四、閱讀理解

　　閱讀下列短文,然后根據(jù)短文的內(nèi)容從每小題的四個選擇項中選出最佳的一項。

　　A

　　Probably no other musical instrument(樂器)is as popular around the world as the guitar. Almost every kind of music needs a guitar. Country and western music would not be the same without a guitar. The Spanish music called flamenco could not exist without a guitar. The sound of American blues music would not be the same without the sad cry of the guitar. And rock and roll music would almost be impossible without this instrument.

　　People do not agree about where the guitar was first played, but most agree it is very old. Some say an instrument very much like a guitar was played in Egypt more than one thousand years ago. Some others say that an old form of the modem guitar was brought to Spain from Persia sometime in the 12 century. The guitar continued to develop in Spain. In the 1700s it became similar to the instrument we know today.

　　Many famous musicians played the instrument. The famous musician Niccolo Paganinni played and wrote music for the guitar in the early 1800s. Franz Schubert used the guitar to write some of his famous works. In modem times Andres Segovia helped make the instrument extremely popular.

　　One kind of music for the guitar developed in the southern area of Spain called Adalusia. It will always be strongly connected with the Spanish guitar.

　　91. What is discussed about the guitar in paragraph one?

　　A. Its history in America.

　　B. Its value in the music world.

　　C. Its importance for music lovers.

　　D. Its use in musical performance.

　　92. Where could the oldest form of the guitar probably exist according to the text?

　　A. in Spain B. in Persia

　　C. in Egypt D. in America

　　93. Who did most to make the guitar very popular?

　　A. Andalusia B. Andres Segovia

　　C. Franz Schubert D. Piccolo Paganini

　　94. What would be the best title for the text?

　　A. Music and Musicians

　　B. The History of the Guitar

　　C. Music and Musical Instruments

　　D. The Most Popular Musical Instrument

　　B

　　With the large number of dogs roaring through our communities, people need to know the facts about rabies (狂犬病)，a fatal disease caused by animal bites. Despite vaccination (接種疫苗)programs, rabies is still very prevalent, and will continue to be a serious public health problem for many years to come.

　　Rabies strikes the central nervous system and brings on choking，convulsions (抽搐)and inability to swallow liquids. It can even cause death. If you or anyone in your family is bitten by dog，cat or other animal，you should not panic，but thoroughly wash the wound with plenty of

　　soap and water and rush to nearby hospital for immediate treatment. If you own the animal which did the biting, you should immediately call a veterinarian for advice and make sure the public health authorities know when and where the biting took place and who was bitten.

　　95. Rabies is a kind of disease which .

　　A. causes heart attack

　　B. hurt one’s legs

　　C. causes nerve centre problem and breathing problem

　　D. strikes one’s brain

　　96. If a person is bitten by some kind of animal, you .

　　A. should be panic

　　B. should take him (her) to a big hospital right away

　　C. should help to clean the wound and ask the patient to have a good rest at home

　　D. should help to clean the wound and then take him (her) to a nearby hospital quickly as possible

　　97. Which is the best title of the passage?

　　A. What a Rabies B. The Horrible Rabies

　　C. What Are Animal Bites D. How to Control Rabies

　　C

　　Scientists listened to fish and found a volcano(火山). It is eight thousand feet tall. But it is on the floor of the ocean off the northeast coast of New Zealand. There the water is nine thousand feet deep ; it hides the volcano from view.

　　If it hadn’t been for the scientists，we still might not know of the volcano. These men were recording underwater noises. Most of these noises are made by fish. But the scientists heard a strange rumbling (隆隆聲).They felt that no fish could make this sound，so they pulled instruments through the water and found the volcano.

　　98. Scientists discovered the volcano .

　　A. in the northern part of New Zealand

　　B. in New Zealand

　　C. in the ocean near New Zealand

　　D. in the eastern part of New Zealand

　　99. The volcano was not found sooner because .

　　A. it was covered by water

　　B. it was not exploding

　　C. people had little interest in volcanoes

　　D. no ships sailed near it

　　100. The scientists found the volcano by .

　　A. sighting it from an airplane

　　B. pulling instruments through the water

　　C. sending divers(潛水員)down

　　D. making a rumbling sound