Part I ReadingComprehension (20 points, 2 points each) Directions : This part is to test your reading ability. There are four passagesfor you to read. After reading each passage, you will find 5 questions orunfinished statements. For each question or statement there are 4 choicesmarked A, B, C and D. You should make the correct choice and mark correspondingletter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Passage One Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage. Six years ago, I walked into alocal animal shelter on a cold, rainy day. Although my house was already fullof cats and dogs, I still couldn’t resist an occasional visit to the shelter.This time as I was walking down the row of pens full of barking dogs I noticeda small boy looking into one of them. He had a malnourished (营养不良的) looking body and a bony face with a big nosesticking out of the middle of it. He was looking at a small, golden dog. Itsbony ribs were showing and its thin tail was folded between its legs. It wasn’tbegging for attention like the other puppies but was hiding in the cornerinstead. The boy looked up at me with sad eyes and asked what was wrong withit. “It was probably abused and abandoned”, I said. “That is why it is soscared.” The boy immediately turned to an olderlady and said, “Grandma, I want this one.” The old woman smiled and walked tothe front desk to fill out the adoption forms. I followed and asked about theboy. I found out that he’d had a rough start in life too. She had just gottencustody (监护权) of him after the state had takenhim from his parents. She had hoped getting a dog would make it easier on him.I looked back at him, holding his scared puppy, and said a prayer for themboth. It wasyesterday. I was driving down the road enjoying a gloriously sunny, spring day.Then in agree n front yard I saw the boy. His age body was tall and strong.His nose no longer seemed big but fit well into his smiling face. He wasthrowing a ball to a healthy, happy dog with shining golden hair. His littleact of love and kindness had indeed gone a long way. It had saved a dog’s life,healed his own heart, and given this middle-aged man fresh hope for us all. 1. The author enteredthe animal shelter because ____________ . A. he loves dogs and pets B. it was too cold outside C. he wanted to buy a dog D. he wanted to see the boy 2. The reason why thedog was so scared is that _______ . A. it was afraid of the cold B. it had been ill-treated C. it was frightened by the boy D. it was frightened by the author 3. Why did the boywant to adopt the golden dog? A. Because the dog looked attractive. B. Because his grandma also liked the dog. C. Because they had something in common. D. Because the author advised him to adopt it. 4.The Grandma wantedthe boy to adopt a dog so that ___________ . A. his life could be easier B. he could play balls with it C. he could forget about his parents D. the dog could be taken good care of 5. What can we learnfrom the last paragraph ? A. The author is a kind-hearted old man. B. The boy’s nose has become smaller than before. C. The author enjoys watching people playing with dogs. D. Both the boy and the dog are growing healthily and happily. Passage Two Questions 6 to10 are based on thefollowing passage. Until last summer I had a very comfortablelife: winter vacations skiing and summer cruises. My parents spent a lot of money on a private school, so they could get meinto a competitive middle school. Everything was about tomorrow, next year, mygraduation. We never had to worry about today. Before last summer I never thoughtmuch about the people in the world who live day to day, every day, whose livesare controlled by poverty and hunger. Then I enrolled in a two-week intensiveprogram. We lived in a “Tribal Village,” in a hot, dry open grassland in Arkansas, a state of the south-central United States . I am a tribal memberin Mozambique , a country ofsoutheast Africa. Every meal, I make the firefor my family, and feel the flames lick up my nostrils as I blow to keep thefuel alive. I cook mush with vegetables. This is all my family is evergiven. I feed the hen and three rabbitstheir dinner. I grow attached to the rabbits, even though I know I shouldn’t. Iname them. I’m not getting enough t o eat; it’s time to decide whether or notto kill the rabbits. I feel pain but it’s a privileged child’s pain because Iknow I will soon be eating again. That’s not true for a lot of other childrenaround the world. Growing up comfortably in the U.S. , I’venever had to worry about my dinner, and even though this whole process was onlya simulation, it changed my life. Now I believe in doing whatever I can to helpfind practical ways to defeat hunger. So I’ve become president of Roots andShoots, a group working to improve local environments for people and animals.I’m also working to create a program at my high school called the “SafePassage” trip to help young people in the Guatemala City dump. And I’ve got plans to do more. I'm often thinking of laboring in the hot sun and the millions who still do.Now, I try to live for today and stop worrying so much about the future. When Ieat or feel full, I am grateful for this fortunate life and want to extend thesame feeling to others. I believe in offering help to thosewho need it. 6. What is true aboutthe author before last summer? A. Her life was under great pressure. B. Her life was well-planned. C. She didn’t have to worry about the future. D. She had to worry about her dinner 7.We can learn fromthe second paragraph that _______________. A. the author raised some rabbits as pets B. the author took part in a two-week program in Africa C. the author had a very difficult life in the “Tribal Village” D. the author never thought about poor people after the program 8. The author feelpain because ____________ . A. she is a privileged child B. she is not getting enough to eat C. she doesn’t want to kill the rabbits D. she can’t go back to her regular life 9. What does theunderlined word “simulation” in the fourth paragraph probably mean? A. Reality B. Experience C.Imagination D. Imitation 10. What influence didthe author’s experience in the “Tribal Village” have on her? A. It gave birth to a belief in helping others. B. It taught her to be grateful to her parents. C. It has made her life more comfortable. D. It inspired her to start two groups to help others.