Part II. Reading Comprehension (20 points)
Passage One
In 1848, gold was discovered in California; from all over the nation, thousands of young men t out for California. People called “this” the time of the Gold Rush.
A gold miner came into a city looking for a pair of pants. He wanted pants strong enough to stand up to the rough work of mining. He met a young man named Levi, who sold heavy cloth for tents and wagon tops. They asked a tailor to u heavy cloth for their pants. Then Levi went into the business of making work pants. He asked his brothers to nd him some strong blue cotton cloth called denim (斜纹粗棉布). With this blue denim cloth, Levi started making the kind of pants we call blue jeans today. They were wed up in the same way as other pants.
In 1860, a miner said that the pockets weren't strong enough to hold the pieces of gold he found. The pockets kept falling off the pants. The cloth was all right. It was the thread that wasn't strong enough. So Levi ud rivets (铆钉) to attach the pockets onto the pants.
Cowboys needed tough pants, too. They liked their pants to fit tightly. But the rivets marked the cowboys' saddles. So Levi covered the rivets with cloth. Then everybody was happy.
21. This article as a whole is about _______________.
A. how people got blue jeans
B. the Gold Rush in California
C. How blue jeans are made
D. The kind of pants cowboys' wear
22. While not stated in the article, you can tell that ______________.
A. everybody who went to California got a lot of gold
B. Levi found riches in the gold fields
C. Levi sold more jeans to cowboys than to gold miners
D. Levi made more money than many gold miners
23. The word this in the last ntence of the first paragraph refers to ____________.
A. California
B. the discovery of gold
C. many people looking for gold
D. the nation at this time
24. Levi ud strong blue cotton cloth to make pants becau _____________.
A. gold miners liked the blue color
B. this was the only cloth he had
first C. miners wanted pants which could stand rough work
D. cowboys liked their pants to fit tightly
25. Which of the following ntences is NOT true?
诗句翻译 A. It was Levi who started the business of making blue jeans.
B. It was one tailor who started making blue jeans.
C. It was in California that blue jeans first became popular.
D. It was in California that gold was discovered.
Passage Two
After having lived for over twenty years in the same district, Albert Hall was forced to move to a new neighborhood. He surprid his landlord by telling him that he was leaving becau he could not afford to buy any more chocolate.
It all began a year ago when Albert Hall returned home one evening and found a large do
g in front of his gate. He was very fond of animals and as he happened to have a small piece of chocolate in his pocket, he gave it to the dog. The next day, the dog was there again. It held up its paws (爪子) and received another piece of chocolate as a reward. Albert called his new friend "Bingo". He never found out the dog's real name, nor who his owner was.
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However, Bingo appeared regularly every afternoon and it was quite clear that he liked chocolate more than bones. He soon grew dissatisfied with small pieces of chocolate and demanded a large piece a day. If at any time Albert couldn't give it, Bingo got very angry and refud to let him open the gate. Albert was now at Bingo's mercy and had to "buy him" to get into his own hou! He spent such a large part of his money to keep Bingo supplied with chocolate that in the end he had to move somewhere el.
eigendecomposition26. Albert had been living in the same district for ________________.
A. many weeks
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B. under twenty years
C. all his life
D. more than twenty years
27. Albert decided to move becau ________________.
A. he didn't get along well with his landlord
yourlf B. he was afraid of animals, especially dogs
C. he couldn't get into his own hou freely
D. he was not satisfied with that district
28. Bingo waited for Albert every afternoon at the gate becau _____________.
A. he wanted some bones
B. he wanted chocolate
C. he liked Albert
D. he had no other place to go
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29. What does “ at dog’s mercy” mean in “ Albert was now at Bingo's mercy…”?
steel grating A. Albert was angry with the dog
B. Albert was somehow controlled by the dog
C. the dog is not kind
D. the dog is not to be treated kindly any more.
30. We can tell from the story that ____________.
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A. Albert could afford to buy a large piece of chocolate for Bingo every day
B. Albert didn't like animals any more from then on
C. all dogs cau trouble for people living in Albert's district
D. he who spares the rod would finally spoil the dog.
Passage Three
What you give your relatives, friends, husband, or wife can help you know yourlf better. Also, what they give you can tell you something about their personality. Most gift giving（and getting经典英文台词） shows nothing more than the spirit of love and friendship. But it is possible to form some associations between the kinds of things bought and the people buy them. Here is a guide to who gives what and why.
