三．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。
Japanese couples, too busy for a normal social life, are increasingly turning to actors to play their friends on the most important days of their lives．
Several agencies have sprung up(涌现)offering actors to attend weddings or even funerals．The
first guest-for-hire company was established about nine years ago and around 10 now send out dozens of pretend friends to family events．
Agencies such as Hagemashi Tai-which means “I want to cheer you up” -charge around £100 for each “guest”．Other services such as giving a speech in praise of a bride or the groom cost extra．
The appearance of the small fake friends industry has been linked to social and economic changes in Japan．With lifetime employment (终身雇佣制)a thing of the past, couples feel uncomfortable about inviting work colleagues to their wedding．Increasingly busy and put upon, many Japanese surround themselves with only a very small circle of friends．
When they marry, however, they are under pressure to match the number of their new partner’s wedding guests．
Office Agents, the largest provider of pretend friends, makes sure that its employees have done their homework and know all about the bride or groom before the wedding．
Hiroshi Mizutani, the company’s founder, said the fake friends he provides must look happy, be well dressed and look like people with good jobs．
1．Why did fake friends industry come into being in Japan?
A．Because of social and economic changes B．Because of lifetime employment
C．Because of normal social life D．Because of work pressure
2．Pretend friends will be present at the following occasions except ________．
A．weddings B．funerals C．work D．family gathering
3．The agents make sure that ________．
A．fake friends have done their housework
B．fake friends have good jobs
C．fake friends must look happy and be well dressed
D．fake friends feel uncomfortable
4．What is the best title of this passage?
A．Japanese couples are under pressure to get married
B．The first guest-for-hire company in Japan
C．Japanese couples’ social life
D．Japanese couples rely on fake friends
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分， 满分30分）
请阅读下面短文，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，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。
John was waiting for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he didn’t, the girl with the rose．Thirteen months ago, in a Florida library he found notes in the book margin (空白)．The soft
36 reflected a thoughtful soul and insightful mind．
In the book, he 37 the previous owner’s name, Miss Hollis Maynell．With time and effort he
38 her address．He wrote her a letter 39 himself and inviting her to write 40 ．
Then the two grew to know each other 41 the mail．A romance was budding．John requested a photograph, 42 she refused．Later they planned their first meeting-7:00 pm at Grand Central Station in New York．
“You’ll 43 me, ” she wrote, “by the 44 I’ll be wearing on my coat．” So at 7:00 he was in the station．
A young woman in a green suit was coming toward him, her figure like a flower was long and
45 and her eyes blue．Almost uncontrollably he made one 46 closer to her, and just at this moment he saw Hollis Maynell-a woman well past 40．The girl was walking quickly away．He felt 47 he split in two, so keen was his desire to follow her, and 48 so deep was his longing for the woman whose 49 had truly companioned (陪伴) him．
He did not 50 ．He said, “I’m John, and you must be Miss Maynell．I am so glad you could
51 me; may I take you to dinner?”
The woman smiled, “I don’t know what this is about, but the young lady in the green suit begged me to 52 this rose on my coat．She said if you were to ask me to dinner, I should tell you she is 53 you in the restaurant across the street．She said it was some kind of 54 !”
It’s not difficult to admire Miss Maynell’s wisdom．The true nature of a heart is seen in its response to the 55 ．
36． A．reading B．handwriting C．smiling D．speaking
37． A．invented B．thought C．discovered D．understood
38． A．published B．wrote C．caught D．located
39． A．introducing B．saying C．showing D．enjoying
40． A．back B．up C．on D．away
41． A．in B．by C．through D．at
42． A．therefore B．but C．so D．and
43． A．realize B．recognize C．know D．like
44． A．flower B．book C．rose D．glasses
45． A．fat B．ugly C．tall D．slim
46． A．stair B．jump C．pace D．step
47． A．as though B．even if C．that D．although
48． A．still B．already C．yet D．though
49． A．appearance B．development C．voice D．spirit
50． A．laugh B．hesitate C．follow D．affect
51． A．know B．meet C．notice D．write
52． A．wear B．catch C．take D．bring
53． A．looking for B．talking to C．looking at D．waiting for
54． A．check B．exam C．test D．quiz
55． A．beautiful B．weak C．unattractive D．strong
．—What would you like to do? Doing shopping or going to the cinema?
—_______．Whatever you want to do is fine with me．
A．All right B．It’s up to you C．Glad to hear that D．It just depends
．Bay, Amazon and Wall Mart are popular websites ______ people can sell goods to each other．
A．where B．which C．when D．whose
She was the first in our class _____ the mold: Instead of getting a job in education, she decided to become a businesswoman．
A．to break B．breaking C．broke D．broken
—What do you think of our next game?
—A bit worried．We ______ it with our two major players injured．
A．have lost B．will have lost C．lost D．are losing
