第三部分  阅读理解 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
Hurricane(飓风) Babette reached the northeastern United States today and caused death and destruction everywhere. The killer storm carried winds of 135 miles per hour. The high winds and heavy rains, together with the force of the Atlantic Ocean, created extremely dangerous waves. It is not yet known how many people died or were hurt in this storm, but it is said that the numbers will be very high. The damage to homes, business and crops will run into billions of dollars. Now that the storm is over, the long, slow rebuilding will begin.
With the arrival of the tornado season, the National Weather Service is again telling people how to protect themselves from these deadly storms. The winds from tornadoes are the most violent winds on earth. They can blow up to 400 miles per hour. A tornado looks like a funnel(漏斗). It is also very loud. It may sound like a train coming at you. In fact, the winds from a tornado can pick up a train and throw it around. If a tornado is seen in your area, it is very important that you protect yourself. A basement (地下室) is the safest place to go. Try to wait under a table in the basement. If your building does not have a basement, stay on the ground floor but lie flat under a bed or table. Stay away from windows. If you are outside or in your car, try to find a narrow place to lie down in.
As the area tries to deal with the worst flood of the century, there are many heartwarming stories of people helping other people. From all over the world people have sent food and clothes to help the thousands who have had to leave their homes. Many volunteers have come to help to make sandbags and use them to build walls against the overflowing river. While the result of this disaster will be terrible for many, it is beautiful to see people coming together to help others and save lives, and property (财产).
56. What are the three short passages about?
A. Newspaper articles about the weather.
B. Bad weather forecasts in newspapers.
C. Introduction to climate in different places.
D. Popular science on climate.
57. We can learn from the passages that ________.
A. Hurricane Babette damaged the northwestern coast of US
B. when there’s flooding, sandbags can be made and used to build wall
C. the National Weather Service often takes measures to protect the local people
D. people are often reminded of how to protect themselves from snowstorm
58. What does the word “tornado ”mean?
A. 台风     B. 龙卷风      C. 洪水     D. 冰雹
59. According to the passages, a person who sees a tornado in his area, had better Not _______.
    A. stay on the ground floor but lie down under a bed
B. go to the basement and wait under a table
C. find a deep narrow place to lie down in
D. drive his car away as fast as possible
B
WHEN he was 11 years old, he loved fishing in the lake near his family’s house in New Hampshire.
On the day before bass (鲈鱼) season began, he and his father went fishing in the evening. He tied a small silver lure (诱饵) on his fishing rod (鱼竿) and practiced casting. The lure struck the water and caused ripples (波纹) in the black water.
When his rod bent over, he knew something huge was on the other end. His father watched with admiration as the boy skillfully pulled the fish in. Finally, he lifted it from the water. It was the largest one he had ever seen, but it was a bass.
The boy and his father looked at the handsome fish. The father lit a match and looked at his watch. It was 10pm —two hours before bass season began. The father looked at the fish, then at the boy.
“You’ll have to put it back, son.” he said.
“Dad!” cried the boy.
“There will be other fish,” said his father.
“Not as big as this one,” cried the boy.
He looked around the lake. No other fishermen or boats were anywhere around. He looked again at his father’s stern（坚决的）face. Even though no one had seen them, the boy knew that the decision was not negotiable（可商量的）.He slowly lowered the fish back into the water.
The creature swam away. The boy thought that he would never again see such a great fish.
That was 34 years ago. Today, the boy is a successful architect（建筑师）in New York City. His father’s house is still there by the lake. He takes his own son and daughters fishing there.
He has never again caught such a large fish as the one he landed that night long ago. But he does see that same fish again and again---every time he faces a question of right and wrong. His father taught him it is the practice of doing right that is difficult.
Do we do right when no one is looking?
60．Why did the father ask the boy to put the bass back in the water?
A．He wanted to teach him to love animals.
B．He didn’t want to fish bass at all.
C． It wasn’t bass season yet.
D．It was the custom to free a fish after catching it.
61．We can infer that the son was _____ when his father made the decision.
A．disappointed                 B．confused
C．worried                     D．determined
62．What does the fish in the article stand for?
A．Rewards.                    B．Good lessons.
C．Family conflicts (冲突).        D．Right choices.
63．The story mainly conveys the idea that ______.
A. history repeats itself            
B. opportunity seldom knocks twice
C. we might face difficult situations in every stage of life
D. whether or not anyone is watching, we should do the right thing
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