三、阅读理解（共15小题，30分）

A

People enjoy talking about “firsts”. They like to remember their first love or their first car. But not all firsts are happy ones.

One of history’s bad but important firsts was the first car accident. Cars were still young when it happened. The accident took place in New York City in May 1896. A man from Massachusetts was visiting the city in his new car. At that time, bicycle riders were still trying to get used to the new set of wheels on the road. No one was sure who was to blame for it. Anyway, the bike and the car hit each other hard. The man on the bike was injured. The driver of the car had to stay in jail and wait for the hospital report on the bicycle rider. Luckily the rider was not killed.

Three years later, another car accident took place. It was again in New York City. A man named Henry Bliss stepped off a streetcar. He was hit by a passing car. Once again, no one was sure just how it happened or whose fault it was. The driver of the car was put in jail. Poor Mr. Bliss became the first person to die in a car accident.

36. Which of the following is true?

A. The first driver came from New York City.

B. Both of the two car accidents killed a person.

C. The second car accident didn’t happen in the same city as the first one.

D. No one knew how the two accidents had happened.

37. In both accidents the drivers of the cars .

A. could not drive their cars very well

B. had to stay in jail for a while

C. tried to run away after the accidents took place

D. knew it was their fault

38. The word“jail”in this passage means .

A. police station B. prison C. school D. office

39. The main idea of the passage is .

A. not all firsts are happy ones B. two of the first car accidents

C. two unhappy“firsts” D. bicycle riders get used to cars

B

What do you hear? Sounds all around you! You can hear the sound of traffic, the wind in the trees, a dog barking, your own breathing and lots of other things.

But what is sound? Sound happens when something vibrates（振动） or shakes. We can make something vibrate by hitting it. Try this experiment. Put your ruler on your desk so that part of it sticks out（伸出） over the edge. Put your hand on the part of the ruler that is on the desk. Now pull the part that is sticking out over the edge down, and then let it go. The part you let go will vibrate. It will move up and down very quickly, and give out sound.

The part of the ruler sticking out over the edge of the desk produced the sound. If you make that part longer, you’ll hear a lower sound. When you shorten it, you will hear a higher sound. Why does this happen?

When you shorten the ruler, it will vibrate more quickly. When something vibrates more quickly it produces a higher sound. If you lengthen the ruler, it will vibrate more slowly. When something vibrates more slowly, it produces a lower sound.

40. How does sound happen?

A. When something vibrates

B. When something shakes

C. When a ruler is put at the edge of the desk

D. A and B

41. We can hear a sound if we make the part of the ruler sticking out over the edge of the desk longer.

A. higher B. lower C. strong D. nice

42. The word “lengthen” in the passage means ________.

A. 加长 B. 缩短 C. 敲击 D. 摇动

43. The best title of the passage is_________

A. An Experiment B. A Way of Making Sound

C. Sounds Are Noisy D. Sounds

C

Several years ago ,my parents ,my wife ,my son and I ate at one of those restaurants where the menu is written on a blackboard .After a wonderful dinner ,the waiter set the check in the middle of the table .That’s when it happened :my father did not reach for the check .

Conversation continued .Finally I realized that I should pick up the check ! After hundreds of restaurant meals with my parents ,after a lifetime of thinking of my father as the one with dollars ,it had all changed .I reached for the check ,and my view of myself suddenly changed .I was an adult .I was no longer a kid.

Some people mark off（区分）their lives in years ,I measure mine in small events .I didn’t become a young man at a particular age ,like 16 ,but rather when a kid who wandered in the streets called me“mister.”These events in my life are called“milestones”（里程碑）.

There have been other milestones .The cops （policemen）of my youth always seemed big ,even huge ,and of course they were older than I was .Then one day they were suddenly neither .The day came when I suddenly realized that all the football players in the game I was watching were younger than I was .They were just big kids. With that milestone gone was the dream that someday ,maybe I, too, could be a football player. Without ever having reached the hill ,I was over it .

I never thought that I would fall asleep in front of the TV set as my father did .Now it’s what I do best .I never thought that I would go to the beach and not swim ,yet I spent all of August at the shore and never once went into the ocean .I never thought that I would appreciate opera ,but now the combination of voice and orchestra（乐队）attract me .I never thought that I would prefer to stay home in the evenings, but now I find myself passing up parties .I used to think that people who watched birds were strange ,but this summer I found myself watching them ,and maybe I’ll get a book on the subject .I feel a strong desire for a religious belief that I never thought I’d want ,feel close to my ancestors （祖先）long gone ,and echo my father in arguments with my son .I still lose …

One day I bought a house .One day —what a day ！—I became a father ,and not too long after that I picked up the check for my own father .I thought then it was a milestone for me .One day ,when I was a little older ,I realized it was one for him too ,another milestone .

44. The tone established in the passage is one of .

A. sad regret B. amusement C. happiness D. deep feeling

45. “Then they were suddenly neither .”suggests that .

A. suddenly they became older than I was

C. suddenly I knew that they were neither bigger nor older than I was

C. suddenly I realized that I made a mistake

D. suddenly I found myself no longer a kid

46. Which of the following best expresses the author’s thinking ？

A. One day is worth two tomorrows.

B. To save time is to lengthen life.

C. When an opportunity is lost ,it never comes back to you .

D. Time and tide wait for no man .

D

As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. But relaxation is important for a healthy mind and body.

Stress is a natural part of everyday life and there is no way to avoid it. In fact, it is not such a bad thing as it is often supposed to be. A certain amount of stress is vital（important）to provide motivation and give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health. The amount of stress a person can stand depends very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress; others lose heart at the first sign of unusual difficulties. When faced with stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically. In fact we make choice between“flight or fight ” and in more primitive（原始的）days the choices made the difference between life or death. The crises（危机）we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it involves the same reaction. It is when such a reaction lasts long, through continued suffering from stress, that health becomes endangered. Since we cannot remove stress from our lives （it would be unwise to do so even if we could）, we need to find ways to deal with it.

47. People are finding less and less time for relaxing themselves because ______.

A. they are traveling very often

B. they believe that work is more important than relaxation

C. they regard working as their greatest enjoyment

D. they are becoming busier with their work than ever before

48. According to the passage, the most important character of a good manager is .

A. strong will to hold out stress B. having control over performance

C. high sense of responsibility D. knowing the art of relaxation

49. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A. It’s easy to change the habit of keeping oneself busy with work.

B. Stress is always harmful to people’s health.

C. We can find quite a few ways to avoid stress.

D. Different people can bear different amount of stress.

50. According to the passage, the right attitude towards stress is to .

A. find some relaxation B. regard it as a vital motivation

C. face it and overcome it D. avoid it

四、任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下列短文，根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的词。

Teaching kids to fish sometimes puzzles us parents. Now I’d like to give you a few tips.

First of all, start them young.

Get them in a boat ,or on a pier ,or on the bank at as young an age as you possibly can.Obviously this means being extremely conscious about their safety. Whatever you do , DON’T plan on any fishing yourself. If fishing is going to happen, the fishing will be done by the kids with your help! This lets you pay attention to them and not ignore them while you fish.

Next, make sure you plan the first trips to someplace where you can actually catch a lot of fish. At this point ,it doesn’t matter what kind or how big, just make sure they can catch some. A small child’s patience is very short, and waiting 30 minutes for a bite will turn them off in a hurry. You may need to go to a small pond where the fish are dying to eat bread balls. Any type of fish will do. Remember, this is for them, not for you.

As they fish, cheer for every fish they catch. Make a really big deal out of it. Take pictures. And if it’s possible, take some home to clean. Let the child help you clean with a table knife, so he can’t get hurt.

Make sure he makes and sees the connection from catching to cleaning to cooking. As soon as you have the fish cleaned, it’s into the kitchen to start cooking. Let him flour and cornmeal the fish. Let him see the fish cooking ,and talk about how good they are. Then when it’s ready, make sure you brag on the fact that he (or she ) caught these fish, and “aren’t they good?”

In this way, I’m sure your kids will be interested in fishing and good at fishing.

Title: Teach a kid 51. _______

Start them young

·Be aware of 52. _______

·plan a fishing trip for the kids not for yourself.

Plan the first fishing trips

·Choose places where the kids can catch fish easily because a 53. _______is very short.

·Regardless of the 54. ______of fish.

Cheer for every fish they catch

·Make a big deal out of it .

·55. ________

·Take some home and let the child help to clean with a　table knife to avoid 56. _____

57. ________

they catch

·Get him to flour and cornmeal the fish.

·Let him see the fish cooking.

·Talk about 58. ______ they are.

59.________

·Make them 60. ______ and good at fishing.