第三部分閱讀理解
閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)([A]、[B]、[C]和[D])中，選出選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡1上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
56. What is the text about?
[ A ] Advertisements are the most important part in newspapers.
[ B ] It introduces newspapers past and today and its contents.
[ C ] There is a lot of useful information on newspapers.
[ D ] People like newspapers very much.
57. The habit of reading newspapers is________.
[ A ] uncommon in the world
[ B ] not popular in U. S. A.
[ C ]widespread in the world
[ D ] found among a few families
58. In the past, news was________.
[ A ] sent by telegraph
[ B ]passed from one person to another
[ C ] sent by letter
[ D ] sent by telephone
59. The money spent on advertisements is________.
[ A ] wasted
[ B ] not much
[ C ] worthwhile
[ D ] useless
60. The section on jokes and cartoons is ________.
[ A ] read only by children
[ B ] of no value
[ C ] not helpful
[ D ] read by many people
61. How many places in America are mentioned in this passage besides New York. City?
[ A ]6.
[ B ]4.
[ C ]7.
[ D ]5.
62. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE?
[ A ] Manhattan is the centre of New York City.
[ B ] New York City is made up of five parts.
[ C ] New York looks like a long finger from the air.
[ D ] Manhattan is an island.
63. In the second paragraph, "excitement will make it beat a little faster" here "it" refers to_______.
[ A ] this beautiful sight
[ B ] you
[ C ] your heart
[ D ] New York City
64. What is the passage about?
[ A ] The Great Fire of London.
[ B ] Who was the first to discover the fire.
[ C ] What Pepys was doing during the fire.
[ D ] The losses caused by the fire.
65. They were up very late because________.
[ A ]it was Sunday morning
[ B ]they were not very sleepy
[ C ] they were preparing for the dinner
[ D ] they saw the great fire start!
66. What was Pepys doing when his wife told him about the fire?
[ A ]He was asleep.
[ B ] He was writing something.
[ C ] He was putting things back.
[ D ] He was looking out of the window
67. In the sentence"Pepys slipped on his dressing-gown. ""slip on” means________.
[ A ] to be wearing
[ B ] to be pushing
[ C ]to take off
[ D ]to put on
68. Why did the flames spread quickly?
[ A ] The oven became very hot.
[ B ] The houses were close together.
[ C ] The baker did nothing to stop it.
[ D ] The baker’s house was burning quickly.
69. What is mainly discussed in the text?
[ A ] Children’s reading difficulties.
[ B ] Advantages of raising dogs.
[ C ] Service in a public library.
[ D ] A special reading program.
70. Specialists use dogs to listen to children reading because they think________.
[ A ] dogs are young children’s best friends
[ B ] children can play with dogs while reading
[ C ] dogs can provide encouragement for shy children
[ D ] children and dogs understand each other
71. By saying "The Salt Lake City Public Library is sold on the idea", the writer means the library________.
[ A ] use dogs to attract children
[ B ] accepts the idea put forward by ITA
[ C ] has opened a children’s department
[ D ] has decided to train some dogs
72. According to this advertisement, at the Forum people________.
[ A ]come together in order to form an organization
[ B ] express different opinions and discuss public affairs
[ C ] eat together to celebrate their success or victory
[ D ] work together for the purpose of business
73. If you register both the VIEW qualification course and the Forum at the same time, you will save ________.
[ A ] $100
[ B ] $300
[ C ] $350
[ D ] $400
74. "Space is limited, so early registration is welcome" means ________.
[ A ] space is limited, so you can’t register now
[ B ] space is too limited for you to register
[ C ] you’ll lose the good chance if you don’t register soon
[ D ] you’ll be given a special offer if you register now
75. The main purpose of this advertisement is to________.
[ A ] encourage more people to attend the Forum in time-
[ B ] promise everyone can pay less money to attend the Forum
[ C ] call on the people in the north of the USA to go south for holidays
[ D ] introduce some new activities and topics of the Forum