第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Larry Bird was born in 1965 in a small town in the middle western State of Indiana. He was tall, and always good at playing basketball. He attended Indiana State University. Bird led the team into the College Basketball Championship Game.
After completing his college studies, Larry Bird began playing professional （职业的）basketball for the Boston Celtics. He remained with the Celtics for all his professional career（生涯）. During those 13 years, Larry Bird was named the Most Valuable Player of the Year three times. He scored more than 21,000 points, and he played in 13 of the highest scoring games in his team”s history. Once he scored 60 points in just one game.
During his very successful basketball career, Larry Bird suffered a number of injuries. In 1989, he stopped playing because of pain in his feet. He returned in 1990, but the pain in his feet returned too. In the next two years he experienced more medical problems, and he missed many games.
Larry Bird did play on the Dream Team－the first Olympic Team with professional players. However, after winning the gold medal in Barcelona, he announced that he would retire（退役）from professional basketball. Larry Bird said he would have liked to play a little longer, but he could not because of his health problems. He also said it was a good time to leave the game. He wanted to be remembered as a winner.
56. The main idea of the second paragraph is that Larry Bird _______.
A. was named the Most Valuable Player of the Year
B. was strong and tall
C. was good at shooting baskets
D. was the oldest player of the team
57. The underlined word“score”in the second paragraph means ________.
A. lost B. got C. made D. wrote
58. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Larry Bird began his career soon after his graduation from the college.
B. He lost interest in play basketball after he retired
C. Though he left the team, he didn”t feel too much regret.
D. He thought it a right decision to leave the team.
59. What team did Larry Bird join during his professional career?
A. The Dream Team.
B. The Indiana State University Team.
C. The Boston Celtics.
D. An unknown team.
B
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B. go over the House and Home section
C. read the Art section
D. read Weekend section
61. If you want to order home delivery, you may ________.
A. use the order card
B. send E-mail to the sales office
C. telephone sales manager of the the Times
D. pay for the postage yourself
62. From the passage we know that _______.
A. the Times sells at a lower price than before
B. the Times has improved a great deal and everyone likes to read it
C. many of the good features of the Times remain unchanged
D. you will learn everything by reading the Times every day
63. The owner of the passage advertises ________.
A. to introduce the new sections
B. to announce the new sections of the Times
C. to make known his new plan of the Times
D. to persuade people to buy the Times
C
Packaging（包装）is an important form of advertising. A package can sometimes motivate someone to buy a product. For example, a small child might ask for a breakfast food that comes in a box with a picture of a TV character. The child is more interested in the picture than in breakfast food. Pictures for children to color or cut out, games printed on a package, or small gifts inside a box also motivate many children to buy products－or to ask their parents for them.
Some packages suggest that a buyer will get something for nothing. Food products sold in reusable containers are examples of this. Although a similar product in a plain container might cost less, people often prefer to buy the product in a reusable glass or dish, because they believe the container is free. However, the cost of the container is added to the cost of the product.
The size of a package also motivates a buyer. Maybe the package has “Economy（经济）Size”or “Family Size”printed on it. This suggests that the large size has the most product for the least money. But that is not always true. To find out a buyer has to know how the product is sold and the price of the basic unit.
The information on the package should provide some answers. But the important thing for any buyer to remember is that a package is often an advertisement. The words and pictures do not tell the whole story. Only the product inside can do that.
64. As used in the first paragraph, the word“motivate”most probably mean _______.
A. making one believe what he does is just
B. providing a story that makes one moved
C. supplying a thought or feeling that makes one act
D. making one deep in thought
65. “A buyer will get something for nothing”most probably means that ________.
A. a buyer will not get what he wants to
B. a buyer will gain more than he loses
C. a buyer will get what he pays for
D. a buyer will get something useful free of charge
66. Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A. On seeing a well-designed container, a buyer often neglects（忽略）what is inside it.
B. A buyer is also attracted by the size of the container.
C. Children are often made to buy a product by its package with attractive pictures.
D. Package is often a successful advertisement.
67. What suggestion does the author give in the passage?
A. The best choice for buyer is to get a product in a plain package.
B. A buyer should get what he needs most.
C. Do not buy the product which is sold in a glass or dish.
D. The quality of a container has nothing to do with the quality of the product.
D
For some time it has been widely accepted that babies learn to do things because certain acts lead to “rewards”; and there is no reason to doubt that this is true. But it used to be widely believed that effective rewards, at least in the early stages, had to be directly related to such basic physiological
（生理的）“drives”as thirst or hunger. In other words, a baby would learn if he got food or drink or some sort of physical comfort, not otherwise.
It is now clear that this is not so. Babies will learn to behave in ways that produce results in the world with no reward except the successful effects.
Papousek began his studies by using milk in the normal way to “reward”the babies and so teach them to carry out some simple movements, such as turning the head to one side or the other. Then he noticed that a baby who had had enough to drink would refuse the milk but would still go on making the learned response with clear signs of pleasure. So he began go study he children's responses in situations where no milk was provided. He quickly found that children as young as four months would learn to turn their heads to right or left if the movement “turned on ”the lights－and indeed that they are able to learn quite difficult turns to bring about this result, for example, two left or two right, or even to make as many as three turns to one side.
Papousek's lights were placed directly in front of the babies and he noticed that sometimes they would not turn back to watch the lights closely although they would “smile”when the lights came on. Papousek concluded that it was the success they were achieving in solving the problem, in mastering the skill, and that there exists a basic human need to make sense of the world and bring it under control.
68. According to the author, babies learn to do things which ________.
A. are directly related to pleasure
B. will meet their physical needs
C. will bring them a feeling of success
D. will satisfy their curiosity
69. Papousek noticed in his studies that a baby ________.
A. would make learned responses when it saw the milk
B. would carry out learned movements when it had enough to drink
C. would continue the simple movements without being given milk
D. would turn its head to right or left when it had enough to drink
70. In Papousek's experiment babies make learned movements of the head in order to _______.
A. have the lights turned on
B. be rewarded with milk
C. please their parents
D. be praised
71. The babies would “smile”at the lights because _______.,
A. they need not turn back to watch the lights
B. they succeeded in “turning on”the lights
C. the lights were directly related to some basic “drives”
D. the sight of the lights was interesting
E
The house itself had been sold that morning. Now it was the turn of the contents. The crowd of dealers, collectors, bargain-hunters and plain sale-goers walked about examining this and that and generally having a last look round before the excitement of the sale. Every piece was numbered and listed, and everyone had a copy of the list. The sale was to take place in the largest room, the sitting room, which had been prepared. A few people were already waiting there.
The room was half full of chairs. These carried the highest numbers, so that they could be put to ordinary use till near the end. In front of the fireplace stood the salesman's desk, a box-like piece of furniture with four steps. At work, the salesman stood a meter above everyone. He was trained to notice the slightest movement of a hand, an eye, or even an eyebrow, any of which might signal a bid. Beside the desk were a table and two chairs for the clerk and the cashier. Many of the sale goods were already here, some from the bedrooms looking out of place.
Almost in the middle stood a big kitchen table covered by a blanket. The salesman came in and climbed on to his stand. His assistants followed him in and took their places.
“Ladies and gentlemen, ”the salesman said, “I have been informed to tell you that everything must be sold this afternoon. No price is too low or too high for anything, but a price I must have for everything. We are now ready to begin, and we do so with Lot Number One …”At this point two strong-looking men lifted on to the central table a large wooden chest. It seemed too big for a modern house.
“Lot Number One is an oak chest. Now what am I bid for this fine old chest? Do I hear ￡20? No? ￡10 then. Do I hear ￡10? Come along, ladies and gentlemen, this chest is solid oak. The wood alone is worth ￡40, so make me an offer for Lot Number One, just to get us started. ”His eyes swung round the room.
“One pound, ”a woman's voice called.
“One pound I'm bid, ”said the salesman eagerly, “for this splendid chest. Any advance on ￡1 now? One pound I'm bid. Do I hear two? No? Going at one pound then. No advance on ￡1? Going at ￡1. One pound. ”He brought his wooden hammer down sharply on to his desk. Sold for ￡1 to Mrs. Duke.
Mrs. Duke is a dealer in second-hand furniture.
72. The pieces sold last were ________.
A. the chairs
B. those at the highest prices
C. the biggest things
D. those with the lowest numbers
73. What use was made of the kitchen table?
A. The salesman stood on it to conduct the sale.
B. It was where the clerk and the cashier worked.
C. It served as the stand for the things being sold.
D. Two men sat on it during the business.
74. As it is used in the text, the term “a bid”refers to _______.
A. the present value of an article
B. the agreed price of an article
C. the added value of an article
D. the price offered for an article
75. Why do you suppose Mrs. Duke wanted Lot Number One?
A. Because it was low in price.
B. She hoped to sell it for a nice profit（利润）
C. She bought it in order to start the sale.
D. Because she is a collector of old oak chests