Ⅴ、阅读理解(4小题共20分)
第一节 阅读短文，根据短文内容从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，每个选项只能使用次，选项中有两项为多余选项．（共1小题，计5分）
3.
（本题5分）
In Canada you can find dogs， cats， horses etc． in almost every family． These are their pets．（1）____Before they keep them at their houses，they take them to animal hospitals to give them needles（针）so that they won't carry disease（疾病）． They have special animal food stores， though they can get animal food in almost every store． （2）____When you visit people's homes， they would be very glad to show you their pets and they are very proud of them． You will also find almost every family has a bird feeder in their garden．All kinds of birds are welcomed to come and have a good meal．（3）____Nobody is allowed to kill any animals in Canada．（4）____If you killed an animal， you would be punished（处罚）． If an animal happened to get run over by a car， people would be very sad about it．
（5）_____One of them might be：When children grow up，they leave their parents and start their own career（生涯）． Then the seniors（老人）will feel lonely．But pets can solve this problem．They can be good friends and never leave them alone．
根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出五个能填入空白处的最佳选项，并将选项的字母标号填写在对应的横线上．
A． They are free to come and go．
B． Why don't people kill animals？
C． People in Canada have many reasons to like animals．
D． They have a law（法律）against killing wild animals．
E． People usually use cages（笼子）to keep them at home．
F． People love these pets and regard（把……看作）them as their good friends．
G． Some people spend around two hundred Canadian dollars a month on animal food．
第二节.阅读下面B、C、D三篇短文，从各小题所给的四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的一个最佳答案．（共3小题，计15分）．
4.
（本题4.5分）
Britain has many kilometers of rivers and canals（运河）and around 30，000 people live on these waters in houseboats．
People started living in houseboats in the1800s， when the country's canals were built．People chose to live on the water in order to feel closer to nature，and have a quieter way of life．Living on the water sounds romantic， but it is also hard work． There ate many jobs to do every day， such as bringing in clean water and getting rid of dirty water from the toilet， sink（水槽） and shower． During winter， living on a boat can be very cold Also，most boats are quite small inside．You don't have much space， especially if you are a couple，family or group of friends．
Although it is not easy， the number of people living on houseboats has grown by around 50 percent over the past 10 years． More families and young people are choosing to live on houseboats because it is much cheaper to buy or rent a boat than a flat or a house．
Another good ting about living on the water is the friendly neighbors People who live on houseboats always help each other and usually become good fiends． This is quite a different story from people who live in flats or houses and may hardly know the people next door at all．
（1）Ten years ago，the number of people living on houseboats might have been_____．
A .50，000
B． 30，000
C． 25，000
（2）Which of the following is TRUE， according to the story？_____
A． Living conditions on houseboats have become much better．
B．It is convenient to live on houseboats．
C． People can have arge bedrooms on houseboats．
D． Living on houseboats is challenging during winter．
（3）From the last paragraph， we can infer （推断）that_____．
A． people living in flats are not friendly
B．people living on houseboats have no privacy
C． people living on houseboats are warm﹣hearted
D．people living in houses like to tell stories
5.
（本题4.5分）
It was 3：12 a．m， when nine﹣year﹣old Glenn White awoke to the smell of burning， Except for the cracking（噼啪声） of flames（火苗） somewhere below there was ho a sound in the Two﹣storey house at Baldwin， Long Island．
With his， father away on night duty at local factory，Glen was worried about the safety of his mother， his sister Karen， 14 and his 12﹣year﹣old．brother Todd， He ran downstairs through the smoke filled house to push and pull at Karen and Today until they sat up． Then he helped each one through the house to the safety of the garden，There，his sister and brother， faking short，and quick breath and coughing， collapsed（倒） on the lawn（草坪）．
The nine﹣year﹣old raced back into the house and upstairs to his mother's room， He found it impossible to wake her up． Mrs．White，a victim（受害者）of the smoke was unconsoious（失去知觉的），and there was nobody to help Glenn carry her to the garden． But the boy remained calm and， as a fireman said later， "acted with all the self﹣control of a trained adult．"
On the bedroom telephone， luckily still working， Glenn called his father and，leaving Mr． White to telephone the fire brigade（消防队员） and ambulance（教护车） service， got on with the task of saving his mother．
First he filled a bucket with water from the bathroom and threw water over his mother and her bed． Then， with awe cloth around his head be went back to the garden． He could hear the fire engine coming up，but how would the firemen find his mother in the smoke﹣filled house where flames had almost swallowed up the ground floor？
Grasping（抓住） firmly a ball of string from the garage， Glenn raced back into the house and dashed（猛冲） upstairs to his mother's room． Tying one end of the string to her hand he ran back laying out the string as he went， through the hall and back out into the garden．
Minutes later he was telling fire chief John Coughlan，"The string will lead you to mother．"Mrs． White was carried to safety as the flames were breaking through the bedroom floor．
（1）Why did Glenn run downstairs first？____
A． He wanted to save his sister and brother．
B． He went to see if his father had come back from work．
C． He wanted to find out what was happening．
D． He was worried about his mother's safety．
（2）Who called the fire brigade and ambulance service？____
A． Glenn's sister．
B． Glen's neighbor
C．Glenn．
D． Glenn's father．
（3）How did Glenn help the firemen to save his mother？____
A． By pushing and pulling at her．
B．By tying a string to her hand．
C． By putting out the fire himself．
D． By carrying her to safety with his bother．
6.
（本题6分）
Do you like trying new things in your daily life ？Maybe some people would say we should try new things， but it can be scary to do so．
A few years ago，I hurt my lower back A friend said acupuncture（针灸） helped her injured knee． I had some doubts﹣not because it is "Chinese medicine' ， but because I'm afraid of needles，Still，I thought I'd try it．
Lying on the acupuncturist's table， I heard the needles rattling（叮当作响） in a metal bowl．I turned to look． They weren't needles﹣﹣ they were spear（矛）! I jumped up and rushed home．Recently， the muscles in my back started to hurt．It felt like someone stabbing（戳）my back with a pen． This time， my friend said I should get a massage（按摩） ，so I went to local spa．After a few minutes， tho massage said my problem was serious． "She brought out a bunch of small glass jars and lit a fire．I was about to cupping（拔火罐）!I wanted to run away， but the "pen" stabbed me as l got up． Which would be worse； the"pen"or the fire!I laid back down．When she touched me， I jumped． Would it hurt？ Would she burn me？ The glass felt cold．But it didn't hurt at all．Within just a minute， my back was covered with glass jars．I probably looked like an ugly piece of furniture．
Now．I'm still ugly with the purple cupping marks ﹣but my back feels great!
（1）Why did the writer have doubts about acupuncture？______
A． Because it is part of Chinese medicine．
B． Because he is afraid of needles．
C． Because his lower back still in pain．
D． Because be knew nothing about it．
（2）What happened at the writer's first acupuncture treatment？_____
A． He finished it and felt better．
B． He fell asleep during the treatment．
C． He jumped up and， ran away．
D． He started to think it was good．
（3）We can tell from the story that the writer felt better after trying_____．
A． acupuncture
B． cupping
C． massage therapy
D． Herbal medicine
（4）What is the main idea the story？_____
A．How Chinese medicine is becoming popular among foreigners．
B． Why the writer was scared of Chinese medicine．
C．The writer's hard life in China．
D． The writers experiences with Chinese medicine．
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