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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,选出最佳答案,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　A

　　Itwas7a.m.inKyoto,Japan,andthetaxicompanyhadjustcalledasecondtimetosaytheycouldn'tfindmyhouse.OnceagainIspeltoutdirectionsevenablindpersoncouldfollow,Iglancedimpatientlyatmywatch,andwaited.Onlytwohoursremaineduntilmyflightleftanditwasanhour-and-a-halftriptotheairport.

　　Outside,heavyrainswerepouringdown.Myhousewassofarnorthinthecitythatbusespassonlythreetimesaday.

　　Thetelephonerangagain."Terriblysorry,"beganthemanatthetaxicompany.ThenIrea-lizedthatthetaxicompany,floodedwithcalls,couldonlyofferin-cityruns.Ihadheardthishappenswhentheweathergetsbad.IshoutedintothephonethatIhadaplanetocatchandIwouldmeetthetaxioutsidemyhouse.

　　Standinginthewind-drivenrain,Ilookedupanddowntheroad.Notaxi.Acarwentby,　driverandpassengerstaringatthecrazyforeignerinthedownpour.　Finallyawhitecarappearedandpulledtoastop.Ayoungmanthrewopenthedoor,waving　formetogetin.Shakingwithcoldandanger,Iclimbedin.

　　InthemostpoliteJapanese,themansaidhewascalledMike,withwhomIhadspokenthreetimesthatmorning.Hehadlefthispostintheofficeandracedhereinhispersonalcar.Heapologizedagain,butdidnotexplainwhyataxiwouldnotpickmeup.Deliveringmestraighttotheairport,herefusedthe2000yenIpressedintohishand.

　　Afewhourslater,asthestorm-delayed727tookoff,Iopenedthenewspaper.Onthesecondpagemyeyescaughttheheadlineofashortarticle：

"TaxiStrikeBeginsThisMorninginKyoto."

　　56.Whydidthewritercallataxiearlyinthemorning？

　　[A]Therewerefewtaxisintown.

　　[B]Hewasunabletofindtheairport.

　　[C]Hewantedtocatchaplane.

　　[D]Allthebusesstoppedbecauseoftherain.

　　57.Whatwasthereasonforthetaxicompanynotbeingabletopickhimup？

　　[A]Thetaxidriversrefusedtowork.

　　[B]Thewriterdidn'tgivethecorrectaddress.

　　[C]Morepeoplewereridingintaxisonrainydays.

　　[D]Thetaxidriversdidn'tliketodrivelongdistance.

　　58.Thewritergottotheairport.

　　[A]bygettingaliftinapassingcar

　　[B]withthehelpofMikefromthepostoffice

　　[C]byridinginMike'scarfromthetaxicompany

　　[D]withthehelpofataxidriversentbyhiscompany

　　59.Wecanlearnfromthetextthatthedriveris.

　　[A]quick-mindedattakingactions

　　[B]warm-heartedtowardpeople

　　[C]unfamiliarwiththeroad

　　[D]aself-employeddriver

　　B

　　Sheoncesaid：

"WhenpeopleaskmeifwritinghasbeenahardoreasyroadIalwaysanswerwiththefamoussaying,"theendisnothing；theroadisall.'ThatiswhatImeanwhenIsaywritinghasbeenapleasure.Ihaveneverfacedthetype-writer（打字机）withthethoughtthatonemoretaskhadtobedone."

　　Likemostwriters,WillaCatherdidnotwritebooksforthemoneythattheybroughther,butratherforthepleasurethatcameintheirwriting.Herworkswere,likeher,simpleandfullofthevigor（活力）ofherdaysinNebraska,whereshegrewfromchildhoodtoyoungwomanhoodandwhereshedevelopedadeeploveforthetreelesslandoftheGreatPlainswithitswildflowers,wheatfieldsandrivers.

　　"It'saratherstrangethingabouttheflatcountry,"shewrotelater."Ittakesholdofyou,oritleavesyouperfectlycold.Agreatmanypeoplefinditverydull；theylikeachurchtower,anoldfactory,awaterfall,countryallmadetolooklikeaGerman,Christmascard……ButwhenIcometotheopenplains,somethinghappens.I'mhome.Ibreathedifferently."

　　60.WillaCatherwrotebecauseshefoundwriting.

　　[A]simpleandlively

　　[B]interestingandenjoyable

　　[C]neithertoohardnortooeasy

　　[D]openeduparoadto,success

　　61.WhatdidCathermeanby"theendisnothing；theroadisall"？

　　[A]Writingistheonlypathtosuccesss.

　　[B]IfeelhappywhenIfinishwritingabook.

　　[C]Ienjoywritingwhetheritishardoreasy.

　　[D]Writingitself,notitsresult,isimportant.

　　62.WhatwastheplacelikewhereCathergrewup？

　　[A]Itwascold,plainandwithoutachurch.

　　[B]Itwasacolorfulworldofwildflowers.

　　[C]ItwaslikeaGermanChristmascard

　　[D]Itwasvast,open,flatandwild.

　　63.Whenshesaid"Ittakesholdofyou,oritleavesyouperfertlycold",WillaGathermeant.

　　[A]youeitherlovetheplaceorhateit

　　[B]youdecideeithertostayortoleave

　　[C]somefindtheplacewarm；othersfinditcold

　　[D]somefindtheplacepeaceful；othersfinditwild

　　64.WhathappenswhenCathercomestotheopenplains？

　　[A]Shebreathesdifferentlyfromothers：

　　[B]Shewantstomaketheplaceherhome.

　　[C]Shefindstheplacesimilartoherhome.

　　[D]Shefeelscompletelycomfortable.

　　C

　　Youwanttoknowwherethesafestplaceforyoungchildrenisinthecar？

Experts.（专家）,allsaythebackseatisthesafestplace,forachildofanyage.Inthebackseat,thechildisfarthestawayfromtheforceoreffectofahead-oncollision（迎头撞击）,whichcancausethemostinjuries（伤害）。

Justasimportant,thechildinthebackseatis.removedfromthepassengerairbag,ifthereisany.Ifyourchildisunder8yearsofageandweighsnomore,than80pounds,itisnecessarytofityourcarwithaspecialchildsafetyseat.

　　Thechildsafetyseatcomesinthreetypesorsizes：

thefirsttypeisdesignedforbabiesfrombirthtooneyearofage,untilthebabyweighsabout20pounds；thesecondsizeisforchildrenbetweenoneandfouryearsofage,whoweighbetween20and40pounds；thethird,kindisusedbyolderchildrenbigenoughtousethecar'sbeltsystem.Moreover,.allthesesafetyseatsmustbefittedandheldinplaceonthecar'sbackseat.Ifyourchilddoesneedyourattentionwhile.youaredriving,don'tlookbackwithonlyonehandonthewheel.Justpullover.

　　65.Thistextmainlydiscusses.

　　[A]howachildcanbekeptsafewhileridinginacar

　　[B]whythebackseatisthesafestplaceinacar

　　[C]howachildsafetyseatcanprotectachild

　　[D]whatcausespassengersthemostinjuries

　　66.Thistextseemstobewrittenfor.

　　[A]safetyexperts

　　[B]veryyoungreaders

　　[C]parentsofsmallchildren

　　[D]taxidrivers

　　67.Thethirdtypeofsafetyseatisforchildren.

　　[A]aboveeightyearsofage

　　[B]betweenfourandeight

　　[C]weighingbetween20and40pounds

　　[D]weighingmorethan80pounds

　　D

　　ManypeoplearewordedaboutwhattelevisionhasdonetothegenerationofAmerican　childrenwhohavegrownupwatchingit.Foronething,recentstudiesshowthatTVweakensthe　abilitytoimagine.Someteachersfeelthattelevisionhastakenawaythechild'sabilityto　formmentalpicturesinhisownmind,resultinginchildrenwhocannotunderstandasimple　storywithoutpictures.Secondly,toomuchTVtooearlyusuallycauseschildrentoberemovedfromreal-lifeexperences.Thus,theygrowuptobepassive（被动的）watcherswhocanonly　respond（反应）toaction,butnotstartdoingsomethingactively.Thethirdareaforsuchaworryingsituationistheseriousdissatisfactionfrequentlyexpressedbyschoolteachersthat　childrenshowalowpatienceforthepainsinlearning.Becausetheyhavebeenusedt0seeing　resultsofallproblemsin30or60minutesonTV,theyarequicklydiscouragedbyanyactivitythatpromiseslessthan.immediatesatisfaction.ButperhapsthemostseriousresultistheTVeffectofbloodyfightsanddeathonchildren,whohavecometobelievethatitisan　everydaything.Notonlydoesthisincreasetheiradmissionofterribleactsonothers,butsomechildrenwillfollowanti-social（反社会的）actsthattheyseeontelevison.

　　68.BecauseofTV,childrenhavelosttheirabilityto_______.

　　[A]haveideasofnewthings

　　[B]understandpicturesinbooks

　　[C]readstorybooks

　　[D]thinkinaclearway

　　69.Whatdoschoolteachersworryabout？

　　[A]Childrensufferfrommentalpains.

　　[B]Childrenareweakatfacingdiffculties.

　　[C]Childrenbecomeuninterestedinclassactivities.

　　[D]Childrenspendlittletimelearningunknownthings.

　　70.WhenchildrenseeterriblekillingonTV,they_______.

　　[A]arefrightened

　　[B]thinkit'sreal

　　[C]becomeannoyed

　　[D]feelsatisfied

　　71.Themainpurposeofthetextistotellpeople_______.

　　[A]howtopreventchildrenfromwatchingTV

　　[B]howchildrenlikefrighteningTVprograrmnes

　　[C]WhatbadeffectsTVprogrammehaveonchildren

　　[D]whatteachersthinkoftoday'schildren

　　E

　　72.Themainpurposeofthisleafletisto_______.

　　[A]giveinformationtopeoplewhoareplanningtobuycars

　　[B]discussthemajorcausesofpollutionproblemsinBoston

　　[C]givesuggestionstopeoplesufferingfrompollution-relateddiseases

　　[D]persuadepeopletousepublictransportationinsteadoftheirowncars

　　73.HowmuchpercentofthelandindowntownBostonistaken,upbystreets,garagesand_______

　　highways？

　　[A]30%.[B]50%.

　　[C]80%.[D]89%.

　　74.Wemayinferfromtheleafletthat_______.

　　[A]loudnoisescanmakepeoplelosetheirhearing

　　[B]manypeopleinBostoncan.onlyaffordcheapercars

　　[C]poullutionbycarscosts$2000perpersonperyearinBoston

　　[D]peopleinBostondon'thavegardensbecauseoftheneedforgarages

　　75.Accordingtotheleaflet,betterpublictransportationisveryeffectiveinreducingpollutionbecause_______.

　　[A]thecitywillhavemoremoneytodealwithpollutionproblems

　　[B]busesandtrainsdonotproducedangerousgas

　　[C]there