四、阅读理解(共l5小题，每题3分，共45分)

　　阅读下列短文，然后根据短文的内容从每小题的四个选项中选出最佳的一项。

　　A

　　"Who has more questions,a teacher or a student?" A great learned man told his student that the answer to this question was that a teacher has more questions.

　　The student became a little puzzled. With a smile,the teacher drew two circles. Within the larger circle is my knowledge of things, and within the smaller one is yours. Outside of the circles is knowledge still unknown to both of us. As you can see my circle is larger, the line that marks out the circle is longer. That makes it clear who has more chances to face something still unknown.

　　36. The great learned man believed that__________.

　　A. a teacher has more questions

　　B. a student has more questions

　　C. both a teacher and a student have questions

　　D. everyone,except a teacher,has more questions

　　37. At the end of the story, the great learned man concluded that__________.

　　A. a student should learn from his teacher

　　B. a teacher does not have so many questions as his student

　　C.a student knows more than his teacher

　　D.a teacher has more chances to face what he doesn’t know

　　38.We cannot read such an article in__________.

　　A.a hospital

　　B.a library

　　C.a newspaper

　　D.a magazine

　　B

　　In England，people often talk about the weather because they can experience four seasons in one day.In the morning the weather is warm just like in sprin9.An hour later black clouds come and then it rains hard.The weather then gets a little cold.In the late afternoon the sky will be sunny，the sun will begin to shine，and it will be summer at this time of day.

　　In England，people can also have summer in winter，or have winter in summer.So in winter they can swim sometimes，and in summer sometimes they should take warm clothes.

　　When you go to England，you will see that some English people usually take an umbrella or a raincoat with them in the sunny mornin9，but you should not laugh at them.

　　If you don’t take an umbrella or a raincoat，you will regret later in the day.

　　39.Why do people in England often talk about the weather?

　　A.Because the weather changes often.

　　B.Because they often have very good weather.

　　C.Because the weather is warm just like in spring.

　　D.Because the sky is sunny all day.

　　40.From the story we know that when__________come，there is a heavy rain.

　　A.sunshine and snow

　　B.black clouds

　　C.summer and winter

　　D.spring and autumn

　　41.In the sunny morning some English people usually take a raincoat or all umbrella with them because__________.

　　A.their friends ask them to do so

　　B.it often rains in England

　　C.they are going to sell them

　　D.they are their favourite things

　　42.The best title for this passage is__________.

　　A.Bad Seasons

　　B.Summer or Winter

　　C.The Weather in England

　　D.Strange English People