第三部分 阅读技能（共三节，计35分）
第一节阅读选择A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项回答问题或完成句子。
A
Years ago I worked at a  factory  in a small county. Every day I got up very early and often did much extra work at night.  I was so  tired and exhausted. My whole life was hopeless. Then one day I read the following article from a magazine:
    “A woman went  to  live with her husband  in camp on the Mojave Desert during  the war. She simply hated the place: the heat was almost un－bearable, 125 degrees  in  the shade,  the wind blew incessantly, and there was sand--sand everywhere. Finally, in desperation(不顾一切地)she wrote her parents in Ohio that she couldn't stand it another minute and was coming home.
    Quickly came the reply by airmail from her father--just two lines:
  ‘Two men looked out  from prison bars. One saw the mud, the other saw stars.’
    The daughter did some real thinking, not only with the intellect (思维)but also with her heart. She decided to stick to her post.
    She made friends with the natives,  learned  to love  the country, and eventually wrote a book about it.
The desert hadn't changed, but her attitude had. Because she  listened with her heart  to  the words her  father sent, a whole new world opened up to her.”
    A change of attitude could change everything.
    After reading the article, I was deep in thought（陷入沉思）…
(　　) 46. The underlined word “unbearable” means ____________ in Chinese.
  A. 难以想象的         B. 难以忍受的          C. 难以克服的
(　　) 47. After she received her father's reply, the woman____________.
A. went back home               B. decided to go back home with her husband
C. decided to stay there       
(　　) 48. From her father's reply, we can infer (推断) that ______________.
A. two men looked out from prison bars
B. one man was in prison, the other was out of prison
C. her parents wanted her to stay there with her husband
(　　) 49. Which of the following is wrong according to the passage?
 A. A woman went to live with her husband in a big city.
 B. The woman finally made friends with the natives.
 C. She wrote her parents that she was coming. 
(　　) 50. The main idea of this passage is that __________. 
A. the desert hadn't changed, but her attitude had 
B. a change of attitude could change everything 
C. a woman went to live with her husband in camp

B
阅读下面的图表，做51～53小题。

(    ) 51. If you want to rent a house, you can call________. 
A. 555-7843            B. 555-6238             C. 555-9767    
(    ) 52. ________ lost a small, black and white dog. 
A. Zig Zag             B. Gus. Reward          C. Mark    
(    ) 53. If Mr. Green wants to see Ice Age 3D with his wife, he will pay ________ dollars. 
A. 40                 B. 30                   C.20