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第二部分阅读理解（共两节20小题；

每小题2分，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，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。

A

UnusualWaystoRingIntheNewYear

Denmark:

Smashingplates

Ifyoucameoutofyourfrontdoortofindalotofsmashed（破碎的）plates,youmightbeabitconfused.Butthat’sexactlywhatpeopleinDenmarkhopetofindaftermidnight,asitmeansgoodluck.So,ifyouwereDanish,youmightgoandsmashaplateonafriend’sdoorsteptobringgoodlucktohimorheroverthenext12months.

Finland:

Fortunetellingwithmetal

Incountries,includingFinland,thereisatraditionofmeltingaspecialmetalandthendroppingitintocoldwater.Themetalwillformashapewhenitcools.Peoplethentrytoreadtheshapeofthemetalthattellsthemsomethingabouttheirfuture.Forexample,ifitmakestheshapeofaflower,itcouldmeanthepersonwillhaveanunknownadmirerinthenextyear.

Spain:

Eatinggrapes

WhentheclockshitmidnightinSpain,you'

11findpeoplereachingforgrapes.Thisisbecausethereisatraditionofeatingonegrapeeachtimetheclockstrikesatmidnight.Theideaisthatthiswillbringyoutwelveluckymonthsintheyearahead.

SouthAmerica：

Walkingwithanemptysuitcase

InsomeSouthAmericancountries,onNewYear'

sEveyoumightseesomepeoplewalkingaroundwithanemptysuitcase.Somebelievethattakingwhatiscalleda“suitcasewalk”meanstheywillhaveayearfullofadventuresahead.

21.WhatwilltheSpanishdowhentheclockhitsmidnightintheNewYear?

A.Towalkwithanemptysuitcase.

B.Toeattwelvegrapes.

C.Tomeltaspecialmetal

D.Tosmashaplateonthedoorstep.

22.Whowillmeltaspecialmetalanddropitintocoldwaterwhenthenewyearcomes?

A.DanishB.SpanishC.FinnishD.SouthAmericans

23.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.Intheworld,waysarevarioustowelcomethenewyear.

B.NewYear'

sDayisafestivalwhichisworthcelebrating.

C.Peoplehopeforluckwhentheclockstrikesatmidnight.

D.Therearesomeunusualwaystoringinthenewyear.

B

Beingblindistoughinanycase.ButthingswereevenharderforSrikanthBollawhowasborninasmallvillageinIndia,wherethecommonbeliefwasthatkidswithdisabilitieswere“ofnouse”andtherefore,betteroffdead.Fortunately,Srikanth'

sparentslovedtheirsonandrefusedtogivehimup.Instead,theyencouragedtheblindboytodreambigandreachforthestar.

Srikanthdidnotdisappointhisparents.Thenowtwenty-four-year-oldisthefounderCEOofBollantIndustries.

Ofcourse,gettingherewasnoteasy.BeingbothblindandpoormeantthatSrikanthhadtofacehardchallenges.Asayoungboy,Srikanthattendedaregularschoolnearhishome.Unfortunately,thestudentsandteachersdidn'

tquitelikehimbecauseofhisdisability.Asaresult,theyoungboywaslargelyignoredandoftenspenttheentiredayalone.

ConcernedthiswouldholdbackSrikanth'

sdevelopment,hisfamilydecidedtosendhimtoaspecialneedsschoolinHyderabad.Sureenough,theyoungboysoonrosetothetopofhisclass,earningawardsinspeechanddebatecompetitions.ButSrikanthwaspreventedfromstudyingscienceswhenhereachedl0thgrade,becauseitwasthoughttoo“dangerous”forablindstudent.Notonetogiveup,Srikanthtooklegalactionandbecamethefirstblindstudentinthecountryallowedtostudysciences.

Later,aftergraduatingfromtheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,SrikanthsetupBollantIndustriesin2012.Forjustfouryears,ithasbecomeapowerhousewithover450employees,70%ofwhomarephysicallychallenged.

Beingdisableddoesn'

tmeanbeingunable.“Iftheworldlooksatmeandsays,‘Srikanth,youcandonothing,’IwilllookbackattheworldandsayIcandoanyhing.”theyoungmansays.

24.WhyhasSrikanthbeensenttoaspecialschool?

A.Hisparentsbecamericherthanbefore.

B.Thisschoolwasfreefordisabledstudents.

C.Hewassentawaybytheregularschool.

D.Hecouldbetreatedequallythere.

25.WhatcanknowaboutSrikanthfromthetext?

A.Hewasborninapoorvillage.

B.Hisparentswerestrictwithhiminhisstudy.

C.Hecaredaboutdisabledpeople.

D.Hewaslovedbythevillagerswhenhewasyoung.

26.WhatwordscanbestdescribeSrikanth?

A.activeandhonest.B.patientandcareful.

C.intelligentanddetermined.D.kindbutstubborn.

27.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.ChancesAreEverywhere

B.NoChallenges,NoSuccess

C.BigDreamMakesaDifference

D.DisabilityDoesn’tMeanBeingUnable

C

Donaldwasnotverygoodatmaths.Hecouldnotunderstandtheteacher’sexplanations.Evenwhentheteacherexplainedsomethingasecondtime,Donaldstillcouldnotunderstandit.“Nevermind,”Donaldtold