四、阅读理解(本大题共15小题;第51至60小题每小题2分，第61至65小题每小题1分，共25分)

阅读下面的短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

(A)

One day, Mr. Brown took a train from Paris to Frankfurt. When he got on the train, he said to the conductor(售票员) , “Sir, could you help me? I have something important to do in Mannheim, but I’m very tired and I need some sleep. Would you please wake me up in Mannheim? Here is 100 dollars for you. But I have to tell you, sometimes when people wake me up, I get really mad. But you’ll have to get me out of this train in Mannheim. Is that clear?”

The conductor agreed and took the money. Soon Mr. Brown fell asleep. When he woke up, he found he was in Frankfurt. He was so mad at the conductor that he started shouting at him.

“Why didn’t you wake me up in Mannheim? I gave you 100 dollars. Give me my money back!”

When Mr. Brown was shouting at the conductor, two other passengers looked at them, and one said to the other, “He’s mad!” The other man said, “Yeah! When they put off(让…下车) another man in Mannheim, that man was as mad as him!”

51. Where did the train start?

A. From America B. From England

C. From France  D. From Canada

52. The man wanted to sleep on the train because ________.

A. the trip wasn’t interesting B. he was tired

C. he liked sleeping very much D. he had no friends

53. What does the word “mad” mean in this passage?

A.高兴 B.伤心 C.狂怒 D.害怕

54. The conductor woke ________ up in Mannheim.

A. Mr. Brown B. another passenger

C. Mr. Brown’s friend  D. another conductor

55. Where was the man when he woke up?

A. In Paris B. In Mannheim

C. In London D. In Frankfurt

(B)

If you go to a fast food restaurant, you will probably see a lot of teenagers(青少年). Today, many teenagers are overweight, and some of this is because of their bad eating habits. Most teenagers love food with a lot of fat, oil, salt, and sugar. People often call this kind of food “junk food”.?

But bad eating habits go beyond fast food. We find many teenagers eat unhealthily. Some don’t have breakfast before they go to school. During the day, some don’t have a proper meal for lunch. In a recent survey at one school, scientists found that over two thirds of the students didn’t follow a healthy diet(饮食). They didn’t like vegetables, and many of them didn’t like to eat fruits. They preferred to eat food with a lot of salt, sugar, or fat.

Parents today also worry about their children’s diet. Some doctors give the following advice:

★ Teenagers shouldn’t eat too much junk food.

★ Teenagers shouldn’t eat food with too much salt. Salt can cause high blood pressure(高血压)in the future.

★ Teenagers should eat food with less fat, oil, and sugar.

★ Teenagers need to eat some fruits and vegetables every day. Fruits and vegetables are rich in vitamins(维生素)and have little fat.

★ Teenagers need to drink more milk. Milk will help their bones grow.?

★ Teenagers need to eat breakfast every day. This is good for their body and mind.

56. “Junk food” contains(包含)a lot of__________________.

A. milk and sugar B. fruits and sugar

C. vegetables and salt D. fat, oil, salt and sugar

57. In a recent survey at one school, scientists found many students liked__________________.?

A. vegetables B. unhealthy food

C. fruits D. healthy food

58. What does the underlined word “beyond” mean in Chinese in this passage?

A. 超出 B. 不如 C. 相等 D. 在后面

59. In this passage, doctors think that teenagers should eat more__________________.

A. food with no vitamins  B. fat and sugar

C. vegetables and fruits  D. salt and oil

60. The best title for this passage is__________________.?

A. Bad habits B. Junk food

C. Unhealthy food D. Advice on healthy eating

(C)

“Three apples have changed the world. One is for Eve, one is for Newton. The third is in the hands of Steve Jobs. ”said someone.

Steve Jobs was the former CEO of the Apple computer company in his parents’ garage (车库) on April Fool’s Day, 1976.  Through many years’ hard work, Jobs and his Apple products were a great success. People believe he has made the world a better place. Many young people also think of Apple products as a fashion.

Because of his great achievements in this area, he was honored with a number of awards, including the National Medal of Technology in 1985, the Times cover character(封面人物) and the Most Successful Manager in 1997.

Jobs’ road to success wasn’t an easy one. He experienced several ups and downs, but he was still standing. Just as Hemingway in The Old Man and the Sea said, “A man can be destroyed, but can not be defeated (打败). ”So he was considered as an American hero.

What did Jobs’ workers and family members think of him?