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54.A.kindnessB.adviceC.helpD.change 55.A.eyesB.mindC.handsD.body 56.A.curiousB.changedC.brightD.widened 57.A.taskB.actC.exampleD.performance 58.A.so thatB.even ifC.now thatD.in case 59.A.settledB.pushedC.pressedD.placed 60.A.givingB.encouragingC.promisingD.respecting 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黒。 A Being thirteen has certain problems that only another thirteen-year-old would understand. The biggest, I think, is learning to get along well with adults. I have found that when dealing with grown-ups, it is wise to remember two things. 1.Always use your head 2.Never use your head For instance, one day just before supper, my mother sent me to the store for a loaf of whole-wheat bread. They didn’t have any. When I told my mother, she said, “Well, what kind did you get?” I told her I didn’t get any. She looked as if I had just announced that I was leaving home for good. “For goodness’ sake!” She said, “If they hadn’t had whole-wheat, you should have got something else! Why don’t you use your head?” Not long after that, she sent me to the store for red oilcloth. They didn’t have any, so I bought seven yards of purple. I thought it was pretty. Mother didn’t. She said, “Who ever heard of purple oilcloth in a red kitchen?” I told her I was only trying to use my head. She said. “Well, don’t ! And in the future, if you can’t get what I send you for, don’t get anything.” See what I mean? There are other things that seem a little strange, too. If my father goes out for the evening, he tells me to “look after” my mother and sister. But if the family goes out, and I want to stay home, my father won’t let me. He doesn’t feel comfortable if I am home alone. That means I am old enough to “look after” my mother and sister but not old enough to “look after” myself. Another problem is what to do when you trip over the cat and land with your head in the refrigerator, causing a large lump(肿块) to appear just over the right eyebrow. In that case, your father could feel free to say with a few choice words. Your sister could shed(流出) enough tears to dampen the whole room. Your mother could, and probably would, do both. But you? You are thirteen and can’t do anything! You are too young to curse(咒骂), and “big boys” don’t cry. So you just stand there looking more stupid than usual. But in spite of all this I still think thirteen is a wonderful age! 61.The main idea of the passage is that____. A.young children are boring B.being thirteen means too many responsibilities C.a thirteen-year-old boy is the sun of the family D.thirteen-year-old boys have special problems 62.The author says the biggest problem is____. A.learning how to use one’s head B.taking on responsibilities C.showing you can be depended on D.learning how to get along with grown-ups 63.The author thinks that his father should allow him to ____. A.go shopping by himself B.stay at home alone C.look after the family D.use his head 64.The author complains(抱怨) that there is no acceptable way for a thirteen-year-old boy to____. A.prevent his sister from crying B.act when he is in the kitchen C.prevent himself tripping over the cat D.behave when he hurts himself 65.The author believes being a boy of thirteen is ____. A. frustrating B. painful C. delightful D. tiring B Societies all over the world name places in similar ways. Quite often there is no official naming ceremony but places tend to be called names as points of reference by people. Then an organized body steps in and gives the place a name. Frequently it happens that a place has two names: One is named by the people and the other by the government. As in many areas, old habits died hard, and the place continues to be called by its unofficial name long after the meaning is lost. Many roads and places in Singapore are named in order that the pioneers will be remembered by future generations. Thus we have names such as Stamford Road and Raffles Place. This is in keeping with traditions in many countries—in both the West and the East. Another way of naming places is naming them after other places. Perhaps they were named to promote friendships between the two places or it could be that the people who used to live there were originally from the places that the roads were named after. The mystery is clearer when we see some of the roads named in former British bases. If you step into Selector Airbase you will see Piccadilly Circus—obviously named by some homesick Royal Air Force personnel. Some places were named after the activities that used to go on at those places. Bras Basah Road is an interesting example, “Base Basah” means “wet rice” in Malay(马来语). Now why would anyone want to name a road “Wet Rice Road”? The reason is simple. During the pioneering days, wet rice was laid out to dry along this road. (责任编辑：admin) |