Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)

　　Passage 1 Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage:?

　　Using a public telephone may well be one of the minor irritations of life, demanding patience, determination and a strong possibility of failure, together on occasion with considerable unpopularity.

　　The hopeful caller (shall we call him George?) waits till six o’clock in the evening to take advantage of the so-called “cheap rates” for a long-distance call. The telephone box, with two broken panes of glass in the side, stands at the junction of two main roads with buses, lorries and cars roaring past. It is pouring with rain as George joins a queue of four depressed-looking people. Time passes slowly and seems to come to a standstill while the person immediately before George carries on an endless conversation, pausing only to insert another coin every minute or so. ?

　　Eventually the receiver is replaced and the caller leaves the box. George enters and picks up one of the directories inside, only to discover that someone unknown has torn out the very page he needs. Nothing for it but to dial directory Enquiries, wait patiently for a reply down the number given.

　　At last George can go ahead with his call. Just as he is starting to dial, however, the door opens and an unpleasant-looking face peers in with the demand, “Can’t you hurry up?” Ignoring such barbarity, George continues to dial and his unwanted companion withdraws. At last he hears the burr-burr of the ringing tone, immediately followed by rapid pips demanding his money, cet6w.com so upset that he knocks down the coins he has placed ready on the top of the box. Having at last located them, he dials again: the pips are repeated and he hastily inserts the coins. A cold voice informs him, “Grand Hotel, Chalfont Wells.” “I’ve an urgent message for a Mr. Smith who is a guest in your hotel. Could you put me through to him? I’m afraid I don’t know his room number.”?

　　The response appears less than enthusiastic and a long long silence follows. George inserts more coins. Then the voice informs him, “I’ve been trying to locate Mr. Smith but the hall porter reports having seen him leave about a minute ago.”?

　　Breathing heavily, George replaces the receiver, just as the knocking on the door starts again.

　　21.The main intention of the passage is to provide____.

　　A) instructions about how to use a public call box?

　　B) advice about how to deal with public telephone problems

　　C) criticism of the efficiency of telephone system

　　D) an account of possible annoyances in using a public telephone?

　　22.Which of the following calls are you unlikely to make at the “cheap

　　rate” referred to??

　　A) To discuss your account in a bank in Scotland.

　　B) To have a chat with an elderly relation.

　　C) To ask about a friend in hospital who has just had an operation.

　　D) To express Christmas greetings to cousins in Australia.

　　23.George can at least be thankful that ____.

　　A) the call box is in a convenient position ?

　　B) the telephone itself is working?

　　C) he can use the directory in the box to find the number?

　　D) he is able to give his message to the hotel receptionist?

　　24.Why does George have to dial a second time??

　　A) He hasn’t remembered to put the money in the box.

　　B) He hasn’t got enough money with him.

　　C) He has got to find the money to put in the box.

　　D) He can’t find the number he wants in the directory.

　　25.What are George’s feelings when he completes his call??

　　A) He has some difficulty in controlling his annoyance.

　　B) He is very disappointed at missing his friends.

　　C) He is annoyed with himself for being so stupid.

　　D) He is depressed at the thought of having to try again to get through.

　　Passage One 短文大意： 使用公用電話(huà)可能會(huì)遇到煩惱：為了打“便宜價(jià)”電話(huà)，喬治得等到晚上六點(diǎn)以后;若隊(duì)排在前面的人講起話(huà)來(lái)沒(méi)完沒(méi)了，他等的時(shí)間還要長(zhǎng)。找不到電話(huà)號(hào)碼，還得問(wèn)查詢(xún)臺(tái)。毫不容易找到號(hào)碼，準(zhǔn)備打電話(huà)，又有人闖進(jìn)來(lái)催著快點(diǎn)。接通了電話(huà)，正等著對(duì)方來(lái)接，電話(huà)里有發(fā)出提示音，要繼續(xù)投幣�；艁y中碰掉了事先準(zhǔn)備好的硬幣，電話(huà)斷了，只能重?fù)�。若要傳�?tīng)，接線(xiàn)人的聲音冷冰冰的，等待時(shí)間很長(zhǎng)，喬治還得不停地投幣，煩惱真是太多了。

　　21. 【參考譯文】本文的主要目的是為了證實(shí)____�！驹囶}分析】本題考查的是對(duì)整篇文章的綜合理解�！驹敿�(xì)解答】從全篇文章內(nèi)容來(lái)看，其主要目的不是關(guān)于如何使用公共電話(huà)，因?yàn)閹缀跞巳硕紩?huì)使用公用電話(huà)，沒(méi)有必要進(jìn)行整篇論述，進(jìn)行指導(dǎo)。也不是給人們提供如何處理公用電話(huà)問(wèn)題的建議，而是使用時(shí)可能遇到的種種麻煩，并且舉出了實(shí)例加以說(shuō)明。文章一開(kāi)頭就提出了這個(gè)問(wèn)題，第一個(gè)句子就是主題句，也是本文的主題思想，包含了本文的主要目的——證明使用公用電話(huà)時(shí)可能遇到的煩惱。故D符合本題的要求。

　　22. 【參考譯文】對(duì)下列幾種電話(huà)，哪一種是你未必會(huì)打的“便宜價(jià)”電話(huà)?【試題分析】本題測(cè)試的是分析綜合判斷能力�！驹敿�(xì)解答】從文中可知，打“便宜價(jià)”電話(huà)是非常令人懊惱的，因?yàn)楹茈y打出去，既費(fèi)時(shí)又費(fèi)力。對(duì)于一般性的問(wèn)題可能會(huì)打“便宜”電話(huà)，例如和朋友聊天，問(wèn)候病人或表示節(jié)日祝賀等，如B、C、D項(xiàng)中所述的情況。但對(duì)于重大事情或者緊急事情，人們就不會(huì)圖“便宜”而耗掉自己的寶貴時(shí)間。所以A符合題意要求，為本題的正確答案。

　　23. 【參考譯文】喬治起碼感到欣慰的是____�！驹囶}分析】本題是對(duì)綜合分析判斷能力進(jìn)行考查【詳細(xì)解答】如果選A(電話(huà)亭是在一個(gè)方便的位置上)，與題意不符。實(shí)際上：The telephone box, with two broken panes of glass in the side, stands at the junction of two main roads with buses, lorries and cars roaring past. 電話(huà)亭設(shè)在來(lái)往汽車(chē)轟鳴吵雜的主干道交匯處，加上玻璃窗破損，給打電話(huà)的人造成了很大的不便，這顯然不是一個(gè)合適和方便的位置。如果選C(他可以使用電話(huà)號(hào)碼簿查號(hào)碼)，與題意也不符。因?yàn)椋寒?dāng)喬治走進(jìn)電話(huà)亭拿起一本電話(huà)簿，才發(fā)現(xiàn)不知誰(shuí)已把他需要的那一頁(yè)給撕掉了，他不得不撥打問(wèn)詢(xún)處。但是由于有人在外面不停地敲門(mén)，最后只好把所給的號(hào)碼記下來(lái)，因此他也就未能向旅館中的接待員傳達(dá)到他的口信，故D項(xiàng)也不符合題意。但是有一點(diǎn)是肯定的，電話(huà)本身并沒(méi)有停止工作，這起碼能夠給喬治一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)安慰，故B為本題的正確答案。

　　24. 【參考譯文】為什么喬治不得不再撥一次電話(huà)?【試題分析】本題測(cè)試的是文章的細(xì)節(jié)部分�！驹敿�(xì)解答】此題答案可以在短文第四段的第四句話(huà)中找到：At last he hears the burr-burr of the ringing tone, immediately followed by rapid pips demanding his money, cet6w.com so upset that he knocks down the coins he has placed ready on the top of the box. 最后他聽(tīng)到電話(huà)鈴音的嘎嘎聲，馬上接著是急速的報(bào)時(shí)信號(hào)，要他投幣。但是由于他此刻非常懊惱，以致于把放在箱子上準(zhǔn)備投進(jìn)去的錢(qián)幣弄掉了下來(lái)，因此，他不得不再找到那些錢(qián)幣投入到箱子中去，這也就是為什么他不得不再次撥號(hào)的原因。所以C符合本題題意。

　　25. 【參考譯文】喬治打完電話(huà)后心情如何?【試題分析】本題測(cè)試的是綜合分析能力�！驹敿�(xì)解答】喬治打完電話(huà)后的心情可以在文章的最后一句話(huà)中充分體現(xiàn)出來(lái)：Breathing heavily, George replaces the receiver, just as the knocking on the door starts again.(喬治重重地吸了一口氣之后，把話(huà)筒放好，這時(shí)扣門(mén)聲又響了。)打電話(huà)中遇到了這么多不愉快的事情，自然不會(huì)給喬治帶來(lái)什么愉快和欣慰，這種煩惱的心情從“重重地吸了一口氣”中表現(xiàn)出來(lái)，故A符合本題題意。