III．阅读（共两节，满分40分）
第一节：阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A serious problem for today's society is who should be responsible for our elderly and how to improve their lives．It is not only a financial problem but also a question of the system we want for our society．I would like to suggest several possible solutions to this problem．
First, employers should take the responsibility for their retired employees．To make this possible, a percentage of profits should be set aside for this purpose．But when a company must take life-long responsibility for its employees, it may suffer from a commercial disadvantage due to higher employee costs．
Another way of solving the problem is to return the responsibility to the individual．This means each person must save during his working years to pay for his years of retirement．This does not seem a very fair model since some people have enough trouble paying for their daily life without trying to earn extra to cover their retirement years． This means the government mig
ht have to step in to care for the poor．
In addition, the government could take responsibility for the care of the elderly．This could be financed through government taxes to increase the level of pensions．Furthermore, some institutions should be created for senior citizens, which can help provide a comfortable life for them．Unfortunately, as the present situation in our country shows, this is not a truly viable answer．The government can seldom afford to care for the elderly, particularly when it is busy trying to care for the young．
One further solution is that the government or social organizations establish some working places especially for the elderly where they are independent．
To sum up, all these options have advantages and disadvantages．Therefore, it is reasonable to expect that some combination of these options may be needed to provide the care we hope to give to our elderly generations．
41．What is the passage mainly about?
A．The problems faced by the old in society．
B．Why we should take responsibility for the old．
C．How we can improve the lives of the old．
D．Where the old can go to get their pensions．
42．According to the passage, how can the government help to improve the lives of retired people?
A．Set aside some profits to help people with problems after they retire．
B．Increase savings levels of people during their working years．
C．Increase the discounts for food and transport for the old．
D．Make available pensions for those who have retired．
43．The underlined word "viable" most probably means"______________"．
A．impossible B．practical C．useful D．important
44．What can be concluded from the passage?
A．Taking care of the old is mainly an issue of money．
B．Employers should allow their workers to retire at a later age．
C．Becoming independent should be the goal of most old people．
D．There is no single solution to the problems of the old．
45．What is the writer's main purpose in writing this article?
A．To point out the need for government support for old people．
B．To make general readers aware of the problems of retired people．
C．To discuss some possible solutions to an important social problem．
D．To instruct retired people on how they can have a happier life．
In 2004，the World Health Organization，WHO，warned of a possible outbreak of another serious disease which may be even more deadly than SARS．The WHO believes that it is likely that bird flu will spread to human beings in the next few years．If it does，up to seven millions people could die from the disease．
Diseases like bird flu are caused by viruses，that is，tiny things which change and be come more dangerous over time．When a new type of a common virus changes，it may be able to get past the body’S immune system．If that happens，humans are in great danger until a cure or treatment becomes available．
There have always been viruses and people always get sick，of course，but as we saw with SARS，the situation is more difficult today．People travel more than ever before，which means that disease can spread quickly and across large areas——in fact the whole world．
Scientists are already working on drugs that will prevent or limit the effect of a new virus，but the process takes time．It is just as important to make sure that countries，especially poor countries，are prepared to deal with the disease。New disease usually affect poor areas the most，so we must help develop health care in all countries．
73．The situation is more serious today because．
A．people travel more B．people don’t eat health food
C．there aren’t enough hospitals D．scientists can’t find a cure
74．From this passage we know．
A．bird flu will surely spread to human beings in the next few years．
B．a virus changes and become less dangerous over time．
C．SARS is 1ikely to come again in some years．
D．poor areas usually suffers more from Dew diseases than rich areas．
75．The possible title of this passage is
A．The Work of WHO
B．Scientists Are Working Hard on Drugs for Diseases
C．What Is a Virus
D．Virus Changes and Causes New Diseases Over Time
Dogs have long been used to find explosives and drugs．Now，a new study shows that man’s best friend can also help to find lung and breast cancer，researchers report in integrative Cancer Therapies．The findings show that trained ordinary household dogs can detect early—stage lung and breast cancers by smelling the breath samples of patients．
Researchers have found that cancer cells send out molecules different from those of healthy ones，and that might be sensed by smell by the highly sensitive dog’s nose．
For the study，five dogs were trained by a professional instructor to respond differently to breath samples of healthy and cancer patients．“The dogs learned to sit or lie down in front of cancer patient samples and to ignore control samples through the method of food reward，” McCulloch explained．
After a period of training，researchers tested the animals’ability to distinguish cancer patients from controls．The animals were given breath samples from 55 patients with lung cancer，3 1 with breast cancer and 83 healthy controls who were not included in the original training period．
McCulloch’s group found that the dogs were able to correctly distinguish the breath samples of cancer patients from those of the control subjects in about 90 percent of the cases．The dogs were also able to detecting early-stage lung and breast cancers．
“These results show that there is hope for early detection，”McCulloch said．The re-searches are planning to conduct further studies on the breath composition of cancer patients to possibly design an electronic device that can do the dogs’job．“A dog’s nose is so powerful it can detect odors（气味）10 000 to 100 000 times better than a human nose can．I hope people will be interested in doing this research，”McCulloch added，“It shows that there is definitely something out there．”
65．McCulloch and his group used in their research．
A．10 dogs and 55 people B．5 dogs and 86 people
C．10 dogs and 83 people D．5 dogs and 169 people
66．The underlined work “distinguish” means
A．to make somebody feel better B．to recognize differences of
C．to remember somebody forever D．to discomfort somebody
67．We can infer from the passage that．
A．dogs can smell signs of other cancers except the above two kinds
B．the final goal of the researchers is to design an electronic dog to detect cancer
C．dogs can detect odors 10 000 to 100 000 times better than humans can
D．dogs will soon be widely used to smell signs of cancers in hospitals
68．Which of the following would be the best title？
A．Special Noses of Dogs B．Dogs and Cancer
C．Dogs Smell Signs of Cancer D．McCulloch’S New Discovery
Teeth are important．Strong，healthy teeth help you chew foods that help you grow．They help you speak clearly．And，they help you look your best．Here are some tips for you to take care of your teeth．
1．Brush your teeth on the right way．
Brush your teeth at 1east twice a day—after breakfast and lunch or after sweet snacks，too．
Brush all of your teeth，not just the front ones，Spend time brushing teeth along the sides and back of your mouth．Brush away from your gums，too．
Spend at least three minutes each time you brush．Play a song you like to help pass the time．Get a new toothbrush every three months．When you buy your toothbrush，be sure it has soft bristles（毛）．
2．Learn how to floss your teeth．
Flossing is a very important way to keep your teeth healthy．Food may hide in places where a toothbrush cannot get to，like the space between two teeth．Flossing can help get rid of it．Carefully move floss between two teeth．Up and down．You’11 need to floss your teeth at least once a day．
3．Have good eating habits．
You need to be careful about what you eat and drink。Eating sugar is a major of tooth decay（腐败）．Eating sugar before you go to bed can make things even worse，eat lots of fruit and vegetables and drink water instead of soda．
60．The passage is mainly about．
A．how to take care of your teeth
B．how to brush your teeth
C．how to form good eating habits
D．how to floss your teeth
61．The underlined word “tips” in this passage means．
A．money given to the waiter for personal services
B．piece of advice on how to do something
C．light blow，tape
D．thin end of something
62．When you brush your teeth．at leastminute（s）is necessary．
A．1 B．2 C．3 D．4
63．Which is NOT mentioned in this passage？
A．Flossing your teeth． B．Having good eating habits．
C．Brushing your teeth． D．Going to see the dentist．
64．Which of the following statements is NOT true according to this article？
A．We should brush our teeth at least twice a day．
B．Flossing can help to get rid of the food hidden between two teeth．
C．One of the major causes of tooth decay is eating sugar．
D．We don’t have to brush our teeth if we eat a lot of fruit and vegetables．
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）
Enjoyable Saturday
Do your children enjoy interesting stories，funny games，and exciting dances？Captain Goodfellow will be ready to do all these things with children at the City Theatre on Saturday morning at 10：00，free．
Movies at the Museum
Two European movies will be shown on Saturday afternoon at the Museum Theatre．See Broken Window at 1：30．The Workers will be at 3：45．For further information，call 4987898．
International Picnic
Are you tired of eating the same food every day？Come to Central Park on Saturday and enjoy food a11 over the world．Delicious and not expensive．Noon to 5：00 P．M．
Take Me out to the Ballgame
It’s November，and Saturday night（7：00—9：00）is your last chance to see the Red Birds this year．Get your tickets at the game．It might be cold．Don’t forget sweaters and jackets．
Do You Want to Hear “The Zoo”？
“The Zoo”，a popular rock group from Australia，will give their first US concert this Saturday night，at 8 at Rose Hall，City College．
56．On Saturday morning，you Can．
A．take children to play games at the City Theatre
B．go and watch a ballgame
C．go to a concert at Rose Hall，City College
D．go to the Central Park for a picnic
57．The Red Birds ballgame．
A．is in the afternoon B．is outside
C．is at the gate D．might be cold
58．“The Zoo”is．
A．a US concert B．a park with many red birds in it
C．a music group D．going to give their 1ast concert
59．Mr．Turner wants to have a nice Saturday．Which is NOT possible for him to do？
A．Watch a ballgame and have a picnic．
B．Have a picnic and see a movie．
C．Listen to concert and watch a ballgame．
D．Seeing a movie and listening to a concert。
Do you sometimes put off doing your homework on a school night to watch TV？A new study says that middle school students who watch TV or play video games during the week do worse in school．The study also says that watching TV and playing video games on weekends don’t affect school performance that much．
“They could watch a lot on weekends and it didn’t seem to connect with doing worse in school，”said Dr．Iman Sharif of Children’s Hospital at Montefiore in New York．The study appears in the October issue of Pediatrics．Researchers drew their conclusions after surveying（调查）4，500 students in New Hampshire and Vermont middle schools．
To reach their findings，researchers didn’t look at grades or test scores．Instead，they asked students to rate their own performance on a scale ranging from “excellent’’ to “below”．
Other studies have found a connection between kids’ ability to learn and the amount of TV they watch．One study even found that kids with televisions in their bedrooms scored about eight points lower on math and language arts tests than kids without them．
What should fl kid do？The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends（推荐）that kids watch TV no more than two hours and that televisions be kept out of children’s rooms．Weekend viewing should be kept to four hours at most each day．
73．What could be the best title for the passage？
A．Study Says Students Shouldn’t Watch TV on a School Night
B．Watching TV Has an Effect on Children
C．Students Shouldn’t Watch TV
D．There Is a Connection Between Watching TV and Study
74．According to Dr．Iman Sharif，．
A．watching TV on weekends affects school performance
B．the less students watch TV on weekends，the better they do at school
C．watching TV on weekends doesn’t affect school performance
D．the more students watch TV on weekends, the worse they do at school
75．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？
A．Researchers did the survey by studying the students’ test scores．
B．Students’ learning ability has nothing to do with the amount of TV they watch．
C．Children with televisions in their rooms do better at school than those without them．
D．Children shouldn’t watch TV for more than four hours each day at weekends．