Ⅳ.Reading Comprehension(60 points)
Directions：There are five reading passages in this part.Each passage is followed by four questions.For each question there are four suggested answers marked A，B，C and I Choose the best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
Passage One
Alexia Sloane，a l0一year-old girl，lost her sight when she was two following a brain disease But despite her disability she has excelled at languages and is already fluent in English，French，Spanish and Chinese。and is learning German.
Now she has experienced her dream job of working
as an interpreter after East of England MEP(欧盟议员)
Robert Sturdy invited her to the parliament building in Brussels，thus becoming the youngest interpreter to work at the European Parliament.
“She was given a special permit to get into the
buildin9，where there is usually a minimum age requirement of l4.and sat in a booth listening and
interpretin9，”said her mother，Isabelle.“The other
interpreters were amazed at how well she did as the
debate was quite complicated and many of the words
were rather technical.”
Alexia has been tri-lingual since birth as her
mother，a teacher，is half French and half Spanish，while her father，Richard，is English.She started talking and communicating in all three languages before she lost her sight but adapted quickly to her blindness.By the age of four，she was reading and writing in Braille(盲文).When she was six。Alexia began to learn Chinese.The girl is now learning German at school in Cambridge.
Alexia has been longing to be an interpreter since
she was six and she chose to go to the European Parliament as her prize when she won a young achiever
of the year award.She asked if she could shadow interpreters and Mr.Sturdy agreed to take her along as his guest.
Alexia worked with the head of interpreting and had
a real taste of lire in parliament.“It was fantastic and lm absolutely determined now to become an interpreter，she said
36.What does the passage tell about Alexia Sloane?
A.She is very proud of her parents.
B She has learned five foreign languages.
C.She is a quick learner of languages.
D. She has difficulties with language learning.
答案：C
37. Why did Alexia need special permission to enter the
parliament building?
A. She was not in a state of good health.
B. She could not afford the admission fees.
C. She did not meet the age requirement.
D. She did not have an adult to accompany her.
答案：C
38. What did Alexia want to do after she got the award?
A. To travel to other European countries.
B. To visit the European Parliament.
C. To apply for a position in the government.
D. To study German at Cambridge University.
答案：B
39. The tone of the passage can be best described
as
A. Critical
B. admiring
C. Understanding
D. Doubtful
答案：B
Passage Two
Generations of Americans have been brought up to
believe that a good breakfast is essential to one's life. Eating breakfast at the start of the day, we have been
told,and told again, is as necessary as putting gasoline in the family car before starting a trip. But for many people, the thought of food as the first thing in the morning is never a pleasure So despite all the efforts,they still take no breakfast.
Between 1977 and 1983, the latest year for which figures could be obtained, the number of people who didn't have breakfast increased by 33%from 8.8 million to 11.7 million--according to the Chicago-based Market Research Corporation of America. For those who dislike eating breakfast, however, there is some good news.
Several studies in the last few years have shown
that,for adults especially, there may be nothing wrong with omitting breakfast. "Going without breakfast does
not affect work,"said Arnold E.Bender, former professor of nutrition at Queen Elizabeth College in London, "nor does giving people breakfast improve work. " Scientific evidence linking breakfast to better health or better work is surprisingly inadequate(不充分) ,and most of the recent work involves children, not adults. "The literature," says one researcher, Dr. Earnest Polite at the University of Texas, "is poor."
40. Which of these is mentioned in the second paragraph?
A. The number of the people who skip breakfast has
increased.
B. Many people fill their cars with gasoline in the
morning.
C.8.8 million people got involved in a study on
eating habits.
D. A company carried out a research in 1983.
答案：A
41. Which is closest in meaning to the underlined part?
A. Having breakfast does not improve work, either.
B. Giving people breakfast improves work.
C. Going without breakfast can improve work, too.
D. Having breakfast does improve work.
答案：A
42. What does the word "literature" in the last sentence
refer to?
A. Modem American literature.
B. Any printed materials.
C. Written works on a subject.
D. Stories, poems and plays.
答案：C
43. Which of the following statements best summarizes the writer's conclusion about the function of breakfast?
A. Omitting breakfast helps improve work.
B. Eating breakfast is absolutely necessary.
C. Scientists have produced sufficient evidence in support of breakfast.
D. There isn't strong evidence to prove that breakfast
is a must.
答案：D
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