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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，从每题所给的四个选项(A,B,C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
                         A
    Want to see YOUR story published in Writers' Forum?
    Three great prizes for every issue:
    1st  £ 300     2nd  £ 150     3rd  £ 100
    All types of stories are welcome, be it crime, comedy, romance, thriller, literary, horror, SF etc.
    ·Stories MUST be between 1,000 and 3,000 words.
    ·Entry fee is  £ 6 or just  £ 3 for subscribers.
    ·If your story is placed, you will be informed and we will ask you to send a photo of yourself and a brief biography via e-mail.
    Optional feedback for just £ 5.
    Our judges Lorraine Mace and Maureen Vincent-Northam can provide a page of personalised critiques(评论) to help you improve your writing. The fee is just £ 5. You will receive feedback by e-mail if you enter online or please include a stamped addressed envelope if you are entering by post.
    TO ENTER ONLINE
    Please choose one of the following links to be taken to the secure Select website to pay by card :
    ·Subscriber entry (£ 3 )
    ·Subscriber entry with critique (£ 8）
    ·Non-subscriber entry (£ 6 )
    ·Non-subscriber entry with critique (£ 11)
    Your entry will be forwarded to the judges as soon as all fees due have been paid and your subscriber status has been confirmed. To subscribe now please click here.
    TO ENTER BY POST
    See the magazine for a postal entry form or download one here. Please include a stamped postcard if you require proof of receipt.
    Rolling competition
This is a rolling competition which means that entries received after one issue' s cut-off point are simply placed in the next contest.
21. If a writer wants to get expert advice on his story, he should pay an extra
    A. £ 3           B. £ 15             C. £ 6             D. £ 8
22. What can we learn from the text?
   A. You must send your photo with your entry.
   B. Writers can send their entries at any time.
   C. The entries can also be sent in person.
   D. Subscribers can join in the competition for free.
23. What is the text mainly about?
   A. An introduction to a story contest.   B. A promotion of a magazine.
   C. A notice for magazine subscription.     D. Some information of Writers' Forum.
                               B
    A heavy snowfall covered the ground of the nursing home as I pulled into the parking lot. On Saturday mornings the facility was quieter, without all the office personnel and sales sentatives. I enjoyed weekends and liked working as the charge nurse here. My Big Boys，as I called them, were sitting there watching TV. I loved the stories these retired men of various occupations told. There were and businessmen alike enjoying the questions I asked them about their youths. My question that day was, "Did you like to play in the snow when you were young?"
    They were excited after hearing my question. All of them had a story to tell about the snowmen they built or the games they played in the snow.
    "But I haven' t felt snow in many years," said Stanley from his wheelchair. The men gazed longingly out of the large picture window.
    "Snow won't last long," said another.
    I saw the little boys inside these elderly men. I wondered... could I...dared I? Why not? I might get reprimanded, but I would not get fired.
    I gathered up some huge containers and went out of the back door, filling all the containers with snow. I took the first container of snow inside to Stanley. "Do you remember making a snowball?"
    Stanley smiled, reached, took a handful of the snow and began forming a ball.
    " Who would you like to throw it at?" I asked.
    "Tom! " Stanley shouted as he threw the ball at the man near the door. Then all the men got into the action.
    " Better duck!" one man warned.
" Catch this one ! " another challenged.
    The fights lasted until the snow was melted and the floor looked like a water line. Their smiles and energy brightened the day.
    Outside, snow was still falling. I was surrounded by an act of smiling. Maybe I made a mistake, but I think it is worth a risk for me when seeing the Little Boys inside these Big Boys.
24. From the text, we know Big Boys refers to       .
    A. the authors' children             B. the bright businessmen
    C. the elderly men                   D. the charge nurses
25. What does the underlined word "reprimanded" in Paragraph 5 probably mean?
    A. Praised.                          B. Scolded.
    C. Supported.                        D. Hired.
26. Why did the author allow Big Boys to throw snowballs at each other?
    A. To satisfy their desire.
    B. To get them to keep healthy.
    C. To make their relatives happy. .
D. To perform her duty.
27. What might be the best title for the text?
    A. A happy childhood.                B. The reward of taking a risk.
    C. A quarrel in a snowy day.         D. A story of a nurse.
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