thought D. hoped
⒔ A. car B. bus C. boat D. train
⒕ A. inside B. round C. up D. outside
⒖ A. opened B. closed C. broke D. built
⒗ A. clock B. dog C. hen D. cat
⒘ A. talked B. replied C. answered D. said to
⒙ A. hear B. taste C. smell D. see
⒚ A. other B. others C. ticket D. pairs
⒛ A. surprised B. cried out C. laughed D. frightened
The man ____ leg broke in a match used to be a football player.
A. which B. who C. whose D. whom
I ____ my success to my parents and my teachers.
A. owe B. own C. share D. pay
It was in a poor family ____ the great scientist was born.
A. when B. that C. which D. how
I’m going to Europe tomorrow and all my friends will ____ at the airport.
A. see off me B. see me off C. see of me D. see me of
