Ⅲ. 阅读理解(共两节，满分为45分)

第一节：阅读理解选择题(共15小题，每小题2分，满分为30分)

阅读下面短文，每篇短文后有几个问题，从题中所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出一个最佳 选项，并将该项填在题前的括号里。

(A)

Babysitter Wanted

Do you like children? Do you have free time in the afternoon? We need a babysitter for our son. He is five years old. Hours are 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm from Monday to Friday. Sometimes you have to work on the weekend. Pay (薪水) is $10 each hour.

For the job, you will: Watch our son

Read to him

Play with him

You will work at our house. We live in Fourth Road, near Huaxing Clothes Store.

Please call Mr. Wang at 010-58899333.

阅读上面的招聘信息，选择正确答案。

(    )61. On Friday, the babysitter will ________.

A. not work      B. get $10       C. live there      D. work three hours

(    )62. ________ is not a part of the job.

A. Cooking for the child           B. Working at the child’s house

C. Taking care of the child         D. Reading books to the child

(    )63. The babysitter must ________.

A. drive a car to work            B. go to the office to work

C. play with the child            D. work every Saturday and Sunday

(    )64. Which of the following is true? _______.

A. The child is less than  ten years old.

B. The babysitter must be a college student

C. The babysitter must work six days a week.

D. The babysitter can get more pay on weekends.

(    )65. The best babysitter for the job ________.

A. get $10 every day              B. is busy on Wednesday afternoon

C. can’t read story-books          D. likes playing with children

(B)

When my son, Mark, was in the third grade, he saved all his pocket money for over three months to buy holiday presents. The third Saturday in December Mark said he had made his list and had twenty dollars in his pocket.

I drove him to a nearby supermarket. Mark picked up a hand basket and went in while I waited and watched in the car. It  took Mark over 45 minutes to choose his presents. Finally he came to the checkout counter (交款处) and reached into his pocket for his money. It was not there! There was a hole in his pocket, but no money. Mark stood there holding his basket, tears falling down his face.

Then a surprising thing happened. A woman came up to Mark and took him in her arms. "You would help me a lot if you let me pay for you," said the woman. "It would be the most wonderful gift you could give me. I only ask that one day you will pass it on. When you grow up, I  would like you to find someone you can help. When you help others, 1 know you will feel as good about it as I do now."

Mark took the money, dried his tears and ran back to the checkout counter as fast as he could. That year we all enjoyed our gifts almost as much as Mark enjoyed giving them to us.

I would like to say '"thank you" to th at very kind woman, and tell her that four years later, Mark went house to house collecting blankets (毯子) and clothes for the homeless people in the fire. And I want to promise her that Mark will never forget to keep passing it on.

(      ) 66. When did the story probably happen?

A. On Christmas Day.      B. Before Christmas Day,

C. On New Year's Day.      D. After New Year's Day.

(      ) 67. When they got to the supermarket, Mark went in_____ .

A. with the writer     B. by himself     C. with the woman    D. with his friends

(      )68. What happened to Mark in the supermarket?

A. His gifts were stolen.    B. He broke his basket.

C. He lost his money.    D. He lost his way.

(      )69. Why did the writer want to say ‘‘thank you’’ to the woman?

A. Because she bought Mark a nice present.

B. Because she always paid money for others.

C. Because she collected clothes for the homeless.

D. Because she taught Mark to help people in need.

(      )70. What's the best title for this passage?

A. A big supermarket    B. A kind woman    C. A happy family    D. A wonderful gift

(C)

Every day in China, about 200 million children go to school. Many of them take school buses. What should we do to keep these students safe on the road?

On April 5, the state council(国务院) published new rules about school bus safety. These new rules are stricter than the old ones.

Under the new rules, l ocal governments must make sure that students go to nearby school or boarding (寄宿的) schools to reduce traffic risks . also, local governments must help kids in the countryside reach their school buses.

From now on, school buses have a speed limit of 80 km/h on highways and 60 km/h on normal roads. While on the road, other cars must let school buses go first.

The new rules also say that school buses must never be overloaded (超载的).

There are many other rules as well. a school bus must have more than seven seats on each bus. There must be at least one adult to keep an eye on the kids. Each school bus must have a fire extinguisher (灭火器), a first aid kit (急救箱) and a GPS.

Last year, a series of school bus accidents happened in China. to stop such accidents, the central government decided to strengthen the rules for school buses.

The most serious accident happened in November in Gansu, when a nine-seat minibus crashed there were 62 children inside, and 21 of them died.

(    )71. What did the state council publish on April 5?

A. New rules about school bus safety.     B. New rules about student safety.

C. New rules about student home.        D. New rules about class.

(    )72. Under the new rules, which of the following is not true?

A. School buses can go first when there are other cars.

B. School buses must drive 80km/h or less on highways.

C. School buses must drive 80km/h or less on normal roads.

D. School buses must have at least one adult to look after the kids.

(   )73. According to the new rule, a school bus must have the following except  _____  .

A. a GPS.                        B. more than seven seats

C. a parent of one the students .      D. a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit

(   )74. According to the passage, the government made new rules because  _____ .

A. 21 students died in school bus accidents last year

B. school buses in china were not safe enough before

C. 200 million children in china go to school by bus every day

D. the government encourages all students to take school buses

(   )75. what is the best title of this passage?

A. the most serious accident happened in November in Gansu.

B. a school bus must have more  than seven seats.

C. local governments must help kids.

D. safety first on the bus.