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Inthispart,therearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthecorrectanswer.
Passage1“Yes,butwhatdidweusetodobeforetherewastelevision?
”Howoftenwehearstatementslikethis!
Televisionhasn�餿beenwithusallthatlong,butwearealreadybeginningtoforgetwhattheworldwaslikewithoutit.Beforeweadmittedtheone�瞖yedmonsterintoourhomes,weneverfounditdifficulttooccupyoursparetime.Weusedtoenjoycivilizedpleasures.Forinstance,weusedtohavehobbies,weusedtoentertainourfriendsandbeentertainedbythem,weusedtodooutsideforouramusementstotheatres,cinemas,restaurantsandsportingevents.Weevenusedtoreadbooksandlistentomusicandbroadcasttalkoccasionally.Allthatbelongstothepast.Nowallourfreetimeisregulatedbythe'
gogglebox'
.Werushhomeorgulpdownourmealstobeintimeforthisorthatprogramme.Wehaveevengivenupsittingattableandhavingaleisurelyeveningmeal,exchangingthenewsoftheday.Asandwichandaglassofbeerwilldo—anything,providingitdoesn�餿interferewiththeprogramme.Themonsterdemandsandobtainsabsolutesilenceandattention.Ifanymemberofthefamilydarestoopenhismouthduringaprogramme,heisquicklysilenced.
Wholegenerationsaregrowingupaddictedtothetelly.Foodisleftuneaten,homeworkundoneandsleepislost.Thetellyisuniversalpacifier.Itisnowstandardpracticeformothertokeepthechildrenquietbyputtingthemintheliving�瞨oomandturningontheset.Itdoesn�餿matterthatthechildrenwillwatchrubbishycommercialsorspectaclesofsadismandviolence—solongastheyarequiet.
Thereisalimittotheamountofcreativetalentavailableintheworld.Everyday,televisionconsumesvastquantitiesofcreativework.Thatiswhymostofprogrammesarebad:
itisimpossibletokeeppacewiththedemandandmaintainhighstandardsaswell.Whenmillionswatchthesameprogrammes,thewholeworldbecomesavillage,andsocietyisreducedtotheconditionswhichobtaininpre�瞝iteratecommunities.Webecomeutterlydependentonthetwomostprimitivemediaofcommunication:
picturesandthespokenword.
Televisionencouragespassiveenjoyment.Webecomecontentwithsecond�瞙andexperiences.Itissoeasytositinourarmchairswatchingothersworking.Littlebylittle,televisioncutsusofffromtherealworld.Wegotsolazy,wechoosetospendafinedayinsemi�瞕arkness,gluedtooursets,ratherthangooutintotheworlditself.Televisionmaybeasplendidmediumofcommunication,butitpreventsusfromcommunicatingwitheachother.Weonlybecomeawarehowtotallyirrelevanttelevisionistoreallivingwhenwespendaholidaybytheseaorinthemountain,farawayfromcivilization.Inquiet,naturalsurroundings,wequicklydiscoverhowlittlewemissthehypnotictyrannyofKingTelly.
1.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementisNOTtrue?
A.Weusedtohavehobbiesandgototheatresandsportingevents.
B.WehavealeisurelyeveningmealandexchangethenewswhenwatchingtheTV.
C.WequicklyfinishourmealstobeintimeforTVprogrammes.
D.WeareusuallysilentandattentiveinfrontofTV.
2.Themainideaofthesecondparagraphistorevealthat
A.childrenareverynoisy.
B.televisionisfullofrubbishycommercialsorspectaclesofsadismandviolence.
C.televisiondisturbsoursleep.
D.wholegenerationsarefascinatedwithTV.
3.Accordingtothepassage,thetelevisionbringsinalotofharmsexcept
A.TVmakesuslazy.
B.TVpreventsusfromcommunicatingwitheachother.
C.TVmaybeasplendidmediumofcommunication.
D.thesameTVprogrammesbringthesocietyintothepre�瞝iterateconditions.
4.Thebesttitleforthispassageis
A.televisionencouragespassiveenjoyment.B.televisionisdoingirreparableharm.
C.televisionisauniversalpacifier.D.wecan�餿livewithouttelevision.
5.Thepassageis
A.narrationB.description
C.criticismD.argumentation
Passage2ThereisasectionoftheWesternAtlantic,offthesoutheastcoastoftheUS,formingwhathasbeentermedatriangle,extendingfromBermudainthenorthtosouthernFlorida,andtheneasttoapointthroughtheBahamaspastPuertoRicotoabout40degreewestlongitude,andthenbackagaintoBermuda.Thisareaoccupiesadisturbingandalmostunbelievableplaceintheworld�餾catalogueofunexplainedmysteries.ThisusuallyreferredtoastheBermudaTriangle,wheremorethanahundredplanesandshipshaveliterallyvanishedintotheair,mostofthemsince1945,andmorethanathousandliveshavebeenlostinthepast33years,withoutasinglebodyorevenapiecewreckagefromthevanishingplanesorshipshavingbeenfound.Disappearancescontinuetooccurwithapparentlyincreasingfrequency,inspiteofthefactthatsearchesaremorethorough,andrecordsaremorecarefullykept.
Manyoftheplanesconcernedhavevanishedwhileinnormalradiocontactwiththeirbaseorterminaldestinationuntiltheverymomentoftheirdisappearance,whileothershaveradioedthemostextraordinarymessages,implyingthattheycouldnotgettheirinstrumentstofunction,thattheircompasseswerespinning,thattheskyhadturnedyellowandhazy(onaclearday),andtheocean(whichwascalmnearby)“didn�餿Ilookright”withoutfurtherclarificationofwhatwaswrong.
Onegroupoffiveplanes,aflightofNavyTBMAvengers,onamissionfromtheFortLauderdaleNavalAirStation,onDecember5,1945,weretheobject,alongwiththeMartinMarinersenttorescuethem,andwhichalsodisappeared,ofoneofthemostintensiveground�瞫earescueoperationseverconducted,althoughnoliferafts,oilslicks,orwreckagewaseverlocated.Otheraircraftincludingpassengerplanes,havevanishedwhilereceivinglandinginstructions,almostasif,ashasbeenmentionedinNavalBoardofInquiryprocedures,theyhadflownthroughaholeinthesky.Largeandsmallboatshavedisappearedwithoutleavingwreckage,asiftheyandtheircrewshadbeensnatchedintoanotherdimension.
UnexplaineddisappearancesintheBermudaTrianglehavecontinuedtothepresentdayandnoplaneorshipisreportedoverdueandfinallyclassedas“searchdiscontinued”bytheSeventhCoastGuardwithouttheexpressedorunexpressedcommentorfeelingamongthepublicorthesearchersthatthereissomeconnectionwiththepastandpresentphenomenonoftheBermudaTriangle.Thereseemstobegrowingpublicawarenessthatsomethingisverywrongwiththisarea.RecentnumerousreportsfromplanesandboatswhichhavehadincredibleexperienceswithintheTriangleandsurvivedarecontributingtowardanewfolkloreofthesea,althoughthecauseoftheunexplainedmenacetoplanesandshipswithinthisareaisasmysteriousasever.
1.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?
A.themysteriousdisappearancesofshipsandplanes
B.explanationforthecauseofthethosedisappearanceofshipsandplanes
C.angeneralintroductiontoBermudaTriangle
D.describingthedifficultyinsearchingandexplainingthemysteriousdisappearances
2.WhichofthefollowingstatementoftheTriangleistrue?
A.BermudaisnotthesamethingwithBermudaTriangle.
B.Theunexplainedmysteriesintheworldlieinthisarea.
C.Peoplebegantoknowaboutthisareasincedisappearanceshappeningherein1945.
D.BermudaTrianglelastsfor40degreesinlongitude.
3.Whatdoesitmeanbysaying“literally”in“literallyvanished”(paragraph1,line6)?
A.withoutexaggerationB.strangely
C.suddenlyandunexpectedlyD.tragically
4.Whatisnottrueaccordingtothedescriptionofthesituationattheverymomentofthedisappearance?
A.Theirinstrumentscouldnotfunctionnormally.
B.Mostofthemissingplanescouldcontactwiththeirbaseorterminaldestinationbytheirownspecialmeansuntiltheverymomentofdisappearing.
C.Theskyturneddarkerinspiteofthegoodweather.
D.Thesurroundingoceansentoutwarningbyappearinguneasyandanxious.
5.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?
A.TheseawaysandairwayswillbelesstraveledbecauseofthemenacefromtheBermudaTriangle.
B.Searchescannotgodeeperbecausetheshipsandplanessenttorescuewillalsodisappear.
C.Thefrequencyofdisappearanceisstillincreasing.
D.Theauthorispessimisticaboutthefutureofthesearchonthisissue.
Passage3InableakeconomicprognosisforAsia,U.S.economistPaulK.predicted“catastrophe”inJapanandwarnedofapotentialeconomicreversalforChina,theregion�餾mainengineofgrowth.
DespitewidespreadupbeatassessmentsaboutChina,Mr.Ksaidhefeels“illatease”aboutthecountry�餾economicoutlook.IfChinafailstocontinuethepaceofreformsandprovidegreatercorporatetransparency,hesaid,thecountryriskshavingcapitalpulledfromit.
China,whichisforecasttoenjoyaround7.5%growthingrossdomesticproductthisyear,hasbeenopeningitsdomesticeconomywider,includingsellingsharesinstate�瞣wnedfirmstoforeignersandloweringtradebarrierstosmoothitsentryintotheWTO.
Mr.K,speakingFridayataneconomicforumhostedinHongKongbySwissReinsuranceCo.,saidthemarketopeningistherightstepinthelongrun.Butintheinterim,thecountrycouldbecomevulnerabletocapitalflight,whichcouldbetriggeredbysimmeringinvestorconcernsaboutcorruption,nepotism(裙带关系)andalackoftransparency.Tosupporthisargument,hecitedthecaseofIndonesia,one