IV.阅读理解。(共20分，每小题1分)

　　根据短文内容，从每个题的四个选项中选择一个最佳答案，请将符合题意的选项写在答题卡的相应位置上。

　　Passage 1:

　　Life in Britain

　　Homes and families

　　Many British people live in Houses, not apartments. Most houses have gardens.

　　Daily life

　　Most office workers start work at about nine in the morning, and finish at about five or six in the afternoon. Most people don’t go home for lunch, and they just have a quick meal.

　　School life

　　Children start school at about nine am, and finish at about three thirty pm. Most children have lunch at school. All children go to school when they are four or five years old, and leave when they are sixteen or seventeen.

　　Shops

　　Most shops open at about nine am and close at about six pm. Usually, they don’t close for lunch.

　　( )51. Many British people live in _______ .

　　A. apartments B. parks C. houses D. gardens

　　( )52.Most offices start work at about ______ in the morning.

　　A. ten B. nine C. eight D. seven

　　( )53. Most office workers and school children don’t have lunch _____ .

　　A. in the garden B. in the shop C. at home D. at school

　　( )54.The children in Britain usually study at school for_____ .

　　A. sixteen or seventeen years B. twelve or thirteen years

　　C. four or five years D. four years

　　( )55.Can you buy things in the shops at lunch time?

　　A. No. They close for lunch. B. Yes. But there is no people in the shop.

　　C. No. Shops open at 1pm. D. Yes. They don’t close for lunch.

　　Passage 2:

　　If someone says to you: “give me five”, do not search your pocket to get five yuan! It will make others laugh! The person is not asking for your money, but your fingers.

　　In the US, "give me five" or "give me the high five" is a popular action. You can see it often in moves or on TV. It means the slapping (拍) of each other's raised right hands together.

　　People do it when they meet for the first time or something happy happens. For example, a student has good marks in exams or wins a lottery ticket (彩票).If a football team wins a game, the players will give high fives to everyone around to celebrate.

　　This action may come from the old Roman action of raising the right arm for the emperor(皇帝). This showed that the person raising his arm did not have a knife in his hand. Why not try to give the high five to your friends?

　　56.“Give me five” is an action to _______.

　　A.make people laugh 　B.ask for money

　　C.celebrate success 　 D.search one's pocket

　　57.The action “give me five” is the slapping of _______.

　　A.toes 　　　　B.hands 　　　　 C.arms 　　　　D.legs

　　58.When you ______, you give your friends high fives.

　　A.lose your money 　　　B.go back home

　　C.win a football game 　　D.do badly in exams

　　59.The action started in _______ according to the story.

　　A.Rome 　　　　B.America 　　　 C.China 　　　 D.Britain

　　60.Why did the Romans raise the right arm for the emperor? Because ______.

　　A.they were proud of their emperor B.they were happy to see the emperor

　　C.they wanted to show there were no knives in their hands D.We don't know

　　Passage 3:

　　Plants are very important living things. Life could not go on if there were no plants. This is because plants can make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals and men can’t make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals get their food by eating plants and other animals. Therefore, animals and men need plants in order to live. This is the reason why we find so many plants around us.

　　If you look carefully at the plants around you, you will find that there are many kinds of plants. Some plants are large while others are small. Most plants are green.

　　Some plants have many small leaves. Others have only a few. There are many kinds of leaves. Leaves are of different shapes and colors.

　　Leaves are also different in other ways. Some leaves have long thin parts at the end, we call them leaf stalks, some have short leaf stalks, others even have no leaf stalks. The leaf edges(边缘) are also different. Some leaves have smooth (平滑)edges. Some have wave-shaped edges. Others have edges like the teeth of a saw.(锯子)

　　61. Which of the following shows the right relation according to the first paragraph?

　　62.Plants are important because______ .

　　A. we need to eat plants every day B. men can’t live without plants

　　C. we can see so many plants around us D. animals eat plants as their only food

　　63.We know from the passage that_______ .

　　A. all leaves have leaf stalks B. all leaves have smooth edges

　　C. plants are different in shapes but have the same color

　　D. leaves are different in shapes and colors

　　64. The underline word “ leaf stalks” in the last paragraph means___________ .

　　A. 叶边 B. 叶纹 C. 叶柄 D. 叶尖

　　65. The main idea of the passage is______.

　　A. how plants help men and animals

　　B. plants are important and they are quite different

　　C. plants are more important than air, water and sunlight

　　D. why we find so many plants around us

　　Passage4 Come and join us

　　We warmly welcome you to the Shine Sports Centre.

　　All the young people in this city can become members of the Shine Sports Centre and each member should pay 10 dollars every year. To be a member of us and get your membership card (会员卡) , you need to come to us between 2 pm and 6 pm, Monday to Thursday. I have to tell you that we don’t accept new members on Friday. Now, there are three things that you must remember to bring with you when you come for a membership card. They are your ID card, a recent passport-sized photo of yourself and the money. We can’t give you the card unless you bring all three.

　　Once you have got your membership card, you need to bring it with you when ever you come to book or use any Shine Sports Centre facilities (设备) . Booking over the phone is not allowed, so you have to come here with your card when you want to book. There is one more thing I have to tell you. Our opening hours is from 9 am to 10 pm on Weekdays and from 10 am to 6 pm on weekends. We hope that every member can have a great time in the Shine Sports Centre.

　　66. You can use the facilities in the Shine Sports Centre at _____

　　A 9 am on Sunday B 5 pm on Wednesday

　　C 7 am on Thursday D 9 am on Saturday

　　67. You and your classmate have to spend _____ on the membership card for two years.

　　A 10 dollars B 20dollars C 30 dollars D 40 dollars

　　68. What does the underlined word “book” mean in Chinese?

　　A 书 B 账册 C 预定 D 记录

　　69. Which of the following is true?

　　A. All people have the chance to be members of the Centre.

　　B. You can get the membership card at 6 o’clock in the morning.

　　C. You can’t book the facilities over the telephone.

　　D. You don’t need to bring the membership card when you need to use the facilities.

　　70. Who is the advertisement written for?

　　A Young people B Old people C Couples D Little kids