第二部分：閱讀理解（本題有兩小節(jié)，第一節(jié)共20小題，每小題2分；第二節(jié)共5小題，每小題2分；滿(mǎn)分50分）

第一節(jié)：閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

The Pillow

         At the age of sixteen, I joined a volunteer group with my dad. I went on my first volunteer project in West Virginia. On the night we arrived, we discovered that “our family” was living in a trailer (拖車(chē)) that was in poor condition. A crew had been working on it for two weeks, but every time they finished one problem, another surfaced.

         We decided the only reasonable solution was to build a new house—something unusual but necessary under these circumstances. The family was overjoyed with their new house that was twenty by thirty feet with three bedrooms, a bath and a kitchen.

         On Tuesday of that week, while we ate lunch together, I asked the family’s three boys, Josh, Eric and Ryan, “What do you want for your new room?” Expecting toys and other gadgets that children usually ask for, we were astonished when Josh responded, “I just want a bed.”

         The boys had never slept in a bed! They were accustomed to plastic mats. That night we had a meeting and decided that beds would be the perfect gift. On Thursday night, a few adults in our group drove to the nearest city and bought beds and new bedding.

         When we saw the delivery truck coming, we told the family about the surprise. We could hardly contain ourselves. It was like watching excited children on Christmas morning.

         That afternoon, as we fitted the frames of the beds together, Eric ran into the house to watch us. Too dirty to enter his room, he observed with wide-eyed enthusiasm from the doorway.

         As my father slipped a pillowcase onto one of the pillows, Eric asked, “What is that?”

         “A pillow,” he replied.

         “What do you do with it?” Eric continued to ask.

“When you go to sleep, you put your head on it,” I answered softly. Tears came to my eyes as my father handed Eric the pillow.

         “Oh…that’s soft,” he said, hugging it tightly.

         Now, when my sister or I start to ask for something that seems urgent, my dad gently asks, “Do you have a pillow?”

We know exactly what he means.

1. The writer’s first volunteer project was ______.

         A. working on a poor trailer   B. helping a poor family

         C. donating beds and bedding          D. dealing with a housing problem

2. On hearing Josh’s answer, the writer was shocked because ______. 

   A. the family lived in a trailer           B. he expected to get some toys

   C. he didn’t know what a bed was           D. the boys had no bed to sleep in

3. From the passage, we can learn that Eric had never seen ______ before.

         A. a trailer       B. a truck         C. a pillow       D. a house

4. By saying “Do you have a pillow?”, the writer’s father means that ______.  

         A. what they want to get may be unnecessary       B. they should not waste money on small things

         C. they should do more volunteer work for the poor     D. what he will buy is not what they want but a pillow

根據(jù)每小題題后的漢語(yǔ)提示，以及句末括號(hào)內(nèi)的英語(yǔ)單詞完成句子，并將答案寫(xiě)在答題卡上的相應(yīng)題號(hào)后。

1.This is the most instructive film              since I could remember. (see)

這是我懂事以來(lái)看過(guò)的最有教育意義的電影了。

2.Don't be too hard on yourself.            what you have is the key to happiness.(content)

不要對(duì)自己太苛刻，滿(mǎn)足于你所擁有的是幸福的關(guān)鍵。

3.Calm down for a while,      the complicated problems very soon. (simplify)

冷靜片刻你就會(huì)化繁為簡(jiǎn)了。

4.The generation gap      for parents ,to understand their children's opinions.  (make)

代溝使得父母很難理解孩子們的想法。

5.If you are unhappy with anything you have bought from us, we will gladly exchange your purchase, or give your money back,                    (prefer)

若您對(duì)從我們這買(mǎi)到的任何商品不滿(mǎn)意，我們將樂(lè)意為您更換或退款，您愿意哪種都行。

6.A person with a severe mental health problem is              to have no close friends than the average. (likely)

有著嚴(yán)重心理疾病的人找不到知心朋友的可能性是普通人的四倍。

7.Charles                   then as I met him in the supermarket five minutes ago.(clean)

查理那時(shí)不可能在清理房間，因?yàn)槲椅宸昼娗安旁诔�市碰到他�?/p>

8.It is not how much we do but how much love we put into what we do                      our work most. (benefit)

讓我們的工作最受益的不是我們做多少，而是我們有多么熱愛(ài)自己所做的事。

9.Seated in the studio                  , along with his two students, reoeiving the interview now．(be)

坐在錄音棚里的是這位教授和他的兩個(gè)學(xué)生，現(xiàn)正在接受采訪(fǎng)。

10.The teacher was making every effort to clarify                  the students. (confuse)

這個(gè)老師正全力詮釋讓學(xué)生困惑的地方。

閱讀理解

　　In November 1965, New York was blacked out by an electricity failure. The government officials promised that it would not happen again. Pessimists(悲觀者) were certain that it would occur again within five years at the lastest. In July 1977, there was a repeat performance which produced different degrees of disorder throughout the city of 8,000,000 people. In 1965, the failure occurred in the cool autumn and at a time of peace and good situation. In 1977, the failure was much more serious because it came when the number of people out of work was large and the city was suffering from one of its worst heat waves.

　　In 1965, there was little stealing during the darkness, and fewer than 100 people were caught by the police. In 1977, hundereds of stores were broken into and stolen. They broke shopwindows and helped themselves to jewellery, clothes or television sets, nearly 400 people were sent to the police but far more disappeared into the darkness of the night. The number of the policemen at hand was far from enough and they were wisely stopped from using their guns against the mobs(暴徒)that were far more than them and that included armed men.

　　Hospitals had to treat hundreds of people cut by glass from shop windows. Banks and most businesses remained closed the next day. The blackout started at 9:33 p. m. when lightning hit and knocked out vital cables(關(guān)鍵的電纜). Many stores were thus caught by surprise.

　　The vast majority of New Yorkers, however, tried to help strangers, handed out candles, and tried to get through the dark world without traffic lights, refrigerators, water and electrical power. For 24 hours, New York realized how helpless it was without electricity.

1．Look at the 1st paragraph, who were right, the government officials or the pessimists?

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2．In what way was the blackout of 1977 different from that of 1965?

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A．There was much more disorder.

B．This time the electricity supply failed.

C．It was quite unexpected.

D．It came in the cool autumn.

3．Why did many persons manage to escape the police?

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A．The police could not see them in the darkness.

B．Many of them carried guns.

C．There were not enough policemen to catch them all.

D．They were hidden inside big buildings.

4．The 1997 New York electricity failure lasted ________.

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根據(jù)每小題題后的漢語(yǔ)提示，以及句末括號(hào)內(nèi)的英語(yǔ)單詞完成句子，并將答案寫(xiě)在答題卡上的相應(yīng)題號(hào)后。
【小題1】This is the most instructive film              since I could remember. (see)
這是我懂事以來(lái)看過(guò)的最有教育意義的電影了。
【小題2】Don't be too hard on yourself.            what you have is the key to happiness.(content)
不要對(duì)自己太苛刻，滿(mǎn)足于你所擁有的是幸福的關(guān)鍵。
【小題3】Calm down for a while,      the complicated problems very soon. (simplify)
冷靜片刻你就會(huì)化繁為簡(jiǎn)了。
【小題4】The generation gap      for parents ,to understand their children's opinions.  (make)
代溝使得父母很難理解孩子們的想法。
【小題5】If you are unhappy with anything you have bought from us, we will gladly exchange your purchase, or give your money back,                    (prefer)
若您對(duì)從我們這買(mǎi)到的任何商品不滿(mǎn)意，我們將樂(lè)意為您更換或退款，您愿意哪種都行。
【小題6】A person with a severe mental health problem is              to have no close friends than the average. (likely)
有著嚴(yán)重心理疾病的人找不到知心朋友的可能性是普通人的四倍。
【小題7】Charles                   then as I met him in the supermarket five minutes ago.(clean)
查理那時(shí)不可能在清理房間，因?yàn)槲椅宸昼娗安旁诔�市碰到他�?br />【小題8】It is not how much we do but how much love we put into what we do                      our work most. (benefit)
讓我們的工作最受益的不是我們做多少，而是我們有多么熱愛(ài)自己所做的事。
【小題9】Seated in the studio                  , along with his two students, reoeiving the interview now．(be)
坐在錄音棚里的是這位教授和他的兩個(gè)學(xué)生，現(xiàn)正在接受采訪(fǎng)。
【小題10】The teacher was making every effort to clarify                  the students. (confuse)
這個(gè)老師正全力詮釋讓學(xué)生困惑的地方。

四、閱讀理解（本題有兩節(jié)，共16小題，每小題2分，共32分）
第一節(jié)：閱讀下列材料并做后面的題目。從所給的A, B, C, D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳答案。
A
Have you seen big dogs in stores or restaurants and wondered why they were there? Those dogs might have been guide dogs.
People who are blind sometimes use guide dogs called seeing-eyes dogs. These special dogs help people get around. They help them do everyday things. Some people who have hearing problems have hearing-ear dogs. These dogs tell their owners when an alarm clock goes off or when the doorbell rings.
Guide dogs learn to wear something on their backs called a harness. Their owner holds onto it. The dogs learn what words such as “l(fā)eft” and “right” mean. They learn to never take their owner into traffic.
Each guide dog trains for months. Then, it spends one month working with its future owner. At that time ,the owner and dog get to know one another and train together!
Because guide dogs are trained, they are welcome almost anywhere. So, the next time you are out, don’t be surprised if you see a dog. It might just be a guide dog!
46. ______ use guide dogs.
A. People who want dogs to play with     B. Babies
C. Anyone wants to                                D. People who cannot hear or cannot see
47. How long do guide dogs train?______
A. days           B. weeks                    C. months                     D. They don’t train
48. Guide dogs train with their owner for ______.
A. two days        B. one week               C. one month                D. one year
49. Guide dogs can go _______.
A. almost anywhere  B. only stores     C. anywhere but restaurants   D. only outside places