A ． Expose the great works of literature, art and music to the sun’s rays, in case they go moldy.

B ． Introduce the great works of literature, art and music to the public through the mass media.

C ． Subject oneself to the influence of the great works of literature, art and music.

D ． Deprive the great works of literature, art and music of the shelter or protection.

46 ． Don’t take it personally.

A ． Don’t take it away without permission.

B ． Don’t take it for granted.

C ． Don’t take it in person.

D ． Don’t be offended by it.

47 ． He wanted to strike a work of fire and stars into being for the old man.

A ． He wanted to make a fire — a sparkling fire for the old man.

B ． He wanted to play a piece of passionate music for the old man.

C ． He wanted to draw a picture of flame under the starry night for the old man.

D ． He wanted to tend the fire for the old man who, then, can have more spare time to enjoy the night sky.

48 ． My uncle smiled, but my mother had seen the first distressing evidence of a bump budding on a log.

A ． my mother looked at the sign of the coming spring with a heavy heart.

B ． my mother had just found with distress that I was going to become a fool.

C ． my mother regarded the budding on the trunk as an ill omen ( 兆头 ).

D ． my mother had found with delight that I finally began to show sound judgment and intelligence.

49 ． “It was pleasant to believe,” she wrote later, “that much of Nature was forever beyond the tampering reach of man.”

A ． Human being will step on much of nature and destroy nature.

B ． Human being will be separated from the nature.

C ． Nature will be disturbed by the activities of human being.

D ． Nature will remain intact from the harmful human activities.

50 ． It left me open-minded about prayer.

A ． It was prayer that enlightened me.

B ． It made me pray earnestly.

C ． It made me have no prejudice against prayer.

D ． Prayer made me open to new and different ideas.

IV. 阅读理解。认真阅读下列两篇短文，每篇短文后有 5 个问题，根据课文内容从 A 、 B 、 C 、 D 四个选项中，选择一个正确答案，并填在答题纸相应的位置上。（本大题共 10 小题，每小题 1 分，共 10 分）

      Read the two passages and answer the questions. (10 points)