三、阅读理解(共25小题，A节每小题2分，B节每小题1分;满分45分)A)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

　　A

　　When Laura rached school-going age the discussions about moving became more urgent (紧迫的). Her father did not want the children to go to school with the village children and for once her mother agreed with him. Not because, as he said, they ought to have a better education than they could get at Lark Rise; but because she feared they would tear their clothes and catch cold and get dirty heads going a mile and a half to and from the school in the village. So empty cottages in the market town were examined and often it seemed that the next week or the next month they would be leaving Lark Rise for ever; but again each time something would happen to prevent the removal , and gradually a new idea came up. To gain time, their father would teach the two eldest children to read and write, so that, if asked by the School Attendance Office, their mother could say they were leaving the small village shortly, and in the meantime, were being taught at home. So their father brought home two copies of Mavor's First Reader and taught them the alphabet; but just as Laura was beginning on words of one syllable (音节), he was sent away to work on a distant job, only coming home at weekends. Laura, left at the c-a-t s-i-t-s on the m-a-t's stage, then had to carry her book round after her mother as she went about her housework, asking,“Please, Mother, what does h-o-u-s-e spell?” or “W-a-l-k, Mother, what is that?”Often when her mother was too busy or too tired to attend to her, she would sit and fix her eyes on a page that might as well have been printed in Hebrew (希伯来语) for all she could make of it , frowning (锁眉) and studying the print as though she would make out the meaning by force of concentration (专注).After weeks of this, there came a day when, quite suddenly, as it seemed to her, the printed characters took on a meaning. There were still many words, even in the first page of that simple book , she could not understand; but she could jump those and yet make sense of the whole.“I'm reading! I'm reading!” she cried aloud. “Oh,　 Mother! Oh, Edmund! I'm reading ! ”

　　51.Laura's father didn't want his children to go to school at Lark Rise because ____.

　　A.it was too far away

　　B.they couldn't learn enough

　　C.their hair would become dirty

　　D.they would ruin their clothes

　　52.The children's father decided to teach them to read and write so that they ____.

　　A.had an excuse not to have to move

　　B.had a reason for not attending school

　　C.could write to the School Attendance Office

　　D.would be educated before they left the village

　　53.The underlined part “left at the c-a-t s-i-t-s on the m-a-t' stage” suggests that ____.

　　A.Laura was working hard and learning quickly

　　B.her father had no time to teach her

　　C.her mother was too busy to attend to her

　　D.Laura knew little about how to read and write

　　54.From the passage we can infer that ____made Laura stare at a page in her book.

　　A.her lack of concentration

　　B.her inability to understand

　　C.her need to understand Hebrew

　　D.her determination to understand

　　55.Laura finally discovered she could read when she ____.

　　A.understood the main idea

　　B.understood all the words in her book

　　C.recognized the printed characters

　　D.jumped the first pages of her book

　　B

　　In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business. But he was not a good artist. So he invented a very simple camera. He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his yard. That was the first photograph.

　　The next important date in the history of photography was 1837. That year, Daguerre, another French, took a picture of his studio. He used a new kind of camera and a different process. In his pictures, you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest details. This kind of photograph was called a daguerreotype.

　　Soon, other people began to use Daguerre's process. Travelers brought back daguerreotypes from all around the world. People photographed famous buildings , cities and mountains.

　　In about 1840, the process was improved. Then photographers could take pictures of people and moving things. The process was not simple. The photographers had to carry lots of films and processing equipment. But this did not stop the photographers, especially in the United States. After 1840s daguerreotype artists were popular in most cities.

　　Mathew Brady was a well-known American photographer. He took many pictures of famous people. The pictures were unusual because they were very life-like and full of personality.

　　Brady was also the first person to take pictures of a war. His 1862 Civil War pictures showed dead soldiers and ruined cities. They made the war seem more real and more terrible.

　　In the 1880s, new inventions began to change photography. Photographers could buy films ready-made in rolls. So they did not have to make the film themselves. Also, they did not have to process the film immediately. They could bring it back to their studios and develop it later, meaning that they did not have to carry lots of equipment. And finally, the invention of the small handheld camera made photography less expensive.

　　With the small camera, anyone could be a photographer. People began to use cameras just for fun. They took pictures of their families, friends and favorite places. They called these pictures “snapshot”.

　　Photographs became very popular in newspapers in the 1890s,Soon magazines and books also used documentary photographs. These pictures showed true events and people. They were much more real than drawing.

　　Photography also turned into a form of art by the end of the 19th century. Some photographs were not just copies of the real world. They showed ideas and feelings, like other art forms.

　　56.The passage is mainly about ____.

　　A.the invention of cameras

　　B.a kind of new art----photography

　　C.the development of photography

　　D.the important dates in the history of photography

　　57.The first pictures of a war were taken by ____.

　　A.a French photographer in the 1840s

　　B.an American photographer in the 1860s

　　C.a German reporter in the 1880s

　　D.a French artist in the 1890s

　　58. The invention of small cameras made it possible for ____.

　　A.anyone to be a photographer

　　B.people to use daguerreotypes

　　C. the rich to afford to take pictures

　　D.people to buy films ready-made in rolls

　　59.Photography can also be an art form because artists can ____.

　　A.take anything they like

　　B.keep a record of real life

　　C.take photos of the famous

　　D.show ideas and feelings in pictures

　　60.According to the passage, which of the followings shows the correct order?

　　a.Photographs became popular in newspapers.

　　b.Photographers carried processing equipment while taking pictures.

　　c.The invention of small handheld cameras made photography easier.

　　d.Daguerre invented a kind of photograph called daguerreotype.

　　e.Brady took pictures of famous people.

　　A.e, a, d, b, c

　　B.d, b, e, c, a

　　C.b, e, c, a, d

　　D.d, c, e, a, b

　　C

　　Simple steps to inner peace

　　If you wake up feeling tired and lazy, these moves can give you a lift. Our yoga warm ups will help to loosen and stretch your muscles and joints , and deep breathing also helps you to focus your thoughts, so you feel refreshed!

　　● Upper-body lift

　　Slowly lower your body to the floor, look up forward the. ceiling and breathe in. Hold for a minute. Release (放松).

　　●Toe touch

　　Bringing your hands to the floor, breathe out while putting your head between your knees (if you're a beginner, keep knees slightly bent). Holding the position, breathe in as you stretch your head and chest upward. Hold for one minute. Release.

　　● Spine stretch

　　Standing straight, feet together, breathe in and raise your arms straight overhead, hands touching. Look up, stretching your body for one minute. Release. Repeat moves as often as needed.

　　61.The purpose of the above exercises is to ____.

　　A. help you bring back your strength

　　B.get rid of pain from your back

　　C.get you warm enough to do further exercise

　　D.loosen and stretch your muscles to help you breathe

　　62.The underlined phrase “give you a lift” means _____.

　　A.raising your body higher

　　B.making you release

　　C. making you get energetic

　　D.getting your body straight

　　63. Which of the following pictures shows the “Spine Stretch”?

　　D

　　THYSSEN ELEVATORS is one of the leading elevators companies in the world with more than 120 branch companies around the globe. GUANGDONG THYSSEN ELEVATORS LTD. in Zhongshan produces high-quality elevators. We are offering the following positions:

　　● Plant Manager

　　Excellent Senior Engineer with experience in this field to manage our plant in Zhongshan

　　● Senior Engineers (Mechanical and Electrical )

　　For production and Engineering Department, good command of Internet

　　● Junior positions

　　For those who wish for success

　　● One purchaser (售货员)

　　Preferably with experience in a mechanical engineering company and international markets

　　● Cost Accountant(会计)

　　5 years experience in mechanical factory costing,good knowledge in Office 95,CET level For these senior level positions, we expect preferable a university degree or an excellent job record. 3～5 years of experience on the job and good command of English. If you are ready to work with us, we will offer attractive salary packet and bright future.

　　THYESSEN

　　GUANGDONG THYSSEN ELEVATORS LTD.

　　LONGHUAN. HUANCHENG

　　Zhongshan (5284655) Guangdong Province

　　1) Secretary

　　● University graduate

　　● Good at English speaking, writing & translating

　　● Good PC knowledge and typing skill

　　● Pleasant character with good personal skill

　　2) Accountants

　　● College or university graduate

　　● Good command of English and PC operation

　　● Work experience

　　3) Production Trainees

　　● College or university graduate

　　● Food engineering/machinery or chemistry

　　● Good command of English

　　●1～2 years experience in food factory

　　● Leadership ability and PC knowledge

　　4) Production workers

　　● Polytechnic school (中专) graduate

　　● Food technology or chemistry

　　● Knowledge of basic English

　　● 1～2 years experience in food factory

　　NESTLE

　　DONGGUAN NESTLE COMPANY LTD

　　64.If you don't know how to use a computer, you had better ask for the position of ____.

　　A.a secretary in NESTLE

　　B.a production worker in NESTLE

　　C.a senior engineer in THYSSEN

　　D.a cost accountant in THYSSEN

　　65.From the passage we can learn that ____.

　　A.THYSSEN is a successful company with many branches

　　B.NESTLE is a company only producing chemical products

　　C.NESTLE asked for good command of English in every position

　　D.THYSSEN needs a senior sales manager to sell its products in Asia

　　66.As a graduate from university this year, you can probably get a job as ____.

　　A.a cost accountant in THYSSEN

　　B.a purchaser in THYSSEN

　　C.a secretary in NESTLE

　　D.an accountant in NESTLE

　　E

　　Researchers have announced the results of two studies on the health effects of the drug aspirin. One study shows aspirin can sharply reduce the chance that a healthy, older man will suffer from a heart attack.

　　The study offered two new results from earlier findings. It said taking one aspirin pill every other day helped only healthy men over the age of fifty. It also said aspirin gave the greatest protection against heart attacks to men with low blood cholesterol (胆固醇) levels.

　　Earlier sutdies showed that aspirin reduced the chance of heart attacks in men with heart disease. But there was no proof that aspirin would do the same for healthy men.

　　Researchers in the United States began a major aspirin study in the early 1980s. It included 22, 000 healthy male doctors. All were between the age of forty and eighty-four.

　　More than 11,000 of the doctors took one aspirin pill every other day. Each pill contained 325 milligram of aspirin. The other 11, 000 doctors took a harmless pill that contained no drug.

　　The men did not know which kind of pill they were taking.

　　The doctors who took aspirin suffered 44 percent fewer heart attacks that those taking the harmless pill. 139 men who took aspirin suffered from heart attacks. Ten of them died. 239 men who did not take aspirin suffered from heart attacks. Twenty-six of them died.

　　The researchers said the doctors'study provides clear proof that taking aspirin can prevent a first heart attack in healthy, older men. They said,　 however, the result do not mean every man over the age of fifty should take aspirin. They said aspirin cannot help men who do not eat healthy foods, who smoke cigarettes and who are fat. The researchers said men who think they would be helped by taking aspirin should talk with their doctors first.

　　67.The passage tells us that the new use of aspirin is ___.

　　A.to treat heart disease

　　B.to reduce pain while one suffers from a heart attack

　　C.to help old people to be more healthy

　　D.to reduce the chance of a heart attack in old men

　　68.Aspirin can help those who ____.

　　A.work as doctors

　　B. are under 40 years old

　　C.are fat and smoke cigarettes

　　D.are older and healthy

　　69. At last the researchers advise us to take aspirin ____.

　　A.with care

　　B. as much as we like

　　C. every day

　　D. only considering the age

　　70. From the experiment we can conclude that about ____ of people　 who suffered from heart attacks without aspirin died.

　　A.7%皁

　　B.11%皁

　　C.19%皁

　　D.44%皁

　　B)根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

　　Ralph: Pardon me, are you waiting in line for class registration (登记)?

　　Ann: Yes , I am. 　　71

　　Ralph: I can't believe it! This line is huge, 　　72

　　Ann: About twenty minutes. It seems that the line goes pretty fast, but it's a long line.

　　Ralph: 　　73

　　Ann: I think the problem might be that the deadline is tomorrow.

　　Ralph: 　　74

　　Ann: I do too. I tried to use the telephone system to register, but it wasn't working right. 　　75

　　Ralph: Yeah, I've used that system before too, but I have to pay in person.

　　A.I hope they don't close before we get to the front of the line.

　　B.How long have you been waiting?

　　C. When did you come here?

　　D.That's probably another reason why the line is so long today.

　　E.Do you have any idea why there are so many people?

　　F.I'm afraid we can't have the chance for class registration today.

　　G.I think everybody in this line is as well.