2014年工程硕士GCT英语考试阅读理解习题(1)

　　All the people who went to the new supermarket had one great hope: to be the lucky customer who did not have to pay for his shopping.For this was what the notice just inside the entrance promise

　　It said, Remember, once a week, one of our customers gets free goods.This may be your lucky day!

　　For several weeks Mrs.White hoped, like many of her friends, to be the lucky customer.Unlike her friends, however, she never lost heart.Her kitchen was full of things which she did not really nee

　　Her husband tried again and again to persuade her to give it up, but she just wouldn't listen.She dreamed of the day when the manager of the supermarket would come up to say, Madam, this is your lucky day.Everything in your basket today is free.

　　One Friday morning, after she had finished her shopping and had taken it to her car, she found that she had forgotten to buy some te.She rushed back to the supermarket, got the tea and went to the desk to pay for it.As she was walking, she saw the manager of the supermarket coming up.Madam, he said warmly, holding out his hand, I want to congratulate you! You are our lucky customer today.Everything you've got in your basket is free.

　　1.People went to the supermarket to _____________.

　　A.buy food

　　B.be lucky customers

　　C.get free things

　　D.meet the manager

　　2.Mrs.White is different from her friends who were ______________.

　　A.easily satisfied

　　B.not always hopeful

　　C.sure to succeed

　　D.not interested in free food

　　3.Mrs.White's husband tried to _______________.

　　A.cheer her up

　　B.stop her from going to the supermarket

　　C.stop her from buying unnecessary things

　　D.make her less happy

　　4.When the manager told her that she was the lucky customer, Mrs.White would be _______________.

　　A.very tired

　　B.happier than ever before

　　C.rather sad

　　D.enthusiastic

　　5.Which of the following can we infer from the passage?

　　A.Everyone has his lucky day.

　　B.The supermarket is dishonest.

　　C.The supermarket might just play a trick so customers should be more cautious.

　　D.Wives should listen to their husbands.

　　Beijing’s top hotels are fielding scores of calls from foreigners and Chinese people eager to book rooms during the 008 Olympic Games in the Chinese capital.The luxurious and recently-renovated Beijing Hotel said it had received nearly 100 telephone inquiries from people wanting to book rooms during the Games since Beijing won its bid to host the event.Out of these people, foreigners make up 10 to 20 per cent, including people calling from the United States and Europe, a hotel sales manager surnamed Song said. Minutes before the decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) was announced in Moscow, the hotel had already received 50 to 60 such phone calls from would-be game-goers gambling on the result.Domestic callers have mainly come from the southern provinces of Guangdong and Fujian.Song said the hotel was not taking reservations, but only noting down names of callers, because seven years was too far in advance.The hotel also may be used by the IOC and would then need to set aside rooms for IOC members, he said. Beijing will have more than 800 hotels with star ratings before the Olympic Games in 1008.The city currently has 50 five-star hotels, four-star hotels and 8 other hotels with lower ratings.About 70 hotels will be designated to accommodate athletes and Olympic officials during the Games.

　　6.In this paragraph, which of the following is the most possible reason for many people to book rooms in top hotels in Beijing?

　　A.The 2008 Olympic Games will be hold there.

　　B.More foreigners want to come to China.

　　C.People from the United States and Europe are eager to visit China.

　　D.Those hotels can offer good service.

　　7.In the second paragraph, the mentioned 50 to 60 booking phone calls are from those who ______________.

　　A.did not know the result

　　B.wanted to gamble on the result

　　C.believed that Beijing would be the winner

　　D.are IOC members

　　8.Which of the following statement is TRUE according to this passage?

　　A.Beijing Hotel has just been opened recently.

　　B.There are too many luxurious things in Beijing Hotel.

　　C.Beijing Hotel will prepare rooms for those that had booked the room.

　　D.Not only foreigners but also native people wanted to book rooms for Games.

　　9.In Beijing there are ______ hotels in Beijing with stars at present.

　　A.10

　　B.12

　　C.about 200

　　D.more than 800

　　10.What is this report mainly about?

　　A.Phone inquires about hotel bookings for the 2008 Olympic Games.

　　B.Beijing Hotel is one of the most top hotels in the capital.

　　C.Beijing will host the 2008 Olympic Games.

　　D.Visitors from all over

　　参考答案：1.B 2.B 3.C 4.C 5.C 6.A 7.C 8.D 9.D 10.A