第二部分 閱讀理解
(共25小題;第一節(jié)每小題2分,第二節(jié)每小題1分,滿分45分)
第一節(jié) 閱讀下列短文。從每題所給的四個選項A、B、C和D)中,選出最佳選項,并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
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After lunch,I walked back home. I was just to cross the street when I heard the sound of a coin dropping. It wasn’t much but,as I turned, my eyes caught the heads of several other people turning too. A woman had dropped what appeared to be a dime.
The tinkling sound of a coin dropping on pavement is an attention-getter.It Can be nothing more than a penny.Whatever the coin is,no one ignores the sound of it.It got me thinking about sounds again.We are surrounded by so many sounds that attract the most attention.
People in New York City seldom turn to look when a fire engine,a police car or an ambulance comes screaming along the street.When I’m in New York,I’m a New Yorker.I don’t turn either.Like the natives,I hardly hear a siren(警報)there.
However,at home in my little town in Connecticut,it’s different.The distant sound of a police car, all emergency vehicle or a fire siren brings me to my feet if I’m seated and brings me to the window if I’m in bed.It’s the quietest sounds that have most effect on us.not the loudest.In the middle of the night, I can hear a dripping tap a hundred yards away thigh three closed doors.I’ve been hearing little creaking noises and sounds which my imaginnation turns into footsteps in the middle of the night for twenty-five years in our house.How come I never hear those sounds in the daytime?
I’m quite clear in my mind what the good sounds are and what the bad sounds are,I’ve turned against whistling,for instance:I used to think of it as the mark of a happy worker but lately I’ve been associating the whistler with a nervous person making unconscious noises.The tapping,tapping,tapping of my typewriter as the keys hit the paper is a lovely sound to me.I often like the sound of what I write better than the looks of it.
41.The sound of a coin dropping makes people________.
A.think of money    B.look at each other
C.pay attention to it    D.stop crossing the street
42.The author dislikes whistling because__________.
A.he has got tired of it    B.it reminds him of tense people
C.he used to be happier D.he doesn’t like workers
43. What kind of sound does the author find pleasant?
A.Tapping sound of his typewriter.    B.Clinking sound of keys.
C.Tinkling sound of a coin dropping.  D.Creaking sound of footsteps.
44.How does the author feel about sounds in general?
A.They make him feel al home.      B.He thinks they should be ignored.
C.He prefers silence to loud noises.   D.He believes they ale part of our life.
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