第三部分  阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)

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　　　The sun is setting like a huge orange ball.It’s the cool evening on a stretch of beach.The water is paring the shore,the breeze is blowing slightly.There are one or two joggers and a couple of fishermen.Most people have gone home for the day.

　　　An old man,with rounded shoulders,bushy eyebrows,and bony features,carries the bucket up to the dock(码头)that goes out into the water.He stands on the dock and all of a sudden there come a mass of dancing dots—seagulls ! The man takes out of his bucket handfuls of shrimps(虾)and begins to throw them on the dock.Some seagulls land on his shoulders, some land on his hat,and they eat the shrimps.Long after the shrimps are gone his feathered friends remain.

　　　Why is this man feeding seagulls?What could push him to do this as he does week after week?

　　　The man in that scene is Eddie Rickenbacher, a famous World War Ⅱ pilot.His plane.The Flying Fortress,went down in 1942.No one could imagine that he and his eight passengers should escape death by climbing into two boats for thirty days.They fought thirst,the sun, and sharks.But what nearly killed them was starvation.Their foods were gone within eight days and they didn’t have anything left.

　　　Every day Rickenbacher and the passengers would have a daily afternoon devotional and prayer time.One day after the devotional,Rickenbacher put his hat over his eyes and tried to get some sleep.Within a few moments he felt something on his head.He knew in an instant it was a seagull.All the others on the two boats noticed the seagull.No one spoke,no one moved.Rickenbacher quickly grabbed the seagull and with thanksgiving, they ate the flesh of the bird.They used the remains for fish bait(鱼饵)and survived.

56.When evening falls,the beach is_______.

　　　A.noisy and crowded B.quiet and peaceful  C.a place for viewing seagulls D.a popular fishing place

57.The old man comes to the dock to feed seagulls because he_______.

　　　A.wants to make friends with them            B.owes his survival in 1942 to the seagull

　　　C.takes it as a hobby after retirement as a pilot   D.enjoys foe scene of seagulls eating the shrimps

58.Which of the following is the correct order of the events?

　　　a.Eddie began to feed seagulls at a dock.    b.Eddie’s plane crashed.

　　　c.Eddie and his passengers survived.       d.Eddie and his passengers killed a seagull for food.

　　　A.a,b,c,d B.a,b,d,c C.b,d,c,a D.b,d,a,c

59.What would be the best title for the passage?

　　　A.A Narrow Escape B.A Lucky Pilot C.Feeding Seagulls D.The Seagull

　　　B

　　　The Most Fantastic Staircases in the World

　　　Infinity and beyond

　　　The architecture of the staircase combines form and function,upper and lower space.It can represent power or status,or symbolize spiritual uplift and the climb to knowledge.A new book published by Thames＆Hudson, The Staircase:The Architecture of Ascent explores the history and meaning of the staircase, from the simple,straight-fight steps of the Mayan pyramids, to the spiral ramp(螺旋型坡道)of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Guggenheim Museum and the computer-aided designs of today.

　　　The steps of the Toltec-Maya pyramid at Chichen Itza is the ancestor of all stair design.Appearing to stretch up to the sky, this style of staircase came to symbolize a rise to heaven and infinity, and has captured artists’imaginations.

Let there be light

　　　The“lantern”at the dome(圆顶屋)of a staircase is an important design feature----allowing the light to stream in.The view shown here of the lantern of the Chateau of Chambord in the Loire,France,shows the flat ceiling decorated with coffering(方格天花板).The Chateau marks a high point in the development of the staircase,reflecting the Renaissance(文艺复兴) architects’ liking for the spiral structure around an open space.

High and mighty

　　　The spirit of the Baroque(巴洛克)appears in the monumental staircase of the Palazzo Canossa in Mantua, Lombardy, Italy, built in the 1600s for the Gonzagafamily, who ruled that part of northern Italy from the14th to the 18th centuries.The figures that greet the visitor on the landing include two large dogs, symbolizing the powerful family.

High drama

　　　The palaces of Germany and Austria showGerman Baroque at its most dramatic and rich.At the Würzburg Residenz,the ceiling is covered in a painting by Venetian artist Giambattista Tiepolo describing the four comers of the earth above the great staircase.

60.The stair designers of today draw inspiration from_________.

　　　A.the Guggenheim Museum B.the Toltec-Maya pyramid

　　　C.the Chateau of Chambord D.the Würzburg Residenz

61.Which of the following designs would probably be of the Renaissance style?

A.A simple, straight staircase.    B.A flat ceiling left bare.

C.A spiral staircase with careful decoration. D.A plain dome of a staircase.

62.The staircases of the Palazzo Canossa and the Würzburg Residenz _________.

A.are both built in the Baroque style           B.both describe the four comers of the earth

C.symbolize spiritual uplift and a rise to heaven  D.have the figures of dogs above their staircases
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