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第二部分 阅读理解 (共25小题；每小题2分，满分50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。
A
An 80-year-old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45-year-old highly educated son.
Suddenly a crow（乌鸦）perched on the tree near their window.
The father asked his son, ''What is this? ''
The son replied, ''It is a crow. ''
After a few minutes, the father asked his son the 2nd time, ''What is this? ''
The son said, ''Father, I have just now told you 'It's a crow'. ''
After a little while, the old father again asked his son the 3rd time, ''What is this? ''
''It's a crow, a crow, a crow.'' said the son loudly.
A little after, the father again asked his son the 4th time, ''What is this? ''
This time the son shouted at his father, ''Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again? 'IT IS A CROW'. Are you not able to understand this? ''
A little later the father went to his room and came back with an old diary, which he had kept since his son was born. On opening a page, he asked his son to read that page. When the son read it, the following words were written in the diary:
''Today my little son aged three was sitting with me on the sofa, when a crow was sitting on the window. My son asked me 23 times what it was, and I replied to him all 23 times that it was a crow. I hugged him lovingly each time he asked me the same question again and again for 23 times. I did not at all feel annoyed; I rather felt affection for my innocent child. ''
41. What does the underlined word ''perched'' mean in the passage?
A. knocked B. landed C. hit D. flew
42. In what tone did the son say to his Father ''It's a crow, a crow, a crow. ''?
A. hurried B. impatient C. excited D. surprised
43. Why did the Father ask the same question again and again?
A. Because he couldn't understand what his son said.
B. Because he was too old to remember anything.
C. Because he wanted to make his son angry.
D. Because he wanted to see how patient his son would be.
44. How old was the old man when his son asked him 23 times ''What is this''?
A. 80 years old. B. 45 years old.
C. 38 years old. D. 35 years old.
45. What is the most suitable title for the passage?
A. A crow. B. An old man.
C. An old dairy. D. Father's love.
B
During the past Spring Festival, many children may have received red packets from their families. But Xing Pu, a 40-year-old economist, is asking the government to give red packets to every Chinese citizen.
Xing suggested the government give out 1,000 yuan to each Chinese since the government income has increased rapidly in recent years. He said his suggestion would allow everyone to directly enjoy the fruits of the country's economic success, help the lower-income groups deal with rising prices and increase consumption（消费）around the country.
Recent years have seen the government carry out a series of pro-poor (扶贫) and pro-rural （惠农）policies, including increasing spending on public healthcare and calling off the agricultural tax. But the lower-income group still needs more help while being hit hard by an 11-year high in prices and recent snowstorms.
Xing said while making the draft, he has borrowed many ideas from practices in countries like the United States and Singapore. Earlier this year, the governments of the two nations offered cash handouts（救济）to their citizens as the result of a surplus in government income. As for in China, "We can even encourage the rich to donate their 1,000 yuan red packet to the poor," said Xing.
Although Xing's suggestion has gained wide support among ordinary Chinese on the Internet, many other economists criticized it as unpractical. Even Xing himself admitted he made the suggestion without any careful calculation. But they agreed with Xing's point that the growing economic pie should be shared among the people.
"To better use the increase of money, handing out money is not a solution that holds good for all time. It could be better to improve the public service or cut the price of energy use in daily life," said Qiao Xinsheng, an economic professor.
46. Xing Pu suggested that the government give out 1,000 yuan to each Chinese because ______.
A. the poor should get help from the rich
B. the government should help the rich
C. the growing economic pie should be shared among the people
D. the government doesn’t know how to use the money
47. What has the government done to help the lower-income group ?
A. Spending less on public health care.
B. Increasing the agricultural tax.
C. Carrying out pro-poor policies.
D. Handing out money to every Chinese.
48. According to some experts, what is better than giving out money?
A. Supplying food to everyone every day.
B. Cutting off the price of energy use in daily life.
C. Controlling the rising of prices.
D. Increasing the government income.
49. Xing Pu's ideas of giving red packets to every Chinese citizen mainly came from ______.
A. children receiving red packets from their families
B. the US and Singapore governments offering cash handouts to their citizens
C. the government's increasing spending on public health care
D. the rising prices in the country
50. Xing Pu's suggestion ______.
A. was supported by everyone in the country
B. caused debates on the internet
C. was supported by the government
D. would be adopted soon
