Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (40 points)

Directions : There are 4 passages in this part. Each of the passages is followed by 5 questions or unfin-ished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the centre.

Passage 1

Long bus rides are like television shows. They have a beginning, a middle, and an end—with commercials thrown in every three or four minutes. The commercials are unavoidable. They happen whether you want them or not. Every couple of minutes a billboard glides by outside the bus win-dow. "Buy Super Clean Toothpaste. "" Drink Root Beer. " "Fill up with Pacific Gas. " Only if you sleep, which is equal to turning the television set off, are you spared the unending cry of "You Need It! Buy It Now ! "

The beginning of the fide is comfortable and somewhat exciting, even if you' ve gaveled that way before. Usually some things have changed--new houses, new buildings, sometimes even a new road. The bus driver has a style of driving and it' s fun to try to figure it out the first hour or so. If the driver is particularly reckless or daring, the fide can be as thrilling as a suspense story.

Will the driver pass the truck in time? Will the driver move into the fight or the left-hand lane? Af-ter a while, of course, the excitement dies down. Sleeping for a while helps pass the middle hours of the fide. Food always makes bus rides more interesting. But you' ve got to be careful of what kind of food you eat. Too much salty food can make you very thirsty between stops.

The end of the fide is somewhat like the beginning. You know it will soon be over and there' s a kind of expectation and excitement in that. The seat, of course, has become harder as the hours have passed. By now you' ve sat with your legs crossed, with your hands in :your lap, with.your hands on the armrests--even with your hands crossed behind your head. The end comes just at the right time. There are just no more ways to sit.

16. According to the passage, what do the passengers usually see when they are on a long bus trip?

A. Buses on the road.

B. Films on television.

C. Advertisements on the board.

D. Gas stations.

17. What is the purpose of this passage?

A. To give the writer' s opinion about long bus trips.

B. To persuade you to take a long bus trip.

C. To explain how bus trips and television shows differ.

D. To describe the billboards along the road.

18. The writer of this passage would probably be in favor of__________.

A. bus drivers who weren' t reckless

B. driving alone

C. a television set on the bus

D. no billboards along the road

19. The writer feels long bus rides are like TV shows because__________.

A. the commercials both on TV shows and on billboards along the road are fun

B. they both have a beginning, a middle, and an end, with commercials in every three or four minutes

C. the drivers are always reckless on TV shows just as they are on buses

D. both traveling and watching TV are not exciting

20. The writer thinks that the end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning because both are__________.

A. exciting

B. comfortable

C. tiring

D. boring

Passage 2

It was not much fun to travel on one of the old sailing ships. Life was hard for both passengers and crew. 17th century sailing ships were small and rolled heavily in rough seas, so most of the passengers were seasick.

There were no toilets, and the spaces below deck where passengers had to stay during gales were often not more than 5 foot high. Water was scarce and the little water they got was brown and smelt terrible.

Food was a problem, too there was only salted meat, ship' s biscuits and cheese, but the cheese was so hard that sailors often made buttons out of it for their jackets and trousers. There were no vegetables or fruit, so the people on board often fell ill.

The sailors, however, were a bit better off than the passengers. They each had a bottle of beer a day, and they needed. The work they had to do was hard and dangerous. Courage was needed,for the heavy sails had to be set and taken down in all kinds of weather, and quite often sailors were swept overboard in a gale. Almost the worst thing about the voyages was the time they took up to 70 days for the journey across the Atlantic. Not surprisingly, everybody was overjoyed when they at last approached land and stepped ashore. But some ships never arrived.

21. In the 17th century__________.

A. life on old sailing ships was enjoyable

B. people enjoyed sailing old ships in rough seas

C. most of the passengers felt comfortable when the ship was rolling

D. it was very painful for both passengers and crew during the voyage

22. The passengers __________ when the ship was heavily rolling.

A. slept well

B. could drink a lot of water

C. had to stay below deck

D. had a big room of more than 5 foot high

23. Which of the following statements is true about food?

A. Passengers had a lot of vegetables, but no fruit.

B. The sailors had four tins of beer a day.

C. The people on the shipoften fell ill because of the lack of food.

D. The food for the passengers was more and better than that for the crew.

24. The working condition of the sailors was very hard.__________.

A. They often had to set the sails in bad weather

B. So they had less courage

C. They were happy to be swept overboard in a strong wind

D. A 70-day-journey across the Atlantic was their happiest thing

25. When the people saw the land,__________.

A. only passengers were glad

B. the sailors had to swim ashore

C. they were surprised at the news that some ships never arrived

D. all of them were excited

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