第三部分 閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分,滿分40分）
閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
A
LONDON (Reuters)—A French woman who had the world’s first partial face transplant has spoken of her amazement at seeing her new appearance, the Daily Mail newspaper said on Saturday.The
38yearold woman underwent the operation to give her a new nose, chin and mouth at a hospital in the northern French city of Amiens last
month. “When I looked at my new face, I knew straight away that it was me,” the paper quoted the woman, who was disfigured after her
dog injured her badly, as saying. “It was simply amazing to see a nose and mouth on my face.” The woman, who is recovering in a hospital
in Lyon, told the paper that the dog attack had left her so disfigured that she had been forced to wear a dental mask. People in the street
would recoil from her in horror, she said, and even one of her own two daughters found her appearance unbearable. “Old people were the
worst, they used to stop and stare at me all the time,” she said. “My elder daughter Lucie just didn’ want to see I had to wear a mask. If
I didnt she refused to see me.Earlier this week the woman asked joalsts to respect her privacy after her operation attracted the media. The
paper said the woman now wanted to live a normal life but was worried about what reaction there might be when she leaves hospital.
56. What made the French woman so disfigured?
A. A car accident.
B. A big fire.
C. Her falling over.
D. Her pet’s attack.
57. The underlined word “recoil” in paragraph 5 probably means__________.
A. laugh at
B. move back
C. whisper
D. scream
58. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The operation on the woman proved successful.
B. The woman felt amazed when she saw her new face.
C. The media had reported a lot about the woman and the operation.
D. Before the operation, the people who hated to meet her most were her husband and children.
59. It can be inferred from the passage that _________.
A. the woman may still be the focus of attention for some time
B. the woman will never live a normal life after the operation
C. the woman dislikes the journalists’ disturbing of her privacy
D. the woman needn’t wear a mask anymore
B
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who formed an everlasting bond of friendship after their husbands were killed during the 9.11 World Trade Center attack. Love You, Mean It:
A True Story of Love, Loss, and Friendship (Hardcover) is written by Patricia Carrington, Julia Collins, Claudia Gerbasi, Ann Haynes. List Price:
$23.95 Price: $15.57” You Save $8.38 (35%) Last Words from First Lady Janis Cooke Newmans thoroughly researched historical novel, Mary
Hardcover) tells the story of Mary Todd Lincoln as she looks back on her life after being committed to a mental institution. List Price: $26.00
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60. If you have only $32, you can buy _________.
A. Mary and Love You, Mean It
B. The Last Town on Earth and Mary
C. Love You, Mean It and The Last Town on Earth
D. The World of Shakespeare and Mary
61. What do these four books have in common?
A. They are all novels.
B. They all have a hardcover.
C. All of them can save you 35%.
D. Their authors are introduced in detail.
62. The passage must be taken from _________.
A. a website
B. a magazine
C. a newspaper
D. a textbook
63. The writer of this passage mainly wants to___________.
A. tell people how to write a good book
B. let people know more about these books
C. persuade people to buy these books
D. introduce to people the stories in the books
C
Standing at an impressive 60-feet tall, this new feature on the US landscape is certainly a traffic stopper.
Motorists have been left openmouthed at the sight of this landscape image of Leonardo da Vincis most famous masterpiece, the Mona Lisa.
Motorist Janet Hunter pulled her car over to take a photograph of the vision about four miles east of Newport, Virginia. “Its unbelievable,”
she said. “Its fantastic.The amazing reproduction of the Mona Lisa has been created by local artist Samuel Clemens, who says he has been
waiting to create a piece of landscape art since he was a child. “I was always going to do the Mona Lisa,” said Clemens, 48, “I did it because
the Mona Lisa is the most recognized thing.The masterpiece was recreated by making a stencil (板) on a canvas, then dusting the hillside with
black painting. It took him 14 hours just to lay out the canvas and another nine to spray the 40-by-60-foot pa“Whenever someone makes the effort, you have to stop and appreciate it,” said Becky Stillwell of Albany, who brought her guests from Boston
to view the work. “Otherwise, people stop doing interesting things.” Mr. Clemens bought the dairy farm where the Mona Lisa now stands eight
years ago with a view to creating the masterpiece on the 60-degree slope behind it. “I was worried about the detail because the hill isnt smooth,” he said. “It isnt like a piece of paper. As it was, I lost a little smile at the corner
of her mouth.”The Mona Lisa will disappear as the grass grows, but Clemens already has plans for 2007, although he is remaining tight-lipped over the details.
64. At the sight of the landscape image of Mona Lisa, motorists often feel _________.
A. puzzled
B. depressed
C. amazed
D. worried
65. Samuel Clemens does the Mona Lisa probably because _________.
A. a farmer transformed a field into art
B. he wants to realize his childhood dream
C. he desires to create a piece of landscape art
D. the Mona Lisa is the most recognized thing
66. How does Samuel Clemens feel about his landscape image?
A. It is fantastic.
B. There is need for improvement
C. It is far from satisfactory.
D. He is glad that it is over.
67. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. A Gifted Artist
B. Mona Lisa’s Smile Stops Traffic in the US
C. Influence of the Landscape Image of Mona Lisa
D. An Amazing Reproduction of the Mona Lisa
閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
A
LONDON (Reuters)—A French woman who had the world’s first partial face transplant has spoken of her amazement at seeing her new appearance, the Daily Mail newspaper said on Saturday.The
38yearold woman underwent the operation to give her a new nose, chin and mouth at a hospital in the northern French city of Amiens last
month. “When I looked at my new face, I knew straight away that it was me,” the paper quoted the woman, who was disfigured after her
dog injured her badly, as saying. “It was simply amazing to see a nose and mouth on my face.” The woman, who is recovering in a hospital
in Lyon, told the paper that the dog attack had left her so disfigured that she had been forced to wear a dental mask. People in the street
would recoil from her in horror, she said, and even one of her own two daughters found her appearance unbearable. “Old people were the
worst, they used to stop and stare at me all the time,” she said. “My elder daughter Lucie just didn’ want to see I had to wear a mask. If
I didnt she refused to see me.Earlier this week the woman asked joalsts to respect her privacy after her operation attracted the media. The
paper said the woman now wanted to live a normal life but was worried about what reaction there might be when she leaves hospital.
56. What made the French woman so disfigured?
A. A car accident.
B. A big fire.
C. Her falling over.
D. Her pet’s attack.
57. The underlined word “recoil” in paragraph 5 probably means__________.
A. laugh at
B. move back
C. whisper
D. scream
58. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A. The operation on the woman proved successful.
B. The woman felt amazed when she saw her new face.
C. The media had reported a lot about the woman and the operation.
D. Before the operation, the people who hated to meet her most were her husband and children.
59. It can be inferred from the passage that _________.
A. the woman may still be the focus of attention for some time
B. the woman will never live a normal life after the operation
C. the woman dislikes the journalists’ disturbing of her privacy
D. the woman needn’t wear a mask anymore
B
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Reduce the time and effort it takes to get your books from the Amazonbox to your library shelves. For more information, click Amazon.com.A
Sweeping Historical NovelAn interesting character study and historical novel, Thomas Mullens attractive debut novel, The Last Town on Earth
(Hardcover) centers around the deadly flu of 1918, and what happens when the inhabitantsof a small town take measures to protect them
selves. List Price: $23.95Price: $16.29You Save: $7.66 (32Save Big on ShakespeareJust in time for the new school year, you can now save 50%
on The World of Shakespeare: The Complete Plays and Sonnets of William Shakespeare (38 Volume Library) (Hardcover). This distinguished
series has sold more than five million copies and is now collected in 38 luxuriously bound volumes of good quality. List Price: $299.00 Price:
$149.50 You Save: $149.50 (50Living with Loss Love You, Mean It, is the inspiring memoir of the “Widows Club”, four women in their thirties
who formed an everlasting bond of friendship after their husbands were killed during the 9.11 World Trade Center attack. Love You, Mean It:
A True Story of Love, Loss, and Friendship (Hardcover) is written by Patricia Carrington, Julia Collins, Claudia Gerbasi, Ann Haynes. List Price:
$23.95 Price: $15.57” You Save $8.38 (35%) Last Words from First Lady Janis Cooke Newmans thoroughly researched historical novel, Mary
Hardcover) tells the story of Mary Todd Lincoln as she looks back on her life after being committed to a mental institution. List Price: $26.00
Price: $17.16 You Save: $8.84 (34%)
60. If you have only $32, you can buy _________.
A. Mary and Love You, Mean It
B. The Last Town on Earth and Mary
C. Love You, Mean It and The Last Town on Earth
D. The World of Shakespeare and Mary
61. What do these four books have in common?
A. They are all novels.
B. They all have a hardcover.
C. All of them can save you 35%.
D. Their authors are introduced in detail.
62. The passage must be taken from _________.
A. a website
B. a magazine
C. a newspaper
D. a textbook
63. The writer of this passage mainly wants to___________.
A. tell people how to write a good book
B. let people know more about these books
C. persuade people to buy these books
D. introduce to people the stories in the books
C
Standing at an impressive 60-feet tall, this new feature on the US landscape is certainly a traffic stopper.
Motorists have been left openmouthed at the sight of this landscape image of Leonardo da Vincis most famous masterpiece, the Mona Lisa.
Motorist Janet Hunter pulled her car over to take a photograph of the vision about four miles east of Newport, Virginia. “Its unbelievable,”
she said. “Its fantastic.The amazing reproduction of the Mona Lisa has been created by local artist Samuel Clemens, who says he has been
waiting to create a piece of landscape art since he was a child. “I was always going to do the Mona Lisa,” said Clemens, 48, “I did it because
the Mona Lisa is the most recognized thing.The masterpiece was recreated by making a stencil (板) on a canvas, then dusting the hillside with
black painting. It took him 14 hours just to lay out the canvas and another nine to spray the 40-by-60-foot pa“Whenever someone makes the effort, you have to stop and appreciate it,” said Becky Stillwell of Albany, who brought her guests from Boston
to view the work. “Otherwise, people stop doing interesting things.” Mr. Clemens bought the dairy farm where the Mona Lisa now stands eight
years ago with a view to creating the masterpiece on the 60-degree slope behind it. “I was worried about the detail because the hill isnt smooth,” he said. “It isnt like a piece of paper. As it was, I lost a little smile at the corner
of her mouth.”The Mona Lisa will disappear as the grass grows, but Clemens already has plans for 2007, although he is remaining tight-lipped over the details.
64. At the sight of the landscape image of Mona Lisa, motorists often feel _________.
A. puzzled
B. depressed
C. amazed
D. worried
65. Samuel Clemens does the Mona Lisa probably because _________.
A. a farmer transformed a field into art
B. he wants to realize his childhood dream
C. he desires to create a piece of landscape art
D. the Mona Lisa is the most recognized thing
66. How does Samuel Clemens feel about his landscape image?
A. It is fantastic.
B. There is need for improvement
C. It is far from satisfactory.
D. He is glad that it is over.
67. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. A Gifted Artist
B. Mona Lisa’s Smile Stops Traffic in the US
C. Influence of the Landscape Image of Mona Lisa
D. An Amazing Reproduction of the Mona Lisa