【正文】 er has which enables him to do a better job is much more advanced tools. Such tools as laser beams and power planes help them lay out a house better and make more precision cuts(精確切割 ) on the wood. Also, it is not unmon any more to find carpenters with college degrees and carpenters with a solid knowledge of mathematics, which would enable them to deal with more difficult house designs. The problem of modern quality, then, really boils down to the problem of material, for the modern carpenter is just as able to produce craftsmanship as the carpenter of fifty years ago, but only if given proper material. 47. Compared to the carpenters in the past, modern carpenters are _____. A. more successful B. more learned C. more imaginative D. more hardworking 48. What does the underlined word ―they‖ (paragraph 2) refer to? A. Carpenters who are fond of oak stairways. B. Carpenters who have college degrees. C. People who think highly of carpenters of old. D. People who think that modern material is of low quality. 49. What does the third paragraph mainly discuss? A. People in the past preferred to use oak to build stairways. B. It is now expensive to employ a carpenter. C. Modern houses last as long as the old one. D. Good carpenters still exist in modern times. 50. What would be the best title for the text? A. Is Craft Dead? B. Craft, Back to life? C. History of craftsmanship. D. Carpenters Today and Yesterday. 第二節(jié)：（共 5小題，每小題 2分，滿分 10分） 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從 下面的 AF選項(xiàng)中能概括每一段主題的最佳選項(xiàng)。s in my blood. My mother was my most influential teacher, and she was a 6th grade reading teacher until her death in 1990. She instilled(逐漸灌輸 ) in me a love of reading and the knowledge that education opens doors. Teaching is a way to make a difference. If you throw a stone in a pond the ripples go on and on until they reach the shore. You can39。s life. Even though I was sincere, that wasn39。 Love is Just A Thread Sometimes I really doubt whether there is love between my parents． Every day they are very busy trying to earn money in order to pay the 21 tuition fee for my brother and me． They don‘t 22 in the romantic ways that I read in books or I see on TV． My father has a bad temper， it‘s easy for him to lose his temper． One day，my mother was sewing a quilt． I 23 sat down beside her and looked at her． ―Is there any 24 between you and Dad?‖ I asked her in a very low voice． My mother stopped her work and raised her head with 25 in her eyes． She didn‘t answer immediately． Then she bowed her head and continued to sew the quilt． 26 at last I heard my mother say the following words． Susan,‖ she said 27 . ―Look at this thread． Sometimes it appears， but most of it disappears in the quilt． The thread really makes the quilt strong and durable(耐用的 )． If life is a 28 ， then love should be a thread． It can 29 be seen anywhere or anytime， but it‘s really there． Love is 30 ． ‖ I listened carefully but I couldn‘t understand her until the next 31 ． At that time， my father suddenly got sick seriously． My mother had to stay with him in the hospital for a month． After they were 32 ， every day in the morning and dusk，my mother helped my father walk 33 on the country road． My father had never been so 34 ． Along the country road， there were many beautiful flowers， green grass and trees． The sun gently shone through the leaves． All of these 35 the most beautiful picture in the world． The doctor had said my father would 36 in two months． But after two months he still couldn‘t walk alone． We were all worried． ―Dad， how are you feeling now?‖ I asked him one day． ―Susan， ‖he said gently， ―To tell you the truth， I just like 37 with your mom． I like this kind of life． ‖ 38 his eyes， I knew he loved my mother deeply． Once I thought love meant flowers， girls and sweet kisses． But from this 39 ， I understand that love is just a 40 in the quilt of our life． Love is inside， making life strong and warm． 21． A． expensive B． low C． cheap D． high 22． A． play B． talk C． act D． perform 23． A． silently B． carefully C． certainly D． happily 24． A． money B． love C． time D． distance 25． A． surprise B． joy C ． disappointment D． satisfaction 26． A． So B． But C． And D． For 27． A． sadly B． excitedly C． regretfully D． thoughtfully 28． A． trouble B． pleasure C． quilt D． cloth 29． A． hardly B． often C． always D． ever 30． A． valuable B． inside C． true D． priceless 31． A． winter B． autumn C． summer D． spring 32． A． free B． back C． fine D． ready 33． A． continuously B． worriedly C． constantly D． slowly 34． A． gentle B． perfect C． pleased D． thankful 35． A． put up B． took up C． made up D． set up 36． A． run B． recover C． stand D． work 37． A． walking B． 1iving C． sitting D． chatting 38． A． Examining B． Seeing C． Noticing D． Reading 39． A． practice B． observation C． experience D． activity 40． A． thread B． thing C． jewel D． light 第二部分：閱讀理解 （共兩節(jié)，滿分 30分） 第一節(jié)：（共 10 小題，每小題 2分，滿分 20分） 閱讀下面兩篇短文，從每小題后所給的 A、 B、 C、 D 四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。 took C. has betrayed。 occurred C. what。 a B. 不