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IV. Reading Comprehension ( 60 points)

Directions:There are five reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by fourquestions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Chooseone best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

Passage One

At the University of Kansas art museum, scientists tested the effect of different colored walls ontwo groups of visitors to an exhibit of paintings. For the first group the room was painted white; forthe second, dark brown. Movement of each group was follo, w~ed by an electrical equipment under thecarpet. The experiment showed that those who entered the dark brown room walked more quickly,covered more area, and spent less time in the room than people in the white one. Dark brown madepeople more active,but the activity ended sooner. Not only the choice of colors but also the generalappearance of a room affects those inside. Another experiment presented people with photographs offaces whose energy was to be commented. Three groups of people were used; each was shown thesame photos, but each group was in an ordinary room--a nice office. The third was in a tastefully de-signed living room with carpeting. Results showed that the people in the beautiful room tend to givehigher marks to the faces than those in the ugly room did. Other studies suggest that students do bet-ter on tests taken in comfortable rooms than in ordinary-looking or ugly ones.

( )36. This passage provides us with

A. a piece of scientific        B. a normal lesson         C. an interesting test         D. a piece of news

答案：A

( )37. At least how many tests were carried out by the scientists referred to in this passage?

A. Three.       B. Two.     C. Only one.        D. Four.

答案：A

( )38. Which of the following is the best expression of the main idea of this passage?

A. People in beautiful rooms tend to give higher marks to photos of faces than people inugly rooms.

B. The color and general appe'arance of a room have a deeper effect on the behavior ofthe people in it.

C. The University of Kansas has studied the effects of the color of a room on people's be-havior.

D. Beautifully furnished,light-coloured rooms make people more comfortable than ugly,dark rooms.

答案：B

( ) 39. What is referred to as the "general appearance" in this passage is ~

A. how many broad windows a room has, through which sunlight might come in         B. the size of a room

C. whether there are beautiful walls in a room       D. what the room looks like

答案：D

Passage Two

There are many commonly held beliefs about eyeglasses and eyesight that are not proven facts.For instance, some people believe that wearing glasses too soon weakens the eyes. But there is no evi-dence to show that the structure of eyes is changed by wearing glasses at a young age. Wearing thewrong glasses, however, can prove harmful. Studies show that for adults there is no danger, but chil-dren can develop loss of vision if they have the wrong glasses.

We have all heard some of the common myths about how eyesight gets bad. Most people believethat reading in dim light causes pool eyesight, but that is unique. Too little light makes the eyes workharder, so they do get tired and strained. Eyestrain also results from reading a lot, reading in bed, andwatching too much television. But, although eyestrain may cause some pain or headaches, it does notpermanently damage eyesight.

Another myth about eyes is that they can be replaced, or transferred from one person to another.There are close to one million nerve fibers that connect the eyeball to the brain,~d as if yet it is im-possible to attach them all in a new person. Only certain parts of the eye--the cornea and the reti-na-can be replaced. But if we keep clearing up the myths and learning more about the eyes, some-day a full transplant may be possible!

( ) 40. From this passage one can conclude that __

A. doctors are still learning things about eyesight          B. headaches are only caused by eyestrain

C. everyone should wear glasses        D. people only believe things that are proven facts

答案：A

( ) 41. The word "develop" is used to mean __

A. become larger        B. B. create        C. train        D. Acquire

答案：D

( )42. This passage is mostly about __

A. different types of eyeglasses    B. a visit to the eye doctor       C. myths about eyesight   D. cornea transplants

答案：C

( )43. One cause of eyestrain mentioned in the passage is __

A. wearing contact lenses too long        B. going to the movies      C. reading a lot  D. not visiting your eye doctor

答案：C

Passage Three

Lawn tennis is a good sport, being based on the ancient game of court tennis, which probablycame up in Egypt or Persia some 2,500 years ago. Major Walter Wingfield thought that somethinglike court tennis could be played outdoors on lawns, and in December 1873, he introduced his newgame, which he called Sphairistike, at a lawn party in Wales. The sport became popular very rapidly,but the strange, difficult name disappeared almost at once, being replaced by the very simple and log-ical term "lawn tennis".

By 1874 the game was being played by British soldiers in Bermuda,and in the early months ofthat year a young lady named Mary Outerbridge returned from Bermuda to New York, bringing with herthe equipment necessary to play the new game. With the help of one of her brothers, she laid out acourt on the grounds of the Staten Island Cricket and Baseball Club,and there,in the spring of 1874,Miss Outerbridge and some of her friends played the first game of lawn tennis in the United States.

And just two years later,in 1876,the first United States lawn tennis tournament竞标赛was held--at Nahant near Boston.

( )44. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Lawn tennis became popular very rapidly in the United States.

B. It was Major Walter Wingfield who invented court tennis.

C. The sport was called "lawn tennis" shortly after it was invented.

D. Miss Outerbridge set up a lawn tennis court with the help of her brother.

答案：B

( )45. Mary outer bridge is important in the history of lawn tennis because __

A. she invented it     B. she gave it its name       C. she introduced it to Bermuda      D. She brought it to America

答案：D

( )46. The new game called Sphairistike appeared in __ in 1873.

A.merica             B. Europe       C. Bermuda         D. Egypt

答案：B

( )47. The first United States lawn tennis game was played__

A. at Nahant        B. B. on the Staten Island        C. C. in Boston        D. D. in New York

答案：D

Passage Four

All the housewives who went to the new supermarket had one great ambition: to be the luckycustomer who did not have to pay for her shopping. For this was what the notice just inside the en-.

trance promised~. It said : "Remember, once a week, one of our customers gets free goods. This MayBe Your Lucky Day!"

For several weeks Mrs. Edwards hoped, like many of her friends, to be the lucky customer. Un-like her friends, she never gave up hoping. The cupboards in kitchen were full of things which shedid not need. Her husband tried to advise her against buying things but failed. She dreamed of theday when the manager of the supermarket would approach her and say, "Madam, this is Your LuckyDay. Everything in your basket is free. "

One Friday morning, after she had finished her shopping and had taken it to her car, she foundthat she had forgotten to buy any tea. She dashed back to the supermarket, got the tea and went towardsthe cash-desk. As she did so, she saw the manager of the supermarket approach her. "Madam," hesaid,holding out his hand,"I want to congratulate you! You are our lucky customer and everythingyou have in your basket is free!"

( ) 48. Mrs. Edwards went back to the supermarket quickly because she had to ___________

A. buy another thing       B. talk to the manager        C. pay for her shoppin.g       D. find her shopping

答案：A

( )49. The housewives learnt about the offer of free goods________

A. on TV      B. from the manager       C. at the supermarket       D. from the newspaper

答案：C

( )50. Which statement is TRUE?

A. Mrs. Edwards is always very lucky.        B. Mrs. Edwards had no friends.

C. Mrs. Edwards hoped to get free shopping.      D. Mrs. Edwards gets disappointed easily.

答案：C

( ) 51. Mrs. Edwards' husband tried to

A. make her unhappy       B. cheer her up        C. buy things with her        D. stop her buying things

答案：D

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