第三部分:阅读理解 
第一节 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。(共15小题,每小题2分,共30分)           
A
It was midnight in Paris and we were rolling toward Avenue Bosguet. As we came to the Pont Alexandra Ⅲ, the taxi slowed down, for the traffic light was red against us, and then, without stopping, we sailed through the red in a sudden burst of speed. The same performance was repeated at the Alma Bridge. As I paid the driver, I asked him why he had driven through two red lights.
“You ought to be ashamed of yourself, breaking the law and endangering your life that way ,” I protested.
He looked at me, astonished. “Ashamed of myself? I am a law abiding(守法的)citizen and have no desire to get killed either.” He cut me off before I could protest.
“No, just listen to me before you complain .What did I do? Went through a red light. Well, did you ever stop to consider what a red light is, what it means?”
“Certainly,” I replied. “It’s a stop signal and means that traffic is rolling in the opposite direction.”
“Half-right,” said the driver, “but incomplete. It’s only an automatic stop signal. And it does not mean that there is cross traffic. Did you see any cross traffic during our trip? Of course not. I slowed down at the light, looked carefully to the right and to the left. Not another car on the street at this hour. Well, then! What would you have me do? Should I stop like a stupid animal because an automatic, brainless machine turns red every forty seconds? No, sir,” he shouted. “I am a man, not a machine. I have eyes and a brain and judgment, given me by God. Ashamed of myself, you say? I would only be ashamed of myself if I let those blinking lamps do my thinking for me. Good night ,sir.”
Is this bad, is this good? Frankly I am no longer sure...
56. At the Alma Bridge,_________.
A. the writer stopped the taxi and paid the driver              
B. the taxi went through a red light again
C. there was a performance the writer had already watched
D. the writer began to criticize the driver
57. To the taxi driver, a red light_________.
A. was not a stop signal                            
B. should not work at midnight
C. sometimes made mistakes in judgment    
D. didn’t always mean that there was cross traffic
58. The main reason the driver dared to drive through the red light was that______.
A. he found there was no cross traffic there at that time
B. he thought it a shame to be controlled by a machine
C. he knew no other driver would see him at this hour
D. he didn’t trust any brainless machine
59. According to the passage, the driver thought what he had done was________.
A. law abiding(守法的)                   B .lawbreaking 
C. something to be proud of                     D .something to be ashamed of

It was midnight in Paris and we were rolling toward Avenue Bosguet. As we came to the Pont Alexandra Ⅲ, the taxi slowed down, for the traffic light was red against us, and then, without stopping, we sailed through the red in a sudden burst of speed. The same performance was repeated at the Alma Bridge. As I paid the driver, I asked him why he had driven through two red lights.

   “You ought to be ashamed of yourself, breaking the law and endangering your life that way.” I protested.

He looked at me, astonished, “Ashamed of myself? I am a law abiding(守法的) citizen and have no desire to get killed either.” He cut me off before I could protest.

“No, just listen to me before you complain. What did I do? Went through a red light. Well, did you ever stop to consider what a red light is? What it means?”

“Certainly,”I replied. “It’s a stop signal and means the traffic is rolling in the opposite direction.”

“Half-right,”said the driver, “But incomplete. It’s only an automatic(自动的) stop signal. And it does not mean that there is cross traffic. Did you see any cross traffic during our trip? Of course not. I slowed down at the light, looked carefully to the right and to the left. Not another car on the street at this hour. Well, then! What would you have me do? Should I stop like a stupid animal because an automatic, brainless machine turns red every forty seconds? No, sir,”he shouted, “I am a man, not a machine. I have eyes and a brain and judgment, given me by God. Ashamed of myself, you say? I would only be ashamed of myself if I let those blinking lamps do my thinking for me. Good night,sir.”

1.At the Alma Bridge,__________.

   A.the writer stopped the taxi and aid the driver

   B.the taxi went through a red light again

   C.there was a performance the writer had already watched

   D.the writer began to criticize the driver

2.To the taxi driver, a red light__________.

   A.was not a stop signal

   B.should not work at midnight

   C.sometimes made mistakes in judgment

   D.didn’t always mean that there was cross traffic

3.The main reason the driver dared to drive through the red light was that________________.

   A.he found there was no cross traffic there at that time

   B.he thought it a shame to be controlled by a machine

   C.he knew no other driver would see him at this hour

   D.he didn’t trust any brainless machine

4.According to the passage, the driver thought of what he had done was____________.

   A.law abiding                        B.law breaking

   C.something to be proud of             D.something to be ashamed of

 

 

第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每题1.5分,满分30分)

What a blessing to be alive in a wonderful world of unlimited possibilities.After contracting Hodgkin's disease at seven and being given six months to live,I recovered.I’m not dying of cancer.I’m   36  with it .  37   what comes my way, I don’t have to be afraid any more.

In the second year of high school,the class was scheduled to run the  38   .Due to the swelling and  39  from surgery on my leg,for two years I hadn't worn shorts and lived in   40  .Yet that day,I was ready-shorts,heart and mind.When the coach yelled,“Ready.Set.Go!” I ran faster than anyone else for the first 20 feet, 41  to finish first.As we came around the first of four laps,there were students all over the  42  .By the end of the second and third laps,many of the students had already  43  and were on the ground breathing deeply.By the time I hit the fourth lap,I was   44  .Then it hit me.I realized nobody had given up.  45  ,everyone had already finished.I cried.12 minutes,42 seconds after starting,I   46  the finish line.I fell to the ground,  47  .

Suddenly my coach ran up to me and   48  ,yelling,“You did it,Manuel .You finished,son .”He looked me   49   in the eyes,waving a piece of paper in his hand.It was my   50  for the day,which I had forgotten.He read it aloud to everyone.It simply said,“I,Manuel Diotte,will finish the mile run tomorrow,whatever  51  come.No   52  or frustration will stop me.  53  capable of finishing,and with God as my strength,I'll finish.” My heart   54   and tears went away.It was then    55  I realized winning is not always finishing first.Sometimes winning is just finishing.

36.A.enduring          B.studying        C.living         D.burdening

37.A.Regardless of      B.As of           C.In terms of    D.Let alone

38.A.game             B.competition     C.match          D.mile

39.A.wounds           B.scars          C.signs          D.treats

40.A.fear              B.surprise       C.anger          D.disappointment

41.A.hoped            B.determined     C.expected       D.longed

42.A.trip              B.school         C.ground         D.track

43.A.quit              B.gone           C.insisted       D.left

44.A.annoyed           B.confident      C.alone          D.lonely

45.A.Otherwise         B.Instead        C.Yet            D.Besides

46.A.ran               B.walked         C.passed         D.crossed

47.A.embarrassed       B.proud          C.amused         D.excited

48.A.sent me up        B.picked me up    C.took me up     D.set me up

49.A.up               B.over           C.straight       D.ahead

50.A.opinion           B.goal           C.belief         D.thought

51.A.can              B.may            C.should         D.must

52.A.hesitation         B.blame          C.pain           D.laughter

53.A.Other than         B.More than      C.Rather than    D.Less than

54.A.lifted             B.broke          C.sank           D.beat

55.A.before            B.when           C.that           D.since

 

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