四、阅读理解  阅读下列四篇短文，根据短文内容选择最佳答案。(30分)

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下面是某学生杂志就“理想”这一话题刊载的三位学生的谈话。阅读谈话并选择正确答案。

Maria. I’m 13. I live in New York City. I like going to school by bike. I seldom take buses. Riding a bike is good exercise for me. I like watching NBA matches on TV very much. I watch them every week. It’s real fun for me. I like pop music a lot, too. My favourite singing star is Michael Jackson. At school, music is my favourite subject. I have a good voice(嗓音). I have a dream of being a singer like Madonna.

Huck. I’m 12. I live in Los Angeles. I like playing football and basketball. I play football or basketball every day with my friends after school. I often watch ball matches on TV. Sometimes I go and cheer(欢呼) for the Lakers(美国湖人队). I like collecting stamps, especially(特别) animal stamps. I like animals, so I like animal stamps. I have panda stamps from my friend, Candudu. They are very good. On weekends I often go to the mountains to paint pictures. I have painted some very nice pictures. Painting is my life, so I will be a painter.

Sophia. My home is in Washington D.C. . I like reading and watching programmes(节目) about travel(旅游)and history. I often stay at home reading on weekends. At school, I like French very much. and I am good at it. I’d like to be a guide(导游). I can go around the world and meet a lot of people. They would be great fun!

(    )1.Maria often goes to school ___________.

A. by bus           B. by bike         C. by car       D.on foot

(    )2.Huck likes collecting animal stamps because ______.

A. Candudu has panda stamps            B. they are wonderful

C. likes playing football                 D.he likes animals

(    )3.Huck will be a painter because________.

A. he likes painting                    B. he loves nice pictures

C. he can go out on weekends            D. he likes basketball

(    )4.If Sophia is a guide, she can _________.

A. speak French very well               B. go to a lot of places in the world

C. read history                        D. watch programmes about travel

(    )5.Both Maria and Huck like basketball, so ________.

A. they often play it                    B. they go to cheer for their own teams

C. they watch basketball matches on TV    D.they speak French