第三部分阅读技能 (共三节，满分35分)
阅读理解（共12小题；每小题2分，满分24分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Soong Mei-ling was one of the most well-known Chinese women of the twentieth century.
Mei-ling was born in Hainan in 1898, the youngest daughter of Charlie Soong. At the age of 8, she was sent to the United States to go to school, where she did well. She graduated from Wellesley College in Massachusetts in 1917 with a degree in English Literature. Because of her education Mei-ling spoke excellent English.
After graduation Mei-ling returned to China and she met Chiang Kai-shek(蒋介石) in 1920. She married him in 1927 after his divorce. During the war against Japan, Mei-ling acted as her husband’s interpreter and translator. She worked hard to promote the Chinese cause during the war, especially in the United States. In 1943 she became the first Chinese national and only the second woman to speak before the US Congress(国会).
After the defeat(溃败) of her husband’s government in 1949, Mei-ling moved to Taiwan. She lived there until her husband’s death in 1975. She then emigrated to the USA and lived on her family’s estate(别墅) in Lattington, Long Island, near New York. She spent much of time painting.
Mei-ling died peacefully at her apartment in New York on October 23, 2003 at the age of 105.
1.  Mei-ling was born in ______
A.  1920      B.  1927       C.  1917       D.  1898
2.  After graduation Mei-ling_______
A.  went back to China B.  studied English Literature
C..  lived in Massachusetts   D.  spoke little English
3.  During the war against Japan, Mei-ling________
A.  was her husband’s interperter and translator
B.  toured the United States
C.  spent her time in Long Island
D.  lived in Tai’wan
4.  Soong Mei-ling ______
A.  was the oldest Soong sister    B.  loved money
C.  died in the USA     D.  married Dr Sun Yat-sen(孙中山)