第三部分 阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40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。

A

The CEO of Apple, Steve Jobs’ story about death

When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: “If you live each day as if it were your last, someday you’ ll most certainly be right.” It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself, “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?”

Remembering that I’ ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choice in life.

About a year ago I was diagnosed with cancer. The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that was incurable, and that I would live no longer than three to six months. My doctor advised me to go home and get my affairs in order, which is my doctors’ code for preparing yourself to die.

I lived with that diagnosis all day. I was completely in despair. Later that evening, I had another examination and my wife told me that tumor turned to be curable with surgery. I had the surgery and I’ m fine now.

This was the closest I’ve been to facing death. To tell the truth, no one wants to die. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. It clears out the old to make room for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away.

Your time is so limited that you shouldn’t waste it repeating someone else’s life. Don’ t be trapped by dogma(教条)—which is living with the results of other people’ s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most importantly, have the courage to follow your heart. It somehow already knows what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.

56. The doctor advised the author to go home and get his affairs in order because_________.

A. he had to rest at home B. his disease couldn’t be cured

C. his disease was not serious at all D. he had to wait for the result of the test

57.How did the author feel after the diagnosis?

A.Hopeless B. Excited C. Optimistic D. Angry

58.What does the author think of death?

A.He thinks it is impossible to avoid.

B.He thinks it is not the end of life.

C.He thinks it is nothing to be scared of.

D.He thinks it is the beginning of a new life

59.In the author’ s opinion, we should ____________.

A.follow others’ advice B.take no notice of diseases

C.take exercise and keep healthy D.have the courage to follow our heart

60.What does the underlined word in Para.3 mean?

A.came across B.dealt with C.survived D. support

B

Teach children basic safety around dogs and review regularly:

•Do not approach an unfamiliar dog.

•Do not run near a dog or scream.

•Remain still when approached by an unfamiliar dog.

•If you are knocked over by a dog, lie still and hold your breath.

•Do you play with a dog unless watched by an adult.

•Immediately report stray (流浪的) dogs, or dogs displaying unusual behavior to an adult.

•Avoid direct eye contact with a dog.

•Do not disturb a dog who is sleeping, eating, or caring for baby dogs.

•Do not pet a dog without allowing it to see sniff you first.

•If bitten, immediately report the bite to an adult.

A study on fatal dog bites lists the breeds (品种) involved in fatal attacks over 20 years. It does not find specific breeds that are most likely to bite or kill. Each year, 4.7 million Americans are bitten by dogs. These bites result in about 12 deaths every year: about 0.0002 percent of the total number of people bitten. These few deaths offer little information about breeds involved in dogs of a particular breed, and no way to determine which breeds are more likely to bite or kill.

Many practical alternatives hold promise for preventing dog bites. For prevention ideas and model policies for the control of dangerous dogs, please see the American Veterinary Medical Association Task Force on Canine Aggression and Human – Canine Interaction: a community approach to dog bite prevention.

61.When you are knocked down by a dog, you should .

A.get up and run away as fast as possible

B.run away and shout loudly for help

C.not allow the dog to sniff you

D.pretend to be dead

62.Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?

A.Children should not look a dog in the eye.

B.Children should not touch a sleeping dog.

C.Children should not be afraid of dogs.

D.Children should tell adults about bleeding bitten by a dog.

63.We can infer from the second paragraph that .

A.dog bites result in about 100 deaths in America each year

B.lots of information about breeds involved in dog bites has been collected

C.many dog bites are not treated properly nowadays in America

D.more effort needs to be made to determine which dog breeds are more likely to bite

64.The last paragraph provides readers with information about .

A.where to get dog bite prevention ideas

B.how to keep pet dogs

C.easy cures for dog bites in country areas

D.deaths caused by dog bites

65.Where can you read this passage?

A.entertainment news in newspapers B.scientific research in magazines

C.health and life in magazines D.Sports events in newspapers

C

Harry Houdini was one of the greatest American entertainers in the theater this century. He was a man famous for his escapes – from prison cells, from wooden boxes floating in rivers, from locked tanks full of water.

He appeared in theaters all over Europe and America. Crowds came to see the great Houdini and his “magic tricks. ”

Of course, his secret wasn't magic or supernatural powers, it was simply strength. He had the ability to move his toes as well as he moved his fingers. He could move his body into almost any position he wanted.

Houdini started working in the entertainment when he was 17, in 1891.He and his brother Theo performed card tricks in a club in New York. They called themselves the Houdini Brothers. When Harry married in 1894, he and his wife Bess worked together as magician and assistant. But for a long time they were not very successful. Then Harry performed his first prison escape, in Chicago in 1898. Harry persuaded a detective to let him try to escape from the prison, and he invited the local newspapermen to watch.

It was the publicity that came from this that started Harry Houdin’s success. Harry had fingers trained to escape from handcuffs and toes trained to escape ankle chins. But his biggest secret was he unlocked the prison doors. Every time he went into the prison cell, Bess gave him a kiss for good luck – and a small skeleton key, which is a key that fits many locks, passed quickly from her mouth to his.

Harry used these prison escapes to build his fame. He arranged to escape from the local prison of every town he visited. In the afternoon, the people of the town would read about it in their local newspapers, and in the evening every seat in the local theater would be full. What was the result? World – wild fame, and a name remembered today.

66.According to the passage, Houdini’s success in prison escapes depends on .

A.his special tricks and supernatural powers

B.his unusual ability and a skeleton key

C.his magic tricks and super human powers

D.his wisdom and magic powers

67.In the fourth paragraph, the underlined word “this” refers to .

A.his first prison escape B.the newspaper’s presentation

C.the publicity D.the participation of a detective

68.It can be inferred from passage that Houdini became famous .

A.in 1894 B.before he married

C.at the age of 17 D.when he was 24

69.Which of the following statements is NOT correct?

A.Houdini is famous for the Great escape.

B.Houdini once worked with his brother.

C.Houdini became famous with the help of the newspapers.

D.The skeleton key was passed from his wife’s hand to his.

70.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A.A skeleton key B.Great escape

C.World-wild fame D.A man of many secrets

D

You wake up in the morning，the day is beautiful and the plans for the day are what you have been looking forward to for a long time. Then the telephone rings，you say hello, and the drama starts.The person on the other end has a depressing tone in his voice as he starts to tell you how terrible his morning is and that there is nothing to look forward to.You are still in a wonderful mood? Impossible!

Communicating with negative people can wash out your happiness. It may not change what you think，but communicating long enough with them will make you feel depressed for a moment or a long time.

Life brings ups and downs，but some people are stuck in the wrong idea that life has no happiness to offer.They only feel glad when they make others feel bad.No wonder they can hardly win others’ pity or respect.

When you communicate with positive people，your spirit stays happy and therefore more positive things are attracted.When the dagger(匕首) of a negative person is put in you，you feel the heavy feeling that all in all，brings you down.

Sometimes we have no choice but to communicate with negative people.This could be a co-worker，or a relative.In this case，say what needs to be said as little as possible. Sometimes it feels good to let out your anger back to the negative person，but all this does is to lower you to that same negative level and they won’t feel ashamed of themselves about that.

Negativity often affects happiness without even being realized.The negative words of another at the start of the day can cling to(附着) you throughout the rest of your day，which makes you feel bad and steals your happiness.Life is too short to feel negative.Stay positive and avoid negativity as much as possible.

71.The purpose of the first paragraph is to ______.

A.make a comparison B.offer an evidence

C.introduce a topic D.describe a daily scene

72. How can negative people have effect on us?

A.By influencing our emotion. B.By telling us the nature of life.

C.By changing our ways of thinking. D.By comparing their attitudes to life with ours.

73.Some negative people base their happiness on _______.

A.other people’s pity for them B.building up a positive attitude

C.making other people unhappy D.other people’s respect for them

74.According to the passage, to reduce negative people’s influence on us，we are advised to ______.

A.communicate with negative people as little as possible

B.show our dissatisfaction to negative people

C.make negative people feel ashamed of themselves

D.change negative people’s attitudes to life

75.What is the author’s attitude towards negative people?

A.Favorable. B.Indifferent. C.Critical. D.Supportive.