第三部分  阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。           

（A）

Outside her shabby cottage ,old Mrs . Tailor was hanging out laundry on a wine line,unaware that some children lay hidden in the leaves of a nearby tree watching her every move . They were determined to find out if she really was a witch .They watched us she tool a broomstish to clean the dirt from her stone steps ,But touch to their disappoinment ,she did not mount the broomstick and take flight .Suddenly,the old lady’s work was interupted by the cackling of her hen—aghal that an egg had been laid in the warm nest on too of the havested.The old bromastick was put aside as she hobbled off towards the haystack followed by sooty, a black cat she had rescued from a fox trap some time back . With only three legs ,it was hard for Sooty to keep up with the old lady ,The cat provided proof—the children were sure that only a witch own a black cat with three legs.There,standing on a wooden box , was Mrs ,Tailor,strething out to gather her precious egg.Taking the egg in one of her hands,she began to climb down ,without warning ,the box broke and the lady fell.“We have to go and help her ,”whispered Amy.“What if it is a trick？”reolied Ben“Don’t be silly ,Ben. If she were a witch ,she would have turned us into frogs already ,”reasoned Meg.“Come on Amy ,let’s go.”The girls climbed down the tree and ran all the Approaching careally they could see a wand watnd on the old lady’s face She had knocked her hesd on a stone and her ankle was definish brken.”Go on get Ded ,”Amy yelled to her brother ,”Tell him room the

56. Were the children hiding in the tree?
A. They wanted to watch Mrs. Tailor do her housework closely.
B. They were playing a hide-and-seek game
C. They wanted to find out if the rumors about Mrs. Tailor were true
D, They were pretending to be spies

57. Mrs. Tailor stopped sweeping when____
A. her front steps were clean B. she noticed the children in the tree
C. she was ready to take a flight D. she heard the hen cackling

58. Ben did not rush in help Mrs.Tailor because_____
A. he thought that she could be necking them
B. he knew that they could not have been in the tree
C. he did not the old lady fall down
D. he was afraid of the three-legged cat

59. Which of these old sayings best suits the story’s lesson for us?
A. Make hay while the sun shines.
B. Never judge a book by its cover.
C. People in glasshouses should not the stones.
D. A bird in the hands worth two in the bush.

(B)

The surprising experiment I am about to describe proves that air is all aroud you and that it proves down upon you .Air pressure is a wonderful force. When you swim underwater, you can feel water push down your body.The air all around you does the same. However, your body is so used to it that you do not notice this . The pressure is caused by a layer of air called the atmosphere.This layer surrounds the Earth , extending to about five kilometers above the Earth’s surface.

The following experiment is an easy one that you can do at home. But make sure that you are supervised , because you will need to use matches. Now foe the experiment！

What you need

·A hard-boiled egg without the shell
·A bottle with a neck slightly smaller than the egg
·A piece of paper
·A match

Metheod
1) Check that the paper will sit firmly on the neck of the bottle.
2)Tear the paper into strips and put the strips into the bottle.
3)Light the paper by dropping a burning match into the bottle.
4)Quickly sit the egg on the neck of the bottle.Result Astonishingly,the egg will be sucked into the bottle.

Your friends will be amazed when you show them the experiment.But be careful when you handle matches.

Why it happened

As the paper burns,it needs oxyen and uses up the oxygen(air) in the bottle.The egg acts as a seal in the neck of the bottle,so no more air can get inside .This reduces the air pressure inside the bottle.The air pressure must equalize,so more air from outside must enter the bottle.The outside air pressure against the egg and then the egg is pushed into the bottle!The proves that air is all around and that it is pressing down on it.

60.Why is there the need to take care when you are doing the experiment?
A.The bottle could break.
B.You need to light the paper with a match.
C.The egg needs to be shelled.
D.The egg has to be perfectly placed on the neck of the bottle.

61.In the experiment,the burning inside the bottle can___.
ze the air pressure inside and outside
a seal in the neck of the bottle 
up the oxygen inside the bottle
e more oxygen inside the bottle

62.How did the egg put into the bottle？
A .The oxygen inside the bottle suckde the egg in.
B.It became solt without the shell.
C.The neck of the bottle was wide enough.
D.The outside air pressure forced it into the bottle.

63．The experiment is carried cut to prove ______.
A. water pushes on your body when you swim underwater.
earth is surrounded by a layer of air called thd atmosphere.
pressure of air around us has a powerful force.
air pressure is not expunlizrd around us.

( C )

64. What is the purpose the letter?
A. To complain about a broken toy. B.To oppose the advertising.
C. To order a gift for Christman. D.To apply for a job in a toy company.

65. Why does the writer of the letter that Ercetro-Robo is violent?
A. It is control to radio wate. B.It is expensive to buy.
C. It is 80 centimeter D.It bears arms.

66. what dose “End” at the end of the letter mean?
A. Something attached to the letter.
B. A complaimt to the toy company.
C. A hidden message 
D. An encouraging response.
67. Electro-Robo can do all the following except______.
A. sitting down B. shaking hands C. talking g

(D)
Many people write to newspapers and magazines to express their opinions. Letters to the editor must berry the writer’s full name, address and telephone number, although the information is not necessary for pulation. This requirement to provide clear indication that writers are held resture for what they say. When a writer wants, he needs to claim ownership pf his voice. In the name of the game.

“People today prefer living together to putting their signatures on a marriage certificate because they refuse to accept responsibility for the relationship, ” said social worker Ken Yip, “and this is what is causing a lot of family problems.” When we sign a paper, for example, a business contract or a bank document, the signature is a seal of consent, an agreement to take the matter seriously. Most governments and many organizations will not process written complaints if they do not bear the writer’s signature. The absence of a signature, they explain, tells us that the writer cannot be too serious and therefore does not deserve a reply.

There are people who wish to remain anonymous(匿名的) for various reasons. Multi-billionaire Mr. King donates generously to charity several times a year. He gives simply because he wants to help but not for the publicity his donations may bring, and he , not want his good deeds to make news. In other cases, on anonymity because they are the consequences of revealing their identity. Crimemay be willing to assist the police, are unwilling to give their names when reporting a crime.

Name or no name ? The answer is very personal and lies in how much we want to. We all have a name. It is a matter of responsibility to use it when we make a statement, a claim or an accusation. We all want to honour our own name, and it is only by stamping our expression of an opinion with our name that we honour what we say.

68. What does the writer mean by saying “responsibility is the name of the game”?
A. Writers need to provide their personal information in the game.
B. Publications must bear the writer’s full name, address and phone number.
C. Writers should be responsible for their names.
D. Names are required to indicate writers responsibility for what they say.

69. The second paragraph suggests the @@@ without a signature may______.
A. help to end a relationship
B. not get a @@
C. be accepted all the time
D. become a family problem

70. Some people don’t want their names known because they are_______.
A. hesitant to make a donation B. unwilling to draw public attention
C. afraid of an accusation D. ready for involvement

71. The passage is mainly about_____.
A. honour and writers B. identity and signature
C. signature and responsibility D. anonymity and signature

E
New archaeological discoveries that between Europe and Asia along the Silk Road not began in some form many centuries man one tought. The findings, coupled with a wit of scientice and historical research , add a new page to the epic of the Silk Road.

The latest and most interesting discovery is pieces of silk found in the hair of an Europe mummy from about 1000 BC, long before regular traffic on the Silk Road and at least one thousand years before silk was previously thought to be used in Egypt. Other research may extend human activity along this route back even further, perhaps a million years to the migration of human ancestors into eastern Asia.

The official origin of East- West commerce along the road is usually placed in the late 2 century BC when an agent of the Chinese Emperor Wu-di returned from a dangerous secret mission(使命) across the western desert into the remote high country of Central Asia. The agent, Zhang Qian, traveled as far as Afghanistan and brought back knowledge of even more distant lands such as Persia, Syria and a place known as Lijien, Perhaps Rome. Historians have called this one of the most important januallys in ancient times. His journey opened the way for what have been thought to be the first indinst contact between the incient world’s two superpowers, China and Rome still first traded to central Asical for wars and to the Parthians of old Persia in exchange for acrobats rich eggs , was soon finding the war though a network of merchants to the luxury markets to Rome.

But the new distract show that Chinese silk was apparently present in the Western before then Han emperor started organized trade over the Silk Road. the research could change thinking about the early history of world trade and provide insights into the mystery of just how and when Europe and the Mediterranean lands first became aware of the glorious culture at other end of Eurasia.

72. The word “coupled” in the first paragraph could best be replaced by ____.
A. produced B. continued C. doubled D. combined

73. The silk thread found in the hair of an Egyptian mummy suggests that_____
A. Egyptians had probably traveled to China to buy silk
B. trade along the Silk Road began earth once thought
C. historical research often achieve fastinating results
D. new light can now on trading practices

74. Until recently most tradiance that trade along the Silk Road___
A. originated in the century BC
B. extended human migration into eastern Asia
C. began a million years ago
D. primarily benefited the Egyptians

75. Historians have always considered Zhang Qian’s mission important because they believe___
A. he brought back knowledge of Rome to the emperor
B. he discovered the Silk Road
C. he helped establish East-West trade
D. he traveled as far as Afghanistan