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和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡将该项涂黑。
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My father and I were very close. I loved pleasing him, and he was always proud of my success. If I won a spelling contest at school, he was on top of the world. Later in life whenever I got a promotion(升职), I’d call my father right away and he’d rush out to tell all his friends. In 1970, when I was named president of the Ford Motor Company, I don’t know which of us was more excited.
Like many native Italians, my parents were very open with their feelings and their loves not lonely at home, but also in public. Most of my friends would never hug their fathers. But I hugged and kissed my dad at every opportunity. Nothing could have felt more natural.
He was a curious man who was always trying new things. He was the first person in Allentown to buy a motorcycle. Unfortunately, my father and his motorcycle didn’t get along too well. He fell off it so often that he got rid of it just a month after buying it. As a result, he never again trusted any vehicle with less than four wheels.
Because of that motorcycle, I wasn’t allowed to have a bicycle when I was growing up. Whenever I wanted to ride a bike, I had to borrow one from a friend. On the other hand, my father let me drive a car as soon as I turned sixteen.
56. What nationality was my father?
A. American     B. Italian          C. Indian          D. Britain
57. My father didn’t allow me to ride a bicycle because ___ .
A. it was made out of his motorcycle.
B. It would cost him quite a lot of money.
C. It had less than four wheels.
D. He was afraid that people would laugh at him.
58. I hugged and kissed my father at every opportunity, ___ .
A. even though I hated to do so
B. because I was told to do so by my mother
C. as I was named president of the Ford Motor company
D. for I felt it quite natural to do so
59. What does the underlined word “ vehicle” probably mean?
A. bicycle             B. motorcycle      
C. car                 D. tool used to carry goods or passengers

—— My mother does a lot of housework before going to work,but she has never been late.

—— ＿＿＿＿＿.

A.So does my mother B.Neither does my mother

C.Nor has my mother D.So it is with my mother

My father and I were very close. I loved pleasing him, and he was always proud of my success. If I won a spelling contest(竞赛) at school, he was on top of the world. Later in life whenever I got a promotion(提升), I'd call my father right away and he'd rush out to tell all his friends. In 1970,when I was named president of the Ford Motor Company, I don't know which of us was more excited.

Like many native Italians, my parents were very open with their feelings and their loves not only at home, but also in public. Most of my friends would never hug(拥抱) their fathers. But I hugged and kissed my dad at every opportunity for nothing could have felt more natural.

He was a curious man who was always trying new things. He was the first person in Allentown to buy a motorcycle. Unfortunately, my father and his motorcycle didn't get along too well. He fell off it so often that he got rid of it just a month after buying it. As a result, he never again trusted any vehicle with less than four wheels.

Because of that motorcycle, I wasn't allowed to have a bicycle when I was growing up. Whenever I wanted to ride a bike, I had to borrow one from a friend. On the other hand, my father let me drive a car as soon as I turned sixteen.

1.I hugged and kissed my father at every opportunity,______.

A．even though I hated to do so

B．because I was told to do so by my mother

C．as I was named president of the Ford Motor company

D．for I felt it quite natural to do so

2.My father trusted no vehicle with less than four wheels because _____.

A．he did not like the way I always borrowed bicycles from friends

B．he thought that cars were faster than motorcycles

C．he liked every new model made by the Ford Motor company

D．he had trouble in riding his motorcycle

3.Which of the following statements shows that my father was a curious man?

A．I wasn't allowed to have a car when I was growing up.

B．He was the first person in town to buy a motorcycle.

C．He was always proud of my success.

D．He was very open with his feelings and his love.

4.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．My father loved his motorcycle. He rode through the dirty streets of Allentown every day.

B．I was not allowed to have a bicycle when I was growing up, but when I was just 16 I was allowed to drive a car.

C．My father was always proud of what I did. He was very pleased when I won a spelling contest at school.

D．My father bought a motorcycle, but got rid of it because he fell off it so often.

I was a rotten teenager, sharp-tongued and eager to control others. I told lies. At an early age that I could make things   1  my way with just a few small changes. The writers for today’s hottest soap opera could not have created a   2  character than me.

I don’t know how long it took me to realize how I was   3  so many others. Not only did I succeed in   4  many of my closest friends by trying to control them; I also managed to destroy the most   5  relationship in my life; my relationship with my mother.

My mother, who gave birth to me at age 38  6  her doctor’s wishes, would cry to me, “I waited so long for you. Don’t ignore my help!” I would reply   7  , “I never wanted you to care about me! Leave me alone and forget I   8  lived!”

My mother began to believe I really   9  it. Like many young girls in high school, the boys whom I knew were   10  were always the first ones I had to date. I would try to find any way to draw attention to myself   11  at the same time trying to be invisible. I had also been   12  into drugs then to change my personality. My only pleasure was to make people feel   13  .  

But then I asked  14  why. Why the need to hurt? Why the attacks on my mother? I would drive myself mad with all the whys until one day, I couldn’t   15  it any longer and jump from a car moving at 80 miles per hour.

Lying awake the following night at the hospital, I saw my mother’s pained face-warm, tired brown   16  filled with nothing but thanks for her daughter’s rebirth of life.

  17  all the horrible things I did to her, she still loved me. I cried and asked why. She just looked down at me and said frankly, “I don’t know.”

  18   love is the most precious gift we can give. Being   19  for the past is the most precious gift we can receive. I want to   20  the gift my mother gave me to all the “rotten teenagers” in the world.

1．A．go                        B．come                  C．turn                    D．feel

2．A．better                    B．worse                 C．happier                D．cleverer

3．A．loving                   B．hating                  C．hurting                D．shocking

4．A．putting off             B．breaking into        C．keeping up           D．pushing away

5．A．curious                 B．precious              C．nervous               D．obvious

6．A．against                  B．for                      C．according to        D．with

7．A．gently                   B．suddenly              C．sharply                D．unwillingly

9．A．said                      B．knew                  C．hoped                 D．meant

10．A．available              B．possible               C．impossible           D．believable

11．A．  when                 B．while                   C．and                     D．or

12．A．heavy                  B．easy                    C．difficult               D．fast

13．A．fright                  B．confusion            C．excitement           D．pain

14．A．myself                B．my mother           C．my friend            D．my father

15．A．explain                B．control                C．stand                  D．accept

16．A．gestures              B．faces                   C．eyes                    D．feelings

17．A．Since                  B．Although             C．Though               D．Despite

18．A．Unconditional       B．Slow                   C．Quick                 D．True

19．A．loved                  B．forgiven              C．hated                  D．forgotten

20．A．tell                    B．provide                C．supply               D．extend

My father and I were very close. I loved pleasing him, and he was always proud of my success. If I won a spelling contest at school, he was on top of the world. Later in life whenever I got a promotion(升职), I’d call my father right away and he’d rush out to tell all his friends. In 1970, when I was named president of the Ford Motor Company, I don’t know which of us was more excited.

Like many native Italians, my parents were very open with their feelings and their loves not lonely at home, but also in public. Most of my friends would never hug their fathers. But I hugged and kissed my dad at every opportunity. Nothing could have felt more natural.

He was a curious man who was always trying new things. He was the first person in Allentown to buy a motorcycle. Unfortunately, my father and his motorcycle didn’t get along too well. He fell off it so often that he got rid of it just a month after buying it. As a result, he never again trusted any vehicle with less than four wheels.

Because of that motorcycle, I wasn’t allowed to have a bicycle when I was growing up. Whenever I wanted to ride a bike, I had to borrow one from a friend. On the other hand, my father let me drive a car as soon as I turned sixteen.

1.What nationality was my father?

A. American     B. Italian          C. Indian           D. Britain

2.My father didn’t allow me to ride a bicycle because ___ .

A. it was made out of his motorcycle.

B. It would cost him quite a lot of money.

C. It had less than four wheels.

D. He was afraid that people would laugh at him.

3.I hugged and kissed my father at every opportunity, ___ .

A. even though I hated to do so

B. because I was told to do so by my mother

C. as I was named president of the Ford Motor company

D. for I felt it quite natural to do so

4.What does the underlined word “ vehicle” probably mean?

A. bicycle     B. motorcycle       

C. car     D. tool used to carry goods or passengers