第二部分：阅读理解 （共两节，50 分）

第一节（共 20 小题；每小题 2 分，共 40 分）

  阅读下列短文：从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，将正确的选项涂在答题卡上。                       A

Surprisingly, at our last night in Florence, Italy, we ate at a Mexican restaurant. We packed our bags and the next morning we headed for Rome. Along the way, we stopped in San Gimignano and Siena. San Gimignano was a hilly town with beautiful scenery. We walked along the streets, took pictures, and headed for Siena. We found that Siena was the most beautiful place we had visited. Besides the beautiful scenery, the town offered many restaurants and hand-made pottery(陶器). Siena proved to be one of the best places to buy gifts for family members at home. 

　　We arrived in Rome late that night and started the next morning with a full-day tour of the city. Our guide was a local who knew about everything there, everything about Rome and its history. We hit all the major sites—the Coliseum, the Trevi Fountain, the Pantheon, the Vatican, plus much more—and were attracted by all of them. The history of Italy was much more obvious in Rome compared to the other cities we had visited. 

　　After our long day in Rome, we headed back to the hotel and left for America at 5 30 the next morning. Our homecoming was both bitter and sweet—we all missed our families and friends, but Italy had become a second home. We loved everything about Italian culture and history, and had truly enjoyed every minute of our trip. It was an enriching experience. Though it was an art trip, we gained much more knowledge. Our job now is to use what we learned and the photographs we took to create an art project for the spring art show. 

36. What is the CORRECT order of the following places that the writer visited? 

a. San Gimignano　　　　　　 b. Siena

c. Rome d. Florence

A. a-d-b-c　　　　　 B. d-b-a-c

C. d-a-b-c D. d-a-c-b

37. When the writer was travelling in Siena, he　　　. 

A. was disappointed at its scenery

B. found there were few restaurants

C. found it was a good place to buy gifts

D. showed no interest in hand-made pottery

38. What can we learn from Paragraph 2? 

A. The guide didn’t know much about Rome. 

B. Rome is a good place to learn the history of Italy. 

C. The writer didn’t like some of the major sites of Rome. 

D. The writer and his friends hadn’t planned to travel to Rome. 

39. What was the main purpose of the writer’s visit to Italy? 

A. To know about the history of a foreign country. 

B. To prepare an art project for the spring art show. 

C. To taste all kinds of Italian foods in different cities. 

D. To buy some special gifts for his family and friends. 

B

Sixty-year-old grandmother, Fiona McFee, is going to stop working next year and she decided to realize a childhood dream and sail around the coast of Scotland in a small boat. Although the inside of the boat is very cosy it has no running water or electricity. Fiona says she can live without these things but she plans to take her small CD player, her hot water bottle and a bag of books to make sure life isn’t too uncomfortable.

    We asked her if she was afraid of being at sea for so long. She said, “Well, I’m going to take a good compass (指南针). Anyway I’m not afraid of death because I love the sea---I just hope it loves me.” Fiona certainly has plenty of energy; in her spare time, she enjoys playing the piano, rock-climbing, canoeing and dancing. Although she is sixty, she doesn’t want to have a quiet and peaceful life. “I’m looking forward to having fun in the rest of my life and that’s exactly why I’d like to be a sailor for a while.”

40. The underlined word cosy in the first paragraph means ____ .

   A. bright B. dirty C. comfortable D. dark

41. When Fiona McFee said “---I just hope it loves me.” What she meant was ____ 

   A. Of course , it loves me , since I love it .

   B. If I love it , it should love me.

   C. I hope it will bring me a safe sailing as a return for my love of it .

   D. I hope it will save my life when I am in time of danger .

42. The reason why she would like to have the sail is that ____.

   A. she thinks it will be very exciting B. she likes sports and enjoys canoeing

   C. she has decided to realize a childhood dream D. she wants to be still active when she gets old

43 What kind of person would you say the old woman is ?

   A. Someone who does not show what she is feeling .

   B. Someone who is very proud and sure of her success .

   C. Someone who doesn’t use her head much .

   D. Someone who is open , honest and brave .

44. The best title for this passage is ____ .

   A. Life Begins at Sixty B. A Round Coast Sail

   C. An Old Woman Sailor D. An Unusual Hobby(爱好)
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