阅读理解 (共44分)

六、阅读理解(共26分，每小题2分)

阅读下面的四篇短文，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

Take a look at our library! Our library is open to everyone and the library card is free.

Books ☆ books in 36 languages

☆ information about the world

☆ all kinds of stories

☆ picture books for children

☆ novels

– You can enjoy newspapers and magazines in the reading room.

– You can borrow two books at a time and keep them for three weeks.[来源:学|科|网]

Videos ◆ all kinds of video films

◆ music videos

◆ TV plays

– You can enjoy yourself and watch your favorite videos at home.

– You can rent a video at two yuan for a week.

Audios ▲ music for everyone

▲ language cassettes; 42 world languages

– Special rooms for you to enjoy listening. CDs and cassettes can be borrowed – FREE.

– You can borrow one CD or one cassette at a time and keep it for one week.

E-books ● many different kinds of e-books

● e-newspapers and e-magazines

– You can browse all the e-books in the computer room – FREE.

47. How many books can you borrow at a time?

A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.

48. How much should you pay if you keep two videos for a week?

A. Two yuan. B. Three yuan. C. Four yuan. D. Free.

49. What can you do in the computer room?

A. Enjoy music videos. B. Borrow some books.

C. Enjoy e-books. D. Borrow some CDs.

B

It is well-known that the “prom”, a formal dance held at the end of high school or college, is an important date in every student’s life. What is less well-known is that the word “prom” comes from the verb “to promenade”, which means to walk around, beautifully dressed, in order to attract attention. The idea is that you should see and be seen by others.

The prom is not just an American tradition, though most people believe that it started in America. In Canada the event is called a “formal”. In Britain and Australia the old fashioned word “dance” is more and more frequently being referred to as a “prom”. Most countries have some form of celebration when students finish high school: after all, it means the end of life as a child, and the beginning of life as an adult.

The prom is expensive to organize and the tickets can cost students a lot of money. The tradition is that students themselves have to raise the money to pay for it. Selling the students newspapers is one way to raise money; so is taking a part-time job at the weekend.

Although the prom should be the experience of a lifetime, it also worries many students. There is the problem of what to wear, who to take as your partner, who will be voted “prom queen”, etc. And it is not only students who feel worried. What many parents find difficult is the realization that their children’s school days are almost over. However, for most people at the prom, once the music starts playing, everyone relaxes and stops worrying.

50. In which country is the prom called a “formal”?

A. America. B. Canada. C. Britain. D. Australia.

51. Why is the prom important in the students’ lives?

A. It’s the sign of becoming an adult.

B. It’s an old tradition in many countries.

C. There are many problems to work out.

D. The students can raise money by themselves.

52. What is the passage mainly about?

A. The history of the prom.

B. The traditions of the prom.

C. The development of the prom.

D. The general information of the prom.

C

When it comes to friends, I desire those who will share my happiness, who has wings of their own and who will fly with me.

When I was in the eighth grade, I had a friend. We were shy and “too serious” about our studies when it was becoming fashionable with our classmates to learn acceptable social behaviors. We said little at school, but she would come to my house and we would sit down with pencils and paper, and one of us would say, “Let’s start with a train whistle(鸣笛)today.” We would sit quietly together and write separate poems or stories that grew out of a train whistle. Then we would read them aloud. At the end of that school year, we, too, were changing into social persons and the stories and poems stopped.

When I lived for a time in London, I had a friend. He was in despair(失望)and I was in despair, too. But our friendship was based on the idea in each of us that we would be sorry later if we did not travel over this great city because we had felt bad at the time. We met every Sunday for five weeks and found many excellent things. We walked until our despairs disappeared and then we parted. We gave London to each other.

For almost four years I have had a great friend whose imagination brightens mine. We write long letters in which we often discover our strangest selves. Each of us appears, sometimes in a funny way, in the other’s dreams. She and I agree that, at certain times, we seem to be parts of the same mind.

It is such comforting companions(陪伴)I wish to keep. One bright hour with their kind is worth more to me than the lifetime services of a psychologist, who will only fill up the healing silence necessary to those darkest moments in which I would rather be with my own best friend.

53. We can infer from Paragraph 2 that the writer ______ finally.

A. wasn’t serious about her studies

B. didn’t like writing poems or stories

C. became popular with her classmates

D. developed her proper social behaviors