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PartIDialogueCompletlon(15points)
Directions:
Thereare15shortincompletedialoguesinthispart,eachfolLowedby4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestonetocompletethediatogueandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
1.W:
So,areyougoingovertoCindy'safterclass?
M:
I'dliketo.ButshehasapetcatandI'mveryallergic.
W:
_C.
A.Oh,sosorrytohearthatB.Butwhatdoyoumeanbyallergic
C.Itdoesn'tmatter.Maybewecangosomewhereelse
2.M:
Youknow,I'vebeenwateringmyplantsregularly.Buttheyarestillnotdoingwellinmynewapartment.
W:
Maybeinsteadofkeepingtheminthecorner,youshouldputthemdirectlyinfrontofthewindow.
M:
D
AButtheplantscangrowwelleverywhere.B.Oh,yes.You'rewelcome.
C.Butwhataboutputtingthemindirectlyinfrontofthewindow?
D.Buttheareainfrontofmywindowistoocoldforplants.
3.M:
Lookatallthose.peopl.eliningupattheboxoffice.Theremustbefiftyaheadofus.
W:
Ithin,kourchanceofgettingaticketC
A.willbemoreB.isverythickC.isveryslimD.isanythingbutnone
4.W;IfIamnotmistaken,yourbirthdayiscomingup.Hasyourbrothersentyouanything?
M:
NotyetC
A.IexpectsoB.Afrer411,he'iibuysomethingforme
C.HeneverforgetsthoughD.No,Idon'tlikeit
5.W:
Wouldyouliketogivemearidetothelibrarytonight?
M:
_BButI'mheadingintheotherdirection'I'mmeetingJeantonight.
A.Sorry,Ican'thelpyouB.I'dliketo
C.No,Iwouldn'tD.Sorry,itcan'tbehelped
6.M:
Thisscarfisnice,butDebbiereallywantedasweaterforherbirthday.
W:
Iknow.ButIdidn'tknowhersizeC
A.PerhapsletmeaskherherselfB.SoIgotthisoneforher
C.SoIgotthisasanalternativeD.Then,letmothink
D.Yes,Iagreewithyou
7.M:
Theviewisspectacular.Couldyoutakeapictureofmewiththemountainsinthebackground?
W:
I'mafraidIjustranoutoffilm.HaveyoucheckedwithPeter?
_D.
A.PeterisoverthereB.Heisamanofnicecharacter
C.PeterisanamateurphotographerD.Hemaybeabletohelp
8.W:
Bob,A?
M:
Youmustbekidding.Lasttimeyoualmostmademebald.
A.shallIcutyourhairforyouB.areyougoingtohaveahaircut
C.youlookreallysmartinsuchastyleofhairD.canIhelpyouwithyourhair
9.W:
Thesupermarketdownthestreetissellingeverythinghalfpricebecause_D
M:
Soundslikeanidealtimetostockuponcoffee.Tellyouwhat,whataboutwegothereafterclass?
A.itisrathercheapforusB.itishightimethatwestartedtoprepareforChristmasDay
C.theywanttomakemoremoneyD.theyaregoingoutofbusiness
10.W:
Ijustsawanadontelevisionthatsaidmen'ssuitswereonsaletodayandto-morrowatConrad'smen'swear.
M:
Great!
That'sB
A.awonderfultimeB.justwhatI'vebeenwaitingfor
C.justwhatIwanttowatchD.whatyouwanttotellmethen
11.M:
Doyouhaveanyideawhatit'IIcosttosendthislittlepackagetoAustralia?
W:
You'vegotme.ThefarthestI'veeversentapackageisCanada.
M:
_C
A.ButIneedn'tsendanypackagetoCanada
B.ButCanadaisnottheplaceIliketosendmypackageto
C.That'sOK.LetmeaskJane.She'sfromAustralia,youknow
D.Oh,yes.Australiaisbeyondme
12.M:
Wouldyouliketoc.omewithusforcoffeealittlelater?
W:
I'moffcaffeine,medicalrestrictions.
M:
A
A.Then,whataboutacupofPepsi?
B.Then,whataboutgoingtothecinema?
C.Then,mayIaskyouforadance?
D.Ifso,let'shaveitrightnow.
13.M:
Ijustcalledthetravelagency.It'sallset.OnJunefirst,l'mheadingforthemountainsforanentireweek.
W:
_C?
Becausemyclassesaren'tovertilltheseventh.
A.Oh,itissoearly,isn'titB.Areyouheadingforthemountains
C.ButhaveyoucheckedtheacademiccalendarD.Butwhataboutanentireweek
14.M:
Oh!
Iturnedallofmywhitesockspink.IthrewaredT-shirtinbyaccident.
W:
Haveyoutriedrunningthemthroughagainwithbleach?
M:
B
A.ButIdon'tbelieveit.B.OK.Letmehaveatry.
C.ButwhyshouldIhaveatry?
D.ButI'mafraidnot.
15.W:
CouldIgetaridewithyoutotheconcerttonight?
M:
Ican'tgo,_A.Ithinkshe'sleavingaround7:
30.
AbutyoumightaskBettyB.neithercanBetty
C.andBettyisgoingtoD.butIdon'tknowifBettywillgo
PartIIReadingComprehension(40points)
Directions:
Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachofthepassagesisfollowedby5questionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET-withasinglelinethroughthecenter.
PassageOne
In1789theU.S.governmentpassedalaw,whichsaidthatthelandoftheAmericanIndianscouldneverbetakenfromthemwithouttheir.agreement.:
O.nehundred.yearslater,however,theIndiansonlyhadaverysmallpartofthelandthatoriginallybelongedtothem.Howdidthisgreatinjusticeoccur?
After1812whitesettlersbegantomovewestacrossNorthAmericaAtfirst,theset-tlersandtheIndianslivedinpeace.However;thenumberofsettlersincreasedgreatlyev-eryyear.andslowlytheIndiansbegantoseethewhitesettlersasadangertotheirsurmv-al.Tofeedthemselves,thesettlerskilledmoreandmorewildanimals.TheIndians,whodependedontheseanimalsforfood,hadtostruggleagainststarvatiorxThesettlersalsobroughtwiththemmanydiseaseswhichwerecommoninwhitesociety,butwhichwerenewfor'theIndians.GreatnumbersofIndiansbecamesickanddied.Between1843and1854theIndianpopulationinoneareaofthecountrywentdownfrom100,000t030,000.
Morelandwasneededfortheincreasingnumberofwhitesettlers.InWashington,theoldrespectfortherightsoftheIndiansdisappeared.TheoldpromisestotheIndianswerebroken;thefederalgovernmentbegantomovegroupsofIndiansfromtheiroriginalhome-lands'tootherpoorerpartsofthecountry.SomeIndiansreactedangrilyandviolentlytothistreatment.Theybegantoattackwhitesettlers,andtheIndianWarsbegan.Forthirtyyears,untilthelate1880s,differentgroupsofIndiansfoughtagainsttheinjusticesofthewhiteman*Theyhadafewfamoussuccesses~buttheresultofthestrugglewasneverindoubt.Thereweretoomanywhitesoldiers,andthey'weretoopowerful.ManyIndianswerekilled;thesurvivorsweremovedfromtheirhomelandstodifferentareasofthecoun-try.Itwasaterriblechapterinthehistoryofacountrythatpromisedfreedomandequalitytoeveryone.
16.Itisimpliedinthepassagethat_D
A.theIndianshadmanygreatsuccessesintheIndianWars
B.theIndianshadnodoubtthattheywouldwintheWars
C.theresultofthestrugglewasthattheIn'diansstayedwheretheywerebefore
D.itwasquiteobviousthattheIndiansweretooweaktowinthestruggle
17.Whatdoesthewritermeanby"theoldrespectfortherightsoftheIndiansdisap-peared"?
(B)
A.ThegovernmenthadanewrespectfortherightsoftheIndians.
B.ThegovernmentbegantoignoretherightsoftheIndians.
C.ThegovernmentneverhadanyrespectfortherightsoftheIndians.
D.ThegovernmentthoughttheIndianswerenotworthrespecting.
18.Whatisthewriter'sopinionaboutthetreatmentthattheIndiansreceivedfromtheU.S.government?
(C)
A.HebelievesthatthegovernmentalwaysrespectedtherightsoftheIndians.
B.Hebelievesthatthegovernmentcannotbecriticizedforitstreatment-oftheIn-dians.
C.HebelievesthatthegovernmenttreatedtheIndiansunjustly.
D.Hebelievesthatthegovernment'sunfairtreatmentagainsttheIndianswasnotonpurpose.
19.WhydidAmericanIndiansbegintoseethewhitesettlersasadangertothem?
(A)
A.Thesettlerskilledtheanimals,whichtheIndiansneededforfood.
B.ThesettlersdidnotobeythelawspassedbytheU.S.government.
C.Thesettlersspreadsomediseasesonpurpose,whichkilledmanyIndians.
D.ThesettlerstookmuchlandfromtheIndianstobuildtheirhouses.
20.WhatwastheIndians'reactiontothegovernment'sactiontomovethem'offtheiroriginalland?
(B)
A.Theyhadtostruggieagainststarvation
B.Theybegantofightthewhitesettlers.
C.Theyfeltveryangryandbecamesick
D.Theylistenedtothegovernmentandmovedtonewareas.
PassageTwo
Scientistsrecentlyrevealedaninstinctinwhichwomenarenotaffectedbythead-vancesof'technology.Theymadeaseriesofexperimentsandobservationstodetermineonwhichsidewomenholdtheirbabiesandwhy.
Firsttheydeterminedthatmodernmotherstendtoholdtheirbabyontheleft.Of155right-handedmothers,83%heldthebabyontheleft.Andoutof32left-handedmothers,78%heldthebabyontheleft.Asacontrol,womenwerewatchedemergingfromsuper-marketscarryingbaby-sizedpackages;thebundleswereheldwithnosidepreference(偏爱).
Alargenumberofmotherswhobroughttheirprematurebabiestoafollow-upclinicwereseentoholdtheirbabiesagainsttheirrightside.So,155motherswhohadbeensepa-ratedfromtheirbabiesfor24hoursrightafterbirthwereobservedforholdingresponse.Theexperimenterspresentedthebabydirectlytothemid-lineofthemother'sbody,andnotedthat53%placedthebabyontheleftand47%ontheright.Theauthorsuggests"thetimeimmediatelyafterbirthisacriticalperiodwhenthestimulusofholdingthebabyreleasesacertainmaternalresponse."Thatistosay,shesensesthatthebabyisbetteroffonherleft.Left-handedholdingenablesthebabytoheartheheartbeat,asoundassociatedwiththesecurityofthewomb.Inordertodiscoverwhetherhearingtheheartbeathasabeneficialeffectonthebaby,thes