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四、Reading Comprehension(60 points)
36、根据下列材料回答36-55 题。
　　Directions：There are five reading passages in this part．Each passage is followedByfive questions．For each question there are four suggested answers marked A，B，C andD．Choose theBest answer andBlacken the corresponding letter on ANSWER SHEET I．Passage OneWhat makes a person faInous？ This is a mystery that many people have pondered．Allkinds of myths surround the lives of well—known people．
　　Most people are familiar with the works of William Shakespeare．one of the greatest Eng．1ish writers of the sixteenth century．Yet how many know Shakespeare the person，the man—be-hind the works?
　　After centuries of research，scholars are still trying toDiscover Shakespeare’s personal his．tory．It is not easily found in his writings．Authors of the time could not protect their works．An acting company，for example，could change a play if they wanted to．Nowadays writershave copynghts that protect their work．
　　Many myths arose about Shakespeare．Some said he had no formal education．There arerumors that he left home when accused of stealing a horse．OthersBelieve that heBegan his ca-reerBy tending the horses of wealthy men．
　　All of these myths are interesting，but are they true?Probably not．Shakespeare’s fatherwas a respected man in Stratford，a member of the town council，He sent young William togrammar school．Most people of Elizabethan timesDid not continueBeyond grammar school；S0，ShakespeareDid have，at least，an average education． Some parts of Shakespeare’s life will always remain unknown．The Great London Fire of
　　1 666　Burned many importantDocuments that could haveBeen a source of clues．We will alwaysbe left with many questions and few facts．
（　）This passageDeals with________．
A．Shakespeare’S personal history
B．the lostDocuments of Shakespeare
C．scholars of Shakespeare
D．the Great London Fire


37、 （　）Parts of Shakespeare’S life continue to remain a mysteryBecause________．
A．writers had no claim over their works
B．the Great London FireBurned importantDocuments
C．people are not interested
D．researchersDo not have the expertise to find the facts


38、 （　）From this passage we call infer that Shakespeare_________．
A．is surroundedBy myths
B．had no education
C．was a horse thief
D．was popular in Stratford


39、 （　）The first sentence arouses interestBy presenting_________．
A．aDirect statement
B．a question
C．an emotional appear
D．a contrast



40、根据下列材料回答40-59 题。
　　Some people argue that the pressure on international sportsmen and sportswomen kills theessence(真谛)of sport--the pursuit of personal excellence．Children kick a football aroundfor fun．When they get older and play for local school teams，theyBecome competitiveBut theystill enjoy playing．The individual representing his country cannot afford to think about enjoyinghimself，he has to think only about winning．He is responsible for entire nation's hopes，dreams and reputation．
　　A good example is the football World Cup．Football is the world’s most important sport．Winning the World Cup is perhaps the summit of international sporting SUCCESS．Mention Ar—gentina(阿根廷)to someone and the chances are that he’11 think of football．In a sense，win。ning the World Cup put Argentina on the map．
　　Sports fans and supporters get quite unreasonable about the World Cup．People in Eng—land felt that their country was somehow important after they won in l966．Last year thousandsof Scots sold their cars，and even their houses，and spent all their money traveling to Argenti—na，where the finals were played．
　　So，am I arguing that international competition kills the idea of sport?Certainly not!Dothe Argentinian reallyBelieve thatBecause eleven of their men proved the most skillful at foot—ball，their nation is in every wayBetter than all others?Not really，but it's nice to know thatyou won and that in one way at least your country is theBest．
（　）In the second paragraph，the word“summit”means“_________”．
A．highest point
B．mountain top
C．award
D．summary


41、 （　）According to the passage，Argentina is world-famousBecause of its_________．
A．excellence at most important sports
B．successes in the football World Cup
C．obvious position on the map
D．1arge number of sports fans and supporters


42、 （　）What is the author's main purpose in the passage?
A．To prove that football is the world’s most important sport．
B．To show that Argentina isBetter than all others．
C．To compare Scotland with Argentina．
D．To explain the role of sport．


43、 （　）What is the author's attitude towards international games?
A．Nations that meet on a football field are unlikely to meet on aBattlefieH．
B．Nations that give much attention to international competitions are world—famous in many ways.
C．Nations tllat win in international games prove theBest on the sports field at least．
D．Nations tllat win the football World Cup are regarded asBest in all aspects．



44、根据下列材料回答44-63 题。
　　There is muchDiscussion today about whether economic growth isDesirable．At an earlierperiod，ourDesire for material wealth may haveBeen justified．Now，however，thisDesire formore than we need is causing serious problems．Even though we have good intentions，we maybe producing too much，too fast．
　　Those who criticize economic growth argue that we must slowDown．TheyBelieve that soci—ety is approaching certain limits on growth．These include the fixed supply of natural resources，the possible negative effects of industry on the natural environment，and the continuing increasein the world’s population．As society reaches these limits，economic growth Can no longer con-tinue．and the quality of life willDecrease．
　　People who want more economic growth，on the other hand，argue that even at the presentgrowth rate there are still many poor people in the world．These proponents of economic growthbelieve that only more growth call create the capital needed to improve the quality of life in theworld．Furthermore．they argue that only continued growth Can provide the financial resourcesrequired to protect our natural surroudings from industrialization．
　　This　Debate over theDesirability of continued economic growth is of vital importance tobusiness and industry．If those who argue against economic growth are correct，the problemsthev mention cannotBe ignored．To find a solution， economists and theBusiness communitymustDay attention to these problems and continueDiscussing them with one another．
（　）According to those who argue against economic growth we must slowDown for the
following reasons EXCEPT that_______．
A．more efforts shouldBe made to improve the quality of our material life
B．the fixed supply of natural resources marks a pointBeyond which economicgrowth cannot continue
C．the world population is ever increasing
D．our natural surroundings are inDanger ofBeingDestroyedBy industry


45、 （　）We may infer from the context that“proponents”(Para．3)most probably means __________.
A．arguments in support of something
B．disagreements
C．people who argue for something
D．people who argue against something