4. If the story appears in a newspaper, the best title might be_____.

　A. A Thief's Lucky Day　 B. A Popular Maths Professor

　C. A Magic Lottery 　　 D. A Reward of Honesty 　

答案与解析 　A 　　 1．C　 这是一道主旨题。从文章中可以看出该文章属于说明文体裁。就题材看属于文化类方面的文章。主要介绍的是Roller skating是如何形成的。故C为本题的最佳答案。

3.The word "spurning" in the last sentence can be replaced by ______.

　A. accepting　 B. claiming　 C. rejecting　 D. canceling

2. Hundreds of people phoned professor Sabbatucci because they ______.

　A. wanted to make fun of him

　B. hoped to get the money

　C. knew who the robber was

　D. lost the lottery ticket　

1.The sentence " Then he began a battle with his conscience." In paragraph 2 implies all of the following EXCEPT that_______.

　A. he knew what he should do as soon as he saw the lottery results

　B. he hesitated about keeping the money for some time

　C. he thought for a moment of avenging himself on the robber

　D. he came to realize that honesty is more important than money　

4. What is the possible difficulty in carrying out the plan?

　A. The lack of money for the project from the governments.

　B. Improving the relationship between Taiwan and the mainland.

　C. The detailed plans for the tunnel.

　D. The technical problems with the tunnel.

F　 　A thief who dropped a winning lottery ticket(彩票)at the scene of his crime has been given a lesson in honesty. His victim, who picked up the ticket, then claimed the ￡25000 prize, managed to trace him, and handed over the cash. The robbery happened when maths professor Vinicio Sabbatucci,58, was changing a tyre on an Italian motorway. Another motorist, who stopped to "to help", stole a suitcase from his car and drove off. The professor found the dropped ticket and put it in his pocket before driving home to Ascoli in eastern Italy.

　Next day, he saw the lottery results on TV and, taking out the ticket, realized it was a winner. He claimed the 60 million lire(里拉) prize. Then he began a battle with his conscience. Finally, he decided he could not keep the money despite having been robbed. He advertised in newspapers and on radio, saying: "I'm trying to find the man who robbed me. I have 60 million for him--- a lottery win. Please meet me. Anonymity(匿名) guaranteed."

　Professor Sabbatucci received hundreds of calls from people hoping to trick him into handing them the cash. But there was one voice he recognized--- and he arranged to meet the man in a park. The robber, a 35-year-old unemployed father of two, gave back the suitcase and burst into tears. He could not believe what was happening. "Why didn't you keep the money?" he asked. The professor replied:" I couldn't because it's not mine." Then he walked off, spurning the thief's offer of a reward.

3. Which of the following is NOT true?

　A. Universities both at home and abroad have sponsored the plan.

　B. If the project is completed, the world's longest tunnel will appear.

　C. You can't reach Taiwan from the mainland directly at present.

　D. The starting point of the proposed tunnel is in Fujian.

2. The example of English Channel Tunnel shows __________.

　A. it's not easy to complete a huge project

　B. there are many problems to be solved before doing something

　C. discussions among countries usually take a lot of time

　D. the preparation takes longer time than the construction

1. Which is the longest tunnel in the world at present?

　A. The English Channel Tunnel.

　B. The tunnel between Lyon and Turin.

　C. The Taiwan Straits tunnel.

　D. The passage doesn't mention it.

4. Which of the following best describes how the writer feels about stage schools?

　　 A. He thinks highly of what they have to offer.　　

　　 B. He favours an early start in the training of performing arts.

　　 C. He feels uncomfortable about children putting on night shows.

　　 D. He doubts the standard of ordinary education they have reached.

E

　Experts have put forward detailed plans for a tunnel to join Taiwan with the Chinese mainland.

　The shortest proposed route would be 126 kilometers---more than twice the length of the English Channel Tunnel. And the longest proposed route would be 207 kilometers.

　A recent conference in Xiamen, Fujian Province brought together more than 70 experts. The event was co-sponsored(共同发起) by universities from Taiwan and the Chinese mainland.

　Fujian is the province where both proposed routes would begin.

　There is no direct passenger access between the mainland and Taiwan by air or sea at the moment.

　Experts say that it is better to start research sooner rather than later, although there is a lack of government funding. There are no technical problems to build a Taiwan tunnel. But it will require an improved political relationship across the Straits(海峡).

　A professor of Tsinghua University said, "A special feature of huge projects is that the period of preparation is longer than the period of construction."

　For example, he said, the English Channel Tunnel took 14 years of planning and had been discussed for two centuries. And preparations for the huge Three Gorges(三峡) dam on the Yangtze River began in the 1950s.

　The Xiamen conference focused on the longest southern route, which would use the Taiwan-controlled islands of Jinmen and Penghu as stepping stones.

　The first stage of the new project could be a bridge to cross the five kilometres between Xiamen and Jinmen. This would mean that travelling from Xiamen to Jinmen by car would only take five minutes.

　The longest tunnel now being planned anywhere in the world is the 54-kilometre land tunnel to link Lyon in France with Turin in Italy. The tunnel will not be completed until 2015-2020.

3. “Professional work” as used in the text means ________.

　　 A. ordinary school work　　　 B. money-making performances

　　 C. stage training at school 　 　 D. acting, singing or dancing after class