1. The young lady 2. The youny man

From the passage, we can infer that ______.

A．only when the young lady arrived in the busy street did she find the tyre flat

B．the young lady knew what had happened to the tyre even before she went to the busy street

C．the young lady didn't know the tyre was flat until her children told her

D．if the young lady had heard the man who was mending the street lamp, she would have the car repaired before she went to the busy street

Why wasn't the young lady wearing her seat-belt？

A．She wasn't able to make it fit her.

B．She wasn't able to fasten it.

C．She was told not to fasten it.

D．It was unnecessary to wear the seat-belt.

Which of the following is CORRECT about the accident？

A. The young lady was thrown through the windscreen.

B. The young lady didn't wear a seatbelt despite Simpson's advice.

C. The two passengers were driven to hospital by Mr. Simpson.

D. Simpson's wife got more serious injuries than the young lady.

hat young lady.

M: You d6n't understand, madam. That young lady made a reservation last week.

Where does the conversation most likely take place？

A．In an airplane.

B．In a hotel.

C．In a restaurant.

D．In a store.

at young lady.

M: You don't understand, madam. That young lady made a reservation last week.

Q: Where does the conversation most likely take place？

(4)

A．In an airplane.

B．In a hotel.

C．In a restaurant.

D．In a store.

What did the young lady mean by "bear my company" in Paragraph 1 ？

A．Stay with my friends.

B．Stay with me.

C．Talk with me about my business.

D．Have a look around my business.

l virtue. The (1)_____ between morals and manners has become blurred. (2)_____ you need is a good heart, most people assume, and the (3)_____ will take care of itself. You don't have to write thank-you notes.

Many Americans believe that natural behavior. is beautiful. The "natural" (4)_____ to human relations presumes that to know any person well enough is to love him, that the (5)_____ human problem is a communication problem. This (6)_____ that people might be separated by basically, generally irreconcilable differences—philosophical, political, or religious—and assumes that all such differences are (7)_____ misunderstandings.

Indeed, it has never been easier to insult people inadvertently. A gentleman opens a door for a lady because his mother taught him that ladies (8)_____ such courtesies, but she (9)_____ and spits in his eye because he has insulted her womanhood. A young lady offers her seat in a (10)_____ bus to an elderly, frail gentleman, and he gives her a (11)_____ look because she has insulted his (12)_____ Mind you, those are just people (13)_____ to be nice; the only problem is that they are (14)_____ on different systems of (15)_____.

Curiously, it has never been (16)_____ to insult people intentionally. If you say, "You are nasty and I hate you," the person is (17)_____ to reply, "Oh, you're feeling (18)_____; I'll wait until you feel better. "

The idea the people can behave "naturally" without resorting to a(n) (19)_____ code tacitly agreed upon by their society is as silly as the idea that they can communicate by using a language without (20)_____ accepted semantic and grammatical rules.

A．instinct

B．distinction

C．intuition

D．similarity

SECTION B INTERVIEW

Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Questions 1 to 5 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following five questions.

Now listen to the interview.

听力原文：W: Now, sir, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. I had to look after the traffic on the road until some more police arrived. You're the driver of the blue car, I believe.

M: Yes.

W: Just a few questions, sir. Do you feel all right？

M: Yes, I'm… I'm fine now. I was a little shaken up at first.

W: Well, I'll try not to keep you long. l just want a few details, and the rest of the information I can get tomorrow. Can I have your name and address, please？

M: Jeremiah Simpson, 15 Portland Crescent, Leeds.

W: Have you got your driving license and insurance certificate with you？

M: Yes. Oh, here they are.

W: Thank you… Yes, they're all right. Now, were there any passengers in the car？

M: Er yes, my Wife and a friend—a young lady. My wife was sitting in the back and her friend in the front passenger seat.

W: Where are they now？

M: The ambulance has just taken them to hospital. You spoke to the ambulance driver before he set off. Did he say anything about the young lady？

W: He said that her injuries looked worse than they really were. The other woman--that'd be your wife, I assume—appeared to be suffering from shock.

M: Yes, I know. They advised her to go to hospital for a check-up, just in case.

W: Mm… Was the young lady wearing her Seatbelt？

M: No, unfortunately. I told her to put it on, but she couldn't adjust it. I don't think it was worth stopping the car because we were only going a few miles.

W: Did she go through the windscreen？

M: No, she was very lucky. But she hurt her leg on the dashboard.

W: Mm… It could have been much worse. Now, sir, will you tell me in your own words what happened？

M: Well, as you can see, I was traveling along this main road when suddenly the other car came out of that side street. It all happened so quickly. I just didn't see him until he hit me.

W: I've just spoken to the other motorist and he says that you were speeding.

M: What？

W: Is this true？

M: That's a lie. My wife and Becky will tell you that I stopped at the pedestrian crossing just down there. You can see it's only fifty yards I could hardly have reached thirty miles an hour by the time I got here. Goodness knows what would've happened if I'd been going faster.

W: The other driver said that he stopped at the junction. When he pulled out there was nobody coming, so you must have been speeding.

M: Well, it's not true. I've witnesses to prove it. He couldn't have stopped. The lighting is very good here along this stretch.

W: Yes. He should have stopped. Why did you stop at the pedestrian crossing？

M: There were two old ladies on it. I'm always a bit careful with old people because they're likely to walk across the road without looking properly.

W: I shouldn't worry, sir. We don't think you were' speeding—even without measuring the skid marks.

M: Er, was he, the other driver, drunk？

W: I don't know yet.He's admitted that he's had one or two drinks, but says it was only two half-pints. We're going to give him a breathalyzer test to see whether he's over the limit. If he is, he'll be asked to have a blood test.

M: Well, I haven't touched a drop all night!

W: No, sir. It's surprising how much a driver's breath smells even if he's only had one drink. Well, sir, I don't think I need to detain you any longer. We shall want written statements from you, your wife and the young lady tomorrow.

M: Yes. What'll happen to my car？ It's obvious that with that badly-damaged wheel I shan't be able to drive it.

W: We'll have to take some measurements of the skid marks and the positions of the cars. We'll arrange to

A．The young lady was thrown through the windscreen.

B．The young lady didn't wear a seatbelt despite Simpson's advice.

C．The two passengers were driven to hospital by Mr. Simpson.

D．Simpson's wife got more serious injuries than the young lady.

A、A young lady

B、An old lady

C、A young man

D、An old man

第三节 短文理解2

阅读下列短文，从[A]、[B]、[C]三个选项中选择一个正确答案。

"I would almost rather see you dead. "Robert S. Cassatt, a leading banker of Philadelphia, shouted when his twenty-year-old eldest daughter announced that she wanted to become an artist.

In the 19th century, playing at drawing or painting on dishes was all right for a young lady, but serious work in art was not. And when the young lady's family ranked among the best of Philadelphia's social families, such an idea could not even be considered.

That was how Mary Cassatt, born in 1844, began her straggle as an artist. She did not tremble before her father's anger. Instead, she opposed him with courage and at last made him change his mind. Mary Cassatt gave up her social position and all thought of a husband and a family, which in those times was unthinkable for a young la- dy. In the end, after long years of hard work and perseverance, she became America's most important woman artist and the internationally recognized leading woman painter of the time.

How did Mr. Cassatt react when his daughter made her announcement？

A．He feared for her life.

B．He was very angry.

C．He nearly killed her.