4 、閱讀理解(共15小題，計(jì)30分)

　　A

　　Sally and Peter are talking about what they do after class.

　　Sally: I don’t have much free time really! I get a lot of homework so I spend most of my evenings doing homework. I don’t work much at weekends, though. I love dancing. I forget all about my problems when I dance, especially when I do ballet. Sometimes Jessica goes with me. I go to two classes on Saturdays.

　　Peter: I’m free all weekends and some weekday evenings, too. I do my homework on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays so I’m free on the other days. I love staying at home playing games and watching TV on my own or with my friends, Jake.

　　( )31, Who does homework on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays?

　　A. Sally B. Peter C. Jessica D. Jake

　　( )32. What does Peter do at weekends?

　　A. He has two classes. B. He goes shopping.

　　C. He dances and has classes. D. He plays games and watches TV.

　　( )33. What do they do?

　　A. Teachers B. Dancers C. Players D. Students

　　B

　　Wanted: Babysitter(保姆)

　　Do you like children? Do you have free time in the afternoon? We need a babysitter for our son. He’s 5 years old. Hours are from Monday to Friday, 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Sometimes you will work the whole day at the weekend. Pay is $4 per hour.

　　For the job, you will:

　　l Watch our son

　　l Read to him

　　l Play with him

　　You will work in our house. We live in London, near City Hall Subway Station

　　Please call 2956—4938. Ask for Ms White.

　　( )34, The babysitter will work ____ hours from Monday to Friday together.

　　A.6 B. 10 C. 15 D. 20

　　( )35, The babysitter will usually work______.

　　A. in the morning B. in the afternoon C. in the evening D. at night

　　( )36. What is NOT the babysitter’s job?

　　A. Reading books to the child. B. Playing games with the child.

　　C. Cleaning the child’s house. D. Taking care of the child.

　　C

　　In almost every big university in the United States, football is a favorite sport. American football is not like soccer.

　　Players sometimes kick the ball, but they also throw the ball and run with it. They try to take it to the other end of the field; they have four chances to move the ball ten yards(碼). They can carry it or throw it. If they move it to the end of the field, they receive six points. This is called a touch-down(持球觸地).It’s difficult to move the ball. Eleven men on the team try to stop the man who has the ball. If the man does not move the ball ten yards, his team kicks the ball to the other team.

　　Thousands of people come to watch. They all yell for their favorite team. They dance and jump while they yell. Each team plays ten or eleven games each season. The season begins in September and ends in November. If a team is very good, it may play another game after the season ends. The best teams play again on January the first. Many people go to see these games and many others watch them on TV.

　　( )37.In America, football players can _______.

　　A. only kick the ball B. only throw the ball

　　C .only carry the ball D. kick, throw and carry the ball

　　( )38.There are _______ on each team.

　　A. ten players B. eleven players C. twelve players D. thirteen players

　　( )39.The best teams play again _______.

　　A. on Christmas B. after the season ends C. on New Years Day D. on Sunday

　　( )40.The underlined word “yell” in the passage means “_______”.

　　A. shout (喊) loudly B. jump C. talk loudly D. sing

　　D

　　Baseball is one of the favorite sports in the USA. 41 .

　　At summer picnic, there is often an informal baseball game. Boys and girls, young and old take turns to bat. There are nine players on each team.

　　The baseball season goes from April to September. 42 . At the end of the season, the two top teams play against each other. 43 . Millions of others listen to the radio or watch the television. People seem to talk only about the game. 44 .

　　American football is perhaps the most popular sport in the USA. 45 . More people are interested in football than baseball. When there is an important game, thousands of people sit beside radios or in front of television sets to get the result.

　　A. The football season(賽季) begins when the baseball season ends.

　　B. During this time, baseball matches are shown on TV and members of the important baseball teams become America’s heroes (英雄)

　　C. Children play baseball in sports fields or parks.

　　D. Even long after it is over, they still talk about the result and the players.

　　E. Many baseball fans go together to watch the game.