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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

   Amanda took whatever pills she could get, largely because she was finding life hard to take. “There were a lot of problems,” she says. She had just found out that her parents were splitting(分开). It took her by surprise—and she was shocked. “I woke up one morning, and they told me.”

   “On a few occasions during my two years of going to pharming parties(品药聚会), my heart would race so fast it felt like it was going to explode. I felt weak and confused sometimes and even passed out several times,” she recalls. “But I picked up from the ground because I had a lot of pride in my drinking and drugging. I was really crazy about it and proud of the fact that I could take more than a lot of people.”

   Finally, though, things got out of control. “I couldn’t go a day without taking something,” she recalls, “and after a while, the pills upset my stomach; it hurt all the time, and I hardly ate. Finally, I couldn’t take it any more. I went to my parents and told them I needed help.”

   Amanda entered a treatment program and has been calm since her release last January. “Detox(戒瘾) was the worst four days of my entire life,” she says. “I was throwing up all the food and had the shakes.”

   She doesn’t care about drugs. “I’m so hurt from this,” says Amanda, who has ulcers(溃疡) and damaged kidneys from the drugs and alcohol. “I have to struggle daily to stay calm. But in some ways, I feel lucky I went through it, and I’m out of it now.” Amanda wrote a song called “Goodnight to the Moonlight”. Amanda says, “It’s about how it feels to be taking drugs and alcohol, how it hurts, how it makes you feel like you’re losing yourself.”

56. The purpose of writing this passage is to tell us that _______.

A. parents have a great influence on their children

B. drugs are a danger to our health and mind

C. once determined, you will face no difficulty

D. once formed, bad habits are hard to get rid of

57. From the second paragraph we can learn that Amanda_______.

A. was bored with her behavior

B. never felt frightened or ashamed of taking pills

C. took pride in taking much more drugs

D. was so strong in body that she never felt tired

58. After taking drugs, Amanda _______.

A. found out that her parents were splitting

B. found her lungs were damaged

C. was forced to enter a treatment program

D. She felt confused and almost broke down

59. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that _______.

A. Amanda had such a strong will that she didn’t lose herself

B. Amanda’s song expressed her thanks and delight

C. Detox was not really a success to Amanda

D. drugs and alcohol ruined Amanda’s health as well as her spirit

第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,共30分)

 阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A.B.C.D. 四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

    Carolyn Stradley is the founder of C&S Paving Inc. (铺路公司) in Atlanta, USA. In the following account, she recalls the job that challenged her 36 and skill but left her flying high.

 “When the Atlanta Airport was under 37  in 1979, we were a new company struggling to make it. National Car Rental wanted to have 2,500 square meters of dirt paved 38 the cars could be on site 39 the airport opened, and the official opening was only ten days away!  40 other local paving company wanted to do the job, 41 it couldn’t be done in such a short time.

 “Because we were new and really needed the work, we were  42  to try harder. We gave National Car Rental our offer and  43  our best effort to get the job finished within ten days. We also  44  them that if we failed, they would be no worse off,  45  they had plenty to gain if we succeeded.

     “We got the job and immediately went into  46 . Working at night needed lights, so I rented a machine to produce electricity for the site. Our  47  challenge was to keep the rock mixture  48  enough. All the available water wagons (洒水车) were rented out for the airport construction, and we certainly couldn’t afford to buy a new one.  49 , I got a special  50  to rent fire engine hoses (消防水龙带) and connect them to nearby hydrants (消防栓); then I  51  held one of those hoses to  52  down the rock..

     “Those ten days were filled with challenges that  53  one creative idea after another. Nine days later, the night before the airport opened, National Car Rental was the  54  company that had cars on the parking lot.

     “The key to our success was having the  55  to take on any job and then being creative in our approach to getting it done.”

  36. A. kindness     B. patience     C. imagination     D. experience

  37.A. construction  B. repair        C. control         D. development

  38 A. after        B. as          C. for             D. so

  39.A. while        B. since        C. where          D. when

  40.A. Some        B. Any         C. No            D. Every

  41 A. stating       B. reporting     C. telling         D. warning

  42. A. able         B. nervous     C. afraid          D. willing

  43 A. supported     B. promised    C. continued       D. improved

44.A. asked        B. surprised     C. reminded       D. demanded

45.A. though       B. but         C. as             D. unless

46.A. discussion    B. action        C. practice        D. production

47 A. next         B. first         C. past            D. previous

48.A. cold         B. wet          C. loose          D. clean

49.A. Naturally     B. Obviously    C. Meanwhile     D. Instead

50 A. excuse       B. order         C. permit         D. reason

51.A. exactly      B. personally    C. angrily         D. hardly

52 A. pull         B. knock        C. hit             D. water

53.A. required      B. mixed       C. followed        D. formed

54.A. best         B. last          C. second         D. only

55 A. courage      B. interest       C. hope           D. chance

完形填空(共10小题,每小题2分,满分20分)

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21—30各题所给的A , B , C , 和 D中,选出最佳选项。

When I first came to the  USA , I made friends with a neighbor who used to live only two blocks away from my street. We used to visit each other and go out together sometimes . This friend taught me a lot about  American  21   , but in some cases I had to learn the  22  way, because we didn’t have enough time together for me to learn all about American culture from him.

One day this same friend invited me to a party. It wasn’t a (n) 23   party, only some kind of informal get-together. Since it was summer time, we had a cookout, where most of his American friends and relatives were known to me, but there were others I had never met before.

It was the most  24   party for me when I noticed that everybody was wearing jeans and simple T-shirts for the day, 25    I arrived in proper dress with my shoes and my hair all fixed for a fancy party. It was hard to explain my embarrassment(窘迫)to the other  26  . When one of them turned around and said, “What nice clothes! What’s the occasion?” I felt my face burning hot, I didn’t answer at all. If she knew how bad I already felt, she wouldn’t have said that to me.

Maybe she didn’t  27   to make me feel uncomfortable, but my reaction had to do with the way I already felt.

Many times I thought of going home and changing but I knew they would  28 . It would be even worse for me because I knew they would quickly think that I felt out of   29  . So I wanted to pretend that I was OK…

I have already realized their customs are different from mine. They care less about formality (形式)30   it is a special occasion , like a wedding or a very formal invitation.

21. A. art                   B. culture                   C. history                                D. people

22. A. easy                        B. simple                   C. hard                                  D. different

23. A. real                  B. pleasant                  C. usual                          D. evening

24. A exciting               B. surprising                C. embarrassing                  D. enjoyable

25. A. as                   B. while                    C. when                          D. and

26. A. guests               B. friends                   C. neighbors                       D. Americans

27. A. mean                B. expect                   C. wish                           D. prepare

28. A. mind                B. notice                   C. watch                          D. care

29. A. order                B. breath                  C. place                          D. mind

30. A. unless               B. if                       C. as long as                      D. since

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