Long long ago, in a small and faraway village, there was a place known as the House of 1,000 Mirrors.A 1ittle happy dog learned ofthis place　　 16　 decided to visit it.

　　 When he arrived, he bounced happily up the stairs to the doorway ofthe house. He looked through the doorway 17 his tail wagging as fast as it could. To his great surprise, he found 18　 staring at 1,000 other happy 1ittle dogs 19　 (wag) their tails just as fast as his. He smiled a great smile, and 20　 (answer) with 1,000 great smiles. As he left the House, he thought to himself, "It is such a wonderful place　　 21　 I will come back to visit it often."

　　 In the same village, 22 little dog, who was not as happy as the first one, also decided to visit the House. In a bad mood, he slowly climbed up the stairs and looked through the doorway 23　 a smile.When he saw the 1,000　 24　 (friend) dogs staring back at him, he shouted 25 (angry) at them and was horrified to see 1,000 1ittle dogs shouting back at him in the same way. As he 1eft, he thought to himself,

" This is a horrible place, and I won't come back here any more.

　　 All the faces in the world are like mirrors. What kind of reflections do you see in the faces of the people you meet?

Most animals have 1ittle connection with animals of different kind．unless they hunt them for food．Sometimes，however，two kinds of animals come together in a partnership(伙伴关系) which does good to both of them．You may have noticed some birds sitting on the backs of sheep．This is not because they want a ride，but because they find easy food in the parasites(寄生虫) on sheep．The sheep allow the birds to do so because they remove the cause of discomfort．So although they can manage without each other，they do better together．

Sometimes an animals has a plant partner．The relationship develops until the two partners cannot manage without each other．This is so in the corals(珊瑚) of the sea．In their skins they have tiny plants act as “dustman”，taking some of the waste products from the coral and giving in return oxygen(氧气)which the animal needs to breathe．If the plants are killed，or are even prevented from light so that they cannot live normally(正常地)，the corals will die．

1．Some birds like to sit on a sheep because____________．

　 A．they can eat its parasites

　 B．they depend on the sheep for existence

　 C．they enjoy travelling with the sheep

　 D．they find the position most comfortable　

2．The underlined word “they” in last sentence of the first paragraph refers to_____________．

　 A．birds and parasites

　 B．birds and sheep

　 C．parasites and sheep

　 D．sheep, birds and parasites

3．It can be learnt from the text that the coral depends on the plant for________．

　 A．comfort　　 B．light　　 C．food　　　 D．oxygen

4．What does the second paragraph mainly discuss?

　 A．Some animals and plants depend on each other for existence

　 B．Some animals and plants develop their relationship easily．

　 C． Some plants depend on each other for food．

　 D．Some animals live better together．

5．What does this article talk about?

　 A．Two kinds of animals form a partnership．

　 B. Most animals only have connection with animals．

　 C．The connection between the living things．

　 D．Corals have some connection with plants．

26. People are not allowed ______freely at the meeting and they don’t allow ______either.

IV．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。
　　With her beautiful looks, cheerful character and strong spirit, Karena Lam（林嘉欣）is making waves among Chinese movie fans and professionals （专业人士）.
　　The Canada - born actress won the Golden Horse Best Supporting Actress and Best New Performer awards （金马奖最佳女配角和最佳新人奖）for her role in “July Rhapsody” （《男人四十》）in Taiwan on November 16．She won the same titles at the HongKong Film Awards in April, 2002.
　　Lam played a wifful （任性的）high school girl in the film and her idol （偶像）Jacky Cheung （张学友）played the girl 's middle - aged teacher.
　　Her awards have made her the person to watch in Hong Kong and Taiwan cinema. But the 24-year-old girl thinks the awards have put more pressure on her and given her new challenges （挑战）.
　　Besides Jacky Cheung, Lam has appeared alongside other top Hong Kong stars. Last year she starred with Leslie Cheung （张国荣）in“ Inner Senses ” （《异度空间》）and this year she acted with Nicholas Tse （谢霆锋）in“ Tiramisu” （《恋爱行星》）. Is there anything that can stop Lam's success?
　　“I have learnt that ff someone is trying to hurt you, the best revenge （报复）is to keep living happily and having a good life.That’s what I did, ” she said.
　　She is an optimist （乐天派）and determined to be successful. “I always have a way of finding my own happiness. I know what's going to make me smile, and I go for it, ”she said.
　　Two films—a comedy and a love - story are waiting for her and she plans to release （首次上演）her first Cantonese （粤语）album next summer.
41．According to the passage, which of the following shows the right order of what Lam did or will do?
　　a．To star with Leslie Cheung in“Inner Senses.”
　　b．To win the Golden Horse Best Supporting Actress and Best New Performer awards for her role in“ July Rhapsody.”
　　c．To release her first cantones album.
　　d．To act with Nicholas Tse in“ Tiramisu. ”
　　e．To win the Hong Kong Film Awards.
　　A. b, e, a, d, c　　　B. c, a, d, e, b     C. e, b, d, c, a　　　D. a, d, e, b, c
　42．In“Inner Senses” Lam was one of the________performers.
　　A. supporting　　B. chief　　　　　 C. ordinary　　　D. learned
　43．The underlined phrase“make waves” probably means________.
　　A. gain much attention　　　B. make trouble
　　C. sing and dance　　  D. fan the flames of disorder

All the classmates were _______my suggestion that we read English every day.

A．in case of 　　 B. in favor of     C．in honor of         D．in order of