我的母亲独一无二：英语复习资料

2020年11月30日发(作者：柳公绰)
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16. A. The man taking something from her. B. The man stealing from her grandmother.
C. The man stealing from his grandmother. D. The man telling his grandmother that she steals.
17. A. The woman doesn't worry about important things in society.
B. The woman doesn't know what's important in society.
C. The man doesn't consider himself part of society.
D. The man doesn't care about children saying ma'am or sir.
18. A. The reasons why the woman is important. B. The reasons why the woman is wrong.
C. The woman's working experience. D. The woman's work as a writer.
19. A. His studies at school. B. Deaths because of war. C. Wars he has studied D. Things he can
control.
20. A. Have independent thought. B. Show respect to the teacher.
C. Disagree with the teacher. D. Get angry at the teacher.
21. A. The company policy. B. The shop. C. The shirt. D. The service.
22. A. A prison.
23. A. 5.


B. A classroom.
C. 2.
C. A big city.
D. 3.
D. A small town.
B. 6.
Questions 24 to 33 are based on the same passage or dialog.
Times are changing, and not necessarily for the best. There was a time when parents
who wanted an educational present for their children would buy a typewriter, a 24 . or
an encyclopedia set. Now those items seem hopelessly 25 .; this Christmas, there
were a lot of personal computers under the tree. People are becoming more and more
26 . that computers are the key to success. Parents are 27 . that
children be taught to use them in school as early as possible.
The problem for schools is that 28 . it comes to computers, parents don't always
know best. Many schools are 29 . to parental impatience and purchasing
hardware. At the same time it is clear that these schools are not ready to have any
web-based course with 30 . educational planning.
All of this has made things difficult for teachers. Teachers find themselves caught in the
middle of the problem, 31 .. Educators do not even agree on how computers
should be used. A lot of money has been put into research for computerized educational
materials. The results show 32 .. Many people are trying to convince parents of this
problem. 33 . to the very young.
Questions 34 to 53 are based on the following passage.
Lured by fame and fortune, Howard Hughes became the richest man in the world. Born in
Houston, Texas in 1905, Hughes' life was 3 4 . but boring. He was a moviemaker, a
pilot of an airliner, an inventor of ladies' underwear (内衣) and the head of a company
that 35 . and built aircraft.
In 1924, he moved to Hollywood to 36 . his dream of making movies. It was in
Hollywood, 37 . his film Two Arabian Nights (1928) was a big hit, that he made a
name for himself in film. It won two academy 38 . His next film, Hell's Angels (1930),
was the most expensive movie of 39 . time and lost $$1.5 million at the theaters.
In 1932, Hughes formed the Hughes Aircraft Company, which made many 40 . in
airplane technology. After 41 . and winning the 1934 Air Meet in Miami, Hughes built
the world's most advanced aircraft. He then 42 . strapped himself into it. He was in
the 43 . of the plane when it was tested. In 1935, he 44 . a new speed record,
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taking the plane to 352 mph. As World War II 45 , things changed for him. Hughes
turned his full attention 46 building military aircraft. 47. he was unable to do
what he promised the government, he had some troubles. He failed to 48. any
planes. This is why the US Senate 49. Hughes's failure to meet his wartime
contracts.
Hughes was just 50. famous for his fall from public grace as he was for his exploits
on the big screen and in the air. After time, he realized the 51. of being in the
spotlight. He then became a mysterious 52. . Towards the end of his life, he hid
away from the public's 53. . He died in 1976.
54. 除了你所在的系之外，你对学院里其他系了解吗？ (other than)

55. 除了化学外，你还在学习别的理科课程吗？ (other than)

56.他与别人不同之处正是他对他人的完全信赖。 (with an

57. 过上更好生活的梦想使得一个人在这个悲惨的世界上更容易忍受困难。(with an

58. 他的行为遭到了大多数人的反对，他为保持真实的自我付出了惨痛的代价。(object to, pay for)

59. 他们家庭的好名声为他打开了通往成年人的尊敬和信任的大门。(open a door to)

60.任何一个诚实守信的体面人都自尊自重，尊重别人，不干坏事。(keep one's word)
Questions 71 to 75 are based on the same passage or dialog.
Standing alone at the Browns' party, Anna Mackintosh thought about her husband Edward, establishing him
clearly in her mind's eye. He was a thin man, forty-one years of age, with fair hair that was often untidy. In the
seventeen years they'd been married he had changed very little; he was still nervous with other people, and
smiled in the same embarrassed way, and his face was still almost boyish.
She believed she had failed him because he had wished for children and she had not been able to supply any.
She had, over the years, become neurotic (神经机能病的) about this fact and in the end, quite some time ago
now, she had consulted a psychiatrist (精神病学家), Dr. Abbat, at Edward's pleading (恳求).
In the Browns' rich drawing room, its walls and ceiling gleaming (发微光) with a metallic (金属般的) surface of
imitation gold, Anna listened to dance music coming from a tape recorder and continued to think about her
husband.
In a moment he would be at the party, since they had agreed to meet there, although by now it was
three-quarters of an hour later than the time he had promised.
The Browns were people he knew in a business way, and he had said he thought it wise that he and Anna
should attend this gathering of theirs. She had never met them before, which made it more difficult for her,
having to wait about, not knowing a soul in the room.
When she thought about it she felt hard done by, for although Edward was kind to her and always had been, it
was far from considerate to be as late as this. Because of her nervous condition she felt afraid and had
developed a sickness in her stomach. She looked at her watch and sighed.
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71. Why did Anna feel awkward at the party?
A. She came to the party too early B. She was neglected by the host. C. She felt uncomfortable with the
atmosphere of the party. D. She didn't know anyone there.
72. What made Anna feel inadequate?
A. She did not make a good mother to her children. B. She was unable to satisfy her husband's desire to
have children. C. She did not get along well with her husband.
D. She was unable to have a better understanding of her husband.
73. As time went by, Anna started to get angry as ________.
A. she found the Browns were much wealthier than they were B. her husband was usually more
thoughtful
C. she noticed that no one was willing to talk to her D. her husband was bad-mannered in the party
74. According to the passage, Edward wanted Anna to attend the party because ________.
A. he wanted her to have more of a social life B. he tried to distract her from some unpleasant thoughts
C. he needed her support D. he thought she would impress the Browns
75. What kind of woman Anna was according to the passage?
A. Sensitive and worried. B. Open and talkative. C. Imaginative and cheerful. D. Sensible and easygoing.
Questions 76 to 80 are based on the same passage or dialog.
A child who has once been pleased with a tale likes, as a rule, to have it retold in identically the same words,
but this should not lead parents to treat printed fairy stories as sacred (上帝的) texts. It is always much better
to tell a story than read it out of a book, and, if a parent can produce what, in the actual circumstances of the
time and the individual child, is an improvement on the printed text, so much the better.
A charge made against fairy tales is that they harm the child by frightening him or arousing his sadistic (施虐
狂的) impulses. To prove the latter, one would have to show in a controlled experiment that children who
have read fairy stories were more often guilty of cruelty than those who had not. As to fear, I think, we also
need well-documented cases of children being dangerously terrified (恐惧) by some fairy story. Often,
however, this arises from the child having heard the story once. Familiarity with the story by repetition turns
the pain of fear into the pleasure of a fear faced and mastered.
There are also people who object to fairy stories on the grounds that they are not objectively true, that giants,
witches (女巫), two-headed dragons, magic carpets (魔毯), etc., do not exist; and that, instead of indulging (沉
溺) his fantasies in fairy tales, the child should be taught how to adapt to reality by studying history and
mechanics. I find such people, I must confess, so unsympathetic and peculiar that I do not know how to argue
with them. If their case were sound, the world should be full of mad men attempting to fly from New York to
Philadelphia on a broomstick (女巫乘骑的扫帚柄) or covering a telephone with kisses in the belief that it was
their enchanted (中魔法的) girl- friend.
No fairy story ever claimed to be a description of the external world and no sane (精神健全的) child has ever
believed that it was.
76. The author considers that a fairy story is more effective when it is _______.
A. repeated without variation B. treated with respect C. adapted by the parent D. set in the
present
77. Some people dislike fairy stories because they feel that they ________.
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A. tempt people to be cruel to children B. show the primitive cruelty in children
C. lend themselves to undesirable experiments with children D. increase a tendency to have sadistic
impulses in children
78. According to the passage great fear can be stimulated in a child when the story is ________.
A. set in reality B. heard for the first time C. repeated too often D. dramatically told
author's mention of broomsticks and telephones is meant to suggest that ________.
A. fairy stories are still being made up B. there is confusion about different kinds of truth
C. people try to modernize old fairy stories D. there is more concern for children’s fears nowadays
of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Fairy stories are anything but beneficial to the growth of children.
B. Fairy stories teach children the way to adapt to the society.
C. No fairy story should be taken as the true description of the reality.
D. No fairy story should be told to the children without modification.
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16. A. The woman is a talented singer and impressed the man. B. The man would like to go to a talent show.
C. The man liked the show better than the woman. D. The woman had no interest in the show at
all.
17. A. He feels he isn't good enough. B. He feels he isn't a kid anymore.
C. He can't make it on the 12th. D. He doesn't like trying.
18. A. One's own values. B. One's hard work. C. One's personal contacts. D. One's special abilities.
19. A. The man is a professional actor. B. The man never thinks about acting.
C. Many people don't like acting. D. Many people think the man's a good actor.
20. A. The man doesn't think second place is good. B. The man hasn't taught the woman anything.
C. The woman is proud of winning the race. D. The woman believes she is a loser.
Questions 21 to 30 are based on the same passage or dialog.
There has been a movement to help children improve their reading. President Clinton later joins 21.
Presidents Ford, Carter and Bush at
22. ___________at recruiting one million volunteer tutors to provide after school, weekend and summer reading
help for up to three million children. Mr. Clinton will ask Congress this coming week for nearly three23.
dollars to fund a five-year program called
The program would fund the 24. ___________of the efforts of 20 thousand reading specialists. Besides, it would
also give 25. ___________to help children read by the third grade, or about age eight. During his Saturday radio
26. ___________, the President explains why the program is important.
now. It is highly necessary to 27. ___________the education of American youth. This fact is supported by research.
Studies show that if the fourth- graders fail to read well, 28. ___________. But, 40 percent of them still can't read
at a basic level.
Volunteer tutors, 29. ___________. The programs, initiated (发起) by President Clinton, have been criticized by
Congress. Some say that the programs would be too expensive.
The President says many of the Philadelphia summit's corporate sponsors will recruit tutors. 30. ___________
Questions 41 to 45 are based on the same passage or dialog.
The US military has blocked public access to nearly all its web sites after its servers were attacked by a new
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computer virus.
Late last week, the US Space Command, which provides security for military computers, instructed all
military organizations to block public access after a number of sites had contracted the virus, called the

The virus is known as a 自我复制) itself by reading the data files
on a network server and sending copies to other servers—thereby multiplying and sometimes crashing a
system—and denying access to legitimate (合法的) users of the site.

to contain that,
blocking public access to the Web sites, because that's the way this worm works, to prevent it from using our
networks to propagate (繁殖) itself.
The virus exploits a security flaw (缺陷) in certain Microsoft network servers. The flaw was announced last
month when a patch was released to fix it.

status of the Internet information servers... to make sure that all the patches that were previously installed
had been installed,
Only a handful of the major Defense Department sites, with the suffix
the public, including the central public affairs site DefenseLink and the military services' main homepages.
Public access is blocked to information connected to those sites, and others such as the National Missile
Defense site and the US Air Force's European site. Registered Department of Defense personnel continue to
have access to the sites, Venable said.
41. Which of the following is the best title for this passage?
A. The Code Red Worm. B. DoD Blocks Public Web Site Access C. DoD Was Attacked.
D. Protect DoD Web Sites Against Viruses.
42. The word
A. make less or smaller B. get an illness C. make a legal agreement D. formally agree to marry
somebody
43. Which of the following statements is NOT true about the Code Red worm?
A. It can multiply in large numbers. B. It may make a computer system stop working.
C. It's included in a patch released by Microsoft. D. It may destroy the connection between legitimate users
and the sites.
44. Public access is blocked to most DoD web sites so that ________.
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A. the Code Red worm can't use the web site to replicates itself and send copies
B. DoD organizations can have necessary patches installed to protect their sites
C. the defense secrets can be prevented from being revealed
D. the mistake in certain Microsoft network servers can be corrected
45. Which of the following is NOT a measure taken by DoD to fight against the Code Red worm?
A. Blocking public access B. Shutting down e-mail.
C. Reviewing the status of the Internet information servers. D. Having necessary patches installed.
Questions 46 to 50 are based on the same passage or dialog.
The decline in moral standards—which has long concerned social analysts—has at last captured the
attention of average Americans. And Jean Bethke Elshtain, for one, is glad.
The fact that ordinary citizens are now starting to think seriously about the nation's moral climate, says this
ethics (伦理学) professor at the University of Chicago, is reason to hope that new ideas will come forward to
improve it.
But the challenge is not to be underestimated. Materialism and individualism in American society are the
biggest obstacles.
consciousness,
Some of this can be attributed to the decay of traditional communities, in which neighbors looked out for one
another, she says. With today's greater mobility and with so many couples working, those bonds have been
weakened, replaced by a greater emphasis on self.
In a 1996 poll of Americans, loss of morality topped the list of the biggest problems facing the US. And
Elshtain says the public is correct to sense that: Data show that Americans are struggling with problems
unheard of in the 1950s, such as classroom violence and a high rate of births to unmarried mothers.
The desire for a higher moral standard is not a lament (挽歌) for some nonexistent
says, nor is it a wishful (一厢情愿的 ) longing for a time that denied opportunities to women and minorities.
Most people, in fact, favor a decrease in prejudice.
Moral decline will not be reversed until people find ways to counter the materialism in society, she says.

46. Professor Elshtain is pleased to see that Americans ________
A. have adapted to a new set of moral standards B. are longing for the return of the good old days
C. have realized the importance of material things D. are awakening to the lowering of their moral
standards
47. The moral decline of American society is caused mainly by ________.
A. its growing wealth B. the self- centeredness of individuals
C. underestimating the impact of social changes D. the prejudice against women and minorities
48. Which of the following characterizes the traditional communities?
A. Great mobility. B. Emphasis on individual effort. C. Concern for one's neighbors. D. Ever-weakening social
bonds
49. In the 1950s, classroom violence ________.
A. was something unheard of B. attracted a lot of public attention C. was by no means a rare occurrence D.
began to appear in analysts' data
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50. According to Elshtain, the current moral decline may be reversed ________.
A. if people can return to the B. when women and men enjoy equal rights
C. when people rid themselves of prejudice D. if less emphasis is laid on material things
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16. A. The speakers are welfare caseworkers. B. The speakers have cleaned up their apartment.
C. The speakers live together and receive welfare money. D. The speakers have had their welfare payments
reduced.
17. A. The man has arrived this morning from Thailand. B. The man is going to Thailand the next day.
C. The man has bought some bags in Thailand. D. The man would like to take the woman to Thailand.
18. A. He can't speak the language. B. He doesn't know how to speak to native speakers.
C. He sometimes makes mistakes in pronunciation and tenses. D. He have difficulty understanding native speakers.
19. A. The woman's leg is broken. B. The accident was too minor to lead to a break.
C. X-rays are the only way to know if there is a break. D. The woman's pain is probably minor.
20. A. The man would like to do something to help people. B. The man would like to do something to get rich.
C. The man thinks the woman should do something to make her rich. D. The man thinks the woman's new job is
good.
Questions 21 to 30 are based on the same passage or dialog.
There is something you must know when going abroad. If a person moves from one culture to another, he
must adjust to the 21. and to the way of life of the people. There is one problem for which 22. is
needed immediately. This problem 23. the food he must get used to.
In his own country, he is 24. to certain foods, prepared in the way of his people. He is also used to the
times of day in which they are 25. . In a new country, he may find himself having to eat foods he never
heard of or seen before. For instance, many times people from the east are feeling 26. as to what to
choose in face of a variety of salad 27. in different colors.
You might not know all of the ways food can be cooked. 28. The differences between these ways are
important, but simple to understand. 29. . Baked or roasted foods are cooked by dry heat in an oven.
30. , and broiled (烤的) foods are cooked by direct fire or heat.
Questions 71 to 75 are based on the same passage or dialog.
During the long vacation I was accepted as a trainee bus conductor. I found the job fiercely demanding even on a short
route with a total of about two dozen passengers. I pulled the wrong tickets, forgot the change and wrote up my log (行
程记录) at the end of each trip in a way that drew hollow laughter from the inspectors. The inspectors were likely to
check at any time. A conductor with twenty years' service could be dismissed if an inspector caught him accepting
money without pulling a ticket.
It was hot that summer: 100° Fahrenheit (华氏) every day. Inside the bus it was 30° hotter still. It was so jammed inside
that my feet weren't touching the floor. I couldn't blink (眨眼睛) the sweat out of my eyes. There was no hope of
collecting any fares.
In these circumstances I was scarcely to blame. I didn't even know where we were, but I guessed we were at the top just
before Market Street. I pressed the bell, the doors closed, and the bus surged forward. There were shouts and yells
from down the back, but I thought they were the angry cries of passengers who had not got on. Too late I realized that
they were coming from within the bus. The automatic doors at the back of the bus had closed around an old lady's neck
as she was getting on. Her head was inside the bus. The rest of her, carrying a shopping bag was outside. I knew none of
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this at the time.
When I at last signaled the driver to stop, he crashed to a halt and opened the automatic doors. The woman dropped to
the road. Unfortunately, the car behind turned out to be full of inspectors. Since it would have made headlines if a
university student had almost half-killed a woman of an advanced age, I was given the opportunity to leave quietly.
71 What do we learn about the inspectors in the first paragraph?
A. They found the writer amusing. B. They neve r wore uniforms.
C. They were feared by employees. D. They distrusted older employees.
72. Why was the writer unable to do his job properly?
A. He wasn't tall enough. B. The buses were too fast. C. People avoided paying. D. He couldn't move.
73. The old lady in the incident described ________.
A. was injured B. fainted C. was dragged D. hit her head
74. When the incident with old lady happened, ________.
A. the writer had already decided to give up the job B. the writer's employers wanted to avoid publicity
C. the writer was offered the chance to continue D. the consequences were as the writer expected
75. What is the writer's attitude now to the job?
A. He feels responsible for the incident that ended it. B. He thinks that he was unfairly treated by the inspectors.
C. He is ashamed that he was incapable of doing it properly. D. He believes that it was an impossible job to do well.
Questions 76 to 80 are based on the same passage or dialog.
Urban (城市的) life has always involved a balancing of opportunities and rewards against dangers and stress; its
moving force is, in the broadest sense, money. Opportunities to make money make competition stressful; it is often
at its most intense in the largest cities, where opportunities are greatest. Crime has always flourished in the
relative anonymity (人所不知) of urban life, but today's ease of movement makes its control more difficult than
ever; there is much evidence that its extent has a direct relationship to the size of communities. City dwellers (居
民) may become trapped in their homes by the fear of crime around them.
As defense against these developments, city dwellers tend to use various strategies to try and reduce the pressures
upon themselves: contacts with other people are generally made brief and impersonal; doors are kept locked;
telephone numbers may be ex-directory (未列入电话号码簿的); journeys outside the home are usually hurried,
rather than a source of pleasure.
Inner areas of cities tend to be abandoned by the more successful and left to those who have done badly in the
competitive struggle or who belong to minority groups; these people are then geographically trapped because so
much economic activity has migrated to the suburbs and beyond.
Present- day architecture and planning have enormously worsened the human problems of urban life.
Old-established neighborhoods have been ruthlessly (无情地) swept away, by both public and private
organizations, usually to be replaced by huge, ugly, impersonal structures. People have been forced to leave their
familiar homes, usually to be re-housed in tower blocks which are inconvenient, and fail to provide any setting for
human interaction or support. The destruction of established social structures is the worse possible approach to
the difficulties of living in a town or city. Instead, every effort should be made to conserve (保护) the human scale of
the environment, and to retain familiar landmarks.
76. According to the author, living in a city causes stress because there are so many people who are ________.
A. anxious to succeed B. in need of help C. naturally aggressive D. likely to commit crime
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77. The author thinks that crime is increasing in cities because ________.
A. people do not communicate with their neighbors B. criminals are difficult to trace in large populations
C. people feel anonymous there D. the trappings of success are attractive to criminals
78. The majority of people who live in inner cities tend to quit from the inner areas because they ________
A. dislike having to travel far to work B. have been forced by circumstances to do so
C. don't like the idea of living in the suburbs D. have turned against society
79. Architectural changes have affected city life by ________.
A. scattering long-established communities B. giving the individual a say in planning
C. forcing people to live on top of each other D. making people move to the suburbs
80. The author's general argument is that urban life would be improved by ________.
A. moving people out of tower blocks B. restoring old buildings
C. building community centers D. preserving existing social systems
Questions 81 to 85 are based on the same passage or dialog.
My love of nature goes right back to my childhood, to the times when I stayed on my grandparent's farm in
Suffolk. I think it was my grandmother who encouraged me more than anyone: she taught me the names of
wildflowers and got me interested in looking at the countryside, so it seemed obvious to go on to do Zoology
at university.
I didn't get my first camera until after I'd graduated, when I was due to go diving in Norway and needed a
method of recording the sea creatures I would find there. My father didn't know anything about
photography, but he bought me an Exacta, which was really quite a good camera for the time, and I went off
to take my first pictures of sea anemones (海葵) and starfish (海星). I became keen very quickly, and I learnt
how to develop and print.
I've tried from the beginning to produce pictures which are always biologically correct. There are people
who will alter things deliberately: you don't pick up sea creatures from the middle of the shore and take
them down to attractive pools at the bottom of the shore without knowing you're doing it.
There can be a lot of ignorance in people's behaviour towards wild animals and it's a problem that more and
more people are going to wild places: while some animals may get used to cars, they won't get used to people
suddenly rushing up to them. The sheer pressure of people, coupled with the fact there are increasingly few
places where no-one else has photographed, means that over the years, life has become much more difficult
for the professional wildlife photographers.
Nevertheless (然而), wildlife photographers play a very important part in educating people about what is out
there and what needs conserving. Although photography can be an enjoyable pastime (消遣), as it is to many
people, it is also something that plays a very important part in educating young and old alike.
81. The author decided to go to university and study Zoology because ________.
A. she wanted to improve her life in the countryside B. she was persuaded to do so by her grandmother
C. she was keen on the natural world D. she wanted to stop moving around all the time
82. How is the author different from some of the other wildlife photographers she meets?
A. She tries to make her photographs as attractive as possible.
B. She takes photographs which record accurate natural conditions.
C. She likes to photograph plants as well as wildlife. D. She knows the best places to find wildlife.
83. The author now finds it more difficult to photograph wild animals because ________.
A. there are fewer of them B. they have become more nervous of people
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C. it is harder to find suitable places D. they have become frightened of cars
84. According to the author, wildlife photography is important because it can make people realize that ________
A. photography is an enjoyable hobby B. we learn little about wildlife at school
C. it is worthwhile visiting the countryside D. it is important to look after wild animals
85. Wh ich of the following describes the author?
A. Proud. B. Sensitive. C. Aggressive. D. Disappointed.
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32. A. Everyone has a better mobile nowadays. B. He is too proud of his mobile phone.
C. He is slow in getting a mobile phone. D. His mobile phone is not real.
33. A. The man's wife heads the mobile phone division. B. The man's wife is up for the next promotion.
C. The man's wife wasn't promoted. D. The man's wife promoted someone with more experience.
34. A. To gain access to the person's money. B. To make up fake IDs.
C. To use another person's identity. D. To get a social security number.
35. A. Another person has the woman's card. B. The new card may bring some trouble
C. The new card is really easy to use. D. Another person is pretending to be the woman..
36. A. Dealing with real people at the bank. B. Using banking machines.
C. Handling bank transactions D. Taking care of other people.
37. A. The woman's phone has been sending strange messages all day.
B. The woman's phone has been receiving strange messages all day.
C. The man's phone cannot be figured out by anyone. D. The man's phone has been sending messages by itself.
38. A. $$1700. B. $$1200. C. $$300. D. $$200.
39. A. Employer and employee. B. Husband and wife.
C. Father and daughter. D. Mother and son.
Questions 40 to 44 are based on the same passage or dialog.
40. A. The advantages of the letter. B. The advantages of the phone.
C. The process of writing a letter. D. The relative ease of phoning someone
41. A. His teacher has spoken about his subject. B. His teacher will give the man a good grade.
C. The man has responded to his teacher's comments. D. The man has shown interest in his subject.
42. A. Give him a good grade. B. Respond to his questions.
C. Comment upon what he says. D. Show interest in his topic.
43. A. Friendly. B. Easy. C. Personal. D. Quick.
44. A. A classroom. B. A post office. C. A phone company. D. A friend's home.
Questions 45 to 54 are based on the same passage or dialog.
Television can be a powerful influence in developing value systems and shaping behavior. Unfortunately,
much of today's television programming is full of violence. 45. viewing of television violence by
children is dangerous. People are well aware that it causes greater 46. in children. Sometimes,
watching a single violent program can increase aggressiveness. The 47. of TV violence may be
immediately evident in the child's behavior or may be shown years later.
American parents are 48. to protect their children. They should be protected from 49. TV
violence in the following ways:
1. Pay attention to the programs their children are watching and watch some with them.
2. Set 50. on the amount of time they spend watching television.
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3. Point out that although the actor has not actually been hurt or killed, such violence in real life results in
pain or 51. .
4. Refuse to let the children see shows known to be violent. You should also 52. , with an
explanation of what is wrong with the program.
5. Disapprove of the violent episodes in front of the children. Stress the belief that 53. . Contact other
parents and talk with them about this problem. See if you can 54. and type of program the
children may watch.
If parents are careful with what TV programs children watch, the negative TV can be reduced.
Questions 55 to 64 are based on the same passage or dialog
My first home-stay experience was in Osaka with a rather typical Japanese family, consisting of the parents
and two kids. The father is an employee of Sharp Co. and the mother is a housewife. It is not unusual in Japan
for a woman to 55. her job after having a child. Mothers often leave their job 56. , with no
plans to ever return to work again. What surprised me was the lack of the father's 57. at home.
The children seldom see their father as he comes home very late at night and leaves for work rather early.
The only time that the whole family can get together is on the weekend, as long as the father doesn't have to
play golf with his colleagues or 58. . Recently, due to the economic 59. in Japan, there has
been a change. There has been less of a need for businessmen to work overtime than before, 60.
fathers to come home earlier and spend more time with their families.
My second home-stay was with a Japanese family of three generations. The grandfather was a teacher of
flower 61. . The grandmother had been a housewife all her life.
Although the grandparents lived in the same house, 62. . The father and mother ran a bakery.
Despite the fact that 63. , she did almost all the housework.
The father, on the other hand, would do very little. When he was free, he would go drinking with his friends.
64. , and he would leave the work for his wife to do.
75.他选择一项工作是基于他对冒险 的热爱，而不是基于任何赚钱的欲望，这也是为什么他虽贫穷但却幸福的原因吧。
(rather than)

76. 该电视网的资金来源是观众捐赠而非政府提供的资金。(rather than)

77. 肥胖者死于心脏病的可能性是瘦人的两倍。 (twice as... as)

78. 自从这家商店提供更好的服务以来，他们吸引的顾客是过去的四倍。 (four times as... as)

79. 新的经济计划帮助这个国家超越了世界顶尖生产厂家。 (leap over)

Questions 100 to 104 are based on the same passage or dialog.
During the first half of the nineteenth century much thought was given to building the Panama Canal. The
discovery of gold in California in 1848 brought an increased demand for a transportation link across
Panama. A railroad line was completed after six years of hard labor in the swamps (沼泽) and jungles.
Over two thousand workmen died from yellow fever and malaria (疟疾). In 1881 a French organization
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tried to build a canal across the Isthmus (巴拿马地峡). For eleven years workmen struggled against heat
and disease. At least 15,000 died before the French gave up their attempts to build the canal. For years the
abandoned machinery lay in the jungles. At the close of the Spanish- American War the United States
bought a strip of land ten miles wide across the Isthmus. Immediate attention was given to the control of
diseases. In two years yellow fever was completely eliminated. Because of the work of American medical
heroes, it was possible to build the splendid Panama Canal.
100. Prior to the successful completion of the Panama Canal, ________.
A. France bought a strip of land across the Isthmus of Panama B. Malaria was wiped out as a killer
disease
C. one country failed in its attempts to build a canal D. American doctors were honored for their
work
101. The building of the Panama Canal represents ________.
A. man's unyielding desire for progress B. man's unceasing thirst for danger
C. man's ability to resist disease D. man's spirit of invention
102 What was given priority by the United States?
A. Buying a strip of land. B. Starting the building the canal immediately.
C. the prevention of illness. D. the Spanish-American War.
103. The author presents details according to ________.
A. order of importance B. spatial (空间的) order C. simple listing D. time order
104. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. The elimination of yellow fever. B. The discovery of gold in California.
C. The efforts recorded in the building of the Panama Canal. D. The work of American medical heroes.
Questions 105 to 109 are based on the same passage or dialog.
At one time a traveler could learn about a region by looking at the houses. For example, he or she could
understand what building materials were available. In areas with many wood houses, the traveler would
have guessed that there were nearby forests. Stone houses would have indicated that stones were easy
to get. However, a closer look at the houses would have told the traveler even more about the area.
People used to build houses that fitted the climate of their areas. For example, in desert regions there is
a big difference between daytime and nighttime temperatures. Therefore, many desert people built
houses with very thick walls. These thick walls served a useful purpose in the houses. For example, in
the winter the thick walls absorbed the sun's warmth during the day and radiated the heat at night.
Desert people were relatively comfortable in their homes, or residences, at all times because they built
them to fit the desert climate.
Then the supply of fuel for electricity became both cheap and easy to get. The effect on housing was
immediate. People began to build their homes according to fashion instead of utility. Houses no longer
reflected the availability of building materials or climate.
Houses with steep roofs could be found in the tropics, the warm regions of the Earth, even though these
pointed roofs originated in snowy regions of the world. Heavy snow falls off a slanted (歪斜的) roof.
Another example is the use of glass. Houses made almost completely of glass could be found in very cold
places. Yet ordinary glass does not insulate (绝缘) well because it neither keeps out cold air nor keeps in
warm air. As long as fuel was cheap and easy to get, people could build any type of house any place.
105 What are two things that a traveler could learn about an area by looking at the houses?
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A. The climate is poor and so are the people living in it.
B. The climate in the area and the kind of building materials easy for the people to reach.
C. There is a forest nearby and they are on the top of a mountain.
D. They are near a house and its owner is not there at the moment.
106 The main idea of Paragraph 1 is that ________.
A. wood is a forest product B. there are no stones in forests
C. houses used to tell about a region D. people used to travel to learn about houses
107 The main idea of Paragraph 2 is that ________.
A. thick walls absorb heat from the sun B. people built houses to fit the climate
C. people are comfortable in their houses D. in the desert, daytime temperatures are lower than
nighttime temperatures
108 The main idea of Paragraphs 3 and 4 is that ________.
A. heavy snow does not stay on steep roofs B. ordinary glass does not insulate well
C. fuel is used to produce electricity D. the supply of fuel affects home building
109 What does
A. Give off. B. Absorb. C. Gather. D. Consume.
Questions 110 to 114 are based on the same passage or dialog.
Real policemen, both in Britain and the United States, hardly recognize any resemblance (相似) between
their lives and what they see on TV-if they are even able to watch TV.
The first difference is that in real life a policeman has been trained in criminal law. He has to know
exactly what actions are crimes and what evidence can be used to prove them in court.
He will spend most of his working life typing millions of words on thousands of forms about hundreds of
sad, unimportant people who are guilty-or not-of stupid, petty (不重要的) crimes.
Most television crime drama is about finding the criminal: as soon as he's arrested, the story is over. In
real life, finding criminals is seldom much of a problem. Except in very serious cases like murders and
terrorist attacks-where failure to produce results reflects on the standing of the police-little effort is
spent on searching.
A third big difference is between the drama detective and the real life ones. Detectives are subject to two
opposing pressures: first, as members of a police force they always have to behave with absolute legality
(合法); secondly, as expensive public servants they have to get results. They can hardly ever do both.
Most of the time some of them have to break the rules in small ways.
If the detective has to deceive the world, the world often deceives him. Hardly anyone he meets tells him
the truth. And this separation the detective feels between himself and the rest of the world is deepened
by the simplemindedness- as he sees it-of citizens, social workers, doctors, law-makers, and judges, who,
instead of stamping out crime, punish the criminals less severely in the hope that this will make them
reform. The result, detectives feel, is that nine-tenths of their time is spent re-catching people who
should have stayed behind bars. This makes them rather cynical.
110 It is essential for a policeman to be trained in criminal law ________.
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A. so that he can catch criminals in the streets
B. because many of the criminals he has to catch are dangerous
C. so that he can justify his arrests in court
D. because he has to know nearly as much about law as a professional lawyer
111 The everyday life of a policeman or detective is ________.
A. exciting and mysterious B. full of danger
C. devoted mostly to routine matters D. wasted on unimportant matters
112 When murders and terrorist attacks occur the police ________.
A. prefer to wait for the criminal to give himself away B. work hard to track down the
criminals
C. try to make a quick arrest in order to keep up their reputation D. usually fail to produce results
113 The real detective lives in an unusual moral climate because ________.
A. he is an expensive public servant B. he must always behave with absolute legality
C. he is obliged to break the law in order to preserve it
D. he feels himself to be cut off from the rest of the world
114 Detectives are rather cynical becaus e ________.
A. nine-tenths of their work involves arresting people B. hardly anyone tells them the truth
C. society does not punish criminals severely enough D. D too many criminals escape from jail
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21 A. She is upset with her daughter's school. B. She has nothing for her to do where she is.
C. She is starting her own company. D. She has a new job.
22 A. He's too lazy. B. It's summertime. C. He can't see them. D. They look good.
23 A. She didn't want to answer while relaxing. B. She didn't notice that it was ringing.
C. She didn't want to leave her bath. D. She was asleep at that time.
24 A. The man wants to marry the woman. B. The woman wants to marry the man.
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C. The man and woman are married. D. The man's mother wants the two to marry.
25 A. The woman is cleaning the home. B. The man is inviting the woman to stay.
C. The man and woman live together. D. The man doesn't want the woman to move.
26 A. On the street. B. In the woman's home. C. With his mother. D. In his own place.
27 man has a title he fought for. B. The man only had a couple of days to train.
C. The man is a boxer with an upcoming fight. D. The man has trouble when he trains for fights.
28 A. The woman is talking on her mobile phone. B. The woman wants to bring home some milk.
C. The man has picked up some bread. D. The man is making too much noise on the bus.
29 A. The woman is talking on her mobile phone. B. The woman wants to bring home some milk.
C. The man has picked up some bread. D. The man is making too much noise on the bus.
30 A. $$51. B. $$50. C. $$70. D. $$1.
31 A. Doing something illegal. B. Cleaning his home himself.
C. Hiring a maid to clean his home. D. Getting married.
32 A. She has approved of the man's proposal. B. She has promised to clean his home.
C. She has agreed to marry the man. D. She has said that she would hire a maid.
33. A. Going to the store. B. Working at a factory. C. Buying a gift. D. Going to a birthday party.
34. A. Work. B. School. C. A party. D. A doctor's office.
35. A. He wants to give the woman a surprise. B. He has no money on him.
C. He hates to go to stores. D. He is tired from a week's work.
36 A. The man will pay the woman back for sure. B. The man will suffer a hard week at the factory.
C. The man will buy the birthday present D. The man will spend the day relaxing.
37 A. A factory. B. A store. C. A home. D. A party.
38 A. Things the woman is doing in class. B. Happy people they both know.
C. The woman's feelings of wanting to die. D. The man's feelings of wanting to die.
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39 A. Father and daughter. B. Mother and son. C. Teacher and student D. Doctor and patient.
40 A. A classroom. B. A shop. C. A home. D. A bridge.
41 A. The woman doesn't have any serious problems. B. The woman is feeling a little bit better now.
C. The man doesn't like ice cream as much as coffee. D. The man doesn't know where he can buy coffee.
42 A. America achieving independence. B. Americans living independently.
C. The chief virtues of Americans. D. Centers for the elderly.
43 A. 18%. B. 10% C. 20%. D. 65%.
44 A. More people living alone. B. More people over the age of 65.
C. More old people live by themselves. D. More two-or-more-job households.
45 A. Americans of any age don't like to change their habits.
B. Americans of middle age don't want their parents to live alone.
C. Living with others means giving up independence. D. Americans have doubts about living alone.
46 A. Independence. B. Old age. C. Achievement. D. Virtue.
47 A. The effects of new technology. B . A funny thing about communications.
C. Telephones connecting people to the absent. D. A setback to communications technology.
48 A. Telephones. B. Industry. C. Absent people. D. New technology.
49 A. He communicates by talking to her. B. He sends instant messages over the Internet.
C. He sends an email to her. D. He leaves a message on her voice mail machine.
50 A. It is offering the alienation index. B. It is being done nearly exclusively by machines.
C. It is offered on the Internet by email. D. It is providing almost the only conversation.
51 A. Put people in touch with one another. B. Do the job of conversation.
C. Facilitate antisocial instincts. D. Make people lonelier.
Questions 52 to 61 are based on the same passage or dialog.
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Students are often left with a lot of free time. They fill this time by taking part in activities. Group activities
and solitary 52. are the two common ways in which college students engage in extracurricular
activities. The two kinds of pastimes 53. as a stimulant. They also help in mental 54. . Doing
things by yourself or with others gives a 55. escape from the pressure of daily studies.
Group activities 56. students the opportunities to make many new friends. By playing a ball game,
going to a dance, or having a holiday outing, students can share with each other. They can give one another
knowledge and 57. as well as happiness. Such experiences 58. to a rise in their
sociability. This is something that all people need. But the disadvantage is that 59. , and thus
freedom is limited.
By contrast, solitary pursuits can take place anytime: 60. , and jog on campus later in the afternoons.
Yet here again there is a disadvantage: 61. . Preferably, a balance of both activities can be achieved.
Questions 62 to 71 are based on the same passage or dialog.
People who go to the emergency room with chest pains in the evening are more likely to be having a heart
attack than those who go during the day. This fact is supported by research 62. . You would've
heard this if you were here Tuesday at the 63. meeting of the American Heart Association.
Dr. Michael Gibson said people who arrived at the 64. room at night with chest pains had an 11
percent risk of having a heart attack, compared with a 6.5 percent risk for patients who came in during the
day.
Gibson and his 65. compared 813 patients who came to the hospital between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m.
with 433 patients who came in between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m.
The people who came in at night were younger than those who arrived during the day, and had experienced
their 66. for a longer period of time before going to the hospital.
Gibson's recent research has shown an association between people's sleeping and waking 67.
and heart attacks. Most heart attacks 68. in the morning.
He has some ideas about this. Gibson thought that one reason that night-time patients were much more likely
to be having a heart attack may be that 69. . Patients who came in at night delayed seeking
treatment by 30 to 45 minutes. He also thought that 70. .
The doctor had some advice for people who think they might be having a heart attack. He stressed that
71. . The earlier they have proper treatment, the better.
Questions 121 to 125 are based on the same passage or dialog.
Silence is unnatural to man. He begins life with a cry and ends it in stillness. In the interval he does all he can
to make a noise in the world, and there are few things of which he stands in more fear than of the absence of
noise. Even his conversation is in great measure a desperate attempt to prevent a dreadful (可怕的) silence.
He knows that ninety-nine percent of human conversation means no more than the buzzing (发出嗡嗡声) of a
fly, but he longs to join the buzz and to prove that he is a man and not a waxwork figure. The object of
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conversation is not, for the most part, to communicate ideas. It is to keep up the buzzing sound. There are, it
must be admitted, different qualities of buzz: there is even a buzz that is as exasperating (使人恼怒的) as the
continuous ping (砰声) of a mosquito. But at a dinner party one would rather be a mosquito than a mute (哑
巴). Most buzzing, fortunately, is agreeable to the ear, and some of it is agreeable even to the mind. He would
be a foolish man, however, who waited until he had a wise thought to take part in the buzzing with his
neighbors.
Those who despise (看不起) the weather as a conversational opening seem to me to be ignorant of the reason
why human beings wish to talk. Very few human beings join in a conversation in the hope of learning
anything new. Some of them are content if they are merely allowed to go on making a noise into other
people's ears, though they have nothing to tell them except that they have seen two or three new plays or
that they have had food in a Swiss hotel. At the end of an evening during which they have said nothing at
immense length, they are proud of themselves on their success as conversationalists.
121 The significance of man's speaking ability is that ________.
A. it proves his existence as a man B. it raises his position as a man
C. it makes him enjoy meaningful conversations D. it gets him out of trouble
122 The statement that
fly
A. most of the human conversations are inspiring and instructive
B. most of the human conversations are as irritating as the noise made by a fly
C. most of the human conversations can be dismissed as meaningless
D. most of the human conversations can be regarded as the effective activities
123 According to the passage, a man will look silly if he ________.
A. makes mistakes in the conversation B. feels reluctant to join in the conversation
C. fails to communicate anything new to others in the conversation
D. misunderstands others' meanings in the conversation
124 In the author's opinion, the introduction of weather as a conversational opening indicates ________.
A. the ignorance of the conversationalist B. the start of an acceptable conversation
C. the coming of something new D. the boring nature of the conversation
125 Which of the following statements is true, according to the passage?
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A. At a dinner party, everyone prefers to talk like a mosquito. B. People despise meaningless
conversations.
C. People take pride in their roles as conversationalists. D. One can always learn something useful from
conversation.
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26 A. Fail to keep her home locked up. B. Rob people she knows.
C. Turn the car around and go home. D. Become afraid of someone robbing her.
27 A. The police have already been called. B The speakers haven't entered the man's home.
C. The woman robbed the man's home. D. The robber is still inside the house.
28 A. A tax agency. B. A few tax figures. C. A tax cheat. D. A check of the woman's taxes.
29 A. The students' money. B. The woman's son. C. A call to Mrs. Watkins D. A lesson in stealing
30 A. They don't have certain gifts or opportunities. B. They don't know it's easier.
C. They take to the streets and sell drugs. D. They have a dangerous lifestyle.
31 A. Their relationship. B. Good times they've had. C. The woman's work. D. The man's emotions.
32 A. The man does not have feelings. B. The man does not ever cry
.C. The man does not show emotions. D. The man does not drink alcohol.
33 A. She is having a good time. B. She is crying. C. She has work to do. D. She feels pain.
34 A. The woman will think about this. B. The woman will return to the man.
C. The woman deeply hurt the man. D. The woman remembers good times.
35 A. Employer and employee. B. Girlfriend and boyfriend. C. Mother and son. D. Father and daughter.
36 A. It is blind. B. It is near- sighted. C. It is hurt. D. It has dust in it.
37 A. Working out . B. Taking care of a baby. C. Throwing a ball. D. Practicing.
38 A. The man has hit the woman. B. The man has been grounded for a week.
C. The man throws the ball very well. D. The man feels very strong.
39 A. The speakers both throw very well. B. The speakers make jokes on each other.
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C. The man thinks the woman looks pretty. D. The wo man is going to have a baby.
40 A. Doctor and patient. B. Mother and son. C. Father and daughter. D. Brother and sister.
41 A. Various forms of corruption. B. Bribery in the government.
C. Definition and examples of bribery. D. Government laws against bribery.
42 A. Because the manager can make purchasing decisions.
B. Because the manager can rate his cement as the best one.
C. Because the manager can help him sell his cement to others.
D. Because the manager can help him improve the quality of his cement.
43 A. It is used to make the government pass a law. B. It becomes the private property of a manager.
C. It is used to buy the best cement. D. It is put toward an enjoyable vacation.
44 A. It is favorable. B. It is immoral. C. It is enjoyable. D. It needs regulations.
45 A. The bribe takers receive different benefits. B. People do not argue ag ainst the second form.
C. The second form offers what's best for the country. D. The first type is a serious form of corruption.
46 A. Success of Singapore corporations. B. Corruption in Asian countries.
C. Clean no-money elections in Singapore. D. The leadership of the Singapore president.
67 A. Elections bring the best people into government. B. Asian countries are the least corrupt in the
world.
C. Singapore citizens have the highest per-capita income. D. Lee Kuan Yew is widely respected in Singapore.
68 A. An unrestrained press could expose corruption. B. The growth rate in Singapore is the highest.
C. Successful managers should be paid more for their achievement.
D. His government officials could manage the World Bank.
69 A. The media can be effective in ending corruption. B. South Korea and Japan have stopped corruption.
C. Singapore's per-capita income is the world's 9th highest. D. Corruption in Singapore must be stopped.
70 A. The creation of a free press. B. The ending of corruption. C. Western liberals. D. Discipline in the
press.
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Questions 51 to 60 are based on the same passage or dialog.
There are times when health isn't a pressing concern. If you are a young college student, most of your
concerns about your health and happiness in life are probably 51. on the present. Basically, you want
to feel good physically, mentally, and 52. now. You probably don't spend much time worrying about
the 53. future, such as whether you will develop heart disease. Neither do you have to worry about
54. . Also, you are a long time away from having to think about how you will take care of yourself in
your 55. years, or how long you are going to live. Such thoughts may have 56. your mind once in
a while. If you are in your thirties, forties, fifties, or older, such health related thoughts are likely to become
57. important to you. At least, this is the situation for many people. 58. that will help you feel
better physically and mentally. Recently researchers have found that, even in late adulthood, exercise,
strength training with weights, and better food can help elderly individuals significantly improve their health
and add happiness to their life. 59. . This gives us the opportunity to avoid some of health problems that
have troubled them. And 60. . The knowledge will turn out to be useful in their lifestyle when your
children are getting old.
Questions 61 to 70 are based on the same passage or dialog.
Life has gotten much better for tigers. Just eight years ago, 61. biologists predicted that tigers would
soon disappear from the Earth. Illegal hunting and reckless destruction of tiger habitats had brought the big
cats to the 62. of extinction. From 1900 until 1994, the world's tiger population 63. from
100,000 to around 7,000. At that rate, environmentalists warned, the only tigers left by 2020 might be the
ones in our books, poems, paintings and 64. .
Thank goodness the world took that warning seriously. In late November, tiger experts gathered in
Washington, D.C., to hear a new report from the Save the Tiger Fund. The good news: Tiger populations have
stopped 65. . And working to 66. them is now a way of life in nations where they roam.
Seidensticker, chairman of the Save the Tiger Fund and 67. worker at the National Zoo, said,
hard work and public support the tiger survives today.
In the southeastern corner of Russia, 350 to 400 Siberian tigers survive. That is almost a miracle. Biologists
say 68. . They sold tiger parts to be used in Asian medicines.
Now, a program called Operation Amba hires the former hunters to help protect the cats. At the region's new
Tiger Day festivals, kids dress in stripes and whiskers to celebrate their pride in helping tigers survive.
Millions of dollars support such programs throughout Asia, 69. . In India, tigers share their habitat with
humans. The Karnataka 70. , which will benefit both species. Unpaid workers lead this project. Ullas
Karanth, the project's leader, says
Questions 101 to 105 are based on the same passage or dialog.
Some pessimistic experts feel that the automobile is bound to fall into disuse. They see a day in the
not-too- distant future when all autos will be abandoned and allowed to rust. Other authorities, however,
think the auto is here to stay. They hold that the car will remain a leading means of urban travel in the
foreseeable (可预见的) future.
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The motorcar will undoubtedly change significantly over the next 30 years. It should become smaller,
safer, and more economical, and should not be powered by the gasoline engine. The car of the future
should be far more pollution-free than present types.
Regardless of its power source, the auto in the future will still be the main problem in urban traffic
congestion (拥挤). One proposed solution to this problem is the automated (自动化的) highway system.
When the auto enters the highway system, a retractable (可伸缩的) arm will drop from the auto and make
contact with a rail, which is similar to those powering subway trains electrically. Once attached to the rail,
the car will become electrically powered from the system, and control of the vehicle will pass to a central
computer. The computer will then monitor all of the car's movements.
The driver will use a telephone to dial instructions about his destination into the system. The computer
will calculate the best route, and reserve space for the car all the way to the correct exit from the highway.
The driver will then be free to relax and wait for the buzzer (蜂鸣器) that will warn him of his coming exit.
It is estimated that an automated highway will be able to handle 10,000 vehicles per hour, compared with
the 1,500 to 2,000 vehicles that can be carried by a present-day highway.
101 One significant improvement in the future car will probably be ________.
A. its power source B. its monitoring system C. its driving system D. its seating capacity
102 What is the author's main concern?
A. How to render automobiles pollution-free. B. How to make smaller and safer automobiles
C. How to solve the problem of traffic jams. D. How to develop an automated subway system.
103 What provides autos with electric power in an automated highway system?
A. A rail. B. A retractable arm. C. An engine. D. A computer controller.
104 In an automated highway system, all the driver needs to do is _______.
A. keep in the right lane B. wait to arrive at his destination
C. keep in constant touch with the computer center D. inform the system of his destination by phone
105 What is the author's attitude toward the future of autos?
A. Enthusiastic. B. Optimistic. C Pessimistic.. D. Cautious.
Questions 106 to 110 are based on the same passage or dialog.
Foxes and farmers have never got on well. These small dog-like animals have long been accused of killing
farm animals. They are officially classified as harmful and farmers try to keep their numbers down by
shooting or poisoning them.
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Farmers can also call on the services of their local hunt to control the fox population. Hunting consists of
pursuing a fox across the countryside, with a group of specially trained dogs, followed by men and women
riding horses. When the dogs eventually catch the fox they kill it or a hunter shoots it.
People who take part in hunting think of it as a sport; they wear a special uniform of red coats and white
trousers, and follow strict codes of behavior. But owning a horse and hunting regularly is expensive, so
most hunters are wealthy.
It is estimated that up to 100,000 people watch or take part in fox hunting. But over the last couple of
decades the number of people opposed to fox hunting, because they think it is brutal (残酷的), has risen
sharply. Nowadays it is rare for a hunt to pass off without some kind of confrontation (冲突) between
hunters and hunt saboteurs (阻拦者). Sometimes these incidents lead to violence, but mostly saboteurs
interfere with the hunt by misleading riders and disturbing the trail of the fox's smell, which the dogs
follow.
Noisy confrontations between hunters and saboteurs have become so common that they are almost as
much a part of hunting as the pursuit (追逐) of foxes itself. But this year supporters of fox hunting face a
much bigger threat to their sport. A Labour Party Member of the Parliament, Mike Foster, is trying to get
Parliament to approve a new law which will make the hunting of wild animals with dogs illegal. If the law
is passed, wild animals like foxes will be protected under the ban in Britain.
106 Rich people in Britain have been hunting foxes ________.
A. for recreation B. to limit the fox population C. in the interests of the farmers D. to display their
wealth
107 What is special about fox hunting in Britain?
A. It involves the use of a deadly poison. B. It is a costly event which rarely occurs.
C. The hunters have set rules to follow. D. The hunters have to go through strict training.
108 Fox hunting opponents often interfere in the game ________.
A. by resorting to violence B. by taking legal action
C. by confusing the fox hunters D. by demonstrating on the scene
109 A new law may be passed by the British Parliament to ________.
A. prohibit farmers from hunting foxes B. forbid hunting foxes with dogs
C. stop hunting wild animals in the countryside D. prevent large-scale fox hunting
110 It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
A. killing foxes with poison is illegal B. limiting the fox population is unnecessary
C. hunting foxes with dogs is considered cruel and violent
D. fox-hunting often leads to confrontation between the poor and the rich
Questions 111 to 115 are based on the same passage or dialog.
Despite laws designed to keep cigarettes away from kids, 34 percent of US high school students and 15
percent of middle school students use tobacco products, government health officials say.
Although the statistics show the number of teens using tobacco has started to decline from record highs
in 1997, experts say the numbers are still disturbing given that nearly 90 percent of adult smokers began
using tobacco at or before the age of 18.
青少年) are
using many forms of tobacco, and potentially becoming addicted (成瘾) to nicotine (尼古丁) from many
sources,
Office on Smoking and Health.
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According to the survey, most middle and high school smokers get their tobacco at gas stations and
convenience stores.
While the legal age to buy tobacco is 18 throughout most of the United States, the survey shows current
laws to be ineffective. Approximately 69 percent of middle school students and 58 percent of high school
students reported they were not asked for proof of age when purchasing cigarettes.
Although the tobacco industry has altered its advertising, ads still lure teens into buying tobacco
products, Pechacek said.
广告牌), but have taken these advertising
dollars and put them into local convenience stores,
The study also found one of the
other people who smoke. In the week before the survey, half of the nonsmokers were in a room with
someone smoking, and approximately 70 percent of middle school students and 57 percent of high school
students who smoke live in a home with a smoker.
Experts believe that more education about tobacco in schools could counteract (对抗) the bad influences
these students face at home.
111 Figures provided in the second paragraph indicate that ________.
A. most kids between the ages of 12 and 17 are using tobacco products
B. there are more teens using tobacco since 1997
C. smokers tend to begin smoking when they were very young
D. laws are designed to keep cigarettes away from kids before the age of 18
112 According to Terry Pechacek, teenagers using tobacco ________.
A. are likely to take drugs B. like using cigarettes
C. tend to quit smoking after age of 18 D. like trying different forms of tobacco
113 Most teenage smokers buy tobacco at gas stations and convenience stores, because ________.
A. cigarettes there are cheaper than those at any other place
B. people there usually don't ask them to prove they have reached legal age
C. there are more types of cigarettes there than other places
D. people there put up cigarettes advertisements on the wall
114 The word
A. tempt B. persuade C. force D. talk
115 According to what Pechacek said, which of the following factors may NOT influence teenagers' using
tobacco products?
A. Advertisement. B. Family. C. School education. D. Government.


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