三. 阅读理解 共18小题 A节每小题1.5分 B节每小题1分，共25分

A节： 阅读并选择正确答案

A

A young officer was at a railway station. On his way home, he wanted to telephone his mother to

tell her the time of his train, so that she could meet him at the station in her car. He looked in all his

pockets, but found that he did not have the right money for the telephone, so he went outside and

looked around for someone to help him.

At last an old soldier came by, and the young officer stopped him and said, "Have you got change

for ten pence?"

"Wait a moment, " the old soldier answered, beginning to put his hand in his pocket, "I'll see

whether I can help you. "

"Don't you know how to speak to an officer?" the young man said angrily. "Now let's start again.

Have you got change for ten pence?"

"No, sir, " the old soldier answered quickly.

36. The young officer wanted to telephone his mother to tell her _________. ( )

A. that he was going to visit her

B. when his train would leave

C. when his train would arrive

D. that he was now at the railway station

37. He looked around for help because he _________. ( )

A. didn't have coins for the phone call

B. had no money to make the phone call

C. didn't have the local money

D. wanted to change money

38. The old soldier _________. ( )

A. was glad to help him

B. didn't know if he had coins

C. didn't want to help him

D. was angry

39. The young officer was angry because he thought the old soldier _________. ( )

A. didn't know how to speak to him

B. didn't want to help him

C. didn't answer him correctly

D. was not friendly to him

40. The old soldier in the story was_________. ( )

A. clever B. stupid

C. polite D. friendly

B

December 25 is Christmas Day(圣诞节). Christmas is an important holiday in many countries. On

Christmas Day, most families get together for a big dinner. They give presents to each other and

visit friends. The Christmas tree is an important part of the Christmas holiday. Most families buy

trees. The families decorate(装饰) the tree together. Parents usually tell their children that Father

Christmas comes during the night and brings presents to good children. Of course, Father Christmas

isn’t real. The parents of the children are really “Father Christmas”. They put the presents under

the tree or into their children’s stocking(长统袜) after the children go to sleep.

41. When is Christmas Day? __________.

A. November 25 B. December 25 C. December 24 D. December 26

42. What do most families in America do on Christmas Day? __________.

A. They only have a big dinner together

B. They have a big dinner, exchange (交换) presents and visit friends

C. They just visit friends and exchange presents

D. They exchange presents only