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    第三部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
    第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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
    　　Nearly a thousand people laugh heartily together for jalf an hour every morning in a park in Shenzhen.The Guangzhou Daily took a closer look at those happy people.
    　　They are members of a group named Laughing Club,and when they get together,all they do is laugh.
    　　Zheng Lixin,the fouder of the club and regarded as the "laugh leader",told the paper that laughing does him a lot of good.He started after he read some advice in a book and tried giggling afer quarrelling with his wife to relax.
    　　After laughing for a few days,Zhang found himself more outgoing and relaxed.Soon his wife joined him,bringing the family more laughter and less bickering.
    　　When he got to know a kind of "laughing yoga(瑜珈)" is good for the health,Zhang went to Bomday to learn from locals and developed what he learned into more than 30 ways of laughing.
    　　The "lion bellow"is to shout with the fingers outstretched(伸开) near the ears.There is the "open mouth laugh".The "bow-pulling laugh",the "welcoming laugh" and evenn the "quarrelling laugh",with different arm movements of laugh style.
    　　The "laugh movement" swept over Shenzhen in a matter of months,attracting tens of thousands of people to join,and has been followed in nearby cities such as Guangzhou.
    　　Every morning at the lakefront and at 8 p.m.on every Monday,Wednesday and Friday at the mountain peak square in Linadhua Mountain Park,club members gather to laugh and shout loudly.
    　　56.From the first paragraph we know that________.
    　　A.the Guangzhou Daily is the source of the information
    　　B.those happy people come from the Guangzhou Daily
    　　C.there is a Guangzhou Daily office near the Laughing Club
    　　D.the Guangzhou Daily supported the laughing movement
    　　57.Which of the underlined words has a meaning similar to "laughing""
    　　A.B.C.D.
    　　58.What is the "lion bellow"?
    　　A.It's a kind of "laughing yoga".
    　　B.It's a bombay style of laughing.
    　　C.It's one of the 30 ways of laughing.
    　　D.It's not among the 30 ways of laughing.
    　　59.What's the idea expressed by the last two paragraphs?
    　　A.The Laughing Club is getting larger.
    　　B.The laugh movement is becoming popular.
    　　C.The laughing is done only in parks.
    　　D.Lianhua Mountain Park also has a lake in it.

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    　　Hillary(希拉里)Rodham Clinton arrived at the White House after serving as First Lady of Arkansas for twelve year．On many occasions, Hillary Clinton has spoken about the need to find the right balance in our lives．For her, the elements of that balance are family, work, and public service．

    　　Hillary Diane Rodham was born in Chicago, Illinois, on October 26, 1947．An excellent student．Hillary also enjoyed sports and was always interested in politics．Graduating from Wellesley College with high honors, she entered Yale Law School, where she developed her special concern for protecting the best interests of children and their families．It was there that she met Bill Clinton, a fellow student．

    　　In 1973, Hillary became a lawyer for the Children's Defense Fund．In 1975 Hillary left Washington and followed her heart to Arkansas, marrying Bill Clinton．The couple taught together in the University of Arkansas．Their daughter, Chelsea, was born in 1980．

    　　As First Lady of Arkansas, Hillary continued to work tirelessly for the benefit of children and families．She introduced a program training parents to work with their preschool children．Because of her efforts, Hillary was named Arkansas Mother of the Year in 1984．

    　　Hillary Rodham Clinton brings her own special talents, experience, style and interests to the role of First Lady of the US．She played a leading part in national Health Care Reform．

    　　Hilary Clinton was elected to the US Senate(参议院)in 2000, becoming the first Lady elected to public office and the first female senator to represent New York．In 2006, Senator Clinton won re-election to the Senate, and in 2007 she began her historic campaign for President．In 2008, she campaigned for the election of Barrack Obama and Joe Biden, and in November, she was chosen by President elect Obama as Secretary of State．

    (1)

    What do we know from the first paragraph?

    [　　]

    A．

    Hillary Rodham Clinton never finds it hard to balance herself in life．

    B．

    Family, work and public service are all important to Hillary Clinton．

    C．

    The experience as First Lady of Arkansas led her to the White House．

    D．

    Before entering the White House, Hillary had worked for the First Lady．

    (2)

    Why did Hillary leave the Children's Defense Fund?

    [　　]

    A．

    Because she wanted to marry Bill Clinton who was in Arkansas．

    B．

    Because she married Bill Clinton and had to move to Arkansas．

    C．

    Because she found she fell in love with Arkansas．

    D．

    Because she was offered a better job in the University of Arkansas．

    (3)

    Where did Bill Clinton get his high education?

    [　　]

    A．

    At Wellesley College．

    B．

    At the Children's Defense Fund．

    C．

    At the University of Arkansas．

    D．

    At Yale Law School．

    (4)

    Which is the right order of the following events?

    a．Hillary was elected to the United States Senate．

    b．Hillary was chosen as Secretary of State．

    c．Hillary served as the First Lady．

    d．Hillary supported Obama in his presidential election．

    e．Hillary began her campaign for President．

    [　　]

    A．

    c, a, e, d, b

    B．

    c, e, d, b, a

    C．

    a, e, c, b, d

    D．

    b, e, c, d, a

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    阅读理解

    　　The Gloria Barron Prize honors American young people from 8 to 18 who have shown leadership and courage in public service．Each year ten winners each receive ＄2000 to support their higher education or their service work．

    　　Ellie Wen, 18, was volunteering at a community center in Los Angeles．The center was set up to help immigrant(移民的)families．She happened to meet adults in an EFL(English as a Foreign Language)class．“When I saw them struggling hard, I wondered how people in poor countries could learn English, ” Ellie said．

    　　So she started a Website, “Repeat After Us”, where people can listen to English and practice their accents．Volunteers have helped Ellie record more than 6600 texts, including Abraham Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Address”．

    　　Hard work pays off．There were so many times that Ellie was discouraged, but she stuck to it．The Website crashed early on, and all the recordings were lost．But volunteers worked together vigorously to start over, and the visitors returned to the site．

    　　“Just follow your idea and know that the world is so kind．Even if you do have trouble, people will help you,” Ellie said．

    　　“I was really excited the first month, when we had 49 visitors, ” she said．Now, more than 480 000 people from all over the world have visited the site．“I get e-mails from China, Egypt, India, and Brazil．They say, ’Thank you so much for this resource, we’ve been waiting for it for so long!’” Ellie loves knowing she is helping so many people．

    　　Gloria Barron Prize winners like Ellie are enthusiastic about the work they do．And they encourage others to join in if they see a need．Anybody can be negative, but it takes somebody brave to be positive．Are you the brave one?

    (1)

    Choose the right order of the following．

    a．Ellie started a Website, Repeat After Us．

    b．Ellie happened to meet adults in an EFL class．

    c．All the recordings were lost．

    d．Ellie became a Gloria Barron Prize winner．

    e．More than 480 000 people from all over the world visited the site．

    [　　]

    A．

    c-b-a-e-d

    B．

    a-e-d-c-b

    C．

    b-a-c-e-d

    D．

    b-c-a-e-d

    (2)

    Which of the following statements is true?

    [　　]

    A．

    The Gloria Barron Prize honors people showing leadership and courage．

    B．

    Each year ten winners share US＄2000 to support their higher education．

    C．

    Ellie Wen was badly paid at a community center in Los Angeles．

    D．

    People can practice their English via Ellie’s website．

    (3)

    The underlinedphrase“pays off” can be understood as _________．

    [　　]

    A．

    suffers all

    B．

    brings good results

    C．

    pays the money back

    D．

    answers for

    (4)

    The writer mainly talks about _________

    [　　]

    A．

    how to open up website with the help of others

    B．

    how to teach immigrant families English via Internet

    C．

    the Gloria Barron Prize and the story of one of its winners

    D．

    young people who help others in various ways

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    阅读理解

    　　Clarissa looked out of the taxi window at the wet road．It was still raining．She was looking forward to getting home after a busy and tiring week in Italy．

    　　The taxi stopped outside the terminal and Clarissa got out．While she was finding some money in her purse, the driver took out her luggage．She picked up her suitcase and entered the terminal building．The British airways check－in desk was near the entrance．After checking in her luggage, she went to buy some magazines．Then she went through passport control and the security check．

    　　After waiting in line with other passengers, Clarissa walked down the corridor and onto the plane．Her seat was next to the window．While the plane was taking off, she closed her eyes, but when the plane was in the air, she began to relax．She pressed the button at the side of the seat, lay back and opened her eyes again．

    　　Pin!The sound of the bell woke Clarissa from her dreams．“Ladies and gentlemen, we are now approaching Heathrow．Will you fasten your seatbelts and extinguish all your cigarettes．”

    　　When the plane landed and came to a standstill, Clarissa saw that outside the sun was shining and the sky was clear．It was going to be a perfect day．

    (1)

    When in Italy Clarissa was ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    airsick

    B．

    sick

    C．

    seasick

    D．

    homesick

    (2)

    Choose the right order when Clarissa went back home．

    a．She waited in line for a while．

    b．She passed through the airport control．

    c．She took a taxi to catch her plane．

    d．She bought some magazines to read in the plane．

    e．She went through the check-in desk．

    f．she went through the security-check door．

    g．She went aboard the plane．

    [　　]

    A．

    c, e, d, b, f, a, g

    B．

    c, f, d, e, a, b, g

    C．

    d, e, f, b, g, e, a

    D．

    a, c, d, e, b, f, g

    (3)

    When the plane took off or before the plane was in the air, Clarissa was probably ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    glad

    B．

    anxious

    C．

    nervous

    D．

    relaxed

    (4)

    We know from the text ________．

    [　　]

    A．

    before the plane took off, smoking was not allowed．

    B．

    just before landing, people were asked not to smoke．

    C．

    when the plane took off and landed, smoking was not allowed．

    D．

    smoking was not allowed all the way to Heathrow．

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    Here are some tips for you to avoid ________when traveling．


    1. A.
      get hurt
    2. B.
      to get hurt
    3. C.
      getting hurt
    4. D.
      to be hurt

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