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17.DuringthepastyearstheofautomobileaccidentsinNewYorkCityhasdecreased.
A.degreeB.quantityC.numberD.amount
18.Bothapproachesrequirethattheactorhisorherownpersonalvaluesaswellasthecharacter’s.
A.mustunderstandB.shouldunderstand
C.hastounderstandD.needtounderstand
19.Itiswrongforpeopletothinkthatexpertsarerightwhentheyexplaintheirideasonsomesubjects.
A.steadilyB.constantly
C.persistentlyD.continuously
20.Wehadapartylastweekend,anditwasalotoffun.Solet’shaveonethisweekend.
A.anotherB.more
C.theotherD.other
21.Thebravefiremenhadfoughtfordaysbeforetheymanagedtotheforestfire.
A.putonB.putup
C.putoffD.putout
22.YoucanarriveinBeijingearlierforthemeetingyoudon’tmindtakingthenighttrain.
A.ifB.unless
C.thoughD.until
23.Hethatacombinationofrecentoildiscoveriesandtheadvanceofnewtechnologywillleadtoadeclineinthepriceofcrudeoil.
A.predictsB.compels
C.arrangesD.disputes
24.inasimplestyle,thebookclearlydescribestheauthor’schildhoodexperiencesinasmalltown.
A.WritingB.Tobewritten
C.BeingwrittenD.Written
25.Forthesereasons,thenewspaperishavingproblemsinthenorthofthecountry.
A.distributionB.regulation
C.recognitionD.destruction
26.Theparentsweremuchkindertotheiryoungestchildthantheyweretotheothers,,
ofcourse,madetheothersjealous.
A.whichB.that
C.whatD.who
27.“Sorry,therearenoticketsfortomorrow’sperformance,”theticketofficersaidpolitely.
A.preferableB.considerable
C.accessibleD.available
28.Withtemperaturesorapidly,wecouldnotgoonwiththeexperiment.
A.fellB.fall
C.fallingD.fallen
29.Historyhasdemonstratedthatcountrieswithdifferentsocialsystemscanjoinhandsinmeetingthecommonchallengestohumananddevelopment.
A.evolutionB.survival
C.satisfactionD.damage
30.beforewedepartedlastweekend,wewouldhavehadawonderfuldinnerparty.
A.HadtheyarrivedB.Wouldtheyarrive
C.WeretheyarrivingD.Weretheytoarrive
31.Alotofpeoplewerereadytoworklonghoursbecausehighunemploymentmeantthattheycouldeasilybe.
A.separatedB.appointed
C.transferredD.replaced
32.thatsawthetradebetweenthetwocountriesreachitshighestpoint.
A.Duringthe1990’sB.Thatitwasinthe1990’s
C.Itwasinthe1990’sD.Itwasthe1990’s
33.Theyhavebeenwaitingformanyhours.Theairplanemusthavebeen.
A.ofscheduleB.onschedule
C.aheadofscheduleD.behindschedule
34.Themanagerpromisedtokeepmeofhowourbusinesswasgoingon.
A.informedB.informing
C.tobeinformedD.havinginformed
35.Wecan’taffordtoletthesituationgetworse.Wehavetotaketoputitright.
A.decisionsB.advantages
C.sidesD.steps
ReadingComprehension(55minutes,40points)
Therearefourpassagesinthispart.Eachofthepassageisfollowedbyfivequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.
PassageOne
Theworstthingabouttelevisionandradioisthattheyentertainus,savingusthetroubleofentertainingourselves.
Ahundredyearsago,beforeallthesedeviceswereinvented,ifapersonwantedtoentertainhimselfwithasongorapieceofmusic,hewouldhavetodothesinginghimselforpockupaviolinandplayit.Now,allhehastodoisturnontheradioorTV.Asaresult,singingandmusichavedeclined.
Italiansusedtosingallthetime.Now,theyonlydoitinHollywoodmovies.Indianmoviesaremostlyaseriesofsongsanddancestrappedaroundsillystories.Asaresult,theydon’tdomuchsinginginIndianvillagesanymore.Indeed,eversinceradiofirstcametolife,therehasbeenaterribledeclineinamateur(业余的)singingthroughouttheworld.
Therearetworeasonsforthissaddecline:
One,humanbeingsareastonishinglylazy.Putaliftinabuilding,andpeoplewouldrathertakeitthanclimbeventwoflightsofsteps.Similarly,inventamachinethatsings,andpeoplewouldratherletthemachinesingthansingthemselves.Theotherreasonisthatpeopleareeasilyembarrassed.Whenthereisafamous,talentedmusicianreadilyavailablebypushingabutton,whichamateurviolinistorpianistwouldwanttotrytoentertainfamilyorfamilyorfriendsbyhimself?
TheseearnestreflectionscametomerecentlywhentwoCDsarrivedinthemail.Theyarehistoricrecordingsoffamouswritersreadingtheirownworks.Itwasthrillingtohearthevoicesfromalongdeadpastinthelate19thcentury.Buttoday,readingoutloudanythingisnolongercommon.Today,wesingsongstoourchildrenuntiltheyareabouttwo,wereadsimplebookstothemtilltheyareaboutfive,andoncetheyhavelearnttoreadthemselves,webecomedeaf.We’realiveonlytothesoundoftheTVandthestereo(立体声音响).
IcountmyselfextremelyluckytohavebeenbornbeforeTVbecamesocommon.IwasaboutsixbeforeTVappeared.Tokeepusentertainedmymotherhadtodoagooddealofsingingandtellusendlesstales.Itwasthesameinmanyotherhomes.Peoplespokealanguage;
theysongit,theyrecitedit;
itwassomethingtheycouldfeel.
Professionalactors’performanceisextraordinarilyrevealing.ButIstillprefermyownreading.Becauseit’smine.Forthesamereason,peoplefindkaraoke(卡拉OK)liberating.Itisalmostheonlyelectronicthingthatgivesthembaketheirownvoice.Eveniftheirvoicesarehopelesslyoutoftune,atleastitismeaningfulself–entertainment.
36.Themainideaofthispassageisthat.
A.TVandradiocanamuseuswithbeautifulsongsandmusic
B.TVandradiopreventusfromself–entertainment
C.peopleshouldsingsongsandreadbooksaloudthemselves
D.parentsshouldsingsongsandreadbooksaloudtotheirchildren
37.Accordingtothepassage,Italians.
A.onlysingsongsinHollywood
B.arenolongerfondofmusic
C.onlysinganddanceinvillages
D.don’tsingmuchnowadays
38.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonforthedeclineinamateursinging?
A.ItiseasierforpeopletopleasethemselveswithsongsthroughTVandradio.
B.Amateursfeelembarrassedfortheycannotsingaswellastheprofessionals.
C.Peopledon’twanttotakethetroubletosingsongsthemselves.
D.Famousandtalentedmusicianscaneasilybemet.
39.Whenhearingthevoicesfromthefamouswritersofalongdeadpast,theauthor.
A.wasveryexcited
B.wasveryfrightened
C.thoughtthatwritersshouldn’treadtheirownbooks
D.thoughtthepastrecordingwasnotofgoodquality
40.Theauthor’sattitudetowardkaraokeis.
A.negativeB.positive
C.neutralD.indifferent
PassageTwo
Ifthose“madmoments”—whenyoucan’trememberwhatyourfriendhastoldyouorwhereyouleftyourkeys—arebecomingmorefrequent,mentalexercisesandahealthybraindietmayhelp.
Justasbodiesrequiremoremaintenancewiththepassingyears,sodobrains,whichscientistsnowknowshowsighsofagingasearlyasthe20sand30s.“Brainagingstartsataveryyoungage,youngerthananyofushadimaginedandtheseprocessedcontinuegraduallyovertheyears,”saidDr.GarySmall,thedirectoroftheCenteronAgingattheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles.“I’mconvincedthatitisnevertooearlytogetstartedonamentalorbrain-fitnessprogram,”headded.
Inhisbook,TheMemoryBible,the51-year-oldneuroscientist(神经学家)listswhathereferstoasthe10suggestionsforkeepingthebrainyoung.Theyincludetrainingmemory,buildingskills,reducingstress,mentalexercises,brainfoodandahealthylifestyle.It’sagameplanforkeepingbraincellssparkingandneuralnetworksinperfectshape.
“Misplacingyourkeysacoupleoftimesdon’tmeanyoushouldstartlabelingyourcabinets.Memorylossisnotaninevitableconsequenceofaging.Ourbrainscanfightback,”hesaid.
Smallprovidestheweaponsforafull–scaleattack.
Simplememorytestsgiveanindicationofwhatyouareupagainstandtoolssuchas“look”and“connect”aredesignedtomakesurethatimportantthingssuchasnamesanddatesareneverforgotten.“Soifyouwantedtolearnnamesandfaces,forexample,youmeetMrs.Beattyandyounoticeadistinguishingfacialfeature,maybeahigheyebrow,”saidSmall.“Youassociatethefirstthingthatcomestomind.IthinkoftheactorWarrenBeattysoIcreateamentalpictureofWarrenBeattykissingherbrow.”
Smalladmitsitmaysoundabitstrangebuthesaysitworks.“Mentalexercisescouldbeanythingfromdoingcrosswordpuzzlesandwritingwithyourlefthandifyouarerighthandedorlearningalangrage.Itcouldbeanythingthatisfunthatpeopleenjoydoing,”headded.
Healsorecommendsphysicalexercise,alow–fatdietandeatingfoodsrichinfattyacids,suchasfish,nuts,andfruitsandvegetableshighinantioxidants(抗氧化剂)includingblueberriesandonionsinadditiontoreducingstress.
41.The“madmoment