B

I am a person who does not like to wait in line. However, I realize anger will get me nowhere. Considering this, I have decided to turn my frustration(沮丧) to productive ends. In short, I am constantly hunting around for what I call “waiting in line books”, especially those that are designed for being read in snippets(文摘), so there is no extended story line to lose track of. Another requirement is that they be small enough to slip neatly into my back pocket.

The other day I went to the supermarket and was surprised to see that the place was crowded with shoppers, but no worries. I parked my cart behind five others and pulled out my vocabulary builder. Within a few seconds I was totally absorbed, and rather than seething at the 15 minutes it took to advance to the cashier, I learned that nankeen is “a yellow cotton cloth”, or, in the plural, “trousers made of it”. The acquisition of new words led me into a place where I would otherwise not have enjoyed myself so much.

Once, at a yard sale, I found two small pocket books titled Sidelights on American History (copyright 1919). The seller approached as I looked through the pages. “You want them?”

“First I need to see if they fit,” I told him. He watched as I slipped Volume 1 into my back pocket. “Perfect. I’ll take them.”

10 minutes later, I was at the carwash, where the waiting line was six vehicles long. Thank goodness for my books! By the time my car was being soaped and power sprayed, I had learned about the Annapolis Convention, the early life of Aaron Bur.

The more the world demands that I wait, the more I learn from my waiting library. In fact, I have become so fond of my “waiting” books that my spirits actually rise when I see a long line I must stand in. It is most likely I would be regarded as a bookish, lonely soul. But little would they realize that I was enjoying the company of those “waiting” books. And just as Disraeli said, “Everything comes if a man will only wait”.

60. When buying a book the writer _____.

A. has his own rules                        B. prefers books of small size

C. chooses books by famous writers            D. has no particular appetite

61. The truth behind the story is that the writer wants to tell us _____.

A. reading is not only important but also practical

B. one is expected to learn to adjust oneself rather than complain

C. reading is the best way to kill time

D. knowledge is power and wisdom is fortune

62. The underlined expression in paragraph 3 “seething at” probably means _____.

A. angry at                   B. delighted at              C. surprised at        D. excited at

63. The sentence in Paragraph 2 “there is no extended story line to lose track of” shows that _____.

A. what the writer reads is not difficult to understand

B. the writer likes to read interesting stories while waiting in line

C. the writer can stop wherever needed with no plot to leave out

D. the writer does not necessarily reach his understanding

B
I am a person who does not like to wait in line. However, I realize anger will get me nowhere. Considering this, I have decided to turn my frustration(沮丧) to productive ends. In short, I am constantly hunting around for what I call “waiting in line books”, especially those that are designed for being read in snippets(文摘), so there is no extended story line to lose track of. Another requirement is that they be small enough to slip neatly into my back pocket.
The other day I went to the supermarket and was surprised to see that the place was crowded with shoppers, but no worries. I parked my cart behind five others and pulled out my vocabulary builder. Within a few seconds I was totally absorbed, and rather than seething at the 15 minutes it took to advance to the cashier, I learned that nankeen is “a yellow cotton cloth”, or, in the plural, “trousers made of it”. The acquisition of new words led me into a place where I would otherwise not have enjoyed myself so much.
Once, at a yard sale, I found two small pocket books titled Sidelights on American History (copyright 1919). The seller approached as I looked through the pages. “You want them?”
“First I need to see if they fit,” I told him. He watched as I slipped Volume 1 into my back pocket. “Perfect. I’ll take them.”
10 minutes later, I was at the carwash, where the waiting line was six vehicles long. Thank goodness for my books! By the time my car was being soaped and power sprayed, I had learned about the Annapolis Convention, the early life of Aaron Bur.
The more the world demands that I wait, the more I learn from my waiting library. In fact, I have become so fond of my “waiting” books that my spirits actually rise when I see a long line I must stand in. It is most likely I would be regarded as a bookish, lonely soul. But little would they realize that I was enjoying the company of those “waiting” books. And just as Disraeli said, “Everything comes if a man will only wait”.
60. When buying a book the writer _____.
A. has his own rules                        B. prefers books of small size
C. chooses books by famous writers            D. has no particular appetite
61. The truth behind the story is that the writer wants to tell us _____.
A. reading is not only important but also practical
B. one is expected to learn to adjust oneself rather than complain
C. reading is the best way to kill time
D. knowledge is power and wisdom is fortune
62. The underlined expression in paragraph 3 “seething at” probably means _____.
A. angry at                   B. delighted at              C. surprised at        D. excited at
63. The sentence in Paragraph 2 “there is no extended story line to lose track of” shows that _____.
A. what the writer reads is not difficult to understand
B. the writer likes to read interesting stories while waiting in line
C. the writer can stop wherever needed with no plot to leave out
D. the writer does not necessarily reach his understanding

阅读理解

　　A certain lawyer lived in a city in the north of India. One day he had his photograph taken. In the photo he appeared wearing English clothes, coat, waistcoat, trousers, boots, collar and tie. And over them was his lawyer's gown. And his two hands were in his trouser pockets.

　　He was pleased with the photograph, and used to show it to his friends. All of them praised it, and said it was very good and very life-like.

　　One day he was showing the photograph to some of his friends in his office. As they were looking at it, a Pathan (帕坦人), who had just appeared in a case, came in.

　　He also looked at the photograph, and they asked him how he liked it.

　　“Not at all,” replied the Pathan. “It is not at all life-like.”

　　“Why? What is the matter?” they all cried. “We think it a very good likeness. What fault do you find with it?”

　　“Well, just look at it,” he replied. “Where are the man's hands?”

　　“They are in his pockets,” said they.

　　“In whose pockets?” asked the Pathan.

　　“In his own, of course,” replied they.

　　“Well, that is just where the picture is wrong. I know it to my cost. His hands should be in someone else's pockets.”

1．From the passage we may infer that ________.

[　　]

A．the lawyer was good-looking but he didn't come out well in that photo

B．the lawyer was a good-natured gentleman who knew how to take a joke

C．the lawyer's greed (贪婪) led him to charge his client (当事人) far too much

D．the lawyer was found to have stolen from people's pockets

2．The Pathan ________.

[　　]

A．played a joke on the lawyer

B．found out what the lawyer was realy like

C．tried to turn the lawyer's friends against him

D．was always finding fault with lawyers

3．The Pathan learned where the picture was wrong from ________.

[　　]

A．the lawyer's friends

B．his own experience

C．the lawyer's clients

D．the lawyer himself

4．The word “life-like” in the second paragraph means ________.

[　　]

A．alike

B．living

C．like a good-looking person

D．very much like the person presented

Compared with other children on the European continent，children in the UK start school at a very early age．But we are not persuaded that it gives them any educational advantage．

      My three-year-old son and I went shopping for his school uniform over the summer holiday．As he stood in the changing room，swimming in even the smallest trousers，several people commented that he looked too young to start school．I couldn’t agree more．Hardly will he have blown out the candles on his fourth birthday cake，when I’ll be waving him off at the school gates．The poor little boy still puts his pants on back to front and thinks baby pigs come out of eggs．How is he going to cope with literacy and maths，let alone the horrors of school toilets?

    Yes，I am all over-anxious mother but I’m surely not the only person who feels that British children start school far too young．Research suggests that sending children to school at such a young age leads to a sense of failure and disaffection（不满）that will follow them throughout their school career． 

      The law states that the legal age for starting school in the UK is the term after a child’s fifth birthday，but it is common practice in England and Wales to admit children to reception class（小班）at the beginning of the year in which they become 5．Because of this，most children start school at the age of 4．The latest government figures indicate that around 80 percent of children enter school before their fifth birthday．

      By comparison，children in France，Portugal and Belgium start school at 6，while the school starting age in many Scandinavian countries is 7．This is the starting age in Finland，where students recently beat those from 39 other countries to come out tops in maths．science and reading．

1．When her son is going to attend school，the writer feels very __________．

      A．excited                B．concerned            C．surprised                D．puzzled

2．In the UK，the law states that children should start school at the age of ________．

    A．4                        B．5                         C．6                         D．7

3．The underlined sentence in the second paragraph mainly shows that the author’s on ______．

      A．is still too young to go to school                B．knows how to dress himself

      C．still has some childish thoughts                    D．is too short to wear school uniform

4．From the passage，we can learn that _________．

      A．children have some advantages over others if they start school early

      B．students in Finland perform no better than those in the UK in maths and reading

      C．starting school too young may have negative（消极的）influence on children later on

      D．the UK government encourages parents to send their children to school before age 5

5．Which can be the best title for the passage?

      A．Do Our Children Start School Too Young?

      B．The Educational Performance of British Children

      C．Young Students Are Likely to Fail

      D．Different Starting School Ages in European Countries