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第二部分：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,D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂上.ALong,longagotherewerealotofdonkeys.Thedonkeysworkedhardeveryday.Theyhadnotimetoplayortorelax,buttheyneverfeltappreciatedfortheworktheydid.Onedaytwodonkeysgotbored.Theywantedtoliveacomfortablelife.Sothedonkeyswenttoseeawiseoldman.Theytoldhimtheirproblem.Thewiseoldmanagreedthattheyworkedtoohard,andhewantedtohelpthedonkeys.Ihaveanidea.hesaid.Whatisyouridea?askedthedonkeys.Iwillpaintyouandnoonewillknowyouaredonkeys,saidtheman.Themanwentofftofindsomepaintandhereturnedinjustamatterofminutes.Hehadtwopotsofpaint.Onepotwasfilledwithwhitepaint,andtheotherblackpaint.Theoldmanfirstpaintedthemwhite,andthenpaintedblackstripes(斑纹)overthewhitepaint.Whenhefinished,thedonkeysdidnotlookatalllikedonkeys.Younolongerlooklikedonkeys,”theoldmansaid.“Everyonewillbefooled.Iwillcallyousomethingelse,zebras.Thezebraswenttoafieldtoeatgrass.Nowtheydidnothavetowork.Soon,otherdonkeyssawthezebras.Theyaskedthezebraswheretheycamefrom.Whenthe'zebrastoldthedonkeystheirsecret,thedonkeysallrushedtoseetheoldman.Makeusintozebras,too,theypleaded.Sothewiseoldmanpaintedmoredonkeys.Ashedid,moreandmoredonkeyscame.Theoldmancouldnotpaintfastenough.Soonthedonkeysbecameimpatient.Theybegantokickabout,andtheyknockedoverthepaintpots.Therewasnomorepaint.Thepainteddonkeysranofftobecomezebras.Theunpainteddon-keys,becauseoftheirimpatience,hadtoreturntowork.Thisiswhyitisimportanttobepatient.3.Whenthetwodonkeysreturned,whydidtheynolongerhavetowork?A.Nooneknewtheyweredonkeys.B.Theydidn'twanttowork.C.Theydidn'teatenoughgrassD.Theywerenolongerdonkeys.4.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordpleadedmean?A.advised.B.begged.C.agreed.D.ordered.BTherearetwokindsofchanges—chemicalchangeandphysicalchange.Inachemicalchange,thereisalwaysanewsubstanceformed.Breakingupwaterintohydrogenandoxygenisachemicalchange.Ineachofthechemicalchangeatleastonenewsubstanceisformed.Achangeisnotachemicalchangeifitdoesn’tformanewsubstance.Physicalchangesareverycommon,too.Therearemanyexamples.Youcanmakeaphysicalchangebytearingapieceofpaperintotwo,orbycuttingapieceofironwithlathe(车床).Herepaperisstillpaper,andtheironisstilliron.Anotherwayofmakingphysicalchangeisdissolvingsomethinginwater.Whenyoudissolvesaltinwater,thesaltdisappears.Youmaythinkthatanewsubstancehasbeenformed.Butreallythereisnonewsubstance.Thesaltisstillsalt.Youcanstilltasteit.Sothedissolvingofanythingisaphysicalchange.!AllalongtheRhine(莱茵河),itwassimplyanunforgettableexperience.IwasinasombremoodontheflightbacktoMumbaiasitmarkedtheendofawonderfulvacation,buttheLufthansacrewmemberswereabletochangeitintoamostenjoyableexperienceyetagain,withthequalityoftheirservice.Beingthefirstairlinetotakemeoverseas,Lufthansawillalwaysholdaspecialplaceinmyheart.Eventoday,IcontinuetoenjoyflightsonLufthansaandsimplycannotdreamofchoosinganyotherairline.Flying,ingeneral,forme,hasalwaysbeenanordeal(terribleandpainfulexperience).FlyingonLufthansa,however,issomethingIalwayshaveandalwayswilllookforwardto.8Whichcountrydoestheauthorliveinnow?A.India.B.Canada.C.Belgium.D.Germany.9.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheauthor’striptoEuropein1998?A.Theauthortraveledwithoneofhisparents.B.Boththeirgoingandreturnarebyair.C.Theytraveledinspringthatyear.D.TheystayedinEuropefornearlytwomonths.10.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatLufthansais__________.A.acityinIndiaB.acityinEuropeC.anairlinecompanyD.atravelagency11Theunderlinedword“sombre”inthe4thparagraphprobablymeans“_________”.A.happyB.sadC.angryD.enjoyableDNowIamnotabasicallydishonestperson,buthaddevelopedahardenedattitudeovertheyearsthatmostpeopleweredishonestinsomeway,andmyownpersonalexperiencehadbeenthatwheneverIlostanythingofvalue