第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,共40分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
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There were two things in the world that Ghagra Geeta Bali hated. The first was the way,Rani,the domestic help.combed her hair.The second was,you guessed it,her name. She hated her name so much that she prayed to god every night:Dear god,let me be born again. So I can have a name like Rita or Preeti.A short,smart one-word name.
On Tuesday,Ghagra Geeta Bali and her mother went for their usual shopping. There was a long queue of children just outside the record store.They went loser to look. It was yet another scheme to sell a few audio cassettes.Everyone who bought a cassette qualified for the scheme.
In this case,the artist whose songs were featured on the cassette was a young sensation called Malik Fafidabadi,a great favorite with teenagers. Ghagra Geeta Bali was no exception.
A friendly young man was writing down the names of the people who wanted to participate in the scheme.Out of this long list Malik would pick one name,and the chosen one would get to meet him.plus of course,win many freebies(赠品).
But when her mother asked her to participate,Ghagra Geeta Bali said no. She didn't want to speak out her name in front of so many people and make herself the butt(笑料)of amusement. But mothers being mothers,she just went up to the man and told him in firm tones:“Please enter my daughter's name. It is Ghagra Geeta Bali.”
“It is what?” the man asked,naturally a little taken aback.
“G-h-a-g-r-a G-e-e-t-a B-a-l-i. There she is,”she replied while pointing to her daughter. The crowd standing around also turned to stare. All Ghagra Geeta Bali wanted then was for the earth to open up and swallow her.
That did not happen.But the following week she received a call.It was from the recording company that had announced the scheme. And they told her that she was the chosen one
“It is all because of your name,” said the public relations  man  who had called.“Mr Faridabadi took one look at it in the list and said that he couldn't wait to meet the brave girl bearing it.”
56.Ghagra Geeta Bali didn't like her name because__________
A.it would bring her a lot of trouble    B.it was too long and not beautiful
C.it would make her angry          D.it was too ugly and dull
57.When the girl saw the crowd turn to stare at her,she felt_________
A.scared    B.shocked             C.embarrassed     D.disappointed
58. What is the message of the story?
A.Mother's love makes all the difference
B.Children should always trust their parents.
C.One should be brave to meet anything strange
D.Something that one thinks is bad may turn out good

Mr. Jackson lived in the center of London but he had a hotel near the airport. There a lot of foreigners stayed for night. He didn’t know any other language but English and he found it difficult for him to understand the foreign visitors. Sometimes he had to use the gesture to talk with them, and tried his best to make himself understood. But he was often misunderstood (误解) and it brought him a lot of trouble. A friend of his who taught a few foreign languages in a university would teach him. He was happy and studied hard. At first he learned some, but soon he found it wasn’t very easy to remember the words and expressions. His friend advised him to write down the useful expressions in his notebook so that he could use them when necessary. He did as he was told. He found it helpful for him to do so.
One evening there were plenty of people in the dining-room. They were all busy eating something except a Japanese. He was wandering (徘徊) there and waiting for his wife who was dressing herself up upstairs. Mr. Jackson thought to himself, “ The man wants to eat something but he doesn’t know any English. Let me help him.”
As he knew only a little Japanese, he had to bring out his notebook and showed it to the man, pointing to the sentence “I’m hungry.”
The Japanese had a look at it and gave him two pounds and left.
【小题1】Mr. Jackson knew only English because        .

A.he was an English student
B.he had never been abroad
C.he couldn’t learn by himself
D.he hadn’t studied any foreign languages
【小题2】 Mr. Jackson had to use the gesture because        .
A.he wanted the foreign visitors to understand him
B.he wanted to learn the foreign languages from the visitors
C.he hoped to know the foreign visitors’ custom
D.he hoped more foreign visitors would stay for night in his hotel
【小题3】As not all foreign visitors understand his gesture, sometimes Mr. Jackson         to communicate with them.
A.succeededB.lost heartC.failedD.gave up
【小题4】      , so he decided to help the man.
A.Mr. Jackson thought the Japanese wanted to stay for night
B.Mr. Jackson thought the Japanese was not hungry
C.Mr. Jackson knew the Japanese was waiting for his wife.
D.Mr. Jackson was sure the Japanese couldn’t speak English
【小题5】 The Japanese thought        , so he gave him two pounds.
A.Mr. Jackson was a beggar.B.Mr. Jackson was a translator.
C.Mr. Jackson could help him.D.Mr. Jackson could ring his wife up.

What do you want to be when you grow up? A teacher? A doctor? How about an ice-cream taster?
Yes, there really is a job where you can get paid to taste ice-cream. Just ask John Harrison, an “Official Taste Tester” for the past 21 years. Testing helps manufacturers to be sure of a product’s quality. During his career Harrison has been responsible for approving large quantities of the sweet ice cream — as well as for developing over 75 flavors (味道).
Some people think that it would be easy to do this job: after all, you just have to like ice cream, right? No — there’s more to the job than that, says Harrison, who has a degree in chemistry. He points out that a dairy or food-science degree would be very useful to someone wanting a career in this “cool” field.
In a typical morning on the job, Harrison tastes and assesses 60 ice-cream samples. He lets the ice cream warm up to about 12℉. Harrison explains, “You get more flavor from warmer ice cream, which is why some kids like to stir it, creating ice-cream soup.”
While the ice cream warms up, Harrison looks over the samples and grades each one on its appearance. “Tasting begins with the eyes,” he explains. He checks to see if the ice cream is attractive and asks himself, “Does the product have the color expected from that flavor?” Next it’s time to taste!
Continuing to think up new ideas, try out new flavors, and test samples from so many kinds of ice cream each day keeps Harrison busy but happy — working at one cool job.
【小题1】What is John Harrison’s job?

A.An official.B.An ice-cream taster.
C.A chemist.D.An ice-cream manufacturer.
【小题2】According to John Harrison, to be qualified in the “cool field”, it is helpful to ______.
A.keep a diary of work B.have a degree in chemistry
C.have new ideas every dayD.find out new flavors each day
【小题3】What does Harrison do first when testing ice cream?
A.He stirs the ice cream.
B.He examines the color of the ice cream.
C.He tastes the flavor of the ice cream.
D.He lets the ice cream cool down.

Professor Martin’s report says that children who attend a number of different schools,because their parents have to move around the country,probably make slow progress in their studies. There are also signs,says Professor Martin,that an unusually large number of such children are mentally affected.
The professor says,“It’s true,my personal feeling is that children should stay in one school. But our findings are based on research and not on any personal feelings. ”
Captain Thomas James,an Army lecturer for the past 20 years and himself a father of two,said,“I’ve never heard of such rubbish. Taking me for example. no harm is done to the education of my children,who change schools regularly—if they keep to the same system,as in our Army schools. In my experience—and I’ve known quite a few of them—Army children are as well adjusted as any others,if not more so. What the professor doesn’t appear to appreciate is the fact that in such situation children will adapt much better than grown-ups.”
When this reached Professor Martin,he said that at no time had his team suggested that all children were backward or mentally affected in some way,but simply that in their experience there was a clear tendency.
“Our findings show that while the very bright children can deal with regular changes without harming his or her general progress in studies,the majority of children suffer from constantly having to enter a new learning situation.”
【小题1】Professor’s Martin’s report suggests that      

A.it may not be good for children to change schools too often
B.parents should not move around the country
C.changing schools is the reason of children making slow progress
D.more and more children are mentally affected
【小题2】 According to the passage,Professor Martin's personal feeling.
A.is the opposite of what his report has shown
B.is in a way supported by his research
C.has played a big part in his research
D.is based on the experience of his own children
【小题3】From the passage,we can conclude that Captain James’ children_____.
A.have been affected by changing schools
B.go to ordinary state schools
C.can get used to the Army school education
D.discuss their education regularly with their father
【小题4】About children and grown-ups,Captain James says that children____.
A.are generally poorly-adjusted
B.are usually less experienced
C.can adapt much more easily
D.can deal with changes quickly

For Chinese wanting to work as nurses in the United Sates, the arrival of the test of the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) may be a welcome move.
The CGFNS has a certification programme for people wanting to work as registered nurses in the US. The first CGFNS test in China is to be held in Beijing in July. Registrations is open till April 9. According to US labour law, nurses have to pass the National Council License Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) before they can practise. However, the NCLEX-RN is only useful in the US, making it difficult for people from other countries to get in. But, the US expects a shortage of 50,000 nurses by 2010. So, the CGFNS has not replaced the NCLEX-RN, which is still needed for work as a registered nurse in the US.
So what exactly does CGFNS do?
First of all, it helps international nurses qualify for a work visa for the US. Nurses educated abroad who do not have a US license by the NCLEX-RN, must get the CGFNS certificate. “But not everyone who gets a CGFNS certificate can get a work visa. There are many requirements for a visa, and the CGFNS is just one,” said John Ratigan, immigration officer for the CGFNS.
The certificate helps applicants meet requirements for the NCLEX-RN. Forty-two states require a CGFNS certificate from nurses educated abroad before taking the NCLEX-RN examination.
About 85 percent of those who passed the CGFNS have passed the NCLEX-RN. According to Barbara Michols, chief executive officer of CGFNS, “the CGFNS is cost-efficient for the Chinese. If they can’t pass the CGFNS here in China, their chances of passing the NCLEX-RN for the US are tiny. This saves time and money on visa applications and the long trip. ” In a word, to get a CGFNS certificate, a person must have: a credentials review, the CGFNS qualifying exam of nursing knowledge and an English language proficiency exam.
【小题1】   We can infer from the text that to people hoping to work as registered nurses in the US, CGFNS tests can be taken _____.

A.nowhere but in the USB.somewhere outside the US
C.in every country but the USD.both in China and the US
【小题2】 According to American labour law, people cannot work as nurses until they pass                   _____.
A.NCLEX-RNB.CGFNS
C.CGFNS and NCLEX-RND.CGFNS or NCLEX-RN
【小题3】We can learn from the text that _____.
A.if you get a CGFNS certificate, you can pass the NCLEX-RN in the US and get visa
applications
B.if you pass the NCLEX-RN in the US, you can get a CGFNS certificate and get visa
applications
C.if you can't pass the NCLEX-RN in the US, you will not be able to pass the CGFNS
examination
D.if you get a CGFNS certificate, you will be more likely to pass the NCLEX-RN examination
【小题4】The sentence "CGFNS holders have a higher rate of success on the NCLEX-RN examination" can be arranged at the beginning of Paragraph _____.
A.Two B.Four C.Five D.Six
【小题5】What is probably the best title of this passage?
A.The CGFNS helps international nurses
B.The first CGFNS test in China
C.The CGFNS and the NCLEX-RN
D.Working as registered nurses in the US

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