III、阅读理解

A

    Consulates (领事馆) exist to help citizens abroad to help themselves. Every year millions of people go abroad for pleasure or profit (利润). There are consular officers ready to do what they can to help if people get into difficulties, but for all sorts of reasons there are limits to what they can do. Most times things go well for travellers abroad but occasionally things go wrong.

    So, whether you are an experienced traveller or a first timer, going by yourself, with the family or a group there are things you should do before you go. Think about money sand tickets well in advance. Take enough money including enough to pay your return fare, and hold on to it. Better still, buy return tickets in the first place. In an emergency (紧急情况) a consul (领事馆) will contact relatives or friends and ask them to help you with money or tickets. But there's no law that says a consul has to lend you money and if he eventually does (and it will have to be repaid) he will want to be satisfied first that you really do have no money and there is no one else you know who can help.

    It is also important to take out proper insurance (保险) for everything from car breakdowns to loss of life. A consul cannot pay your medical or any other bills, nor can he do the work of local travel representatives or motoring organizations.

1. What is the author trying to do in the text?

  A. To inform people about laws abroad.   B. To describe an international problem.

  C. To explain how to visit a consulate.  D. To give advice about consulates.

2. Why would somebody read the text?

  A. To know how to contact a consul.  

B. To find out how to make a complaint (抱怨).

  C. To know when to contact a consul.  

D. To find out where a consul lives.

3. You can borrow money from a consul if you

  A. need to stay' abroad longer.            B. have to help a relative

  C. have no other financial (资金) means    D. need to have your car repaired

4. Which of the following notices would you see in Consular Office?

B

    Last night was the last game for my eight-year-old son's soccer team. It was the final quarter. The score was two to one, my son's team in the lead. Parents surrounded the playground, offering encouragement.

    With less than ten seconds remaining, the ball suddenly rolled in front of my son's teammate, Mickey O'Donnel. With shouts of "Kick it!" echoing (回响) across the playground, Mickey turned around and gave it everything he had. All around me the crowd erupted (沸腾). O'Donnel had scored!

    Then there was silence. Mickey had scored all right, but in the wrong goal, ending the game in a tie. For a moment there was a total hush. You see, Mickey has Down syndrome (综合症) and for him there is no such thing as a wrong goal. All goals were celebrated by a joyous hug from Mickey. He had even been known to hug the opposing players when they scored.

    The silence was finally broken when Mickey, his face filled with joy, hugged my son tightly and shouted, "I scored! I scored. Everybody won! Everybody won!" For a moment I held my breath, not sure how my son would react. I need not have worried. I watched, through tears, as my son threw up his hand in the classic high-five salute and started chanting, "Way to go Mickey! Way to go Mickey!" Within moments both teams surrounded Mickey, joining in the chant and congratulating him on his goal.

    Later that night, when my daughter asked who had won, I smiled as I replied,  "It was a tie. Everybody won."

5. What was the score of the soccer match?

  A. Two to two, equal to both the teams.        

B. Three to one in Mickey's team's favor.

  C. Two to one in the opposite team's favor.    

  D. Everybody won because of Mickey's goal.

6. The underlined word "hush" in paragraph 3 means

  A. cheer    B. cry      C. laughter   D. silence

7. What did the author worry about when Mickey scored and hugged his son?

  A. The result of the match would fail his son.

  B. His son would shout at Mickey for his goal.

  C. Mickey would again hug the opposing players.

  D. His son would understand Mickey's wrong goal.

8. It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

  A. both teams liked and respected Mickey

  B. both teams were thankful to Mickey for his goal

  C. Mickey didn't mind though his goal was wrong

  D. Mickey was a kind- hearted boy and hoped everybody won

9. The purpose of the author in writing the passage is ________.

  A. to tell a joke to make readers laugh

  B. to suggest we should not mind losing

  C. to show enjoying a game is more than winning a game

  D. to present his son's fine qualities of understanding others

I、完形填空

CACBC    ADBBA    DBDAC     ACDBD

II、单项选择

BCDBC   DDACB   BAABC     DADAA    BADCD

6. beyond sb  1) 为某人所不能理解

            2）为某人能力所不及

14. address 1) 称呼 How shall I address you?

          2) 写下收信人的姓名、地址

             address a letter to

           The letter was addressed to the wrong house. 写错地址了

23. rise to one’s feet 站起来

   struggle to one’s feet  挣扎着站起来

   raise sb to his feet 扶起某人

   bring sb to his feet 扶起某人

   get on one’s feet 站起来

   set foot in/on

III、阅读理解

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