第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题，每题2分，满分30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。

For years I wanted a flower garden. I’d spend hours thinking of different things I could plant that would look nice together.

But then we had Matthew. And Marvin. And the twins, Alisa and Alan. And then Helen. Five children. I was too busy raising them to grow a garden.

Money was tight, as well as time. Often when my children were little, one of them would want something that cost too much, and I'd have to say, "Do you see a money tree outside? Money doesn't grow on trees, you know."

Finally, all five got through high school and college and were off on their own. I started thinking again about having a garden.

I wasn't sure, though. I mean, gardens do cost money, and after all these years I was used to living on a pretty lean, no-frills budget.

Then, one spring morning, on Mother's Day, I was working in my kitchen. Suddenly, I realized that cars were tooting their horns as they drove by. I looked out the window and there was a new tree, planted right in my yard. I thought it must be a weeping willow, because I saw things blowing around on all its branches. Then I put my glasses on - and I couldn't believe what I saw. There was a money tree in my yard!

I went outside to look. It was true! There were dollar bills, one hundred of them, taped all over that tree. Think of all the garden flowers I could buy with one hundred dollars! There was also a note attached: "IOU eight hours of digging time. Love, Marvin."

Marvin kept his promise, too. He dug up a nice ten-by-fifteen foot bed for me. And my other children bought me tools, ornaments, a trellis (棚架), a sunflower stepping stone and gardening books.

That was three years ago. My garden's now very pretty, just like I wanted. When I go out and weed or tend my flowers, I don't seem to miss my children as much as I once did. It feels like they're right there with me.

I live up in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, where winters are long and cold, and summers are too short. But every year now, when winter sets in, I look out my window and think of the flowers I'll see next spring in my little garden. I think about what my children did for me, and I get tears in my eyes - every time.

I'm still not sure that money grows on trees.  But I know love does!(430 words)

1. By saying “Do you see a money tree outside .….,” the mother actually means “________”

A．Observation is the best teacher.          B．Seeing is believing.

         C．The outsider sees the most of the game.    D．It is not easy to gain money

2. The best title for the passage would probably be_______.

        A．My flower garden               B．Marvin helps to realize my dream

         C．Love in Michigan                 D．Money grows on trees

3. The underlined word “no - frills” in the fifth paragraphs is similar in meaning to_______.

         A．wasteful    B．tight  C．absurd        D．helpful

4. From the last but the third paragraph we can infer that the mother is_______

         A．divorced when she was young    B．not caring for her kids any longer

         C．alone but not at all lonely       D．prouder with her garden than with her kids.

完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

I had a friend who visited me from out of town and I wanted to show him the CN Tower. It was one of the tallest structures on the earth. So I thought it would offer a(n)   36  sight.

We were standing in line for 45minutes to enjoy the    37   up to the watch point. When we got there, we went around the   38     of the tower and saw the hard wire fence  39     to the structure serving as a barrier. We went back inside to look for the glass floor that provided a direct view   40     . As soon as both of us  41     , we stopped before walking onto it. We found that our legs began to   42  . I stopped for a minute considering the step, taking several seconds to   43     the edge before moving.

And then I had a thought in my mind：“It is far   44     compared to any other floor in this building. There is no real danger to me — it’s    45   an illusion. Look at all the people standing on it, and think about those who have stood on it before.”I began to  46     that step onto the glass floor. I didn’t look down —  47    not for a few minutes.

I walked on the    48   and looked around and thought about how  49   the experience was. I even found myself jumping up and down. There was no  50   , and it was certainly an illusion.

I considered how many things in our lives we  51    and exactly how many of them are actually illusions. I thought about all the things we   52    ourselves from doing because we have  53   ourselves into thinking there’s risk. I thought about all the things that I still have yet to do that appeared  54   . I was glad to discover that although fear isn’t a stranger to me, my desire to live a life without    55   has a much stronger pull.

1.                A．expressive      B．impressive      C．frightening    D．beneficial

2.                A．bus            B．ladder          C．car  D．elevator

3.                A．outside         B．top            C．center   D．surface

4.                A．connected      B．surrounded      C．referred  D．combined

5.                A．around         B．up             C．down D．out

6.                A．understood     B．approached     C．talked    D．returned

7.                A．wave          B．move          C．tremble  D．wander

8.                A．look over       B．think over       C．look up   D．think up

9.                A．tighter         B．taller           C．weaker   D．stronger

10.               A．happily         B．simply          C．greatly    D．relatively

11.               A．take           B．choose         C．decide    D．pick

12.               A．at most         B．at least         C．at last     D．at best

13.               A．fence          B．floor           C．edge D．tower

14.               A．grateful        B．useful          C．wonderful D．helpful

15.               A．death          B．warn           C．trouble    D．danger

16.               A．handle         B．ignore         C．fear  D．hide

17.               A．block          B．protect         C．help  D．separate

18.               A．forced         B．advised         C．entered   D．led

19.               A．amazing        B．worrying        C．exciting   D．interesting

20.               A．cost           B．doubt          C．regret D．waste

The other day at the supermarket, I saw a naughty child of about six crying loudly, falling to the floor and refusing to move. All the while the troubled mother was trying to persuade him to behave well but failed. A little smack (掴打) on his bottom would have done the job, I thought.

Teenagers also cause discipline problems. As a teacher I had a 16-year-old student who had fallen in love with a waiter at a fast-food restaurant. In fact, she had left home to stay with him. So we decided to put her in the school hostel. She refused. When she heard her mother begging her to stay in the hostel she turned round and said: “Why don’t you stay in the hostel if you like it so much?”

My palms were itching to slap her for being so rude but the poor mother continued to cajole her, hoping that gentle persuasion would work wonders. It did not. The last I heard, she had run away from home again.

    The list goes on and on. Could it be that today’s parents are softer and believe that they must not rod (棍棒惩罚) their children for fear of the bad result? Or do they actually believe that the children will get rid of the bad habits and behave well naturally as they grow older? I beg to disagree. I believe it is the parents’ duty to discipline the children even at a young age.

    My children who are now adults will prove the fact that I used the rod when I thought it necessary. Later when they went abroad, they related to their British university friends on how they were disciplined. Their friends abroad were filled with horror and told my daughter that I could be charged for child abuse (虐待). However, my daughter paid me the greatest compliment when she told them that she would not be where she was today if not for my strict discipline.

1. According to the passage, the author would probably _______.

   A. beat the children every day        B. punish the children when necessary

   C. 1eave the children as they are      D. treat the children in a softer way

2.The underlined word “to cajole” (in Paragraph 3) probably means _______.

   A. to persuade      B. to scold       C. to forgive      D. to punish

3.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

   A. The naughty boy’s mother hit him on the bottom at last.

   B. The teenager’s mother lived together with her daughter in the school then.

   C. The author was charged for child abuse by her daughter’s friends abroad.

   D. The author’s daughter was very thankful for her parent’s strict discipline.

4. Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?

   A. Respect Parents   B. Spoil Kids   C. Value Discipline  D. Protect Kids

单句改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(˄)，并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。

1.Do you want a friend, to who you can tell everything?

2.Visitors will have difficulty find proper hotels during the national holiday.

3.As a matter of fact, I’m involved in outdoors sports frequently.

4.I thought it was no good persuading her to stopping smoking.

5.Children should be made understand the importance of saving water.

6.It was not until I came back he went off.

7.People make choices base on how the products are grown or made.

8.The boy preferred staying at home to go out to play.

9.He failed the biology exam and that was because of he didn’t do well in it before.

10.I bought one such a dictionary as you did yesterday.

My toothache     me. I thought it was going away, but it is getting worse now.