Outside the door ____ an old man, dead. He was terrified!

      A. lays              B. lies              C. lay              D. did lie

第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）

閱讀下列短文，從各篇短文后所給各題的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。

A

Simona lives in Bucharest, Romania. She is nine years old and HIV positive. When Simona’s mother found out about her illness five years ago, her first reaction was to tell everyone, looking for support.

“That’s when I found out who really was my friend, and who wasn’t, ”she said.“Quite a few people stopped visiting me and asked their children not to play with Simona any more.Because of this, quarrels began in my family with each trouble brought about by her diagnosis. My husband became more and more unfriendly toward me and toward Simona. He didn’t understand how important it was for Simona to receive regular examinations by a doctor or why she needed proper treatment for her sickness.”

When her mother tried to enroll(登記) Simona in a school, the teacher warned her that when other parents found out about her illness she would be shunned by the other children.

Simona’s mother looked for help and found a social worker from the Community Resource Center. The social worker helped her enroll Simona in another school and provided emotional, financial, and material support for the family. Simona’s parents were able to ease the tension(緊張)in the family. Her mother also now attends parenting classes and support groups at the Center.

The Community Resource Center provides not only many needed resources, but also a place where women can gain skills and self-confidence. It provides children with a place where they are accepted. At the Center parents and children find a place where they can grow and find the support they need to stay together and care for each other.

51.Many people prevented their children playing with Simona because___________.

  A.she had no true friends                        B.she was a naughty girl

C.she lived with HIV                                 D.she had a strange character

52.Simona’s father thought that Simona____________.

  A.shouldn’t bring so much trouble to them

B.should receive examinations regularly by a doctor

C.shouldn’t see the doctor for her sickness

D.should be treated properly for her sickness

53.Which of the following is NOT true according to this passage?

  A.Simona has been living with HIV for five years.

B.Few people visited Simona’s mother because of Simona’s illness.

C.Simona’s mother received help from a social worker.

D. Simona was admitted immediately by the first school.

54.From the last paragraph we can draw a conclusion that____________.

  A.all the children at the Center are strong and healthy

B.Simona’s mother learned little knowledge at the Center

C.children at the Center are very friendly to each other

D.women at the Center learn to accept each other

A few days after the interview, I received a letter_________me admission to the university.

      A．offering               B．offered                C．having offered        D．to be offered

B

       As far back as he could remember，Larry had longed to go to Hollywood and become a film star．The young man’s hopes for success were broken again and again，however．Hollywood just did not seem interesting．When he first came to California，Larry had decided never to give up and return home without success．Therefore，he kept on trying．Someday，he told himself，his big opportunity would come．

       Larry found a job parking cars for one of Hollywood’s big restaurants．His pay was elementary，but since the guests were kind enough to give him more money，he managed to make a living．One day he recognized an important film director driving into the parking lot （停車場） and getting out of his car．Larry had recently heard that the man was ready to make a new picture．

       Larry got into the car and prepared to drive it on into the lot and park it．Then he stopped，jumped out，and ran over to the director．“Excuse me，sir，but I think it’s only fair to tell you that it’s now or never if you want me in your next picture．A lot of big companies are after me．”

       Instead of pushing away the boy，the director laughed，then wrote something on a card and handed it to the young man．“Come and see me tomorrow．”

Larry got a small part in the director’s next film．He was on his way！

66．Which of the following was Larry interested in?

       A．Working as a waiter．        B．Becoming a film star．

       C．Parking cars for film stars．   D．Owing a big company．

67．Why did Larry find a job parking cars?

       A．Because he liked the job．

       B．Because the parking lot was near Hollywood．

       C．To make a living and wait for the opportunity．

       D．To see a lot of film stars and work for them．

68．After reading the story what can we infer （推斷） about the film director ?

       A．He wanted to laugh at Larry．

       B．He recognized Larry at first sight．

       C．He was kind and gave Larry a try．

       D．He thought Larry would become a star．

69．what does the word “elementary” mean in this passage?

       A．基本的             B．充足的             C．較高的             D．不達標的

70．“He was on his way”refers to the fact that ________．

       A．he gave up and returned home

       B．he began to work towards success

       C．he took a journey to Hollywood

       D．he had difficulty in playing the small part

I won’t have anything like that _______ in my class ．

       A．saying      B．say    C．said D．to say

Don’t expect too much of him．After all, he is a child of ____ intelligence．

       A．average    B．slight C．strange     D．different

Miss Jones is leaving to get married and Miss White will be _______ the class.

A. taking over    B. carrying out     C. taking away  D. getting over

—He ought to have been warned of the danger.

—______, but he wouldn’t listen to me.

A. yes, he ought to        B. So he was          C. So was he                 D. So it was with him

--- What do you think of the performance today?

    --- Great! ____but a musical genius could perform so successfully.

       A．All      B．None       C．Anybody       D．Everybody

B

For years I wanted a flower garden．I’d spend hours thinking of different things I could plant that would look nice together．

But then we had Matthew．And Marvin．And the twins, Alisa and Alan．And then Helen．Five children．I was too busy raising them to grow a garden．

Money was tight, as well as time．Often when my children were little, one of them would want something that cost too much, and I’d have to say, " Do you see a money tree outside? Money doesn’t grow on trees, you know．"

Finally, all five got through high school and college and were off on their own．I started thinking again about having a garden．

I wasn’t sure, though．I mean, gardens do cost money, and after all these years I was used to living on a pretty lean, no - frills budget．

Then, one spring morning, on Mother's Day, I was working in my kitchen．Suddenly, I realized that cars were tooting their horns as they drove by．I looked out of the window and there was a new tree, planted right in my yard．I thought it must be a weeping willow, because I saw things blowing around on all its branches．Then I put my glasses on—and I couldn’t believe what I saw．There was a money tree in my yard !

I went outside to look．It was true! There were dollar bills, one hundred of them, taped all over that tree．Think of all the garden flowers I could buy with one hundred dollars! There was also a note attached: "IOU eight hours of digging time．Love, Marvin．"

Marvin kept his promise, too．He dug up a nice ten - by - fifteen foot bed for me．And my other children bought me tools, ornaments, a trellis （棚架） , a sunflower stepping stone and gardening books．

That was three years ago．My garden’s now very pretty, just like I wanted．When I go out and weed or tend my flowers, I dont seem to miss my children as much as I once did．It feels like they’re right there with me．

I live up in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, where winters are long and cold, and summers are too short．But every year now, when winter sets in, I look out of my window and think of the flowers．I’ll see next spring in my little garden．I think about what my children did for me, and I get tears in my eyes—every time．

I’m still not sure that money grows on trees．But I know love does!

60．By saying "Do you see a money tree outside……, "the mother actually means "__________"．

       A．Observation is the best teacher          B．Seeing is believing．

       C．The outsider sees the most of the game D．It is not easy to gain money

61．The best title for the passage would probably be_______________ ．

       A．My flower garden           B．Marvin helps to realize my dream

       C．Love in Michigan           D．Money grows on trees

62．The underlined word "no-frills" in the fifth paragraph is similar in meaning to ____．

       A．wasteful   B．tight  C．absurd      D．helpful

63．From the last but the third paragraph we can infer that the mother is ________________．

       A．divorced when she was young        B．not caring for her kids any longer

       C．alone but not at all lonely                   D．prouder