2013年1月期末考试英语Ⅱ(1)阅读理解

第三部分：阅读理解（30分）四、阅读下列短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个正确答案，并在答题纸上写出所选的字母符号。

（每题2分，共20分）短文理解1An Extraordinary Change or DirectionMolly Wilson had been a dancer and a mother for many years when she decided to sail round the world to raise money for charity.As a child she had trained as a ballet dancer, but at 15 she had grown too tall for classical ballet, so she became a member of a pop dance team. She got married, and after she had children she retired from show business to bring them up. They grew up, and when they were 18 they left home. She says, “When I decided to do the round- the – world race, my husband thought I was bored because the children had left home. He was also worried because I had never sailed before. I was not bored, but I had met some people who told me about the race. They had taken part in it, but they had only done one section, say, from New Zealand to Australia. I wanted to do the whole ten-month journey.”Before Molly left she did a lot of training, but it hadn’t prepared her for the worst weather which they experienced. She tells one story. “One night the sea was very rough and it was very cold. I had gone downstairs when a huge wave smashed into the boat andinjured two men on the deck. One of themen couldn’t move because he had brokenhis leg. They were taken to hospital byhelicopter. That was the worst time.”By the end of October last year,she had raised more than 50,000 poundsfor charity.She says, “ Sometimes I ask myself,what did I do? How did I do it? But thenI think, it’s the same as being a dancer.Before I left on the trip, I had trainedhard. I had got very fit and hadprepared myself completely. Then onthe trip I was simply a good teammember.”26. What does the word “extraordinary”mean in the title? ___B___A. very ordinaryB. very unusual and surprisingC. not specialD. extreme27. The sentence “ my husband thoughtI was bored “ in Para. 4 meant that myhusband thought I felt __A______.A. dissatisfied because I had nothingbetter to do at homeB. annoyed because I had to wait longfor my children to come back homeC. happy because I could do somethingI was interested in instead of takingcare of childrenD. sad because all the children left mewhen they grow up28. The word “section” in Para. 4 mostprobably means here __C_____A. group of peopleB. part of the trainingC. part of the route of sailD. part of the job29. Which of the following is nearest( closest) in meaning to “rough” inthe sentence “One night the sea wasvery rough” in Para. 5? ___C______A. not exactB. difficultC. not smooth because of huge wavesD. pleasant30. The last paragraph suggests that____A______.A. the qualities she needed for thetrip were the same as those for a dancerB. many years of dancing had alreadyprepared her for the sail completely,so she needn’t do anything before thejourneyC. she should be kind to other teammembers during the tripD. she should not forget dancing duringthe trip短文理解 2In the last 500 years, nothing aboutpeople—not their clothes, ideas, orlanguages – has changed as much aswhat they eat. The original chocolatedrink was made from the seeds of thecocoa tree by South American Indians.The Spanish introduced it to the restof the world during the 1500’s. Andalthough it was very expensive, itquickly became fashionable. In London shops where chocolate drinks were served became important meeting places. Some still exist today.The potato is also from the New World. Around 1600, the Spanish brought it from Peru to Europe, where it soon was widely grown. Ireland became so dependent on it that thousands of Irish people starved when the crop failed during the “Potato Famine” of 1845-6, and thousands more were forced to emigrate to America.There are many other foods that have traveled from South America to the Old World. But some others went in the opposite direction. Brazil is now the World’s largest grower of coffee, and coffee is an important crop in Colombia and other South American countries. But it is native to Ethiopia. It is first made into a drink by Arabs during the 1400’s.According to an Arabic legend, coffee was discovered when a goatherd named Kaldi noticed that his goats were attracted to the red berries on a coffee bush. He tried one and experienced the “wide-awake” feeling that one-third of the world’s population now starts the day with. 31. According to the passage, which of the following has changed the most in the last 500 years? ___A___A.FoodB. PotatoC.ChocolateD. Coffee 32. “Some” in “Some still existtoday” refers to ___C________.A. some cocoa treesB. some shopsC. some chocolatedrinks D. some SouthAmerican Indians33. Thousands of Irish people starvedduring the “Potato Famine” because___D_________.A. they were so dependent on the potatothat they refused to eat anything else.B. they were forced to emigrate toAmericaC. the weather conditions in Irelandwere not suitable for growing thepotatoD. the potato harvest was bad34. Coffee originally came from___C_______.A.BrazilB. ColombiaC. EthiopiaD.Arabia35. The Arabic legend is used to provethat ___D_______.A. coffee was first discovered by KaldiB. coffee was first discovered byKaldi’s goatsC. coffee was first discovered in SouthAmerican countriesD. coffee drinks were first made byArabs第三部分：阅读理解（30分）四、阅读下列短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个正确答案，并在答题纸上写出所选的字母符号。