第二部分：阅读理解(共两节，共50分)
第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、CD )2分，共40分)
A
It was such an extremely freezing day that I decided to get a cup of hot drinking first after work. As my colleague, Ricky, and I were making our way to a coffee shop, I noticed an old gentleman rather poorly dressed sitting on a bench nearby. Obviously he was frozen, seemingly one of the homeless or someone like that.
We joined the line and waited to be served. Ricky handed the server a twenty-dollar bill, ordered three cups of hot coffee, and gestured the sever to give one to the old gentleman outside on the bench as a favour. The server looked at Ricky, a little perplexed, without full comprehension of the request. Afterwards, there was a wonderful exchange between the server and the old man in need of some attention. I only wish I had taken a photo of the smiles on the both faces.
As I was thinking about this event later on, I wondered to myself why Ricky didn’t perform this act of kindness himself. I suspect that deep down in his heart he was hoping that this act of kindness might inspire others to do something for this older man as well. Absolutely beautiful!
There are many ways of thinking when we met someone as the old man in need of kindness and attention. Perhaps he needs a little helping hand and thank God for my colleague who inspired the others to goodness as well. Oh, by the way, the last words Ricky told the server was, “There go I, but for the Grace of God.”
31. What was the author’s impression of the old gentleman?
A. He was a greedy man. B. He took on a sign of poor manners.
C. He was in poor health. D. He needed some kind of human care.
32. The underlined word “perplexed” in the 1st paragraph probably means “________”.
A. annoyed B. confused C. embarrassed D. determined
33. Why didn’t Ricky give the favour to the old gentleman himself?
A. He didn’t know the old gentleman.
B. He was too shy to speak to strangers.
C. He tried to influence others to be kind.
D. He feared the old man would refuse his help.
34. What the author really thinks absolutely beautiful is that ________.
A. an act of kindness could go widespread
B. a cup of coffee could warm the old man
C. the server was very kind to customers
D. Ricky had created good impressions
B
Dear Parent,
I have experience with parents who are over protective, always wanting to know every step that their child makes no matter where they are.
I know a parent who drove her kid almost mad with how protective she was. The parent would not let her child do anything without her. She would always want to be with her child no matter what he was doing. If the child wanted to stay the night at a friend’s house, she would say no. And now her child gets more annoyed with his parent than anything else. It is tough having an over-protective parent.
But being a protective parent can be a good thing. Wanting to know where your kids are is just an instinct, something that comes by nature. But it becomes over protective when someone’s parent is calling him or her 20 times a day just to see what he or she is doing. Parents like this aren’t really like parents. They are more like prison guards with their child being the prisoner.
Having a prison guard for a child is a torture. The only thing the child can do is sit at home. Parents like this won’t let their children do anything. They sometimes allow them to go out with friends. But they have to be with them on dates and will not even let them out of their sight. With parents like this, it makes the kids feel like they have to escape just to have their own life outside of their parents.
Wanting to protect a child is just something that comes with the job of being a parent, but being so protective to the point that you would put a tracking chip(芯片) in your child is horrible.
Sincerely,
Over-protected child
35. In the first two paragraphs, the author tries to _______.
A. tell parents to stop their practices of over control
B. make parents see if it is good to over control kids
C. tell his/her personal stories of being overprotected
D. show parents what it is like to be overprotected
36. If a parent keeps track of the child by calling one or two times, it can be seen as _______.
A. overprotective B. considerate
C. unconcerned D. unreasonable
37. When a child has a torture from parental overprotection, he or she probably _______.
A. mentally and physically suffers B. drops out of school
C. academically and morally fails D. ends up in prison
38. What’s the main message for parents in this letter?
A. Being overprotective is good for their children.
B. Children should not be allowed to go out on their own.
C. Children don’t want to be watched all the time.
D. Parents should leave their children completely alone.
