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第三部分 阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分) 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 (A) When Christopher Columbus landed on the then unnamed Costa Rica in 1502, he saw many Indians wearing gold earrings. So he thought the land must be rich in gold. He named the place Costa Rica, which means “rich coast” in Spanish. Though little gold was found, Costa Rica today is indeed rich with coffee and bananas. Coffee is the most important product in Costa Rica and most of it is exported (出口) to other countries like America and West Germany. Bananas are the country’s second most important export. Costa Ricans also grow many other crops such as fruits, corn and beans for their own use. Costa Ricans love colors and their houses are painted in bright colors. Education is very important to the Costa Ricans. Almost every village has a school and education is a must for children between seven and fourteen years of age. Boys and girls go to separate (单独的) schools. Classes begin in March and end in November. The other three months of the year are harvest time and the children have to help their parents to pick coffee beans. 56. What’s the main idea of the first paragraph? A. How Columbus found Costa Rica. B. How Costa Rica got its name. C. What the Costa Ricans wore. D. What language the Costa Ricans spoke. 57. The Costa Ricans may NOT paint their houses ______. A. pink and red B. grey and black C. blue and green D. yellow and orange 58. In Costa Rica, boys and girls between seven and fourteen ______. A. must go to school B. study in the same school C. do not have to go to school at all D.can choose to stop schooling at any time 59. This passage is mainly about ______. A. Christopher Columbus B. Costa Rica C. some products from Costa Rica D. the education of Costa Rica (B) A terrible mudslide (泥石流) swept through Zhouqu County in northwest China’s Gansu Province on August 7, 2010. Lots of people were killed and injured in the disaster (灾难), and some are still missing. Now the new school semester began. How about the students there? Up till now, most people including teachers and students are still living in the tents. The students should have started their new semester on August 15. However, the terrible mudslide disrupted the plan since two schools were damaged and three others were used as resettlement areas (安置区). The new semester had to be put off for ten days. Also, since many teachers were killed, parents were worrying that their children might not be able to go to school. Luckily, 54 teachers from neighboring areas were sent to Zhouqu County, and 12 volunteer teachers arrived there, too. Moreover, all the students got their textbooks and school things for free. On the first day of school, a girl said, “The disaster is weighing heavily on my mind (沉重地压在我的心上). But today school begins. I’m with my classmates again. I feel so happy.” Zhouqu County has two primary schools, two junior high schools and one senior high school. The students of the only senior high school had to start the new semester in a school in the neighboring area. Although the new school is far from their homes, they are happy to return to school. 60. The underlined word “disrupted” means “______” in Chinese. A. 实施 B. 打乱 C. 制定 D. 完善 61. What were the parents in Zhouqu County worrying? A. There were no textbooks for their children. B. Their children had problems with their studies. C. The textbooks were too expensive for them to afford. D. There were not enough teachers to teach their children. 62. From the underlined words the girl said, we can learn she is very _____. A. sad B. afraid C. smart D. optimistic (乐观) 63. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A. There are five schools in Zhouqu County. B. Many people had to live in the tents after the mudslide. C. The teachers now in Zhouqu County are much more than before. D. The terrible mudslide killed many people and affected people’s lives there. (C) In the mid 1990’s, people started doing business on the Internet. At that time, there were two kinds of companies. First, there were traditional companies. They sold things in stores. Then there were Internet companies. They didn’t have a store, and they only sold things on the Net. Traditional companies didn’t want to lose any business. Quickly they made their own websites and began selling things on the Net. These are the so-called “brick and click” companies. Many stores are made of brick. And you click on your mouse to buy things with your computer. That’s where the name “brick and click” comes from. By the late 1990’s, e-business like amazon, buy and etoys were in trouble. Their profits(利润) were not very high. Competition was great. Many of these business were losing lots of money. In 2000, many e-business went out of business. Why are “brick and click” companies, like Barnes and Noble, Toys RVs and Walmart so successful? First, many customers know and trust their names. Their websites like walmart. are easy to remember. These companies also have lots of experience. They know how to run a successful business. In the world of e-commerce, companies are fighting for every dollar and every customer. Will “brick and click” companies win the war? Only time will tell. (责任编辑：admin) |