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，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
A
I suddenly heard an elephant crying as though frightened Looking down I immediately recognized that something was wrong and ran down to the edge of the near bank There I saw Ma Shwe with her three-month-old calf struggling in the fast-rising water and it was a life-and-death struggle Her calf was floating and screaming with fear Ma Shwe was as near to the far bank as she could get, holding her whole body against the rushing water and keeping the calf pressed against her huge body . Every now and then the rushing water would sweep the calf a way.
There was a sudden rise in the water and the calf was washed clean over the mother’s body and was gone Ma Shwe turned quickly to reach it and pressed the calf with her head and trunk（象鼻）against the rocky bank Then with a huge effort she picked it up in her trunk and tried until she was able to place it on a narrow shelf of rock
Just at this moment she fell back into the river If she were carried down it would be certain death I knew as well as she did ,that there was one spot（地點）where she could get up the bank but it was on the other side from where she had put her calf
While I was wondering what I could do next I heard the sound of a mother’s love Ma Shwe had crossed the river and got up the bank and was making her way back as fast as she could roaring（吼叫）all the time but to her calf it was music.
我突然聽到大象哭仿佛嚇我立即認出向下看發(fā)生了什么事情,百夫長,跑下去到附近的邊緣,我看到馬英九Shwe銀行有三個月的牛犢與她的斗爭中,水,這是一場失業(yè)金海豚是生死攸關的斗爭和尖叫和恐懼的浮動是馬Shwe到附近的銀行,握著她,她會全身對抗水流和保持小牛緊貼著她的巨大的身體時不時的水流會打掃小牛的一種方式。
突然上升的水和小牛被洗干凈的母親的身體不見了馬Shwe迅速轉過身,然后按下小牛和她的頭部和軀干(象鼻)對巖石銀行就帶著一個巨大的努力,她把它撿起來,在她的軀干和嘗試,直到她能夠把它在一個狹窄的架子上的巖石 就在這時,她倒進河里,如果她被抬下它一定會死,我深知正如她做的那樣,有一個地方(地點),在那里她能得到了銀行,但是它在那邊,她把她從哪里小腿。
雖然我不知道我能做什么,我聽到聲音的下一個母親的愛馬Shwe渡過河,銀行和正在回家的路上,她能盡快地吼叫都吼叫。(但)這是音樂的幼崽。
56．The moment the author got down to the river bank he saw______.
A．the calf was about to fall into the river
B．Ma Shwe was placing the calf on the rock
C．the calf was washed away by the rising water
D．Ma Shwe was holding the calf against the rushing water
D.解析：細節(jié)判斷題。從第一段There I saw Ma Shwe with her three-month-old calf struggling in the fast-rising water and it was a life-and-death struggle
57．How did Ma Shwe manage to save her calf from the fast-flowing water?
A．By putting it on a safe spot
B．By pressing it against her body
C．By taking it away with her
D．By carrying it on her back
A解析：細節(jié)判斷題。從第二、三段中可以看出Ms Shwe一直努力使小牛離開湍急的河水，到岸上安全的地方。
58．How did the calf feel about the mother elephant’s roaring?
A．It was a great comfort B．It was a sign of danger
C．It was a call for help D．It was a musical note
A解析：細節(jié)判斷題。從最后一段的最后一句，可知but to her calf it was music.對幼崽的一種安慰方式。
59．What can be the best title for the text?
A．A Mother’s Love B．A Brave Act
C．A Deadly River D．A Matter of Life and Death
A解析：主旨概括題。整片敘述的是小牛掉到河里，母牛采取一切措施來進行保護小牛， 體現(xiàn)了母愛。
B
Computer programmer David Jones earns $35.000 a year designing new computer games. yet he cannot find a bank ready to let him have a credit card（信用卡）Instead he has been told to wait another two years until he is 18. The 16-year-old works for a small firm in Liverpool where the problem of most young people of his age is finding a job David’s firm releases（推出）two new games for the fast growing computer market each month
But David’s biggest headache is what to do with his money. Even though he earns a lot he cannot drive a car take out a mortgage（抵押貸款）,or get credit cards David got his job with the Liverpool-based company four months ago ,a year after leaving school with six O-levels and working for a time in a computer shop. “I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs” he said David spends some of his money on records and clothes and gives his mother 50 pounds a week But most of his spare time is spent working.
“Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school “ he said “But I had been studying it in books and magazines for four years in my spare time I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school Most people in this business are fairly young, anyway” David added :”I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement（退休）is a possibility You never know when the market might disappear.”
60．In what way is David different from people of his age?
A．He often goes out with friends
B．He lives with his mother
C．He has a handsome income
D．He graduated with six O-levels
C解析：細節(jié)判斷題。由第一段首句可知，大衛(wèi)設計了一種新的電腦游戲而獲得$35.000。故此可推斷在這個年齡段，他有非常輝煌的收入。
61．What is one of the problems that David is facing now?
A．He is too young to get a credit card
B．He has no time to learn driving
C．He has very little spare time
D．He will soon lose his job
閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
A
I suddenly heard an elephant crying as though frightened Looking down I immediately recognized that something was wrong and ran down to the edge of the near bank There I saw Ma Shwe with her three-month-old calf struggling in the fast-rising water and it was a life-and-death struggle Her calf was floating and screaming with fear Ma Shwe was as near to the far bank as she could get, holding her whole body against the rushing water and keeping the calf pressed against her huge body . Every now and then the rushing water would sweep the calf a way.
There was a sudden rise in the water and the calf was washed clean over the mother’s body and was gone Ma Shwe turned quickly to reach it and pressed the calf with her head and trunk（象鼻）against the rocky bank Then with a huge effort she picked it up in her trunk and tried until she was able to place it on a narrow shelf of rock
Just at this moment she fell back into the river If she were carried down it would be certain death I knew as well as she did ,that there was one spot（地點）where she could get up the bank but it was on the other side from where she had put her calf
While I was wondering what I could do next I heard the sound of a mother’s love Ma Shwe had crossed the river and got up the bank and was making her way back as fast as she could roaring（吼叫）all the time but to her calf it was music.
我突然聽到大象哭仿佛嚇我立即認出向下看發(fā)生了什么事情,百夫長,跑下去到附近的邊緣,我看到馬英九Shwe銀行有三個月的牛犢與她的斗爭中,水,這是一場失業(yè)金海豚是生死攸關的斗爭和尖叫和恐懼的浮動是馬Shwe到附近的銀行,握著她,她會全身對抗水流和保持小牛緊貼著她的巨大的身體時不時的水流會打掃小牛的一種方式。
突然上升的水和小牛被洗干凈的母親的身體不見了馬Shwe迅速轉過身,然后按下小牛和她的頭部和軀干(象鼻)對巖石銀行就帶著一個巨大的努力,她把它撿起來,在她的軀干和嘗試,直到她能夠把它在一個狹窄的架子上的巖石 就在這時,她倒進河里,如果她被抬下它一定會死,我深知正如她做的那樣,有一個地方(地點),在那里她能得到了銀行,但是它在那邊,她把她從哪里小腿。
雖然我不知道我能做什么,我聽到聲音的下一個母親的愛馬Shwe渡過河,銀行和正在回家的路上,她能盡快地吼叫都吼叫。(但)這是音樂的幼崽。
56．The moment the author got down to the river bank he saw______.
A．the calf was about to fall into the river
B．Ma Shwe was placing the calf on the rock
C．the calf was washed away by the rising water
D．Ma Shwe was holding the calf against the rushing water
D.解析：細節(jié)判斷題。從第一段There I saw Ma Shwe with her three-month-old calf struggling in the fast-rising water and it was a life-and-death struggle
57．How did Ma Shwe manage to save her calf from the fast-flowing water?
A．By putting it on a safe spot
B．By pressing it against her body
C．By taking it away with her
D．By carrying it on her back
A解析：細節(jié)判斷題。從第二、三段中可以看出Ms Shwe一直努力使小牛離開湍急的河水，到岸上安全的地方。
58．How did the calf feel about the mother elephant’s roaring?
A．It was a great comfort B．It was a sign of danger
C．It was a call for help D．It was a musical note
A解析：細節(jié)判斷題。從最后一段的最后一句，可知but to her calf it was music.對幼崽的一種安慰方式。
59．What can be the best title for the text?
A．A Mother’s Love B．A Brave Act
C．A Deadly River D．A Matter of Life and Death
A解析：主旨概括題。整片敘述的是小牛掉到河里，母牛采取一切措施來進行保護小牛， 體現(xiàn)了母愛。
B
Computer programmer David Jones earns $35.000 a year designing new computer games. yet he cannot find a bank ready to let him have a credit card（信用卡）Instead he has been told to wait another two years until he is 18. The 16-year-old works for a small firm in Liverpool where the problem of most young people of his age is finding a job David’s firm releases（推出）two new games for the fast growing computer market each month
But David’s biggest headache is what to do with his money. Even though he earns a lot he cannot drive a car take out a mortgage（抵押貸款）,or get credit cards David got his job with the Liverpool-based company four months ago ,a year after leaving school with six O-levels and working for a time in a computer shop. “I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs” he said David spends some of his money on records and clothes and gives his mother 50 pounds a week But most of his spare time is spent working.
“Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school “ he said “But I had been studying it in books and magazines for four years in my spare time I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school Most people in this business are fairly young, anyway” David added :”I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement（退休）is a possibility You never know when the market might disappear.”
60．In what way is David different from people of his age?
A．He often goes out with friends
B．He lives with his mother
C．He has a handsome income
D．He graduated with six O-levels
C解析：細節(jié)判斷題。由第一段首句可知，大衛(wèi)設計了一種新的電腦游戲而獲得$35.000。故此可推斷在這個年齡段，他有非常輝煌的收入。
61．What is one of the problems that David is facing now?
A．He is too young to get a credit card
B．He has no time to learn driving
C．He has very little spare time
D．He will soon lose his job