四、阅读理解(本题有15小题，每小题2分;满分30分)

阅读下面材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

A Flower in the Desert

This happened many summers ago.

There was a young flower in the desert where all was dry and sad looking. It was growing by itself, enjoying every day.

She asked the sun "When shall I be grown up?" And the sun would say "Be patient. Each time I touch you, you grow a little."

And she was so pleased. Because she would have a chance to bring beauty to this corner of sand.

And this is all she wanted to do — bring a little bit of beauty to this world.

One day the hunter came by and stepped on her.

She was going to die and she felt so sad. Not because she was dying, but because she would not have a chance to bring a little bit of beauty to this corner of the desert.

The sun saw this and said, “She should be living.” So he reached down and touched her and gave her life.

And she grew up to be a beautiful flower, and this corner of the desert became so beautiful because of her.

41. Why did the flower feel sad?

A. Because she was dying.

B . Because the sun didn’t touch her.

C. Because the hunter stepped on her.

D. Because she couldn’t bring beauty to the desert.

42. Who gave the flower the second life?

A. The hunter.   B. The sun.   C. Itself.    D. The desert.

43. What can we learn from the flower?

A. We need to grow up healthily.

B. We should help others in our life.

C. We should never be afraid of death.

D. Everyone can do a little bit for our world.

B

As we all know, we are what we eat. Therefore, it is very important for us to have healthy eating habits. Some of us don't have breakfast every day, some like eating before sleeping and some eat too much. These are all unhealthy eating habits.

Scientists advise us to eat different kinds of food, not the only one we like. And we should eat food at a right time. For example, we’d better finish our dinner at least two hours before we sleep. We should eat fresh vegetables and fruit every day. And remember to eat less meat. Drink a glass of water in the morning or at night if you can.

We eat for many different reasons but not always for the right reason. Most people choose food because of the taste, and that’s OK because food is to be enjoyed. However, if we choose food based on taste alone, without thinking about nutrition(营养), then it is certain that we are going to put on weight. To change your unhealthy eating habits, you can start with thinking about the nutritional value as well as the amount of calorie(卡路里) and fat.

We should obey the healthy eating habits to keep healthy. And it is the most important to eat the food that is helpful to our health.

44. Which eating habit is healthy?

A. Eat much vegetables and fruit.   B. Eat nothing before sleeping.

C. Have breakfast in the morning.   D. All the above.

45. Lucy usually goes to bed at 10 p.m., she’d better not have dinner at _______.

A. 5:30 p.m.                 B. 6:30 p.m.

C. 7:30 p.m.                       D. 8:30 p.m.

46. Food should be chosen based on the following EXCEPT _______.

A. its amount of fat  B. its amount of calorie

C. its taste alone      D. its nutritional value

47. Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?

A. How to lose weight     B. How to keep healthy

C. How to choose food     D. How to eat healthily