三.阅读理解(共50分)

A

Adam, a football fan, likes going to the bar to watch the games with his friends. They can chat and drink during some of the less important games. Sometimes he meets many foreigners in the bar. They like to sing songs happily, or even dance when a player scores a goal.

Ivan a university student, enjoys watching online. He says it’s hard to get togethe r with friends on weekdays, so watching online is a really a good way to enjoy the World Cup.

A girl called janet often watches the games at home with her f amily. She said ,“In the bar, you always meet people who support different teams, so it can be embarrassing .” She thinks the most important thing is that she feels comfortable while watching at home. She can sit any way she likes.

The World Cup makes people excited and relaxed. No m atter in what way you watch it, just enjoy soccer ,just enjoy yourself.

Judge the following sentences true(T) or false(F)

(  )41. It’s said that over 2.2 billion people are watching the World Cup.

(  )42.Adam likes watching the games with his friends in the bar.

(  )43.It’s a good way for Ivan to watch the World Cup online.

(  )44.Janet often watches the games at home alone.

(  )45.All the people enjoy the World Cup in the same way.

B

I often hear some students say English is difficult, and it gives them a headache. But English is very easy for me. I’m good at it. I’m very glad to tell you something about how I study English.

First, I think an interest in English is very important. When I learned English first, it was fresh for me. I was interested in it, so I worked hard at it. Soon we had an English exam and I got a very good mark. How happy I was! After that, I learned English harder and harder. Our English teacher often teaches us English songs, and the songs sound nice. I often think how interesting English is!

Second, I think English is a foreign language. I should learn it well in the following ways: Listen to the teacher carefully, speak bravely, read aloud and have a good vocabulary. Then practice again  and again, never be tired. And I also have a good habit: Asking whenever I have a question. I must make it clear by asking our English teacher. How happy I am when I understand!

Besides this, I often read English stories, jokes and easy novels. They help me understand a lot of things. So to do more reading is an important way to learn English well. And I also write English diaries. English has become a close friend of mine.

(　　)46.Why do some students often “have a headache”?

A. Because they are easy to catch a cold.     B. Because it’s often very cold

C. Because they think English is easy.    D. Because they don’t think English is easy.

(　　)47.The writer tells us that we should be ________ in English if we want to learn it well.

A. kind          B. interested        C. angry         D. strict

(　　)48.The sentence “I got a very good mark” means ________.

A.I got a good way                 B.I had a good idea

C.I did badly in the exam            D.I did well in the exam

(　　)49.The writer thinks English is interesting because ________.

A. English is full of stories             B. English is full of jokes

C. his teacher often teaches them nice English songs     D. of nothing

(　　)50.Which of the following is not the way the writer studies by?

A. Speaking bravely.                  B. Writing to foreign friends.

C. Reading aloud.                    D. Writing English diaries.

C

Now QQ coins are popular among Chinese teenagers. People use real money to buy Web money. Then they buy clothes for their online characters (人物形象) or services for their online pets with it. And these fancy things will cost QQ fans more in the future.

The government will put a tax (税) of 3% on online sales. For example, if QQ users pay 100 yuan for 110 QQ coins, they will have to spend 103 yuan in the future. The extra (额外的) three yuan is tax.

Beijing was the first city to carry out the policy. Online games have to pay the tax, too. A number of players make money by spending a lot of time on the games to gain powers (获得能量), and then selling them.

Experts said that online trade grow fast. There is more than 10 billion yuan of real money in online trade a year in China.

However, the government’s new move has become a hot topic (话题) among Internet users around the country. In a survey by sina.com more than 70% of about 3,000 surveyed were against it. They said that the tax is too much.

But supporters (支持者) said the government’s better management (管理) of the Internet would help it become healthier. They believe the ne w move would help stop online identity theft (账号偷窃).

(　　)51.We can learn from the story that QQ coins  are ________.

A. a kind of game software       B. a special Web money

C. some fancy clothes            D. some online pets

(　　)52.The Chinese government will put a tax of ________ on online sales.

A.3%            B.10%       C.11%      D.15%

(　　)53.Which city was the first city to carry out the policy?

A. Shenyang.   B. Shanghai.   C. Guangzhou.    D. Beijing.

(　　)54.We can learn from the passage that________.

A.online gamers don’t have to pay the tax     B.many people think the tax is too much

C.all the people support (支持) this policy    D.the new move will cause online identity theft

(　　)55.The new move can help Internet become healthier and ________.

A.sto p online shopping               B.stop online trade

C.stop online identity theft        D.stop online spending money