第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)

　　第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　A

　　One day when some government officials were rebuilding a barn, they found a mouse hole in a corner and used smoke to make the mice inside the hole come out. A while later they saw mice running out, one after another. Then, everyone thought that all the mice had run away. But they saw two mice squeezing out at the mouth of the hole. They did their best to get out. However, it was strange that after they came out of the hole, they did not run away immediately. Instead, one ran after the other near the mouth of the hole. It seemed that one was trying to bite the tail of the other one.

　　Everyone was puzzled, so they came nearer to take a look. They realized that one of the mice was blind, and the other was trying to allow the blind mouse to bite his tail so that he could pull the blind one with him to run away.

　　During the meal time, the group of people sat down in a circle and started to talk about the two mice. One serious American official said, “I think the relationship between those two mice was that of king and guard.”

　　A smart French said, “I think the relationship between those two mice was that of husband and wife.”

　　A Japanese said, “I think the relationship between those two mice was that of mother and son.”

　　At that moment, one Chinese asked, “Why did those two mice have a certain relationship？”

　　Suddenly, the group looked back at the Chinese. The American official, the French and the Japanese who had spoken earlier all lowered their heads in shame, and did not answer.

　　In fact, the true love is not built on friendship or blood relationship. Instead, it is based on no relationship.

　　21．The two mice didn't go away immediately because ________.

　　A. one was playing with the other

　　B. one was trying to help the blind one

　　C. they were not afraid of smoke

　　D. the mouth of the hole was too small

　　22．All the officials felt ________ when they saw the two mice.

　　A. sad     B. nervous

　　C. surprised      D. happy

　　23．Which of the following is NOT true?

　　A. There were many mice in the mouse hole.

　　B. After the meal the officials began to talk about the two mice.

　　C. All the officials felt shamed when hearing the Chinese's words.

　　D. The government officials came from different countries.

　　答案：

　　本文是一篇记叙文，通过两只老鼠的故事讲述了一个道理：真正的爱不是建立在友谊或血缘关系之上的，而是建立在没有任何关系的人们之间，这才是大爱。

　　21．解析：细节理解题。从文章第二段可得出，一只老鼠想帮助另一只瞎的老鼠，所以没有直接跑掉，故选B。A是一只老鼠在和另一只老鼠玩；C是它们不害怕烟；D是洞口太小，这三个选项均与本文内容不符。

　　答案：B

　　22．解析：细节理解题。由第二段开头“Everyone was puzzled ...”可知，他们对这两只老鼠的行为感到迷惑，也就是惊讶，故选C。

　　答案：C

　　23．解析：细节理解题。根据第三段开头“During the meal time, the group of people sat down in a circle and started to talk about the two mice.”可判断，他们是在吃饭的时间谈论的，而不是饭后，故答案是B。A是洞里有很多老鼠；C是当中国官员的话说完之后，所有的官员感到非常惭愧；D是这些官员来自不同国家，都符合文章意思。

　　答案：B

　　B

　　Education is not an end, but a means to an end. In other words, we do not educate children only for the purpose of educating them. Our purpose is to fit them for life.

　　In some modern countries it has for some time been fashionable to think that by free education for all — whether rich or poor, clever or stupid－one can solve all the problems of society and build a perfect nation. But we can already see that free education for all is not enough; we find in such countries a far larger number of people with university degrees; they refuse to do what they think “low” work; and in fact, work with hands is thought to be dirty and shameful in such countries. But we have only to think a moment to understand that the work of a completely uneducated farmer is far more important than that of a professor; we can live without education, but we die if we have no food.

　　If no one cleaned our streets and took the rubbish away from our houses, we should get terrible diseases in our towns.

　　In fact, when we say that all of us must be educated to fit us for life, it means that we must be educated in such a way that, firstly, each of us can do whatever work suited to his brain and ability, and secondly, we can realize that all jobs are necessary to society, and that is very bad to be ashamed of one's work. Only such a type of education can be considered valuable to society.

　　24．The writer of the passage thinks that ________.

　　A．education can settle most of the world's problems

　　B．free education for all probably leads to a perfect  world

　　C．free education won't help to solve social problems

　　D．all the social problems can't be solved by  education

　　25．The writer wants to prove that ________.

　　A．our society needs all kinds of jobs

　　B．our society needs free education for all

　　C．a farmer is more important than a professor

　　D．people with university degree refuse to do what they think “low” work

　　26．According to the passage, which statement is TRUE?

　　A．Work with hands is dirty and shameful.

　　B．Work with hands is low work.

　　C．Work with hands is the most important work.

　　D．We can't regard work with hands as low work.

　　27．The purpose of education is ________.

　　A．to choose a system of education

　　B．to prepare children mainly for their future work

　　C．to let everyone receive education fit for him

　　D．to build a perfect world

　　本文谈论了作者对教育的看法，探讨了教育的目的和作用。

　　24．解析：推理判断题。文章第一段作者就提到教育的目的不是单纯地教孩子，而是为了让他们适应生活，后面也论证了教育以适应生活为目的，可见教育并不能解决所有问题。

　　答案：D

　　25．解析：主旨大意题。根据第二、三段可知，作者认为工作没有贵贱之分，社会需要各种职业。

　　答案：A

　　26．解析：推理判断题。根据第二段和最后一段可知，靠双手劳动并不低贱，我们也不应该有这种想法。

　　答案：D

　　27．解析：主旨大意题。教育的目的是为了更好地适应生活。A、C两项在文中指出教育不是目的，不是为了教育而教育；D项是某些国家想通过教育建立完美民族。

　　答案：B

　　C

　　Many years ago，in a beautiful and quiet village，there lived a happy family，a father，a mother and their lovely children.The happy couple had always raised cucumbers and made sweet pickles(盐汁) together.The husband just loved to watch things grow.Thus he spent his winters studying the seed catalogues to get the best possible cucumbers.The whole family enjoyed preparing the soil，planting and caring for the plants.His wife loved to make sweet pickles.She studied the best recipes and the best methods of preparing and preserving them.They were such a happy family and all their visitors went home with a jar of their famous pickles.People were surprised at this family that had found a project to do together.

　　Finally，the man died.The next spring all the children returned home.They said to their mother，“We know how much you love making pickles，so we are going to prepare the garden and plant them for you.”The mother smiled and said，“Thanks a lot，children，but you don't have to do any planting, for I really don't enjoy making pickles.I did that only because your father loved to grow the cucumbers so much.”The children were all surprised，but the youngest son was upset，because the father had told him that he really didn't like growing cucumbers，but only did it to please the mother!

　　28．The mother used to make sweet pickles because she________.

　　A．loved to make sweet pickles

　　B．made a living by doing it

　　C．wanted to please her husband

　　D．wanted to please her children

　　29．Why was the youngest son upset?

　　A．Because both his parents did what they really didn't like.

　　B．Because his father couldn't plant cucumbers any longer.

　　C．Because his mother wouldn't like to make pickles any longer.

　　D．Because nobody cared for their garden any longer.

　　30．From the passage，we can infer both the couple________.

　　A．lead a very hard life

　　B．love eating cucumbers

　　C．loved each other very much

　　D．knew what each other liked doing

　　31．We can best described the passage is________.

　　A．funny  B．moving

　　C．puzzling  D．interesting

　　答案：

　　沟通是人与人之间一座心灵的桥梁，它能以最温柔的力量化解隔膜与误会，让连接心灵的彩虹更美丽。

　　28．解析：细节理解题。文章最后一段提到母亲并不喜欢做泡菜，她做泡菜的目的是看到她丈夫喜欢种黄瓜，因此答案是C。

　　答案：C

　　29．解析：细节理解题。最后一段提到父亲曾告诉儿子，他并不喜欢种黄瓜，他种黄瓜的目的是取悦于妻子，因此答案是A。

　　答案：A

　　30．解析：推理判断题。文章最后一段提到母亲并不喜欢做泡菜，她做泡菜的目的是看到她丈夫喜欢种黄瓜；父亲并不喜欢种黄瓜，他种黄瓜的目的是取悦于妻子，因此可推断出答案是C。

　　答案：C

　　31．解析：推理判断题。父亲和母亲都做着自己不太喜欢的事，其唯一目的是为了取悦对方，让对方高兴，因此，这个故事很令我们感动。

　　答案：B

　　D

　　“To seek happiness is to look for it，”was once said by famous French author Jules Renard.Look for it？Sure ...but don't take a lifetime trying，especially if it's well within your reach but you're just too blind to see it.Discover the three keys to happiness that you have already understood，but that you were just too afraid to explore.

　　1．Accepting Yourself

　　The idea of happiness is difficult to grasp if you are not at peace with yourself.Too many of us ignore how to achieve inner serenity.Right now，however，you must accept yourself as you are and try not to feel regret.Your next step will be to improve your attitude for tomorrow，for the next day，for the day after that，and so forth.

　　By beginning to accept reality，you will eventually come to the final point of true happiness.Only when you are at peace with yourself will you finally be able to admit that you are，in fact，a happy person.

　　2．Forgiving Others

　　Forgiving others is a true show of humanity(人性) which also allows us to feel more at ease.When you learn to forgive，you also learn to keep a firm hold on your life.This is why，that，to forgive is to open the doors of personal satisfaction.Yet you simply open your mind to answering：“Do I really want to allow my anger to grow and eat me from the inside out？”

　　3．Helping Your Neighbor

　　When a friend or acquaintance seems to be suffering from a severe state of depression，it's quite easy to help him or her out of the trouble.The best attitude to have in this instance is to make him or her understand that he or she is not alone.

　　If you come to the rescue of a friend in need，you'll feel a lot more at peace with yourself.You will feel highspirited by knowing that someone is looking at life on the brighter side thanks to your kind words.

　　32．Who said“To seek happiness is to look for it”？

　　A．Jules Renard.  B．Serge Gainsburg.

　　C．Shakespeare.  D．Milton.

　　33．The best title for the passage is“________”．

　　A．Accepting yourself

　　B．Forgiving others

　　C．Helping your neighbor

　　D．The three keys to happiness

　　34．The underlined word“serenity”in Paragraph 2 probably means________.

　　A．silence  B．peacefulness

　　C．nervousness  D．excitement

　　35．If a friend is suffering from depression，the best attitude for you to have is________.

　　A．to help him out of the trouble

　　B．to make him understand that he is not alone

　　C．to kick that person

　　D．to burden him with your own problems

　　答案：

　　沟通是人与人之间一座心灵的桥梁，它能以最温柔的力量化解隔膜与误会，让连接心灵的彩虹更美丽。

　　28．解析：细节理解题。文章最后一段提到母亲并不喜欢做泡菜，她做泡菜的目的是看到她丈夫喜欢种黄瓜，因此答案是C。

　　答案：C

　　29．解析：细节理解题。最后一段提到父亲曾告诉儿子，他并不喜欢种黄瓜，他种黄瓜的目的是取悦于妻子，因此答案是A。

　　答案：A

　　30．解析：推理判断题。文章最后一段提到母亲并不喜欢做泡菜，她做泡菜的目的是看到她丈夫喜欢种黄瓜；父亲并不喜欢种黄瓜，他种黄瓜的目的是取悦于妻子，因此可推断出答案是C。

　　答案：C

　　31．解析：推理判断题。父亲和母亲都做着自己不太喜欢的事，其唯一目的是为了取悦对方，让对方高兴，因此，这个故事很令我们感动。

　　答案：B

　　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。

　　Do you feel nervous as your teacher hands out exam papers? A lot of people get nervous when taking a test. It's natural to feel some stress when taking tests. The following tips can help you overcome fear.

　　__36__ It sounds like a no－brainer, but if you're sure of the information, you'll have fewer reasons to be worried.

　　Get enough sleep the night before the test. __37__  In a scientific study, people who got enough sleep before taking a math test did better than those who stayed up all night studying.

　　__38__  As the teacher hands out exam papers, you should listen carefully to find out what the teacher is saying. Make sure you know what's expected of you.

　　Focus on addressing one question at a time. When taking a test, don't get stuck if you don't know an answer. __39__ Or you can just skip over the question and come back to it after you've answered other questions.

　　Read the exam paper through first. Once you have the exam paper in front of you, read over the entire exam paper, checking out how long it is and all the parts you are expected to complete. This will allow you to estimate how much time you have for each section and ask the teacher any question.__40__

　　Relax. If you're too nervous, you should relax yourself. Of course you can't get up and move around during a test, but you can take a deep breath, or picture yourself on a beach or some other calm places.

　　Have you finished already? Although most teachers will let you hand the exam paper in early, it's usually a good idea to spend any extra time checking over your work. You can add some details to the answers you have written.

　　A．Listen closely to any instruction.

　　B．Make sure you've studied properly.

　　C．Search for the information you need.

　　D．Instead, answer the best way you can.

　　E．Good sleep is the key to maintaining good health.

　　F．Your brain will work much better if you've had enough rest.

　　G．If something seems unclear before you start, don't hesitate to ask.

　　答案：

　　本文是一篇说明文，作者就如何克服考试前的紧张情绪提出了一些建议。

　　36．解析：本空后面这句话的大意：这一点看似简单，但是如果你确信这一点，你就没有那么多担心的理由了。由此可推断出此处选B，表示确保已经为考试作好了准备。

　　答案：B

　　37．解析：根据前一句“Get enough sleep the night before the test.”可知，本段与睡眠有关，结合选项可知应选F。如果睡眠充足，你的大脑就会更好地工作。

　　答案：F

　　38．解析：本段中的“listen carefully to find out what the teacher is saying”和“Make sure you know what's expected of you.”暗示此处选A。A项为本段的主题句。

　　答案：A

　　39．解析：根据上一句“不要被某个难题所困”可知此处选D。此处表示“相反，要用最好的方式答题”，这与下面一句“或者跳过那个你不会的题，等答完其他的题后再来处理”相呼应。

　　答案：D

　　40．解析：根据语境可知，拿到试卷要先看一遍，如果遇到不清楚的地方，要询问老师。

　　答案：G