Today was a big day for my eldest son, Kevin. He had his first big boy haircut. Before today, we have always stood by his side, told the hairdresser what to do and watched over the whole thing. We’ve been working on the rewards (奖赏) of responsibility with my son for quite some time. Today, he got one of those rewards by having his own haircut.

When they arrived at the shop, his father showed him a book with lots of styles of haircuts for boys. After he made his choice, he waited patiently for his turn. My husband decided he would get his own hair cut at the same time.

When their names were called, Kevin showed the hairdresser the picture of his chosen haircut, which, thankfully, was not a strange haircut. The hairdresser looked to my husband for approval (批准) and he told her his son was in charge.

During his haircut, Kevin talked happily with the hairdresser. My husband, who was getting his haircut in the next chair, kept silent. When all was said and done, Kevin looked quite handsome.

When it was time to pay, he reached into his pocket and took out the cash my husband gave him. He handed it to her and said, “Thanks, it’s all yours.” I guess that’s the six-year-old equivalent (对应的语句) of “keep the change.”

I have to admit I was a little nervous about the whole thing before, but I’m a believer now. My son is growing up and ready for new big boy experiences.

1.When Kevin got his haircut, the author used to      .

A．do her own thing                       B．leave him alone

C．talk happily with her son                  D．manage the whole thing

2.What did the author’s husband do at the hairdresser’s?

A．Picked out a hair style for his son.           B．Talked happily with the hairdressers.

C．Had his own haircut silently                D．Stood together with the author.

3.What was the hair style that Kevin chose like?

A．It was very strange.                      B．It suited him well.

C．It was very bad.                         D．It was more like a girl’s

第三部分　阅读理解（共两节。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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

第一节：（共11小题；每小题2分，满分22分）

My Best Enemy

Once again, I was in a new school. So was a girl in my class named Lisa. That’s where the similarities ended.

I was tall and she was small. My thick black hair had been recently cut short into an untidy style. Her natural blonde hair flowed to her waist and looked great. I was 12 and one of the oldest in the class while she was 11 and the youngest. I was awkward and shy. She wasn’t. I couldn’t stand her, considering her my enemy. But she liked me and wanted to be friends.

One day, she invited me over and I said yes—I was too shocked to answer any other way. My family had moved six times in six years, and I had never managed to develop any friendships. But this girl who wore the latest fashions wanted me to go home with her after school.

She lived in a fun part of town that had two pizza places, an all-night bookstore, a movie theater and a park. As we walked from the school bus stop through her neighborhood, I tried to guess which house might be hers. Was it the white one with the perfect lawn or the three –story house with a front porch? I got very surprised when she led me into an old apartment building. She lived on the fourth floor in a two-room place with her mother, her stepfather, her two brothers and her sister.

When we got into the room she shared with her sister, she took out a big case of Barbies, which was my next surprise. I had never played with them. We sat on the floor, laughing as we made up crazy stories about the Barbies. We found out that we both wanted to be writers when we were older and both had wild imaginations. We had a great day that afternoon.

Lisa was loved by the whole neighborhood. The bookstore owners lent her fashion magazines; the movie theater gave her free tickets…. Soon I was included in her magic world. We slept over at each other’s houses and spent every free moment together.

Lisa, my first real friend since childhood, helped me get through the rough years of early adolescence（青春期）and taught me an amazing and very surprising thing about making friends: you worst enemy can turn out to be your best friend.

52．The writer and Lisa were similar in the way that_________.

A．they were both new students   B．they had the same hair styles

C．they were both tall   D．they were of the same age

53．One day Lisa invited the writer_________.

A．to go to the movie   B．to go to her home

C．to go to walk in a park    D．to go to a pizza place

54．In the passage the writer described Lisa as a girl who was_________

A．awkward and shy            B．rich and happy

C．quiet and lonely              D．friendly and lovely

55．Which of the following did the writer learn form Lisa?

A．How to make up stories.     B．How to deal with enemies.

C．How to make friends.         D．How to live a better life.

I’ve always had strong opinions of how love should be expressed，but others had their own ways of showing care.

What I ___ most about visiting my boyfriend’s parents is the loud tick of the clock in the dining room as we ____ ate our meal.With so little conversation I was quick to ____ his family as cold.When we got into the ____ to go home，his father suddenly appeared.___，he began to wash his son’s windscreen.I could feel he is a caring man through the glass.

I learned another lesson about love a few years later.My father often ____ me early in the morning.“Buy Xerox.It’s a good sharp price，” he might say when I answered the phone.No pleasant ___ or inquiry about my life，just financial instructions.This manner of his ___ me and we often quarreled.But one day，I thought about my father’s success in business and realized that his concern for my financial security lay behind his ____ morning calls.The next time he called and told me to buy a stock，I ____ him.

When my social style has conflicted with that of my friends，I’ve often felt ___.For example，I always return phone calls ____ and regularly contact my friends.I expect the same from them.I had one friend who rarely called，answering my messages with short e?mails.I rushed to the ____：She wasn’t a good friend！My anger ____ as the holidays approached.But then she came to a gathering I ____ and handed me a beautiful dress I had fallen in love with when we did some window?shopping the previous month.I was ____ at her thoughtfulness，and regretful for how I’d considered her to be ____.Clearly I needed to change my expectations of friends.

Far too often，I ignored their ____ expressions，eagerly expecting them to do things in my ____.Over the years，however，I’ve learned to ____ other persons’ love signs.

1.A.remember? B．enjoy

C．value? D．admire

2.A.excitedly? B．nervously

C．silently? D．instantly

3.A.regard? B．treat

C．find? D．think

4.A.bus? B．train

C．car? D．plane

5.A.Punctually? B．Carefully

C．Proudly? D．Coldly

6.A.visited? B．interrupted

C．warned? D．telephoned

7.A.greeting? B．meeting

C．apology? D．explanation

8.A.interested B．angered

C．encouraged? D．surprised

9.A.long? B．short

C．warm? D．polite

10.A.praised? B．remembered

C．blamed? D．thanked

11.．A.content? B．guilty

C．curious? D．disappointed

12.A.in order? B．in turn

C．without delay? D．without difficulty

13.A.feeling? B．suggestion

C．judgment? D．belief

14.A.disappeared? B．grew

C．helped D．declined

15.A.opened? B．refused

C．hosted? D．invited

16.A.depressed B．upset

C．fascinated? D．shocked

17.A.uncaring? B．dishonest

C．unhappy? D．discouraged

18.A.unique B．common

C．pleasant? D．familiar

19.A.opinion? B．way

C．mind? D．life

20.A.send? B．read

C．give? D．express

This brief book is aimed at high school students, but speaks to anyone learning at any stage of life．

       Its formal, serious style closely matches its content, a school-masterly book on schooling．The author, W．H．Armstrong, starts with the basics: reading and writing．In his opinion, reading doesn’t just mean recognizing each word on the page; it means taking in the information, digesting it and incorporating it into oneself just as one digests a sandwich and makes it a part of himself．The goal is to bring the information back to life, not just to treat it as dead facts on paper from dead trees．Reading and writing cannot be completely separated from each other; in fact, the aim of reading is to express the information you have got from the text．I’ve seen it again and again：some-one who can’t express an idea after reading a text is just as ineffective as someone who hasn’t read it at all．

Only a third of the book remains after that discussion, which Armstrong devotes to specific tips for studying languages, math, science and history．He generally handles these topics thoroughly and equally, except for some weakness in the science and math sections and a bit too much passion regarding history to his students, that was a hundred times more than my history teachers ever got across．To my disappointment, in this part of the book he ignores the arts．As a matter of fact, they demand all the concentration and study that math and science do, though the study differs slightly in kind．Although it’s commonly believed that the arts can only be naturally acquired, actually, learning the arts is no more natural than learning French or mathematics．

My other comment is that the text aged．The first edition apparently dates to the 1960s—none of the references seem newer than the late 1950s．As a result, the discussion misses the entire computer age．

These are small points, though, and don’t affect the main discussion．I recommend it to any student and any teacher, including the self-taught student．

1.According to Armstrong, the goal of reading is to________

A．gain knowledge and expand one’s view

B．understand the meaning between the lines

C．express ideas based on what one has read

D．get information and keep it alive in memory

2.What is a shortcoming of Armstrong’s work according to the author?

A．Some ideas are slightly contradictory

B．There is too much discussion on studying science

C．The style is too serious

D．It lacks new information

3.This Passage can be classified as________．

A．an advertisement        B．a book review

C．a feature story    D．A news report

4.Which of the following words can best describe the author’s attitude towards the book________

A．positive           B．neutral         C．negative        D．objective

I’ve always had strong opinions of how love should be expressed, but others had their own ways of showing care.

What I   36   most about visiting my boyfriend’s parents is the loud tick of the clock in the dining room as we   37   ate our meal. With so little conversation I was quick to   38  his family as cold. When we got into the   39   to go home, his father suddenly appeared. 40   , he began to wash his son’s windscreen. I could feel he was a caring man through the glass.

I learned another lesson about love a few years later. My father often  41   me early in the morning. “Buy Xerox. It’s a good sharp price,” he might say when I answered the phone. No pleasant  42  or inquiry about my life, just financial instructions. This manner of his  43  me and we often quarreled. But one day, I thought about my father’s success in business and realized that his concern for my financial security lay behind his  44    morning calls. The next time he called and told me to buy a stock, I  45   him.

When my social style has conflicted with that of my friends, I’ve often felt   46  . For example, I always return phone calls   47   and regularly contact with my friends. I expect the same from them. I had one friend who rarely called, answering my messages with short e-mails. I rushed to the   48   : She wasn’t a good friend! My anger   49    as the holidays approached. But then she came to a gathering I   50  and handed me a beautiful dress I had fallen in love with when we did some window-shopping the previous month. I was   51    at her thoughtfulness, and regretful for how I’d considered her to be   52   . Clearly I needed to change my expectations of friends.

Far too often, I ignored their   53    expressions, eagerly expecting them to do things in my   54  . Over the years, however, I’ve learned to   55   other persons, love signs.

1.A. remember       B. enjoy        C. value        D. admire

2.A. excitedly          B. nervously     C. silently    D. instantly

3.A. regard             B. treat         C. take    D. think

4.A. bus           B. train        C. car      D. plane

5.A. Punctually         B. Carefully     C. Proudly         D. Coldly

6.A. visited            B. interrupted  C. warned       D. telephoned

7.A. greeting           B. meeting      C. apology      D. explanation

8.A. interested    B. angered       C. encouraged   D. surprised

9.A. long          B. short         C. warm       D. polite

10.A. praised           B. remembered  C. blamed           D. thanked

11.A. content           B. guilty       C. curious      D. disappointed

12.A. in order      B. in turn     C. without delay   D. without difficulty

13.A. feeling           B. suggestion    C. judgment       D. belief

14.A. disappeared       B. grew        C. helped           D. declined

15.A. opened       B. refused          C. hosted           D. invited

16.A. depressed    B. upset            C. fascinated      D. shocked

17.A. uncaring     B. dishonest        C. unhappy    D. uncooperative

18.A. unique       B. common      C. pleasant         D. familiar

19.A. opinion      B. way              C. mind         D. life

20.A. send         B. read        C. give         D. express