第三部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） 第一节（共15小题；每小

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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）

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、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

“It’s my own fault．” Carl Fenter pulled his jacket closer against the cold morning wind．“The rest of the family is home, where it’s warm．”

Just another one of his brilliant ideas—a big tamale （玉米粉蒸肉） feast after tonight’s Christmas Eve service at church—and look where it landed him: waiting in a line of 50 people．

As Carl knew, every tamale shop in the city had sold out their tamales the day before Christmas, though he’d been driving all over El Paso that morning．Determined to bring home the tamales, Carl tried one last shop out in Canutillo．

When he arrived, a fresh batch （一批） would be ready off the steamer in 45 minutes．Taking his place at the end of the snaking line, he watched the woman in front of him remove her jacket to cover her shaking youngster．It wasn’t long before she, too, trembled in the chilly wind．Without hesitation, Carl took off his own jacket and offered it to the grateful mother．

They cheered when the line crept forward at last．Finally, Carl got inside the door and inched his way closer to the counter, the woman now first in line．“Sorry folks,” the clerk announced, “that’s the last of the tamales．” “No way!” Carl cried out．“But,” stressed the man, “we’ll have a final batch ready in, oh, about two hours．”

Defeated, Carl backed away, but the young mother grabbed his arm．“You’re leaving?” “I have to,” Carl glanced at his watch．“I promised to put up decorations at my church．” “I’ll get your order of tamales and bring them to your house．” Carl frowned．“I couldn’t ask you to do that．” “But it’s the least I can do．You lent me your coat．Just give me your address．” She and her little girl settled in for the long wait．

And at exactly noon on Christmas Eve, they delivered four dozen fragrant tamales—along with Carl’s brown jacket—to his home．

56．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．When Carl arrived at the shop, no fresh tamale was for sale．

B．Carl had to offer his jacket to the mother in front of him．

C．Carl was unable to buy tamale by himself finally．

D．Carl couldn’t wait because he had to go back to the church．

57．The mother offered to help Carl buy tamale mainly because ________．

A．she felt sorry for her buying the last tamale

B．she was very thankful to Carl for his kindness

C．Carl asked her to buy tamale for him

D．Carl promised his family to take tamale back home

58．Which is the correct order of the following events?

a．Carl went back to the church．

b．The mother delivered tamales to Carl’s home．

c．Carl waited in line for the tamales．

d．Carl offered his jacket to the mother．

e．The clerk told Carl there was no tamale left then．

A．c, d, e, a, b        B．c, d, a, e, b      C．a, d, e, c, b      D．c, d, e, b, a

59．What is the best title for the passage?

A．No Pains, No Gains       B．A Man of Good Will

C．Virtue Is Its Own Reward        D．A Mother of Her Word