第三部分: 閱讀理解(共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分)
閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D) 中，選出選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
A
The opera house in Santa Fe, New Mexico, is one of the most beautiful in the United States. It is small and open, with one roof over the stage where singers perform and another roof over part of the audience.This opera house in the mountain is one of the best in the country, which may seem surprising because performances are only given during seven weeks in the summer, and because Santa Fe is a very small city.
One reason why the Santa Fe Opera is so good is that it attracts many excellent young singers.They all hope to sing in famous opera houses like Metropolitan in New York someday, and they work hard to become well-known during the summer. the musicians and directors are experts who come from the best orchestras (管弦樂隊) and operas in the country during their vacations. They enjoy working there because they like to live in Santa Fe, which is near both the mountains and the desert. It is very beautiful there in the summer.
The state government of New Mexico advertises the Santa Fe Opera in newspapers all over the country, and a great many tourists come to New Mexico because of the opera. Still, most of the audience does come from Santa Fe and other nearby cities, and all the seats in the theater are sold for every show.
There is only one thing that some people do not like about the Santa Fe Opera, and that is the cold weather. Because the theater is open, performances cannot start before it gets dark at nine o'clock in the evening, and then the mountain air becomes very cool. Sometimes people complain about the cold air,but because the operas are good,these people come back again￣￣wearing warm coats.
56. This passage mainly introduces ______.
A.a mountain city B.young musicians C.an opera house D.the tourism in Santa Fe
57. Young singers come to perform in Santa Fe Opera because ______.
A. the music quality is high B. they enjoy the climate there
C. they want to be famous D. they like the scenery there
58. It seems surprising that Santa Fe becomes famous because ______.
A. it is only a very small place B. it is between the mountain and desert
C. all the seats are sold for every show D. musicians there are from the best orchestras
59. From the passage, we can learn that ______.
A. the opera house is open without any roofs
B. musicians always spend vacations in Santa Fe
C. the government advertises to attract more musicians
D. performances are held in Santa Fe only after sunset
B
"Let's go down one more, push your enter key…" says a volunteer helping senior citizens work a web session on the Internet.
David Lansdale has found a way to light up the lives of the elderly. He gets them wired to the Internet."If you hit your enter key,it will bring up this particular e-mail…"
Pauline Allen is one of those who has started using the Internet,"I thought I was through with life,I was ready for a rocking chair,because I was 86 years old.And I haven't found the rocking chair yet.""You found the keyboard? "asks the reporter."That's right,I found the keyboard."
The average age of Lansdale's students is around 68. All are in nursing or assisted care homes.He used family relationships to introduce them to the World Wide Web.
David Lansdale says, "Here they are in California, the family was back in New York, the opportunity to connect,to cross the time and space,was incredibly precious opportunity to them."
"I hear you are so beautiful." Lillian Sher writes an e-mail to a newborn great-granddaughter.Working with one another,the senior learn as a group. They learn to master the Internet and to overcome what Lansdale calls the maladies of the institutionalized: loneliness, helplessness, boredom, and loss of memory.
Mary Harvey says, "Bingo just doesn't interest me. But this does, believe me, this does."
Ninety-four year old Ruth Hyman is a star pupil and instructor. She says, "When I send a letter to my grandchildren, and great grandchildren, they hang it up in their offices, just like I used to hang their drawings on my refrigerator. Ha, ha. "
David Lansdale says, "There's a collective benefit. There is an element of treatment. Remember we started as a support group."
Dixon Moorehouse says, "I just wish I was 15 years old and getting to learn all this."The senior call their weekly meetings Monday Night Live. And many say the meetings have given them new life.
Ruth Hyman says,"Three years ago,they told me I wasn't going to live.But I showed them,and got work, and I've worked ever since. "
60. The purpose of David Landsdale's work is to ______.
A. keep the health of the mind of the senior B. popularize the use of computers among the old
C. organize the senior as a group to work D. help the senior connect with their families
61. The words"the maladies of the institutionalized"used in the text refer to______.
A. the difficulties in learning B. the problems caused by getting old
C. some kinds of treatments D. the worries about the Internet
62. How many examples does the writer give to prove that the senior enjoy the Internet?
A. Four. B.Five. C.Six. D. Seven.
63. It can be inferred that Ruth Hyman's younger generations hang her mails up ______.
A. in order not to lose the letters B. in order not to forget something important
C.to make the offices more beautiful D.to show pride in their grandmother's work
閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D) 中，選出選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
A
The opera house in Santa Fe, New Mexico, is one of the most beautiful in the United States. It is small and open, with one roof over the stage where singers perform and another roof over part of the audience.This opera house in the mountain is one of the best in the country, which may seem surprising because performances are only given during seven weeks in the summer, and because Santa Fe is a very small city.
One reason why the Santa Fe Opera is so good is that it attracts many excellent young singers.They all hope to sing in famous opera houses like Metropolitan in New York someday, and they work hard to become well-known during the summer. the musicians and directors are experts who come from the best orchestras (管弦樂隊) and operas in the country during their vacations. They enjoy working there because they like to live in Santa Fe, which is near both the mountains and the desert. It is very beautiful there in the summer.
The state government of New Mexico advertises the Santa Fe Opera in newspapers all over the country, and a great many tourists come to New Mexico because of the opera. Still, most of the audience does come from Santa Fe and other nearby cities, and all the seats in the theater are sold for every show.
There is only one thing that some people do not like about the Santa Fe Opera, and that is the cold weather. Because the theater is open, performances cannot start before it gets dark at nine o'clock in the evening, and then the mountain air becomes very cool. Sometimes people complain about the cold air,but because the operas are good,these people come back again￣￣wearing warm coats.
56. This passage mainly introduces ______.
A.a mountain city B.young musicians C.an opera house D.the tourism in Santa Fe
57. Young singers come to perform in Santa Fe Opera because ______.
A. the music quality is high B. they enjoy the climate there
C. they want to be famous D. they like the scenery there
58. It seems surprising that Santa Fe becomes famous because ______.
A. it is only a very small place B. it is between the mountain and desert
C. all the seats are sold for every show D. musicians there are from the best orchestras
59. From the passage, we can learn that ______.
A. the opera house is open without any roofs
B. musicians always spend vacations in Santa Fe
C. the government advertises to attract more musicians
D. performances are held in Santa Fe only after sunset
B
"Let's go down one more, push your enter key…" says a volunteer helping senior citizens work a web session on the Internet.
David Lansdale has found a way to light up the lives of the elderly. He gets them wired to the Internet."If you hit your enter key,it will bring up this particular e-mail…"
Pauline Allen is one of those who has started using the Internet,"I thought I was through with life,I was ready for a rocking chair,because I was 86 years old.And I haven't found the rocking chair yet.""You found the keyboard? "asks the reporter."That's right,I found the keyboard."
The average age of Lansdale's students is around 68. All are in nursing or assisted care homes.He used family relationships to introduce them to the World Wide Web.
David Lansdale says, "Here they are in California, the family was back in New York, the opportunity to connect,to cross the time and space,was incredibly precious opportunity to them."
"I hear you are so beautiful." Lillian Sher writes an e-mail to a newborn great-granddaughter.Working with one another,the senior learn as a group. They learn to master the Internet and to overcome what Lansdale calls the maladies of the institutionalized: loneliness, helplessness, boredom, and loss of memory.
Mary Harvey says, "Bingo just doesn't interest me. But this does, believe me, this does."
Ninety-four year old Ruth Hyman is a star pupil and instructor. She says, "When I send a letter to my grandchildren, and great grandchildren, they hang it up in their offices, just like I used to hang their drawings on my refrigerator. Ha, ha. "
David Lansdale says, "There's a collective benefit. There is an element of treatment. Remember we started as a support group."
Dixon Moorehouse says, "I just wish I was 15 years old and getting to learn all this."The senior call their weekly meetings Monday Night Live. And many say the meetings have given them new life.
Ruth Hyman says,"Three years ago,they told me I wasn't going to live.But I showed them,and got work, and I've worked ever since. "
60. The purpose of David Landsdale's work is to ______.
A. keep the health of the mind of the senior B. popularize the use of computers among the old
C. organize the senior as a group to work D. help the senior connect with their families
61. The words"the maladies of the institutionalized"used in the text refer to______.
A. the difficulties in learning B. the problems caused by getting old
C. some kinds of treatments D. the worries about the Internet
62. How many examples does the writer give to prove that the senior enjoy the Internet?
A. Four. B.Five. C.Six. D. Seven.
63. It can be inferred that Ruth Hyman's younger generations hang her mails up ______.
A. in order not to lose the letters B. in order not to forget something important
C.to make the offices more beautiful D.to show pride in their grandmother's work