第三部分:阅读理解(共两节,40分)

第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,共30分)

       阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

       It was a Sunday morning, and I was in a terrible mood. Two of my friends had gone to the movies the night before and hadn’t invited me.I was in my room thinking of ways to make them sorry when my father came in. “Want to go for a ride,today,Beck? It’s a beautiful day.”

       “No ! Leave me alone!”Those were the last words I said to him that morning.

       My friends called and invited me to go to the mall with them a few hours later.I forgot to be mad at them and went I came home to find a note on the table. My mother put it where I would be sure to see it. “Dad has had an accident. Please meet us at Highland Park Hospital”.

    When I reached the hospital,my mother came out and told me my father’s injuries were extensive.“Your lather told the driver to leave him alone and just call 911,thank God! If he had moved Daddy,there’s no telling what might have happened.A broken rib(肋骨)might have pierced(穿透)a lung….”

       My mother may have said more,but I didn’t hear.I didn’t hear anything except those terrible

words:Leave me alone.My dad said them to save himself from being hurt more.How much had I hurt him when I hurled those words at him earlier in the day?

    It was several days later that he was finally able to have a conversation.I held his hand gently, afraid of hurting him.

       “Daddy… I am so sorry….”

       “It’s okay,sweetheart.I'll be okay.”

       “No,”I said,“I mean about what I said to you that day.You know, that morning?”

       My father could no more tell a lie than he could fly.He looked at me and said.“Sweetheart,

I don’t remember anything about that day,  not before,during or after the accident.  I remember

kissing you goodnight the night before,though.”He managed a weak smile.

    My English teacher once told me that words have immeasurable power.They can hurt or they

can heal.And we all have the power to choose our words. I intend to do that very carefully from now on.

56.The author was in bad mood that morning because______.

    A.his father had a terrible accident

    B.he couldn’t drive to the mall with his friends

    C.his friends hadn’t invited him to the cinema

    D.his father didn’t allow him to go out with his friends

57.Why did the author say sorry to his father in the hospital?

       A.Because he didn’t go along with his father.

       B.Because he was rude to his father that morning.

       C.Because he failed to come earlier after the accident.

       D.Because he couldn’t look after his father in the hospital

58.The reason why the author’s father said he forgot everything about that day is that______

       A.he had a poor memory

       B.he didn’t wanted to comfort his son

       C.he just wanted to comfort his son

       D.he lost his memory after the accident

59.What lesson did Beck learn from the matter?

       A.Don’t treat your parents badly.

       B.Don’t hurt others with rude words.

       C.Don’t move the injured in an accident.

       D.Don’t be angry with friends at small things

“Human influenza viruses can survive and be infectious for several days when they are deposited on banknotes,” according to the latest study by Yves Thomas and his colleages in Switzerland. Scientists put different types of flu virus onto Swiss franc notes and found that they could survive from a few hours to more than a week. The results depended on the type of flu virus.

According to the study, Swiss-banknotes are mostly cotton covered by a nonporous resin(无孔树脂). Banknotes from other countries may be composed of different materials, and this could affect viral transmission. “Whether similar results would be obtained with banknotes from other countries and with different characteristics needs to be studied.” the authors wrote. In an interview with Reuters, Thomas said. “Our studies have convinced us that it is possible to catch the flu from banknotes, but the chances are very, very small and there is no cause for concern among the gneral population,” To be sure, many kinds of frequently touched surfaces could temporarily hide the flu virus. Broadly speaking, scientists consider the risk of transmission in this way to be low. Particularly if hand-washing and other hygiene measures are practiced.

Three things must happen for a flu virus to be transmitted from one person to another via money. First, a person who is infected with the flu virus must sneeze or cough onto the banknote. Next, an uninfected person would need to touch the money while the virus si still present. Finally, that person would need to put his hand in his mouth or pick his nose, says Thomas. The best defense against infection: follow public health guidelines and wash your hands frequently.

49. What does the underlined word “this” refers to in the second paragraph?

  A. The time when people stay in a bank.

  B. The fact that banknotes may consist of deferent materials.

  C. The bank where people draw their money.

  D. The country where the banknotes are in circlation.

50. From the last paragraph, we can know that an infected person should ________.

  A. pay attention to his personal hygiene    B. wash his hands after leaving a bank

  C. be monitored at a bank                D. not cough at a bank

51. What can we learn from the passage?

  A. Any person who touches banknotes will become infected.

  B. Different flu viruses stay on the surface of banknotes for different lengths of time.

  C. The bank should not allow any infected person to enter.

  D. Only banknotes in Switzerland can transmit the flu virus.

52. What is the best title for the passage?

  A. Is it Dangerous to Stay in a Bank?

  B. How to Avoid Being Infected with the Flu Virus?

  C. Can You Catch the Flu from Handling Money?

  D. Why Do People Refuse to Use Banknotes in Switzerland?

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