三、阅读理解 (共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下面的三篇短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，

选择最佳选项。

【 A 】

Fitness Zone

Special offer

To be in excellent condition this summer with your wonderful equipment(设备、器材) and a tailor-made(量身定制)program made specially for you by one of our best personal trainers.

If you’re having a difficult time getting active, Fitness Zone is where you want to be.

With a personal trainer assigned(指定)to you, you will be placed in a tailor-made program that will make you look your best in just 12 weeks.

With our program, you will get the full benefits of:

 Our one-on-one support and expert guidance by the top trainers in our industry.

 The use of the best fitness equipment, including free weights,  treadmills and bikes.

 Ongoing group classes, from aerobics(有氧健身操)and yoga to dance exercise and more.

So come for a free consultation(咨询)and get started today!

Don’t miss out!

Offer is good until this Friday.

610 St. George Street, Suite 310, Chicago

Tel：655-4866   Web: fitnesszone.com

31. Who can choose to join Fitness Zone?

A. People who want to keep fit.

B. People who are good at training others.

C. People who need a tailor-made suit.

D. People who have health problems.

32. How long will the program probably last?

A. 12 weeks         B. Until this Friday

C. Just one day         D. One summer time

33. What is NOT offered in the advertisement?

A. Group yoga classes          B. The best fitne ss equipment.

C. Special fitness clothes        D. A personal trainer.

34. How can I contact Fitness Zone if I feel like joining it?

A. By phone   B. By Internet      C. Through the address    D.All of above

35. What’s the aim of the passage?

A. To hire top personal trainers.        B. To ask more people to do sports

C. To ask people to join Fitness Zone.   D. To encourage people get through difficult times

【 B 】

“Can I borrow the car, Dad?”

“Not until you finish mowing(除) the lawn.”

“But I have to go to work!”

Sounds familiar? It would to an American teenager----- a job, a car, spending money, walking the dog and mowing the lawn. This isn’t just the boring life of middle age but, in fact, this is the life of many American teenagers.

In the US, it is common for kids as young as 14 to hold part-time jobs. They might save up their money to buy a car and, at 16, actually drive it. But this kind of independence(独立) isn’t always fun. US kids need to take care of themselves and their younger brothers and sisters so that they are ready to live alone.

The average age of a high school graduate in the US is 17. Traditionally, a US student graduates in June and moves out of his or her parents’ house by September. Of course, one must be ready for this. With a relatively small amount of homework, US high school students have more time for working and learning adult responsibilities(责任).

Is it better to live this way? It’s good to cook for oneself and do laundr y, but US students don’t study enough. While American kids are working, Chinese and Indian students are studying.

The truth is, whatever you do now, you will never feel ready to be an adult.

36. What does the conversation at the beginning of the passage suggest?

A. American teenagers need to do housework at home.

B. American teenagers won’t drive cars unless they finish their housework.

C. American teenagers must make money to support their families.

D.American teenagers wouldn’t do housework if they have part-time jobs.

37. What age do US kids usually start to have part-time jobs?

A. At the age of 13          B. At the age of 14

C. At the age of 16        D. At the age of 17

38. What do US high school students traditionally do after graduating in June?

A. Try to buy their own cars         B. Move out of their parents’ house

C. Go to find a full-time job         D. Find a part-time job

39. What does the writer want to tell through the story?

A. It’s better for kids to be independent from an early age.

B. American kids love having part-time jobs.

C. American kids have enough time to study.

D. It’s not all good for American kids to be independent early.

40.  Which can be the best title for the article?

A. American kids’ lives.              B. Part-time jobs and full-time jobs

C. The independence of American kids  D. American kids’ part-time jobs

【 C 】

British people have always been good at saying “I’m sorry”. They used to be so good at it that they would apologize(道歉)for things that weren’t even their fault.

However, the British seem to be losing touch with their art. According to a new book by British writer Max Davidson, instead of  saying “I’m sorry” when they do something wrong, British people prefer to choose their words carefully.

In this book, Sorry... The Hardest Word and How to use it, Davidson writes about a number of recent apologies. One example is of British television host Jeremy Clarkson. He described Gordon Brown, the UK prime minister(首相), as “a one-eyed Scottish idiot(笨蛋)”. (Brown is blind in his left eye)

Clarkson was forced to apologize. He said: “In the heat of the moment, I made a remark(评论)about the prime minister. Now I apologize of reflection.” Davidson says the apology was just “going through the motions(做表面文章)”.

Clarkson is not the only one. The best example may come from the UK MP(议员)Tessa Jowell. She said publicly: “If you feel our government falls short of what you expect, then I say sorry for that.”

Jowell said “sorry”. But she is actually saying it’s not the government’s fault but the voters’ fault for expecting too much from the government.

Perhaps those people with influence feel they may lose too much by apologizing. But as a teenager, would you really want to lose a close friend, just because you couldn’t say something as simple as, “I’m sorry”? That would be hard to forgive.

41. Who was the improper description “a one-eyed Scottish idiot” used to describe?

A. Max Davidson  B. Jeremy Clarkson    C. Gordon Brown    D. Tessa Jowell

42. What does the underlined sentence in the second paragraph mean?

A. The British are still good at apologizing.

B. The British like to say sorry for everything they have done.

C. The British say “I’m sorry” in a different way now.

D. The British lose too much by saying “sorry”.

43. Who wrote the book called Sorry...The Hardest Word and How to Use it?

A. Max Davidson  B.Jeremy Clarkson     C. Gordon Brown    D. Tessa Jowell

44. How was Clarkson’s apology according to the story?

A. Sincere        B. Friendly        C. Rude         D. Untrue

45. What does the story mainly tell us?

A. British people used to be polite and kind.

B. British people like to go through the motions.

C. British people choose their words carefully to apologize now.

D. British people are expecting too much from the government.