三、阅读理解(一) (共30分,每小题2分 )

阅读短文，从各题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。

Passage1

An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation (手术) could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money.

When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother, “Only a miracle (奇迹) can save him now,” the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully.

She hurried to a drugstore (药店) with the money in her hand.

“And what do you want?” asked the salesman. “It’s for my little brother.” the girl answered. “He’s really, really sick and 1 want to buy a miracle.” “Pardon?” said the salesman.

“My brother Andrew has something bad growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost?” “We don’t sell a miracle here, child. I’m sorry,” the salesman said with a smile.

“Listen，if it isn’t enough, I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs.”

A well-dressed man heard it and asked. “What kind of a miracle does your brother need?”

“I don’t know.” she answered with her eyes full of tears. “He’s really sick and mum says he needs an operation. But my daddy can’t pay for it. So I have brought all my money.”

“How much do you have?” asked the man. “$1.11, but I can try and get some more,” she answered.

“Well, what a luck,” smiled the man, “$1.11, the price of a miracle for little brothers.”

He took up the girl’s hand and said, “Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Let’s see if I have the kind of miracle you need.”

That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a famous doctor. The operation was successful and it wasn’t long before Andrew was home again.

How much did the miracle cost?

31. What was the trouble in the little girl’s family?

A. Her brother was seriously i11.     B. They had no money.

C. Nothing could save her brother.    D. Both A and B.

32. In the eye of the little girl, a miracle might be________.

A. something interesting            B. something cheap

C. some wonderful medicine        D. some healthy food

33. The girl said again and again “I can try and get some more (money).” That shows ________.

A. she had still kept some money             B. she hoped not to be refused

C. there was no need to worry about money     D. she thought money was easy to get

34. What made the miracle happen?

A. The girl’s love for her brother.            B. The girl’s money.

C. The medicine from the drugstore.         D. Nobody can tell.

35. From the passage we can infer (推断) that ________.

A. the doctor didn’t ask for any pay

B. a miracle is sure to happen if you keep on

C. the little girl is lovely but not SO clever

D. Andrew was in fact not so sick as they had thought

Passage2

Linda has been a vegetarian for years. She stopped eating meat because of how she felt. As she told her doctor, she always felt tired. Her doctor looked her over and told her to eat less meat. She bought a vegetarian cookbook and decided to “go all the way”. She still eats eggs and cheese sometimes; now, however, most of her food is vegetables, fruits and grains(谷类). Linda became a vegetarian to improve her health.

Nancy is an animal lover. She grew up on a farm where there were cows and chickens. As she grew older, she started to eat less meat. One day she realized that she had stopped eating meat. It had never seemed right to her that animals were fed to be killed for food.

When Mark was a student, he had a careful plan of how to spend money. He spent the little money that he had for food on rice, cheap vegetables. He learned to be a very good cook. Now Mark is a successful engineer, but he still eats simple foods, and no meat.

Roy is an environmentalist. He knows that the population is increasing faster and faster, but the land for growing food is not increasing at all. He knows that it takes sixteen kilos of grain to make one kilo of meat; he thinks about the fifteen kilos of grain that are wasted if he eats meat. “Somewhere,” he says, “someone hasn’t got enough to eat and is dying. How can I enjoy beef?” Mark’s ideas about what is right and wrong make him a vegetarian.

36. According to the passage, a vegetarian usually will not eat ________.

37. Linda became a vegetarian because ________.

A. her doctor asked her to do so           B. she was badly ill

C. she enjoyed eating vegetables         D. she wanted to be healthier

38. Mark became a vegetarian ________.

A. when he was a student         B. after he was able to cook vegetables well

C. after he became an engineer    D. because he thought vegetables were nice

39. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Linda only eats fruits and vegetables.

B. We aren’t sure when Roy became a vegetarian.

C. Nancy became a vegetarian when she was old.

D. Roy doesn’t like beef at all.

40. The main idea of this passage is that ________.

A. people choose to be vegetarians for different reasons

B. people become vegetarians because they don’t like meat

C. meat is not good for one’s health

D. we had better become vegetarians

Passage3

The summer before my senior year, I had a really good friend named Jack. The month before school started, he went to Europe and to my surprise came back with a powerful drug (毒品) called hashish. Neither of us had ever experimented with drugs before. He began to invite me to join his “new” friends. He also started the “24 club”, where you would sit on a circle and drink twenty-four tall bottles of beer, one after another, until they were gone. I knew there was no future in any of it if he went on using these drugs. However, he has been my best friend since grade school, and I didn’t have a lot of other close friends. I didn’t want to be lonely, but I also didn’t want to end up where I thought Jack was going.

At first I felt awkward (尴尬), didn’t fit in. But after a few months, I made friends with guys who had similar values (价值观) and were also a lot of fun.

My old friend Jack turned into a druggie, barely graduated , and at last drowned (溺水) in a swimming pool. It was very sad, but I was grateful I had the courage to make the right decision and think long-term at a crucial time in my life.

41. Why did the writer feel surprised?

A. Jack went to Europe.                 B. Jack was my good friend.

C. Jack brought hashish back.            D. Jack was a member of “24 club”.

42. What was the “24 club” about?

A. There were 24 members.            B. They could join the club when they were 24

C. They could drink 24 bottles of beer.   D. They could use 24 kinds of drugs.

43. What does the word “they” mean?

A. The club members.           B. The bottles of beer.

C. The drugs.                  D. The owners of the club.

44. Why did the writer decide to end up the friendship between Jack and him?

A. He didn’t want to make the same mistake as Jack.

B. He wanted to make some new friends.

C. He felt disappointed (失望) with Jack.

D. He didn’t want to be lonely.

45. Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Both of them did not use the hashish before.

B. Jack didn’t finish schooling because of drugs.

C. The writer felt happy shortly after he separated with Jack.

D. The new friends I made thought alike with me to most of the things.