四、阅读理解 (每小题1.5分，满分30分)
 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C或D）中，选出最佳选项
A
It was a warm April day when a big fat envelope came in the mail from the only college I had ever imagined attending. I tore open the packet. My eyes were fixed on the word "congratulations". I don't remember ever smiling so wide.
Then I looked at my financial(财政的) package.
The cost of Dream School's tuition(学费), room and board was around $40,000 - an impossible sum! How could I afford to attend? What good reasons did I have to go there when three other fine colleges were offering me free tuition? My other choices were good, solid schools even if they weren't as famous as my first choice.
In my mind, attending my dream university would be the only way to realize my dream of becoming a world-class writer. My parents understood how I felt. They told me that even though it would be a financial problem, I could go wherever I would be happiest. But as I was always careful with money, I wasn't sure what to do.
One of the schools that offered me a full ride had an informational dinner one night in the spring. Considering my parents' financial difficulties, I decided to drive the 45 minutes and attend. At first, all I had planned to do was smile politely, eat free food, and listen quietly. But I surprised myself.
At dinner the president of the university talked about the wonderful activities on campus(校园) including guest lectures and social gatherings. He also made it perfectly clear that free food would be offered at all future events. He continued with explanations of professors, class sizes, activities, and sporting events on campus. As he spoke, I began to realize that this school, though not as good as my first choice, might be the best one for me. It seemed small yet with many great programs. It seemed challenging yet caring.
As the president ended his speech, we clapped politely and pushed back our chairs. As I walked out that door, a feeling of comfort washed over me. Looking at the campus that night, I realized that I would be spending the next four years right there.
In all honesty, my university is not as well-known as my "dream" university. However, it turned out to be the right choice of schools for me.

56. How did the author feel when he started to read the letter?
A. He was full of joy.
B. He was lost in his dream.
C. He was worried about the money.
D. He was uncertain which school to go to.
57. We can learn from the passage that the parents were _______.
A. honest B. strict C. supportive D. decisive
58. In Paragraph 5, "offered me a full ride" can be replaced by " ________".
A. would pay for transport to the school
B. would show me around the campus
C. would offer free meals at all events
D. would charge me nothing for tuition
59. What does the author mainly want to say?
A. Your second-choice college may actually be your best fit.
B. You should consider comfort in your choice of schools.
C. You should try your best to attend your dream school.
D. Your choice of schools should be based on their fame.
B
　　Large companies need a way to reach the savings of the public at large. The same problem, on a smaller scale, faces practically every company trying to develop new products and create new jobs. There can be little hope of raising the money needed from friends and people we know, and while banks may agree to provide short-term finance, they are generally unwilling to provide money for long-term projects. So companies turn to the public, inviting people to lend them money, or take a share in the business in exchange for a share in future interests.This they do by issuing stocks (股票) and shares in the business through the Stock Exchange. By doing so they can put into circulation (流通) the savings of single persons and institutions, both at home and abroad.
　　When the saver needs his money back, he does not have to go to the company with whom be originally placed it. Instead, he sells his shares through a stockbroker to some other saver who is seeking to invest his money.
　　Many of the services needed both by industry and by each of us are provided by the Government or by local organizations. Without hospitals, roads, electricity, telephones, railways, this country could not work. All these require continuous spending on new equipment and new development if they are to serve us properly, requiring more money than is raised through taxes alone. The Government, local organizations , and nationalized industries therefore frequently need to borrow money to finance major capital spending, and they, too, come to the Stock Exchange.
There is hardly a man or woman in this country whose standard of living does not depend on the ability of his or her employers to raise money to finance new development. In one way or another this new money must come from the savings of the country. The Stock Exchange exists to provide a channel through which these savings can reach those who need finance.

　　60. The money which enables these companies to go ahead with their projects is _______ .
　　A. exchanged for part ownership in the Stock Exchange
　　B. raised by the selling of shares in the companies
　　C. repaid to its original owners as soon as possible
　　D. invested in different companies on the Stock Exchange
　　61. All the basic services on which we depend are _______ .
　　A. unable to provide for the needs
　　B. financed wholly by rates and taxes
　　C. in constant need of financial support
　　D. run by the Government or our local organizations
　　62. The Stock Exchange makes it possible for the Government, local organizations and nationalized industries _______ .
　　A. to make certain everybody saves money
　　B. to borrow as much money as they wish
　　C. to make certain everybody lends money to them
　　D. to raise money to finance new development
　　63. The underlined word "invest" here probably means _______ .
　　A. lose more money with
　　B. provide less money with
　　C. borrow less money with
　　D. buy shares in order to make a profit
C
Asian athletes have had a spare time in the first two days of the World Indoor Championships in Birmingham, England. But Chinese hurdler(跨栏运动员) Liu Xiang surprised everyone by taking the bronze medal in the men's 60-meter hurdles.
Liu became the first Chinese male athlete to get a world indoor medal in the 18-year history of the championship and was the only Asian medallist this time.
"Karaoke (卡拉OK)! That's what I'm going to do. I'm going to get a big group of my friends together and sing. I love both Western and Chinese music but especially Michael Jackson," said Liu after clocking 7.25 seconds in the final to take his place on the podium (领奖台).
"Frankly speaking, I didn't think I was in the shape to win a medal," Liu said. "On my arrival here, my aim was just to fight my way into the final. After I did that, I thought I might just get into the top six. I knew British hurdler Colin Jackson was going to be here and he's the world record holder indoors and out."
"There was also Cuba's reigning (统治的) Olympic champion Anier Garcia and Allen Johnson, from the United States." It was Johnson, the reigning world outdoor champion, who was successful in 7.47 seconds with Garcia second and Jackson finished back in fifth.
Now Liu will never underestimate his chances again and is aiming for glory in Paris later this year.
"There is the World Championship outdoors in the summer and I have now got to think that I can get a medal. I can never again think that I can't get a medal," he said. Liu's success here marks his rapid transition into the senior ranks.
"The university gives me a lot of flexibility. My courses are very easy and the teachers are very helpful," said Liu.
They might have to be even more accommodating(乐于助人的) now if Liu starts taking on celebrity status, although an invite to his homecoming karaoke party may help.

64. The first sentence "Asian athletes have had a spare time in the first two days..." means "________".
A. Asian athletes can do things at their will in the first two days
B. Asian athletes haven't any achievements in the first two days
C. Asian athletes could match athletes from other continents
D. Asian athletes are tired of competing in the first two days
65. The underlined sentence means "________".
A. I was not satisfied with my performances
B. winning a medal can't show what I have done
C. I didn't think I was able to win a medal
D. I haven't told anyone about my achievements in the hurdles
66. Liu ________ the World Championship outdoors in Paris later this year.
A. is busy preparing for
B. has great pressure on
C. is more confident of his ability in
D. pays little attention to
67. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Liu Xiang was the youngest athlete to take part in the competition in England.
B. Liu Xiang was the first Asian medallist to get a world indoor medal.
C. Liu Xiang is not only a good athlete but a music-lover.
D. Liu Xiang finds it hard to get along with teachers in university.
68. Of the following persons, who hasn't got a medal in the World Indoor Championship?
A. Garcia. B. Allen Johnson.
C. Liu Xiang. D. Michael Jackson.

D
Millions of stars are travelling about in space. A few form groups which journey together, but most of them travel alone.
And they travel through a universe so large that one star seldom comes near to another. For the most part each star makes its journey in complete loneliness, like a ship on an empty ocean. The ship will be well over a million miles from its nearest neighbor. From this it is easy to understand why a star seldom finds another anywhere near it.
We believe, however, that two thousand million years ago, another star wandering through space, happened to come near our sun. Just as the sun and the moon raise tides (潮汐) on the earth, so this star must have raised tides on the surface of the sun. But they were very different from the small tides that are raised in our oceans; a large tidal wave must have travelled over the surface of the sun, at last forming a mountain so high that we cannot imagine it. As the cause of the disturbance came nearer, so the mountain rose higher and higher. And before the star began to move away again, its tidal pull had become so powerful that this mountain was torn to pieces and threw off small parts of itself into space. These small pieces have been going round the sun ever since. They are the planets.

69. Two thousand million years ago, the mountain on the sun was raised probably because ________.
A. another star happened to come near the sun
B. the sun and the moon raised the tides on the earth
C. the star moved away from the sun
D. a large tidal wave of a star travelled over the surface of the sun
70. The article suggests that ________.
A. how space formed B. no one knows where the earth comes from
C. our earth used to be one part of a high mountain on the sun
D. our earth exists before the sun
71. The expression "the cause of the disturbance" refers to ________.
A. the powerful tidal pull
B. the star coming near
C. one of the sun's planets
D. the large tidal wave
72. In this article, the writer mainly wants to tell the readers ________.
A. how the high mountains were formed on the sun
B. why the tides over the surface of the sun were so powerful
C. where the planets in the universe came from
D. that the universe is so large that we cannot imagine it
E
 Four hundred and three babies are crying loudly. Do you know how to make them quiet in 41 seconds? There is an amazing new product on sale in Japan which does exactly this. It is an LP (a long-playing record) of sounds from inside a mother’s body, which a hospital doctor recorded. In tests with the record she played the LP to 403 crying babies. After 41 seconds not one baby was crying and 161 of them were sleeping.
　　 The record began as an experiment by Professor Hajime Minooka of the Nippon Medical University near Tokyo. He was looking for something natural that helped new-born babies go to sleep. The sound of the mothers’ heart-beat and other body sounds are the things the babies heard inside their mothers. They feel safe and happy when they hear these sounds again. And they go to sleep.
　　 Hospitals in Osaka and Tokyo are using the LP. 10, 000 young couples are using it too. Toshiba Music Company who makes and sells the records is very happy. One and a half million couples marry every year in Japan. Many will have babies, so the LP will definitely be a hit!

73. Which of the following is TRUE according to the
   passage?
　　 A. About 55% of the crying babies fell asleep after 41 seconds hearing the LP.
　　 B. The LP sounds were first recorded by Professor Hajime Minooka.
　　 C. The LP is produced and sold by Toshiba Music Company.
　　 D. One million and a half babies are born in Japan every year.
74. Babies feel ______when they hear these LP sounds.
　　 A. the sounds to be their mothers’ voices
　　 B. as if they were inside their mothers
　　 C. the music natural and soft
       D. themselves sleeping together with their mothers
75. The underlined word “hit(in the last paragraph)” means “______”.
　　 A. popular thing     B. amazement
      C. strike　     　  D. experiment

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