第一部分：阅读理解 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。 A When friends come to visit us in the evening, they spend their time telling us they are in a hurry and looking at their watches． It isn’t that our friends are all very busy, it is just that we haven’t got a television． People think that we are very strange． “But what do you do in the evening?” they are always asking． The answer is very simple． Both my wife and I have hobbies． We certainly don’t spend our evenings staring at the walls． My wife enjoys cooking and painting and often attends evening classes in foreign languages． This is particularly（特别地） useful as we often go broad for our holidays． I collect stamps and I’m always busy with my collection． Both of us enjoy listening to the music and playing chess together． Sometimes there are power（电力） cuts and we have no electricity in the house． This does not worry us we just light candles and carry on with what we were doing before． Our friends, however, are lost---no television!---So they don’t know what to do． On such evenings our house is very full ，and they all come to us． They all have a good time． Instead of sitting in silence in front of the television, everybody talks and plays games． 1．The couple have not got a television, because ． A． they are not rich enough B． they are strange people C． they enjoy spending evenings in their own ways D． they don’t know what to do when there are power cuts 2．Both of them are interested in ． A． learning languages B． traveling
C． staying home alone D． watching people play games 3． At night when there is no electricity, the couple ． A． have to stare at the walls B． can do nothing but sit in silence C． will have many visitors D． have to go out for candles 4． The writer tries to tell us that ． A． life is possible without a television B． life is enjoyable with many friends C． electricity is important D． television is useful
B To find out whether bees (蜜蜂) can see colours, the following experiment(试验) is made． A table is put in a garden, and on the table is a blue card with some sugar on it． As soon as one bee finds the sugar, many more come to it one after another in a short time． It seems that one bee is able to tell the news of food to the other bees in their “home”． After a moment, the blue card with sugar on it is taken away． Instead of this card, another blue card is now put on the left side of the first feeding (喂食的) place and a red card to its right． Nothing can be seen on the two cards． Very soon bees arrive again, and fly towards the blue card． No bees go to the red card． 5． How many cards are needed to make the experi¬ment? A． Two． B． Three． C． Four． D． Five． 6． During Step (步骤) 3 of the experiment, the scientists put ． A． a blue card with sugar on the left and a red card on the right B． a blue card in the middle, another blue card on its left and a red card on its right C． a blue card with nothing on it on the left and a red card on the right D． a blue card on the left and a red card with sugar on the right 7． During Step 3 of the experiment, the bees come to ． A． the new blue card with sugar on it B． the new blue card with no sugar on it C． the red card with no sugar on it D． the first blue feeding card 8． The experiment tells us that bees ． A． can see colours B． cannot see colours C． like blue very much D． don t like red at all
C Sport is full of wonderful moments, but maybe nothing is as exciting as the marathon(马拉松), which is the longest, hardest race of all. The name comes from a small village in Greece, where a famous battle happened in 490 B.C. When the Greeks won, a soldier ran over 40 kilometres from Marathon to Athens to tell people the good news. When the modern Olympic Games were held in 1896, the organizers knew the story. The marathon has been a race since then. The old Olympic Games were held every four years. They were an important of life in modern Games we try to copy their ideas. The best players in the world are collected in one place or at least the best“amateurs”. An amateur is someone who does not earn money from sport. It is often difficult to say who is an amateur and who is not. It is true that Olympic athletes do not earn large amounts of money like professional sportmen. But Olympic athletes are often students or teachers of a sport. They have to spend much time training. Their governments pay for their training travel and pocket money, because they want them to win. Some people think this changes the Olympics. They feel that the Games are now a political marathon. 9. How long has the marathon been a race in the Olympics? A. For over 100 years. B. For less than 100 years. C. For half a century. D. For thousands of years. 10. The professional players are those who . A. pay money for training B. earn money from sports C. are the same as the amateurs D. work for the government 11. Who often take part in the Games as Olympic athletes? A. All the amateurs of a sport. B. Students or teachers of a sport. C. Every professional sportsman. D. The winners of the Olympics. 12. Why do the governments pay the Olympic athletes? A. The athletes are training hard. B. It is the governments’ duty. C. The athletes are wanted to win. D. The athletes
