四、阅读理解  阅读下列四篇短文，根据短文内容选择最佳答案。(30分)

(A)

下面是某学生杂志就“理想”这一话题刊载的三位学生的谈话。阅读谈话并选择正确答案。

Maria. I’m 13. I live in New York City. I like going to school by bike. I seldom take buses. Riding a bike is good exercise for me. I like watching NBA matches on TV very much. I watch them every week. It’s real fun for me. I like pop music a lot, too. My favourite singing star is Michael Jackson. At school, music is my favourite subject. I have a good voice(嗓音). I have a dream of being a singer like Madonna.

Huck. I’m 12. I live in Los Angeles. I like playing football and basketball. I play football or basketball every day with my friends after school. I often watch ball matches on TV. Sometimes I go and cheer(欢呼) for the Lakers(美国湖人队). I like collecting stamps, especially(特别) animal stamps. I like animals, so I like animal stamps. I have panda stamps from my friend, Candudu. They are very good. On weekends I often go to the mountains to paint pictures. I have painted some very nice pictures. Painting is my life, so I will be a painter.

Sophia. My home is in Washington D.C. . I like reading and watching programmes(节目) about travel(旅游)and history. I often stay at home reading on weekends. At school, I like French very much. and I am good at it. I’d like to be a guide(导游). I can go around the world and meet a lot of people. They would be great fun!

(    )1.Maria often goes to school ___________.

A. by bus           B. by bike         C. by car       D.on foot

(    )2.Huck likes collecting animal stamps because ______.

A. Candudu has panda stamps            B. they are wonderful

C. likes playing football                 D.he likes animals

(    )3.Huck will be a painter because________.

A. he likes painting                    B. he loves nice pictures

C. he can go out on weekends            D. he likes basketball

(    )4.If Sophia is a guide, she can _________.

A. speak French very well               B. go to a lot of places in the world

C. read history                        D. watch programmes about travel

(    )5.Both Maria and Huck like basketball, so ________.

A. they often play it                    B. they go to cheer for their own teams

C. they watch basketball matches on TV    D.they speak French

(B)

We lcome to the Happy Days Club. It is a great place to go to keep healthy and happy.

Ball Games Centre

You can play volleyball, football or other ball games here.  3:00 p. m.～10:00 p. m.

Tel: 375-4789

Swimming Pool  4:00 a. m. ～ 12:00 p. m.

Tel: 375-4753

Free Classes   Dancing   8:00 a. m. ～ 12:00 a. m.

Tel: 375-4767

Roller Skating  1:00 p. m. ～6:00 p. m.

Tel: 375-762

Kids Centre

You can play or make friends here.  8:00 a. m. ～ 6:00 p. m.

Tel: 375-4766

(   ) 6. You can see the information _______.

A. in the comic book                      B. in the textbook

C. in the exercise book                     D. on the billboard(广告牌)

(   ) 7. If you want to play basketball, you can call _______.