阅读理解（共44分，每小题2分）

六、阅读下面的四篇短文，根据其内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。（共26分，每小题2分）

                                                         A

                                               ADVERTICEMENT

48. We can go to see the Taj pictures every day except ______.
A. Monday              B. Tuesday             C. Wednesday             D. Sunday

49. If eight students go to see animals in the zoo on Sunday, they should pay ______.
A.  ＄35                 B. ＄70                  C.＄105                      D.＄140

50. We can go to__________ to know the history of our city.
A. City Art Museum                             B. The Grand Cinema
C. African Safari Park                           D. Bell Tower Trips

                                                      B

Where is Love? How can we find Love?

Once a little boy wanted to meet Love. He knew it was a long trip to where Love lived, so he got his things ready with some pizzas and drinks and started off. When he passed three streets, he saw an old woman sitting in the park and watching some birds. She looked very hungry. The boy gave her a pizza. She took it and smiled at him. The smile was so beautiful that he wanted to see it again, so he gave her a Coke. She smiled once again. The boy was very happy.

They sat there all the afternoon, eating and smiling, but they said nothing. When it grew dark, the boy decided to leave. But before he had gone more than a few steps, he turned around, ran back to the old woman and gave her a hug（拥抱）. The woman gave him her biggest smile ever.
When the boy opened the door of his house, his mother was surprised by the look of joy on his face and asked what had made him so happy. “I had lunch with Love. She has got the most beautiful smile in the world.” At the same time, the old woman’s son was also surprised at his mother’s pleasure and asked why. “I ate a pizza in the park with Love,” she said, “and he is much younger than I expected.”

If the world is full of love, we can enjoy a better life.

51. When the little boy saw the old woman, she was __________.
A. looking for a seat in the park             B. passing the street
C. looking at some birds                       D. having a pizza

52. The old woman gave the little boy the biggest smile __________.
A. after the little boy went home            B. before it grew dark
C. when she was drinking Coke              D. after the little boy hugged her

53. Both the boy and the old woman were________ that day.
A. sad          B. pleased           C. surprised             D. angry

                                                        C

The teacher stood before his class of 30 students and was going to hand out the final exam papers．“I know how hard you have all worked to get ready for this test．” he said．“And because I know you are all able to understand these questions．I am ready to offer a B to anyone who would prefer not to take the test．’’

A number of students jumped up to thank the teacher and left the classroom．The teacher looked at the rest students and said．“Does anyone else want to get a B? This is your last chance．”Two more students decided to go．Seven students stayed．The teacher then handed out the papers．There were only three sentences on the paper： Congratulations! You have received an A in this class．Keep believing in yourself．

I never had a teacher who gave a test like that，but I think that it is a test that any teacher could and should give．Students who do not have confidence in what they have learned are B students at most．The same is true for students in real life．The A  students are those who believe in what they are doing because they have learned from both successes and failures．They have learned life’s lessons．whether from school education or from events in their lives，and have become better people．Scientists say that by the age of eight，80% of what we believe about ourselves has already been formed．You are a big kid now and you realize that you have some limits(局限)．

However，there is nothing you can’t do or learn to be．Sir Edmund Hillary, the first person to reach the top of Mount Qomolangma (珠穆朗玛峰)said，“We do not conquer the mountain,but ourselves.”

54．Some students left the classroom because_____ .
A．they knew the teacher didn’t like them to take the test
B．they were allowed to take another easier exam later on
C．they were happy with the grade the teacher would give them
D．they thought the exam was so easy that they don’t need to have a try

55．The teacher gave the rest students an A because______ .
A．they answered all the questions in the exam correctly
B．they believed themselves in what they had learned
C．they did really very well in the exam
D．they had been working hard for each exam

56．The underlined word “conquer’’ means ______ in the passage.
A．发现                   B．控制                 C．探索                D．征服

57．What does the writer want to tell us in the passage?
A．To know what our limits are．           B.  To learn to believe in ourselves．
C．To receive school education．           D．To1earn from B students．

                                              D
For hundreds Of years, scientists have been trying to answer what things have an effect on people’s emotions (情感). How you feel is controlled by many things. Your emotions can be affected by your personality, by the actions of others and by events around you. Perhaps you don’t know your emotions can be influenced by the weather as well.

People often say they feel good when the sun is shining and sad when it is cloudy. In fact, sunlight makes us feel good. When sunlight hits our skins, our bodies produce a vitamin. Vitamins are natural chemicals (化学物质) which we all need to stay healthy. Sunlight helps our bodies produce vitamin D. Vitamin D helps our bodies make a special chemical. This special chemical affects our brains (大脑) and makes us feel happy. For example, there are long, dark winters of little sunlight in Sweden and Norway, so many people in these countries often feel sad. Without much sunlight, their bodies produce less vitamin D. Without enough vitamin D, their bodies make less of this special chemical which makes them feel good. To help the people in these countries feel better, special “sunrooms” with artificial (人造的) lights have been built. People can go there and get “sunlight” for an hour or two!

The weather can also affect people’s emotions in other ways. Hot weather can make people angry because people feel uncomfortable when they are hot. In the same way, rain can make people angry because being wet can be unpleasant. As you can see, the weather can have an effect on the chemicals which control our brains. Through these ways, the weather can influence our emotions. Sadly, while the weather can change us, we can hardly change the weather.

58. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in this passage ?
A. Weather.          B. Actions of others.            C. Personality.               D. Age.

59.  What can we infer (推断) from the passage? 
A. We feel good when we are in the bright cool weather.
B. We will be happy when we are caught in the rain.
C. All people in Norway and Sweden feel sad in winter.
D. The more vitamin D you have, the happier you’ll be.

60. What may be the best title for this passage?
A. Why Do We Feel Sad.
B. The Weather Influences People’s Emotions.
C. People Need More Vitamin D.
D. We Can Hardly Change the Weather.