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，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

When we don’t understand each other’s language, we can talk with the help of signs.

A Frenchman was once travelling in England. He could not speak English at all. One day he went into a restaurant and sat down at a table. When the waiter came, he opened his mouth, put his fingers in it, and took out again. He wanted to say . “Bring me something to eat.”

The waiter soon brought him a cup of tea. The man moved his head from side to side. The waiter understood him and took the tea away. In a moment he came with a cup of coffee. But the man again refused it. He shook his head whenever the waiter brought him something to drink, for drinks are not food.

When the man was going away, another man came in. This man saw the waiter , and he put his hand on his stomach. That was enough. In a few minutes there was a large plate of meat and vegetables on the table in front of him.

So you see, we cannot understand the language of signs as well as we can understand the language of words.

56.According to the passage, when people do not understand each other’s language, they can talk with the help of ______.

A. a waiter B. a teacher C. an Englishman

D. their hands, heads, and other parts of their bodies.

57. A Frenchman signed to the waiter_______.

A. to give him some medicine B. to bring him a cup of coffee

C. to ask him for food D. to tell him what he said

58. The waiter brought the Frenchman ______________

A. a cup of tea, a cup of coffee, and a lot of other drinks

B. a large plate of meat and vegetables

C a lot of drinks and a big plate of meat

D a lot of food and drinks.

59.Another man saw the waiter, and put his hand on his stomach. He meant__________.

A he had a stomachache B he was hungry C he was very thirsty D he was full

60. From this story we know_______

A. people can only understand the language of words

B. proper gestures can help to understand each other

C. waiters should understand body languages

D. it is important to learn foreign languages

B

People have strange ideas about food. For example, the tomato is a kind of very delicious vegetable. It is one of the useful plants that can be prepared in many ways. It has rich nutrition(营养) and vitamin (维他命) in it. But in the 18th century, Americans never ate tomatoes. They grew them in their gardens because tomato plants are so pretty. But they thought the vegetable was poisonous(有毒的). They called tomatoes “poison apples”.

President(总统) Thomas Jefferson, however, knew that tomatoes were good to eat. He was a learned man. He had been to Paris, where he learned to love the taste of tomatoes. He grew many kinds of tomatoes in his garden. The President taught his cook a way for a cream of tomato soup. This beautiful pink soup was served at the President’s party. The guests thought the soup tasted really good. They never thought their president would serve his honored guests poison apples. Jefferson never spoke to his honored guests about the fact.

61. After you read the passage, which of the following do you think is true?

A. Americans never ate tomatoes after they began to plant them.

B. Americans didn’t eat tomatoes before 19th century.

C. Even now Americans don’t eat tomatoes.

D. In the 18th century Americans ate a lot of tomatoes.

62. The passage tells us that Jefferson was a President of ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬______

A. a European country B. England C. France D. the United States

63. Jefferson learned that tomatoes were good to eat ___.

A. while he was in Paris B. when he was a little boy

C. because his parents told him so D. from books

64. From the passage we know all the honored guests invited by Jefferson were _____.

A. people from other countries B .from France

C. people of his own country D .men only

65. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A. All of the guests knew the soup that was served at the President’s party was made of tomatoes.

B. All of the guests thought the soup which was prepared by the President’s cook was nice.

C. All of the guests thought the taste of the beautiful pink soup was nice.

D. All the guests didn’t know that their president would serve his honored guests with “poison apples”.

C

One of Britain's bravest women told yesterday how she helped to catch suspected (可疑的) police killer David Bieber -- and was thanked with flowers by the police. It was also said that she could be in line for a share of up to ￡30,000 reward money.

Vicki Brown, 30, played a very important role in ending the nationwide manhunt. Vicki, who has worked at the Royal Hotel for four years, told of her terrible experience when she had to steal into Bieber's bedroom and to watch him secretly. Then she waited alone for three hours while armed police prepared to storm the building.

She said: "I was very nervous. But when I opened the hotel door and saw 20 armed policemen lined up in the car park I was so glad they were there."

The alarm had been raised because Vicki became suspicious (怀疑) of the guest who checked in at 3 pm the day before New Year's Eve with little luggage and wearing sunglasses and a hat pulled down over his face. She said: "He didn't seem to want to talk too much and make any eye contact (接触)." Vicki, the only employee on duty, called her bosses Margaret, 64, and husband Stan McKale, 65, who phoned the police at 11 pm.

Officers from Northumbria Police called Vicki at the hotel in Dunston, Gateshead, at about 11:30 pm to make sure that this was the wanted man. Then they kept in touch by phoning Vicki every 15 minutes.

"It was about ten past two in the morning when the phone went again and a policeman said 'Would you go and make yourself known to the armed officers outside?'. My heart missed a beat." Vicki quietly showed eight armed officers through passages and staircases to the top floor room and handed over the key.

"I realized that my bedroom window overlooks that part of the hotel, so I went to watch. I could not see into the man's room, but I could see the passage. The police kept shouting at the man to come out with his hands showing. Then suddenly he must have come out because they shouted for him to lie down while he was handcuffed (戴上手铐)."

66. The underlined phrase "be in line for" ( paragraph 1 ) means____

A. get B. be paid C. ask for D. own

67. Vicki became suspicious of David Bieber because_____

A. the police called her

B. he looked very strange

C. he came to the hotel with little luggage

D. he came to the hotel the day before New Year's Eve

68. Vicki's heart missed a beat because ______.

A. the phone went again B. she would be famous

C. the policemen had already arrived D. she saw 20 policemen in the car park

69. David Bieber was most probably handcuffed in_______.

A. the passage B. the man's room

C. Vicki's bedroom D. the top floor room

70. The whole event probably lasted about hours from the moment Bieber came to the hotel to the arrival of some armed officers.

A. 6 B. 8 C. 11 D. 14

D

The other day, my friend Jane was invited to a 40th birthday party. The time printed on the invitation was 7:30 pm. Jane went off with her husband, expecting a merry evening of wine, food, and song.

By 9:45, everybody was having great fun, but no food had appeared. Jane and David were restless. Other guests began whispering that they, too, were starving. But no one wanted to leave, just in case some food was about to appear. By 11:00, there was still no food, and everyone was completely off their heads. Jane and David left hungry and angry.

Their experience suggests that the words on the printed invitations need to be made clearer. Everyone reads and understands the invitations differently. Most of us would agree that 6:30 -8:30 pm means drinks only, go out to dinner afterwards; 8:00 pm or 8:30 pm means possible dinner, but 9:30 pm and any time thereafter means no food, eat beforehand, roll up late.

But this is not always the case. If asked to a students’ party at 6:30 pm, it is normal for guests not to appear before midnight, if at all, and no one cares. Being the first to arrive—looking eager—is social death. When my mother is asked to a party at 6:30, she likes to be there, if not on time, then no later than seven. My age group(late thirties) falls somewhere between the two, but because we still think we’re young, we’re probably closer to student-time than grown-up time.

The accepted custom at present is confusing(混乱的), sometimes annoying, and it often means you may go home hungry, but it does lend every party that precious element(成分) of surprise.

71. The underlined words “off their heads” probably mean ______.

A. tired B. crazy C. curious D. hopeless

72. Jane and David’s story is used to show that ______.

A. petty-goers usually get hungry at p arties

B. party invitations can be confusing

C. people should ask for food at parties

D. birthday parties for middle-aged people are dull

73. For some young people, arriving on time for a students’ party will probably be considered _______.

A. very difficult B. particularly thoughtful

C. friendly and polite D. socially unacceptable

74. According to the writer, people in their late thirties _______.

A. are likely to arrive late for a party

B. care little about the party time

C. haven’t really grown up yet D. like surprises at parties

75. What is the general idea of the text?

A. It’s safe to arrive late just when food is served.

B. It’s wise to eat something before going to a party.

C. It’s important to follow social rules of party-going.

D. It’s necessary to read invitations carefully.