2.根据上文说这只猫是世界上第三个最有钱的宠物，可知此处是说这只猫的主人的钱，故选C。

3. 根据文意，可知这个人当时的身体状况很差，后来才去世了，故选A。

4. A项的意思是 “照顾”，B项的意思是“想出”;C选项的意思是“寻找”;D选项的意思是“和…玩”。根据句意，可知Maria是想找一个人照顾她的猫。

5. 根据文意，可知此处要用一个表转折的词。而且是一个副词，后面跟逗号。故选B。

6. 由于她没有任何的亲人，可推断她当时就把的所有的遗产留给猫。故选B。

7. 根据文意，可知猫是不可能真正地(really)获得那笔钱的。故选D。

8. take care of 是固定搭配，意思是“照顾”。故选A。

9. 根据文意，可知那是指Maria去世(die)的那一天。故选B。

10. 由下面的内容可知，Gunter是世界上最有钱的狗，可知此处要用一个表示让步的连接词，故选A。

11. 根据句意，可知它不是世界上最有钱的猫，故选C。

12. 根据文意，可知这条狗是从他的父亲那里获得的。故选B。

13. 根据本段第一句可知这是一个德国狗。故选A。

14. 本句的宾语是money，可知此处是说 他享受他的钱。故选D。

15. 根据常识，可知道Madonna是美国著名的歌手，故选C。

VI.阅读理解 ( 30分)

( A )

April Fool’s Day is a day to play jokes on others. No one knows how this holiday began but it was thought to begin in France.

In France, New Year’s Day was celebrated on March 25 and celebrations lasted until April 1st. When New Year’s Day was changed from March 25 to January 1st in the 1560s by King Charles IX (查理九世), there were some people who still celebrated it on April 1st and those people were called April Fools.

April Fool’s Day is a “for-fun-only” day. Nobody is expected to buy gifts or to take their friends out to eat in a fancy restaurant. Nobody gets off work or school. It’s simply a fun little holiday, but a holiday on which one must remain forever vigilant,(警惕的) for he may be the next April Fool!

Each country celebrates April Fool’s Day differently. In France, the April Fool is called “April Fish” (Poisson d’Avril). The French fool their friends by taping a paper fish to their friends’ backs and when some discover this trick, they yell ”Poisson d’Avril!”

In England, tricks can be played only in the morning. If a trick is played on you, you are a “noodle”. In Scotland, April Fool’s Day is 48 hours long and you are called an “April Gowk”, which is another name for a cuckoo bird. The second day in Scotland’s April Fool’s Day is called Tally Day. Tally Day’s gift to children is the still-funny “Kick Me ” sign.

1.April Fool’s Day began in .

A.America

B.France

C.England

D.Scotland

2.In France people used to celebrate on March 25 before the 1560s.

A.New Year’s Day

B.Father’s Day

C.April Fool’s Day

D.Mother’s Day

3.On April Fool’s Day, people usually .

A.send presents to others

B.ask friends to have dinner

C.play jokes on others

D.have a day off

4.The underlined word “trick” means “ ” in Chinese.

A.恶作剧

B.打击

C.策划

D.伤心

5.On April Fool’s Day, if you stay in Scotland, someone may say “ ” to you.

A.Poisson d’Avril

B.April Gowk

C.You are a noodle

D.Tally Day

【考点】政治经济文化类阅读

【答案】BACAB