四、IV. Reading Comprehension ( 60 points )
Passage Two
Myfriend, Emma Danicls, spent the summer of 1974 traveling in Israel. During hermonth-long stay in Jerusalem, she often went to a caf6 called Chocolate Soup.It was run by two men, of the whom--Alex--used to live in Montreal. One morningwhen Emma went in for coffee, while chatting with her new friend Alex, shementioned that she had just finished the book she was reading and had nothingelse to read. Alex said he had a wonderful book she might like, and that he´dbe happy to lend it to her. As he lived just above the caf6, he quickly ran upto get it. The book he handed to Emma just minutes later was Markings, a bookby a former Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN).
Emma had neverread it, nor had she ever bought a copy, but when she opened it up, she was flooredto see her own name and address inside the cover,in her own handwriting(笔迹. It turned out that the summer before,at a concert back inMontreal, Emma had met a Californian who was in town visiting friends. Theydecided to exchange (交换)addresses, but neither of themhad any paper. The man opened up a book he was carrying in his backpack(背包) and asked Emma to write her name and address inside. When hereturned to California, he left the book behind in Montreal, and his friend Alexkept it. When Alex later moved to Jerusalem, he took the book along.
第36题单选 Alex lent Emma the book,Markings,
A.to show his friendliness to her
B.to show his interest in reading
C.to tell her about the importance of theUN
D.to let her write her name and addressinside
第37题单选 How did Emma feel the moment sheopened the book?
A.Pleased.
B.Satisfied.
C.Worried.
D.Surprised.
第38题单选 We can learn from the text that theCalifornian __
A.met Emma at a concert
B.invited Emma to a concert
C.introduced Emma to his friend
D.left Emma his backpack
第39题单选 Who was supposed to be the first ownerof the book?
A.An official of the UN.
B.A coffee shop owner.
C.A friend of the author's.
D.Alex's friend from California.
Passage Three
Whenthe TV viewer turns on his set,what sort of programs does he have to choosefrom? You might think there would be more programs devoted to entertainmentthan to anything else, but that´s not the ease. In most countries, fewer than20% of broadcasting hours are devoted to entertainment.US. figures arehigh--34.8% , and the fun-loving Canadians are even higher with 44%. Except Canadaand Italy, all countries give more broadcasting time to education than toeither information( news, documentaries and so on) or entertainment programs.Of course, few educational broadcasts take place during peak viewing times. InJapan though, more than 60% of broadcasting time is taken up with education ofone kind of another--just another example of the businesslike Japanesephilosophy. In the U. K., the figure is 56.4%. The Italians have fewereducational programs than anyone
else. They don´t go in for entertainmenteither. Only about ten percent of viewing time is devoted to dramas and serials,quiz shows, music, sports, etc. You will find more news information programs onItalian TV than anything else. That´s understandable in a country experiencingsocial and political changes. Italians rely on TV to tell them what´s goingon--and events are happening almost too fast to follow. The percentage of timethe U. S. devoted to news and documentary programs is much smaller. Aftereducation, most TV time is given to entertainment. Many of these programs areshown around the world.
第40题单选 Based on this passage, thepercentage of TV broadcasting hours devoted to education is greatestin __
A.Japan
B.Italy
C.Canada
D.the United States
第41题单选 More news information programs arebroadcast on Italian TV than anywhere else because the Italians
A.are interested in what is happening inthe world
B.like to undergo social and politicalchanges
C.prefer to learn news information on TVrather than in newspapers
D.expect TV to tell them the latest newsabout what is going on in their country
第42题单选 So far as the broadcasting hoursdevoted to entertainment are concerned,__
A.the Japanese figure is the highest inthe world
B.the US. figure is smaller than the U.K. figure
C.the U. K. figure is second to theJapanese figure
D.the Canadian figure is higher than thatof any other country
第43题单选 From this passage, we learn that mostTV stations in the world devoted more broadcasting hours to
A.educational programs
B.entertainment programs
C.news information programs
D.dramas, serials, music, sports and soon
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