三、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

请阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A, B, C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。

When I get off the bus, I’m usually greeted by the sounds of news on CNN. My father welcomes me, and I help him with the usual things—changing the channel and some other tasks. My father has a disease that makes him unable to walk. Despite his disability, my father has always been my role model.

In my first year at middle school, my grades slipped greatly. My father told me I could improve. I currently maintain a B plus average, and he confidently supports me in all my academic efforts. He is against violence to the best of his ability. Love is his most important tool,and he makes sure we know that violence is never the answer.

He urges me not to fear,but to believe in what I think is right.“No matter what anyone tells me,”he says,“I believe what I choose. If someone is discriminating against you for who you are, they don’t deserve your time.”My friends are the most caring people I’ve met, because I realize that they don’t judge me, and they like me as I am.

I’ve always found it strange that people pity me because of my father’s condition. He’s not inferior(次于) to anyone. His disease doesn’t hold him back. He’s normal person.

When I see disabled people out in public, I consider them equal to any other individual. No one is superior to anyone for any physical reason. I’ve known that from that day on, thanks to my dad.

“Anything else?”I’ll ask.

“No, that’s fine.”

As I walk to my room, I think my dad who teaches me the most important things I’ll ever need to know. My father is in no way inferior to anyone else. If anything, he’s even better.

1.

According to the passage,we learn that the author’s father is_________.

  A.kind but sort of strict                    B.disabled but optimistic

  C.independent but violent                  D.full of love but lacks confidence

2.

It can be learned from Paragraph 3 that the author’s father gives him some advice on

   _________.

  A.how to make friends                    B.how to help the disabled

  C.how to learn from failure                D.how to improve his studies

3.

.When the author sees disabled people in public,he feels_________.

  A.embarrassed            B.sorry        C.natural        D.uncomfortable

4.

What can we learn from the passage?

  A.The author is proud of his father.

  B.The author is likely to be taken in by his friends.

  C.The author encourages his father to do things himself.

  D.The author is looked down upon because of him disabled father.

Section B

Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

This I Believe

I believe in the challenge to accomplish something out of the ordinary. I have ___41__ this belief from the Guinness Book of World Records. That book showed me the value of equal ____42__and competition. It proved to me, early on, that I could rise above anonymity and ___43___ remarkable things.

The Guinness Book of World Records taught me to believe in the “accessibility of the “___44__”. I was attracted by the descriptions in the book: the fastest, the longest, the widest, the most …whatever you can imagine. It opened up the possibility of what I might be able to do.

The Guinness Book of World Records taught me tenacity and perseverance and, more __45___, the desire to do something unexpected. So many people in the book were __46___ by family and friends for what they were doing. Yet they did it. I see them as success stories --- the ___47____ people who did something extraordinary.

I am not saving the world. I am not the best at what I do, but I am only 24 --- there is still time.

The Guinness Book of World Records helped give me a different ___48___ on the impossible, and encouraged me to try something unusual. I believe in making the “dream ” a ___49____, and I hope to someday break a few records myself.

Tolerance: Respect the difference in others

You may not realize it, but you are doing much more than just studying when you are at school. School is also the place   36  you learn to get on well with people. But this is not  37  easy. What can you do   38  you just don’t like one of your classmates?

If you discover that you have problems   39  your classmates or friends, the most important thing to learn is tolerance. Tolerance is the   40  to realize and respect the  41  in others. We can not change the way that other people do,   42  it is important to learn to live happily with them.

Practicing tolerance will allow everyone to form better  43  with each other. Getting to know someone   44  help you understand why they do things  45  from you. It is important to remember that something different does not exactly mean that it is bad.  46  teaches us to keep an even (平和的) temper and open mind..

You need to  47  an old saying, “Treat others how you want  48 ”. You would like to be treated kindly by your classmates, so it is   49  to treat them with equal kindness. If you tolerate   50  it does not mean that you have to like it. No one is asking you to  51  who you are or what you believe in. Tolerance just means that you should be   52  of the differences in others and not try to make them change.

It is important to   53  tolerance, because it will make everyone’s lives easier. Learn to accept people for their different abilities and interests. The world is very   54 , and practicing tolerance in your own school and city can help make  55 .

1.                A．which          B．where          C．that  D．when

2.                A．hardly          B．seldom         C．always    D．already

3.                A．unless          B．since           C．because  D．if

4.                                  A．getting along with B．making apologies to

C．getting away from                  D．fleeing from

5.                A．reflection       B．benefit         C．patience  D．ability

6.                A．characteristics   B．thoughts        C．things    D．differences

7.                A．so             B．and            C．but  D．although

8.                A．moods         B．habits          C．relationships   D．feelings

9.                A．must           B．may            C．should   D．dare

10.               A．fortunately      B．easily          C．differently D．attentively

11.               A．Patience        B．Experience      C．Tolerance  D．Kindness

12.               A．keep in touch    B．keep in mind    C．keep up with   D．keep away from

13.               A．to treat         B．being treated    C．to be treated   D．to be treating

14.               A．attractive       B．important       C．possible   D．interesting

15.               A．something      B．anything        C．everything D．nothing

16.               A．change         B．remind         C．promise   D．Decide

17.               A．convenient      B．respectful       C．negative   D．unselfish

18.               A．stop           B．cancel         C．prevent   D．practice

19.               A．diverse         B．same           C．individual  D．apparent

20.               A．no difference    B．an effect        C．an apology D．a difference

Your composition is _________to your brother’s.

The 149th anniversary of Washington University’s founding will be celebrated with a presentation of Distinguished Alumni(校友) Awards for six famous teachers and alumni for their outstanding professional achievements, public service, extraordinary service to Washington University, or all three. Among the sixd awards winners for this year is Chen Zhangliang.

Chen Zhangliang is one of China’s most famous scientists, who was born into a poor fisherman’s family in Fuqing City, Fujian Province in 1961. after graduating from a university at home, Chen went to the US for further study. Since coming to Washington University as a doctoral student in 1983 to study transgenic(转基因的) plant engineering, Chen’s academic career has focused on gene cloning and the development of disease-and-pest-resistant plants. He completed his doctoral degree in biology at Washington University in 1987 and returned to Beijing to establish the National Laboratory of Plant Genetic Engineering at Peking University.

A productive scholar, Chen has published many books and more than one hundred research papers. He holds over ten patents with an equal number pending(等待决定的). Currently he is president of China Agricultural University and vice president of Peking University.

In addition to his academic career, Chen is also founder and president of the Weiming Biotechnology Company, which produces many DNA recombinant drugs and vaccines. He’s also a representative of China’s National People’s Congress and vice chairman of China Biotechnology Association. In addition, he serves as vice chairman for the China’s National Youth Federation.

Among his many honors are the UNESCO Javed Husain Prize for Young Scientists and TIME’s Global 100 Roster of Young Leaders for the New Millennium, as well as the Science and Technology prizes from the Ministry of Education in China.

41. Chen Zhangliang takes part in the following activities EXCEPT __________.

A. the Chinese government’s work

B. the university’s management

C. the management of agriculture

D. the production of biochemistry medicines

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

A. Chen Zhangliang gained a doctor’s degree at the age of 26.

B. It’s possible for Chen Zhangliang to obtain about 20 patents.

C. Chen Zhangliang established the genetic engineering laboratory in Beijing.

D. Distinguished Alumni Awards are mainly given to the students of the university.

43. What’s the passage mainly about?

A. An introdction to Washington University’s anniversary activities.

B. A brief introduction to a world-famous university.

C. The scientific achievements and honors of Chen Zhangliang.

D. The career development of Chen Zhangliang

44. This passage gives us the inspiration that ___________.

A. knowledge can change one’s destiny

B. wehre there’s a will, there’s a way

C. a good scholar can become an official

D. a good beginning is half done