四．阅读理解。（40分）
（A）
Overhead bridges are found in many parts of. Beijing, especially in places where   traffic is very heavy and crossing the road is dangerous.
The purpose of these bridges is to enable pedestrians to cross roads safely. Over-   head bridges are used in very much the same way as zebra crossings. They are more ef-                                                       ficient although less convenient because people have to climb up a long flight of steps.   This is inconvenient especially to older people. When pedestrians use an overhead   bridge, they do not hold up traffic. However, when they cross a busy road using a ze-   bra crossing, traffic is held up, this is why the government has built many overhead   bridges to help pedestrians and to keep traffic moving at the same time.
The government of Beijing has spent a large amount of money in building these   bridges. For their own safety, pedestrians should be encouraged to use them instead of   risking their lives by dashing across the road. Old people, however, may find it a little   difficult to climb up and down the steps, but it is still much safer than walking across   the road with all the danger of moving traffic.
Overhead bridges serve a very useful purpose. Pedestrians, both old and young, should make it a habit to use them. This will prevent unnecessary accidents and loss of life.
1. What is the advantage （优点）of overhead bridges mentioned in this passage?
A. Taller trucks can pass under them.
B. Pedestrians can climb up and have a view of the city.
C. They are safer for pedestrians and can keep traffic moving at the same fame.
D. They are easier and more convenient for the pedestrians.
2. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. Overhead bridges are found in every part of Beijing.
B.Overhead bridges are only found in center of Beijing.                            C.Overhead bridges are found in many parts of big cities in China.                   D. Overhead bridges are found in places where traffic is heavy.                 
3.Theunderlined words a zebra crossing probably mean _______.                
A. a safe place across a road for pedestrians to walk across the road.
B. A wild animal from Africa that looks like a horse with broad dark brown and white stripes on its body
C. A safe place across a road for zebra to walk across the road
D. A safe place across a road for children to play a game.
4. What is the writer's attitude（态度） towards overhead bridge?
A. It is inconvenient for older people to walk across the road.
B. It is much safer for pedestrians thought climbing up and down the steps may be a little difficult.
C. An overhead bridge is more beautiful than a zebra crossing.
D. To build overhead bridges is the business of the government.

四．阅读理解。

（A）

Overhead bridges are found in many parts of. Beijing, especially in places where   traffic is very heavy and crossing the road is dangerous.

      The purpose of these bridges is to enable pedestrians to cross roads safely. Over-   head bridges are used in very much the same way as zebra crossings. They are more ef-                                                       ficient although less convenient because people have to climb up a long flight of steps.   This is inconvenient especially to older people. When pedestrians use an overhead   bridge, they do not hold up traffic. However, when they cross a busy road using a ze-   bra crossing, traffic is held up, this is why the government has built many overhead   bridges to help pedestrians and to keep traffic moving at the same time.

      The government of Beijing has spent a large amount of money in building these   bridges. For their own safety, pedestrians should be encouraged to use them instead of   risking their lives by dashing across the road. Old people, however, may find it a little   difficult to climb up and down the steps, but it is still much safer than walking across   the road with all the danger of moving traffic.

      Overhead bridges serve a very useful purpose. Pedestrians, both old and young, should make it a habit to use them. This will prevent unnecessary accidents and loss of life.

  1. What is the advantage （优点）of overhead bridges mentioned in this passage?

    A. Taller trucks can pass under them.

    B. Pedestrians can climb up and have a view of the city.

    C. They are safer for pedestrians and can keep traffic moving at the same fame.

    D. They are easier and more convenient for the pedestrians.

2. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

    A. Overhead bridges are found in every part of Beijing.

    B.Overhead bridges are only found in center of Beijing.                            C.Overhead bridges are found in many parts of big cities in China.                   D. Overhead bridges are found in places where traffic is heavy.                 

3.Theunderlined words a zebra crossing probably mean _______.                

A. a safe place across a road for pedestrians to walk across the road.

B. A wild animal from Africa that looks like a horse with broad dark brown and white stripes on its body

    C. A safe place across a road for zebra to walk across the road

    D. A safe place across a road for children to play a game.

4. What is the writer's attitude（态度） towards overhead bridge?

     A. It is inconvenient for older people to walk across the road.

     B. It is much safer for pedestrians thought climbing up and down the steps may be a little difficult.

     C. An overhead bridge is more beautiful than a zebra crossing.

     D. To build overhead bridges is the business of the government.

When I opened my e-mail the other day, a pretty woman named Rachel appeared on my computer screen. She greeted me by name and started talking with great enthusiasm（热情）. Every now and then she stopped to smile at me or blow a kiss. She was reading to me an e-mail from my brother, and a lot of it was about the trouble he had getting the phone company to give him a high-speed Internet connection. It was pretty cool.

Rachel was there thanks to a new technology called Facemail. An ace man lets you send an e-mail that gets ready to the recipient（收件人）by an attractive male or female from or by a clown（小丑）. The software, which is free, can be downloaded at www.facemail.com.

Facemail faces are lifelike, and they simulate（模拟）emotions based on emotions-for example, that you put in your text. Type in; -x, and Rachel blows a kiss.

Life Fx, the company that develops the Facemail, is sure there are broad business uses. The reason e-business is not popular, the company says, is that buying over the Internet lacks the human touch. But what if you went to the Nike website and Michel Jordan greeted you by name, waited on you and personally closed the sale? And it is talking with Whirlpool（惠而浦公司）about using the technology in a computer screen on a fridge. Then if Mom can’t be home when the kids get back from school, she can leave a note with voice and image telling them what there is to eat. Facemail could get hot fast. Personally, I’m a fan. But Facemail should be used with care. The clown looks lively and funny at first. But if you select the clown, put a few rude words in an e-mail and add some angry emotions, you’re got Psycho-mail（疯人型电子邮件）.

67.The pretty woman that appears on the writer’s computer screen was       .

    A. his brother’s girl friend                       B. not a real person

C. the picture of his pen friend                   D. a woman working on the Internet

68.The main advantage（优点）of Facemail is that       .

   A. you can see the person who sends you the email 

   B. you can put your own emotions in the email

   C. e-mail can be read in a more lovely way 

   D. you can hire a beautiful woman to read the email to you

69.We can infer from the passage that Facemail       .

   A. can destroy your e-mail if not properly used  

   B. can be downloaded free of charge（费用）s

   C. will take the place of the e-mail system 

D. is likely to be used in other aspects（方面）of our daily life

70.The writer mentioned Nike website and Micheal Jordan to show that       .

A. Facemail can make shopping on the Internet more interesting

B. Nike company is increasing its sales through the fame of Jordan

C. Michael Jordan will serve you himself on Nike website

D. famous people like Micheal Jordan also like to use Facemail

I prefer the stories about the swimmers at the Beijing Olympics，one of which is about Zakia Nassar. She's a 21-year-old Palestinian __21__ Bethlehem studying dentistry in Jenin. Having had neither a __22__ nor a chance to an Olympic-sized pool in the past year, she had no choice but to __23__ on her own at a 12m public pool.

There is a 50-meter __24__ in nearby Nazareth, but the Israeli government did not __25__ her to use it.

Nassar was __26__ to training only when she returned to her parents' home in Bethlehem, __27__ she did so only about every two months for two days or so. __28__ the pool is only 12 meters long.

“My parents and friends always __29__ me, reminding me that I had to keep training if I __30  wanted to go to the Olympics,” she said.

It was only when Nassar __31__ China a month ago that she finally got the opportunity to swim in a 50m pool and enjoyed the __32__ of having a coach.

When she at last took part in the Games, she swam the 50m in 31.97 seconds, a(n) __33__ of seven seconds on her personal __34__. Nassar said it was the most beautiful moment of her life.

She will not __35__ on the cover of Time magazine or __36__ millions of dollars in endorsements（捐款）, but she can always say she won a race at the Olympics. For her, it wasn’t about __37__ the other swimmers or winning a prize, but about __38__ her own goal, __39__ difficult. When I think things are too difficult or I get those “I-just-can’t-do-it,” I think of her. Then I realize how __40__ the task before me really is.