第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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Powerisers
The ability to jump two metersin the air may not be something you havethought too much about. And mostpeople have never considered running at 30 kilometers an hour. But juststop for a moment and think about how our new product could change your life.
Your daily journey to your place of work is probably a mad dash (冲) for the bus. There isno point in taking your car because there are traffic jams, and anywaythe car parks are probably very expensive or, worse still, full. Here is where Poweriserscan help. It takes just a couple of minutes toput them on and then you are away, going pastothers oreven jumping over the object which blocks your way.
That is the practical use forour product,but then there is sport andexercise. Powerisers are set to be the next extremesportand the keep-fit tools.You can imagine the100 meters, the high jump or basketballperformed by athletes wearing Powerisers. And what better way to build your muscles and keep fit?
Our product is very simple. It is powered by a superlight spring,which uses the gravitational (重力的) pull from your body weight and pushes you with superhuman strength. There have been no records of serious injury related to the use of Powerisers, but extreme caution is recommended. Westrongly advise the wearing of protective clothing, including at least ahelmet (头盔).
Powerisers make you feel as if you were walking on the moon. Now we make two different models: Basic and Professional. The Basic model is designed for the occasional users and costs around$500.The Professional model, which is designed for competitive use, has a strongly-made structure and different springs, though that comes at the increased price of $800. Our Powerisers are guaranteed for 2 years and will be replaced without question if they fail during that period. That is how confident we are.
56. According to the passage, Powerisers can help you ______.
A. get on the bus B. jump over blocks
C. relax hard muscles D.lift heavy weights
57. A helmet is recommended tousers to ______.
A. prevent them from being injured
B. provide themwith superhuman strength
C.offer them the feeling of walking on the moon
D. bring them good results in competitive situations
58. What is the author’s purpose of writing the passage?
A. To advertise a sports product.
B. To show advantages of taking exercise.
C. To explain basic principles of Powerisers.
D. To introduce the development of Powerisers.
B
When school started on that warm August day, I threw myself into everything I did, including playing volleyball. I decided to become beautiful, or at the very least, skinny. I stopped eating completely. Soon I began losing weight, which thrilled me, and I even grew to love the tiredness and lightheadedness that came with my poor diet, for those feelings meant that I was winning.
As the season progressed, things had become tense between my head volleyball coach, Coach Smith, and me. She feltthat something was wrong with my health. She talked with me about my eating and was angry that I wouldn’t listen to her when she tried to make me eat. She tried to persuade me in a determined way and so we fought constantly. Then my hunger started to affect my performance. I was so tired that practice and games were becoming a struggle. One afternoon, with hurt in her eyes, Coach Smith asked me what I had eaten and I told her nothing yet, but I was going to. She looked at me, disappointment in her eyes, knowing she couldn’t make me stop, and walked away.
A couple of weeks later I attended aformal dinner for our volleyball team. I stood there as my coach managed to say something nice about me. I realized then that I had ruined my senior year by being disrespectful, and I had probably ruined hers as well. So that evening I wrote her a letter apologizing and thanking her.
Then one Saturday, as I was reading in the library, I felt someone gently take my arm and say softly, “Lynn Jones, how are you doing?” I looked up and saw the familiar face. “Thanks for the letter,” she said. “It meant a lot.”
When I think of a coach, I think of someone above me, someone who gives instruction—not a friend. But Coach Smith is different, and, like any other good friend, she dealt with my problem in a determined way even when I hated her for it at that time. I didn’t deserve her kindness, but she gave it anyway. I will forever be grateful for her help, and now for her friendship.
59. When the author ate a poor diet and had a sense of tiredness, she felt ______.
A. stupid B. proud C. funny D. nervous
60. The author fought with Coach Smith because ______.
A.she refused to go on a diet
B. she caused failure of her team
C. she changed the training course
D.she kept her idea of losing weight
61. Why did the author write a letter to Coach Smith?
A. She felt sorry for eating too little food.
B. She decided to improve her performance.
C.She was grateful for Smith’s care for her health.
D. She wanted to build a close relationship withSmith.
62. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Unexpected Friendship
B. A Fight with My Coach
C. A Strict Volleyball Coach
D. My Way of Losing Weight
C
Brilliant Autumn Colors
As trees across the northern areas turn gold and deep red, you can find autumn colors in parks and woodlands, in the cities, countryside, and mountains.People are wondering what these colors are for. For years, scientists have worked to understand the changes that happen totrees in the autumn. Up to nowthere have been different explanations for why natural selection makes autumn colors so widespread.
Dr. Hamilton from Oxford University proposed that bright autumn leaves contained a message: they warn insects to leave them alone. In autumn, insects choose trees where they will lay eggs. When the larvae (幼虫) come outthe next spring, they feed on the trees, often with a result of destruction of the trees. Dr. Hamiltonsuggestedthattreescould ward off these insectswithpoisons. Theycould havestrong defenses by letting egg-laying insects know what was in store for their eggs.
Dr. Hamilton and his students turned the theory into a mathematical model, which showed that warning signals could indeed drive the evolution (进化) of bright leaves. It was a first attempt to see what was out there.
Aresearch teamfrom the University of Wisconsingave aquite different explanation. “If you are up here in Wisconsin, by the time the leaves change, all the insects that feed on leaves are gone,” Dr. Hoch said.Hebelieved that autumn colors served mainly asprotection.
According to Dr. Hochand his team, autumn colors might be able to protectthe leavesfrom sun damage or frost (冰冻) injury—in other words, theyactually act as a sunscreen to avoid the destruction to the leaves.Besides, autumn colors mightprotectthe leaves from water loss.If the cellsin the leaves become dry,the connections between the cells will be weakenedand the leaves will break off.
Although there aredifferent explanations about autumn colors, it has really given them a deeper concern for this time of year. “People sometimes say that science makes the world less interesting by just explaining things away,” one famous biologist said. “But with autumn leaves, the more you know about them, the more amazed you are.”
63. According to Dr. Hamilton, there is a connection between ______.
A. the size of leaves and the survival of insects
B.the size of leaves and the behavior of insects
C. the color of leaves and the quality of insects
D.the color of leaves and the number of insects
64. Dr. Hochand his team give the explanation that ______.
A.climate has an influence on the color of the leaves
B. sun damage and frost injury drive the insects away
C. the color of autumn leaves has a protective function
D. autumn colorsbringgreatdestruction to the leaves
65. The underlined phrase “ward off” in Paragraph 2 probably means ______.
A. catch B.attract C. ignore D. prevent
66. Which of the following shows the organization of the passage?
CP: Central Point P: Point Sp: Sub-point (次要点) C: Conclusion
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