三、阅读理解（16分）
A

The word “cinch” means a thing that is certain to happen.
（）1. What is the text?
A. A survey.
B. A report.
C. A poem.
D. A notice.
（）2. What can be filled in the blank?
A. thinks he can
B. waits for luck
C. is the cleverest
D. fears failure
（）3. What does the underlined sentence probably mean?
A. You are really better than others.
B. Never compare yourself with others.
C. You should accept your weaknesses.
D. Thinking you’re not good at something makes it true.
（）4. Which of the following would the writer most probably agree with?
A. Confidence leads to success.
B. Doubt is a natural part of achieving success.
C. Winning is only for the most talented persons.
D. Success comes from a strong body and quick action.
B

Mary Anning was born in Lyme Regis, a seaside town in the UK, in 1799. Her parents had ten kids, but only Mary and her brother Joseph grew up.
Mary's father didn't make much money in his job as a cupboard maker, so he decided to make their life better by looking for fossils（化石）at the beach and selling them to tourists. Young Mary and Joseph would join him, and they developed a deep love of fossil hunting.
After their father died in 1810, Mary and Joseph carried on hunting fossils to support the family. When Mary was 12, they found a strange 5.2-metre-long skeleton（骨骼）. At first, scientists thought it was a fish-like living thing from faraway places. Later, they realized it was an ancient reptile（爬行动物）.
In 1823, Mary and her dog made another big discovery: a long-necked ancient reptile which looked so strange that many people thought it was fake at first! She also found a flying
ancient reptile. These helped her know what their lives were like. She learned geology（地质学）and scientific drawing by herself later. Mary was so highly skilled that she took important scientists to fossil hunting and discussed ideas with them.
Mary died in 1847. In her life, although she was well-known for her discoveries, she wasn't taken seriously as a scientist because she was a woman and came from a poor family. Some men scientists even said her discoveries were theirs. But now Mary is widely considered as an early explorer in the study of fossils and the greatest fossil hunter ever!
（）5. Which picture is most likely to be the fossil Mary discovered at age 12?
A.
（）6. What can be learned about Mary from the last paragraph?
A. She became famous quickly.
B. She lost some of her discoveries.
C. Her work was recognized late.
D. She was respected by other scientists.
（）7. What is the correct order of Mary Anning's life?
a. Mary's father died.
b. Mary discovered the first fossil.
c. Mary found a long-necked reptile fossil.
d. Mary joined father in fossil hunting.
A. d→a→b→c
B. b→c→d→a
C. c→d→b→a
D. d→b→a→c
（）8. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Great Fossil Hunting
B. Pioneer of Fossil Hunters
C. Poor Girl Becomes Famous
D. Facts about Ancient Fossils