第三节 阅读理解(共20小题,每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下列四篇短文,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。
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An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money.
When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother, “Only a miracle can save him now,” the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully.
She hurried to a drugstore with the money in her hand.
“And what do you want?” asked the salesman. “It’s for my little brother,” the girl answered. “He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a miracle.” “Pardon?” said the salesman.
“My brother Andrew has something bad growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost?” “We don’t sell a miracle here, child. I’m sorry,” the salesman said with a smile.
“Listen, if it isn’t enough, I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs.”
A well-dressed man heard it and asked, “What kind of a miracle does your brother need?”
“I don’t know,” she answered with her eyes full of tears. “He’s really sick and mum says he needs an operation. But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought all my money.”
“How much do you have?” asked the man. “$ 1.11, but I can try and get some more,” she answered.
“Well, what luck,” smiled the man. “$ 1.11, the price of a miracle for little brothers.”
He took up the girl’s hand and said, “Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Let’s see if I have the kind of miracle you need.”
That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a famous doctor. The operation was successful and it wasn’t long before Andrew was home again.
How much did the miracle cost?
36.What was the trouble in the little girl’s family?
A.Her brother was seriously ill.                B.They had no money.
C.Nothing could save her brother.                   D.Both A and B.
37.In the eye of the little girl, a miracle might be        .
A.something interesting                                  B.something beautiful
C.some wonderful medicine                               D.some good food
38.The little girl said again and again “...I can try and get some more.” That shows      .
A.she had still kept some money
B.she hoped not to be refused
C.There was no need to worry about money
D.she thought money was easy to get
39.What made the miracle happen?
A.The girl’s love for her brother.                  B.The girl’s money.
C.The medicine from the drugstore.                 D.Nobody can tell.
40.From the passage we can infer(推断) that______
A.the doctor didn’t ask for any pay
B.a miracle is sure to happen if you keep on
C.the little girl is lovely but not so clever
D.the doctor had great sympathy for the girl’s little brother

A nine-year-old kid was sitting at his desk when suddenly there was a puddle(水潭、泥坑) between his feet and the front of his trousers was wet.He thought his heart was going to stop because he couldn't possibly imagine how this had happened.It had never happened before, and he knew that when the boys found out he would never hear the end of it. When the girls found out, they would never speak to him again as long as he lived.
He prayed this prayer, "Dear God, I need help  now! Five minutes from now I'm dead meat!" He looked up from his prayer and here came the teacher with a look in her eyes that said he had been discovered.As the teacher was walking toward him, a classmate named Susie was carrying a goldfish bowl full of water.Susie tripped (绊倒) in front of the teacher and dumped (倒) the bowl of water in the boy's lap.The boy pretended to be angry, but all the while was saying to himself, "Thank you.Lord!"
Now all of a sudden, instead of being the object of ridicule, the boy was the object of sympathy.The teacher rushed him downstairs and gave him gym shorts to put on while his trousers dried out.All the other children were on their hands and knees cleaning up around his desk.The sympathy was wonderful.But as life would have it, the ridicule that should have been his had been transferred (转移) to someone else+—Susie.She tried to help, but they told her to get out.
When school was over, the boy walked over to Susie and whispered, "You did that on purpose, didn't you?" Susie whispered back, "I wet my trousers once, too!"
【小题1】The underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 means ____       .
A.the boys would never play with him
B.the boys would treat him as usual
C, he would hardly hear any praise from the boys
D.he would be laughed at by the.boys endlessly
【小题2】After Susie dumped water in his lap, the boy was in a state of ___      _.

A.excitementB.reliefC.anxietyD.anger
【小题3】What did the other kids do after the incident?
A.They offered him dry clothes.
B.They laughed at the boy rudely,
C.They helped the boy do the cleaning.
D.They urged the boy to get out angrily,
【小题4】Why did Susie dump water in the boy's lap?
A.The boy asked her to do so.
B.She just did it by accident.
C.The teacher tripped her on purpose.
D.She knew the boy's embarrassment.

It was the first month of winter -- an exciting day for every child but not for most teachers. Up until now, l had been able to dress myself for recess(课间休息), but today I would need some help. Miss Finlayson, my kindergarten teacher at Princess Elizabeth School near Hamilton, Ontario, had been through first snow days , many times in her long career, but I think struggled still remember this one.
I managed to get into my wool snow pants. But I struggled with my jacket because it didn’t fit well. It was a hand-me-down from my brother, and it made me wonder why I had to wear his ugly clothes. At least my hat and matching scarf were mine, and they were quite pretty. Finally it was time to have Miss Finlayson help me with my boots. In her calm, motherly voice she said, "By the end of winter, you will be able to put on own boots. “ I didn’t realize at the time that this was more a statement of hope than of confidence.
I handed her my boots and stuck out my foot. Like most children, I expected the adult to do the work. After much wiggling and pushing, she managed to get first one into place and then, with a sigh, worked the second one on too.
I announced,“They’re on the wrong feet.”With the grace that only experience can bring,she struggled to get the boots off and went through the joyless task of putting them on again.Then I said,“These aren’t my boots.you know.”As she pulled the offending boots from my feet,she still managed to look both helpful and interested.Once they were off.I said,“They are my brother’s boots.My mother makes me wear them,and I hate them!” Somehow,from long years of practice,she managed to act as though I wasn’t an annoying little girl.She pushed and shoved less gently this time,and the boots were returned to their proper place on my feet.With a great sigh of relief,seeing the end of her struggle with me,she asked,“Now,where are your gloves?’’
I looked into her eyes and said.“I didn’t want to lose them.so I put them into the toes of my boots.”
【小题1】According to the passage,the little girl got     from her brother.

A.the wool snow pants and the jacketB.the jacket and the boots
C.the jacket and the hatD.the boots and the gloves
【小题2】What made it so hard for the teacher to help the little girl put her boots on?
A.The gloves in the toes of the boots.B.The slowness of the teacher.
C.The wrong size of the boots.D.The unwillingness of the girl.
【小题3】It can be inferred that before the little girl finally went out to enjoy the first snow of winter,the teacher had to help her put on her boots      
A.onceB.twiceC.three timesD.four times
【小题4】Which of the following sentences from the text BEST indicates that the teacher is very considerate?
A.In her calm,motherly voice she said,“By the end of winter,”(Paragraph 2)
B.With the grace that only experience can bring,she struggled to(Paragraph 4)
C.She still managed to look both helpful and interested.(Paragraph 4)
D.She managed to act as though I wasn’t an annoying little girl.(Paragraph 4)

The tragic death of celebrity Wang Bei has made people aware of the risks of cosmetic surgery, which is becoming increasingly popular.
A survey on the reaction to Wang’s death, conducted by Tencent, which runs China’s most popular instant-messaging service, received more than 600,000 responses, as of press time Monday.Forty-one percent of respondents expressed sorrow over her death, saying, "It’s a pity she died at such a young age." Some 31 percent said she should have been more cautious and less vain, while 10 percent were enraged at the hospital that conducted the surgery.The remaining 18 percent were indifferent.
A common thread of online discussion is why someone considered beautiful was so dissatisfied with her looks.Some netizens said Wang was a victim of society’s unrealistic ideal of beauty: double eyelids, an aquiline nose and the pointed chin typical of Western celebrities.Others said her death underscores the limits to which people will go to achieve fame and fortune.Young people, see cosmetic surgery as the key to wealth and love.
"They want to improve their appearance to find better opportunities at work and in marriage," says Ding Xiaobang, a plastic surgeon with the Peking Union Medical College Hospital."We’re living in a highly competitive society.People regard appearance as a weapon and a means of empowerment…Most of them tell me, ’I don’t care how much I spend, just make me look beautiful’." In the past decade, Ding says he Has seen a growing number of patients, like Wang Bei, who are young and naturally good-looking.The surgeon attributes this trend to people becoming richer, the standards of beauty changing, competition and frustration.
"Some are frustrated with life and use surgery as a way to try and recover," lie says.
The surge in demand for plastic surgery has resulted in a rise in the number of unauthorized business establishments and surgeons conducting such procedures.
Meanwhile, experts say, young and beautiful people who still seek plastic surgery need to address their self-awareness issues and be more accepting.
“They’ve built their identity around the admiration of others and fail to establish a system to assess themselves," says Zhu Wenbo, a psychologist with Blue Bay Psychological Consulting Center in Chengdu."People’s opinions always change, so this is not a reliable way to evaluate oneself."
【小题1】Most people are       toward the death of Wang Bei according to the survey.

A.sympatheticB.indifferentC.enragedD.not mentioned
【小题2】Why is there such a trend of having medical cosmetic surgery according to Ding Xiaobang?
A.People become richer.
B.The standard the beauty always changes.
C.People suffer fierce competition and frustration now and then.
D.All of the above.
【小题3】What kind of people is regarded as a beauty nowadays?
A.a person with single eyelid, an aquiline nose and a pointed chin
B.a person with double eyelids, an aquiline nose and a pointed chin
C.a person with double eyelids, a snub nose and a pointed chin
D.a person with double eyelids, a snub nose and a chubby chin
【小题4】The purpose of the text is to           .
A.inform us that cosmetic surgery becomes popular.
B.emphasize that young people should re-evaluate themselves rationally.
C.raise concerns about the risk of medical cosmetology industry.
D.state that people’s standard of beauty always changes.

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