第二部分：阅读理解（共25小题；每小题2分，满分50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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Ever since she was a baby, Heather, aged 5, has watched her parents regularly turn off lights
that aren’t needed and put the day’s newspapers cans, bottles, jars, and other recyclables into a big, yellow bin — that is, if they can't find a second life for the discarded items in their own home first. Plastic packaging, pieces of cardboard, scraps of colored paper, bits of yarn, and small pieces of broken toys are typically dropped into a basket that the whole family rummages through whenever they need supplies for an art project. Recently, after spying a bit of shiny paper on the floor, Heather picked it up and said, "This is pretty. I'll put it in the art basket." Already, like parents, like daughter.
Heather's effort to recycle a scrap of paper rather than throw it away is a tiny gesture with a big message. It shows that even young children can learn about conserving materials and resources, and by extension, protecting the planet, in age-appropriate ways. It also shows that your child is so tuned in to your ways that it is easy to become an environmental role model. But because children are more apt to want to care for something they have a personal stake in, it's as important to expose your child to the natural world as it is to teach her ways to protect it.
This doesn't require week-long camping trips into the wilderness — although those can be fun, enlightening experiences for the whole family. Children can explore, appreciate, and learn about nature literally in their own backyard, in a park, in a community garden, and on trips to the beach or mountains. There's more good news: Giving your child opportunities to connect with nature can also help her develop crucial literacy, language, math, science, social studies, art, problem-solving, and research skills.
41．The underlined word “discarded” (Paragraph 1) probably means “___________.”
A．waste B．important C．small D．dirty
42．Which of the following statements is true according to the text?
A．The family is quite poor.
B．The family members don’t waste any money.
C．The parents are proud of saving materials.
D．The parents set an example to the daughter.
43．The text mainly suggests that children___________.
A．love recycling things B．are curious about things
C．can learn to protect nature D．should act the way as their parents
44．What’s the author’s suggestion about introducing a child to the natural world?
A．Going on a camping trip. B．Traveling to the wilderness.
C．Learning from their parents. D．Playing in such places as a park.
When I was small and my grandmother died, I couldn’t understand why I had no tears. But that night when my dad tried to cheer me up, my laugh turned into crying.
. So it came as no surprise to learn that researchers believe crying and laughing come from the same part of the brain. Just as laughing has many health advantages, scientists are discovering that so, too, does crying.
Whatever it takes for us to reduce pressure is important to our emotional (情感的) health, and crying seems to study found that 85 percent of women and 73 percent of men report feeling better after crying.
Besides, tears attract help from other people. Researchers agree that when we cry, people around us become kinder and friendly and they are more ready to provide support and comfort. Tears also enable us to understand our emotions better; sometimes we don’t even know we’ re very sad until we cry. We learn about our emotions through Crying, and then we can deal with them.
Just as crying can be healthy, not crying — holding back tears of anger, pain or suffering — can be bad for physical (身体的) health, Studies have shown that too much control of emotions can lead to high blood pressure, heart problems and some other illnesses. If you have a health problem, doctors will certainly not ask you to cry. But when you feel like crying, don’t fight it. It’s a natural — and healthy — emotional response (反应).Why didn’t the author cry when her grandmother died?
| A．Because her father did not want her to feel too sad. |
| B．Because she did not love her grandmother. |
| C．Because she was too shy to cry at that time. |
| D．The author doesn’t give the explanation. |
According to the author, which of the following statements is true?
| A．Crying is the best way to get help from others. |
| B．Fighting back tears may cause some health problems. |
| C．We will never know our deep feelings unless we cry. |
| D．We must cry if we want to reduce pressure. |
What might be the most suitable title for the text?
| A．Power of Tears |
| B．How to Keep Healthy |
| C．Why We Cry |
| D．A New Scientific Discovery |
Most young people enjoy some form of physical activity. It may be walking, cycling or swimming, or in winter, skating or skiing. It may be a game of some kind, football, hockey, golf or tennis. It may be mountaineering.
Those who have a passion for climbing high and difficult mountains are often looked upon with astonishment. Why are men and women willing to suffer cold and hardship, and to take risks on high mountains? This astonishment is caused probably by the difference between mountaineering and other forms of activity to which men give their leisure.
Mountaineering is a sport and not a game. There are no manmade rules, as there are for such games as golf and football. There are, of course, rules of a different kind which it would be dangerous to ignore, but it is this freedom from man-made rules that makes mountaineering attractive to many people. Those who climb mountains are free to use their own methods.
If we compare mountaineering and other more familiar sports, we might think that one big difference is that mountaineering is not a “team game”. We should be mistaken in this. There are, it is true, no “matches” between teams of climbers, but when climbers are on a rock face linked by a rope on which their lives may depend, there is obviously team work. The mountain climber knows that he may have to fight forces that are stronger and more powerful than man. He has to fight the forces of nature. His sport requires high mental and physical qualities.
A mountain climber continues to improve in skill year after year. A skier is probably past his best by the age of thirty, and most international tennis champions are in their early twenties. But it is not unusual for a man of fifty or sixty to climb the highest mountains in the Alps. They may take more time than younger men, but they probably climb with more skill and less waste of effort, and they certainly experience equal enjoyment.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
| A．Differences between Golf and Mountaineering. |
| B．Sports and Games. |
| C．Mountaineering. |
| D．Why are so many people crazy about mountaineering? |
The biggest difference between golf and mountaineering lies in ____.
| A．team game |
| B．enjoyment |
| C．age |
| D．rules |
The mountaineering can also be called a team sport because ____.
| A．mountain climbers usually compete in groups |
| B．mountaineers depend on each other while climbing |
| C．mountaineering climbers are free to use their won rules to climb |
| D．mountaineering is a sport not a game |
In the author’s opinion, one of the most important reason why so many people enjoy
mountaineering is that ____.
| A．there are no man-made rules for mountaineers |
| B．mountaineering is a sport and not a game |
| C．it is one of the most dangerous sports |
| D．mountaineering brings us more enjoyment than other sports |
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Shangri-La Hotel Singapore
22 Orange Grove Road, Singapore, 258350 Singapore General
● Air-condition public areas; ● Ballroom(s);
● Ballroom(s); ● Bar;
● Elevator/lift; ● Gift shops or newsstand(报纸，杂货摊)；
● Restaurant(s) in hotel; ● Number of rooms:110;
● Swimming pool—outdoor; ● Tennis on site;
● Wired(high-speed) Internet access--free
Check-in time is 2PM
Check-out time is Noon
Pets not allowed
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Swissotel Merchant Court---Singapore
20 Merchant Road, Singapore, 058281 Singapore General
● Air-conditioned public areas; ● Ballroom(s);
● Bar; ● Coffee shop or café;
● Elevator/lift; ● Number of floors:5;
● Number of rooms: 120; ● Restaurant(s)in hotel;
● Swimming pool-outdoor; ● Television in entrance hall
Check-in time is 3PM
Check-out time is Noon
Pets not allowed
3
Royal Plaza On Scotts-Singapore
25 Scotts Road, Singapore, 228220 Singapore General
● Air-conditioned public areas; ●Ballroom(s);
● Bar/lounge; ● Elevator/lift;
● Gift shops or newsstand; ● Number of floors: 6;
● Number of rooms: 160; ● Restaurant(s) in hotel；
● Smoke-free property(特性)； ● Swimming pool—outdoor;
Check-in time is 2PM
Check-out time is Noon
Pets not allowed
4
Rendezvous Singapore—Singapore
9 Bras Basah Road, Marina Bay, 189559 Singapore General
● Air-conditioned public areas; ● Ballroom(s);
● Bar/lounge; ● Coffee shop or café;
● Elevator/lift; ● Number of floors: 6;
● Number of rooms: 150; ● Restaurant(s) in hotel；
● Swimming pool—children’s; ● Swimming pool—outdoor;
Check-in time is 2PM
Check-out time is Noon
Pets not allowed
5
Landmark Village Hotel – Singapore
390 Victoria Street, Singapore, 188061 Singapore General
Air-conditioned public areas;
● Ballroom(s); ● Bar;
● Coffee shop or café; ● Elevator/lift;
● Number of floors: 6; ● Number of rooms: 156;
● Restaurant(s) in hotel； ● Swimming pool—outdoor;
Check-in time is 2PM
Check-out time is Noon
Pets not allowedIf you have a child who loves swimming, you should stay in____.
| A．Landmark Village Hotel |
| B．Royal Plaza On Scotts |
| C．Rendezvous Singapore |
| D．Swissotel Merchant Court |
The similarity between the hotels is that_____.
| A．You can check in the same time. |
| B．You can bring your pet with you. |
| C．They all have air-conditioned public areas. |
| D．They are in the same area in Singapore. |
Which hotel has the most rooms?
| A．Royal Plaza On Scotts |
| B．Swissotel Merchant Court |
| C．Shangri-La Hotel Singapore |
| D．Landmark Village Hotel |
The passage in written to_____.
| A．Persuade you to travel to Singapore. |
| B．Introduce hotel in Singapore attract. |
| C．Attract businessmen from around the world. |
| D．Make you enjoy your trip. |
We have two daughters: Kristen is seven years old and Kelly is four. Last Sunday evening, we invited some people home for dinner. I dressed them nicely for the party, and told them that their job was to join Mommy in answering the door when the bell rang. Mommy would introduce them to the guests, and then they would take the guests' coats upstairs and put them on the bed in the second bedroom.
The guests arrived. I introduced my two daughters to each of them. The adults were nice and kind and said how lucky we were to have such good kids.
Each of the guests made a particular fuss(小题大做) over Kelly, the younger one, admiring her dress, her hair and her smile. They said she was a remarkable girl to be carrying coats upstairs at her age.
I thought to myself that we adults（成年人）usually make a big "to do" over the younger one because she's the one who seems more easily hurt. We do it with the best of intentions.
But we seldom think of how it might affect the other child. I was a little worried that Kristen would feel she was being outshined（比....更出色）. I was about to serve dinner when I realized that she had been missing for twenty minutes. I ran upstairs and found her in the bedroom, crying.
I said, "What are you doing, my dear?"
She turned to me with a sad expression and said, "Mommy, why don't people like me the way they like my sister? Is it because I 'm not pretty? Is that why they don't say nice things about me as much?"
I tried to explain to her, kissing and hugging her to make her feel better.
Now, whenever I visit a friend's home, I make it a point to speak to the elder child first.The underlined expression ' make a big "to do" over' (paragraph 4) means ______.
| A．show much concern about |
| B．have a special effect on |
| C．list jobs to be done for |
| D．do good things for |
Kristen felt sad and cried because ______.
| A．the guest gave her more coats to carry |
| B．she didn't look as pretty as Kelly |
| C．the guests praised her sister more than her |
| D．her mother didn't introduce her to the guests |
We can conclude from the passage that ______.
| A．parents should pay more attention to the elder children |
| B．the younger children are usually more easily hurt |
| C．people usually like the younger children more |
| D．adults should treat children equally |
Which of the following statements is right?
| A．Kristen and Kelly are not getting along with each other. |
| B．Kristen is older than Kelly. |
| C．The mother likes Kristen more than Kelly. |
| D．People usually talk more to Kelly than they do to Kristen. |
It is reported that today in China, 50% of people who write blogs do so as a personal diary and 83% use their blogs for sending messages to friends. It is also found that there is a strong East-West difference. In places like the US, blogs that offer information on news attract more readers but in China, blogs are more likely to be about sharing personal feelings.
It seems that bloggers can be divided into three types: IT bloggers, bloggers who record their ordinary feelings and media bloggers.
When blogging first started, the IT people had the technological advantage and they took the chance to put their thoughts on the web. Some of these IT people read their blogs.
The next wave of bloggers did not have any training as writes or in IT and wrote about normal daily life. Media bloggers, however, are trained writers, such as journalists and editors. When the many media bloggers showed up, the everyday blogs lost most of their readers. Media bloggers have the advantage of knowing how to communicate well through the written word.
However, the normal bloggers are still out there and increasing in number. It seems that blogging is the new way to express your feelings. People feel like the world is listening to, or rather reading, their problems, even if they are not .What type of text is this?
| A．A blog. | B．A diary. | C．A news report. | D．A school textbook. |
What is the passage’s subject?
| A．How many people in China blog. |
| B．How did blogging get started. |
| C．Different types of blogs and bloggers. |
| D．What media bloggers do. |
How does the writers feel about the subject?
| A．He/She feels strongly that blogging is a good thing. |
| B．He/She feels that there are lots of problems with blogging. |
| C．We can’t tell since he/she is not a blogger. |
| D．We can’t tell since he/she is just reporting facts. |
What is the writer’s tone?
| A．Humorous and light-hearted. | B．Serious and factual. |
| C．Conversational. | D．Informal. |