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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) 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。 A She had been shopping with her Mom in Wal-Mart.She must have been 6 years old, this beautiful brown haired, freckle-faced image of innocence.Outside, it was pouring so heavily. We all stood there just inside the door of the Wal-Mart.We waited, some patiently, others annoyed because nature messed up their hurried day.I got lost in the sound and sight of the heavens washing away the dirt and dust of the world. Her voice was so sweet as it broke the hypnotic trance(昏昏欲睡)we were all caught in."Mom, let's run through the rain," she said. "No, honey.We'll wait until it slows down a bit," Mom replied. This young child waited about another minute and repeated: "Mom, let's run through the rain." " We'll get soaked if we do," Mom said. "No, we won't, Mom.That's not what you said this morning," the young girl said as she tore at her Mom's arm. " This morning? When? Did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?" "Don't you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said, If God can get us through this, he can get us through anything!" The entire crowd stopped dead silent.I dare say you couldn't hear anything but the rain.We all stood silently. No one came or left in the next few minutes.Mom paused and thought for a moment about what she would say. Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being silly.Some might even ignore what was said. But this was a moment of affirmation in a young child's lifetime when innocent trust can be developed so that it will bloom into faith."Honey, you are absolutely right.Let's run through the rain.If get wet, well maybe we just need washing," Mom said.Then off they ran. We all stood watching, smiling and laughing as they rushed past the cars and they held their shopping bags over their heads just in case.They got soaked.But they were followed by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the way to their cars.And yes, I did.I ran.I got wet.I needed washing. You may lose your material possessions, your money and even your health, but no one can ever take away your precious memories.So don't forget to make time and take the opportunities to make memories. 51. The best title for the passage might be _____. A.Have a wonderful experience B.Be a Determined Mother C.Wait in the Rain D.Run Through the Rain 52. What do we know about the mother in the story? A.Her husband was cured of his cancer. B.She was in despair and pretended to forget what she said. C.She was strong-willed and considerate. D.Her daughter completely understood the situation her family was in. 53. Which of the following may the author agree with? A.The mother should not tell her child about the family misfortune. B.Parents should act more bravely than their children. C.Children should learn to show gratitude and understanding to their parents. D.Parents should grasp every opportunity to influence their children to grow well. 54. Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined word "affirmation"? A.agreement B.happiness C.disapproval D.love B It was once thought that air pollution affected only the area immediately around large cities with factories and/or heavy automobile traffic. Today, we know that although these are the areas with the worst air pollution, the problem is actually worldwide. On several occasions over the past decade, a heavy cloud of air pollution has covered the entire eastern half of the United States and led to health warnings even in rural areas away from any major concentration of manufacturing and automobile traffic. In fact, the very climate of the entire earth may be affected by air pollution. Some scientists feel that the increasing concentration of carbon dioxide in the air resulting from the burning of fossil fuels (coal and oil) is creating a “greenhouse effect" - holding in heat reflected from the earth and raising the world's average temperature. If this view is correct and the world's temperature is raised only a few degrees, much of the polar ice cap will melt and cities such as New York, Boston, Miami, and New Orleans will be under water. Another view, less widely held, is that increasing particulate (颗粒) matter in the atmosphere is blocking sunlight and lowering the earth's temperature ─ a result that would be equally disastrous. A drop of just a few degrees could create something close to new ice age and would make agriculture difficult or impossible in many of our top farming areas. At present we do not know for sure that either of these conditions will happen (though one recent government report prepared by experts in the field concluded that the greenhouse effect is very likely). Perhaps, if we are very lucky, the two tendencies will offset each other and the world's temperature will stay about the same as it is now. 55. As is pointed out at the beginning of the passage, people used to think that air pollution ______. A. affected the entire eastern half of the United States B. existed merely in urban and industrial areas C. had damaging effects on health D. caused widespread damage in the countryside 56. As far as the greenhouse effect is concerned, the author ______. A. is uncertain of its occurrence B. thinks that it will destroy the world soon C. rejects it as being ungrounded D. shares the same view with the scientists 57. The underlined word “offset" in Para. 2 could best be replaced by______. A. catch up with B. slip into C. set up D. make up for 58. This passage is mainly concerned with ______. A. the greenhouse effect B. the potential effect of air pollution C. the burning of fossil fuels D. the possibility of a new ice age (责任编辑：admin) |