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SectionⅠUseofEnglish

Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword（s）foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.（10points）

Valentine’sDaymaycomefromtheancientRomanfeastofLupercalia.__1__thefiercewolvesroamednearby,theoldRomanscalled__2__thegodLupercustohelpthem.Afestivalinhis__3__washeldonFebruary15th.Ontheeveofthefestivalthe__4__ofthegirlswerewrittenon__5__ofpaperandplacedinjars.Eachyoungman__6__aslip.Thegirlwhosenamewas__7__wastobehissweetheartfortheyear.

Legend__8__itthattheholidaybecameValentine’sDay__9__aRomanpriestnamedValentine.EmperorClaudiusII__10__theRomansoldiersNOTtomarryorbecomeengaged.Claudiusfeltmarriedsoldierswould__11__stayhomethanfight.WhenValentine__12__theEmperorandsecretlymarriedtheyoungcouples,hewasputtodeathonFebruary14th,the__13__ofLupercalia.Afterhisdeath,Valentinebecamea__14__.Christianpriestsmovedtheholidayfromthe15thtothe14th—Valentine’sDay.NowtheholidayhonorsValentine__15__ofLupercus.

Valentine’sDayhasbecomeamajor__16__ofloveandromanceinthemodernworld.TheancientgodCupidandhis__17__intoalover’sheartmaystillbeusedto__18__fallinginloveorbeinginlove.Butwealsousecardsandgifts,suchasflowersorjewelry,todothis.__19__togiveflowertoawifeorsweetheartonValentine’sDaycansometimesbeas__20__asforgettingabirthdayoraweddinganniversary.

1.[A]While[B]When[C]Though[D]Unless

2.[A]upon[B]back[C]off[D]away

3.[A]honor[B]belief[C]hand[D]way

4.[A]problems[B]secrets[C]names[D]intentions

5.[A]rolls[B]piles[C]works[D]slips

6.[A]cast[B]caught[C]drew[D]found

7.[A]given[B]chosen[C]elected[D]delivered

8.[A]tells[B]means[C]makes[D]has

9.[A]after[B]since[C]as[D]from

10.[A]ordered[B]pleaded[C]envisioned[D]believed

11.[A]other[B]simply[C]rather[D]all

12.[A]disliked[B]defied[C]defeated[D]dishonored

13.[A]celebration[B]arrangement[C]feast[D]eve

14.[A]goat[B]saint[C]model[D]weapon

15.[A]because[B]made[C]instead[D]learnt

16.[A]part[B]representative[C]judgement[D]symbol

17.[A]story[B]wander[C]arrow[D]play

18.[A]portray[B]require[C]demand[D]alert

19.[A]Keeping[B]Disapproving[C]Supporting[D]Forgetting

20.[A]constructive[B]damaging[C]reinforcing[D]retorting

collectivelyas“TheBritishWay,”andbeginningwithBetrayedSpringin1933,itseemedatfirstasifhissolutionwassimplytoresorttomoreandmoreobviousauthorialmanipulationandheavy-handeddidacticism.Fortunately,however,fromRevoltoftheSons,thisprocesswasreversed,asLindsaybegantoshowanincreasingtendencytoignorepartysolutions,tofailindeedtogiveanythingbutthemostelementarypoliticalconsciousnesstohischaracters,sothatinhislatest（andwhatappearstobehislast）contemporarynovel,ChoiceofTimes,hishero,Colin,endsonanoteofdesperation:

“Everythingmustbedifferent,Ican’tlivethiswayanylonger.ButhowcanIchangeit,how?

”Tohiscreditasanartist,Lindsaydoesn’tgivehimanyexplicitanswer.

1.Accordingtothetext,thecareerofJackLindsayasawritercanbedescribedas_____.

[A]inventive

[B]productive

[C]reflective

[D]inductive

2.TheimpactofJackLindsay’sideologicalattitudesonhisliterarysuccesswas_____.

[A]utterlynegative

[B]limitedbutindivisible

[C]obviouslypositive

[D]obscureinneteffect

3.Accordingtothesecondparagraph,JackLindsayfirmlybelievesin______.

[A]thegloomydestinyofhisowncountry

[B]thefunctionofliteratureasaweapon

[C]hisresponsibilityasanEnglishman

[D]hisextraordinarypositioninliterature

4.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat__________.

[A]thewarledtotheultimateunionofallEnglishauthors

[B]JackLindsaywaslessandlesspopularinEngland

[C]JackLindsayfocusedexclusivelyondomesticaffairs

[D]theradicalwritersweregreatlyinfluencedbythewar

5.Accordingtothetext,thespeechattheendofthetex__________t.

[A]demonstratestheauthor’sownviewoflife

[B]showsthepopularviewofJackLindsay

[C]offerstheauthor’sopinionofJackLindsay

[D]indicatesJackLindsay’schangeofattitude

Text2

Instudyingboththerecurrenceofspecialhabitsorideasinseveraldistricts,andtheirprevalencewithineachdistrict,therecomebeforeusever-reiteratedproofsofregularcausationproducingthephenomenaofhumanlife,andoflawsofmaintenanceanddiffusionconditionsofsociety,atdefinitestagesofculture.But,whilegivingfullimportancetotheevidencebearingonthesestandardconditionsofsociety,letusbecarefultoavoidapitfallwhichmayentraptheunwarystudent.Ofcourse,theopinionsandhabitsbelongingincommontomassesofmankindaretoagreatextenttheresultsofsoundjudgmentandpracticalwisdom.Buttoagreatextentitisnotso.

Thatmanynumeroussocietiesofmenshouldhavebelievedintheinfluenceoftheevileyeandtheexistenceofafirmament,shouldhavesacrificedslavesandgoodstotheghostsofthedeparted,shouldhavehandeddowntraditionsofgiantsslayingmonstersandmenturningintobeasts—allthisisgroundforholdingthatsuchideaswereindeedproducedinmen’smindsbyefficientcauses,butitisnotgroundforholdingthattheritesinquestionareprofitable,thebeliefssound,andthehistoryauthentic.Thismayseematthefirstglanceatruism,but,infact,itisthedenialofafallacywhichdeeplyaffectsthemindsofallbutasmallcriticalminorityofmankind.Popularly,whateverybodysaysmustbetrue,whateverybodydoesmustberight.

Therearevarioustopics,especiallyinhistory,law,philosophy,andtheology,whereeventheeducatedpeopleweliveamongcanhardlybebroughttoseethatthecausewhymendoholdanopinion,orpractiseacustom,isbynomeansnecessarilyareasonwhytheyoughttodoso.Nowcollectionsofethnographicevidence,bringingsoprominentlyintoviewtheagreementofimmensemultitudesofmenastocertaintraditions,beliefs,andusages,arepeculiarlyliabletobethusimproperlyusedindirectdefenseoftheseinstitutionsthemselves,evenoldbarbaricnationsbeingpolledtomaintaintheiropinionsagainstwhatarecalledmodernideas.

Asithasmorethanoncehappenedtomyselftofindmycollectionsoftraditionsandbeliefsthussetuptoprovetheirownobjectivetruth,withoutproperexaminationofthegroundsonwhichtheywereactuallyreceived,Itakethisoccasionofremarkingthatthesamelineofargumentwillserveequallywelltodemonstrate,bythestrongandwideconsentofnations,thattheearthisflat,andnight-marethevisitofademon.

1.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsthephenomenamentionedatthebeginningofthetextisoneof_____.

[A]skepticism

[B]approval

[C]indifference

[D]disgust

2.By“Butto...itisnotso”（Line7）theauthorimpliesthat_____.

[A]mostpeoplearejustfollowersofnewideas

[B]evensoundmindsmaycommitsillyerrors

[C]thepopularlysupportedmaybeerroneous

[D]nobodyisimmunetotheinfluenceoferrors

3.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtothestatement“Therearevarious...todoso”（Line17-20）?

[A]Principlesofhistoryandphilosophyarehardtodealwith.

[B]Peopleliketoseewhatotherpeopledofortheirownmodel.

[C]Theeducatedaremoresusceptibletoerrorsintheirdailylife.

[D]Thateveryonedoesthesamemaynotprovetheyareallright.

4.Whichofthefollowingdidtheauthorprobablysuggest?

[A]Supportnotthemostsupported.

[B]Denyeverythingothersbelieve.

[C]Throwalltraditionintotrashcan.

[D]Keepyoureyesopenallthetime.

5.Theauthordevelopshiswritingmainlybymeansof_____.

[A]reasoning

[B]examples

[C]comparisons

[D]quotations

Text3

Theprovisionofpositiveincentivestoworkinthenewsocietywillnotbeaneasytask.Butthemostdifficulttaskofallistodevisetheultimateandfinalsanctiontoreplacetheultimatesanctionofhunger—theeconomicwhipoftheolddispensation.Moreover,inasocietywhichrightlyrejectsthepretenceofseparatingeconomicsfrompoliticsanddeniestheautonomyoftheeconomicorder,thatsanctioncanbefoundonlyinsomeconsciousactofsociety.Wecannolongerasktheinvisiblehandtodoourdirtyworkforus.

IconfessthatIamlesshorror-struckthansomepeopleattheprospect,whichseemstomeunavoidable,ofanultimatepowerofwhatiscalleddirectionoflabourrestinginsomearmofsociety,whetherinanorganofstateoroftradeunions.IshouldindeedbehorrifiedifIidentifiedthisprospectwithareturntotheconditionsofthepre-capitalistera.Theeconomicwhipoflaissez-faireundoubtedlyrepresentedanadvanceontheserf-likeconditionsofthatperiod:

inthatrelativesense,theclaimofcapitalismtohaveestablishedforthefirsttimeasystemof“free”labourdeservesrespect.ButthedirectionoflabourasexercisedinGreatBritainintheSecondWorldWarseemstometorepresentasgreatanadvanceovertheeconomicwhipoftheheydayofcapitalistprivateenterpriseastheeconomicwhiprepresentedoverpre-capitalistserfdom.

Muchdependsontheeffectivenessofthepositiveincentives,much,too,onthesolidarityandself-disciplineofthecommunity.Afterall,underthesystemoflaissez-fairecapitalismthefearofhungerremainedanultimatesanctionratherthanacontinuouslyoperativeforce.Itwouldhavebeenintolerableiftheworkerhadbeennormallydriventoworkbyconsciousfearofhunger;nor,exceptintheearl