四． 閱讀理解(30分，每小題2分)                  

An important question about eating outside is who pays for the meal. If a friend of yours asks you to have lunch with him, you may say something like this, “I’m afraid of it,I’ll have to be some place cheap, because I have very little money .”The other person may say, “ OK, I’ll meet you at McDonald’s.” This means that these two persons agree to “go Dutch”, that is, each person pays for himself. He may also say, “Oh, no. I want to take you to lunch at Smith’s,” or “I want you to try the Chinese dumplings there. They’re great.” This means the person wants to pay for both of you. If you feel friendly towards this person, you can go with him and you needn’t pay for the meal. You may just say, “Thank you.” That would be very nice.

American customs（風(fēng)俗） about who pays for dates（約會(huì)） are much the same as in other parts of the world. In the old days, American women wanted men to pay for all the meals. But, today, a university girl or a woman in business  world will usually pay her way during the day. If a man asks her for a dance outside the working hours, it means  “Come, as my guest（客人）.” So as you can see, it is a polite thing to make the question clear at the very beginning

（  ）52.The passage tells us_______________ .

A. how to eat outside   B. where to eat outside

C. what to eat outside    D. who pays for the meal

（  ）53.If you have little money, ___________________ .

  A. you’ll have a cheap meal    B. you’ll borrow some from others      C. you’ll ask your friend to pay for your meal   D. you won’t want your friends to ask you to dinner

(  )54.“Go Dutch" in this passage means______________ .

 A.去飯館         B.就餐           C.訂餐          D.各自付款

(  )55. Sometimes your friend takes you to lunch. It means_______________ .

    A. He’s going to lend some money to you      B. He’s going to pay for your meal,too

   C. He’ll be angry with you                  D. He can’t understand you

(  )56. In America, some girls and women now______________ .

    A. Ask men to pay for their meals             B. Try to pay for the men’s meals

C. Try to pay for their own meals           D. Never have anything outside

When we practice speaking English, we often end up _____ in Chinese.

        A. to speak  B. speaking  C. spoken   D. speak

In that south American country, _____bicycle is not_______ popular means of transportation．

A．the；a                    B．a(chǎn)；不填                 C．a(chǎn)：the             D．the；the

–Can we borrow books form the library when it is completed?

   --Of course. It is ____ to every citizen only if you get a special card.

A. acceptable  B. accessible          C. reasonable  D. available

— What happened to you on your way back to the hotel last night?

— I lost my way in complete darkness and ,        things worse , it began to pour.

A. making                    B. to make                           C. made                D. having made.

34. Would it be ____for you to pick me up at four o’clock and take me to the airport?

A. free         B. vacant    C. handy     D. convenient

第三部分 閱讀理解

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C、D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

We were driving in the right lane （車道）when, all of a sudden, a black car pulled out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver stepped on his brakes, skidded（打滑）. And missed the black car’s back end by just inches! The driver of the black car. Who almost caused a major accident . turned his head angrily and started shouting bad words at us .

My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. I mean, my taxi driver was friendly. So, I said, Why did you just do that? This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to hospital!” and the following is what my taxi driver told me, which I now call “the law of the garbage truck”.

“Many people are like garbage trucks. The run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump(傾卸) it. And if you let them, they’ll dump it on you. When someone wants to dump on you, don't take it personally. Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Believe me. You’ll be happier.”

So this is it: “the law if the garbage trucks”. I started thinking: how often do I let “Garbage trucks” run right over me? and how often do I take their garbage and spread it to other people: at work, at home, or in the streets? It was then that I said, “I’m not going to do it anymore.”

I began to see “Garbage trucks”. I see the load they’re carrying. I see them coming to drop it off. And like my taxi driver, I don’t make it a personal thing; I just smile, wave , and move on.。

Good leaders know they have to be ready for their next meeting. Good parents know that they have to welcome their children home from school with hugs and kisses. What about you? The mark of a successful person is how quickly he can get back his focus on what’s important.

56．Who acted like a garbage truck in the incident described in the first two paragraphs ?

A．The author                                          B．The taxi driver

C．The driver of the black car                 D．Both drivers

57．The underlined part “the load” in Paragraph 5 refers to“     ”.

A．bad mood        B．excitement             C．new products           D．waste materials

58．What is the main idea of the last paragraph ?

A．Ignore unpleasantness and stick to your tasks

B．Try to be good leaders as well as good parents

C．Always be kind and hard-working

D．Do things quickly so as to be ready for the next

       Sometimes, the simplest ideas are the best．For example, to absorb heat from the sun to heat water,  you need large, flat, black surfaces．One way to do that is to build those surfaced specially, on the roofs of buildings．But why go to all that trouble when cities are rub of black surfaces already, in the form of asphalt（柏油）roads?

       Ten years ago, this thought came into the mind of Arian de Bondt, a Dutch engineer．He finally persuaded his boss to follow it up．The result is that their building is now heated in winter and cooled in summer by a system that relies on the surface of the road outside．           

       The heat - collector is a system of connected water pipes．Most of them ran from one side of the street to the other, just under the asphalt road．Some, however, dive deep into the ground．

       When the street surface gets hot in summer, water pumped through the pipes picks up this heat and takes it underground through one of the diving pipes．At a depth of 100 metres lies a natural aquifer（蓄水層）into which several heat exchangers have been built．The hot water from the street runs through these exchangers, warming the ground - water, before returning to the surface through another pipe．The aquifer is thus used as a heat store．

       In winter, the working system is changed slightly．Water is pumped through the heat exchangers to pick up the heat stored during summer．This water goes into the building and is used to warm the place up．After performing that task, it is pumped under the asphalt and its remaining heat keeps the road free of snow and ice．

68．Which of the following is true according to the first two paragraphs?

       A．Arian de Bondt got his idea from his boss．

       B．Large, flat, black surfaces need to be built in cities．

       C．The Dutch engineer's system has been widely used．

       D．Heat can also be collected from asphalt roads．

69．For what purpose are the diving pipes used?

       A．To absorb heat from the sun．

       B．To store heat for future use．

       C．To turn solar energy into heat energy．

       D．To carry heat down below the surface．

70．From the last paragraph we can learn that ______．

       A．some pipes have to be re - arranged in winter

       B．the system can do more than warming up the building

       C．the exchangers will pick up heat from the street surface

       D．less heat may be collected in winter than in summer

第二節(jié)：書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）

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____, I think, and the problems could be settled.     

  A. If you double your efforts   B. So long as you keep up your spirits

  C. Making greater efforts      D. A bit more efforts