英语试题
第二部分 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
Shakespeare’s Birthplace and Exhibition
Henley Street，Stratford-Upon-Avon Tel：01789 204016
Shakespeare’s Birthplace Was the childhood home of William Shakespeare．Take a step back in time and see what life was like for the young Shakespeare growing up in Stratford-Upon-Avon．The house has been exactly furnished，and includes both original and copy items similar to those which would have been there in the house when Shakespeare was a boy．Beautiful painted cloths hang on the walls，brightly colored fabrics fill the rooms and his father’s glove workshop has been recreated．At the back of the house is a beautiful garden containing many plants，herbs and flowers mentioned in Shakespeare’s plays．
The neighboring exhibition shows Shakespeare's life and focuses on many rare local items connected with him，as well as a copy of the first edition of his collected plays published in 1623．
◎Limited disabled access
◎Many restaurants close to Shakespeare’s Birthplace
◎Town center parking
◎Gift shop
◎Allow at least 45 minutes to visit the house and the exhibition
21．What can we see in Shakespeare’s birthplace?
A．Old furniture．
C．Colored gloves． B．Ancient restaurants. D．Shakespeare’s plays.
22．How much would they pay if a couple with their two children visit the exhibition?
A．￡5.2． B．￡13.4． C．￡15． D．￡18.6．
23．What is the deadline to enter the exhibition on Friday in July?
A．4：00 pm． B．5：00 pm． C．5：30 pm．
B
“There，s a mother in PICU(儿童重症监护病房)who wants to talk about a kit she received．”the nurse told me．“Something about it made her cry．”
I’ve been a child-1ife specialist at the Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital since 2000.I help families
understand diagnoses and treatment plans and manage the ups and downs that come with caring for a sick child．Tough talks with parents are part of the job，which still makes me feel nervous．
The kits the nurse was talking about were something I had recently introduced to the hospital：Comfort Kits from Guideposts．They were supposed to make a child’s experience here easier，not upsetting．
When I came across the kits at a conference．I fell in love with them．A treasure box of items designed not only to entertain kids，but to comfort and inspire them．There’s a coloring book，a stress ball，a CD of relaxing music，a hairy star named Sparkle，a journal and much more．I really believed these kits would help kids．I wished I hadn’t been mistaken．
At the patient’s room in PICU I saw a little girl，sleeping soundly，surrounded by tubes and machines．My eyes met her mother's．The kit was open on her lap and tears were running down her cheeks．
“I'm Shannon．I manage the Child Life Department．”I said．“I'm sorry if the kit upset you．It’s a new item…”
D．6：00 pm.
The mother shook her head．“This has been one of the worst days of my life．I felt so scared and
alone．Then I was handed this box．I know it’s for my daughter，but it's just the comfort I needed．I wanted to say thank you．”
With that I knew Comfort Kits belonged here．We’ve been using them for almost three years now．Each child who’s admitted to the hospital receives one．Every day I see kids coloring，journaling，playing with Sparkle．
But as this mom showed me Comfort Kits aren’t just for kids．The hope they bring，is felt by the whole family．
24．The author introduced Comfort Kits to the hospital to_________．
A．relax nurses
C．comfort parents B．benefit sick kids D．cure kids of diseases
25．Why was the girl’s mother crying?
A．She was moved to tears． B．She felt alone and scared．
D．She worried about her kid’s illness． C．She couldn’t wake her kid．
26．The closest in meaning to“which can be in short supply in hospitals sometimes”is_______.
A．kits are in great need in hospitals
B．there may be lack of hope in hospitals
C．parents are often in low spirits in hospitals
D．medical supplies are not enough in hospitals
27．What’s the author's attitude towards Comfort Kits?
A．Disappointed． B．Excited． C．Nervous． D．Confident．
C
“A good book might clarify something you knew little about，transform your world view，or move you in ways you didn’t think possible．The Soul of an Octopus(章鱼)delivers on all three，”the magazine New Scientist commented．
After writing about birds，pigs and tigers，US naturalist Sy Montgomery decided to choose these
many-footed animals as the subject of her latest book，The Soul of an Octopus：a surprising exploration into the wonder of consciousness．
“Here is animal with poisonous liquid like a snake，a beak(喙)like a parrot，and ink like an old-fashioned pen．It can weigh as much as a man and extend as long as a car，yet it can pour its baggy；boneless body through