第4部分：阅读理解(第31～45题，每题3分，共45分)
下面有3篇短文，每篇短文后有5道题。请根据短文内容，为每题确定1个最佳选项。
31. In paragraph one， what does "the school of tomorrow" mean?
A. The school with a central building.
B. The school with four or five master studios.
C. The school with television.
D. The school with televised lessons and electronic teaching tools.
32. After a televised lesson， which will not happen?
A. The classroom teacher will take over for the all-important "follow-up" period.
B. The lessons will be carried into classrooms all over a city， or even an entire country.
C. The students will ask any troublesome questions.
D. Difficult points will be cleared up through discussion.
33. In the following statements， which one will not happen in the televised lesson?
A. The teacher will still have to play an important role.
B. The chalk and erasers will still be used.
C. Each student will receive an individual lesson.
D. The lessons will be specifically geared to the students' levels of ability.
34. What kind of lessons will the students have?
A. The same lessons.
B. Individual lessons according to their ability levels.
C. Individual lessons according to the teacher's instruction.
D. Individual lessons according to their parents' instruction.
35. According to the last paragraph， which one is true?
A. Homework will be handed in via electronic mail system.
B. Homework will be not be assigned.
C. Students never take examinations.
D. Students get the score after a long time.
36. What does "Such natural disasters" in the first paragraph refer to?
A. Sudden， heavy rainfall.
B. Earthquakes，
C. Water erosion.
D. Landslides.
37. Which of the following statements is true of landslides?
A. The initial movement is hard to spot.
B. They start with a movement of a few particles of soil or rock.
C. They can be destructive in a matter of hours or minutes.
D. All of the above.
38. Why do researchers develop a new device to monitor signs of landslides?
A. Because the new device can，measure the site directly.
B. Because the new device can be sunk into boreholes or fixed above ground.
C. Because the common methods can cause false alarms.
D. Because the common methods are useless.
39. Which of the following statements is NOT true of the device，according to Paragraph 4?
A. It is filled in with gravel.
B. It consists of a steel pipe.
C. It is dropped into a borehole filled in with gravel.
D. It is connected to a sensor on the surface.
40. According to the context，what does the word "positives" in the fifth paragraph mean?
A. Positive electric charges.
B. Evidences.
C. Warnings.
D. Predictions.
41. Why does the author mention "pyramid builders"?
A. Because they once worked miracles.
B. Because they were well-built.
C. Because they were actually very weak.
D. Because even they were unable to rescue their civilization.
42. Which of the following factors was ultimately responsible for the fall of the civilization of ancient Egypt?
A. Change of climate.
B. Famine.
C. Food.
D. Population growth.
43. Which of the following statements is true?
A. The White Nile is the trunk of the River Nile.
B. The White Nile is the trunk of the Blue Bile.
C. The White Nile a branch of the Blue Nile.
D. The White Nile and the Blue Nile are branches of the River Nile.
44. According to Krom，Egypt's Old Kingdom fell
A. immediately after a period of drought.
B. immediately after a period of flood.
C. just before a drought struck.
D. just before a flood struck.
45. The word "devastating" in the last paragraph could be best replaced by
A. frustrating.
B. damaging.
C. defeating.
D. worrying.
