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第三部分 阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分) 第一节(共15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 I’m seventeen. I had worked as a box boy at a supermarket in Los Angeles. People came to the counter and you put things in their bags for them and carried things to their cars. It was hard work. While working, you wear a plate with your name on it. I once met someone I knew years ago. I remembered his name and said, “Mr. Castle, how are you?” We talked about this and that. As he left, he said, “It was nice talking to you, Brett.” I felt great, he remembered me. Then I looked down at my name plate. Oh no. He didn’t remember me at all, he just read the name plate. I wish I had put “Irving” down on my name plate. If he’d have said, “Oh yes, Irving, how could I forget you?” I’d have been ready for him. There’s nothing personal here. The manager and everyone else who were a step above the box boys often shouted orders. One of these was: You couldn’t accept tips. Okay, I’m outside and I put the bags in the car. For a lot of people, the natural reaction is to take a quarter and give it to me. I’d say, “I’m sorry, I can’t.” They’d get angry. When you give someone a tip, you’re sort of being polite. You take a quarter and you put it in their hands and you expect them to say, “Oh, thanks a lot.” When you say, “I’m sorry, I can’t,” they feel a little put down. They say, “No one will know.” And they put it in your pocket. You say, “I really can’t.” It gets to a point where you almost have to hurt a person physically to prevent him from tipping you. It was not in agreement with the store’s belief in being friendly. Accepting tips was a friendly thing and made the customer feel good. I just couldn’t understand the strangeness of some people’s ideas. One lady actually put it in my pocket, got in the car, and drove away. I would have had to throw the quarter at her or eaten it or something. I had decided that one year was enough. Some people needed the job to stay alive and fed. I guess I had the means and could afford to hate it and give it up. 56. What can be the best title for this text? A. How Hard Life is for Box Boys B. Getting along with Customers C. Why I Gave up My Job D. The Art of Taking Tips 57. From the second paragraph, we can infer that ________. A. the writer didn’t like the impersonal part of his job B. with a name plate, people can easily start talking C. Mr. Castle mistook Irving for Brett D. Irving was the writer’s real name 58. The box boy refused to accept tips because ________. A. customers only gave small tips B. some customers had strange ideas about tipping C. the store forbade the box boys to take tips D. he didn’t want to fight with the customers 59. The underlined phrase “put down” in the third paragraph probably means ________. A. misunderstood B. defeated C. hateful D. hurt B The first time I saw Carlos I would never have believed he was going to change my life. I had my arms full of books and I was tearing into the classroom when I ran into something solid. It was Carlos. “My God, you’re tall,” he said. Of course, the class began to laugh. Angry, I walked to my seat without a word. I glanced back to see if Reed Harrington was laughing with the rest. That would be the last straw. But Reed was studying chemistry and did not seem to be aware of anything else. I didn’t know why I considered Reed my friend. Maybe just because he was a good two inches taller than I. Anyway, every time I blew out my birthday candles and made a wish, it was for a date with Reed Harrington. “Take that seat，” Mr. McCarthy told the cocky newcomer Carlos，pointing to the only empty one，in the back of the room. Carlos laughed widely. “But I need a couple of dictionaries.” Again the class laughed, but now they were laughing with Carlos，not at him. He had been here only 10 minutes and already he had them on his side. The bell rang for classes. As I stood up to go, I saw Carlos coming toward me. “I’ sorry I embarrassed you,” he said. I looked straight head over the top of his black hair. “That’s all right.” “ I ought to know better.” He was still blocking my way.” What’s your name?” “Karen Forbes.” “ You probably heard me say I’m Carlos Herrera.” He held out his hand. Unwillingly, I shook hands with him. He looked up at me seriously with his brown eyes. “I don’t see why you’re so touchy.” I brushed by him and said sharply, “You wouldn’t understand.” He followed me a few steps. “I’m just the one who should, Karen,” he said. “You and I have a lot in common.” It was the school elections that made me think of Carlos again. Reed Harrington was voted president and Carlos vice-president. “How come?” I kept asking myself, “How come this shrimp who’s only been in town for a little over a month gets to be so popular?” So that morning，I stopped Carlos and said，“It doesn’t seem to bother you — being short.” He looked up at me, “Of course I mind being short. But there isn’t anything I can do about it. When I realized I was going to have to spend my life in this undersized skin，I just decided to make the best of it and concentrate on being myself.” “You seem to get along great,” I admitted, “But what about me? Nobody wants to date a girl taller than he is.” “The trouble with you is that you’re afraid to be yourself. You’re smart. And you could be pretty. In fact, you might be more than pretty.” I felt myself turning red… 60. The author was angry because ________. A.the class made fun of her B.Carlos was too rude to her C.she had to carry many books D.Reed Harrington didn’t date her 61.Which of the following about Carlos is NOT TRUE? A.He was popular. B.He was new in the school. C.He was shorter than the author. D.He was chosen president in the school elections. 62.The underlined word “ touchy” in paragraph 8 probably means________ A. moved B. cheerful C. curious D. annoyed 63.We can infer from Paragraph 4 that the author ________. A. cared much about Reed’s attitude B. hoped Reed was laughing with others C. thought Reed was the same as others D. couldn’t stand Carlos playing tricks on her C Below is an introduction to some National Parks of Canada. Wood Buffalo National Park of Canada Wood Buffalo National Park is Canada's largest national park and one of the largest in the world. Established in 1922 to protect the last remaining herds of bison in northern Canada, it now protects an outstanding example of Canada's Northern Boreal Plains. The park was named as a World Heritage Site in 1983. Here, visitors can find some of the best examples of karst topography in North America, unique Salt Plains. (责任编辑：admin) |