第三部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该

　　第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

　　第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　“It’smyownfault．”CarlFenterpulledhisjacketcloseragainstthecoldmorningwind．“Therestofthefamilyishome,whereit’swarm．”

　　Justanotheroneofhisbrilliantideas—abigtamale（玉米粉蒸肉）feastaftertonight’sChristmasEveserviceatchurch—andlookwhereitlandedhim:waitinginalineof50people．

　　AsCarlknew,everytamaleshopinthecityhadsoldouttheirtamalesthedaybeforeChristmas,thoughhe’dbeendrivingalloverElPasothatmorning．Determinedtobringhomethetamales,CarltriedonelastshopoutinCanutillo．

　　Whenhearrived,afreshbatch（一批）wouldbereadyoffthesteamerin45minutes．Takinghisplaceattheendofthesnakingline,hewatchedthewomaninfrontofhimremoveherjackettocoverhershakingyoungster．Itwasn’tlongbeforeshe,too,trembledinthechillywind．Withouthesitation,Carltookoffhisownjacketandofferedittothegratefulmother．

　　Theycheeredwhenthelinecreptforwardatlast．Finally,Carlgotinsidethedoorandinchedhiswayclosertothecounter,thewomannowfirstinline．“Sorryfolks,”theclerkannounced,“that’sthelastofthetamales．”“Noway!”Carlcriedout．“But,”stressedtheman,“we’llhaveafinalbatchreadyin,oh,abouttwohours．”

　　Defeated,Carlbackedaway,buttheyoungmothergrabbedhisarm．“You’releaving?”“Ihaveto,”Carlglancedathiswatch．“Ipromisedtoputupdecorationsatmychurch．”“I’llgetyourorderoftamalesandbringthemtoyourhouse．”Carlfrowned．“Icouldn’taskyoutodothat．”“Butit’stheleastIcando．Youlentmeyourcoat．Justgivemeyouraddress．”Sheandherlittlegirlsettledinforthelongwait．

　　AndatexactlynoononChristmasEve,theydeliveredfourdozenfragranttamales—alongwithCarl’sbrownjacket—tohishome．

　　56．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

　　A．WhenCarlarrivedattheshop,nofreshtamalewasforsale．

　　B．Carlhadtoofferhisjackettothemotherinfrontofhim．

　　C．Carlwasunabletobuytamalebyhimselffinally．

　　D．Carlcouldn’twaitbecausehehadtogobacktothechurch．

　　57．ThemotherofferedtohelpCarlbuytamalemainlybecause________．