三、阅读理解(共13小题；每小题2分，满分26分)

阅读下面短文，从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

A

If you are cycling in foreign countries, you will need to know what these traffic signs

and signals mean.

1 

A sign like this one means that there is a bike lane(车道). If there is such a sign，you are required to use the bike lane.

If there is not such a sign, you should ride with traffic as far to the right side of the road as possible.

2   

This signal means you can cross the street along with pedestrians(行人). It has a green picture of a oerson walking instead of using the word“walk”.

3

This signal is the “don’t walk”sign. It is a picture of a red hand,

meaning you should stop. You should wait to cross the street until the green picture of the person walking is showing.

4

Car drivers and bikers must come to a complete stop at“STOP” signs.

5

A“YIELD”sign means to slow down and be ready to stop.

If there are pedestrians or vehicles in or near the crossroad, you must stop. If there is no traffic in or near the crossroad and it is safe, you may go through.

6   

This signal means you are coming to a zebra crossing. Car drivers

and bikers must stop to allow people in the zebra crossing to cross the street.

7   

When people are working on the roads, parts of the road are often

dug up or rough(不平整的). Be careful when yon are cycling. Rough roads could make you fall off your bike.

If you must move into the road to go around a work area，you should stop and look carefully to be sure there is no traffic coming.

8   

A detour is a way of getting around a roadway that is closed. Roads are usually closed because of road work or dangerous conditions. If you must take a detour, be careful about the roads you aren’t used to.

21．What are cyclists required to do when they see the sign           ?

A.To ride against traffic.

B.To ride on the left side of the road.

C.To ride on the bike lane.

D.To ride on the right side of the road

22．Which of the following signs has the same meaning as the sign           ?

 

23．What should cyclists do when they see the sign         ?

A.They should be careful when they cycle on the rough road.

B.They should take the rough road and fall off their bikes.

C.They should move into the road to go around a work area.

D.They should take another route instead of the closed roadway.

B

It was the last day of final examinations at a large college. On the steps of one building, a group of engineering students were discussing the exam that was ahout to begin. On their faces was confidence. This was their last exam before they graduated(毕业)and found jobs.

Some talked of jobs they already had，others of jobs they would get. With four years of college study，they felt ready and able to conquer(征服)the world.

The coming exam，they knew，would be easy. The professor(教授)had said they could bring any books or notes they wanted，but they couldn’t talk to each other during the test.

They walked into the classroom. The professor passed out the papers. The students’ smiles became wide as they saw that there were only five essay-type questions.

Three hours passed and the exam came to an end. Then the professor began to collect the papers. The students no longer looked confident. They seemed worried. No one spoke as the professor faced the class with the papers in her hand.

She looked at all the worried faces in front of her, and then asked，“How many students completed all five questions?”

Not a hand was put up.

‘‘How many of you answered four?” Still no hands.

“Three?Two?”The students moved restlessly in their seats.

“One，then. Certainly somebody finished one．”But the class stayed silent. The professor put down the papers.“That is just what I expected，”she said.

“I just wanted to make sure you realize that even though you have studied engineering for four years, there are still many things about the subject you don’t know. Instead of testing you on what you learned in this class, I’ve given you questions that skilled engineers face in the world outside the classroom. You can’t expect to be an expert(专家)on the day you graduate. You have to learn as you go.”

Then，smiling, she added，“You will all pass this course, but remember that your education has just begun.’’

24．What does the underlined word“restlessly”mean in the passage?

entIy    y       dly       sly

25．Why did the professor design the final exam in such a way?

A.To make the students realize that they still had much to learn after graduation.

B.To find out whether the students could put what they had learned into practice.

C.To show that she had much more knowledge than her students in engineering.

D.To examine whether the students learned what they had been taught in her class.

26．What can be the best title of the passage?

A.A Playful Joke             B.A Lucky Chance

C.A Strange Professor         D.A Special Exam