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四、Reading Comprehension(60 points)
36、阅读文章，回答36-55题：
　　You ask how to start a business?Here is anexample．
　　David Dawson，a serious mountain climber，was dissatisfied with soft iron pitons(锥锤)，the only ones he was able to buy．They lastedjust one or two climbs，and Dawson wanted toreplace themwith“chrome—molys”(铬铝合金)，whichwere harder，stronger and longer-last—ing．Some climbers made them for limited distribution among friends，but they were not com—mercially available．SoDawson started Dawson Equipment Ltd．，a purveyor(承办商)0fclimbing equipment，as a one—manenterprise in Burbank，California，in 1958．He had noplan，no management experience and no advertising．Heworked in a shed using a hand forgepurchased with$800 0f capital borrowed fromhis mother．
　　WhatDawson did have was a knowledge of the kind of equipment that he needed inhisown climbs，anda sense that serious climbers would follow his lead．CurrentlyDawson Equip—ment is thriving and produces over 200 products．
　　Business opportunities are mere than ampletoday for the simple reason that many consumersare dissatisfied．Dawson’s business startedfrom his being a customer not liking what he bought．Isuspect that your business will begin that way t00．Youknow what you want to replace，im—prove or change．So begin where the tool breaks，the serviceslips or the shoe pinches．
Dawson was dissatisfied with soft ironpitons because_________．
A．they were made of iron
B．they coul not last long
C．they were the only pitonshe could afford to buy
D．they were too soft to bearthe climber's weight


37、 Dawson’s example shows that a businessstarts_________．
A．when you have climbed somemountains
B．after you have climbedsome muntains
C．with the knowledge of what is needed
D．with a moment of sudden realization of inspiration


38、 Which of the following statements is true?
A．Never start a business if customers are dissatisfied．
B．Customers’ dissatisfaction means you can start a business to satisfy them．
C．There are less opportunities today to start a business because customers are always dissatisfied．
D．There are many opportunities today to start a business with a simple reason．


39、 “I suspect that your business will startthat way too．”in the last paragraph means
A．I doubt you will start a business in the sameway
B．I don’t believe yourbusiness will succeed if you start that way
C．I think it is likely youstart a business that way
D．I have no idea if you willstart a business that way

40、阅读文章，回答40-59题：
　　Americans and Arabs ale different in theirspace habits．Arabsprefer close contact．Dr．Hallhas explained that the Arabs belong to a touch Culture and in conversation；they alwaysenvelop the other person．Theyhold his hand，look into his eyes，and bathe him in theirbreath．
　　Dr．Hall’S interest in man’suse of space developed in the early nineteen fifties when hewas Director of thePoint Four training program at the Foreign Service Institute．In talking withAmericans who had lived overseas，he found that many of them had been highly uncomfortablebecause ofculture differences．Such discomfort is usually referredto as culture shock．
　　The problem is that，relatively speakin9；Americans live in a no contact．Partly，this is aproduct of our puritan heritage(清教徒文化遗产)．Dr．Hall points outthat we spend yearsteaching our children not to crowd in and lean on us．And in situations where we ourselves areforced to stand close toanother person on crowded subways，for example，we turn our eyes a—way，and if actual bodycontact is involved，tense the muscles on the contactside．Most of USfeel very stronsty that this is the onlyproper way to behave．
When the Arabs talk to you，they_________．
A．try to be as close to youas possible
B．keep a certain space fromyou
C．hold you tightly
D．do not allow you to feeltheir breath


41、From the information in paragraph 3，it is obvious that_________．
A．the American,way is theonly right way to behave
B．the puritan heritage stressesnoncom tact culture
C．American children are morepolite than those in other countries
D．American peopleusually cannot make themselves understood


42、 When you line up to wait for your turn inthe United States，you should_______
your frontneighbor．
A．stick to
B．lean on
C．keep a certain distance from
D．stay far away from


43、 Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A．People from different cultures handle space in different ways．
B．Many of the American who had lived overseas were bothered by culture differences．
C．Misunderstandings often develop between Americans and Arabs in social contacts．
D．Dr．Hall is interested in culture differences．especiallyman’s use of space．

44、阅读文章，回答44-63题：
　　We spend our leisure hours efficiently for higher production，live by the clock even when time does not matter，modernize our homes and speed the machinery of living in order thatwecan go to the most places and do the most things in the shortest period of time possible．We tryto eat，sleep，and talk efficiently．Even on holidays andSundays，the efficient man relaxes on timetable with one eye on the clock and the other on an appointment sheet．
　　To squeeze the most out of each shining hour we have shortened the opera，quickened the pace of the movie and put culture in pocket—sizedpackages．We make the busy bee look like alazy creature，the ant like a sluggard．We livesixty-mile—minute and the great efficiencysmiles．
　　We wish we could return to that pleasant day when we considered time a friend instead ofan enemy；when we did things willingly and because we wanted to，rather than because our timetable called for it，But that of course would notbe efficiency；and we Americans must beefficient．
The phrase that best expresses the mainidea of this passage is________．
A．how to make the best useof leisure time
B．planning our timescientifically
C．the modern pace
D．our interest in shortenedoperas


45、 According to the passage，which of the following is a necessity?
A．Shortened operaperformances．
B．Quickened paces of movies．
C．Speeded-up work efficiency．
D．Working on holidays．