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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、D)中，选出最佳选项。 A I was in lodgings (寄宿处) now, on my own, but the other lodgers had constant visitors up and down the stairs past my door. None of this disturbed me except one girl who sang softly to herself an old Russian folk song as she ran up to the room above. It was a sound of sweetness, musical, soft, unselfconscious and happy. I began to listen out for it, jumped up from my table, and threw open the door to catch a glimpse(一瞥) of her as she passed, but I was always too late. I asked the people upstairs who she was, and described the beautiful sounds she made. They became rather reserved(拘谨) and exchanged glances and hurriedly admitted it might be Sally. I thought she was someone special, not to be discussed in the ordinary way, and became a little curious to meet her. But the last thing I wanted at that stage was to get caught up with anybody. I’d just come to the end of a rather painful friendship, and now I had work to do. One day, I came face to face with a girl on the landing. It was certainly her; whoever made that noise would look as she did. We stood and stared at each other too long for comfort. I broke the moment and, excusing myself, moved past her because it was too like the movies. I thought for some time of that long, silent stare, and laughed. She was tall and looked proud, with a slight , round-shouldered look that made me breathless and I didn’t know why. 56. At his lodgings, the author __________. A. seldom had visitors B. wished he had more visitors C. was always disturbed by other people’s visitors D. had too many visitors. 57. Whenever the author heard the sound of the girl’s voice__________. A. he sat listening to it B. he saw her moving upstairs C. he threw down his books D. he tried to see who it was 58. People who were asked about the girl__________. A. told him all about her B. didn’t want to tell him much C. didn’t tell him anything D. were angry when he mentioned her 59. From this passage we can see that the author was____________. A. was not interested in Sally B. curiously attracted by Sally C. angry at being disturbed by Sally D. afraid to get to know Sally B For many years Henry had been a journalist. He had worked on many international newspapers and magazines and traveled over the world. Henry had witnessed war and natural disasters such as floods, earthquakes and erupting volcanoes ( 火山爆发). He had reported on serious accidents such as major fires and airline crashes. He had seen every kind of terrible crime and strange event there was. He had met and written about some of the most unusual people in the world. In fact, there wasn’t much that Henry had not seen or done. Now he was retired from journalism(新闻业). He owned a very expensive restaurant and spent his days talking to his wealthy and important customers. He liked to say that nothing surprised him. One day he was sitting at the bar in his restaurant when a big gorilla(大猩猩) walked in and asked for a table. Henry showed no surprise. He took the gorilla to a table and handed him a menu. He treated him politely and pretended there was nothing at all strange about having a gorilla in his restaurant. The gorilla looked through the menu and ordered a salad. Henry served the gorilla his salad personally, knowing that his waiters and waitresses would be too frightened. At last the gorilla finished his salad and asked for the bill. Henry wrote out the bill and handed it to the big animal. The gorilla studied it, shook his head sadly then gave Henry fifty dollars. “Thank you,” Henry said, and then to make conversation, he added, “we don’t get many gorillas in this restaurant.” “At fifty dollars for a salad,” the gorilla said, “I’m not surprised.” 60. According to the story, Henry had________. A. had the most exciting experiences B. told the longest stories C. made history D. caused accidents 61. One day when a gorilla came into the restaurant, Henry was_____. A. very surprised by the gorilla B. not disturbed(烦忧) by the gorilla C. very interested in the gorilla D. scared of the gorilla 62. From the sentences “Henry served the gorilla his salad personally, knowing that his waiters and waitresses would be too frightened” you can learn that______. A. his staff were not brave people B. Henry didn’t normally serve customers C. the gorilla had eaten there before D. the gorilla was careful with his money C Life gets noisier every day. Very few people can be free from noise of some sort or another. It doesn’t matter where you live, in the middle of a modern city, or a faraway village--- the chances are that you’ll be disturbed by jet aeroplanes, transistor radios, powered engines, etc. We seem to be getting used to noise, too. Some people feel quite lonely without background music while they’re working. Scientific tests have shown that total silence can be a very frightening experience for a human being. However, some people enjoy listening to pop music which is very loud and this can do harm to their eardrums(耳鼓). The noise level in some discos is far above the usual safety level for heavy industrial areas. One recent report about noise and concentration(专心) suggested that although a lot of people say that any noise disturbs their concentration, what really influences their ability to concentrate is a change in the level of noise. It goes on to say that a background noise which doesn’t change too much (music, for example) may even help people to concentrate. 63. According to this passage, the noise pollution______. A. has become the worst in the countryside B. has become better in big cities C. has spread from cities to villages D. has been controlled in modern cities 64. What does background music refer to? A. Music played while people are working. B. Music played in the backyard. C. Noise that continues while you’re listening to other noises. D. Music used to help people to concentrate. 65. Some people have their hearing harmed______. A. while listening to pop music B. in complete silence C. when speaking loudly D. while watching TV (责任编辑：admin) |