Part Ⅰ Writing Directions:For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic Tourist Industry in China. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese:
1. Tourist Industry in China 1. 旅游业的重要性; 2. 中国旅游业存在的问题; 3. 提出你解决问题的见解。
Tourist Industry in China Our tourist industry has gained tremendous progress though some serious problems remain to be solved urgently. Examples are blind building of hotels and tourist resorts around the scenery places, thus causing air and water pollution in the environment. To overcome the above problems, I suggest: First of all, try our best to update our transportation and communication systems. More convenience in traffic will win us much greater income from tourism. Secondly, more places of historical interests and scenery spots are to be explored to let foreign friends see more exciting things than just clay-warriors and horses in Xian or Summer Place in Beijing. Thirdly, our food and hotel industry should be greatly pushed forward to attract more foreign guests. Therefore, I suggest for the departments concerned to launch a campaign to heighten the tourist quality. In so doing, we shall push our country into one of the top tourist countries in the world.
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) Directions:In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. Y (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage; N (for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage; NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage. For questions 8—10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.
The year 1972 was marked by publication of a controversial book, The Limits to Growth. This study of the world's future, done by a team of MIT scientists with the aid of computer "models" of the future of our society, forecast a planetwide disaster unless humankind sharply limits its population growth and consumption of natural resources. Most people were caught by surprise when the book came out. Many refused to believe that disaster is possible, probable, inevitable—if we don't change our mode of running Spaceship Earth. But science fiction people were neither surprised nor outraged. The study was really old news to them. They'd been making their own "models" of tomorrow and testing them all their lives. For what the scientists attempted with their computer model is very much like the thing that science fiction writers and readers have been doing for decades. Instead of using a computer to "model" a future world society, science fiction writers have used their human imaginations. This gives the writers some enormous advantages. One of the advantages is flexibility. Science fiction writers are not in the business of predicting the future. They do something much more important. They try to show the many possible futures that lie open to us. For there is not simply a future, a time to come that' s inevitable. Our future is built, bit by bit, minute by minute, by the actions of human beings. One vital role of science fiction is to show what kinds of future might result from certain kinds of human actions. To communicate the ideas, the fears and hopes, the shape and feel of all the infinite possible futures, science fiction writers lean heavily on another of their advantages: the art of fiction. For while a scientist' s job has largely ended when he's reduced his data to tabular or graph form, the work of a science fiction writer is just beginning. His task is to convey the human story: the scientific basis for the possible future of his story is merely the background. Perhaps "merely" is too limiting a word. Much of science fiction consists of precious little except the background, the basic idea, the gimmick. But the best of science fiction, the stories that make a lasting impact on generations of readers, are stories about people. The people may be non-human. They may be robots or other types of machines. But they will be people, in the sense that human readers can feel for them, share their joys and sorrows, their dangers and their ultimate successes. The art of fiction has not changed much since prehistoric times. The formula for telling a powerful story has remained the same: create a strong character, a per- son of great strengths, capable of deep emotions and decisive action. Give him a weakness. Set him in conflict with another powerful character--or perhaps with nature. Let his exterior conflict be the mirror of the protagonist's own interior conflict, the clash of his desires, his own strength against his own weakness. And there you have a story. Whether it's Abraham offering his only son to God, or Paris bringing ruin to Troy over a woman, or Hamlet and Claudius playing their deadly game, Faust seeking the world's knowledge and power—the stories that stand out in the minds of the readers are those whose characters are unforgettable. To show other worlds, to describe possible future societies and the five problems lurking ahead, is not enough. The writer of science fiction must show how these worlds and these futures affect human beings. And something much more important, he must show how human beings can and do literally create these future worlds. For our future is largely in our own hands. It doesn't come blindly rolling out of the heavens; it is the joint product of the actions of billions of human beings. This is a point that's easily forgotten in the rush of headlines and the hectic badgering of everyday life. But it's a point that science fiction makes constantly, the future belongs to us—whatever it is. We make it, our actions shape to morrow. We have the brains and guts to build paradise (or at least try). Tragedy is when we fail, and the greatest crime of all is when we fail even to try. Thus science fiction stands as a bridge between science and art, between the engineers of technology and the poets of humanity. Never has such a bridge been more desperately needed. Writing in the British journal New Scientist, the famed poet and historian Robert Graves said in 1912, "Technology is now warring openly against the crafts, and science covertly against poetry. " What Graves is expressing is the fear that many people have: technology has already allowed machines to replace human muscle power; now it seems that machines such as electronic computers might replace human brainpower. And he goes even further, criticizing science on the grounds that truly human endeavors ours such as poetry have a power that scientists can't recognize.
1. According to the passage, it is hardly surprising that this book came out.
N
由文章第二段“Most people were caught by surprise when the book came out”，“许多人对这本书的出版感到很惊讶。”由此判断本题答案为“N”。
2. Science fiction people got angry when they learned that book forecast such an planetwide disaster.
N
由文章第三段“But science fiction people were neither surprised nor outraged,”“但迷恋于科学幻想的人们既不惊奇也不生气。”由此可知，本题答案为“N”。
3. Science fiction people use their imagination to figure out what the future will be while soientists at tempt to do it with their computer mode.
4. The Best of science fiction can make a lasting impact on generations of readers.
Y
文章第八段“But the best of science fiction，the stories that make a lasting impact on generations of readers...”“但最好的科幻小说，能带给几代读者影响的故事……”。可知本题答案为Y。
5. Science fiction people like to object to the opinion of scientist, no matter what they say.
NG
本文中没有牵涉此话题。
6. Apparently Graves sees scientists as a sober, plodding phalanx of soulless thinking machines, never making a step that hasn't been carefully thought out in advance.
NG
本文中没有牵涉此话题。
7. One of the important aspect science fiction have to show is how these worlds and these features affeet human beings.
Y
文中倒数第四段首句“The writer of science fiction must show how these worlds and these futures affect human beings”，由此可知本题答案为Y。
8. According the passage, to build paradise needs ______.
our brains and guts.
9. The formula for telling a powerful story has ______ except strong character.
capable of deep emotions and decisive action.
10. The fear mentioned in the last Part, in fact, is a fear to ______.
lose the nature of humanbeings.
Part Ⅲ Listening Comprehension
Section A Directions:In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Questions 11 to 18 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
[解析] W: I'm really exhausted! But I don't want to miss that documentary that comes on at eleven. M: If I were you, I'd skip it. We both have to get up early tomorrow, and anyway, I've heard it's not that exciting. Q: What does the man imply the woman should do?
“skip”的意思是“跳过，不参加某项活动”。“If I were you...”是用虚拟语气建议他人做某事的一种常见句型。M建议W别再看记录片，因为他们明天要早起，而且这部片子据说不好看。可见，M的意思是让W早些睡觉，因此选A。
2.
A.She's reading a very long book.
B.The man is mistaken.
C.She needs to read the page carefully.
D.She's working on a long assignment.
A B C D
C
[解析] M: You've certainly been reading that one page for a long time now. W: Well, I'm being tested on it tomorrow. Q: What does the woman imply?
C.She hopes to get a good deal on some second-hand books.
D.The textbook she needs isn't in yet.
A B C D
A
[解析] M: The University Bookstore opens at nine in the morning. W: Oh dear, I need a textbook for my eight o'clock class today. Q: What does the woman mean?
[解析] M: I've been waiting all week for this concert—the Philharmonic's supposed to be excellent. And with our student discount, the ticket should be really cheap. W: Uh, oh... I'm afraid I left my student ID in my other purse. Q: What does the woman imply?
[解析] M: My parents are coming to see our apartment this weekend. W: Looks like I'd better lend you my vacuum cleaner then. Q: What does the woman imply?
A.Convince the man to take a rock-climbing course with her.
B.Find a place to go rock climbing.
C.Find out if a rock-climbing course will be offered.
D.Plan a rock- climbing trip over spring break.
A B C D
A
[解析] 19-22 W: John! Have you chosen a physical education class yet for this semester? M: No, why? W: You've got to take rock climbing. We just had the first class and it looks like it's going to be great ! M: You think I should take rock climbing? You've got to be kidding. Besides, how can they teach rock climbing when it's completely flat around here? W: That's not important. You can't just start climbing without any training. You have to get in shape, learn how to use the ropes, the belts, the buckles-there's a lot of preparation first. M: You don't think it's just a little bit dangerous? W: Not if you know how to use the safety equipment, which is, by the way, pretty high tech. The ropes are made of elastic fibers that stretch a little, the shoes have special grips on the bottom, and the helmets are made out of some kind of special plastic. You have to learn how to use all this before you do any real climbing. M: Well, what's the appeal? We'll spend the whole semester studying something we don't actually get to do. W: We will take a climbing trip during spring break, but that's not the point. Climbing isn't the only goal. In preparing to climb you learn patience, mental discipline, and you gain fantastic physical strength. Especially in your hands. For the first few weeks we're going to concentrate entirely on hand and upper-body exercises. M: All that in one sport? Maybe you're right. Since it's not too late to join the class, maybe I will. 19. What is the woman trying to do?
[解析] 23-25 W: Hello. M: Hi, Sally, this is Phil. W: Great to hear from you Phil! How have you been doing? M: To tell you the truth, I'm very worried about our final examinations next month. For one thing, I can't sleep. W: I sympathize! I went through the same thing last year. M: That's exactly why I'm calling you. Do you have any suggestions for coping with anxiety? You know how I hate exams! W: Well, last year the university offered a stress-management course at about this time. Have you been in contact with the student health services? M: No, I haven't had time! W: Funny, isn't it? Just when students need help most, we can't afford the time to get it! M: Well, perhaps I should find out more about this stress-management course. Things have got to get better! W: I suggest you call the health services tomorrow. They open at nine a. m. M: Thanks, ally. I'll let you know how it goes. W: Best of luck! And have a good night's sleep! M: That's easier said than done! 23. What is the main topic of the conversation?
Section B Directions:In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Passage One Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
[解析] 26-28 Malls are popular places for Americans to go. Some people spend so much time at malls that they are called "mall rats". Mall rats shop until they drop in the hundreds of stores under one roof. People like malls for many reasons. They feel safe because malls have police stations of private security guards. Parking is usually free, and the weather inside is always fine. The newest malls have beautiful rest areas with waterfalls and large green trees. The largest mall in the United States is the Mall of America in Minnesota. It covers 4.2 million square feet. It has 350 stores, eight night clubs, and a seven-acre park! There are parking spaces for 2,750 cars. About 750,000 people shop there every week. The first indoor mall in the United States was built in 1965 in Edina, Minnesota. People like doing all their shopping in one place. More malls were built around the country. Now, malls are like town centers where people come to do many things, they shop, of course, they also eat in food courts that have food from all over the world. They see movies at theatres. Some people even get their daily exercise by doing the new sport of "mall walking". Others go to malls to meet friends. In some malls, people can see a doctor or a dentist and even attend church. In other words, people can do just about everything in malls. Now residents can actually live in their favorite shopping center. 26. What kind of person is called a "mall rat"?
[解析] 29-31 What is it about Paris? For the last two centuries it has been the single most visited city in the world. Tourists still go for the art and the food, even if they have to brave the disdain of ticket-takers and waiters. Revolutionaries on the run, artists in search of the galleries and writers looking for the Ii cense to explore their inner selves went looking for people like themselves and created their own fields filled with experimentation and constant arguments. Would worldwide communist revolution have been conceivable without the Paris that was home to Marx, Lenin and Ho Chi Minh? Would Impressionism or Cubism have become "isms" without Paris as a place to work and as a subject to paint? How Paris came to be, for such a long time, "capital of the world"? The answer lies in the city's "myths,' according to the distinguished Harvard historian Patrice Higonnet in "Paris: Capital of the World. ' In his book, Paris came to stand for all the contradictions of modern life; you went there to experience more fully what modern life had to offer. Paris was imagined, by locals and foreigners alike, as the hothouse of individualism, revolution, scientific progress, urbanism, artistic innovation and cultural sophistication, but it also offered the more dangerous enticements of pornography, prostitution, alienation and, at the end of the line, crime. Higonnet fully appreciates how the two sides of the "myth" complemented each other. A product of two cultures himself--he wrote this book in French—Higonnet is ideally placed to serve as guide to the riches of the Parisian Golden Age, which ran roughly from the French Revolution to 1945. His book is beautifully produced and worth purchasing. 29. Which university did historian Patrice Higonnet graduate from?
此题问“Patrice Higonnet毕业于哪所大学?”正确答案是“哈佛大学”，其依据是“The answer lies in the city's‘myths，’according to the distinguished Harvard historian Patrice Higonnet in 'Paris: Capital of the World.'”这里提到美国的四个著名大学，所以在平时要注意有关英美文化的背景知识，将有助于考生理解听力内容。
2.
A.Appreciation
B.Dislike
C.Indifference
D.Anger
A B C D
A
[解析] What is Higonnet's attitude towards the fact that the two sides of the "myth" complemented each other?
问题是“对于‘神话’两方面互补的事实，Patrice Higonnet是何种态度?”正确答案是“欣赏”，其依据是“Higonnet fully appreciates how the two sides of the 'myth' complemented each other.”另外，这一类涉及态度的问题，也可以综合全文，做出正确的判断。
3.
A.1925
B.1935
C.1945
D.1955
A B C D
C
[解析] The so-called Parisian Golden Age ran roughly from the French Revolution to.
问题是“所谓的法国黄金时代大致从法国革命到哪一年?”正确答案是“1945”，其依据是“... the Parisian Golden Age，which ran roughly from the French Revolution t0 1945.”这里有一个关键句型：run from...to...意为：从...到...。
Passage Three Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.
C.He is a scientist who researches on how to freeze a body and bring it back to life later.
D.He is a doctor who treats terminal illnesses.
A B C D
C
[解析] 32-35 W: It's well-known science fiction plot to freeze a body and bring it back to life years later. However, this may no longer be so far from the truth. Joining us from our Cardiff studio is Professor Andrew Morgan, who's been doing some research into this subject. Professor Morgan. M: Yes, well, I've been looking into the ability of certain animals to freeze themselves for a certain a mount of time, and then to come back to life when the circumstances around them change. And, what I've been working on over the past two years is the particular process that enables them to do this. W: What have you actually discovered? M: I think it's a particular chemical in the animals 'bodies which begins to work under certain circum stances. And I'm now experimenting with this chemical to see if I can get other animals that wouldn't normally be able to freeze themselves to be able to do this. W: Have you had any success? M: I have so far. It's been going very well. And I'm reasonably confident that perhaps within ten years from now I'll be able to freeze human beings for as long or as short a time as I would like to, and then bring them back to life again in exactly the same state that they were in before they were frozen ... just as you can do with animals. W: And what's the main application of your research? M: I think the main application of this for human beings would be for people with terminal illnesses, such as certain types of cancer, AIDS. We could freeze them, find a cure for the illness and then bring them back to life again and administer the cure. W: I see. Well, this obviously is going to create great debate I would think as to the rights and wrongs of whether we should actually be doing this. 32. What does Professor Morgan do?
尽管一开头就提到电影，实际上主持人是用来做个铺垫，后面才提到Morgan的身份，所以答案是C。
2.
A.A certain chemical in their bodies.
B.The change of certain circumstances around them.
C.A certain temperature.
D.A certain season in the year.
A B C D
A
[解析] According to Professor Morgan, what enables animals to freeze themselves?
Morgan说“I think it's a particular chemical in the animals' bodies which begins to work under certain circumstances.”，据此，可以得出答案A。
3.
A.About ten years.
B.About two years.
C.About twenty years.
D.About thirteen years.
A B C D
A
[解析] How long will Professor Morgan be able to freeze human beings for as long or as short a time as he would like to?
Morgan提到“perhaps within ten years from now I'll be able to freeze human beings for as long or as short a time as I would like to.”，所以答案是A。
4.
A.It can be used to prolong everyone's life.
B.It can help find cures for terminal illnesses.
C.It can cure cancer and Aids.
D.It can help freeze people with terminal illnesses and bring them back to life when the cure appears.
A B C D
D
[解析] What is true about the application of Professor Morgan's research?
最后问到他的研究有何实际用途，Morgan说“human beings would be for people with terminal illnesses，such as certain types of cancer，AIDS．We could freeze them，find a cure for the ill ness and then bring them back to life again and administer the cure．”。此题单靠阅读选项选中的几率也很大。
Section C Directions:In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written. Thomas Wheeler, 1 of the Massachusetts Mutual Life 2 Company, and his wife were driving along an interstate highway when he noticed that their car was 3 on gas. Wheeler got off the highway at the next 4 and soon found a rundown gas station with just one gas pump. He asked the 5 attendant to fill the tank and check the oil, then went for a little walk around the station to 6 his legs. As he was returning to the car, he noticed that the attendant and his wife were 7 in an animated conversation. The conversation stopped as he paid the attendant. 8 . "It was great talking to you." As they drove out of the station, Wheeler asked his wife if she knew the man. She readily admitted she did. 9 . "Boy, were you lucky that I came along." bragged Wheeler. " 10 , you'd be the wife of a gas station attendant instead of the wife of a chief executive officer." "My dear, "replied his wife, " 11 .
[解析] 36-46 Thomas Wheeler, CEO of the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, and his wife were driving along an interstate highway when he noticed that their car was low on gas. Wheeler got off the highway at the next exit and soon found a rundown gas station with just one gas pump. He asked the lone attendant to fill the tank and check the oil, then went for a little walk around the station to stretch his legs. As he was returning to the car, he noticed that the attendant and his wife were engaged in an animated conversation. The conversation stopped as he paid the attendant. But as he was getting back into the car, he saw the attendant wave and heard him say, "It was great talking to you." As they drove out of the station, Wheeler asked his wife if she knew the man. She readily admitted she did. They had gone to high school together and had dated steadily for about a year. "Boy, were you lucky that I came along," bragged Wheeler. "If you had married him, you'd be the wife of a gas station attendant instead of the wife of a chief executive officer." "My dear, "replied his wife, "if I had married him, he'd be the chief executive officer and you'd be the gas station attendant."
2.
Insurance
3.
low
4.
exit
5.
lone
6.
stretch
7.
engaged
8.
But as he was getting back into the car, he saw the attendant wave and heard him say
9.
They had gone to high school together and had dated steadily for about a year.
10.
If you had married him
11.
if I had married him, he'd be the chief executive officer and you'd be the gas station attendant.
Part Ⅳ Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)
Section A Directions:In this part there is a short passage with 8 questions or incomplete statements. Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words. While scientists are searching the cause of the Columbia disaster, NASA is moving ahead with plans to develop a new craft that would replace shuttles on space station missions by 2021 and respond quickly to space station emergencies. The space agency released the first set of mission needs and requirements several days ago for the orbital space plane, which would be designed to transport a crew of four to and from the International Space Station. Although it includes few specifics, the plan stipulates the orbiter will be saver, cheaper and require less preparation time than the shuttle. It would be able to transport four crew members by 2021 though it would be available for rescue missions by 2010. NASA says the craft should be able to trans port injured or ill space station crew members to "definitive medical care" within 24 hours. The release of the requirements NASA remains focused on the long-term priorities of space exploration, e ven as questions linger concerning the loss of Columbia and its seven-member crew on February 1,2003. Experts at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, have been working for years on a successor to the shuttle. The project, known as the Space Launch Initiative, was divided last year into two parts-one focusing on a future launch vehicle, the other on a space station orbiter. The orbiter is expected to be ready sooner. The program's managers say NASA officials have told them not to alter Space Launch Initiative in light of the Columbia disaster. U.S. President George W. Bush asked Congress for about US $1 billion for Space Launch Initiative in 2004, funds that would be almost equally split between the Orbital Space Plane and Next Generation Launch Technology.
1. What has the orbital space craft been designed for?
Carrying astronauts to the International Space Station.
2. what can the new plan stipulates?
The plan stipulates the orbiter will be safer, cheaper.
3. What does the design of the orbiter indicate?
NASA's determination to continue its space exploration projects.
4. When did the scientists start working on a successor to the shuttle?
Years before the explosion of Columbia.
5. Is there any influence on the plan because of the columbia disaster? Why and Why not?
No, NASA remains focused on the long-term priorities of space exploration.
6. Besides the main missions stipulated by NASA what would the orbiter also be used as?
A space ambulance.
7. How would the funds, if granted, be used?
Equally shared by the two projects under Space Launch Initiative.
8. What did the Marshall Space Flight centre focus on?
On a successor to the shuttle.
Section B Directions:There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A),B),C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the: corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Passage One Kazuko Nakane's history of the early Japanese immigrants to central California's Pajaro Valley focuses on the development of farming communities there from 1890 to 1940. The Issei (first-generation immigrants) were brought into the Pajaro Valley to raise sugar beets. Like Issei laborers in American cities, Japanese men in rural areas sought employment via the "boss" system. The system comprised three elements: immigrant wage laborers; Issei boardinghouses where laborers stayed; and labor con tractors, who gathered workers for a particular job and then negotiated a contract between workers and employer. This same system was originally utilized by the Chinese laborers who had preceded the Japanese. A related institution was the "labor club , "which provided job information and negotiated employment contracts and other legal matters, such as the rental of land, for Issei who chose to belong and paid an annual fee to the cooperative for membership. When the local sugar beet industry collapsed in 1902, the Issei began to lease land from the valley's strawberry farmers. The Japanese provided the labor and the crop was divided between laborers and landowners. The Issei began to operate farms, they began to marry and start families, forming an established Japanese American community. Unfortunately, the Issei's efforts to attain agricultural independence were hampered by govern ment restrictions, such as the Alien Land Law of 1913. But immigrants could circumvent such exclusionary laws by leasing or purchasing land in their American-born children's names. Nakane's case study of one rural Japanese American community provides valuable information a bout the lives and experiences of the Issei. It is, however, too particularistic. This limitation derives from Nakane's methodology that of oral history which cannot substitute for a broader theoretical or comparative perspective. Furture research might well consider two issues raised by her study: were the Issei of the Pajaro Valley similar to or different from Issei in urban settings, and what variations existed between rural Japanese American communities?
1. The primary purpose of the passage is to ______.
A.defend a controversial hypothesis presented in a history of early Japanese immigrants to California
B.dismiss a history of an early Japanese settlement in California as narrow and ill constructed
C.summarize and critique a history of an early Japanese settlement in California
D.compare a history of one Japanese American community with studies of Japanese settlements throughout California
2. Which of the following best describes a "labor club," as defined in the passage?
A.An organization to which Issei were compelled to belong if they sought employment in the Pajaro Valley
B.An association whose members included labor contractors and landowning "bosses"
C.A type of farming corporation set up by Issei who had resided in the Pajaro Valley for some time
D.A cooperative association whose members were dues-paying Japanese laborers
A B C D
D
句子理解题。哪一个最合乎原文记述的“劳动俱乐部”? A项“Compelled to belong”不符原文， L9“chose to belong”B项“bosses”是第一个体制“system”中的特点，和“劳动俱乐部”无关。C项“set up by Issei”文中无。D项正确，是一个合作组织，其成员是支付会费的日本劳工。符合原文第1段第8行的叙述。
3. Based on information in the passage, which of the following statements concerning the Alien Land Law of 1913 is most accurate?
A.It excluded American-born citizens of Japanese ancestry from landownership.
B.It sought to restrict the number of foreign immigrants to California.
C.It successfully prevented Issei from ever purchasing farmland.
D.It was applicable to first-generation immigrants but not to their American-born children.
4. The author of the passage would most likely agree that which of the following, if it had been included in Nakane's study, would best remedy the particularistic nature of that study?
A.A statistical table comparing per capita income of Issei wage laborers and sharecroppers in the Pajaro Valley
B.A statistical table showing per capita income of Issei in the Pajaro Valley from 1890 to 1940
C.A statistical table showing rates of farm ownership by Japanese Americans in four central California counties from 1890 to 1940
D.A discussion of original company documents dealing with the Pajaro Valley sugar beet industry at the turn of the century
5. It can be inferred from the passage that, when the Issei began to lease! and from the Valley's strawberry farmers, the Issei most probably did which of the following?
A.They used profits made from selling the strawberry crop to hire other Issei.
B.They negotiated such agricultural contracts using the "boss" system.
C.They paid for the use of the land with a share of the strawberry crop.
D.They earned higher wages than when they raised sugar beets.
A B C D
C
句子理解题。第一代移民租种草莓田时，最可能做下面哪件事?参见文章第二段1、2句。A项“Profits made from selling”原文无。B项“boss”system在第一段，和这群人不一致。C项正确，他们为使用土地而付出的是将草莓收获与人共享，符合原文。D项比种甜菜挣得多。原文未明确比较。
Passage Two Despite the road improvements of the turnpike era (1790—1830), Americans continued as in colonial times to depend wherever possible on water routes for travel and transportation. The larger rivers, especially the Mississippi and the Ohio, became increasingly useful as steamboats grew in number and improved in design. River boats carried to New Orleans the corn and other crops of northwestern farmers, the cotton and tobacco of southwestern planters. From New Orleans, ships took the cargoes on to eastern sea ports. Neither the farmers of the west nor the merchants of the east were completely satisfied with this pattern of trade. Farmers could get better prices for their crops if the alternative existed of sending them directly eastward to market, and merchants could sell larger quantities of their manufactured goods if these could be transported more directly and more economically to the west. New waterways were needed. Sectional jealousies and constitutional scruples stood in the way of action by the federal government, and necessary expenditures were too great for private enterprise. If extensive canals were to be dug, the job would be up to the various states. New York was the first to act. It had the natural advantage of a comparatively level route between the Hudson River and Lake Erie, through the only break in the Appalachian Mountain chain. Yet the engineering tasks were imposing. The distance was more than 350 miles, and there were ridges to cross and a wilderness of woods and swamps to penetrate. The Erie Canal, begun in 1817 and completed in 1825, was by far the greatest construction job that Americans had ever undertaken. It quickly proved a financial success as well. The prosperity of the Erie encouraged the state to enlarge its canal system by building several branches. The range of the New York canal system was still further extended then the states of Ohio and Indiana, inspired by the success of the Erie Canal, provided water connections between Lake Erie and the Ohio River.
1. What does the passage suggest was the principal route for transporting crops to the east prior to 1525?
Part Ⅴ Error Corrction Directions:This part consists of a short passage. In this passage, there are altogether 10 mistakes, one in each numbered line. You may have to change a word, add a word or delete a word. Mark out the mistakes and put the corrections in the blank provided. If you change a word, cross it out and write the correct word in the corresponding blank. If you add a word, put an insertion mark (∧) in the right place and write the missing word in the blank. If you delete a word, cross it out and put a slash (—) in the blank. Some people are content to limit their investment programs to such safe investments as savings accounts and savings bonds. They take comfort of knowing that while the return from such investments may be small, it is 65. ______ steady and sure. Another people seek investments that involve higher 66. ______ risks. They understand that the amount of money a investment returns is frequently related to the amount of risk it involves. Because they want to 67. ______ obtain the greatest possible return on each dollar investing, they are willing 68. ______ to take certain chances. Still another group of people want both com fort 69. ______ of safe investments and greater dollar return of high-risk investments. Accordingly, they prefer to a program that has a balance of both safe and high-risk investments. 70. ______ For the last two groups, most popular types of high-risk investments 71. ______ are those that involve securities. Securities, that is a general term for 72. ______ stocks and bonds, are sold by governments and corporations in order to raise large amounts of money. There are three ways in which businesses that needs a great deal of 73. ______ money for a long period of time can obtain that money. They can go to a bank and apply for a long-term loan. They can use the profits of the business. Or they can sell stocks and bonds. But banks are often reluctant to lend large amounts for periods longer than one and two years. And profits 74. ______ are ordinarily not large enough to finance anything very expensive.
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