第四部分：
四、阅读理解（共15小题；每题3分，共45分。）
　　阅读下列短文，然后根据短文的内容从每小题的四个选择项中选出的一项。
                                   A
　　Probably no other musical instrument（乐器）　is as popular around the world as the guitar（吉他）. Almost every kind of music needs a guitar. Country and western music would not be the same without a guitar. The Spanish music called flamenco could not exist without a guitar. The sound of American blues music would not be the same without the sad cry of the guitar. And rock and roll music would almost be impossible without this instrument.
　　People do not agree about where the guitar was first played, but most agree it is very old. Some say an instrument very much like a guitar was played in Egypt more than one thousand years ago. Some others say that an old form of the modem guitar was brought to Spain from Persia sometime in the 12 century. The guitar continued to develop in Spain. In the 1700s it became similar to the instrument we know today.
　 Many famous musicians played the instrument. The famous musician Niccolo Paganinni played and wrote music for the guitar in the early 1800s. Franz Schubert used the guitar to write some of his famous works. In modem times Andres Segovia helped make the instrument extremely popular.
　　One kind of music for the guitar developed in the southern area of Spain called Adalusia. It will always be strongly connected with the Spanish guitar.
36. What is discussed about the guitar in Paragraph 1?
A. Its history in America.
B. Its value in the music world.
C. Its importance for music lovers.
D. Its use in musical performance.
37. Where could the oldest form of the guitar probably exist according to the text?
A. In Spain. 
B. In Persia. 
C. In Egypt. 
D. In America.
38. Who did most to make the guitar very popular?
 A. Adalusia.
 B. Andres Segovia.
 C. Franz Schubert.
 D. Niccolo Paganinni.
39. What would be the best title for the text?
A. Music and Musicians 
B. The History of the Guitar
C. Music and Musical Instruments
D. The Most Popular Musical instrument
   B
    People know the dangers of fires. It’s good for a family to learn how to prepare for a fire. Here are some suggestions.
    Put a smoke alarm in the house. Smoke from a fire causes the alarm to go off. The alarm makes a loud sound. The sound tells everyone to leave the house at once.
      Make escape（逃脱）plans. They should know all the ways out of the house. If there is a fire, everyone follows the plan to get out. Part of the plan is to check all the windows to make sure they can be opened easily.
      Buy fire extinguishers（灭火器）in the house. Everyone in the family should know how to use them.
      Practice for a fire. They do fire practice because they teach children about fire safety.
      Everyone in the family should know the following fire rules: 　　
    ★ Don’t open a hot door!The fire can grow more quickly if you open the door. 　　
    ★Stay close to the floor! Smoke can be more dangerous than fire. The best air is near the floor because smoke rises. 　　 
      ★What will you do if your hair or clothes start to burn?
      First, stop! Don’t run!The fire burns faster because of more air. Drop! Fall to the floor. Then roll! Turning over and over will make the fire go out. Put a blanket（毯子）around you to keep air away from the fire that may still be on you. There are many possible causes for fires. A wise family is ready all the time. If there is a fire, don’t forget to call 199 for help. 　　
40. What does it mean when a smoke alarm rings at home?
A. You have to get up.
B. Water is running to the floor.
C. Something is burning.
D. Someone breaks your window.
41. The writer advises people to do the following to prepare for a fire except that         .
A. they practice for a fire
B. they make escape plans
C. they buy fire extinguishers
D. they use electrical cookers
42. When a fire happens, ______ if you open the hot door.
A. the fire will grow more quickly
B. the electricity will be cut off
C. the door will soon be on fire
D. the house will fall down
43. What are the right steps you should take when your hair or clothes catch fire?
A. Stop, run, roll.
B. Stop, drop, roll.
C. Run, drop, roll.
D. Roll, drop, stop.
                                     C
    On my way home from work one day in 1994, I stopped at a supermarket for shopping. I was behind two customers. The person checking out was a young mother with her little girl. As the clerk was scanning （扫描） the things she had chosen, the young lady was carefully counting her money, worried. After the last thing was scanned, the clerk told the young mother the total.
　　The young mother’s expression turned to embarrassment （尴尬） as she realized she did not have enough money. She started to see which things to put back, and trying to look sympathetic （同情）-I had been in situations where I did not have enough money plenty of times myself. Finally, the young mother gave something back to the clerk, and asked for new total.
    At that moment, the woman in front of me asked the clerk to wait a moment. She took out ＄5 and handed it to the clerk to pay what the young mother was short of. When the clerk tried to give the woman the fifty cents change, she pointed to the little girl and told the clerk to give it to her. The little girl smiled and ran to one of the machines to spend the money. Naturally, the young mother was thankful and said so. The woman smiled and told her she was welcome.
    I will never forget the look on that little girl’s face-not when she was given the money. But when she realized that a perfect stranger cared enough to help them. From the way she looked at the woman. You could tell that she learned something valuable that day; Some people do care.
    That woman taught me several things with that one little deed. There are many situations in which we can help other people. It doesn’t take much money. A few dollars to someone like me was something quite different to that mother.
44.Why was the young mother carefully counting her money?
A. To know how much would be left after payment.
B. She got ready to pay for what she had taken.
C. She was afraid that she didn’t have enough.
D. To see if she could buy more things.
45. What did the author try to show to the young mother by smiling to her?
A. He had seen her before.
B. He was willing to help her.
C. He was surprised at her embarrassment.
D. He understood what happened to her.
46. The woman in front of the author handed five dollars to _____.
A. the author  
B. the mother  
C. the clerk  
D. the girl
                                    D
    In the UK, most children have their lunches at school, but in some schools, parents can choose what their children eat. The children can have a school dinner —a hot, cooked meal; or they can take a packed （包装的）lunch with them, which usually includes cold food like sandwiches.
　　Often parents know what their children want. Cath, a mother of three children, told us, “My children have packed lunches because they say they hate school dinners. So I make three packed lunches every morning. ”However, another mother, Susan, made a different choice. She said, “My daughters have always had school dinners. I think they probably get healthier food at school than a few sandwiches I make of them. ”But hoe healthy are school dinners? Kaz, a father, thought poorly of them. He said, “Fizzy （起泡的） drinks were offered and I think there were lot of chips. ”
    Jamie Oliver spent a year working in a school kitchen. He was worried about the unhealthy food which included burgers, pizzas and chips.
    So he tried to cook healthy food such as good stews and curries for the children instead. So Janie improved the school dinners, and trained the dinner ladies to cook healthy food in that school. Then he advised the government to improve school food across the country. And it seems that the changes have begun. Anna, a pupil, told us, “we used to have a fast food window where you got chips and coke, but they stopped that this year. There’s salad restaurant, which is good, so it’s healthier than it was. ”
47. How many meals do most children in the UK have at school?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
48. _______ would like the children to have the school meals.
A. Cath
B. Susan
C. Kaz
D. Jamie
49. Jamie thought ______ were healthy food
A. stews and curries
B. burgers and pizzas
C. chips and fizzy drinks 
D. sandwiches and coke
50. The last two paragraphs （段落） show that________.
A. There’s a salad restaurant in every school
B. salad is the only healthy food for students
C. schools have begun to cook healthier food
D. the government doesn’t care about school dinners

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