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Part
II
Reading
Comprehension
(35
minutes)
Direction:
There are 4 passages in this part. Each
passage is followed by some
questions
or unfinished statements. For each of them there
are four choices marked A),
B) C) and
D). You should decide on the best choice and mark
the corresponding letter
on the Answer
Sheet with a single line through the center.
Passage One
Questions 21 to 25 are based on the
following passage:
In the 1920s demand for American farm
products fell, as European countries
began to recover from World War I and
instituted austerity
（紧缩）
programs to reduce their
imports. The result was a sharp drop in farm
prices.
This
period
was
more
disastrous
for
farmers
than
earlier
times
had
been,
because
farmers
were
no
longer
self-sufficient.
They
were
paying
for
machinery,
seed,
and
fertilizer, and they were also buying
consumer goods. The prices of the items farmers
bought
remained
constant,
while
prices
they
received
for
their
products
fell.
These
developments were made worse by the
Great Depression, which began in 1929 and
extended throughout the 1930s
In
1929,
under
President
Herbert
Hoover,
the
Federal
Farm
Board
was
organized. It established the principle
of direct interference with supply and demand,
and it represented the first national
commitment to provide greater economic stability
for farmers.
President
Hoover
’
s successor attached
even more importance to this problem.
One of the first measures proposed by
President Franklin D. Roosevelt when he took
office in 1933 was the Agricultural
Adjustment Act, which was subsequently passed
by
Congress.
This
law
was
declared
unconstitutional
by
the
Supreme
Court
on
the
grounds
that general taxes were being collected to pay one
special group of people.
However, new
laws were passed immediately that achieved the
same result of resting
soil and
providing flood-control measures, but which were
based on the principle of
soil
conservation. The Roosevelt Administration
believed that rebuilding the
nation
’
s
soil
was
in
the
national
interest
and
was
not
simply
a
plan
to
help
farmers
at
the
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expense of other citizens.
Later the government
guaranteed loans to farmers so that
they could buy farm machinery, hybrid
（杂交）
grain, and fertilizers.
请根据上面给出的内容，
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21.
What
brought
about
the
decline in the demand for American farm products?
A
：
The impact of the Great
Depression.
B
：
The shrinking of overseas
markets.
C
：
The destruction caused by
the First World War.
D
：
The increased exports of
European countries.
请选择答案：
A:B:C:D:
22.
The chief concern of the
American government in
the area of
agriculture in the 1920s was ____________________.
A
：
to increase
farm production
B
：
to establish agricultural
laws
C
：
to prevent farmers from
going bankrupt
D
：
to promote the
mechanization of agriculture
请选择答案：
A:B:C:D:
23.
The
Agricultural
Adjustment
Act
encouraged
American farmers
to __________.
A
：
reduce their scale of
production
B
：
make full use of their land
C
：
adjust the prices of their
farm products
D
：
be self-sufficient in
agricultural production
请
选
择
答
案
：
A:B:C:D:24.
The
Supreme
Court
rejected
the
Agricultural
Adjustment Act
because it believed that the Act ______________.
A
：
might cause
greater scarcity of farm products
B
：
didn
’
t give the Secretary of Agriculture
enough power
C
：
would benefit neither the
government nor the farmers
D
：
benefited one
group of citizens at the expense of others
请选择答案：
A:B:C:D:25.
It
was
claimed
that
the
new
laws
passed
during
the
Roosevelt Administration were aimed at
_______________.
A
：
reducing the cost of
farming
B
：
conserving soil in the
long-term interest of the nation
C
：
lowering the
burden of farmers
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D
：
helping farmers without
shifting the burden onto other taxpayers
请选择答案：
A:B:C:D:Passage Two
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the
following passage:
In the 1950s,
the pioneers of artificial intelligence (AI)
predicted that, by the
end of this
century, computers would be conversing with us at
work and robots would
be performing our
housework. But as useful as computers are,
they
’
re nowhere close
to
achieving
anything
remotely
resembling
these
early
aspirations
for
humanlike
behavior.
Never
mind
something
as
complex
as
conversation:
the
most
powerful
computers struggle to reliably
recognize the shape of an object, the most
elementary
of tasks for a ten-month-old
kid.
A
growing
group
of
AI
researchers
think
they
know
where
the
field
went
wrong.
The
problem,
the
scientists
say,
is
that
AI
has
been
trying
to
separate
the
highest,
most
abstract
levels
of
thought,
like
language
and
mathematics,
and
to
duplicate them with
logical,
step-by-step
programs.
A new movement
in
AI, on the
other hand, takes
a closer look at the more roundabout way in which
nature came up
with
intelligence.
Many
of
these
researchers
study
evolution
and
natural
adaptation
instead
of
formal
logic
and
conventional
computer
programs.
Rather
than
digital
computers
and
transistors,
some
want
to
work
with
brain
cells
and
proteins.
The
results
of
these
early
efforts
are
as
promising
as
they
are
peculiar,
and
the
new
nature-based AI movement
is slowly but surely moving to the forefront of
the field.
Imitating
the
brain
’
s
neural
（神经的）
network
is
a
huge
step
in
the
right
direction, says
computer scientist and biophysicist Michael
Conrad, but it still misses
an
important aspect of natural intelligence.
“
People tend to treat the
brain as if it were
made
up
of
color-coded
transistors,
”
he
explains,
“
but
it
’
s
not
simply
a
clever
network of switches.
There are lots of important things going on inside
the brain cells
themselves.
”
Specifically, Conrad believes that many
of the brain
’
s capabilities
stem
from
the
pattern-recognition
proficiency
of
the
individual
molecules
that
make
up
each
brain
cell.
The
best
way
to
build
an
artificially
intelligent
device,
he
claims,
would be to build it
around the same sort of molecular skills.
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Right
now,
the
notion
that
conventional
computers
and
software
are
fundamentally
incapable
of
matching
the
processes
that
take
place
in
the
brain
remains
controversial. But if it proves true, then the
efforts of Conrad and his fellow
AI
rebels could turn out to be the only game in town.
请根据上面给出的内容，
来回答下面
的单项选择题
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只
有一个符合题意的正确答案。每小题
0
分，共
5
题。
）
26.
The author says
that
the powerful computers of today
_______________.
A
：
are capable of reliably
recognizing the shape of an object
B
：
are close to
exhibiting humanlike behavior
C
：
are not very
different in their performance from those of the
50
’
s
D
：
still cannot
communicate with people in a human language
请选择答案：
A:B:C:D:27.
The new trend in artificial
intelligence research stems
from
____________.
A
：
the shift of the focus of
study on to the recognition of the shapes of
objects
B
：
the belief that human
intelligence cannot be duplicated with logical,
step-by-step
programs
C
：
the
aspirations of scientists to duplicate the
intelligence of a ten-month-old child
D
：
the efforts
made by scientists in the study of the
similarities between transistors
and
brain cells
请选择答案：
A:B:C:D:28.
Conrad
and
his
group
of
AI
researchers
have
been
making enormous efforts
to _______.
A
：
find a roundabout way to
design powerful computers
B
：
build a computer using a
clever network of switches
C
：
find out how
intelligence developed in nature
D
：
separate the
highest and most abstract levels of thought
请选择答案：
A:B:C:D:29.
What
’
s
the
author
’
s
opinion
about
the
new
AI
movement?
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A
：
It
has created a sensation among artificial
intelligence researchers but will soon
die out.
B
：
It
’
s
breakthrough in duplicating human thought
processes.
C
：
It
’
s
more like a peculiar game rather than a real
scientific effort.
D
：
It
may
prove
to
be
in
the
right
direction
though
nobody
is
sure
of
its
future
prospects.
请选择答案：
A:B:C:D:30.
Which of the following is closest in
meaning to the
phrase
“
the only game in
town
”
(Line 3,
Para.4)?
A
：
The only
approach to building an artificially intelligent
computer.
B
：
The only way for them to
win a prize in artificial intelligence research.
C
：
The only area worth
studying in computer science.
D
：
The only game
they would like to play in town.
请选择答案：
A:B:C:D:Passage Three
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the
following passage:
Cars
account
for
half
the
oil
consumed
in
the
U.S.,
about
half
the
urban
pollution and one
fourth the greenhouse
（温室）
gases. They take a
similar toll of
（损耗）
resources
in other industrial nations
and in the
cities of the developing world. As vehicle use
continues to increase in the
coming
decade, the U.S. and other countries will have to
deal with these issues or else
face
unacceptable economic, health-related and
political costs. It is unlikely that oil
prices will remain at their current low
level or that other nations will accept a large
and growing U.S. contribution to global
climatic change.
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Policymakers and industry
have four options: reduce vehicle use, increase
the
efficiency
and
reduce
the
emissions
of
conventional
gasoline-
powered
vehicles,
switch to
less harmful fuels, or find less polluting driving
systems. The last of these-in
particular the introduction of vehicles
powered by electricity
—
is
ultimately the only
sustainable option.
The other alternatives
are
attractive in
theory but
in
practice
are
either impractical or offer only
marginal improvements. For example, reduced
vehicle
use could solve traffic
problems and a host of social and environmental
problems, but
evidence from around the
world suggests that it is very difficult to make
people give
up
their
cars
to
any
significant
extent.
In
the
U.S.,
mass-transit
tidership
and
carpooling
（合伙用车）
have declined since
World War II. Even in western Europe, with fuel
prices averaging more than $$1 a liter
(about $$4 a gallon) and with easily accessible
mass transit and dense populations,
cars still account for 80 percent of all passenger
travel.
Improved
energy
efficiency
is
also
appealing,
but
automotive
fuel
economy
has
barely
made
any
progress
in
10
years.
Alternative
fuels
such
as
natural
gas,
burned in internal-combustion engines,
could be introduced at relatively low cost, but
they
would
lead
to
only
marginal
reductions
in
pollution
and
greenhouse
emissions
(especially because oil companies are
already spending billions of dollars every year
to develop less polluting types of
gasoline).
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< br>31.
From the
passage we
know that the increased use
of cars will ______________.
A
：
consume half
of the oil produced in the world
B
：
have serious
consequences for the well-being of all nations
C
：
widen the gap between the
developed and developing countries
D
：
impose an
intolerable economic burden on residents of large
cities
请选择答案：
A:B:C:D:32.
The U.S.
has to
deal with the problems arising from vehicle use
because __________.
A
：
most Americans are
reluctant to switch to public transportation
systems
B
：
the present level of oil
prices is considered unacceptable
C
：
other
countries will protest its increasing greenhouse
emissions
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D
：
it should take a lead in
conserving natural resources
请选择答案：
A:B:C:D:33.
Which
of
the
following
is
the
best
solution
to
the
problems mentioned in
the passage?
A
：
The designing of highly
efficient car engines.
B
：
A reduction of vehicle use
in cities.
C
：
The development of electric
cars.
D
：
The use of less polluting
fuels.
请选择答案：
A:B:C:D:34.
Which of the following is practical but
only makes a
marginal contribution to
solving the problem of greenhouse emissions?
A
：
The use of fuels other than
gasoline.
B
：
Improved energy efficiency.
C
：
The introduction of less
polluting driving systems.
D
：
Reducing car
use by carpooling.
请选择答案：
A:B:C:D:35.
Which of the following statements is
TRUE according
to the passage?
A
：
The
decline
of
public
transportation
accounts
for
increased
car
use
in
western
Europe.
B
：
Car are popular in western
Europe even though fuel prices are fairly high.
C
：
The reduction of vehicle
use is the only sustainable option in densely
populated
western Europe.
D
：
Western
European oil companies cannot sustain the cost of
developing new-type
fuels.
请选择答案：
A:B:C:D:Passage Four
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the
following passage:
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Reebok
executives
do
not
like
to
hear
their
stylish
athletic
shoes
called
“
footwear
for yuppies
（雅皮士，
少壮高薪职业人士）
”
. They contend
that Reebok shoes appeal to diverse
market segments, especially now that
the company offers basketball and
children
’
s
shoes
for
the
under-18
set
and
walking
shoes
for
older
customers
not
interested
in
aerobics
（健身操）
or
running.
The
executives
also
point
out
that
through
recent
acquisitions
they
have
added
hiking
boots,
dress
and
casual
shoes,
and
high-performance athletic footwear to
their product lines, all of which should attract
new and varied groups of customers.
Still, despite
its emphasis on new markets, Reehok plans few
changes in the
upmakeret
（高档消
费人群的）
retailing network that helped push
sales to $$1 billion
annually,
ahead
of
all
other
sports
shoe
marketers.
Reebok
shoes,
which
are
priced
form $$27 to $$85, will
continue to be sold only in better specialty,
sporting goods, and
department stores,
in accordance with the
company
’
s view that
consumers judge the
quality of the
brand by the quality of its distribution.
In
the past few years, the Massachusetts-based
company has imposed limits on
the
number of its distributors (and the number of
shoes supplied to stores), partly out
of necessity. At times the unexpected
demand for Reebok
’
s exceeded
supply, and the
company
could
barely
keep
up
with
orders
from
the
dealers
it
already
had.
These
fulfillment problems
seem to be under control now, but the company is
still selective
about its distributors.
At present, Reebok shoes are available in about
five thousand
retail stores in the
United States
.
Reebok
has
already
anticipated
that
walking
shoes
will
be
the
next
fitness-
related craze, replacing aerobics shoes the same
way its brightly colored, soft
leather
exercise
footwear
replaced
conventional
running
shoes.
Through
product
diversification
and
careful
market
research,
Reebok
hopes
to
avoid
the
distribution
problems Nike came across several years
ago, when Nike misjudged the strength of
the aerobics shoe craze and was forced
to unload huge inventories of running shoes
through discount stores.
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有一个符合题意的正确答案
。
每小题
0
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共
5
题。
）
36.
One reason
why Reebok
’
s managerial
personnel don
’
t like their
shoes to be called
“
footwear
for yuppies
”
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is that _____________.
A
：
they believe that their
shoes are popular with people of different age
groups
B
：
new production lines have
been added to produce inexpensive shoes
C
：
“<
/p>
yuppies
”
usually evokes a negative image
D
：
the term makes people think
of prohibitive prices
请选择答案：
A:B:C:D:37.
Reekbok
’
s view
that
“
consumers judge the
quality
of
the
brand
by
the
quality
of
its
distribution
”
(Line
5,
Para.2)
implies
that
____________.
A
：
the quality of a brand is
measured by the service quality of the store
selling it
B
：
the quality of a product
determines the quality of its distributors
C
：
the popularity of a brand
is determined by the stores that sell it
D
：
consumers believe that
first-rate products are only sold by high-quality
stores
请选择答案：
A:B:C:D:38.
Reebok once had to limit the number of
its distributors
because ____________.
A
：
its supply of products fell
short of demand
B
：
too many distributors would
cut into its profits
C
：
the reduction of
distributors could increase its share of the
market
D
：
it wanted to enhance
consumer confidence in its products
请选择答案：
A:B:C:D:39.
Although
the
Reebok
Company
has
solved
the
problem of fulfilling its orders, it
______.
A
：
does not want to further
expand its retailing network
B
：
still limits
the number of shoes supplied to stores
C
：
is still
particular about who sells its products
D
：
still carefully chooses the
manufacturers of its products
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