内容正文:
B卷:能力提升卷
(时间:100分钟 满分:120分)
第一部分 阅读(共两节,满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Whenthetelephoneringslateatnight,mostwomenguessitmustbe
oneofonlyfourorfivepeoplecaling.Asister? Maybe.Anemergency?
Possibly.Amother? Probablynotatthattimeofnight.Muchmoreprobably
itisaclosefemalefriendcalingtotelyouthatsheisheartbrokenbecause
shehassplitupwithherboyfriendagainorperhapssimplythatagoodmovie
hasjuststartedonTV.
Atatimewhenfamiliesarespreadfarandwideandmarriagesoftenend
indivorce,friendshipsarebecomingmoreandmoreimportant.Erika,a32-year-oldlawyer,is
strengthenedbyhertenyearfriendshipwithhermarriedfriendJane.“Iwasverysickonenight,
soIcaledJaneatabout3:00a.m.totalkaboutit,”shesays.“Shewasverysupportiveandevencame
overtotakemetothedoctors.”
AsAmericanTVshowslikeFriendshavebecomemorepopular,manyofusarebeginning
toseethevalueofsuchfriendships.TVshowslikethistelusthatourromanticrelationships
maynotlast,butweneedtokeepintouchwithourclosefriendsifwewanttosurvive.
WithErikasfamily200milesaway,itisJanewhokeepsasparesetofkeystoErikasapart-
mentandwatersherplantswheneversheisaway.“HavingJanearoundgivesmeacertain
amountoffreedom.Itisnotthekindofthingthatyoucouldaskanyonetodo,butsheknowsI
woulddothesameforher.”Jane,whomaymovetoadifferentcitysoon,isworriedaboutleav-
ingsuchasupportsystemoffriends.“Myfriendshavemoretodowithmylifethanmyparents
and,therefore,Idonthavetospendalotoftimeexplainingthingstothem.Friendsaremoreup
todatewithwhatishappening.”
1.Alatenightphonecalformostwomenisprobablyfrom .
A.arelative B.afriend C.adoctor D.astranger
2.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“splitup”inParagraph1mean?
A.Shownup. B.Pickedup. C.Brokenup. D.Takenup.
3.Accordingtothepassage,wecanlearnthatErika .
A.isJanesmalefriend B.treasuresJanesfriendship
C.hasbeenmarriedfor10years D.livesfarawayformJane
—9—
4.Whichofthefolowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.FriendshipCounts B.FriendshipDemandsFreedom
C.FriendshipNeedsUnderstanding D.FriendshipStrengthensRomance
B