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。

ADear students,Most of us get some exercise walking or riding our bikes to school, but that just isn’t enough. Why not get into shape by playing the most popular sport in the world — soccer?Two weeks ago, Mr. Goldstein, the physical education teacher, posted a notice about an exciting new soccer club (for Grades 3-5). To join, all you have to do is sign your name and be at school for the fun of it on Saturday mornings. You’ll make new friends and share information about famous teams and playersMr. Goldstein will teach, so you’ll learn basic skills and new techniques（技巧）to improve your game. That’s good news because soccer is a game you can love three seasons a year. The only time you can’t play is when there is snow.However, it is hard to believe that only nineteen people signed up for the new club. Maybe kids don’t want to give up their Saturday mornings. But if you think about how we spend Saturday mornings now, soccer looks good. Doing housework and watching TV are not as much fun as playing soccer with friends. If you didn’t sign up because you’ve never played soccer before, don’t worry. Beginners are welcome and Ms. Goldstein will give you more help.Just act now! The equipment is cheap. All you have to bring is your feet.The Students’ Union21. We can learn from the text that the club .A. was first set up for beginners.B. is just open to students of Grade 3C. was probably started two weeks agoD. is available every day except for Sundays22. What does the author think of playing soccer?A. It makes people famous easily.B. It does students a lot of goodC. It is a very dangerous gameD. It is as interesting as watching TV23. The author writes the text mainly to .A. talk about how to be an excellent playerB. encourage the students to join a soccer clubC. advise the students to take more exerciseD. introduce Ms. Goldstein to the studentsBBorn in 1965, Shania Twain was the second of five children in her family. At the age of two, she moved with her mother and two sisters to Timmins, a town north of Toronto. When Shania was eight years old, her mother took her to many different bars, clubs and concerts to perform (表演). In high school, Shania joined a local band, with which she often performed. After that, Shania moved to Toronto, where she continued singing.When Shania was 21 years old, her parents were killed in a car accident. She had to take over the role of parent to her younger siblings ( 兄弟姐妹). Taking care of two teenage brothers and a sister was a Gordian knot. Suddenly, she had to pay the bills, keep food on the table, and make a living. Anyway, Shania managed to pay the bills by singing here and there.In 1991,Shania went to Nashville, the home of the country music industry. In 1993, she recorded Shania Twain, her first CD. In 1995, her next CD, The Woman in Me, which had eight hit songs, sold more than ten million copies. Her third CD, Come on Ove r, was also popular and she had another hit song.Shania and Robert Lange, a famous producer, got married in 1993. After finishing her 2000 world tour, she decided to take a break from performing. In August 2001, they had a lovey son, whom they named Eja. After September 11th, Shania decided to spend more time on her family and stayed at home until the fall of 2002. Her reappearance in the music world put her face on magazine covers and country music publications. She also began to promote(宣传) her new CD, Up, on TV shows.24. According to the text, Shania .A. went to Timmins in 1965B. was born into a musical familyC. recorded her first CD in high schoolD. began singing in public at an early age25. The underlined part “a Gordian knot” in Paragraph 2 probably means .A. a big businessB. a difficult taskC. a social activityD. a simple problem26. What’s the right order of the events in Shania Twain’s life?a. She moved to Nashville.b. She married Robert Lange.c. She lost her parents forever.d. She promoted Up on TV shows.e. She recorded The Woman in Me.A. c,a,b,e,dB. a,c,e,b,dC. c,b,a,d,eD. a,b,e,d,c27. What does the author mainly talk about in the text?A. Why Shania Twain chose to be a singer.B. How difficult it is to become a singer.C. A girl’s road to success as a singerD. Shania Twain’s opinion on music.CClover, a three-year-old spirit bear, lives at the B.C. Wildlife Park near Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. He lost his parents two years ago and was raised at a wildlife center. When he was set free into the wild, he broke into human camps looking for food. Wildlife experts tried to get him used to living on his own, but he continued to look for places where there were people. Finally the experts decided that he could not live in the wild. Since then, a total of $750,000 has been collected to create a habitat for Clover.The habitat covers about three acres (英亩) of land and includes natural forest, two ponds connected by a small river and something else. It will add a platform and a walkway later this year so that people can see Clover and his habitat more closely. There will also be a center where people can learn more about spirit bears. Besides, a black bear will be moved into the habitat so Clover will not feel lonely.Spirit bears are also called Kermode bears after Francis Kermode, who first studied them. Kermode discovered that a small number of black bears carry a gene（基因）for white fur. If a baby bear receives one of these genes from each parent, its fur will be a creamy white color.There are about 1,200 bears who carry the gene for white fur, but only about 200 white Kermode bears in the world. Kermode bears are found only in British Columbia. They live in the Great Bear Rainforest, an area that covers the mainland and islands along the coast of B. C. between Vancouver and Alaska.28.We can learn from Paragraph 1 that Clover .A. lost his parents at the age of 3B. could not find any foodC. was not afraid of humansD. grew up in the wild29. The habitat built for Clover .A. will be open to visitorsB. will become a center for spirit bearsC. was created by Francis KermodeD. will prepare him for life in the wild30. What will Clover’s future life be like?A. Busy.B. Easy.C. Hard.D. Lonely.31. According to Francis Kermode, spirit bears .A. are bigger than black bearsB. are mainly found in B.C.C. are born to white bears.D. are very unusualDKidZui is a new browser (浏览器) and online service that lets kids aged 3 to 12 explore more than 500,000 websites, pictures and videos. The idea for KidZui came about when one of the founders, Vidar Vignisson, saw how difficult it was for his children to enjoy the power and promise of the Internet in a safe way. Together with Cliff Boro and Thomas Broadhead, they decided to do something.KidZui was first tested by 8,000 kids and their parents. Lisa Rebena, a parent whose child tested KidZui, said, “My 4-year-old gets into KidZui, reads news and watches videos all by herself, generally doing what she pleases. I’m much more relaxed now when my daughter is on the computer.Content （内容）in KidZui has been reviewed by a team of more than 200 trained teachers and parents. They make sure that kids see content that is proper for their age in terms of developmental level and reading ability. New websites, pictures and videos are added toKidZui every day .When a young user tries to watch a video outside of KidZui, it will be reviewed and, if proper, added —often within a matter of hours.Besides, parents can change the content available, add and take out some websites and see what their kids are viewing online. And KidZui sends out a weekly report of their kids’ recent searches and interests so that parents can plan family activities around their kids’interests. After a 30-day free trial (试用) period, parents who sign up can take advantage of our special rates of $4.95 per month or $49.95 per year, a 50 percent discount (折扣) from standard rates of $9.95 per month or $99.95 per year,32. According to the text, KidZui .A. is mainly designed for teenagersB. offers children 500,000 websitesC. helps children surf the Internet safelyD. is thought to be unimportant by Vidar Vignisson33. What is Lisa Rebena’s attitude towards KidZui?A. She has high hopes for itB. She has doubts about it.C. She considers it useless.D. She is not interested in it.34. KidZui allows parents to .A. teach their kids to add videosB. watch some of the videos it providesC. use the browser for free for half a monthD. keep in touch with their kids’ online activities.35. How much can you save a year if you sign up for KidZui?A. $5.B. $45.C. $50.D. $90.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。