第二部分：阅读理解(共25 小题;第一节每小题2 分，第二节每

小题一分，满分45 分)

第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项.

A

Once an old man was walking in a street with his horse . It was raining hard . The old man was cold because he was walking in the rain . He wanted to stay in a restaurant . It was a quarter , past three in the afternoon . The old man got to a small restaurant . There were a lot of people in it . The old man couldn’t come near the fire . He thought and thought , At last he said to the waiters , “ Take some fish to my horse.” The waiter and the people were very surprised . The waiter said , “A horse doesn’t eat fish.” The old man told the waiter , “ This horse is very interesting . It can sing , dance and does all kinds of things . It can eat fish , too .” So the waiter brought the horse some fish.

All the people in the restaurant ran out to see the horse eat fish except the old man . Now the old man sat beside the fire . After a while the waiter came back and said . “Your horse didn’t eat any fish.” The old man said , “All right , take the fish back and put it on the table .I’ll eat it”.

41.The old man felt very cold because .

A . it was a cloudy and windy day B. It snowed.

C. he had travelled in the heavy rain D .He was hungry

42. The people in the restaurant all ran out because .

A . they wanted to see the old man

B . they wanted to see the horse eating fish

C. they had been told there came the horse

D .there was no fire over the stove

43.Indeed, the horse can neither nor nor .

A. walk…speak..eat

B. sing…dance…sleep

C .sing…dance…eat fish

D. speak...walk…sit

44.All the people in the restaurant rushed out but .

A . to see the horse sing…the old man

B . to watch the horse play games … the waiter

C . to look for the horse … the old man

D. to see the horse eat fish …the old man

45 . Why did the old man ask the waiter to take some fish to his horse ? Because

A . his horse liked eating fish

B . he was cold

C. he wanted to sit by the fire , but wasn’ t able to do so at first

D .he himself also liked to eat fish

B

Can animals be made to work for us ? Some scientists think that one day animals may be taught to do a number of simple jobs . They say that in a film or on TV we may see elephants , or monkeys , dogs , bears , or other animals doing a lot of things . If you watch carefully , you may find that those animals are always given something to eat in return for doing them . The scientists say that many different animals may be taught to do a number of simple jobs if they know they will get something to eat in return.

Of course , as we know , dogs can be used to guard a house , and elephants can be used to do some heavy job. And we can also teach animals to work in factories. Apes (猿猴), for example , have been used in America to help make cars and scientists believe that these large monkeys may one day get in(收割)crops and even drive trains.

46 . Elephants can be used to do some heavy jobs because .

A . they can eat a lot

B . they are very heavy , too

C. they are very strong

D. they are tall

47 . Dogs can be used to guard a house for his host because .

A . they are good at running

B. they are very kind and friendly to people

C. they are brave enough to get the stranger(陌生人) and thieves away from the house.

D . they are clever

48 . Many different animals may be taught to do some simple jobs if .

A . they have enough food to eat

B. they learn they will get something to eat in return after doing them

C . if they are sent to school

D . they are wise

49. can be trained to work for us.

A. Only a few animals

B. Quite a few animals

C. Few animals

D. No animals

50. Many scientists are working hard to .

A. make monkeys get in crops and drive trains

B. make monkeys guard house like dogs

C make bears get in crops

D. make many machines

C

The population of the Earth is growing faster. It is important that we look after the Earth. We need it!

The Earth gives us a lot of things. We also give the Earth a lot, but some of the things are not good.

In nature, when something dies, other animals and plants get food from it. Every animal or plant gives food for other animals or plants. However, animals can’t get food from many of the things that we ‘give’ the Earth. Animals and plants can’t eat metal, plastic and glass. These things will stay in the ground for many, many years.

Some rubbish is very dangerous for plants and animals. In some places, many animals live together. One animal makes food for many more animals. If we put rubbish and chemicals in the water, the plankton(浮游生物) can die. If there isn’t any plankton, many animals have nothing to eat.

So what can we do? Don’t leave any rubbish in the countryside! Don’t make so much rubbish!

51. The Earth gives us ___________.

A. food B. rubbish C. chemicals(化学品) D. pollution

52. When something dies in nature, _________.

A. water and grass are polluted

B. plastic and wood become food

C. other animals and plants get food

D. metal and glass stay in the ground

53. We must _______ to look after the Earth.

A. put metal in the ground B. use more wood

C. keep frogs in the water D. make less rubbish

D

Reading is very important to help you learn English. To learn as much as you can from reading, you need to read different kinds of English. This book provides not only different kinds of English but also a good way to check your reading ability.

There are four parts in the book:

Part 1 is Messages: In this part somebody wants to wad information in writing to somebody else. There is a test on timetables and a test on text messages.

Part 2 is People: In this part all the tests are about people. For example, there is an informal letter between friends. There is formal (正式的) English in biography (传记). There is a job application as a model to help with your writing, as well as testing your reading.

Part 3 is Places: In this part, too many different kinds of English are shown, some informal and some formal. There is the informal English of a holiday postcard. There is also the formal English in a letter of complaint(抱怨).

Part 4 is Things: You will find some descriptive writing in this part. There are descriptions of clothes and of a computer.

You can do these tests in any order you like, or you can do alt the tests with a formal or informal text. I enjoyed writing this book and I hope you enjoy using it,

54. We can find the introduction to a product in ______,

A. Part 1 B. Part 2 C. Part 3 D.Part 4

55. Which of the following is most probably written in informal English?

A. A letter of complaint. B. A computer handbook.

C. A letter to a friend. D. A story of a president.

56. The passage is probably written for _____.

A. test designers B. students C. test-takers D. teachers

57. What is the best title of the book?

A. Test Your Reading B. Help with Your Writing

C. Learning English D. Practise English in Different Ways

Ks5u E

Big Ben

Big Ben is not the name of a man. It is the name of a huge(庞大的)clock in London. London is the capital of England. This clock has four faces. So，no matter where you stand，you can read the time on the face of Big Ben. Each face is the size of a double decker(层)bus. The hands are about four metres long. It is about the size of two people standing on top of each other. If you go to London，you may want to visit the Houses of Parliament(国会大厦). There you will find Big Ben sits at the top of the clock tower(塔)in the Houses of Parliament. Maybe you will hear it as well as see it. The huge clock makes such a loud noise. “Ding dong，ding dong，”it goes every quarter of an hour.

The clock was named after a big man. He was Sir Benjamin Hall. This man did much building work in London many years ago.

58. Big Ben is ______________.

A. a double decker bus　　 B. a huge clock

C. the name of Ben 　　 D. a building

59. The clock strikes every _______ of an hour.

A. ten minutes　　　 B. fifteen minutes

C. thirty minutes　　 D. forty-five minutes

60. You can read the time of Big Ben _________.

A. at the top of the clock tower

B. in the Houses of parliament

C. on the hands of the huge clock

D. on the four faces of the clock

第二节.根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项.

Policeman：Now， Jimmy， did you get a good view(看清) of the accident?

Jimmy：Oh， yes. I was standing outside the bank building and I saw it quite clearly.

Policeman：Do you know what time it was?

Jimmy：Yes.___61___ It was 2：45 exactly.

Policeman：Good. ____62____

Jimmy：Well， quite slowly — about 10 miles an hour. It was coming up York Road. ____63____ But they were still red when he went over them.

Policeman：I see. ____64____ . Was it also driving slowly?

Jimmy：It was coming along Union Street about 30 miles per hour. It was a blue Toyota(丰田). ____65____

Policeman：Did you see what color his traffic(交通)light was?

Jimmy：Yes, it changed to yellow just before he crossed it.

A. What about the car?

B. I checked my watch.

C. Didn’t you see the car?

D. Now，how fast was the truck moving?

E. Was the car going beyond the speed limit?

F. I think the truck driver knew the lights were going to change.

G. The driver stopped his car when he saw the truck crossing the street.