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黑。
A
While working with troubled teens, I used to have them do the Ten Years in the Future exercise. I asked them to write a letter to a friend as if it was ten years in the future. Most of these boys and girls didn’t think about the next week, much less ten years to come. Like the Cheshire cat says in Alice in Wonderland, “If you don’t know where you want to go, then it doesn’t really matter what road you take!” We had some great conversations as they really thought about what they wanted. For most of them, this was the first time they had ever thought this way!
 But the real story is what happened to me. I did the exercise right along with them on many occasions, writing my dreams and visions(远景规划) in detail. In my letter to a friend, I had moved to the country, built my own home, authored a book, and started my own business. Over the next ten years, something magic happened. All my dreams and visions became a reality, almost as if arranged by an unseen hand. I did write books and start my business. We did move to the country and I did build my own home.
 This letter to a friend will become a magnetic (有吸引力的) factor in your life. Your vision will guide you in your yearly goals, your monthly goals, and your daily activities. For example:
 “Leslie, I just wanted to make contact again and tell you about my life. I started my own gardening business in 2020 and it’s really taken off.”
 Remember to describe all the details as if they have already happened. Write to a real person who you think may still know in ten years. This will help make it more real for you.
 Sit down and write your Ten Years in the Future letter today.
56. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 indicates that __________.
   A. you should have a goal       B. you had better not copy others
   C. you may do what you want to do  D. you may have different ideas
57. It seems that the writer’s dreams and visions became a reality because the writer _______.
   A. had put something magic in the letter
   B. could foresee what would happen
   C. was experienced in writing the Ten Years letter
   D. took what was written in the letter as a guide in life
58. According to the writer, “Leslie” in your letter should be the person that _________.
   A. does the same exercise as you
   B. will become your friend in ten years
   C. you know now and may still know in the future
   D. you can imagine when you write your letter
59. The writer advises you to write the Ten Years in the Future letter _________.
    A. as soon as possible           B. in ten years’ time
C. when you have time                  D. as often as possible

B
WASHINGTON----The head of the World Bank says for the first time in human history, it is possible to end poverty around the world. Jim Yong Kim told a Washington audience Tuesday, he wants to make ending world poverty by 2030 a top goal for the bank and governments around the world.
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim says that the problems of poverty, hunger and inequality are wide, urgent and a matter of survival of millions.
“We know that despite the great successes of the last decade, there are still about 1.3 billion people living in extreme poverty, 870 million who go hungry every day, and 6.9 million children under five dying every year,” he said.
But Kim told a Washington audience that the previous successful efforts to cut the number of people living in extreme poverty by half give them hope.
“We are at an auspicious moment in history, when the successes of past decades and an increasingly favourable economic outlook combine to give developing countries a chance－for the first time ever－to end extreme poverty within a generation,” he said in a speech at Georgetown University. “Our duty now must be to ensure that these favourable circumstances are matched with deliberate decisions to realize this historic opportunity.”
Kim says success will require increasing the speed of economic growth, particularly in South Africa and South Asia.
But he warned that civil unrest could happen if economic growth does not help people at all income levels, and also include women and youth．
Kim says that the World Bank and other development agencies will have more resources to get this job done right. “Meeting this 2030 goal will take extraordinary effort,” he said.
However, Kim warned that all the progress in fighting poverty could be destroyed by climate disasters unless the nations of the world do more to prevent climate change.
60. In the opinion of Jim Yong Kim, world poverty _____．
 A. is difficult but hopeful to end by 2030 B. exists only in Africa and Asia
 C. is not quite hard to end by 2030     D. will be sure to disappear by 2030
61. Which of the following gives Jim Yong Kim the hope to end world poverty?
 A. Economic growth is increasing in developing countries．
 B. Great successes have been achieved in science and technology．
 C. A decreasing number of people are living in poverty．
 D. All countries have started to fight poverty．
62. The underlined word "auspicious" in Paragraph 5 most probably means "_____"．
 A. unforgettable    B. lucky    C. disappearing    D. important
63. What’s the passage mainly about?
A. The key of ending world poverty is preventing climate change.
B. A top goal--ending world poverty will possibly be achieved by 2030.
C. The success of ending poverty－economic growth.
D. The progress in fighting poverty.　
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