Part II Reading Comprehension

　　Directions: There are 4 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

　　Passage One

　　Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.

　　Imagine a world in which children would be the rulers and could decided nit only the outcome of each and every occurrence，but also dictate the every structure and form of the environment.In this world，a child’s wildest thoughts would become reality.Limited only by the extent of his on her imagination.While such a world might sound both fantastic and frightening，at least from a logical，adult perspective，it does exist.What’s more? It has it has been in existence for some time and is populated by hundreds of thousands of children who spend hours within its boundaries experimenting and learning.This world is not real, at least not in the traditional sense，but exists within a computer and is generated by an educational programming language called Logo，unlike other computer language and programs that are designed to test children and provide applications that formally dispense information, LOGO allows children. even preschool children ,to be in total control.Children teach the computer to think and as a result develop and sharpen their own reasoning abilities.

　　31.LOGO is

　　A)an educational testing program.B)a computer language

　　C)an information dispenser. D)an unreal world.

　　32.LOGO is most commonly used by

　　A) teachers. B)computer programmers

　　C) adults. D) children.

　　33.Children are rulers

　　A)in the traditional sense.

　　B) within the boundaries of Logo’s world.

　　C)with all computer language and programs.

　　D) in the adult world.

　　34.LOGO is unique because.

　　A) it is an educational program.

　　B)it is in total control.

　　C)it allows children to teach the computer to think.

　　D) children use it.

　　35.The best title for this passage would be

　　A)“Children Rule the world”.

　　B)“Children Learn Reasoning Using LOGO”.

　　C)“Computer Language”.

　　D)“The Unreal World of the Child and the Computer”.

　　Passage Two

　　Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.

　　Like most people，1 was brought up to look upon life as a process of getting.It was not until in my late thirties that I made this important discovery：giving—away makes life so much more exciting.You need not worry if you lack money.This is how I experimented with giving-away.If an idea for improving the window display of a neighborhood store flashes tome.I step in and make the suggestion to the store-keeper.If an incident occurs，the story of which I think the local Catholic priest could use.I call him up and tell him about it，though I am not a Catholic myself.One discovery I made about giving—away is that it is almost impossible

　　to give away anything in this world without getting something back, though the return often comes in an unexpected form.One Sunday morning the local post office delivered an important special delivery 1etter to my home，though it was addressed to me at my office.1 wrote the postmaster a note of appreciation.

　　More than a year later I needed a post—office box for a new business 1 was starting.1 was told at the window that there were no boxes left，and that my name would have to go on a long waiting list.As I was about to leave，the postmaster appeared in the doorway.He had overheard our conversation.“Wasn’t it you

　　that wrote us that letter a year ago about delivering a special delivery to your home?”I said it was.“Well, You certainly are going to have a box in this post office if we have to make one for you.You don’t know what a letter like that means to us.We usually get nothing but complaints.”

　　36.We understand that

　　A)the author was brought up to look upon life as a process of getting in the way

　　as most people.

　　B)he liked most people who were brought up that way.

　　C)because most people were brought up that;the author was，too.

　　D)he liked most people as they looked upon life in the same way.

　　37.At the author looked upon life as a process of getting.He formed this view of life probably because

　　A)of most people. B)he was similar to most people in books.

　　C)of his early education. D)he was brought up to like most people.

　　38.The author makes the suggestion to the store-keeper

　　A)in writing. B)in person.

　　C)in the window display. D)about the neighborhood.

　　39.When the author needed a post-office box

　　A)his name was put on a waiting list.

　　B)he wrote the postmaster a note of appreciation.

　　C)many had applied for post-office boxes before him.

　　D)he asked the postmaster to make one for him.

　　40.In reply to the postmaster’s question, the author said

　　A)it was the special delivery. B)it was the post-office box.

　　C)it was the note of appreciation he wrote. D)it was he