第三部分：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。 B In the Western countries, especially in America, some social customs have lasted until today. For example, woman in these countries are respected (尊重) in many ways. It’s considered to be good manners to respect women in any occasion(场合). In the United States, as in Europe, you will see men usually open door for women, and women generally walk ahead of the men into a room or a restaurant, unless the men have to be ahead of the ladies to choose the table, to open the door of a car or give other services. On the street, men almost always walk or cross the street on the side of the ladies. Bit if a man walks with two ladies, he should walk in-between them. If one comes in a car to fetch his or her guests for dinner, the guest should sit at the front seat and leave the back seat vacant(空着), as the host or hostess is also the driver. When the guest enters the drawing room, most men in it wi1l stand up if the guest is a lady. A man is usually introduced to a woman first, unless he is much older and more senior. As a general rule, younger ones should be first introduced to elder ones. The ladies in the sitting room will not stand up whether the new comer is a. man or a woman. Women of all ages still appreciate this courtesy(礼节), although the custom is followed by fewer people than in the past, especially among the younger generation. 1. Sometimes, it is up to men to go and choose the table in the restaurant. In this case, _____. A. men walk ahead of women B. women walk still ahead of men
C. men and women walk side by side D. servants in the restaurant walk ahead of the men and the women 2. If a man walks with two ladies to go across the street. Then he should walk ____. A. ahead of the ladies B. behind the ladies C. on the left side of the ladies D. in-between the ladies 3. A man is usually introduced to a woman first unless ____. A. he is a handsome young man B. he is much older and senior C. he is a school teacher D. he is married and has children 4. A lady in the sitting room will not stand up ____. A. if the new comer is younger than her B. unless the new comer is her teacher C. whether the new comer is a man or a woman D. unless her husband comes in
C If you are a music fan, you must have known the name “Baby Vox”. They are Korea’s hottest music group. And they have thousands of fans in Asia, including China. Their new album (专辑), Devotion, is very popular in many Asian countries. One song on the album, What Can I Do?, is very popular in Shanghai among the ten top popular songs now. Baby Vox started in 1996 with Kim E-Z and Lee Hee-jin, both aged 23. The three other members are Sim Eun-jin, 22, Kan Mi-yong, 21, and Yun Eun-hye, 19, who joined two years later. Each girl is different. E-Z is pretty; Mi-yong is like a princess (公主); Eun-jin is boyish; Hee-jin is grown-up and Eun-hye is like a baby. During their teenage years, the Baby Vox girls were already popular. But it is not easy to be popular. “We always have to hide our true feelings—I sometimes feel like I will explode (爆炸),” said Yun Eun-hye, the youngest in the group. 5. What does the writer think of the music group? A. He thinks highly of them. B. He knows little of them. C. He doesn’t think much of them. D. He doesn’t tell us his opinion. 6. Devotion is most probably the name of_____. A. a song B. a music film C. a collection of songs D. a famous person 7. It seems that the girls of Baby Vox_______, though they are so popular. A. are very lucky B. are of the same kind C. are not so happy as we expected D. are not the hottest group in Korea
D Mr Smith works in an office. He’s very busy and has no time to have a good rest. Every evening, when he comes back from his office, he’s always tired and wants to go to bed early. But his wife often has a lot of interesting things to tell him after supper. She doesn’t stop talking until she falls asleep, but it’s usually too late and Mr Smith has to get up on time in the morning when she is asleep. One day the man felt terrible and couldn’t go to work. He decided to go to see a doctor. And Mrs Smith went to the hospital with him. Before her husband said what was the matter with him, the woman had told the doctor all and the doctor understood why. He wrote out a prescription(处方). And when Mrs Smith brought the medicine to the resulting room, the doctor said to her, “the bottle of medicine is for your husband and the pills are for you.” “For me?” the woman said in surprise.” I’m fine. I don’t need any medicine!” “I don’t think so, madam ,”said the doctor. “They are sleeping pills(药片). Your husband will soon be all right if you take them.” 8. Mr Smith is . A. too busy to have a good rest B. too busy not to have a good rest C. busy enough to have a good rest D. not busy enough to have a good rest 9. Why does Mr Smith have to get up when his wife is asleep in the morning? Because . A. he can’t fall asleep B. he has to go work C. he doesn’t want to sleep D. his wife lets him get up 10. Why couldn’t Mr Smith go to work one day? Because , A. he didn’t want to work B. his wife didn’t let him
