Part 4 Reading Comprehension (Multiple Choice)(每小题： 分) Directions: Read the following passages carefully and choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage or dialog. Time spent in a bookshop can be most pleasant, whether you are a book-lover or merely there to buy a book as a present. You may even have entered the shop just to find shelter from a sudden shower. Whatever the reason, you can soon become totally unaware of your surroundings. You soon focus on some book or other, and usually it is only much later that you realize you have spent too much time there and must hurry off to keep some forgotten appointment. This opportunity to escape the realities of everyday life is the main attraction of a bookshop. A music shop is very much like a bookshop. You can range round such places to your heart's content. If it is a good shop, no assistant will approach you with the greeting, "Can I help you?" You needn't buy anything you don't want. In a bookshop an assistant should remain in the background until you have finished reading. Then,
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and only then, are his services necessary.
Once a medical student had to read a textbook which was far too expensive for him to buy. He couldn't obtain it from the library and the only copy he could find was in a bookshop. Every afternoon, therefore, he would go to the shop and read a little of the book at a time. One day, however, he was disappointed to find the book missing from its usual place. He was about to leave, when he noticed the owner of the shop making a gesture to him with his hand. Expecting to be scolded, he went towards him. To his surprise, the owner pointed to the book which was put away in a corner. "I put it there in case anyone had a desire to buy it!" he said, and left the delighted student to continue his reading. 1. 2.
Time spent in a bookshop can be most pleasant _______________. A. only when you can find the book you want to buy B. only when you are a book-lover
C. even when you enter it to avoid a sudden shower D. even when you know you are late for an appointment A bookshop is of much attraction because ______________ . A. it offers you an opportunity to forget about everyday life B. it offers you an opportunity to listen to as much music as possible C. it allows you to learn about new ideas and ways of doing things D. it allows you to have a good excuse for being late for an appointment 3. 4. 5.
In a good bookshop __________. A. an assistant should always follow you
B. an assistant should frequently approach you and offer help C. you needn't buy anything you don't want D. you can communicate freely with an assistant
The medical student went to a bookshop every day _____________. A. to look for useful books B. to read a textbook C. to talk with the shop owner D. to use the computer at the shop
The owner of the bookshop put away the book ______________. A. in case other people wanted to buy it B. in case the medical student wanted to buy it C. because he wanted to sell it at a high price D. because he wanted to keep it for himself
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Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage or dialog. In the United States, it is not normal to telephone someone very early in the morning. If you telephone him early in the day, while he is shaving or having breakfast, the time of the call shows that the matter is very important and requires immediate attention. The same meaning is attached to telephone calls made after 11:00 p. m. If someone receives a call during sleeping hours, he assumes it's a matter of life and death. The time chosen for the call communicates its importance.
In social life, time plays a very important role. In the US guests tend to feel they are not highly regarded if the invitation (邀请) to a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date. But this is not true in all countries. In other areas of the world it may be considered foolish to make an appointment too far in advance because plans which are made for a date more than a week away tend to be forgotten. The meaning of time is different in different parts of the world. Thus, misunderstandings arise between people from cultures that treat time differently. To be on time is valued highly in American life, for example. If people are not on time, they may be regarded as not polite or not fully responsible. In the US no one would think of keeping a business associate waiting for an hour; it would be bad-mannered. A person who is five minutes late is expected to apologize. If he is less than five minutes late, he will say a few words of explanation, though perhaps he will not complete the sentence. 6. 7. 8.
If you telephone someone early in the day, it means ___________________.
A. you are expected to explain why B. you are not kind enough
C. you want to show your concern for him D. you have a very important matter to discuss The expression "a matter of life and death" means __________________.