13．Though he came from a family similar ________mine，we have little similarity ________taste.

　　A．with；to B．to；in C．in；to D．to；for

答案　B　[句意：虽然他来自一个和我相似的家庭，但我们的爱好很少有相似之处。be similar to与......相似；have little similarity in在......方面几乎没有相似之处。]

14．Many years later，the father returned form the army and found that his daughter was no longer ________she used to be.

　　A．what B．how C．when D．whom

答案　A　[what引导的从句在句中作表语(即表语从句)，what又在表语从句中作表语。]

15．I can't tolerate being made fun of，________never to come again.

　　A．determined B．being determined

　　C．determine D．to determine

答案　A　[逗号后的部分是短语不是独立的句子，所以用determined过去分词短语作状语，故选A。]

Ⅱ.阅读理解

You're riding in the car on this family vacation. Suddenly your dad slows down. And you may see the following：

1．Bubblegum Alley

San Luis Obispo, California

Some call it art; others call it just plain gross. Bubblegum Alley is covered from top to bottom with wads of chewed gum, a tradition that was started mysteriously by locals in the 1950s. Some artists even created images of funny faces and the American flag.

2．Blue Whale

Catoosa, Oklahoma

Not ready to dive the depths of the ocean to see a blue whale? No problem. Just visit this 80­foot­long cement beast, which even has a slide and diving board so visitors can take a dip in the pond. When the artist died, the whale fell into disrepair. Neighbors couldn't stand to see the grinning whale fall apart, so they fixed it and now keep it bright with gallons of blue paint.

3.Lonesome Legs

Amarillo, Texas

Just what are these large legs doing in a cow pasture? According to artist Lightnin' McDuff, they represent a poem about a traveler who finds a bodiless statue of an Egyptian pharaoh (法老) called Ozymandias.Using concrete over a steel frame, McDuff constructed the legs to appear as if they were made of weathered sandstone. And the socks? A prankster (恶作