Part III Cloze
Directions: There are twenty blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices. Choose the one that best fits into the passage and then marks your answer on the Answer Sheet.
Before the 20th century the horse provided day to day transportation in the United States. Trains were used only for long-distance transportation.
Today the car is the most popular 61 of transportation in all of the United States. It has completely 62 the horse as a means of everyday transportation. Americans use their cars for 63 90 percent of all personal 64 .
Most Americans are able to 65 cars.
The average price of a 66 made car was 1 050 in 1950, 1 740 in 1960 and up to 1 750 67 1975. During this period American car manufacturers set about 68 their products and work efficiency.
As a result, the yearly income of the 69 family increased from 1950 to 1975 70 than the price of cars. For this reason 71 a new car takes a smaller 72 of a family’s total earnings today.
In 1951 73 it took 8.1 months of an average family’s 74 to buy a new car. In 1962 a new car 75 8.3 of a family’s annual earnings. By 1975 it only took 4.75 76 income. In addition, the 1975 cars were technically 77 to models from previous years.
The 78 of the automobile extends throughout the economy 79 the car is so important to Americans. Americans spend more money to 80 their cars running than on any other item.
61. A. kinds B. means C. mean D. types
62. A. denied B. reproduced C. replaced D. ridiculed
63. A. hardly B. nearly C. certainly D. somehow
64. A. trip B. works C. business D. travel
65. A. buy B. sell C. race D. see
66. A. quickly B. regularly C. rapidly D. recently
67. A. on B. in C. behind D. about
68. A. raising B. making C. reducing D. improving
69. A. unusual B. interested C. average D. biggest
70. A. slowest B. equal C. faster D. less than
71. A. bringing B. obtain C. bought D. purchasing
72. A. part B. half C. number D. side
73. A. clearly B. proportionally C. percentage D. suddenly
74. A. income B. work C. plans D. debts
75. A. used B. spend C. cost D. needed
76. A. months’ B. dollars C. family D. year
77. A. famous B. superior C. fastest D. purchasing
78. A. running B. notice C. influence D. discussion
79. A. then B. as C. so D. which
80. A. start B. leave C. keep D. repair
61-65 BCBDA
66-70 DBDCC
71-75 DABAC
76-80 ABCBC
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Passage4
Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Cultureshockisanoccupationaldisease(职业病)forpeoplewhohavebeensuddenlytransplantedabroad.
Cultureshockiscausedbytheanxietythatresultsfromlosingallfamiliarsignsandsymbolsofsocialintercourse.Thosesignsareasfollowing:whentoshakehandsandwhattosaywhenmeetpeople,whenandhowtogivetips,howtomakepurchases,whentoacceptandrefuseinvitations,whentotakestatementsseriouslyandwhennot.Thesesigns,whichmaybewords,gestures,facialexpressions,orcustoms,areacquiredbyallofusinthecourseofgrowingupandasmuchapartofourcultureasthelanguagewespeakorthebeliefsweaccept.Allofusdependonhundredsofthesesignsforourpeaceofmindandday-to-dayefficiency,butwedonotcarrymostatthelevelofconsciousawareness.
Nowwhenanindividualentersastrangeculture,allormostofthesefamiliarsignsareremoved.Nomatterhowbroadmindedorfullofgoodwillyoumaybeaseriesofsupportshavebeenknockedfromunderyou,followedbyafeelingoffrustration.Whensufferingfromcultureshockpeoplefirstrejecttheenvironmentwhichcauseddiscomfort.Thewaysofthehostcountryarebadbecausetheymakeusfeelbad.Whenforeignersinastrangelandgettogetherincomplainaboutthehostcountryitspeople,youcanbesurethattheyaresufferingfromcultureshock.
16.Accordingtothepassage,cultureshockis.
A.anoccupationaldiseaseofforeignpeopleB.mayleadtoveryserioussymptoms
C.actuallynotadiseaseD.incurable
17.Accordingtothepassage,cultureshockresultfrom.
A.thesuddenchangeofsocialatmosphereandcustoms
B.thesuddenchangeofourdailyhabits
C.thesuddenlossofourownsignsandsymbols
D.thediscomfortthatwefeelwhenfacedwithaforeigner
18.Whichoneofthefollowingmaynotbeasymptomofcultureshock?
A.Youdon’tknowhowtoexpressyourgratitude.
B.Youdon’tknowhowtogreetotherpeople.
C.Yousuddenlyforgetwhatawordmeans.
D.Youdon’tunderstandwhyaforeignershrugs.
19.Accordingtothepassage,howwouldapersonwhostaysabroadmostprobablyreactwhenheisfrustratedbythecultureshock?
A.Heismostlikelytorefusetoabsorbthestrangeenvironmentatfirst.
B.Heisreallytoacceptthechangeandadapthimselftothenewenvironment.
C.Althoughhetakestheculturedifferenceforgranted,hestilldoesn’tknowhowtodowithit.
D.Hemaybegintohatethepeopleorthingsaroundhim.
20.Themainideaofthispassageisthat.
A.cultureshockisanoccupationaldisease
B.cultureshockiscausedbytheanxietyoflivinginastrangeculture
C.cultureshockhaspeculiarsymptoms
D.itisveryhardtocopewithlifeinanewsetting
Peoplewithdisabilitiescomprisealargepartofthepopulation.Itisestimatedthatover35millionAmericanshavephysical,mental,orotherdisabilities.Abouthalfofthesedisabilitiesare“developmental”,i.e.,theyoccurpriortotheindividual’stwenty-secondbirthday,oftenformgeneticconditions,andaresevereenoughtoeffectthreeormoreareasofdevelopment,suchasmobility,communication,employment,etc.Mostotherdisabilitiesareconsidered“adventitious”,i.e.,accidentalorcausedbyoutsideforces.
Priortothe20thcentury,onlyasmallpercentageofpeoplewithdisabilitiessurvivedforlong.Medicaltreatmentforthesedisabilitieswasunavailable.Advancementsinmedicineandsocialserviceshavecreatedaclimateinwhichpeoplewithdisabilitiescanexperttohavesuchbasicneedsasfood,shelter,andmedicaltreatment.Unfortunately,thesebasicareoftennotavailable.Civillibertiessuchastherighttovote,marry,getaneducation,andagainemploymenthavehistoricallybeendeniedonthebasicofdisability.
Inrecentdecades,thedisabilityrightsmovementhasbeenorganizedtoflightagainsttheseinfringements(侵害)ofcivilrights.Congressrespondedbypassingmajorlegislationrecognizingpeoplewithdisabilitiesasprotectedclassundercivilrightsstatutes.
Stilltoday,peoplewithdisabilitiesmustfighttolivetheirlivesindependently.ItisestimatedthatmorethanhalfofqualifiedAmericanswithdisabilitiesareunemployed,andamajorityofthosewhodoworkareunderemployed.Abouttwo-thirdsliveatorbelowtheofficialpovertylevel.
Significantbarriers,especiallyintransportationandpublicawareness,preventdisabledpeoplefromtakingpartinsociety.Forexample,whilenolongerprohibitedbylawfrommarrying,apersonwithnoaccesstotransportationiseffectivelyexcludedfromcommunityandsocialactivitieswhichmightleadtothedevelopmentoflong-termrelationships.
Itwillonlybewhenpublicattitudesadvanceasfaraslawsarethatdisabledpeoplewillbefullyabletotaketotheirrightplaceinsociety.
16.”developmental”disability.
A.developsveryslowlyovertimeB.iscausedforces
C.occursinyouthandaffectsdevelopmentD.isgettingmoreandmoresevere
17.Mostdisabledpeopleusedtodieearlybecause.
A.disabilitiesdestroyedmajorbodilyfunctionsB.theywerenotverywelllookedafter
C.medicaltechniqueswerenotavailableD.theyweretoopoortogetpropertreatment
18.Intheauthor’sopinion,toenablethedisabledpeopletotaketheirrightfulplaceinsociety,.
A.morelawsshouldbepassedB.publicattitudesshouldbechanged
C.governmentshouldprovidemoreaidsD.morepublicfacilitiesshouldbeactup
19.Whichofthefollowingcannotbeinferredfromthepassage?
A.Manydisabledpeoplemayremainsinglefortheirwholelife.
B.Thepublictendstolookdownuponthedisabledpeople.
C.Thedisabledpeoplefeelinferiortothosesurroundingthem.
D.Discriminatory(有差别的)lawspreventthedisabledfrommixingwithothers.
20.Thebesttitleforthispassagemightbe.
A.HandicapsofPeoplewithDisabilitiesB.TheDifficultiesoftheDisabled
C.TheCausesforDisabilitiesD.MedicalTreatmentsforDisabilities
PartIIVocabularyandStructure(共40小题，每小题1分，共40分)
Directions:Inthisparttherearefortyincompletesentences.Eachsentenceisfollowedbyfourchoices.ChoosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentenceandthenmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.
21.It’sstillearlyinthemorning.Thereisn’tintheoffice.
A.anyoneB.everyoneC.nobodyD.anypeople
22.isnotknownwhattheydiscussedinthemeeting.
A.ThatB.HeC.ThisD.It
23.Yhesadnewsbrokeherandshehasbeengloomyeversince.
A.feelingsB.emotionsC.mindD.heart
24.Heismuchofagentlemantofight.
A.soB.asC.veryD.too
25.Notuntilthistermtorealizehowimportantthissubjectistohisfuturecareerasadiplomat.
A.hebeganB.hahasbegunC.didhebeginD.thathahasbegun
26.whowouldliketogoonthetripshouldputtheirnamesonthelist.
A.ThoseB.TheseC.SomebodyD.Theones
27.Abottleweighslessafterairistakenout,provesthatairhasweight.
A.weB.itC.whichD.what
28.Howlong?
A.yousupposediditlastB.doyousupposeitlasted
C.didyousupposeitlastD.yousupposeitlasted
29.Smmithhadsometroubletheman’saccent.
A.tounderstandB.understandingC.forunderstandingD.withunderstanding
30.Thenextfewdayscouldbeforthepeacenegotiation.
A.maximumB.practicalC.criticalD.urgent
31.Hequitealotwhenhewasyoung.
A.usedtotravelB.usedtotravelingC.wasusedtotravelD.wouldusedtotravel
32.Youmeyourtelephonenumberincasesomeonewantstocontactyou.
A.hadbettergiveB.hadbettergivenC.hadbettertogiveD.hadbettergave
33.MaryusedtotheroomwithLinda.
A.separateB.divideC.holdD.share
34.—Mustwehandinourexercise-booksnow?
—No,you.
A.mustn’tB.don’tC.needn’tD.can’t
35.Shepulledawayfromthewindowanyoneshouldseethem.
A.lestB.eventhoughC.unlessD.onlyif
36.Notahasbeenfoundsofarthatcanhelpthepolicefindthecriminal.
A.factB.clueC.symbolD.sign
37.Shewouldmakeateacherfarsuperiortheaverage.
A.overB.thanC.beyondD.to
38.Radioisdifferentfromtelevisioninitsendsandreceivespictures.
A.whichB.thatC.whatD.this
39.Tomandjackhavereturnedbutstudentsofthegrouphaven’tcomebackyet.
A.otherB.theothersC.othersD.another
40.Ithalfayearsincewetostudyinthisuniversity.
A.is;comeB.is;havecome
C.hasbeen;cameD.hasbeen;havecome
41.Thefactthatsomethingischeapdoesn’tmeanitisoflowquality.
A.necessarilyB.especiallyC.essentiallyD.practically
42.Theysetoffbycarandthenearesttown.
A.madeforB.madeafterC.madeoutD.madeto
43.Takethisbaggageandyoucanfindenoughroom.
A.putitwhichB.putitinwhich
C.putitatwhereD.putitwherever
44.Hedoesn’twantthathe’sgoingaway.
A..tobeknownB.himtobeknown
C.thattobeknownD.ittobeknown
45.Thenoisearoundwasterrible,butIhadtoit.
A.keepawayfromB.keepupwithC.livewithD.liveon
46.Hethathisguestswerebored,althoughtheywerelisteningpolitely.
A.impressedB.sensedC.inferredD.identified
47.OnSundaysIpreferathometoout.
A.tosay;goB.stay;goingC.staying;goingD.staying;go
48.I’dliketowritetohim,butwhat’sthe?Heneverwritesback.
A.significanceB.businessC.pointD.purpose
49.Therewereopinionsastothebestlocationforthenewschool.
A.disagreeingB.conflictingC.rejectingD.reverting
50.bythenewsofhisfather’sdeath,hecouldhardlyutteraword.
A.TobestunnedB.StunnedC.TostunD.Stunning
51.,we’dbettermakesomechangesintheplan.
A.ThatisthecaseB.Thatbeenthecase
C.ThattobethecaseD.Thatbeingthecase
52.Theyhaveequippedtheofficewiththebusinessmachines.
A.lastB.latterC.latestD.later
53.ThepolicefoundthatGeorgehadstillanotherofincome.
A.originB.sourceC.basisD.means
54.Anopen-mindedteacherdoesn’talwaysonesingleteachingmethod.
A.setasideB.takeoverC.takeonD.stickto
55.Muchtothestudent’s,theexamwaspostponed.
A.burdenB.concernC.reliefD.requirement
56.Childrennormallyfeelalotofabouttheirfirstdayatschool.
A.anxietyB.differenceC.feelingsD.trouble
57.Theweatherwashotthatshedecidedtohavethebarberherhairstyle.
A.rather;tochangeB.so;change
C.muchtoo;changeD.too;changed
58.Shemeetherformerinstructoronthebus.
A.delightedtoB.happenedtoC.pleasedtoD.tendedto
59.Justasnotwowordsaretrulysynonymousnotwodifferentexpressionscanmeanexactlythesamething.
A.ratherB.alsoC.yetD.so
60.Thenewengineer’ssuggestionswereintherevisedplan.
A.entitledB.engagedC.embodiedD.estimated
Passage2
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Whenaluminumwasfirstproducedaboutahundredandfiftyyearsago,itwassodifficulttoseparateformtheoresinwhichitwasfoundthatitspricewashigherthanthatofgold.Thepriceremainedhighuntilanewprocesswasdiscoveredforrefiningthemetalwiththeaidofelectricityapproximatelythreequartersofacenturylater.Thenewmethodwassomuchcheaperthataluminumbecausepracticalformanypurposes,oneofwhichwasmakingpotsandpans.
Aluminumislightweight,rustproofandeasilyshapedintodifferentforms.Bymixingitwithothermetals,scientistshavebeenabletoproduceavarietyofalloys,someofwhichhavethestrengthofsteelbutweighonlyonethirdasmuch.
Today,theusesofaluminumareinnumerable.Perhapsitsmostimportantuseisintransportation.Aluminumisfoundintheengineofautomobiles,inthehullsofboats.Itisalsousedinmanypartsofairplanes.Infact,thehuge“airbus”planeswouldprobablyneverhavebeenproducedifaluminumdidnotexist.Bymakingvehicleslighterinweightaluminumhasgreatlyreducedtheamountoffuelneededtomovethem,Aluminumisalsobeingusedextensivelyinthebuildingindustryinsomecountries.
Sincealuminumissuchaversatile(多用的)metal,itisfortunatethatbauxite(铝土矿),whichisoneofitschiefsources,isalsooneoftheearth’smostplentifulsubstances.Asthesourceofaluminumisalmostinexhaustible,wecanexpectthatmoreandmoreuseswillbefoundforthisversatilemetal.
6.Thepriceofaluminumwassharplyreducedwhenpeoplediscoveredanewrefiningprocesswiththeaidof.
A.windB.solarenergyC.hydraulicpowerD.electricity
7.Aluminumis.
A.lightweight,rustproofbutnoteasilyshapedintodifferentforms
B.heavyweight,rustproofandeasilyshapedintodifferentforms
C.lightweight,rustproofandeasilyshapedintodifferentforms
D.lightweightandeasilyshapedintodifferentformsbutitiseasytobecomerusty
8.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?
A.Aluminumiswidelyusedintransportation.
B.Aluminumisalsousedinmanypartsofairplanes.
C.Aluminumisbeingusedextensivelyinthebuildingindustry.
D.Aluminumisnotusedinitspureform.
9.Aluminumisfoundonearthmostlyintheformof.
A.puremetalB.bauxiteC.goldD.liquid
10.Whatisthepassagetalkingabout?
A.Thefeaturesofaluminumanditsfunctions.B.Theprocessofaluminum.
C.Thediscoveryofaluminum.D.Thepromisingfutureofaluminum.