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SectionAMULTIPLE-CHOICEQUESTIONS

Inthissectionthereareseveralpassagesfollowedbytenmultiple-choicequestions.Foreachmultiple-choicequestion,therearefoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswerandmarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEETTWO.

PassageOne

（1）TheClydewhomSamuelGriffithsdescribedashavingmetattheUnionLeagueClubinChicago,wasasomewhatmodifiedversionoftheonewhohadfledfromKansasCitythreeyearsbefore.Hewasnowtwenty,alittletallerandmorefirmlybutscarcelyanymorerobustlybuilt,andconsiderablymoreexperienced,ofcourse.

（2）ForsinceleavinghishomeandworkinKansasCityandcomingincontactwithsomeroughusageintheworld—humbletasks,wretchedrooms,nointimatestospeakof,plusthecompulsiontomakehisownwayasbesthemight—hehaddevelopedakindofself-relianceandsmoothnessofaddresssuchasonewouldscarcelyhavecreditedhimwiththreeyearsbefore.Therewasabouthimnow,althoughhewasnotnearlysosmartlydressedaswhenheleftKansasCity,akindofconsciousgentility（文雅）ofmannerwhichpleased,eventhoughitdidnotatfirstarrestattention.Also,andthiswasconsiderablydifferentfromtheClydewhohadcreptawayfromKansasCityinaboxcar,hehadmuchmoreofanairofcautionandreserve.

（3）ForeversincehehadfledfromKansasCity,andbyonehumbledeviceandanotherforcedtomakehisway,hehadbeencomingtotheconclusionthatonhimselfalonedependedhisfuture.Hisfamily,ashenowdefinitelysensed,coulddonothingforhim.Theyweretooimpracticalandtoopoor—hismother,father,Esta,allofthem.

（4）Atthesametime,inspiteofalltheirdifficulties,hecouldnotnowhelpbutfeeldrawntothem,hismotherinparticular,andtheoldhomelifethathadsurroundedhimasaboy—hisbrotherandsisters,Estaincluded,sinceshe,too,ashenowsawit,hadbeenbroughtnolowerthanhebycircumstancesoverwhichsheprobablyhadnomorecontrol.Andoften,histhoughtsandmoodhadgonebackwithadefiniteanddisconcertingpang（一阵剧痛）becauseofthewayinwhichhehadtreatedhismotheraswellasthewayinwhichhiscareerinKansasCityhadbeensuddenlyinterrupted—hislossofHortenseBriggs—asevereblow;

thetroublesthathadcometohimsince;

thetroublethatmusthavecometohismotherandEstabecauseofhim.

（5）OnreachingSt.Louistwodayslaterafterhisflight,andafterhavingbeenmostpainfullybundledout（赶，匆忙打发）intothesnowahundredmilesfromKansasCityinthegrayofawintermorning,andatthesametimerelievedofhiswatchandovercoatbytwobrakemenwhohadfoundhimhidinginthecar,hehadpickedupaKansasCitypaper—TheStar—onlytorealizethathisworstfearinregardtoallthathadoccurredhadcometrue.Forthere,underatwo-columnhead,andwithfullyacolumnandahalfofreadingmatterbelow,wasthefullstoryofallthathadhappened:

alittlegirl,theeleven-year-olddaughterofawell-to-do（小康的）KansasCityfamily,knockeddownandalmostinstantlykilled—shehaddiedanhourlater;

SparserandMissSipeinahospitalandunderarrestatthesametime,guardedbyapolicemansittinginthehospitalawaitingtheirrecovery;

asplendidcarveryseriouslydamaged;

Sparser'

sfather,intheabsenceoftheownerofthecarforwhomheworked,atonceincensed（激怒）andmadeterriblyunhappybythefollyandseemingcriminality（犯罪行为）andrecklessnessofhisson.

（6）Butwhatwasworse,theunfortunateSparserhadalreadybeenchargedwithlarceny（盗窃）andhomicide（杀人）,andwishing,nodoubt,tominimizehisownshareinthisgravecatastrophe,hadnotonlyrevealedthenamesofallwhowerewithhiminthecar—theyouthsinparticularandtheirhoteladdress—buthadchargedthattheyalongwithhimwereequallyguilty,sincetheyhadurgedhimtomakespeedatthetimeandagainsthiswill—aclaimwhichwastrueenough,asClydeknew.AndMr.Squires,onbeinginterviewedatthehotel,hadfurnishedthepoliceandthenewspaperswiththenamesoftheirparentsandtheirhomeaddresses.

（7）Thislastwasthesharpestblowofall.Fortherefolloweddisturbingpicturesofhowtheirrespectiveparentsorrelativeshadtakenitonbeinginformedoftheirsins.

（本文选自AnAmericanTragedy）

PassageTwo

（1）MoreandmoreoftheworldisworkinginEnglish.Multinationalcompanies（eventhosebasedinplacessuchasSwitzerlandorJapan）aremakingittheircorporatelanguage.AndinternationalbodiesliketheEuropeanUnionandtheUnitedNationsaredoinganever-greatershareofbusinessintheworld'

snewdefaultlanguage.Attheoffice,it'

sEnglish'

sworld,andeveryotherlanguageisjustlivinginit.

（2）IsthistotheEnglish-speaker'

sadvantage?

Workinginaforeignlan