C.She is in poor health.

听第10段材料，回答第18-20题。

1. What advantage is mentioned about book-reading in the library?

A. A better experience and a different taste.

B. More convenient and quicker.

C. Saving a lot of money and time.

2. How do people find a book that they need on the internet?

A. Through the search engine. B.Through other books. C.Through the contents.

3. Which of the following ways of reading does the speaker prefer?

　　　A.The Internet. B.The library. C.The Internet and the library.

第二部分、阅读理解(共20小题,每小题2.0分,共40分)

A篇

David Beckham was born in 1975 in London，at a place called Leytonstone.When he was a young boy，his greatest passion was in football.He played it whenever he had the chance.Sometimes he would go and watch a game with his friends.When David Beckham was 12 years old，he won the Bobby Charlton Soccer Skills award.This was an important step forward for this young boy，and it led him to go for a visit to a football training camp in Spain.As a boy he played for schools of Essex and also for his county team.

In 1991，he became a trainee with Manchester United.This meant that he could practice football as much as he wanted to and play for the highly successful Manchester United Youth Cup team and Under-21 team.In April,1995 he played his first football league game against Leeds Untied.During 1995 and 1996，David became a regular member of the team and Manchester United won in both football seasons，with David scoring many goals.

His goals made him a household name.In the first game of the 1996－1997 season，he scored a surprising goal from beyond the halfway line; seeing the goalkeeper a little