(三)阅读理解(本大题共10小题，每小题2分，共20分)
阅读下面的短文，从A、B、C、D四个选择项中选出一个最佳答案填空。答案标在答题纸上。
Passage 1
There is, perhaps, no other sport in the world quite so exciting as skiing. For those watching, it is a top beauty nothing else can match. For skiers, it is a wonderful personal experience, and a thrilling test of mind, muscle and nerves.
More and more Americans are discovering this thrill for themselves. Not long ago, skiing had no part in the American sport scene. If it were thought of at all, it was purely as a European sport. Then came the 1932 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid, New York. Americans got their first good look at skiing and made for the hills. Today ski trains make regular runs from our cities to the great, white outdoors.
In addition to joy and cheer and excitement, skiing offers something more. It is a sport less expensive and for the young, the act of skiing is often mastered in a very short time.
The special thrill of skiing is expressed by Buddy Werner.“It’s all up to you,”he says.“No teammate can help. You’re alone. It’s against the snow, yourself. You’re a brave fighter.”
31.Americans first understood and began skiing ______.
A. about 50 years B. about 60 years ago
C. not long ago D. in 1932
32.Besides giving us amusement and pleasure, skiing has some more virtues:______.
A. a sport cheaper and easier to learn
B. a sport fit for both men and women
C. a sport outside, though expensive
D. a sport both on snow and on water
33.According to Buddy Werner, the special thrill of skiing lies in the fact that ______.
A. nobody can help
B. you are skiing with teammates
C. you’re skiing on the mountains
D. it can show you are brave
Passage 2
Chinese audiences will see scenes of horror in a remarkable new film called Schindler’s List. In the movie, the terror of the Nazi conquest of Poland, and the murder of Europe’s Jews is captured in frightening detail. Director Steve Spielberg chose black and white film for his film biography of Oskar Schindler, the businessman who risked his own life to save Polish Jews destined for Hitler’s death camps.
Schindler was a businessman operating in Krakow, Poland at the time of the Nazi holocaust. And he made a fortune doing it.
Spielberg made this film to explore the potential for good that is within all people. Spielberg said,“He was in the Oskar Schindler business for a lot of his career, but something happened along the road that changed him.”Schindler saved the lives of more than a thousand Jews, by negotiating with their Nazi captors. His heroism put Schindler’s own life in great danger. Schindler himself eventually died after an unsuccessful attempt at farming in South America, but not before the state of Israel honored him for his bravery.
34.______ is the director of Schindler’s List.
A. Oskar Schindler B. Oskar Spielberg
C. Steve Schindler D. Steve Spielberg
35.Schindler died while attempting to save the lives of more than a thousand Jews. That statement is ______.
A. not true B. not false
C. hard to judge D. not clear
36.The state of Israel honored Schindler for his bravery ______.
A. before his death
B. after his death
C. after he saved the lives of a thousand Jews or so
D. both A and C
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