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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
AfewyearsagoIwasdiagnosedwithcancer.ItwasthemostdifficulttimeIhaveeverfaced.Ithinkitwasmysenseofhumorthatallowedmetoholdonmysanity.Likemanypeoplewhohavegonethroughchemotherapy.IlostallofmyhairandIwasbaldasagolfball.Ihadalwaysenjoyedwearinghats,soIorderedseveralspecialhatswiththehairalreadyattached.ItwaseasyandIneverhadtoworryabouthowmyhairlooked.
Ihavealwaysbeenabiggolffan.Atonepointduringmycancertreatments,myhusbandJohnandIdecidedtogetawayfromthecoldMinnesotawinterandtakeatriptoScottsdale,Arizona.TherewasaseniorPGAToureventcalledTheTraditionbeingplayed,whichseemedlikejustthetickettoliftmyspirits.
Thefirstdayofthetournamentbroughtoutahugecrowd.Itwasabeautifulday,andIwasinheaven.Iwasstandingandwatchingmythreefavoritegolfersintheworldapproachtheteebox:
JackNicklaus,RaymondFloydandTomWeiskoph.Justastheyarrivedattheteebox,theunimaginablehappened.Ahugegustofwindcameupfromoutofnowhereandblewmyhatandhairrightoffmyheadandintothemiddleofthefairway!
Thethousandsofspectatorsliningthefairwayfellintoanawkwardsilence,alleyesfixedonme.Evenmygolfidolswerewatchingme,asmyhairwasrightintheirflightpath.Iwasmortified!
IknewIcouldn’tjuststandthere.Someonehadtodosomethingtogetthingsmovingagain.SoItookadeepbreathandwentoutintothemiddleofthefairway.Igrabbedmyhatandhair,nestledthembackonmyheadasbestIcould.ThenIturnedtothegolfersandloudlyannounced:
“Gentlemen,thewindisblowingfromlefttoright.”
Theysaidthelaughtercouldbeheardallthewaytothenineteenthhole.
21.Fromthepassage,wecanseethattheauthoris_____
A.pessimisticB.optimisticC.warm-heartedD.shy
22.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“mortified”inParagraph5mean?
A.calmB.excitedC.worriedD.embarrassed
23.What’stheauthor’saimtosaytheunderlinedsentence?
A.togiveaweatherreport
B.totellthegentlemenhowtheunimaginablehappened
C.toreducetheembarrassmentandgetthingsmovingagain
D.It’sjustajoke
B
SanFranciscohasitscablecars.SeattlehasitsSpaceNeedle.And,Longviewhasitssquirrelbridge.Thebridge,whichhasattractedinternationalattention,isnowalocallandm
ark.
TheNuttyNarrowsBridgewasbuiltin1963byalocalbuilder,AmosPeters,togivesquirrelsawaytocrossthebusyroadwithoutgettingflattenedbypassingcars.
TheoriginalbridgewasbuiltoverOlympiaWayonthewestedgeofthelibrarygrounds.Beforethebridgewasbuilt,squirrelshadtoavoidtraffictoandfromtheParkPlazaofficebuildingwhereofficestaffputoutanuttyfeastforthesquirrels.Manytimes,PetersandotherswhoworkedinandnearParkPlazawitnessedsquirrelsbeingrunover.
OnedayPetersfoundadeadsquirrelwithanutstillinitsmouth,andthatday'
scoffeebreakdiscussionturnedintosquirrelsafety.ThegroupofbusinessmencookedupthesquirrelbridgeideaandformedacommitteetoasktheblessingoftheCityCouncil(市政会).TheCouncilapproved,andCouncilwomanBessLaRivierejokinglynamedthebridge“NuttyNarrows.”
Afterarchitectsdesignedthebridge,AmosPetersandBillHutchstartedconstruction.Theybuiltthe60footbridgefromaluminumandlengthsoffirehose(消防水带).Itcost$1,000.
Itdidn'
ttakelongbeforereportsofsquirrelsusingthebridgestarted.Squirrelswereevenseenguidingtheiryoungandteaching_them_the_ropes.Thestorywaspickedupbythemedia,andNuttyNarrowsbecameknowninnewspapersallovertheworld.
In1983,after20yearsofuse,Peterstookdownthewornoutbridge.Repairsweremadeandcrosspieceswerereplaced.ThefadedsignwasrepaintedandinJuly1983,hundredsofanimalloversattendedthecompletionceremonyofthenewbridge.
Petersdiedin1984,andatenfootwoodensquirrelsculpturewasplacednearthebridgeinmemoryofitsbuilderandhisdevotiontotheproject.
24.TheNuttyNarrowsBridgewasbuiltinorderto________.
A.offersquirrelsaplacetoeatnuts
B.setupalocallandmark
C.helpimprovetraffic
D.protectsquirrels
25.Whathappenedoverthecoffeebreakdiscussion?
A.ThecommitteegottheCouncil'
sblessing.
B.Thesquirrelbridgeideawasborn.
C.Acouncilwomannamedthebridge.
D.Asquirrelwasfounddead.
26.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“teachingthemtheropes”probablymeaninthetext?
A.Passingthemarope.
B.Directingthemtostorefoodforwi
nter.
C.Teachingthemalesson.
D.Showingthemhowtousethebridge.
27.Whichofthefollowingistrueofthesquirrelb