第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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。

a

　　by los angeles times

　　published on 2002 - 02 - 10

　　posted on 2002 -01 - 18 10︰59︰54

　　nervous uncertainty surrounds the fate（命运）of us journalist daniel pearl, with no clear communication from his kidnappers （绑匪）and no sign of his whereabouts after three separate police searches for his body in the troublesome pert city karachi, pakistan.

　　pearl, a 38 - year - old wall street journal reporter, disappeared two weeks ago on his way to an interview in karachi. an email allegedly from his kidnappers contained four photos of him and a variety of demands, including one for the release of pakistani prisoners being held at the us naval base in cuba. T]P_k
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　　the searches were started last friday night by an email claiming that pearl had been killed and his body thrown “in the graveyards of karachi.”

　　pearl has worked for the wall street journal for 12 years and is now their south asia bureau chief. he was born in princeton, new jersey and graduated from stanford university with a bachelor’s degree in communications.

　　he joined the wall street journal in november 1990, first as a reporter in the atlanta bureau. in 1993 he moved to the washington office to cover transportation before beginning a series of overseas postings.

　　the members of a radical（激进的）islamic group in pakistan who admit having kidnapped him say pearl is a member of the israeli intelligence service, mossad. but pearl’s employers have angrily denied（否认）that he is the agent（代理）of any government.

　　pearl’s french wife, marianne, is six months pregnant with their first child.

　　for the past few weeks the couple have been living in karachi while pearl tried to arrange an interview with mubarak ali shah gilani, head of the small militant islamic group tanzeem ul-fuqra.

　　56．we can see from the text that________.

　　a. pearl has been murdered

　　b. pearl has escaped from his kidnappers

　　c. pearl is in danger

　　d. pearl’s fate still remains in question

　　57．according to the text, pearl most probably disappeared________.

　　a. on january 4, 2002

　　b. on january 26, 2002

　　c. on january 4, 2002

　　d. on january 11, 2002

　　58．pearl’s disappearance has something to do with________.

　　a. tanzeem ul - fuqra

　　b. a radical islamic group in pakistan

　　c. the us naval base in cuba.

　　d. the israeli intelligence service

b

　　218 chestnut street　

　　philadelphia, pa28774

　　may 7th, 2002

　　social security administration

　　2119 main street

　　philadelphia, pa28000

dear social security,

　　i am applying for a new social security card.

　　i lost my old one last week. i was walking home from the subway station, and i pulled a tissue （纸巾）out of my pocket and lost my wallet at the same time. my card was in my wallet. please send me a new card. ff you can get the card to me within two weeks, please sent it to the address at the top of the page. if it will take longer than this, then you will have to send it to my new address. i am moving on may 23rd to:

　　103 walnut street

　　philadelphia, pa28445

　　if you can send my new card within two weeks, i would be very pleased. i am applying for a new job at ventura savings bank, and i know they will want to have my social security number. unfortunately i have forgotten it, so i will need my card to find out. on my old card i was called victoria matthews. since then i have gotten married. please issue my new card in my married name: victoria villata. in case you need more information about me to hunt down my old number, my date of birth was september 11, 1985. thank you very much.

　　sincerely

　　victoria villata

　　59．why does mrs. villata need a new social security card?

　　a. she is moving.

　　b. she lost the old one.

　　c. she has just gotten married.

　　d. she doesn’t remember her social security number.

　　60．why does mrs. villata give the social security administration her date of birth?

　　a. she wants them to know how old she is.

　　b. she is afraid they may have lost her social security card.

　　c. she thinks it will help them track down her social security number.

　　d. she thinks that the older she is, the more social security she will get.

　　61．which part of victoria villata’s letter is least important to the social security administration?

　　a. the fact that she has changed her name.

　　b. the fact that her card should be mailed to a new address.xe=-k"\l*6?Qj-Lob ( 贵州 学 习 网 高考频道试题宝库 )xe=-k"\l*6?Qj-LobhTTp://wWw.gZu521.cOm

　　c. the fact that she needs a replacement social security card.

　　d. the fact that she lost her wallet while pulling a tissue out of her pocket.

c

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to rescue a drowning person

　　don’t jump in to save a drowning person unless you are a trained lifesaver. the victim may pull you under.

　　instead, try to toss（抛）a life preserver if you have one. anything that will float can save the person’s life. a beach ball, a vacuum jug, or a picnic chest will also help. the national safety council points out that many drowning could be prevented if people knew all the common objects that float well enough to help a drowning person.

　　if you are in a boat, or you can find one, use the boat to try to reach the person in trouble. turn the boat so the victim can grab the stern. don’t stand up to help the victim. stay seated so the boat won’t overturn. try to balance the boat as the person climbs aboard. if the boat overturns, stay hanging on to the side for a while to relax before trying to right it.

　　62．what kind of things should you throw to a person in trouble in the water?

　　a. a belt.

　　b. a cardboard box.

　　c. something that floats.

　　d. something large and heavy.

　　63．which sentence belongs to the empty box?

　　a. jump into water and swim to them.

　　b. paddle the boat towards the coast.

　　c. stand up and shout for help.

　　d. turn rear（后部）of boat towards the person in the water.

　　64．the first paragraph helps the reader understand why________.

　　a. there are so few drowning accidents

　　b. people are often drowned themselves when they try to save a drowning person

　　c. so many drowning people are able to save themselves

　　d. it is important to drink plenty of fluids before swimming

　　65．where would you be most likely to find a passage like this?

　　a. in a home medical encyclopedia（百科全书）.

　　b. in a humorous story about a couple who sail around the world.

　　c. in a newspaper account of the national cup sailing competition.

　　d. in a science text.