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。 A Once a neighbor stole one of Washington's horses．Washington went with a police officer to the neighbor's farm to get the horse，but the neighbor refused to give the horse up；he claimed（声称）that it was his horse． Washington placed both of his hands over the eyes of the horse and said to the neighbor，“If this is your horse，then you must tell us in which eye he is blind（瞎的）．” “In the right eye．”The neighbor said． Washington took his hand from the right eye of the horse and showed the police officer that the horse was not blind in the right eye． “Oh，I have made a mistake，”said the neighbor．“he is blind in the left eye．” Washington then showed that the horse was not blind in the left eye，either． “I have made another mistake，”said the neighbor． “Yes，”said the police officer，“and you have also proved（证明）that the horse does not belong to（属于）you．You must return it to Mr. Washington．” 71. Why did Washington go to the neighbor's farm with a police officer？ A. Because the neighbor was the police officer's friend． B. Because he wanted to make the neighbor return the horse． C. Because the police officer was Washington's friend． D. Because they were invited（邀请）to the neighbor's farm． 72. When Washington and the police officer reached the neighbor's farm, the neighbor _______． A. immediately admitted（承认）that he had stolen the horse B. received（接待）them warmly C. said he had lost a horse，too D. didn't want to give the horse back to Washington
73. According to the passage，the horse_______． A. was not blind at all B. belonged to Washington's neighbor C. was stolen by the police officer D. was not returned to Washington 74. From the passage we know _______． A. Washington was a clever man B. Washington's neighbor was cleverer than Washington C. the police officer was the cleverest of the three D. all the three men were not very clever
B Tom arrived at the bus station quite early for the London bus. The bus for London would not leave until five to twelve. He saw a lot of people waiting in the station. Some were standing in lines, others were walking about. There was a group of school-girls. Their teacher was trying to keep them in order. Tom looked around but there was nowhere for him to sit. He walked into the station cafe. He looked up at the clock there. It was only twenty to twelve. He found a seat and sat down, facing a large mirror(镜子) on the wall. Just then, John, one of Tom's friends, came in and sat with Tom. What time is your bus? asked John. Oh, there is plenty of time yet, answered Tom. Oh, I'll get you some more tea then, said John. They talked while drinking. Then Tom looked at the clock again. Good heavens! It's going back-ward! he cried. A few minutes ago it was twenty to twelve and now it's half past eleven. You are looking at the clock in the mirror, said John. Tom wanted to kick(踢) himself for being so foolish. The next bus was not to leave for another hour. He has never liked mirror since then. 75. The London bus left ______________. A. at 11:55 B. at 5:12 C. before 11:55 D. after 11:55 76. Tom went into the station cafe because ____________. A. John asked him to have a cup of tea B. he wanted a drink there C. he would meet a friend of his D. it was early yet and he wanted to find a place to sit 77. What time was it in fact when he looked at the clock in the mirror? A. Half past twelve. B. Half past eleven. C. Twenty to twelve. D. Half past one. 78. Which of the following is true? A. Tom missed his bus. B. He has liked mirror since then. C. The next bus would leave soon. D. Tom arrived London on time.
C Mr and Mrs Stokes were sitting in the garden of their London home when I arrived to interview（采访）them and their fourteen-year-old son Carl．But Carl was working upstairs．“He doesn't often leave his room,” his mother explained． At the moment Carl is working on a programme（程序）for a new computer game. Computers have become his whole life. In the last year Carl has earned over ￡25,000 from writing programmes. “When did he buy the computer？”I wondered. “We bought it for him eighteen months ago for his birthday, ”said Mr. Stokes. “We didn't know what we were doing. Our son has changed. Eighteen months ago he didn't see a computer. Now he doesn't talk about anything else. And we don't understand a thing about computers.” “And do you think it's good for him?” was my question. “No, we don't. We worry about him,” said Mrs. Stokes. “He doesn't have any other interests now. And he hasn't done any work for school exams.” Carl's parents don't understand computers. But Carl certainly does. “I love computers,” he said, “I soon got tired of playing games though. I like writing programmes much better. I've got three computers now. I bought two more, I didn't earn much at first, but now I do. My parents make me put most of it in the bank.” 79. The Stokes bought their son the computer_______． A. to make him study better B. as a birthday present C. to make him interested in it
