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PartIReadingComprehension(30%)
Directions:
Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
Passage1
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
ScientistsinIndiahaveinventedanewwaytoproduceelectricity.Theirinventiondoesnotgetitspowerfromoil,coalorotherfuels.Itproduceselectricitywiththepowerofanimals.Indiahasabouteightymillionbullocks.Theydoallkindsofjobs.Theyworkinthefields.Theypullvehiclesthroughthestreets.Theycarrywatercontainers.(76)Indianenergyofficialshavebeenseekingwaystouselessimportedoiltoprovideenergy.ScientistsattheNationalInstituteforIndustrialEngineeringinBombaywonderedwhetherthemillionsofbullockscouldhelp.ManyvillagesinIndialackelectricity,buttheyhavemanybullocks.Andoftentheanimalsarenotworking.Onejobdonebybullocksistopumpwateroutofthewell.Theanimalsdothisbywalkingaroundandaroundinacircle.Astheywalk,theyturnaheavystickthatmakesthepumpmove.
Thissimpletechnologyiscenturiesold.Scientiststhoughtthatthesametechnologycouldbeusedtoproduceelectricity.Bullockswalkinacircleonlytwoorthreetimesaminute.Thisismuchtooslowtoproduceelectricity,butitcancreateenoughpowertoturnaseriesofgears.Alargegearsitsnexttoasmallergear.Asthelargegearturns,itcausesthesmallergeartoturn.Thatgearturnsanevensmallerone.Eachgearmovesfasterbecauseitisalittlesmaller.Thesmallestgearmayturnextremelyfast.(77)Clocksoperatewithgears.Sodocarsandsodoesthedeviceinventedbythe
Indianscientiststoproduceelectricity.
AccordingtotheofficialsintheUnitedNations,theideaisbeingtestedatseveralplacesinIndia.Thedeviceiseasytooperateandrepair.Anditcanbemovedeasily.Itcostsaboutthreehundredandsevendollarsnowtomakesuchadevice,butproductionoflargenumbersofthemcouldcutthecostofeachtoabouttwohundreddollars.
1.Whofirstthoughtofusingbullockstoprovideenergy?
A.Indianenergyofficials.
B.ScientistsinIndia.
C.OfficialsintheUnitedNations.
D.ResearchersinEurope.
2.WhichkindofjobthatthebullocksdoisNOTmentionedinthepassage?
A.Pullingvehicles.
B.Plowingfields.
C.Pumpingwateroutifwells.
D.Carryingfoodbaskets.
3.WhyarebullocksusedtoprovideenergyinIndia?
A.BecausebullockshavelongbeenusedbyIndianpeople.
B.Becausebullockswalkslowlyandareeasytocontrol
C.Becausetherearefewnon-workingbullocksinIndia.
D.BecausethereisnotenoughoilinIndia.
4.Inthesentence“Thissimpletechnologyiscenturiesold”
in
ParagraphOne,“Thissimpletechnology”refersto_____.
A.usingbullockstoproduceenergy
B.usingpumpstodrawwaterout
C.havingbullockswalkaroundtomakethepumpmove
D.connectinggearsofdifferentsizestoproduceelectricity
5.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthedevicementionedinthepassage?
A.Ithasalargegearandasmallergear.
B.It’seasytouse,butdifficulttomove.
C.It’squitecheap.
D.It’sstillbeingtested.
Passage2
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
On-the-jobsmokingisahotissueforbothsmokersandnon-smokers,andmanymanagersnowseesmokingasaproductivityproblem.Althoughsomepeoplequestionwhethersmokingreallyaffectsone’sproductivity,ithas,infact,beenproventhatasmokercostsacompanymorethananon-smoker.AccordingtoProfessorWilliamWeis,asmokingemployeecostshisorheremployerabout$5,700moreayearthananever-smoker.Thesecostsincludemedicalcare,lostearningsandinsurance.Andabsenceduetosmokingbreaksisoneoftheproductivityproblems,yetitaccountsforagreatdealofemployercosts.
(78)
Whentheissueofsmokingattheworkplaceisdiscussed,perhapsthemostimportantproblemisthehealthriskthatsmokingcausestobothsmokersandnever-smokers.Ithaslongbeenproventhatsmokingislinkedtolungcancer.Nowmanyhealthexpertswarnthatpassivesmokingcancauselungcancerandotherillnessesinhealthynever-smokers.Passivesmokingcanbedefinedasexposuretosecond-handtobaccosmokeinenclosedareas.Anyonewhohasbeenwithsmokersindeedknowsthattheirsmokecancauseeyeirritation,coughing,headachesandthroatsoreness.Whileeyeirritationmayseemasmallthingtosomesmokers,itneverthelessisaproblemthatoccurseveryworkdayinofficesandbreak-roomsandcanleadtogreaterhealthproblems.Employeeswhodonotsmokeshouldnotbesubjectedtotherisksofpassivesmokingandneedtobeabletoworkinasafeenvironment.SurgeonGeneralKoopstatesthattherightofthesmokerstopsatthepointwherehisorhersmokingincreasesthediseaseriskofthoseoccupyingthesameenvironment.
6.Allthefollowingcasesareon-the-jobsmokingexceptthat____.
A.anemployersmokeswhileworkingintheoffice
B.ataxidriversmokeswhiledrivingthecar
C.aworkersmokeswhileworkingintheworkshop
D.aworkersmokeswhilereadinginthetrain
7.Accordingtothepassage,on-the-jobsmokingaffectsanemployee’sperformanceintheofficeinthat_____.
A.hecanconcentrateonwhatheisdoingwhilesmoking
B.heoftengoesawayfromhisdesktosmokeinthebreak-room.
C.heoftenasksforsickleaveasaresultoftoomuchsmoking.
D.hetakesarestfromtimetotimebecauseofeyeirritation
8.Manymanagersdonotseemtobeinfavorofon-the-jobsmokingmainlybecauseit____.
A.reducesproductivityofthecompanytoacertaindegree
B.doesharmtothehealthofnever-smokersofthecompany.
C.affectstherelationshipbetweensmokersandnon-smokers
D.makesthebreak-roomsmorecrowdedandmorepolluted
9.Passivesmokingmeans____
A.never-smokerstakeupthehabitofsmokingunwillingly
B.never-smokershavetoputupwiththeactivesmokers
C.never-smokerstakeinsmokereleasedbyalitcigarette
D.never-smokersshareanenclosedareawithsmokers
10.Inthesecondpartofthepassage,theauthorsuggestsbanningon-the-jobsmokingsoasto____.
A.cutdowncostsofmedicalcareandinsurance
B.createahealthyandsafeworkingenvironment
C.preventeyeirritationfrombecomingabighealthproblem
D.improvethesmokingemployees’workefficiency
Passage3
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage
Notallmemoriesaresweet.Somepeoplespendalltheirlivestryingtoforgetbadexperiences.Violenceandtrafficaccidentscanleavepeoplewithterriblephysicalandemotional
scars.Oftentheyrelivetheseexperiencesinnightmares(噩梦).
(79)NowAmericanresearchersthinktheyareclosetodevelopingapill,whichwillhelppeopleforgetbadmemories.Thepillisdesignedtobetakenimmediatelyafterafrighteningexperience.Theyhopeitmightreduce,orpossiblyerase(抹去),theeffectofpainfulmemories.
InNovember,expertstestedadrugonpeopleintheUSandFrance.Thedrugstopsthebodyreleasingchemicalsthatfixmemoriesinthebrain.(80)Sofartheresearchhassuggestedthatonlytheemotionaleffectsofmemoriesmaybereduced,notthatthememoriesareerased.
Theresearchhascausedagreatdealofargument.Somethinkitisabadidea,whileotherssupportit.
Supporterssayitcouldleadtopillsthatpreventortreatsoldiers’troublingmemoriesafterwar.Theysaythattherearemanypeoplewhosufferfromterriblememories.
“Somememoriescanruinpeople’slives.Theycomebacktoyouwhenyoudon’twanttohavetheminadaydreamornightmare.Theyusuallycomewithverypainfulemotions.”saidRogerPitman,aprofessorofpsychiatryatHarvardMedicalSchool.“Thiscouldrelievealotofthatsuffering.”
Butthosewhoareagainsttheresearchsaythatitisverydangeroustochangememoriesbecausememoriesgiveusouridentity.Theyalsohelpusallavoidthemistakesofthepast.
“Allofuscanthinkofbadeventsinourlivedthatwerehorribleatthetimebutmakeuswhoweare.I’mnotsurewewanttowipethosememoriesout,”saidRebeccaDresser,amedicalethicist.
11.Thepassageismainlyabout_____.
A.anewmedicalinvention
B.anewresearchonmemories
Cawayoferasingpainfulmemories
Danargumentabouttheresearchonthepill
12.Thedrugtestedonpeoplecan____.
A.causethebraintofixmemories
B.stoppeoplerememberingtheirexperiences
C.preventbodyproducingcertainchemicals
D.wipeouttheemotionaleffectsofmemories
13.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_____.
A.peopledoubttheeffectsofthepills
B.thepillwillstoppeople’sbadexperiences
C.takingthepillwilldoharmtopeople’shealth
D.thepillhasprobablybeenproducedinAmerica
14.WhichofthefollowingdoesRebeccaDresseragreewith?
A.Somememoriescanruinpeople’slives.
B.Peoplewanttogetridofbadmemories.
C.Experiencingbadeventsmakesusdifferentfromothers.
D.Thepillwillreducepeople’ssufferingsfrombadmemories.
15.Theword“scars”inParagraphOneiscloseinmeaningto____.
A.goodstoriesB.pains
C.experiencesD.m