Ⅳ．阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四

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Ⅳ．阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

The holiday season can be a very stressful time for many people．Sometimes，we ale too busy to shop for the right gifts for our friends and family．

Besides that，you may hurry，not only to find the right present，but also a parking place for your car．

The people you give gifts to have different interests，and it is hard to go everywhere to fend suitable gifts．Some of the best gifts I have found have been online．This saves me a lot of trouble．I can find the best sports tickets and best event tickets all from my own chair．

There are different types of tickets for sale online．You can buy anything nowadays from concerts to the best sporting events available．You may even find tickets for nearly everyone．

The tickets are colorful，such as the circus，shows for children，or The Sound of Music．These events are fun for the whole family and interesting gifts．

Wherever you live, you can get tickets for just about any city in North America．You won’t have to pay an arm and a leg for the best sports tickets or for superior seats for shows．Sometimes，the tickets can turn out to be cheapen

Tickets make truly nice presents．First of all, you don’t have to walk up and down the store．Secondly, you can usually spend less money．Thirdly, you have a vast of selections when you look for tickets on the Internet．There is always a clever choice online for everyone on your gift list．Want to know more? Crick here!

56．The underlined part “to pay all arm and a leg”means      

A．to spend money in buying an arm and a leg

B．to spend time in getting an arm and a leg

C．to be busy driving up and down

D．to be busy watching sports meetings

57．The main purpose of writing the passage is       ．

A．to sell the useful and colorful tickets

B．to tell you some kinds of tickets you may buy

C．to buy the tickets online or in shops

D．to introduce a new way to buy presents

58．Which one do you think is the best title of the passage?

A．Ticket—a Nice Present   

B．Do No Shopping on Holidays

C．Different Colorful and Useful Tickets

D．How to Buy Tickets in Holidays

59．According to the passage，we are sure that        

A．the article comes from a magazine

B．you can buy tickets for your friends in any city

C．we may buy some tickets at a low price sometimes

D．a friend in England may get your ticket-present