三、阅读(共两节，满分40分)

第一节：阅读理解(共15小题，每小题2分，共30分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、和D项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Nick Petrels is a doctor in Montreal. He works 60 hours a week. He takes care of 159 patients a week in the hospital and at his office. He’s been a doctor for ten years.

Dr. Petrels gives his patients good medical advice. But he doesn’t just tell his patients what to do. He also sings to them on television! Dr. Petrels has his own TV show. The show is in Italian, English and French. The doctor starts the show with a song and then gives medical advice. He explains a medical problem or disease in simple language. After that, he sings another song.

Dr. Petrels produces and performs in his own show every week. The program is very popular with his patients and with people who enjoy his singing. His dream is to perform(表演) in Las Vegas. His favorite songs are love songs, and he has a compact disk of love songs that he wrote. Dr. Petrels says, “I always loved to sing. All my problems are gone when I sing.” But when Dr. Petrels was young, his father didn’t want him to be a singer, so he went to medical school.

Some people tell Dr. Petrels he can help people more as a doctor. But Dr. Petrels says he helps people when he sings, too. “I like to make people smile. Sometimes it’s difficult to make a sick person smile. Medicine and entertainment(娱乐) both try to do the same thing. They try to make people feel good.”

46. Dr. Petrels works 60 hours a week, because he _______.

A. gives his patients medical advice B. takes care of 159 patients a week

C. sings on television D. has his own TV show

47. Dr. Petrels _______, so he is called a singing doctor.

A. also sings to his patients on TV B. always loved to sing

C. is popular with his patients D. has been a doctor for ten years

48. In his TV show, Dr. Petrel _______.

A. sings and gives medical advice B. sings about different diseases

C. starts to explain diseases with a song D. sings love songs he wrote

49. Dr. Petrels’ show is popular _______.

A. in Las Vegas. B. at medical school

C. with people who like his singing D. with patients in Montreal

50. Dr. Petrels says he likes to _______.

A. help people sing B. make people feel better

C. do the same thing D. make difficult people smile

B

Living in a modern society has its advantages and disadvantages. One disadvantage is that you often have to live closer to other people than you would like to. Sometimes, your neighbors make noise that you are not comfortable with.

The best way to solve this problem is to talk with your neighbor first. You should be very polite and ask your neighbor if he knows how thin the walls of your homes are. This way doesn’t criticize (批评) his behavior; it simply points out that he may not realize how far his sound travels. Tell him that you know that sometimes you make noise as well, but that you do your best to keep it down. Often this will solve the problem right away, but sometimes the neighbor may become angry.

If your neighbor becomes angry with you, there are some more steps you can take. You might write a letter to the neighborhood committee. Make sure you write down the source of the noise and the time in the letter. They will review the situation and decide whether your neighbor is out of line. Some noise is considered to be reasonable, even if it bothers you. So you may prepare a good pair of earplugs (耳塞).

Even if your neighbor makes too much noise, you don’t have to live your life in discomfort. It’s always a good idea to be friendly with your neighbors. You may clean the rubbish in front of his door. He’s sure to appreciate behavior like this and be more open to your suggestions about noise level.

51. What is the first step to deal with the noisy neighbor?

A. To buy a good pair of earplugs.

B. To offer suggestions to the neighbor.

C. To ask the neighborhood committee for help.

D. To tell the neighbor how bad his behavior is.

52. The underlined word “reasonable” in the third paragraph probably means “____”.

A. terrible B. loud C. proper D. unpleasant

53. What should be written in the letter to the neighborhood committee?

A. How to punish your noisy neighbor.

B. Where and when the noise appears.

C. How to make the noise less in the neighborhood.

D. What problems the noise causes to your life.

54.What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?

A. You should control your noise as well.

B. You can live comfortably even if there is noise.

C. Your neighbor may be more friendly than you think.

D. You should build good relationship with your neighbor.

55.The author wrote this passage to tell us ____ .

A. why we should get on well with neighbors

B. how to relax ourselves in a modern society

C. how to become known among neighbors

D. what we should do with our noisy neighbor

C

If you do not use your arm or your legs for some time, they become weak; when you start using them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows that. Yet many people do not seem to know that memory works in the same way. When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance to become strong. If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his own fault(过错). But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents are to blame(受责备), and few of us know that it is just his own fault. Have you ever found that some people can’t read or write but usually they have better memories? This is because they cannot read or write and they have to remember things; they cannot write down in a little notebook. They have to remember days, names, songs and stories; so their memory is the whole time being exercised. So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people: Practice remembering.

56. The main reason for one’s poor memory is that _______.

A. his memory is not often used

B. he does not use his name or legs for some time

C. his father or mother may have a poor memory

D. he can’t read or write

57. If you do not use your arms or legs for some time _______.

A. you can’t use them any more

B. they will become stronger

C. they will become neither stronger nor weaker

D. they become weak and won’t become strong until you use them again

58. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Don’t learn how to read and write if you want to have a better memory.

B. Your memory, like your arms or legs, becomes weak if you don’t give it enough chance for practice.

C. Your memory works in the same way as your arms or legs.

D. A good memory comes from more practice.

59. Some people can’t read or write, but they usually have better memories, because _______.

A. they have save much trouble

B. they have saved much time to remember things

C. they have to use their memories all the time

D. they can’t write everything in a little notebook

60. Which is the best title for this passage?

A. Don’t Stop Using Your Arms or Legs

B. How to Have a Good Memory

C. Strong Arms and Good Memories

D. Learn From the People

第二节 信息匹配 (共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)

阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。

A. The person works in a hospital emergency room. His/her job is to assist doctors to rescue patients who are seriously ill.

B. The person likes sports activities the most. For him/her, having sports activities is very interesting.

C. The person works for himself/herself at home. He/She writes for others.

D. The person doesn’t like other things such as gardening. But he/she really likes music, especially classical music.

E. The person likes collecting all kinds of things, such as baseball cards and stamps.

F. Many people may like collecting things, such as collecting cards or stamps. But he/she likes reading very much.

请匹配个人和相关的信息

61. Mary: I never used to like stamp collecting. I read almost everything I can: books, magazines, newspapers. I go to the public library about twice a week. If you’d like to send me something, maybe books are my favorite.

62. Tom: My wife says I should take up gardening. We have a big garden and she loves working in it. But the truth is, it bores me. My friends and my wife think I’m really boring, because I’m always listening to music. I go to concerts all the time. I love Mozart and all that classical staff.

63. Mike: I don’t really like video games and that sort of things. I prefer being outdoors, hiking or playing sports. I always go out with my family playing baseball and stuff all the time. I think most sports are pretty interesting.

64. Lisa: I’m a free writer, and a lot of people think my job is easier because I don’t have to go to the office everyday. And I don’t have to deal with office politics. But, you know, my job is very hard. I have to be very organized and much disciplined. And pretty self-motivated. And when I have a problem, there is no one around to help me.

65. Victor: My life is very stressful. In my working place, everyone is in a hurry and under tremendous pressure. The doctors are demanding, and there is always too much to do to save a dying patient.