第二部分 阅读理解 (共一大题，满分40分)

四、阅读理解。(40分)

A

An English traveler found himself in Norway with only enough money to buy the ticket for his journey back home. As he knew that it would take him only two days to get to England, he decided that he could easily spend the time without food. So he bought a ticket and got on the ship. The man closed his ears to the sound of the lunch bell. When dinnertime came, he didn’t go to dinning room, saying that he was not feeling very well.

The next morning he still didn’t have breakfast and at lunchtime he again stayed in his room. But at dinnertime he was so hungry that he went to the dinning room and ate everything the waiter put in front of him. He got ready for the quarrel.

“Bring me the bill,” he said. “The bill, sir?” said the waiter in surprise. “There isn’t any bill. On our ship meals are included in the money for the ticket,” said the waiter.

( ) 46.The story happened _______.

A. in England B. on a ship from Norway to England

C. in Norway D. on a ship from England to Norway

( ) 47.Why didn’t the traveler go to the dinning room first?

A. Because he had no money 　　B. Because he didn’t feel very well

C. Because he didn’t want to eat anything　　D. Because he didn’t hear the sound of the bell

( ) 48.The traveler went to the dinning room to eat something because _______.

A. his friend had given him some money 　 B. the waiter had asked him to change his mind

C. he learned that there was no bill on the ship　　D. he was too hungry

( ) 49.How many meals did the traveler have on the ship?

A. Only one B. Two C. Three D. None

( ) 50.After the traveler finished eating, ________.

A. he had a quarrel with waiter over the bill

B. he drank a lot

C. he asked the waiter to bring him the change (零钱)

D. he came to know that travelers on the ship had free meals

B

Live Music --- Late Night Jazz

Enjoy real American jazz from Herbie Davie, the famous trumpet player. He is known to play well into the early hours, so don’t want to get much sleep.

( ) 51. If you want to watch dancing, you can call ___________.

A. 4668736 B.4021877 C.4886888 D. 468788

( ) 52. You can see the whole of Chinese history at ___________ in April in Anhui Museum

A. 3:00 pm every day B. 9:00 pm from Monday to Friday

C. 7:00 am at weekends D. 7:00 pm every day

( ) 53.You can enjoy ___ at Jack Stein’s.

A. American jazz B. Scottish dancing C. 12,000 pieces of show D. yourself all right

( ) 54. Sun Hotel and Rose Hotel are open for ___________ months of the year.

A. nine B. ten C. eleven D. twelve

( ) 55. You have $14.8, and you can ___________ in March.

A. listen to jazz B. watch Scottish dancing

C. go to Anhui Museum D. stay in Sun Hotel for a night.

C

There are many wetlands(湿地)in China and some of them have become the world's important wetlands. The Chinese Yellow, Sea Wetlands are among them. They are in Yancheng, Jiangsu Province. They are home for many different kinds of birds and animals. The world's largest Milu Deer Nature Reserve is in them. More than 700 milu deer live freely there. There are not many red-crowned cranes in the world, but every winter you can see some in the Red-Crowned Cranes Nature Reserve in the Yellow Sea Wetlands.

The temperature in the wetlands is usually neither too high nor too low. There is a lot of rain and sunshine, too. They are really good places for wildlife(野生动物). Offering food and home for some special kinds of animals and birds is not the only reason why we need to protect wetlands. Wetlands are important because they also prevent flood. But some people want to change the wetlands to make more space for farms and buildings. This means there will be less and less space for wildlife.

Luckily, more and more people are beginning to realize the importance of wetlands and wildlife. Every year, on February 2nd, many activities are held to tell people more about wetlands.

( ) 56. The Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands are in the ________ of China.

A. east B. south C. west D. north

( ) 57. Usually the weather in the wetlands is ________.

A. hot B. pleasant C. cold D. dry

( ) 58. The World Wetlands Day is on _______.

A. April 22 B. June 25 C. February 2 D. March 22

( ) 59. We must protect wetlands because _______ .

A. they are home for wildlife B. they can offer food to the animals and birds

C. they can prevent flood D. All of the above

( ) 60. The best title for the passage is

A. China's Wetlands Have All Entered the World's List

B. Wetlands--Home for Wildlife and Human Beings

C. Special Animals in the Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands

D. Wetlands--Valuable Resources(珍贵资源) of Land on the Earth

D

We use the Internet for many things: business, shopping, writing letters, talking to people, finding information and so on. In recent years, a new kind of English has grown on the Internet. There's no real word for it yet, so we'll call it e-talk. People don't like typing too much. To save time, they turn phrases into a few letters (called acronyms). Acronyms are often used in chat rooms(聊天室). Some of them are: BTW (by the way); BRB (be right back); LOL (laughing out loud); IMO (in my opinion).

People also use many abbreviations. They are shortened forms of words. Some common abbreviations are: info (information); puter (computer); pic (picture); sec (second).

We usually don't see people when we communicate(交流)on the Net, so people have

new ways to show feelings. Most people use their keyboards to draw "feelings", such as:

:-) (happy) ;-) (joking) :-( (sad) :-O (surprised)

These days, many forums (论坛) have picture feelings. For example:

There are even whole new words, like "newbies"(someone who is new on a chat board

or forum). When you write something bad about someone else, it's called "flaming" the

person. It takes time for people to get used to(适应) e-talk. Also, different groups on the Net

have their own special ways of communicating. Newbies sometimes have to ask other people

what they mean. As the Internet grows, e-talk will continue to grow and change.

( ) 61. People type acronyms so that they can type them quickly.

( ) 62. “BTW, my puter is not working well.” means that the person is sad that his compute having problems.

( ) 63. If someone is angry, he may type “LOL” or “BRB”.

( ) 64. E-talk will probably be used by people on the telephone.

( ) 65. The best title for this passage is E-talk