Test Three (A) I Reading ComprehensionPassage OneThe man who, legend has it, escaped from an early grave when his uncle pulled him from drowning in a dirty pond is notorious for his dirty deeds but that what cannot be forgotten arehis achievements in the 1986 World Cup.Forget the handball against England, feel the quality of his 50-yard solo goal in the samegame and the near repeat performance in the semi-final against Belgium. The Argentina sideof the 1986 was functional and hard-working but it was Maradona who fired them to the finaland then set up two of the goals in their 3-2 win over West Germany in the final.In 1990, a barely-fit Maradona fought his way to the final where the Germans took their revenge. Few people shared Diego’s post-match tears. In fact many rejoiced that such an uglybrute of a team had lost.Eight years before, in Spain, Maradona , then newly arrived at Barcelona, disgraced himself by being sent off in a Second Phase game with Brazil. Even four years before thatthe 18-year-old Maradona was a source of great controversy when he was left out of the victorious squad that won on home ground.USA 1994 was the end for Maradona as a player. Right after the Nigeria game, he waspicked for drugs-screening and tested positive for banned stimulant ephedrine (麻黄硷). Hewas banned from the rest of the tournament and the team fell apart, going out in the secondround to Romania.21. How many World Cups are mentioned in the passage?A) Three. B) Four.C) Five D) Six.22.Which country won the 1990 World Cup?A)Argentina B) West Germany C) Romania D) England23. Maradona won the World Cup.A) once B) twiceC) three times D) four times24.When in 1994, Maradona was driven out of the World Cup, he was close to .A) 18 B) 24 C) 26 D) 3125. According to the passage, Maradona is a man .A) full of ideas B) with cruel behaviorsC) having good luck D) of great controversyPassage TwoMany companies have run into serious troubles trying to coordinate their sales and promotional efforts. For example, one firm authorized a large promotional drive to introducea new product in Latin America. The promotion ran smoothly, but someone forgot to coordinate product delivery — ship the product. Consumers were confused and money was wasted when the promoted product was not available.To avoid such occurrences, all plans should be in writing and someone should be responsible for central coordination. Hence, risks are lessened and opportunities to save money may arise. Coca-cola, for instance, requires that all overseas marketing plans be submitted to the central office well in advance. This gives the company a chance to examinethe concepts. Previous experiences with similar plans can be viewed and necessary changesventures have failed in the past.can be suggested. Sometimes central company managers’　Minor improvements tried overseas with success should also be reported. There is no need toreinvent the wheel. Coordination not only reduces the chance of errors, it also provides opportunities to learn improved methods.With so many details to consider, it is rather easy to understand how so many firms haveblundered. Nevertheless, their errors illustrate the importance of paying attention to detail.26. In the example in the first paragraph, the firm failed because __________.A) its home office didn’t back them upB) it didn’t inform its home office of its planC) very few customers responded to its effortsD) it abused much money27. Coca-cola requires that __________.A) all overseas firms follow the orders by the central officeB) all overseas firms turn in plans to the central office before carrying out themC) all minor improvements be reported to the central officeD) all failures be recorded in the files in the central office28. According to the passage, coordination involves __________.A) preventing the company from committing the same errorB) passing on orders from the central officeC) training personnel from the overseas firmsD) helping overseas firms make overseas firms29. In the passage, coordination can be compared to __________.A) a bridge between the central office and overseas firmsB) a passage through which the orders by the central office can reach its overseas firmsC) a trial-and-error lab to avoid similar errorsD) a file recording all cases in the history of the company30. “Blundered” in the last paragraph can be best replaced by “__________”．A) been done withB) gone bankruptC) made successD) done wrongPassage ThreeSports fans all over the world recognize the name of Michael Jordan. From California toTennessee, kids wear clothes with his picture on them. Jercies(球衫) with his number 23 onthe front, jackets with bold logo on the back, and air Jordan nike flick shoes, all reflect thefame of the superstar. Michael Jordan has become the most famous attraction of the world'sfavorite spectator's sport.Michael Jordan was born in 1963, in Brooklyn, New York. Growing up, Micheal did notlook like a future super star. He was very shy and didn't like to talk to other people abouthimself. He was also very short. He showed little promise of having a future career in basketball. When he tried out for the freshman team in high school, Michael didn't make it.The next year, however, after a large growth spurs, he made the team. The rest is history.Michael's road to fame began at the University of North Carolina. He brought anacrobatic(杂技的) style to the game that few had seen before. Michael used his quicknessand strength to reach the basket again and again. He became famous for his powerful slamdunks. Basketball fans from all over the world began to take notice. One reporter wrote thatwhen Michael went up to dunk the basketball, it looked like he can fly. He was given thenickname "Air Jordan".31．Kids all over the world wear things related to Jordan, is not mentioned in the passage.A) shoes B) jerseys C) jackets D) sockets32Jordan once didn’t seem to promise to be a superstar because.A)he was too shy B) he kept from other.C) he was short. D) he was poor.33. Jordan grew much taller .A) after he joined NBAB) in the first year in high schoolC) in the second year in high schoolD) in the first year in college34. which is not mentioned as one of Jor dan’ s advantage?A) Quickness B) StrengthC) Skills D) Height-known?35. When did the same “Air Jordan” become wellA) After a reporter compared his dunk to flying.aluable Player” in NBA.B) After he won the “Most VC) In his freshman year in the university.D) In his first year in NBA.Passage FourSir Isaac Newton noted in 1672 that a beam of sunlight passed through a prism andallowed to fall on a white surface becomes a “rainbow” of varying colors: red at one end, ranging through orange, yellow, green, and blue, to violet at the other. This colored strip ofpure light is called a spectrum, the Latin word meaning “apparition”．Sunlight consists of a mixture of light of varying wavelengths that affect our eyesdifferently, so that we see the components of sunlight as colors. When a beam of light passesinto glass at an acute angle, it is bent, or refracted, and if the glass is a triangular prism, thewavelengths are refracted farther in the same direction, and the spectrum appears. Light thatappears red is refracted the least。