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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16－35各题所给的A. B. C. D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Roberta appeared on the stage. She took a deep breath and began to ___16___. Now she was Portia, a strong–willed ___17___ in Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. The theater was filled with people. She was speaking with a power she had never before experienced, the words flowing ___18___ form her.

___19___, Roberta had never acted in her life before the audition (选拔试演). She ___20___ being in front of other people. She was very ___21___ at school. She had never thought she was good enough at anything to ___22___ much attention. She stayed mostly to herself, making ___23___ friends. She had excellent grades, ___24___ she always thought that something was missing.

Two weeks before the audition, Robertsa’s mother had heard about it and ___25___ her to join in.

“I can’t think of anyone else better suited to ___26___ the part. Remember all the plays you used to act our for us?”

Her mother wouldn’t let the ___27___ drop. “You’re just a little scared (害怕). Everyone gets scared. You know you ___28___ do it. The trick is to look past the ___29___ to find the love of what you’re doing.”

So Roberta had made an appointment (预约) with the head of the Drama Club. She had read the play and found herself excited by the ___30___ of speaking such rich words. In secret she practiced Portia’s part, ___31___ the lines by repeating them over and over. It wasn’t hard; she ___32___ every minute of it. Every time she spoke the words, she had a new ___33___ of the lines, as if Shakespeare had written Portia on many levels.

On the day of the audition, she ___34___ two of Portia’s famous speeches for the auditors. When she had finished, the head of the Drama Club announced the ___35___ was hers.

A. sing B. dance C. speak D. report

A. member B. actress C. player D. character

A. weakly B. rapidly C. smoothly D. slowly

A. At first B. In fact C. After all D. In all

A. hated B. enjoyed C. appreciated D. regretted

A. honest B. shy C. polite D. patient

A. avoid B. focus C. pay D. attract

A. few B. a few C. several D. many

A. or B. so C. for D. but

A. forced B. requested C. encouraged D. reminded

A. accept B. play C. offer D. learn

A. role B. matter C. interest D. grade

A. can B. must C. may D. should

A. anger B. pain C. sadness D. fear

A. purpose B. way C. idea D. importance

A. memorizing B. organizing C. checking D. improving

A. disliked B. loved C. expected D. bore

A. consideration B. description C. selection D. understanding

A. practiced B. planned C. performed D. delivered

A. part B. play C. speech D. position

There are many American expressions about insects--- like bees, for example. Bees are known as very hard workers. They appear to be busy, moving around their homes, or hives (蜂窝). So you might say you were as busy as a bee if you spent your weekend cleaning your house. In fact, you might say your house was a beehive of activity if your whole family was helping you clean. You also might say you made a beeline for something if you went there right away. When we go to see a movie, my friend always makes a beeline for the place where they sell popcorn (爆米花) .

Here is an expression about bees that is not used much any more, but we like it anyway. We think it was first used in the 1920s. If something was the best of its kind, you might say it was the bee’s knees. Now, we admit that we do not know how this expression developed. In fact, we do not even know if bees have knees!

If your friend cannot stop talking about something because she thinks it is important, you might say she has a bee in her bonnet (女帽). If someone asks you a personal question, you might say “that is none of your beeswax”. This means none of your business.

Speaking of personal questions, there is an expression when their children ask, “Where do babies come from?” Parents who discuss sex and reproduction (生殖) say this is talking about the birds and bees.

Butterflies are beautiful insects, but you would not want to have butterflies in your stomach. That means to be nervous about having to do something, like speaking in front of a crowd. You would also not want to have ants in your trousers. That is, to be unable to sit still.

If you make a beeline for something, you ______ .

A. are as busy as a bee B. go quickly and directly towards it

C. always go to the same place D. buy something at a certain place

The underlined expression “ it is the bee’s knees” _______ .

A. is not used at all now B. was first used in the 1820s

C. reminds us that bees have knees D. means “it is very good”

If you ask your American friend Jack “How old is your wife?” he may say “______.”

A. It is none of your beeswax B. You have a bee in your bonnet

C. It is the bee’s knees D. You are talking about the birds and bees

When you have butterflies in your stomach, you ______ .

A. are too sick to sit still B. have ants in your trousers

C. are nervous about something D. have a stomachache

The passage mainly tells us _______.

A. some interesting and useful insects B. some expressions about insects

C. the way of learning expressions D. some newly-invented expressions

American farmers are raising five percent more goats for meat these days．

Goat meat is high in protein(蛋白质)and lower in unhealthy fat than many other meats．Even so，the industry is small compared to chicken，beef and pork. But immigration has brought more of a taste for goat to America from all over the world.

Experts from the University of Illinois offer some questions for people to consider if they are thinking about raising goats．

First of all，do you understand that there always has to be someone to care for the goats?

◆How much land do you have available? And how good is it? Poor ground may support two to four goats on half a hectare．Better grassland can support six to eight. If goats and cattle share the land，two goats can be added for each cow. The goats will eat weeds and other plants that cattle do not like．

◆Do you have buildings for the number of female goats you plan to keep during winter? An open，cold，dry barn is better than a closed，warm barn where the air is wet．

◆Do you have the equipment to clean barns（畜棚） and to harvest hay（草料） to feed your goats? Or will you get someone else to do it，or buy the hay?

The experts say a profitable business in goat meat may take three to five years to establish．And, of course, there are no guarantees .

On which section of a newspaper will this passage appear?

A．International Affairs B．Entertainment

C．Agriculture D．Culture

Which of the following is NOT a factor in making goat meat more popular?

A．Goat meat is healthy food.

B．Immigrants bring different tastes.

C．The industry still leaves room for profit.

D．Raising goats is challenging.

If someone has two hectares of good grass land, what is the maximum number of cows and goats he can raise?

A．32 cows and 64 goats． B．32 cows and 32 goats．

C．16 cows and 32 goats． D．8 cows and 16 goats．

What is the experts’ opinion about the goat-raising business?

A．You can make sure money．

B．You had better be cautious and patient．

C．Goats are hardly possible to raise．

D．Goat meat still needs to be recognized．

第三部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

The first time I saw Crlos I would never have believed he was going to change my life. I had my arms full of books and I was tearing into the classroom when I ran into something solid. It was Carlos.

“My God, you’re tall,” he said.

Of course, the class began to laugh. Angry, I walked to seat without a word.

I glanced back to see if Reed Harrington was laughing with anything else. That would be the last straw. But Reed was studying chemistry and did not seem to be aware of anything else. I didn’t know why I considered Reed my friend. Maybe just because he was a good two inches taller than I. Anyway, every time I blew out my birthday candles and made a wish, it was for a date with Reed Harrington.

“ Take that seat,” Mr. McCarthy told the cocky newcomer Carlos, pointing to the only empty one, in the back of the room.

Carlos grinned, “ But I need a couple of dictionaries.” Again the class laughed, but now they were laughing with Carlos, not at him. He had been here only 10 minutes and already he had them on his side.

It was the school elections that made me think of Carlos again. Reed Harrington was voted president and Carlos vice-president. “How come? ” I kept asking myself, “How come this shrimp who’s only been in town for a little over a month gets to be so popular?”

So that morning, I stopped Carlos and said, “It doesn’t seem to bother you-being short.” He looked up at me, “ Of course I mind being short. But there isn’t anything I can do about it. When I realized I was going to have to spend my life in this undersized skin, I just decided to make the best of it and concentrate on being myself.” “You seem to get along great,” I admitted, “But what about me? Nobody wants to date a girl taller than he is.” “The trouble with you is you’re afraid to be yourself. You’re smart. And you could be pretty. In fact, you might be more than pretty.” I felt myself turning red…

56. The author was angry because .

A. the class made fun of her B. Carlos was too rude to her

C. she had to carry many books D. Reed Harrington didn’t date her.

57. Which of the following about Carlos is NOT TRUE?_高_考资_源网

A. He was popular. B. He was new in the school.

C. He was shorter than the author D. He was chosen president in the school elections.

58. We can infer from the passage that .

A. Carlos and the author have become good friends.

B. the author will be more confident.

C. Carlos always encouraged the author.

D. the author was tall

59. What’s the best title of the passage?

A. How to be popular B. A tall girl C. Be yourself D. Something about Carlos

第二节信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

首先请阅读下列深圳书城的畅销书的封面及基本信息：

A．Foreword
	The Antidepressant Survival Guide: Beat the Side Effects of Your Medication by Robert J. Hedaya, M.D, Robert J. Hedaya, M.D., is a clinical professor of psychiatry at Georgetown University Hospital's Department of Psychiatry. Motto: Live well.
B．How Fear Limits Us
	On Becoming Fearless... in Love, Work, and Life by Arianna Huffington Arianna Huffington was raised in Greece by her fearless mother. She has written this book for her two daughters in the hope that they will lead fearless lives. Motto: Overcome the obstacle, get over the next hill.
C．Determination: How to Set Goals and Go After Them
	Fight Your Fear and Win by Don Greene, Ph.D. Don Greene, Ph.D., was a nationally ranked high school diver. He was the sports psychologist for the U.S. Olympic Diving Team. Motto: Determination is drive.
D．The Anger Business
	Anger : The Misunderstood Emotion by Carol Tavris, Ph.D. Carol Tavris, Ph.D., was senior editor. she now teaches from time to time in the department of psychology at UCLA Motto: Reduce Stress!

What they need most _____ money while what we need most _____ textbooks.

A. were; is B. are; is C. was; are D. is; are

He hasn’t slept at all for three days._______ he is tired out .

A. There is no point B. There is no need C. It is no wonder D. It is no way

I’m sorry, but I didn’t mean to keep you waiting here for a long time. Can you _______ me?

A. gain B. satisfy C. apologize D. forgive

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