第三部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给

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第三部分  阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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。

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My father and I were very close .I loved pleasing him ,and he was always proud of my success .If I won a spelling contest at school, he was on top of the world .Later in life whenever I got a promotion（提升）,I’d call my father right away and he’d rush out to tell all his friends .In 1970,when I was named President of the Ford Motor Company ,I don’t know which of us was more excited .Like many native Italians ,my parents were very open with their feelings and their love—not only at home ,but also in public .Most of my friends would never hug their fathers .But I hugged and kissed my dad at every opportunity—nothing could have felt more natural .He was a curious man who was always trying new things .He was the first person in Allentown to buy a motorcycle. Unfortunately, my father and his motorcycle didn’t get along too well .He fell off it so often that he got rid of it just a month after buying it. As a result, he never again trusted any vehicle with less than four wheels, Because of that motorcycle. I wasn’t allowed to have a bicycle when I was growing up .Whenever I wanted to ride a bike, I had to borrow one from a friend .On the other hand ,my father let me drive a car as soon as I turned sixteen.

56．When I won a contest at school, my father would___________.

A．tell all his friend about it                 B．feel most happy over it

C．get very surprised at it                  D．be much more excited than I

57．Which of the following statement shows that my father was a curious man?

A．I wasn’t allowed to have a car when I was growing up.

B．He was the first person in town to buy a motorcycle.

C．He was always proud of my success.

D．He was very open with his feelings and his love.

58．My father trusted no vehicle with less than four wheels because___________.

A．he did not like the way I always borrowed bicycles from friends

B．he thought that cars were faster than motorcycles

C．he liked every new model made by the Ford Motor company

D．he had trouble in riding his motorcycle

59．Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．My father loved his motorcycle .He rode through the dirty streets of Allentown every day.

B．I wasn’t allowed to have a bicycle when I was young, but when I was just 16 I was allowed to drive a car .

C．My father was always proud of what I did .He was very pleased when I won a spelling contest at school.

D．My father bought a motorcycle, but got rid of it because he fell off it so often.