Part Two Reading Comprehension
Directions:
In this part there are three passages and one advertisement, each followed by five questions or unfinished statements. For each of them, there are four choices marked ABCD. Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
Questions 11-15 are based on the following passage:
As our van pulled up to the ranch (牧场) to start a three-month program for troubled boys, we passed a cowboy on his horse. Bill was the owner of the ranch. We made eye contact though the dusty window and he winked(挤眼睛)at me and touched the brim of his cowboy hat in welcome.
All summer long Bill and his ranch-hands taught us to ride horses, chop wood, and round up cattle. We started to understand the value of working with our hands. Knowing how important it was for boys like me to know that someone believed in them, he trusted us to do the job and do it right. We never let him down.
The last day at the ranch, Bill pulled me aside and praised me for the work I had done- not only on the ranch, but also on myself. He told me if I ever needed anything I could count on him.
Four years later, I took him up on that offer. I called him up and asked for a job. I told him how his confidence in me had given me the courage to change my life. He offered me a job on the spot. I’m proud to say that each summer I’m the one in the ranch to open the gate for a van full of young men who need someone to believe in them, so they can learn to believe in themselves.
11. The author’s first impression of Bill was probably his____.
A seriousness
B friendliness
C authority
D generosity
2. The author implies what the troubled boys needed most was_______.
A strict guidance in proper behavior
B challenging demand in hard work
C sympathy and tolerance from adults
D understanding and trust from others
13. BY” Four years later, I tool him up on that offer”(Para 4), the author means that____.
A he admired Bill for that offer
B he offered Bill help in return
C he accepted Bill’s offer
D he remembered Bill’s offer
14. The author’s pride comes from the fact that________.
A he has become the owner of the ranch
B he has earned complete trust from Bill
C he has found a way to support himself
D he has been able to offer help to others
15. Through his own experience, the author tries to tell us something important in ______.
A interpersonal relationship
B off-campus education
C career selection
D self-discipline
Questions 16-20 are based on the following passage:
Do people stop once they have achieved something? No! In life, we are always trying to do things better or having more of the same success.
Jane Fonda moved from being an Academy Award actress to a successful businesswoman. He aerobics(有氧体操) workout videos have been sold around the world.