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三、阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

    Grandma Moses is among the most famous twentieth-century painters of the United States, yet she did not start painting until she was in her late seventies. As she once said of herself: “I would never sit back in a rocking chair, waiting for someone to help me.” No one could have had a more productive old age.

    She was born Anna Mary Robertson on a farm in New York State, one of five boys and five girls. At twelve she left home and was in domestic(家庭的) service until, at twenty-seven, she married Thomas Moses, the hired hand of one of her employers. They farmed most of their lives, first in Virginia and then in New York State, at Eagle Bridge. She had ten children, of whom five survived; her husband died in 1927.

    Grandma Moses painted a little as a child and made embroidery(刺绣) pictures as a hobby, but only changed to oils in old age because her hands had become too stiff(硬的) to sew and she wanted to keep busy and pass the time. Her pictures were first sold at a local market and were soon noticed by a businessman who bought everything she painted. Three of the pictures exhibited in the Museum of Modern Art, and in 1940 she had her first exhibition in New York. Between the 1930s and her death she produced some 2,000 pictures: detailed and lively portrayals(描绘) of the country life she had known for so long, with a wonderful sense of colour and form. “I think really hard till I think of something really pretty, and then I paint it.” she said.

36. According to the passage, Grandma Moses began to paint because she wanted to______.

   A. make herself beautiful               B. keep active

   C. earn more money                   D. become famous

37. The underlined word “survived” means_____ .

   A. graduated from college               B. examined the condition of the house

   C. lived longer than the other children      D. gave up themselves to the police

38. From Grandma Moses’ description of herself in the first paragraph, it can be inferred that she wa__________.

   A. independent     B. pretty     C. rich     D. nervous

39. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

   A. Grandma Moses: Her Life and Pictures.    B. The Children of Grandma Moses.

   C. Grandma Moses: Her Best Exhibition.    D. Grandma Moses and Other Older Artists.

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Thirteen-year-old Shanna Wilkinson saved the life of Holly, a sheepdog, who was very young. Holly was a tiny and very weak dog. According to the vet, there was little chance that Holly could survive. But with Shanna’s love and care, Holly grew into a strong, healthy adult dog with a special skill that would save Shanna’s life more than once.

At seventeen, Shanna got a kind of illness. She began having seizures(疾病发作) repeatedly, often as many as nine times a day. Because she couldn’t predict when the seizures would occur, every moment was dangerous for her. Every day she was in danger--- it was risky for her to simply cross the street, much less drive a car.

Just when it seemed as if Shanna would have to live indoors forever, her mother noticed something strange happened. Several times a day, the dog would begin whimpering(呜咽) and pulling Shanna’s leg. At first, no one was sure what was wrong with her. But they soon realized that Holly’s strange behavior always occurred before one of Shanna’s seizures began. Amazingly, Holly is able to predict exactly when the seizures will occur, even though Shanna herself never sees them coming.

Luckily, no matter how mysterious the dog’s talent is, Holly’s help has made life a billion times better for her owner.

“I feel comfortable and safe going out in public, and I can know when my seizures will come because of Holly, ” Shanna says. “Holly has really given me back my independence and I can live a normal life.”

68. What do we learn about the dog Holly?

A. She can get recovered herself.

B. She is larger than most dogs.

C. She would have died without Shanna’s care.

D. She was fed well when Shanna saved her.

69. It was impossible for Shanna to driver a car because ___ .

A. she was too young to drive

B. she had no sense of direction

C. her seizures would come suddenly

D. she didn’t know the traffic rules

70. According to the passage, how does Holly help Shanna?

A. She can make Shanna know when the seizures come.

B. She can help Shanna by sending for a doctor.

C. She can stop Shanna from going out in public.

D. She can help Shanna when she gets injured.

71. The underlined word “them” in the third paragraph probably refers to ___ .

A. Shanna’s family                   B. Holly’s behaviors

C. Shanna’s actions                   D. Shanna’s seizures

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第五部分 书面表达（满分25分）

最近我校同学正在参加某报社组织的一次讨论。讨论的主题是：中国是否应该大力发展家用小汽车?请你根据下表所提供的信息，客观地阐述这两种不同的意见。

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 —Who______ it be that is knocking at the door?  

  —It ______ be Father, but I’m not sure.

  A. can; must         B. can; may  C. must; can             D. may; must

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My younger cousin is now on ______ diet. She is trying to lose ________weight.

  A. /; /             B. a ; /              C. the; a            D. the; the

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 The police found that the house ________ and a lot of things ______

A.had broken into; had been broken    B. had been broken into; stolen

C. has been broken into; stolen            D. has been broken into ;  has bee broken

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We won’t know how much food to buy until we decide how many people ________.

A. were coming     B. are coming          C. have been coming     D. had come 

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Of the two best-sellers，which do you think is________to me?

    A．a suitable one                 B．more suitable

    C．a more suitable                D．the mole suitable

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It’s the fact ________ he doesn’t know his own birthday _______ surprises us all.

A. which, which                                    B. which, that 

C. that, that                                        D. that, which