第三部分：阅读理解

　　阅读下列短文,从每题所给 四个选项(A、 B、 C和D)中,选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　A Reading is not the only way to gain knowledge of the work in

　　the past. There is another large reservoir (知识库) which may be

　　called experience, and the college student will find that

　　every craftsman (工匠) has something he can teach and will

　　generally teach gladly to any college student who does not

　　look down upon them . The information from them differs from

　　(不同于) that in textbooks and papers chiefly in that its

　　theoretical (理论 ) part -- the explanations of why things

　　happen -- is frequently quite fantastic (神奇 ) . But the

　　demonstration (示范) and report of what happens , and how it

　　happens are correct even if the reports are in completely

　　unscientific terms (术语). Presently the college student will

　　learn, in this case also, what to accept and what to reject.

　　One important thing for a college student to remember is that

　　if Aristotle could talk to the fisherman, so can he.

　　Another source of knowledge is the vast store of traditional

　　(传统 ) practices handed down from father to son , or mother to

　　daughter, of old country customs (习惯), of folklore (风俗). All

　　this is very difficult for a college student to examine, for

　　much knowledge and personal experience is needed here to

　　separate good plants from wild grass. The college student

　　should learn to realize and remember how much of real value

　　science has found in this wide, confused wilderness and how

　　often scientific discoveries of what had existed in this area

　　long age.

　　36.In the last paragraph the phrase "this wide, confused

　　wilderness" refers to _____.

　　A. personal experience B. wild weeds among good plants

　　C. the information from the parentsD. the vast store of

　　traditional practices

　　37. Which of the following statements is supported by the

　　passage?

　　A. The college students have trouble separating good plants

　　from wild grass

　　B. Craftsman's experience is usually unscientific

　　C. The contemptuous (傲慢 ) college students will receive

　　nothing from craftsmen

　　D. Traditional practices are as important as experience for

　　the college student

　　38. From this passage we can infer that ______.

　　A. we'll invite the craftsman to teach in the college

　　B. schools and books are not the only way to knowledge

　　C. scientific discoveries late based on personal experience

　　D. discoveries and rediscoveries are the most important source

　　of knowledge for a

　　college student

　　39. The author advises the college student to ______ .

　　A. be contemptuous to the craftsman

　　B. be patient in helping the craftsman with scientific terms

　　C. learn the craftsman's experience by judging it carefully

　　D. gain the craftsman's experience without rejection

　　40. The main idea of this passage is about ________.

　　A . what to learn from the parents B. how to gain knowledge

　　C. why to learn from craftsman D. how to deal with experience

　　B

　　Water, water every where.

　　It lasted almost two months , but in August it ended. It left

　　45 people dead and $10 billion worth of damage in nine states

　　of USA. It was quite a big Mississippi flood ever recorded.

　　In St.Louis, Missouri, 9,000 people were forced to leave their

　　homes while the city was in danger. St. Louis is just

　　downriver from the points where the Missouri and Illinois

　　Rivers flow into the Mississippi. All three rivers were

　　flooding. But the city escaped the worst when levees (堤) broke

　　upriver. A levee is built of river sand and clay(粘土).

　　Eleven miles of flood walls were built in the late 1960's The

　　walls are 18 inches thick and 5 to 22 feet high. They were

　　designed to protect against a 52-foot flood. In St. Louis,

　　water almost reached the top of flood walls. It measured 49.4

　　feet.

　　41.The flood referred to in the passage _____.

　　A. was the heaviest one in the history B. happened in Missouri

　　and Illinois states

　　C. happened in less than twenty percent of the states of

　　U.S.A.

　　D. was recorded several times

　　42. The meaning of the sentence "But the city escaped the

　　worst" is that _____.

　　A. many people escaped from the city B. the flood attacked the

　　city heavily

　　C. the flood did not attack the city at all D. the city

　　avoided the worst situation

　　43. The highest flood referred to in the passage was about

　　______.

　　A. 18 feet high B. 5-22 feet high C. nearly 50 feet high D. 52

　　feet high

　　C

　　In hopes of becoming millionaires, many Filipinos (菲律宾人) began

　　drinking more Pepsi. They hoped to get a bottle cap with the

　　winning number on it. In May 1992, the number was announced:

　　349. Thousands rushed to get their reward with their bottle

　　caps worth a million pesos (about US $ 40,000) each.

　　But Pepsi wouldn't pay. The company said there was a mistake.

　　The numbers on the caps did not include a security code (保险号),

　　so the caps were not really winners. Up to 800,000 bottle caps

　　had the number 349.

　　Pepsi has spent millions of dollars on the problem. The

　　company has paid 54 million pesos to real winners. It also

　　paid 500 pesos for each No.349 cap without the security code.

　　44. Which of the following is not true?

　　A. All those who got the number of 349 got some money

　　B. All those who got the number of 349 didn't get the same

　　amount of money

　　C. None of those who get the number of 349 wasn't rewarded

　　D. The company made a mistake so as to sell more pepsi

　　45. From the passage we can guess that peso is _________.

　　A. the name of a person B. a kind of drink

　　C. the name of a company D. none of the above

　　D

　　In Cardiff I was put to work in furniture department at one of

　　the local stores. It was large, fairly out of date, run ( 经营

　　), like its parent company in London, by a group of relatives.

　　Being only a member of the store for a short time, I was in a

　　very fortunate position. The others, particularly the older

　　members of the store, were naturally asked to produce good

　　sales figures. I was more of an observer. If I made a sale, I

　　was pleased, but if I didn't, I would not be blamed. I was

　　really there to observe and learn, and as I had no interest in

　　making a position in the furniture business, I wasn't too

　　diligent (勤奋) about that either.

　　One salesman in late middle age once expressed his insecurity

　　(不安全感) by scolding me of trying to steal one of his customers

　　(雇客). Nothing could have been further from the truth, but he

　　demanded that I go to the stockroom (货仓) with him to settle

　　the matter. He was very small and thin, but to my surprise he

　　started dancing about among the carpets and closets working

　　his arms wildly and calling on me to 'put them up'. I couldn't

　　put anything up ---I was too busy rolling on a four-foot six -

　　inch spring mattress (弹簧垫子) , helpless with laughter. Finally

　　he saw the joke too, and we went off to the members' store for

　　a conciliatory(和解)cup of tea. Several days later, I finally

　　left the store. Thank God!

　　46. The furniture department was run by _____.

　　A. the author's parents B. the author's relatives

　　C. some member of a big family D. the local government

　　47. The shop in Cardiff ______.

　　A. was big and very modern B. was old but beautiful

　　C. didn't sell furniture only D. was famous in London

　　48. The author was lucky because ________.

　　A. sales figures were not important for him B. he was younger

　　than the others

　　C. he produced good sales figuresD. his pay was higher

　　49. One salesman thought that ______ .

　　A. the author was more of an observer than a real member of

　　the store

　　B. what the author had said was far from the truth

　　C. the author tried to get a person to buy the furniture

　　dishonestly

　　D. the writer destroyed a four-foot six - inch spring mattress

　　50. Which of the following statements is true according to the

　　passage?

　　A. The author only stayed in the shop for a short time because

　　he was not interested

　　in business.

　　B. The author felt light - hearted when he left the shop.

　　C. The author was punished for stealing money from the

　　customer.

　　D. The author was asked to put up the carpets.

　　E

　　Driving cars, trucks and motorcycles is an important part of

　　our lives. We do it every day to get to work, to school or to

　　friends' houses.

　　Driving can be very convenient, but can also cause many

　　problems. Waiting in line at a red light, a driver may get

　　impatient and decide just to drive right through it. If

　　another car is coming from the other direction, there might be

　　a terrible accident. Cutting another car off can make its

　　driver angry, so that driver cuts off someone else. Pretty

　　soon everybody is angry, and impatient.

　　Traffic accidents declare millions of lives every year

　　worldwide. In Taiwan alone, over seven people are killed in

　　accidents every day. The annual death rate (年死亡率) from traffic

　　accidents in Taiwan is twice that of Japan.

　　To allow traffic to move smoothly and safely, everybody must

　　follow the rules. Before you drive, learn all the traffic

　　laws. That way of driving is safe, convenient and even fun!

　　51.The word " convenient " in the passage means ________ .

　　A. handy, easy to do B. that can be changed

　　C. fond of drinking and merry-making D. carriages or other

　　trucks

　　52. If you cut another car off, its driver may be _______.

　　A. impatient B. terrible C. angry D. both A and B

　　53. The sentence " Traffic accidents declare millions of lives

　　"means "_______".

　　A. Traffic accidents make some people become millionaires

　　B. Many people die from traffic accidents

　　C. Millions of people say they themselves have had traffic

　　accidents

　　D. Millions of people remain healthy after traffic accidents

　　54.According to the passage, driving can be safe if _______.

　　A. you are patient B. you obey all the traffic rules

　　C. you don't cut another car offD. you wait in line at a red

　　light

　　55. Which of the following may be the best title for this

　　passage? _______.

　　A. Traffic Safety B. A Careful C. How To Drive A Car D. A

　　Traffic Accident