一九九九年（上）江苏省高等教育自学考试英语（二）试题3

三、本题共有三段短文，每段短文后面有三至四道小题，共计十道小题。每道小题都有
四个选择项。找出你认为正确的答案，并在答题卡的相应位置上涂黑。（20%）
passage 1
Registration with a doctor
If you are eligible (有资格享受) for NHS (National Health service) treatment
you are also entitled to register with a local doctor. You should do this as soon
as possible after you arrive in Britain and not wait until you are ill. If your
college or university has a health center, you may be able to register with a
doctor there, or they will be able to recommend a local doctor. Otherwise, you
can obtain a list of local doctors from the Family Health Services Agency (FHSA)
in your area (the address will be in your local telephone directory, under the
relevant area).
When you have registered with a doctor you will eventually receive a medical
card staring your NHS number. You should take this card with you whenever you
go to see your doctor.
When you go to your doctor the first time, be sure to find out the times when
the surgery is open. Also at whether the surgery operates an appointment-only
system. There should also be an emergency telephone number which you can call
if you need to see a doctor outside the normal surgery opening hours.
If the doctor prescribes any medicines, he or she will give you a prescription
which you have to take to a chemist. You will then be charged for each item on
your prescription. The fee is currently
afd5.25 per item.
21. The best time for you to register with a local doctor is _________
A. when you are ill.
B. When you have just arrived in Britain.
C. When you can afford the time to do so.
D. when you find a local doctor’s phone number in the directory.
22. According to the passage the normal surgery opening hours are _________
A. 24 hours a day.
B. No more than 24 hours a day.
C. Not 24 hours a day.
D. About 24 hours a day.
23. How much do you think the chemist will charge you if there are 2 items on
your prescription?
A. ￡10.50
B. ￡5.25
C. ￡0
D. ￡15.75
Passage 2
Bagel sales up
The pastries at this bakery near Washington, D.C. are sweet and pleasing to
the eye, but nearly all of the customers have come here for something else. You
hear customers say, "Plain bagel to go please." The reporter explained, "It is
this mix of flour, water, salt, malt and yeast, that has produced one of the l990’s
hottest trends in U.S. retailing." "The little round rolls known as bagels are
now generating $1 billion a year in sales. And everybody seems to want bagels."
"I like it better than sweet things and it is a healthier choice."
"I was in here last weekend I think and I counted a hundred and seventy come
in within an hour, hour and a half. That’s amazing," said a customer.
Sales of bagels in the U.S. are growing at the astonishing rate of 8% a year.
In Washington D.C. the rate of increase is even greater. Washington’s Chesapeake
Bagel Bakeries began with a single store in l981. Today there are 30, with ten
new ones set to open in the year ahead. The chain is moving into the national
market, and looking to expand internationally. Alan Manstof is president of
Chesapeake. He and his friend Michael Robinson started the business.
"Our philosophy is we make the bagel from scratch at every location with the
machinery. So the customer gets the opportunity to have the freshest product
available."
"And they can get a fresh hot bagel almost every minute of the day."
"It’s an all American product and we think in reality it’s an all world product."
Bake a better bagel and the world will beat a path to your door, but store owner
Tom Rygle knows that variety is still the spice of life. He said, "Well I’m carrying
16 different bagels right now".
"What I’m making now is a blueberry bagel."
Whether the bagels are plain or fruit-flavored, man does not live by bread alone.
People love to add toppings to bagels.
Tom Rygle said, "I would say the combinations are endless."
One customer asked, "Is that Pizza bagel for here or to go?"
As long as People continue to eat bread, and until the number of combinations
exhausts itself, it seems likely that bagelmania will continue to run its course.
"Plain with sausage and American cheese, sesame with cream cheese, and a sour
dough. What a variety !"
24. Judging by the context, which of the following do you think the word
"bagelmania" means ?
A. People do not like bagels.
B. People hate bagels.
C. People often eat bagels.
D. People are madly in love with bagels.
25. When ordering a bagel, one customer said, "Plain bagel to go please." The
meaning of "to go" is _________.
A. to take away
B. to go to a plate
C. to be eaten here in the store
D. to be made quickly
26. According to this passage the hottest trend in U.S. retailing should include
_______ .
A. bread in general
B. bagels in particular
C. all pastry food
D. fast food