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第一部分阅读理解（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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

A 

IpaidavisittoCambridgelastJanuary. 

Thoughthetriptookme5hoursanditrainedthewholedaywithstrongwindsthere,thetowndeservedavisit. 

Thebusstartedat6:

10a.m.Itstoppedat4airportsbeforewefinallyarrived,whichwastedmore 

timethanweexpected.Tiredwithlongsitting,onepassengerstooduptorelaxhisnumbedlegs.Thedriveraskedhimtositdownbutinvain.Sohepulledupandsaidseriously,"

Eitheryougetofforsit 

down."

Tohim,safetyisthefirstpolicy. 

Cambridgeconsistsofnearlythirtycolleges. 

Theoldestpartoftheuniversitywasbuiltinthe13thcenturywhilethenewestwasfoundedinthemid1960s.Thenumberofthestudentsissogreatthatmanystudentsliveinlodgings（出租房）andmoveintocollegefortheirfinalyear. 

Cambridgeiscalledauniversitytownbecausethereisnoclearseparationbetweentheuniversity 

buildingsandtherestofthecity.Theuniversityisnotjustonepartofthetown;

itisalloverthetown.TheheartofCambridgehasshops,pubs,andsupermarkets,butmostofitisuniversity-colleges,departments,libraries,clubsandotherplacesforuniversitystaffandstudents.Studentsfilltheshops,cafes,banksand 

churches,makingtheseaswellpartoftheuniversity. 

Withover10,000undergraduatesandpostgraduates,thetownisabusyplaceindeed.Studentshere 

arenotallowedtokeepcars.Ifyouhappentobewalkinginthestreetduringabreak,betterstopamomenttoavoidtheboilingseaofbicycleshurryinginalldirections,carryingstudentsfromonecollegeorlectureroomtoanother. 

1.Thewriterbelievedthatthetriptookmoretimebecauseof________

A.badweather 

B.unexpectedstopsofthebusC.onepassenger 

D.anaccidentontheway

2.WhyisCambridgecalledauniversitytown?

A.Ithas10,000undergraduatesandpostgraduates. 

B.Therearenearlythirtycollegesinthetown. 

C.Allthestudentsandstaffliveinthetown. 

D.Theuniversityandtownarefullycombined. 

3.ItcanbeinferredthatmostCambridgestudentstake________astheirfirstmeansoftransport. 

A.boats 

B.cars 

C.bicycles 

D.buses

B

WhenIwasababy,Ientertainedyouandmadeyoulaugh.WheneverIwas“bad”,you'

dshakeyourfingeratmeandask,“Howcouldyou?

”--butthenyou'

dgiveup,androllmeoverforabellyscratchandIbelievedthatlifecouldnotbeanymoreperfect.

Myhousetrainingwasalongprocess,becauseyouwereterriblybusy,butweworkedonthattogether.Wewentforlongwalks,runsintheparkandcarrides.Westoppedforicecream.Itooklongnapsinthesunwaitingforyoutocomehomeattheendoftheday.

Gradually,youbeganspendingmoretimeatworkandonyourcareer,andmoretimesearchingforahumanmate.Eventually,youfellinlove.She,nowyourwife,isnotadogperson,butIstillwelcomedherintoourhome.Iwashappybecauseyouwerehappy.ThenthehumanbabiescamealongandIsharedyourexcitement,Iwasfascinatedbytheirpinkness,howtheysmelled,andIwantedtomotherthemtoo.YourwifewasafraidIwouldbitethem.Butnevertheless,astheybegantogrow,Ibecametheirfriend.

Now,youhaveanewjobinanothercityandyouandtheywillbemovingtoanapartmentthatdoesnotallowpets.You'

vemadetherightdecisionforyour“family”,buttherewasatimewhenIwasyouronlyfamily.

Iwasexcitedaboutthecarrideuntilwearrivedatthedogpound.Itsmelledofdogsandcats,offear,ofhopelessness.Youfilledoutthepaperworkandsaid,“Iknowyouwillfindagoodhomeforher.”Theyshruggedandgaveyouapainedlook.Thechildrenwereintearsastheywavedmegoodbye.And“Howcouldyou?

”weretheonlythreewordsthatsweptovermymind.

Isitbettertolivewithhopeorwithouthope?

Atfirst,wheneveranyonepassedmypen（围栏）,Irushedtothefront,hopingitwasyou,thatyouhadchangedyourmindandthatthiswasallabaddream.

Mybelovedmaster,Iwillthinkofyouandwaitforyouforever.Ihopeyoureceivemorefaithfulnessfromyourfamilythanyoushowedtome.

4.Whotellsthisstory?

A.Adog. 

B.Achild. 

C.Adog'

sowner. 

D.Adogtrainer

5.Whydidthedog'

sownertakehisdogtothepound?

A.Hehadanewbornbaby. 

B.Hiswifedidnotlikethedog.

C.Hewasmovingintoanewbuilding. 

D.Hethoughtthedogtootroublesome.

6.Whichistrueaboutthedogwhenitlivedatthepound?

A.Ithopedtobeadoptedbyanotherfamily. 

B.Itcontinuedtoloveitsformerowner.

C.Itdidnottrusthumansanymore. 

D.Itwasexcitedaboutthepound.

7.Whatisthethemeofthestory?

A.Bereadyforchanges. 

B.Neverexpecttoomuch.

C.Nevercomplainaboutyourlife. 

D.Befaithfultothosewholoveyou.

C

WhenIwasyoungIwantedtobeamodel，sowhenanationalcontestwasstaged，Iconvincedmyparentstotakemeforanaudition（试演）.IwasselectedandtoldIhadpotential．Theysaidthatforonly$900Icouldattendaweekendeventwhichdozensofthemostprestigious（有声望的）modelingagenciesfromaroundtheworldwouldattend．Atl3，myhopesoffameandfortunecloudedalljudgmentandIbeggedmyparentstoletmego．Wehave 

neverbeenrich，buttheysawmyenthusiasmandagreed．

Iimaginedbeingsignedbysomefamousmodelcompanies．Formonths，anyboredomordisappointmentIfacedwaspushedasidebecauseIknewIwouldsoonhavethechancetobearealmodel．IthoughtIwouldgracethecoversoffamousmagazines!

Ofcourse，Iwasn’tsigned，butwhathurtthemostwasbeingtoldthatifIgrewto5'

9”（about1．75metres）Icouldbeasuccess．Iprayedforagrowthspurt（冲刺）becauseIcouldnotimaginegivingupmydream．Imadeanappointmentwithalocalmodelingagencyandtheagentdemanded$500forclasses．$500foraphotoshootand$300forotherexpenses．Myparentsonlyagreedafterhoursandhoursofmebegging．

Theagencysentmeoutonafewauditions，butwitheverydayIdidn’treceiveacall，Igrewmoredepressed．

ThefinalstrawcameinJulyafterIhaddecidedtofocusoncommercialmodeling．TherewasanopencallinNewYorkCity．Wespenthoursdrivingandanotherfewhourswaiting,onlytobetoldthatIwastooshort．Iwasdevastated（感到难以承受的）．

Yearslater，IrealizedthatthetriptoNewYorkwasgoodasitmademenoticeIdidn’tactuallylovemodeling，justtheideaofit．IwantedtobespecialandIwasinnocentlydeterminedtoreachanimpossiblegoal．Theexperiencehasmademestrongerandthatwillhelpmeinthefuture．

8．What’sthemainreasonwhytheauthorwantedtobeamodel?

A．Shewonanationalcontest．B．Shewantedtogetreputationandwealth．

C．Shewasurgedbysomemodelingagencies．D．Shehadfullpotentialtobeasuccessfulmodel．

9．Whatwasitthatmadetheauthorendherattempttobecomeamodel?

A．Herparentswerestronglyagainstit．B．Sherealizedthatitwasimpossibleforher．

C．Evenalocalmodelingagencyturnedherdown．D．Shedidn’tactuallylovetheideaofmodeling．

10．Theunderlinedphrase‘'

Thefinalstraw”probablymeans__________.

A．therefusalinspiteofherlonghoursofwaitingandworking

B．thefinalresultthatshewasadmiredbythemodelcompany

C．thefinalauditiongivenbythefamousagency

D．thedecisionshemadeatlastnottobeamodel

11．Whatdidtheauthorlearnfromherexperienceofstrugglingtobeamodel?

A．Wherethere’sawill，there’saway．B．Beingamodelisnotthateasy． 

C．Weshouldhaveourownjudgmentandshouldnotjustfollowothers．

D．Wemightsetunpracticalgoalsbuttheexperiencesreallyhelpusgrow．

D

CanyonlandsNationalParkisafamoustouristattractioninUtahwherevisitorscanseearches（拱门）andotherbeautifulrockformations.

CanyonlandsNationalParkisawild,lonelyareaofrocks,riversanddesertplants.OnlyNativeAmericans,cowboys,andexplorersenteredthisareabeforetheparkwassetupin1964.Eventoday,itisdifficulttowalkorridethroughthepark.Theroadsarestillmadeofdirt.Drivingrequiresaspecialvehicle.TheNationalParkServicesaysCanyon－landsNationalParkiswildAmerica.

Riverscreatedtheareaastheycutrocksintomanydifferentformations.AtthecenteroftheparkaretwodeepcanyonscarvedbytheGreenandColoradoRivers.Threeareasthatsurroundtheseriversareincludedinthepark.

OneoftheseareasiscalledtheMazeDistrict.Thisareaincludesrockartmadebypeoplewholivedtheremorethan2,000yearsago.YetmanypeopletodaycannotseetheMazeDistrictbecauseitissodifficulttoreach.TheareaisoneoftheloneliestandwildestareasintheUnitedStates.

AnotherareaoftheparkiscalledtheNeedles.Itincludeslong,thin,redandwhiterocksthatreachhighintotheairlikefingersonahand.

AgoodwaytoseealltheareasofCanyonlandsNationalParkistoflyoverit.Aonehourtripinasmallairplanemakesitpossibletoseethepark'

sredrocks,archesandflatareaswhereancientIndianpeopleoncelived.

Fromhighintheair,visitorscanclearlyseethethirdareaofthepark--ahighbroadflatrockknownastheIslandintheSky.Theislandwasformedbetweenthetworivers.

AnotherinterestingformationiscalledtheUpheavalDome.Thisisahugeholeaboutfourhundredandfiftymetersdeepandonepointfivekilometerswide.Itisconsideredto