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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
　　A
　　Sussex police ordered to search for a six-foot, dark-haired youth of about 20 who failed to mug (抢劫) a five-foot, 74-year-old grandmother. The youth rushed at Mrs West and tied to take her things and money when she was walking out of a church. The result should have been an expected conclusion. Surprisedly, however, when Mrs West grasped the mugger‘s wrist (手腕)，he cried, “Oh, God! Oh, no! Stop!” Encouraged by these pleas¹ (哀求), she put him in arm lock at which the mugger cried, “Oh, no! Oh! God!” and ran away. “If I hadn’t been carrying my shopping I would really have put him on his back. ”said Mrs West who had practised judo²(柔道) when younger.“ When my husband was living. I used to pracise throwing him at Christmas”, she explained.
　　36.Why did the youth cry when grasped by the old lady? Because he ______.
　　A. was sorry for his failure B. couldn‘t bear the pain and had to ask for mercy
　　C. felt angry with the old lady D. became so excited that he couldn‘t help doing so
　　37.If the incident hadn‘t ended beyond expected conclusion, _______.
　　A. Mrs West would have been robbed of her things and money >B. the mugger should have been defeated
　　C. Mrs West would have put the youth on his back
　　D. the mugger should have cried and run away
　　38.What do you think of the youth whom the police ordered to search for? He was ______.
　　A. a boy of about 20　 B. a dark-haired young man 　C. an ill man　D. a rather weak fellow
　　39.In your judgement, which of the following might not be true?
　　A. Mrs West had just been to the market and church.
　　B. The mugger knew little about judo.
　　C. Mrs West was a single woman.　D. The mugger didn‘t get punished in the end.
　　B
　　Nipponex Eletuics
　　Tokyo, Japan
　　27 December 1996
　　Amperlite Ltd
　　146 O‘Leary St
　　Dublin, Ireland
　　Dear Sirs,
　　Improved ways of production make us able to offer you our change of Drilite batteries (电池)at a reduced price for large quantities.
　　Further information of the new prices for your market are sent to you together with the letter, and you will see that the price has already reduced 5 per cent. As c.i.f (成本，保险加 运费)to Dublin is included in our prices, you will agree that they are clearly lower than those of producers of the same batteries, both here in Japan and elsewhere³. The quality of our producers
　　remains⁴ the same —— only the finest chemicals are used. The new prices are for the least orders of 1,000 pounds and will begin from January 1. Immediate⁵ sending off is guaranteed because enough can be made whenever you require it.
　　We appreciate your past dealing⁶ and co-operstion (合作) with us, and look forward to supplying you in the new year at the new prices.
　　Yours Truly
　　Nipponex Electrics
　　40.The underlined word “guaranteed” in the passage. Probably means ______.
　　A. in our charge　　 B. of a little problem　　C. difficulty 　　D. quite sure
　　41.From the passage we know the quality of the products _______.
　　A. is as high as before　B. is lower　　　C. is improved 　D.is reduced
　　42.If the Irish expect to enjoy the 5% of reduction⁷ at prices, they should _______.
　　A. pay the Japanese at least ￡1,000 B. order 1,000 pounds of batteries in weight
　　C. order￡1,000 worth batteries at least D. pay the Japanese ￡1,000 ahead
　　43.Why will the Japanese reduce the price at 5 per cent? Because ______.
　　(1). the Japanese producer holds a large quantity of stores and can‘t sell them out
　　(2).the Japanese have improved their production means and can turn out more products
　　(3).they expect to go on dealing with the Irish in the coming year
　　(4).the Irish think the prices in the past are unfair
　　(5).they try to sell more products in the past are unfair
　　(6).they want to appreciate the Irish‘s co-operation
　　A. (1)(3)(5)　　B. (2)(4)(6)　　C. (2)(3)(5)　　D. (1)(4)(6)
　　C
　　Woman have more problems than men in old age. First of all, they have less money—or no money at all — and because of this, they often feel they get less respect , even at home. Quite a large number have no pension(退休费) because they have never worked outside the home, and thirty-eight percent are supported mainly by their husbands or children. Second, a larger number of old women than old men become window(single women). Men are normally⁸ older than the women they marry, and women generally live longer than men. The remarriage among older windows is lower than that among widows(single men). Statistics⁹ (统计) from 1990 in Shanghai show only 52 percent of elderly women with husbands still living, compared to(与——相比)82 percent of men.
　　Because of lower incomes and the difficulty of remarriage, many elderly women who live alone, are poor and have almost no social life. Even an old couple lives with children, it is the woman who ends up doing the work around the house. She cleans the rooms, prepares meals, and takes care of the family. Some 75 percent of them carry out such heavy physical tasks as buying and carrying grain, coal and other supplies for the home. How to improve the quality of life of women in their later years is a question that needs to be dealt with by all the society.
　　44.If they had more money, elderly women _______.
　　A. would have no more problem 　　　B. could live a fairy life
　　C. would get more respect　　　　　D. would need no care of others
　　45.In Shanghai, of 150 elderly women, only ______have husbands still living.
　　A.75. 　　 B.52. 　　 C.82. 　 D.78.
　　46.According to the statistics, suppose there are 150,000 elderly men, _____of them are
　　widowers¹⁰.
　　A.27,000 B.78,000 　 C.72,000 D.123,000
　　47.According to the writer, _______.
　　A. elderly women should be paid well B. elderly women should live with their families
　　C. all people should do something for elderly women
　　D. housework should not be done by elderly women
　　D
　　Our surroundings¹¹ are being polluted faster than ever and it seems that people cannot prevent it. Time is bringing us more people, and more people will bring us more industry, more cars, larger cities, and the growing use of man-made materials.
　　What can explain and settle this problem? The fact is that pollution is caused by man—by his desire(欲望) for a modern way of life. We make “increasing industrialization”(工业化) our first aim. So we are often ready to offer everything: clean air, pure water, good food, our health and the future of our children. There is a constant flow of people from the country-side into the cities, eager for the achievements of our modern society. But as our technological¹² achievements have grown in the last twenty years, pollution has become a serious problem.
　　Isn‘t it time we stopped to ask ourslves where we are going—and why? It makes one think of the story about the pilot (飞行员) who told his passengers over the loudspeaker¹³ : “I’ve some good news and some bad news. The good news is that we ‘re making rapid progress at 530 miles per hour. The bad news is that we are lost and don’t know where we‘re going.” The sad fact is that this becomesa true story when speaking of our modern society.

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