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AwhichB.forwhichC.inwhichD.why
6.Ifyouneedfurtherinformation,please_______ouroffice.
A.constantB.constructC.contactD.contain
7.Butfortherain,we________aniceholiday.
A.shouldhaveB.wouldhavehadC.wouldhaveD.willhavehad
8.Itwasnotuntilmid-night________theirwayoutoftheforest.
A.whentheyfoundB.thattheyfound
c.didtheyfindD.thattheydidn’tfind
9.Johncomplainedtothebooksellerthattherewereseveralpages________inthedictionary.
A.missingB.losingC.droppingD.leaking
10.________youwerebusy,Iwouldn’thavebotheredyouwithmyquestions.
AIfIrealizedB.HadIrealized
C.DidIhaverealizedthatD.AsIrealized
11._________,hefelttiredoutaftertheeight-hourlongjourney.
A.StrongasheisB.Thestrongerheis
C.StrongmanthatheisD.Forheisstrong
12.We’llhavetofinishthejob,_________.
A.longittakeshoweverB.ittakeshoweverlong
C.longhoweverittakesD.howeverlongittakes
13.Isthismuseum_________someofyourfriendsvisitedlastmonth?
AthatB.whereCinwhichD.theone
14.Shefailedtocallthedoctor’sassistantto________herappointment.
A.greetB.missCruinD.cancel
15.Idecidedtostopandhaveadrink,_________Iwasfeelingquitethirsty.
A.forB.moreoverCconsequentlyD.whereas.
.Eachofthefollowingsentencescontainsonemistake.AmongthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,choosetheoneinwhichyouthinkthemistakeisandwriteyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10%)
1.Wefeelcomfortablewithpeoplewithphysicalqualitiessimilarasours.
ABCD
2.Childhoodisatimethattherearefewresponsibilities.
ABCD
3.ThomasMalthuspublishedhis“EssayonthePrincipleofPopulation”almost
A
200yearsago.Eversincethen,forecastershavebeingwarningthatworldwidefamine
BC
wasjustaroundthenextcorner.
D
4.Ithinkeventeachersoflanguage,whilerecognizingtheimportanceofagood
accent,tendtoneglect,intheirpracticalteaching,thebranchofstudyconcerning
withspeakingthelanguage.
5.Thepresidentofthecompany,togetherwiththeworkers,areplanninga
AB
conferenceforthepurposeofsolvingfinancialproblems.
CD
6.WestronglysuggestthatHenryistoldabouthisphysicalconditionassoon
aspossible.
7.Whenamangrowsup,hecannolongerexpectotherstopayforhisfood,
AB
hisclothes,andhisroom,buthastoworkifhewantstolivecomfortable.
CD
8.Anexplosiveeruptionoccurredinthemorningof14July,following2hours
ABC
ofverylowseismicactivity.
9.Lifeinsuranceisfinancialprotectionfordependentsagainstlossresultingfrom
ABC
thebreadwinner’sdeath.
D
10.Peoplewholiveinsmalltownsoftenseemtobefriendlierthanthoseliving
ABC
indenselypopulatedareas.
Ⅲ.Eachofthepassagesbelowisfollowedbysomequestions.Foreachquestion,therearefourchoicesmarkeda,b,candd.ChoosethebestoneandwriteyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET.(25%)
PassageOne
Nooneknowsexactlyhowmanydisabledpeoplethereareintheworld,butestimatessuggestthefigureisover450million.ThenumberofdisabledpeopleinIndiaaloneisprobablymorethandoublethetotalpopulationofCanada.
IntheUnitedKingdom,aboutoneintenpeoplehavesomedisability.Disabilityisnotjustsomethingthathappenstootherpeople:
aswegetolder,manyofuswillbecomelessmobile,hardofhearingorhavefailingeyesight.
Disablementcantakemanyformsandoccuratanytimeoflife.Somepeoplearebornwithdisabilities.Manyothersbecomedisabledastheygetolder.Therearemanyprogressivedisablingdiseases.Thelongertimegoeson,theworsetheybecome.Somepeoplearedisabledinaccidents.Manyothersmayhaveaperiodofdisabilityintheformofamentalillness.Allareaffectedbypeople’sattitudetowardsthem.
Disabledpeoplefacemanyphysicalbarriers.Nexttimeyougoshoppingortoworkorvisitfriends,imaginehowyouwouldmanageifyoucouldnotgetupsteps,orontobusesandtrains.Howwouldyoucopeifyoucouldnotseewhereyouweregoingorcouldnothearthetraffic?
Butthereareotherbarriers:
prejudicecanbeevenhardertobreakdownandignoranceinevitablyrepresentsbyfarthegreatestbarrierofall.Itisalmostimpossiblefortheable-bodiedtofullyappreciatewhattheseverelydisabledgothrough,soitisimportanttodrawattentiontothesebarriersandshowthatitistheindividualpersonandtheirability,nottheirdisability,whichcounts.
1.Thefirstparagraphpointsoutthat_______.
A.therearemanydisabledpeopleintheworld
B.thenumberofdisabledpeopleinIndiaisthegreatest
C.IndiahasmuchmoredisabledpeoplethanCanada
Ditisimpossibletogetanexactfigureoftheworld’sdisabledpeople
2.Thelastwordofthepassage“counts”mostprobablymeans_______.
A.ismostimportant
B.isconsidered
C.isincluded
Disnumbered
3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?
A.eventheable-bodiedmanylosesomeoftheirbodyfunctionswhentheygetolder.
B.thereareaboutl0percentdisabledpersonsintheUK.
C.thewholesociety,shouldpaydueattentiontothebarriersfacedbythedisabledpeople
D.therestillexistsprejudiceagainstthedisabledwhichresultsmainlyfromignorance
PassageTwo
OnThursdayafternoonMrs.Clarke,dressedforgoingout,tookherhandbagwithhermoneyandherkeyinit,pulledthedoorbehindhertolockitandwenttotheover-60sClub.ShealwayswentthereonThursdays.Itwasaniceoutingforanoldwomanwholivedalone.
Atsixo’clockshecamehome,letherselfinandatoncesmeltcigarettesmoke.Cigarettesmokeinherhouse?
How?
Hadsomeonegotin?
Shecheckedthebackdoorandthewindows.Allwerelockedorfastened,asusual.Therewasnosignofforcedentry.
Overacupofteashewonderedwhethersomeonemighthaveakeythatfittedherfrontdoor-“amasterkey”perhaps.SoshestayedathomethefollowingThursday.Nothinghappened.Wasanyonewatchinghermovements?
OntheThursdayafterthatshewentoutatherusualtime,dressedasusual,butshedidn’tgototheclub.Insteadshetookashortcuthomeagain,lettingherselfinthroughhergardenandthebackdoor.Shesettleddowntowait.
Itwasjustafterfouro’clockwhenthefrontdoorbellrang.Mrs.Clarkewasmakingacupofteaatthetime.Thebellrangagain,andthensheheardherletter-boxbeingpushedopen.Withthekettleofboilingwaterinherhand,shemovedquietlytowardsthefrontdoor.Alongpieceofwireappearedthroughtheletter-box,andthenahand.Thewireturnedandcaughtaroundtheknobonthedoor-lock.Mrs.Clarkeraisedthekettleandpouredthewateroverthehand.Therewasashoutoutside,andtheskinseemedtodropoffthefingerslikeaglove.Thewirefelltothefloor,thehandwaspulledback,andMrs.Clarkeheardthesoundofrunningfeet.
4.Mrs.ClarkelookedforwardtoThursdaybecause________.
A.sheworkedataclubonthatday
B.shevisitedherrelativesonThursdays
C.shevisitedaclubonThursday
DaspecialvisitorcameonThursday
5.Ifsomeonehadmadeaforcedentry_________.
A.Mrs.Clarkewouldhavefoundabrokendoororwindow
B.heorshewasstillinthehouse
C.thingswouldhavebeenthownabout
D.heorshewouldhaveneededamasterkey
6.OnthethirdThursdayMrs.Clarkewentout________.
A.becauseshedidn’twanttomisstheclubagain
B.toseeifthethiefwashangingaboutoutside
C.totheclubbutthenchangedhermind
D.inanattempttotrickthethief
7.Thewirefelltothefloor________.
A.becauseMrs.Clarkerefusedtoopenthedoor
B.whentheman’sglovedroppedoff
C.becauseitwastoohottohold
D.becausethemanjustwantedtogetaway
PassageThree
TheeconomyoftheUnitedStatesafter1952wastheeconomyofawell-fed,almostfullyemployedpeople.Despiteoccasionalalarms,thecountryescapedanypostwardepressionandlivedinastateofboom.Aneconomicsurveyoftheyear1955,atypicalyearofthe1950s,maybetypicalasillustratingtherapideconomicgrowthofthedecade.Thenationaloutputwasvaluedatl0percentabovethatof1954(1955outputwasestimatedat392billiondollars).Theproductionofmanufacturerswasabout40percentmorethanithadaveragedintheyearsimmediatelyfollowingWorldWarTwo.Thecountry’sbusinessspentabout30billiondollarsfornewfactoriesandmachinery.Nationalincomeavailableforspendingwasalmostathirdgreaterthanithadbeenin1950.Consumersspentabout256billiondollars;
thatisabout700milliondollarsaday,orabouttwenty-fivemilliondollarseveryhour,allroundtheclock.Sixty-fivemillionpeopleheldjobsandonlyalittlemorethantwomillionwantedjobsbutcouldnotfindthem.Onlyagriculturecomplainedthatitwasnotsharin