Ⅳ.Reading Comprehension(60 points)

　　Directions:There are five reading passages in this part.Each passage is followed by four questions.For each question there are four suggested answers marked A，B，C and D.Choose the best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

　　Passage One

　　We can make mistakes at any age.Some mistakes we make are about money.But most mistakes are about people.“Did Jerry really care when I broke up with Helen?”“When I got that great job, did Jim really feel good about it, as a friend? Or did he envy my luck?” When we look back, doubts like these can make us feel bad.But when we look back, it’s too late.

　　Why do we go wrong about our friends or our enemies? Sometimes what people say hides their real meaning.And if we don’t really listen closely we miss the feeling behind the words.Suppose someone tells you, “You’re a lucky dog.” That’s being friendly.But“lucky dog”? There’s a bit of envy in those words.Maybe he doesn’t see it himself.But bringing in the “dog” puts you down a little.What he may be saying is that he doesn’t think you deserve your luck.

　　“Just think of all the things you have to be thankful for” is another noise that says one thing and means another.It could mean that the speaker is trying to get you to see your problem as part of your life as a whole.But is he? Wrapped up in this phrase is the thought that your problem isn’t important.It’s telling you to think of all the starving people in the world when you haven’t got a date for Saturday night.

　　How can you tell the real meaning behind someone’s words? One way is to take a good look at the person talking.Do his words fit the way he looks? Does what he says agree with the tone of voice? His posture? The look in his eyes? Stop and think.The minute you spend thinking about the real meaning of what people say to you may save another mistake.

　　36.According to the author,the reason why we go wrong about our friends is that .

　　A.we fail to listen carefully when they talk

　　B.people tend to be annoyed when we check what they say

　　C.people usually state one thing but mean another

　　D.we tend to doubt what our friends say

　　C 推理判断题。由第二段第二句及第三段首句可知，有时人们所说的话掩饰了其真实含义，而且言不由衷。故选C。

　　37.In the sentence “Maybe he doesn’t see it himself” in paragraph 2, the pronoun “it” refers to .

　　A.being friendly

　　B.a bit of envy

　　C.lucky dog

　　D.your luck

　　B 词语理解题。本句中的it指的就是上句提到的a bit of envy。

　　38.When we listen to a person talking, the most important thing for us to do is to .

　　A.notice the way the person is talking

　　B.take a good look at the person talking

　　C.mind his tone, his posture and the look in his eyes

　　D.examine the real meaning of what he says based on his manner, his tone and his posture

　　D 事实细节题。文章最后一段告诉我们要想弄懂一个人说话的真实含义，就要注意他说话的方式、语调和姿态。D项概括全面，故选D。

　　39.The author most probably is a .

　　A.teacher

　　B.psychologist

　　C.philosopher

　　D.doctor

　　B 推理判断题。通过了解文章的意思，我们可以看出作者分析了交际过程的心理因素，并从心理学角度提出建议，以使人们少犯错误。由此可知，作者可能是个心理学家。

　　Passage Two

　　There is no creature that does not need sleep or complete rest every day.

　　If you want to know why, just try going without sleep for a long period of time.You will discover that your mind and body would become too tired to work properly.You would become irritable and find it hard to think clearly or concentrate on your work.So sleep is quite simply the time when the cells of your body recover from the work of the day and build up supplies of energy for the next period of activity.

　　One of the things we all know about sleep is that we are unconscious in sleep.We do not know what is going on around us.But that doesn’t mean the body stops all activity.The important organs continue to work during sleep, but most of the body functions are slowed down.

　　For example, our breathing becomes slower and deeper.The heart beats more slowly, and the blood pressure is lower.Our arms and legs become limp(柔软的)and muscles are at rest.It would be impossible for our body to relax to such an extent if we were awake.So sleep does for us what the most quiet rest can not do.

　　Your body temperature becomes lower when you are asleep, which is the reason people go to sleep under some kind of covers.And even though you are unconscious, many of your reflexes(反射动作)still work.For instance, if someone tickles(使觉得痒)your foot, you will put it away in your sleep, or even brush a fly from your forehead.You do these things without knowing it.

　　40.If you don’t have as much sleep as your body needs, you will .

　　A.work properly

　　B.think clearly

　　C.keep your attention on your work

　　D.easily get angry

　　D 事实细节题。文章第二段第三句指出，如果睡眠不足，人们会容易发怒，思路也会变得不清晰，而且很难专注于工作。

　　41.The cells of your body develop supplies of energy .

　　A.when you are asleep

　　B.when you recover from your work of the day

　　C.in the next period of activity

　　D.when you are quiet

　　A 事实细节题。文章第二段最后一句指出,睡眠时是身体的细胞从整天的忙碌中恢复并为下一个阶段的活动增加能量供应的时间。故选A。

　　42.In the clause“…that we are unconscious in sleep”(Para.3),the word “unconscious” means .

　　A.untiring

　　B.unmoved

　　C.quiet

　　D.not knowing what is happening around

　　D 词语理解题。本句出现于文章的第三段第一句，接下来的一句是对unconscious一词的进一步解释，即do not know what is going on around us。

　　43.When you are sleeping, .

　　A.all of you reflexes stop working

　　B.most of your reflexes stop working

　　C.many of your reflexes still work

　　D.all of your reflexes still work

　　C 推理判断题。文章第三段最后一句的意思是，睡眠中，身体的重要器官继续工作，但是身体大部分的功能放慢了,且从最后一段“…many of your reflexes still work”一句我们得出，答案为C。