四、Reading Comprehension (75 points)Directions: There are four reading passages in this part.Each passage is followed by five questions.For each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D.Choose one best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on ANSWER SHEET Ⅰ.

June came and the hay (干草) was almost ready for cutting. On Midsummer's Eve, which was a Saturday, Mr. Jones went into Willington and got so drunk at the Red Lion that he did not come back until midday on Sunday. His men had milked the cows in the early morning and then had gone out chatting without bothering to feed the animals. When Mr. Jones got back, he immediately went to sleep on the living-room sofa with the "News of the World" over his face. When evening came, the animals were still not fed. At last, they could stand no longer. One of the cows broke into the door of the storehouse with her horns and all the animals began to help themselves to the grains.

It was just then that Mr. Jones woke up. The next moment he and his four men were in the storehouse with whips in their hands, whipping in all directions. This was more than the hungry animals would bear. Together, though nothing of the kind had been planned beforehand, they jumped upon their masters. Mr. Jones and his men suddenly found themselves being struck with the horns and kicked from all sides. The situation was quite out Of their control. They had never seen these animals act like this before. This sudden rebellion of the creatures, which they were used

to beating and whipping just as they chose, frightened them. After only a moment or two, they gave up trying to defend themselves. A minute later all five of them were in full fright down the road with the animals running after them joyfully.

第36題單選 The four men did not feed the cows because __________.

A. they had not cut the hay yet

B. M Jones wasn't at home

C. they did not have time to feed them

D. the cows had fed themselves

參考答案：B

參考解析：這是一個(gè)幽默小故事。第一段。文中說(shuō)喬恩先生在仲夏夜喝醉了酒，直到第二天

第37題單選 The cows broke into the storehouse because __________.

A. they did not like their masters

B. M Jones forgot to lock the door

C. they were kept in the cow-house too long

D. they were too hungry to wait for the feed

參考答案：D

參考解析：第一段。牛一整天都沒(méi)有吃到東西，實(shí)在忍受不了了，便沖破了倉(cāng)庫(kù)的門。

第38題單選 What the five men finally do with the cows?

A. They chased and drove the cows awa

B. They continued beating the cow

C. They gave up the defense and ran awa

D. They gave in and fed the cow

參考答案：C

參考解析：第二段。喬恩先生和他的四個(gè)工人手拿皮鞭沖入倉(cāng)庫(kù)抽打他們的牛。

第39題單選 We can learn from the passage that __________.

A. the cows often ran out to look for food

B. the cows often had fights with their masters

C. M Jones and his men often beat the cows

D. M Jones and his men often forgot to feed the cows

參考答案：C

參考解析：第二段。事情一發(fā)生，他們立刻人手一根鞭。作者描述他們從沒(méi)見(jiàn)過(guò)這些牛如此大膽地反抗，以及描述他們已經(jīng)習(xí)慣了隨意鞭打這些牛。這些都證實(shí)了一點(diǎn)，即喬恩和他的工人經(jīng)常鞭打牛。

It was sunrise on an August morning when the captain and his crew cast their nets some 50 miles south of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico. As the net was pulled over, the contents were poured out followed by excited cries of "Coins! Coins!

" The fishermen quickly realized they had realized a fishermen's dream: sunken treasure! And not just any treasure, but early American silver dollars that had gone down 210 years earlier.

In 1784, at the end of the American Revolutionary War, a heavily armed ship was bund for the port of New Orleans. On board was a fortune in Spanish Silver Dollars. Hundreds of thousands of them were loaded for the trip to New Orleans, yet not a single one arrived. With no survivors from the ill-fated voyage, historians can only guess at what happened. Some say powerful storms took her down while others speculate it was treasure-hungry pirates (海盜) . Whatever happened, the secret -- along with a treasure valued near $100,000,000 in today's dollars -- was sent to a watery grave some 300 feet below the ocean's surface.

Spanish Silver Dollars were the favorite coins of colonial Americans. Widely used and accepted as payment in the thirteen colonies, the United States government gave them the status of official legal tender. Unfortunately, even though they were struck in large quantities, not many of them survive today. After the Civil War, the government withdrew them from circulation and they were melted down.

Due to the historic discovery of the treasure, GovMint.com is releasing these coins to the public for an amazingly low price. For a limited time, these authentic silver dollars are priced at$49 plus shipping and handling -- a dramatic reduction from the market price of this coin anywhere else worldwide.

第40題單選 What surprised the fishermen on an August morning?

A. Their net contained a big strange-looking fish.

B. They found the treasure sunken 210 years ago.

C. They found some pieces of a sunken ship in the net.

D. Their net suddenly got caught by something deep in the water.

參考答案：B

參考解析：這是有關(guān)海底寶藏的故事。第一段。漁民在墨西哥灣打魚，漁網(wǎng)撈上來(lái)的不是魚，而是沉入海底的寶藏——210年前沉入海底的美國(guó)銀元。

第41題單選 What happened to the ship heading for New Orleans in 1784?

A. Loaded with too much cargo, it hit on the rock

B. Robbed by pirates, it lost $100,000,000's worth of good

C. It disappeared but nobody knew exactly what had happene

D. It was caught in a terrible Storm and went down into the ocea

參考答案：C

參考解析：第二段。敘述210年前發(fā)生的事。1784年，一艘滿載的船出發(fā)去新奧爾良，船上裝有大量的西班牙銀元。然而卻沒(méi)有一枚到達(dá)目的地，也沒(méi)有一個(gè)人生還。所以，沒(méi)有人知道究竟發(fā)生了什么。有人認(rèn)為是暴風(fēng)雨導(dǎo)致它沉沒(méi)(選項(xiàng)D)，有人認(rèn)為是海盜搶了它(選項(xiàng)B)。兩種原因都只是猜測(cè)，不是正確選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)A本文中沒(méi)有提及。

第42題單選 What do we know about "Spanish Silver Dollars"?

A. Today one coin equals to 49 dollars in the world marke

B. They were widely used in America after the Civil Wa

C. Issued in small amounts, not many of them surviv

D. They were officially accepted in the 13 colonie

參考答案：D

參考解析：第三段。敘述西班牙銀元在美國(guó)的歷史。西班牙銀元曾在美國(guó)的13個(gè)州廣泛使用，并被認(rèn)定為官方法定貨幣。選項(xiàng)D是正確的。選項(xiàng)A在第四段提及，與此題無(wú)關(guān)。選項(xiàng)B與原文相反。文中說(shuō)內(nèi)戰(zhàn)后政府就把這些貨幣熔掉了。選項(xiàng)C前半部分與原文相反。文中說(shuō)曾經(jīng)的使用量是很大的。

第43題單選 In which section of a magazine would you probably find this article?

A. Sports

B. Housing

C. History

D. Fashion

參考答案：C

參考解析：這篇文章主要從歷史的角度敘述了210年前沉入海底的美國(guó)銀元。所以，應(yīng)該在雜志的歷史欄目里看到這篇文章。

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