大学英语试题(2阅读理解)

第二部分：阅读理解

Passage1

Beforeyougotoanothercountryitisagreathelpifyouknowthelanguageandsomeofthecustomsof

thecountry.

WhenpeoplemeeteachotherforthefirsttimeinBritain,theysay“Howdoyoudo?”andshakehands.

Usuallytheydonotshakehandswhentheyjustmeetorsaygoodbye.Buttheyshakehandsafterthey

haven'tmetforalongtimeorwhentheywillbeawayfromeachotherforalongtime.

LastyearagroupofGermanstudentswenttoEnglandforaholiday.Theirteachertoldthemthatthe

Englishpeoplehardlyshakehands.SowhentheymettheirEnglishfriendsatthestation,theykepttheir

handsbehindtheirbacks,theEnglishstudentshadlearnedthattheGermansshakehandsasoftenaspossible,

sotheyputtheirhandsinfrontandgotreadytoshakehandswiththem.Itmakebothofthemlaugh.

1.Itisveryhelpfulifyouknowthelanguageandsomeofthecustomsofthecountry.

A.TB.F

2.Englishpeopleusuallyshakehandswhentheymeeteverytime.

A.TB.F

3.UsuallyEnglishpeopledon'tshakehandswhentheyjustmeetorsaygoodbye.

A.TB.F

4.Englishpeoplelikeshakinghandsverymuch.

A.TB.F

5.Thisstoryisaboutlanguagesandcustoms.

A.TB.F

Passage2

IntheUnitedStates,itisnotcustomarytotelephonesomeoneveryearlyinthemorning.Ifyou

telephonehimearlyintheday,whileheisshavingorhavingbreakfast,thetimeofthecallshowsthatthe

matterisveryimportantandrequiresimmediateattention.Thesamemeaningisattached（附予）totelephone

callsmadeafter11:00pm.Ifsomeonereceivesacallduringsleepinghours,heassumesit'samatteroflife

ordeath.Thetimechosenforthecallcommunicatesitsimportance.Insociallife,timeplaysavery

importantpart.IntheU.S.A.gueststendtofeeltheyarenothighlyregardediftheinvitationtoadinner

partyisextendedonlythreeorfourdaysbeforethepartydate.Butitisnottrueinallcountries.Inother

areasoftheworld,itmaybeconsideredfoolishtomakeanappointmenttoofarinadvancebecauseplans

whicharemadeforadatemorethanaweekawaytendtobeforgotten.Themeaningoftimediffersin

differentpartsoftheworld.Thus,misunderstandingsarisebetweenpeoplefromdifferentculturesthattreat

timedifferently.PromptnessisvaluedhighlyinAmericanlife,forexample.Ifpeoplearenotprompt,they

mayberegardedasimpoliteornotfullyresponsible.IntheU.S.noonewouldthinkofkeepingabusiness

associate（伙伴）waitingforanhour,itwouldbetooimpolite.Apersonwhois5minuteslate,willsayafew

wordsofexplanation,thoughperhapshewillnotcompletethesentence.

6.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

B.Theroleoftimeinsociallifeovertheworld.

7.Whatdoesitmeaninthepassageifyoucallsomeoneduringhisorhersleepinghours?

B.Amatteroflifeordeath.

8.Whichofthefollowingtimeisproperifyouwanttomakeanappointmentwithyourfi,iend?

B.At4:00pm.

9.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

D.PromptnessisvaluedhighlyinAmericanlife.

10.Fromthepassagewecansafelyinferthat.

B.themeaningoftimediffersindifferentpartsoftheworld

Passage3

Whenamanistallerandstrongerthanothermen,heissometimescalledagiant.Manypeoplethinkof

Chamberlainasagiant.Heissotallthathehasaspecial,extra-longbedtosleepinandaspecialcarwith

enoughspaceforhislonglegs.Duringhisplayingdays,Wiltwaspaidabout$200000ayear.Thatwas

whatthepresidentoftheUnitedStatesearnedfbrbeingpresident.Atthattime,itwasmorethananyother

athleteintheentirehistoryofsportshadeverbeenpaid.

WiltplayedfbrtheLosAngelesLakersteam.HehelpedtomakeitthebestteamintheWestern

DivisionoftheNationalBasketballAssociation,whichisagroupoftheveryfinestprofessionalteamsinthe

world.WiltownsabeautifulapartmentbuildinginLosAngelesandanotheroneinNewYork.Heowns

racehorses（赛马）・Hewearsfineclothes.HeownsanEnglishBentleycar.

WhenWiltwasjustsevenyearsold,hetookajob.Hedidnottellhismotherorfather,butonedayhis

motherfoundout.ShelookedoutintothestreetandsawWiltliftingcratesforamilkman.Mrs.Chamberlain

toldthemilkmanthatWiltwasonlyseven.Shesaidheshouldn'tbeliftingthoseheavymilkcrates."I

thoughthewastwelve"，saidthemilkman.

11.Accordingtothepassage,peoplecalledWiltChamberlainagiant.

A.TB.F

12WiltChamberlainplayedfbrtheSeattleSeahawks.

A.TB.F

13.ThepresidentoftheUnitedStatesearnedasmuchmoneydoinghisjobeachyearasWiltearnedplaying

basketball.

A.TB.F

14.WiltChamberlaincouldbesuchafamousbasketballplayeronlybecauseheplayedforthefinest

professionalteam.

A.TB.F

15.Accordingtothepassage,theword“honesty“bestdescribesWilt'sdesiretoworkwhenhewasseven.

A.TB.F

Passage4

Therearethreekindsofgoals:short-term,medium-rangeandlong-termgoals.

Short-termgoalsarethosethatusuallydealwithcurrentactivities,whichwecanapplyonadailybasis.

Suchgoalscanbeachievedinaweekorless,ortwoweeks,orpossibly,months.Itshouldberemembered

thatjustasabuildingisnostrongerthanitsfoundation.Long-termgoalscannotamounttoverymuch

withouttheachievementofsolidshort-termgoals.Uponcompletingourshort-termgoals,weshoulddate

theoccasionandthenaddnewshort-termgoalsthatwillbuildonthosethathavebeencompleted.

Theintermediategoalsbuildonthefoundationoftheshort-termgoals.Theymightdealwithjustone

termofschoolortheentireschoolyear,ortheycouldevenextendforseveralyears.Anytimeyoumovea

stepatatime,youshouldneverallowyourselftobecomediscouragedoroverwhelmed.Asyoucomplete

eachstep,youwillenforcethebeliefinyourabilitytogrowandsucceed.Andasyourlistofcompletion

datesgrow,yourmotivationanddesirewillincrease.

Long-termgoalsmayberelatedtoourdreamsofthefuture.Theymightcoverfiveyearsormore.Life

isnotastatic（静止的）thing.Weshouldneverallowalong-termgoaltolimitusorourcourseofaction.

16.Ourlong-termgoalsmeanalot.

B.ifwecompletetheshort-termgoals

17.Newshort-termgoalsarebuiltupon.

D.thegoalsthathavebeencompleted

18.Whenwecompleteeachstepofourgoals,.

C.weshouldbuildupconfidenceofsuccess

19.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

C.Differentkindsofgoalsinlife.

20.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrongaccordingtothepassage?

C.Lifeisastaticthing,thusweshouldneverallowalong-termgoaltolimitusorourcourseofaction.

Passage5

GladysHolmwasasecretary（秘书）.Sheworkedinanofficeallherlife.Gladysearned（挣）about

$15,000ayear.Shediedwhenshewas86yearsold.Andsheleftabigsurprise-$18million!Shegavethe

moneytoachildren'shospital.

GladysHolmnevergotmarriedorhadanychildren.Butshealwayslikedchildren,andshewantedto

helpthem.Whenherfriend'sdaughterwasillinhospital,Gladysbroughtherateddybear.Afterthat,she

visitedthehospitalmanytimes.Everytimeshevisited,shebroughtteddybearsforthosechildren.Afterthat,

peoplestartedtocallGladysthe“TeddyBearLady”.

Gladysalwaysgavetoysandpresentstoherfriendsandfamilybutnooneknewshehadalotofmoney.

ShelivedinasmallhouseoutsideChicago.Everyonewasverysurprisedwhentheylearnedshewasa

millionaire.Afamilyfriendsaid,“Shealwaysgaveusnicepresentsandthings,butwedidn'tknowshewas

rich.

HowdidGladysgetsomuchmoney?Sheaskedherbosshowtoearnmoremoney,andshelistenedto

whathesaid.Sheboughtthestocks（股票）thathetoldhertobuy,andshegotveryrich.Beforeshedied,she

talkedtoherfriendsabout"givingsomethingtothechildren'shospital”.Nooneknewthatthe“something”

was$18million!

21.GladysHolmoftenvisitedthehospitalandgavechildrenteddybearsbecauseshehadalotofteddy

bears.

A.TB.F

22.PeoplestartedtocallGladysthe“TeddyBearLady"aftershedied.

A.TB.F

23.EveryonewassurprisedthatGladyshadsomuchmoney.

A.TB.F

24.Gladysdidwhatthebosstoldhertodo,soshegotrich.

A.TB.F

25.WhenGladysHolmbecameamillionaire,shestoppedworking.

A.TB.F

Passage6

BritainandFranceareseparatedbytheEnglishChannel,abodyofwaterthatcanbecrossedinasfew

as20minutes.Buttheculturesofthetwocountriessometimesseemtobemilesapart.

LastThursdayBritainandFrancecelebratedthe100thanniversary（周年2己念）ofthesigningofa

friendshipagreementcalledtheEntenteCordiality.Theagreementmarkedanewbeginningfbrthecountries

followingcenturiesofwarsandlove-hatepartnership.

Buttheirrelationshiphasbeenupsanddownsoverthepastcentury.Justlastyear,therewerefierce

disagreementsovertheIraqwar-whichBritishPrimeMinisterTonyBlairsupporteddespiteFrench

PresidentJacquesChiracspeakingoutagainstit.ThisdiscomfortisexpressedinBlairandChirac'sbody

languageatinternationalmeetings.WhiletheFrenchleaderoftengreetsGermanChancellorGerhard

Schroederwithahug（拥抱），Blairjustreceivesahandshake.However,somepoliticalexpertssaythewarin

Iraqcouldinfacthavehelpedties.

Thehistoryofdivisionsmaywellbebecauseoftheverydifferentwaysinwhichthetwosidesseethe

world.Butthisdoesn'tstop12millionBritonstakingholidaysinFranceeachyear.However,only3million

Frenchcomeintheoppositedirection.Surveys（调查）showthatmostFrenchpeoplefeelclosertothe

GermansthantheydototheBritish.AndtheresearchcarriedoutinBritainhasfoundthatonlyathirdofthe

populationbelievestheFrenchcanbetrusted.PerhapsthisbadfeelingcomesbecausetheBritishdislike

France'scloserelationshipwithGermany,orbecausetheFrencharenothappywithBritain'scloselinks

withtheUS.

Whatevertheansweris,asbothsidescelebrate100yearsof"doubtfulfiriendship”,theyareatleast

abletomakejokesabouteachother.Here'sone:What'sthebestthingaboutBritain'srelationshipwith

France?TheEnglishChannel.

26.Forcenturies,therelationshipbetweenBritainandFranceis.

D.amixtureofloveandhate

27.ThewarinIraqdoestotherelationshipbetweenFranceandBritain.

D.bothgoodandharm

28.TheBritisharenotsofriendlytoandtheFrencharenotsofriendlyto.

A.Germany;America

29.aremoreinterestedinhavingholidaysin.

D.Britishpeople...France

20.Whatdoesthelastsentencemean?

C.FranceandBritainarenearneighbors,andthiswillhelpbalancetherelationshipbetweenthem.

Passage7

Languageisalwayschanging.Inasocietywherelifecontinuesyearafteryearwithfewchanges,the

languagesdonotchangeeither.Theearliestknownlanguageshaddifficultgrammarbutasmall,limited

vocabulary.Overthecentury,thegrammarchanged,andthevocabularygrew.Forexample,theEnglishand

SpanishpeoplewhocametoAmericaduringthesixteenthcenturygavenamestoallthenewplantsand

animalstheyfound.Inthisway,hundredsofnewwordswereintroducedintoEnglishandSpanish

vocabularies.Todaylifeischangingveryfast,andlanguageischangingfasttoo.

Thereareseveralmajorlanguagefamiliesintheworld.Somescientistssaythereareninemainfamilies,

butotherscientistsdividedthemdifferently.Thelanguagesineachfomilyareconnected,andscientists

thinkthattheycamefromthesameparentlanguage.About3%ofthepeopleintheworldspeaklanguages

thatarenotinthesemajorfamilies.

6.Theearlylanguagehadmanywordsandeasygrammar.

A.TB.F

7.Inthenextfewhundredyearswecanexpectlanguagetochangeagreatdeal.

A.TB.F

8.Thisarticleshowsthatlanguagechangeswithchangesinsociety.

A.TB.F

9.Fromthisarticlewecanknowthatlanguagewillbecomeeasierandeasier.

A.TB.F

10.ThefirstEnglishandSpanishpeoplearrivedinAmericamorethan400-500yearsago.

A.TB.F

Passage8

WhenJohnandVictoriaFallsarrivedinNewYorkCityfbrone-yearstay,theydidnotbringverymany

thingswiththem.Theyhadplannedeithertoliveinafurnishedapartmentortobuyusedfurniture.Butthey

soonlearnedaboutanewsystemthatmoreandmorepeopleareusing.Therentingofhomefurnishings(bed,

tables,dishes,andsoon)hasbecomeoneofAmerica'sfastestgrowingbusinesses.

Whatkindsofpeoplerenttheirhomefurnishingsinsteadofbuyingthem?Peoplewhoareinternational

businessorgovernmentofficials,foreignstudents,airlineworkers,youngmarriedcouples一peoplewhose

joborbusinessmayforcethemtomovefrequentlyfromonecitytoanother.Theysavealotoftroubleand

thecostofmovingtheirfurnitureeachtime.Theysimplyrentnewfurniturewhentheyreachtheirnew

homes.Youngpeoplewithlittlemoneydonotwanttobuycheapfurniturethattheymaysoondislike.They

prefertowaituntiltheyhaveenoughmoneytobuyfurnituretheyreallylike.Meanwhile,theyfindtheycan

rentbetterqualityfurniturethantheycouldaffordtobuy.

Onefamily,whonowhavealarge,beautifulhomeoftheirown,likedtheirrentedfurnituresomuch

thattheydecidedtokeeprentingitinsteadofbuyingnewthings.Butusuallypeopledon'tliketotellothers

aboutit.Theideaofrentinghomefurnishingsisstillquitenew,andtheyarenotsurewhattheirneighbors

mightthink.

11.WhichofthefollowinghasbecomeoneofAmerica'sfastestgrowingbusinesses?

D.Rentinghomefurnishings.

12.Whydosomepeopleprefertorentfurniture?

C.Becauseitsavesthemmuchtroubleandmoney.

13.Whatcanyouinferfromthepassage?

B.Rentingfurnitureisnotpopularinthecouple'shometown.

14.Whichofthefollowingcanbestserveasthetitleofthepassage?

B.ANewWayofGettingHomeFurnishings.

15.Youngpeoplelikedrentinghomefurnitureinthat

D.Theydon'thavemuchmoneyanddon'twanttobuythecheapfurniture.

Passage9

Mostdogownersfeelthattheirdogsaretheirbestfriends.Almosteveryonelikesdogsbecausetheytry

hardtopleasetheirowners.Oneofmyfavoritestoriesisaboutadogthatwantedhisownertopleasehim.

OneofmyfriendshasalargeGermanshepherdnamedJack.Thesedogsareoftenveryintelligent.

EverySundayafternoon,myfriendtakesJackforawalkinthepark.Jacklikestheselongwalksverymuch.

OneSundayafternoon,ayoungmancametovisitmyfriend.Hestayedalongtime,andhetalkedand

talked.SoitwastimeformyfriendtotakeJackforhiswalk,butthevisitordidn'tleave.Jackbecamevery

worriedabouthiswalkinthepark.Hewalkedaroundtheroomseveraltimesandthensatdowndirectlyin

frontofthevisitorandlookedathim.Butthevisitorpaidnoattention.Hecontinuedtalking.Finally,Jack

couldn'tstanditanylonger.Hewentouttheroomandcamebackafewminuteslater.Hesatdownagainin

frontofthevisitor,butthistimeheheldtheman'shatinhismouth.

Germanshepherdsaren'ttheonlyintelligentdogs.AnotherintelligentdogisaSeeingEyedog.Thisis

aspecialdog,whichhelpsblindpeoplewalkalongthestreetsanddomanyotherthings.Wecallthesedogs

SeeingEyedogsbecausetheyarethe"eyes"oftheblindpeopleandtheyhelpthemto"see”.SeeingEye

dogsgenerallygotospecialschoolsforseveralyearstolearntohelpblindpeople.

6.Likemanyotherdogs,Jacktriedtopleaseitsownermaster.

A.TB.F

7.Jackcametositinfrontofthevisitorinordertoinvitehimforawalk.

A.TB.F

8.“Finally,Jackcouldn'tstanditanylonger^^meansthatJackcouldnolongerputupwiththevisitor.

A.TB.F

9.SeeingEyedogshelpandseefbrblindpeople.

A.TB.F

10.FamousDogsinGermanywouldbethemostsuitablefbrthispassage.

A.TB.F

Passage10

Bydefinition,heroesandheroinesaremenandwomendistinguishedbyuncommoncourage,

achievements,andself-sacrificemademostfbrthebenefitsofothers-theyarepeopleagainstwhomwe

measureothers.Theyaremenandwomenrecognizedfbrshapingournation'sconsciousnessand

developmentaswellasthelivesofthosewhoadmirethem.Yet,somepeoplesaythatoursisanagewhere

trueheroesandheroinesarehardtocomeby,wheretheveryideaofheroismissomethingbeyondus-an

artifactofthepast.SomemaintainthatbecausetheColdWarisoverandbecauseAmericaisatpeace,our

ageisessentiallyanunheroicone.Furthermore,theoverallcrimerateisdown,povertyhasbeeneasedbya

strongandgrowingeconomy,andadvancescontinuetobemadeinmedicalscience.

Culturaliconsarehardtodefine,butweknowthemwhenweseethem.Theyarepeoplewhomanage

togobeyondcelebrity（明星），whoarelegendary,whosomehowmanagetobecomemythic.Butwhat

makessomefiguresiconsandothersmerecelebrities?Thafshardtoanswer.Inpart,theirliveshavethe

qualityofastorytotell.Forinstance,thebeautifulyoungDianaSpencerwhoat19marriedaprince,

renouncedmarriageandthethrone,anddiedatthemomentshefoundtruelove.Goodlookscertainlyhelp.

Sodoesaspecialindefinablecharm,withthehelpofthemedia.Butnothingconfirmsaniconmorethana

tragicdeath-suchasMartinLutherKing,Jr.JohnF.Kennedy,andPrincessDiana.

11.Thepassagemainlydealswith.

C.heroesandicons

12.Heroesandheroinesareusually.

D.alloftheabove

13.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiswrong?

D.Heroesandheroinescanonlyemergeinwartimes.

14.BeautifulyoungDianaSpencerfoundhergenuinelove.

C.justbeforeherdeath

15.Whatismorelikelytosetanicon'sstatus?

B.Tragicandearlydeath.

Passage11

“Dreamsmaybemoreimportantthansleep.Weallneedtodream,“somescientistssay.

Dreamstakeupaboutonequarterofoursleepingtime.Peoplehaveseveraldreamseachnight.Dreams

arelikeshortfilms.Theyareusuallyincolour.Somedreamsarelikeoldfilms.Theycometousoverand

overagain.Thatmaybebecausethedreamerisworryingaboutsomething.Dreamingmaybeawayof

tryingtofindananswer.

Somepeoplegetnewideasabouttheirworkfromdreams.Theymayhavebeenthinkingabouttheir

workallday.Thesethoughtscancarryoverintodreams.

Sometimeswewakeupwithagoodfeelingfromadream.Butoftenwecan'trememberthedream.

Dreamscandisappearquicklyfrommemory.

Toomuchdreamingcanbeharmful.Themorewesleep,thelongerwedream.Themindishardatwork

whenwedream.Thatiswhywemayhavealongsleepandstillwakeuptired.

6.Itmaybelessimportanttosleepthantodream.

A.TB.F

7.Dreamsandfilmsareusuallyverylong.

A.TB.F

8.Somepeopleoftendreamabouttheirworkbecausetheymaybethinkingabouttheirworkallday.

A.TB.F

9.Themainideaofthestoryispeopleliketosleep.

A.TB.F

10.Dreamsarealwaysgoodforourhealth.

A.TB.F

Passage12

Paperisoneofthemostimportantproductseverinventedbyman.Widespreaduseofwrittenlanguage

wouldnothavebeenpossiblewithoutsomecheapandpracticalmaterialtowriteon.Theinventionofpaper

meantthatmorepeoplecouldbeeducatedbecausemorebookscouldbeprintedanddistributed.Together

withtheprintingpress,paperprovidedanextremelyimportantwaytocommunicateknowledge.

Howmuchpaperdoyouuseeveryyear?Probablyyoucannotanswerthatquestionquickly.In1900the

world'suseofpaperwasaboutonekilogramforeachpersonayear.Nowsomecountriesuseasmuchas50

kilogramsofpaperfbreachpersonayear.CountriesliketheUnitedStates,EnglandandSwedenusemore

paperthanothercountries.

Paper,likemanyotherthingsthatweusetoday,wasfirstmadeinChina.InEgyptandtheWest,paper

wasnotverycommonlyusedbeforetheyear1400.TheEgyptianswroteonakindofmaterialmadeofa

waterplant.Europeansusedparchmentfbrmanyhundredsofyears.Parchmentwasverystrong;itwas

madefromtheskinofcertainyounganimals.WehavelearntofthemostimportantfactsofEuropeanhistory

fromrecordsthatwerekeptonparchment.

11.What'sthemeaningfbrtheword"parchment”？

B.Akindofpapermadefromtheskinofcertainyounganimals.

12.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedabouttheinventionofpaper?

A.Morejobscouldbeprovidedthanbefore.

13.WhendidtheEgyptiansbegintousepaperwidely?

A.Around1400.

14.Whichofthefollowingcountriesusesmorepaperforeachpersonayear?

B.Sweden.

15.Whatisthemainideaofthisshorttalk?

C.Theinventionofpaperisofgreatsignificancetoman.

Passage13

Americanswithsmallfamiliesownasmallcaroralargeone.Ifbothparentsareworking,theyusually

havetwocars.Whenthefamilyislarge,oneofthecarsissoldandtheywillbuyavan.

Asmallcarcanholdfourpersonsandalargecarcanholdsixpersonsbutitisverycrowded.Avan

holdsevenpersonseasily,soafamilyofthreechildrencouldasktheirgrandparentstogoonaholidaytravel.

Theycouldalltraveltogether.

Mr.Hagenandhiswifehadathirdchildlastyear.Thismadethemsellasecondcarandbuyavan.

Therearesevenseatsinthevan,andthesixthandseventhseatsareusedtoputotherthings,forafamilyof

fivemustcarrymanysuitcaseswhentheytravel.Whentheyarriveattheirgrandparents9home,thesuitcases

arebroughtintotheroomandthetwoseatscanthencarrythegrandparents.

Americanscallvansmotorhomes.Amotorhomeisalwaysusedfbrholidays.Whenafamilyis

travelingtothemountainsortotheseaside,theycanliveintheirmotorhomefbrafewdaysorweeks.All

themembersofabigfamilycanenjoyahappierlifewhentheyaretravelingtogether.Thatiswhymotor

homeshavebecomeverypopular.InAmericatherearemanyparksfbrmotorhomes.

6.Fromthepassage,avanisalsocalledamotorhome.

A.TB.F

7.BeforeMr.Hagenandhiswifeboughtavan,theysoldtheiroldhouse.

A.TB.F

8.Amotorhomeisusuallyownedbyafamilywithmorethantwochildren.

A.TB.F

9.Americansusuallyusemotorhomestodrivetheirchildrentoschooleveryday.

A.TB.F

10.Motorhomeshavebecomepopularbecausetheycanletfamilieshaveahappierlifewhentheygoout

fortheirholidays.

A.TB.F

Passage14

LawshavebeenwrittentogoverntheuseofAmericanNationalFlag,andtoensureproperrespectfbr

theflag.Customhasalsogovernedthecommonpracticeinregardtoitsuse.Allthearmedserviceshave

preciseregulationsonhowtodisplaythenationalflag.Thismayvarysomewhatfromthegeneralrules.The

nationalflagshouldberaisedandloweredbyhand.Donotraisetheflagwhileitisfolded.Unfoldtheflag

first,andthenhoistitquicklytothetopoftheflagpole.Loweritslowlyandwithdignity.Placenoobjects

onorovertheflag.Donotusetheflagaspartofacostumeorathleticuniform.Donotprintitupon

cushions,handkerchiefs,papernapkinsorboxes.Afederallawprovidesthatthetrademarkcannotbe

registeredifitcomprisestheflag,orbadgesoftheUS.Whentheflagisusedtounveilastatueormonument,

itshouldn'tserveasacoveringoftheobjecttobeunveiled.Ifitisdisplayedonsuchoccasions,donotallow

theflagtofalltotheground,butletitbecarriedhighupintheairtoformafeatureoftheceremony.Take

everyprecautiontopreventtheflagfromsoiled.Itshouldnotbeallowedtotouchthegroundorfloor,norto

brushagainstobjects.

11.HowdoAmericansensureproperrespectforthenationalflag?

A.Bymakinglaws.

12.WhatistheregulationregardingtheraisingoftheAmericanNationalFlag?

B.Itshouldberaisedquicklybyhand.

13.HowshouldtheAmericanNationalFlagbedisplayedatanunveilingceremony?

D.Itshouldbecarriedhighupintheair.

14.WhatdowelearnabouttheuseoftheAmericanNationalFlag?

C.Therearepreciseregulationsandcustomstobefollowed.

15.WhatisAmericans,attitudetowardstheirNationalFlag?

B.Respect.

Passage15

TomamvedatthebusstationquiteearlyforaParisbus.ThebusforPariswouldnotleaveuntilfiveto

twelve.Hesawalotofpeoplewaitinginthestation.Somewerestandinginline,otherswerewalking

around.Therewasagroupofschoolgirls.Theirteacherwastryingtokeeptheminline.Tomlookedaround

buttherewasnoplaceforhimtosit.

Hewalkedintothestationcafe.Helookedupattheclockthere.Itwasonlytwentytotwelve.Hefound

aseatandsatdownbeforealargemirroronthewall.Justthen,Mike,oneofTom'sworkmatescameinand

satwithTom.

“Whattimeisyourbus?”askedMike.

“There'splentyoftimeyet,“answeredTom.

“Well,I'llgetyousomemoreteathen,“saidM汰e.

Theytalkedwhiledrinking.ThenTom