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。

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       When I was young, I went looking for gold in California．I never found enough to make me rich．But I did discover a beautiful part of the country．It was called "the Stanislau"．The Stanislau was like Heaven on Earth．It had bright green hills and deep forests where soft winds touched the trees．

       Other men, also looking for gold, had reached the Stanislau hills of California many years before I did．They had built a town in the valley with sidewalks and stores, banks and schools．They had also built pretty little houses for their families．

       At first, they found a lot of gold in the Stanislau hills．But their good luck did not last．After a few years, the gold disappeared．By the time I reached the Stanislau, all the people were gone, too．

       Grass now grew in the streets．And the little houses were covered by wild rose bushes．Only the sound of insects filled the air as I walked through the empty town that summer day so long ago．Then, 1 realized I was not alone after all．

       A man was smiling at me as he stood in front of one of the little houses．This house was not covered by wild rose bushes．A nice little garden in front of the house was full of blue and yellow flowers．White curtains hung from the windows and floated in the soft summer wind．

       Still smiling, the man opened the door of his house and signed to me．1 went inside and could not believe my eyes．I had been living for weeks in rough mining camps with other gold miners．We slept on the hard ground, ate canned beans from cold metal plates and spent our days in the difficult search for gold．

       Here in this little house, my spirit seemed to come to life again．

I saw a bright rug on the shining wooden floor．Pictures hung all around the room．And on little tables there were seashells, books and china vases full of flowers．A woman had made this house into a home．

       The pleasure I felt in my heart must have shown on my face．The man read my thoughts．"Yes," he smiled, "it is all her work．Everything in this room has felt the touch of her hand．"

       One of the pictures on the wall was not hanging straight．He noticed it and went to fix it．He stepped back several times to make sure the picture was really straight．Then he gave it a gentle touch with his hand．

56．According to the passage, the Stanislau was _____．

       A．an independent country        B．a beautiful part of California

       C．a rough mining camp     D．an almost bare mountain

57．The writer writes the passage mainly to _____．

       A．recall his experience in California B．persuade people to visit the Stanislau

       C．introduce the couple he met         D．offer tips on searching for gold

58．Which of the following can best describe the couple?

       A．Ambitious but selfish．            B．Hopeful and merciful．

       C．Warm-hearted and contented．      D．Enthusiastic but hopeless．

59．What's the correct order of the events?

       a．I went to California in search of gold．

       b．A town was built in the valley．

       c．I came to the front of a little house．

       d．The man put the picture straight．

       e．I walked through the empty town．

       A．b, a, e, c, d                 B．b, a, c, e, d      

     C．a, b, e, c, d              D．a, b, e, d, c

　　The trick in food photography is to show the food looking fresh, so many dishes have stand-ins, just as movie stars do． "When I get my lights and camera set up, I remove the stand-in and put in the real thing," explains Ray Webber, who photographs food for magazine advertisements．

"Sometimes I have to brush the meat with its juices because it may have dried out a bit． And when I'm shooting something like tomatoes, I always carry an atomizer of water to spray them with dew just before I shoot．"

　　Shooting food outdoors has special problems． "I'm always worrying about flies or slugs crawling up a glass," Webber explains． "My pet worry is that someday a dog will come up from behind and run off with the food．" Once Webber was shooting a piece of cheese outdoors and needed something to complement its color． Finally he found it: a weed with lovely blue flowers． When the shot appeared, several people were horrified - the weed was deadly nightshade!

1．According to this article, both movie stars and some foods to be photographed______．

A．appear on sets B． need stand-ins C． look better in soft light D． All of the above

2．Foods probably look best in photographs if they have been______．

A．prepared recently B． kept warm C． salted properly D． cooked thoroughly

3．Just before being photographed, some meats and vegetables are______．

A． fannedB． dyedC． frozen　　　　D． moistened

4．Which does the photographer do first?

A．He sets up his lights．　　　　B．He adjusts his camera．

C．He positions the stand-in．　　D．He takes the picture．

5．The second paragraph deals mostly with the_______．

A．differences between indoor and outdoor photography

B．problems of outdoor food photography

C．ways of keeping food fresh outdoors

D．combinations of colors outdoors

6．Discussing outdoor photography, Webber mentions______．

A． lighting B． insects C． wind D． Both A and B

7．Webber is afraid dogs might______．

A．bark while he is shooting B． get into his pictures C． steal the food D． upset his camera

8．From the article we can conclude that deadly nightshade is probably_____．

A． colorful B． poisonous C． ugly D． Both A and B

When I was young, I went looking for gold in California．I never found enough to make me rich．But I did discover a beautiful part of the country．It was called "the Stanislau"．The Stanislau was like Heaven on Earth．It had bright green hills and deep forests where soft winds touched the trees．

       Other men, also looking for gold, had reached the Stanislau hills of California many years before I did．They had built a town in the valley with sidewalks and stores, banks and schools．They had also built pretty little houses for their families．

       At first, they found a lot of gold in the Stanislau hills．But their good luck did not last．After a few years, the gold disappeared．By the time I reached the Stanislau, all the people were gone, too．

       Grass now grew in the streets．And the little houses were covered by wild rose bushes．Only the sound of insects filled the air as I walked through the empty town that summer day so long ago．Then, 1 realized I was not alone after all．

       A man was smiling at me as he stood in front of one of the little houses．This house was not covered by wild rose bushes．A nice little garden in front of the house was full of blue and yellow flowers．White curtains hung from the windows and floated in the soft summer wind．

       Still smiling, the man opened the door of his house and signed to me．1 went inside and could not believe my eyes．I had been living for weeks in rough mining camps with other gold miners．We slept on the hard ground, ate canned beans from cold metal plates and spent our days in the difficult search for gold．

       Here in this little house, my spirit seemed to come to life again．

I saw a bright rug on the shining wooden floor．Pictures hung all around the room．And on little tables there were seashells, books and china vases full of flowers．A woman had made this house into a home．

       The pleasure I felt in my heart must have shown on my face．The man read my thoughts．"Yes," he smiled, "it is all her work．Everything in this room has felt the touch of her hand．"

       One of the pictures on the wall was not hanging straight．He noticed it and went to fix it．He stepped back several times to make sure the picture was really straight．Then he gave it a gentle touch with his hand．

1．According to the passage, the Stanislau was _____．

       A．an independent country                      B．a beautiful part of California

       C．a rough mining camp                          D．an almost bare mountain

2．The writer writes the passage mainly to _____．

       A．recall his experience in California          B．persuade people to visit the Stanislau

       C．introduce the couple he met                D．offer tips on searching for gold

3．Which of the following can best describe the couple?

       A．Ambitious but selfish．                    B．Hopeful and merciful．

       C．Warm-hearted and contented．             D．Enthusiastic but hopeless．

4．What's the correct order of the events?

       a．I went to California in search of gold．

       b．A town was built in the valley．

       c．I came to the front of a little house．

       d．The man put the picture straight．

       e．I walked through the empty town．

       A．b, a, e, c, d                               B．b, a, c, e, d

     C．a, b, e, c, d                                          D．a, b, e, d, c

My parents have certainly had their troubles, and as their child I’ll never know how they made it to 38 years of marriage. They loved each other, but they didn’t seem to like each other very much. Dad was too fond of his beer, and he talked down to Mom a lot. When she tried to stand up to him, a fight would unavoidably follow.

   It was my dad’s disease that began to change things. The year 1998 was the beginning of a remarkable transformation for my family. My father, Jim Dineen, the always healthy, weightlifting, never-missed-a-day-of-work kind of dad, discovered he had kidney (肾)disease.

   The decision to go ahead with a transplant for my father was a long and tough one, mostly because he had liver damage too. One physician’s assistant told him, “According to your file, you’re supposed to be dead.” And for a while, doctors mistakenly thought that he would need not just a kidney transplant, but a liver transplant too. Dad’s future hung in midpoint.

   When the donor testing process finally began in the spring of 2003, numerous people, including me, my uncle Tom, and my mom, came back as matches of varying degree. But Mom was the one who insisted on going further. She decided to donate a kidney to my father. She said she was not scared, and it was the right thing to do. We all stepped back in amazement.

   At last a date was chosen – November 11, 2003. All of a sudden, the only thing that seemed to matter Dad was telling the world what a wonderful thing Mom was doing for him. A month before the surgery, he sent her birthday flowers with a note that read, “I love you and I love your kidney! Thank you!”

   Financially, the disease was upsetting to them. So my sister and I were humbled and surprised when, shortly before his surgery day, Dad handed us a diamond jewelry that we were to give to Mom after the operation. He’d accumulated his spare dollars to buy it.

   At the hospital on the day of the transplant, all our relatives and friends gathered in the waiting room and became involved in a mean euchre (尤克牌游戏) tournament. My family has always handled things with a lot of laughter, and even though we were all tense, everybody was taking bets on how long this “change of conduct” would last in my parents.

   We would inform Dad that if he chose to act like a real pain on any particular day after the operation, he wasn’t allowed to blame it on PMS just because he’d now have a female kidney.

   The surgeries went well, and not long afterward, my sister and I were allowed to go in to visit. Dad was in a great deal of pain but again, all he could talk about was Mom. Was she okay? How was she feeling? Then the nurses let us do something unconventional. As they were wheeling Mom out of recovery room, they rolled her into a separate position to visit Dad. It was strange to see both my parents hooked up to IVs and machines and trying to talk to each other through tears. The nurses allowed us to present the diamond jewelry to Mom so that Dad could watch her open it. Everyone was crying, even the nurses.

  As I stood with digital camera in hand, I tried to keep the presence of mind to document the moment. My dad was having a hard time fighting back emotion, and suddenly my parents unexpectedly reached out to hold each other’s hands.

  In my nearly 35 years of existence, I’d never seen my parents do that, and I was spellbound. I snapped a picture and later rushed home to make sure I’d captured that enormous, life-defining moment. After so many years of disagreement, it was apparent to me that they finally understood how much each loved the other. 65—70

1.From the first paragraph we can learn that ____________.

A. Dad was fond of drinking                        B. My parents got along well

C. Dad often beat Mom                           D. Mom never obeyed Dad

2.The underlined part “Dad’s future hung in midpoint” in Para.3 suggests that ____________.

A. Dad was bound to die

B. Dad came to a serious moment in his life

C. Dad’s future was decided by doctors

D. Dad faced a tough decision in his life

3.Before the surgery, which of the following words can best describe the feeling of the families?

A. Worried and negative.                     B. Anxious and helpless.

C. Nervous but optimistic.                    D. Relaxed and positive.

4.Which of the following is TRUE according the passage?

A. Dad bought a diamond jewelry to Mom for their wedding anniversary.

B. Dad asked the nurse to visit Mom soon after the operation.

C. Despite a lot of pain, Dad was eager to know Mom’s condition soon after the operation.

D. On the day of the transplant, the families involved in a euchre tournament to relax themselves.

5.What’s in the writer’s photo?

A. Everyone was crying, even the nurses.

B. His parents were trying to talk to each other.

C. Dad watched Mom opening the gift.     

D. His parents were holding each other’s hands.

6.What’s the best title for the passage?

A. Dad’s disease      B. Mom’s decision       C. The Gift of Life       D. The photo of hands