第三部分：閱讀理解(共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分)
閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上該項涂黑。
A
The repairman told me, "No charge, Professor Pan! We're friends．""I'd rather pay," I replied．"If it's free, I can't afford it!"
Chinese often refuse payment for professional services, insisting, "We're friends now!" But then they show up later to ask me to tutor them in English, or get them into an American university, and I wish I'd have just paid the 30 yuan I owed them in the first place!
According to the Americans, "There's no free lunch," meaning that there's a price for everything, and I'm always looking around to figure out what this means．
Many of our neighbours have given us fruit or flowers or costly teas, never asking anything in return．For years, a bicycle repairman has repeatedly refused to let me pay him．"Wait until you have something major to fix! "he insists．
I mentioned to a peasant friend that I wished I had a stone mill to grind(磨)flour for bread．A month later he showed up with a beautiful mill that he'd had his uncle in the countryside carve from a solid block of granite(花崗石)．
Chinese generosity(慷慨)is a real education for Americans like me, who would rather avoid social entanglements (糾紛) and just hand over the money．But cash can't compensate(補償)for the greatest gift--friendship．
When an American saw some of my friends sitting on bamboo stools under the trees, sipping(呷)tea, he said, "They  must have nothing better to do．""Actually, "I said, "they are professors, with plenty to do．But probably you're right in saying that, at this moment, they have nothing better to do．And neither do I!"
And I joined the group．We chatted about tea and Chinese cooking and how much my boys have grown since we arrived．One man said, "They were pocket-sized when you came here．Now
they're taller than you．How time flies!"
     How life flies．And Chinese are smart enough to share what they know they cannot keep．They freely give of their time, never too busy to help a friend．And they are teaching me, slowly, to both give and receive．So the next time someone says, "No charge．We're friends! " I will thank them heartily．But if they show up later asking me to tutor them in English, I'll make sure they tutor my son in Chinese as well, because there's still no free lunch．
56．Why did the author insist paying the repairman while he was offered free repairs?
A．Because he was an upright man．
B．Because he didn't know the repairman．
C．Because he thought it natural to pay for others' service．
D．Because he didn't want to help others in return．
57．Generally, the author thinks that _________．
A．Chinese are generous and always ready to help their friends
B．Chinese are good at exchange of equal values
C．Chinese are free enough to drink tea and chat with their friends
D．Chinese are helpful but don't treasure time
58．The best title for the passage should be "      "．
A．Still No Free Lunch           B．A Good Lesson from Chinese
C．True Help or Not            D．Learn to Both Give And Receive
59．Which of the following is TRUE?
A．All the Chinese that once gave the author help have asked him to tutor them in English．
B．When a peasant knew the author needed a mill, he made one for the author himself．
C．The author thinks that Chinese are wise enough to enjoy the limited life．
D．Finally, the author changed his mind and decided to do as the Chinese do．
B
After a month of preliminary (初步的) contests, the TV Fashion and Modeling Competitions have entered the second round．More than a thousand design sketches were sent into the competition and, after serious appraisal (評估), experts from the China Fashion Designers Society and Tsinghua University narrowed the field to 30 designs including 3 from Taiwan, Hong Kong and abroad．All of the designs in the top 30 are based on the theme of joy, and embody national and artistic characteristics．
 

The second round and the finals will be held in early December and programs will be a chance for viewers to see the future of modeling in China．
The award ceremony for both competitions will be held in the middle of the month and aired on CCTV．
60．________ designs have entered the second round．
A．One thousand                      B．More than one thousand
C．30                             D．More than 30
61．There are changes in this year's competition, the most important one is ________．
A．a(chǎn)ll of the designs are based on the theme of joy
B．the preliminary contests were held in different cities at the same time
C．the judging method of the competition was different
D．the models could express their personal qualities
62．As the last sentence shows, the award ceremony for both competitions will be held in the middle of the month．Here, "the month" means ________．
    A．this month      B．October     C．November        D．December
63．What's the importance of this Ct．competition?
A．The competition will be interesting and entertaining．
B．It will be a very useful way to embody artistic characteristic．
C．It will show us the changes and future of modeling in China．
D．It can really be very instructive．
C
WANTED
Project Management Assistant(助理)
     Responsibility:
     --Provide service for the project in Chongqing．
     --Provide assistance to the project manager for everyday work．
     --Responsible for file management, customer service for students & parents．
     Requirements:
     --College degree and above．
     --Good English and computer skill．
     --Related working experience in the international organization．
--Patient, careful, supportive．Has strong team work spirit．
English Teacher
     Responsibility:
     --Conduct English teaching according to British education system．
     Requirements:
     --University degree and above in English major or normal English．
     --Eager to learn and open-minded with creativity．
     --With deep understanding and respect for different cultures．
(Warmly welcome the fresh graduates to apply(申請)this position．)
Marketing Assistant
      Responsibility:
      --Responsible for the local management of marketing & sales activities according to the instruction from the head office．
      --Collect related information to the head office．
      --Develop relationship with local media(媒體) and customers．
      Requirements:
      --College degree and above with good English (speaking & writing)
      --With basic idea of sales and marketing, related experience is preferred．
      --Working experience in the international organizations is a must．
--Good communication and presentation skills．
Accountant (會計)
      Responsibility:
      --Accountant work for Chongqing office and project．
      --Perform the finance(金融) management locally according to the rules & policy of the company．
      Requirements:
      --college degree and above in finance area．
      --Good English and good computer skill．
      --Have sense of finance management．
      --At least 2 years experience as accountant in the international organization is a must．
      --Self-management, hardworking, independent and able to deal with pressure．
      You can go to http://www．51 job．com for the information．
      Please mail or fax your resume(個人簡歷)(both English Chinese), diploma, training certificates and expected salary(薪水) to the following address within two weeks．(Please write "應(yīng)聘" on the envelope)．No personal visit or telephone call before that．Your materials will be kept in ACE files．
      Add: Room  1607  Plaza  Building  Yuzhong  District Chongqing 40010
      Fax No．023--63728428
      E-mail: acercq@ cta．cq．cn
64．If you have just graduated from a university, you should apply the position as        
A．project management assistant     B．English teacher
C．marketing assistant               D．a(chǎn)ccountant
65．If you want to get the position as the project management assistant, in your resume you'd better say, _________．
   A．you always have new ideas and can't wait to see them
   B．you can decide everything for yourself and have your plan carried out
   C．you are always ready to listen and help carry out good decisions
   D．you are good at persuading others to follow you and making a good leader
66．If you want to apply a position, you can
   A．go to the company or make a telephone call at any time
   B．go to acercq@ eta．cq．cn for the information about the employment
   C．tell the company how much money you want for your position
   D．write about yourself either in English or in Chinese
D
For centuries the chief defense of nations against infectious(傳染的) disease was the keeping apart of the sick and possibly sick．Quarantine (檢疫), the name given to that practice, was particularly hard on travelers entering a country from an infected area—which until recently meant most of the world．By holding such persons for a fixed period, it was believed that enough time would be given for any undeveloped disease to show itself．
Although it was started with good purpose, the good name of quarantine was gradually destroyed by the bad uses to which it was put．Businessmen angered by constant delays and losses, finally turned against it．
By the middle of the nineteenth century the feeling had become so great that in 1851 the first international meeting on quarantine matters met in Paris．Twelve countries took part．After half a year of talk an agreement was reached, dealing with the control of three major infectious disease．Only three of the twelve countries signed the agreement, and two of them later insisted on getting out of it．
Still, it was a start．Ten international meetings in the next half century showed more agreement on the part of nations to talk about health problems, but few written agreements were signed．During the same period, however, Pasteur, Koch, and the other microbe-hunters are laying a strong base for new international health rules．Once it was known what caused outbreaks, it was much easier to reach agreement about methods of stopping them．
67．Quarantine usually means holding people    
A．for a fixed period of time  
B．until the outbreak slows down
C．a(chǎn)s long as the doctors wish
D．until they have recovered from any possible illness
68．Some of the people against quarantine for travelers were     
A．politicians       B．a(chǎn)rmy men     C．merchants      D．shipping companies
69．The first international meeting on quarantine in 1851 tried to control
A．a(chǎn)ll diseases                B．most serious diseases
C．only a few diseases          D．only one disease
70．It was easier to reach agreement on quarantine rules when
A．nations became richer
B．doctors got more political control
C．the world got more frightened of disease
D．more was known about the cause of diseases