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B.makeherownarrangements
C.consultatravelagent
D.joininapackagetour
2.A.theyareonalongtripbycar
B.theyarestuckinatrafficjam
C.theyareusedtogettingupearly
D.theyaretiredofeatingoutatnight
3.A.heisapersondifficulttodealwith
B.hedislikesanyformalgather
C.heisunwillingtospeakinpublic
D.heoftenkeepsadistancefromothers
4.A.workinanotherdepartment
B.pursuefurthereducation
C.recruitgraduatestudents
D.takeanadministrativejob
5.A.hewouldnotbeavailabletostartthejobintime
B.heisnotquitequalifiedfortheartdirectorposition
C.hewouldliketoleavesomemoretimeforhimself
D.hewillgethisapplicationletterreadybeforeMay1
6.A.cleanerB.mechanicC.porterD.salesman
7.A.requestoneortworoommatestodothecleaning
B.helpLaurawithhertermpaperduethisweekend
C.getLauratocleantheapartmentherselfthistime
D.askLauratoputoffthecleaninguntilanotherweek
8.A.aproblemcausedbytheconstruction
B.anaccidentthatoccurredonthebridge
C.thebuildingprojecttheyareworking
D.thepublictransportationcondition
Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
9.A.tolookforajobasasalesperson
B.tohaveatalkwithMissThompson
C.toplaceanorderforsomeproducts
D.tocomplainaboutafaultyappliance
10.A.thepersoninchargeisnotintheoffice
B.thesuppliesareoutofstockforthemoment
C.theyfailedtoreachanagreementontheprice
D.thecompanyisre-cataloguingtheitems
11.A.0734,12536extension15
B.0734,21653extension51
C.0734,38750extension15
D.0734,62135extension51
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12.A.sincehefoundagirlfriend
B.sincehetooktoheavysmoking
C.sincehebegantoexerciseregularly
D.sincehestartedtoliveonhisown
13.A.heisgettingtoofat
B.hesmokestoomuch
C.hedoesn’teatvegetables
D.hedoesn’tlookwellatall
14A.theyareoverweightfortheirage
B.theyarerespectfultotheirparents
C.theyarestillintheirearlytwenties
D.theydislikedoingphysicalexercise
15A.toquitsmoking
B.toreducehisweight
C.tofindagirlfriend
D.tofollowheradvice
SectionB
Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearquestions,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecenter.
PassageOne
Questions16to19arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16A.theyhavedestroyedseveralsmalltowns
B.theywillsoonspreadtoSanFrancisco
C.theyhaveinjuredmanyresidents
D.theyareburningoutofcontrol
17.A.theyhavebeenhospitalized
B.theyhavegotskinproblems
C.theywerechokedbythethicksmoke
D.theywerepoisonedbytheburningchemicals
18A.itfailedbecauseofasuddenrocketexplosion
B.ithasbeenre-scheduledforamiddaytakeoff
C.ithasbeencancelledduetotechnicalproblems
D.itwasdelayedforelevenhoursandthirtyminutes
19A.theymadefrequentlong-distancecallstoeachother
B.theyillegallyusedgovernmentcomputersinNewJersey
C.theywerefoundtobesmarterthancomputerspecialists
D.theywerearrestedforstealinggovernmentinformation
PassageTwo
Questions20to22arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
20.A.peacefulB.considerateC.generousD.cooperative
21.A.someonedumpedtheclothesleftinthewasheranddryer
B.someonebrokethewasheranddryerbyoverloadingthem
C.MindyLance’slaundryblockedthewaytothelaundryroom
D.MindyLancethreatenedtotakerevengeonherneighbors
22.A.askingtheneighborhoodcommitteeforhelp
B.limitingtheamountoflaundryforeachwash
C.informingthebuildingmanagerofthematter
D.installingafewmorewashersanddryers
Passagethree
Questions23to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
23.A.sheisbothapopularandahighlyrespectedauthor
B.sheisthemostlovedAfricannovelistofalltimes
C.sheisthemostinfluentialauthorsincethe1930s
D.sheisthefirstwritertofocusonthefateofslaves
24.A.TheBookCriticsCirclesAward
B.theNobelPrizeforliterature
C.thePulizerPrizeforfiction
D.theNationalBookAward
25.A.sheisarelativeofMorrison’s
B.sheisaslavefromAfrica
C.sheisaskilledstoryteller
D.sheisablackwoman
SectionC
Inthissection,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.
Manycollegestudentstodayownpersonalcomputersthatcostanywherefrom$1,000toperhaps$5,000ormore.26_______,itisnotuncommonforthemtopurchase27_________costinganotherseveralhundreddollars.Twentyyearsago,computerswere28_________,buttheywereverylargeandextremelyexpensive.Few,ifany,29________purchasedcomputersforhomeuse.Overtheyyears,thepriceofthe“guts”ofacomputer---itsmemory---hasdeclinedtolessthanathousandthofthepriceperunitofmemorythatprevailedtwentyyearsago.Thisisthemainreasonwhycomputerscostsomuchlesstodaythantheyusedto.31_____memorycircuitrythatissmallenoughtofitintotheportablepersonalcomputersthatmanyofusownanduse.32______,asthepriceofcomputationhasdeclinedtheaverageconsumerandbusinesshavespentmoreonpurchasingcomputers.
33________,improvedagriculturaltechnology,hybrid(杂交)seeds,34________animalbreeding,andsoonhavevastlyincreasedtheamountofoutputatypicalfarmercanproduce.Thepricesofgoodssuchasmeatsandgrainshavefallensharplyrelativetothepricesofmostothergoodsandservices.Asagriculturalpriceshavefallen,manyhouseholdshavedecreasedtheirtotalexpenseonfood.Eventhoughthe35______ofaproductpurchasedgenerallyincreaseswhenitspricefalls,totalexpensesonitmaydecline.
PartIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)
SectionA
Togetasenseofhowwomenhaveprogressedinscience.TakeaquicktourofthephysicsdepartmentattheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley.Thisisastoriedplace,the36_______someofthemostimportantdiscoveriesinmodernscience---startingwithErnestLawrence’sinventionofthecyclotron(回旋加速器)in1931.agenerationago,femalefaceswere37_______and,eventoday,visitorswalkingthroughthefirstfloorofLeConteHallwillseeafullcorridorofexhibits38_______themanydistinguishedphysicistswhomadehistoryhere,39_______allofthemwhitemakes.
Butclimbuptothethirdfloorandyou’llseea40______display.There,amongthephotosofcurrentfacultymembersandstudents,areportraitsofthe41________headofthedepartment,MarjorieShapiro,andfourotherwomenwhoseresearch42_______everythingfromthemechanicsoftheuniversetothesmallestparticlesofmatter.Asixthwomanwashiredjusttwoweeksago.Althoughthey’restillonlyabout10percentofthephysicsfaculty,womenareclearlyapresencehere.Andthereal43_______maybeinthesmallerphotostotheright:
graduateandundergraduatestudents,about20percentofthemfemale.EveryyearBerkeleysendsitsfreshfemalephysicsPhDstothecountry’stopuniversities.ThatmakesShapirooptimistic,butalso44______,“Ibelievethingsaregettingbetter,”shesays,“butthey’renotgettingbetteras45________asIwouldlike.”
AcircumstanceBconfidenceCcovers
DcurrentEdealsFdifferent
GexposingHfastIhonoring
JhopeKpresentlyLrare
MrealisticNsiteOvirtually
Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadpassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answertheq