三、阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
A
Everyone knows the smart black - and - white dog that sits on top of a red doghouse with his best friend — a bird called Woodstock.
Snoopy is now in his seventies.
Created by the American cartoonist Charles Schulz in 1950, the clever dog is loved by kids and adults. He speaks more than 20 languages and appears daily in 26,000 newspapers around the world. When Snoopy first appeared, he was just like other pet dogs. But two years later, he had begun to speak with simple words and sounds.
By 1957 he could walk on two legs and was going to school with his master, Charlie Brown, who failed at just about everything.
Snoopy has done lots of jobs. He has been a bow tie - wearing lawyer, a tennis player and an Olympic figure skater, a world - famous grocery cashier, a pilot and even the first astronaut on the Moon.
However, Snoopy has always dreamed of being a famous writer. The beginning of his story is always, “It was a dark and stormy night...” Unluckily for him no one has ever wanted to publish the story.
Snoopy easily falls in love but always has his heart broken. He eats to forget, but it never works. Snoopy is an insightful, feel - good and sometimes sad dog. If you think a little about his words, you might find them full of life lessons. Among his most famous lines are “To live is to dance, to dance is to live.” and “Yesterday I was a dog. Today I’m a dog. Tomorrow I’ll probably still be a dog.”
() 31. How many cartoon characters are mentioned in the passage?
A. Two.
B. Three.
C. Four.
D. Five.
() 32. How can we know Snoopy is popular around the world?
A. He appears daily in 26,000 newspapers.
B. He’s just like a human.
C. He has done all kinds of jobs.
D. He’s unlucky in life.
() 33. From the passage we can learn that .
A. Snoopy has a successful master
B. Snoopy is a lucky dog in love
C. Snoopy is successful as a writer
D. Snoopy can teach us life lessons

31—33 BAD

B
Beijing (China Daily): Many said she would never make it, but teenager Jessica Watson surprised all when she completed her 23,000 - mile journey, and sailed into Sydney Harbour, on May 15, 2010.
The Australian 16 - year - old girl took off on her non - stop trip around the world, on October 18, 2009. Jessica was all alone on her 30 - foot - long pink yacht (快艇), “Ella’s Pink Boat”. She had to fight against strong winds, waves as high as mountains, and loneliness, in order to prove young people can realize their dreams, whatever they might be.
Ms Watson said the toughest times were when she had to fight against bad weather like terrible storms. Though she met with many great difficulties, she managed to keep herself calm, keep her boat afloat, and complete her journey around the world.
After she became the world’s youngest person to sail around the world, Jessica Watson attracted the attention and won the admiration of the whole world. She has become rich and famous. She even had a nationwide book tour.
But it isn’t fair to say Jessica Watson did it just for public attention and money. She is clearly in love with the ocean, and she said that even after lonely months at sea, she was not willing to leave the pink yacht that had become “more than a home”.
() 34. How long did Jessica’s journey last?
A. Five months.
B. Six months.
C. Less than seven months.
D. More than seven months.
() 35. Jessica sailed around the world in order to .
A. write a book about herself
B. become rich and famous
C. win the world’s admiration
D. prove young people can realize their dreams
() 36. The toughest times of Jessica’s journey were .
A. when she had to be calm
B. when terrible weather came
C. when she saw high mountains
D. when she was very lonely
() 37. Which of the following can NOT describe Jessica’s sailing around the world?
A. She was happy to leave her pink yacht.
B. Her sailing was non - stop.
C. She completed her sailing alone.
D. She is the youngest to sail around the world.

34—37 CDBA