第二部分：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)

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

A

I took my 8-year-old daughter, Helen and 5-year-old son, Brandon to the Cloverleaf Mall in Hattiesburg to do a little shopping. As we got there, we saw a big sign that said, “Petting Zoo”. The kids jumped up in a rush and asked, “Daddy, can we go ?”

Life was hard. Both my wife and I were laid off. However, I said, “Sure”, giving them both a quarter. They went away, and I felt free to take my time looking for something I wanted to buy. There was only fifty cents left in my pocket.

A petting zoo consists of a hundred of little furry baby creatures of all kinds. Kids pay their money and stay in the enclosure(围场) pleased with the little animals while their moms and dads shop.

A few minutes later, I turned around and saw Helen walking along behind me. I was shocked and I bent down, asking what was wrong.

She looked up at me with her clear blue eyes and said sadly, “Well, Daddy, I gave Brandon my quarter.” which is “Love is Action!”

She had given Brandon her quarter, and no one loves furry creatures more than Helen. It had become part of her, because she knew the whole family motto. It’s not “Love is Action”. It is “Love is SACRIFICIAL Action!”. Love always pays a price. Love always costs something.

I was moved. We went back to the Petting Zoo. We stood by the fence and watched Brandon go crazy petting and feeding the animals. Helen stood just watched Brandon. I had fifty cents burning a hole in my pocket. I put my right hand into my pocket and took out the money. Sure, I must do that!

46. what is the best title for this passage ?

A. My Last Fifty Cents

B. Try Your Best to Help Others

C. An Attractive Place in the Mall

D. Love Is Sacrificial Action!

47.From the passage we can know that ____.

A. the family lived on a tight budget

B. Helen didn’t like playing with pets

C. the author was mean to the children

D. Brandon didn’t want to play with Helen

48. Which of the following can best describe Helen ?

A. Considerate. B. Greedy.

C. Intelligent. D. Cautious.

49. What would most likely happen next in the story ?

A. The author would buy Helen candies.

B. The author would get angry with Brandon.

C. Helen would happily pet the little animals.

D. The family would have a good time in the zoo.

B

Tiger Mom,

You’ve been criticized(批评) a lot since you published your memoir(回忆录), Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother. One problem is that some people don’t get your humor. They think you’re serious about all things, and they think Lulu and I are oppressed(压制) by our ill mother. That is not true.

But for real, it’s not their fault. No outsider can know what our family is really like. They don’t hear us laughing over each other’s jokes. They don’t see us eating our hamburgers with fried rice. They don’t know how much fun we have when the six of us — dogs included — squeeze into one bed and argue about what movies to download from Netflix.

I admit: Having you as a mother was no tea party. There were some play dates I wish I’d gone to and some piano camps I wish I’d skipped. But now that I’m 18 and about to leave the tiger den(穴), I’m glad you and Daddy raised me the way you did.

A lot of people have accused you of producing robot kids who can’t think for themselves. Well, that’s funny. I think your strict parenting forced me to be more independent. Early on, I decided to be an easy child to raise. Maybe I got it from Daddy — he taught me not to care what people think and to make my own choices — but I also decided to be who I want to be.

Everybody’s talking about the birthday cards we once made for you, which you rejected because they weren’t good enough. Funny how some people are convinced that Lulu and I are scarred for life. Maybe if I had poured my heart into it, I would have been upset. But let’s face it: It took me 30 second; I didn’t even sharpen the pencil. That’s why, when you rejected it, I didn’t feel you were rejecting me. If I actually tried my best at something, you’d never throw it back in my face.

…And for that, Tiger Mom, thank you.

Yours,

Sophia

50. In the author’s opinion, why do some people criticize her mother?

A. They don’t know the truth.

B. They have a different culture.

C. They aren’t strict with their children.

D. They don’t have a good sense of humor.

51. Many people think that the author _________.

A. is a robot kid B. has a happy family

C. has a humorous mother D. is an easy child to raise

52. The author is satisfied with her parents’ way of raising her because _________.

A. she has learned to obey others

B. she has become more independent

C. she is about to leave the tiger den

D. she has never been disturbed by tea parties

53. According to the last paragraph, the author _________.

A. was good at making cards

B. was deeply hurt by her mother

C. tried her best at making the birthday cards

D. thought it reasonable for her mother to reject her card