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STUDYSKILLS(45minutes)
Directions:
Inthissection,youwiIlreadseveralpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsbasedonitscontent.YouaretochooseONEbestanswer,(A),(B),(C)or(D),toeachquestion.AnswerallthequestionsfollowingeachpassageonthebasisofwhatisstatedorimpliedinthatpassageandwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.
Questions1--5
Icameacrossanoldcountryguidetheotherday.Itlistedallthetradesmenineachvillageinmypartofthecountry,anditwasimpressivetoseethegreatvarietyofserviceswhichwereavailableonone'
sowndoorstepinthelateVictoriancountryside.
NowadaysasuperficialtravelerinruralEng1andmightconcludethattheonlyvillagetradesmenstillflourishingwereeithersellingfrozenfoodtotheinhabitantsorsellingantiquestovisitors.Nevertheless,thiswouldreallybeafalseimpression.Admittedlytherehasbeenacontractionofvillagecommerce,bulitsvigorisstillremarkable.
Ourlocalgrocer'
sshop,forexample,isactuallyexpandinginspiteofthecompetitionfromsupermarketsinthenearesttown.Womensensiblyprefertogothereandexchangethelocalnewswhi1edoingtheirshopping,insteadofqueueingupanonymouslyatasupermarket.Andtheproprietorknowswellthatpersona1servicehasasubstantialcashvalue.
HisPricesmaybeabithigherthanthoseinthetown,buhewilldeliveranythingatanytime.Hisassistantsthinknothingofbicyclingdownthevillagestreetintheirlunchhourtotakeapieceofcheesetoanoldagepensionerwhosentherorderbywordofmouthwithafriendwhohappenedtobepassing.Themoreaffluentcustomerstelephonetheirshoppinglistsandthegoodsareontheirdoorstepswithinanhour.Theyhaveonlytohintatafancyforsomecommodityoutsidetheusualstockandthegrocerared-facedfigure,instantlyobtainsitforthem..
Thevillagegainsfromthissortofenterprise,ofcourse.ButIalsofinditsatisfactorybecauseavillageshopoffersoneofthefewwaysinwhichamodestindividualistcanstillgetalongintheworldwithoutattachinghimselftothebigbattalionsofindustryorcommerce.
MostofthevillageshopkeepersIknow,atanyrate,aredecidedlyindividualistintheirways.Forexample,ourshoemakerisaformidablefigure:
athick-set,irritablemanwhomchildrentreatwithmarkedrespect,knowingthatanill-judgedwordcanprovokeanangryeruptionatanytime.Hestareswithcontemptatthepairsofcheap,mass-producedshoestakentohimforrepair:
hasitcometothis,heseemstobesaying,thathe,acraftsman,shouldhavetowastehisskillsuponsuchtrash?
Butweallknowhewillinfactdoexcellentworkuponthem.Andhemakesbeautifulshoesforthosewhocanaffordsuchluxury.
1.Theservicesavailableinvillagesnowadaysarenormally_________.
(A)fewerbutstillveryactive
(B)lesssuccessfulthanearlierbutmanagingtosurvive
(C)activeinprovidingfoodforthevillageandtourists
(D)surprisinglyenergeticconsideringthelittledemandforthem
2.Thelocalgrocer’sshopisexpandingeventhough________.
(A)townshopsaremoreattractive
(B)townshopsarelargerandlesswell-known
(C)peopleliketoshopwheretheyarelesswell-known
(D)peoplegetextraserviceintownshops
3.Howdothevillagegrocer’sassistantsfeelaboutdeliveringgoods?
(A)Theytendtoforgetit.
(B)Theywillnotconsiderit.
(C)Theytakeitforgranted.
(D)Itdoesnotseemworththeirwhile
4.Anotheraspectofpersonalserviceavailableinthevillageshopisthat_________.
(A)thereisawiderangeofgoodsavailable
(B)goodsnotinstockcanbeobtainedwhenevertheyareneeded
(C)specialattentionisgiventotheneedsofwealthiercustomers
(D)goodsarealwaysrestockedbeforetheyrunout
5.Inwhatwayisthevillageshoemakera“formidablefigure”?
(A)Heseemstopaylittleattentiontopublicopinion.
(B)Herefusestomendcheap,mass-producedshoes.
(C)Hehasaveryroughtemper.
(D)Hehasveryhighstandardsofworkmanship.
Questions6--10
DriversontheBasingstokeby-passusedtohavetheirattentiondivertedbyasignthatread—A
MOMENT'
SINATTENTIONCAUSESACCIDENTS.Thisself-defeatingwarninghasnowbeenremoved,butitsmessageisstillverymuchtothepoint.
Almostanythingcancauseanaccident.Apartfrommomentaryinattention,itmightbeaminormiscalculation,asuddenfitofcoughing,abopontheheadwithateddy-bearfromachildinthebackseat,anargumentwiththewife,fog,fallingasleepatthewheel,badeyesight,aglaringsun,ice,rain,wind,orsnow—a1lthesecanmakethedifferencebetweenatragichitandaluckymiss.
Althoughhumanerrorplaysitspart,itisbynomeanstheonlycauseofaccidents.Theremustbesomecauseotherthansimplehumanerror.Roadconstructionplaysitspart:
researchershavefoundthatitisnotattheobviousdangerspot—sharpcorners,cross-roads,narrowlanes—thataccidentshappen.Itisonthoseroadswheretherearesubtlevisualtraps,unexpectedchangesintheshapeorsurfaceofthe.road,oreveninsufficientorbadly-placedsigns.Whereverthereisa'
blackspot'
itmeansthatsomethingisseriouslywrongwiththeroad.Whyelsedidthecarelessdrivingofsomanycomeoutatthatparticularspot?
Whatthelawrequireswhenyouhaveanaccident
Thereare,firstlythelegalformalitiesofexchangingnamesandaddresseswithothersinvolvedinanaccidentand,incertaincases,informingthepolice.However,youarerequiredbylawtostopafteranaccidentonlyif:
lSomebodyotherthanyourselfinoroutsideyourcarhasbeeninjured.
2Avehiclenotyourownhasbeendamaged.
3Anyhorse,cow,donkey,sheep,ordoghasbeeninjured.
Ithasbeensaidthatifadrivercontinuesunawareofcausinginjuryhemustbeacquitted.Butthecourtsarewaryofthatexcuse.Furthermore,thedriverhimselfmustwaitatthescene。
itisnotenoughforhimtoleavehischauffeurorafriendtoattendtotheboringformalitieswhilehegoesoffonmoreimportantbusiness.
Ifyouhavebeeninvolvedinanaccidentandhavestopped,youmustgiveyourname,address,andregistrationnumbertoanyonewhohasagoodreasonforrequestingit。
thismeansanyoneaffectedbytheaccident.Iftheseformalitiesarecompliedwithitisnotnecessarytowaitforthearrivalofthepolice.Itis,however,oftenwisetodoso.Thepoliceareexpertatdrawingplans,takingmeasurementsandphotographsandgatheringotherevidence.Inyourabsencethepolicecouldbegivenabiasedstoryagainstyou。
andyouyourselfmighwamtopointoutcertainfeaturesoftheaccidenttothepolice.
6.AMOMENT'
SINATTENTIONCAUSESACCIDENTS'
(para.l)isaselfdefeatingWarningbecause______.
(A)itwillmakeadriverwaitatthescene
(B)itwilldistractthedriver'
sattention
(C)itistoodifficulttounderstand
(D)itistoolongtobereadbydrivers
7.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
(A)Afteranaccidentyouhavetogiveyournametoanyonewhoasksforit.
(B)DriversontheBasingstokeby-passusedtoignorethesign.
(C)Roadconstructionproblemscanbeamajorcauseofaccidents.
(D)A'
isapartoftheroadwheretherearenosigns.
8.'
Subtlevisualtraps'
(para.3)are______.
(A)placeswherethepolicehideinordertotrapmotorists
(B)partsoftheroadwhicharedeceptivetothedriver'
seye
(C)dangerspotssuchassharpcornersandcross-roads
(D)placeswheretherearemanroad-signs
9.Asrequiredbythelaw,youmuststopafteranaccident,if______.
(A)youhavebeeninjuredbysomebody.
(B)yourcarhasbeendamaged.
(C)youhaveinjuredsomebodyelse
(D)youhavewitnessedtheaccident
l0.Afteranaccidentitisrecommendedthatyouwaitforthepolicebecause_________.
(A)itisagainstthelawtodriveoff
(B)theyhavetoexamineyourlicenceandinsurancecertificate
(C)theyhavetonotothepositionofyourcar
(D)somebodymaygivethemafalseaccountoftheaccident
Questions11--15
Justaswordoilscarcityisalreadycausingintemationalconflicts,sowillthescarcityofwaterreachapointwherewarswillbreakout.Thestatisticsonwaterarealreadyscary.Alreadywelloverlbillionpeoplesufferfromwatershortagesand30countriesgetmorethanathirdoftheirwaterfromoutsidetheirborders—anobvioussourceofdisputesandinstabilityespeciallyastheclimatechanges.Thewholeofthesub-SaharanAfrica,mostofSouthAsiaandwesternSouthAmericaaremostatrisk.Thereason:
therapidmeltingofglaciersduetoglobalwarning.
Atthemeetingofthecoalitionof27Intenaionalcharitieslastmonth,GarethThomas,ministerofInternationalDevelopmentoftheBritishgovernment,wrotetoprimeministerGordonBrowndemandingactiontoensurefreshwaterto1.1billionpeoplewithpoorsupplies."
Ifwedonotactnow,therealityisthatwatersuppliesmaybecomethesubjectofinternationalconflictintheyearsahead.Weneedtoinvestnowtopreventushavingtopaythatpriceinthefuture"
Thomassaid.Thedepartmentwarnedthattwo-thirdsoftheworld'
spopulationwillliveinwater-stressedcountriesby2025.
Thecoalitionofcharitieshasappealedforaglobalefforttobringrunningwatertothedevelopingworldandsupplysanitationtoafurther2.6billionpeople.Itsaidthatinternationalinvestmentisneedednowtopreventcompetitionforwatertodestabilizecommunitiesandescalateintoconflicts.
Tacklingthewateran