Ⅲ．阅读理解／Reading comprehension(50分)
A
Years ago，I lived in a building in a large city．The buildin9’S next door was only a few feet away from mine．There was a woman who lived there，whom I had never met，yet I could see her seated by her window each afternoon，sewing or readin9．
After several months had gone by，I began to notice that her window was dirty．Everything was unclear through the dirty window．1 would say to myself：“l wonder why that woman doesn’t wash her window．It really looks terrible．”
One bright morning I decided to clean my flat，including washing the window on the inside．
Late in the afternoon when I finished the cleanin9．I sat down by the window with a cup of coffee for a rest．What a surprise!Across the way，the woman sitting by her window was clearly visible．Her window was clean!
Then it dawned on me．I had been criticizing(批评)her dirty window，but all the time l was watching hers through my own dirty window．
That was quite an important lesson for me．How often had I looked at and criticized others through the dirty window of my heart，through my own shortcomings?
Since then，whenever l wanted to judge(评判)someone，I asked myself first，“Am I looking at him through my own dirty window?”Then I try to clean the window of my own world so that I may see the world about me more clearly．
26．The writer couldn’t see everything clearly through the window because ．
A．the woman’S window was dirty
B．the writer's window was dirty
C．the woman lived nearby
D．the writer was nearsighted
27．The writer was surprised that ．
A．the woman was sitting by her window
B．the woman’S window was clean
C．the woman did cleaning in the afternoon
D．the woman’s window was still terrible
28．“It dawned on me’’probably means“ ”．
A．I began to understand it
B．it cheered me up
C．I knew it grew light
D．it began to get dark
29．It’S clear that ．
A．the writer had never met the woman before
B．the writer often washed the window
C．they both worked as cleaners
D．they lived in a small town
30．From the passage，we can learn ．
A．one shouldn’t criticize others very often
B．one should often make his windows clean
C．one must judge himself before he judges others
D．one must look at others through his dirty window
B
Today there are policemen everywhere，but in l700，London had no policemen at all．A few old men used to protect the city streets at night and they were not paid．
About 300 years a90，London was starting to get bigger and more and more people began to live there．The city was very dirty and many people were poor．There were so many thieves who stole money in the streets that people stayed in their homes as much as possible．
In l750，Henry Fielding started to pay a group of people to stop thieves．They were like police men and were called“Bow Street Runners”because they worked near Bow Street．
Fifty years later，there were l20“Bow Street Runners”，but London had become very big and needed more policemen．So in l 829，the first Metropolitan(or London)Police Force was started with
3,000 0fficers．Most of the men worked on foot，but a few rode horses．Until l920 all the police in
London were men．
Today，London police are quite well paid and for the few police officers who still tide horses，the pay is even better than for the others．
31．In l700．the men who protected the streets were paid ．
A．a few 
B．nothing
C．a little
D．a lot
32．About 300 years a90，many people ．
A．wanted to leave London 
B．had big houses in London
C．became policemen
D．came to live in London
33．People didn’t leave their houses because ．
A．they had no money 
B．they were afraid of losing money
C．the city was not clean
D．they liked homes
34．The“Bow Street Runners” ．
A．stopped people stealing 
B．stole money
C．paid people to steal
D．stopped people tiding horses
35．Today．police officers who ride horses are paid ．
A．the same as their workmates 
B．more than their workmates
C．half as much as their workmates
D．1ess than their workmates
C
Ma Lili’s parents are going to give a biahday party for her．She’s going to be fourteen years old．Ma Lili has a lot of friends．They are going to come to the party．They are girls from Ma Lili's school．There are twenty．five of them．
Ma Lili’s mother is making birthday cake8 for the party．They are very nice cakes．Ma Lili says to her mother：“Mum，yotlgl,e very nice．Thank you for your nice cakes．”Her father is going shopping．He buys a lot of apples，bananas，oranges and pears．
It's four o'eloek in the afternoon．Now everything is ready．The party begins in thirty minutes．
36．Who is going to give Ma Lili a birthday party?( )
A。Ma Lili． 
B．Her friends．
C．Her teacher．
D．Her parents．
37．How many people are coming to Ma Lili’8 party?( )
A．Two． 
B．Twenty．
C．Twenty—one．
D．Twenty—five．
38．Her mother for her party．
A．is making cakes 
B．is shopping
C．is buying apples
D．makes a cake
39．How old is lVla Lili going to be?( )
A．12． 
B．13．
C．14． 
D．20．
40．What time does the party begin?( )
A．At four． 
B．At half past four．
C.After five o'clock．
D．At about six o'clock．
D
Korean culture(韩国文化)is really exeiting right now．The Korean Wave is sweeping Asian countries including China．Young people are going crazy(疯狂的)about Korean TV plays，Korean pop son98，taekwondo and the Korean language．
The Korean Wave started a few years ago with the TV series Winter Sonata．This love story is still popular．People，especially girls，like the beautiful story and good—looking actors(演员)like Bae Yong Jun．
In the music world Korean girls are making themselves heard in China．You call often find big Korean names like Baby VoX．S．E．S and Finkle at the top of the Chirtese music charts(排行榜)．
The Korean Wave has also make young people want to try the clothes and hairstyles of pop Ma Lili，s mother is making birthday cakes for the party．They are very nice cakes．Ma Lili says to her mother：“Mum，you’re very nice．Thank you for your nice cakes．”Her father is going shop。ping．He buys a lot of apples，bananas，oranges and pears．
It，s four o'clock in the afternoon．Now everything is ready．The party begins in thirty minutes．
36．Who is going to give Ma Lili a birthday party?( )
A．Ma Lili． 
B．Her friends．
C．Her teacher．
D．Her parents．
37．How many people are coming to Ma Lili’S party?( )
A.Two． 
B．Twenty．
C．Twenty．one．
D．Twenty—five．
38．Her mother for her party．
A．is making cakes 
B．is shopping
C．is buying apples
D．makes a cake
39．How old is Ma Lili going to be?( )
A．12． 
B．13．
C．14．
D．20．
40．What time does the party begin?( )
A．At four． 
B．At half past four．
C．After five o'clock．
D．At about six o'clock．
D
Korean culture(韩国文化)is really exciting right nOW．The Korean Wave is sweeping Asian countries including China。Young people are going crazy(疯狂的)about Korean TV plays，Korean pop songs，taekwondo and the Korean language．
The Korean Wave started a few years ago with the TV series Winter Sonata．This love story is still popular．People，especially girls，hke the beautiful story and good—looking actors(演员)like Bae Yong Jun．
In the music world Korean girls are making themselves heard in China．You can often find big Korean names l／ke Baby"Cox,S．E．S and Finkle at the top of the Chinese music charts(排行榜)．
The Korean Wave has also make young people want to try the clothes and hairstyles of pop stars，too．Not only that．Now some girls in China are having plastic surgery(整容)to change the way they look．People say some beautiful Korean stars have had plastic surgery．These stars don’t make plastic surgery look shameful(丢面子的).
Are all the faces of beautiful Korean girls not real?Find out for yourself when you next visit
South Korea．
41．The Korean Wave refers to(指) ．
A．Korean TV plays 
B．Korean culture
C．Korean language
D．Korean pop songs
42. is the start of the Korean Wave．
A．Taekwondo 
B．Korean music
C．The TV series Winter Sonata
D．Korean clothes
43．From the third paragraph we know ．
A．many Korean girls often come to China and sing pop songs
B．Korean pop songs are liked by many Chinese people，especially the young
C．girls like gook—looking Bae Young Jun more than Baby Vox，S．E．S and Finkle
D．many Chinese people enjoy the songs sung by Baby Vox，S．E．S and Finkle
44．The underlined sentence in the fourth paragraph means ．
A．people can’t tell which beautiful face is a real one
B．plastic surgery really makes the stars look mole beautiful
C．the Korean stars don’t think plastic surgery is a shameful thing
D．people don’t think plastic surgery is a shameful thing any longer
45．Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?( )
A．Bae Yong Jun is the most popular Korean actor in China．
B．Young people like most pop stars’clothes and hairstyles．
C．Now the Korean TV series Winter Sonata is still loved by people．
D．Some Chinese girls are trying to change their faces by having plastic surgery．
E
Around the world more and more people are taking part in dangerous sports and activities．Ofcourse．there have always been people who have looked for adventures——those who have climbed the highest mountains，traveled into unknown parts of the world or sailed in small boats across the greatest oceans．Now，however，there are people who look for an immediate excitement from a risky activity which may only last a few minutes or even seconds．
I would consider bungee jumping to be a good example．of such an activity．You jump from a high place(perhaps a bridge or a hot—air balloon)200 metre8 above the ground with an elastic(有弹性的)rope tied to your ankles．You fall at up t0 150 kilometres an hour until the rope stops you from hitting the ground．It is said that about 2 million people around the world have now tried bun-gee jumpin9．Other activities which most people would say are as risky as bungee jumping include jumping from tall building and diving into the sea from the top of high cliff(悬崖)．
Why do people take part in such activities as these?Some psychologists suggest that it is because life in modem societies has become safe and borin9．Not very long ago，diseases could not easily be cured，and life was a continuous battle for survival(生存)．
Nowadays，according to many people，life offers little excitement．They live and work in comparatively safe conditions；they buy food in shops；and there are doctors and hospitals to look after them if they become ill．The answer for some of these people is to look for danger in activities such as bungee jumping．
46．The best title for the text is ．
A．Dangerous sports：what and why
B．The boredom of modem life
C．Bungee jumpin9：Is it really dangerous?
D．The need for excitement
47．More and more people today ． 
A．are trying activities such as bungee jumping
B．are climbing the highest mountains
C．are coming close to death in sports ‘
D．are looking for adventures such as traveling into unknown places
48．In bungee jumping，you ．
A．jump as high as you can
B．slide down a rope to the ground
C．attach(系)yourself to a rope and fall to the ground
D．fall towards the ground without a rope
49．People probably take part in dangerous sports nowadays because——．
A．they have a lot offree time
B．they can go to hospital if they are injured
C．their life is short’of excitement
D．they no longer need to hunt for food
50．The writer of the text has a attitude towards dangerous sports．
A．positive(肯定的) 
B．negative(否定的)
C．neutral(中立的)
D．nervous(紧张的)