英语试卷 第一部分 听力（略） 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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A A License to Heal Steven Bentley, M. D. www.iuniverse.com $11.95 soft cover In the world of emergency medicine, there are pain and blood, but there are also hope and compassion (同情). A License to Heal shows readers the stories from an ER (emergency room) doctor that brings this world to life. In this book, an emergency room physician describes the world of the ER — as one filled with pain and fear, but also compassion, hope, and a surprising amount of humor. Batting Rocks over the Barn Lawn Griffiths www.xlibris.com $19.99 soft cover Country life during the 1950s and 1960s comes alive through the eyes of an Iowa boy who grew up to become a newspaperman and farm editor. Follow his stories in Batting Rocks over the Barn. Honeyball Pete Liebengood www.xlibris.com $17.99 soft cover A group of women pull together in a campaign to find success at the box office while their leader finds the love of her life and the persons responsible for the death of her father in a plane crash. The Armageddon Virus Robert Gallant www.iuniverse.com $16.95 soft cover Travis Weld, leader of a secret government team pursuing (追踪) terrorists, discovers the meaning of a phone message from someone offering to sell a deadly new virus to an illegal weapons (武器) dealer. Can he track the seller and secure this mysterious Armageddon virus? 1. Which book is probably written by a doctor? A. Honeyball. B. A License to Heal. C. The Armageddon Virus. D. Batting Rocks over the Barn. 2. What do Batting Rocks over the Barn and Honeyball have in common? A. They can be found on the same website. B. They tell stories of the same time. C. They focus on the same topic. D. They cost the same. 3. Which of the following can best describe the story in The Armageddon Virus? A. Humorous. B. Touching. C. Common. D. Thrilling. B In 1845, a deadly disease struck the farms of Ireland, killing all the Lumper potato plants. In another place or time, the death of a single crop species might not have been so important. But in Ireland, in 1845, people depended almost on the potato for food. The death of one species caused a terrible famine. Now, some scientists are worried that such a famine could happen again. Over the centuries, farmers have discovered thousands of different species of food crops. Some can be grown in very hot or cold climates. Others are not affected by certain diseases. However, you won’t find many of these species in your local supermarket. To feed the seven billion people on Earth, most farmers today are growing only species of plants that are easy to produce in large numbers. Meanwhile, thousands of other species are becoming extinct. For example, in the Philippines, there were once thousands of varieties of rice; now fewer than 100 are grown there. Experts believe that over the past century, we have allowed mo ... ...
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