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1、1. Which of the following is NOT Hilarys job? A She teaches dance. B She delivers telegrams in a unique way. C She works as a French maid. D She works as a professional dancer.2. When performing as a gorilla, Hilary particularly likes being _. A popular B dreadful C bizarre D noisily jolly3. From th

2、e conversation, we know that _. A many people are offended when presented by a singing telegram B Hilarys easy money goes quickly C she often has requests for tap-dancing D she has never had any problem changing costumes4. Many people are willing and prepared to pay money to _. A embarrass their fri

3、ends B embarrass themselves C offend their colleagues D make themselves blush5. The policy of the “Send a Song” Company is to _. A send a telegram with a joke B write an individual song for each telegram C make people despise their own funny habits D make the telegram less offensiveSECTION C NEWS BR

4、OADCAST6. Some people in Atlanta will celebrate Thanksgiving by _. A delivering presents in the streets B jogging C holding a parade with Santa Claus D having a long-distance race7. The holiday event the Americans will NOT hold for Thanksgiving is _. A a turkey shoot B a lottery C a turkey trot D a

5、morning run8. The meeting in Luxembourg is about _. A using force against Bosnian politicians B issuing a statement against the Bosnian Serbs C taking measures against those who stop aid convoys D getting aid from the Bosnian areas9. The European Community has decided _. A to lift sanctions against

6、Serbia B to allow the Bosnian Serbs to keep their territory C to impose further sanctions against Serbia D to think of the possibility of easing some of the sanctions10. The European Communitys decision is not practical because _. A the Bosnian Serbs leaders are opposed to the idea B some die-hards

7、may try hard to retain their territory C Britain opposes the idea D the United Nations will not allow it to be carried outPART II READING COMPREHENSION （30 MIN / 20%） In this section there are several reading passages followed by a total of 20 multiple-choice questions. Read the passage and then mar

8、k your answer on your colored answer sheet.GUTZON BORGLUMS ODD AND AWESOME PORTRAITS IN GRANITE The Big Four on the mountain viewed all the tourist activity.with their customary equanimity. Washington looked aristocratic, Jefferson visionary, Lincoln humane, and Teddy Roosevelt strangely subdued. if

9、 you hang around Rushmore a few days and keep looking, as you cant help doing, your mindlets be honest here, my mindeventually falls prey to irreverent musings. Isnt this whole thing a littlewell, preposterous? Is the word “bizarre” too much here? Were talking about a 14-year project to hack four 60

10、-foot-high heads out of a wilderness mountain 174 miles from everywhere. Is this American hyperbole in stone? Yes. The exemplification of excess? Yes, again. Definition: Rushmoritis, n. a condition of inherent outrageousness. Is it any wonder that cartoonists are forever making merry with Rushmore?

11、The place almost parodies itself. But more than that, Rushmore holds a fierce, unbudgeable grip on our national imagination. Advertisers cant resist it. Metaphor-makes cite it constantly. Rushmore is immovability, overstatement, the symbol of symbols, icon of icons. Gutzon Borglum doubtless would ha

12、ve been more than semi-proud, he would have screamed his triumph to the Black Hills sky. “My father was prouder of Rushmore than of anything else he did.” Mary Ellis Powers says. “He always had the courage of his convictions in the simplest wayhe believed anyone could do whatever they wanted if they

13、 had guts and determination.”11. To the author the four sculptures of Mount Rushmore appear _. A posed observers of human folly B grotesque caricatures of the men they represent C perfect reflections of the presidents characters D an understated embodiment of the American spirit12. From the passage

14、we can tell that Mount Rushmore is _. A located in a populous area B a gargantuan absurdity C seldom seen or heard about D a political shrine13. According to the author, Americans _. A are enamored with Mount Rushmore B are repelled by the size of the sculptures C think Gutzon Borglum is a national

15、hero D do not honor their past presidentsAN ANCIENT ARMS RACE SHOWS NO SING OF LETTING UP The arms race that has darkened our century with fear and peril may finally be slowing. Weapons have been with us a long time. From personal combat at the very beginning of history to the impersonality of moder

16、n warfare, there has been a dynamic escalation in the complexity and specialization of attack and defense. From hand weapons and shields to ballistic missiles and Star Wars, offensive and defensive armaments have coevolved. While arms races have been with us for millennia, nothing compares to the wa

17、steful absorption of human talents and the costs in lives, talents, resources, and energy of the past 50 years of war, pseudowar and escalation in deterrence by mutually assured destruction. This has been the killing century. But as we reflect on the linked interdependence of attack and defense in o

18、ur century, we need to remember that life on Earth has been involved in a biological arms race for hundreds of millions of years. Compared with that ancient process, the military arms race is but a blink in the eye of history. Fro a very brief period before the killing started billions of years ago,

19、 there was “innocence.” At lifes beginning the very first prot-organisms, formed in the “primordial soup,” obtained their energy from inorganic sources. Once living things existed, however, some became food sources for others. Life came to eat life, and attack and defense originated on Earth.14. Acc

20、ording to the passage human competition to develop the best weapons _. A began in the 10th century B escalated in the 20th century C is a modern phenomenon D is genetically predetermined15. When the author reflects on the “linked interdependence of attack and defense,” he suggests that their _. A or

21、igin preceded life B development is precipitated by one another C existence is dependent on human aggression D escalation cannot be halted16. In this passage the author apparently intends to _. A write a fictionalized account of evolution B be scientifically precise C raise philosophical issues D co

22、nvince readers that war is inevitableRUSSIAS NEW REVOLUTION IN CONSERVATION When naturalist Sergei Smirenski set out to create Russias first private nature reserve since the Bolshevik revolution, he knew that the greatest obstacle would be overcoming bureaucratic resistance. The Moscow State Univers

23、ity professor has charted a steep uphill course through a variety of foes, from local wildlife service officials who covet his funding to government officials who saw move value in development than conservation. But with incredible dedication, and the support of a wide range of international donors

24、from Japan to the United States, the Murovyovka Nature Park has finally come into being. Founded at a small ceremony last summer, the private reserve covers 11,000 acres of pristine wetlands along the banks of the Amur River in the Russia Far East. Here, amid forests and marshes encompassing a varie

25、ty of microhabitats, nest some of the worlds rarest birdstall, elegant cranes whose numbers are counted in the mere hundreds. The creation of the park marks a new approach to nature conservation in Russia, one that combines traditional methods of protection with an attempt to adapt to the changing e

26、conomic and political circumstances of the new Russia. “There must be a thousand ways to save a wetland. It is time for vision and risk, and also hard practicality,” wrote Jim Harris, deputy director of the International Crane Foundation, a Wisconsin-based organization dedicated to the study and pre

27、servation of cranes, which has been a major supporter of the Murovyovka project. Dr. Smirenskis vision has been eminently down to earth. At every step, he has tried to involve local officials, businessmen and collective farms in the project, giving them a practical, economic stake in its success. An

28、d with international support, he is trying to introduce new methods of organize farming that will be more compatible with preserving the wetlands.17. The Murovyovka Nature Reserve came into being because of _. A Russian government officials B the International Crane Foundation C the determination of one man D an unrealistic dream18. If one “charts a steep uphill course” （paragraph 2）, one _. A expects an arduous journey B maps out a mountain trip C assumes that life will be uneventful D sets himself a di