Ever since I was a small girl in school, I’ve been aware of what the school textbooks say about Indians. I am an Indian and, naturally, am interested in what the schools teach about natives of this land.

One day, I read that a delicacy(美味) of American Indian people was dried fish, which , according to the textbook, tasted “like an old shoe, or was like chewing on dried leather.” To this day I can remember my surprise, my anger and my sadness at reading these words. We called this wind-dried fish “sleet-shus”, and to us, it was our favorite delicacy and, indeed, did not  taste like shoe leather, and didn’t rot our teeth and bring about the various dietary problem that trouble Indian people in modern times. It took many hours of long and hard work to cure the fish in just this particular fashion. Early fur traders and other non-Indians must have agreed, for they often had this food as they traveled around isolated areas.

I brought the textbook home to show it to my father, leader of my tribe at that time. On this particular day, he told me in his wise and modest manner that the outside world did not understand Indian people, and that I should not let it prevent me from learning the good parts of education.

At a later time in my life, I had brought a group of Indian people to the country fairgrounds to sell Indian-made arts and crafts. My group was excited to make some money by selling Indian handicrafts. We thanked the man who showed us to our booth and told him it was nice of him to remember the people of the Indian community. The man expanded a little and remarked that he liked Indian people. “In fact,” he went on to state, “we are bringing some professional Indians to do the show!”[

As we stood there in shock, listening to this uninformed outsider, I looked at my Indian companion, an eighty-year-old woman who could well remember the great chiefs of the tribe who once owned all the land of this country before the white man came bringing “civilization”, which included diseases and pollution. My friend said not a word, but took the hurt as Indian people have done for many years.

Of course, we all knew that the “professional Indian” were not Indians at all, but dressed in leather and dancing their own dances. And, anyway, how does one become a “professional Indian”?

45．Which of the following statements about “sleet-shus” is true?

       A．It tasted like an old shoe.

       B．Eating it was like chewing on dried leather.

       C．It was delicious but bad for our teeth.

       D．It must have brought pleasure to Indians as well as early business men.[

 46．What does the writer mean by saying “how does one become ‘a professional Indian’”?

       A．Only the Indians know how to become professional Indians.

       B．The outside civilization can help and Indian become a professional Indian.

       C．An Indian is a born professional Indian.

       D．The outside civilization can help white people become professional Indians.

47．After reading the passage, you don’t know __________.

       A．what the writer’s profession is

       B．what upset the writer and her friend at the county fair

       C．why the writer went to the county fair

       D．the writer’s attitude to the so-called civilization

48．This story is primarily about ___________.

       A．customs of native Americans

       B．how textbooks describe native Americans.

       C．misunderstanding between people from different cultures

       D．how an Indian becomes a “professional Indian”

B
Ever since I was a small girl in school, I’ve been aware of what the school textbooks say about Indians. I am an Indian and, naturally, am interested in what the schools teach about natives of this land.
One day, I read that a delicacy(美味) of American Indian people was dried fish, which , according to the textbook, tasted “like an old shoe, or was like chewing on dried leather.” To this day I can remember my surprise, my anger and my sadness at reading these words. We called this wind-dried fish “sleet-shus”, and to us, it was our favorite delicacy and, indeed, did not  taste like shoe leather, and didn’t rot our teeth and bring about the various dietary problem that trouble Indian people in modern times. It took many hours of long and hard work to cure the fish in just this particular fashion. Early fur traders and other non-Indians must have agreed, for they often had this food as they traveled around isolated areas.
I brought the textbook home to show it to my father, leader of my tribe at that time. On this particular day, he told me in his wise and modest manner that the outside world did not understand Indian people, and that I should not let it prevent me from learning the good parts of education.
At a later time in my life, I had brought a group of Indian people to the country fairgrounds to sell Indian-made arts and crafts. My group was excited to make some money by selling Indian handicrafts. We thanked the man who showed us to our booth and told him it was nice of him to remember the people of the Indian community. The man expanded a little and remarked that he liked Indian people. “In fact,” he went on to state, “we are bringing some professional Indians to do the show!”
As we stood there in shock, listening to this uninformed outsider, I looked at my dear Indian companion, an eighty-year-old woman who could well remember the great chiefs of the tribe who once owned all the land of this country before the white man came bringing “civilization”, which included diseases and pollution. My friend said not a word, but took the hurt as Indian people have done for many years.
Of course, we all knew that the “professional Indian” were not Indians at all, but dressed in leather and dancing their own dances. And, anyway, how does one become a “professional Indian”?
45．Which of the following statements about “sleet-shus” is true?
A．It tasted like an old shoe.
B．Eating it was like chewing on dried leather.
C．It was delicious but bad for our teeth.
D．It must have brought pleasure to Indians as well as early business men.
46．What does the writer mean by saying “how does one become ‘a professional Indian’”?
A．Only the Indians know how to become professional Indians.
B．The outside civilization can help and Indian become a professional Indian.
C．An Indian is a born professional Indian.
D．The outside civilization can help white people become professional Indians.
47．After reading the passage, you don’t know __________.
A．what the writer’s profession is
B．what upset the writer and her friend at the county fair
C．why the writer went to the county fair
D．the writer’s attitude to the so-called civilization
48．This story is primarily about ___________.
A．customs of native Americans
B．how textbooks describe native Americans.
C．misunderstanding between people from different cultures
D．how an Indian becomes a “professional Indian”

B

    Ever since I was a small girl in school, I’ve been aware of what the school textbooks say about Indians. I am an Indian and, naturally, am interested in what the schools teach about natives of this land.

One day, I read that a delicacy(美味) of American Indian people was dried fish, which , according to the textbook, tasted “like an old shoe, or was like chewing on dried leather.” To this day I can remember my surprise, my anger and my sadness at reading these words. We called this wind-dried fish “sleet-shus”, and to us, it was our favorite delicacy and, indeed, did not  taste like shoe leather, and didn’t rot our teeth and bring about the various dietary problem that trouble Indian people in modern times. It took many hours of long and hard work to cure the fish in just this particular fashion. Early fur traders and other non-Indians must have agreed, for they often had this food as they traveled around isolated areas.

I brought the textbook home to show it to my father, leader of my tribe at that time. On this particular day, he told me in his wise and modest manner that the outside world did not understand Indian people, and that I should not let it prevent me from learning the good parts of education.

At a later time in my life, I had brought a group of Indian people to the country fairgrounds to sell Indian-made arts and crafts. My group was excited to make some money by selling Indian handicrafts. We thanked the man who showed us to our booth and told him it was nice of him to remember the people of the Indian community. The man expanded a little and remarked that he liked Indian people. “In fact,” he went on to state, “we are bringing some professional Indians to do the show!”

As we stood there in shock, listening to this uninformed outsider, I looked at my dear Indian companion, an eighty-year-old woman who could well remember the great chiefs of the tribe who once owned all the land of this country before the white man came bringing “civilization”, which included diseases and pollution. My friend said not a word, but took the hurt as Indian people have done for many years.

Of course, we all knew that the “professional Indian” were not Indians at all, but dressed in leather and dancing their own dances. And, anyway, how does one become a “professional Indian”?

45．Which of the following statements about “sleet-shus” is true?

       A．It tasted like an old shoe.

       B．Eating it was like chewing on dried leather.

       C．It was delicious but bad for our teeth.

       D．It must have brought pleasure to Indians as well as early business men.

46．What does the writer mean by saying “how does one become ‘a professional Indian’”?

       A．Only the Indians know how to become professional Indians.

       B．The outside civilization can help and Indian become a professional Indian.

       C．An Indian is a born professional Indian.

       D．The outside civilization can help white people become professional Indians.

47．After reading the passage, you don’t know __________.

       A．what the writer’s profession is

       B．what upset the writer and her friend at the county fair

       C．why the writer went to the county fair

       D．the writer’s attitude to the so-called civilization

48．This story is primarily about ___________.

       A．customs of native Americans

       B．how textbooks describe native Americans.

       C．misunderstanding between people from different cultures

       D．how an Indian becomes a “professional Indian”

阅读理解。

　　The girl died two hours later. The elder brother took a bag of gold from his pocket and offered it to me.

　　“Please excuse me.” I said. “At this moment, no.”

　　The two brothers looked at each other. I bowed to them and left without another word.

　　Early the next morning the bag of gold was left at my house. I had decided to write to the Minister telling him about this matter. Just as I had finished my letter I was told that a young lady wished to see me. In some way she had discovered the main facts of the story. Her husband was the younger brother. She did not know that the girl was dead, but hoped to help in some way. I told her all I knew. When I went with her to the door I saw in her carriage a boy aged about three.

　　“For my child's sake (缘故), Doctor,” she said,“I want to do all I can for this cruelly wronged family. If I do not, this will become a curse (灾祸) to him. I have a feeling that he may be forced to pay for these wrong someday, if nothing is done. I have some jewels; I shall order him on my deathbed give them to this family which his father has wronged.”

　　She had referred to her husband's name, thinking that I knew it, but I made no change in the letter and posted it myself that day.

(1)Which of the following is NOT true according to the text?

[　　]

A．The young lady was the younger brother's wife.

B．The three-year-old boy was the younger brother's son.

C．When the young lady visited “me”, the letter to the Minister had been written.

D．“I” accepted the bag of gold from the elder brother's hand.

(2)“His father” in the sentence “…which his father has wronged”referred to ________.

[　　]

A．the peasant boy's father

B．the father whose daughter died

C．the young lady's husband

D．the elder brother's tenant

(3)What the young lady told the writer suggested that ________.

[　　]

A．kindness was her motive (动机) for visiting “me” the next morning

B．she acted from selfish motives

C．she really meant to help the wronged family

D．she hated her husband to the bone and wanted him to answer for the wronged family

(4)The young lady had a feeling that ________.

[　　]

A．her three-year-old child would suffer from a curse

B．her husband might be punished for his wrong doing

C．she would be forced to give her jewels to the wronged family

D．the wrongs done by her husband were not to be answered for

(5)“I” in the passage, a just man, ________.

[　　]

A．took pity on the lady and would do everything for her

B．agreed to do something for the wronged family

C．didn't help the lady out of pity

D．thought what the lady said was reasonable and that her husband should be showed mercy to

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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项。

A

Knowing how much her own children loved presents at Christmas, Ann Sutton always tried to seek help for one or two poor families．With a social worker mother, the Sutton children had inherited her commitment to service, and knew never to take their good fortune at Christmas for granted．This year, Kinzie, her seven-year-old daughter was thrilled that Santa Claus would make a special visit to a 22-year-old mother named Ashley who worked in a factory raising her 12-month-old son by herself．

The phone rang on Sunday．A representative from a local organization was calling to say that the aid Ann had requested for Ashley had fallen through．No Santa Claus, no presents, nothing．

Ann saw the cheer vanish from her children’s faces at the news．Without a word, Kinzie ran into her bedroom．She returned, her face set with determination．Opening up her piggy bank, she put all the coins onto the table: $3.30．Everything she had.

“Mom,” she told Ann, “I know it’s not much．But maybe this will buy a present for the baby.”

At a breakfast meeting the next day, Ann told her coworkers about her daughter’s story．To her surprise, staff members began to open their purses and empty their pockets to help Kinzie．By day’s end, the story of Kinzie’s gift had spread beyond Ann’s office．She received a call from an unknown donor．If a seven-year-old could give everything she had, he said, he should at least match her gift 100 to 1．He contributed $300．

On Christmas Eve, Ann drove through the pouring rain to the small trailer where the Ashleys lived．Then she began to unload the gifts from the car, handing them to Ashley one by one．

Ashley was very moved．Reflecting on a little girl’s generosity, Ashley says she’ll one day be able to do something similar for someone else in need．“Kinzie could have used that money for herself, but she gave it away,” Ashley says．“She’s the type of kid I’d like my son to grow up to be.”

56．According to the text, Ann Sutton ______________.

       A．is making lots of money      B．is ready to help others

       C．is only caring about herself     D．is a hard-working mother

57．Which of the following is NOT true according to the text?

       A．Ashley lived a hard life with her little son.

       B．The Sutton children took Anne as an example to follow．

       C．The coworkers of Ann helped Kinzie to realize her wish.

       D．Ann Sutton tried to ask for help for her own children.

58．What can we learn about Kinzie?

       A．She was afraid that Santa Claus would visit the Ashleys.

       B．She should get some presents from her mother at Christmas．

       C．She devoted all her coins to buying a present for the baby.

       D．She was cheerful when hearing the aid had fallen through.

59．Which of the following can be inferred from the text?

       A．It rained heavily on Christmas Eve.

       B．Ann handed gifts to Ashley one by one.

       C．Ashley hoped she would help someone else in need.

       D．A good deed can influence many people’s behavior.

60．What would be the best title for the text?

       A．A Young Girl’s Gift       B．A Mother’s Love

       C．A Story of Young Girl       D．An Unknown Donor