A man was driving at 70 miles in a 40-mile-zone, when a police car came behind him with the flashers(警灯) on. As he pulled over and stopped, he could see a policeman getting out of his car. Right away the man started thinking of excuses to give, as this was not the first time, he had been in similar situations many times before.

 As the policeman came to him, he said, “Hi, officer, I guess you caught me a little bit over the limit. I was in a rush to get home, to be with my wife and kids, you know my younger son wasn’t feeling too well, when I left home this morning.”

The policeman said, “Well, I guess so,” and started scribbling(速写) in his notebook. As minutes went by, he could see from the side view mirror, the policeman was still scribbling. The man was wondering why he hadn’t asked for his driver’s license so far.  A few moments later, the policeman came to his window and handed him a folded paper, and returned back to his car without saying a single word. The man started to wonder, how much this ticket is going to be as he began to unfold the paper. He was surprised it was not a ticket as he began to read:

“I had a daughter who was killed by a speeding car at the age of six, by a speeding driver like you. He got a fine (惩罚), a few months in prison, and was free, free to hug his two other daughters. I only had one, and now I have to wait until I get to heaven before I can hug her again. I have tried to forgive that man a thousand times, and I thought I had. Maybe I really did forgive him, but I have to do it again, even right now. So pray(为……祈祷) for me, and be careful when you drive again, my son is all I have left.”

The man was completely dumbfounded(目瞪口呆的) and could not move for the next few minutes. When finally he did, he drove slowly, even a few miles under the speed limit, praying for forgiveness.

52. Why did the policeman stop the man?

A. Because the man drove after drinking.

B. Because the man drove at a speed of 40 miles an hour.

C. Because the man drove over the speed limit

D. Because the man drove in a 40-mile-zone.

53. Which statement is TRUE according to the article?

A. It was the first time that the man had driven over the limit a little bit.

B. He was in a rush to get home because his son was not feeling well.

C. This story happened in the morning.

D. The policeman didn’t believe the excuse the man gave.

54. From what the policeman said in Paragraph 4 we know that ______.

    A. he wanted to go to heaven to hug his daughter

    B. he recognized the man who had driven the speeding car who killed his daughter

    C. the man who had killed the policeman’s daughter was free to do anything in prison

    D. the man who had killed the policeman’s daughter hugged his own daughters in prison

55. Why did the man at last drive slowly?

    A. Because he was afraid to be fined again.

    B. Because he heard his son was feeling well.

    C. Because he was driving in a 40-mile-zone.

D. Because he got a good lesson from what the policeman had written.

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第二部分阅读理解（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I used to work in an office, which had a Iocust tree growing outside the window. It had grown into a tall tree and must have been there for a long time. The tree blocked the view and made the office seem dull. Unfortunately, this happened to be the room assigned(分配)to me, and l was depressed by it for quite some time.

When the first spring came, everything was green except the locust tree.I felt very happy because I had thought it had died!

One moming, when I opened the window for some some fresh air,I unexpectedly smelt a familiar

sweet scent floating into my office which I could not name. Suddenly,I realized it was the locust tree!

The tree that I thought dead was in full bloom!

From then on,I usually came to the office very early to see dew【露珠】forming on the locust treeblossoms, and was eager to see spring again every year.

During summer, the green leaves provided shade protecting me from the harsh sunlight, butallowing enough light in to make it pleasant. In autumn, the leaves turned many different colors. Its beauty touched my soul. Many times,I thought to take photos but never did. Then,I had to leave in a hurry. Later in life, it became a great regret that I had not done so.

Actually, many times in our livesj we think we own something and thus do not value it.We don't

feel regretful until we lose it one day! Moreover, sometimes, we have to accept the things we don'twant and need to discover the hidden beauty tofind unexpected joy!

56. The Jocust tree first attracted the author most by____.

A. the way it blocked the view    B.its height

C. the smell ofits flowers    D.its green leaves

57. In which season do you think the author paid the least attention to the locust tree?

A. Spring.    B.Summer    C.Autumn.    D.Winter.

58. Which ofthe following statements is true of the author according to the passage?

A. He would have regretted ifthe locust tree had died as he had thought it had.

B. The locust tree turned out to be a lovely memory for him.

C. He felt unhappy as he had forgotten to take the photos with him.

D. Hls work in the office changed with the seasons every year.

59. It can be inferred from the passage that _

A. the locust tree died soon after the author left the office

B. the author worked in the office for at least a few years

C. it was summer when the author took his job in the office

D. the wPather was dry when the author first saw the tree

60. What advice does the author intend to give us?

A. Treasure what we've owned.                B. Look before you leap.

C. Treat everything calmly.                  D. Never forget the past.

After the earthquake hit northeast Japan on March 11, many moving stories that I saw with my own eyes happened around me.

I had to walk home since all the  36  had stopped after the earthquake. On my way home I  37  an old lady at a bakery shop（面包店） who was giving out free bread, which made my heart  38 . A man was holding a sign（招牌） that said, “Please use our  39 .” He was  40  his house for people who were homeless to have a rest .

My friend wanted to  41  others. He stood in the cold with a sign “If you’re okay with a motorcycle, I will  42  you to your house.” And then I saw him take one gentleman home, all the way to a faraway place!

Then next day I drove to  43  my car with gas. There is a lack (缺乏) of  44  now after the quake and many gasoline stations are either closed or have very  45  lines. I got  46 , since I was behind 15 cars. Finally, when it was my  47 , the man smiled and said, “ 48  this bad situation after the quake , we are only giving $30 worth gas to each person. Is that all right?” “ 49 . I’m just glad that we are all able to  50  with each other .” I said. His smile gave me so much comfort.

I saw a man at the evacuation (疏散) center burst into  51 when people brought food to him. It was the first time in three days that food was brought to their center. However, after he wiped the tears, his next  52  surprised me. “I am very  53  that we are provided with food. But people in the city next to us haven’t  54  any food at all. Please go to that center as well.” And when hearing that, I realized there is a bright future on the other side of this terrible  55 .

My wife and I used to feel that it was impossible to be a true friend to someone whose name we didn’t know. How wrong we were! Years of Sunday-morning bus trips through the city with the same group of “nameless” people have changed our thinking. Before the bus takes off, we all join in a conversation: where’s the silent woman who sits up front and never responds to our cheery greetings? Here she comes. Her worn clothing suggests she doesn’t have much money to spare, but she always takes an extra cup of coffee for the driver.

We get smiles from a Mexican couple as they get on the bus hand in hand. When they get off, they’re still holding hands. The woman was pregnant late last year, and one day her change of shape confirmed that she’d delivered the child. We even felt a little pride at the thought of our extended family.

For many months, our only sadness lay in our inability to establish the same friendship with the silent woman at the front of the bus. Then, one evening, we went to a fish restaurant. We were shown to a table alongside someone sitting alone. It was the woman from the bus.

We greeted her with friendly familiarity we’d shown all year, but this time her face softened, then a shy smile. When she spoke, the words escaped awkwardly from her lips. All at once we realized why she hadn’t spoken to us before. Talking was hard for her.

Over dinner; we learned the stay of a single mother with a disabled son who was receiving special care away from home. She missed him desperately, she explained.

“I love him… and he loves me, even though he doesn’t express it very well,” she murmured. “Lots of us have that problem, don’t we? We don’t say what we want to say, what we should be saying. And that’s not good enough.”The candles flared on our tables. Our fish had never tasted better. But the atmosphere grew pleasant, and when we parted as friends—we shared names.

1.Which of the following might be the best title of this passage?

2.All the following statements can describe the woman except ______.

3.The underlined word “establish” in the third paragraph probably has the same      meaning as              

4.Why did the woman usually keep silence while taking the bus?

5.The woman had the same problem with her son in the way that ______.

第三部分：阅读理解（满分40分）

第一节阅读理解(共15小题,每小题2分,满分30分)

阅读下列短文，从每题短文后所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。      

It was a quiet village in which there was a military camp(军营).It was far from the towns and cities and there were some high mountains around. Of course it was a good place for training the new soldiers. But it was difficult for the young men to go outside. Mr White, an officer of forty, was strict with them and he hardly let them leave the camp.

Once Mr White was ill in bed. He couldn’t work and a young officer, Mr Hunt, began to train the new soldiers instead of him. He knew the young men well and let nine soldiers go to the nearest town to have a holiday. But night fell and none came back to the camp. He was worried about it and stood at the gate. It was five to twelve when Mr Hunt decided to go to the town and see what was happening to the young men. He started the car quickly and set off. At that moment the nine soldiers came back. It seemed they drank wine. Of course they found the officer was angry.

“I’m sorry, sir,” said the first soldier. “I left the town on time. But something was wrong with my bus on my way here. I had to buy a horse and made it run fast. Bad luck! It died and I had to run back.”

And the other seven soldiers said they were late for the same reasons. It was the last soldier’s turn. He said, “I’m sorry, sir. I got on a bus on time, but....”

Having heard this, the officer became even angrier and stopped him at once. He called out, “If you say something was wrong with your bus, I’ll punish you at once!”

“No, no, sir,” said the young man. “My bus was all right, but the dead horses were in its way!”

56. The military camp was built in the village to ____.

A. stop the soldiers from going to towns

B. stop the soldiers from meeting their friends

C. train the new soldiers             

D. make the young men live quietly

57. Mr. Hunt let the nine soldiers have a holiday because ____.

A. he was kind to them                B. they felt lonely

C. they had something important to do    D. they were the best of all

58. The young officer was worried because ____.

A. a traffic accident had happened

B. he was afraid something happened to the nine soldiers

C. the nine soldiers would come back  

D. the nine soldiers drank too much in the town

59. Which of the statements do you think is true?

A. You’ll believe only the last soldier.    B. The officer believed the nine soldiers.

C. You’ll believe none of the nine soldiers. D.The officer wouldn’t punish his soldiers.