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D）Helikesseafoodverymuch.

4.A）Hewenttothehospitaltotakehiswifehome.

B）Hestayedinthehospitaluntilverylate.

Hetriedtocallthewomanseveraltimes.

Hewenttothehospitalatmidnightyesterday.

5.Hererrorsweremainlyinthereadingpart.

B）Itwasn'

tverychallengingtoher.

C）Itwasmoredifficultthanshehadexpected.

D）Shemadeveryfewgrammaticalmistakesinhertest.

6.A）6hours.B）4hours.C）12hours.D）18hours.

7.A）It'

sdirty.B）It'

sfaded.C）It'

sdyed.D）It'

storn.

8.A）Sixteendollars.B）Eightd,ollars.

C）Tendollars.D）Twelvedollars.

9.A）HiswatchwillbefixednolaterthannextMonday.

B）Hiswatchneedstoberepaired.

C）Hemaycomeagainforhiswatchattheweekend.

D）Thewomanwon'

trepairhiswatchuntilnextMonday.

10.A）ThethingstodoonMondaymorning.

B）TheweatheronMondaymorning.

C）ThetimetoseeJohn.

D）TheplaceJohnshouldgoto.

SectionB

PassageOne

Questions11to14arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A）Thenumberofitsreaders.B）Itsunusuallocation.

C）Itscomfortablechairs.D）Itsspaciousrooms.

12.A）ThelatestversionoftheBible.

B）AbookwrittenbyColumbus.

C）AmapoftheNewWorld.

D）OneoftheearliestcopiesofShakespeare'

swork.

13.A）Ithastoofewemployees.

B）Itlacksmoneytocoveritsexpenses.

C）Itisovercrowded.

D）Itisgrowingtoorapidly.

14.A）FromMondaytoFriday.B）FromMondaytoSaturday.

C）Everyday.D）OnSaturdaysandSundays.

PassageTwo

Questions15to17arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

15.A）Theywouldtrainthechildrentobehappystreetcleaners.

B）Theywouldmakethechildrengreatscholars.

C）Theyintendedtotrainthechildrenasadultsweretrained.

D）Theywouldgivethechildrenfreedomtofullydevelopthemselves.

16.A）Somechildrenaregood,somearenot.

B）Childrenaregoodbynature.

C）Mostchildrenarenervous.

D）Childrenarenotasbraveasadults.

17.A）Hethinksascholarismorerespectablethanastreetcleaner.

B）Hethinkshighlyofteachingasaprofession.

C）Hethinksalljobsareequallygoodsolongaspeoplelikethem.

D）Hethinksastreetcleanerishappierthanascholar.

PassageThree

Questions18to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

18.A）Thedaughterofaprisonguard.

B）TheEmperorofRome.

C）AChristiancouple.

D）AChristiannamedValentine.

19.A）Toproposemarriage.

B）TocelebrateValentine'

sbirthday.

C）Toexpresstheirrespectforeachother.

D）Toshowtheirlove.

20.A）ItisanAmericanfolktale.

B）ItissomethingrecordedinRomanhistory.

C）Itisoneofthepossibleoriginsofthisholiday.

D）ItisastoryfromtheBible.

PartIIReadingComprehension（35minutes）

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

OnedayinJanuary1913.G.H.Hardy,afamousCambridgeUniversitymathematicianreceivedaletterfromanIndiannamedSrinivasaRamanujanaskinghimforhisopinionof120

mathematicaltheorems（定理）thatRamanujansaidhehaddiscovered.ToHardy,manyofthe

theoremsmadenosense.Oftheothers,oneortwowerealreadywell-known.Ramanjuanmust

besomekindoftrickplayer,Hardydecided,andputtheletteraside.Butallthatdaytheletter

kepthangingroundHardy.Mighttherebesomethinginthosewild-lookingtheorems?

ThateveningHardyinvitedanotherbrilliantCambridgemathematician,J.E.Littlewood,

andthetwomensetouttoassesstheIndian'

sworth.Thatincidentwasaturningpointinthe

historyofmathematics.

Atthetime,RamanujanwasanobscureMadrasPortTrustclerk.Alittlemorethanayear

later,hewasatCambridgeUniversity,andbeginningtoberecognizedasoneofthemostamazingmathematicianstheworldhaseverknown.Thoughhediedin1920,muchofhisworkwas

sofarinadvanceofhistimethatonlyinrecentyearsisitbeginningtobeproperlyunderstood.

Indeed,hisresultsarehelpingsolvetoday'

sproblemsincomputerscienceandphysics,problems

thathecouldhavehadnonotionof.

ForIndians,moreover,Ramanujanhasaspecialsignificance.Ramanujan,thoughbornin

poorandill-paidaccountant'

sfamily100yearsago,hasinspiredmanyIndianstoadoptmath-

ematicsascareer.

MuchofRamanujan'

sworkisinnumbertheory,abranchofmathematicsthatdealswith

thesubtle（难以捉摸的）lawsandrelationshipsthatgovernnumbers.Mathematiciansdescribe

hisresultsaselegantandbeautifulbuttheyaremuchtoocomplextobeappreciatedbylaymen.

Hislife,though,isfullofdramaandsorrow.Itisoneofthegreatromanticstoriesofmathemat-

ics,adistressingreminderthatgeniuscansurfaceandriseinthemostunpromisingcircum-

stances.

21.WhenHardyreceivedthe120theoremsfromRamanujan,hisattitudeatfirstmightbebest

describedas

A）uninterestedB）unsympatheticC）suspiciousD）curious

22.Ramanujan'

spositioninCambridgeUniversityowedmuchto

A）thejudgementofhisworkbyHardyandLittlewood

B）hisletterofapplicationacceptedbyHardy

C）hisworkasaclerkatMadrasPortTrust

D）hisbeingrecognizedbytheworldasafamousmathematician

23.Itmaybeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthor

A）feelssorryforRamanujan'

searlydeath

B）isdissatisfiedwiththeslowdevelopmentofcomputerscience

C）ispuzzledaboutthecomplexityofRamanujan'

stheorems

D）greatlyappreciatesRamanujan'

smathematicalgenius

24.Inthelastparagraph,theauthorpointsoutthat

A）Ramanujan'

smathematicaltheoremswerenotappreciatedbyothermathematicians

B）extremelytalentedpeoplecanprovetheirworthdespitedifficultcircumstances

C）Ramanujanalsowroteanumberofstoriesaboutmathematics

D）Ramanujanhadworkedoutanelegantbutcomplicatedmethodofsolvingproblems

25.Theword"

laymen"

（Lastpara,Lind6）mostprobablymeans

A）peoplewhodonotspecializeinmathematicalscience

B）peoplewhoarecareless

C）peoplewhoarenotinterestedinmathematics

D）peoplewhodon'

tliketosolvecomplicatedproblems

Questions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Evenifallthetechnicalandintellectualproblemscanbesolved,therearemajorsocial

problemsinherentinthecomputerrevolution.Themostobviousisunemployment,sincetheba-

sicpurposeofcommercialcomputerizationistogetmoreworkdonebyfewerpeople.One

Britishstudypredictsthat"

automationinducedunemployment"

inWesternEuropecouldreach

16~,6inthenextdecade,butmostanalysesaremoreoptimistic.Thegeneralruleseemstobe

thatnewtechnologyeventuallycreatesasmanyjobsasitdestroys,andoftenmore."

Peoplewho

putincomputersusuallyincreasetheirstaffsaswell"

saysCPT'

sScheff."

Ofcourse,"

headds,

"

oneindustrymaykillanotherindustry.That'

stoughonsomepeople."

Theoretically,allunemployedworkerscanberetrained,butretrainingprogramsarenot

highonthenation'

sagenda（议事日程）.Manynewjobs,moreover,willrequireanabilityinusing

computers,andtheretrainingneededtousethemwillhavetoberepeatedasthetechnology

keepsimproving.SaysachillingreportbytheCongressionalOfficeofTechnologyAssessment:

Lifelongretrainingisexpectedtobecomethestandardformanypeople."

Thereisaalready

considerableevidencethattheschoolchildrennowbeingeducatedintheuseofcomputersare

generallythechildrenofthewhitemiddleclass.Youngblacks,whoseunemploymentratestands

todayat5096,willfindanotherbarrierinfrontofthem.

Suchsocialproblemsarenotthefaultofthecomputer,ofcourse,butaconsequenceofthe

waytheAmericansocietymightusethecomputer."

EveninthedaysoftheBig,main-frame

computers,whentheywereamachineforthefew."

saysKatherineDavisFishman,authorof

TheComputerEstablishment,"

itwasatooltohelptherichgetricher.Itstillistoalargeex-

tent.Oneofthegreatvaluesofthepersonalcomputeristhatsmallerfirms,smallerorganizations

cannowhavesomeoftheadvantagesofthebiggerorganizations."

26.Theclosestrestatementof"

oneindustrymaykillanotherindustry"

（Para.ILind11）is

that

A）industriestendtocompetewithoneanother

B）oneindustrymightbedrivenoutofbusinessbyanotherindustry

C）oneindustrymayincreaseitsstaffattheexpenseofanother

D）industriestendtocombineintobiggerones

27.Theword"

chilling"

（Para.2,Line5）mostprobablymeans

A）misleadingB）convincingC）discouragingD）interesting

28.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A）Computersareefficientinretrainingunempleyedworkers.

B）Computersmayoffermoreworkingopportunitiesthantheydestroy.

C）Computerswillincreasetheunemploymentrateofyoungblacks.

D）Computerscanhelpsmallerorganizationstofunctionmoreeffectively.

29.Fromthepassageitcanbeinferredthat

A）allschoolchildrenareofferedacourseintheuseofcomputers

B）allunemployedworkersarebeingretrained

C）retrainingprogrammesareconsideredveryimportantbythegovernment

D）inrealityonlyacertainport