第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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
Trip 1 Black Bear Count
There have been fires in this area in the last few years and the Office of the National Park is not sure how many black bears are still living. Some bears have been seen since the fires, and the Office has asked for young people to help count them. The entire trip will last three hours. Bookings necessary.
Cost: Free When: May 8 Trip 2 Garland Valley
Bring your drink and lunch for this walk in a beautiful area of the Blue Mountains. Garland Valley is close to the town of Garland but is part of the National Park. Many wild animals live in this area, including many rare birds. This is a great walk for bird-lovers. The trip lasts four hours. Bookings necessary.
Cost: $ 15 When: May 8, May 15 Trip 3 Flashlight Adventure
Put on your warm clothes, bring a flashlight and a pair of glasses, and come for a night walk along the Dungog Valley. A guide will lead the tour. Many of the animals you will see on this trip can only be seen at night. The guide will tell you about the lives of the animals you see. Numbers are strictly limited on night trips, so be sure to book early. This walk lasts two and a half hours.
Cost: $ 12 When: May 8, May 15, May22 Equipment to be needed for all trips:
Please bring enough water and food for all walks. Wear good walking shoes-no high heels. Wear a hat for day walks. Dress warmly for night walks.
Children must be with an adult.
Make sure your flashlight works well and bring extra batteries for night walks.
Follow all instructions from guides during the walks. The mountains are a dangerous place. Bookings:
Bookings for the above trips can be make by telephone (893-4847) or on the Internet at www. Blue-mountaintour. com.
21. On which trip might you see animals that sleep during the day? A. Black Bear Count. B. Garland Valley. C. Hashlight Adventure. D. None of the trips. 22. Which of the following is NOT necessary for the three trips?
A. Good walking shoes. B. Plenty of batteries. C. Food and water. D. A sleeping bag.
23.What is the main idea for the passage? A. Adventure travel in America B. Hunting around the Great Mountains C. Interesting trips in the East of the USA D. Discovery trips in the Blue Mountains
B
Leon McCarthy, 12, was born without fingers on his left hand. That didn’t stop him from being able to do many tasks. But Leon could not grasp more than one object at a time. So Leon’s father, Paul, created a prosthesis(假肢), using a 3D printer. Now Leon has fingers that open and close. “It was a do－it－yourself, father－and－son adventure,” says Paul.
When Leon was a baby, his doctor advised his parents not to give him a prosthetic hand until he was in his early teens. “The doctor said Leon should first learn to get full use out of the hand he was born with,” says Paul. As Leon got older, his father looked into buying a prosthetic hand, which can cost as much as $30,000. Paul found a more affordable solution.
One day, Paul discovered a video on the Internet about Robohand, a prosthesis created with a 3D printer. He downloaded the free instructions and called Robohand’s creators for advice. They told him all he needed was a 3D printer—which costs around $2,000—and some materials.
Luckily, Leon’s school had recently purchased a 3D printer and it offered to help Paul build the hand for Leon. “We used a soccer shin guard(护胫), cardboard, and tape. They cost about $10.”says Paul.
With his new hand, Leon can do things better. “I can help my mom more, because now I can carry two grocery bags,” he says.
Leon’s father has already built several hands for Leon. Leon helps design each one. He says there’s one thing in particular that he wants to do with a future prosthesis. “The goal,” he says, “is to be able to tie my shoelaces(鞋带)．”
24. Why did Leon's doctor disapprove of his using a prosthesis in his childhood?
A. The prosthetic technology was underdeveloped then. B. A prosthesis was very expensive at that time. C. The original hand could do many tasks. D. To master the disabled hand was important.
25. Leon’s father managed to get Leon a new hand by ________．
A. collecting money on the Internet B. buying a prosthetic hand C. purchasing a 3D printer D. printing a hand 26. The materials used for Leon's hand can be described as ________．
A. cheap and common B. strange and valuable C. personal and lovely D. basic and solid 27. What’s the best title for the text?
A. A DIY Enthusiast B. A Helping Hand C. A Great Adventure D. A Lucky Escape
C
When milk arrived on the doorstep
When I was a boy growing up in New Jersey in the 1960s, we had a milkman delivering milk to our doorstep. His name was Mr. Basille. He wore a white cap and drove a white truck. As a 5-year-old boy, I couldn’t take my eyes off the coin changer fixed to his belt. He noticed this one day during a delivery and gave me a quarter out of his coin changer.
Of course, he delivered more than milk. There was cheese, eggs and so on. If we needed to change our order, my mother would pen a note-“Please add a bottle of buttermilk next delivery”-and place it in the box along with the empty bottles. And then, the buttermilk would magically appear.
All of this was about more than convenience. There existed a close relationship between families and their milkmen. Mr. Basille even had a key to our house, for those times when it was so cold outside that we put the box
indoors, so that the milk wouldn’t freeze. And I remember Mr. Basille from time to time taking a break at our kitchen table, having a cup of tea and telling stories about his delivery.
There is sadly no home milk delivery today. Big companies allowed the production of cheaper milk, thus making it difficult for milkmen to compete. Besides, milk is for sale everywhere, and it may just not have been practiced to have a delivery service.
Recently, an old milk box in the countryside I saw brought back my childhood memories. I took it home and planted it on the back porch (门廊). Every so often my son’s friends will ask what it is. So I start telling stories of my boyhood, and of the milkman who brought us friendship along with his milk.
28. Mr. Basille gave the boy a quarter out of his coin changer ________.
A. to show his magical power B. to pay for the delivery C. to satisfy his curiosity D. to please his mother 29. What can be inferred from the fact that the milkman had the key to the boy’s house?
A. He wanted to have tea there. B. He won the respect of the family. C. He was treated as a family member. D. He was a respectable person. 30. Why does home milk delivery no longer exist?
A. Nobody wants to be a milkman now. B. It has been driven out of the market. C. Its service is getting poor. D. It is forbidden by law. 31. Why did the author bring back home an old milk box?
A. He missed the good old days. B. He wanted to tell interesting stories. C. He needed it for his milk bottles. D. He planted flowers in it.
D
I am a strong believer that if a child is raised with approval, he learns to love himself and will be successful in his own way. Several weeks ago, I was doing homework with my son in the third
