三、阅读理解.(每小题1分，共15分)

(A)

Three people were walking along the street，first a big man，then a pretty woman.and then an old gentleman.The first two went around the corner.Suddenly the gentleman saw a piece of paper on the ground.He picked it up.It was fire pounds.A few seconds later，the young woman

came back.She was crying.‘I have lost five pounds，’she said.

‘Don’t cry，’said the gentleman.‘Here it is.’The young woman thanked him and went away.After a few seconds，the big man came back.He was looking for something.Suddenly a window opened and a short man looked out.‘I saw five pounds fall from your pocket，’he said，‘but that man gave it to a young woman.’The big man was very angry.The gentleman was frightened and gave him another five pounds.When the gentleman had gone，the young woman came back to get her one pound and sixty-seven pence，and the short man came out to get his.

(    )1.The short man said________.

A.he saw the big man drop five pounds

B.the old mart kept the lost money

C.the pretty woman drop five pounds

D.he found himself drop five pounds

(    )2._________really lost money.

A.The big man                         B.The pretty woman

C.The short man                        D.The old gentleman

(    )3.How many pounds did they get by cheating(期骗)?

A.Six.          B.Five.           C.Four.          D.Three.

(    )4.The gentleman________.

A.was very clever and strong

B.did a very good deed(好事)

C.was very kind but not brave

D.had plenty of money

(    )5.The young woman only get_________ at last.

A.seven pounds

B.five pounds and ten pence

C.ten pounds

D.one pound and sixty-seven pence

(B)

Six years ago，Ann graduated(毕业)from college with a degree in Art.Now she is twenty-nine and works for a large computer company.She takes classes twice a week after work.She is learning to use the computer program PowerPoint.‘I enjoyed the college，but my job doesn’t use the information I learned at college.’Ann says.‘The course is helping me to

do my job better.’

In the past，when students graduated from college and got a job，they usually stopped studying.Today，lifelong learning is becoming more common.In many countries，some people return to school in their late twenties，thirties，or even older to get a higher degree，Mote people are taking training courses to improve their working skills after work.People can also get degrees or training through the Internet.

Ann’s sixty-year-old mother and father are taking courses in Art and Music.‘We love these two subjects.Learning is so much fun’They say happily.‘It’s never too old to learn.’

(    )6.Ann graduated from college when she was_______.

A.twenty-nine                       B.twenty-six

C.twenty-three                       D.twenty

(     )7.The underlined word‘degree.’in the passage means________.

A.温度             B.程度         C.学位            D.位置

(    )8.More people are taking training courses after work in order to_________.

A.improve their working skills

B.enjoy Art and Music

C.study computer programs

D.make more money

(    )9.Which of tile following is TRUE?

A.Ann doesn’t want to use the information she learned at college.

B.People in the past usually stopped studying after graduating from college.

C.People can only get information from their teachers.

D.Ann’s parents are too old to learn Art and Music.

(    )10.The best title of the passage is________.

A.Internet Studying                     B.College Education

C.Art Learning                         D.Lifelong Learning