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。

　　Extracts（摘录）from Information Booklet（手册）for car-ferry（渡船）passengers．

　　CAR DECKS

　　Car drivers are advised to use the handbrake before leaving their cars，to lock all doors and to take with them all belongings that may be needed during the crossing．

　　CURRENCY EXCHANGE

　　We regret that there are no facilities（设施）aboard for the exchange of cheques of any kind but most European currencies（notes but not coins）together with Eurocards and various types of international credit are accepted for payment in restaurants，shops，cinemas etc．and to carry out other transactions（交易）on board．

　　PASSENGER FACILITIES ON BOARD

　　The following are a small selection of those available．

　　PROMENADE DECK

　　Here you can enjoy a pleasant stroll，go for a jog，or sit or lie back in the sunshine in adaptable reclining seats．We would however advise passengers that decks may be slippery in wet or freezing weather．

　　VIEWING BRIDGE：This is situated below the Captain's Bridge and offers a view over the top of the ship．The viewing bridge is reached from the promenade deck via the foremost stairway．

　　A LA CARTE RESTAURANT：This serves the same breakfast buffet as the main

dining-room．Scandinavian and international specialties are available at lunch and dinner times．No reservations（订座）required．

　　DUTY-FREE SHOP：This is a supermarket offering Scandinavian and international goods，spirits，tobacco goods，sweets etc．

　　OPENING-TIMES：The opening times of the various shops，restaurants and other facilities are shown on the relevant entrance doors as well as on the boards in the main halls on Decks 4 and 5．

1．Passengers to the A La Carte restaurant ________．

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A．can order their breakfast from the menu

B．cannot reserve a place for lunch or dinner

C．can have the full menu whenever they like

D．can sit wherever they like when they come in

2．Information about opening times of shops and restaurants can be gotten ________．

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A．outside the shop or restaurant

B．inside the shop or restaurant

C．from the information office

D．elsewhere in the booklet

3．Which of the following car-ferry passengers might have trouble or difficulty on the ferry？

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A．A British standing on the viewing bridge below Captain's Bridge．

B．An Australian taking with him all his belongings in the car．

C．A Canadian with only banknotes from his own country．

D．A German sitting and lying on Promenade deck．

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that thankfulness is indeed a virtue.

—William Bennett

Thanksgiving Day was near. The first grade teacher gave her class a fun __36__ to draw a picture of something for which they were thankful.

Most of the class might be considered economically __37__, but still many would __38__ the holidays with turkeys and other traditional goodies of the season. These, the teacher thought, would be the __39__ of most of her students’ art. And they were.

__40__, Douglas made a different kind of picture. Douglas was a special kind of boy. He was the teacher’s true child of misery, __41__ and unhappy. As other children played at break, Douglas was likely to stand close by her side. One could only guess the pain Douglas felt __42__ those sad eyes.

Yes, his picture was different. When __43__ to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful, he drew a hand. Nothing else. Just a(n) __44__ hand.

His abstract image captured the __45__ of his classmates, whose hand could it be? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers __46__ turkeys. Another suggested a police officer, because the police protect and __47__ people. And so the discussion went ---- until the teacher __48__ forgot the young artist himself.

When the children had gone on to other tasks, she __49__ at Douglas’ desk, bent down, and asked him whose hand it was. The little boy looked away and __50__, “It’s yours, teacher.”

She __51__ the times she had taken his hand and walked with him here and there, __52__ she had other student. How often had she said, “Take your hand, Douglas, we’ll go outside.” Or, “Let me show you how to hold your pencil.” Or, “Let’s do this together.” Douglas was most thankful for his teacher’s hand.

Brushing __53__ a tear, she went on with her work.　　

The story speaks of __54__ thankfulness. It says something about teachers teaching and parents parenting and friends showing friendship, and how much it means to the Douglases of the world. They might not always say thanks, but they'll remember the hand that __55__.

One day a rabbit ran into an elephant. "Hello," said the rabbit. "Fine day, isn’t it?" The elephant stopped to look down at the tiny(小的) creature and shouted. "Leave me alone. I don’t have the time to waste on someone so small." The rabbit was shocked by the elephant’s words. Then he decided to ask the whale(鲸鱼) what she thought about the elephant’s rudeness. But the whale laughed at this tiny animal. The rabbit said, "You think that I am weak, but in fact, I am strong! I can beat you at Tug-of-War (拔河比赛)."The whale looked at him for a moment before bursting into laughter. "Very well, little one. Go and get a rope," she said.The rabbit ran off to find a strong and thick rope. Then he went to the elephant, "Elephant, I will beat you at a game of Tug-of-War." The elephant laughed loudly, but agreed to challenge the tiny animal. He tied the rope around his huge waist. The rabbit took the other end and ran away. He called back to the elephant, "When I say 'pull’, you start pulling. "The rabbit took the other end of the rope to the whale, "Tie this to your tail and when I say 'pull’，you swim." The whale tied the rope to her tail after laughing at the rabbit’s foolishness. Then the rabbit called out "PULL!" The elephant and the whale began pulling. After a while, they were too tired to continue. The elephant and the whale never knew how such a tiny creature could beat them. But from that day on, they said "hello" to the little rabbit with great respect whenever they met.
【小题1】Why did the rabbit want a game of Tug-of-War?