第三部分阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）
Welcome to the National Maritime Museum！
The National Maritime Museum is the largest of its kind in the world, with over two million items in its collections. Twenty galleries display some of the finest sea affairs in historic buildings, which were formerly a school for the sons of seamen.
Opening times
10:00 – 17:00 Winter hours
10:00 – 18:00 Summer hours
Last admission is thirty minutes before closing. Smoking is not allowed in the museum. Eating and drinking are only allowed in the designated areas. Photography and video are not permitted inside the building.
Bookings
Our Central Booking Group handles all group visit enquiries, from schools, group organizers and tour operators.
Education and Interpretation（解说）
Schools’ programs operate in term-time. Programs of talks, tours, work-shops, storytelling, living history and interpretation are run throughout the year, especially at weekends and during school holidays.
E-library
Facilities are provided for electronic access to the Museum’s collections. Please ask a member of staff for directions to the nearest terminals (终端). These facilities are also available from the comfort of your own home.
56. This passage mainly tells us _______ the museum.
A. the way to get to B. the purpose to build
C. a brief introduction to D. a detailed description of
57. Which of the following is certainly forbidden according to the passage？
A. Trying to enter the museum after 5：00 p.m.
B. Taking pictures in front of the museum.
C. Talking loudly when you enjoy the collections.
D. Eating and drinking wherever you are.
58. From the passage we can learn that _______ .
A. the museum runs a school and has students of its own
B. students can receive different kinds of education here
C. part of school education has to be done in the museum
D. school programs are only run at weekends and on holidays
59. It can be inferred from the passage that _______ .
A. the museum is very popular among visitors
B. things from ancient times are more attractive
C. the most valuable things are displayed in the museum
D. the museum is anxious to make more money
Feel tired lately? Has a doctor said he can’t find anything wrong with you? Perhaps he sent you to a hospital, but all the advanced equipment there shows that there is nothing wrong with you．
Then, consider this: you might be in a state of subhealth (亚健康)．
Subhealth, also called the third state or gray state, is explained as a borderline state between health and disease．
According to the investigation by the National Health Organization, over 45 percent of subhealthy people are middle-aged or elderly．The percentage is even higher among people who work in management positions as well as students around exam-week．
Symptoms(征兆)include a lack of energy, depression(压抑),slow reactions, insomnia(失眠),agitation, and poor memory．Other symptoms include shortness of breath, sweating and aching in the waist and legs．
The key to preventing and recovering from subhealth, according to some medical experts, is to form good living habits, alternate work and rest, exercise regularly, and take part in open air activities．
As for meals, people are advised to eat less salt and sugar．They should also eat more fresh vegetables, fruits, fish because they are rich in nutritional elements…vitamins and trace elements …vitamins and trace elements…that are important to the body．
Nutrition(营养)experts point out that it is not good to eat too much at one meal because it may cause unhealthy changes in the digestive tract(消化系统)．They also say that a balanced diet is very helpful in avoiding subhealth． According to this passage, which of the following is true?
| A．When you are in a state of sub-health, you should stay at home and keep silent. |
| B．When you are in a state of sub-health, you should go to see a doctor and buy some medicine. |
| C．When you are in a state of sub-health, you should have yourself examined in foreign countries. |
| D．When you are in a state of sub-health, you should find out the reasons and relax yourself. |
It may be easy for middle-aged people to get sub-healthy because _________.
| A．they have used up their energy |
| B．they have lost their living hopes |
| C．they have more pressure in life and work |
| D．they begin to get older |
The key to preventing you from falling into a state of sub-health is that you should ________.
| A．work hard |
| B．sleep more |
| C．form good living habits |
| D．take more medicine |
As for food, experts suggest that ________.
| A．we should never eat meat |
| B．we should have a variety of food |
| C．we should eat less than usual |
| D．we should have meals without salt and sugar |
Apple Inc co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs，considered among the greatest American CEOs of his generation，died on Wednesday at the age of 56，after a yearlong and highly public battle with cancer.
Jobs' health had been a hot topic for years.His battle with cancer had been a deep concern to Apple fans，investors(投资人)and the company's board alike.
Jobs' death was announced by Apple in a statement late on Wednesday.The Apple.com homepage featured a blackandwhite picture of him with the words “Steve Jobs,1955—2011”．A message on the site read，“Apple has lost a creative genius，and the world has lost an amazing human being.”
“Steve's brilliance，passion and energy were the source of countless creations that enrich and improve all of our lives.The world is immeasurably better because of Steve，” Apple said in a statement announcing Jobs' passing.
The news caused an immediate outpouring of sympathy.Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates said he will miss Jobs “immensely”．
“By building one of the planet's most successful companies from his garage，he was a typical example of the spirit of American ingenuity(独创性)．By making computers personal and putting the Internet in our pockets，he made the information revolution not only accessible but fun.And by turning his talents to storytelling，he has brought joy to millions of children and grownups alike，” said President Barack Obama.
Now，despite investor confidence in Cook，who has taken the place of his boss during three leaves of absence，there remain concerns about whether the company would stay creative without its founder at the helm(掌舵)． What can we learn about Jobs?
| A．People knew little of his disease before he died |
| B．He didn't suffer much before his death. |
| C．A lot of people were concerned about his health. |
| D．He didn't know that he was seriously ill. |
The blackandwhite picture of Steve Jobs is featured to ______.
| A．tell people the story of Steve Jobs |
| B．let more people learn about Apple |
| C．seek support for his battle with cancer |
| D．announce that Jobs is dead |
We can learn from the text that Apple ______.
| A．is busy looking for a new CEO to replace Jobs |
| B．sings high praise for Jobs' contributions |
| C．didn't trust Jobs any longer after he got ill |
| D．helped Jobs win the public battle with cancer |
After Steve's death，______.
| A．Cook will be the leader of Apple |
| B．Bill Gates will take over Apple |
| C．Apple won't no longer be so creative |
| D．President Obama is still confident in Apple |
Where might you read the text?
| A．In an English newspaper. |
| B．From Apple.com homepage. |
| C．In a storybook for children. |
| D．In Obama's speeches. |
In the last 500 years nothing about people-not their clothes, ideas, or languages has changed as much as what they eat. Chocolate (巧克力) drink was first made from the seeds of the cacao (可可) tree by South American Indians. The Spanish introduced it to the rest of the world during the 1500s. And although it was very expensive, it quickly became popular, In London, shops where chocolate drinks were served became important places. Some still exist today. The potato is also from the New World. Around 1600, the Spanish brought it from Peru to Europe, where it soon was widely grown. Ireland became so dependent (依赖的) on it that thousands of Irish people starved (挨饿) when the crop failed during the years of 1845-1846, and thousands more were forced to go to live in America.
There are many other foods that have traveled from South America to the Old World. But some others went in the opposite direction. Brazil is now the world's largest grower of coffee, and coffee is an important crop in other South American countries. But it is native to Ethiopia. It was first made into a drink by Arabs during the 1400s. According to an Arabic story, coffee was discovered when a goat keeper named Lakdi noticed that his goats were eating red fruits on a coffee tree. He tried one and
experienced the "wide-awake (彻底清醒的)" feeling that one third of the world's population now starts the day with. According to the passage, which of the following changed more than others?
| A．Clothes. |
| B．Ideas. |
| C．Languages. |
| D．Foods. |
Chocolate drink was first invented in while coffee was first invented in _______.
| A．Spain; Brazil |
| B．South America; the Old World |
| C．Spain; Ethiopia |
| D．London; Rent |
In 1845, thousands of Irish people were forced to live in America mainly because .
| A．Ireland became dependent on the potato |
| B．the potato was brought to Europe from Peru |
| C．they could easily get potato in America |
| D．the production of potatoes reduced(减少) |
According to the passage, who first made chocolate drink from the seeds of the cacao tree?
| A．People in Peru |
| B．People in Brazil. |
| C．South American Indians. |
| D．People in Ethiopia. |
From the passage we can conclude (得出结论) that millions of people drink coffee .
| A．in the morning |
| B．at noon |
| C．in the afternoon |
| D．in the evening |
When Josephine Cooper was growing up, she learned the importance of charity from her parents. Although they made a modest living for their family of 10, they insisted on sharing with those less fortunate.
Half a century later, Mrs. Cooper became a beloved volunteer at the San Diego Food Bank, where she devoted herself to helping others. She organized and ran a distribution center from a church, helping it become
the organization's largest emergency food distribution center in San Diego. She was one of 25 outstanding senior volunteers in the nation selected and invited Washington D.C. to receive the award.
"She was the main person who helped us make that program grow," said Mike Doody, former director of the Food Bank. "She had a way of getting people to work together and to work hard. She was determined and stubborn, but in a good way. She had a good heart." People knew her as "Grandma" because of her selflessness and her devotion to helping hungry children and families. "She reminded people of their Grandma." Doody said.
As a widow with a young child in 1979, Mrs. Cooper was helped through a difficult financial time when the Food Bank provided her with groceries. "She devoted her life to giving back," said her daughter, Monica Cooper. It wasn't unusual for a local church to call Mrs. Cooper to ask her to aid a needy family. "She would give people food out of her cupboard. Sometimes we would cook a meal for a family living out of their car," Cooper said.
Although Mrs. Cooper was honored to receive the national award for her volunteer work, she said being able to help others was her reward. She died of liver disease and kidney failure, aged 93. The underlined word "charity" in Paragraph 1 refers to _____.
| A．offering help |
| B．donating money |
| C．providing services |
| D．showing sympathy |
The San Diego Food Bank is meant to _____.
| A．distribute food in case of emergency |
| B．help hungry children and families |
| C．give basic first-aid treatment |
| D．train some senior volunteers |
Which of the following is true of Mrs. Cooper?
| A．She died at an early age. |
| B．She refused the national award. |
| C．She was kind and devoted. |
| D．She was not easy to get along with. |
From what Monica Cooper said, we know that _____.
| A．she is in financial trouble |
| B．she was finally rewarded |
| C．she once misunderstood her mother |
| D．she thinks highly of her mother |
Mrs Cooper's story suggests that _____.
| A．everyone needs a Grandma nearby |
| B．children are what their parents are |
| C．a Sound mind is in a sound body |
| D．a mother's love never changes |
Based on Sue Monk Kidd’s best-selling novel, The Secret Life of Bees is a movie of hope and faith for even the unloved and oppressed(受压迫的). Just as in the book, young Lily’s thoughts sound and read like poetry, from the first moment when her room fills with bees.
The movie tells the story of the young white girl who runs away from her cruel father. Lily convinces Rosaleen, the black housekeeper to escape with her, after Rosaleen is beaten when she attempts to vote. When Lily asks Rosaleen why she risked her life standing up to the angry men who wanted to kill her, she hears“Giving in to them would be just another way of dying”.
That’s Lily’s story, too. She finally stands up to her father. They come to Tiburon, a town whose name is written on a label(标签)from a jar belonging to her mother before her death.
In Tiburon, there is no place where Rosaleen can eat or stay, despite the fact that President Johnson just signed the Civil Rights act in 1964. (It’s still just a piece of paper, Rosaleen says. )So Lily goes in to buy food for them, and sees the jar on sale. When Lily finds out it’s made right there in a farmhouse, they go there and ask for help.
The goodhearted August who runs a successful company, offers them the honey house to live in. From August, Lily learns honey business and a life lesson from the bees. She sees a world where intelligence, independence and culture are honored and rewarded. She watches Rosaleen begin to understand that the dream of freedom from oppression she gave up when she was beaten is now possible for her. It is August who helps Lily see that love is all around her and all the others. The story of the Lily is mainly developed by _______.
| A．time |
| B．space |
| C．examples |
| D．comparison |
Which is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．The movie is adapted from a novel. |
| B．Lily’s father treats Rosaleen cruelly. |
| C．Lily’s mother writes the label for her. |
| D．In fact, Lily’s mother is August. |
What does Rosaleen really want to get?
| A．Better pay and honey business. |
| B．Equal rights and freedom. |
| C．The right to be voted as president. |
| D．Enough food and houses. |
We can conclude that the story of Lily happened _______.
| A．in modern America |
| B．in the 1960s in North America |
| C．when the black owned equal rights in America |
| D．before the independence of America |
The passage is written to _______.
| A．advertise a book |
| B．explain the secret of bees’ life |
| C．introduce a movie |
| D．tell about American politics |
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