【正文】 B． made C． recorded 50． A． decision B． dream C． suggestion． 第三部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)滿分 40分）第一節(jié)閱讀理解（共 4小題，每小題 10分，滿分 40分）閱讀下面四篇材料，從每題所給的 A、 B、 C、 D四個選項中，選出最佳選項． 51．（ 10 分） . What would it be like to be over 100 meters in the air？ Besides taking a plane， there is a more interesting and relaxing way to experience it： having a ride on a Ferris wheel （摩天輪）． London Eye， England With a height of about 135 meters， the London Eye is the tallest Ferris wheel in Europe． Th ere are 32 cars（轎廂） and each can carry 25 people at most． On the ride， people can get a view of London Tower． Buckingham Palace and Big Ben． One turn takes 30 minutes． High Roller US It is the world’s tallest Ferris wheel． It is 168 meters tall． High Roller first opened in Las Vegas on March 31st，2022． A ride takes 30 minutes． You can also enjoy videos and music during the ride． Tianjin Eye， China Tianjin Eye is a 120﹣ meter﹣ tall Ferris wheel． It lies on a bridge over the Haihe River in Tianjin， China． It is t he only Ferris wheel in the world to stand on a bridge． The wheel has 48 cars． Each can take eight passengers． People can get good views of the city during the 30﹣ minute trip． Roue decision Paris France Roue decision Paris looks like all other Ferris wheels． It is about 60 meters tall and has 42 cars． But people can move it． Because of this， the big wheel has been to many other places like Manchester in the UK and Bangkok in Thailand． 51． There are cars in London Eye． 52． The tallest Ferris wheel in the world is in ． A． Paris B． Tianjin C． Las Vegas D． London 53． High Roller is meters taller than Tianjin Eye． 54． is the only one to lie on a bridge． A． London Eye B． High Roller C． Tianjin Eye D． Roue de Paris 55． Which of the following is TRUE？ A． Tianjin Eye can bring you musical enjoyment B． Roue de Paris can be moved to many other places． C． London Eye can carry 384 passengers at most on one turn． D． Having a ride on the four Ferris wheels needs the same time． 56．（ 10 分） .Once upon a time， a hippo （河馬） lived in a river next to a big tree． One day， a bird came and nested （筑巢） in the tree． The songs of the bird filled the hippo with so much envy （羨慕） that he couldn’t think of anything else． Every day he would think why he wasn’t born to be a bird even though the bird told h im many times he was so lucky to be so big and such a good swimmer． Finally， the hippo made up his mind that he would e out of the river， climb the tree and start singing． However， when he tried to climb the tree， it was very clear that the hippo didn’t have wings， nor claws to climb with． Realizing that he would never climb up the tree， he angrily hit the tree until it came crashing to the gr ound． Then he stepped onto the leaves of the fallen tree， and began singing． Unfortunately， hippos can’t sing， either． All that came from his mouth were terrible noises， and when the other animals heard this， they all came around to make fun of the hippo． He was so ashamed by this． He also felt bad about having knocked the tree over． He used all his strength to raise the tree back up again， and look after it until it pletely recovered．（康復(fù)）． 56． The hippo envied the bird because ． A． he could fly high B． he could build a nest C． he could sing well D． h e could live in the tree 57． After reading this passage， we know ． A． the writer is telling us a true story B． the story happened on an autumn day C． the bird thought he was luckier than the hippo D． the hippo tried to do something against his nature． 58． The hippo in this story ． A． was happy all the time B． did not respect his friends C． liked to talk a lot but did nothing D． corrected his mistake when he realized it 59． From the passage， we can infer（推斷） that the hippo would after such an experience． A． be a good singer B． be good at climbing trees C． stop envying the bird D． not make friends with oth er animals 60． The best title of this passage may be“ ”． A． The hippo that wished to sing B． The tree that was knocked over C． The bird that wish