52. A. fast 53. A. say 54. A. angry 55. A. got
B. quickly B. ask B. sad
C. soon C. tell
D. good D. talk
D. surprised
C. happy C. had
B. enjoyed D. wanted
第三部分 阅读理解（共25小题，满分45分）
VII. 阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳选项。（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）
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Do you know Mother’s Day? It is a holiday for mothers. It was celebrated first in the United States, England, India and some other countries. In a short time, it became widely celebrated. Mother’s Day falls on the second Sunday in May. On that day, many people send gifts（礼物）of love to their mothers. Those whose mothers are still living often wear a pink or red rose, while those whose mothers are dead wear a white one.
The idea of a day for mothers was first given by Miss Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia. Because of her hard work, the celebration of the first American Mother’s Day was once held in Philadelphia on May 10, 1908. Soon the holiday became popular all over the country and around the world. In China, people do the same on the day for mothers. And, in some cities, people sometimes ask a song to be broadcast（广播） for his or her mother only. This might cost a little money for some of them, but, as it says, “Love is invaluable.”
56. Mother’s Day ___________.
A. is celebrated in the United States only B. is a holiday for mothers C. falls on May 10 every year D. is not popular around the world 57. What day is Mother’s Day every year?
A. The first Sunday in May. B. The second Sunday in May. C. The third Sunday in May. D. The fourth Sunday in May.
58. Why do people send gifts to their mothers on Mother’s Day?
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A. Because their mothers need gifts.
B. Because their mothers are free on that day.
C. Because they want to show their love for their mothers. D. Because it is the best way to celebrate Mother’s Day. 59. Who celebrated the first Mother’s Day?
A. The people all over China. B. The people around the world. C. The people in India and Japan. D. Some American people.
60. The underlined word “invaluable” means ___________.
A. 无价的
B. 万能的 D. 有价的
C. 可有可无的
B
A man walked into a doctor’s examining room. “Put out your tongue（舌头）, the doctor said. The man put out his tongue, and the doctor looked at it quickly.”
“OK, you can put your tongue back now,” the doctor said. “It’s clear what’s wrong with you. You need more exercise.”
“But, doctor,” the man said. “I don’t think ?”
“Don’t tell me what you think,” the doctor said. “I am the doctor, not you. I know what you need. I see hundreds of people like you. None of them get any exercise. They sit in offices all day and in front of the TV in the evening. What you need is to walk quickly for at least 20 minutes a day.”
“Doctor, you don’t understand,” the patient said. “I ?” “I don’t want to hear any excuse,” the doctor said. “You must find time for exercise. If you don’t, you will get fat and have health problems when you are older.”
“But I walk every day.” the patient said.
“Oh, yes, and I know that. You walk a few feet from your house to your office, or a few more feet from your office to a restaurant, etc. That is not real walking. I’m talking about a walk in the park for twenty minutes every day.”
“Will you listen to me, doctor!” the patient shouted, getting angry with the doctor who thought he knew everything. “I’m a postman,” the
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patient went on. “and I walk for seven hours every day!”
For a moment the doctor was silent, then he said quietly, “Put your tongue out again, will you?”
61. At first the doctor asked the man___________.
A. to walk to work
B. to take some medicine C. to show his tongue D. to see other patients
62. The doctor would not ___________.
A. tell the patient to take exercise B. let the patient say what he thinks C. look at the man’s tongue D. let the patient watch TV
63. The doctor told the patient that he ___________.
A. should get more exercise B. should stop making excuses C. should watch more TV D. was already too fat
64. The patient was very ___________ when he heard what the doctor told him to do.
A. angry
B. happy
C. interested
D. tired
65. The doctor ___________.
A. gave him some good advice（忠告） B. walked seven hours a day C. was really a postman
D. knew that he was wrong at last
C
There are some easy things you can do to protect the environment and the earth. Choose ideas from the list or come up with a few of your own.
※Plant flowers, grass or trees.
※Whenever you visit a park or beach, take away what you bring there – keep rubbish in a bag until you can put it in a dustbin.
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※ Turn off the lights, TV sets when you leave the room. This saves a lot of electricity（电）.
※Turn off the tap（水龙头）when you brush your teeth. You can save some water by not letting it run. Also, use a glass cup instead of a paper cup because this saves paper.
※Keep the doors and windows closed in winter to keep warm air in. ※give your old books and magazines to a Library instead of throwing them away.
※give your old clothes to poor children you know instead of throwing them away.
※Use both sides of paper.
※Stop pouting dirty water into the rivers or lakes nearby. ※Encourage all your friends to do the same things you do to help protect the earth.
You don’t have to wait until Earth Day to do these things. Make every day Earth Day.
If everyone makes a contribution to protecting the environment, the world will become much more beautiful.
66. From the above, we know that this is ____________.
A. a sign
B. a proposal（倡议书） D. a notice
C. an advertisement
67. The writer tells us ____________.
A. to throw rubbish into a dustbin B. to pour dirty water into the rivers
C. to save water by not letting it run while brushing our teeth D. that we can’t do all these things until Earth Day 68. We can ____________ to save paper.
A. use a paper cup B. use both sides of paper C. give old books to a library D. pick up waste paper at a school
69. Which of the following is wrong according to the writer?
A. Turn off the lights when you leave the room. B. Close the doors and windows in winter.
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C. Use a paper cup when you brush your teeth. D. Give your old clothes to the poor children. 70. What’s the best title（标题）of the passage?
A. Protect the Earth B. Save Water and Electricity C. Make Better Use of Old Things D. Save Money
D
A lot of people wish to be writers some day. They mean that they hope to write stories or books, even novels which many persons will read. But they should know it’s impossible that everyone can be a writer. They should understand that they will need to be good readers and to read much in order to be good writers.
Nearly all the great writers read a lot before they started to go to school. And they have kept reading for hours every day since they became good readers. Instead of watching TV in the evening, they spend much of their spare（空闲）time in reading books.
If you are a good reader, you don’t need to spend so long doing the reading homework after school. Then you can read other books for fun. As you read so well, you keep looking for more books.
While making up your mind to become a good writer, you had better say to yourself, “I must read more and more if I really want to become a good writer.”
71. A lot of people hope to ____________ according to this passage.
A. borrow a lot of interesting books B. spend much time in the libraries C. tell others many interesting stories D. write some interesting books
72. Nearly all the great writers read a lot ____________.
A. after they started to go to school B. when they are at school
C. before they started to go to school D. with the help of their teachers
73. If someone wants to be a good writer, he should ____________.
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