第二部分阅读(共两节,满分50分》
第一节阅读理解(共20小题,每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下列四篇短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选岀最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
RecentlyareallystrangethinghappenedatWuhanLiangdaojieMiddleSchoolinHubei.Over600Junior1and2studentsattheschooltookpartina"caringforanegglikeababy',activity.Theywereaskedtokeepaneggcloseathandforamonthwithoutbreakingit
"It'shardforparentstobringuptheirchildrenbutmanystudentstaketheirparents9loveforgranted?
"saidLiuKang,theschooFsdirecto匚"Wewantedthemtolearnthatlessonbytakingcareofaneggasababy]
LiMingxuanisoneofthestudents.Hiseggdicingbreakduringthemonth,buthefeltexhausted."Youhadtoputsomuchattentiontoit「saidthe13-year-oldboy,Tnowunderstandhowmuchmyparentshavedoneforme.Fllpreparethemaglass
ofmilktohelpthemsleepbettereverynight/9
NoteveryonewasasluckyasLi.Morethan450ofthe600studentsbroketheireggs.
YanYuemingbrokehisegginjustfivedays,whichmadehimveryfrustrated.Hesaid,Tcan,timaginehowsadmyparentswouldbeiftherewassomethingwrongwithme,their'egg'!
"IwanttoreturntheirloveandFllhelpthemwithchoreseveryday:
promisedthe13-year-oldboy.
26.LiMingxuanfeltveryduringthismonth.
A.frustratedE・sadC.exhaustedD.happy
27.werebrokeninthemonthduringthisactivity.
A.NoeggsB.AlltheeggsC.600eggsD.Morethan450eggs
28.Accordingtothisarticle,weknowafterthisactivityYanYuemingwill.
A.helphisparentswithchoreseveryday
B.preparehisparentsaglassofmilktohelpthemsleepbetter
C.notbreaktheeggsanymore
D.begladtohelpothers
29.Theaimofthisactivityisto.
A.teachthestudentstobemorecareful
B.teachthestudentstheeggsarefragile(易碎的)
C.teachthestudentstounderstandtheirparents
D.teachthestudentstolovetheirteachers
30.Whatcanweinfer(推断)fromthearticle?
A.Thestudentsalwaysarguewithparentsathome.
B.ThestudentsdorTtstudyhardatschool.
C.ThestudentsdorTtlikethisactivity
D.Thestudentslearntolovetheirparentsthroughthisactivity.
B
Aneight-year-oldchildheardherparentstalkingaboutherlittlebrother.Allsheknewwasthathewasverysickandtheyhadnomoney.Onlyaveryexpensiveoperationcouldsavehimnowandtherewasnoonetolendthemthemoney.
Whensheheardherdaddysaytohertearfulmother,“Onlyamiraclecansavehimnow,”thelittlegirlwenttoherbedroomandpulledhermoneyfromitshidingplaceandcounteditcarefully.
Shehurriedtoadrugstorewiththemoneyinherhand.
“Andwhatdoyouwant?
99askedthesalesman."It^sformylittlebrother/^thegirlanswered."He^sreally,reallysickandIwanttobuyamiracle]“Pardon?
”saidthe
salesman.
“MybrotherAndrewhassomethingbadgrowinginsidehisheadandmydaddysaysonlyamiraclecansavehim.Sohowmuchdoesamiraclecost?
,'"Wedon'tsellamiraclehere,child.Fmsorry/7thesalesmansaidwithasmile.
"Listen,ifitisrftenough,Icantryandgetsomemore.Justtellmehowmuchitcosts:
Awell-dressedmanhearditandasked,"Whatkindofmiracledoesyourbrotherneed?
"
Tdon9tknow/7sheansweredwithhereyesfulloftears."He,sreallysickandmumsaysheneedsanoperation.ButmydaddycarTtpayforit,soIhavebroughtallmymoney?
9
"Howmuchdoyouhave?
^askedtheman."$1.11,butIcantryandgetsomemore,"sheanswered.
"Well,whataluck,”smiledtheman,"$1.11,thepriceofamiracleforlittlebrothers.^
Hetookupthegirl'shandandsaid,“Takemetowhereyoulive.Iwanttoseeyourbrotherandmeetyourparents.LettseeifIhavethekindofmiracleyouneed/9
Thatwell-dressedmanwasDrCarltonArmstrong,afamousdoctor.Theoperationwassuccessfulanditwasn^tlongbeforeAndrewwashomeagain.
Howmuchdidthemiraclecost?
31•WhatwasthetroubleinthelittlegirPsfamily?
A.HerbrotherwasseriouslyilLB.Theyhadnomoney.
C.Nothingcouldsaveherbrother.D.BothAandB.
32.Intheeyeofthelittlegirl,amiraclemightbe•
A.somethinginterestingB.somethingbeautiful
C.somewonderfulmedicineD.somegoodfood
33.Thelittlegirlsaidagainandagain"・・・Icantryandgetsomemore:
That
shows•
A.shehadstillkeptsomemoney
B•shehopednottoberefused
C.therewasnoneedtowoiTyaboutmoney
D・shethoughtmoneywaseasytoget
34.Whatmadethemiraclehappen?
A-ThegirFsloveforherbrotherB.Thegirfsmoney
C.ThemedicinefromthedrugstoreD・Nobodycantell
35.Fromthepassagewecaninfer(推断)that.
A.thedoctordidn?
taskforanypay
B•amiracleissuretohappenifyoukeepon
C.thelittlegirlislovelybutnotsoclever
D.thedoctorhadgreatsympathyforthegirl'slittlebrother
c
Somechildrenarenatural-bornbosses.Theyhaveastrongneedtomakedecisions,managetheirenvironment,andleadratherthanfollow.StephenJackson,aYearOnestudent,"operatesunderthetheoryofwhaFsmineismineandwhat^syoursismine/'sayshismothe匸“TheotherdayIboughttwonewStarWarslightsabres(剑)•Later,IsawStephenwiththetwonewoneswhilehisbrotherwasusingthebeat-upones?
"
"Examinetheextendedfamily,andyouUlprobablyfindabossygrandparent,aunt,uncleorcousinineverygeneration.It,saninheritabletrait/9saysRussellBarkley,aprofessorattheMedicalUniversityofSouthCarolina.Otherchildrenwhomaynotbeparticularlybossycangraduallygaindominance(支配地位)whentheysensetheirparentsareweak,hesitant,orindisagreementwitheachothe匚
WhetheriVsinbornnatureordevelopedcharacteratwork,toomuchcontrolinthehandsoftheyoungisifthealthyforchildrenorthefamily.Fearisattherootofalotofbossybehavior,saysfamilypsychologistJohnTaylor."Children^hesaysinhisbookFromDefiancetoCooperation,"havesecretfeelingsofweakness^and"adesiretofeelsafe:
It'stheparents9roletoprovidethatprotection.
Whena"bosschild"doesiftlearnlimitsathome,thestageissetforahostoftroublesoutsidethefamily.Theoverlywillfulandunbendingchildmayhavetroubleobeyingteachersorcoaches,forexample,ortroublekeepingfriends.Itcanbeprettylonelyasthetopdogifnoonelikesyourbossyways.
Tseemoreandmoreparentsgivinguptheirpower/9saysBarkley,whohasstudiedbossybehaviorformorethan30years."Theybendtoofarbecausetheydon?
twanttobeasstrictastheiro