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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Two workers was rescued 188 hours after they trapped in a coal mine collapse(倒塌)in the

south China-s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region The two were among 18 miners trappedafter the mine,collapsed midday on July 2 because of days of heavy rain.

A total of 71 miners were working underground when the accident occurred on July 2-49

managed to escape. Rescuers have got eight bodies so far.

Ye Fangyong,commander of the rescue headquarters,said that the place where the survi-

vors were found was at 320 meters underground. It was filled with mud after the collapse,but

there was still room for fresh air. He said three more miners trapped at a work platform390

meters underground may survive because the place also have some space for fresh air.

Rescuers had believed that four other miners would found with the rescued two, but the

chances of the remaining 12 being found alive are not good due to the conditions in the mine.

However,the rescuers have not given up. They are using scientific measures such as a

water-proof radar device(裟置)to help find the exact locations of trapped workers* Moreover,

rescuers have been offered 2 million yuan for each miner they pull out alive.

The two survivors have been identified a) 41-yea卜old Liu Jiagan and 35-year-old Qin

Hongdang. They are in safe condition.

Before they were rushed to Heshan People's Hospital for treatment,they told rescuers in

weak voices that they survjved un.der the mine by drinking spring water that seeped(渗漏)

through the top of the shaft(矿井).

56. The local mine coal accident was probably reported on           .

AJuly8      B,Julylo     C.July2      D.July3

57. What caused the coal mine break down?

A Workers  abnormal xvc}rking_                B. Typhoonn.

C. Days of heavy rajp                          D. Shock of the ca:thquake

58. According to the passage,th. e rrmPrs could be alive unaerground if           .

A there is some space for fresh air

B. they are equippeci with water-proof raciar device

C. they drink enough water

D. there is enough food

59. Which of the following is TRUE accoraing to the passage?

A. Scientific measures are used to help rescue the trapped workers.

B. Each miners being pulled out alive will be offered 2 miliion yuan.

C. Officials offered to give the continuing rescuers higher rank

D. Water-proof radar- will be puf down to give light.

B

We answer some questions tlris week in our series on getting into an American collegeor university.

The first question is about our recent discussion of English language test. Vo Ngoc from

Vietnam would like to know about the TOEIC,which is designed to measure skills of Englis'n asspoken in the workplace.

The Educational Testing Service adm. inisters the TOEIC. It says the test measures the

language skills of people working in an international environment. American colleges and uruversities accept scores from the TOFEL and often the IELTS. If you miss our reporf on these

tests,you can fina it at our website zurvw* unso. com..

Tahir Mahood from Pakistan asks how to improve his English before taking these kinds of

tests. Well,you c:an start by looking for ways to use English as much as you can Watch Amenatn

movies and TV shows and read books in English Look for English speakers to talk to.

The Internet has many free materials for Engiish learners. Visitors to e,uurw. unsv. ,for example,can read,listen and watch programmes on many different subjects. The U. .S. Depart-ment of Education recent launched a free website designed to help immigrants learn English.

The site is called USA Learns at zuww. usalearns, org, like unanv. chinadaily. cn, interded for

English learners in China

Next,a question from Turkey:Hasan Eker asks about getting a postdoctoral position in the

U. S. Tlus is work generally done by a person who recent:ly earped a PhD. The National Post-

doctoral Association in Washington has information about international postdocs on its websitc

. national postdoc. org.

And,finally,we have questions fr;om Iran,Afgharustan and Indonesia about how to pay

an education through jo'os. There- re rules that restr:ict the kinds of jobs that  foreign studems

can have wEule studying in the U. S.

60. What-s the purpose of the passage?

A To attract more people to the website.

B. To introduce the TOEIC to readers.

C. To ask questions on entering American uruversities.

D. To help deal with some puzzles on entering American colleges.

61, According to the passage,TOEIC is            .

A a must for those who go to American uruversities

B. designed for whoever apply for a job with companies

C, to test a student-s language skills in the workplace

D. a test for students to graduate from universities

62. A person wb.o wants to learn. English can go to the following EXCEPT _       .

A. www. unsv. com   B. www. national postdoc. org

C. www. usalearns. org      D,www chinadaiLy. cn,

63. What can we knOw from the passage?

A. Foreigr. student_ are not allowed fo do whatever jobs they like in t,he U. S.

B. Every graduate from colleges can get a postdoctoral position if they want to.

C. The IELTS is also necessary for job application like the TOEIC.

D. Students from Iran aren-t allowed to have jobs in the U. S.

C

Join the Farruly Read-Aloud Celebration,held by the Gonda Family Library ana the Family

Scnool Alliance at UCLA Lab School,from February 21 to March 14,2014. We ask you to spend time reading aloud to your chilr3ren at least 20 minutes each daY We hop._ to help families develop a inabit of reading aloud every day throughout and beyond primary school. We'li finish the cele-bration with a party on March 14 for the whole school.

Ways to join:

O  Visit Book Corner for reading aloud suggestions.

Come to the start of the actirity on Friday,Feb, 2".,

O   Add books to our list of favorite read-al.oud

O  Send us a photo of your family reading together (jkan,tor@ucta. zdu). Mrre will share it at  the party.

O   Record your family's reading journey! .

O  Join us for th^ party on March 14,5一7 p. rn.

Go on a reading jorumey!

Books can introduce your family to interesting people,exciting places,adventures and infor-

mation. Let your journeys take you through these categories:

O   Fiction             O   Picture books       O Poetry

O  Science             O     History          O   Sports

O  Arts              O  other Non-Fiction      O  Benefits of Reading Aloud

Reading aloud helps a cluld to read -Mth pleasure,create background knowledge,and build

vocabulary. It also prowides children with a reading model. Reading alo::d doesn't just benefit

young children Parents should continue reading aloud as their children grow because listening

comprehension is more importarit than reading skills in middle school.

Jim Trelease,in his Read-Aloud Handbook,has noted that almost as big a mistake as not

reading to chiidren at all is stopping too soon  Until about the eighth grade,children listen aml

comprehend on a higher level than their reading skills allow them to read independently, This

means children can hear and understand stories that are more difficult and more interesting than

anything they can read on their own

64. What- s the purpose of the Family Read-Aloud Celebration?          I

A To celebrate the joys of reading.

B. To help improve family relationship,

C. To change families  bad reading habits.

D. To get families into the habit of reading aloud.

65. If you want to join the activity,you're supposed to __

A. mail a book to the school                     B. make an appearance at the starting day

C. read out loud from 5～7 p. m every day       D. share your reading experience at the party

66. We can infer from Jim Tyelease that           .

A. young cluldren show greater skil{s at  s~ening than reading

B. children should be allowed to makc mistakes in reacling

C, interesting stories are easier for children to understand

D the eighth-graders can-t read on their own

67.In wliich par' oi a website can We fincl the texr?

A Culture          B. Lifestyle.          C. E,ducation.             D. Science.

D

Whenevcr you buy something,it is possible that someone has already worn,eaten,or teste.d

it to make sure it is safe and do what is supposed to do. But what if you wanted a special suit to

keep a shark from hurting you? Who wanta +o test a product like it?

"I do! " says Jeremiah Sullwan,a scientist in California  "You have to believe in what you

sell,right?"

Sullivan. owns SharkArmor Tech,a company that makes a  $ 49400 sharksuit that even a

great white shark can- t bite through Before Sullivan could sell his sharksuits,he needed to

make sure his design would work. Sullivan put on the sharksuit and jumped into a shark feeding

ground. "I need to know exactly what a human body could expect to go through," he says.

Sharks moved ali ar.ound Hm and then attacked his arm. Sullivan felt the bite but no teeth.He  was uncomfortable at times,but not painfuL The suit works! "

"I,ve now been bitten thousands of times but.never badly," says Sullivan,who now works with shows like Wild Kingdmn, ana programs for the Disco'oery Channel s Shan~ Week.

So,are you all set to buy a sharksuit? Before you do,you should know that th. e suit weighs

20  pounds and makes swimming almost impossible-not so practical for a day on the beach. And

in fact, Sullivan wants only .professionals, such as filmmakers, scientists and drivers, to have

sharksuits. Why? Because even if someone is wearing a sharksuit,they could get seriously hurt

if they treat diving with a 4,OOO-pound shark as a game.

During sharksuit testing,sharks have thrown Sullivan to a bottom o/ reefs(磙) and tried to

take him off into the deepest part of the ocean. "However," Sullivan sa}fs,"you don't need to

be afraid of sharks. It-s actually pretty hard to get a shark to bite you, "

68. The first paragraph is written to          .

A start a discussion          B. introduce the topic of the text

C show the main points of the text                D. test readers' knowledge

69. Why did Sullivan get close to sharks?

A To see if hiS sharksLut works.                    B. To study what sharks feed on.

c. To catch a special kind of white shark.     D. To learn how to swim with sharks safely,

70. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 5 mean?

A Most people won't wear the sharksuit to the beach

B. People like to go to the beach with the sharksLut.

C. The sharksuit makes a perfect day on the beach

D. The sharksuit can-t be worn for a whole day.

71. We can learn from the text that the sharksuit _

A works well for swimmers                          B is light but uncomfortable

C, keeps sharks away from humans         D. is designed for special purpose

E

Speaking two languages can actually help offset(抵消) some effects of aging on the brain,

a new study has found,

Researchers tested how long it took participants to switch from one cogrutive(认知的) task

to another,something that-s knovrn to take longer for older adults,said lead researcher,Brian

Gold,a neuroscientist ar the Uruversif.y of Kentucky.

Gold-s team compared task-switching speeds for younger and older adults,knowing th.ey

would fjp.d slower speeds in the older population because of previous studies. However,they

fouiid that oider adults who spoke two languages were able to switch mental activities faster

cietlned in tne st,idy as peopie speaking a second iangUage aaily since they wereat ieast 10 yeats

old

Gold  and his team asked 30 people,either bilingual o: nionolingual(只僮一种语言 人) ,tu

have a series of tests. They found that bilingual people were not oniy able to switch tasks

faster-they had different brain acti/ty than their monolingual peers.

Kristina called bilingualism "a beautiful natural experimentY, because people grow up

speaking two languages,and studies have shown that they get certain cognitive benefjfs from

sv,tching between languages aml determirung whi:h to respond with based on what's going on

around them.

Gold said he grew up in Montreal,where he spoke Frencb. at school and Er.glish at hcme,

promptipg relatives to question v:hether his French language immersion would somehow hinder

his abiiity to learn Englisl:.

"Until wery recently9 liearning a second language in childhood was thought of as danger-

ous," he said. "Actually,it's beneficial. "

72. What-s the main idea of the passage?

A Researchers found that speaking two languages is hnportant.

B. Researchers found that bilingual people respond slowly.

C. Researchers found that bilingual peopie can slow down the speed or aging on the brain

and respond fast.

D. Researchers found that bilingual people are great.

73. Which of the followirLg is TRUE according to the passage?

A Oider bilinguals can-t respond faster in mind.

B. Older add.ts speaking a second language daily since tF,ey were at least 10 years old can

respond faster than those who don't

C. Young biiinguals can respond fast:er in mind tnan those monolinguals.

D. Bilingual children respond slower in mind than those monolinguals.

74. Kristina called bilingualism "a beautif'ul natural experimen+" because

A people grow up,benefiting from speaking two languages

B, people speaking two languages.are natural     .

C. people speaking two languages are beautiful

D. people speaking two languages like the experiment

75. We can learn from the last paragraph that learning a second language in chilclhooci  is-    .

A aangerous to children                            B. not beneficial to children

C. aapgerous but beneficial to children       D. not'dangerous but beneficial to children