四、Reading Comprehension (75 points)Directions: There are four reading passages in this part.Each passage is followed by five questions.For each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D.Choose one best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on ANSWER SHEET Ⅰ.
Passage One Win a week in England!
You still don’t know what to do this summer? Well, here’s your chance to win a one-week language course in Kent, England! Free4Fun and ETC (English Travel Connections) are giving away two trips to Rochester. This history city is less than an hour’s drive from London and close to the sea resort of Herne Bay. It is also the home of one of England’s most famous writers, Charles Dickens. The town of Rochester is in Southeast England. Charles Dickens often wrote about it in his books. His home, Gad’s Hill, is there, too. A popular attraction is Rochester Castle, a large Norman fortress. It was built in the 11th century and rebuilt during the 14th century. Other attractions are Rochester Cathedral, which was built during the 13th century, and Dickens Centre. It has got its name in honor of Dickens himself.
The trip to England includes:
travel by train (via the Euro tunnel) to and from any railway station in Germany
room and full board with a guest family for one week
language course in small groups
two trips to London
large choice of sports and entertainment
German-speaking advisors available 24 hours a day
Interested? All you have to do is to answer the following question:
When was Charles Dickens born?
So, take the chance and send your answer by 1 May to:
Free4Fun”Rochester”
Free4Fun,24 Elphinstone Road, Hastings,2FQ6VJ
fax: 089/85 763-103
e-mail:free4fun@netlight.com
The two winners will be contacted directly before 5 May. They will also be announced in the June issue of Free4Fun Good luck!
For further information contact:
phone: (03212)144 43
fax: (03212)144 42
e-mail:info@etc.com
36. Rochester Catherdral was built in the _____.
A 1100s
B 1200s
C 1300s
D 1400s
参考答案：B
37. What activities can you participate in during the trip?
A Working as an advisory.
B Learning German language.
C Travelling with a guest family
D Enjoying sports and entertainments
参考答案：D
38. If you want to win a prize you have to send your answer to ____.
A the June issue of Free4Fun
B free4fun@netlight.com
C info@etc.com
D ETC
参考答案：B
39. The persons who know ____ of Charles Dickens are likely to win the free trip.
A the birth date
B the home town
C the major works
D the writing style
参考答案：A
Passage Two
In 2000, with little but a bar and a church left to make it a destination, tiny St. James, Nebraska, was taken off state highway maps. Then the church closed, and the small farm village in the state’s northeast corner looked set to just disappear. Thanks to five devoted women, it didn’t.
In May 2001, after meeting with staff from the Center for Rural Affairs, the friends—Louis Guy, Vicky Koch, Jeanette Pinkelman, Mary Rose Pinkelman and Violet Pinkelman—opened a weekend market for vendors(小商贩) to sell handcrafts and local food.
“We felt like, what can we do to bring the community together?” says Mary Rose Pinkelman, “We decided to make a place to sell local goods.” They set up shop in the church school, which, though closed for nearly 40 years, had been well maintained. The first weekend, 16 vendors look over an old classroom. The result was an instant hit. Today, the market draws up to 70 vendors----who sell such items as homemade jellies, baked goods, hand-woven rugs, and farm-grown produce----and what Pinkelman calls an unexpected number of visitors. In the process, the market has made St. James a destination again, putting it back on the state road map.
40. According to Para. 1, what fate was St. James Nebraska suffering?
A The replacement of the church school
B The disappearance from highway maps
C The closedown of the bar
D The set-up of a market
参考答案：B
41. St. James in this passage is ____.
A a small village
B a little farm
C a tiny city
D a little town
参考答案：A
42. What does the underlined phrase “an instant hit” (Para. 3) mean?
A a fast blow
B a sudden beat
C a big strike
D a quick success
参考答案：D
43. St. James has been put back to the state road map due to____
A the efforts of five women
B the efforts of the Center for Rural Affairs
C the vendors in the local place
D the unexpected number of visitors
参考答案：A
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