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三、阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

    Grandma Moses is among the most famous twentieth-century painters of the United States, yet she did not start painting until she was in her late seventies. As she once said of herself: “I would never sit back in a rocking chair, waiting for someone to help me.” No one could have had a more productive old age.

    She was born Anna Mary Robertson on a farm in New York State, one of five boys and five girls. At twelve she left home and was in domestic(家庭的) service until, at twenty-seven, she married Thomas Moses, the hired hand of one of her employers. They farmed most of their lives, first in Virginia and then in New York State, at Eagle Bridge. She had ten children, of whom five survived; her husband died in 1927.

    Grandma Moses painted a little as a child and made embroidery(刺绣) pictures as a hobby, but only changed to oils in old age because her hands had become too stiff(硬的) to sew and she wanted to keep busy and pass the time. Her pictures were first sold at a local market and were soon noticed by a businessman who bought everything she painted. Three of the pictures exhibited in the Museum of Modern Art, and in 1940 she had her first exhibition in New York. Between the 1930s and her death she produced some 2,000 pictures: detailed and lively portrayals(描绘) of the country life she had known for so long, with a wonderful sense of colour and form. “I think really hard till I think of something really pretty, and then I paint it.” she said.

36. According to the passage, Grandma Moses began to paint because she wanted to______.

   A. make herself beautiful               B. keep active

   C. earn more money                   D. become famous

37. The underlined word “survived” means_____ .

   A. graduated from college               B. examined the condition of the house

   C. lived longer than the other children      D. gave up themselves to the police

38. From Grandma Moses’ description of herself in the first paragraph, it can be inferred that she wa__________.

   A. independent     B. pretty     C. rich     D. nervous

39. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

   A. Grandma Moses: Her Life and Pictures.    B. The Children of Grandma Moses.

   C. Grandma Moses: Her Best Exhibition.    D. Grandma Moses and Other Older Artists.

Filled with sorrow, I didn’t notice the hardness of the chair I was sitting on. I was at the funeral of my  21  . The sadness was so great that I found it hard to  22  _ at times.
Suddenly, I heard a  23  open and shut at the back of the church. Quick  24  hurried along the floor. A young man looked around in a  25  and then sat next to me. His eyes were full of tears.
“I’m    26 ,” he explained, though no explanation was   27  . After several eulogies (悼文), he leaned over and commented, “ Why do they keep   28   Mary by the name of ‘Margaret’?” “Because that was her name, Margaret. Never Mary,” I  29  . “No, that isn’t correct,” he insisted. “Her name is Mary, Mary Peters.” “That isn’t    30   this is,” I replied. “Isn’t this the Lutheran church?” “No, the Lutheran church is across the street. I believe you’re at the   31   funeral, sir.”
The solemnness (庄严) of the occasion    32  with the realization of the man’s mistake amused me and I could not help    33  . I looked at the man seated beside me. He was laughing，  34   . I imagined Mother laughing. At the  35  “Amen”, we ran out of the door and into the parking lot.
“I do believe we’ll be the   36  of the town,” he smiled. He said his name was Rick and that   37   he had missed his aunt’s funeral, he asked me out for a cup of coffee. That afternoon began a lifelong    38  for me with this man who attended the wrong funeral. A year after our meeting, we were   39  at a country church. This time we both arrived at the same church, right on time.
Whenever anyone asks us how we   40  , Rick tells them, “Her mother and my aunt Mary introduced us.”
【小题1】       B.neighbor        C. mother     D.  aunt                    

 A friend of mine was sitting in the living room one day when his cat dragged in a little “gift” in its mouth—a dead animal of some sort. Taking a closer look, he was surprised to  36  it as the bunny(小兔子) that  37  Mary, the young daughter of the family next door. My friend felt  38  , believing his cat had killed Mary’s bunny.

My quick-thinking friend came up with a plan.  39   from the cat’s mouth the dead animal, which by now was a     40  mess, he put it in the kitchen sink. With a little warm water and some shampoo, he tried to  41  the dead bunny as best he could. Then he took a hair dryer and blowdried the bunny  42  it looked pretty good.

Finally, under the cover of darkness, he crept into the next-door garden and placed it  43  in the cage. He managed to make the bunny look very  44  there in his little box.

The next morning, my friend looked out of the window and noticed a crowd of people  45  around the rabbit hutch(笼). Everyone seemed to be talking and pointing. My friend  46  to go over and act like any normal  47  neighbor and find out what was going on.

When he got there, Mary’s mother said to my friend, “You won’t believe this! It’s a(n)   48  thing! Mary’s bunny  49  a few days ago, and we buried that little bunny right over there…”

Have you ever tried to cover up one wrongdoing with another? Covering up only makes matters  50  .

When we get caught doing something  51  , for example, we may  52  to cover it up with a lie. But just like Mary’s bunny, the result is  53  what we expected. We  54  looking foolish. We would have been better off admitting we were wrong and accepting the  55  . What do you think of it?

A. treat        B. catch          C. appreciate         D. recognize

A. looked for    B. got along      C. belonged to         D. resulted from

A. pleased        B. terrible       C. confused          D. excited

A. Looking     B. Removing      C. Preventing        D. Hearing

A. dirty               B. lovely        C. gifted           D. strange

A. dress up          B. bring up        C. clean up            D. make up

A. whenever     B. though       C. before            D. until

A. carefully       B. strangely     C. especially          D. wonderfully

A. serious        B. accurate       C. balanced        D. natural

A. cheered          B. gathered        C. ran             D. looked

A. wished        B. decided       C. hesitated        D. meant

A. anxious       B. discouraged           C. wise             D. curious

A. strange        B. difficult       C. committed       D. annoying

A. passed away    B. ran away           C. set out               D. went up

A. more           B. worse         C. better          D. faster

A. exciting       B. perfect               C. strange         D. wrong

A. refuse          B. attempt        C. promise        D. pretend

A. often           B. just             C. always                D. never

A. get down        B. end up                     C. go through        D. set out

A. consequences  B. opportunities     C. expectations       D. choices

When it comes to eating smart for your heart, stop thinking about short-term solutions and simplify your life with a straightforward approach that will serve you well for years to come.
Smart eating goes beyond analyzing every bite of food you lift  36  your mouth. “In the past we used to believe that  37  amounts of individual nutrients were the 38 to good health,” Linda Van Horn, professor of the American Heart Association's Nutrition Committee. "But now we have a 39 understanding of healthy eating and the kinds of food necessary to  40  not only heart disease but disease  41  general," she adds.
Scientists now  42 on the broader picture of the balance of food eaten  43  several days or a week  44 than on the number of milligrams of this or that  45  at each meal.
Fruits, vegetables and whole grains, for example, provide nutrients and plant-based compounds 46 to good health. “The more we learn, the more  47  we are by the wealth of essential substances they  48 ," Van Horn continues, "and how they  49  with each other to keep us healthy."
You'll automatically be  50  the right heart-healthy track if vegetables, fruits and whole grains make 51  three quarters of the food on your dinner plate. 52  in the remaining one quarter with lean meat or chicken, fish or eggs.
The foods you choose to eat as well as those you choose to  53  clearly contribute to your well-being. Without a  54 , each of the small decisions you make in this can make a big 55  on your health in the years to come.
【小题1】 A between         B through           C inside                D to
【小题2】A serious          B splendid          C specific          D separate
【小题3】A key              B point             C lead              D center
【小题4】A strict           B different         C typical               D natural
【小题5】A rescue           B prevent              C forbid                D offend
【小题6】A in               B upon              C for               D by
【小题7】A turn             B put               C focus             D carry
【小题8】A over         B along             C with              D beyond
【小题9】A other            B better                C rather                D sooner
【小题10】A conveyed        B consumed          C entered               D exhausted
【小题11】A vital          B initial               C valid             D efficient
【小题12】A disturbed       B depressed         C amazed               D amused
【小题13】A preserve            B contain              C attain                D maintain
【小题14】A interfere           B interact            C occupy            D rest
【小题15】A at              B of                    C on                   D within
【小题16】A out             B into              C off              D up
【小题17】A Engage          B Fill              C Involve               D Pack
【小题18】A delete          B escape                C avoid             D spoil
【小题19】A notion          B hesitation            C reason                D doubt
【小题20】A outcome     B function          C impact                D commitment

Carmen’s mother Maria had just survived a serious heart attack. But without a heart transplant her life was in constant   36     . 

         Both the mother and daughter knew that the chances were very small: finding a donor heart that   37      Maria’s blood type could take years. However, Carmen was determined to save her mother. She kept   38    hospitals all over the country.

         Days stretched out. By Christmas, Maria had trouble   39  from one end of the room to the other. Carmen lost all hope. She fell into a corner of the hospital, crying.

“Are you okay?” a man asked.

Carmen sobbed as she told the stranger her story. This middle-aged man was named Frank, whose wife, Cheryl, a tender and devoted mother of four lovely children, had been in hospital with a brain disease and wouldn’t   40   it through the night. Suddenly, an idea came to Frank’s mind. He knew Cheryl had always wanted to   41   something from herself. Could her heart  go to Carmen’s mother?

After reviewing the data, doctors   42    Frank that his wife’s heart was by some miracle a perfect fit for Carmen’s mother. They were able to   43    the transplant.

That cold night, when Cheryl was declared dead, Frank came to knock at Maria’s door. She was   44  for Frank’s family as she had been doing every day recently. Though Maria had never met Frank before, they both felt a strange bond as they hugged and cried.

On New Year’s Eve, Carmen attended Cheryl’s   45  with Frank’s family, who were singing their favorite song “My heart will go on.”

One day later, on New Year’s Day, Maria   46  with Cheryl’s heart. Yes, Cheryl’s loving heart would go on, for it was   47   in another loving mother’s chest.

1.A. change                    B. danger                C. disorder                          D. pain

2.A. matched             B. replaced                 C. controlled               D. cooperated

3.A. finding                    B. phoning                         C. touring                       D. interrupting

4.A. rolling                        B. running                           C. walking                          D. jumping

5.A. put                          B. support                           C. pass                                 D. make 

6.A. save                        B. recycle                            C. donate                                      D. separate

7.A. informed                    B. warned                          C. congratulated              D. reminded

8.A. give up                  B. carry out                       C. search after                 D. put off

9.A. praying          B. begging              C. decorating            D. singing

10.A. funeral             B. operation                       C. performance                 D. anniversary

11.A. passed away      B. woke up                         C. left behind                      D. dressed up

12.A. active              B. alive                 C. necessary                    D. changeable