�、� Reading Comprehension ( 75 points )

　　Direction：

　　There are five reading passages his part. Each passage is followed by five questions. for each question there are for suggested answer marked A， B， C and B ， choose the best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on Answer sheet 1 .

　　Passage one

　　Valencia is in the east part of Spain. It has a port on the sea， two miles away from the coast. It is the capital of a province that is also named Valencia.

　　The city is a market centre for what is produced by the land around the city. Most of the city's money is made from farming. It is also a busy business city， with ships， railways clothes and machine factories.

　　Valencia has an old part with white buildings， coloured roofs， and narrow streets. The modern part has long， wide streets and new buildings. Valencia is well known for its parks and gardens. It has many old churches and museums. The University in the centre of the city was built in the 13th century.

　　The city of valencia has been known since the 2nd century. In the 8th century it was the capital of Spain. There is also an important city in Venzuela(委內瑞拉) named Valencia.

　　31.From the text， how many places have the name Valencia?

　　A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four

　　32.What is the main difference between the two parts of the city?

　　A. The colour of the buildings B. The age of the buildings

　　C. The colour of the roof D. The length of the streets.

　　33.When was Valencia the most important city in Spain?

　　A.2nd century B.8th century

　　C.13th century D.20th century

　　34.What is Valencia famous for?

　　A. Its markets B. Its university

　　C. Its churches and museums D. its parks and gardens

　　35. The main income of the city of Valencia is from its _______.

　　A. markets B. business

　　C. factories D. farming

　　Passage two

　　I had just gone to bed after a very hard day when the phone rang. It was an eccentric farmer. I had never met him before although I had heard people talk about him. He sounded quite nervous and he had been talking for a minute or so before I understood anything. Even then all I could make out was that someone called Milly had had a very accident. I hadn't the slightest idea who she was but I obviously had to go.

　　It had been snowing heavily that day and I didn't know the way. I had been driving for at least an hour when I finally found his place. He was standing there， waiting for me. "She meant more to me than anyone ……even my own wife!" he said. I could see that he had been crying. I thought something terrible had taken place， a possible scandal. I was even more shocked when he told me he had put her in the barn(廄)。 "I wouldn't leave here out in the cold!" he said.

　　Milly had clearly been a secret lover of his. I was about to tell him he could not expect me to cover anything up when he opened the barn door. He lifted his candle and I saw a dark figure on the ground. "She was such a good cow! I wouldn‘t let anyone but a doctor touch her!"he said， and burst into tears again.

　　36. The underlined phrase make out in the first paragraph means ______

　　A. expect B. see clearly

　　C. here clearly D. understand

　　37. Before he arrived at the farmer's house， the writer expected to see Milly lying ____?

　　A. on the floor of a room B. on the ground of a barn

　　C. in bed in a barn D. in bed in a room

　　38.What do we know about Milly from the story?

　　A. She was seriously ill. B. She was hidden somewhere.

　　C. She had met with an accident. D. She had caused a scandal.

　　39 .The farmer wished that the writer might__________.

　　A. bring Milly back to life B. keep the whole things a secret

　　C. look into the matter D. free him from a scandal

　　40.The person who told the story is probably a _______.

　　A. policeman B. farmer

　　C. newspaper reporter D. country doctor

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