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26.[A]generation
[B]age
[C]decade
[D]era
27.[A]recorded
[B]remembered
[C]regretted
[D]recommended
28.[A]For
[B]After
[C]During
[D]At
30.[A]Moreover
[B]However
[C]Therefore
[D]Thus
31.[A]only
[B]occasionally
[C]often
[D]never
32.[A]reflection
[B]reaction
[C]recreation
[D]relaxation
33.[A]effecting
[B]affecting
[C]defecting
[D]perfecting
34.[A]questions
[B]arguments
[C]debates
[D]disputes
35.[A]dismissed
[B]removed
[C]raised
[D]promoted
36.[A]reformed
[B]echoed
[C]repeated
[D]respected
37.[A]involvement
[B]assignment
[C]replacement
[D]settlement
38.[A]dissatisfying[B]delighting
[C]pleasing
[D]discouraging
39.[A]later
[B]past
[C]on
[D]ahead
40.[A]evident
[B]positive
[C]realistic
[D]instructive
41.[A]with
[B]against
[C]towards
[D]about
42.[A]tool
[B]creation
[C]mirror
[D]decoration
43.[A]along
[B]up
[C]together
[D]out
44.[A]unity
[B]reality
[C]popularity
[D]individuality
45.[A]presentation
[B]display
[C]performance
[D]publication
SECTIONIIIReadingComprehension(40minutes)
PartA
Readthefollowingthreetexts.AnswerthequestionsoneachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.
Text1
I'
dbeenlivingwithmywifeforeightyearsandonenight"
mom"
says,uIguessyouguysarenevergonnagetmarried.Imean,you'
vebeenthroughjailtogether,you*elivingtogether,but:
..,oh,forgetit.”
“Oh,well,”Isaid,"
putitlikethatandI'
llmarryyourdaughtertomorrow.”
Actually,Idon'
tknowwhatwewerewaitingfor,exceptthatforaguyit'
snevertherighttimetogetmarried.I'
malsosuspiciousofanytwopeoplewhodon*tstrugglewiththatdecision.PartofmyproblemwasthatIwasstilllustinginmyheartafterotherladies.ButsomehowIknewthatIwasn'
tgoingtofindanotherwomanremotelyasgreatasmysoon-to-bewife.It'
sagoodthingmymother-in-lawfinallyspokeup.
Ifinallygatheredmycourageonedaywhenwewerehavingapicnic,andpoppedthequestion.IalsogavemywifeabigtouristpamphletaboutSwitzerland.Iwasn'
ttakinganychances.
Shesaidno.
Itkilledme.Ifeltsicktomystomach.Ilostmyappetite.Ourdogjuststaredatme,thinking,“Ifyou*renotgoingtoeatyourlunch,Iwill.”Finally,Isaid,“ButtheSwitzerlandtripisyoursifyousayyes.”
“Switzerland,”shesaid,“isfilledwithprecise,humorlesspeople.”
uMaybeIshouldhavesuggestedParis?
Foraminuteitseemedasifmychangeintravelplanswouldrateasolid“maybe”.Butshesaidnoagain.Whenwewokeupthenextmorning,shetoldmethatshe'
dsleptonmyproposal.“IguessIwasalittlerudetoyoulastnight,”sheexplained.Meanwhile,I*mfiguringI'
moffthehookforthismarriagethingforatleastanothereightyears.Icouldaffordtobegenerous.
"
Iasked,yousaidno.It'
sokay,”Isaid.Imighthavelookedalittletoorelievedbecauselaterthatdayshegavemealittlebox.Insidewasagoldwatch.Onthebackwasinscribed.“Yes.I'
vereconsidered.”
Ilikedthewatch,soIdidtherightthing.
46.Thereasonwhythemanhadwaitedsolongwasthathe.
[A]didn'
tthinkeightyearswaslongenough
[B]suspectedthathusbandandwifewouldoftenquarrel
[C]didn*tthinkhewasreadytoproposetoher
[D]waswaitingforhismother-in-law*sapproval
47.Themanproposedtothewomanbecause.
[A]herealizedhecouldfindnootherwomanbetter
[B]hewasafraidthatthewomanmightleavehim
[C]hewaseagertovisitSwitzerlandwiththewoman
[D]hecouldfinallyovercomehisfearformarriage
48.Bysaying“Icouldaffordtobegenerous.(thirdparagraphfromthebottom)theman
impliedthathe.
[A]wouldn'
tcaretoomuch讦hestayedsingle
[B]couldtakehertoabetterplacethanParis
[C]wasrichenoughtosupporthiswife
[D]didn'
tcarewhatshethoughtabouthisproposal
49.Thelastsentence“Ididtherightthing”impliedhe.
[A]traveledwithhiswife
[B]hadasuccessfulmarriage
[C]likedthewatchverymuch
[D]waitedforanothereightyears
50.Thebesttitleforthistextwouldbe.
[A]HowMyMother-In-LawHelpedMe
[B]HowIReceivedaGoldWatchILiked
[C]HowIMadeMyWifeTravelWithMe
[D]HowICametoMarry-MyWife
Text2
Hithere.How'
sitgoing?
Oh,fine.Fine.Howaboutthisweather,huh?
”
Well,Iguesswecanalwaysusetherain.”
What'
sthat?
Thisstory?
Oh,justalittlelookatsmalltalk.Youknow,thoseseeminglymeaninglessconversationsyouhavedozensoftimesaday,Maybeyou*rewaitingfortheelevat0匚
Orinalineatthebank.Itallseemsprettytrivial.Idlechatterabouttrafficdoesn'
tdomuchmorethanfilltheairwithemptywordsthatarequicklyforgotten.Butyoushouldknowthatsmalltalkactuallyhasabigplaceinourlives.
PatOliver,assistantprofessoronarts,saysthat,"
Leftunchecked,smalltalkcanbeaninvasion.It'
ssopowerful.Itdoessomethingtoyou.”“EverymorningafterspendinganhourandahalfonthefreewayIstartthedaywithsmalltalkwithmysecretary,Oliversays,"
IfIdon'
tmakesmallconnectionwithanotherperson,Ican'
twork.^^
Whatcausesit?
Asarule,you*reeithertryingtoforcesomethingintoyourlife,oryou'
reusingconversationasaninvisibleforcefieldtokeepthemout.Youcanbewantingtoconnectwithanotherperson,andsmalltalkisyourintroductiontomoremeaningfulconversation.
Thewaypeopleusesmalltalkisusuallydeterminedbywheretheyhappentobeatthetime.
Taketheelevator,forinstance.Nowthere'
sprimeterritory.Nobodyknowsanyoneandthere'
snoreasontostartaconversation,butinvariably,someonedoes.Makingconversationinsuchpeacefulsocialsettings,accordingtoOliver,"
canconfirmyourterritory.It'
sawayoffeelinglikedandaccepted."
Thetopicsofsmalltalkdon'
tmatter.Infact,youdon'
twantanythingmoretaxingthantheweatherorthetraffic.It'
sthreateningtalkinathreateningsituation.However,theruleschangequicklywhenyou'
rewithlotsofpeopledoinglotsoftalking.
Let'
ssayyou*reataparty.Nowit*stimetousesmalltalkasawayofmakingothersfeelmorecomfortablearoundyou,soyoudon'
tlooksillystandingbythefoodtablealoneallnight.
51.“Smalltalk”,asinterpretedbytheauthor,.
[A]hasnorealfunctionincommunicationatall
[B]isusuallymeaninglessandthereforeuseless
[C]isnotasidleasitmayseemtobe
[D]isrestrictedtocertaintopicsonly
52.Accordingtotheauthor,smalltalkisoftenused.
[A]toinvadeother'
sprivateaffairs
[B]toshareasecretbetweenintimatefriends
[C]toopenandmaintainchannelsofcommunication
[D]toprotectone'
sownprivacy
53.Accordingtotheauthor,topicsofsmalltalkmayincludecommentson.
[A]somepoliticalissues
[B]one*sphysicalcondition
[C]other*swaysofdress
[D]thetrafficjam
54.Whyissmalltalkdescribedasnon-threateningtalkinathreateningsituation"
?
[A]Itisusedbypeopletoencouragethosewhoareconfrontedwithdanger.
[B]Itisusedtoshowthatoneisenthusiasticandhospitable.
[C]Itisusedtocreateamorefriendlyatmosphereandtoavoidembarrassment.
[D]Itisusedbypeopletoprotectothersinthethreateningsituation.
55.Accordingtotheauthor,atabigparty,smalltalkisusedwiththepurposeof.
[A]makingbothothersandyourselffeelatease
[B]excludingthoseyoudon'
tlikefromjoiningyou
[C]keepingyourvoicelowsoonlyyourfriendscanhearyou
[D]comfortingthosewhofeellonely
Text3
DollarsandcentsarethebasicunitsofAmericanmoney.Thebackofalldollarbillsaregreen(hencegreenbacks^).Thecommonlyusedcoinsare:
onecent(penny),fivecents(nickel),10cents(dime),and25cents(quarter).50pieces(halfdollar)andsilverdollars(notreallysilveranymore)aregaininginusage,whiletherehasbeentalkofphasingoutthepennythat'
sinflationforyou."
Alwayscarryplentyofquarterswhentravelling.Veryusefulforphones,sodamachines,laundrymachines,etc."
ThereisgenerallynoprobleminusingUSdollars