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A.sexualB.sexyC.sexistD.sex
3.LiuXiangwasawardedagoldmedalintheworldchampionships.He____alotofhardtraining.
A.shouldhaveexperiencedB.musthaveexperiencedC.shouldexperienceD.mustexperience
4.Yesterdayinouroralclass,weweretalkingabouteconomics.Somehowwegot____thesubjectofinflation.
A.aboutB.upC.ontoD.in
5.Hespentthewholedayyesterdaytryingtogetridofthe____inhisgarden.
A.grassB.hayC.weedsD.wildherbs
6.Asweallknow,blueskiesarenotalwaysa_________offineweather.
A.conversionB.preservationC.guaranteeD.safety
7.Doctorsareoftencaughtina________becausetheyhavetodecidewhethertheyshouldtelltheirpatientsthetruthornot.
A.dilemmaB.puzzleC.perplexityD.bewilderment
8.Manypeoplehavethe_________thatwealthisthechiefcauseofhappiness.
A.delusionB.illusionC.fantasyD.image
9.Ifwebelievesomethingisgoodandtrueweshould_____toit.
A.holdupB.keeponC.holdonD.keepup
10.Authoritiesaremountingacampaigntocombatanalarmingriseinjuvenile_____and
drugtaking.
A.delinquencyB.mistakeC.evilD.crime
11.TheCommitteehadmetmanytimes,buthadnotcomeupwith_____totheproblem.
A.awayB.anideaC.asolutionD.amethod
12.Thelocalpeasantsgavethesoldiersclothesandfoodwithoutwhichthey_____ofhungerandcold.
A.woulddieB.willdieC.wouldbedeadD.wouldhavedied
13.I’msureyoursuggestionwill_____theproblem.
A.contributetosolvingB.becontributedtosolveC.contributetosolve
D.becontributedtosolving
14.YouandIcouldhardlyunderstand,______?
A.couldIB.couldn’tyouC.couldn’tweD.couldwe
15.Arrivingatthebusstop,______waitingthere.
A.alotofpeoplewereB.hefoundalotofpeople
C.alotofpeopleD.peoplewerefound
16.Johnis_______hardworkingthanhissister,buthefailedintheexam.
A.nolessB.nomoreC.notlessD.noso
17.Tom,myfriend’sfather,______raisedandeducatedinNewYork,livedand
lecturedinAfricamostofhislife.
A.whoB.ifC.whileD.though
18.Asafirst-yearcollegestudent,IwishI________thattimemanagementwasmynumberoneproblembeforeIcametocollege.
A.realizedB.realizeC.hadrealizedD.haverealized
19.Idonotbelievethatthispreposterousschemeis_________ofourseriousconsideration.
A.worthlessB.worthC.worthwhileD.worthy
20.Ifthewholeoperation_____beforehand,agreatdealoftimeandmoneywouldhavebeenlost.
A.wasnotplannedB.hadnotbeenplannedC.werenotplanned
D.hasnotbeenplanned
21.Itwasbecausetheapplicantwastooself-confident______hefailedintheinterview.
A.thatB.thereforeC.soD.to
22.________Iwantedtofindoutfirstwashowlongitwouldtaketocompletethebridge.
A.ThatB.ThoseC.WhatD.Which
23.___anotherchance,Iwillcertainlypassthedrivingtest.
A.GiveB.GivingC.TogiveD.Given
24.I’mtired_________beingbossedaround.Heregardsmeashispersonalservant.
A.ofB.withC.byD.in
25.Neitherhisparentsnorhisteacher_____thattheboycandoitwell.
A.believesB.believeC.isbelievingD.arebelieving
26.Ihadhadsomanybigmealsbythattimethatthemeresightoffishandmeatturnedme______.
A.downB.offC.outD.in
27.Theboysandgirlssatdownandbeganeatingthedeliciousfood________
A.enthusiasticallyB.whole-heartedlyC.healthilyD.heartily
28.Inthesentence“Inthecenterofthesquarestoodamonument,”theitalicizedphraseis______.
A.thesubjectB.theobjectC.acomplementD.anadverbial
29.Thefigureofspeechinthesentence“Darrowhadwhispered,throwingareassuringarmroundmyshoulder”is______
A.metaphorB.hyperboleC.transferredepithetD.metonymy
30.Ithadneveroccurred_____himthatafamoussecretagentwouldbesuchafatoldman.
A.toB.forC.withD.by
PartIIReadingComprehension40%
Directions:
Therearefourpassagesinthissection.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet.
Passage1
Questions31-34arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Immigrants’adoptionofEnglishastheirprimarylanguageisonemeasureofassimilationintothelargerUnitedStatessociety.Generallylanguagesdefinesocialgroupsandprovidejustificationforsocialstructures.Hence,adistinctivelanguagesetsaculturalgroupofffromthedominantlanguagegroup.ThroughoutUnitedStateshistorythispatternhasresultedinoneconsistent,unhappyconsequence,discriminationagainstmembersoftheculturalminority.Languagedifferencesprovidebothawaytorationalizesubordinationandareadymeansforachievingit.
Traditionally,Englishhasreplacedthenativelanguageofimmigrantgroupsbythesecondorthirdgeneration.Somecharacteristicsoftoday’sSpanish-speakingpopulation,however,suggestthepossibilityofadeparturefromthishistoricalpattern.ManyfamiliesretaintiesinLatinAmericaandmovebackandforthbetweentheirpresentandformercommunities.This“revolvingdoor”phenomenon,alongwiththehighprobabilityofadditionalimmigrantsfromthesouth,meansthatlargeSpanish-speakingcommunitiesarelikelytoexistintheUnitedStatesfortheindefinitefuture.
ThisexpectationunderliesthecallfornationalsupportforbilingualeducationinSpanish-speakingcommunities’publicschools.Bilingualeducationcanservedifferentpurposes,however.Inthe1960s,suchprogramswereestablishedtofacilitatethelearningofEnglishsoastoavoiddisadvantagingchildrenintheirothersubjectsbecauseoftheirlimitedEnglish.Morerecently,manyadvocateshaveviewedbilingualeducationasameanstomaintainchildren’snativelanguagesandcultures.Theissueisimportantforpeoplewithdifferentpoliticalagendas,fromabsorptionatonepoletoseparatismattheother.
Todate,theevaluationsofbilingualeducation’simpactonlearninghavebeeninconclusive.Theissueofbilingualeducationhas,nevertheless,servedtounitetheleadershipofthenation’sHispaniccommunities.GroundedinconcernsaboutstatusthataredirectlytraceabletotheUnitedStateshistoryofdiscriminationagainstHispanics,thedemandformaintenanceoftheSpanishlanguageintheschoolsisanassertionoftheworthofapeopleandtheirculture.IftheUnitedStatesistrulyamulticulturalnation—thatis,ifitisoneculturereflectingthecontributionsofmany—thisdemandshouldbeseenasademandnotforseparationbutforinclusion.
Moredirecteffortstoforceinclusioncanbemisguided.Forexample,movementsto
declareEnglishtheofficiallanguagedonottrulyadvancethecohesionofamulticulturalnation.TheyalienatethetwentymillionpeoplewhodonotspeakEnglishastheirmothertongue.Theyareunnecessarysincethepublic’sbusinessisalreadyconductedlargelyinEnglish.Further,giventhepresentstateofunderstandingabouttheeffectsofbilingualeducationonlearning,itwouldbeunwisetorequiretheuniversaluseofEnglish.Finally,itisforparentsandlocalcommunitiestochoosethepaththeywillfollow,includinghowmuchoftheirculturetheywanttomaintainfortheirchildren.
31.ThepassageindicatesthatoneofthecharacteristicsofimmigrantgroupstotheUnitedStateshastraditionallybeenthat,afterimmigration,relativelyfewmembersofthegroup
(A)becamepoliticallyactiveintheirnewcommunities
(B)movedbackandforthrepeatedlybetweentheUnitedStatesandtheirformercommunities
(C)suffereddiscriminationintheirnewcommunitiesatthehandsoftheculturalmajority
(D)soughtassimilationintothedominantcultureofthenewcommunitiestheywereentering.
32.Inthethirdparagraph,thephrase“differentpoliticalagendas”refersspecificallytoconflictingopinionsregardingthe
(A)meansoflegislatingtheassimilationofminoritiesintoUnitedStatessociety
(B)extenttowhichHispanicsshouldblendintothelargerUnitedStatessociety
(C)meansofachievingnon-discriminatoryeducationforHispanics
(D)officialgivenresponsibilityfordecisionsregardingbilingualeducation
33.Inthelastparagraph,“ItwouldbeunwisetorequiretheuniversaluseofEnglish.”Onereasonforthis,accordingtotheauthor,isthat
(A)itisnotclearyetwhetherrequiringtheuniversaluseofEnglishwouldpromoteorhindertheeducationofchildrenwhoseEnglishislimited
(B)requiringtheuniversaluseofEnglishwouldreducethecohesionofthenation’sHispaniccommunitiesandleadership
(C)thequestionoflanguageintheschoolsshouldbeansweredbythosewhoevaluatebilingualeducation,notbypeoplewithspecificpoliticalagendas
(D)ithasbeenshownthatbilingualeducationisnecessarytoavoiddisadvantagingintheirgenerallearningchildrenwhoseEnglishislimited
34.Inthelastparagraph,theauthorofthepassageisprimarilyconcernedwithdiscussing
(A)reasonsagainstenactingameasurethatwouldmandatetheforcedinclusionofimmigrantgroupswithinthedominantUnitedculture
(B)thevirtuesandlimitationsofdeclaringEnglishtheofficiallanguageoftheUnitedStates
(C)theimportanceforimmigrantgroupsofmaintaininglargesegmentsoftheirculturetopassontotheirchildr