1. Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be read at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be read at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 2 minutes to check through your work once more. Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE.
Nearly everything we do in the modern world is helped or even controlled by computers. Computers are being used more and more extensively for the simple reason that they are far more efficient than human beings. They have much better memories and can store huge amounts of information. They can collect and analyze enormous numbers of facts very quickly. This makes them suitable for all kinds of work. They can pay wages, reserve seats on planes, control machines in factories. They can even play chess, write poetry, or compose music. But perhaps the most interesting applications will be for personal use. In some countries, modified television sets have been connected by telephone to a very large computer. Users dial a few numbers on the telephone to get information from the large computer such as schedules for airplanes, information from dictionaries, or weather forecasts. They can also use the computer to do complicated calculations and to play games.
PART Ⅱ LISTENING COMPREHENSION In sections A, B and C you will hear everything once only. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your answer sheet.
SECTION A CONVERSATIONS In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and thn answer the questions that follow.
Questions 1 to 4 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation.
1. Before returning to his office, Joe has to
A.cash a $100 check
B.withdraw $100 from his deposit account
C.withdraw $100 from his current account
D.get change for his $100 bank note
A B C D
D
[解析] M: I have to change a hundred-dollar bill before we get back to the office. It'll just take a few minutes. I hope you don't mind. W: No, I don't mind. But Joe, you are crazy. M: Why? W: Carrying around all that cash is dangerous! Do you always have that much cash on you? M: Usually. W: Don't you have a checking account? M: Opening a checking account is such a hassle. It took me two hours just to get a safe deposit box. I hate standing in lines. W: Well, no one enjoys standing in line, but, Joe, opening a checking account is the easiest thing in the world. M: Oh, I'm used to using cash for everything. W: You'll get used to checks soon enough. How do you pay your utility bills? M: By money order. W: What! Isn't going to the post office or bank for a money order inconvenient? And don't you have to stand in line for that? Besides, nowadays they have those automatic cash machines all around town. M: Oh, I suppose you're right. Carrying around all this cash is silly, isn't it? W: It sure is! Well then, as long as you're here, let's go over and see one of those officers sitting right over there and you can fill out an application.
2. Which of the following is NOT among the reasons against Joe's carrying around a lot of cash?
A.It is dangerous to carry all that money.
B.Cash can't be used to pay utility hills.
C.It is inconvenient to have a lot of cash on oneself.
D.ATMs are all around town.
A B C D
C
3. Why doesn't Joe have a checking account?
A.He hates the idea of standing in line just to open an account.
B.He doesn't have enough money.
C.He regards checking accounts with distrust.
D.He regards checking account as a hassle.
A B C D
A
4. What do we infer from the conversation?
A.Joe will never get used to using checks.
B.Joe will pay his telephone bill by money order.
C.Joe will not have a lot of cash on himself.
D.Joe will open a deposit account.
A B C D
C
Questions 5 to 7 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation.
1. The man didn't put his luggage outside the door on time because
A.he had a hard time packing the suitcases
B.he had gone to bed late the night before
C.he forgot the time to put his luggage out
D.his suitcases were stolen
A B C D
B
[解析] M: What in heaven's name happened to my baggage? W: Are you with Mr. Grey's party? M: Yeah, and my suitcases have disappeared. What are you going to do about it? W: You did put your cases outside the door by 8, did you sir? M: Yeah. Well, maybe it was a bit later, say about 9:30. We didn't get to bed till well after 3 am. W: I see. Well, the bellboys would have picked up the group's luggage just after eight. You do remember putting the cases outside the door? M: Yeah, sure we did. Do you think we're nuts or something? W: I'll just check with the bellboy and see if he remembers collecting any baggage from outside Room 369. M: Thanks. Two soft pig-skin suitcases with blue and white stickers on them. One of them had my movie equipment in it. W: The bellboy says there was nothing outside 369 except a pair of brown shoes which he had cleaned and re- turned about 9: 20. M: Yeah. I put the cases out when I took my shoes in. W: Oh, I see. In that case it looks as if they might have been stolen. I'm afraid this will have to be reported to the police. I'll deal with this personally and see what can be done.
2. Which of the following statements about the man's suitcases is true?
A.They were down in the lobby.
B.They are made of blue pig-skin.
C.They were put outside Room 369 at 8.
D.The bellboy didn't see the suitcases.
A B C D
D
3. What did the woman say about the loss of the bags?
A.She would check with the bellboy again.
B.She had dealt with similar cases before.
C.The case must be reported to the guards.
D.She would see to the matter personally.
A B C D
D
Questions 8 to 10 are based on the following conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the conversation
1. Where did this conversation most likely take place?
A.At the dentist's.
B.In a drug store.
C.In a hospital.
D.At a school clinic.
A B C D
B
[解析] M: Could you give me something for the pain? I didn't get to sleep until three o'clock this morning. W: Aspirin is the strongest medication I can give you without a prescription. M: That isn't strong enough, and I don't have an appointment with my dentist until next week. W: Who is your dentist? M: Dr. Williams. W: Doesn't he have his office on the corner? M: Yes, he does. W: Are you a regular patient? M: Yes. W: Oh. Then I can call him if you like. Dr. Williams will give me a pain prescription over the phone. M: I'd appreciate that very much. Do you think that he'll still be in his office? W: Sure. It's only four-thirty. He should be there until five. M: Good. W: Too bad you can't get an appointment sooner. M: I know. Dr. Williams is always booked up though. I was lucky to get in as soon as I did. W: In the mean time, be careful not to eat or drink anything too hot or too cold. M: I really don't feel like eating or drinking anything at all. W: Well, I'll give Dr. Williams a call and we'll see what we can do for you.
2. The woman called Dr. Williams to__________.
A.obtain permission to give the man some aspirin
B.check about his clinic's opening time
C.ask him for a prescription
D.help the man get an earlier appointment
A B C D
C
3. Which word best describes the woman?
A.Helpful.
B.Unsympathetic.
C.Unrelenting.
D.Professional.
A B C D
A
SECTION B PASSAGES In this section you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow
Questions 11 to 13 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.
1. _____________ caused Robert Edwards's blindness.
A.Lightning
B.Old age
C.A terrible accident
D.A serious disease
A B C D
C
[解析] Robert Edwards was blinded in an automobile accident 9 years ago. He was also partially deaf because of old age. Last week, he was strolling near his home when a thunderstorm approached. He took refuge under a tree and was struck by lightning. He was knocked to the ground and woke up some 20 minutes later, lying face down in water below a tree. He went into the house and lay down in bed. A short time later, he awoke; his legs were numb and he was trembling, but, when he opened his eyes, he could see the clock across the room fading in and out in front of him. When his wife entered, he saw her for the first time in 9 years. Doctors confirm that he has regained his sight and hearing apparently from the flash of lightning, but they are unable to explain the occurrence. The only possible explanation offered by one doctor was that, since Edwards lost his sight as a result of trauma in a terrible accident, perhaps the only way it could be restored was by another trauma.
2. What was the first thing that he saw after being struck by lightning?
A.His wife.
B.A clock.
C.A tree.
D.His house.
A B C D
B
3. According to one doctor, Edwards regained his sight because of_________.
A.the thunderstorm
B.the appearance of his wife
C.another flash of lightning
D.another heavy blow
A B C D
D
Questions 14 to 16 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage.
1. Alan Johnson decided to leave New York because it is__________.
A.dirty
B.crowded
C.indifferent
D.unpleasant
A B C D
C
[解析] Having lived in New York for several years, Alan Johnson decided to say good-bye to the city. He does so not because it is dirty; there are cities far dirtier than New York. Not because it is jammed; there are cities far more crowded. Not because it is displeasing, there are cities far more unpleasant. As long as there is some- thing you are fond of there, you will like it. If Vienna is known for its excessive care for its inhabitants, Paris for its pride in what it has fulfilled, then New York is known for its disregard of whatever may happen to its inhabitants. "Indifference" is the word for New York's character. As might be expected in most metropolises, crime rate is high in New York mugging, robbery, murder and rape are occurring every minute of the hour. What Alan cannot understand is the madness and meanness in addition to the offence killing someone he didn't know just because he felt like doing so for the moment; robbing elderly people in their wheelchairs because they couldn't resist; and stealing coins from the tray of the blind news dealer because he couldn't see. Alan Johnson, instead of taking everything as unavoidable, wishes the New Yorkers had the courage to say "no" to the ugly aspect of the city.
2. Which crime is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A.Stealing.
B.Robbery.
C.Murder.
D.Tax dodging.
A B C D
D
3. Alan Johnson advises New Yorkers to____________.
A.bravely face the ugly aspect of the city
B.take everything as unavoidable
C.say good-bye to the city
D.be friendly with each other
A B C D
A
Questions 17 to 20 are based on the following passage. At the end of the passage, you will be given 20 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the passage
1. Scientists are interested in Mars because_______________.
A.people might have to migrate there someday
B.people could live there naturally
C.life has ever existed there
D.its atmosphere is quite different
A B C D
A
[解析] Science-fiction writers have often imagined human beings going to live on Mars. But these days scientists are taking the idea seriously. It has a great deal to recommend it since it might solve the problem of overcrowding on the earth. But obviously it would not be worth making the effort unless people could live there naturally. If the atmosphere were like that of the earth, this might be possible. But in fact, it's mostly carbon dioxide. Apart from that, there are other problems to be overcome. For example, the temperature would have to be raised from 60 below zero to 15 above it. Scientists who study Mars have let out the programme that they can follow. To begin with, they will have to find out whether life has ever existed on the planet Mars in the past. Secondly, they will have to make a reliable map of its surface and finally they will have to make a list of the gases. Above all, they will have to discover how much nitrogen it possesses, since nitrogen is four-fifths of the air we breathe. They are surprisingly optimistic about raising the temperature on Mars and believe it could be done in 200 years. It would take a bit longer, though, to transform the atmosphere so that human beings could live there. Scientists estimate that this will take 100,000 years.
2. What is one of the things that must be done before man can live on Mars?
A.Its surface must be studied.
B.Its temperature must be raised.
C.Big spaceships must be built.
D.Its air must be purified.
A B C D
B
3. Whether there is sufficient nitrogen on Mars is important because it_________.
A.can raise the temperature of Mars
B.can protect living beings from harmful rays
C.can change the atmosphere of Mars
D.is an important part of the air people breathe
A B C D
D
4. When will people probably be able to live on Mars?
A.In 200 years.
B.In 10,000 years.
C.In 100,000 years.
D.Unknown.
A B C D
C
SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
Question 21 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 5 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.
1. What does the news cover?
A.Celebrations of the Independence Day.
B.Observations on traditional holidays.
C.Community activities on holidays.
D.America's road to independence.
A B C D
A
[解析] Americans are celebrating the 4th of July, this country's Independence Day. In cities and towns across the United States, Americans are attending parades, picnics, concerts and fireworks. Many communities will offer public readings of the Declaration of Independence signed 228 years ago on July 4th, 1776, which declared thirteen colonies free from British rule.
Questions 22 to 23 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.
1. What would be announced concerning the elections?
A.Where to register.
B.When to register.
C.Who to be nominated.
D.How to cast the vote.
A B C D
B
[解析] Saudi Arabia has announced that municipal elections will be held in September for the first time in more than forty years. The Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs said Saturday that a list of regulations, ballot centers, registration dates and deadlines would be announced soon. The kingdom's thirteen provinces will elect one hundred seventy-eight municipal councils. The Prince did not say if women would be allowed to vote or to run in the elections.
2. What can be inferred from the news?
A.Women used to be excluded from elections.
B.Women will be allowed to run in the elections.
C.178 municipal councils have been elected.
D.Saudi Arabia has never held such elections.
A B C D
A
Questions 24 to 26 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news
1. How many attacks and clashes were reported in this news?
A.2.
B.3.
C.4.
D.5.
A B C D
C
[解析] Attacks and clashes in Indian Kashmir have killed nine people and wounded more than fifty others. The first two victims were killed in the main city of Srinagar when a bomb hidden in a handcar exploded. Twenty- eight people were wounded. Hours later, in the town of Anantnag, separatist militants threw a grenade at troops, wounding at least twenty-four people. In the south, one policeman was killed and two others were wounded when militants attacked a police post. In the north, three soldiers and three rebels were killed in a gun battle. Thousands of people have died in the last fifteen years since Muslim rebels launched an armed insurgency against Indian-rule in Kashmir.
2. How many people got injured in the attack against the police station?
A.1
B.2.
C.3.
D.4.
A B C D
B
3. There have been attacks and clashes in this region in the last fifteen years because Muslims wanted to_________.
A.have religious freedom
B.be free from the Indian rule
C.have voting rights
D.have their own forces
A B C D
B
Questions 27 to 28 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news
1. Where did Jenkins spend most of his marriage life?
A.In the U.S.
B.In North Korea.
C.In Japan.
D.In Indonesia.
A B C D
B
[解析] A former American army sergeant Charles Jenkins who allegedly defected to North Korea thirty-nine years ago has been reunited with his Japanese-born wife in Indonesia. The couple was separated two years ago when the wife Hitomi Soda was allowed to return home to Japan from where she'd been abducted by North Korean agents in the late 1970s. Mr. Jenkins refused to go with her, fearing that the Japanese authorities would extradite him to the United States.
2. Jenkins didn't go to Japan with his wife because he was afraid of being_________.
A.expelled out of Japan
B.abducted by Japanese agents
C.brought to the military court
D.sent back to the U.S. for trial
A B C D
D
Questions 29 to 30 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.
1. What has the Pope decided to do?
A.To present an old painting to Russia.
B.To return an old painting back to Russia.
C.To make a visit to Russia.
D.To be reconciled with the Russian Orthodox Church.
A B C D
B
[解析] The Roman Catholic Church says Pope John Paul has decided to return to Russia a revered icon painting that hangs in his private apartment at the Vatican. The painting will be carried to Russia by a Vatican delegation next month. The BBC Rome correspondent says the Pope had hoped to return the painting in person. But the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church has made it clear that the Pope wouldn't be welcome because of persisting tensions between the two churches.
2. Which adjective can be used to describe the attitude of the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church?
A.Friendly.
B.Irritated.
C.Hostile.
D.Excited.
A B C D
C
PART Ⅲ CLOZE Decide which of the choices below would correctly complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the correct choice for each blank on your answer sheet.
The ability of falling cats to right themselves in midair and land on their feet has been a source of wonder for ages. Biologists long regarded it as an example of (31) by natural selection, but for physicists it bordered on the miraculous. Newton's laws of motion (32) that the total amount of spin of a body cannot change (33) an external torque speeds it up or slows it down. If a cat has no spin when it is released and experiences no external torque, it ought not to be able to (34) as it falls. In the speed of its execution, the (35) of a tumbling cat resembles a magician's trick. The gyrations of the cat in midair are (36) fast for the human eye to follow, so the process is obscured. (37) the speeded up, or the cat's fall slowed down for the phenomenon to be former was accomplished (38) high-speed photography using equipment now (39) in any pharmacy. But in the nineteenth century the (40) on film of a falling cat constituted ascientific experiment. The experiment was described in a paper presented to the Paris Academy in 1894. Two sequences of twenty photographs (41) , one from the side and one from behind, (42) a white cat in the act of righting itself. Grainy and quaint (43) they are, the photos show that the cat was dropped upside down, with no initial spin, and still landed on its feet. Careful analysis of the photos reveals the secret. As the cat rotates the front of its body (44) , the rear and tail twist counterclockwise, (45) the total spin remains zero, (46) Newton's laws. Halfway down, the cat pulls in its legs before reversing its twist and then extends them again, (47) the desired end result. The explanation was that while no body can acquire spin without torque, a flexible one can readily change its (48) Cats know this instinctively, but scientists could not be sure how it happened (49) they increased the speed of their (50) a thousandfold.
1.
A.adeptness
B.adaptation
C.adoption
D.adaptability
A B C D
B
2.
A.fancy
B.imagine
C.conceive
D.assume
A B C D
D
3.
A.unless
B.until
C.when
D.after
A B C D
A
4.
A.tumble down
B.twist around
C.topple down
D.stumble over
A B C D
B
5.
A.falling
B.spinning
C.righting
D.twisting
A B C D
C
6.
A.so
B.much
C.rather
D.too
A B C D
D
7.
A.Neither
B.Never
C.Either
D.Whether
A B C D
C
8.
A.by means of
B.by way of
C.in the way of
D.not by
A B C D
A
9.
A.believable
B.useable
C.practical
D.available
A B C D
D
10.
A.observation
B.capture
C.phenomenon
D.process
A B C D
B
11.
A.respectively
B.each
C.all
D.more
A B C D
B
12.
A.showed
B.shows
C.show
D.had shown
A B C D
C
13.
A.though
B.as
C.than
D.and
A B C D
B
14.
A.counterclockwise
B.upside down
C.clockwise
D.anticlockwise
A B C D
C
15.
A.in order that
B.so that
C.as long as
D.because
A B C D
B
16.
A.in accord with
B.in accord to
C.by accord with
D.by accord to
A B C D
A
17.
A.to
B.as
C.for
D.with
A B C D
D
18.
A.movement
B.orientation
C.behavior
D.adjustment
A B C D
B
19.
A.unless
B.when
C.until
D.after
A B C D
C
20.
A.perception
B.experience
C.reception
D.experiment
A B C D
A
PART Ⅳ GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY There are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that correctly completes the sentence. Mark your answer on your answer sheet.
1. The American blacks were outraged to learn that Martin Luther King was arrested and imprisoned for peaceful disobedience_______________ unjust laws.
A.of
B.with
C.to
D.from
A B C D
C
2. She ____________ Mr. Brown yesterday morning, for he has gone to New Jersey on business.
A.mustn't have met
B.couldn't have met
C.shouldn't have met
D.needn't have met
A B C D
B
3. To make matters even worse, it rained _____________ for five days after the big earthquake.
A.successively
B.successfully
C.succeedingly
D.exceedingly
A B C D
A
4. The old couple tried to accuse their children of neglecting their ___________ duties.
A.docile
B.tame
C.obedient
D.filial
A B C D
D
5. She was ______ with the beauty of Helen of Troy, and the intelligence of Einstein.
A.endowed
B.endorsed
C.invested
D.imparted
A B C D
A
6. Fitzgerald decided to return home, because the longer he stayed here,
A.he would need more money
B.some more money he would need
C.the more he would need money
D.the more money he would need
A B C D
D
7. Your proposal that they ____________ their conversation in French is quite reasonable.
A.are to carry on
B.will carry on
C.carry on
D.must carry on
A B C D
C
8. What will you do if they ask that all men and women here________ alike?
A.are treated
B.be treated
C.to be treated
D.must be treated
A B C D
B
9. "How long ______________ in the sun? You are working too hard!"
A.have you sewn
B.did you sew
C.have you been sewing
D.are you sewing
A B C D
C
10. Let's go on a picnic this weekend,___________________?
A.will we
B.shall we
C.would we
D.should we
A B C D
B
11. ____________ cold and windy, most people stayed indoors.
A.Being
B.It was
C.It being
D.Having been
A B C D
C
12. I do not remember ________________ this book before.
A.reading
B.having ever read
C.to have ever read
D.to read
A B C D
A
13. The reason why I left before the meeting ended was ________________ I was bored by the lengthy speeches.
A.that
B.because
C.because that
D.for
A B C D
A
14. The project will have to be given up _______________ the government agrees to invest enough money.
A.unless
B.if
C.so that
D.until
A B C D
A
15. I _______________ until he told me to.
A.left
B.didn't leave
C.hadn't left
D.would leave
A B C D
B
16. He likes fiction, ____________ I like poetry.
A.while
B.because
C.although
D.so
A B C D
A
17. Only years later ________________ the truth about the matter.
A.I learned
B.did I learn
C.I did learn
D.had I learned
A B C D
B
18. The writer tried to be as _____________ as possible in evaluating his latest work.
A.fair
B.just
C.objective
D.uncolored
A B C D
C
19. They began to sail around the world single-handed at _________ the same age, but their results were quite different.
A.approximately
B.appropriately
C.closely
D.similarly
A B C D
A
20. After he had finished the blueprint of the project, he____________ it to the committee for approval.
A.admitted
B.submitted
C.to be treated
D.must be treated
A B C D
B
21. Butter is cheap when it is plentiful, and ___________ when it is in shortage.
A.costly
B.expensive
C.dear
D.priceless
A B C D
C
22. It takes about 365N days for the Earth to ____________ around the Sun in its orbit.
A.rotate
B.roll
C.spin
D.revolve
A B C D
D
23. My father had to be __________ with this small success.
A.satisfied
B.satisfactory
C.pleased
D.content
A B C D
D
24. At the time of economic recession, he could only earn a _______________ of $2,000 per month.
A.wage
B.pay
C.salary
D.fee
A B C D
C
25. He told a very _______________ story about his adventure in the African desert.
A.lovely
B.lovable
C.lively
D.loving
A B C D
C
26. She uses her car _______________ for shopping.
A.most
B.more
C.almost
D.mostly
A B C D
D
27. The man who _________________ taxes in the area was charged with bribery by the police.
A.received
B.collected
C.gathered
D.accumulated
A B C D
B
28. I could no longer put up with his ______________ complaints about everything.
A.continual
B.continuous
C.frequent
D.uninterrupted
A B C D
A
29. The paper company wishes to ____________ its new factory beside the river.
A.place
B.position
C.lay
D.locate
A B C D
D
30. It was the very _____________ invention, and had just arrived from the United States.
A.late
B.latest
C.last
D.lasting
A B C D
B
PART Ⅴ READING COMPREHENSION In this section there are several reading passages followed by twenty questions or un- finished statements with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the correct answer. Mark your choice on your answer sheet.
TEXT A In New England and elsewhere there are fine dairy, fruit, and vegetable farms, but the richest farmlands of the world lie in the American Middle West. Enormous crops of corn and wheat are grown there. Some of the corn and wheat is sold to feed people of the United States and other countries, but most of it is used to fatten pigs and cattle. Pork and beef, in turn, are sold as food. There are several reasons why the Middle West is so favorable for farming. The soils are rich and deep. There is usually just the right combination of sun and rain. There is a long enough period in late spring, summer, and early fall when no frost comes to kill the crops. The land is mostly level, so that modern farm machinery can be easily used. Perhaps most important, American farmers have learned from scientists in colleges and universities how to raise better crops and animals, and how to get the most out of the soil without destroying it. The Midwestern and northeastern parts of the United States are the world's richest farming regions, but they are also the world's busiest factory regions. These two facts work together. The millions of city dwellers who work in the factories cannot live without the products of the farms, such as the wholesome milk that comes from the glistening Wisconsin dairy farm. Farmers, in turn, need the farm machinery, the automobiles and trucks, and many other products made by the city dwellers.
1. Most of corn and wheat is______________.
A.sold to feed people
B.exported to foreign countries
C.sold to fatten cattle and pigs
D.sold as food
A B C D
C
2. The richest farming regions of the U.S. are in____________.
A.New England
B.Wisconsin
C.Midwestern and northeastern parts
D.Midwestern parts
A B C D
D
3. Farming in Middle West is favorable chiefly because__________.
A.it's technology-intensive
B.it's labor-intensive
C.weather conditions there are very good
D.natural sources there are very good
A B C D
A
4. In the Middle West, frost may appear in_______________.
A.late spring
B.early spring
C.late summer
D.early autumn
A B C D
B
TEXT B Communication comes from the Latin cornrnunis, common. When we communicate we are trying to establish a "commonness" with someone. That is, we are trying to share information, an idea, or an attitude. At this moment I am trying to communicate to you the idea that the essence of communication is getting the receiver and the sender "tuned" together for a particular message. At this same moment, someone somewhere is excitedly "phoning" the fire department that the house is on fire. Somewhere else a young man in a parked automo bile is trying to convey the understanding that he is overwhelmed because he loves the young lady. Somewhere else a newspaper is trying to persuade its readers to believe as it does about the Republican Party. All these are forms of communication, and the process in each case is essentially the same. Communication always requires at least three elements — the source, the message, and the destination. A source may be an individual or a communication organization(like a news paper, publishing house, television station or motion picture studio). The message may be in the form of ink on paper, sound waves in the air, impulses in an electric current, a wave of the hand, a flag in the air, or any other signal capable of being interpreted meaningfully. The destination may be a discussion group, a lecture audience, a football crowd, or a mob; or an individual member of the particular group we call the mass audience, such as the reader of a newspaper or a viewer of television.
1. Which of the following statements is NOT true about "communication"?
A.Communication means the establishment of a commonness with someone.
B.Communication means the sharing of information, an idea or an attitude.
C.The word "communication" comes from the Greek word "communis".
D.Communication always requires at least three elements.
A B C D
C
2. The reader of a book belongs to ______________ of communication.
A.the source
B.the message
C.the destination
D.none of them above
A B C D
C
TEXT C WHAT'S INVOLVED IN RAPID READING Investigations of eye movements have shown that the rapid reader's eyes move rapidly across the lines, pausing briefly two or three times on each line, picking up an "eyeful" of words at each pause, while the eyes of the poor reader pause on every word or on small word units. It is the mind, of course, that controls the eye movements. The great value of eyemovement investigations is that they furnish us a picture of the different ways in which the mind works in perceiving reading symbols. They tell us that the mind of the poor reader loafs along, picking up very small units at a time, while the eyes of the excellent reader race over the lines, gathering an entire, meaningful idea at a glance. Cultivating the habit of reading for ideas not only increases speed, but also increases understanding. A person who reads one word at a time thinks in terms of the meanings of these separate words and thus "can't see the woods for the trees." The first and most important instruction is, "Read for Ideas!" If you can cultivate the habit of rapidly picking up one complete thought unit after another, the eye movements will take care of themselves.
1. Most important in rapid reading is______________.
A.keeping the eyes moving
B.reading for ideas
C.keeping the lips still
D.keeping the head still.
A B C D
B
2. How do rapid readers move their eyes in reading?
A.They pause two or three times per line.
B.They never pause while reading.
C.They look primarily at the first words on a line.
D.They look primarily at the last words on a line.
A B C D
A
3. What controls eye movements?
A.The body.
B.The eyes themselves.
C.The hand.
D.The mind.
A B C D
D
4. A habit of reading, good or bad, might NOT affect___________.
A.the speed
B.the comprehension
C.the eye-movement
D.word symbols
A B C D
D
5. The author of the selection believes that eye-movement investigations are___________.
A.valuable because they provide a picture of the ways the mind works in perceiving word symbols
B.worthless because eye movements have nothing to do with skillful reading
C.worthless because they tell us little about how expert readers' functions are
D.valuable because they tell us much about the way the eye is put together
A B C D
A
TEXT D You might think that borrowing a match upon the street is a simple thing. But any man who has ever tried it will assure you that it is not, and will be prepared to swear on oath to the truth of my experience of the other evening. I was standing on the corner of the street with a cigar that I wanted to light. I had no match. I waited till a decent, ordinary man came along. Then I said: "Excuse me, sir, but could you oblige me with the loan of a match?" "A match?" he said, "why, certainly." Then he unbuttoned his overcoat and put his hand in the pocket of his waistcoat. "I know I have one," he went on, "and I'd almost swear it's in the bottom pocket — or, hold on, though, I guess it may be in the top — just wait till I put these parcels down on the sidewalk." "Oh, don't trouble," I said. "It's really of no consequence." "Oh, it's no trouble, I'll have it in a minute; I know there must be one in here somewhere"—he was digging his fingers into his pockets as he spoke — "but you see this isn't the waistcoat that I generally…" I saw that the man was getting excited about it. "Well, never mind," I protested; "if that isn't the waistcoat that you generally — why, it doesn't matter." "Hold on, now, hold on!" the man said. "I've got one of the cursed things in here somewhere. I guess it must be in with my watch. No, it's not there either. Wait till I try my coat. If that damned tailor only knew enough to make a pocket so that a man could get at it!" He was getting pretty well worked up now. He had thrown down his walking-stick and was searching his pockets with his teeth set. "It's that cursed young boy of mine," he exasperated; "this comes of his fooling in my pockets. By God! perhaps I won't warm him up when I get home. Say, I'll bet that it's in my hippocket. You just hold up the tail of my overcoat a second till I…" "No, no," I protested again,"please don't take all this trouble, it really doesn't matter. I'm sure you needn't take off your overcoat, and oh, pray don't throw away your letters and things in the snow like that, and tear out your pockets by the roots! Please, please don't trample over your overcoat and put your feet through the parcels. I do hate to hear you swearing at your little boy, with that peculiar grumble in your voice. Don't — please don't tear your clothes so savagely." Suddenly the man gave a grunt of joy, and drew his hand up from inside the lining of his coat. "I've got it," he cried. "Here you are!" Then he brought it out under the light. It was a toothpick. Yielding to the impulse of the moment I pushed him under the wheels of a trolley-car and ran.
1. The author narrates the story in a _________________ tone?
A.sorrowful
B.humorous
C.indifferent
D.excited
A B C D
B
2. The author wants to borrow a match to _____________.
A.set something on fire
B.see whether it's difficult or not to do so
C.light his cigar
D.call the gentleman's attention
A B C D
C
3. When the man was searching his hip pocket for a match, the author_____.
A.felt excited
B.was dissatisfied
C.was angry
D.did not want to trouble him more
A B C D
D
4. The story is mainly about_________.
A.the author's experience of borrowing a match upon the street
B.the clash between the author and the decent man
C.the decent man's complaint against his boy
D.the decent man's futile searching through his pockets
A B C D
A
TEXT E Before the mid-1860's, the impact of the railroads in the United States was limited, in the sense that the tracks ended at the Missouri River, approximately the center of the country. At the point the trains turned their freight, mail, and passengers over to steamboats, wagons, and stage coaches. This meant that wagon freighting, stage-coaching, and steam boating did not come to an end when the first train appeared; rather they became supple ments or feeders. Each new "end-of-track" became a center for animal drawn or waterborne transportation. The major effect of the railroad was to shorten the distance that had to be covered by the older, slower, and more costly means. Wagon freighters continued operating throughout the 1870's and 1880's and into the 1890's. Although over constantly shrinking routes, coaches and wagons continued to crisscross the West wherever the rails had not yet been laid. The beginning of a major change was foreshadowed in the later 1860's, when the Union Pacific Railroad at last began to build westward from the Central Plains city of Omaha to meet the Central Pacific Railroad advancing eastward from California through the formidable barrier of the Sierra Nevada. Although President Abraham Lincoln signed the original Pacific Railroad bill in 1862 and a revised, financially much more generous version in 1864, little construction was completed until 1865 on the Central Pacific and 1866 on the Union Pacific. The primary reason was skepticism that a railroad built through so challenging and thinly settled a stretch of desert, mountain, and semiarid plain could pay a profit. In the words of an economist, this was a case of "premature enterprise", where not only the cost of construction but also the very high risk deterred private investment. In discussing the Pacific Railroad bill, the chair of the congressional committee bluntly stated that without govern ment subsidy no one would undertake so unpromising a venture; yet it was a national necessity to link the East and the West together.
1. Which of the following is NOT true about the American transportation in the 1860's?
A.The impact of railroads was still limited.
B.Passengers and freight had to transfer from railroads to other modes of transportation to reach western destinations.
C.Wagon freighters continued operating.
D.Railroad travel was quite expensive.
A B C D
D
2. What can be inferred about coaches and wagon freighters as the railroad expanded?
A.They developed competing routes.
B.Their drivers refused to work for the railroads.
C.They began to specialize in private investment.
D.There were insufficient numbers of trained people to operate them.
A B C D
A
3. Which of the following factors account for the limited impact of railroads in the 1860s?
A.Other modes of transportation did not come to an end when the first train appeared.
B.There was little government subsidy.
C.People doubted that railroads stretching desert, mountain, and semiarid plain could be profitable.
D.Economists and congressmen strongly opposed the idea of linking the East and West together through railroads.
A B C D
C
4. At the end of the passage subsidy is closest in meaning to_______.
A.persuasion.
B.assistance.
C.suggestion.
D.penalty.
A B C D
B
5. The passage implies that the full impact of the railroads might be easily seen in__________.
A.the 1860's.
B.the 1870's
C.the 1880's.
D.the 1890's
A B C D
D
PART Ⅵ WRITING
SECTION A COMPOSITION Write on ANSWER SHEET TWO a composition of about 200 words on the following topic:
1. Internet Is/ Isn't Good for College Students You are to write in three parts: In the first part, state clearly whether you think Internet is or isn't good for college students. In the second part, support your viewpoint with details or examples. In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or a summary. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriacy. Failure to follow the instructions may result in a loss of marks.
Internet Is/Isn't Good for College Students By Zhu Hongliang With the coming of a new century, Internet is penetrating into more and more people's life, as a bridge across the limitation of space and a highway to the land of information. But so far as college students are concerned, I think Internet is more a curse than a blessing. I hold this opinion not only because surfing on line takes too much time but also because there is a lack of control in the information Internet provides. In the first place, going on line is very time consuming. There are lots of college students, especially those weak-willed ones, who get addicted to Internet and kill off hours after hours in front of computers. This, doubtlessly, will play havoc on their college life. In the second place, Internet is flooded with unchecked information, some of which is false, some useless and some unlawful. Expo sure to this kind of information can be very harmful, especially to college students who are not very good at distinguishing the right from the wrong. In short, my opinion on this theme is that Internet, though a useful tool, can be harmful to the development of college students.
SECTION B NOTE-WRITING Write on ANSWER SHEET TWO a note of about 50-60 words based on the following situation:
1. You've got a phone call for Wang Dagang, your roommate, from a girl named Liu Fang. But Wang Dagang is away to another part of the city at the moment. Write a note to Wang Dagang , transmitting her message to him. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness.
April 5 Dear Wang Dagang, This afternoon you had a phone call from a Liu Fang when you were away. She told me that your date this evening will have to be canceled because she is having an English exam tomorrow. But don't worry. She told me that she will be free the day after tomorrow. Yours, Pan Bing (By Mao Yan)