第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项的标号涂黑。

A

It was Monday. Mrs. Smith's dog was hungry, but there was not any meat in the house.

Considering that there was no better way. Mrs. Smith took a piece of paper, and wrote the following words on it, “Give my dog half a pound of meat.” Then she gave the paper to her dog and said gently: “Take this to the butcher (person whose job is selling meat), and he's going to give you your lunch today.”

Holding the piece of paper in its mouth, the dog ran to the butcher's. It gave the paper to the butcher. The butcher read it carefully, recognized that it was really the lady's handwriting and soon did it as he was asked to. The dog was very happy, and ate the meat up at once.

At noon, the dog came to the shop again. It gave the butcher a piece of paper again. After reading it. he gave it half a pound of meat once more.

The next day, the dog came again exactly at noon. And as usual, it brought a piece of paper in the mouth. This time, the butcher did not take a look at the paper, and gave the dog its meat, for he had regarded the dog as one of his customers (people who buy sth. from a shop).

But, the dog came again at four o'clock. And the same thing happened once again. To the butcher's more surprise, it came for the third time at six o'clock, and brought with it a third piece of paper. The butcher felt a bit puzzled. He said to himself, “This is a small dog. Why does Mrs. Smith give it so much meat to eat today?”

Looking at the piece of paper, he found that there were not any words on it!

56. Mrs. Smith treated her little dog quite_________.

A. cruelly 　   　B. fairly 　   　C. kindly 　　   D. friendly

57. It seemed that the dog knew well that the paper Mrs. Smith gave it_______.

A. might do it much harm       B. could do it much good

C. would help the butcher       D. was worth many pounds

58. The butcher did not give any meat to the dog __________.

A. before he felt sure that the words were really written by Mrs. Smith

B. when he found that the words on the paper were not clear

C. because he had sold out all the meat in his shop

D. until he was paid enough by Mrs. Smith

59. From its experience, the dog found that ________.

A. only the paper with Mrs. Smith's words in it could bring it meat

B. the butcher would give the meat to it whenever he saw it

C. Mrs. Smith would pay for the meat it got from the butcher

D. a piece of paper could bring it half a pound of meat

60. At the end of the story, you'll find that _______.

A. the dog was clever enough to write on the paper

B. the dog dared not go to the butcher's any more

C. the butcher was told not to give any meat to the dog

D. the butcher found himself cheated by the clever animal

B

TOSHIBA ELEVATORS LTD is one of the leading elevator companies in the world with more than 120 branches around the globe. SHENYANG TOSHIBA ELEVATORS LTD in Shenyang produces high-quality elevators. We are offering the following positions:

--- Plant Manager

Excellent senior engineer with experience in this field to manage our plant in Shenyang.

--- Senior Engineers ( Mechanical and Electrical)

For Production and Engineering Department, good command of Internet

--- Junior positions

For those who wish for success

--- One purchaser (采购员)

Preferably with experience in a mechanical engineering company and international markets

--- Accountant (会计)

5 years’ experience in mechanical factory costing, good knowledge in Office 2000 and CET level.

For these senior level positions, we expect preferably a university degree or an excellent job record, 3-5 years of experience on the job and a good command of English. If you are ready to work with us, we will offer attractive salary and bright future.

SHENYANG TOSHIBA ELEVATORS LTD

Shenyang ( 024-82846556) Liaoning Province

TOWER DAIRY PRODUCT COMPANY LTD is a well-known food company in Suzhou. We’re offering the following positions:

(1) Secretary

--- University graduate

--- Good at English speaking, writing & translating

--- Good PC knowledge and typing skill

--- Pleasant character with good personal skill

(2) Accountants

--- College or university graduate

--- Good command of English and PC operation

--- Work experience

(3) Production Trainers

--- College or university graduate

--- Food engineering / machinery or chemistry

--- Good command of English

--- 1-2 years’ experience in food factory

--- Leadership ability and PC knowledge

(4) Production Workers

--- Polytechnic school (工艺学校) graduate

--- Food technology or chemistry

--- Knowledge of basic English

--- 1-2 years’ experience in food factory

TOWER DAIRY PRODICT COMPANY LTD

Suzhou ( 0512-86734157) Jiangsu Province

61. If you want to get a senior position in TOSHIBA, you need to have ______.

A. work experience on the job

B. typing skills and know English well

C. good wishes for the job

D. a pleasant character and PC skills

62. Each position offered by TOWER requires the applicant to __________.

A. have work experience          B. be a university graduate

C. have good PC knowledge       D. have knowledge of English

63. If you don’t know how to use a computer, you had better apply for the job as _________.

A. a secretary in TOWER          B. a production worker in TOWER

C. a senior engineer in TOSHIBA    D. an accountant in TOSHIBA

64. As a university graduate this year, you can probably get a job as _______.

A. an accountant in TOSHIBA       B. a purchaser in TOSHIBA

C. a secretary in TOWER           D. an accountant in TOWER

C

At Yellowstone National Park, the clear soda cups and white containers are not your typical café-counter garbage. Made of plant-based plastics, they dissolve(溶解) magically when heated for more than a few minutes.

At Ecco, a popular restaurant in Atlanta, waiters no longer throw leftovers into the trash bin. Uneaten food is dumped into five-gallon barrels and then made into fertilizer(肥料).

Across the nation, an anti-garbage movement known as “zero waste” it being on in school cafeterias, national parks, restaurants, stadiums and corporations. The purpose is to call on people to produce less waste.

“ Nobody wants a landfill sited anywhere near them, including in rural areas,” said John D. Johnson, a materials management branch chief for the Environmental Protection Agency who is helping to lead the “zero waste” movement in the southeast. “We’ve come to this realization that landfill is valuable and we can’t bury things that don’t need to be buried.”

Americans are still the champions of trash, throwing 4.6ponds per person per day, according to the E.P.A.’s most recent figures. More than half of that ends up in landfills.

But places like the island resort community of Nantucket offer a glimpse the future. Running out of landfill space and worried about the cost of shipping trash 30 miles to the mainland, it moved to s strict trash policy more than a decade ago. And now sorting trash and delivering it to the local recycling and disposal complex has become a matter of course for most residents.

The complex also has a garage-like structure where residents can drop off books and clothing and other reusable items for others to take home. While the amount of trash that island residents send to the dump has remained same, the proportion going into the landfill has decreased to 8 percent.

65. The first two paragraphs are written to show that _____________.

A. cafes in national parks provide quick service

B. restaurants are having fewer leftovers than before

C. “zero waste” is becoming popular around the US

D. Americans are beginning to save food

66. According to John D. Johnson, ____________________.

A. landfills should be moved to the countryside

B. burying garbage will lead to pollution

C. garbage should be made full use of

D. rural areas also have environmental problems

67. How much trash does an American send to landfill on average a week?

A. About 16 pounds              B. About 32 pounds

C. Less than 12 pounds            D. Around 40 pounds

68. Which of the following leads to Nantucket’s strict trash policy?

A. The high cost of sorting trash.

B. There being no landfill space left.

C. The lack of ships to transport the trash.

D. The residents’ complaints.

69. We can infer from the passage that in Nantucket ___________.

A. people sell unwanted things at a low price

B. there are no landfills thanks to “zero waste”

C. the amount of trash has been reduced greatly

D. over 90% of the trash is recycled