friend is dead! What can I do?’ The operator says, ‘Calm down. I can help. First, let’s make sure he’s dead.’ There is a silence, then a shot (枪声) is heard. Back on the phone, the guy says, ‘OK, now what?’”

If you decide you must share a joke or two in another country, ask the opinion of your interpreter first. Otherwise, the joke may be on you. 28. Why did the audience laugh? A. The joke was funny. B. They were told to do so. C. The interpreter made a mistake. D. The businessman was humorous.

29. How did the businessman feel after finishing the joke? A. Stupid. B. Strange. C. Moved. D. Encouraged.

30. Why does the author mention his own experience? A. To show Chileans are impolite. B. To show humour is related to culture. C. To show Chileans have no sense of humour. D. To show it’s hard to understand American humour. 31. Why does the hunter shoot his friend? A. His friend is in great pain. B. The operator asks him to do so. C. He is too worried to know what to do.

D. He misunderstands the meaning of “make sure”.

[D]

Many people who are deaf or hard of hearing love attending concerts. But because they may have total or partial hearing loss, they need help getting the full experience. This is where sign language concert interpreters come in.

Sign language concert interpreters sign along with a song to illustrate the lyrics (歌词). But interpreters say they do more than that.

Jody Daulton is the director of Artistic Sign Language Services. She has a team of interpreters who work at events like concerts and plays. “Not only are we interpreting the lyrics of the song,” she told TIME for Kids, “but we are also describing the sound of the music. The highs and the lows, the softness or the hardness, the musicality of the whole thing.”

Sign language concert interpretation isn’t easy. Matthew Maxey does it for a living. He created Deafinitely Dope, a hip-hop interpretation service. He is also deaf. Maxey told TFK that one of the hardest parts of interpreting concerts is learning the songs in a short period of time.

“Interpreting requires a lot of time and practice,” Maxey says. Interpreters have to know which songs an artist is going to perform, in what order, and how those songs might be shortened or changed. “You never realize how hard it is to memorize lyrics until you learn a set list in two weeks,” he says.

Sign language interpretation is about giving deaf people the same experience as those who can hear. “Everybody should have equal access (机会),” Daulton says.

Unfortunately, that doesn’t always happen. Some concert venues (会场) place interpreters in an inconvenient location. To be close to the interpreter, deaf audience members might have to pay for costly seats. Sometimes, venues can’t afford to provide interpretation at all. But when it works, it’s worth it, Daulton says.

The best part of being a sign language interpreter, says Maxey, is “providing communication and access. The joy on people’s faces shows that!” 32. Which word can replace the underlined word “illustrate” in Paragraph 2? A. Read. B. Record. C. Translate. D. Understand.

33. What does Jody Daulton mainly explain in Paragraph 3? A. What a sign language concert interpreter does.

B. How to become a sign language concert interpreter. C. Why sign language concert interpreters are popular. D. Whom a sign language concert interpreter works for. 34. What’s a requirement for a sign language concert interpreter? A. Normal hearing. B. A good memory. C. A lovely singing voice. D. Creative imagination.

35. What can we learn about sign language concert interpretation? A. It’s hard for the deaf to understand. B. It’s a waste of time and money. C. It’s now widely accepted. D. It’s a worthwhile job.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Kate will never forget the day “the list” went up. The 12-year-old stepped into the cafeteria (自助食堂) for lunch at her school in Wisconsin. 36 “Assigned (分配的) seating?” she wondered, staring at a paper taped to the wall. She looked around the room for her new table, hoping to see at least one friend there. But it was a group of strangers.

37 Just finding a seat can be embarrassing (尴尬的). Kids often walk around the room, hoping that someone will move over to make room.

Then there’s a lot of noise and it’s hard for teachers to notice everything. That makes it easy for bullies (恃强凌弱的人) to pick on other kids.

At Kate’s school, a computer program assigns students to tables every few weeks. This way, students have to sit with kids they might not normally talk to. 38 Kate ate quickly so she could leave as fast as possible.

But the lunchroom got calmer. Bullying nearly disappeared. 39 “I met kids I had never had the chance to talk with,” she says. “I made new friends.”

Assigned seating has its disadvantages. Lunch is one of the few chances kids have to enjoy free time during the school day. It’s a chance to relax, trade snacks (点心), and catch up with friends in other classes.

40 For example, kids can sit at round tables instead of long ones. That way, everyone can see and hear each other. More kids can take part in conversations. There’s also “Mix It Up at Lunch Day.” Thousands of schools take part in this program. Once a year, every student must eat with someone new. It’s a small but meaningful step toward making lunchtime better. A. Kate changed her mind. B. And that’s when Kate saw it. C. Students didn’t like the system at first.

D. Lunchtime is the one time when kids have freedom. E. For some students, lunch is the hardest time of day. F. And there are other ways to deal with lunchroom problems.

G. But some people say kids should be able to make their own seating choices.

第三部分： 语言知识运用 （共两节，满分45分）

第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Nevins had his legs seriously injured in a war. He had 36 operations (手术), had both legs amputated (截掉), and spent several years going to Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

The years left him 41 and restless. He was often woken up by bad dreams. He knew he needed 42 . To find a way out, he called a friend, Anna Dennis. She told him, “You 43 yoga (瑜伽) in your life.” At first, Nevins laughed at the 44 . “That’s the stupidest thing I’ve heard,” Nevins said. But he decided to have a 45 . A yoga instructor, Dennis offered to give him three 46 . At his first lesson, he found himself feeling 47 because of his artificial legs. It was painful to balance, and he was angry 48 she kept telling him to press (压) his feet into the ground.