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A.nature

B.limitation

C.usefulness

D.creativity

67.Itisimpliedinthepassagethat___.

A.localnewsusedtobetheonlysourceofinformation.

B.localnewsstilltakesasignificantplace.

C.nationalnewsisbecomingmorepopular.

D.internationalnewsisthefastesttransmittednews.

68.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECT?

A.Topossessinformationusedtobeaprivilege.

B.Publiclibrarieshavereplacedprivatelibraries.

C.Communicationmeansmorethantransmission.

D.Informationinfluenceswaysoflifeandthinking.

69.Fromthelastparagraphwecaninferthatthewriteris___.

A.indifferenttotheharmfulinfluenceofthemassmedia

B.happyaboutthedrasticchangesinthemassmedia

C.pessimisticaboutthefutureofthemassmedia

D.concernedaboutthewronguseofthemassmedia

TEXTB’

ThemenandwomenofAnglo-SaxonEnglandnormallyboreonenameonly.Distinguishingepithetswererarelyadded.Thesemightbepatronymic,descriptiveoroccupational.Theywere,however,hardlysurnames.HeritablenamesgraduallybecamegeneralinthethreecenturiesfollowingtheNormanConquestin1066.Itwasnotuntilthe13thand14thcenturiesthatsurnamesbecamefixed,althoughformanyyearsafterthat,thedegreeofstabilityinfamilynamesvariedconsiderablyindifferentpartsofthecountry.’

Britishsurnamesfallmainlyintofourbroadcategories:

patronymic,occupational,descriptiveandlocal.Afewnames,itistrue,willremainpuzzling:

foreignnames,perhaps,crudelytranslated,adaptedorabbreviated;

orartificialnames.Infact,overfiftypercentofgenuineBritishsurnamesderivefromplacenamesofdifferentkinds,andsotheybelongtothelastofourfourmaincategories.EvensuchanameasSimpsonmaybelongtothislastgroup,andnottothefirst,hadthefamilyoncehaditshomeintheancientvillageofthatname.Otherwise,Simpsonmeans“thesonofSimon”,asmightbeexpected.’

Hundredsofoccupationalsurnamesareatoncefamiliartous,oratleastrecognisableafteralittlethought:

Archer,Carter,Fisher,Mason,Thatcher,Taylor,tonamebutafew.Hundredsofothersaremoreobscureintheirmeaningsandtestifytotheamazingspecializationinmedievalarts,craftsandfunctions.Suchare“Day”,（OldEnglishforbreadmaker）and“Walker”（afullerwhosejobitwastocleanandthickennewlymadecloth）.’

Allthesevocationalnamescarrywiththemacertaingravityanddignity,whichdescriptivenamesoftenlack.Some,itistrue,like“Long”,“Short”or“Little”,aresimple.Theymaybetakenquiteliterally.Othersrequiremorethinking:

theirmeaningsareslightlydifferentfromthemodemones.“Black”and“White“implieddarkandfairrespectively.“Sharp”meantgenuinelydiscerning,alert,acuteratherthanquick-wittedorclever.Place-nameshavealastinginterestsincethereishardlyatownorvillageinallEnglandthathasnotatsometimegivenitsnametoafamily.Theymaybepicturesque,evenpoetical;

ortheymaybepedestrian,eventrivial.Amongthecommonernameswhichsurvivewithrelativelylittlechangefromold-Englishtimesare“Milton”（middleenclosure）and“Hilton”（enclosureonahill）.

70.Surnamesaresaidtobe___inAnglo-SaxonEngland.

A.common

B.vocational

C.unusual

D.descriptive

71.Welearnfromthefirstparagraph___formanyyearsafterthe13thand14thcenturies.

A.familynamesbecamedescriptiveandoccupational

B.peopleinsomeareasstillhadnosurnames

C.somepeoplekeptchangingtheirsurnames

D.allfamilynamesbecamefixedinEngland

72.“Patronymic”inthesecondparagraphisclosestinmeaningto“formedfrom___.

A.thenameofone’sfather”

B.thefamilyoccupation”

C.one’sfamilyhome”

D.one’sfamilyhistory”

73.Whichofthefollowingsentencesisanopinionratherthanafact?

A.hundredsofoccupationalnamesareatoncefamiliartous.

B.“Black”and“White”implied“dark”and“fair”respectively.

C.Vocationalnamescarrywiththemacertaingravityanddignity.

D.EveryplaceinEnglandhasgivenitsnametoafamily.

TEXTC

Sincetheearly1930s,Swissbankshadpridedthemselvesontheirsystemofbankingsecrecyandnumberedaccounts.Overtheyears,theyhadsuccessfullywithstoodeverychallengetothissystembytheirowngovernmentwho,inturn,hadbeenfrequentlyurgedbyforeigngovernmentstorevealinformationaboutthefinancialaffairstocertainaccountholders.TheresultofthispolicyofsecrecywasthatakindofmystiquehadgrownuparoundSwissbanking.Therewasawidely-heldbeliefthatSwitzerlandwasirresistibletowealthyforeigners,mainlybecauseofitsnumberedaccountsandbankers’reluctancetoaskawkwardquestionsofdepositors.Contributingtothemystiquewastheview,carefullypropagatedbythebanksthemselves,thatifthissecrecywasevergivenup,foreignerswouldfalloverthemselvesintherushtowithdrawmoney,andtheSwissbankingsystemwouldvirtuallycollapseovernight.’

Tomany,therefore,itcamelikeaboltoutoftheblue,when,in1977,theSwissbanksannouncedtheyhadsignedapactwiththeSwissNationalBank（theCentralBank）.Theaimoftheagreementwastopreventtoimproperuseofthecountry’sbanksecrecylaws,anditseffectwastocurbseverelythesystemofsecrecy.’

Theruleswhichthebankshadagreedtoobservemadetheopeningofnumberedaccountssubjecttomuchcloserscrutinythanbefore.Thebankswouldberequired,ifnecessary,toidentifytheoriginofforeignfundsgoingintonumberedandotheraccounts.Theideawastostopsuchaccountsbeingusedfordubiouspurposes.Alsotheyagreednottoacceptfundsresultingfromtaxevasionorfromcrime.’

Thepactrepresentedessentiallyatighteningupofbankingrules.Althoughthebanksagreedtoendrelationswithclientswhoseidentitieswereunclearorwhowereperformingimproperacts,theywerestillnotobligedtoinformonaclienttoanyone,includingtheSwissgovernment.Tosomeextent,therefore,theprincipleofsecrecyhadbeenmaintained.

74.Swissbankstookpridein___.

A.thenumberoftheiraccounts

B.withholdingclientinformation

C.beingmysterioustotheoutsiders

D.attractingwealthyforeignclients

75.Accordingtothepassage,thewidely-heldbeliefthatSwitzerlandwasirresistibletowealthyforeignerswas___bybanksthemselves.

A.denied

B.criticized

C.reviewed

D.defended

76.Inthelastparagraph,thewriterthinksthat___.

A.completechangeshadbeenintroducedintoSwissbanks

B.Swissbankscouldnolongerkeepclientinformation

C.changesinthebankpolicieshadbeensomewhatsuperficial

D.morechangesneedtobeconsideredandmade

TEXTD

Coketownwasatownofredbrick,orofbrickthatwouldhavebeenredifthesmokeandtheasheshadallowedit;

butasmattersstooditwasatownofunnaturalredandblacklikethepaintedfaceofasavage.Itwasatownofmachineryandtallchimneys,outofwhichsmoketrailedthemselvesforeverandever.Ithadablackcanalinit,andariverthatranpurplewithill-smellingdye,andvastpilesofbuildingsfullofwindowswheretherewasarattlingandatremblingalldaylong,andwherethepistonofthesteam-engineworkedmonotonouslyupanddownliketheheadofanelephantinastateofmadness.Thetowncontainedseverallargestreetsallverylikeoneanother,andmanysmallstreetsstillmorelikeoneanother,inhabitedbypeopleequallylikeoneanother.’

Asunnymidsummerday.Therewassuchathingsometimes,eveninCoketown.Seenfromadistanceinsuchweather,Coketownlaycoveredin