四、阅读理解(40分)

A) 请阅读下面短文，根据短文内容从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并将其填到答题卷的相应位置。(每小题2分)

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See the world…for free!

Traveling is expensive. But you can see the world for very little money!

In this workshop, learn how to…

►get cheaper plane tickets.http://www.171english.cn

►travel with your friends for free.

►see the world by ship … for $1 per day!

This course is online at www.ASRLCT.org

Travel Tips

The USA Pavilion(美国馆) is at the east end of the Expo Garden’s Pudong Section(世博园浦东区), which can be reached from Gate No. 8. Visitors are advised to visit the pavilion in early afternoon, as most people prefer starting their visits from early morning, when it might take more than an hour to get inside. The whole visit takes about 45 minutes.

The Body Image Exhibition is on!

From June 1 to July 1, over 70 pieces of paintings, photographs and videos will be on show at the Exhibition. http://www.171english.cn

Address : 325 Nanjing Road W                        Transport : Subway line 1,2 and 8

Opening hours: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. (No entering after 4 p.m.)   Admission(入场费): 20 yuan

For more information call: 021–6327–2829

66. After taking the course at www. ASRLCT.org, you will be able to ____.

A. travel for little or no money                 B. get more tickets

C. keep learning                            D. work on the ship

67. If you visit the USA Pavilion in early afternoon, ______.http://www.171english.cn

A. you can visit it for free

B. you can visit it in 35 minutes

C. it will take you less time to enter

D. it will be much easier to find Gate No 8

68. We can go to visit the Body Image Exhibition ______.

A. at 4:30 p.m.    B. at night  C. for free D. at 325 Nanjing Road W

B

In 1975，Junko Tabei became the first woman to reach the top of Mount Everest in the Himalaya Mountains, the highest mountain in the world at 29,035 feet.

Junko was born in 1939 and grew up in a small town in Japan. During her childhood, she was thin and weak. At age 10, Junko went on a school trip. The students climbed two mountains, and Junko loved it. She could climb in her own time and ability.

After Junko graduated from university in 1962, she joined several climbing clubs. But they had mostly men members. Some refused to climb with a woman. In 1965, Junko married a well-known Japanese climber.    Over the years, they climbed all the highest mountains of Japan. http://www.171english.cn

Meanwhile Junko started a woman’s climbing club. By 1972, she was chosen to lead a team of women to climb Mount Everest. It took three years for the 15 women to train and raise money for their climb.

Finally in 1975, the team went to climb the mountain. They found nine guides to help them climb up the mountain. Everything went well until the morning of May 4. Suddenly a huge amount of snow and ice fell on them. One guide saved Junko. She rushed to help others. Everyone was alive but they had injuries, including Junko. However, the team decided to continue their climb. About two weeks later, on May 16, Junko reached the top of Mount Everest. Later she said,“I can’t understand why men make all this fuss(过于关注) about Everest - it’s only a mountain.”

69. When Junko was 10, she ______.

A. didn’t like sports or games        B. often went on school trips

C. realized that she loved to climb            D. climbed mountains by herself

70. In 1972, Junko ______.

A. started a woman’s climbing club

B. trained 15 women for their climb

C. raised enough money for a climb to Mount Everest

D. became a leader of a woman team to climb Mount Everest

71. During their climb to Mount Everest, Junko and her team ______.

A. got little help from the guides

B. went on climbing after they had injuries

C. had to stop climbing because of their injuries

D. spent nearly a month the whole way to the top

72. What does the author mainly want to tell us?

A. Mountain climbing is dangerous.

B. Women can do the same things as men.

C. Junko was the greatest climber in the world.

D. Junko had a very hard time before she succeeded.

C

What is your favorite color? Ask famous persons like Cate Blanchett, Scarlett Johnson, and Bono (singer for the band U2), and maybe they will say “green.” That’s not because these artists like the color green best. Instead, they are interested in green fashion. http://www.171english.cn

Green fashion is about making (and wearing) clothes that are good for humans, animals, and the Earth. In the past, green fashion made people think of ugly clothes. But today, green fashion is different. It is about looking good and caring about the Earth and other people. You can have interesting clothes and be green.

Around the world, green fashion is becoming popular. For example, the U.K. company People Tree sells men’s and women’s clothing and accessories(配搭物). They are made from natural fabrics(织物) like cotton and wool. Workers who make the clothes are from countries like Kenya(肯尼亚), and Bangladesh(孟加拉国). People Tree pays the men and women good money for the clothes they make. http://www.171english.cn

Singer Bono and his wife also started a clothing company called EDUN. When the clothes sell, EDUN uses most of the money to help people around the world.

73. From this passage, we know that “green fashion” means________.

A. putting green color on your face

B. making clothes from green trees

C. wearing the color green all the time

D. wearing clothes that are good for the Earth

74. Today, green fashion is ___________.

A. the same as it was in the past    B. making people work harder

C. more popular and interesting      D. mostly popular with famous persons

75. Which sentence about green clothing companies is true?

A. They are all in Africa.

B. They do not pay their workers well.

C. They make clothes only for women.

D. They use natural fabrics to make clothes.

76. What does EDUN do?

A. It teaches people to make clothes.

B. It makes interesting clothes for teenagers.

C. It sells clothes and uses the money to help people.

D. It pays people good money for the clothes they make.