第三部分:阅读理解(共20小题;每小题3分,满分60分)

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。

One of the most wonderful things about having a positive attitude is that it can touch many people in the course of everyday life.

Recently I stopped by a store to get a newspaper and a bottle of juice. The young woman at the check-out counter said, “That’ll be three dollars in all please.”She then glanced down at the paper I was buying and said, “I’m sick and tired of all the negative material on the front pages. I want to read some good news for a change.”She then said, “In fact, I think someone should publish a Good News newspaper——a paper with wonderful, inspirational stories about people overcoming difficulties and doing good things for others. I’d buy one every day!”She then thanked me for coming in and said, “Maybe we’ll get lucky tomorrow; maybe we’ll get some good news!”We both laughed, and I thought: she just made my day.

The following day after work I dropped by the same store again to pick up bottled water and a newspaper; but a different young lady was behind the counter. As I checked out I said, “Good afternoon”, and handed her my money . she said nothing, and didn’t smile or make a gesture. She just handed me my change and said in a bored voice, “Next!”

It hit me right between the eyes. Two people, the same age; one had made me feel great , while the other had made me feel that I had inconvenienced her by showing up.

The choices we make and attitudes we show influence lives every day in positive or negative ways. So every morning you should ask yourself:“Who do I want to be today—‘The Grouch(不高兴的人)’or ‘The Good News Girl’?”Your answer will go a long way toward determining the quality of your life and that of those around you.

1.    From the first salesgirl’s words we know that______________.

       A. she was sick and tired of people with bad manners

       B. she didn’t like the bad news in the newspaper

       C. she liked reading all kinds of stories

       D. she thought it was boring to sell newspapers

57.   After the author bought the newspaper the first day, he_____________.

       A. had a sad day           B. kept thinking about what the girl had said

       C. read the newspaper carefully

       D. was in a pleasant mood all day

3. The other salesgirl’s attitude towards the author the next day was_____________.

       A. humorous          B. enthusiastic        C. cold           D. positive

4. The author learned from his experience that_____________.

       A. a Good News newspaper would be very popular

       B. a positive attitude creates warmth and happiness

       C. good relationships matter a lot

       D. he needed to change the quality of his life

Anchors on China Central Television (CCTV) will need to do some fast talking to replace the popular English acronyms(首字母缩略词) they’re now banned from using. Shanghai Daily reports that “anchors at  (CCTV) have been banned from saying the English acronyms NBA, CBA, GDP, and the like in their programs.”

The replacement for those handy acronyms? Chinese presenters must use the full Chinese name, standardized by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television.

Although CCTV presenters must already have a score of at least 94 in their government-rated oral Mandarin proficiency exam, saying the full name of organizations like the CBA or WTO ― 10 and 6 character’s long separately ― is sure to challenge even the most skillful anchors. CCTV sports anchor Sun Zhengping tells Shanghai Daily, “A full Chinese explanation of the English initials must be followed if my tongue slips. It is a little trouble but a necessary one because not every audience member can understand the initials.”

Although the government isn’t giving any official explanation for the shift, it is believed to have to do with a proposal by Huang Youyi, director of the China International Publishing Group, at March’s NPC meeting. In his speech, Huang said, “With more and more publications mixing Chinese with English, measures and regulations should be adopted to avoid English invading Chinese. If we don’t pay attention and don’t take measures to stop the expansion of mixing Chinese with English, Chinese won’t be a pure language in a couple of years.”

Although China is far from the first country to take measures to protect local languages (the French and Québécois beat them to it by a long way), acronyms are more about saving time than they are about corrupting a language, we would think. Good luck to the CCTV anchors. 

1. CCTV anchors have to “do some fast talking” because they can no longer ______.

       A. speak as slowly as they like                    B. mix English into Chinese

       C. use shortened Chinese expressions           D. have so much time for their program

2. When Sun Zhengping said “if my tongue slips”, he meant “if I _____”.

       A. habitually use an English acronym          B. speak a little bit too fast

       C. make a mistake in pronunciation             D. say something impolite or improper

3. What’s Huang Youyi’s proposal?

       A. Using full English names instead of short forms.

       B. Translating Chinese terms into proper English.

       C. Avoiding Chinese words mixing into English.

       D. Keeping our mother tongue as a pure language.

4. What’s the main idea of the last paragraph?

       A. China has fallen behind in the matter.      B. The ban is not necessary.

       C. Chinese shouldn’t be corrupted.            D. CCTV anchors will have a hard time.

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