1、考试结束只收答题卡。第卷(选择题;共70分)第一部分 听力(略)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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AMy son has poliomyelitis(小儿麻痹症)and he suffered from it a lot. When he was young, my wife and I took him to see so many doctors and got different kinds of treatments. But still, h
2、e couldnt walk like a normal kid.So he was laughed at by his peers for his walking style. His tears burnt our eyes like sulphuric acid. Then, he became afraid of going to school. He wouldnt go anymore.One night, my wife had a breakdown and shouted at him, “I tell you, my kid, you might be like this
3、forever. You are a freak in other peoples eyes, and perhaps it would never change. But in my eyes, in your dads eyes, you are not a freak! You are not! Even if you are, we love you and we will love you forever!” My son spoke nothing for two days. He didnt eat or sleep. We could read he was hurt. We
4、hoped something wonderful would fall in our family. On the third morning, he struggled to walk to my car, with his school bag in his hand of course. He raised his head high and hugged me, saying “I want to go to school. Nothing will beat me.”You know, from then on, he was never afraid of being mocke
5、d or despised anymore. If he couldnt avoid these looks, he chose to look at them in the eyes. Later, something nice really happened and my son went to MIT. When he was asked how he managed to bear the pressure, he said, “Because of my parents.”My dear fellows, if you care too much about how other pe
6、ople look at you or what their opinions are, you will never become what you want to be.21. The authors son was laughed at by his peers, because _.A. he didnt do well in his lessons B. he walked in a strange way C. he was from a poor family D. he often burst into tears22. After hearing what the mothe
7、r said, the son _. A. quarrelled with his mother and left home angrily B. went to school unwillingly without speaking anything C. burst out crying complaining his bad experience D. didnt say anything without eating or sleeping for two days23. Which of the following is NOT right according to the pass
8、age?A. The boy was brave to face any difficulty after being encouraged by his mother. B. The boy achieved success and was admitted to a famous university. C. The boy finally could walk like a normal child after some treatments.D. The boy owed his success to his parents and was grateful to them.24. F
9、rom the passage we can say the boy is .A. confident and outgoing B. brave and hard-workingC. wise and easy-going D. determined and braveBThe British MuseumDescription: The British Museum is a museum in London, which is one of the worlds greatest museums of human history and culture. Its collections,
10、 which number more than 13 million objects, are amongst the largest and most comprehensive in the world and originate from all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its beginning to the present.The British Museum was established in 1753, largely based on the collec
11、tions of the physician and scientist Sir Hans Sloane. The museum first opened to the public on 15 January 1759 in Montagu House in Bloomsbury, on the site of the current museum building. Its expansion over the following two and a half centuries was largely a result of an expanding British colonial f
12、ootprint and has resulted in the creation of several branch institutions. Until 1997, when the British Library(previously centered on the Round Reading Room)moved to a new site, the British Museum housed both a national museum of antiquities and a national library in the same building. The museum is
13、 a non-departmental public body sponsored(赞助)by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Since 2002 the director of the museum has been Neil MacGregor.Admission and opening hours:The museum is open every day from 10am to 6pm(Fridays 10am to 5:30pm)and it charges no admission fee, except for loan
14、 exhibitions.How to get there:By train: 7:00-18:30 every day. By Underground: 8: By bus:30-18: By coach:00-19: Nearest underground stations: Tottenham Court Road(500m) Holborn(500m) Russell Square(800m)25. When was the British Museum opened to the public for the first time?A. In 1753. B. In 1759. C.
15、 In 1997. D. In 2002.26. You are at the Museum at seven in the evening and you want to go back to Oxford. Which means of transportation will you choose?A. By coach. B. By bus. C. By train. D. By underground.27. Which statement is TRUE according to the text?A. The British Museum has collected less than 13 million objects.B. The British Museum is open from 10 am to 6 pm every day.C. The British Museum is a great museum of human history and culture.D. The British Muse
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