III．阅读理解:（共 25 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 50 分）

A

Little stream ran down from a high mountain through many villages and forests．Then it reached a desert，“I went through so many difficulties．I should have no problem crossing the desert，” she thought．As she started，she found herself slowly disappearing into the sand．After many tries，she still failed．“Maybe I can’ t reach the ocean，” she said sadly to herself．

At this time，a deep voice said，“If a breeze (微风) can cross the desert，so can a river．” It was the voice of the desert．But the little stream answered，“A breeze can fly，but I can’ t．”

“That’ s because you can’ t give up what you are．Let yourself evaporate (蒸发) into the breeze，and it can take you across，” said the desert．“Give up what I am now? No! No!” The little stream could not accept this idea．“The breeze can carry the vapor (蒸汽) across the desert and let it leave as rain．The rain will form a river again，” said the desert．“And whether you are a river or vapor，your nature never changes．” Hearing this，the little stream went into the open arms of the breeze．It carried her to the next stage of her life．

The course of our lives is like the experience of the little stream．If you want to go through difficulties in your life to head for success，you should also change the way you are． 36．The little stream planned to reach ．

A．the forest B．the river C．the desert D．the ocean 37．The little stream before she crossed the desert．

A． didn’ t meet any difficulties B．was confident about herself C．was worried about herself D．knew well about the desert

38．At first，the little stream didn’ t accept the desert’ s advice because ．

A．she failed many times B．she was afraid of the nature C．she wasn’ t able to change her nature D．she wouldn’ t change the way she was

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39．The little stream finally crossed the desert by ．

A．evaporating into the breeze B．forming a river

C．disappearing into the sand D．changing her nature

40．What does the story mainly tell us?

A．The road to success isn’ t always easy and smooth． B．Whatever others say，we should always be ourselves． C．To succeed，we should think about things in a different way． D．To succeed，we should follow others’ advice．

B

I’ d planned to spend my weekend in the sun，planting flowers outdoors．But that was before the pair of crows (乌鸦)．Out of nowhere，they had set up their base camp in our garden．

We first discovered the crows on Friday morning．It was early，and the sound the birds made traveled through our neighborhood．I thought they’ d go away soon．But，no．They were getting louder and probably made my neighbors angry nearly as much as us with the noise．I felt a little disappointed．

Then，on Sunday afternoon，I looked out of the kitchen window to see our dog Quatchi watching something on the ground．I found a small coal-black bird in the grass．Its eyes were milky，and it stayed perfectly still as my dog inched towards it．Only when Quatchi touched his nose to its head did it walk away．I grabbed the dog and locked him inside and came back with my camera．

I never thought that the young would be hanging out on the ground，growing and gaining strength as its parents guarded it from above．The second I saw this little bird I forgave (原谅) the crows．

To be honest，I’ ve never been much of a bird person．I also have a healthy respect for birds．They’ re basically living dinosaurs（恐龙）．

I wish they’ d chosen another garden．There are only so many sunny days in Seattle，and I still can’ t do any gardening out there．But I’ m also thankful that I got to see this little bit of nature．It’ s pretty amazing．

The experience has also strengthened my wish to create a beautiful garden that attracts lots of bees，butterflies，and yes，birds．They are welcome here．

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41．The arrival of the two crows A．angered the writer’ s neighbors ． maps” showing where people store fat．

According to the result，people who keep their weight through the food they usually eat

B．made the writer’ s dog mad C．was harmful to the writer’ s garden D．broke the order of the writer’ s life 42．Why did the writer lock her dog up?

A．She wanted to take some photos．

B．The parent crows were to attack the dog． C．She wanted to protect the little bird． D．The dog kept making loud noises．

43．The writer changed her thoughts to the crows when ．

A．she planted flowers in her garden B．she locked her dog inside C．she saw the little bird in her garden D．she thought of living dinosaurs 44．After seeing the little crow，the writer ．

A．was interested to know its growing progress B．fell in love with the pair of crows C．planned to drive the crows away D．decided to help look after it 45．The passage is mainly to ．

A．show an unpleasant situation B．advise readers to protect birds C．share a personal experience D．ask advice on dealing with crows

C

Maybe a lot of thin people will be worried about their health if the inside fat matters．

Some doctors now think that the inside fat around important organs like the heart or liver could be as dangerous as the outside fat which can be noticed more easily．

“Being thin doesn’ t surely mean you are not fat，”said Dr Jimmy Bell at Imperial College．Since 1994，Bell and his team have tested nearly 800 people with MRI to create “fat

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rather than exercise are likely to have major deposits (堆积物) of inside fat，even if they are fat． D．Not all the people who look thin are really thin inside．

thin．

Even people with normal Body Mass Index (体重指数) scores can have surprising levels of fat deposits inside．Of the women，as many as 45 percent of those with normal BMI scores (20 to 25) actually had too high levels of inside fat．Men were nearly 60 percent．

According to Bell，people who are fat on the inside are actually on the edge of being fat．They eat too many fatty and sugary foods，but they are not eating enough to be fat．Scientists believe we naturally store fat around the stomach first，but at some point，the body may start storing it elsewhere．

Doctors are unsure about the exact dangers of inside fat，but some think it has something to do with heart disease and diabetes (糖尿病)．They want to prove that inside fat does harm to the body’ s communication systems．

The good news is that inside fat can be easily burned off through exercise or even by improving your eating habits．“If you want to be healthy，there is no other way．Exercise has to be an important part of your lifestyle，”Bell said．

46. What is this piece of news mainly about?

A．Thin people may be fat inside． B．How to deal with inside fat． C．Inside fat leads to many diseases． D．Thin people also have troubles．

47．What does the underlined word “organs”in the second paragraph mean?

A．地位 B．地方 C．器官

D．肝脏

48．Doctors have found ．

A．the exact dangers of inside fat

B．being thin doesn’ t mean you are not fat inside C．being thin is not dangerous at all

D．inside fat is the cause of heart disease and diabetes 49．According to the passage，which of the following is wrong?

A．Exercise can help to reduce the inside fat．

B．People can reduce inside fat by improving their eating habits． C．Women have more chances to have too much inside

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50．From the last paragraph，we can find that ．

52．In the first experiment of buttered toast，we know the toast landed butter-side down

A．it is true that inside fat can lead to disease

about 620 times．

B．exercise plays an important role in people’ s life for keeping healthy 53．If the toast can land butter-side down，Murphy’ s Law is true．

C．thin people usually have inside fat even if they are thin 54．In the first two experiments，either the butter or the letter “B” plays a role． D．it is easier to burn off inside fat than outside fat

55．The passage is mainly talking about Murphy’ s Law depends on people’ s mental

D

state(心理状态)．

Sometimes，when you worry that you may fail an exam，you end up failing．Or during a E 日常对话

seating arrangement (安排) in your class，when you are afraid to sit next to someone you don’ t A: 56 like，you end up sharing the desk with him or her．

B: Actually，I haven’ t been sleeping well．

This is what Murphy’ s Law tells us: If things can go wrong，they will go wrong．But is it A: 57

B: I go to bed，but I just can’ t get comfortable enough to stay asleep． true?

A: When do you get into bed for the night? Of the studies about Murphy’ s Law，the most famous one is the buttered toast (烤面包片)

B: 58 phenomenon (现象): One toast with butter falls，it lands butter-side down most of the time．

A: Do you have a lot on your mind when you try to go to sleep? To prove this，Robert Matthews did a lot of experiments with more than 1,000 British B: 59 school kids in 2001．

A: Do you ever meditate (冥想) or read before bedtime? In the first experiment，each student put a piece of buttered toast on a plate，let it fall off B:

60 20 times and noted which side it landed on．Of almost 10,000 experiments，toast landed

butter-side down 62 percent of the time．

A. My bed is really comfortable．

B. How have you been doing recently?

But you may ask: Is it the butter that plays a role? Here comes Matthews’ second C. I usually watch a lot of television before I go to bed．Maybe I should

experiment．

try something else to help me quiet down．

This time，instead of butter，the toast had a letter “B” written on one side．It still landed 58 D. I usually try to go to bed around 11:00 or so during the week． percent of the time on the B-side．

E. My mother is ill，and I think about her a lot．

This proved that Murphy’ s Law is true: If the toast can land butter-side down，it will do so． F. Is there any reason why you can’ t get enough sleep? Matthews did another experiment．When students threw the toast from a height of 2.5 G. Why not go to see a doctor?

metres，the toast landed butter-side down only 47 percent of the time．

“Toast lands butter-side down because humans aren’ t tall enough to let it land any other way，” Matthews said． 根据上文内容判断正 (T) 误(F)

51．According to Murphy’ s Law，in an English class，if you don’ t want to be questioned by the teacher，you may end up failing answering the questions．

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