第一部分　阅读理解　(75分)

第一篇　Hercules
　　Once　upon　a　time　there　was　a　great　Greek　hero,　Hercules.　He　was　taller　and　stronger　than　anyone　you　have　ever　seen.　On　his　shoulder　he　carried　a　club　and　in　his　hand　he　held　a　bow.　He　was　known　as　the　hero　of　a　hundred　adventures.
Hercules　served　a　king.　The　king　was　afraid　of　him.　So　again　and　again　he　sent　him　on　difficult　tasks.　One　morning　the　king　sent　for　him　and　told　him　to　fetch　three　golden　apples　for　him　from　the　garden　of　the　Singing　Maidens　(歌女).　But　no　one　knew　where　the　garden　was.
　　So　Hercules　went　away.　He　walked　the　whole　day　and　the　rest　day　and　the　next.　He　walked　for　months　before　he　saw　mountains　far　in　the　distance　one　fine　morning.　One　of　the　mountains　was　in　the　shape　of　a　man,　with　long,　long　legs　and　arms　and　huge　shoulders　and　a　bugs　head.　He　was　bolding　up　the　sky.　Hercules　knew　it　was　Atlas,　the　Mountain　God.　So　he　asked　him　for　help.
　　Atlas　answered,　'My　head　and　arms　and　shoulders　all　ache.　Could　you　hold　up　the　sky　while　I　fetch　the　golden　apples　for　you?'
　　Hercules　climbed　the　mountain　and　shouldered　the　sky.　Soon　the　sky　grew　very　heavy.　When　finally　Atlas　came　back　with　three　golden　apples,　he　said,　'Well　,　you　are　going　to　carry　the　mountain　for　ever.　I'm　going　to　see　the　king　with　the　apples.'　Hercules　knew　that　he　couldn't　fight　him　because　of　the　sky　on　his　back.　So　he　shouted:
　　'　Just　one　minute's　help.　My　shoulders　are　hurting.　Hold　the　sky　for　a　minute　while　I　make　a　cushion　(垫子)　for　my　shoulders.'
　　Atlas　believed　him.　He　threw　down　the　apples　and　help　up　the　sky.
　　Hercules　picked　up　the　apples　and　ran　back　to　see　the　king.

1.　What　do　you　know　about　Hercules　according　to　the　first　paragraph?
○A.　He　was　a　Greek　hero.
○B.　He　was　a　king.
○C.　He　was　the　Mountain　God.
○D.　He　was　a　man　of　adventures.

2.　Hercules　was　given　many　difficult　tasks　because　__________.
○A.　he　was　the　strongest　man.
○B.　the　king　wanted　to　get　rid　of　him.
○C.　the　king　wanted　to　test　his　strength.
○D.　those　tasks　had　to　be　done　anyway

3.　Which　of　the　following　can　best　describe　Atlas　according　to　the　text?
○A.　He　looked　like　a　mountain.
○B.　He　was　a　man　with　bug　shoulders　and　arms.
○C.　He　was　a　man　with　long　legs　and　a　huge　head.
○D.　He　was　the　giant　who　bled　up　the　sky.

4.　Atlas　got　the　golden　apples　for　Hercules　because　__________.
○A.　he　wanted　to　help　Hercules
○B.　he　was　afraid　of　Hercules.
○C.　he　did　not　want　to　hold　the　sky　any　more.
○D.　he　wanted　to　be　the　king　himself

5.　Hercules　finally　managed　to　get　the　apples　___________.
○A.　by　fooling　Atlas
○B.　by　defeating　Atlas
○C.　because　he　ran　faster　than　Atlas
○D.　because　Atlas　threw　down　the　apples

第二篇　Tokyo
Tokyo　is　one　of　those　places　that　you　can　love　and　hate　at　the　same　time.
In　Tokyo　there　are　always　too　many　people　in　the　places　where　I　want　to　be.　Of　course　there　are　too　many　cars.　The　Japanese　drive　very　fast　when　they　can.　But　in　Tokyo　they　often　spend　a　long　time　in　traffic　jams.　Tokyo　is　not　different　when　one　wants　to　walk.
At　certain　times　of　the　day　there　are　a　lot　of　people　on　foot　in　London's　Oxford　Street.　But　the　streets　near　Ginza　in　Tokyo　always　have　a　lot　of　people　on　foot,　and　sometimes　it　is　really　difficult　to　walk.　People　are　very　polite;　there　are　just　too　many　of　them.
The　worst　time　to　be　in　the　street　is　at　11:30　at　night.　That　is　when　the　night-clubs　are　closing　and　everybody　wants　to　go　home.　There　are　35,000　night-clubs　in　Tokyo,　and　you　do　not　often　see　one　that　is　empty.
Most　people　travel　to　and　from　work　by　train.　Tokyo　people　buy　six　million　train　tickets　every　day.　At　most　stations,　trains　arrive　every　two　or　three　minutes,　but　at　certain　hours　there　do　not　seem　to　be　enough　trains.　Although　they　are　usually　crowded,　Japanese　trains　are　very　good.　They　always　leave　and　arrive　on　time.　On　a　London　train　you　would　see　everybody　reading　a　newspaper.　In　Tokyo　trains　everybody　in　a　seat　seems　to　be　asleep,　whether　his　journey　is　long　or　short.
In　Tokyo,　I　stood　outside　the　station　for　five　minutes.　Three　fire-engines　raced　past　on　the　way　to　one　of　the　many　fires　that　Tokyo　has　every　day.　Tokyo　has　so　many　surprises　that　none　of　them　can　really　surprise　me　now.　instead,　I　am　surprised　at　myself:　I　must　go　there　next　year　on　business.　I　know　I　hate　the　overcrowded　city.　But　I　feel　like　a　man　who　is　returning　to　his　long-lost　love.

6.　Tokyo　is　different　from　London　in　that　____________.
○A.　it　has　a　smaller　population
○B.　it　is　an　international　city
○C.　it　is　more　difficult　to　go　somewhere　on　foot　in　Tokyo
○D.　its　people　are　friendlier　and　more　polite.

7.　What　time　does　the　writer　think　is　the　worst　time　to　go　into　the　street?
○A.　When　the　night-clubs　are　closing.
○B.　At　8　o'clock　in　the　morning.
○C.　When　the　train　is　overcrowded.
○D.　At　11:30　a.m.

8.　What　does　the　writer　say　about　Japanese　trains?
○A.　They　are　very　nice　and　comfortable.
○B.　There　are　not　enough　trains.
○C.　They　often　run　behind　schedule.
○D.　They　leave　and　arrive　at　the　right　time.

9.　From　the　writer's　observation,　we　can　see　that　fires　break　out　in　Tokyo　_______.
○A.　occasionally.
○B.　quite　frequently
○C.　not　very　often
○D.　twice　a　day

10.　The　writer　hates　Tokyo　mainly　because　the　city　_________.
○A.　is　dirty　and　the　people　are　impolite
○B.　has　been　seriously　polluted
○C.　is　crowded　and　noisy
○D.　is　not　modern　enough

第三篇　The　Child　Witness
Going　to　court　can　be　frightening,　especially　if　you　are　a　child.　You　may　have　to　stand　up　in　the　witness　(证人)　box,　and　swear　(发誓)　to　tell　the　truth　and　answer　questions　is　front　of　a　crowd　of　adults.　It　would　be　even　more　frightening　if　you　were　the　victim　of　a　crime　and　you　had　to　sit　in　the　same　courtroom　(法庭)　as　the　person　accused　of　attacking　you,　for　instance.
So　the　law　in　Britain　has　made　it　easier　for　children　to　act　as　witnesses.　Children　are　allowed　to　tell　what　they　know,　from　another　room　in　the　same　courthouse.　This　way　they　do　not　have　to　face　all　those　people　in　the　courtroom.
It　works　on　a　closed-circuit　(闭路的)　television　link,　which　means　that　the　TV　only　operates　inside　the　court.　The　child　witness　sits　in　a　room　with　a　social　worker　in　front　of　a　TV　camera.　Everyone　in　the　courtroom　can　see　the　child　on　a　TV　screen,　but　the　child　can　only　see　the　judge　and　the　lawyers　who　will　ask　him　or　her　questions.　The　system　has　been　so　successful　that　is　will　be　extended　to　more　courts　this　year.
Another　way　to　make　it　easy　for　a　child　to　act　a　witness　is　to　set　up　a　screen　is　the　court　room　around　the　witness　box　so　that　the　child　cannot　see　the　defendant　(被告).
Information　given　by　children　can　be　very　important　to　a　court　trial　(审判),　but　before　1988　the　law　did　not　really　recognizes　that　children　told　the　truth.　It　stated　that　anything　a　child　said　in　court　had　to　be　supported　by　other　evidence　in　the　case.

11.　A　child　witness,　if　he　were　the　victim　of　the　crime,　would　be　frightened　most　by　____________.
○A.　all　the　questions　he　had　to　answer
○B.　the　crowd　of　adults　he　had　to　face
○C.　the　judge　and　the　lawyers
○D.　the　person　accused　of　attacking　him

12.　The　most　important　point　of　the　new　system　that　made　things　easier　for　a　child　witness　is　that　______________.
○A.　he　does　not　see　the　defendant
○B.　he　speaks　in　front　of　a　TV　camera
○C.　he　is　in　another　room　is　the　same　courthouse
○D.　everyone　in　the　courtroom　can　see　the　child

13.　What　does　the　author　think　of　the　new　system　according　to　the　third　paragraph?
○A.　Not　very　good.
○B.　Very　successful.
○C.　Just　an　experiment.
○D.　Hardly　acceptable.

14.　Has　the　law　always　recognized　the　importance　of　children's　information　in　court?
○A.　No.
○B.　Yes.
○C.　Not　until　1988.
○D.　Before　1988,　yes.

15.　The　word　'case'　in　the　last　paragraph　means　__________.
○A.　a　particular　situation
○B.　a　particular　incident
○C.　a　trial
○D.　a　box