第二部分：阅读理解（本题有两小节，第一节共20小题，每小题2分；第二节共5小题，每小题2分；满分50分）

第一节：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。

The Pillow

       At the age of sixteen, I joined a volunteer group with my dad. I went on my first volunteer project in West Virginia. On the night we arrived, we discovered that “our family” was living in a trailer (拖车) that was in poor condition. A crew had been working on it for two weeks, but every time they finished one problem, another surfaced.

       We decided the only reasonable solution was to build a new house—something unusual but necessary under these circumstances. The family was overjoyed with their new house that was twenty by thirty feet with three bedrooms, a bath and a kitchen.

       On Tuesday of that week, while we ate lunch together, I asked the family’s three boys, Josh, Eric and Ryan, “What do you want for your new room?” Expecting toys and other gadgets that children usually ask for, we were astonished when Josh responded, “I just want a bed.”

       The boys had never slept in a bed! They were accustomed to plastic mats. That night we had a meeting and decided that beds would be the perfect gift. On Thursday night, a few adults in our group drove to the nearest city and bought beds and new bedding.

       When we saw the delivery truck coming, we told the family about the surprise. We could hardly contain ourselves. It was like watching excited children on Christmas morning.

       That afternoon, as we fitted the frames of the beds together, Eric ran into the house to watch us. Too dirty to enter his room, he observed with wide-eyed enthusiasm from the doorway.

       As my father slipped a pillowcase onto one of the pillows, Eric asked, “What is that?”

       “A pillow,” he replied.

       “What do you do with it?” Eric continued to ask.

“When you go to sleep, you put your head on it,” I answered softly. Tears came to my eyes as my father handed Eric the pillow.

       “Oh…that’s soft,” he said, hugging it tightly.

       Now, when my sister or I start to ask for something that seems urgent, my dad gently asks, “Do you have a pillow?”

We know exactly what he means.

1. The writer’s first volunteer project was ______.

       A. working on a poor trailer        B. helping a poor family

       C. donating beds and bedding       D. dealing with a housing problem

2. On hearing Josh’s answer, the writer was shocked because ______. 

   A. the family lived in a trailer       B. he expected to get some toys

   C. he didn’t know what a bed was        D. the boys had no bed to sleep in

3. From the passage, we can learn that Eric had never seen ______ before.

       A. a trailer     B. a truck      C. a pillow     D. a house

4. By saying “Do you have a pillow?”, the writer’s father means that ______.  

       A. what they want to get may be unnecessary      B. they should not waste money on small things

       C. they should do more volunteer work for the poor   D. what he will buy is not what they want but a pillow

We all hold _____ belief that those who have ____wonderful sense of humor are more popular.

       A. a, the  B. /, a     C. the, /   D. the, a

 I have lost one of my gloves. I ______ it somewhere.

   A. must drop        B. must have dropped      

C. must be dropping   D. must have been dropped

 --- It’s getting late. I’m afraid I must be going now.

  --- OK. ___________.

A. Take it easy          B. Go slowly           C. Stay longer         D. See you

We were all waiting for you; you _____ for the seaside by yourself

 without leaving a message.

　　A. mustn’t leave                         B. needn’t leave

C. shouldn’t have left                  D. couldn’t have left

 After he had broken the world record, Rod ____ to a restaurant to celebrate with hid friends.

A. went            B. had gone     C. would go        D. has gone

The pen, _____ I paid 2 dollars, was lost.

    A. to which       B. for which   C. which           D. that

     When his wife died，the baby was two．They had six other children--three boys and three girls，ranging in age from 4 to 16． A few days later he became a widower, the man’s parents and his wife’s parents came to visit the family．“We’ve been talking，”they said，“about how to take care of all these children and work to make a living．So，we’ve arranged for each child to be placed with a different uncle and aunt．We’re making sure that al1of your children will be living right here in the neighborhood，so you can see them anytime…”

     The man appreciated their thoughtfulness but refused their kindness. Over the next few weeks the man worked with his children，assigning them chores(杂务)and giving them responsibilities ．

   But then another misfortune happened．The man developed arthritis (关节炎)．His hands swelled，and he was unable to hold the handles of his farm tools. He would not be able to continue the work on his farm. He sold his farming equipment, moved the family to a small town and opened a small business．  

    The family was welcomed into the new neighborhood．Word of his pleasant personality and excellent customer service began to spread in the town．People came from far and wide to do business with him．And the children helped both at home and at work．Their father’s pleasure in his work brought satisfaction to them，and he drew pleasure from their successes ．

The children grew up and got married. Five of the seven went to college and they were married. The children’s successes were a source of pride to the father．Then came grandchildren. No one enjoyed grandchildren more than this man. As they became older, he invited them to his workplace and his small home. They brought each other great joy. Finally, the youngest daughter, the baby, who had been two years old at her mother death, got married. Finally，the man，with his life’s work completed ，died．

This man’s work had been the lonely but joyful task of raising his family．This man was my father．

I was the 1 6-year—old，the oldest of seven．

1. How old was the writer when his mother died?

A. 4               B. 2              C. 16              D. not mentioned

2. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. There were six children in the family.

B. The father wanted to give his children to his relatives.  

C. The father didn’t farm any longer because of his illness.

D. The father’s life work was lonely and sadly.

3. The underlined word “widower” means ________.

A. a worker     B. a farmer    C. a man with many children   D. a man without wife

4. The main idea of the passage is ________.

A. The father’s life work: raising his family           

B. Why the father wanted to raised his family                  

C. How the children grew up after their mother died                

D. the father’s sadness and happiness in his life

5. what is the writer’s attitude to his father?.

A. unconcerned              B. critical             C. doubtful         D. respectful

四：短文改错（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）

按要求改正所给短文的错误。如无错误，在该行右边横线上划一个勾（√）；

该行多一个词：把多余的词在该行右边横线上写出，并用斜线划掉。

该行缺一个词：在该行右边横线上写出该加的词和前后的词。

该行错一个词：在该行右边横线上写出，箭头后写出改正后的词。

       One evening two young men were walking in the street.

They tried to find a chance to steal everything. The clock       66 __________

strikes twelve. Most people were in bed. Quickly they came           67. __________

to a house so it seemed that everyone in the house had fallen      68 __________

sleeping. Standing at the front gate, one man said in English to  69. __________

the other at a low voice, “You wait here. I will go around to     70. __________

the front door and then get into the house.” Suddenly out       71. __________

of the house ran a dog, barking at them. The two men were           72. __________

very afraid and ran away as fast as possibly. They didn’t stop     73 __________

until they had got to a lonely place. One man said to the other   74. __________

in surprise, “It’s too bad. I had thought that the dog could      75. __________

understand English.”

 One of the men held the view ____ the book said was right.

A. what that    B. what   C. that     D. that  what