第二部分　閱讀理解(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)

　　第一節(jié)(共15小題;每小題2分，滿分30分)

　　閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

　　A

　　While the first part of the news is upsetting，the end results are much more optimistic.Gavin，a teenager with Asperger's Syndrome，was beaten up just for being different.Asperger's Syndrome is a developmental disorder that affects a person's ability to socialize.This explains why Gavin sometimes appears distant from his schoolmates.

　　On Thursday night，some kids were talking about how “it's weird (怪異的)” that he is always by himself，attending events alone and watching people，and they thought it was “creepy” that he wanted to be friends with people he didn't know.

　　On Friday night，another kid that overheard that conversation decided to take matters into his own hands and become judge，and this is the result of that.He didn't ask questions，didn't get to know Gavin，never met him，and didn't give him a chance to leave.Gavin was called to meet someone，surrounded by people he didn't know，choked，hit，and left lying on the pavement so he would “l(fā)earn his lesson”.

　　A friend of Gavin's mother shared photos on Facebook of the injuries to his nose，eyes and esophagus (食道).Luckily，Gavin is doing OK and none of the damage is permanent.Instead of pressing charges or fighting back，Gavin's reaction speaks volumes.

　　He requested the bullies' community service be disability related，that they write a paper on Asperger's，and that they watch a 20-minute video statement he taped while their families were present so they could see the damage they did and hear the event from his perspective.

　　Instead of an actual “punishment”，he wanted the kids to truly learn about Asperger's Syndrome.Hopefully this will lead to the teens being more tolerant and no one else ever going through the pain that Gavin did.After all of that，Gavin's mom's message couldn't be more true to parents and teachers alike：

　　“If you are reading this，I hope you can talk to your teens，tell them about disabilities you can't see，teach them to be tolerant of people that are different，teach them that if they continuously see someone alone，ask questions first and get to know one another.Maybe it is not their choice to be alone.”

　　【語篇解讀】　本文是記敘文，一個(gè)阿斯伯格綜合癥患者被同學(xué)欺凌后的反應(yīng)讓人稱贊。

　　21.Gavin is always alone because________.

　　A.he enjoys being alone

　　B.he is always upsetting

　　C.he suffers from a disease

　　D.he doesn't like his schoolmates

　　答案　C　[細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第一段中的Gavin，a teenager with Asperger's Syndrome...affects a person's ability to socialize...appears distant from his schoolmates可知。]

　　22.Which can best replace the underlined word “creepy” in Paragraph 2?

　　A.Fun. B.Strange.

　　C.Natural. D.Inspiring.

　　答案　B　[詞義猜測題。由第二段中的it's weird及he wanted to be friends with people he didn't know可推斷，一些孩子認(rèn)為Gavin想和陌生人交朋友的行為很奇怪。]

　　23.How did Gavin react to his injuries?

　　A.He fought back bravely.

　　B.He was too scared to react.

　　C.He decided to turn to court for help.

　　D.He asked the bullies to learn from the incident.

　　答案　D　[細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由倒數(shù)第二、三段可知，Gavin想讓欺凌他的孩子們從這次事件中學(xué)到東西。]

　　24.Gavin's way of reacting was________.

　　A.interesting B.praiseworthy

　　C.disappointing D.unreasonable

　　答案　B　[推理判斷題。Gavin在被欺凌后不僅沒有粗暴地報(bào)復(fù)，反而想辦法讓欺負(fù)他的孩子們從這件事上有所收獲。再由文章開頭的the end results are much more optimistic及第四段末的Gavin's reaction speaks volumes可推斷，他對待欺凌的方式值得稱贊。]

　　B

　　Sunday lunch at my sister-in-law's.We're discussing a new horror film in which our 13-year-old，acting-mad，nephew Caspar landed a small role.Though everyone wants to see him in his first feature film，his mum won't see the film (too scary) and neither will his uncle (my husband).

　　For years now，my husband and I have been having discussions on whether or not it's good to be scared by art.I'm still upset that I didn't go to see The Blair Witch Project because he wouldn't come and I didn't dare to go alone.“The things in the movie just stay with me，” he says，“They haunt (縈繞在……心頭) me.”

　　I don't like watching violence either，but it doesn't haunt me afterwards because nothing that I saw is ever much worse than the dark material that already exists in my own head.As a novelist，I know I write about the things that frighten me—loss，fear，the raw black edges of life.Being allowed to do this makes me feel safe because I know I can pull back from these things at any time.

　　Speaking of fear，I remember my visit to a Victorian prison a few years ago in order to research a novel.I paid my money and went in，following the yellow arrowed path that led into a maze (迷宮) of dark cells.After two minutes，I realized that a) I was alone，b) it was extremely dark，c) I could hear someone crying，and d) I had no idea how much more there was.Yet e)if I turned back now，I could easily lose my way and no one would hear me screaming down there.

　　There was no going back.My heart was beating hard and I could hear the pounding of my own blood as I made my way deeper and deeper into the wet and cold stone maze.When I finally came out and saw the sunlight，I was shaking and sweaty.

　　I haven't thought about it in a long time，but，while writing this，I just googled it，only to discover that it's one of the most haunted sites in Britain.Now they tell me!

　　【語篇解讀】　本文是議論文。作者討論了為什么自己不害怕欣賞恐怖電影等藝術(shù)形式，而其他人則對此避之唯恐不及。

　　25.What's the main topic of conversation at Sunday lunch?

　　A.Caspar's family background.

　　B.The movie Caspar acted in.

　　C.The role Caspar played.

　　D.Caspar's great dream.

　　答案　B　[細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的we're discussing a new horror film in which...Caspar landed a small role可知答案。]

　　26.Why did the author's husband refuse to see Caspar's film?

　　A.Because his sister didn't want to see it.

　　B.Because he couldn't stand being afraid.

　　C.Because it was not interesting.

　　D.Because he didn't love Caspar.

　　答案　B　[推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段內(nèi)容可知，作者的丈夫不欣賞恐怖的藝術(shù)形式是因?yàn)檫@些恐怖畫面總是在他心頭縈繞，由此可推測，他不去看Caspar參演的恐怖電影是因?yàn)樗�受不了看電影帶來的恐懼。]

　　27.The author is not afraid of watching violence thanks to her________.

　　A.occupation B.personality

　　C.wild imagination D.previous experiences

　　答案　A　[細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段內(nèi)容可知，作者身為小說家，經(jīng)常會寫一些恐怖的場景，這些場景與作者看到的恐怖畫面相比有過之而無不及，而且作者的寫作經(jīng)歷能使作者從恐怖畫面中隨時(shí)抽身，因此作者的職業(yè)使得作者并不害怕看到暴力等恐怖畫面。]

　　28.When visiting the Victorian prison，the author felt________.

　　A.lonely B.confused

　　C.exhausted D.frightened

　　答案　D　[推理判斷題。根據(jù)第五段內(nèi)容可知，作者在監(jiān)獄穿行時(shí)心跳很快，甚至能聽到自己心跳的聲音;當(dāng)走出監(jiān)獄時(shí)，她渾身顫抖、流著冷汗。這些都說明這次監(jiān)獄之旅嚇壞了作者。]