C.positionD.place
2.Itwouldbefarbetterifcollectorscouldbepersuadedtospendtheirtimeandmoneyinsupportofarchaeologicalresearch.
A.legibleB.legitimate
C.legislativeD.illicit
3.Weseekasocietythathasatitsarespectforthedignityandworthoftheindividual.
A.endB.hand
C.coreD.best
4.Avarietyofproblemshavegreatlythecountry"snormal
educationaldevelopment.
A.impededB.imparted
C.imploredD.implemented
5.Agoodeducationisanassetyoucanfortherestofyourlife.
A.spel1outB.callupon
C.falloverD.resortto
6.Oilcanchangeasocietymorethananyonecouldeverhave
imagined.
A.grosslyB.severely
C.rapidlyD.drastically
7.Beneathitsmyriadrules,thefundamentalpurposeofistomaketheworldapleasanterplacetolivein,andyouamorepleasantpersontolivewith.
A.elitismB.eloquence
C.eminenceD.etiquette
8.TheNewTestamentwasnotonlywrittenintheGreeklanguage,butideasderived
9.
10.Whileacountry"seconomyisbecomingthemostpromisingintheworld,itspeopleshouldbemoreabouttheirqua!
ityoflife.
A.discriminatingB.distributing
C.disagreeingD.disclosing
them.
11.Cheatedbytwoboyswhomhehadtruston,Josephpromisedto
A.findfaultwith
B.makethemostofD.getevenwith
C.lookdownupon
12.TheMinister"
Opposition.
A.impressive
intensive
answerlet
toanoutcryfromthe
B.evasive
D.exhaustive
13.Inproportionasthebetweenclasseswithinthenationdisappearsthehostilityofonenationtoanotherwillcometoanend.
A.intoleranceB.pessimism
C.injusticeD.antagonism
ona
14.Everyonedoestheirownthing,tothepointwhereafifth-gradeteachercan'tfourth-gradeteacherhavingtaughtcertainthings.
B.insist
D.dwell
A.count
C.fall
15.WhenthefireandA.heartsC.heads
brokeoutinthebuilding,thepeoplelosttheirranintotheelevator.
B.tempers
D.senses
16.Consumersdeprivedoftheinformationandadvicetheyneededwerequitesimply
everycheatinthemarketplace.
A.atthemercyofB.inlieuof
C.bycourtesyofD.forthepriceof
17.Infactthepurchasingpowerofasingleperson"spensioninHongKongwasonly70percentofthevalueofthe
Singaporepension.
A.
B.similar
D.identical
equivalent
C.consistent
18.Hebecameawarethathehadlosthisaudiencesincehehadnotbeenabletotalk.
A.honestlyB.graciously
C.coherentlyD.flexibly
19.Thenovel,whichisaworkofart,existsnotbyitslife,butbyitsimmeasurabledifferencefromlife.
A.significanceinB.imaginationat
C.resemblancetoD.predominanceover
20.Shewasartfulandcouldalwaysherparentsintheend.
A.shoutdownB.getround
C.complywithD.passover
PARTIICLOZETEST（15minutes,15points）
Directions:
Foreachblankinthefollowingpassage,choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesgivenintheoppositecolumn.Markthecorrespond!
ngletterofyourchoicewithasinglebaracrossthesquarebracketsonyourMachine-scoringAnswerSheet.
Weareenteringaperiodinwhichrapidpopulationgrowth,thepresenceofdeadlyweapons,anddwindlingresourceswillbringinternationaltensionstodangerouslevelsforanextendedperiod.Indeed,21seemsnoreasonfortheselevelsofdangertosubsideunlesspopulationequi1ibriumis22andsomeroughmeasureoffairnessreachedinthedistributionofwealthamongnations.23ofadequatemagnitudeimplyawillingnesstoredistributeincomeinternationallyonamoregenerous24thantheadvancednationshaveevidencedwithintheirowndomains.Therequiredincreasesin25inthebackwardregionswouldnecessitategiganticapplicationsofenergymerelytoextractthe26resources.
Itisuncertainwhethertherequisiteenergy-producingtechnologyexists,andmoreserious,27thatitsapplicationwou1dbringustothethresholdofanirreversiblechangeinclimate28aconsequenceoftheenormousadditionofmanmadeheattotheatmosphere.Ttisthis29problemthatposesthemostdemandinganddifficultofthechallenges.Theexisting30ofindustrialgrowth,withnoallowanceforincreasedindustrializationtorepairglobalpoverty,hold31theriskofenteringthedangerzoneofclimaticchangeinas32asthree
orfourgenerations.Ifthetrajectoryisinfactpursued,industrialgrowthwill33havetocometoanimmediatehalt,foranothergenerationortwoalongthat34wou1dliterallyconsumehuman,perhapsalllife.Theterrifyingoutcomecanbepostponedonlytotheextentthatthewastageofheatcanbereduced,35thattechnologiesthatdonotaddtotheatmosphericheatburden一forexample,theuseofsolarenergy一canbeutilized.（1996）
2kA.
one
B>it
C.this
D.
there
22.A.
achieved
B.succeeded
C.produced
D.
executed
23.A.Transfers
B.Transactions
C.TransportsD.
Transcripts
24.A.
extent
B.scale
C.measure
D.range
25.A.
outgrowth
B.outcrop
C.output
D.outcome
26.A.
needed
B.needy
C.needless
D.
needing
27.A.
possible
B.possibly
C.probable
D.probably
28.A.
in
B.with
C.as
D.
to
29.A.
least
B.late
C.latest
D.
last
30.A.
race
B.pace
C.face
D.
lace
31.A.
on
B>up
C.down
D.out
32.A.
less
B.fewer
c.
many
D.
little
33.A.
rather
B.hardly
c.
then
D.yet
34.A.
1ine
B.move
C.drive
D.
track
35.A.
if
B.or
C.while
D.
as
PARTIIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION
SectionA（60minutes,30points）
Directions:
Beloweachofthefollowingpassagesyouwillfindsomequestionsorincompletestatements.EachquestionorstatementisfollowedbyfourchoicesmarkedA,B,C,andD.Readeachpassagecarefully,andthenselectthechoicethatbestanswersthequestionorcompletesthestatement.MarktheletterofyourchoicewithasinglebaracrossthesquarebracketsonyourMachine-scoringAnswerSheet.
Passage1
Thewritingofahistoricalsynthesisinvolvesintegratingthematerialsavailabletothehistorianintoacomprehensiblewhole.Theprobleminwritingahistoricalsynthesisishowtofindapatternin,orimposeapatternupon,thedetailedinformationthathasalreadybeenusedtoexplainthecausesforahistoricalevent.
Asynthesisseekscommonelementsinwhichtointerpretthecontingentpartsofahistoricalevent.Theinitialstep,therefore,inwritingahistoricalsynthesis,istoputtheeventtobesynthesizedinaproperhistoricalperspective,sothatthecommonelementsorstrandsmakinguptheeventcanbedetermined.Thiscanbeaccomplishedbyanalyzingthehistoricaleventaspartofageneraltrendorcontinuuminhistory.Thecommonelementsthatarefamiliartotheeventwillbecometheideologicalframeworkinwhichthehistorianseekstosynthesize.Thisisnottosaythatanyfactorwillnothaveagreaterrelativevalueinthehistorian"shandlingoftheinterrelatedwhenviewedinabroadhistoricalperspective.
Thehistorian,insynthesizing,mustdeterminetheextenttowhichtheexistinghypotheseshavesimilartrends.Ageneraltrendline,onceestablished,wi11enablethesesimilartrendstobecorrelatedandparalleledwithintheconceptualframeworkofacommonbase.Asynthesisfurtherseekstodetermine,fromexistinghypotheses,whyanoutcometookthedirectionitdid;thus,itnecessitatesreconstructingthespiritofthetimesinordertoassimilatethepolitical,social,psychological,etc.,factorswithinacommonbase.
Assuch,thesynthesisbecomesthelogicalconstructininterpretingthecommongroundbetweenanoriginalexplanationofanoutcome（thesis）andthereinterpretationoftheoutcomealongdifferentlines（antithesis）.Therefore,thesynthesisnecessitatestheintegrationofthematerialsavailableintoacomprehensiblewholewhichwi11inturnprovideanewhistoricalperspectivefortheeventbeingsynthesized.
36.Theauthorwou1dmo
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