四、阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分，计30分)

阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

(A)

Zijin Mountain Observation(紫金山天文台)

Price: Adults  ￥50

Children  ￥20

Children (under 10 years old) free

Open: 8.00 a.m.—5:00 p.m. every day

Xuanwu Lake

Price： Adults￥ 60

Children (10 years old and over) ￥30

Children (under 10 years old) free

Open: 6.00 a.m.—7:00 p.m. every day

Nanjing Zoo

Price: Adults ￥40

Children (12years old and over ) ￥15

Children (under 12 years old) free

Open : 7:00 a.m.—6:00p.m. from Monday to Friday

6.30 a.m. to 6.30p.m. on Saturday and Sunday

(    )51. Jim are 12. If he goes to Zijin Mountain Observation with his parents, they should spend____________.

A. 60 yuan   B.90 yuan   C. 120 yuan  D. 150 yuan

(   ) 52. You are 11 years old.. If you don’t take any money, you _______________.

A. can’t go to any place       B. can go to only one place

C. can go to two places       D. can go to three places

(    )53.It is 6.35 a.m. on Sunday, you can visit ____________.

A. Zijin Mountain Observation     B. Xuanwu Lake

C. Nanjing Zoo                   D. both B and C

(B)

Big Ben is not the name of a man. It is the name of a big clock in London. London is the capital of England. This clock has four faces. So, no matter where you stand, you can read the time on the face of Big Ben. Each face is the size of a bus. The hands are about four meters long. It is about the size of two people standing on top each other. If you go to London, you may want to visit the Houses of Parliament(国会). In that place you will find Big Ben sits at the top of the clock tower in the Houses of Parliament. You will probably hear it and see it. The big clock makes such a loud noise. “Ding dong, ding dong.” It goes, every quarter of an hour. The name of Big Ben comes from a big builder.

(   )54. Big Ben is _____.

A. a bus     B. a clock    C. the name of Ben    D. a house

(   )55. Big Ben is in _______.

A. China     B. the UK   C. Japan      D. the USA

(   )56. You can read the time of Big Ben _______.

A. at the top of the clock tower    B. in the Houses of Parliament

C. on the four faces of the clock  D. on the hands of the huge clock

(   )57. The clock strikes (敲;打) every _______ minutes of an hour.

A. ten      B. fifteen      C. thirty     D. forty-five

C

“You are welcome to have dinner with me on Sunday ,”  “”  said John .

“But I don’t know where your house is,”said Henry.

“It’s easy. You get off the bus. Then cross the road, and take the first turning on the left. Walk for five minutes. Then you will see a big tree.Take the second on the right after the tree. Walk about a hundred metres down this road. There is a big red house. Go past the big house about five hundred metres, and you will see a small yellow house beside a little tree.Open the door with your foot. ”

“With my foot?”said Henry, “Why?” “Well, you won’t come to my house empty-handed (空手地) will you? ”said John.