When I was a boy， children always objected 51 wearing school uniform but teachers were 52 on it because they said all of us looked 53 . Otherwise， they said， children would compete with 54 and the poorer children would be unhappy because people would see how poor they were. In recent years， however， many schools have 55 the idea of making children wear uniform but funnily enough， now that children can wear 56 they like， they have adopted a uniform of their own. When some journalists visited a London school， they found that all the boys and girls were dressed in jeans （牛仔裤）. One girl said she would rather die than wear a coat instead of a jersey （运动套衫） because 57 wants to look different 58 the other children in the class. Parents may not be as happy about this as children， but they 59 to be， because this new kind of uniform is one that the children like， not something they have been forced to wear， and it is also 60 cheaper than school uniform used to be.　
　　51. A. against B. to C. for D. on　
　　52. A. warm B. eager C. keen D. interested　
　　53. A. same B. like C. as D. alike　　
　　54. A. each other B. another C. themselves D. others　　
　　55. A. waited for B. taken off C. put out D. given up　　
　　56. A. that B. which C. what D. as　
　　57. A. anyone B. no one C. none D. someone　　
　　58. A. than B. that C. from D. to　　
　　59. A. ought B. should C. would D. had　　
　　60. A. a lot B. very C. more D. a lot of　　
　　IV. Reading Comprehension （60 points）　　
　　Directions： There are four reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A， B， C and D. Choose the best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on ANSER SHEET I.　
　　Passage One　　
　　As you are students of English， it‘s very possible that you’ll be interested in England.　　
　　That‘s where the language was first spoken. But England is often called by other names.　　
　　This often confuses people and I wonder if you know what these names mean. So， now I would like to tell you about this matter of names. I believe that you have heard people use the names—England， Britain or Great Britain. Let‘s see what each of these names means.　　
　　If you look at a map of Europe， you‘ll see a group of islands—one larger island off the northwest coast， one smaller and many tiny ones. These make up what is called the British Isles （不列颠群岛）. The largest island of the British Isles is Britain. It is also called Great Britain. The smaller island is Ireland （爱尔兰）.　　
　　Britain is divided into three parts： Scotland， Wales and England. But sometimes the Word“England”is used instead of“Britain”. Why so？　
　　In ancient times， what is Britain now used to be three different countries. People in　
　　These different countries spoke different language. Over many years the three countries became one. England is the largest and richest of the three and it has the most people. So the English people take it for granted that their own name stands for the whole island.　
　　 There‘s another thing that confuses people： sometimes you may hear people say“the Untied Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”. That is official name of the country. Northern Ireland is only one sixth of the island of Ireland. The rest of the island is an independent state， called the Republic of Ireland. So we have the names of“England”，“Britain”，“Great Britain”， and“the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”. Now do you know what each of them means？　
　　61. English was first spoken in .
　　A. Britain
　　B. England
　　C. Great Britain
　　D. Ireland　
　　62. Britain is divided into .　
　　A. England， Britain， and Wales
　　B. England， Scotland， and Wales　
　　C. Wales， Scotland， and Great Britain　
　　D. Great Britain， Wales， and Scotland　　
　　63. According to the passage， which of the following statements is true？　　
　　A. Wales is the richest of the three　
　　B. Scotland is the largest of the three　　
　　C. Sometimes English is used instead of Britain　　
　　D. Britain is the only name of the largest island of British Isles　　
　　64. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is .　　
　　A. part of Britain　　
　　B. part of British Isles　　
　　C. the official name of the whole country England　　
　　D. the largest country of all mentioned in the passage　　
　　65. Which of the following is an independent country？　　
　　A. Wales
　　B. Scotland　　
　　C. Northern Ireland
　　D. The Republic of Ireland　　
　　Passage Two　　
　　Every year just after Christmas the January Sales start. All the shops reduce their prices and for two weeks， they are full of people looking for bargains. My husband and I do not normally go to the sales as we don‘t like crowds and in any case are short of money as we have to buy lots of Christmas presents.　　
　　Last year， however， I took my husband with me to the sales at the large shop in the center of London. We both needed some new clothes and were hoping to find a television set. When we got to station. So I left my husband and started looking around the shops. Unfortunately all the clothes were in very large sizes and so were not suitable for me. But I did buy a television at a very cheap price， so I felt quite pleased with myself.　　
　　When I arrived at the station， my husband was not there. So I sat down in a nearby cafe to have a cup of tea. I quickly finished my tea when I saw my husband and went out to meet him. He looked very happy. Then I saw he was carrying a large and heavy cardboard box.“Oh， dear！”I thought. Yes， we had no new clothes but two televisions. We shall not be going to the sales again.　
　　66. In January .　　
　　A. lots of people go shopping for discount　　
　　B. people have a lot of money to spend after Christmas　　
　　C. all the shops close for a two-week Christmas holiday　　
　　D. people don‘t have enough money to go looking for bargains　　
　　67. In this passage， the word“bargain”could best be replaced by“something”.　
　　A. given to people　　
　　B. offered at a reduced price　　
　　C. offered， sold or bought which is expensive　　
　　D. sold for the purpose of reaching an agreement　　
　　68. The husband and wife in the story .　　
　　A. wished to buy a TV　　
　　B. went to the sales the year before　　
　　C. often went to the sales to buy clothes　　
　　D. were usually not short of money after Christmas　　
　　69. The phrase“split up”in the second paragraph means“”.　　
　　A. break apart
　　B. cause to break　　
　　C. become pieces
　　D. go indifferent directions　　
　　70. After their day‘s shopping， they .　　
　　A. were happy with their bargains　　
　　B. had got everything they wanted　　
　　C. got more than they had hoped for　　
　　D. had to go back to the sales the next day　　
　　Passage Three　　
　　Some people argue that the pressure on international sportsmen and sportswomen kills the essence （真谛） of sport—the pursuit of personal excellence. Children kick a football around for fun. When they get older and play for local school teams， they become competitive but they still enjoy playing. The individual representing his country cannot afford to think about enjoying himself， he has to think only about winning. He is responsible for entire nation‘s hopes， dreams and reputation.　　
　　A good example is the football Word Cup. Football is the world‘s most important sport. Winning the World Cup is perhaps the summit of international sporting success. Mention Argentina （阿根廷） to someone and the chances are that he’ll think of football. In a sense， winning the World Cup put Argentina on the map.　　
　　Sports fans and supporters get quite unreasonable about the World Cup. People in England felt that their country was somehow important after they won in 1966. Last year thousands of Scots sold their cars， and even their houses， and spent all their money traveling to Argentina， where the finals were played.

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