第三部分：阅读与写作（65分）
　　Ⅲ.阅读理解：本大题共有四篇短文，读A、B两篇短文，根据短文内容选择最佳选项；读C篇短文，从方框中的六个选项中选择五个还原到短文中；读D篇短文，填写表格中所缺信息。 共20小题，计40分。
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　　I never knew that one little “I’m sorry” could mean so much. I never thought that one moment in time could change the rest of my life. But I am glad I found out, and I’m glad I told Christian how I felt.
　　I was sitting in class one day, in ninth grade, when a new kid came in. He was called Christian and he was short and thin and wore a pair of glasses. He walked up to the teacher and told her, very shyly, that he was new. The teacher pointed to the empty desk next to me. He sat down, looked quickly at me, and then looked away. I didn’t think he was very nice, and the kind I would like to become friends with.
　　Over the year, I seldom talked to him, but he smiled at me when our eyes met, always shyly. He never ate lunch with anybody, and he never talked to anybody but me.
　　But one day I joined the unkind kids who were teasing (取笑) him. We made fun of him although in my head I knew it was wrong.“Haven’t you got any friends?” A kid asked Christian who had walked past us alone, head down.
　　“No, he hasn’t got any friends. He’s too stupid and timid (胆怯),” I said.
　　Then Christian looked up at me with the saddest dog eyes I had ever seen. My heart sank. I couldn’t stand it.
　　That night, I couldn’t sleep because I couldn’t get Christian’s face out of my mind. In the weeks that followed, he never met my eyes in class and never smiled at me.
　　It was really hard for me to decide to write him a note asking him to forgive me. I knew I had to because I couldn’t take the guilt (内疚) and sadness that I felt every time I saw him.
　　The next day in class, I wrote him a note apologizing and telling him how bad I felt. About five minutes later, I turned and saw tears in his eyes. Later he told me that I would never realize how much my apology had meant to him. He said he hoped that we could become friends.
　　We had lunch together that noon and we had the best conversation I had ever had. Over the years at high school, we became close friends.
　　When I think back I realize that, if I had not apologized, I would never have known what a lovely person Christian was. I would never have had such a good friend.
　　Apologies can really change your life, so never miss a chance to tell somebody you are sorry.
　　1. What do the underlined words “dog eyes” mean in the passage?
　　 A. 忧伤的眼神B. 阴险的眼光
　　 C. 敌意的眼光D. 鄙视的眼神
　　2. Why did the writer feel pleased?
　　 A. Because he apologized to Christian in time.
　　B. Because Christian forgave him.
　　C. Because Christian was lovelier than he expected.
　　D. Because he had the best conversation with Christian.
　　3. Which of the following is NOT true of Christian in the passage?
　　A. He felt lonely in his class.
　　B. He was a bit shy and timid.
　　C. He used to cry a lot.
　　D. He wasn’t good at making friends.
　　4. What does the writer try to mean by his own experience?
A. How sorry he felt for what he did.
　　 B. How he made friends with Christian.
　　 C. Everyone may make mistakes.
　　 D. Apologies can really change your life.
　　5. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
　　 A. Sorry seems to be the hardest word.
　　 B. Never miss the chance to say sorry.
　　 C. We should learn how to get on.
　　 D. Nothing cannot be forgiven.
　　
　　B
　　
　　 Sometimes, what you use to eat with may cause trouble in another country.
　　Luc Cagadoc, 7, is in Grade 2 in a school in Montreal (蒙特利尔), Canada. While having lunch one day last month, Cagadoc was punished by his teacher. According to Cagadoc, it was because he “ate with a spoon and fork, instead of a knife and fork, like most Canadians”.Cagadoc was made to eat alone.
　　Cagadoc and his family moved to Canada from the Philippines (菲律宾) in 1999. His mother says it is normal for people there to eat with a fork and spoon. She talked to the school principal. But the principal said the punishment was right because Cagadoc was “eating like a pig”.
　　Soon, many Filipinos in Canada heard about this story through e-mails. They were angry. “We consider this to be a big insult (侮辱) to the Filipino culture,” said Gilbert Asuque, an official from the Filipino Embassy (大使馆) in Ottawa.
　　In Manila, some Filipinos showed their anger in front of the Canadian Embassy. They held up cards that read, “Respect cultural
　　diversity (尊重文化的多样性)” and “We eat with spoons and are proud of it”.
　　But the school says that it punished Cagadoc because of the way he ate, not what he used to eat with. The punishment was “in no way aimed at the cultural practices of (Filipino) people”.
　　Earlier this month, Canadian Ambassador (大使) to the Philippines Peter Sutherland said that the case was unusual and doesn’t happen often.
　　Filipinos make up the third largest group of immigrants (移民) in Canada, after people from China and India. About 400,000 Filipino-
　　Canadians live in the country.
　　6. What does the underlined word “punish” mean in the passage?
　　 A. 侮辱B. 点名C. 惩罚 D. 诋毁
　　7. Cagadoc thinks he was punished because __________.
　　 A. he wasted too much food
　　 B. he didn’t like the food
　　 C. he used the wrong hand
　　 D. he used a spoon and fork
　　8. The school thinks it’s right to punish Cagadoc because __________.
　　 A. he used a spoon and fork
　　 B. he didn’t have good table manners
　　 C. he came from another country
　　 D. he didn’t speak English well
　　9. Which of the following is NOT true of the passage?
　　 A. Filipinos usually eat with a spoon and fork.
　　 B. The punishment was not at all to
　　 correct the cultural practices of people.
　　 C. Filipinos are the third largest group of immigrants in Canada.
　　 D. Canadians don’t respect cultural diversity.
　　10. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A. Spoon causes trouble.
　　 B. Different table manners.
　　 C. What people use to eat with.
　　 D. Do as the Romans do.
　　
　　C
　　
　　A. Anyway, they are trying to find ways to make things easier.
　　B. You have to listen to it several times to make everything clear.
　　C. Ordinary people can use them to make their lives better.
　　D. Don’t be afraid of taking notes by hand.
　　E. You have to find a printer to print the photos out on paper.
　　F. Some even use digital recorders to record what teachers say in class.
　　What can a digital camera do? Take pictures of course. How about taking notes?
　　According to a story from the Shandong Qingdao Evening News, some students think taking notes by hand is too tiring. So they use digital cameras to take pictures of the notes that their teachers write on blackboards. 11. ___________
　　The kids are clever to make use of technology. They might think there are too many notes to take. They might think that teachers write too fast. 12.___________
　　But do digital cameras or recorders make taking notes easier?
　　Not really. Before you read the notes from digital cameras, there are a lot of things to do. You have to find a computer to download the photos. 13. ___________
　　Listening to the teacher on a digital recorder is even harder. There usually is noise with the sound. 14. ___________
　　In fact, taking notes by hand can help you better remember and understand what you are learning. In order to save time when taking notes, you choose the most important things or what puzzles you. You don’t write everything.
　　15. ___________ Try to develop a really effective (有效的) way.
　　

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