第四部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项

This story took place in Central Africa more than 30 years ago. One day two Europeans got to a small village in which the Negroes lived. One of them looked like the boss, the other was his assistant. The boss looked Sambo up and down said,“Young fellow, you look strong. Would you like to work for me? I will give you more money than at the rubber plantation(橡胶园).”At first Sambo wasn’t able to make up his mind, but a few minutes later he agreed.

Sambo’s new work wasn’t hard. He had only to carry light parcels from the village to the camp of the Europeans. He went a short distance along the road, then into the forest and straight to the camp. On the fifth day, when he went through the woods, he saw a big cage with a lion in it. He hesitated a little and went on. All of a sudden the cage was opened and out jumped the lion with a horrible roar(吼叫).

Sambo dropped the parcel and ran as fast as possible, so as to reach the camp in time. for the white man there were armed with guns. All at once Sambo saw two men high up in the tree. They were the two Europeans for whom he was doing. The assistant was turning the handle of the camera with a smile. It was now clear to him that he had been cheated. His eyes were filled with hatred. He wished to kill them, but it was too late.

1. The young man named Sambo was probably _____.

 A. the assistant of the two Europeans           

 B. an African who worked at the rubber plantation

 C. an African who acted as a hunter in the forest   

D. the servant of the two Europeans.

2. The two Europeans went to the African village_____.

A. so as to take some photos for the villagers there

 B. in order that they could write a book on travels.

C. to take a picture which showed how a real lion ate a real man

 D. in order to save Sambo in time of danger

3. What did the boss say to Sambo?

A. He asked Sambo to serve as his servant in his country.

B. He wanted Sambo to guard against the lion.

C. He asked Sambo if he was afraid of a lion.

D. He told Sambo that he would be well paid if he would work for him

4. Not until Sambo _____ did he find out that he was cheated.

A. caught sight of the lion                     

B. saw the cage with a lion

C. found the white men on the branch of the tree  

D. ran before the lion as fast as he could

5. In this story the writer mainly told us_____.

A. how Negroes were not so clever as the white  

 B. how cruel the two white men were

C. what a silly young man Sambo was 

 D. Sambo carted so much for money that he lost his life at last

第四部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项
This story took place in Central Africa more than 30 years ago. One day two Europeans got to a small village in which the Negroes lived. One of them looked like the boss, the other was his assistant. The boss looked Sambo up and down said,“Young fellow, you look strong. Would you like to work for me? I will give you more money than at the rubber plantation(橡胶园).”At first Sambo wasn’t able to make up his mind, but a few minutes later he agreed.
Sambo’s new work wasn’t hard. He had only to carry light parcels from the village to the camp of the Europeans. He went a short distance along the road, then into the forest and straight to the camp. On the fifth day, when he went through the woods, he saw a big cage with a lion in it. He hesitated a little and went on. All of a sudden the cage was opened and out jumped the lion with a horrible roar(吼叫).
Sambo dropped the parcel and ran as fast as possible, so as to reach the camp in time. for the white man there were armed with guns. All at once Sambo saw two men high up in the tree. They were the two Europeans for whom he was doing. The assistant was turning the handle of the camera with a smile. It was now clear to him that he had been cheated. His eyes were filled with hatred. He wished to kill them, but it was too late.
1. The young man named Sambo was probably _____.
A. the assistant of the two Europeans           
B. an African who worked at the rubber plantation
C. an African who acted as a hunter in the forest   
D. the servant of the two Europeans.
2. The two Europeans went to the African village_____.
A. so as to take some photos for the villagers there
B. in order that they could write a book on travels.
C. to take a picture which showed how a real lion ate a real man
D. in order to save Sambo in time of danger
3. What did the boss say to Sambo?
A. He asked Sambo to serve as his servant in his country.
B. He wanted Sambo to guard against the lion.
C. He asked Sambo if he was afraid of a lion.
D. He told Sambo that he would be well paid if he would work for him
4. Not until Sambo _____ did he find out that he was cheated.
A. caught sight of the lion                     
B. saw the cage with a lion
C. found the white men on the branch of the tree  
D. ran before the lion as fast as he could
5. In this story the writer mainly told us_____.
A. how Negroes were not so clever as the white  
B. how cruel the two white men were
C. what a silly young man Sambo was 
D. Sambo carted so much for money that he lost his life at last

Like most people, I was brought up to look upon life as a process of getting. It was not until in my late thirties that I made this important  36  : giving-away makes life so much more exciting. You need not worry if you  37  money.

       This is how I   38  with giving-away. If an idea for improving the window display of a neighborhood store  39  to me, I step in and make the suggestion to the   40  . If an accident takes place, the  41  of which I think the local police could use, I  42  him up and tell him about it, though I am not in   43  here. One discovery I made about this world is to give  44  getting something back, though the  45  often comes in an unexpected form.

       One Sunday morning the local post office delivered an important  46  letter to my home, though it was   47  to me at my office. I wrote the postmaster a note of   48  . More than a year later I needed a post-office box for a new business I was  49  . I was told at the window that there were  50  boxes left, and that my name would have to go on a long  51  list. As I was about to  52  , the postmaster appeared in the   53  .“Wasn’t it you that wrote us that letter a year ago about delivering a special delivery to your home?” I said it was. “Well, you certainly are going to have a box in this post office  54  we make one for you. You don’t know what a letter like that means to us. We usually get  55  but complaints（投诉）.”

36．A．decision                  B．research                  C．speech                    D．discovery

37．A．earn                       B．lack                        C．spend                     D．steal

38．A．experienced            B．connected               C．combined                D．agreed

39．A．happens                  B．flashes                    C．sticks                      D．leads

40．A．postmaster              B．headmaster              C．storekeeper             D．policeman

41．A．story                      B．damage                   C．challenge                D．material

42．A．call                        B．hold                       C．break                      D．pick

43．A．need                       B．trouble                   C．common                 D．charge

44．A．within                    B．without                   C．for                         D．before

45．A．process                   B．goal                       C．return                     D．concern

46．A．curious                   B．immediate               C．special                    D．heavy

47．A．realized                  B．addressed                C．forgotten                D．brought

48．A．invitation                B．apology                  C．instruction                     D．appreciation

49．A．dealing                   B．providing                C．operating                D．starting

50．A．enough                   B．some                      C．no                          D．more

51．A．admitting                B．relating                   C．examining               D．waiting

52．A．leave                      B．shout                      C．guess                      D．conduct

53．A．window                  B．doorway                 C．library                    D．yard

54．A．in case                   B．now that                 C．even if                    D．as if

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

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项。

Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends. When we were seniors, we began to think about college. Kyle   1.  on Georgetown, and I was going to Duke. I knew that we would always be   2.   and that the miles would never be a problem. Kyle was  3.    to prepare a speech for graduation.

Graduation day, I saw Kyle. I could see that he was   4.   about his speech. So, I patted him on the back and said, "Hey, big guy, you'll be great!" He looked at me with one of those   5.    (the really grateful one) and smiled. "Thanks," he said. 

As he started his speech, he  6.   his throat, and began. "Graduation is a time to   7.   those who helped you   8.   it through those tough years. Your parents, your teachers, your siblings, maybe a coach.... but   9.  , your friends. I am here to tell all of you that being a friend to someone is the best   10.   you can give them. I am going to tell you a story."

I just looked at my friend with   11.  as he told the story of the first day we met. He had planned to   12.  himself over the weekend. He talked of how he had  13.    his locker so his Mom wouldn't have to do it later and was carrying his stuff home. He looked hard at me and gave me a little smile. "   14.   , I was saved. My friend saved me from doing the unspeakable."

I heard the  15.  go through the crowd as this handsome, popular boy told us all about his weakest moment. I saw his Mom and Dad  16.  me and smiling that same grateful smile. Not until that moment did I   17.  it's depth. 

Never underestimate(低估) the   18.  of your actions. With one small gesture you can change a person's life. For   19.   or for worse. Friends are angles who lift us to our feet when our wings have   20.   remembering how to fly. . 

21.A．decided                       B．called                        C．took                          D．agreed

22.A．classmates                 B．neighbors                C．friends                      D．students

23.A．hoped                          B．chosen                     C．forced                       D．supposed

24.A．sure                              B．nervous                    C．eager                        D．curious

25.A．manners                     B．impressions            C．interests                  D．looks

26.A．raised                          B．cleared                     C．swallowed               D．felt

27.A．thank                           B．understand             C．assist                        D．please

28.A．get                                B．catch                        C．manage                   D．make

29.A．practically                   B．nearly                       C．mostly                      D．seriously

30.A．lesson                          B．request                    C．gift                            D．position

31.A．dislike                          B．disbelief                   C．disagreement        D．disrespect

32.A．kill                                 B．help                           C．direct                        D．dismiss

33.A．broken up                   B．put out                     C．set up                       D．cleaned out

34.A．ThankfullyB．Unfortunately                           C．Actually                    D．Hopelessly

35.A．anger                           B．disappointment     C．gasp                          D．terror

36.A．pointing toB．looking at                                  C．appealing to           D．aiming at

37.A．reach                           B．observe                    C．realize                      D．measure

38.A．power                          B．purpose                   C．reason                      D．reward

39.A．fairer                            B．longer                       C．better                       D．harder

40.A．time      B．energy        C．freedom     D．trouble

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项A.B.C.D中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
In the clinic, I asked if Michael could be retested, so the specialist tested him again. To my 21  , it was the same score.
Later that evening, I _22  _ told Frank what I had learned that day. After talking it over, we agree that we knew our _23_  much better than an IQ test. We 24   that Michael’s score must have been a _25  and we should treat him __26___ as usual.
We moved to Indiana in 1962, and Michael studied at Concordia High School in the same year. He got 27 grades in the school, especially 28 biology and chemistry, which was a great comfort.
Michael _29_ Indiana University in 1965 as a pre-medical student, soon afterwards, his teachers permitted him to take more courses than _30_ . In 1968, he was accepted by the School of Medicine, Yale University.
On graduation day in 1972, Frank and I 31  the ceremony at Yale. After the ceremony, we told Michael about the _  32_ IQ score he got when he was six. Since that day, Michael sometimes would look at us and say _33  , “My dear mom and dad never told me that I couldn’t be a doctor, not until after I graduated from medical school!” It is his special way of thanking us for the _34 _ we had in him.
Interestingly, Michael then _35 _ another IQ test. We went to the same clinic where he had _36 _  the test eighteen years before. This time Michael scored 126, an increase of 36 points. A result like that was supposed to be _37 _ .
Children often do as _38 _ as what adults, particularly parents and teachers, _39_  of them. That is, tell a child he is “ _40_”, and he may play the role of a foolish child.