第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节：阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并将答案写在答题卡上。（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

A

O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was William Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know. When he was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank, when some money went missing from the bank O. Henry was believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was sent to prison. During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and continued writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple as the tales were, they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the reader’s surprise.

41. In which order did O. Henry do the following things?

a. Lived in New York.   b. Worked in a bank.        c. Travelled to Texas.

d. Was put in prison.    e. Had a newspaper job.      f. Learned to write stories.

A. e. c. f. b. d. a       B. e. b. d. c. a. f.        C. c. e. b. d. f. a    D. c. b. e. d. a f.

42. O. Henry went to prison because ___________.

A. people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper

B. people thought he had taken money that was not his

C. he wanted to write stories about prisoners

D. he broke the law by not using his own name

43. What do we know about O. Henry before he began writing?

A. He was very good at learning.                     B. He was not serious about his work.

C. He was devoted to the poor.                  D. He was well-educated.

44. Where did O. Henry get most material for his short stories?

A. His life inside the prison.                  B. The newspaper articles he wrote.

C. His exciting early life as a boy.       D. The city and people of New York.

情景对话（每题1分，共5分）（请把此题的答案涂在答题卡相应的位置；E选项涂为A,B；F选项涂为A,C；G选项涂为A,D）

根据对话情景和内容，从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入每一空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余项。

M: Hey, Karen, it looks like you've got some sun this weekend.

W: Yeah, I guess so. I spent the weekend at the beach.

M: Oh, yeah, that's great.     1.     .

W: At my friend’s house .Some friends of my parents' live out there and they invited me for as long as I wanted to stay.

M: So what are you doing back here already?

W:    2.  , and I just couldn't do any serious studying at the beach.

M: I don't blame you. So what did you do out there?     3.   .

W: I ran slowly up and down the beach, and 1 played some volleyball.   4.. I couldn't even get through a whole game before I had to sit down.

M: Did you go swimming?

W: I wanted to, but they said the water isn't warm enough for that until a couple of months from now.

M:     5.  . I wish I could get away to the beach like that.

A: I mean besides lying out in the sun.

B: Where did you stay?

C: How long did you spend there ?

D: It’s too cold for me.

E: It all sounds nice

F: Oh, 1 have a paper to work on,

G:. You know I never realized how hard it is to run on sand.

情景对话（每题1分，共5分）（请把此题的答案涂在答题卡相应的位置；E选项涂为A,B；F选项涂为A,C；G选项涂为A,D）

根据对话情景和内容，从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入每一空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余项。

M: Hey, Karen, it looks like you've got some sun this weekend.

W: Yeah, I guess so. I spent the weekend at the beach.

M: Oh, yeah, that's great.           .

W: At my friend’s house .Some friends of my parents' live out there and they invited me for as long as I wanted to stay.

M: So what are you doing back here already?

W:        , and I just couldn't do any serious studying at the beach.

M: I don't blame you. So what did you do out there?          .

W: I ran slowly up and down the beach, and 1 played some volleyball.    . I couldn't even get through a whole game before I had to sit down.

M: Did you go swimming?

W: I wanted to, but they said the water isn't warm enough for that until a couple of months from now.

M:         . I wish I could get away to the beach like that.

A: I mean besides lying out in the sun.

B: Where did you stay?

C: How long did you spend there ?

D: It’s too cold for me.

E: It all sounds nice

F: Oh, 1 have a paper to work on,

G:. You know I never realized how hard it is to run on sand.

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。请将答案填在第II卷所给的相应序号的空白处

Keep safe in storms

       In the spring and summer months, thunderstorms(雷雨) are common. _________. In thunderstorms, lighting can strike(击中) people and buildings and is very dangerous.

       It was reported that a man was struck by lighting when he was making a phone call under a tree. He died at once. You may not know it, but nearly 1,800 thunderstorms are happening at any moment around the world.______ ____.

       So what should you do during a lighting storm? Scientists say that a person’s chances of being struck by lighting are 1 in 600,000. ________

       If you are indoors during a thunderstorm:

Stay away from anything that is metal because lighting can come into the house through it.

Don’t stand near the windows.

Don’t take a shower or bath. Lighting can travel through water.

Never use the phone.____ ______.

If you are caught in a thunderstorm outdoors:

__________. If there’s no building around, try to find a low place to stay in.

Do not go under a tree because the lighting could hit the tree and travel through the tree to hit you.

Never use a cell phone.

A. But you can reduce those chances by following these safety rules.

B. But it is very important for us to learn about lighting.

C. Lighting could travel through the phone line and hit you

D. In fact, many people are killed by lighting every year.

E. Try to get home as soon as possible.

F. Since they happen often, some people don’t take them seriously.

G. Go into a nearby building or car right away.

根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。请将答案填写在第二卷指定的答题区域内。

Mary: Well, Susan, how was your shopping trip with Nancy this afternoon?

Susan: Don’t ask.    1.  

Mary: What do you mean? Something went wrong?

Susan: Went wrong?    2.    Nancy thought I had said I would meet her at the department store at 2:30 when I really said 2:00. Then she thought we would meet at the main entrance in front when I really said at the east entrance on the Twelfth Street.

Mary:    3.  

Susan: Yes!    4.   I had given up waiting and went inside the women’s clothing department. So did she. Thus we met finally and it was 3:00 by then.

Mary: Did you get what you wanted?   5.  

Susan: A blouse, as a matter of fact. But by that time, all those on sale were gone. So I settled for a skirt.

A. Did you ever find each other?

B. But it was magical!

C. Actually, I’ve got the list ready.

D. I remember you said you wanted to get a sweater.

E. Did you get anything?

F. It could even be a disaster!

G. I don’t want to talk about it anymore.