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Ⅲ. 阅读理解(A篇共5题，计5分；B篇C篇共10题，计20分)

(A)

Before you go to another country, it is a great help if you know the language and some of the customs of the country.

When people meet each other for the first time in Britain, they say “How do you do?” and shake hands. Usually they do not shake hands after they haven’t met for a long time or when they will be away from each other for a long time.

Last year a group of German students went to England for a holiday. Their teacher told them that the English people hardly shake hands. So when they met their English friends at the station, they kept their hands behind their backs. The English students had learned that the Germans shake hands as often as possible. So they put their hands in front and got ready to shake hands with them. It made both of them laugh.

46. It is______ if you know the language and the customs of the country.

A. not useful  B. not helpful  C. very helpful　D. very sad

47. The English people usually shake hands when they ________.

A. meet every time              B. meet for the first time

C. say goodbye to each other　   D. say hello to each other

48. Usually the English people don’t shake hands ________.

A. when they won’t be away for a long time

B. when they say “How do you do?”

C. when they just meet or say goodbye

D. after they haven’t met for a long time

49. Which is right?　

A. German people shake hands as often as possible.

B. English people like shaking hands very much.

C. German people hardly shake hands.

D. Neither the English people nor Germans like shaking hands.

50. This story is about ________.

A. shaking hands        B. languages　

C. customs             D. languages and customs

( B )

(China Daily《中国日报》, March 3, 2001

The biggest shopping center will open on March 8. Everybody with today’s China Daily will get a small present that day. You are welcome. Telephone: 38990688; Address: No.6 Xi Dan Road…

(English News Paper, March 19, 2001

English News Paper needs a foreign editor. He (She) must have worked in China for more than 2 years. British nationality (国籍) is necessary. The salary(薪水) is 100 000 a year. The term(期限) is 3 years. In ten days this piece of advertisement(广告) will not be useful. Telephone: 38900666; Address: No.6 Axing Ling Road．

(China Football, February 3, 2001

Shanghai Sensual versus (……对抗) Beijing GAO’an Team.

TIME: February 3, 2001

PLACE: Honking Stadium

TICKET PRICE: RMB 25 Yuan (for adults) RMB 15 Yuan (for students)

NAME: China Cup Football Contest.

COACHES(教练): Xu Gunboat, Jin Shebang

51. If someone has a China Daily of March 3, 2001, he’ll get a small present____.

A.    every day             B. from China Daily 

C. on March 8, 2001       D. on March 3, 2001

52. If a British editor has worked in China for 3 years and come to English News Paper Office to ask for the job on April 1, he will ________.

A．get the job              B．not get the job

C．be a good editor      D．be not useful

53. When and where will the football match be?

A. In Honking Stadium on Sunday. 

B. In Honking Stadium on February 3．

C. In GAO’an Stadium on February 8  

D. In Shenhua stadium on February 8．

54. If three adults and six students went to watch the match, the tickets will cost _________RMB yuan.

A．165       B．135      C．195       D．225

55. Which of the following is not true?

A. The shopping center is at No.6 Xi Dan Road．

B. The telephone number of English News Paper is 38900666.

C. The match is between two Beijing Teams.

D. Xu Gunboat is a coach.

(C)

American schools begin in September after a long summer vacation. There are two terms in a school year. The first term is from September to January, and the second is from February to June. Most American children begin to go to school when they are five years old. Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they finish school.

    High school student take only four or five subjects each term.  They usually go to the same classes every day, and they have homework for every class. After class they do many interesting things.

After high school, many students go to college. They can go to a small one or a large one. They usually have to give a lot of money. So many college students work after class to get the money for their studies.

56. How long is the summer holiday in America?
57. How old do most American children begin to go to school?
58. What do many students do after high school?
59. Why do American college students work after class?
60. How many subjects do high school students take each term?