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　　英语（二）
　　第二部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分60分）
　　第一节 （共15小题;每小题3分，满分45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，并在题卡上将该项涂黑。 
　　A
　　A British shopper, Emma Mumford, who was named “the Coupon(优惠券) Queen” has spent just £350 on a luxury(奢侈) Christmas for her and her family—but got £2,500 worth of food, drink and presents thanks to coupons and offers.
　　Ms Mumford is a so-called “extreme couponer” and spends hours hunting out the best deals and bargains. She has been preparing for this Christmas since the end of the last one. Ms Mumford made the huge savings by checking price comparison websites and as a result collected more presents than she needed for Christmas. After sorting out gifts for all of her family, she has even been able to donate £1,000 worth of presents to her local hospital.
　　“It has been so nice to have Christmas sorted and not having to worry about breaking the bank. I wanted to get high quality presents for my family and show that you can do it without spending a fortune. There is a misconception that everyone who does couponing only gets value products but through my careful shopping I have managed to purchase designer perfumes(香水), a high-end coffee machine.” she explained.
　　She said “What started as a hobby to help me save money has turned into my life and I am able to run a business helping people save money. I know what it feels like to struggle as my ex-partner had a lot of debt which I took on for him. We were in a poor situation where every penny counted. That’s what really inspired me.”
　　She has now turned her bargain-hunting addiction into a business where she searches for the best deals and offers tips to the general public through video blogging and her Facebook Page.
　　“I try and show people that it is just a little bit of work in the beginning but it will eventually pay off. One of the best things to do is just to be a bit forward thinking and save throughout the year.”
　　21. How did Emma make the huge savings?
　　A. She compared prices through websites.
　　B. She hunted out bargains in real shops.
　　C. She used coupons and offers worth £3,500.
　　D. She collected more Christmas presents than needed.
　　22. What does “breaking the bank” in the third paragraph mean?
　　A. Buying presents of low quality.  B. Spending more money than you have.
　　C. Breaking into the bank. D. Tat money from the bank.
　　23. What really inspired Emma to help people save money?
　　A. Her addiction to bargain-hunting.
　　B. The financial difficulties she shared with her ex-partner.
　　C. The poor situation people around her were going through.
　　D. Her experience of running an unsuccessful business.
　　24. Which of the following can best describe Emma?
　　A. Ambitious and creative. B. Sensitive and determined.
　　C. Brave and lucky. D. Careful and caring.
　　B
　　Can you imagine a world without chocolate? It's not something I'd 1ike to do. So I was relieved to read that there’s a university with a programme to safeguard the future of chocolate!
　　The University of Reading, in England, has just opened a new clearing house for all the world’s new cocoa varieties. They must be quarantined(隔离检疫)before they can be grown. Why? Cocoa production hit a record high of 4.4 million tons last year but about 30％of the precious crop is regularly lost to pests and diseases. Now we don’t want that, do we?
　　Demand for chocolate has been increasing faster than the world supply of cocoa and researchers think that new varieties are key to solving this problem.
　　The University of Reading has been protecting the quality of the new crops since 1985, after it took over the task from the Royal Botanical Gardens in Kew，London. And it has improved its facilities. The leader of the institution’s cocoa project，Professor Paul Hadley, says, “One of the main issues concerning cocoa improvement is the supply of reliably clean，healthy，interesting cocoa material.”
　　The cocoa centre has a collection of 400 plant varie