Reading Comprehension( 60 points)
第36题单选 根据以下材料，回答下面试题
It was Ann's first experience of flying. She had always been afraid of heights and so was prepared to be frightened. Only the fact that she was going to meet her son who she had not seen for three years had given her the courage to make the flight.
She sat in her seat, her hands gripping its arms, her seat belt already fastened. The air hostess was talking, telling everyone what to do in case of emergency, showing them where their life-jackets were. The plane was crowded, and every seat was full. From her window seat, getting out in a hurry would be impossible, thought Ann.ln any case who would want to get out of a plane in mid-air?
The engines began to shake-the noise increased till it was like a great rushing wind. She
looked out to see the runway slip past at astonishing speed. She wanted to cry out-to stop the plane before it left the ground, but she knew she was trapped in this great roaring machine. I must scream,she told herself, and put her hands over her eyes.
There was a strange feeling as if she were going up in a lift. The noise died down. Carefully she opened her eyes. Through the window she saw a great carpet of cloud above, so beautiful that she stared in wonder, hardly tuming away from the window till they touched down.
第36题单选 Ann thought she would be frightened because-
A. she had never flown before
B. she had a fear of being in high places
C. she hadn' t made proper preparations
D. she was naturally timid
第37题单选 How was Ann sitting before the plane took off?
A. With her arms folded.
B. With her seat belt undone.
C. Holding tight to her seat belt.
D. Holding on to part of the seat.
第38题单选 Why did Ann want to scream?
A. Because the plane didn't leave the ground.
B. Because she couldn't make the plane stop.
C. Because she couldn't hear the wind.
D. Because she couldn' t see the runway.
第39题单选 How did Ann feel after she had opened her eyes?
A. Very much pleased.
B. Very much frightened.
C. Greatly attracted.
D. Greatly surprised.
第40题单选 根据以下材料，回答下面试题
There was a river with a small town on either side of it. The towns were linked by a bridge.
One day, a hole appeared in the bridge. Both towns agreed that the hole should be mended.However, disagreement came up as to who should mend it. Each town thought that it had a betterreason for the other to mend the hole. The town on the right bank said that it was at the end of the road, so the left-bank town should mend the hole. The town on the left bank, on the other hand, insisted that all the traffic came to the right-bank town, so it was in their interest to mend the bridge.
The quarrel went on and on, and so did the hole. The more it went on, the more the hostility between the two towns grew.
One day a man fell into the hole and broke his leg. People from both towns questioned him closely about whether he was walking from the right bank to the left or from the left bank to the right, in order to decide which town should be blamed for the accident. But he could not remember, since he got drunk that night.
Some time later, a car was crossing the bridge and broke an axle(轴) because of the hole. Neither town paid any attention to the accident, as the traveler was not going from one to the other, but was merely passing through. The angry traveler got out of the car and asked why the hole was not mended.
On hearing the reason, he declared, "I'll buy this hole. Who's the owner?"
Both towns at once declared that they owned the hole.
"One or the other, whoever owns the hole must prove it. "
"How shall we prove it?" asked both sides.
"That's simple. Only the owner of the hole has the right to mend it. I'll buy the hole from
whoever mends the bridge. "
People from both towns rushed to do the job while the traveler smoked a cigar and his driver changed the axle. They mended the bridge in no time and asked for the money for the hole.
"What hole?" The traveler looked surprised. "I can't see any hole. I' ve been looking for a hole for several years now. I'm prepared to pay a good price for it, but there's no hole here. Are you pulling my leg or what?"
He got into his car and drove off.
第40题单选 What did the two towns quarrel about?
A. Which of them should mend the hole.
B. Whether the hole should be mended.
C. Why there was a hole in the bridge.
D. When they should mend the hole.
第41题单选 The man who had fallen into the hole failed to answer any questions because he _'
A. had one of his legs broken
B. was busy changing the axle
C. had drunk too much wine
D. was afraid to blame anybody
第42题单选 Both towns rushed to mend the hole in order to prove that .
A. they owned the whole bridge
B. they had the right to sell the hole
C. they were able to mend the hole
D. they could afford to mend the hole
第43题单选 1n "Are you pulling my leg or what?" , the phrase "pulling my leg" refers to
A. trying to stop me
B.laughing at me
C. putting me in trouble
D. making fun of me
第44题单选 根据以下材料，回答下面试题
Public goods are those commodities from whose enjoyment nobody can be effectively excluded.Everybody is free to enjoy the benefits of these commodities, and one person' s utilization does not reduce the possibilities of anybody else' s enjoying the same good.
Examples of public goods are not as rare as one might expect. A flood control dam is a public goods. Once the dam is built, all persons living in the area will benefit-irrespective of their own contribution to the construction cost of the dam.The same holds true for highway signs or aids to navigation. Once a lighthouse is built, no ship of any nationality can be effectively excluded from the utilization of the lighthouse for navigational purposes. National defense is another example. Even a person who voted against military expenditures or did not pay any taxes will benefit from the protection afforded.
It is no easy task to determine the social costs and social benefits associated with public goods.
There is no practicable way of charging drivers for looking at highway signs, sailors for watching a
lighthouse, and citizens for the security provided to them through national defense. Because the mar-ket does not provide the necessary signals, economic analysis has to be substituted for the impersonal judgement of the marketplace.
第44题单选 What cloes the passage mainly discuss?
A. Mechanisms for safer navigation
B. The economic structure of the marketplace.
C. A specific group of commodities.
D. The advantages of lowering taxes.
第45题单选 Which of the following would NOT be an example of public goods as described in the passage?
A. A taxi.
B. A bridge.
C. A fire truck.
D. A stoplight.
第46题单选 According to the passage, finding out the social costs of a public good is a . .
A. difficult procedure
B. daily administrative duty
C. matter of personal judgement
D. citizen' s responsibility
第47题单选 Which of the following statements best describes the organization of the first two paragraphs?
A. Suggestions for the application of an economic concept are offered.
B. Several generalizations are presented from which various conclusions are drawn.
C. Persuasive language is used to argue against a popular idea.
D. A general concept is defined and then examples are given.
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