I lived in Kobe in Japan several years ago. On the __11__ I used to see a man who often played his saxophone（萨克斯）near the __12___ on my way home every evening. He always looked up river towards the mountains and he always looked so happy. I couldn’t hear his music because the windows were __13__ on the bus but I imagined it to be __14__ and clear. I wanted to be like that man.

One night I went to another city not far from Kobe. As I walked with my family along the river I saw a __15__. It was a young man who looked just like me. He was wearing a cap and smiling. Around his neck was a leather strap（皮带）and in his hands was a saxophone. He was __16___ the saxophone to his __17__ and just about to play. My family walked on up the river towards the castle __18__ I stayed there by the statue(雕塑), __19__ of playing a saxophone on TV.

Two weeks later it was my birthday. Imagine my __20___ when I opened my present from my parents and found that it was a __21__! I put it to my lips to play, but it wouldn’t make a sound. Then Dad told me to read the __22___ book to find out what to do. After about 15 minutes the saxophone was ready to play. I __23__hard but I couldn’t get the saxophone to play. I was almost __24___ when suddenly the saxophone made the most beautiful sound – loud and clear like I __25__ the music of the man by the river in Kobe.

阅读理解

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。

　　In many developing countries, it is difficult to keep food cool. Most areas do not have electricity to operate the devices, called refrigerators, to keep food cold. Within days, food often spoils or becomes unsafe to eat. This can cause disease and loss of money for farmers. However, in Nigeria, one man is working to change this.

　　Mohammed Bah Abba, a teacher, invented a cooling device using two round containers made of clay. Mr. Abba's invention is called a Pot-in-Pot Preservation Cooling System. A small spot is placed inside a larger one. The space between the two pots is filled with wet sand. The inner pot can be filled with fruit, vegetables of drinks. A wet cloth coves the whole cooling system. The device keeps some foods fresh for several weeks.

　　Food stored in the small pot is kept from spoiling through a simple evaporation process (过程). Water in the sand between the two pots evaporates through the surface of the larger pot where drier outside air is moving. The evaporation process causes a drop in temperature of several degrees. This cools the inner container and helps destroy harmful bacteria found in food.

　　Mr. Abba started producing his cooling device in 1997．Since then, he has given more than 20,000 devices to people in villages in Nigeria. He expects that within five years, people all over the country will be using his invention. Mr. Abba also hopes to export his Pot-in-Pot cooling system to other hot, dry nations facing similar problems.

　　The Rolex Watch Company of Switzerland has also recognized the value of this cooling system. Two years ago, Mr. Abba received the Rolex Award (奖赏) for Enterprise. This award is given every two years. It awards people trying to develop projects aimed at improving human knowledge and well-being. Winners receive financial assistance to help develop their projects.

1．We can conclude from the passage that Mr. Abba ________.

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A．altogether invented 20,000 devices

B．didn't spend much money on his invention

C．has exported his invention to many hot, dry countries

D．has helped many Nigerian villagers in many different ways

2．According to the passage, the device invented by Mr Abba ________.

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A．is being used by many African villagers to keep food from going bad

B．is popular with those who cannot afford to buy cool food

C．is a device, called a refrigerator, to keep food cold

D．is a cooling system which received an award immediately after it was invented

3．The word “evaporate” in the third paragraph can be replaced by ________.

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4．Which of the following is inferred from the passage?

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A．The cooling system invented by Mr. Abba is selling well in the world market.

B．Sooner or later Mr. Abba will be able to export his invention to some other countries.

C．Now that Mr. Abba has received the award, the whole country of Nigeria will be using the cooling system soon.

D．Every two years, Mr. Abba will receive money from the Rolex Watch Company of Switzerland.

阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

The story goes that some time ago, a man had a very lovely little daughter. One day the man  1his 3-year-old daughter for  2a roll of gold wrapping paper. Money was tight and he became  3when the child tried to decorate a  4to put under the Christmas tree.  5, the little girl brought the gift to her  6the next morning and said, “This is for you, Daddy.”

The man was  7by his earlier  8, but his anger flared again when he found out the box was  9. He yelled at her, “Don’t you know, when you give someone a present, there is  10to be something inside?” The little girl looked  11at him with tears in her eyes and cried, “Oh, Daddy, it’s not empty at all. I  12kisses into the box. They are all for you, Daddy.”

The father was crushed. He  13his arms around his little girl, and he begged for her  14.

Only a short time later, an  15took the life of the child. It is also told that her father  16that gold box by his bed for many years and whenever he was discouraged, he would take out a(n)  17kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there.

In a very real sense, each of us, as human beings, has been given a gold container  18unconditional love and kisses from our children, family members, friends, and God. There is simply no other  19, which anyone could hold, more  20than this.

1.A. asked  B. praised  C. begged   D. punished

2.A. wasting    B. stealing C. selling  D. holding

3.A. glad   B. angry    C. sad  D. upset 

4.A. room   B. hall C. box  D. ball

5.A. Nevertheless   B. But  C. Therefore    D. And

6.A. father B. mother   C. teacher  D. sister

7.A. puzzled    B. surprised    C. scared   D. embarrassed

8.A. overwork   B. overreaction    C. overcoat D. overpass 

9.A. empty  B. heavy    C. full D. wet 

10.A. happened  B. seemed           C. supposed D. used

11.A. down  B. back C. up   D. forward 

12.A. blew  B. sent C. set  D. passed 

13.A. put   B. turned   C. handed   D. gave 

14.A. kindness  B. forgiveness      C. sadness  D. carelessness

15.A. overview  B. incident         C. accident D. action 

16.A. remembered    B. owned    C. had  D. kept

17.A. imaginary         B. kind C. gentle   D. warm

18.A. filled with   B. pleased with C. crowded with     D. equipped with

19.A. world B. feeling  C. possession   D. love

20.A. expensive     B. precious         C. comfortable  D. interesting

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。

A

Green is an important color in nature. It is the color of grass and the leaves on trees. It is also the color of most growing plants.

Sometimes, the word green means young, fresh and growing. Sometimes, it describes something that is not yet ripe or finished. For example, a greenhorn is someone who has no experience, who is new to a situation. In the fifteenth century, a greenhorn was a young cow or ox whose horns(角) had not yet developed. A century or so later, a greenhorn was a soldier who had not yet had any experience in battle. By the eighteenth century, a greenhorn had the meaning it has today—a person who is new in a job.

Someone who has the ability to grow plants well is said to have a green thumb. The expression comes from the early nineteen hundreds. A person with a green thumb seems to have a magic touch that makes plants grow quickly and well. You might say that the woman next door has a green thumb if her garden continues to grow long after your plants have died.

The Green Revolution is the name given some years ago to the development of new kinds of rice and other grains. The new plants produced much larger crops. The Green Revolution was the result of hard work by agricultural scientists who had green thumbs.

Green is also the color used to describe the powerful feeling----jealousy(嫉妒). The                                         green-eyed monster is not a frightening creature from outer space. It is an expression used about four hundred years ago by British writer William Shakespeare in his play “Othello”. It describes the unpleasant feeling a person has when someone has something he wants. A young man may suffer from the green-eyed monster if his girlfriend begins going out with someone else. Or, that green-eyed monster may affect your friend if you get a pay rise and she does not

1. Greenhorn now refers to ____.

A. a person who is new in a job         B. a new solider

C. a young horse                       D. None of above

2. A person who has a green thumb is a person ____.

A. who is good at growing plants       

B. whose thumbs are in green color

C. whose garden is greener than others’      

D. who is younger than his neighbors

3. The author is actually talking about ___

A. colors        B. language         C. politics            D. agriculture 

4. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A. In about the 16th century, a greenhorn meant an experienced soldier.

B. The Green Revolution may have some connection with green thumbs.

C. The green-eyed monster was probably created by William Shakespeare.

D. The green-eyed monster can be used to describe a person who is jealous.

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

    阅读下列短文，从每篇短文所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

       Last week my youngest son and I visited my father at his new home in Tucson, Arizona. He moved there a few years ago, and I was eager to see his new place and meet his friends.

      My earliest memories of my father are of a tall ,handsome, successful man devoted to his work and family ,but uncomfortable with his children. As a child I loved him; as a school girl and young adult. I feared him and felt bitter about him. He seemed unhappy with me unless I got straight A’s and unhappy with my boyfriends if their fathers were not as “successful” as he was. Whenever I went out with him on weekends, I used to struggle to think up things to say, feeling on guard.

       On the first day of my visit, we went out with one of my father’s friends for lunch at an outdoorcafe. We walked along that afternoon, did some shoping ,ate on the street table, and laughed over my son’s funny facial expressions. Gone was my father’s critical(挑剔的) air and strict rules. Who was this person I knew as my father ,who seemed so friendly and interesting to be around? What had held him back before?

       The next day my dad pulled out his childhood pictures and told me quite a few stories about his own childhood . Although our times together became easier over the years , I never felt closer to him at that moment . After so many years, I’m at last seeing another side of my father. And in doing so, I’m delighted with my new friend . My dad, in his new home in Arizona ,is back to me from where he was..

1. Why did the author feel bitter about her father as a young adult?

       A. He was silent most of the time        B. He was too proud of himself

       B. He did not love his children     D. He expected too much of her

2. When the author went out with her father on weekends, she would feel___________.

       A. nervous         B. sorry          C. tired                   D. safe

3. What does the author think of her father after her visit to Tucson?

       A. More critical     B. More talkative

       C. Gentle and friendly   D. Strict and hard-working

4. The underlined words “my new friend” in the last paragraph refer to _________.

       A. the author’s son B. the author’s father

       C. the friend of the author’s father       D. the café owner