六. 阅读理解(共15小题，计30分。其中第一节10小题，计20分;第二节5小题，计10分)

　　第一节：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。

　　A

　　　When I was seven years old, my family made me an ant farm. First, we put clean sand in a thin glass box. Then we waited for the ants to arrive.

　　After the ants were in the glass farm, they started to make tunnels (地道). I was amazed that each one knew exactly what to do. Each had its own job.

　　On the fifth day a tragedy (悲剧) happened. I put my face so close to the glass farm that I knocked it over. All the tunnels fell down. Although the ants remained alive after their earthquake, one by one they began to die. I was scared as I watched them give up building their tunnels to carry the bodies to a corner of the farm.

　　My mother said that the ants were dying of sadness. They simply could not stand that their tunnels were gone.

　　Although much time has passed, I still think of that ant farm. Mom had hoped it would teach me about the natural world, but it taught me much more.

　　Over the years, I came to realize the importance of teamwork. Working together, the ants were able to make an amazing world for themselves. I also learned that they should be admired (钦佩) for their hard work.

　　But there was an even larger lesson that I did not realize until recently: Adversity(逆境) is a natural part of life, and must be accepted. Unlike the ants, we cannot give up when we are sad. We have to realize that if a tunnel is gone, we must build another.

　　Giving up, I say, is not a good choice.

　　46. What did the writer's family do for him when he was seven?

　　A. They built a farm of ants. B. They bought a few ants.

　　C. They caught a lot of ants. D. They found an ant city.

　　47. Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?

　　A. The writer broke the glass box because it made his face dirty.

　　B. The ants died one by one because the tunnels were destroyed.

　　C. Unlike people, teamwork is not so important for the ants.

　　D. Giving up is a good way when we meet trouble.

　　48. Which is the correct order of the following?

　　a. All the tunnels fell down. b. The ants died one by one.

　　c. The ants got into the glass box. d. The ants began making tunnels.

　　A. a-b-c-d B. a-c-d-b C. c-d-a-b D. c-a-d-b

　　49. What did the writer come to realize a few years later?

　　A. Working together is useless. B. Teamwork is important.

　　C. He can't accept adversity. D. Working alone is amazing.

　　50. What is the best title for the passage?

　　A. Ants Fear Adversity B. My Family and Ants

　　C. Giving Up in Adversity D. A Good Lesson from Ants

　　B

　　Apple has entered the textbook market. The tech giant(科技巨头) introduced iBooks textbooks a couple of weeks ago when it announced its iBooks 2 platform.(平台)

　　They are digital books in a variety of subjects taking in science, math, history and geography.

　　Apple developed its iPad-based textbooks in conjunction(连接)with major textbook publishers. The company offers a collection of textbooks for high school students.

　　Apple claims it offers a “new textbook experience” and suggests its interactive iBooks textbooks are “the next chapter in learning”.

　　It sounds like good news for pupils and students. Think of it. No more carrying heavy backpacks full of textbooks. Every textbook you require can be stored on your iPad. No more having to buy expensive textbooks which you will only use for a year or two and then sell or give away.

　　Of course there’s a catch. You need to own an iPad and as you know, it is not cheap. You also need to buy digital textbooks, mostly priced each at $14.99 (94.74 yuan) or less. Textbook publishing was worth $8.7 billion in the US alone last year. Will digital books take over completely in education?

　　51. What can we find this kind of passage?

　　A. In a magazine B. In a science book C. In the newspaper D. In a textbook

　　52. According to the passage above, why iPads are better than our traditional textbooks?

　　A. Because students don’t need to carry heavy books.

　　B. Because they can store many subjects.

　　C. Because we don’t need to do homework.

　　D. Both A and B.

　　53. The underlined sentence “there’s a catch” in the sixth paragraph means _________.

　　A. Every coin has two sides B. There is some good news

　　C. There is some bad news C. We have to catch it.

　　54. What’s the writer’s opinion toward this new technology?

　　A. He completely agreed with it B. He thinks high school students like it.

　　C. He likes it so much that he buys one. D. He doesn’t tell us.

　　55. How will the writer continue this passage?

　　A. To talk about the disadvantages and advantages about iPads.

　　B. To introduce the history about the paper making and see if iPads will enter the new market.

　　C. To tell us how the high school students use iPads.

　　D. To ask people to use their traditional textbooks instead of iPads.