第三部分：阅读理解
阅读下列短文,从每题所给 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 Reading is not the only way to gain knowledge of the work in
the past. There is another large reservoir (知识库) which may be
called experience, and the college student will find that
every craftsman (工匠) has something he can teach and will
generally teach gladly to any college student who does not
look down upon them . The information from them differs from
(不同于) that in textbooks and papers chiefly in that its
theoretical (理论 ) part -- the explanations of why things
happen -- is frequently quite fantastic (神奇 ) . But the
demonstration (示范) and report of what happens , and how it
happens are correct even if the reports are in completely
unscientific terms (术语). Presently the college student will
learn, in this case also, what to accept and what to reject.
One important thing for a college student to remember is that
if Aristotle could talk to the fisherman, so can he.
Another source of knowledge is the vast store of traditional
(传统 ) practices handed down from father to son , or mother to
daughter, of old country customs (习惯), of folklore (风俗). All
this is very difficult for a college student to examine, for
much knowledge and personal experience is needed here to
separate good plants from wild grass. The college student
should learn to realize and remember how much of real value
science has found in this wide, confused wilderness and how
often scientific discoveries of what had existed in this area
long age.
36.In the last paragraph the phrase "this wide, confused
wilderness" refers to _____.
A. personal experience B. wild weeds among good plants
C. the information from the parentsD. the vast store of
traditional practices
37. Which of the following statements is supported by the
passage?
A. The college students have trouble separating good plants
from wild grass
B. Craftsman's experience is usually unscientific
C. The contemptuous (傲慢 ) college students will receive
nothing from craftsmen
D. Traditional practices are as important as experience for
the college student
38. From this passage we can infer that ______.
A. we'll invite the craftsman to teach in the college
B. schools and books are not the only way to knowledge
C. scientific discoveries late based on personal experience
D. discoveries and rediscoveries are the most important source
of knowledge for a
college student
39. The author advises the college student to ______ .
A. be contemptuous to the craftsman
B. be patient in helping the craftsman with scientific terms
C. learn the craftsman's experience by judging it carefully
D. gain the craftsman's experience without rejection
40. The main idea of this passage is about ________.
A . what to learn from the parents B. how to gain knowledge
C. why to learn from craftsman D. how to deal with experience
B
Water, water every where.
It lasted almost two months , but in August it ended. It left
45 people dead and $10 billion worth of damage in nine states
of USA. It was quite a big Mississippi flood ever recorded.
In St.Louis, Missouri, 9,000 people were forced to leave their
homes while the city was in danger. St. Louis is just
downriver from the points where the Missouri and Illinois
Rivers flow into the Mississippi. All three rivers were
flooding. But the city escaped the worst when levees (堤) broke
upriver. A levee is built of river sand and clay(粘土).
Eleven miles of flood walls were built in the late 1960's The
walls are 18 inches thick and 5 to 22 feet high. They were
designed to protect against a 52-foot flood. In St. Louis,
water almost reached the top of flood walls. It measured 49.4
feet.
41.The flood referred to in the passage _____.
A. was the heaviest one in the history B. happened in Missouri
and Illinois states
C. happened in less than twenty percent of the states of
U.S.A.
D. was recorded several times
42. The meaning of the sentence "But the city escaped the
worst" is that _____.
A. many people escaped from the city B. the flood attacked the
city heavily
C. the flood did not attack the city at all D. the city
avoided the worst situation
43. The highest flood referred to in the passage was about
______.
A. 18 feet high B. 5-22 feet high C. nearly 50 feet high D. 52
feet high
C
In hopes of becoming millionaires, many Filipinos (菲律宾人) began
drinking more Pepsi. They hoped to get a bottle cap with the
winning number on it. In May 1992, the number was announced:
349. Thousands rushed to get their reward with their bottle
caps worth a million pesos (about US $ 40,000) each.
But Pepsi wouldn't pay. The company said there was a mistake.
The numbers on the caps did not include a security code (保险号),
so the caps were not really winners. Up to 800,000 bottle caps
had the number 349.
Pepsi has spent millions of dollars on the problem. The
company has paid 54 million pesos to real winners. It also
paid 500 pesos for each No.349 cap without the security code.
44. Which of the following is not true?
A. All those who got the number of 349 got some money
B. All those who got the number of 349 didn't get the same
amount of money
C. None of those who get the number of 349 wasn't rewarded
D. The company made a mistake so as to sell more pepsi
45. From the passage we can guess that peso is _________.
A. the name of a person B. a kind of drink
C. the name of a company D. none of the above
D
In Cardiff I was put to work in furniture department at one of
the local stores. It was large, fairly out of date, run ( 经营
), like its parent company in London, by a group of relatives.
Being only a member of the store for a short time, I was in a
very fortunate position. The others, particularly the older
members of the store, were naturally asked to produce good
sales figures. I was more of an observer. If I made a sale, I
was pleased, but if I didn't, I would not be blamed. I was
really there to observe and learn, and as I had no interest in
making a position in the furniture business, I wasn't too
diligent (勤奋) about that either.
One salesman in late middle age once expressed his insecurity
(不安全感) by scolding me of trying to steal one of his customers
(雇客). Nothing could have been further from the truth, but he
demanded that I go to the stockroom (货仓) with him to settle
the matter. He was very small and thin, but to my surprise he
started dancing about among the carpets and closets working
his arms wildly and calling on me to 'put them up'. I couldn't
put anything up ---I was too busy rolling on a four-foot six -
inch spring mattress (弹簧垫子) , helpless with laughter. Finally
he saw the joke too, and we went off to the members' store for
a conciliatory(和解)cup of tea. Several days later, I finally
left the store. Thank God!
46. The furniture department was run by _____.
A. the author's parents B. the author's relatives
C. some member of a big family D. the local government
47. The shop in Cardiff ______.
A. was big and very modern B. was old but beautiful
C. didn't sell furniture only D. was famous in London
48. The author was lucky because ________.
A. sales figures were not important for him B. he was younger
than the others
C. he produced good sales figuresD. his pay was higher
49. One salesman thought that ______ .
A. the author was more of an observer than a real member of
the store
B. what the author had said was far from the truth
C. the author tried to get a person to buy the furniture
dishonestly
D. the writer destroyed a four-foot six - inch spring mattress
50. Which of the following statements is true according to the
passage?
A. The author only stayed in the shop for a short time because
he was not interested
in business.
B. The author felt light - hearted when he left the shop.
C. The author was punished for stealing money from the
customer.
D. The author was asked to put up the carpets.
E
Driving cars, trucks and motorcycles is an important part of
our lives. We do it every day to get to work, to school or to
friends' houses.
Driving can be very convenient, but can also cause many
problems. Waiting in line at a red light, a driver may get
impatient and decide just to drive right through it. If
another car is coming from the other direction, there might be
a terrible accident. Cutting another car off can make its
driver angry, so that driver cuts off someone else. Pretty
soon everybody is angry, and impatient.
Traffic accidents declare millions of lives every year
worldwide. In Taiwan alone, over seven people are killed in
accidents every day. The annual death rate (年死亡率) from traffic
accidents in Taiwan is twice that of Japan.
To allow traffic to move smoothly and safely, everybody must
follow the rules. Before you drive, learn all the traffic
laws. That way of driving is safe, convenient and even fun!
51.The word " convenient " in the passage means ________ .
A. handy, easy to do B. that can be changed
C. fond of drinking and merry-making D. carriages or other
trucks
52. If you cut another car off, its driver may be _______.
A. impatient B. terrible C. angry D. both A and B
53. The sentence " Traffic accidents declare millions of lives
"means "_______".
A. Traffic accidents make some people become millionaires
B. Many people die from traffic accidents
C. Millions of people say they themselves have had traffic
accidents
D. Millions of people remain healthy after traffic accidents
54.According to the passage, driving can be safe if _______.
A. you are patient B. you obey all the traffic rules
C. you don't cut another car offD. you wait in line at a red
light
55. Which of the following may be the best title for this
passage? _______.
A. Traffic Safety B. A Careful C. How To Drive A Car D. A
Traffic Accident
