阅读理解

　　Good afternoon，and welcome to England．We hope that your visit here will be a pleas-ant one．Today，I would like to draw your attention to a few of our laws．

　　The first one is about drinking．Now，you may not buy alcohol（酒）in this country if you are under 18 years of age，nor may your friends buy it for you．

　　Secondly，noise．Enjoy yourselves by all means，but please don't make unnecessary noise，particularly at night．We ask you to respect other people who may wish to be quiet．

　　Thirdly，crossing the road．Be careful．The traffic moves on the left side of the road in this country．Use pedestrian crossings（人行横道）and do not take any chances when crossing the road．

　　My next point is about litter（throwing away waste material in a public place）．It is an offence（违法行为）to drop litter in the street．When you have something to throw away，please put it in your pocket and take it home，or put it in a litter bin．

　　Finally，as regards smoking，it is against the law to buy cigarettes or tobacco（烟草）if you are under 16 years of age．

　　I'd like to finish by saying that if you require any sort of help or assistance，you should contact your local police station，who will be pleased to help you．

　　Now，are there any questions？

1．The main purpose of this speech would be to________．

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A．prepare people for international travel

B．declare the laws of different kinds

C．give advice to travellers to the country

D．inform people of the punishment for breaking laws

2．How many laws are there discussed in the speech？

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3．What can we learn from the speech？

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A．In this country，if you are under 18 years of age，you may not buy alcohol，but your friend can buy it for you．

B．You may not buy cigarettes or tobacco unless you are above 16 years of age．

C．Because the traffic moves on the left side of the road，you must use pedestrian crossings when crossing the road．

D．You can't make noise except at night．

4．The underlined word“contact”in the seventh paragraph means________．

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5．Who do you think is most likely to make the speech？

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—The concert hall is large enough to hold more than 3,000 people.
—______. Did you say 3,000?

—Look! What a mistake! Why?

—Sorry, I ________ on it.

A．don't concentrate

B．hadn't concentrated

C．haven't been concentrating

D．wasn't concentrating

第四部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项
This story took place in Central Africa more than 30 years ago. One day two Europeans got to a small village in which the Negroes lived. One of them looked like the boss, the other was his assistant. The boss looked Sambo up and down said,“Young fellow, you look strong. Would you like to work for me? I will give you more money than at the rubber plantation(橡胶园).”At first Sambo wasn’t able to make up his mind, but a few minutes later he agreed.
Sambo’s new work wasn’t hard. He had only to carry light parcels from the village to the camp of the Europeans. He went a short distance along the road, then into the forest and straight to the camp. On the fifth day, when he went through the woods, he saw a big cage with a lion in it. He hesitated a little and went on. All of a sudden the cage was opened and out jumped the lion with a horrible roar(吼叫).
Sambo dropped the parcel and ran as fast as possible, so as to reach the camp in time. for the white man there were armed with guns. All at once Sambo saw two men high up in the tree. They were the two Europeans for whom he was doing. The assistant was turning the handle of the camera with a smile. It was now clear to him that he had been cheated. His eyes were filled with hatred. He wished to kill them, but it was too late.
1. The young man named Sambo was probably _____.
A. the assistant of the two Europeans           
B. an African who worked at the rubber plantation
C. an African who acted as a hunter in the forest   
D. the servant of the two Europeans.
2. The two Europeans went to the African village_____.
A. so as to take some photos for the villagers there
B. in order that they could write a book on travels.
C. to take a picture which showed how a real lion ate a real man
D. in order to save Sambo in time of danger
3. What did the boss say to Sambo?
A. He asked Sambo to serve as his servant in his country.
B. He wanted Sambo to guard against the lion.
C. He asked Sambo if he was afraid of a lion.
D. He told Sambo that he would be well paid if he would work for him
4. Not until Sambo _____ did he find out that he was cheated.
A. caught sight of the lion                     
B. saw the cage with a lion
C. found the white men on the branch of the tree  
D. ran before the lion as fast as he could
5. In this story the writer mainly told us_____.
A. how Negroes were not so clever as the white  
B. how cruel the two white men were
C. what a silly young man Sambo was 
D. Sambo carted so much for money that he lost his life at last

The light from the campfire brightened the darkness, but it could not prevent the damp cold of Dennis’s Swamp (沼泽地) creeping into their bones. It was a strange place. Martin and Tom wished that they had not accepted Jack’s dare. They liked camping, but not near this swamp.
“So,” Martin asked as they sat watching the hot coals. “How did this place get its name?”
“Are you sure you want to hear it ? It’s a scary story,” warned Jack.
“Of course!” cried out Tom. “If there were anything to be scared of, you wouldn’t have chosen this place!”
“Ok, but don’t say I didn’t warn you,” said Jack, and he began this tale.
“Way back in time, a man called Dennis tried to start a farm here. He built that cottage over there to live in. In those days, the area looked quite different ---- it was covered with tall trees and the swamp was a crystal-clear river. After three hard years, Dennis had cleared several fields and planted crops. He was so proud of his success that he refused to listen to advice.
“‘You are clearing too much land,’ warned one old man. ‘ The land is a living thing. It will hit back at you if you abuse it. ’
“‘Silly fool,’ said Dennis to himself. ‘If I clear more land, I can grow more crops. I’ll become wealthier. He’s just jealous!’”
“Dennis continued to chop down trees. Small animals that relied on them for food and shelter were destroyed. He was so eager to expand his farm that he did not notice the river flowing slowly towards his door. He did not notice salt seeping to the surface of the land. He did not notice swamp plants choking all the native plants.”
“What happened?” Martin asked. It was growing colder. He trembled, twisting his body closer to the fire.
“The land hit back ---- just as the old man warned,” Jack shrugged. “Dennis disappeared. Old folks around here believe that swamp plants moved up from the river and dragged him underwater. His body was never found.”
“What a stupid story,” laughed Tom. “Plants can’t …” Before he had finished speaking, he screamed and fainted (晕倒). The other two boys jumped up with fright, staring at Tom. Suddenly, they burst out laughing. Some green swamp ivy (常春藤) had covered Tom’s face. It was a while before Tom could appreciate the joke.
【小题1】The underlined word “dare” in Paragraph 1 is closed in meaning to ________.