第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分, 满分40分）
第一节 （共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Growing up in Philadelphia, Lieberman started cooking with his stay-at-home dad when he was seven. His food-loving family had two kitchens, and he quickly learned what was the best way to bake his cakes. Lieberman improved his kitchen skills greatly during a year abroad before college, learning from a cook in Italy and studying local specialties(特色菜) in Germany, Spain, and France.
At Yale, he was known for throwing dinner parties, single-handedly frying and baking while mixing drinks for dozens of friends. Just for fun, he and some friends decided to tape a show named campus cuisine about his cooking. Lieberman was a real college student showing his classmates how to do things like making drinks out of dining-hall fruit. That helped the show become very popular among the students. They would stop Lieberman after classes to ask for his advice on cooking. Tapes of the show were passed around, with which his name went beyond the school and finally to the Food Network.
Food Network producer Flay hopes the young cook will find a place on the network television. He says Lieberman’s charisma (魅力) is key. “Food TV isn’t about food anymore,” says Flay. “It’s about your personality and finding a way to keep people’s eyeballs on your show.”
But Lieberman isn’t putting all his eggs in one basket. After taping the first season of the new show, Lieberman was back in his own small kitchen preparing sandwiches. An airline company was looking for someone to come up with a tasteful, inexpensive and easy-to-make menu to serve on its flights. Lieberman got the job.
1. We can learn from the text that Lieberman’s family_______.
A. have relatives in Europe B. love cooking at home
C. often hold parties D. own a restaurant
2. The Food Network got to know Lieberman_________
A. at one of his parities B. from his teachers
C. through his taped show D. on a television program
3. Why did the airline company give Lieberman the job?
A. He could prepare meals in a small kitchen.
B. He was famous for his shows on Food TV.
C. He was good at using eggs to make sandwiches.
D. He could cook cheap, delicious and simple meals
4. What can we learn about Lieberman from the text?
A. He is clever but lonely. B. He is friendly and active.
C. He enjoys traveling around. D. He often changes his menus.
第二节 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
I grew up poor –living with my wonderful mother. We had little money ,but plenty of love and attention . I was 36 and energetic. I understood that no matter how poor a person was , he could still 37 a dream.
My dream was to be a(n) 38 .By the time I was 16, I started playing baseball. I could throw a ninety-mile-per hour fastball and 39 anything that moved on the football field. I was also 40 : My high school coach was John , who not only believed in me ,but also taught me 41 to believe in myself .He 42 me the difference between having a dream and remaining true to that dream .One particular 43 with Coach John changed my life forever .
A friend recommended ( suggested ) me for a summer job. This meant a chance for money in my packet-money for a new bike, new clothes and the 44 of savings for a house for my mother .Then I realized I would have to 45 up summer baseball to handle the work schedule, and that meant I would have to tell John I wouldn’t be playing.
When I told John , he was 46 as I expected him to be . “You have your whole life to work ,” he said . “ Your 47 days are limited .You can’t afford to waste them.” I stood before him with my head 48 ,trying to think of the 49 that would explain to him why my dream of buying my mom a house and having money in my pocket was worth facing his 50 in me.
“ How much are you going to make at this job, son?” he asked . “3.5 dollars an hour.” I replied.
“Well.” he asked , “is 3.5 dollars an hour the price of a dream?”
That simple questions made 51 for me the difference between 52 something right now and having a 53 . I decided myself to play sports that summer and with the year I was 54 by the Pittsburgh Pirates to play baseball ,and was 55 a $20000 contract ( agreement ) .In 1999, I bought my mother the house of my dream !
36.A.happy B. polite C. shy D. honest
37. A. live B. afford C. make D. need
38. A. athlete B. musician C. businessman D. writer
39. A. kick B. play C. pass D. hit
40. A. fight B. popular C. lucky D. confident
41. A. how B. why C. when D. whether
42. A. gave B. taught C. brought D. asked
43. A. accident B. matter C. problem D. experience
44. A. aim B. idea C. start D. purpose
45. A. keep B. end C. give D. pick
46. A. mad B. mournful C. frightened D. shameful
47. A. living B. playing C. working D. learning
48. A. moving B. nodding C. shaking D. hanging
49. A. answers B. excuses C. words D. ways
50. A. sadness B. regret C. hopelessness D. disappointment
51. A. direct B. clear C. straight D. bare
52. A. wanting B. changing C. dreaming D. enjoying
53. A. wish B. goal C. score. D. desire
54. A. had B. made C. fired D. hired
55. A. paid B. got C. offered D. presented
The two shirts are ____ the same size ,but different ____ color.
A. of; of B. in ;in C. of; in D. in; of
A poet and artist ____ coming to our school to give us students a lecture about Chinese literature tomorrow afternoon .
A. was B. are C. is D. were
You must ___ food and clothes to those who have suffered from the heavy floods.
A. supply B. offer C. give D. provide
Thank you for giving us a wonderful Chinese dinner, Ms. Wang.
__________________.
A. Oh. I’m afraid I didn’t cook very well.
B. I’m glad you enjoy it.
C. Come again when you are free.
D. It’s not polite of you to say so.
