三. 阅读理解。(共24分，每题2分)

(A)

It’s not just women who wear skirts. Men can wear them, too. In Scotland, men wear a kind of skirt called a kilt. The kilt is their national dress and an important part of their tradition.

A kilt is a colored skirt reaching down to the knee. It has checks (格子)on it with different colors, like red or blue. Each family in Scotland has its own colors.

How did the Scots start to wear kilts? There are many stories about it. One story is that the kilt was invented in the 1720s by an English factory owner, Thomas Rawlinson.

Rawlinson had a number of Scottish workers in his factory and he thought their clothing got in the way of their work. So he cut their long clothes into a shorter skirt.

Today, most Scotsmen see kilts as formal dress. They usually only wear them at weddings or big dinners. There are only a few men who still wear a kilt every day.

Scots also wear kilts in parades (游行)when they play their traditional musical instrument: bagpipes (风笛). The army still has kilts as the dress uniform, but they no longer wear them to fight.

(    )58. A kilt is ________.

(    )59. In Scotland, different families have different _______.

A. colors        B. checks              C. rules          D. shapes

(    )60. When do Scotsmen wear kilts?

A. At weddings.            B. At big dinners.          C. In parades.        D. All of the above

(B)

To help you decide what might make a good pet, we have put together a pet checklist.

We have named some of the animals that are often kept as pets. We’ve shown some good points and bad points about each. And we’ve told you which are OK or not OK to keep.

Which pet is for you?

(    )61. _______ have the same bad point that will make you sneeze.

A. Rabbits & raccoons                 B. Raccoons & cats

C. Cats & dogs                           D. Dogs & rabbits

(    )62. According to the checklist, a rabbit would not live in ________ weather.

A. cold           B. cool           C. warm         D. hot

(    )63. What is the main purpose (目的)of this checklist?

A. To help pick the best pet for you.

B. To tell how to take care of your pet.

C. To list the best pets.

D. To list the worst pets.

(C)

My husband had just bought a new washing machine for me. I decided to use it the very day and I washed a lot of things. Everything worked well, but I found one of my husband’s socks missing. I looked everywhere for it, but I couldn’t find it anywhere.

The next morning, I got ready for school as usual. When the bell rang, the students came in. I greeted (问候)them and told them what we were going to do that day.

When I turned around to write on the blackboard, the class broke out a roar (大声笑)!

They laughed and laughed. They laughed so much, in fact, that I was afraid the headmaster would be in to see all this, I asked the class to stop, but the more I talked, the more they laughed. I decided to pay no attention to them and I went on writing on the blackboard. When I did this, they roared even more.

Finally, the teacher who had the room next to mine came in to see what all the laughter was about. When he came in, he started laughing, too!

“Good heavens, ”I said, “Will someone please tell me what is so funny?”

“Oh, God, ”said the teacher, “You have a brown sock stuck (粘，贴)to the back of your skirt! ”

So that’s how I found my husband’s missing sock. “Oh, well,”I said to the class, “Let’s just say you have had an unforgettable lesson on static electricity(静电).”

(    )64. What was the writer?

A. A washer.                B. A student.          C. A headmaster.           D. A teacher.