II．阅读理解（Reading comprehension）：（共30小题，计 30分）
阅读下列短文或图表等，按要求完成文后各题。
（A）
The Longest Wall in the World
The GREat Wall of China winds across the country like a giant stone snake．It is 1，500miles long．
The wall crosses mountains and rivers．It reaches from the ocean on the east to the desert on the west．
The Chinese began their wall more than 2，000years ago．They worked on it for hundreds ofyears．The Chinese wanted to keep out their enemies（敌人）．
At the bottom，the wall is 25feet wide．At the top，it is about 15feet wide．The sides of the wall are made of stone and brick，while the inside is filled with earth．
Parts of the wall rise as high as a three-story building． Placed 100yards apart are tall towers．Lookouts（望者们）could stand in the towers to watch for enemies approaching（接近）．The road on top of the wall is wide enough for two wagons（四轮马车）to pass．
If we were to build such a wall now，we would use modern machines．But the Chinese had to build the wall by hand．If the wall were in the USA，it would reach from the state of New York to Nebraska．The GREat Wall of China is the longest wall ever built．
Choose the best answers．
21．The GREat Wall of China is ____ ．
A．15，000inches long B．10，500yards long
C．150feet long D．1，500miles long
22．The story does not say so，but it makes you think that the GREat Wall ____ ．
A．was hard to build B．has a gate every 100yards
C．is used as a road for cars today
D．goes from New York to Nebraska
23．The inside of the GREat Wall is filled with ____ ．
A．iron B．earth C．brick D．stone
24．The GREat Wall of China was built by hand．
A．Yes B．No C．Does not say
25．On the whole，this story is about ____ ．
A．tall towers
B．the GREat Wall of China
C．Chinese lookouts D．wagons
（B）
Many people have to work on the weekend．Some people do not mind．Other people think it is terrible（糟透的）．
One man thinks that working on the weekend can be dangerous．He is Graham Coates．Mr．Coates works in an office in Brighton，England．
On Saturday，May 24，1986，he went to the office to do some work．When he got on the elevator（电梯），it stopped between floors．Mr．Coates could not get out of the elevator．He started to shout，but no one heard him．Then Mr．Coates remembered that it was a holiday in England． No one was going to come to work until Tuesday！
There was nothing for Mr．Coates to do．He had to wait until one of his co-workers came to work and found him．With nothing to eat or drink，Mr．Coates ended up sleeping for most of the time．
Early on Tuesday morning，the vice president of the company came into work and found the elevator was not working．When the elevator was opened，Mr．Coates came out cold，weak，and tired．He had been in the elevator for 62 hours！
NowMr．Coates says，“Ionly use elevators ifthey have telephones in them．”
26．Why could Mr．Coates not get out of the elevator？
A．It was broken． B．It was the weekend．
C．It was in an office．D．It was a holiday．
27．In the elevator，there was no ____ ．
A．food B．water
C．telephone D．all of the above
28．What did Mr．Coates do in the elevator？
A．He shouted． B．He waited．
C．He slept． D．All of the above．
29．How long was he in the elevator？
A．For 62hours． B．On Saturday．
C．For the weekend．D．Never．
30．Who helped him get out of the elevator？
A．His co-worker． B．His office．
C．His mother． D．The elevator．
（C）
Use the information on this departure screen at the station to complete the following．
The next train on the（31）____ Line will leave at（32）____ from Platform（33）____ ．It will stop at（34）____ （35）____ ．
（D）
R＝Receptionist（接待员）C＝Colin
R：OK．Now，what's your name？
C：It's Colin Wallis．
R：How old are you？
C：I'm eighteen．
R：What's your address？
C：It's 14 Rosemary Road，Lancaster，LA26NV．
R：I'm sorry．Is that 14or 40？
C：14．One four．
R：Thank you．And what's your telephone number？
C：It's 01225638147．
R：Is it 637184？
C：No．638147．
R：OK．Thank you．
Complete the card．
（E）
J．K．Rowling was born in England in 1965．She loved reading，and wrote her first story，‘Rabbit’，when she was only sixyears old．She studied French at university，then worked as a secretary in London．She had the idea for Harry Potter when she was on a train．“Harry just walked into my head，”she said later．She started writing the first Harry Potter book the next day．
In 1992she went to live in Portugal for three years．She wrote Harry Potter in the morning，and worked as an English teacher in 
the afternoon and evening． She got married to a Portuguese TV journalist and had a daughter called Jessica．
Then she returned to Britain and lived in Edinburgh， in Scotland．She was unemployed at that time，and wrote in cafés because they were warmer than her small flat．After five years she finished the first book，‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone’．The book sold millions of copies all over the world，and Joanne Kathleen Rowling became very famous．She is now very rich，but she still writes her books in cafés！
Answer the questions．
40．In which year did J．K．Rowling write her first story？
41．What was her first job？
42．How did she get the idea for Harry Potter？
43．Where did she finish writing the first book？
44．What is she famous for？
（F）
Marian
Well，I love vegetables，all vegetables—I eat meat too—but not much．Ithink this is why I like Chinese food so much．There are lots of vegetables in Chinese food．Yes，Chinese food is my favourite，I like noodles too．Can you eat with chopsticks？I can！
Graham
Now in my job，I travel the world，and I like all kinds of food．．．but my favourite，my favourite is．．．er．．．I always have it as soon as I come home．．．is a full English breakfast．Bacon（腌猪肉）， eggs，sausage，mushrooms，tomatoes，and of course toast（烤面包片）．I love it，not every day but when I'm at home we have it every Sunday．Mummm！I'd like to have it right now—delicious．
Lucy
Oh，no question，no problem．I know exactly what my favourite food is．Pasta（意大利面食）．All pasta especially spaghetti（意大利面条）．Pasta with tomato sauce（酱）—and I like it best when I'm in Italy．I went on holiday to the Italian lakes last year．The food was wonderful．
Gavin
．．．er．．．I'm not sure．No，I know what it is．My．．．favourite．．．food is Indian food．Friday nightIlike to go to the pub with friends from workand．．．haveafewbeers，．．．er．．．no， not too many，．．．and after we always go to an Indian restaurant and Ihave a chicken curry（咖喱）with rice．It's the best！I like it more than chips！
Sally
Well，shhh！But my very，very favourite food is chocolate．Chocolate anything，I love it． Chocolate ice-cream，chocolate biscuits，chocolate cake but especially just a big bar of choco- late．Mmmm！Terrible，isn't it？Go on！Have some of this！My friend brought it back from Switzerland for me！
Answer the following questions．
45．Match the food and the persons．
Marian ____ ，Graham ____ ，Lucy____ ，Gavin ____ ，Sally ____ ．
46．Who likes to eat with chopsticks？
47．What does Graham usually have on Sunday morning？
48．How does Lucy like the Italian food？
49．What does Sally like best，chocolate cake，chocolate ice-cream，a big bar of chocolate，or chocolate biscuits？
50．What does Gavin like better than chips？
Key:
II.A）21—25DABAB
B）26—30ADDAA
C）31．Sandringham 32．11：1533．1234．all 35．stations
D）36．Wallis 37．1838．14 Rosemary Road 39．638147
E）40．In 1971．41．A secretary．42． hen she was on a train．43．In cafs．44．She is famous for the Harry Potter books．
F）45．5，4，2，3，146．Marian does．47．Bacon，eggs，sausage；mushrooms，tomatoes and toast．48．She likes it very much．／She thinks it's wonderful．49．A big bar of chocolate．50．A chicken curry with rice．
