Part II-2 Reading Comprehension (20 points, 2 points each) Task 3 Credit cards are plastic cards issued by abank or other financial institutions allowing the holder to buy goods andservices without using cash. Many Americans don’t like to carry much cash. Forthem the cards are convenient and safe to use. Credit cards are gaining popularity, even forbuying small items. They are accepted almost everywhere, though not at fastfood restaurants. Credit cards allow you to purchase thingsthat you may not currently have the money to buy. When you use a credit card,the credit card company that issued the credit card pays the store. Later, abill will be mailed to you by your credit card company for the amount youpurchased. At that time, you can either pay the bill in full, or only pay aminimum amount, and wait till later to finish paying. If you wait till later,you will owe the credit card company interest on the amount that you do notpay. 31. Which of the following can be true of thecredit card? A) It is a plastic card. B) It allows the holder of thecard to by things without cash. C) People using credit cards arenever discredited. D) Both A) and B). 32. Why are credit cards so popular? A) They are easy to carry thoughnot very safe. B) Many Americans like to carryboth credit cards and a lot of cash. C) They are accepted in manyplaces and can be used to buy both large and small items. D) Both A) and B). 33. What is the advantage of a credit card? A) The more you buy, the betteryour credit is. B) When you do not have money, youcan still buy things. C) Since the credit card companysometimes. D) The credit card is accepted infast food restaurants. 34. When you receive a bill from your credit card company, how much canyou pay immediately? A) In full. B) By half. C) A small part of the bill. D) Any of the above. 35. What may happen if you don’t pay the billuntil some time later? A) You must pay the interest. B) You pay double the amount ofthe original bill. C) Your card will become useless. D) You have to register with thecredit card company again. Task 4 The Internet, a worldwide information network, is used at universitiesmainly as an information supply source. Staff supply information via( 通过 ) the Internet and students may access it orany other publicly available information. The Internet is also useful forstudents to communicate with staff. Teachers may present lecture materials inlecture halls, and at the same time, they can distribute the materials forstudents to access from any location at any time via their computers. Suchmaterials are presented mainly in the form of text, still pictures andhypertext links. Students find this valuable and relevant to their needs. Ifthey must miss a lecture, students can still keep up to date. Staff users mayput up notices of conferences, maintain professional contacts, and communicateand conduct discussions with their colleagues or students. Students, on theother hand, are taught how to use the Internet as an individual productivitytool in several courses. 36. At universities, the Internet mainly serves as a(n) ______. A) information supply source B) information-gathering center for staff C) communication system for staff D)individual productive tool 37. Staff present their lecture materials online in the form of ________. A) text and hypertext links B) still pictures and hypertext links C) motion pictures, text and hypertextlinks D) text, still picture and hypertextlinks 38. If they must miss a lecture, students can make it up by ______. A) accessing the lecture materialspresented on the Internet B) putting up notices on the Internet C) going to the lecture hallsagain D) having face-to-face discussions with their teachers 39. According to the speaker, staff can do the following on the Internetexcept ______. A) giving lectures B) putting up notices C) maintaining professionalcontacts D) communicating with theirstudents 40. Students are taught how to use the Internet as a ______ tool in severalcourses. A) planning B)communication C) productivity D) management