阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。

　　A

　　For several years, Americans have enjoyed tele-shopping watching TV and buying things by phone. Now tele-shopping is starting in Europe. In a number of Europe countries, people can turn on their TVs and shop for clothes, jewelry, food, toys and many other things.

　　Tele-shopping is becoming popular in Sweden, for example. The biggest Swedish company sells different kinds of things on TV in 15 European countries, and in one year it made $ 100 million. In France there are two tele-shopping channels, and the French spend about $20 million a year to buy things through those channels.

　　In Germany, until last year tele-shopping was only possible on one channel for 1 hour every day. Then the government allowed more tele-shopping. Other channels can open for tele-business, including the largest American tele-shopping company and a 24-hour tele-shopping company. German businesses are hoping this new tele-shopping will help them sell more things.

　　Some people like tele-shopping because it allows them to do their shopping without leaving their homes. With all the problems of traffic in the cities, this is an important reason. But at the same time, other Europeans do not like this new way of shopping. They call tele-shopping “junk on the air”. Many Europeans usually worry about the quality of the things for sale on TV. Good quality is important to them, and they believe they can’t be sure about the quality of the things on TV.

　　The need for high quality means that European tele-shopping companies will have to be different form the American companies. They will have to be more careful about the quality of the things they sell. They will also have to work harder to sell things that the buyers cannot touch or see in person.

　　41. In which country, tele-shopping is not as popular as other countries in this passage?

　　A. France B. America C. Germany D. Sweden

　　42. What do “they” means in the last paragraph?

　　A. Europeans B. European tele-shopping companies

　　C. American tele-shopping companies D. the buyers.

　　43. What challenge do European tele-shopping companies face if they want to make more money?

　　A. Being different from American companies

　　B. Making customers believe goods have good quality

　　C. Making better advertisement

　　D. Making the things at lower prices

　　44. Why don’t some people like tele-shopping?.

　　A. They can buy the things they want at home

　　B. They needn’t face the traffic problems

　　C. They can shop for clothes, jewelry, food, toys and many other things

　　D. They can get good quality goods on TV

　　45. The best title of this passage is ________?

　　A. American tele-shopping

　　B. Tele-shopping companies.

　　C. Tele-shopping --- Junk on the Air

　　D. Tele-shopping in Europe

　　B

　　Shu Pulong has helped at least 1000 people bitten by snakes. “It was seeing people with snake bites that led me to this career,” he said.

　　In 1963, after his army service, Shu entered a medical school and later became a doctor of Chinese medicine. As part of his studies he had to work in the mountains. There he often heard of people who had their arms and legs cut off after a snake bite in order to save their lives.

　　“I was greatly upset by the story of an old farmer I met. It was a very hot afternoon. The old man was pulling grass in his fields when he felt a pain in his left hand. He at once realized he had been bitten by a poisonous snake. In no time he wrapped a cloth tightly around his arm to stop the poison spreading to his heart. Rushing home he shouted ‘Bring me the knife!’ Minutes later the man lost his arm forever.”

　　“The sad story touched me so much that I decided to devote myself to helping people bitten by snakes,” Shu said.

　　46. The best title for this newspaper article is .

　　A. Astonishing Medicine B. Farmer Loses Arm

　　C. Dangerous Bites D. Snake Doctor

　　47. The farmer lost his arm because .

　　A. the cloth was wrapped too tightly B. he cut it off to save his life

　　C. Shu wasn’t there to help him D. he was alone in the fields

　　48. He decided to devote himself to snake medicine because .

　　A. he wanted to save people’s arms and legs B. he had studied it at a medical school

　　C. he had seen snakes biting people D. his army service had finished

　　49. Why did Shu go into the mountains?

　　A. He wanted to study snake bites . B. He wanted to help the farmers .

　　C.He was being trained to be a doctor . D. He was expected to serve in the army .

　　50. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “career” in the first paragraph?

　　A. 结论 B. 行业 C. 事件 D. 事业

　　C

　　In almost every big university in the United States, football is a favorite sport. American football is different. Players sometimes kick the ball, but they also throw the ball and run with it. They try to take it to the other end of the field. They have four chances to move the ball ten yards(码). They can carry it or they can throw it. If they move the ball ten yards, they can try to move it another ten yards. If they move it to the end of the field, they receive six points.

　　It is difficult to move the ball. Eleven men on the other team try to stop the man with the ball. If he does not move the ball ten yards, his team kicks the ball the other team.

　　Each university wants its own team to win. Many thousands of people come to watch. They all shout for their favorite team.

　　Young men and women come on the field to help the people shout more. They dance and jump while they shout.

　　Each team plays ten or eleven games each season. The season begins in September and ends in November. If a team is very good, it may play another game after the season ends. The best teams play again on January 1, the first day of the New Year. Many people go to see these games and many others watch them on TV.

　　51. The passage talks about ___________.

　　A. football in America B. how to play football C. American sports D. American football

　　52. We can _______ the football in both American football and Chinese football.

　　A. kick B. throw C. run with D. catch

　　53. Why is it difficult to move the ball? Because ___________.

　　A. ten yards is a long way

　　B. many men on the other team try not to let the ball come near

　　C. the playing field is very large

　　D. eleven men have to catch the ball one by one

　　54. If they _________, the teams will play on January 1.

　　A. receive six points

　　B. play eleven games in the season

　　C. are the best teams

　　D. move the ball to the end of the field

　　55. Many people come to watch football and they want their team to win. Which of the following is not their act?

　　A. Jumping B. Dancing C. Crying D. Shouting