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大学英语（上）模拟卷2 I Reading Comprehension (30%) Passage 1 I arrived in the United States on February 6, 2006, but I remember my first day here very clearly. The weather was very cold and it was snowing, but I was too excited to mind. On the way, I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the first time and I stared in astonishment at the famous skyscrapers and their man-made beauty. I went to a restaurant near the hotel to get something to eat. Because I couldn’t speak a word of English, I couldn’t tell the waiter what I wanted. I was very upset and started to make some gestures, but the waiter didn’t understand me. Finally, I ordered the same thing the man at the next table was eating. After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway until I came to Times Square with its movie theatres, neon lights, and huge crowds of people. When I returned to the hotel, I was exhausted. I decided right then that I had to learn to speak English. 1. On the way to his hotel, the writer _____. A. was silent all the time B. kept talking to the driver C. looked out of t he window with great interest D. showed his friend something he brought with him 2. He went to _____ to get something to eat. A. a tea house B. a pub C. a care room D. a nearby restaurant 3. He did not have what he really wanted, because _____. A. he only made some gestures B. he did not order at all C. he could not make himself understood D. the waiter was unwilling to serve 4. The waiter _____. A. knew what he would order B. finally understood what he said C. took the order thorough his gestures D. served the same thing the man at the next table was having 5. After dinner, he _____. A. walked back to the hotel right away B. had a walking tour about the city C. went to the movies D. did some shopping on Broadway Passage 2 A man once said how useless it was to put advertisements in the newspapers. “Last week,” said he, “my umbrella was stolen from a London church. A