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二、阅读理解（40分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
 
A
Traffic jams cost average Beijinger $1,126 annually
By Meng Jing (chinadaily.com.cn)
Beijingers（北京人） lost as much as 7,972 Yuan on average to traffic jams last year, the highest in the country, said a report.
Published by Didi Kuaidi, China's largest ride-hailing application and its partners, the report revealed Beijingers on average spent 52 minutes travelling 19.2 kilometers daily between their home and office.
White-collar workers in China's mega cities - Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Shanghai - were those who lost most money to congestion.
The cost ranged between 7,972 yuan and 6,324 yuan per person in the four cities whose residents are among the best paid employees in China.
Research based on data collected on Didi Kuaidi's online platform showed that not only those in mega cities suffered from poor traffic conditions.
The report said residents in second-tier cities spent 37 minutes on average between home and work with a travelling speed of 23 km/h due to congestion. The speed was even slower than first-tier cities' 24 km/h.
    So, ____________________  For instance, the Fourth Ring Road in Beijing in a morning rush hour. City authorities are working on solutions to ease the pressures on traffic in the city.
21. According to the passage, People live in Beijing usually lost about  _________ Yuan each month.
   A. 664.3           B.7,972        C.22.14           D.1,126
22. What is cause the congestion based on the text?
   A. Car numebers is increasing.       
B. Too many people live in the city.
   C. Drivers don’t obey the laws.        
D. Poor traffic conditions.
23. What does the underlined sentence “mega” means? ___________.
   A. big               B. develop        C. beautiful         D. livable  
24. At last paragraph , which sentences can be written in the black?
   A. How to ease the pressure in the road?
   B. People try their best to desrease the pressures on traffic.
   C. The Fourth Ring Road in Beijing is crowed.
   D. Citizens lost most money to congestion.
 
 
B
A mother had two daughters. She loved them very much, but two girls would fight with each other from their earliest years. As they grew older, they became total strangers. They had no contact with each other when they were adults.
This caused the mother great pain. Then, later, she had an idea. She decided to write a letter to them. In this letter, she told them how much she loved them, and how she wanted them to love each other in this way. She also gave them news of herself and some guidance on how to live happier lives.
When the letter was ready, she wrote out one copy for each daughter, but these copies were special. Each copy contained only every second sentence of the original letter: the copy for one daughter had only the even (双数的) sentences, and the other daughter’s copy contained only the odd sentences. Neither contained the fullness of the mother’s message.
When the two daughters received their letters, they were puzzled. To understand the half-letter, they would have to put the two letters together and read them as one, which meant they must approach one another again in love and respect. But they each blamed the other for not helping them when trying to read the half-letter.
For a long time, the mother waited in vain. Then one day, when the mother had almost given up hope, there was a knock at the door. There they stood, together. “We’ve come home,” they said at the same time. “We’ve finally put our letters together, and we’ve come to say how much we love you, Mum.” Then she hugged them both, tears of joy streaming down her cheeks, and welcomed them back home.
25．The mother gave her daughters incomplete letters mainly to ______.
A. mend their relations
B. offer them advice
C. tell them her news
D. win their hearts
26．Upon receiving their letters, the two daughters ______.
A. put the letters together and read them
B. blamed her mother for the half-letter
C. complained about each other as usual
D. understood the mother’s purpose at once
27．Why did the two daughters visit their mother at last?
A. They wanted to apologize.
B. They felt grateful for the mother.
C. They had put the letters together.
D. They missed home very much.
28．What is the best title for the passage?
A. A Sincere Apology to Mother
B. A Mother’s Endless Love
C. Two Special Daughters
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