閱讀理解。
     Elena Kagan has reached a lifelong goal: becoming a Justice on the United States Supreme Court.
The US Senate confirmed Kagan on Thursday by a vote of 63-37. She replaces Justice John Paul
Stevens, who retired in June.
     Kagan will take a sacred oath (誓言) to uphold the Constitution of the United States on Saturday at
a swearing-in ceremony. The new Justice will bring the number of women sitting on the nation's highest
court to three. Kagan joins Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor-all three New Yorkers.
     Kagan is the fourth woman in history to sit on the Supreme Court. Justice Sandra Day O'Connor was
the first female Justice. She was appointed by President Ronald Reagan and served from 1981to 2006.
     Kagan, who is 50 years old, is the second Justice appointed by President Barack Obama. (He
appointed Justice Sotomayor in 2009.) Obama told reporters on Thursday that Kagan will make an "
outstanding Justice who understands that her rulings affect people." He also noted that the addition of
another woman to the Supreme Court marks a sign of progress for the country. Obama and Kagan will
celebrate her confirmation with a ceremony at the White House today.
     Kagan has spent most of her adult life working with the law. She served in President Clinton's
administration as a legal adviser, was the head of Harvard Law School, and until her confirmation
Thursday, was the US Solicitor General-one of the most powerful lawyers in the federal government.
Kagan was born in New York City. She grew up in an apartment on the Upper West Side of Manhattan,
the strong-willed, independent middle sister sandwiched between two brothers.
     Kagan's mother was a public school teacher who taught fifth and sixth grades. Her father was a
lawyer.
    The new Justice once wore a judge's robe in a picture for her high-school yearbook. Now she'll be
wearing real ones as she and the other eight Justices decide some of the most important legal cases.
1. What can we infer according to paragraph 1?
A. Elena Kagan has become the only female Justice of America.
B. It's Kagan's dream to be a Justice on the United States Supreme Court.
C. Kagan achieved this position in the election by beating John Paul Stevens.
D. It will take a long time for Kagan to become a Justice on the United States Supreme Court.
2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
A. To take the place of an old Justice, a Justice was elected by the Senate.
B. There will be four women working in the United States Supreme Court.
C. Kagan will take a sacred oath before taking in part in the election.
D. No one but a New Yorker can be a Justice of the Supreme Court.
3. What can we infer from Obama's words?
A. He will appoint more women Justices to the Supreme Court.
B. He appointed Kagan as she had done a good job before.
C. There is much to be improved on the Supreme Court.
D. He is sure Kagan will be excellent in her new work.
4. What is the main idea of paragraph 5?
A. Kagan is a born lawyer.
B. It is about Kagan's biography.
C. Kagan's character is fit for her job.
D. Kagan has worked for two Presidents.
5. This text must be taken from _____ .
A. a storybook    
B. a textbook  
C. a newspaper  
D. a biography of famous people
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第三部分 閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30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，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

Erik Weihemnayer was born with an eye problem. As a child his eyesight became worse and then, at the age of 13, he lost his sight completely. However, he did not lose his determination to lead a full and active life.

    Erik became an adventurer. He took up parachuting, wrestling and scuba diving. He competed in long-distance hiking, marathons and skiing. His favorite sport, though, is mountain climbing.

    As a young man, Erik started to climb mountains. He reached the summit of Mount McKinley in 1995 and then climbed the dangerous 1000-metre rock wall of El Capitan. Two years later, while climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Kenya with his girlfriend, they stopped for a time at13,000 feet above sea level in order to get married．In 1999, he climbed Aconcagua, the tallest mountain in South America．And then, on May 25, 2001, at the age of 33, Erik successfully completed the greatest climbing challenge of all. He climbed Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world．

   Erik invented his own method for climbing mountains. He carries two long poles: one to lean on and the other to test the way ahead of him. The climber in front of him wears a bell to guide him. Erik is a good team member. He does his share of the job, such as setting up tents and building snow walls.

   Although he could not enjoy the view, Erik felt the excitement of being on the summit of Everest. He hopes that his success will change how people think about the blind．“When people think about a blind person or blindness, now they will think about a person standing on top of the world.”

56．When did Erik become blind totally?

    A．In 1968.                 B．In 1995.                 C.  In 1981.                D．In 1970.

57．Erik got married ________.

    A．on the summit of Mount McKinley               B．when climbing Mount Everest

    C.  on the top of Aconcagua                             D．when climbing Mount Kilimanjaro

58．What is Erik’s special way for climbing a mountain?

    A．Using two long poles.                                B．Doing his share of work.

    C.  Taking his girlfriend．                               D．Keeping a good team around him.

59．Which of the following shows the right order of what happened?

    a．He topped Mount McKinley.

    b．He became blind．

    C.  He challenged Mount Everest.

    d．He reached the peak of Kilimanjaro.

    e．He climbed the rock wall of EI Capitan.

A．b, e, d, c, a             B．b, a, e, d, c                    C.  a, b, e, d, c                   D．b, d, a, c, d

 

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      World' s Amazing Festivals El Colacho: The Baby-Jumping Festival
     In this festival, grown men jump over newborns, with their parents' permission. Wearing
scary costumes, the Spanish men attempt to "clean" babies of evil. The town has observed
the strange practice since 1620, and any onlookers (旁觀者) who seem to be in need of a
quick exorcism(~) are pulled into the event, as well.
     Hadakamatsuri : The Naked (裸露的) Festival
     This is a Japanese festival where participants wear little clothing. Naked Festivals are
held in dozens of places throughout Japan every year, usually in summer or winter. Hidden
somewhere in these men is one fully naked man. Touching him is believed to bring good luck.
     The Monkey Buffet (自助餐) Festival
     Every year, about 600 monkeys are invited to eat fruits and vegetables during an annual
feast in Thailand. It is held in honour Rama, the greatest of the gods. It is said that Rama
once rewarded his friend Hanuman, the Monkey King, with some land. Organizers of the
annual Monkey Bullet use more than 3,000kg of fruits and vegetables to prepare for the
festival.
     The Cheese Rolling Festival
     This event is held in England. Though it might sound very gentle, cheese-rolling is
actually very dangerous. Running down a very steep hill behind a 7-pound wheel of cheese
can be very dangerous. In fact, the police have attempted to ban the event, but participants
have refused to carry out the ban. Men and their cheese wheels cannot be separated so
easily. So what happens during a cheese roll? Simple: The cheese is set rolling down the hill,
and the racers run down the hill after the cheese. However, as the cheese can reach speeds
of up to 70 miles per hour, it rarely happens that someone catches the cheese. The first to
reach the bottom wins the cheese.
Names of
the Festivals		 Time Nation                              Cebrations
El Colacho Since 1620 1.____ In scary costumes, grown men jump over newborns
in an attempt
to drive    2.____ away.
Hadakamatsuri Usually in summer or in 3.____ 4.____ Find one fully naked man among many men who
are wearing
very  little clothing and touch him. It is believed to
bring 85.___ luck.
The
Monkey
Buffet Festival		 Thailand About 6.____ monkeys are invited to eat fruits and
vegetables
during the annual feast made up of more than  7 ____
kg of fruits
and vegetables.
The Cheese
Rolling Festival		 8.___ A 7 -pound wheel of cheese is set rolling down a
9.___ and people
race down the hill after it. The first to reach the
bottom wins the 10.____

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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，從每篇短文后所給各題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

       HOUSTON (Reuters) — Houston tops a U.S. magazine’s annual fattest cities list for the fourth time in five years, with four other Texas cities in the top 25.

       Fast food restaurants — Houston has twice the national average number — are partly to blame for the dishonor, Men’s Fitness editor-in-chief Neal Boulton said.

       “Americans work long hours, don’t take vacations, and when they’re faced with the worst food choices, they indulge (沉溺于) in those,” he said.

       High humidity, poor air quality and some of the nation’s longest commute (每天去上班的路程) times also helped Texas’ most populous city unseat Detroit, the 2003 heavy weight champion, the magazine said.

       Houston Mayor Bill White, who has worked with a major food company to develop healthy food products and the city’s public schools to improve lunch menus, called the report “mostly ungrounded and nonsense.”

       “On the other hand, it calls attention to real issues the mayor is trying to deal with,” his spokesman, Frank Michel, said.

       The magazine said it looked at factors such as the number and types of restaurants, park space, air quality, weather and the number of health clubs.

       Philadelphia, Detroit, Memphis, Tennessee, and Chicago followed Houston on the seventh edition of the fat list. Texas cities Dallas, San Antonio, Fort Worth and El Paso were in the top 14, which Boulton said was no surprise.

       “It’s pure big indulgence, just living big, and that’s part of the culture,” said Boulton.

       Seattle ranked as the fittest city. Austin and Arlington, a Dallas-Fort Worth suburb, were the only Texas cities on the fit list. Austin was 19th and Arlington 22nd out of 25.

1．What decides the magazine’s annual fattest list?

       A. The size of fat population.                                   B. The number of fast food restaurants.

C. The economic growth rate of the state.           D. Things related to unhealthy ways of life.

2．Which city topped 2003 fattest cities list?

       A. Houston.                         B. Dallas.                     C. Detroit.                    D. Philadelphia.

3．By saying “l(fā)iving big” (in Paragraph 9), Boulton means people _________.

       A. are growing fatter                                        B. are living wastefully

C. eat too many fatty foods                               D. are spending too much time working

4．Which of the following is best supported by the text?

       A. Texas has the most fat cities in the U.S.

B. Bill White is happy with the newspaper report.

C. People in Texas are the most hardworking in the U.S.

D. Most school children in Houston have weight problems.

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第三部分 閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30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，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

Erik Weihemnayer was born with an eye problem. As a child his eyesight became worse and then, at the age of 13, he lost his sight completely. However, he did not lose his determination to lead a full and active life.

    Erik became an adventurer. He took up parachuting, wrestling and scuba diving. He competed in long-distance hiking, marathons and skiing. His favorite sport, though, is mountain climbing.

    As a young man, Erik started to climb mountains. He reached the summit of Mount McKinley in 1995 and then climbed the dangerous 1000-metre rock wall of El Capitan. Two years later, while climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Kenya with his girlfriend, they stopped for a time at13,000 feet above sea level in order to get married．In 1999, he climbed Aconcagua, the tallest mountain in South America．And then, on May 25, 2001, at the age of 33, Erik successfully completed the greatest climbing challenge of all. He climbed Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world．

   Erik invented his own method for climbing mountains. He carries two long poles: one to lean on and the other to test the way ahead of him. The climber in front of him wears a bell to guide him. Erik is a good team member. He does his share of the job, such as setting up tents and building snow walls.

   Although he could not enjoy the view, Erik felt the excitement of being on the summit of Everest. He hopes that his success will change how people think about the blind．“When people think about a blind person or blindness, now they will think about a person standing on top of the world.”

56．When did Erik become blind totally?

    A．In 1968.                 B．In 1995.                 C.  In 1981.                D．In 1970.

57．Erik got married ________.

    A．on the summit of Mount McKinley               B．when climbing Mount Everest

    C.  on the top of Aconcagua                             D．when climbing Mount Kilimanjaro

58．What is Erik’s special way for climbing a mountain?

    A．Using two long poles.                                B．Doing his share of work.

    C.  Taking his girlfriend．                               D．Keeping a good team around him.

59．Which of the following shows the right order of what happened?

    a．He topped Mount McKinley.

    b．He became blind．

    C.  He challenged Mount Everest.

    d．He reached the peak of Kilimanjaro.

    e．He climbed the rock wall of EI Capitan.

A．b, e, d, c, a             B．b, a, e, d, c                    C.  a, b, e, d, c                   D．b, d, a, c, d

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第三部分  閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

       閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

 “It’s my own fault．” Carl Fenter pulled his jacket closer against the cold morning wind．“The rest of the family is home, where it’s warm．”

Just another one of his brilliant ideas—a big tamale （玉米粉蒸肉） feast after tonight’s Christmas Eve service at church—and look where it landed him: waiting in a line of 50 people．

As Carl knew, every tamale shop in the city had sold out their tamales the day before Christmas, though he’d been driving all over El Paso that morning．Determined to bring home the tamales, Carl tried one last shop out in Canutillo．

When he arrived, a fresh batch （一批） would be ready off the steamer in 45 minutes．Taking his place at the end of the snaking line, he watched the woman in front of him remove her jacket to cover her shaking youngster．It wasn’t long before she, too, trembled in the chilly wind．Without hesitation, Carl took off his own jacket and offered it to the grateful mother．

They cheered when the line crept forward at last．Finally, Carl got inside the door and inched his way closer to the counter, the woman now first in line．“Sorry folks,” the clerk announced, “that’s the last of the tamales．” “No way!” Carl cried out．“But,” stressed the man, “we’ll have a final batch ready in, oh, about two hours．”

Defeated, Carl backed away, but the young mother grabbed his arm．“You’re leaving?” “I have to,” Carl glanced at his watch．“I promised to put up decorations at my church．” “I’ll get your order of tamales and bring them to your house．” Carl frowned．“I couldn’t ask you to do that．” “But it’s the least I can do．You lent me your coat．Just give me your address．” She and her little girl settled in for the long wait．

And at exactly noon on Christmas Eve, they delivered four dozen fragrant tamales—along with Carl’s brown jacket—to his home．

56．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

       A．When Carl arrived at the shop, no fresh tamale was for sale．

       B．Carl had to offer his jacket to the mother in front of him．

       C．Carl was unable to buy tamale by himself finally．

       D．Carl couldn’t wait because he had to go back to the church．

57．The mother offered to help Carl buy tamale mainly because ________．

       A．she felt sorry for her buying the last tamale

       B．she was very thankful to Carl for his kindness

       C．Carl asked her to buy tamale for him

       D．Carl promised his family to take tamale back home

58．Which is the correct order of the following events?

a．Carl went back to the church．

b．The mother delivered tamales to Carl’s home．

c．Carl waited in line for the tamales．

d．Carl offered his jacket to the mother．

e．The clerk told Carl there was no tamale left then．

       A．c, d, e, a, b         B．c, d, a, e, b      C．a(chǎn), d, e, c, b      D．c, d, e, b, a

59．What is the best title for the passage?

       A．No Pains, No Gains         B．A Man of Good Will

       C．Virtue Is Its Own Reward         D．A Mother of Her Word

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