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第四部分 阅读理解(共计30分，每小题2分)

一、

Dear Uncle Ric,

We were very sorry to hear that you are in hospital again, but I feel sure you'll be out soon. It doesn't sound

very serious this time according to Auntie Ivy and in any case you have already recovered from the……。

Questions 31--35

A31. It is certain that Uncle Ric is in hospital _______

A. again after having fully recovered from an operation

C 32. It is _______ who wants to study history.

C. James's elder brother

D 33. In the second paragraph, the sentence "he is sitting some examinations" means that Malcolm is

_______

D. going to take some examinations

B 34. From the letter, we know that James wants to become a professional player, _______

B. but Robin, his mother, does not like the idea

B35. This is a _______

B. private letter

二、36—40小题：阅读下列短文，并根据短文内容判断其后的句子是否正确(T)，错误(F)，还是文字中没

有涉及相关信息(NG)

短文理解3

Poll reveals TV news too negative

A recent Time/CNN poll in the USA has discovered that 75% of people agreed that the news media is

"sensationalist", 63~ found it "too negative" and 73~~ said they are "skeptical about the accuracy" of the news

they…………

Questions 36--40

F 36. The majority of people polled think that the news media is accurate.

T 37. There is not enough time to talk about a wider range of subjects on the news.

F 38. 420~ of all crimes committed are murders.

T 39. Advertising companies invest in TV programmes with high ratings.

NG40. TV stations make too much money from news.

三、26—35小题：阅读下列短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个正确答案，并在答题纸上写

出所选的字母符号。

短文理解l

Some office procedures may be unfamiliar if you are a new comer in America.

Again, matters of time and pace crop up. Work days officially start at 9:00 A.M. This should really mean 9

o'clock-not ten past or half past nine. You…………

D26. In the first paragraph, the phrase "crop up" means _______

D. happen or arise

B27. In the sentence "...but employers notice this even though they do not necessarily blame it officially",

the pronoun "this" refers to the fact that _______

B. this or that employee is late for work

A28. The author suggests that it be a wrong idea that _______ in America.

A. if one is not busy, he can relax by reading the newspaper

C29. A new employee should be careful __

C, not to leave the office until the day officially ends

A30. What is not true as far as flexible working time is considered?

A. It has greatly reduced the traffic problem.

四、

No country in the world has more daily newspapers than the USA . There are almost 2,000 of them, as

compared with 180 in Japan, 164 in Argentina and 111 in Britain. The quality of stone American papers is

extremely high and their views are quoted all ove…………

C31. There are more daily newspapers in

C. the USA than in Britain or Japan

B32. Most American newspapers try to entertain their readers because __

B. they have to compete with television

D33. Many American newspapers attract readers of different political persuasions by

D. printing articles representing different political viewpoints

D34. The word "press" in the second paragraph means

D. newspapers

A35. This passage is mainly about --

五、36—40小题：阅读下列短文，并根据短文内容判断其后的句子是否正确(T)、错误(F)，还是文字

中没有涉及相关信息(NG)。

阅读理解3

Many people in the UK have done parachute or bungee jumps for charity. People like to help charities and if

they can have a bit of fun at the same time then everyone is happy. Usually the person doing the jump has

responded to an advertisement in the paper asking……。

F 36. If you want to parachute or bungee jump in the UK you must do it for a charity.

T 37. People like to have fun and help charities.

NG 38. A lot of sponsorship is needed before you can do a jump.

F 39. People always receive a certificate after doing a parachute or bungee jump.

T 40. The sponsors pay their money after the person has done the jump.

六、26-35小题 :阅读下列短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个正确答案，并在答题纸上写出

所选的字母符号。

短文理解 1

Dear Uncle Ric ,

We were very sorry to hear that you are in hospital again, but I feel sure you' II be out and about again soon.

It doesn't sound very serious this time according to Auntie Ivy and in any case you have already recovered from

the operation so……。

Questions 26-30 :

A26. It is certain that Uncle Ric is in hospital _______

A. again after having ful1y recovered from an operation

C27. It is _______ who wants to study history.

C. James' s elder brother

D28. In the second paragraph, the sentence"…he is sitting some examinations"'" means that Malcolm is

_______

D. going to take some examinations

B29. From the letter. we know that James wants to become a professional player, _______

A. the characteristics of American newspapers