第三部分 阅读技能 （共两节，共16小题，满分26分）
第一节 阅读理解（共12小题；每小题1.5分，满分18分）
One morning I was woken by my mother’s angry voice. I opened my eyes and found it was seven forty , so jumped out of bed and rushed to a nearby bus stop without breakfast. Fortunately the bus started going as soon as I got on it. I was sure I could reach the school before the bell rang.
However, the bus suddenly stopped. There was something wrong with it and we had to get off and wait for another one. I felt I couldn’t wait and the school was only fifteen minutes’ walk, so I ran to the school as fast as possible. Just at this moment, it began to rain hard.
I reached the classroom with all my clothes wet through. Mr. Smith, our physics teacher, had begun his class. I was always afraid of him. I hesitated (犹豫) for a moment, and then I opened the door.
“It’s you again, Jim,” Mr. Smith said angrily. “I’ve told you not to be late, but you...” Then he suddenly stopped when he noticed my wet clothes. He quickly took off his own jacket and asked me to put it on. “I don’t want you to catch a cold,” he said kindly. I went to my seat with Mr. Smith’s jacket on. It was a bit large for me but I felt very warm in it. I found, for the first time, Mr. Smith’s physics class so interesting and I changed my mind, there and then, about being afraid of him.
49. According to this passage, classes in Jim’s school probably began at _______.
A. 9 am B. 8 am C. 7 am D. 7:30 am
50. Why did Jim not open the door at first?
A. He was afraid of facing Mr. Smith.
B. He didn’t like to have the physics class.
C. Mr. Smith didn’t let him go into the classroom.
D. He didn’t want to interrupt others.
51. Jim found Mr. Smith’s physics lesson interesting that day because ________.
A. he knew physics was very important B. he wanted to go to a famous college
C. he didn’t want to fall behind the others D. he was moved by his physics teacher
52. We can infer from the passage that _______.
A. Jim usually went to school by bike B. it was the first time Jim had been late
C. Jim was often late for school D. Jim’s mother also got up late that morning
第三节 完形填空（2）（共8小题；每小题1分，满分8分）
根据所学课文语段，在41-48题所在的空格处填入适当的词，每空一词，并将答案转写到答题卡上。
We leave London 41 15th July, and we’ll be flying to Morocco, in northern Africa. We’re going to travel on 42 , through the Sahara Desert. It’s the biggest desert in the world---about 43 size of the US! I 44 it will be very hot, dry and dusty there.
However, not long 45 the tomb had been opened, people in Carter’s team began to fall ill and die 46 . Upon entering the tomb, Carter’s lucky pet bird, 47 had led him to the place, was eaten by a snake. Then, a few months after Carter had opened the tomb, Lord Carnarvon, who was also 48 when the tomb was opened, fell ill with a fever and died in Egypt.
第二节 完形填空(1)（每空一词，共12小题；每小题1分，满分12分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从31至第40小题所给的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。
A girl complained（抱怨） to her father about her hard life. She wanted to 29 because she didn’t know how to overcome her problems. She felt tired of fighting and fighting. Once one
_30 had been solved, another came.
Her father, a cook, took her into the kitchen. He poured water into three pans. After the water boiled, in the first pan he put some carrots, the second some eggs, and in the last some coffee. He waited without any 31 .
The girl closed her mouth and waited, 32 by what her father was doing. After about twenty minutes, her father 33 the stove and took out the carrots and the eggs. Then the coffee was poured into a cup.
Turning back to his daughter, he asked, “what do you 34 ?”
“Carrots, eggs, and coffee,” she answered.
Her father suggested she 35 the carrots. She did, and felt the carrots were 36 . Then he asked her to take the eggs and 37 them. After peeling（剥）them, she felt that the eggs were hard. Lastly, he asked her to smell the coffee. She asked impatiently , “What’s the meaning of this, father?” He explained that 38 had felt the same misfortune to be put into the boiling water， but had reacted（反应） 39 . The strong and hard carrots became soft and weak after a while in the boiling water. The easily broken eggs became hard after being cooked. Coffee was very unique --- it could change water.
“ 40 are you? ”asked her father. “When the difficulty knocks your door, what is your reaction? Are you carrots, eggs, or coffee?”
29. A. catch up B. wear out C. give up D. run out
30. A. matter B. business C. question D. problem
31. A. breath B. praises C. words D. complaints
32. A. pleased B. frightened C. disappointed D. puzzled
33. A. turned off B. turned up C. turned down D. turned away
34. A. mean B. see C. suggest D. explain
35. A. touch B. eat C. observe D. keep
36. A. bad B. hard C. soft D. gentle
37. A. hit B. break C. beat D. destroy
38. A. nothing B. anything C. everything D. something
39. A. differently B. certainly C. happily D. equally
40. A. How B. Who C. When D. Where
Explorer Robert Ballard searched the sunken ship---the Titanic for more than 20 years and also, with his cameras, he _____ the hole along the side of the ship which had caused it to fill with water and sink.
A. could find B. managed finding
C. succeeded to find D. was able to find
I ____ go to bed ____ the telephone rang.
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A．was about to, when |
B．was going to, while |
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C．would, when |
D．was to, while |
You may ask the teacher for help ____ difficulty.
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A．in case of |
B．in the case of |
C．in any case |
D．in no case |
