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Part Three: Reading Comprehension (30 points)
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For eahc of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best acoording to the information given in the passage.
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More Americans are turning to charm school to gain an advantage over competitors in a job market stricken by the longest economic slowdown since the Great Depression.
Etiquette (礼节) trainers report business growing from clients who believe that good manners could be the key selling point that helps them get hired or keeps them off the unemployment line.
“People are prepared to do whatever it takes to keep their job”, said Gloria Starr, an adviser on image, etiquette and communications in North Carolina. Starr, who says business is up 40 percent in the past year at her school, said people were “realizing that it takes more than just ability and knowledge” to keep or win a job.
Peggy Newfield, who has been teaching etiquette for 30 years and runs a charm school, said business was “booming.” “When the economy is down etiquette training will always be up. They’re focusing on ‘What I can do to survive, I really have to keep up my game because the competition is keen.’”
Proper business manners, however, extend far beyond greeting or thanking a would-be employer. Etiquette classes deal with the basics of presentation in an interview, including what to say and how to dress.
“It’s so much more than writing the thank-you note at the end,” Newfield said. “It’s about walking in for the job interview, every hair is in place, your clothes are perfectly pressed, your shoes are polished, you’re groomed to the nines, you speak the part, and your English is correct.”
It’s great that we have seen this renewal in etiquette and manners and self respect.
Studies have shown that 85 percent of the reason a person gets a job, keeps a job and moves up is related to their personal skills. There are very few jobs out there where your manners, where your socials skills, are not a big piece of being successful. If you have manners you can walk into any business or social situation.
Teaching etiquette has become a tougher task. Some people point to bad public behavior by athletes and celebrities (名人) as a factor in ruining good manners in U.S. society. Hotel owner Paris Hilton, actress Lindsay Lohan and singer Britney Spears are among those who have been charged with setting a poor example, especially for children and adolescents. Hilton is infamous （声名狼藉的）for a sex tape that became an Internet hit, Lohan has long been gossip stuff due to her quarrels with the law and Spears was photographed partying without underwear.
56. The writer wants to tell the readers___________.
A. the etiquette training in America B. the ways to avoid failure
C. good manners count in keeping a job D. how to keep business up
57. From the passage we learn that the charm school____________.
A. helps those who are unemployed B. deals with moral problems
C. becomes more popular with people D. does good to the economy
58. The underlined sentence “you’re groomed to the nines” probably means “you’re_________.”
A. dressed in the best way B. fully understood
C. greeted with good manners D. very concerned
59. We can infer from the last paragraph that__________.
A. Good examples contribute to etiquette teaching
B. good public behavior doesn’t exist any more
C. teaching etiquette has become a tougher task
D. some famous people don’t have good manners
60．Which of the following can you NOT learn in Peggy Newfield’s charm school?
A. How to dress in a job interview.
B. How to hack into the company centeral database.
C. How to maintain an edge over other competitors in the job market..
D. How to improve your communicative skills with your collegues.

There was once a farmer who had a fine orchard (果园). He worked very hard all his life and the orchard always did well. But he knew that his three sons looked down upon farm work, and were only interested in getting rich quickly.
When the farmer was old and knew he was going to die, he called his three sons to him and said, “My sons, there’s a lot of gold hidden in the orchard. Dig for it, if you want to have it.” The sons tried to get him to tell them the exact place where the gold was hidden, but he said nothing more.
After the farmer was dead, the sons went to look for the gold. Since they didn’t know where the hiding-place was, they decided to begin digging all over the orchard, They dug and dug, but no gold was found. Finally they had to give up the attempt.
The next summer, the fruit crop was the biggest they had ever had. This was because of the thorough digging the orchard had got.
When the three sons saw the great amount of money they got after they sold the fruit, they suddenly understood what their wise father had meant when he said “There’s gold hidden in the orchard. Dig for it.”
72. When the old farmer was living, ____________.
A. the orchard gave rich crops each year
B. the orchard gave rich crops only when the weather conditions were good
C. the orchard had an average crop
D. the fruit crop was usually poor
73. Which of the following statements is true?
A. The farmer’s sons were lazy and had never worked on the farm
B. The farmer’s sons did a lot of buying and selling in town so as to get rich quickly.
C. The farmer’s sons loved farm work, because their father, who was hardworking all his life, had told them to work hard.
D. The farmer’s sons considered farm work worthless.
74. When the sons asked their father to tell them the exact place where the gold was hidden, he told them nothing, because _________.
A. he was dying
B. he thought they understood what he meant
C. he wanted them to dig the orchard all over
D. the gold could easily be found
75. No gold was found because ___________.
A. the farmer’s sons hadn’t dug the orchard deep enough
B. the gold had been stolen
C. the farmer’s sons didn’t know in what part of the orchard the gold was hidden.
D. there was no gold hidden in the orchard.

These simple ways can increase your popularity(受欢迎度) and win you more friends, so why not try them?
● FOCUSING ON OTHERS This will reduce any shyness you may have. You’ll be more relaxed and therefore more natural and fun. And you will get more good---people will love the fact that you’re paying attention to them while you don’t have to worry about what people think of you.
● LOOKING PEOPLE IN THE EYE Making eye contact is very important because it shows you’re interested in them. If you let your eyes wander(游移) or keep looking over their shoulder, people will feel slighted, and they’ll like you less they would otherwise.
● ASKING QUESTIONS Doing this gives you two advantages. It shows other people that you are indeed paying attention and that you consider what they are telling you important. Being sure to follow up when you’ve shared a conversation with someone about something important in his/her life, be sure to ask about it later. This shows that you listen and you care.
● MAKING AN EFFORT TO SMILE A smile means acceptance, and that makes people open up to you. Make a conscious(有意识的) effort(努力) one day to smile at the people you stay or work with and watch how well they respond to you.
● BEING RELIABLE People appreciate those who help them, and they quickly begin to hate those who don’t.
68. By fixing your attention on others, you will ______.
A. be more worried and tired　　 B. feel more confident
C. be paid less attention toD. feel less liked
69. When having a conversation with people, you’d better NOT ______.
A. be open up to them　　B. fix your eyes on them
C. ask questions about themD. avoid looking at them
70. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Showing continuous care for others is appreciated.
B. Smiling at others can often be misunderstood.
C. Looking people in the eye will make them uncomfortable.
D. You don’t have to continue helping others if you don’t want to.
71. Which is the best title for this passage?
A. Ways to Make You More Natural B. Trying to Be a Polite Person
C. Making as Many Friends as Possible D. Ways to Make You More Popular

The summer vacation is over. It is true that time always flies fast. During the vacation , the weather was bad and I could not do much work, but I live happily.
As the afternoon was hot, I did my work in the morning. I used to get up at 6:30 and take a walk in the garden for half an hour. After breakfast, I began reading English and Chinese and did some exercises in maths. This took me three hours or more. I worked quite hard and made good progress.
I spent the afternoon outside. I went to swim and it was very funny. I would not go home until it was five or six o’clock. Sometimes a friend would come to see me and we would spend some hours listening to music.
In this way, I spent my vacation happily. And I not only studied well but also became a good swimmer. Now I am in good health and high spirits.
60. What does the text tell us?
A. How the writer spent his summer vacation.
B. What the weather was like in the summer.
C. When the writer got up in the morning.
D. Where the writer took a walk.
61.The writer spent most of the afternoon _______.
A. listening to music B. visiting his friends C. walking in the garden D. swimming
62. The writer had very good summer holidays because he ______.
A. worked very hard and made good progress
B. learned to swim and did his work well
C. got up early and went home late
D. liked swimming better than studying
63.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. The writer made progress in his lesson.
B. The writer took a walk for half an hour before breakfast
C. The writer began studying as soon as as he got up.
D. The writer spent more time swimming than listening to music.

第三部分：阅读理解（共20，满分40分）
第一节（共17小题；每小题2分，满分34分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并将答案写在答题卡上。
Mr. Smith worked in an office. He had neither a wife nor children. And he lived in an old house alone. He liked nothing but drinking. He almost spent all of his money on drinks. Sometimes he was hungry; he had to borrow some money from his work-mates to buy a little food.
One evening he met a friend of his in the street. The man asked him to have dinner in a restaurant. He was happy and drank a lot. When they left there at midnight, he could hardly stand. The man had to stop a taxi and asked the driver to take him home. Soon they arrived at the door of his house. With the help of the driver, he got out. “Thank you, sir.” said Mr. Smith. “Now I can open the door myself.” The taxi drove away, but he couldn’t put the key into the keyhole. He was trying to do it while a policeman came. “Can I help put the key into the keyhole, sir?” asked the policeman.
“Thank you, sir.” said Mr. Smith. “The house is circling now. If you can stop it moving, I can open the door myself.”
56. He spent all his money
A. on his clothes B. on drinks
C. on food D. on his house
57. One evening Mr. Smith’s friend asked him
A. to visit his old friend B. to drive a taxi for him
C. to have a meal with him D. to watch a football match
58. One night Mr. Smith could hardly stand because he
A. drank too much B. was too happy
C. felt too tired D. was too hungry
59. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Mr. Smith opened the door himself.
B. Mr. Smith was very angry with the policeman.
C. Mr. Smith wouldn’t like the policeman to help him.
D. Mr. Smith couldn’t open the door without the help of the policeman.