III. 閱讀理解 (40%) 從A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。
Passage 1
The world itself is becoming much smaller by using modern traffic and modern communication means. Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but it has brought new problems. One of the biggest is pollution. To pollute means to make things dirty. Pollution comes in many ways. We see it, smell it, drink it and even hear it.
Man has been polluting the earth. The more people, the more pollution. Many years ago, the problem was not so serious because there were not so many people. When the land was used up or the river was dirty in a place, men moved to another place. But this is no longer true. Man is now slowly polluting the whole world.
Air pollution is still the most serious. It’s bad to all living things in the world, but it is not only one kind of pollution. Water pollution kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us become angry more easily.
Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. They stop the people from burning coal in houses and factories in the city, and from blowing dirty smoke into the air.
The pollution of SO₂ is now the most dangerous problem of air pollution. It is caused by heavy traffic. It is sure that if there are fewer people driving, there will be less air pollution.
The earth is our home. We must take care of it. That means keeping the land, water and air clean. And we must keep the pollution from worsening at the same time.
1. Our world is becoming much smaller ___________.
A. because the earth is being polluted day and night
B. thanks to scientific development
C. because of the rise in pollution
D. because the earth is blown away by the wind every year
[答案] B
2. Thousands of years ago, life was __________ it is today.
A. much easier than       B. as easy as        C. as hard as         D. much harder than
[答案] D
3. “Pollution comes in many ways. We can even hear it.” (Line 4). Here “it” means ___________.
A. water pollution        B. air pollution      C. noise pollution      D. rubbish
[答案] C
4. Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution because __________.
A. it’s bad to all living things in the world
B. it makes us become angry more easily
C. it has made our rivers and lakes dirty
D. it makes much noise
[答案] A
5. Which of the following is not true?
A. The problem of pollution is not so serious because there are not so many people.
B. If people use public transportation, it is helpful to fight against the pollution of SO₂.
C. The pollution of the earth grows as fast as the world’s pollution does.
D. Many countries are making rules to fight pollution.
[答案] A
 
Passage 2
        Some people think that all wild animals are dangerous. Actually, very few of them will attack a man if he leaves them alone. If you met a lion or an elephant, suppose, you would run away, but even a lion will keep away from a man unless it is very hungry. Lions and tigers only kill and eat men when they have grown too old and too weak to catch their usual food, such as deer and other small animals. If you saw a wild elephant, perhaps you would be frightened. Elephants usually run away at once unless you attack them. Some animals get very frightened if they only smell a man; some take no notice at all but quietly walk in another direction. Wild animals only attack hunters when they are afraid that the hunters mean to harm their young ones, or then the hunters shoot at them and make them angry.
1. The word attack (Line 2)  is closest in meaning to _____________.
A. hurt            B. catch            C. hit               D. follow
[答案] A
2. Lions and tigers will not kill or eat men ____________.
A. unless men try to run away
B. if they are too old and too weak
C. if they are able to get enough of their usual food
D. no matter how men act towards them
[答案] C
3. Some animals run away when they smell a man probably because __________.
A. they dislike the smell                     B. they think men are dangerous to them
C. they don’t want to eat men             D. they want to eat weak men
[答案] B
4. Some wild animals will become very dangerous _________.
A. when they grow old                        B. if they are left alone
C. while they are looking for food       D. when their young ones are in danger
[答案] D
5. This passage is mainly about __________.
   A. how to protect wild animals
B. how animals look for their food
   C. how to make friends with wild animals
D. how animals act towards men
[答案] D
 
Passage 3
From the time we were babies we have been taught our manners. We are taught how to hold a spoon and chopsticks and not to talk with our mouths full of food. We are taught how to shake hands and when to stand and when to sit and the way to introduce people.
Sometimes good manners in one place are very bad manners somewhere else.
Almost everywhere eating together means that  people are very friendly to each other. But in parts of Polynesia, it is bad manners to be seen eating at all. They politely turn their backs on each other when they are taking food.
Some East Africans spit for times as a kind of blessing(祝福). They do it to show that they wish a sick person to get well, or to bless a new-born baby. In most places, spitting means just something completely different. It’s something to do to show that you hate someone.
When we go to visit some one, we say “Hello” and “How are you” and things like that.
If you were visiting an East African village, everyone would be very careful not to pay any attention to you. The polite thing there would be for one to go quietly, without speaking to anyone, and sit beside your friend. You would wait until he had finished what he was doing and then he would begin talking to you.
In a village in Arab, a visitor walks behind all the tents until he gets to the one he wants to visit. If he passed in front, he would be invited into each tent and asked to eat. It was not polite to refuse.
1. We have been taught ________.
A. it’s bad manners to stand and to sit
B. it’s good manners to hold a spoon and chopsticks
C. it’s good manners not to talk with our mouth full
D. how to shake hands when we introduce people
[答案] C
2. In parts of Polynesia it’s not polite _________.
A. not to eat together                      B. to turn their backs on each other when they eat
C. to see others eating                            D. to take food
[答案] C
3. In most places, spitting means ________.
A. a kind of blessing                     B. you want a sick person to get well
C. you give a new-born baby the blessing    D. you hate someone
[答案] D
4. If you visit an East African village, you ________.
A. had better say “Hello” or “How are you” to others
B. will keep quiet and not to pay any attention to others
C. should be very careful and not to pay any attention to others
D. can talk to villagers when they are working
[答案] C
5. If you passed in front of the tents in Arab, ________.
A. you would be invited and eat in each tent
B. you just refuse to go into the tent
C. you can walk behind all the tents
D. you can’t get to the one you want to visit
[答案] A