63．After the policeman jumped into the car ,Rolls　　　 .

　　　 A．dared not drive the car faster than he was allowed to

　　　 B．could drive as fast as he wished within a certain distance

　　　 C．could drive on any road he liked for the rest of the journey

　　　 D．drove his car as fast as he could down the hill to Cambridge

答案　 60.B　 61.C　 62.D　 63.B

Passage 65

(05·湖南A篇)

We were on tour a few summers ago, driving through Chicago, when right outside of the city, we got pulled over. A middle-aged policeman came up to the car and was really being troublesome at first. Lecturing us, he said, "You were speeding. Where are you going in such a hurry?" Our guitarist, Tim, told him that we were on our way to Wisconsin to play a show. His way towards us totally changed. He asked, "Oh, so you boys are in a band (乐队)?" We told him that we were. He then asked all the usual broad questions about the type of music we played, and how long we had been at it. Suddenly, he stopped and said, "Tim, you want to get out of this ticket, don't you?" Tim said, "Yes." So the officer asked him to step out of the car. The rest of us, inside the car, didn't know what to think as we watched the policeman talk to Tim. Next thing we knew, the policeman was putting Tim in the back of the police car he had parked in front of us. With that, he threw the car into reverse(倒车), stopping a few feet in back of our car. Now we suddenly felt frightened. We didn't know if we were all going to prison, or if the policeman was going to sell Tim on the black market or something. All of a sudden, the pollen's voice came over in a loudspeaker. He said, "Ladies and gentlemen, for the first time ever, we have Tim here singing on Route 90.” Turns out, the policeman had told Tim that the only way he was getting out of the ticket was if he sang part of one of our songs over the loudspeaker in the police car. Seconds later, Tim started screaming into the receiver. The policeman enjoyed the performance, and sent us on our way without a ticket.

62．The policeman who said “Good evening” to Rolls wanted to 　　　　.

　　　 A．teach Rolls a lesson　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．take a free ride home

　　　 C．have a talk with Rolls　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．have a car ride experience

61．In what way did the policemen carry out the order from their officers?

　　　 A．They greeted Rolls when the car came along.

　　　 B．They walked in front of the car with a red lamp.

　　　 C．They pretended to be attracted by something else.

　　　 D．They stood on duty every 1.5 miles along the road.

60．The policemen were told “to look the other way” (the underlined part in Paragraph 2) so that

　　 　　　　.

　　　 A．they could watch the car coming from the other direction

　　　 B．the car could go faster than four miles an hour

　　　 C．they could make sure no one was in the way

　　　 D．the car would not hit them on the road

59．What would be the best title for the passage ?

　　　 A．Christmas : Not a Good Festival for Santas

　　　 B．Is Santa Claus Really Alive ?

　　　 C．A Christmas Story

　　　 D．What Does Santa Claus Do for Children ?

答案　 56.D　 57.B　 58.A　 59.A

Passage 64

(05·湖北B篇)

At one time no one could travel on an English road faster than four miles an hour. That was the law until 1896. A man had to walk in front of a car which could not go faster than the man. At night the man had to carry a red lamp.

　　　 Once Charles Rolls brought a car from France to England ,but he wanted to drive faster than four miles an hour .In order to have no trouble with the police ,he had a talk with some of the police officers ,who ordered their policemen to look the other way when the car came along the road. This was a good plan in the country ,but not so easy to follow in the busy streets of London.

　　　 One night Rolls and some friends started from London on their journey to Cambridge. One of the men walked in front with the red lamp , but he walked as fast as he could .The police became very interested in walls and shop-fronts when they heard the car ,and not one of them saw it .

　　　 They reached a hill ;but what a waste of time it was to drive down the hill at four miles an hour! Rolls was getting ready to jump into the car; but then he noticed a policeman who was not looking the other way. The slow car reached him.

　　　 “Good evening,” said the policeman ,looking at the car.

　　　 “Good evening,” said Rolls ,holding the lamp.

　　　 “One of these horseless things,” said the policeman ,looking at it with interest.

　　　 “Yes,” said Rolls, and waited.

　　　 “I’ve often wanted a ride in one ; but of course policemen can’t buy things like that.” He turned and looked hopefully in Rolls’s face.

　　　 “Jump in ,” said Rolls.

　　　 “Thanks ,” said the policeman ,and did so . “Now ,”he said ,sitting down, “you can let it go just as you like down this hill. There isn’t another policeman on this road for a mile and a half.”

58．According to the third paragraph, Santas may sometimes be blamed for 　　　　.

　　　 A．doing something against the law 　　　　　　　　 B．hanging around the dinner table

　　　 C．being lazy and sleeping in bed for days　　　 D．not playing their roles as expected

57．The passage implies that the job of Santa Claus is 　　　　.

　　　 A．well-paid 　　　　　　　 B．very hard 　　　　　　　 C．worth doing 　 　　D．dangerous

56．In the first paragraph , “spokesmen” refers to 　　　　.

　　　 A．businessmen 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．political leaders

　　　 C．organisers of the activities 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Santa Clauses

63．The cafe owners found the government’s decision 　　　　　.

　　　 A．surprising and unacceptable　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．understandable and acceptable

　　　 C．reasonable but surprising　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．surprising but acceptable

答案　 60.D　 61.B　 62.C　 63.D

Passage 63

(05·江西A篇)

He wishes the holiday season would end already . His back aches , his red suit feels like a spacesuit , his cheeks have gone tight from smiling for 12 hours -and still the kids keep coming and coming , like ants at a picnic . As Christmas becomes more commercialized (商业化) across the U. S. and Canada , so must Santas . As the holiday begins earlier each year , so must its spokesmen 　.

The questions from children these days are harder than ever . Now, with thousands of children expecting a father or mother serving in Iraq or Afghanistan , the questions are as heart-breaking as they are unanswerable . For example , “Can you please bring Daddy home from the war in time for Christmas morning ?”

Santas also have a pretty good chance of getting sued (指控). A professional Santa Claus in Canada told a story : A Santa had a girl on his knee , and he commented , “You have nice eyes and nice hair .” The girl later said it was sexual harassment (骚扰) . When a Santa feels anxious , he often shows it in the same ways ordinary people do : The Santas were always seen to hang around at the dinner table when the show ended . Many of them just sleep in bed for several days and don’t see other children again .

62．The underlined phrase in the last paragraph “on the way” means 　　　　　　.

　　　 A．to be studied　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．to be put into practice

　　　 C．to be changed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．to be improved