II. Reading Comprehension: 15%
(A)
Most Americans think that ice cream is as American as baseball and
apple pie. But ice cream was known long before America was discovered.
The Roman emperor Nero may have made a kind of ice cream. He hired hundreds of men to bring snow and ice from the mountains. He used it to make cold drinks. Traveler Marco Polo brought back recipes for chilled and frozen milk from China.
Hundreds of years later, ice cream reached England. It is said that
King Charles enjoyed that treat very much. There is a story that he bribed his cook to keep the recipe for ice cream a royal secret.
Today ice cream is known throughout the world. Americans alone eat more than two billion quarts a year.
31 .The passage says that most Americans _________
A. think that ice cream is very new
B. think that ice cream was an American idea
C. know that ice cream has a long history
D. do not know what ice cream is
32. The Roman emperor Nero hired men to _________
A. make ice cream for him
B. bring ice cream from China
C. guard the secret of ice cream
D. bring ice to cool his drinks
33. Charles I of England wanted to _________
A. make ice cream popular
B. keep the secret of ice cream for himself
C. develop new kinds of ice cream
D. bring ice cream recipes from China
(B)
Ben Johnson is one of the few men ever buried standing up.
As the story goes, King Charles I once made him a promise. The king
told the great writer that he would be buried in England's famous Westminster Abbey. But that wasn't all. Johnson could choose any place he liked for his
grave.
Johnson died in 1637. Then it was found that the spot he had picked was already filled. The ground space left in it was just eighteen inches
square. King Charles 1 kept his words. He had Johnson's coffin placed on
its end in the small place. That's the way it would just fit.
34. Which probably happened first?
A. Johnson picked a place in the Abbey.
B. Johnson died.
C. Johnson r eceived Charles’s promise.
D. Johnson told the king of his choice.
35. Charles I found out the place filled after _________
A. Johnson’s death
B. Johnson’s burial
C. the reading of Johnson’s will
D. 1638
36. Johnson’s coffin was placed upright so that it would _________
A. face the west
B. look bigger
C. take less room
D. reach the floor
37. The story shows that Charles tried to _________
A. role Britain well
B. keep his promise
C. learn about art
D. write poems and stories
(C)
Along with jogging and swimming, cycling is one of the best all-round
forms of exercise. It can help to increase your strength and energy, giving
you more efficient muscles and a stronger heart. But increasing your strength is not the only advantage of cycling. Because you're not carrying the
weight of your body on your feet, it's a good form of exercise for people with
painful feet or backs. However, with all forms of exercise it's important to
start slowly and build up gently. Doing too much too quickly can damage
muscles that aren't used to working. If you have any doubts about taking up
cycling for health reasons, talk to your doctor and ask his/her advice.
Ideally you should be cycling at least two or three times a week. For
the exercise to be doing you good, you should get a little out of breath.
Don't worry if you begin to lose your breath. Shortness of breath shows that the exercise is having the right effect. However, if you find you are in pain
then you should stop and take a rest.
38. The words "Along with" (in Para. 1, line 1) most probably means _________
A. In accordance with
B. Except for
C. In addition to
D. Instead of
39. Cycling is good for people with painful back because _________
A. they can avoid putting all their weight on their feet。