笫二部分:阅读理解  (共 20小题；每小题 2.5分，满分 50分)

    阅读下列短文，从每给的 A. B. C. D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将涂黑 。

A

      Pulling heavy suitcases all day in the summer is hard work, especially when you are a thin  14-year-old boy. That was me in 1940-the youngest and smallest baggage boy at New York City's Pennsylvania Railway Station.

       After just a few days on the job, I began noticing that the other fellows were overcharging   passengers. I'd like to join them, thinking, "Everyone else is doing it."

       When I got home that night, I told my dad what I wanted to do. "You give an honest day's   work," he said, looking at me straight in his eye. "They are paying you. If they want to do that,   you let them do that."

      I followed my dad's advice for the rest of that summer and have lived by his words ever since.

     Of all the jobs I've had, it was my experience at Pennsylvania Railway Station that has stuck with me. Now I teach my players to have respect for other people and their possession. Being a member of a team is a totally shared experience. If one person steals, it destroys trust and hurts everyone. I can put up with many things, but not with people who steal. If one of my players were caught stealing, he'd be gone.

     Whether you're on a sports team, in an office or a member of a family. if you can't trust one another, there is going to be trouble.

36. What can be inferred about the baggage boys?

    A. They could earn much, but they had to work hard.

    B. Many of them earned money in a dishonest way.

    C. They were all from poor families.

    D. They were thin, young boys.

37. What does the father's advice imply?

    A. It is wrong to give more to the passengers.

    B. Don't believe them if they are paying you more.

    C. Don't follow others to overcharge the passengers.

    D. It is difficult to work hard and live as an honest boy.

38. The underlined word "it" (in Paragraph 2) refers to______

    A. overcharging passengers

    B. pulling heavy suitcases all day

    C. paying passengers money

    D. working in an honest way

39. The writer can't put up with stealing because he thinks that _______

    A. it is a total shared experience

    B. it is considered as the most dangerous

    C. it does great harm to human relationship

    D. it may led to the loss of his sports team.

40. It can be concluded from the text that _______

    A. his father's advice helped him to decide which job to take up

    B. working in the sports team was his most important experience

    C. he learned much from his shared experience with his team members

    D. his experience as a baggage boy had a great influence on his late life

B

     Paris in springtime was, is and always will be, something rather special. Why not experience it for yourself with this excellent break for four days? This attractive city has something to offer everyone with prices at just  ￡ 129. It's of great value too.

     Your break begins with executive coach transfer from a regional pick-up point and you travel to Paris via cross-channel ferry and arrive at your hotel in the evening. The Ibis is an excellent quality hotel with private facilities in all rooms: a satellite TV, a radio, a telephone and an alarm clock.

     The following day, after a continental breakfast (included), the coach takes you on a comprehensive sightseeing tour of the city, during which you will see the Eiffel Tower, Champs Elysees, L'Arc de Triomphe, the Louvre, in fact almost every famous landmark you have ever heard of. You then leave Paris and take a short drive to the magnificent Palace of Versailles, the home of Louis XIV. The tour ends mid-afternoon back in Paris where you will have the remainder of the day for your leisure. In the evening there is a "Paris By Night" tour that shows you the beautiful buildings with bright lights.

     Day three takes you to Montmartre, perhaps the most charming quarter of Paris and home of the Sacre Coeur and the Moulin Rouge. In the afternoon you are free to explore this beautiful city as you wish, perhaps a pleasure voyage on the River Seine. In the evening you will have the opportunity to visit the best nightclub in the city. On the final day it's time to go back to the UK via channel ferry.

      Included in the price of  ￡129 per person are the following:

　*Return executive coach travel to Paris

　* Return ferry crossings

　* 3 nights accommodation in a two-bed room in a Central Paris hotel with private facilities

　* Continental breakfast during your stay

 * Guided sightseeing tour of "Paris By Day" and "Paris By Night"

 * Visit to Palace of Versailles (admission not included)

　* Tour on Montmartre

 * Services of an experienced tour guide at all times

41. The Ibis is a ________in Paris_

    A. restaurant         B. hotel           C. bar           D. nightclub

42. The underlined word "quarter" in Paragraph 4 refers to。"______"

    A. a period of time      B. district         C. the fourth part   D. exhibition

43. Besides the price of ￡ 129, each tourist will have to spend money on _______

　　　A. the continental breakfast

    B. the tour of Montmartre

    C. the admission to Palace of Versailles

    D. the services of an experienced tour guide

  44. During the stay in Paris, the tourists will

    A. have half a day free on the third day

    B. have a "Paris By Night" tour on the first evening

    C. have a pleasure voyage on the River Seine together

    D. live in a simple hotel far away from Paris

  45. The main purpose of this passage is to ______

     A. tell tourists the route to Paris

     B. inform people about the cost of traveling to Paris

     C. introduce the city of Paris

     D. attract tourists to Paris
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