四、阅读理解(40分)

　　A)请阅读下面短文，根据短文内容从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。(每小题2分)

　　A

　　( A )66. If you want to buy a little dog, you can call _______.

　　A. 555-9019 B. 555-0001 C. 555-4140 D. 555-2732

　　( D )67. If you tell the owner where Bluey is, you will be given _________.

　　A. a gold medal B. a large pet C. a great prize D. a lot of money

　　( A )68. Who is available(空闲) to answer the call 24 hours a day?

　　A. Barbara B. Tom. C. Carl D. Sandy.

　　B

　　Long long ago, a young man was standing in the middle of the town showing that he had the most beautiful heart in the world. A large crowd got together, and they all praised his heart for it was perfect. Suddenly, an old man appeared and said, “Why? Your heart is not as beautiful as mine.” The old man’s heart was full of scar(伤疤). Some pieces of his heart were removed and some pieces from other people were put in, but they didn’t fit quite right. So there were several jagged(锯齿状的) edges. In fact, there were still some holes in his heart where the pieces were missing.

　　The young man laughed, “Comparing yours with mine, mine is perfect and yours is a mess.” “Yes,” said the old man. “But, every scar shows that I took out a piece of my heart and gave it to a person, and often he gave me a piece of his heart in return.” “Why do you have some jagged edges in your heart?” asked the young man. “Because the shapes of the pieces weren’t the same.” “Then the holes?” “Sometimes I gave pieces of my heart away, and the other person hasn’t given back a piece of his, so… but I don’t care.” “How come?” “They remind me of the love we shared.”

　　The young man was deeply moved. He walked up to the old man, took a piece of his heart out and gave it to the old man. The old man placed it in his heart, then took a piece from his old scarred heart and placed it in the wound(伤口) in the young man’s heart. It fitted, but not perfectly, as there were some jagged edges. The young man looked at his heart, not perfect any more but more beautiful than ever. How sad it must be to go through life with a whole untouched heart!

　　( A )69. The young man stood in the town to __________.

　　A. meet the old man. B. compare his heart with others’

　　C. show his beautiful heart D. give pieces of his heart to others

　　( D )70. It’s clear that the old man was _________.

　　A. a silly man B. a humorous man C. a well-known man D. a kind-hearted man

　　( A )71. The old man said “ but I don’t care.” means ________.

　　A. he didn’t expect others’ return B. he didn’t feel pain

　　C. he didn’t think it serious D. he cared nothing

　　( C )72. We can get more beautiful hearts by sharing ________.

　　A. ideas B. scars C. love D. beauty

　　C

　　When you cough or sneeze(打喷嚏), please turn your head away from others and cover your mouth with the full part of your hand. Afterwards, you should say, “Excuse me.” This is a rule I set for my students. It is so simple, but many kids have never been told to do this. In fact, I noticed adults cough and sneeze in public without putting a hand over the mouth. I hate traveling by subway in New York during cold and flu season, because it is certain that someone is going to stand right behind me and cough or sneeze on my neck.

　　One important thing I point out to the kids is that after they sneeze or cough on their hand, they should wash their hands as soon as possible. Otherwise, they will be passing those germs(细菌) along to everything and everyone they touch. In order to help the kids remember this rule, I tell them about an old story. It says that when you sneeze, evil spirits jump into your body. If you don’t cover your mouth, the spirits will enter, but if you cover your mouth, you will keep them out. We say “God bless you” when someone sneezes, and in Germany you should say “Gesundheit.” That means “Good health to you.” Both expressions are said—just in case you didn’t cover your mouth in time and the spirits were able to enter your body. The kids love finding out the origins(起源) of these expressions and it encourages them to put advice to use more often.

　　( B )73. The writer of this article must be _________.

　　A. a reporter B. a teacher C. a doctor D. an officer

　　( D )74. What does the underlined word “this” mean?

　　A. Don’t cough or sneeze in front of people.

　　B. Don’t stand beside someone who coughs or sneezes.

　　C. Many people cough or sneeze on the underground train.

　　D. Cover your mouth when coughing or sneezing and say sorry.

　　( B )75. After coughing or sneezing on their hand, students are advised to _________.

　　A. say “God bless you” immediately B. wash their hands as soon as possible

　　C. go to see a doctor as soon as possible D. go home and have a good rest

　　( C )76. According to the article, the writer would like the kids _________.

　　A. to be polite to adults B. to be in better health

　　C. to have good manners D. to do well in exams

　　D

　　Some unhappy things often happen before our eyes. We may feel that the life is exhausting, the world sometimes seems dark to us, the studies sometimes are not successful. OK, do remember, cheer up and smile all the time. If you see the world with your warm heart, you will find that the whole world smiles to you. While in school, sometimes you are tired of your lessons, but have you ever noticed the happy smile on your teacher’s face when you do a good job?

　　One day it is fine, just before you want to go out, it suddenly starts to rain. Maybe you would feel every sad and start complaining about the weather. But dear friends, why don't you sit down and listen to the free concert that the nature offers you? And with the timely rain, crops in the fields will grow better and better ,farmer will have a good harvest.

　　Although everyone wants to succeed in what he tries to do, sometimes failure can’t be avoided. I think failure is not terrible, and the terrible thing is that we are afraid of it and give up hope. When we face failure, we must be confident in ourselves, draw a useful lesson from it and try our best to finish what we have decided to do. As a popular saying goes, “Failure is the mother of success.”

　　Attitude decides everything. With a positive attitude, life is easy and pleasant.

　　( C )77.What will happen if the suitable rain comes?

　　A.You should ask for a concert. B.You can make the loud music.

　　C.Rain helps crops produce more. D.Rain can bring the cold air.

　　( B )78.What does the word “avoided” mean?

　　A.laughed at B.kept away from C.cleaned out D.looked forward to

　　( D )79.What can we learn from the passage?

　　A.The teachers hate their boring but tiring teaching.

　　B.The students usually stay away from their lessons.

　　C.The teachers are tired of their students with bad grades.

　　D.The students with good work can make the teachers pleased.

　　( A )80.Which would be the best title for this passage?

　　A.Keeping Smiling Gets Beautiful Life

　　B.Thanks for Happy Life

　　C.Failure Is the Helpful Experience

　　D.Don’t Get in the Way to Succeed

　　B)请阅读下面短文。根据短文内容从下面方框内的七个选项中，选择五个还原到文中，使短文意思通顺、结构完整。(每小题2分)

　　A tourist was traveling alone in the desert(沙漠). After two weeks, his car stopped working, so he started walking. 81B . It was very hot and he became very thirsty. After five hours he saw a small tent(帐篷). There was a woman in it. The tourist said to her, “Water. 82D .”

　　“I’m sorry. I haven’t any water. I only sell ties,” the woman replied.

　　The tourist had to walk on, 83C . Two hours later he came to another tent with an old man in it.

　　“Water. Please sell me some water.”

　　“I’m sorry. I haven’t any water. I only sell ties,”the old man replied.

　　The tourist put his money back into his pocket and walked on. He was very, very thirsty and tired. 84 A .There was a tall man in front of it. The tall man said, “Do you want to buy a tie? I have a lot of beautiful ties.”

　　“No! No! No!”shouted the tourist, “ I need water. Please sell me water!”

　　“I’m sorry. I only have ties,” said the tall man.

　　The tourist fell to the ground and started to crawl(爬) . Half an hour later he saw a large, expensive-looking hotel. 85 F . He said to the doorman, “Water! I will pay $100 for a glass of water.”

　　The doorman looked at him and said, “I’m sorry, sir. You can’t come into the hotel if you are not wearing a tie.”