ended．Or so I thought．
My grandmother left for Aunt Lillian's a few weeks later．That night, at dinner, my mother served my favorite foods．Along with them came a big, steaming bowl of peas．She offered me some peas, and I certainly 46 ．My mother fixed me with a cold 47 as she put a huge pile of peas onto my plate．Then came the words that were to 48 me for years．
\ 49 ,\．\
What possible argument could I gather against that? There was none．I ate them that day and every other time they were 50 thereafter． 31．A．grandmother 32．A．covered 33．A．passively 34．A．warning 35．A．came
B．sister
C．brother
D．father D．ruined D．certainly D．bored D．waved D．grateful D．criticism D．undeniable D．offer D．throat D．self-satisfied D．gestures D．rolled D．encouraging D．shopping D．complained D．eye D．cheer D．love D．mentioned
B．accompanied B．particularly B．pleasant B．walked B．fateful B．doom
C．replaced C．sincerely C．terrific C．leaned C．truthful C．fortune
36．A．harmful 37．A．appetite
38．A．unacceptable 39．A．possession 40．A．mouth
B．uncertain B．thought B．face
C．unimaginable C．reference C．stomach C．offensive C．words
41．A．interested 42．A．peas 43．A．floated
B．surprised B．glares B．faded B．showy B．silence
C．escaped C．hurried C．lunch
44．A．peaceful 45．A．incident 46．A．hesitated 47．A．hand 48．A．push 49．A．money
B．accepted B．voice B．benefit
C．declined C．look C．trouble C．fun C．served
B．pressure B．refused
50．A．awarded
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选
项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Dear Reader,
I receive many letters from children and can’t answer them all—there wouldn’t be time enough in a day．That is why I am sending you this printed reply to your letter．I’ll try to answer some of the questions that are commonly asked.
Where did I get the idea for Stuart Little and for Charlotte’s Web? Well, many years ago I went to bed one night in a railway sleeping car, and during the night I dreamed about a tiny boy who acted rather like a mouse．That’s how the story of Stuart Little got started.
As for Charlotte’s Web, I like animals and my barn（谷仓）is a very pleasant place to be, at all hours．One day when I was on my way to feed the pig, I began feeling sorry for the pig because, like most pigs, he was doomed to die．This made me sad．So I started thinking of ways to save a pig’s life．I had been watching a big grey spider at her work and was impressed by how clever she was at weaving．Gradually I worked the spider into the story that you know, a story of friendship and salvation（拯救）on a farm．Three years after I started writing it, it was published．（I am not a fast worker, as you can see.）
Sometimes I’m asked how old I was when I started to write, and what made me want to write．I started early—as soon as I could spell．In fact, I can’t remember any time in my life when I wasn’t busy writing．I don’t know what caused me to do it, or why I enjoyed it, but I think children often find pleasure and satisfaction in trying to set their thoughts down on paper, either in words or in pictures．I was no good at drawing, so I used words instead．As I grew older, I found that writing can be a way of earning a living.
Some of my readers want me to visit their school．Some want me to send a picture, or an autograph, or a book．And some ask questions about my family and my animals and my pets．Much as I’d like to, I can’t go visiting．I can’t send books, either—you can find them in a bookstore or a library．Many children assume that a writer owns （or even makes） his own books．This is not true—books are made by the publisher．If a writer wants a copy, he must buy it．That’s why I can’t send books．And I do not send signatures—I leave that to the movie stars．I live most of the year in the country, in New England．From our windows we can look out at the sea and the mountains．I live near my married son and three grandchildren.
Are my stories true, you ask? No, they are imaginary tales, containing fantastic characters and events．In real life, a family doesn’t have a child who looks like a mouse; in real life, a spider doesn’t spin words in her web．In real life, a swan doesn’t blow a trumpet．But real life is only one kind of life—there is also the life of the imagination．And although my stories are imaginary, I like to think that there is some truth in them, too—truth about the way people and animals feel and think and act.
Yours sincerely：E.B．White
51．The author wrote the letter because _________.
A．he is not a fast worker
B．he was invited to answer the questions
C．he didn’t have enough time to answer all the letters D．he felt sorry for not being able to send books to his readers
52．What probably caused the writer to get interested in writing children’s book?
A．Writing can be a way to earn his living． B．The fact that he was not good at drawing． C．His mother influence on his childhood. D．The instinct of children.
53．From Para.5, we can learn that ＿＿＿＿.
A．many famous people like to visit schools B．movie stars will send autographs to readers
C．many people think authors have copies of their own books D．the author lives with his married son and three grandchildren 54．In the last paragraph, the author is trying to tell us ____ .
A．we only have one kind of life B．there is no truth in imaginary tales C．imaginary tales are based on our true life
D．fantastic characters and events only exist in imaginary tales
B
Three Japanese tourists taking a holiday in Australia got stuck when their GPS told them they could drive from the mainland to an island, failing to mention the 15 kilometres of water and mud
in between.
As they drove their hired car from Moreton Bay in Queensland to nearby North Stradbroke Island, they started to notice the firm gravel（沙石）surface they were driving on giving way to the renowned bay mud．However, being confident that their GPS would direct them to a road soon, they decided to plough on, managing to travel around 500 metres before their Hyundai Getz（现代汽车）was up to its axles tires in mud．To make matters worse, the tide started to come in and soon forced them to seek help and abandon the vehicle．Just four hours later the car was trapped in two metres of water —— to the great amusement of onlookers on the shore and passengers on passing boats and ferries.
Yuzu Noda, 21, said she was listening to the GPS and ―it told us we could drive down there．It kept saying it would navigate us to a road．But we got stuck…there’s lots of mud.‖ She and her travel companions Tomonari Saeki, 22, and Keita Osada, 21, instead had to give up their plans for a day trip to the island and headed back to the Gold Coast of a lift from the RACQ tow truck（吊车）driver who was called to the trapped car．No such luck for the hired car though – after assessing the situation, no attempt was made to recover it．The students from Tokyo, who are due to return home tomorrow, said the experience would not put them off returning to Australia for another visit．―We want to come back to Australia again．Everyone is very nice, even today.‖ Ms Yuzu said.
Remaining excited, Mr. Tomonari joked that the car may have got stuck because it was built in Korea．―Maybe if it was Japanese it would be okay,‖ he said．He added, ―It has rained every day on our six day holiday．Hopefully next time we come back it will be sunny.‖ The car was covered by insurance, but the tourists will have to pay up to about $1500 in extra charges. 55．The three Japanese tourists got stuck because ______.
A．there was no way to the island
B．their GPS was broken during their journey C．their GPS had given the wrong information D．their car was made in Korea instead of Japan 56．They didn’t abandon their car until ______.
A．there came the tide B．they got stuck in the mud
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