One morning last summer Joyce Andrews made some sausage sandwiches for her husband’s lunch. There was one sausage left over. Mrs. Andrews didn’t care for them herself, and so she gave to last one to Henry, their little dog, Henry ate it up quickly.

     During the morning the dog got ill. He wouldn’t stop shaking his head, and couldn’t stand properly. Joyce thought, “He’s eaten something that didn’t agree with him. Maybe that sausage very bad…” she suddenly remembered her husband’s lunch. She ran to the telephone and called Jim at office.

“Jim, I hope you haven’t eaten any of those sandwiches yet.”

“You have? Two? Well, listen—don’t eat any more. I gave Henry the last sausage, and new he’s ill. Go to the doctor, Jim.”

“What? You feel all right? No, Jim, don’t take a chance with your health. I’m sure the sausages are bad. Please go…”

“Yes, Jim. Tell him about the dog. Get some medicine.”

Jim came back at lunch time and went to bed. “I had a very unpleasant hour at the doctor” he told Joyce, “and the medicine made me very sick.”

The next morning Jim was fine. Henry seemed quite fit again, too. At eleven o’clock milkman came with the milk.

“Morning, Mrs. Andrews,” the milkman said “How’s your dog this morning? I’ve been thinking about him…”

“Have you? Well, he seems all right now, but...”

“Yesterday morning he and I had I a little accident. He jumped up at me, and I dropped a bottle of milk on his head.”

67. Why did Joyce telephone Jim?

A. She wanted him to come home for lunch  

B. Jim’s dog was badly ill.

C. Jim was ill and needed to go to the hospital

D. She thought the sausage would do harm to him

68. Joyce’s husband ________.

A. took her advice that he should go to the hospital  B. didn’t believe her

C. knew why Henry kept shaking his head  D. didn’t eat any of the sausage

69. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

A. It was the sausage that made Henry ill.

B. Jim ate only two sandwiches, so he was quite all right.

C. The milkman explained Henry’s illness

D. Jim felt unpleasant because of her wife’s telephone call.

70. The underlined word “him” probably refers to _________.

A. Jim     B. the milkman     C. the doctor      D. Jim’s dog

The temperature is rising again in the Arctic. The sea ice area has dropped to one of the lowest levels on record， climate scientists reported last week.
“The new Arctic Report Card tells a story of widespread and continued effects of a warming Arctic，” said Jackie Richter-Menge of the US’s Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory.
“This isn’t just a climatological (气候学的) effect. It impacts the people that live there，” she added.
Scientists concerned about global warming focus on the Arctic because that is a region where the effects are expected to be felt first， and that has been the case in recent years.
There was a slowdown in Arctic warming in 2009， but in the first half of 2010 warming was near a record pace. The monthly readings were over 4 degrees Celsius above normal in northern Canada， according to the report card. The report card was prepared by 69 researchers in eight countries.
Researchers said last winter’s big snow storms that struck some Northern countries were tied to higher Arctic temperatures.
“Normally the cold air is bottled up in the Arctic，” said Jim Overland of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. “But last December and February， winds that normally blow west to east across the Arctic were instead bringing the colder air south，” he said.
“As we lose more sea ice... warming in the atmosphere can create more of these winter storms，” Overland said.
There is a powerful connection between ice cover and air temperatures， Richter-Menge explained. When temperatures warm， ice melts. When ice melts it shows darker surfaces underneath ， which absorb  more heat. “That， in turn， causes more melting and on the cycle goes，” she said.
In September the Arctic sea ice extent was the third smallest in the last 30 years， added Don Perovich of the US Army Laboratory. He said the three smallest ice covers have occurred in the last four years.
【小题1】Scientists care so much about the warming in the Arctic region because 　　　　.

第三部分 阅读技能 （共两节，共16小题，满分26分）

第一节 阅读理解（共12小题；每小题1.5分，满分18分）

One morning I was woken by my mother’s angry voice. I opened my eyes and found it was seven forty , so jumped out of bed and rushed to a nearby bus stop without breakfast. Fortunately the bus started going as soon as I got on it. I was sure I could reach the school before the bell rang.

   However, the bus suddenly stopped. There was something wrong with it and we had to get off and wait for another one. I felt I couldn’t wait and the school was only fifteen minutes’ walk, so I ran to the school as fast as possible. Just at this moment, it began to rain hard. 

   I reached the classroom with all my clothes wet through. Mr. Smith, our physics teacher, had begun his class. I was always afraid of him. I hesitated (犹豫) for a moment, and then I opened the door.

“It’s you again, Jim,” Mr. Smith said angrily. “I’ve told you not to be late, but you...” Then he suddenly stopped when he noticed my wet clothes. He quickly took off his own jacket and asked me to put it on. “I don’t want you to catch a cold,” he said kindly. I went to my seat with Mr. Smith’s jacket on. It was a bit large for me but I felt very warm in it. I found, for the first time, Mr. Smith’s physics class so interesting and I changed my mind, there and then, about being afraid of him.

49. According to this passage, classes in Jim’s school probably began at _______.

   A. 9 am              B. 8 am            C. 7 am            D. 7:30 am

50. Why did Jim not open the door at first?

   A. He was afraid of facing Mr. Smith.         

B. He didn’t like to have the physics class.

   C. Mr. Smith didn’t let him go into the classroom.   

D. He didn’t want to interrupt others.

51. Jim found Mr. Smith’s physics lesson interesting that day because ________.

   A. he knew physics was very important         B. he wanted to go to a famous college

   C. he didn’t want to fall behind the others       D. he was moved by his physics teacher

52. We can infer from the passage that _______.

   A. Jim usually went to school by bike        B. it was the first time Jim had been late

   C. Jim was often late for school             D. Jim’s mother also got up late that morning