第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，共40分）

第一节（共15题, 每小题2分，满分30分）

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。                             

We often hear the phrase: “You have a greater chance of being struck by lightning．”It is used to describe something that hasn’t got much chance of happening．However, the common saying undermines（掩盖）the very real dangers of lightning．

Last Friday, at least 5 people were killed by lightning in Nepal（尼泊尔）．

Lightning strikes are the second most common cause of deaths during natural disasters in the US．The first is floods．Around 400 people nationwide are struck by lightning each year, and of those, 70 people die．That is, more people are killed by lightning than by tornadoes and hurricanes．

Because lightning kills only one or two people at a time, its danger does not receive as much attention as other disasters．

 “If you hear thunder, you are in danger from lightning, ”said Rocky Lopes, a disaster educator at the American Red Cross．

 “Thunder means that lightning is close enough to hit you at any time, so you should move indoors immediately and stay there until the storm has ended．The most important thing to remember is to seek shelter,”Lopes said．

Summer is the peak time for lightning storms, so when lightning strikes across the sky, remember these safety tips:

*Stop working, fishing, swimming or playing in open fields．

*Do not stand under a tree．

*Get off bicycle and motorcycles．

*Crouch down（蹲下）if there is no shelter．

*Avoid open spaces, wire fences, metal objects and electrical objects such as hair driers．

56．Of the people who are struck by lightning each year in the U．S．A．, about ____ people are lucky enough to continue to live．

     A．400   B．330   C．70     D．5

57．If you hear the thunder, the most important thing you do is to _____．

     A．find shelter to hide in                  B．stand still in the open spaces

     C．stand under a tree                     D．stop working in the fields

58．Which of the following is NOT true?

     A．If you hear the thunder, you needn’t move indoors right away．

     B．Fewer than 70 people are killed by tornadoes and hurricanes each year in the U．S．A．

       C．People don’t pay as much attention to the danger of lightning as that of floods．

    D．Floods are the first most common cause of deaths during natural disasters in the U．S．A．

（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从下框的A---F选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项。 选项中有一项为多余选项。

A. Reasons for Having Large Families in Some Countries.

B. Calculation of Population Growth.

C. Efforts Made to Lower the Mortality Rate (死亡率)

D. High Fertility Rates in Developing Countries.

E. Low Fertility Rates in Developed Countries.

F. Birth Control Programs.

61. ________  

Population growth is determined by the relationship between births and deaths. The growth rate is calculated by the birth rate minus the death rate. If the birth rate is 4%, for example, and the death rate is 3%, the population growing at rate of 1% per year.

62. ________

Historically, families had many children, but average life expectancies are low and many children died young. Improvements in nutrition and public health programs in the past 30 years have led to a drop in the mortality rate and hence to more rapid population growth.

63. ________

Public health programs and improved nutrition over the past 30 years have brought about declines in mortality rates in the developing nations. But fertility rates(出生率)have not declined as quickly, and the result has been high rates of population growth. Reduced population growth depends to some extent on decreased birth rates.

64. ______

Family planning and modern forms of birth control are important mechanisms for decreasing fertility, but by themselves such programs have had rather limited success in most countries where they have been tried. If family planning strategies are to be successful, they must make sense to the people who are supposed to benefit from them.

65. _______

To a great extent, in developing countries people want large families because they believe they need them. In some societies, children are important sources of farm labor, and they may thus make significant contributions to household income. In societies without any social security programs for the aged, children may also provide a vital source of income for their old parents.        

My sister, as well as her classmates who_____ late for class, _____criticized by Mr. Hunt.

   A. were; was        B. was; were     C. was; was      D. were; were

 —Why didn’t you go to Shelly’s birthday party yesterday evening?

—I ______ but I had an unexpected visitor.

    A. intended to       B. had intended to  C. was intended to have D. had intended to have

I still remember ____ it was, he told me, ____ I could solve this kind of problems.

A. what ;that     B. how; that        C. what, what        D. when, who

 He put it firmly that in no case _______ give in to others on such matters.

A. he would                  B. would he                  C. will he                     D. he will

III. 完形填空：

Many people believe everything or almost everything they read in newspapers or hear on radio. A few years ago I __36__ a story about a husband and wife who made a __37__ mistake. They had gone shopping and had taken their small baby ????__38__ with them. After they had finished their shopping, they returned to their car to go home. __39__they reached their car, they put the baby in the plastic baby carrier that __40__ rode in for safety. The couple then __41__ in their car towards home. After they had driven a few miles, they __42__the back seat to see how the baby was. To their surprise, the baby was not there. According to the __43__, the couple had put the plastic seat and the baby on the top of the car but had __44__ to put him inside the car. They had driven away with the baby on the top of the car.

The couple drove back__45__the store but did not find the baby. They called the police, and the police said that they __46__ the baby and that the baby was __47__. The baby had fallen from the top of the car but had been __48__ by his plastic seat. The __49__couple took their baby home and were always careful after that.

There was one thing __50__with the story. It was not true. Stories such as this one are often __51__ in newspapers and on radio and television. Because they are read and heard __52__that usually report the truth, many people believe them. People also believe them because, like the story__53__, they have something unusual or frightening about them. What is __54__is that newspaper and radio reporters __55__ believe them.

36. A. wrote         B. read           C. told           D. imagined

37. A. puzzling      B. terrible         C. interesting      D. harmful

38. A. alone         B. along           C. away          D. around 

39. A. Since         B. Before           C. While          D. After

40. A. they          B. she              C. we            D. he

41. A. went away     B. drove off         C. moved on       D. left out

42. A. searched       B. glanced at        C. examined       D. thought of

43. A. newspaper     B. radio             C. story          D. report

44. A. left           B. planned           C. forgotten       D. expected

45. A. around        B. towards           C. near           D. for

46. A. saved         B. saw               C. helped        D. had

47. A. dangerous      B. dead             C. comfortable     D. fine

48. A. protected      B. saved             C. covered         D. caught

49. A. satisfied       B. puzzled           C. grateful         D. frightened

50. A. wrong         B. right             C. important       D. necessary

51. A. reported       B. told              C. made           D. written

52. A. at ease        B. in places          C. for sure         D. with joy

53. A. told           B. mentioned        C. printed         D. recorded

54. A. surprising      B. believable         C. unlucky        D. strange

55. A. never         B. almost            C. also            D. always

四、阅读理解（本题有两节，共16小题，每小题2分，共32分）

A friend of mine named Paul received an expensive car from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office a street urchin(顽童) was walking around a shining car.“Is this your car, Paul?”he asked.

Paul answered,“Yes, my brother gave it to me for Christmas.”The boy was surprised.“You mean your brother gave it to you and it didn't cost you anything. Boy. I wish…”He hesitated(犹豫).

Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said surprised Paul greatly.

“I wish,”the boy went on,“that I could be a brother like that.”Paul looked at the boy in surprise, then he said again,“Would you like to take a ride in my car?”

“Oh, yes, I'd love that.”

After a short ride, the boy turned and with his eyes shining, said:“Paul, would you mind driving in front of my house?”

Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He wanted to show his neighbours that he could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again,“Will you stop where those two steps are?”the boy asked.

He ran up to the steps. Then in a short while Paul heard him coming back, but he was not coming fast. He was carrying his little crippled(残疾) brother. He sat him down on the step and pointed to the car.

“There she is. Buddy, just like I told you upstairs. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didn't cost him a cent. And some day I'm going to give you one just like it...then you can see for yourself all nice things in the Christmas window that I've been trying to tell you about.”

Paul got out and lifted the boy to the front seat of his car. The shining-eyed older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began an unforgettable holiday ride.

41 The street urchin was very surprised when_______.

A. Paul received an expensive car       B. Paul told him about the car

C. he saw the shining car              D. he was walking around the car

42 From the story we can see the urchin _______.

A. wished Paul could be a brother like that       B. wanted Paul's brother to give him a car

C. wished he could have a brother like Paul's     D. wished to give his brother a car

43 We can infer(推断) from the story that______.

A. Paul couldn't understand the urchin       B. the urchin had a deep love for his brother

C. the urchin wished to have a rich brother    D. the urchin's wish came true in the end

44 The best title of the story is ______.

A. A Christmas Present      B. A Street Urchin

C. A Brother Like That      D. An Unforgettable Holiday Ride

第三节　书面表达（满分25分）

高中阶段学习比较紧张，正确的学习方法尤为重要。下表显示了两位同学不同的学习方法，请简述并发表你的观点。字数100词左右。文章开头已经给出。

参考词汇：attentively 专心               energetic 精力旺盛  

concentrate on 集中精力于      effectively 有效地

    Li Hua and Wang Hai are two students of Senior Three. Both of them work hard but they have different learning methods.

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Ryan’s family____ very large and his family____all fond of going hiking.

A. is; are      B. are; is     C. is; is      D. are; are