30. C 信息明示题。由文章中的the violin was，after all，worth more than$20，000可知，母亲不让她动小提琴的原因是那把琴很贵，所以C正确。

　　31. D 信息明示题。由文章中的she must make a tape and I will take it to the United States可知，约翰斯顿要把梅岛莉的演出录制成磁带带到美国去，所以D正确。

　　32. B 信息明示题。由文章最后一句可知，梅岛莉于l892年搬到纽约城，所以B正确。

　　Passage Three

　　33. D 主旨题。结合文章第三句及其后面的内容可知，文章主要讲述了阿拉斯加狗拉雪橇比赛，所以D正确。

　　34. A 信息明示题。根据The race from Anchorage to Rome which is held in March…可知，狗拉雪橇比赛是在每年三月举行，所以A正确。

　　35. C 信息明示题。文章最后一句指出，对于大多数人而言，能够完成比赛就是取得了胜利，所以C正确。

　　Section C

　　36. offered 37. benefit 38. payments 39. employee

　　40. pensioner 41. manufacturing 42. traditional 43. contribution

　　44. The first is how much both the worker and the employer paid into the plan. The other is the performance of its investments

　　45. It offers investments for workers to put money into. Their employer usually adds to the savings

　　46. It permits contributions of up to ten thousand dollars a year toward retirement