II.认真阅读下面两篇短文，每篇短文后有五个问题。根据短文的内容从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并填在答题纸相应的位置上。(本大题共10小题，每小题2分，共20分)

　　Passage 1

　　A mile or so before they reached Oxford, they stopped the car on top of a hill from which they could see the whole of the city spread out before them. The spires and the domes, the college walls and towers looked as peaceful as when they were first built, hundreds of years ago.

　　When they drove down, over the River Thames and into the city centre, they found it was not so peaceful after all! The main streets were packed with traffic: cars, lorries, coaches full of tourists and the bicycles which the students use to get about. But as soon as they had managed to park the car and get away from the roaring traffic, they discovered a completely different world. Narrow cobbled streets which had hardly changed since the Middle Ages ran between the high college walls of grey or yellow stone. Inside the great double gates of each college they found quiet squares of grass, surrounded by the chapel, the library, the dining-hall and the rooms where the students and teachers live. Many colleges had the most beautiful gardens where one could sit and read, talk, work or dream.

　　Most of the students, or undergraduates, wore informal clothes: sports coats, or pullovers, and slacks. But some of them were wearing their black gowns. George explained that they had to wear these when going to lectures or to their weekly meeting with their tutor, or teacher. Tom and Anne were very surprised to see a few young men dressed in formal black suits, with ties, gowns and scholars’ caps. Anne asked whatever they were doing, wearing evening dress in the morning! George laughed and said that this was the official dress for taking examinations, many of which were held in June.

　　In one college, they visited the dining-hall. It was enormous with a high roof held up by great wooden beams with windows of stained glass as in a church, and long heavy tables and benches. At one end was the “High Table”, which is usually reserved for the Head of the college and the teachers. It really was high, raised on a wooden platform above the level of the rest of the hall. An undergraduate may sit at the High Table once on the day when he has passed all his examinations, takes his degrees and becomes a graduate.

　　21. They stopped the car on top of a hill because _______.

　　A. the spires and domes looked peaceful

　　B. they wanted to see Oxford

　　C. they wanted to take a rest

　　D. the old college walls looked different

　　22. Before they got away from the roaring traffic, they _______.

　　A. succeeded in parking their car

　　B. found a car park

　　C. tried to park their car

　　D. failed to park their car

　　23. Most of the undergraduates were wearing _______.

　　A. suits, caps and gowns B. black gowns

　　C. sweaters or sports jackets D. vests and slacks

　　24. George told Tom and Anne students wore black gowns _______.

　　A. only when they were on their way to lectures

　　B. when meeting with their tutor once a week

　　C. on their way to the library

　　D. when they were in the chapel

　　25. An undergraduate may sit at the High Table on the day he _______.

　　A. receives his degrees B. passes his exams

　　C. takes his exams D. leaves school