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四、阅读理解
36、 回答36-55题
Staff Sgt．Nicholas Lanier has entered what he calls the "vast unknown．" A combat veteran andfather to four daughters, he can't remain in the military because of a serious back injury earned in Iraq．But he can't yet accept a civilian job because he doesn't know when the military will discharge(使退伍) him．He has no clue how much the government will pay him in disability compensation related to his injury, so he can't make a future budget．He just waits．Thousands of troops are like Lanier: not fully fit to serve but in limbo (无着落) for about twoyears waiting to get discharged under a new system that was supposed to be more efficient than its predecessor．And the delays are not only affecting service members, but the military's readiness as well．New troops can't enlist until others are discharged．The government determines the pay and benefits given to wounded, sick or injured troops for their military service．Under the old system, a medical board would determine their level of military compensation and the service member would be discharged．Then the veteran essentially would have to go through the process again with the Veterans Affairs Department to determine benefits．Under the new system, which started in 2007 and will be completely rolled out at military basesnationwide by the end of September, the service member essentially goes through both disability
evaluation systems at the same time before leaving the military．But the new, supposedly streamlined, system is still such a cumbersome process that it's leaving many service members in limbo, they say．

Why can't Sgt．Lanier serve in the military anymore?
A．Because of his injured back．
B．Because of his hand．
C．Because his vision has worsened．
D．Because he has a civilian job．


37、 Under the old system, an injured soldier would have to go through the claims process________
A．once
B．twice
C．three times
D．more times


38、
Is the new system better than the old system?
A．Yes, it's much better．
B．It is a lot more effective．
C．It doesn't seem that way．
D．No．It' s worse．


39、
How much will the government pay Sgt．Lanier in disability compensation?
A．They won't pay him anything．
B．He doesn't know．
C．They will pay him about $2,500 per month．
D．The government hash' t decided.

40、回答40-59题
When another old cave is discovered in the south of France, it is not usually news．Rather, it is an ordinary event．Such discoveries are so frequent these days that hardly anybody pays heed to them．However, when the Lascaux cave complex was discovered in 1940,the world was amazed．Painted directly on its walls were hundreds of scenes showing how people lived thousands of years ago．The scenes show people hunting animals, such as bison or wild cats．Other images depict birds and, most noticeably, horses, which appear in more than 300 wall images, by far outnumbering all other animals．Early artists drawing these animals accomplished a monumental and difficult task．They did not
limit themselves to the easily accessible walls but carried their painting materials to spaces that required climbing steep walls or crawling into narrow passages in the Lascaux complex．Unfortunately, the paintings have been exposed to the destructive action of water and temperature changes, which easily wear the images away．Because the Lascaux caves have many entrances, air movement has also damaged the images inside．Although they are not out in the open air, where natural light would have destroyed them long ago, many of the images have deteriorated and are barely recognizable．To prevent further damage, the site was closed to tourists in 1963,23 years after it was discovered．
Based on the passage, what is probably true about the south of France?
A．It is home to rare animals．
B．It has a large number of caves．
C．It is known for horse-racing events．
D．It has attracted many famous artists．


41、 According to the passage, which animals appear most often on the cave walls?
A．Birds．
B．Bison．
C．Horses．
D．Wild cats．


42、
Why was painting inside the Lascaux complex a difficult task?
A．It was completely dark inside．
B．The caves were full of wild animals．
C．Painting materials were hard to find．
D．Many painting spaces were difficult to reach．


43、
According to the passage, all of the following have caused damage to the paintings EXCEPT________
A．temperature changes
B．air movement
C．water
D．light

44、回答44-63题
When the Old and New Cities of Jerusalem were reunited in 1967, a recently widowed Arab　woman, who had been living in Old Jerusalem since 1948, wanted to see once more the house in which she formerly lived．Now that the city was one, she searched for and found her old home．She knocked on the door of the apartment, and a Jewish widow came to the door and greeted her．The Arab woman explained that she had lived there until 1948 and wanted to look around．She was invited in and offered coffee．The Arab woman said, "When I lived here, I hid some valuables．If they are still here, I will share them with you half and half．" The Jewish woman refused．" If they belonged to you and are still here, they are yours．" After much discussion back and forth, they entered the bathroom, loosened the floor planks, and found a hoard of gold coins．The Jewish woman said, "I shall ask the government to let you keep them．" She did and permission was granted．The two widows visited each other again and again, and one day the Arab woman told her, "You　know, in the 1948 fighting here, my husband and I were so frightened that we ran away to escape．We grabbed our belongings, took the children, and each fled separately．We had a three-month-old son．I thought my husband had taken him, and he thought I had．Imagine our grief when we were reunited in Old Jerusalem to find that neither of us had taken the child．"
The Jewish woman turned pale, and asked the exact date．The Arab woman named the date and　the hour, and the Jewish widow told her: " My husband was one of the Israeli troops that entered
Jerusalem．He came into this house and found a baby on the floor．He asked if he could keep the house and the baby, too．Permission was granted．"
At that moment, a twenty-year-old Israeli soldier in uniform walked into the room, and the Jewish woman broke down in tears．"This is your son," she cried．This is one of those incredible tales we hear．And the aftermath? The two women liked each other so much that the Jewish widow asked the Arab mother: "Look, we are both widows living alone．Our children are grown up．This house has brought you luck．You have found your son, or our son．Why don't we live together?" And they do．

When the Arab woman visited her former house, the Jewish woman invited her to________
A．some lemon juice
B．some coffee
C．some tea
D．some milk


45、 When the Arab woman told the Jewish woman that there might be a treasure in the house, the Arab woman suggested________
A．keeping all the treasure
B．giving the treasure away
C．hiding the treasure
D．sharing the treasure

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