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，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 
A
Interestingly enough, I experienced two realizations today during Day 2 of the Kindness Challenge. I would like to share them here.
I noticed that when I began my day and remembered that I needed to complete my challenge, I thought: “I have to engage in a kindness act today, ” Immediately I noticed how my body tightened up when thinking about it, particularly the “have” part of it.
In my past, generosity and kindness were just a way of being, and not a requirement, so now that it was required for me to join in and then complete a Kindness act, I hated it. Then. I realized that I didn’t “have” to do anything, all I “have” to do was just be me, and then Kindness flowed.
As I was trying to figure out and plan which act of kindness I was going to perform, I realized that I was looking for bigger actions. Then I remembered the words of Mother Teresa: “We can do no great things, only small things with great love. ” It was then when I began acknowledging the little things as potentially big — the smiles, the hellos, the good mornings. These little things can have such a ripple(连锁)effect in people’s life that can essentially contribute to their own wellbeing and the wellbeing of others around them.
At the gym this morning, I went into the changing room after I passed through a set of glass doors. In the corner of my eyes, I acknowledged somebody behind me going in the same direction, I turned around, headed back towards the door, and opened it for him. With a GREAT Big smile, he said: “Thank you!”
My whole behavior changed after that.
His whole behavior changed after that...
I am truly humbled and honored that for a brief moment I was part of that change.
Many Blessings to you All!
51. The writer felt ______ when he began his Day 2 of the Kindness Challenge.
A. pleased B. honored C. nervous D. excited
52. The writer disliked the act of kindness at first because he considered it was ______ .
A. a required task                                B. a way of being
C. a free alternative                               D. a valueless experience
53. When considering which act of kindness to do, the writer was inspired by ______ .
A. the bigger actions of Lei Feng                     B. the words of Mother Teresa
C. small things of ordinary people                    D. little kind acts of other people
54. The writer opened the door for the man behind him in order to ______ .
A. make him pleased                               B. complete an act of kindness
C. express his gratitude                             D. show he is a gentleman

B
For foreigners, entering a public toilet in China can be a horrifying experience. In the 1990s, a third of all complaints to tourism officials in Beijing concerned the design, and the bad smell of public toilets.
China has battled smelly toilets for at least 2,000 years. In the Kingdom of Wei (220-265AD), visitors to the palace bathrooms would find boxes to cover their nose and ward off unpleasant smells. Both flushing (冲水)toilets and toilet paper were invented in China, however, only for the use of the emperor.
Today Chinese scientists have claimed victory in their battle to improve public restrooms, introducing a bacterial spray that can almost the bad smell. First, a set of six types of bacteria work to break down the smelly compounds and then a perfume made from orange skin lightly scents(使芳香)the air. The “smell-free toilet” study from the Chinese Academy of Science was declared the “ultimate” cure to an “urgent” national issue.
“Five scientists have worked on this from 2011 to the beginning of this year,” said Dr Yan Zhiying, a bacteriologist with the academy’s Chengdu Institute of Biology, adding that they had spent £140,000 on the project.
“Some local government officials here visited a sewage (污水) plant and saw that the treatment technology had come from Japan. They wanted a home-grown solution so they asked us to work on it,” he added. “We obtained bacteria from all types of waste from humans, pigs, chicken and ducks, and we tested our compounds one by one,” he said “The smells coming out of public toilets, or trash cans, are made up of more than 160 different compounds,” he explained, adding that their bacteria spray can change and absorb many of them.
He boasted that the Chinese formula(配方), which costs only around £5 per litre, has no side effects and can be used to remove any bad smell.
55. The underlined words “ward off” in paragraph 2 can be replaced by ______ .
A. keep out B. take out C. give out D. come out
56. The underlined phrase “an “urgent” national issue” refers to ______ .
A. the treatment of sewage                      B. a horrifying experience
C. the bad smell of public toilets D. the 160 smelly compounds
57. Which has not been mentioned as an advantage of the bacteria spray?
A. Low price. B. No side effects.
C. Removing bad smells. D. Beautiful design.
58. Which can we infer after the spray is used in toilets in China?
A. People needn’t use flushing toilets.             B. A perfume is given off in the air.
C. Tourists’ complaints will be reduced.            D. Bacteria break down smelly compounds.
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