They stared at him. He turned red; but when the salt came, he put it in his coffee and drank.  43  , she asked. “Why salt with coffee?” He explained, “When I was a little boy, I lived near the sea, I liked playing on the sea… I could   44  its salty taste, like salty coffee. Now every time I drink it, I   45   my childhood and my hometown. I miss   46   and my parents, who are still there.”

She was   47  touched. A man who can admit that he’s homesick must love his home and care about his family. He must be   48  .

So they dated,   49   and lived happily together. And every time she made coffee for him, she would put in some salt, the way he liked it.

After 40 years, he   50   and left her a letter which said:

My dear, please   51   my life-long lie. Remember the first time we dated? I was so nervous that I asked for salt   52   sugar.

Sweetheart, I don’t exactly like salty coffee. But as it mattered so   53   to you, I’ve   54

to enjoy it. Having you with me was my greatest happiness. If I could live a second time, I hope we can be together again,   55   it means that I have to drink salty coffee for the rest of my life.

36.A. before B. beyond C. after D. near

37.A. invited B. paid C. forced D. asked

38.A. interested B. frightened C. moved D. surprised

39.A. away B. along C. off D. down

40.A. coffee B. tea C. beer D. wine

41.A. comfortable B. different C. uncomfortable D. indifferent

42.A. sugar B. pepper C. candy D. salt

43.A. Angrily B. Curiously C. Worriedly D. Happily

44.A. feel B. see C. notice D. find

45.A. think over B. bring up C. think of D. remind of

46.A. this B. it C. him D. her

47.A. highly B. specially C. hardly D. deeply

48.A. responsible B. reasonable C. sensible D. representative

49.A. married B. engaged C. separated D. split

50.A. walked away B. left away C. passed away D. got away

51.A. forget B. forgive C. imagine D. value

52.A. instead B. instead of C. in spite of D. other than

53.A. many B. more C. any D. much

54.A. studied B. learnt C. adapted D. used

55.A. however B. as it C. when D. even if

第三节：阅读理解(共20小题，每题2分，满分40分)

( A )

For a writer, there is hardly any greater honor than winning the Nobel Prize for literature.

And for a woman writer, claiming the prize is even harder, for only eight women once won it. Austria’s Elfriede Jelinek is the ninth and the first since 1996.

The Stockholm-based Swedish Academy announced last Thursday that Jelinek won this year’s Nobel Prize in literature. She is recognized for her socially critical(批判的) novels and plays.

Jelinek, 57, made her literary debut (初次露面) in 1967. She has written plays, novels and poetry. She is best known for her autobiographical 1983 novel “The Piano Teacher”, made into a movie in 2001.

The basic theme of her work is the inability of women to live as people beyond the roles and personalities traditionally expected of them. Her characters struggle to lead lives not normally acceptable in society. “The nature of Jelinek’s texts is often hard to define. They shift between prose(散文) and poetry and songs, they contain theatrical scenes and film script,” said the academy.

The Nobel Prize was founded by Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel. Nobel died in 1896 and left his fortune of about US $920 million to a fund to honor people who have helped other human beings. This year each prize is worth US $13 million.

56. The underlined word “them” in the last second paragraph refers to _______.

A. roles     B. people      C. texts     D. women

57. Elfrede Jelinek won the Nobel Prize just because _______.

A. she was an Austrian woman writer

B. she wrote socially critical novels and plays

C. her novel “The Piano Teacher” was made into a movie

D. the nature of her texts is hard to define.

58. Which of the following about the Nobel Prize is TRUE?

A. It is harder for a woman writer to win than a man writer.

B. The total prize every year was $920 million.

C. Women writers were not awarded until 1996.

D. Only eight women writers won the prize since 1996.

59. This passage is most likely taken from _______.

A. a travel magazine     B. a history book     C. a newspaper    D. an advertisement

( B )

In many cultures white is often associated with something positive.A white-collar job, for instance, is the kind of job many people look for, working with your brain and not your hands.

White has a clean and pure image.That is why doctors, dentists, and nurses usually wear white uniforms.Babies are dressed in white at baptisms(洗礼)and brides wear white wedding gowns at weddings.White in these cases is the symbol of innocence or purity.

Sometimes white is used in expressions that are not good.“Whitewash” is one such expression.At first, “whitewash” meant to paint over something with white paint to make it look better.However, it means something different today: to hide or to cover up mistakes or failures.

A “white elephant” is another example of white used in a negative way.In ancient Thailand, a white elephant was regarded as a sacred animal, but it was very expensive to keep.The kings of those days presented a white elephant to the people they wanted to ruin.Once they received this holy, royal animal as a gift, they were not allowed to sell or kill it.Today, a “white elephant” means something that is big, useless, and unwanted.In America, when people want to get rid of their furniture or clothes, they often have a “white elephant sale”.

60.The text is mainly about________.

A.the meanings of white in English culture     B.the history of some English idioms

C.some interesting customs in English culture  D.some useful English words and expressions

61.Which expression has an historical background ?

A.White-wash.               B.White-collar.

C.White elephant.            D.White elephant sale.

62.In which statement does “white” have a negative meaning?

A.A boy is dressed in white at baptisms. B.A bride wears a white wedding gown.

C.A man whitewashes his crime. D.A girl finds a white collar job.

63.The author develops the text mainly by ______.

A.analyzing its cause and effect B.providing typical examples

C.comparing different ideas D.following the time order

(  C  )

Students who say they never or hardly ever used dictionaries often speak English well but usually write poorly, because they make many mistakes.

The students who use dictionaries most do not learn especially well either. The ones who look up every new word do not read fast. Therefore they do not have time to read much. Those who use small two-language dictionaries have the worst problems. Their dictionaries often give only one or two words as translations of English. But one English word often has many translations in a foreign language and one foreign word has many translations in English.

The most successful students are those who use large college edition dictionaries with about 100,000 words but do not use them too often. When they are reading, these students first try to get the general idea and understand new words from the context. Then they reread and use the dictionary to look up only key words that they still do not understand. They use dictionaries more for writing. If they are not sure how to spell a word, or divide it into syllables(音节), they always use a dictionary. Also, if they think a noun might have an unusual plural form, they check these in a dictionary.