第三部分阅读理解(共20分，每小题1分)

先阅读短文．然后根据短文内容从文后每小题的四个选项中，选出一个能完成所给句子或回答所提问题的正确答案。

(A)

Events

Long March exhibit

The Shanghai History Museum is putting on exhibition to remember the Long March (长征) which took place 75 years ago. More than 220 photos and 40 other things are on show. All the exhibition is explained in Chinese. The show will end on November 20.

Time: 10:00 a. m.--4:00 p. m.

Address: 1286 Hongqiao Road

Ticket: 8 yuan for Chinese / 15 yuan for foreigners

Thai elephants

Eight elephants from Thailand ate an attraction for visitors at Changfeng Park by riding bikes,playing basketball, dancing and blowing a musical instrument. The elephants give three shows a day at 9:30 a. m. , 3:30 p.m. and 8:00 p. m, and there is an extra show at 1:30 p.m. at weekends. The show will end on November 15.

Address: 189 Daduhe Road

Ticket: 30-40  yuan

Dancing dolphins
Dolphins jumping from the water to touch a ball, dancing to music, kissing people and doing easy math problems, and seals and sea lions, also parroting, hove rode a large part of the aquarium in Peace Park, which interests children greatly.

Hours: 10:30 a.m., 4:00 p.m. , and 7:30 p.m.

Ticket: 20 yuan for adults and 10 yuan for children

51. Where can one see the Long March exhibition?

A. In Shanghai History Muse.     B. In Changfeng Park.

C. In Peace Park.                      D. On 189 Dahude Road.

52. How many shows do 0m Thailand elephants give at weekends?

A. One.             8. Two.             C. Three           D. Four.

53. What may interest children very much in Peace Park?

A. Elephants playing basketball        B. Dolphins dancing to the music.

C. Seals riding bikes.                      D. Sea lions blowing instruments

54. How much should a child pay to go into Peace Park?

A. Five yuan.        B. Fifteen yuan.      C, Ten yuan.        D. Twenty yuan.

55. Which of the following is true?

A. The Long March exhibition is explained in English.

B. The sea animals can work out difficult math problems.

C. Thai elephants’ shows can only be seen in the day.

D. The sea animals perform three times a day.

(B)

Kitesurfing as a water sport began in the 1980s, but didn't get popular until the end of last century. It is also known as kiteboarding, and in some European countries as flysurfing. Kitesurfing works through wind power(动力) by using a large kite to pull a rider on the water at high speed.

At first, kitesurfing was a difficult and dangerous sport. Now it is becoming easier and safer because of the safer kite design. For an able and strong person, kitesurfing can be a very fun, extremely exciting sport, just like skating on the water with a feeling of flying. It has become more and more popular.

Compared with other water sports, kitesurfing is easier to learn. A beginner can understand how to operate the kite with 5--10 hours of training. And anybody aged from 13 to 65 can learn. It is not expensive to get the equipment for kitesurfing, which costs $1,000 to 82,500. Training lessons range from $200 to $500 for two or three hours. With the development of its equipment progress, kitesurfing is becoming even safer. After some training, you

can enjoy its excitement and challenging feeling.

With the rising popularity of kitesurfing, most major seaside cities have kitesurfing clubs. In China, Xiamen is the only place that has the kitesurfing club, which provides professional kitesurfing training and equipments.

56. Kitesurfing has a history of about _   _ years.

 A.  30           B.  50                C.   100              D.   130

57.   __ is mentioned in the passage as the power of kitesurfing.

  A. Water     B. Wind            C.The sun      D. The kite

58. The underlined word "range" in the passage means "_   _" in Chinese.

 A.在……范围内变动    B.按……顺序排列    C.向 ……方向延伸     D.根据……归类

59. The most important reason for the popularity of kitesurfing is that _  _.

A. its price is getting lower and lower

B. more and more people are enjoying its excitement

C. its equipment progress makes it easier and safer

D. all people can learn and take part in it

60. The main idea of this passage is about        _.

A. the way of operating kitesurfing        B, the progress of kitesurfing equipment

C. the history of kitesurfing in China     D. the development of kitesurfing