第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分)

阅读下列短文，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

A

We spent a day in the country and picked a lot of flowers. Our car was full of flowers inside! On the way home we had to stop at traffic lights, and there my wife saw the bookshelf.

It stood outside a furniture(家具)shop. “Buy it,” she said at once. “We’ll carry it home on the roof-rack(车顶架). I’ve always wanted one like that.”

What could I do? Ten minutes later I was twenty dollars poorer, and the bookshelf was tied on to the roof rack. It was tall and narrow, quite heavy too.

As it was getting darker, I drove slowly. Other drivers seemed more polite than usual that evening. The police even stopped traffic to let us through. Carrying furniture was a good idea.

After a time my wife said, “There’s a long line of cars behind. Why don’t they overtake(超车)?”

Just at that time a police car did overtake. The two officers inside looked at us seriously when they went past. But then, with a kind smile they asked us to follow their car through the busy traffic. The police car stopped at our village church. One of the officers came to me.

“Right, sir,” he said. “Do you need any more help now?”

I didn’t quite understand. “Thanks, officer,” I said. “You’ve been very kind. I live just down the road.”

He was looking at our things: first at the flowers, then at the bookshelf. “Well, well,” he said and laughed. “It’s a bookshelf you’ve got there! We thought it was——er, something else.”

My wife began to laugh. Suddenly I understood why the police drove here. I smiled at the officer. “Yes, it’s a bookshelf, but thanks again.” I drove home as fast as I could.

56. From the story we know that ________                                   .

A.the writer was poor and didn’t buy the bookshelf for his wife

B.the writer’s wife didn’t like the bookshelf at all

C.the writer was always glad to buy something for his wife

D.the writer was not very glad to buy the bookshelf for his wife

57.What made the writer think that carrying furniture was “a good idea”?

A.He could drive slowly and it was safe.

B.Other drivers would let him go first.

C.His wife could use a new bookshelf.

D.He could save a lot of money and time.

58.Why were the police and other drivers so kind to the writer?

A. Because they thought the writer liked studying very much and needed a bookshelf.

B. Because they didn’t think it was polite to overtake a car with a bookshelf on it.

C. Because they thought somebody in the writer’s family had died and he needed help.

D. Because they thought it was dangerous to carry a bookshelf on a car.

59.Why did the writer’s wife begin to laugh?

A.Because now she knew what mistake the police had made.

B.Because at last the police had driven to the church.

C.Because the officer was always looking at the flowers and the bookshelf.

D.Because the police had helped them a lot.

60.When did the officers begin to realize they had made a mistake?

A.After they arrived at the church.        B.Before they overtook the writer’s car.

C.Before they arrived at the church.       D.After the writer’s family left the church.

B

Laptop computers are popular all over the world. People use them on trains and airplanes, in airports and hotels. These laptops connect people to their workplace. In the United States today, laptops also connect students to their classrooms.

Westlake College in Virginia will start a laptop computer program that allows students to do schoolwork anywhere they want. Within five years, each of the 1500 students at the college will receive a laptop. The laptops are part of a$10 million computer program at Westlake, a 110-year-old college. The students with laptops will also have access to the Internet. In addition, they will be able to use e-mail to“speak” with their teachers, their classmates, and their families. However, the most important part of the laptop program is that students will be able to use computers without going to computer labs. They can work with it at home, in a fast-food restaurant or under the trees-anywhere at all!

Because of the many changes in computer technology , laptop use in higher education, such as colleges and universities, is workable. As laptops become more powerful, they become more similar to desktop computers. In addition, the portable computers can connect students to not only the Internet, but also libraries and other resources. State higher-education officials are studying how laptops can help students. State officials are also testing laptop programs at other universities, too.

At Westlake College, more than 60 percent of the staff use computers. The laptops will allow all teachers to use computers in their lessons. As one Westlake teacher said,“ Here we are in the middle of Virginia and we’re giving students a window on the world. They can see everything and do everything.”

61. The main purpose of the laptop program is to give each student a laptop to ________.

A. use for their schoolwork                  B. access the Internet

C. work at home                          D. connect them to libraries

62.Why is the word “speak” in the second paragraph in quotation marks(引号)?

A. They don’t really talk.                   B. They can't speak in public.

C. Laptops have speakers.                  D. They use body language

63. Which of the following is true about Westlake College?

A. All teachers use computers anytime.        B.1500 students have laptops in one year.

C. It is an old college in America.            D. Students there can do everything.

64. A window on the world in the last paragraph means that students can ________.

A. attend lectures on information technology   B. travel around the world

C. get information from around the world      D. have free laptops

65. What can we infer from the passage?

A. The program is successful.               B. The program is not workable.

C. The program is too expensive.            D. We don’t know the result yet.