Directions:
　　Read the following three texts. Answer the questions on each text by choosing A, B, C or D Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.
　　Text 1
　　An embarrassing experience
　　It was the small hours of the morning when we reached London Airport. I had cabled London from Amsterdam, and there was a hired car to meet, but there was one more unfortunate happening before I reached my flat. In all my travels I have never, but for that once, been required by the British customs to open a single bag or to do more than state that I carried no goods liable to duty. It was, of course, my fault; the extreme tiredness and nervous tension of the journey had destroyed my diplomacy. I was, for whichever reason, so tired that I could hardly stand, and to the question,"have you read this?" I replied with extreme foolishness,"Yes, hundreds of times. "
　　"And you have nothing to declare?"
　　"Nothing. "
　　"How long have you been out of this country?"
　　"About three months. "
　　"And during that time you have acquired nothing?"
　　"Nothing but what is on the list I have given you. "
　　He seemed momentarily at a loss, but then he attacked. The attack, when it came, was utterly unexpected.
　　"Where did you get that watch?"
　　I could have kicked myself. Two days ago, When playing water games with a friend in the bath, I had forgotten to take off my ROLEX OYSTER, and it had, not unnaturally, stopped. I had gone into the market and bought, for twelve shillings and six pence, an ugly time piece that made a strange noise. It had stopped twice, without any reason, during the journey.
　　I explained, but I had already lost face. I produced my own watch from a pocket, and added that I should be grateful if he would confiscate the replacement.
　　"It is not a question of confiscation," he said, "there is a fine for failing to declare dutiable goods. And now may I please examine that Rolex?"
　　It took another quarter of an hour to persuade him that the Rolex was not contraband; then he began to search my luggage.
　　46. When did the writer arrive at London airport?
　　A．In the early morning.
　　B．Late at night.
　　C．At noon.
　　D．Late in the morning,
　　47. What can we conclude from the questions asked by the customs officer?
　　A．He was just doing his duty by asking the passenger some usual questions.
　　B．He must have noticed the writer' s ugly watch.
　　C．He wanted to embarrass the writer.
　　D．He must have noticed the writer's tiredness.
　　48. What did the writer think of the watch he bought in the market?
　　A．He was fond of the watch because it was a Rolex.
　　B．He found, the watch useful though it was very cheap.
　　C．He didn't like the watch at all.
　　D．He was indifferent to the watch.
　　49. What must have happened to the writer in the end?
　　A．He must have spent a long time at the customs and must have been let go without any punishment.
　　B．He must have been given a fine as a punishment.
　　C．His Rolex must have been confiscated. "
　　D．His cheap watch must have been confiscated.
　　50. What do you think is the tone of the story?
　　A．Humorous.
　　B．Sarcastic.
　　C．Solemn.
　　D．Matter-of-fact.
　　參考譯文
　　一次尷尬的經(jīng)歷
　　當(dāng)我們到達(dá)倫敦機(jī)場的時候還是凌晨，我已經(jīng)從阿姆斯特丹往倫敦發(fā)過電報了，預(yù)租了一輛車等我們，但是在我到達(dá)公寓之前又發(fā)生了一件倒霉的事。在我所有的旅行經(jīng)歷中，英國海關(guān)從來沒有要求過我們打開過一個包，而且僅僅需要申明我們沒有攜帶需交關(guān)稅的商品，只有這一次例外。當(dāng)然，這是我的錯，旅途的極度疲勞和神經(jīng)緊張已經(jīng)使我與人交涉的能力衰退了。不管出于什么原因，我太累了，累得幾乎站不穩(wěn)，對于海關(guān)人員提出的問題，“你看過這個嗎?”我極度愚蠢地回答：“看過幾百次了。”
　　“你沒有什么要申報的嗎?”
　　“沒有。”
　　“你離開這個國家多久了?”
　　“大概3個月了。”
　　“在這段時間里你什么也沒購置嗎?”
　　“除了我給你的清單什么也沒有。”
　　他似乎有片刻的疑惑，但是過后他發(fā)起進(jìn)攻了，當(dāng)進(jìn)攻發(fā)起的時候，是完全出乎我的意料的。
　　“那塊手表從哪來的?”
　　我懊惱極了，兩天前和朋友在浴室打水仗的時候，我忘記把我的勞力士伊司特表摘下來了，它就很自然地停了，我去一家商店花l2先令6便士買了這塊丑陋的表，它還發(fā)出很奇怪的聲音。在旅程中它莫名其妙地停了兩次。
　　我解釋了但是我已經(jīng)丟了面子，我從口袋里拿出自己的手表給他看，并且補(bǔ)充說如果他沒收那件替代品我會很感激。
　　“這不是沒收的問題。”他說，“不申報關(guān)稅商品要罰款，現(xiàn)在可以把那塊勞力士給我檢查嗎?”
　　我又花了l5分鐘說服他這塊勞力士不是走私品，然后他開始搜查我的行李。