第二节 阅读短文 (10小题，计20分)

　　阅读下面的短文， 从A、B、C 三个选项中，选出最佳选项回答问题或完成句子。

　　A

　　Dear Mr. Zhu,

　　I am writing to your magazine's "Teenagers Now" column (专栏) to ask for some help with my 16-year-old son. At the moment, he refuses to do almost everything his mother and I ask him to do. He is our only child and we treat him very well. His grandparents buy him many things, and yet he is still rude to us. He refuses to spend time with us or do as we tell him. Sometimes he ACTs as if he doesn't even love us at all.

　　Now he refuses to do his homework, and instead insists on (坚持) wasting his time watching DVDs and listening to foreign music. I cannot understand this music, but I don't like it. He also spends too much time in Internet cafes(网吧), where he either plays games or chats online. He is wasting valuable(宝贵的) time during this important period in his life!

　　What am I to do? At present, to prevent(阻止)making his mother unhappy with an argument, I am allowing him his freedom. However, I am worried that if I keep allowing him to do what he wants, he may fail at school, or worse.

　　How can I help my son without harming our relation ship? Yours, Liu Zhenhua

　　46. What's Mr. Zhu's job?

　　A. A teacher. B. A magazine columnist.

　　C. A youth worker.

　　47. From the passage, we can know that Mr. Liu's son is _____ to his parents.

　　A. friendly B. thankful C. rude

　　48. What does Liu Zhenhua write to Mr. Zhu for?

　　A. To blame his son. B. To ask for help with his son.

　　C. To say something about his son.

　　49. Mr. Liu's son always spends his time _____.

　　A. doing his homework B. playing games online

　　C. chatting with his parents

　　50. What do you think is the possible answer for the father?

　　A. The father should let the son alone.

　　B. The father should give his son a beating.

　　C. The father should be patient enough to have the communication with the son.

　　In American schools there is something called Home-coming Day. Many high schools and colleges with a football team have a home-coming game. This can be the most important event of the year except graduation(毕业) day. Students plan home-coming Day for many weeks in advance.

　　B

　　Several days before Home-coming, students start to decorate(装饰) the school. There are signs to wish luck to the team, and many other signs to welcome all the graduates. Many people still come to Home-coming twenty or thirty years after their graduation.

　　The members of school clubs build booths(摊位) and sell lemonade,apples and sandwiches. Some clubs help to welcome visitors.

　　During the day people like to look for teachers that they remember from long ago. Often they see old friends and they talk together about those happy years in school.

　　Everyone soon comes to watch the football game. When the game is half over, the band (乐队)comes onto the field and plays school songs. Another important moment is when the Home-corning Queen or King appears. All the students vote a most popular student Home-coming Queen or King. It is a GREat honor to be chosen.

　　Home-coming is a happy day, but it is not perfect unless the football team wins the game. Even if the team loses, the students still enjoy Home-coming. Some stay at the school to dance, and others go to a party. For everyone it is a day worth remembering.

　　51. The most important event of the year in high schools and colleges is ________.

　　A.Home-coming B. the football game C. winning the game

　　52. When do students begin to arrange everything for Home-coming?

　　A.The day before Home-coming. B.Many weeks before the day.

　　C.when the guests arrive.

　　53. Which of the following is NOT mentioned on Home-coming Day?

　　A.To see old friends. B.To visit teachers they remember.

　　C.To go home to see their family.

　　54. Who can probably become Home-coming Queen or King?

　　A.The teacher who is kind to students..

　　B.The student who is popular with the students.

　　C.The visitor who is famous to the students.

　　55. What’s the best title of the article?

　　A. Home-coming Day B. A happy Day

　　C. The Most Important Event

　　Twenty-three-year-old Michael Phelps has become a phenomenon (神话)

　　in swimming.At the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, he won eight gold medals. That was more than the whole Australian team could put together. He beat (打败) Mark Spitz’s 1972 record of seven wins in the pool at the one Olympics. Phelps has put his name next to seven world records.

　　C

　　Nine days, 17 games, morning and night he competed and won. He had to beat former (从前的) world record-holders and gold medalists. He had to turn their wins into old news.

　　Michael Phelps started to swim at the age of 5. Guess which stroke (动作) he first tried? The backstroke. It’s because he didn’t want to put his face in the water.

　　By the age of 7, he had taken part in a lot of swimming competitions. At 11, he met Bob Bowman who saw the kid’s GREat talent.

　　How did Phelps become so good? He was born with the body of a swimmer. He stands 1.87meters high and has a wide wingspan (臂展). He knows how to use his body to full advantage. His hands and feet are like paddles (踏板) in the water and he has a strong kick.

　　But that’s not all;he also has the heart and will to win. He thinks that anything is possible as long as you put your mind to it.

　　Swimming is Phelps’ life. Every day he spends five hours in the water, swimming about 11 kilometers. He never takes a day off. This is a young man who knows what he wants.

　　“If I didn’t swim my best, I’d think about it at school, at dinner, and with my friends. It would drive me crazy,” he said.

　　“There are no limits (限制). The more you dream, the further you get.”

　　56. Who did best in swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games?

　　A.Bob Bowman. B.Mark Spitz. C.Phelps.

　　57. How many games did Phelps take part in at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games?

　　A.8. B.9. C.7.

　　58. Why did Phelps try backstroke first?

　　A.Because he was born with the body of a swimmer.

　　B.Because his hands and feet were like paddles in the water.

　　C.Because he didn’t want to put his face in the water.

　　59. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

　　A.Phelps is the best swimmer in Australia.

　　B.Phelps won 8 gold medals and broke 7 world records.

　　C.At the age of seven, Phelps started to swim.

　　60. What can we learn from this passage?

　　A.The Australian team got 8 gold medals at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.

　　B.If you have a wide wingspan, you must be a good swimmer.

　　C.Nothing is impossible if you put your heart into it.