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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和D)中，选出最佳选项。
A
 People believe that climbing can do good to health. Where can you learn the skills of climbing then? If you think that you have to go to the mountains to learn how to climb, you’re wrong. Many Americans are learning to climb in city gyms (体育馆). Here, people are learning on special climbing walls. The climbing wall goes straight up and has small holding places for hands and feet.
    How do people climb the wall? To climb, you need special shoes and a harness (保护带) around your chest to hold you. There are ropes (绳索) tied to your harness. The ropes hold you in place so that you don’t fall. A beginner’ s wall is usually about 15 feet high, and you climb straight up. There are small pieces of metal that stick out for you to stand on and hold on to. Sometimes it’s easy to see the next piece of metal. Sometimes, it’s not. The most difficult part is to control your fear. It’s normal for humans to be afraid of falling, so it’s difficult not to feel fear. But when you move away from the wall, the harness and the ropes hold you, and you begin to feel safe. You move slowly until you reach the top.
    Climbing attracts people because it’s good exercise for almost everyone. You use your whole body, especially your arms and legs. This sport gives your body a complete workout. When you climb, both your mind and your body can become stronger.
21. What can we infer from the passage________?
   A. People can only learn the skill of climbing outdoors.
   B. It is impossible to build up one’s body by climbing.
   C. People are fairly interested in climbing nowadays.
   D. It is always easy to see holding places in climbing.
22. The most difficult thing to do in wall climbing is _______.
   A. to tie ropes to your harness          B. to climb straight up
   C. to move away from the wall         D. to control your fear
23. The word “workout” underlined in the last paragraph most probably means _________.
   A. exercise         B. settlement      C. excitement        D. tiredness
24. Why does the author write this passage_______?
 A. To tell people where to find gyms.       B. To prove the basic need for climbing.
 C. To introduce the sport of wall climbing. D. To encourage people to climb mountains
 
B
A  new study of 8,000 young people in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior shows that although love can make adults live healthily and happily, it is a bad thing for young people．Puppy love（早恋）may bring stress for young people and can lead to depression. The study shows that girls become more depressed than boys, and younger girls are the worst of all．
The possible reason for the connection between love and higher risk of depression for girls is “loss of self”．According to the study，even though boys would say “lose themselves in a romantic relationship”，this “loss of self” is much more likely to lead to depression when it happens to girls. Young girls who have romantic relationships usually like hiding their feelings and opinions．They won’t tell that to their parents．
Dr Marianm Kaufman，an expert on young people problems，says 15% to 20% young people will have depression during their growing. Trying romance often causes the depression．She advises kids not to jump into romance too early. During growing up，it is important for young people to build strong friendships and a strong sense of self．She also suggests the parents should encourage their kids to keep close to their friends, attend more interesting school activities and spend enough time with family．
Parents should watch for signs of depression—eating or mood changes—and if they see signs from their daughters or sons, they need to give help. The good news is that the connection between romance and depression seems to become weak with age．Love will always make us feel young，but only maturity gives us a chance to avoid its bad side effects．
25. What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. Romance is a twoedged sword for adults.
B. Puppy love may bring young people depression.
C. Parents should forbid their children’s love. 
D. Romance is good for young people.
26. Which of the following is more likely to have depression?
A. Young people who have a strong sense of selfishness.
B. Young girls who always hide their feelings and opinions.
C. Young boys whose parents watch for their behavior.
D. Careless parents whose children are deep in love.
27. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. Lacking love can lead young people to grow up more quickly.
B. Parents should help their children to be aware of the signs of depression.
C. Early love makes young people keep close to their friends and parents.
D. The older a woman is, the less likely she seems to lose herself in romance.
28. What’s the author’s attitude towards puppy love?
A. scared       B. confused           C. neutral      D. disapproving  
 
C
In a great many cities, hundreds of people ride bikes to work every day in New York, some bike riders have even formed a group called Bike for a Better City. They declare that if more people rode bikes to work, there would be fewer automobiles in the downtown part of the city and so less dirty air from car engines.
For several years, this group had been trying to get the city government to help bike riders. For example, they want the city to draw special lanes(车道) for bikes on some of the main streets, because when bike riders must use the same lanes as cars there are accidents. Bike for a Better City feels that if there were special lanes, more people would use bikes.
But no bike lanes have been drawn. Not everyone thinks it is a good idea—they say it will slow traffic. Some store owners on the main streets don’t like the idea—they say that if there is less traffic, they will have less business.
The city government has not yet decided what to do. It wants to keep everyone happy. On weekends, Central Park—the largest place open ground in New York— is closed to cars, and the roads may be used by bikes only.
29．In New York, a group of bike riders_______.
A. are keeping practicing for health            B. have no cars of their own
C. are complaining there are not enough buses   D. are trying to settle the problem of air pollution
30．The bike riders suggest that______.
A. bike should be used instead of cars
B. bike lanes should be drawn
C. fewer buses or cars should be used
D. the number of special lanes should be decreased
31．The advantage of the special lanes is that______.
A. they will make cars and buses run slowly
B. they will make it easier for bike riders to go to parks
C. they will make the city more beautiful
D. they will prevent accidents
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