52. A. strange rough
53. A. In the end However
B. large B. Therefore B. real B. besides
C. deep C. After all C. special C. again C. normally C. seriously C. depend on C. subject C. museum
D. D. D. D. D. D. D. join D. D.
54. A. imagined familiar
55. A. so instead
56. A. rightly particularly
57. A. lightly properly
58. A. succeed in in
59. A. decision problem
60. A. zoo laboratory
B. actually B. jokingly B. insist on
B. situation B. mountain
Part III. Reading Comprehension (40 points)
Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or incomplete statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice, and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
Passage One
I’m a Chinese student studying in Canada. I have been a boarder with the Carsons for more than a year and a half.
The Carsons live in their own house, which has four bedrooms including the one in the basement which I live in. Judy does all the work in the house and Andrew is responsible for the work in the garden. When they go out in the evening, they often ask me to look after their children.
Judy’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Morris, lived in another city. Judy was their only child and naturally they doted on Judy’s children. They often sent the children presents.
Last April Mr. Morris died. Now that Mrs. Morris was quite alone, I expected that Judy would want her to come and live with them. One day, Margaret told me grandma was coming to live with them and her daddy and mummy would want my room back. The news didn’t surprise me and the next day I went to Judy and asked her about it. I said I couldn’t think of living in their basement room any longer if it was needed for Mrs. Morris. Judy seemed surprised at first. Then she told me there was no deed for me to move, for they hadn’t yet come to any decision about her mother coming to live with them. “Naturally I’m worried about my mother. She has been in poor health.” She smiled sadly and added. “To be honest, Andrew and my mother have never got on well. We’ll wait a bit and see what happens. Perhaps Mother will be all right living herself, of perhaps they will both change their minds.”
That was six months ago. During this time I’ve heard that Mrs. Morris has had two illnesses and that her health has got worse. A nursing home was mentioned once but Mrs. Morris refused to go there. So up to now she’s still living alone and I’m still living in the basement room. 61. What is the relationship between the speaker and the Carsons? A. He is a brother of Andrew Carson. B. He is a close friend of the Carsons. C. He is a relative of Judy Carson.
D. He is a student who pays to live and have meals at the Carsons’ house. 62. Why did the speaker expect Mrs. Morris to come to live with her daughter? A. Because Mr. Morris was dead.
B. Because Mrs. Morris suffered from illness. C. Because Mrs. Morris lived all by herself.
D. Because of all the reasons mentioned in A, B and C.
63. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage? A. Mrs. Morris loved her grandchildren very much. B. Judy had no brothers or sisters to look after her mother.
C. Mrs. Morris was coming to live with the Carsons, so they asked the speaker to move. D. The Carsons once suggested that Mrs. Morris go to live in a nursing home. 64. Why didn’ t Mrs. Morris come to live with her daughter’s family? A. Because she did not have a good relationship with her son－in－law． B. Because she did not want to leave her own house． C. Because she was in rather poor health and could not come．
D. Because the speaker lived in the basement room and there was no other room for her to live in． 65. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? A. Family Relationships is Canada． B. The Boarder． C. My Landlady．
D. Nursing Homes and the Aged．
Passage Two
Overhead bridges are found in many parts of Beijing, especially in places where traffic is very heavy and crossing the road is dangerous.
The purpose of these bridges is to enable pedestrians to cross roads safely. Overhead bridges are used to very much the same way as zebra crossings. They are more efficient although less convenient because people have to climb up a long flight of steps. This is inconvenient especially to older people. When pedestrians use an overhead bridge, they do not hold up traffic. However, when they cross a busy road using a zebra crossing, traffic is held up. This is why the government has built many overhead bridges to help pedestrians and to keep traffic moving at the same time. The government of Beijing has spent a large amount of money on building these bridges. For their own safety, pedestrians should be encouraged to use them instead of risking their lives by dashing across the road. Old people, however, may find it a little difficult climbing up and down the steps, but it is still much safer than walking across the road with all the danger of moving traffic.
Overhead bridges serve a very useful purpose. Pedestrians, both old and young, should make it a habit to use them. This will prevent unnecessary accidents and loss of life. 66. What is the advantage of overhead bridges mentioned in this passage? A. They are safer for pedestrians and can keep traffic moving at the same time. B. Pedestrians can climb up and have a view of the city. C. Taller trucks can pass under them.
D. They are easier and more convenient for the pedestrians. 67. Why were overhead bridges built in Beijing? A. Because they save money for the government.
B. Because they provide an easy way for the drivers to cross the road. C. Because they prevent traffic from being held up. D. Because they save time for the pedestrians.
68. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? A. Overhead bridges are found in places where traffic is heavy. B. Overhead bridges are only found in the centre of Beijing. C. Overhead bridges are found in many parts of big cities in China. D. Overhead bridges are found in every part of Beijing.
69. The underlined words “a zebra crossing” probably mean ________. A. a safe place across a road for old people to rest in
B. a wild animal from Africa that looks like a horse with broad dark brown and white stripes on its
body
C. a safe place across a road for zebras to walk across the road D. a safe place across a road for pedestrians to walk across the road 70. What is the writer’s attitude towards overhead bridges? A. It is inconvenient to older people to walk across the road. B. To build overhead bridges is the business of the government C. An overhead bridge is more beautiful than a zebra crossing.
D. It is much safer for pedestrians though climbing up and down the steps may be a little difficult. Passage Three
There was a time when, if a lady got onto a crowded bus or train, a gentleman would immediately stand up and offer her his seat. No more, though. Today, a gentleman will probably look out of the window, or, if he feels a bit guilty, hide behind his newspaper. Either way, the lady will have to stand until someone else gets off.
You can’t entirely blame men for this change in manners. The days are gone when women could be referred to as the weaker sex. A whole generation of women has grown up demanding equality with men; not just equality in jobs or education, but in social attitudes. Hold a door open for some women and you’re likely to get an angry lecture on treating women as inferiors (能力低下的人) unable to open door for themselves. Take a girl out for a meal and she’ll probably insist on paying her share of the bill; though on second thoughts, perhaps that’s not such a bad idea.
It’s no wonder that men have given up some of the gestures of politeness and consideration which they used to show towards women. On the other hand, automatic male (man) politeness is perhaps slowly being replaced by true consideration for the needs of women, so that men can see
women as equal human beings.
Maybe that’s worth standing in the bus or train.
71. Today, when a lady gets on a crowded bus or train, a gentleman would probably____ . A. stand up and offer her his seat B. read his newspaper C. look out of the window
D. not stand up and offer her his seat
72. What men do towards women on a crowded bus or train is _____. A. really bad
B. strange enough
C. not entirely wrong
D.
entirely wrong
73. The new generation of women wants to be _____. A. treated not as the weaker sex C. cared for on buses and trains
B. treated as the weaker sex D. better treated than before
74. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT correct? A. Some women may get angry of you open the door for them. B. Girls don’t want you to pay for meal at all.
C. Some women may criticize you if you show too much politeness to them. D. A girl may be unhappy if you insist on paying her share of the bill. 75. From this passage, we know that____.
A. women need true consideration of their needs and feelings B. men have given up some politeness they used to show to women C. women often get angry if you’re polite to them D. women should stand in the bus or train Passage Four
“Family” is of course an elastic word. But when British people say that their society is based on family life, they are thinking of “family” in its narrow, peculiarly European sense of mother, father and children living together alone in their own house as an economic and social unit. Thus, every British marriage indicates the beginning of a new and independent family---hence the tremendous importance of marriage in British life.
For both the man and the woman, marriage means leaving one’s parents and starting one’s own life. The man’s first duty will then be to his wife, and the wife’s to her husband. He will be entirely responsible for her financial support, and she for the running of the new home. Their children will be their common responsibility and theirs alone. Neither the wife’s parents nor the husband′s, nor their brothers or sisters, aunts or uncles, have any right to interfere with them---they are their own masters.
Readers of novels like Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice will know that in former times marriage among wealthy families were arranged by the girl’s parents, that is, it was the parents′ duty to find a suitable husband for their daughter, preferably a rich one, and by skillful encouragement to lead him eventually to ask their permission to marry her. Until that time, the girl was protected and maintained in the parents′ home, and the financial relief of getting rid of her could be seen in their giving the newly married pair a sum of money called a dowry (嫁妆). It is very different today. Most girls of today get a job when they leave school and become financially