閱讀題

　　(一)

　　The nationwide EU-China Training Project for Clerical Staff recently started in Beijing following the launch of a piloting program in Wuhan, Hubei Province.

　　The project is designed to improve the competitiveness of Sino-EU joint ventures before China enters the WTO. Any enterprise in any region will be able to discuss training requests with foreign experts and jointly devise training programs. Helped by European and Chinese experts the project will not only train clerical staff, but also benefit the Chinese education system by employing the latest European training methods. Most of project’s services will be free.

　　The piloting program in Wuhan, funded with 15 million euros from the EU Commission and Hubei Province, will improve staff in Sino-EU joint ventures over the next five years. Another 40 projects will go in other provinces and in different companies.

　　1、Which of the following is true according to the passage?

　　A.The nationwide training project started after some preparation.

　　B.The training project was carried out only in Beijing.

　　C.The training project started in Beijing and Wuhan at the same time.

　　D.The project was specially planned for some provinces and regions in China.

　　2、The purpose of the project is ________.

　　A.to make Chinese companies more competitive

　　B.to improve the competitiveness of European companies in China

　　C.to improve Sino-EU friendship

　　D.to make Sino-EU joint ventures more competitive

　　3、The project will benefit the Chinese education system because _______.

　　A.it will ping a lot of business experience to China

　　B.it will greatly improve the financial situation of Chinese education

　　C.new techniques in teaching will be introduced to China

　　D.Chinese teachers will be trained and become better qualified in the program

　　4、The piloting program in Wuhan was financially supported by _______.

　　A.Chinese Central government

　　B.the local government in Hubei province

　　C.both the Central government and Hubei province

　　D.both Hubei province and EU Commission

　　5、Which of the following CAN’T be learned in the report?

　　A.Both China and Europe are preparing for more competition after China enters the WTO.

　　B.More Sino-EU ventures will benefit from the training program in the future.

　　C.The training project will ping much profit due to the services it provided.

　　D.Experts in the program are from Europe as well as China.

　　(二)

　　Time spent in a bookshop can be most enjoyable, whether you are a book-lover or merely go there to buy a book as a present. You may even have entered the shop just to find shelter from a sudden shower. Whatever the reason, you can soon become totally unaware of your surroundings. The desire to pick up a book with an attractive dust jacket(包書紙, 書皮)is irresistible, although this method of selection ought not to be followed, as you might end up with a rather dull book. You soon become engrossed(全神貫注的)in some book or other, and usually it is only much later that you realize you have spent far too much time there and must dash off to keep some forgotten appointment—without buying a book, of course.

　　This opportunity to escape the realities of everyday life is, I think, the main attraction of a bookshop. There are not many places where it is possible to do this. A music shop is very much like a bookshop. You can wander round such places to your heart's content. If it is a good shop, no assistant will approach you with the inevitable greeting: “Can I help you, sir?” You needn't buy anything you don't want. In a bookshop an assistant should remain in the background until you have finished powsing. Then, and only then, are his services necessary. Of course, you may want to find out where a particular section is, but when he has led you there, the assistant should retire discreetly (謹慎地) and look as if he is not interested in selling a single book.

　　You have to be careful not to be attracted by the variety of books in a bookshop. It is very easy to enter the shop looking for a book on, say, ancient coins and to come out carrying a copy of the latest best-selling novel and perhaps a book about pass-rubbing (拓印品)—something which had only vaguely interested you up till then. This volume on the subject, however, happened to be so well illustrated and the part of the text you read proved so interesting that you just had to buy it. This sort of thing can be very dangerous. Apart from running up a huge account, you can waste a great deal of time wandering from section to section. Booksellers must be both long-suffering and indulgent(縱容地).

　　6、You may spend too much time in a bookshop because ________.

　　A.the dust jackets are very attractive

　　B.you start reading one of the books

　　C.it is raining outside

　　D.you have to make sure you don't buy a dull book as a present

　　7、In a good bookshop _______.

　　A.nobody takes any notice of you

　　B.the assistant greets you in a friendly way

　　C.you can stay there as long as you want

　　D.you feel that you are in a music shop

　　8、An assistant should help you _______.

　　A.as soon as you have entered a shop

　　B.any time when you are in the shop

　　C.only when you have finished powsing

　　D.when he leads you to a particular section

　　9、It's very easy to enter a bookshop and buy _______.

　　A.a book on ancient coins

　　B.a best-selling novel on pass-rubbing

　　C.a book that only vaguely interests you

　　D.a book that unexpectedly interests you

　　10、This passage chiefly talks about _______.

　　A.the advantages and disadvantages of a bookshop

　　B.how to select books in a bookshop

　　C.assistants’ service in a bookshop

　　D.attractions of books in a bookshop

　　參考答案：

　　1~5:ADCDA 6~10:BCCDA