Ⅳ Reading Comprehension ( 60 points )

　　Direction：There are five reading passages his part. For each question there are for suggested answer marked A， B， C and B ， choose the best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on Answer sheet 1 .

　　Passage one

　　Valencia is in the east part of Spain. It has a port on the sea， two miles away from the coast. It is the capital of a province that is also named Valencia.

　　The city is a market centre for what is produced by the land around the city. Most of the city's money is made from farming. It is also a busy business city， with ships， railways clothes and machine factories.

　　Valencia has an old part with white buildings， coloured roofs， and narrow streets. The modern part has long， wide streets and new buildings. Valencia is well known for its parks and gardens. It has many old churches and museums. The University in the centre of the city was built in the 13th century.

　　The city of valencia has been known since the 2nd century. In the 8th century it was the capital of Spain. There is also an important city in Venzuela(委内瑞拉) named Valencia.

　　36.From the text， how many places have the name Valencia?

　　A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four

　　37.What is the main difference between the two parts of the city?

　　A. The colour of the buildings B. The age of the buildings

　　C. The colour of the roof D. The length of the streets.

　　38.When was Valencia the most important city in Spain?

　　A.2nd century B.8th century

　　C.13th century D.20th century

　　39.What is Valencia famous for?

　　A. Its markets B. Its university C. Its churches and museums D. its parks and gardens

　　40. The main income of the city of Valencia is from its _______.

　　A. markets B. business C. factories D. farming

　　Passage two

　　I had just gone to bed after a very hard day when the phone rang. It was an eccentric farmer. I had never met him before although I had heard people talk about him. He sounded quite nervous and he had been talking for a minute or so before I understood anything. Even then all I could make out was that someone called Milly had had a very accident. I hadn't the slightest idea who she was but I obviously had to go.

　　It had been snowing heavily that day and I didn't know the way. I had been driving for at least an hour when I finally found his place. He was standing there， waiting for me. "She meant more to me than anyone ……even my own wife!" he said. I could see that he had been crying. I thought something terrible had taken place， a possible scandal. I was even more shocked when he told me he had put her in the barn(厩)。 "I wouldn't leave here out in the cold!" he said.

　　Milly had clearly been a secret lover of his. I was about to tell him he could not expect me to cover anything up when he opened the barn door. He lifted his candle and I saw a dark figure on the ground. "She was such a good cow! I wouldn‘t let anyone but a doctor touch her!"he said， and burst into tears again.

　　41. The underlined phrase make out in the first paragraph means ______

　　A. expect B. see clearly

　　C. here clearly D. understand

　　42. Before he arrived at the farmer's house， the writer expected to see Milly lying ____?

　　A. on the floor of a room B. on the ground of a barn

　　C. in bed in a barn D. in bed in a room

　　43.What do we know about Milly from the story?

　　A. She was seriously ill. B. She was hidden somewhere.

　　C. She had met with an accident. D. She had caused a scandal.

　　Passage three

　　Feeling tired lately? Has the doctor said he cannot find anything wrong with you? Perhaps he sent you to a hospital， but all the advanced equipment there shows that there is nothing wrong.

　　Then consider this， you might be in a state of subhealth.

　　Subhealth， also called the third state or grey state， is explained as a border line state between health and disease. According to an investigation by the National Health Organization， Over 45 percent of subhealth people are middle aged or elderly. The percentage is even higher among people who work in management positions as well as students around exam time.

　　Symptoms include a lack of energy， depression， slow reactions， insomnia， agitation and poor memory. Other symptoms include shortness of breath， sweating and aching in the waist and legs.

　　The key to preventing and recovering from subhealth， according to some medical experts， is to form good living habits， alternate work with rest， exercise regularly， and take part in open-air activities.

　　As for meals， people are advised to eat less salt and sugar. They should also eat more fresh vegetables， fruits， fish， because they are rich in nutritional elements-vitamins， and trace elements——that are important to the body.

　　Nutrition experts point out that it is not good to eat too much at one meal because it may cause unhealthy changes in the digestive tract. They also say that a balanced die t is very helpful in avoiding subhealth.

　　44.Middle aged people may feel subhealth，because______.

　　A. they have lost their living hopes B. they have more pressure in life and work

　　C. they have used up their energy. D. they begin to get energy

　　45.The answer for preventing you from falling into a state of subhealth is that you should_____.

　　A. work hard B. sleep more

　　C. take more medicine D. be deep relaxed and form good living habits

　　46. As for food， experts suggest that_________.

　　A. we should eat less B. we should never eat meat

　　C. we should have meals with less salt and sugar D. we should have meals without salt or sugar

　　47.The underlined word "alternate"in this passage means_____.

　　A. keep up B. take up C. arrange by turns D. cause to take place