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　　Ⅲ.Reading comprehension 15%

　　Directions: There are three passages in the following.For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D.You should decide on the BEST CHOICE.

A

　　Joe Biggs was a butcher.His shop was in a village in one of the most beautiful parts of southern England.He worked in it for many years while his father was there.Then, when his father reached the age of 65, he stopped working in the shop.Joe was alone in it, so he had to work harder.Joe worked five and a half days a week.His shop shut at one o?clock on Thursday, and it was shut the whole of Sunday.Saturdays were the busiest days.

　　Joe had a big refrigerator in his shop, but he tried not to buy too much meat at a time.One Thursday a woman came into the shop at five minutes to one.“I?m sorry I?m very late,” she said, “but some people have just telephoned to say that they are going to come to dinner tonight, and I need some more meat.” Joe only had one piece of good meat in the shop.He had sold all the rest earlier in the day.He took the piece out and said to the woman.“This is ￡7.15.”“That piece is too small,” the woman answered.“Haven?t you got anything bigger?” Joe went into the room behind his shop, opened the refrigerator, put the piece of meat into it, took it out again and shut the door of the refrigerator with a lot of noise.Then he brought the piece of meat back to the woman and said,“This piece is bigger and more expensive.It?s ￡9.30.”“Good,” the woman answered with a smile.“Give me both of them, please.”

　　() 36.Joe worked alone in the shop .

　　A.on Saturdays

　　B.on Thursdays

　　C.after his father died

　　D.after his father stopped working

　　() 37.Joe sold meat in his shop .

　　A.on Thursday afternoons

　　B.on Sundays

　　C.on Fridays

　　D.every day

　　() 38.One day a woman came to his shop .

　　A.at 1:55, Tuesday

　　B.at 1:05

　　C.to say sorry to him

　　D.because someone had suddenly telephoned her

　　() 39.Which of the following is true?

　　A.People bought all the meat from him.

　　B.The woman didn?t want the expensive piece of meat.

　　C.Joe brought the woman a different piece.

　　D.The woman wanted to buy the two pieces of meat together.

　　() 40.Joe only had one piece of good meat because .

　　A.Joe?s refrigerator had broken

　　B.he tried not to buy too much meat at a time

　　C.he knew that the meat would go bad

　　D.he had no money to buy more

B

　　If you go into the forest with friends, stay with them always.If you don?t, you may get lost.If you really get lost, this is what you should do.Sit down and stay where you are.Don?t try to find your friends-let them find you by staying in one place.

　　There is another way to help your friends or other nearby people to find you.Give them a signal by shouting or whistling three times.Stop.Then shout or whistle three times.Any signal given three times is a call for help.

　　Keep up the shouting or whistling always three times together.When people hear you, they will know that you are not just making noise for fun.They will let you know that they have heard your signal.They will give two shouts, two whistles or two gun shots.When someone gives a signal, it is an answer to a call for help.

　　If you don?t think that you will get help before night comes, try to make a little house?cover up the holes with branches and lots of leaves.Make yourself a soft bed with leaves and grass.

　　What should you do if you get hungry or need drinking water? You would have to leave your little branch house to look for a river.Don?t just walk away.Pick off small branches and drop them as you walk so that you can find your way back.

　　The most important thing to do when you are lost is—stay in one place.

　　() 41.If you get lost in the forest, you should .

　　A.stay where you are and give a signal three times

　　B.walk around the forest and shout so that your friends might hear you

　　C.try to find your friends as soon as possible

　　D.try to get out of the forest and shout for help

　　() 42.If you want to let people believe that you are not just making noise for fun you should.

　　A.shout that you are lost

　　B.keep up the shouting or whistling always three times together

　　C.shout at the top of your voice

　　D.shout or whistle once in a while

　　() 43.When you hear shouts or whistles or gun shots, you know that .

　　A.two; people will soon come to help you

　　B.three; some one is asking for help

　　C.three; people will soon come to help you

　　D.two; someone is asking for help

　　() 44.When you are lost in the forest, but you want to leave your place to get water, you should .

　　A.just go to the river

　　B.find a bowl or a glass, and then go

　　C.make a fire so that you might make yourself some hot tea

　　D.leave marks as you go to the river so that you can find your way back

　　() 45.This story mainly tells you .

　　A.that when someone gives a signal always three times, it is a call for help

　　B.what you should do if you get lost in the forest

　　C.that when any signal given twice means an answer to a call for help

　　D.that when someone makes a fire, it is a call for help