第二部分阅读理解(共25小题。第一节每小题2分，第二节每小题1分；满分45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。
There’s a man in the habit of hitting me on the head with an umbrella．At first I couldn’t stand it, now I’m used to it.
I don’t know his name．I know he’s average in appearance, wears a gray suit, and has a common face．I met him five years ago one hot morning when I was sitting on a tree-shaded bench in Palermo Park, reading the paper．Suddenly I felt something touch my head．It was the very same man who now, as I’m writing, keeps hitting me, mechanically (机械地) and impassively, with an umbrella．
On that occasion I turned around filled with anger．He just kept on hitting me．I asked him if he was crazy, he didn’t even seem to hear me．Then I threatened to call a policeman．Calmly, cool as a cucumber, he stuck with his task．After a few moments of hesitation, and seeing that he was not about to change his attitude, I stood up and hit him on the nose．The man fell down, but he immediately got back on his feet, obviously with great effort, and without a word again began hitting me on the head with the umbrella．His nose was bleeding and, at that moment, I felt sorry for him．I felt regret for having hit him so hard．After all, the man wasn’t exactly hitting me; he was merely tapping me lightly with his umbrella, not causing any pain at all．Of course, those taps were extremely bothersome．As we all know, when a fly lands on your forehead, you don’t feel any pain; what you feel is annoyance．Well then, that umbrella was one huge fly that kept landing on my head time after time.
Convinced that I was dealing with a madman, I tried to escape．But the man followed me, wordlessly continuing to hit me．So I began to run (I should point out that not many people run as fast as I do)．He took off after me, trying to land a blow．The man was out of breath so that I thought, if I continued to force him to run at that speed, he would drop dead right then and there．
41．When the man began to strike the author with an umbrella, the author ________.
A．became angry B．called the police
C．turned around and escaped D．turned around and fought back
42．The author would most probably agree that the man was ________.
A．deaf B．blind C．dead D．mad
43．The author felt sorry for the man because ________.
A．the man formed a bad habit of beating others
B．he hit the man so hard that his nose bled
C．the man couldn’t catch up with him
D．there was a fly on the man’s head
44．It can be learned from the passage that the man ________.
A．shouted loudly while hitting the author
B．wanted to tell the author something
C．ran after the author breathlessly
D．acted as if he were a fly
Some people will do just about anything to save money. And I am one of them. Take my family’s last vacation. It was my six-year-old son’s winter break form school, and we were heading home from Fort Lauderdale after a weeklong trip. The flight was overbooked, and Delta, the airline, offered us $400 per person in credits to give up our seats and leave the next day. I had meetings in New York，So I had to get back. But that didn't mean my husband and my son couldn't stay. I took my nine-month-old and took off for home.
The next day, my husband and son were offered more credits to take an even later flight. Yes, I encouraged—okay, ordered—them to wait it out at the airport, to "earn" more Delta Dollars. Our total take: $1,600. Not bad, huh?
Now some people may think I'm a bad mother and not such a great wife either. But as a big-time bargain hunter, I know the value of a dollar. And these days, a good deal is something few of us can afford to pass up.
I've made living looking for the best deals and exposing （揭露）the worst tricks. I have been the consumer reporter of NBC's Today show for over a decade. I have written a couple of books including one titled Tricks of the Trade: A Consumer Survival Guide. And I really do what I believe in.
I tell you this because there is no shame in getting your money’s worth. I’m also tightfisted when it comes to shoes, clothes for my children, and expensive restaurants. But I wouldn't hesitate to spend on a good haircut. It keeps its shape longer, and it's the first thing people notice. And I will also spend on a classic piece of furniture. Quality lasts.Why did Delta give the author's family credits?
| A．They took a later flight. |
| B．They had early bookings. |
| C．Their flight had been delayed. |
| D．Their flight had been cancelled. |
What can we learn about the author?
| A．She rarely misses a good deal. |
| B．She seldom makes a compromise. |
| C．She is very strict with her children. |
| D．She is interested in cheap products. |
What does the author do?
| A．She's a teacher. | B．She's a housewife. |
| C．She's a media person. | D．She's a businesswoman. |
What does the author want to tell us?
| A．How to expose bad tricks. | B．How to reserve airline seats. |
| C．How to spend money wisely. | D．How to make a business deal. |
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The underlined word “browse” (in Paragraph 4) means “______”.
| A．look after | B．look for |
| C．look through | D．look at |
Where can we probably read this passage?
| A．In a newspaper. | B．On the Internet. |
| C．In a magazine. | D．In a story book. |
The group insurance center is for ______.
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Everything has a name. All people, places and things have names. For example, Jenny is the name of a student from England. England is the name of her country. Cities and towns have names, too. Schools and office building also have names. All things have names. Names are important.
Names are different all over the world. In Jenny’s class, Jenny must learn the names of students from all over the world. This is very difficult because the names are different. www.
In the USA, most people have a first name, a middle name, and a last name. Parents choose the first and middle names for their baby. There are names for boys and names for girls. For example, John, Peter, Tom and Mike are all names for boys. Elizabeth, Betty, Susan, and Mary are all names for girls. The last name is the family name. Usually it is the father’s family name. In a family, the mother, the father, and the children usually have the same last name.
Names are different all over the world. They can be long or short, but they are always very important.Why does everything have a name? Because ______.
| A．it is very interesting to have a name |
| B．it is very easy to be remembered |
| C．it is very easy to be told from others |
| D．both B and C |
It is difficult to learn names all over the world because ______.
| A．there are many different languages |
| B．the names in different countries are different |
| C．some names are very short, some are very long |
| D．there are many names all over the world |
Which of the following is true?
| A．It’s difficult to learn the names because they are different |
| B．There is no difference between girls’ names and boys’ names |
| C．Jenny doesn’t want to learn the names very well |
| D．It’s easy for Jenny to learn the names of her classmates. |
What names are for girls?
| A．George, Linda, Susan | B．Tom, Jill, Candy |
| C．Elizabeth, Betty, Mary | D．Peter, Jeff, Jack |
A long time ago people thought that the sun went round the earth. In some countries people even said that the sun was a god (神). They thought the god drove across the sky each day on a golden horse. Now we know the earth goes round the sun. It takes the earth a year to go all way round the sun. Today men even know how far it is for the earth to go round the sun. They tell us that the earth travels over a thousand miles a minute on its journey round the sun.
The sun is really a star. It is much bigger than the earth and it is very hot. Some people have been to the moon but we know that no one can ever go to the sun. It is far too hot for people to live anywhere near it. The sun is three hundred thousand times heavier than the earth and more than million times larger.A long time ago, people said the sun was ____.
| A．a golden horse of god | B．a god on a golden horse |
| C．a god with golden dress | D．a god and a golden horse |
The earth travels over ____ miles an hour.
| A．1,000 | B．100,000 | C．6,000,000 | D．60,000 |
One year is ____
| A．the time for the earth to turn round. |
| B．the time the earth travels one thousand miles. |
| C．one circle the earth goes round the sun. |
| D．the journey of the earth. |
Can dogs and cats live in perfect harmony in the same home? People who are thinking about adopting a dog as a friend for their cats are worried that they will fight. A recent research has found a new recipe of success. According to the study, if the cat is adopted before the dog, and if they are introduced when still young (less than 6 months for cats, a year for dogs), it is highly probable that the two pets will get along swimmingly. Two-thirds of the homes interviewed reported a positive relationship between their cat and dog.
However, it wasn't all sweetness and light. There was a reported coldness between the cat and dog in 25% of the homes, while aggression and fighting were observed in 10% of the homes. One reason for this is probably that some of their body signals were just opposite. For example, when a cat turns its head away it signals aggression, while a dog doing the same signals submission.
In homes with cats and dogs living peacefully, researchers observed a surprising behaviour. They are learning how to talk each other's language. It is a surprise that cats can learn how to talk 'dog', and dogs can learn how to talk 'Cat'.
What's interesting is that both cats and dogs have appeared to develop their intelligence. They can learn how to read each other's body signals, suggesting that the two may have more in common than we previously suspected. Once familiar with each other's presence and body language, cats and dogs can play together, greet each other nose to nose, and enjoy sleeping together on the sofa. They can easily share the same water bowl and in some cases groom (梳理) each other.
The significance of the research on cats and dogs may go beyond pets─to people who don't get along, including neighbors, colleagues at work, and even world superpowers. If cats and dogs can learn to get along, surely people have a good chance.The underlined word swimmingly in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _____.
| A．early | B．sweetly | C．quickly | D．smoothly |
Some cats and dogs may fight when _____.
| A．they are cold to each other |
| B．they look away from each other |
| C．they misunderstood each other's signals |
| D．they are introduced at an early age |
What is found surprising about cats and dogs?
| A．They eat and sleep each other. |
| B．They observe each other's behaviors. |
| C．They learn to speak each other's language. |
| D．They know something from each other's voices. |
It is suggested in Paragraph 4 that cats and dogs _____.
| A．have common interests |
| B．are less different than was thought |
| C．have a common body language |
| D．are less intelligent than was expected |
What can we human beings learn from cats and dogs?
| A．We should learn to live in harmony. |
| B．We should know more about animals. |
| C．We should live in peace with animals. |
| D．We should learn more body languages. |