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C)Hefelldownthestairs.
D)Whilecrossingthestreet,hewashitbyacar.(A)
4.A)Tookaphotoofhim.
B)Boughthimapicture.
C)Heldabirthdayparty.
D)Boughthimaframeforhispicture.(A)
5.A)Nomedicinecouldsolvethewoman’sproblem.
B)Thewomanshouldeatlesstolosesomeweight.
C)Nothingcouldhelpthewomanifsheatetoolittle.
D)Thewomanshouldchoosetherightfoods.(D)
6.A)Hemeantsheshouldmakeaphonecallifanythingwentwrong.
B)Hemeantforherjusttowaittillhelpcame.
C)Hewasafraidsomethingwouldgowrongwithhercar.
D)Hepromisedtogiveherhimself.(A)
7.A)No,hemissedit.
B)No,hedidn’t.
C)Yes,hedid.
D)Yes,heprobablydid.(B)
8.A)Hehaseditedthreebooks.
B)Hehasboughtthewrongbook.
C)Hehaslosthalfofhismoney.
D)Hehasfoundthebookthatwillbeused.(B)
9.A)At7:
30
B)At8:
C)At9:
00
D)At9:
30(D)
10.A)Six.
B)Seven.
C)Eight.
D)Nine.(C)
SectionB
PassageOne
Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
11.A)Theyoftentakeplaceinhermajorindustries.
B)Britishtradeunionsaremorepowerful.
C)TherearemoretradeunionmembersinBritain.
D)Britainlosesmoreworkingdaysthroughstrikeseveryyear.(A)
12.A)SuchstrikesareagainsttheBritishlaw.
B)Suchstrikesareunpredictable.
C)Suchstrikesinvolveworkersfromdifferenttrades.
D)Suchstrikesoccurfrequentlythesedays.(B)
13.A)TradeunionsinBritainarebecomingmorepopular.
B)MoststrikesinBritainareagainsttheBritishlaw.
C)UnofficialstrikesinBritainareeasiertodealwithnow.
D)Employer-workerrelationsinBritainhavebecometenser.(D)
PassageTwo
Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
14.A)Thevictoryoverone’sfellowrunners.
B)Thevictoryoverformerwinners.
C)Thevictoryofwill-poweroverfatigue.
D)Thevictoryofone’sphysicalstrength.(C)
15.A)Therunnerwhorunstokeepfit.
B)Therunnerwhobreakstherecord.
C)Therunnerwhodoesnotbreaktherules.
D)Therunnerwhocoversthewholedistance.(D)
16.A)Hewonthefirstprize.
B)Hefellbehindtheotherrunners.
C)Hediedbecauseoffatigue.
D)Hegaveupbecausehewastired.(B)
PassageThree
Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
17.A)17,000.
B)1,700.
C)24.
D)9,000.(C)
18.A)It’slocatedinacollegetown.
B)It’scomposedofagroupofoldbuildings.
C)Itsclassroomsarebeautifullydesigned.
D)Itslibraryisoftencrowedwithstudents.(B)
19.A)TeachersarewellpaidatDeepSprings.
B)StudentsaremainlyfromNewYorkState.
C)Thelengthofschoolingistwoyears.
D)Teachersneedn’tpayfortheirrentandmeals.(D)
20.A)Takeawalkinthedesert.
B)Gotoacinema.
C)WatchTVprogrammes.
D)Attendaparty.(A)
PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)
Questions21to24arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Automationreferstotheintroductionofelectroniccontrolandautomaticoperationofproductivemachinery.Itreducesthehumanfactors,mentalandphysical,inproduction,andisdesignedtomakepossiblethemanufactureofmoregoodswithfewerworkers.ThedevelopmentofautomationinAmericanindustryhasbeencalledthe“SecondIndustrialRevolution”.
Labour’sconcernoverautomationarisesfromuncertaintyabouttheeffectsonemployment,andfearsofmajorchangesinjobs.Inthemain,labourhastakentheviewthatresistancetotechnicalchangeisunfruitful.Eventually,theresultofautomationmaywellbeanincreaseinemployment,sinceitisexpectedthatvastindustrieswillgrowuparoundmanufacturing,maintaining,andrepairingautomationequipment.Theinterestoflabourliesinbringingaboutthetransitionwithaminimumofinconvenienceanddistresstotheworkersinvolved.Also,unionspokesmenemphasizethatthebenefitoftheincreasedproductionandlowercostsmadepossiblebyautomationshouldbesharedbyworkersintheformofhigherwages,moreleisure,andimprovedlivingstandards.
Toprotecttheinterestsoftheirmembersintheeraofautomation,unionshaveadoptedanumberofnewpolicies.Oneoftheseisthepromotionofsupplementaryunemploymentbenefitplans.Itisemphasizedthatsincetheemployerinvolvedinsuchaplanhasadirectfinancialinterestinpreventingunemployment,hewillhaveastrongdriveforplanningnewinstallationssoastocausetheleastpossibleproblemsinjobsandjobassignment.Someunionsareworkingfordismissalpayagreements,requiringthatpermanentlydismissedworkersbepaidasumofmoneybasedonlengthofservice.Anotherapproachistheideaofthe“improvementfactor”,whichcallsforwageincreasesbasedonincreasesinproductivity.Itispossible,however,thatlabourwillrelymainlyonreductioninworkingtime.
21.Thoughlabourworriesabouttheeffectofautomation,itdoesnotdoubtthat________.
A)automationwilleventuallypreventunemployment
B)automationwillhelpworkersacquirenewskills
C)automationwilleventuallybenefittheworkersnolessthattheemployers
D)automationisatrendwhichcannotbestopped(D)
22.Theideaofthe“improvementfactor”(Line6,Para.3)probablyimpliesthat________.
A)wagesshouldbepaidonthebasisoflengthofservice
B)thebenefitofincreasedproductionandlowercostsshouldbesharedbyworkers
C)supplementaryunemploymentbenefitplansshouldbepromoted
D)thetransitiontoautomationshouldbebroughtaboutwiththeminimumofinconvenienceanddistresstoworkers(B)
23.Inordertogetthefullbenefitsofautomation,labourwilldependmostlyon________.
A)additionalpaymenttothepermanentlydismissedworkers
B)theincreaseofwagesinproportiontotheincreaseinproductivity
C)shorterworkinghoursandmoreleisuretime
D)astrongdriveforplanningnewinstallations(C)
24.Whichofthefollowingcanbestsumupthepassage?
A)Advantagesanddisadvantagesofautomation.
B)Labourandtheeffectsofautomation.
C)Unemploymentbenefitplansandautomation.
D)Socialbenefitsofautomation.(B)
Questions25to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Thecaseforcollegehasbeenacceptedwithoutquestionformorethanageneration.Allhighschoolgraduatesoughttogo,saysconventionalwisdomandstatisticalevidence,becausecollegewillhelpthemearnmoremoney,become“better”people,andlearntobemoreresponsiblecitizensthanthosewhodon’tgo.
Butcollegehasneverbeenabletoworkitsmagicforeveryone.Andnowthatclosetohalfourhighschoolgraduatesareattending,thosewhodon’tfitthepatternarebecomingmorenumerous,andmoreobvious.Collegegraduatesaresellingshoesanddrivingtaxis;
collegestudentsinterferewitheachother’sexperimentsandwritefalselettersofrecommendationintheintensecompetitionforadmissiontograduateschool.Othersfindnostimulationintheirstudies,anddropout-oftenencouragedbycollegeadministrators.
Someobserverssaythefault!
Iswiththeyoungpeoplethemselves-theyarespoiledandtheyareexpectingtoomuch.Butthat’sacondemnationofthestudentsasawhole,anddoesn’texplainallcampusunhappiness.Othersblamethestateoftheworld,andtheyarepartlyright.We’vebeentoldthatyoungpeoplehavetogotocollegebecauseoureconomycan’tabsorbanarmyofuntrainedeighteen-year-olds.Butdisappointedgraduatesarelearningthatitcannolongerabsorbanarmyoftrainedtwenty-two-year-olds,either.
Someadventuresomeeducatorsandcampuswatchershaveopenlybeguntosuggestthatcollegemaynotbethebest,theproper,theonlyplaceforeveryyoungpersonafterthecompletionofhighschool.Wemayhavebeenlookingatallthosesurveysandstatisticsupsidedown,itseems,andthroughtherosyglowofourownrememberedcollegeexperiences.Perhapscollegedoesn’tmakepeopleintelligent,ambitious,happy,liberal,quick-learningpeoplearemerelytheoneswhohavebeenattractedtocollegeinthefirstplace.Andperhapsallthosesuccessfulcollegegraduateswouldhavebeensuccessfulwhethertheyhadgonetocollegeornot.Thisisheresy(异端邪说)tothoseofuswhohavebeenbroughtuptobelievethatifalittleschoolingisgood,morehastobemuchbetter.Butcontraryevidenceisbeginningtomountup.
25.Accordingtothepassage,theauthorbelievesthat________.
A)peopleusedtoquestionthevalueofcollegeeducation
B)peopleusedtohavefullconfidenceinhighereducation
C)allhighschoolgraduateswenttocollege
D)veryfewhighschoolgraduateschosetogotocollege(B)
26.Inthe2ndparagraph,“thosewhodon’tfitthepattern”refersto________.
A)highschoolgraduateswhoaren’tsuitableforcollegeeducation
B)collegegraduateswhoaresellingshoesanddrivingtaxis
C)collegestudentswhoaren’tanybetterfortheirhighereducation
D)highschoolgraduateswhofailedtobeadmittedtocollege(C)
27.Thedrop-outrateofcollegestudentsseemstogoupbecause________.
A)youngpeoplearedisappointedwiththeconventionalwayofteachingatcollege
B)manyyoungpeoplearerequiredtojointhearmy
C)youngpeoplehavelittlemotivationinpursuingahighereducation
D)youngpeopledon’tliketheintensecompetitionforadmissiontograduateschool(C)
28.Accordingtothepassagetheproblemsofc