第二部分       阅读理解(共两节，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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

It was graduation day at the university where I work and a beautiful day quite unlike the first graduation I attended as a young professor. On that cold day years ago, as we watched the students walking into the hall, one of my colleagues turned to me and said . “Graduation will be one of the happiest and one of the saddest time of your life.” At my inquiry, he answered, “Because the students you have gotten to know have to leave.”

As years went by, my previous confusion about my colleague’s words no longer existed. When I came across naughty students, I have had to rethink why I chose to be a teacher. It obviously isn’t the money. Once a former computer science student of mine called me, asking me if I wanted to have a change. He was working at Nintendo Corporation. His salary was higher than my current one, though I have more education and have worked for over a decade. With my programming skills, he said he could get me hired. I thanked him, but declined his kind offer.

A few days before this current graduation, while working on final grades. I found a note a student and slipped in with her homework. She thanked me for beign her teacher and said the things she had learned in my class—not about math, but about life—would be things she would remember long after the math skills had faded away. As I finished reading, I remembered why I had become a teacher.

Now, on this sunny graduation day, as I again observed the sea of blue hats and gowns, I did so with renewed dedication and a deeper sense of satisfaction – I will always be grateful that I am a teacher.

41. How did the author feel when he heard his colleague’s description of graduation for the first time?

A. He quite agreed with his colleague.   B.He was very puzzled.

  C. He thought it very funny.                D. He was very sad.

42. The computer science student called up the author because he ___________.

  A. wanted to inform the author of his present job

  B. thought the author wasn’t fit to be a teacher

  C. wanted the author to share his joy and satisfaction

  D. tried to persuade the author to work with him

43. What does the underlined part “blue hats and gowns” in the last paragraph refer to?

  A. University colleagues                B. Life memories.

  C. Graduates’ clothes.                  D. Decorations in the hall.

44. The author wrote the passage to _________.

  A. express his devotion to being a teacher    B. compare two different graduation ceremonies

  C. talk about the meaning of graduation      D. give-advice on how to be a good teacher

Not far from the club _______ two gardens, its owner _________ nearly playing bridge with his children.

  A. are; seated       B. are; seating        C. is; seated        D. is; seating

---She isn't a dancing teacher, is she?

---_______.

A. No, but she was.    B. Yes, she isn't     C. Yes, she wasn't    D. No, she is

 Gone are the days when women were ____

A. looked down        B. looked up     C. looked around     D. looked down upon

四. 阅读理解(共20个小题,每题2分)

Today almost everyone knows computers and the Internet．If I ask you “What is the most important in your life?” maybe you will say “Computers and the Internet．”

The first computer was made in 1946.It was very big but it worked slowly. Today computers are getting smaller and smaller． But they work faster and faster． What can computers do? A writer has said, “People can’t live without computers today．”

  The Internet came a little later than computers. It is about twenty-five years later than computers． But now it can be found almost everywhere． We can use it to read books, write letters, do shopping, play games or make friends．

Many students like the Internet very much．They often go into the Internet as soon as they are free． They make friends on the Internet and maybe they have never seen these friends. They don’t know their real names, ages, and even sex (性别)． They are so interested in making the “unreal friends” that they can’t put their hearts into study． Many of them can’t catch up with others on many subjects because of that．

We can use computers and the Internet to learn more about the world． But at the same time, we should remember that not all the things can be done by computers and the Internet．

56．When the computer was invented, it was ____．

       A．large and worked quickly      B．small and worked slowly

       C．large but worked slowly        D．small but worked quickly

57．The Internet was born in about ____．

       A．1960        B．1970               C．1980            D．1985

58．Which of the following is true?

       A．Few students like going into the Internet．

       B．Students use the Internet to make “unreal friends”．

       C．These “unreal friends” often meet each other．

       D．Students know the friends on the Internet very well．

59．What does the writer think of the Internet?

       A．It is wonderful．            

       B．It can make students study harder．

       C．It is not good for students．    

       D．It is helpful, but we can’t do everything on it．

From good reading we can derive pleasure, companionship, experience, and instruction. A good book may absorb our attention so completely that for the time being we forget our surroundings and even our identity. Reading good books is one of the greatest pleasures in life. It increases our contentment when we are cheerful, and lessens our troubles when we are sad. Whatever may be our main purpose in reading, our contact with good books should never fail to give us enjoyment and satisfaction.

With a good book in our hands we need never be lonely. Whether the characters portrayed are taken from real life or are purely imaginary, they may become our companions and friends. In the pages of books we can walk with the wise and the good of all lands and all times. The people we meet in books may delight us either because they resemble human friends whom we hold dear or because they present unfamiliar types whom we are glad to welcome as new acquaintances. Our human friends sometimes may bore us, but the friends we make in books need never weary us with their company. By turning the page we can dismiss them without any fear of hurting their feelings. When human friends desert us, good books are always ready to give us friendship, sympathy, and encouragement. One of the most valuable gifts bestowed by books is experience. Few of us can travel far from home or have a wide range of experiences, but all of us can lead varied lives through the pages of books. Whether we wish to escape from the seemingly dull realities of everyday life or whether we long to visit some far-off place, a book will help us when nothing else can. To travel by book we need no bank account to pay our way; no airship or ocean liner or stream-lined train to transport us; no passport to enter the land of our heart's desire. Through books we may get the thrill of hazardous adventure without danger. We can climb lofty mountains, brave the perils of an Antarctic winter, or cross the scorching sands of the desert, all without hardship. In books we may visit the studios of Hollywood; we may mingle with the gay throngs of the Paris boulevards; we may join the picturesque peasants in an Alpine village or the kindly natives on a South Sea island. Indeed, through books the whole world is ours for the asking. The possibilities of our literary experiences are almost unlimited. The beauties of nature, the enjoyment of music, the treasures of art, the triumphs of architecture, the marvels of engineering, are all open to the wonder and enjoyment of those who read.

51. Why is it that we sometimes forget our surroundings and even our identity while reading?

A. No one has come to disturb you.

B. Everything is so quiet and calm around you.

C. The book you are reading is so interesting and attractive.

D. Your book is overdue; you are finishing it at a very fast speed.

52. How would you account for the fact that people like their acquaintances in books even more?

A. They resemble human friends exactly.     B. They are unfamiliar types we like.

C. They never desert us.                               D. They never hurt our feelings.

53. Which of the following is true?

A. Your wish to visit some far-off place can be realized through the pages of the books.

 B. To escape from the dull realities of everyday life you should take up reading.

 C. Books can always help you to live a colourful life.

 D. You may obtain valuable experience from reading good books.

54. The word “weary” means ______.

    A. “to attract someone’s attention”             B. “to distract someone’s attention”

 C. “to make someone very tired”                D. “to make someone interested”

55. “... the whole world is ours for the asking” implies that ____________.

A. in books the world is more accessible to us

B. we can ask to go anywhere in the world

C. we can make a claim to everything in this world

D. we can make a round-the-world trip free of charge

______ seems to be no doubt about his ability to do the job. It is said he will become a member of their team.

A．That           B．It         C．She       D．There

       In the early days of sea travel, seamen on long voyages lived exclusively on salted meat and biscuits. Many of them died of scurvy (坏血病), a disease of the blood which causes swollen gums, livid white spots on the flesh and general exhaustion. On one occasion, in 1535, an English ship arrived in Newfoundland with its crew desperately ill. The men??s lives were saved by Iroquois Indians who gave them vegetable leaves to eat. Gradually it came to be realized that scurvy was caused by some lack in the sailors?? diet and Captain Cook, on his long voyages of discovery to Australia and New Zealand, established the fact that scurvy could be warded off by the provision of fresh fruit for the sailors.

       Nowadays it is understood that a diet which contains nothing harmful may yet result in serious disease if certain important elements are missing. These elements are called “vitamins”. Quite a number of such substances are known and they are given letters to identify them, A, B, C, D, and so on. Different diseases are associated with deficiencies of particular vitamins. Even a slight lack of Vitamin C, for example, the vitamin most plentiful in fresh fruit and vegetables, is thought to increase significantly our susceptibility (敏感度) to colds and influenza.

The vitamins necessary for a healthy body are normally supplied by a good mixed diet, including a variety of fruit and green vegetables. It is only when people try to live on a very restricted diet, say during extended periods of religious fasting (斋戒), or when trying to lose weight, that it is necessary to make special provision to supply the missing vitamins.

51. Scurvy is a disease that is provoked by ____

     A. salted meat and biscuits              B. exhaustion

     C. want of some essential substances      D. lack of fresh vegetables and fruits

52. In the last sentence of Paragraph 1, “warded off” could probably be replaced by____.

     A. got rid of     B. killed     C. avoided     D. cleared away

53. To avoid such disease as scurvy, it??s better for us ____.

A. not to eat much salted meat

B. to supplement our diet with various vitamin pills

C. to have more fresh fruit and vegetables

D. to develop a good dietary habit

54. Based on the passage we can safely conclude that if our diet is not comprehensive enough ____.

A. vitamin pills are of no avail

B. nutritious food might be unhealthy

C. vegetable leaves can be a good remedy

D. religious fasting may help out a lot

55. Which of the following sentences best expresses the central ideal of the passage?

A. Deficiencies of Vitamin C may cause serious diseases.

     B. Fresh fruit and green vegetables contain enough nutrition that is necessary for a healthy body.

     C. Vitamins play a vitally important role in people??s health.

     D. A good mixed diet normally supplies sufficient vitamins for us.

 From the school name       on the package, we guessed that it might belong to a student of our school.

A. to mark  B. marking  C. marked  D. having been marked

Jack had his house _______ last night and he and his family were left homeless.

A. burning down   B. to burn down   C. burn down           D. burned down