第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，共40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
There were two things in the world that Ghagra Geeta Bali hated. The first was the way，Rani，the domestic help．combed her hair．The second was，you guessed it，her name. She hated her name so much that she prayed to god every night：Dear god，let me be born again. So I can have a name like Rita or Preeti．A short，smart one-word name.
On Tuesday，Ghagra Geeta Bali and her mother went for their usual shopping. There was a long queue of children just outside the record store．They went loser to look. It was yet another scheme to sell a few audio cassettes．Everyone who bought a cassette qualified for the scheme.
In this case，the artist whose songs were featured on the cassette was a young sensation called Malik Fafidabadi，a great favorite with teenagers. Ghagra Geeta Bali was no exception.
A friendly young man was writing down the names of the people who wanted to participate in the scheme．Out of this long list Malik would pick one name，and the chosen one would get to meet him．plus of course，win many freebies（赠品）.
But when her mother asked her to participate，Ghagra Geeta Bali said no. She didn't want to speak out her name in front of so many people and make herself the butt（笑料）of amusement. But mothers being mothers，she just went up to the man and told him in firm tones：“Please enter my daughter's name. It is Ghagra Geeta Bali.”
“It is what?” the man asked，naturally a little taken aback.
“G-h-a-g-r-a G-e-e-t-a B-a-l-i. There she is，”she replied while pointing to her daughter. The crowd standing around also turned to stare. All Ghagra Geeta Bali wanted then was for the earth to open up and swallow her.
That did not happen．But the following week she received a call．It was from the recording company that had announced the scheme. And they told her that she was the chosen one
“It is all because of your name，” said the public relations  man  who had called.“Mr Faridabadi took one look at it in the list and said that he couldn't wait to meet the brave girl bearing it．”
56．Ghagra Geeta Bali didn't like her name because__________
A．it would bring her a lot of trouble    B．it was too long and not beautiful
C．it would make her angry          D．it was too ugly and dull
57．When the girl saw the crowd turn to stare at her，she felt_________
A．scared    B．shocked             C．embarrassed     D．disappointed
58. What is the message of the story?
A．Mother's love makes all the difference
B．Children should always trust their parents．
C．One should be brave to meet anything strange
D．Something that one thinks is bad may turn out good

There were two things in the world that Ghagra Geeta Bali hated. The first was the way, Rani, The domestic help , combed her hair. The second was, you guessed it, her name. She hated her name so much that she prayed to god every night: Dear god, let me be born again. So I can have a name like Rita or Preeti. A short , smart one-word name.

On Tuesday , Ghagra Geeta Bali and her mother went for their usual shopping. There was a Long queue of children just outside the record store. They went closer to look. It was yet another scheme to sell a few audio cassettes. Everyone who bought a cassette qualified for the scheme. In this case , the artist whose songs were featured on the cassette was a young sensation called Malik Faridabadi , a great favorite with teenagers. Ghagra Geeta Bali was no exception.

A friendly young man was writing down the names of the people who wanted to participate in the scheme. Out of this long list Malik would pick one name , and the chosen one would get to meet him , plus of course , win many freebies（赠品）.

But when her mother asked her to participate, Ghagra Geeta Bali said no. she didn’t want to speak out her name in front of so many people and make herself the bull（笑料）of amusement. But mothers being mothers , she just went up to the man and told him in firm tones：“Please enter my daughter’s name. It is Ghagra Geeta Bali.”

    “It is what?”the man asked , naturally a little taken aback.

“G-h-a-g-r-a G-e-e-t-a B-a-l-i. There she is,” she replied while pointing to her daughter. The crowd standing around also turned to stare. All Ghagra Geeta Bali wanted then was for the earth to open up and swallow her.

That did not happen . But the following week she received a call. It was from the recording company that had announced the scheme. And they told her that she was the chosen one.

“It is all because of your name,” said the public relations man who had called, “Mr. Faridabadi took one look at it in the list and said that he couldn’t wait to meet the brave girl bearing it.”

1．Ghagra Geeta Bali didn’t like her name because             .

       A．it would bring her a lot of trouble

       B．it was too long and not beautiful

       C．it would make her angry

       D．it was too ugly and dull

2．When the girl saw the crowd turn to stare at her , she felt           .

       A．scared                 B．shocked              C．embarrassed             D．disappointed

3．What is the message of the story?

       A．Mother’s love makes all the difference.

       B．Children should always trust their parents.

       C．One should be brave to meet anything strange.

       D．Something that one thinks is bad may turn out good.

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，共40分）

    阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

    There were two things in the world that Ghagra Geeta Bali hated. The first was the way，Rani，the domestic help．combed her hair．The second was，you guessed it，her name. She hated her name so much that she prayed to god every night：Dear god，let me be born again. So I can have a name like Rita or Preeti．A short，smart one-word name.

    On Tuesday，Ghagra Geeta Bali and her mother went for their usual shopping. There was a long queue of children just outside the record store．They went loser to look. It was yet another scheme to sell a few audio cassettes．Everyone who bought a cassette qualified for the scheme.

    In this case，the artist whose songs were featured on the cassette was a young sensation called Malik Fafidabadi，a great favorite with teenagers. Ghagra Geeta Bali was no exception.

    A friendly young man was writing down the names of the people who wanted to participate in the scheme．Out of this long list Malik would pick one name，and the chosen one would get to meet him．plus of course，win many freebies（赠品）.

    But when her mother asked her to participate，Ghagra Geeta Bali said no. She didn't want to speak out her name in front of so many people and make herself the butt（笑料）of amusement. But mothers being mothers，she just went up to the man and told him in firm tones：“Please enter my daughter's name. It is Ghagra Geeta Bali.”

    “It is what?” the man asked，naturally a little taken aback.

    “G-h-a-g-r-a G-e-e-t-a B-a-l-i. There she is，”she replied while pointing to her daughter. The crowd standing around also turned to stare. All Ghagra Geeta Bali wanted then was for the earth to open up and swallow her.

    That did not happen．But the following week she received a call．It was from the recording company that had announced the scheme. And they told her that she was the chosen one

    “It is all because of your name，” said the public relations  man  who had called.“Mr Faridabadi took one look at it in the list and said that he couldn't wait to meet the brave girl bearing it．”

56．Ghagra Geeta Bali didn't like her name because__________

    A．it would bring her a lot of trouble    B．it was too long and not beautiful

    C．it would make her angry           D．it was too ugly and dull

57．When the girl saw the crowd turn to stare at her，she felt_________

   A．scared     B．shocked               C．embarrassed       D．disappointed

58. What is the message of the story?

    A．Mother's love makes all the difference

    B．Children should always trust their parents．

    C．One should be brave to meet anything strange

   D．Something that one thinks is bad may turn out good

One of the most important events in the Olympic Games is the Marathon race. It _ 16_ one of the great events in Greek history.

     In 490 B.C .about 10,000 Greeks fought _ 17_ the Persian army at a place _18__ Marathon. It is said that the Persians were ten times as many as the Greeks .However , __19_ the brave attack of the Greeks , the Persians were badly beaten and _20__ away from the plain of Marathon . When the Persians had run away, a soldier, who was the most famous _ 21 _in Athens, was ordered to carry the good news to the city _22_ full speed.

     Although he had fought through the battle and received many wounds, the soldier at once started off towards the _23_ city. It was twenty-six miles _24__ the plain of Marathon to the marketplace of Athens, where the elders of Athens had gathered waiting for news. He ran and ran __25_ hills and across plains. As he went on, his lips became dry and he breathed hard. But he thought of the _26__ of the people of Athens __27_ hearing the news, and he ran harder than ever.

     The elders of Athens heard a great shout and saw a soldier staggering (蹒跚）towards them . "Rejoice! Rejoice! We won!" gasped the soldier, and fell down __28__ .

   In __29_ of this noble soldier, the Marathon race _30__ the athletes run this same distance became an event in the Olympic Games.