Part III Reading Comprehension

　　Passage 1

　　In Canada and the United States, people enjoy entertaining at home. They often invite friends over for a meal, a party, or just for coffee and conversation.

　　Here are the kinds of things people say when they invite someone to their home:

　　“Would you like to come over for dinner Saturday night?”

　　“Hey, we’re having a party on Friday. Can you come?”

　　To reply to an invitation, either say thank you and accept, or say you’re sorry and give an excuse:

　　“Thanks, I’d love to. What time would you like me to come?” or “Oh, sorry. I’ve tickets for a movie.”

　　Sometimes, however, people use expressions that sound like invitations but which are not real invitations. For example:

　　“Please come over for a drink sometime.”

　　“Why not get together for a party sometime?”

　　“Why don’t you come over and see us sometime soon”

　　They are really just polite ways of ending a conversation. They are not real invitations because they don’t mention a specific time or date. They just show that the person is trying to be friendly. To reply to expressions like these, people just say “”Sure, that would be great!” or “OK. Yes, thanks.”

　　So next time when you hear what sounds like an invitation, listen carefully. Is it a real invitation or is the person just being friendly?

　　41. Why do Canadians and Americans often invite friends for meals at home? C

　　A、 Because they can save time. B、 Because they can spend less money.

　　C、 Because they enjoy entertaining at home D、 Because they have modern and beautiful houses.

　　42. Which of the following is a real invitation? D

　　A、“If you’re free, let’s go for a drink sometime.” B、“Please go to the cinema with me some day.”

　　C、“Would you like to have a cup of tea with us sometime?”

　　D、“I’ve two tickets here. Can you go to the concert with me?”

　　43. If people say “Let’s get together for lunch some day”, you just say “_ A ___”

　　A、That would be nice. B、How about this weekend? C、Oh, sorry. I’m very busy.

　　D、That’s great. I’ll be there on time.

　　44. People use “an unreal invitation” in order to show that __A___.

　　A、they’re trying to be friendly B、they’re trying to be helpful

　　C、they’re trying to make friends with others D、they haven’t got ready for a party yet

　　45.The passage is mainly about __B___.

　　A、entertainment at home B、real invitation or not

　　C、expressions of starting a conversation D、ways of ending a conversation

　　Passage 2

　　Ask three people to look out the same window at a busy street corner and tell you what they see. Chances are you will receive three different answers. Each person sees the same scene, but each perceives (感知) something differently about it.

　　Perceiving goes on in our minds. Of the three people who look out the window, one may say that he sees a policeman giving a motorist a ticket. Another may say that he sees a rush hour traffic jam at the intersection. The third may tell you that he sees a woman trying to cross the street with four children in tow. For perception is the mind’s interpretation of what the senses—in this case our eyes—tell us.

　　Many psychologists are working to try to determine just how a person experiences or perceives the world around him. Using a scientific approach, these psychologists set up experiments in which they can control all of the factors. By measuring and charting the results of many experiments, they are trying to find out what makes different people perceive totally different things about the same scene.

　　46.Seeing and perceiving are ___B____.

　　A. the same action B. two separate actions

　　C. two actions carried on entirely by the eyes D. several actions that take place at different times

　　47. Perceiving is an action that takes place __D____.

　　A. in our eyes B. only when we think very hard about something

　　C. only under the direction of a psychologist D. in every person’s mind

　　48. Perception involves that ___D____.

　　A. our senses tell us B. our minds interpret

　　C. we see with our eyes only D. both A and B

　　49. People perceive different things about the same scene because __D____.

　　A. they see different things B. they cannot agree about things

　　C. some have better eyesight D. none of the above

　　50. Psychologists study perception by ___A____.

　　A. setting up many experiments B. asking each other what they see

　　C. studying people’s eyes D. looking out of windows