第三部分  阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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。

 

A

 

I suddenly heard an elephant crying as though frightened Looking down I immediately recognized that something was wrong and ran down to the edge of the near bank There I saw Ma Shwe with her three-month-old calf struggling in the fast-rising water and it was a life-and-death struggle Her calf was floating and screaming with fear Ma Shwe was as near to the far bank as she could get, holding her whole body against the rushing water and keeping the calf pressed against her huge body Every now and then the rushing water would sweep the calf a way

 

There was a sudden rise in the water and the calf was washed clean over the mother’s body and was gone Ma Shwe turned quickly to reach it and pressed the calf with her head and trunk（象鼻）against the rocky bank Then with a huge effort she picked it up in her trunk and tried until she was able to place it on a narrow shelf of rock

 

Just at this moment she fell back into the river If she were carried down it would be certain death I knew as well as she did ,that there was one spot（地点）where she could get up the bank  but it was on the other side from where she had put her calf

 

While I was wondering what I could do next I heard the sound of a mother’s love Ma Shwe had crossed the river and got up the bank and was making her way back as fast as she could roaring（吼叫）all the time but to her calf it was music.

 

56．The moment the author got down to the river bank he saw______.

 

 

57．How did Ma Shwe manage to save her calf from the fast-flowing water?

 

 

58．How did the calf feel about the mother elephant’s roaring?

 

 

58．How did the calf feel about the mother elephant’s roaring?

 

 

59．What can be the best title for the text?

 

 

B

 

Computer programmer David Jones earns $35.000 a year designing new computer games. yet he cannot find a bank ready to let him have a credit card

（信用卡）Instead he has been told to wait another two years until he is 18 The 16-year-old works for a small firm in Liverpool where the problem of most young people of his age is finding a job David’s firm releases（推出）two new games for the fast growing computer market each month

 

But David’s biggest headache is what to do with his money Even though he earns a lot he cannot drive a car take out a mortgage（抵押贷款）,or get credit cards David got his job with the Liverpool-based company four months ago ,a year after leaving school with six O-levels and working for a time in a computer shop “I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs” he said David spends some of his money on records and clothes and gives his mother 50 pounds a week But most of his spare time is spent working

 

“Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school “ he said “But I had been studying it in books and magazines for four years in my spare time I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school Most people in this business are fairly young, anyway” David added :”I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement（退休）is a possibility You never know when the market might disappear.”

 

60．In what way is David different from people of his age?

 

 

61．What is one of the problems that David is facing now?

 

 

62．Why was David able to get the job in the company?

 

 

63．Why did David decide to leave school and start working?

 

 

C

 

We have met the enemy and he is ours We bought him at a pet shop When monkey-pox,a disease usually found in the African rain forest suddenly turns up in children in the American Midwest it’s hard not to wonder of the disease that comes from foreign animals is homing in on human beings “Most of the infections （感染）we think of as human infections started in other animals “ says Stephen Morse director of the Center for Public Health Preparedness at Columbia University.

 

It’s not just that we’re going to where the animals are; we’re also bringing them closer to us Popular foreign pets have brought a whole new disease to this country A strange illness killed Isaksen’s pets and she now thinks that keeping foreign pets is a bad idea “I don’t think it’s fair to have them as pets when we have such a limited knowledge of them “says Isaksen

 

“Laws allowing these animals to be brought in from deep forest areas without stricter control need changing “says Peter Schantz Monkey-pox may be the wake-up call Researchers believe infected animals may infect their owners We know very little about these new diseases Anew bug（病毒）may be kind at first But it may develop into something harmful（有害的）Monkey-pox doesn’t look a major infectious disease But is not impossible to pass the disease from person to person

 

64．We learn from Paragraph I that the per sold at the shop may

 

 

65．Why did Isaksen advise people not to have foreign pets?

 

 

66．What does she phrase “the wake-up call” in paragraph 3 most probably mean?

 

 

67．The text suggests that in the future we               .

 

 

D

 

It’s not easy being a teenager（13至19岁青少年）—nor is it easy being the parent of a teenager. You can make your child feel angry, hurt, or misunderstood by what you say without realizing it yourself. It is important to give your child the space he needs to grow while gently letting him know that you you’ll still be there for him when he needs you.

 

Expect a lot from your child, just not everything.Except for health and safety problems, such as drug use or careless driving; consider everything else open to discussion. If your child is unwilling to discuss something, don’t insist he tell you what’s on his mind. The more you insist, the more likely that he’ll clarn up. Instead , let him attempt to solve（解决）things by himself. At the same time, remind him that you’re always there for him should he seek advice or help. Show respect for your teenager’s privacy （隐私）. Never read him his mail or listen in on personal conversions.

 

Teach your teenager that the family phone is for the whole family. If your child talks on the family’s telephone for too long, tell him he can talk for15 minutes, but then he must stay off the phone for at least an equal period of time. This not only frees up the line so that other family members can make and receive calls, but teaches your teenager moderation（节制）. Or if you are open to the idea, allow your teenager his own phone that he pays for with his own pocket money or a part –time job

 

E

 

Sunday, October 5

 

Clear, 69°F

 

My wife, Eleanor , and I took the train from Paris to Strasbourg

, where we were met by our driver and guide. And the minibus which goes along with the boat. We stopped off in Barn for an hour on the way. Then we were taken to Nancy where the boat was kept.

 

After the other passengers arrived, we had our first dinner on the boat. After dinner we walked into downtown Nancy

, a village with a large square and wooden houses.

 

 

Monday, October 5

 

Rained last night, cloudy in the morning, 69°F

 

We spent about two hours in Nancy, then sailed on the Canal de la Marne

au Rhine. Kind of a lazy day. Eating breakfast, lunch, and dinner, after dinner we watched a tape on Baccarat. Where we will visit tomorrow.

 

It was pleasant to sit out on deck （甲板）and watch the scenery go by at about 3 mph.

 

 

Monday, October 7

 

Light rain, 64°F

 

This mourning we drove over to Baccarat and toured its museum and the church , which has this unbelievable lamp that is going on a world tour the next day. We did lost of shopping , then walked across the bridge to see a very , very modern Catholic church with special Baccarat windows.

 

We drove to the top of the Voges Mountains

and started down the eastern side Later we drove to Sorrenbourg to see the 13^th century church at the Cordeliers. It contains the largest window by Marc Chagall-24 feet wide by 40 feet high.

 

 

Wednesday, Ocrober8

 

Cloudy.65 °F

 

Today we sailed from Schneckenbush to Saverne. We went though two caves, an extremely unusual part of the journey. This river scenery is very different. We were in a mountain valley with grassland on one side and a forest beginning to show some color on the other.

 

 

Thursday, Ocrober9

 

Cloudy, 66°F

 

Our dependable minibus was waiting to load the luggage and take us to the hotel where everyone went their separate ways. Our boating days are over until next time.

 

72. Where did the author get off the train?

 

 

73. On which days did the tourists spend most of their time on the boat?

 

A.

B.

C.

74. From the text, we learn that Baccarat and Sorrenbourg are the names of

 

 

75. What does the author think of the tour?