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第二部分 阅读(共两节, 满分50分)
第一节 阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分, 满分40分)
阅读下列四篇短文, 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。
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It was Thanksgiving morning. 1 was busy preparing the traditional Thanksgiving turkey when the doorbell rang. I opened the front door and saw two small children in rags huddling together on the top step.
"Any old papers, lady?"asked one of them.
I was busy. 1 wanted to say"no"until I looked down at their feet. They were wearing thin little sandals (凉鞋), wet with heavy snow.
"Come in and I ... I make you a cup of hot cocoa. "
They walked over and sat down at the table. Their wet sandals left marks upon the floor. I served them cocoa and bread to fight against the cold outside. Then I went back to the kitchen and started cooking.
The silence in the front room struck me. I looked in. The girl held the empty cup in her hands, looking at it. The boy asked in a flat voice. "Lady, are you rich? "
"Am I rich? Pity, not!"
I looked at my worn—out slipcovers (椅套). The girl put her cup back in its saucer (茶碟) carefully and said, "Your cups match your saucers. "They left after that, holding their papers against the wind. They had reminded me that I had so much for which to be grateful.
Plain blue china cups and saucers were only worth five pence. But they matched.
I tasted the potatoes and stirred(搅动)the meat soup. Potatoes and brown meat soup, a roof over our heads, my man with a regular{ob, these matched, too.
I moved the chairs back from the fire and cleaned the living room. The muddy marks of little sandals were still wet upon my floor. Let them be for a while, I thought, just in case I should begin to forget how rich I am.
26. The writer let the two children come in and served them well because __________.
A. she wanted to sell old papers to them
B. she wanted to invite them to her Thanksgiving party
C. she showed great pity and care on them
D. she wanted them to help her prepare turkey
27. The writer had thought she wasn't rich because________.
A. she ate potatoes and meat soup
B. her family life supplies were not expensive.
C. her cups and saucers were only worth 5 pence
D. her husband had a regular job
28. The writer left the muddy marks of little sandals on the floor for a while to __________.
A. show that she was a kind-hearted 1ady
B. remind her that she shouldn’t forget how rich she was
C. 1eave room for readers to think about what being rich is
D. prove that she was grateful to what she had owned
29. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?
A. Lady, Are you Rich?
B. Child, Do you Like Thanksgiving Day?
C. Don’t Forget How Rich you Are!
D. How Cups and Saucers Match 1
30. Which word best describes the writer?
A. Sympathetic B. Selfless C. Strong-minded D. Generous
B
Lord Byron is one of the most excellent representatives of English Romanticism (浪漫主义) and one of the most influential poets of the time, His best known works are Childe Harolds Pilgrimage and Don Juan.
Byron’s fame lies not only in his writings, but also in his life. He was described by Lady Caroline Lamb as"mad, bad, and dangerous to know".
Born on January22, 1788, Byron spent his early years in Aberdeen, and was educated at Harrow School and Cambridge University. In 1809, he left for a two-year tour of a number of Mediterranean countries. He returned to England in 1 811, and in 1812 the first two cantos (篇)of Childe Harolds Pilffrimoge were published. Byron became famous overnight.
In 1 8 1 5. Byron married Annabella Milbanke, with whom he had a daughter. The couple separated in 1816. Facing the pressure of his failed marriage and huge debts, Byron left England in April 1816 and never returned. He spent the summer of l 8 1 6 at Lake Geneva with Percy Bysshe Shelley.
Byron traveled to Italy, where he was to 1ive for more than six),ears. It was in this period that Byron wrote some of his most famous works, including Don Juan. On April 19, 1824, he died from fever at Missolonghi in Greece. His death was mourned throughout Britain. His body was brought back to England and buried at his hometown in Nottinghamshire.
Byron influenced many authors and artists of the Romantic Movement during the 19th century.
31. What did the author intended to tell us in the second paragraph?
A. Byron was mentally ill. B. Byron was famous for his writings.
C. Lady Caroline Lamb was lying D. Byron had terrible private life.
32. Byron wrote some of his most famous works in _____________.
A. Aberdeen B. Italy C. England D. Greece
33. Which of the following statements is true?
A. Byron became famous when he was 24 years old.
B. Byron lived in Italy for less than 6 years.
C. Byron left his mother country to seek for inspiration.
D. Byron spent most of his childhood abroad.
34. The passage is mainly about _____________.
A. Byron’s achievements in poets B. Byron’s influence on English Romanticism
C. Byron’s life story and his works D. Byron’s life in foreign countries
35. We can infer from the passage that _____________.
A. Byron was the most famous influential poet in his time
B. The English people loved Byron very much
C. Byron lived a poor life during his childhood
D. Byron suffered from huge debts after he got married
