三、阅读（共小题；满分45分）
第一节 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A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
(A)
Dear Alice,
I just received your letter. And I was very surprised to know that you decided to drop out of school and wanted to be a model.
Being a model for a living is not easy. In fact, a famous person like me has a lot of problems that you couldn’t see. I can’t eat what I like, even though I’m very hungry. Keeping thin makes me look more beautiful on the stage because no one would like to see a heavy model.
Besides, I have to wear a heavy coat in the hot sun, in a swimming suit in the cold air. And practising walking nicely every day is tiring for me.
You might say I made much money from modeling. But my dear niece(侄女)，you have to know that money is nothing, knowledge is everything. School is important and everyone should go to school for a certain period of time. The longer they stay at school, the better they will be. Very often, I hope I can give up my job and continue my studies at school. But it is very difficult for me to go back to school again. I’m too old to go back to school now.
You are a pretty young girl with a bright future. You only have one year to finish your studies in high school. A year is really short. Please do consider my words carefully before you decide. Of course, there is only one thing I care about, and that is your happiness.
Love
Emma
( )26. What was Emma surprised about?
A.Alice wanted to keep thin. B. Alice decided to do nothing.
C. Alice ate too much and became a heavy girl. D. Alice decided not to finish her studies at school. ( )27. Emma can’t go back to school again, because _____.
A. she is tired of being a student B. she wants to make money from modeling
C. she is so old that she has missed the best time in school D. she has done a good job and makes a lot of money as a model
( )28. How long does Alice still have to study in high school?
A.One year. B. Two years. C. Three years. D. The longer, the better. ( )29. Emma only cares about ____.
A.Alice’s beauty B. Alice’s happiness C. Alice’s age D. Alice’s swimming suit ( )30. From the letter we know that ____.
A. Emma is a famous model
B. Emma likes being a model for a living
C. Alice will go on her studies in high school D. Emma can eat what she likes when she is very hungry
(B)
Everybody knows the story of Titanic and the iceberg hit it on the night of April 14, 1912. However, there are some things that are still unknown to the public eye. If you want to find out a little bit more about the mysteries (神秘) of this huge ship, please read the following contents. The ultimate (极限的) ship of dreams
When it first set sail, the Royal Mail Steamer Titanic was the largest moving object created by man and a true wonder of engineering. It was built in Northern Ireland and about 15,000 people worked on it. The costs were huge for that time: 7.5 million dollars. Its length was that of three football fields and it was as high as a 17-story building. Heartbreaking stories
The story of the elderly couple(夫妇) who hugged each other in the face of death is partially true. Isidor and Ida Straus were the owners of Macy’s. She refused to leave her husband behind and gave her spot to another passenger. They shared the same destiny(命运) and died holding hands on the deck of the ship.
The musicians on board of the Titanic did play for two hours and a half while the ship sunk(下沉). However, the song they played wasn’t Nearer my God to Thee, but Songe d’ Automne. The end
1,517 people lost their lives when Titanic sunk. Its wreckage(残骸) was discovered 75 years ago. Millvina Dean was the last Titanic survivor. When the ship hit the iceberg and sunk she was 9 weeks old. Millvina died in the year 2009, at the age of 97. ( )31. When did Titanic hit the iceberg?
A. In 1910. B. In 1911. C. In 1912. D. In 1913. ( )32. Where was Titanic built?
A. In France. B. In Northern Ireland. C. In America. D. In Canada.
( )33. Isidor and Ida Straus died holding hands on the deck of the ship because ____.
A. Ida Straus refused to leave her husband behind B. they provided their spot for another passenger C. they wanted to enjoy the beautiful of the sea D. Ida Straus was an unselfish woman
( )34. Which song did the musicians play on board?
A. Songe d’ Automne. B. Nearer my God to Thee. C. You and Me. D. Yesterday Once More.
( )35. The best title of the passage may be ____.
A. Titanic sunk B. The hidden facts about Titanic C. The story about Titanic D. What a terrible accident
(C)
Maybe you have seen this in school: Some students studying nearly all the time but they just pass their exams, while some other may spend much less time on their books but do much better in exams. How could this happen? People used to think that hard work is the only way to success. But now they understand that smart work can make them success, too.
Hard workers don’t mind working for long hours, while smart workers always think of several different answers to these questions. “Why should I suffer this?” “Isn’t there a better way to do this?” Thanks to these people, we can use computers instead of the abacus now. Progress in every field is the direct result of “try to find a better way” by smart workers.
There was a large soap factory in Japan. Once it received an unusual letter from someone who complained that there was no soap in the soapbox he bought.
How could empty soapbox go out of the factory? The engineers checked the producing and packing. The producing was fine, but in about one in ten thousand cases, the packing machines let an empty soapbox go. There was no need to spend a lot of money repairing the machine for such a small problem. The engineer soon worked out a solution. He put a large X-ray(X射线) machine and two large computers to find out the empty soapbox. After teaching the workers how to use it, he sat down in his seat, exhausted(精疲力尽). “Sir, we could have solved the problems in a much simpler and cheaper way.” a worker said. “Really? How?”
“We can put a huge fan(电扇) near the packing machine. The wind coming from the fan will blow away the empty boxes, leaving the other boxes with soap. There would be no need for an X-ray machine, two computers, and operating by workers.”
See, this is smart work. In order to succeed, we should not only work hard like the engineers, but also think smart like the workers.
( )36. Some students spend much less time on schoolwork but do much better in exams ____.
A. because of their hard work B. because of different education C. because they try to find a better way D. because they study for much longer time
( )37. Someone wrote to the soap factory and complained that ____.
A. the soapbox he bought was empty B. their soap was too expensive C. the soap he bought was terrible D. their service was very bad
( )38. The soap factory could only ____ near the packing machine to solve the problems in a much simpler
and cheaper way.
A. set some soapboxes B. set an X-ray machine
C. put two large computers D. put a huge fan ( )39. The underlined phrase “blow away” means ____.
A. 停止 B. 吹走 C. 挑出 D. 逃脱
( )40. The article mainly tells us that we should ____ in order to succeed.
A. think of different answers to our questions B. spend much less time on our schoolwork
C. work hard like the engineers and think smart like the workers D. spend enough money repairing the machine for any problem
(D)
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