阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AWhile beach vacations may be a great way to take your mind off work, people tend to forget about lakes, which can be as equally beautiful a travel destination as beach holidays. If you are looking for some peace on your vacation, we have some recommendations for you in the Caucasus.1). Lake VanLake Van is the must－visit of all lakes on this list. The largest lake in Turkey, Lake Van is located on the eastern shore of Turkey and is also the most accessible lake there. It's situated at 5，380ft above sea level, and unique to lakes around the world, the water is high in salt content.2) .Lake CildirLake Cildir is located in Ardahan Province, East Turkey, near the borders of Georgia and Armenia. It is the second largest freshwater lake in Eastern Turkey, and many tourists are not aware of this beautiful attraction. Lake Cildir is surrounded by mountains of the Caucasus. The lake freezes during late November. If the winter is not harsh, you can try some lake activities like ice skating and ice fishing.3). Lake ParavaniLake Paravani is located in the south of Georgia. This time, the elevation(海拔)gets a little higher, as this lake is located at 6，801ft above sea level. At this level, altitude sickness can occur and it is a good idea to bring medication for altitude sickness. Being a volcanic lake makes for a more interesting experience. The lake is best known for fishing.4). Lake SevenLake Seven is situated in the central part of Armenia, in Gegharkunik Province. It is the largest lake in Armenia, located at 6，200ft above sea level. Along the lake shore, there are various kinds of accommodation such as resorts and hotels, withplenty of activities to take part in, such as windsurfing, swimming and sunbathing. Meanwhile, do not forget to visit one of the famous cultural monuments, the Sevanavank Monastery(修道院), and it offers a great view of the lake as well.21. If you go to Lake Cildir in early December, you________．A. can't find comfortable accommodation because of the cold weatherB. can try lots of outdoor activities such as windsurfing and swimmingC. should take some medicine for altitude sicknessD. can try some lake activities like ice skating and ice fishing22. What is the most distinctive feature of Lake Paravani?A. It is the second largest freshwater lake in Eastern Turkey.B. It is a volcanic lake at a very high altitude.C. It is the largest lake in Turkey.D. It is surrounded by mountains of the Caucasus.23. Which of the following statements is NOT true about Lake Seven?A. It is the largest lake in Armenia.B. It is situated in the central part of Armenia.C. It is located at 6，801ft above sea level.D. The famous Sevanavank Monastery is near the lake.BI grew up in a middle-class family. Dad worked hard to support our family and Mom tried to save money while making sure we had enough food to eat and clothes to wear. One of their greatest desires was to raise decent, loving children who had an opportunity to finish college.My brother, Gene, never hesitated to learn new things. He had an artistic hand, so he went into fine arts for a while. He also did a lot of screens about computers. He became so good at it that the school hired him to teach there after he completed his studies. My younger brother also pursued computers, following in his footsteps.Gene did not have a history of any health problems from his very young age to adulthood. One day，he came home from teaching, ate his dinner and went to bed. That evening，my “healthy” brother died suddenly of a cardiac arrest（心跳骤停）.My parents were extremely sad.At the viewing in the funeral house, amidst the sadness, my parents felt so much pride. So many people came and each was relating a story of how they were touched by Gene.A cleaner came to say that practically every day Gene brought him a sandwich. Finally, Mom found out why Gene had taken so many sandwiches to school! Then there was a man who came in bringing money, saying that Gene had lent him some when he was down and out. Gene had never asked him for the money back.From the school president to the guard, people came. And because of his good heart and deeds, my younger brother was awarded a full scholarship in the school as a tribute to my dead brother.In the end, my parents realized that even at the young age of 26, my brother had lived a full life and was very instrumental in helping others live theirs a little better.24. What was the biggest wish of the author’s parents?A. To have a better life.B. To save enough money for the future.C. To give their children a college education.D. To raise their children to be respectable people.25. The author’s parents felt proud in the funeral house because______.A. many people from all walks of life came.B. Gene was praised by the school president.C. Gene’s brother was awarded a full scholarship.D. they heard about many good deeds done by Gene.26. What can we learn about Gene from the passage?A. He took many sandwiches to school to share with others.B. He lent a man some money and then asked for it back.C. He was not in very good health from an early age.D. He taught fine arts in his school.27. What is the message conveyed in the passage?A. Good deeds deserve praise.B. A friend in need is a friend indeed.C. Kindness in students should be encouraged.D. The meaning of life consists in its devotion, not its length.CMany people don’t consider their breakfast without a glass of milk. Right now, cows, buffalos, goats and sheep provide most of the world’s milk. But soon, people could get milk from roaches(蟑螂).That isn’t as crazy as it might sound. New research shows this “milk” is super-nutritious. What’s more, some scientists have already begun referring to a lot of insects as source of milk.In 2004, Subramanian Ramaswamy started studying milk crystals found inside the roach. At the time, he was teaching biochemistry at the University of Iowa City.To learn more about the milk crystal from roaches, the scientists used X-rays to look at the atoms in it. The data basically revealed the chemical recipe of the roach crystal. They showed that roach milk is a “complete food”. It contains sugar with a fatty acid stuck to it. Fatty acids are the building blocks of fats. The protein in the milk is also full of essential amino(氨基的) acids, which are the building blocks of proteins. Since our bodies can’t produce the “essential” ones, we need to get them from our food. And so do baby roaches.Barbara Stay, a biologist at Iowa University, also worked on the new study. She says the new data show that the roach milk is “three times more nutritious than cow’s milk and four times more nutritious than buffalo’s milk”.Ramaswamy would like to see roach milk turned into a protein supplement to feed hungry people. But not everyone is confident that it can be done.Marcel Dicke studies insects as a potential source of human food at Wageningen University in the Netherlands. Dicke says this is a “sound study”. However, in his opinion, “Extracting(提取) milk from roaches can only likely be done in a destructive way with only small quantities”. That means you’d have to raise and kill many bugs to get even tiny quantities of the milk.28. What is the opinion of the scientists about milk in Paragraph 2?A. Many insects are sources of milk.B. Milk is an important part of breakfast.C. Milk from insects is the most nutritious.D. Milk from insects is well accepted now.29. What can we know about the use of roach milk in life?A. It will replace the milk from animals like cows.B. Scientists think it the key to solving world hunger.C. All people don’t think it can be used in life soon.D. Most people depend on roach milk from protein.30. According to Marcel Dicke, extracting insect milk on a large scale is ________.A. simpleB. challengingC. safeD. necessary31. What should be the best title for the text?A. Roach milk has been found scientificallyB. Roach milk could be produced industriallyC. Roach milk could be a new super foodD. Roach milk will be widely used soonDPhilip Pullman spent a great deal of his childhood traveling abroad because both his father and stepfather were pilots in the Royal Air Force(皇家空军). As a child, he went on several long ocean voyages, and he lived in Africa and in Australia. “Before I was 11 I had been to eight different schools.”“In Australia, I made a great discovery. TV hadn’t reached Australia yet, but everyone listened to the radio. I remember listening to gangster serials(黑帮剧), and cowboy serials, and best of all-----Superman! When I first saw a superman comic(连环漫画), it changed my life. I’d been reading books for a long time, but I’d never known comics before. Soon afterwards, I discovered Batman, too, whom I loved even more.”Pullman started writing his first novel the day after he had finished his final exams at Oxford University. “ I discovered after about an hour that it was much harder than I’d expected. It still is! I found that the amount I could write comfortably every day was about three pages, so that’s what I’ve done ever since.”Before he became a full-time writer, Pullman had been teaching for many years. “What I enjoyed most during that time was telling stories over and over, until I knew them as well as I knew my own life.” He had always loved telling stories----as aschoolboy he had entertained his friends by reading stories to them, or by making up his own.One day he got a letter that had arrived at his door even though the writer of the letter didn’t know his address. The envelope(信封) just said, “Philip Pullman, The Storyteller, Oxford.”32．What can we learn about Pullman?A. He was a pilot in the Royal Air Force.B. He went to eight different schools in Africa.C. He was encouraged to write by his father and stepfather.D. He traveled a lot when he was a young child.33．The discovery mentioned in Paragraph 2 refers to____________.A. the fact that there was no TV in AustraliaB. a Superman comicC. the popularity of cowboy serialsD. the fact that everyone listened to the radio34．Receiving the letter, Pullman might feel very______.A. happyB. angryC. calmD. worried35．What is mainly described in the text?A. Pullman’s life at Oxford.B. Why Pullman chose to be a teacher.C. How Pullman grew into a storyteller.D. Pullman’s childhood.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10 分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。