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第三部分：閱讀理解（共兩節，40分）
第一節 （共15小題；每小題2分，共30分）
閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
A
Dear Grandma,
It was nice seeing you at Christmas. You looked so happy!
After losing two grandparents within the past year, I have taken some time to reflect on what is most important. I want to let you know what a positive influence you have been on me. I am the person I am because of you.
I remember being on your farm a lot when I was younger. I remember the projects you planned for us. We painted rocks to represent our family members. We made doll clothes out of colorful socks. We made many “playhouse” in the woods.
We learned that if you left a bucket of soybeans in the rain, you would soon have a bucket of growing beans. We learned that if we helped pick the strawberries in the morning, we’d have them on our ice cream in the afternoon. We learned that some plants have funny names, like the elephant ear plant. We learned that you could make do with what you had. We learned that making things out of paper and cardboard was more fun than what came inside the packaging. We learned it was OK to get dirty, but Grandma would wash us up before Mom came.
You once made models of everyone’s houses, which made me want to be an architect. Another time, you made quilts for all of the grandkids. I still use mine every night. The edgy had worn out. But you taught me how to fix it.
I love and respect you. You are always patient, with a quiet determination.
Grandma, thank you for everything you have taught me. I hope that I am able to pass on all these memories and skills to my children and grandchildren.
Love always
Kelly
56. After losing two grandparents, the author began to_______.
A. realize her grandma’s influence on her
B. become a person like her grandma
C. write to her grandma regularly
D. like her grandma very much
57. On her grandma’s fans, Kelly learned to_______.
A. make strawberry ice cream
B. name different funny plants
C. mend the worn-out edge of her quilt
D. use cupboards to make models of houses
58. Kelly’s grandma________.
A. was willing to help others
B. was skilled in making things
C. wanted Kelly to be an architect
D. disliked the kid’s bad behaviors
59. Kelly wrote this letter mainly to _______.
A. send her grandma best wishes for Christmas
B. show love and respect for her grandma
C. recall her happy life on the farm
D. ask her grandma for help
B
On a February day during an unusually mild winter, I found myself missing the snowy beauty. I enjoyed the feeling that comes from watching snow fall gently from heaven while I’m cozy inside with a good fire burning in the stove. But there were more serious concerns, like the lack if rainfall making our woods more accessible to summer forest fires. Local ski fields and hotels, all dependent on a snowy season, felt sorry for vacant lifts, empty restaurants and unused snowmobiles.
Then I happened to see three little robin（知更鳥）fly into our yard. What were they doing here? West of us, in the Willannette Valley, wild flowers burst this time of year. But here in central Oregon, even if a groundhog（土撥鼠）had wanted to appear, it couldn’t have broken through the frozen earth. And yet, these robins had arrived.
Their presence brought me a flow of happiness. It felt like a celebration as I dug into my leg of birdseed and spread a handful on the ground. Above me, the deep blue sky was cloudless, perfectly quiet but for some smoke from a neighbor’s chimney. The lively could made the air fresh and clean.
My robin jumped lightly toward the seed. My soul jumped with them, feeling equally carefree. Caught up in the moment of spring fever, I checked out snowless flower beds. To my delight, I spotted a green branch sticking out through the brown soil.
Despite the cold, It wasn’t ready to go back inside, Just a short meeting with those robins had renewed my spirit. The next day I would return to my outdoor work with a cheerful heart and a hopeful eye for these signs of spring.
60. The author missed a snowy winter because snow could______.
A. prevent forest fires
B. boom his business
C. promise an early spring
D. bring him a good feeling
61. The author felt happy when finding_____.
A. the sky was deep blue with clouds
B. three little robins flew into his yard
C. wild flowers burst in the Willamette Valley
D. a grounding appeared through the frozen earth
62. We can infer from the passage that the author______.
A. would enjoy wild flowers the next day
B. though winter was already over
C. longed for the coming of spring
D. loved robins the most
