阅读理解(共25分)

六、阅读理解(共20分，每小题2分)

阅读下面三篇短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

A

Wh en you travel in a foreign country, it is very important to know the meanings of some gestures (手势). Following the customs will help you.

Gestures Meanings

Americans often touch their temples (太阳穴) to say somebody is clever. But this means one is silly to Chinese.

In America, people do this to say "OK", but it means somebody will lose his or her job in Japan.

In China, the thumbs (拇指)-up sign means good. But in Australia and West Africa, it is a bad sign.

In America, waving one's hand means goodbye. But South Americans will not leave when they see this; they will run towards you.

41. How many gestures are mentioned(提到) in the passage?

A. 3. B. 4. C. 5. D. 6.

42. In America, people usually wave their hand to say .

A. goodbye B. hello C. one is silly D. one is clever

43. In Australia, people don't like the sign.

A. thumbs-up B. hand-waving C. OK D. temple-touching

B

It's March, 2050.

Frank and Mary Smith wake up in their comfortable house and switch on the computer to watch news. They used to (过去) read the Times, but changed to newspaper online in 2013.

As they watch the computer, Frank and Mary take their usual weight control pills (减肥药), and ask one of the robots to make coffee. Frank enters the study to have a meeting with his workmates around the world. He works on a computer for several companies. This is his third job. He used to be in marketing and then television.

Mary also has a job. Both she and Frank used to have an office desk in London, but in 2014 they decided to move to the seaside and work from home.

Frank and Mary have one child, Louise. She also has her own workstation in the family home. She goes to school only one day a week, mainly to play with other children. Classrooms disappeared in 2030 because there was no need for them. Louise, now thirteen, is studying Chinese. Now it has become as important as English as a world language. Louise has many Chinese friends. They talk by computer.

44. Frank and Mary turn on to watch news.

A. the computer B. the iPhone C. the video phone D. the TV

45. Frank and Mary decided to work from home .

A. in 2050 B. in 2030 C. in 2014 D. in 2013

46. Frank in London before 2014.

A. had several jobs B. worked in the office

C. worked and shopped at home D. took pills to lose weight

47. From the passage we know .

A. Mary read news online before 2013 B. Frank was in marketing and computer

C. there were no classrooms in 2030 D. children only needed to play in 2030

C

Born in 1968 in the Dominican Republic, Sammy Sosa, the famous baseball player learned early the importance of hard work. When Sosa was only seven, his father died, leaving the family terribly poor. He work ed hard to help support (支持) the family.

Though busy working, he tried to find time to play baseball. At 14, Sosa got to play on a real baseball team. He worked hard and showed great gift (天赋). At sixteen, the Texas Rangers noticed his gift and asked him to play in the US.

Sosa was not an overnight success (一夜成功). He still had a lot to learn. Though he could hit a fastball for a home run, he also made more mistakes (错误). In 1989, the Rangers gave him up to the Chicago White Sox. The White Sox were excited to have him. This helped Sosa get his confidence (信心) back, and he began to play well again. But his success did not last. He was trying too hard and thinking too much. He ended up making more mistakes. In 1992, the White Sox gave Sosa up to the Chicago Cubs.

The Cubs believed he could become a great player. They helped him improve himself. By 1998, he had become baseball's best all-around player. He was chosen the National League's Most Valuable Player that year.

On the playing field or off, Sosa is a hero (英雄) for the world. In 1997, he started the Sammy Sosa Foundation to help people in need. When Hurricane Georges hit the Dominican Republic, Sosa sent food, blankets, and other things there, with $ 700,000 to help his country. "I want to be known as a good person more than a baseball player," Sosa said.