完型填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

    閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從下列各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上涂黑。

    The other day I was talking to a stranger on the bus; he told me that he had a good   36   in Chicago and he wondered if, by any chance, I   37   to know him . For a moment, I thought he might be   38   ,but I could tell from the expression on his face that he was not. He was   39   . I felt like saying that it was ridiculous to  40   that out of all the millions of people in Chicago I could possibly have ever bumped into his friend. But,  41   , I just smiled and reminded him that Chicago was a very   42   city. He nodded, and I thought he was going to be content to drop the subject and talk about something else. But I was wrong. He was silent for a few minutes, and then he   43    to tell me all about his friend.

    His friend’s main  44   in life seemed to be tennis. He was an excellent tennis player , and he  45   had his own tennis court. There were a lot of people with swimming  46   , yet there were only two people with private tennis court; his friend in Chicago was one of them. I told him that I knew several   47   like that, including my brother, who was doctor in California. He     48   that maybe there were more private courts in the country, than he   49   but he did not know of any others. Then he asked me   50   my brother lived in California. When I said Sacramento, he said that was a coincidence 51  his Chicago friend spent the summer in Sacramento last year and he lived next door to a   52  who had a tennis court in his backyard. I  said I felt that really was a coincidence because my next-door neighbour had gone to Sacramento last summer and had   53   the house next to my brother’s house. For a moment, we stared at each other, but we did not say anything.

    “Would your friend’s name happen to be Roland Kirkwood?” I asked finally. He   54   and said, “Yes. Would your brother’s name happen to be Dr Rey Hunter?” It was my  55    to laugh. “Yes,” I replied.

．A. brother       B. teacher     C. neighbour       D．friend

A. managed         B. happened     C. tried            D．wanted

A. expecting   B．lying       C．joking       D．talking

A．funny       B．serious     C．careful     D．disappointed

A．think       B．find         C．realize          D．see

A．indeed      B．a(chǎn)ctually     C．instead      D．exactly

A．famous      B．interesting     C．noisy        D．big

A．began       B．stopped      C．refused      D．failed

A．problem         B．interest     C．choice       D．work

A．just            B．ever             C．even         D．surely

A．suit       B．habit       C．pools            D．river

A．people          B．players     C．strangers            D．friends

A．a(chǎn)dvised         B．a(chǎn)rgued       C．a(chǎn)dmitted     D．a(chǎn)nnounced

A．recognized B．realized         C．visited      D．found

A．how        B．whether          C．when         D．where

A．because    B．if          C．then         D．though

A．doctor     B．friend           C．neighbour        D．player

A．hired      B．visited     C．designed         D．sold

A．smiled     B．laughed      C．cried            D．nodded

A．chance     B．pleasure     C．time    D．turn

完型填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

    閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從下列各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上涂黑。

   The other day I was talking to a stranger on the bus; he told me that he had a good   36   in Chicago and he wondered if, by any chance, I   37   to know him . For a moment, I thought he might be   38   ,but I could tell from the expression on his face that he was not. He was   39   . I felt like saying that it was ridiculous to  40   that out of all the millions of people in Chicago I could possibly have ever bumped into his friend. But,  41   , I just smiled and reminded him that Chicago was a very   42   city. He nodded, and I thought he was going to be content to drop the subject and talk about something else. But I was wrong. He was silent for a few minutes, and then he   43    to tell me all about his friend.

   His friend’s main  44   in life seemed to be tennis. He was an excellent tennis player , and he  45   had his own tennis court. There were a lot of people with swimming  46   , yet there were only two people with private tennis court; his friend in Chicago was one of them. I told him that I knew several   47   like that, including my brother, who was doctor in California. He     48   that maybe there were more private courts in the country, than he   49   but he did not know of any others. Then he asked me   50   my brother lived in California. When I said Sacramento, he said that was a coincidence 51  his Chicago friend spent the summer in Sacramento last year and he lived next door to a   52  who had a tennis court in his backyard. I  said I felt that really was a coincidence because my next-door neighbour had gone to Sacramento last summer and had   53   the house next to my brother’s house. For a moment, we stared at each other, but we did not say anything.

   “Would your friend’s name happen to be Roland Kirkwood?” I asked finally. He   54   and said, “Yes. Would your brother’s name happen to be Dr Rey Hunter?” It was my  55    to laugh. “Yes,” I replied.

1.．A. brother       B. teacher       C. neighbour                     D．friend

2.A. managed          B. happened      C. tried           D．wanted

3.A. expecting        B．lying         C．joking          D．talking

4.A．funny            B．serious       C．careful         D．disappointed

5.A．think            B．find          C．realize         D．see

6.A．indeed           B．a(chǎn)ctually      C．instead         D．exactly

7.A．famous           B．interesting                      C．noisy          D．big

8.A．began            B．stopped       C．refused         D．failed

9.A．problem          B．interest      C．choice          D．work

10.A．just            B．ever                             C．even           D．surely

11.A．suit            B．habit         C．pools           D．river

12.A．people          B．players       C．strangers                     D．friends

13.A．a(chǎn)dvised         B．a(chǎn)rgued        C．a(chǎn)dmitted        D．a(chǎn)nnounced

14.A．recognized      B．realized      C．visited         D．found

15.A．how             B．whether       C．when            D．where

16.A．because         B．if            C．then            D．though

17.A．doctor          B．friend        C．neighbour       D．player

18.A．hired           B．visited       C．designed        D．sold

19.A．smiled          B．laughed       C．cried          D．nodded

20.A．chance        B．pleasure     C．time    D．turn

完型填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）
閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從下列各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上涂黑。
The other day I was talking to a stranger on the bus; he told me that he had a good   36  in Chicago and he wondered if, by any chance, I   37  to know him . For a moment, I thought he might be   38  ,but I could tell from the expression on his face that he was not. He was   39  . I felt like saying that it was ridiculous to  40  that out of all the millions of people in Chicago I could possibly have ever bumped into his friend. But,  41  , I just smiled and reminded him that Chicago was a very   42  city. He nodded, and I thought he was going to be content to drop the subject and talk about something else. But I was wrong. He was silent for a few minutes, and then he   43   to tell me all about his friend.
His friend’s main  44  in life seemed to be tennis. He was an excellent tennis player , and he  45  had his own tennis court. There were a lot of people with swimming  46  , yet there were only two people with private tennis court; his friend in Chicago was one of them. I told him that I knew several   47  like that, including my brother, who was doctor in California. He    48  that maybe there were more private courts in the country, than he   49  but he did not know of any others. Then he asked me   50  my brother lived in California. When I said Sacramento, he said that was a coincidence 51 his Chicago friend spent the summer in Sacramento last year and he lived next door to a   52 who had a tennis court in his backyard. I  said I felt that really was a coincidence because my next-door neighbour had gone to Sacramento last summer and had   53  the house next to my brother’s house. For a moment, we stared at each other, but we did not say anything.
“Would your friend’s name happen to be Roland Kirkwood?” I asked finally. He   54  and said, “Yes. Would your brother’s name happen to be Dr Rey Hunter?” It was my  55   to laugh. “Yes,” I replied.
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第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題，每小題2分，滿分40分）
閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A.B.C.D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳答案。
The English are often considered as unfriendly people who don't talk to strangers, but not London taxi drivers. I once asked a cabbie to describe his life to me and he didn't stop talking until I arrived home half an hour later. He told me many interesting stories and this is one of them: “Some very strange things happen late at night. The other day I was taking a woman home from a party. She had a little dog with her. When we got to her house she found that she'd lost her key. So, I waited in the cab with the dog while she climbed up the window.” “I waited … and waited … After half an hour of ringing the bell I decided to find out what was going on. I tied the dog to a tree and started to climb up the window. The next thing I knew was that the police came. They thought that I was trying to rob the house! Luckily, the woman came downstairs, she'd gone to sleep and forgotten about me and the dog. I was in such a hurry to get away that I forgot to ask her for the fare(車資，車費(fèi)).”
56.In the writer’s opinion, London taxi drivers are _____________.
A. unfriendly      B. talkative           C. helpful        D. strange enough
57. From the passage we guess that the writer ______.
A. is the driver of the taxi                                B. often travels by taxi
C. is a foreigner visiting London                        D. lives in London
58. What does the underlined word “cabbie” mean in this passage?
A. Conductor.        B. Stranger.           C. Taxi driver.               D. Porter.
59. The man was waiting outside the woman's house because ______.
A. he began to like the woman and her dog at the first sight
B. the woman had not paid him
C. he wanted to know what would happen when the police came
D. he was trying to go on talking with her

閱讀下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后從1-25各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中, 選出一個(gè) 最佳答案。

    The other day I was at the railway station waiting for my sister's train to come in. 1 I was very early and had nothing to do,I 2 the other people on the platform. Near me three men who looked like college professors stood 3 something in a very lively manner. They were quite4 , for they 5 their arms and stamped their feet as they talked. Before long a train came in, but the men paid 6 attention and kept on talking. 7 the train was starting, they looked 8 , then snatched up their luggage and ran for the train. Two of the men 9 , but the other one was left behind. He looked very 10 as he watched the train growing smaller and smaller in the 11.Seeing him 12 so worried, a train official came up and spoke to him.

    "It's 13," the official said, "there will be another 14 this evening. You will soon be able to 15 your friends." "But the trouble is," replied the man, "they came to see me off."

    One day a rich man met Sam. The rich man asked, "I hear you are very clever and 16 is difficult for you. Can you 17 why you are so clever?" Sam answered 18, "Oh, I am not clever. If you think I am clever, you are 19 then." The rich man became very angry.Sam said, "Please 20 angry, sir. If you don't believe 21, now 22 you a question. If you have a herd (羊群) of sheep, I send you a herd. Then how many herds of sheep 23?" "Why! That's 24 question in the world. One and one is two. 25 that. I have two herds." Sam laughed and said, "You are wrong, sir. Two herds of sheep put together is still one herd!"　　

閱讀理解

　　The most frightening words in the English language are,“Our computer is down.”Yon hear it more and more when you are on business. The other day I was at the airport wailing for a ticket to Washington and the girl in the ticket office said,“I' m Sony. I can' t sell you a ticket. Our computer is down.”

　　“If your computer is down, just write me out a ticket.”

　　“I can' t write you out a ticket. The computer is the only one allowed to do so.”

　　I looked down the counter and every passenger was just standing there drinking coffee and staring at the black screen. Then I asked her, What do yon do.

　　“We give the computer the information about your trip, and then it tells us whether you can fly with us or not.”

　　So when it goes down, you go down with it.

　　“That's all right, air.”

　　“How long will the computer be down?”I wanted to know.

　　“I have no idea. Sometimes it' s down for 10 minutes, sometimes for two hours. There is no way we can find out without asking the computer, and since it' s clown it won't answer us.”

　　After the girl told me they had no backup computer, I said,“Let' s forget the computer. What about your planes They're still flying, aren't they?”

　　“I couldn't tell without asking the computer.”

　　“Maybe I could just go to the gate and ask the pilot if he' s firing to Washington.”I suggested.

　　“I wouldn't know what gate to send you to. Even if the pilot was going to Washington, he couldn't take you if you didn't have a ticket.”

　　“Is there any other airline firing to Washington within the next few hours?”

　　“I wouldn't know,”she said, pointing at the dark screen.“Only'IT'knows.'IT'cant tell me.”

　　By this time there were quite a few people standing in lines. The words soon spread to other travelers that the computer was down. Some people went, some people started to cry and still others kicked their luggage.

(1)The best headline for the article is ________.

[　　]

A．Asking Computer of the Airport

B．The Computer of the Airport

C．The Most Frightening Words

D．When the Computer Is Down

(2)What could the girl in the ticket office do for the passengers without asking the computer?

[　　]

A．She could answer the passenger' s questions.

B．She could do nothing.

C．She could sell a ticket.

D．She could write out a ticket.

(3)Why do you think they had no backup computer? ________.

[　　]

A．Because it was easy down.

B．Because it was not advanced enough.

C．Because it was not as big as the main computer.

D．Because it was very expensive.

(4)The last paragraph suggests that ________.

[　　]

A．a(chǎn) modem computer won't he down

B．computers can take the place of humans

C．sometimes a computer may bring suffering to people

D．there will be great changes in computers

第二節(jié)  語法填空（共10小題，每題2分，共20分）

仔細(xì)閱讀下面短文，短文中有10個(gè)空格。請(qǐng)按照語境以及括號(hào)里的具體要求完成語法填空、詞形變化等。答案填寫在答題卡標(biāo)號(hào)為16～25的對(duì)應(yīng)位置。

Dear Mr. Costa,

I’m sorry it has taken me so long to write. I’ve been very busy with work and school, but I’ve thought about you often.

How have you been 16       (late)? Did you have a good Christmas and New Year’s? Mac says you’ve been working hard at 17        restaurant and that business is very good. What else have you been doing?

I had a short 18        good vacation. Mac and I went to Chicago for a few days before Christmas, but I had to come back and work 19        Christmas and New Year’s, 20       (include) Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve! Every time something like that 21       (happen), I wonder 22        I really want to work in the hotel business.

The other day I was thinking about the fun 23        we used to have in our English class. I haven’t seen many of our classmates 24        the course was over. In fact, the only one I see very often is Tomiko. I’d really like to get in touch with Franco. Does he ever write to you? If so, could you please send me his address?

Well, Mac and I are going skating and he is waiting for 25       , so I guess I’d better say goodbye now. Write as soon as you can.

Yours ever

完形填空

閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A，B，C和D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

　　The other day I was talking to a stranger on the bus; he told me that he had a good 1 in Chicago and he wondered if, by any chance, I 2 to know him. For a moment, I thought he might be 3 , but I could tell from the expression on his face that he was not. He was 4 . I felt like saying that it was ridiculous to 5 that out of all the millions of people in Chicago I could possibly have ever bumped into his friend. But, 6 , I just smiled and reminded him that Chicago was a very 7 city. He nodded, and I thought he was going to be content to drop the subject and talk about something else. But I was wrong. He was silent for a few minuses, and then he 8 to tell me all about his friend.

　　His friend's main 9 in life seemed to be tennis. He was an excellent tennis player, and he 10 had his own tennis court. There were a lot of people with swimming 11 , yet there were only two people with private tennis court; his friend in Chicago was one of them. I told him that I knew several 12 like that, including my brother, who was a doctor in California. He 13 that maybe there were more private courts in the country than he 14 , but he did not know of any others. Then he asked me 15 my brother lived in California. When I said Sacramento, he said that was a coincidence 16 his Chicago friend spent the summer in Sacramento last year and he lived next door to a 17 who had a tennis court in his backyard. I said I felt that really was a coincidence because my next-door neighbour had gone to Sacramento last summer and had 18 the house next to my brother's house. For a moment, we stared at each other, but we did not say anything.

　　“Would your friend's name happen to be Roland Kirkwood?” I asked finally. He 19 and said, “Yes. Would your brother's name happen to be Dr Rey Hunter?” It was my 20 to laugh. “Yes,” I replied.

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閱讀理解

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C、D)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

　　I can't count how many times people have complained, while shaking their heads in obvious disappointment, “just don't know what is with teenagers today.”

　　The other day I was in my car on my way to the farmers market when I passed two teens standing by the side of the road with a car wash sign. My car was filthy and my heart was full, so I pulled over. There was a group directing the cars and another group spraying them down. As sponges (海綿) were wiped over every square inch of my dirty car, I sat enjoying the little water battles. I was amazed at how forteen to fifteen teenagers had devoted their Saturday to washing cars.

　　After I handed them a twenty-dollar bill I asked what they were raising money for. They explained to me that a friend of theirs, C. T. Schmitz, had recently died of cancer. He was only fifteen years old. He had gone to school with a lot of the teenagers who were there that day and each of them had memories of a boy sweeter than any they had known. His friend Kevin had decided to put this car wash together because he wanted to honor his friend and also bring together his classmates with his boy scout troop (童子軍). He told me that they wanted to plant a tree in front of their school and if they raised enough money they would put a plaque(匾) there also. Both would be in memory of their friend C. T.

　　They handed me a bag of homemade cookies with my receipt (收條) saying “Thanks for helping us plant a tree of C.T.”

　　Yeah! I don't know what is with teenagers today!

1．The boys were raising money because they intended to ________.

[　　]

A．buy a plaque for their school

B．help those who suffered from cancer

C．plant a tree in memory of their friend

D．put a plaque near his friend's home

2．From the passage, we can infer that

C．T. Schmitz was ________.

[　　]

A．kind-hearted but lonely

B．brave and popular with his classmates

C．shy and sensitive

D．a(chǎn) boy you can get a good impression of

3．What does the underlined word “filthy” in paragraph 2 probably mean?

[　　]

4．What would be the best title of the article?

[　　]

A．Teenagers today.

B．A special day.

C．My view on teenagers.

D．An exciting experience.

閱讀理解

　　The most frightening words in the English language are,“Our computer is down.”Yon hear it more and more when you are on business. The other day I was at the airport wailing for a ticket to Washington and the girl in the ticket office said,“I' m Sony. I can' t sell you a ticket. Our computer is down.”

　　“If your computer is down, just write me out a ticket.”

　　“I can' t write you out a ticket. The computer is the only one allowed to do so.”

　　I looked down the counter and every passenger was just standing there drinking coffee and staring at the black screen. Then I asked her, What do yon do.

　　“We give the computer the information about your trip, and then it tells us whether you can fly with us or not.”

　　So when it goes down, you go down with it.

　　“That's all right, air.”

　　“How long will the computer be down?”I wanted to know.

　　“I have no idea. Sometimes it' s down for 10 minutes, sometimes for two hours. There is no way we can find out without asking the computer, and since it' s clown it won't answer us.”

　　After the girl told me they had no backup computer, I said,“Let' s forget the computer. What about your planes They're still flying, aren't they?”

　　“I couldn't tell without asking the computer.”

　　“Maybe I could just go to the gate and ask the pilot if he' s firing to Washington.”I suggested.

　　“I wouldn't know what gate to send you to. Even if the pilot was going to Washington, he couldn't take you if you didn't have a ticket.”

　　“Is there any other airline firing to Washington within the next few hours?”

　　“I wouldn't know,”she said, pointing at the dark screen.“Only'IT'knows.'IT'cant tell me.”

　　By this time there were quite a few people standing in lines. The words soon spread to other travelers that the computer was down. Some people went, some people started to cry and still others kicked their luggage.

(1)The best headline for the article is ________.

[　　]

A．Asking Computer of the Airport

B．The Computer of the Airport

C．The Most Frightening Words

D．When the Computer Is Down

(2)What could the girl in the ticket office do for the passengers without asking the computer?

[　　]

A．She could answer the passenger' s questions.

B．She could do nothing.

C．She could sell a ticket.

D．She could write out a ticket.

(3)Why do you think they had no backup computer? ________.

[　　]

A．Because it was easy down.

B．Because it was not advanced enough.

C．Because it was not as big as the main computer.

D．Because it was very expensive.

(4)The last paragraph suggests that ________.

[　　]

A．a(chǎn) modem computer won't he down

B．computers can take the place of humans

C．sometimes a computer may bring suffering to people

D．there will be great changes in computers

第二部分 閱讀理解（第一節(jié)20小題，第二節(jié)5小題；每小題2分，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)：閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A, B, C, 和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題紙上將該選項(xiàng)標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑。

Now as a mother myself, I'm anxious about the future, but I'm optimistic at the same time. I have the same concerns that my mother had for me and my brothers when we were growing up and going out into the world. The world it's said has shrunk or become flat. We're connected in ways we never were before. So how do we deal with these new challenges? Well, the other day I was speaking about my concerns for the future. And I said that I wanted to make sure that young people would work hard because we're in competition with jobs. When I was sitting where you are now, I didn't have to worry about competition from China or India. There were no global pressures like you will face as you mark your own way. And we need to get every young person to really get a sense of commitment and to work hard. Well, then my daughter said, "Mom I do work hard and my friends work hard." And I said, "I know that. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to convey any impression that you don't work hard. I just want to set the bar high because we are in a competition for the future."

You know, in 1999 when I was thinking of running for the Senate, I did not know what to do. I was really thinking hard because I had to make a decision. And there were a lot of things to consider. Obviously, no first lady had ever sought public office before. I had obviously never run for office before.

You know, often our most fearsome competitor is ourselves. We struggle with all of the internal doubts and anxieties, fears for the future, concerns for the world. Sometimes when I look at what's happening in the world, it's hard to imagine going out and doing anything of meaning. But we can do it and not only that, we must. America needs you to grab hold of this moment. So compete to do the best you can and help make our country the best it can be. So today, after you've accepted your diploma, but before you leave this place, please thank your family for guiding you to this moment. Thank your professors for showing you a new world. Thank your friends for exploring that world and finally remember what this day feels like. Cherish it always. Go for it. The world awaits you.

41．Who is most probably the speaker “I”?

    A．a(chǎn) Chinese   B．a(chǎn)n Indian   C．a(chǎn)n American adult   D．a(chǎn) university student

42．Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

    A．Quite a few first ladies have run for public offices.

    B．Only after you’ve got your diploma and before you leave your university should you thank your parents, your professors and your friends.

    C．The speaker is always aware of what to do because she is a determined person.

    D．The speaker is concerned about the future even though she is optimistic.

43．Why do you think the speaker urge the students to work harder?

    A．Because the students are not really working hard at all.

    B．Because they are faced with global competition on their way to their future.

    C．Because only in this way can they afford to go to an expensive bar for a good drink.

    D．Because their most fearsome competitors are themselves.

44．On the whole, the speech is ________ .

    A．disappointing   B．encouraging   C．negative   D．necessary

第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)A、B、C、D中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

                            The most frightening words in the English language are,“ Our computer is down.” You hear it more and more when you are on business. The other day I was at the airport waiting for a ticket to Washington and the girl in the ticket office said,” I’m sorry, I can’t sell you a ticket .Our computer is down.”

  “If your computer is down, just write me out a ticket.”

  “I can’t write you out a ticket. The computer is the only one allowed to do so.”

   I looked down the counter(柜臺(tái))and every passenger was just standing there drinking coffee and staring at the blank screen. Then I asked her,” What do you do?”

  “We give the computer the information about your trip, and then it tells us whether you can fly or not.”

   “So when it goes down, you go down with it.”

   “That ‘s right, sir.”

   “How long will the computer be down?” I wanted to know.

   “I have no idea .Sometimes it’s down for 10 minutes , sometimes for two hours. There is no way we can find out without asking the computer , and since it’s down, it won’t answer us.”

After the girl told me they had no spare computer ,I said, “ Let’s forget the computer. What about your planes? They’re still flying aren’t they?”

“I couldn’t tell without asking the computer.”

“Maybe I could just go to the gate and ask the pilot if he’s flying to Washington.” I suggested.

“I wouldn’t know what gate to send you to .Even if the pilot was going to Washington, he couldn’t take you if you didn’t have a ticket.”

“Is there any other airline flying to Washington within the next few hours?”

“I wouldn’t know,” she said, pointing at the dark screen.” Only ‘IT’ knows . ’IT’ can’t tell me.”

By this time there were quite a few people standing in lines .The words soon spread to other travelers that the computer was down Some people went, some people started to cry and still others kicked(踢) their luggage.

56.The best title for the passage is ______.

A. Asking the computer        B. The computer of the airport

C. The most useful words       D. When the computer is down

57.What could the girl in the ticket office do for the passengers without asking the computer?

  A. She could answer the passengers’ questions    B. She could do nothing

  C. She could sell tickets                      D. She could write out tickets

58.The last paragraph suggests that _____.

  A. modern computers won’t be down 

B. computers can take the place of humans

  C. computers may bring trouble to people 

D .there will be great changes in computers

第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題，每小題2分，滿分40分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A.B.C.D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳答案。

The English are often considered as unfriendly people who don't talk to strangers, but not London taxi drivers. I once asked a cabbie to describe his life to me and he didn't stop talking until I arrived home half an hour later. He told me many interesting stories and this is one of them: “Some very strange things happen late at night. The other day I was taking a woman home from a party. She had a little dog with her. When we got to her house she found that she'd lost her key. So, I waited in the cab with the dog while she climbed up the window.” “I waited … and waited … After half an hour of ringing the bell I decided to find out what was going on. I tied the dog to a tree and started to climb up the window. The next thing I knew was that the police came. They thought that I was trying to rob the house! Luckily, the woman came downstairs, she'd gone to sleep and forgotten about me and the dog. I was in such a hurry to get away that I forgot to ask her for the fare(車資，車費(fèi)).”

56.In the writer’s opinion, London taxi drivers are _____________.

A. unfriendly       B. talkative           C. helpful         D. strange enough

57. From the passage we guess that the writer ______.

A. is the driver of the taxi                                 B. often travels by taxi

C. is a foreigner visiting London                        D. lives in London

58. What does the underlined word “cabbie” mean in this passage?

A. Conductor.        B. Stranger.           C. Taxi driver.               D. Porter.

59. The man was waiting outside the woman's house because ______.

A. he began to like the woman and her dog at the first sight

B. the woman had not paid him

C. he wanted to know what would happen when the police came

D. he was trying to go on talking with her