Passage Three
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.
“Can I see me baby?” asked the happy new mother. The bundle (婴儿包) was placed in her arms and when she moved the fold of cloth to look upon his tiny face, she gasped-the baby had been born without ears. Time, however, proved that the baby’s hearing was perfect except his appearance.
One day when he rushed home from school and threw himself into his mother’s arms, he cried out bitterly. “A boy, a big boy, called me-a freak” She sighed. Knowing that his life was to be endless of heartbreaks.
He grew up, handsome for his misfortune. A favorite with his fellow student, he might have been class president, but for that. He developed a gift for literature and music.
The boy’s father had a talk with the family doctor. “I believe we could graft (移植) on a pair of outer ears, if they could be donated (捐献),” the doctor decided. So the search began for a person who would make such a sacrifice for a young man. Two years went by. Then, “You’re going to the hospital, son. Mother and I have someone who will donate the cars you need. But it’s a secret,” said the father.
The operation was a brilliant success. His talents blossomed into genius. School and college became a series of successes. Later he married and entered the diplomatic (外交) service . “But I must know!” he urged his father. “Who gave so much to me? I could never do enough for him.”
“I do not believe you could,” said the father, “but the agreement was that you are not to know…, not yet.” The years kept the secret, but the day did come ... one of the darkest days that ever pass through a son. He stood with his father over his mother’s casket (棺材).Slowly and tenderly, the father stretched forth a hand and raised the thick, reddish-brown hair to let out the secret.
31. The story is mainly about ______.
A. how a boy had new ears through an operation
B. What a devoted parent privately did for the child
C. how a disabled boy turned into the useful person
D. Why a donator made a sacrifice to a bright boy
32. From the first paragraph we know that the mother ______.
A. was determined to donate her ears to perfect her son
B. Kept her husband unknown about the baby’s situation
C. felt shocked and disappointed to see her new baby
D. Complained of her bad luck to have a disabled child
33. The word “freak” (line 2, paragraph 2) is the closest in meaning to “_____”.
A. Slow-acting person
B. ugly-looking child
C. badly-behaved student
D. strangely-shaped creature
34. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. The agreement was between the donator and the family.
B. The boy was so popular that he was made class president.
C. Finally the boy came to know who the donator was.
D. The mother donated her ears to her son after she died
35. What moral lesson can we draw from this reading?
A. Real love lies in what is done unknown rather than what is done known.
B. It is up to parents to help their children heart and soul.
C. True beauty lies only in the heart not in appearance.
D. It is a virtue for young generations to learn to be grateful.
第二部分 非选择题(50分)
Ⅳ. Word spelling (10 points, 1 point for two items)
36. 混乱, 混淆 n. c _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
37. 愿望 n. d _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
38. 发生v. o _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
39. 好奇的 a. c _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
40. 面谈, 接见 n. i _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
41. 态度, 看法 n. a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
42. 劝说, 说服v. p _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
43. 费用, 开支n. e _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
44. 庆祝, 歌颂 v. c _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
45. 悲观的, 厌世的a. p _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
46. 图表n. c _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
47. 扩大, 扩张v. e _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
48. 尝试, 企图 v. a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
49. 绝对的a. a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
50. 撤退, 退休v. r _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
51. 外科手术n. s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
52. 车库n. g _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
53. 倾向, 趋势n. t _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
54. 奇迹n. m _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
55. 座右铭, 格言n. m _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
V. Word From (10 points, 1point for each item).
56. I’m caught between to old world where I no ______ (long) belong and the new world which has not yet accepted me.
57. Some linguists think that children are born with an ______ (able) to learn and use a language.
58. While my mother was busy ______ (prepare) a special dinner in my honor, the rest of the family eagerly asked me questions about my life in the United States.
59. I was a young police ______ (report), driving to a scene I didn’t want to see.
60. Chinese women also look ______ (attract) at work, but they achieve it more casually.
61. They want full ______ (equal) with men in every aspect of life.
62. They seemed to be happy to let me have a try, but unconvinced that I could make a ______ (different).
63. The pioneers of old gave up their ______ (safe), and sometimes their lives to build a new world.
64. Ask yourself honestly whether your anger is ______ (justify).
65. For some student, this method is ______ (Success)
VI. Translation from Chinese into English (15 points, 3 points for each item).
66. 在你怒火爆发之前, 深吸一口气。
67. 你越能接受他们, 也就越不会动不动发脾气。
68. 这一增长主要是由于教育和职业重点的转变所致。
69. 我提前三周结束了这次的访问。回到美国。
70. 所有的饮料都是免费的。
VII. Translation from English into Chinese (15 points).
71.Today in the United States, there are over 22 million adults using the Web, about half of whom access the Internet at least once a day. Meanwhile, the variety of activities on the Web is broadening at an amazing rate. There is almost to topic about which you cannot find fairly interesting material on the Web.
In some instances, people will actually save time because the Web will make doing things more efficient than in the past.
Americans, particularly young ones, will spend less time in front of a television, more on the Web. Several states in America are using the Web in a profound way.
