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第三部分：阅读理解，共两节，共40分。
第一节，阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
After her parents separated, things at Tami’s house changed. Her mom, was busy working, and Tami became responsible for the house and making meals for herself and her younger sister. Though money was tight, they never went without. They had a nice home in a modest neighborhood. What Tami missed most of all, though, was family.
Tami spent the summer during her ninth grade year working at a park to earn exam spending money. Her job was to organize activities for the kids who spent their summer days at the park. The kids absolutely loved Tami. She was constantly going out of her way to do things for them. She would plan picnics, organize field trips and even buy ice cream for all of them, using her own money. She always did more than the job required, even if it did mean using her own money.
She got to know one little boy who lived in an apartment across the street from the park. His parents both worked at fast – food restaurants, and she knew that they didn’t have much money. The boy talked about his upcoming birthday and the fire truck he wanted so badly. He said he was going to be a fireman some day and needed the truck to practice. He told Tami more details about the truck than she knew a boy truck could have.
The boy’s birthday came and went. The next day when Tami saw the boy, she expected to see a shiny red truck in his arms. When he arrived empty – handed, she asked whether he had got the truck. The boy said no. His parents were going to get it for him later, when things were better. He seemed a little sad.
That week, Tami eased her paycheck and headed for the toy stores. She found the truck easily – after all, from his descriptions, she felt she knew it inside out. She used the money from her paycheck to buy the truck, and then had it wrapped in birthday paper.
56. What can we learn from the first paragraph?
A. They didn’t need worry too much about their living.
B. Tami’s sister became more responsible.
C. Tami began to earn money.
D. Her mother changed her job.
57. Why did Tami buy the birthday present for the boy using her own money?
A. Because he was poorer than she.
B. Because he was her best friend.
C. Because she wanted him to be a fireman.
D. because she wanted him to feel love around him.
58. What can we learn from the underlined sentence?
A. She knew how much money she would pay.
B. She knew she should check the toy truck inside out.
C. She was fully aware which toy truck the boy wanted.
D. She walked inside and then out of the toy store several times.
59. Which of the following could be the opening sentence of the next paragraph?
A. The next morning, Tami rode to the boy’s house and left the truck at the door.
B. When the boy showed up at the park that day, he was more excited than ever.
C. He showed off his new truck to Tami, and then played with it all day long.
D. That afternoon, the boy’s mom came to the park and walked over to Tami.

第二节：阅读填空（共10小题，每题1分，满分10分）
认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格里填入最恰当的单词。注意：每空填一个单词。
Whenever we meet with difficulty or failure, teachers, parents or others often say to us or perhaps we say to ourselves, “Never give up.” These can be encouraging words and words of determination. A person who believes in himself will keep trying to reach his goal no matter how many times he fails. In my opinion , the quality of determination to succeed is an important one to have. Therefore, I believe that we should never give up.
One reason is that if we give up too easily, we will rarely achieve anything. It is not unusual for us to fail in our first attempt at something new, so we should not feel disappointed and should try again. Besides, if we always give up when we fail , we will not be able to develop new skills and grow.
Another reason we should never give up is that we can learn from our mistakes so that we can not make the same ones. If we do not try again, the lesson we have learned is wasted.
Finally, we should never give up because as we work to reach our goals, we develop confidence, and this confidence can help us succeed in other areas of our lives. If we never challenge ourselves, we will begin to doubt our abilities.
In short, it is important that we do not give up when working for our goals. Whether we succeed in the end or not , we will learn something , and what we learn will help us to become better and more confident. Furthermore, if we give up , we have no chance of attaining our goals any more , but if we keep making great efforts, there is always a chance that we will succeed one day.

Topic: Never Give UP

Possible meanings and the author’s opinions:

1.The words “ Never give up” can__71__ others or oneself and express one’s determination.
2.A person who wants to ___72___ should have the quality . So we should never give up.

The ___73____ :

1.If we give up too easily, maybe we will achieve ____74___, so when we fail in our first attempt at something new, we should not___75____ ourselves but try again.
2.Always giving up means that we will not be able to ___76____ any progress.
3.Never giving up will make us learn from the mistakes we’ve made before and learn the ___77____ so as not to make the same mistakes.
4.To reach our goals and develop the confidence which can help us ___78____ourselves, we must not give up but challenge ourselves.

Conclusions:

If you give up, you will have no__79____of reaching your goals. Never give up and you will attain your goals sooner or ___80____

How hard we have all prayed(祈祷) to grow up quickly, and looked forward to the happy days of being a grown-up and enjoying the many interests that a youth should have. 
At last, you have grown up. At least you are no longer a child. They call you “young lady”. You then enjoy the pleasure of being a young lady. You are proud of being a grown-up teenager. People welcome you-this young lady-heartily. You are glad that your prayer has been answered. 
But there is always something that troubles you a lot. You say; “Papa and Mama, give me some money please. My pocket money is all gone already. ”
“No”, they say, “your age is a dangerous age. If you have too much money to spend, it won’t do you any good. ” Then you have to stay at home because you dare not go out with an empty pocket.
Another time you tell your grandma, “Grandma, see, I am a grown-up now. ”
“Good, now, you can sit here and knit (编织) this for me while I go and have a rest. ” To show that you are no more a child, you have to sit there the whole afternoon doing the work, which only a grown-up can do. After an hour, you find it hard to do, and give the knitting basket back to your grandma. Your grandma criticizes your work. You hear what she says, “Such a big girl can’t do such easy work. ” You wish then you were a child again. 
But the fact is, you are growing up, and you can’t help it. That’s the way it goes!
67. The passage is told about _______ problems.
A. a growing-up boy’s B. a teenage girl’s C. an old woman’s D. a grown-up’s
68. It is clear that the writer, as a teenager, ________.
A. is pleased with the present life B. is unhappy about growing up
C. doesn’t think her, present life happy enough D. knows happy life will come to her soon
69. How does she know her prayer has been answered?
A. People treat her as a young lady. B. She is no longer a kid.
C. People begin to call her teenager. D. She can join women in all kinds of activities.
70. From what her parents say, we know _________.
A. they don’t believe she is already a teenager B. it’s dangerous for a girl to spend money
C. they love her more than beforeD. they still regard her as a child

Global surface temperatures have increased 0.6—1.2 degrees since the late 19th century. The 20th century’s 10 warmest years all happened within the last 15 years. Of these,1998 was the warmest year on record. The snow covering the Northern Hemisphere（半球）and floating ice in the Arctic Ocean decreased. Globally, sea level has risen 4—10 inches over the past century. World-wide amount of rain and snow over land has increased by about one percent. The number of major rainfall events has increased throughout much of the United States.
Increasing concentrations（集中）of greenhouse gases are likely to make climate change faster. Scientists expect that the average global surface temperature could rise 1.6—6.3 degrees by 2100，and the climate in different areas could change differently. Evaporation（蒸发）will increase as the climate warms, which will increase average global amount of rain and snow. Soil moisture（潮湿）is likely to decrease in many areas, and strong rainstorms are likely to become more frequent.Sea level is likely to rise two feet along most of the U.S coast.
Calculations of climate change for certain areas are much less able to be trusted than global ones, and it is unclear whether the climate in different areas will become more variable（变化无常的）.
64．Which of the following statements is not mentioned in the first paragraph?
A．The snow has been seen covering the Southern Hemisphere .
B．More and more major rainfall events have happened to the U.S.
C．On the whole earth, sea level has risen 4—10 inches.
D．The amount of the rain in the world has increased by about 1%.
65．According to scientists, the reason why the climate becomes warm is that________.
A．the snow covering Northern Hemisphere has decreased
B．evaporation has increased in the recent years
C．greenhouse gases concentrate increasingly
D．the floating ice in the Arctic Ocean has decreased
66．It is because______ that strong rainstorms become more frequent.
A．average global little of rain and snow increases
B．the climate becomes warm
C．soil moisture decreases
D．sea level rises two feet

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60．Which hotel does not provide service to drive its guests to the airport or metro stations?
A．Americana Hotel Crystal City B．Days Inn Arlington
C．The Highlander Motor Inn D．Hyatt Regency Crystal City
61．If you want to stay in a hotel which provides free parking and free breakfast ,which telephone numbers will you ring to ask for further information?
A．(703)979-3722 or (703)524-4300 B．(703)524-4300 or (073) 418-12341
C．(073)418-12341 or (703) 525-0300 D．(703)525-0300 or (703)979-3722
62．Which hotel is close to airports?
A．Americana Hotel Crystal City B．Days Inn Arlington
C．Hyatt Regency Crystal City D．The Highlander Motor Inn
63．Steven loves the idea of having delicious meal while enjoying the night view of Washington D. C. He will probably reserve a room by calling .
A．(703)524-4300 B．(073)418-12341 C .(703)525-0300 D．(703)979-3722

A．the calorie	B．the breakfast
C．the craving for pudding	D．the lost weight