2009年04月01日 星期三 11:04
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2005年5月河北省成人高等教育
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PartⅠ Vocabulary and Structure (25 points, 30 minutes)
Directions: There are 50 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
1. By 1929, Mickey Mouse was as popular ____ children as Coca Cola.
A) for B) with C) to D) in
2. When you buy anything expensive, never forget to ask for the ____ from the shop.
A) receipt B) trust C) render D) tale
3. The financial support is decided not only according to your GRE score, but also according to your ____ in college.
A) intelligence B) policy C) performance D) statement
4. Professor Smith is also the ____ of the international program office. If you have any problem when you study here, you may go to him for help.
A) detective B) president C) manager D) director
5. We do not have a ____ school in our institute. The highest degree we provide for the students is a B. A. and a B. S. .
A) graduate B) high C) grade D) continue
6. Paper clips, drawing pins and safety-pins were ____ all over the floor.
A) separated B) sprayed C) spilled D) scattered
7. I am writing ____ my mother to express her thanks for your gift.
A) in memory of B) on behalf of
C) with respect to D) on account of
8. In considering men for jobs in our firm, we give ____ to those with some experience.
A) privilege B) advice C) prize D) preference
9. She is ____ a musician than her brother.
A) much of B) much as C) more of D) more as
10.The assignments are too hard. I can't ____ the work.
A) keep up with B) catch up with
C) come up with D) put up with
11. Robert Spring, a 19th century forger, was so good at his profession that he was able to make his living for 15 years by selling ____ signatures of famous Americans.
A) artificial B) genuine C) false D) natural
12.In 10 there were many American cities and towns where part of a day's school instruction was conducted in language ____ English.
A) more than B) other than C) except that D) except for
13.The problem will be discussed at length in the ____ Chapter.
A) consequent B) latter C) late D) subsequent
14.They are members of the club by ____ of their great wealth.
A) virtue B) way C) means D) word
15.The value of the industrial ____ dropped from about 70 billion dollars to slightly more than 31 billion.
A) outcome B) outlook C) output D) outset
16.Scientists believe that color blindness is a(n) ____ defect, and there is no cure for it.
A) retained B) inherited C) received D) infected
17.She was glad that her success would ____ for the women who would follow.
A) be easier to make B) make it easier
C) be easier D) make things easier
18.Fred says that his present job does not provide him with enough ____ for his organizing ability.
A) scope B) space C) capacity D) extent
19.San Francisco is usually cool in the summer, but Los Angeles ____.
A) is rarely B) hardly is C) rarely is D) is scarcelly
20.You've been overworking recently, and would find a holiday ____.
A) fortunate B) essential C) profitable D) beneficial
21.____ you are familiar with the author's ideas, try reading all the sections as quickly as you possibly can.
A) Ever since B) Now that C) So that D) As long as
22.The people didn't trust Senator Maxwell , otherwise he ____.
A) would have re-elected B) would have been re-elected
C) must have been re-elected D) were to be re-elected
23.Go straight into the cave and find out what's in there, ____?
A) will you B) don't you C) do you D) can you
24.The old man was shocked to learn that his illness could result in death if ____ untreated.
A) to leave B) to be left C) leaving D) left
25.Our teacher recommend that we ____ as attentive as possible when we visit the museum.
A) are B) be C) were D) shall be
26.The old man came upstairs with great strength , his right hand ____ a stick for support.
A) held B) holding C) being holding D) was holding
27.My wife said in her letter that she would appreciate ____ from you sometime.
A) hearing B) to hear C) having heard D) to have heard
28.It ____ around nine o'clock when I drove back home because it was already dark.
A) had to be B) was to be
C) must be D) must have been
29.If you act ____ the doctor's advice ,you won't get well again.
A) aside from B) contrary to C)capable of D) prior to
30.Visitors coming for short periods of time do not always experience ____ intense emotions ____ visitors who live in foreign countries for longer terms.
A) the same … as B) both … and
C) either... or D) so … that
31.Urban mothers had difficulty ____ their children into child care facilities.
A) get B) to get C) in getting D) for getting
32.If it ____ too much trouble, I'd love a cup of tea.
A) isn't B) wasn't C) weren't D) hadn't been
33.The population of many Alaskan cities has ____ doubled in the past three years.
A)larger than B)as great as C)more than D)as many as
34.All that can be done ____.
A)have been done B)have done C)has done D)has been done
35.A person beating a drum or blowing a trumpet causes vibrations in the air ____ sound waves.
A) calls B) called C) is called D) are called
36.These national parks are very important for preserving many animals, who would ____ run the risk of becoming extinct.
A) otherwise B) nevertheless C) therefore D) instead
37.They had an accident on the road and didn't ____ at their hotel until after midnight.
A) show off B) check in C) check out D) drop out
38.After his leave Tom went back on duty to ____ his soldiers.
A) put in charge of B) be charged with
C) be taken in charge by D) take charge of
39.The three rows at the front are ____ for guests.
A) conserved B) deposited C) reserved D) stored
40.One thing it's safe to say about robots is that anything you can write about them will already be ____ by the time it's read. That's how fast robot technology is developing.
A) out of order B) out of date
C) out of control D) out of sight
41.The autumn air felt ____ so he went to fetch a coat.
A) cool B) severe C) harsh D) chilly
42.A managing director cannot expect to have much time to ____ to purely personal matters.
A) reserve B) spare C) concentrate D) devote
43.His enthusiasm for the plan seems to have ____, for he never speaks about it any more.
A) worn off B) got down C) fallen out D) used up
44.With the spring here you can ____ these ski boots till you need them again next winter.
A)put away B)get rid of C) give away D)do away with
45.No artistic creation can achieve greatness if ____ from life.
A) resulted B) escaped C) divorced D) shielded
46.The Petersons have a very ____ daughter. She is always running and jumping.
A) quiet B) vigorous C) naughty D) mischievous
47.If you like a large print of your photograph we can blow it ____ for you.
A) up B) through C) out D) over
48.The speaker agreed to ____ from the position that he had just stated.
A) return B) jump C) withdraw D) retreat
49.Some hobbies can only be ____ by rich people.
A) taken in B) taken on C) taken up D) taken over
50.I think it is only by a ____ of imagination that you say you have seen a ghost.
A) pinch B) lack C) shortage D) stretch
PartⅡ Reading Comprehension (45 points, 50 minutes)
Directions: There are 6 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
Passage 1
Question 51 to 55 are based on the following passage:
Censorship (审查制度) is for the good of society as a whole. Imagine what chaos there would be if we lived in a society without laws. Like the law, censorship contributes to the common good.
Some people think that it is disgraceful that a censor should interfere with works of art. Who is this person, they say, to ban this great book or cut that great film? No one can set himself up as a superior being. But we must remember two things. Firstly, where genuine works of art are concerned, modern censors are extremely liberal in their views----often far more liberal than a large section of the public. Artistic merit is something which censors clearly recognize. And secondly, we must bear in mind that the great proportion of books, plays and films which come before the censor are very far from being "works of art".
When discussing censorship, therefore, we should not confine our attention to great masterpieces, but should consider the vast numbers of publications and films which make up the bulk (大部分) of the entertainment industry. When censorship laws are relaxed, dishonest people are given a licence to produce virtually anything in the name of "art". There is an increasing tendency to equate "artistic" with "pornographic" (色情的).So one of the great things that censorship does is to prevent certain people from making fat profits by corrupting the minds of others. Society would really be poorer if it deprived itself of the wise counsel and the restraining influence which a censor provides.
51.A censor's duty is ____.
A) to see there is no filthy content in publications or films
B) to ban books and cut films
C) to distinguish works of art from others
D) to make sure that no licence is given to dishonest people
52.Some people are against censorship for the reason that ____.
A) censorship is not consistent with the ideals of democracy
B) censors prevent people from making profits
C) censors are conservative and cannot appreciate artistic merit
D) censorship limits the way people feel and think
53.When the writer says "to equate 'artistic' which 'pornographic', he means ____.
A) there is no clear distinction between what is artistic and what is pornographic
B) masterpieces are sometimes offensive to decency
C) many pornographic works will be published in the name of art
D) artistic works and pornographic works have the same market value
54.According to the writer, a society free from censorship ____.
A) would be poor materially
B) would expose its people to dangers of being corrupted
C) could not develop its entertainment industry
D) would allow only a small section of people to make profits
55.All the following are the writer's views except that ____.
A) censors are fully qualified for their job
B) masterpieces even with pornographic content are still masterpieces
C) society will not do without censorship
D) many books, plays and films are not works of art
Passage 2
Question 56 to 60 are based on the following passage:
A few weeks ago I was talking to a school inspector in one of the more fashionable districts of Paris. She astonished me by saying that if she had young children today, she'd probably send them to a private school. She had devoted 25 years of her life to the ideal of free public education, she said, but the truth was the state system was in a mess.
There are two main problems: State schools in France have to accept whatever teachers are assigned to them by the Ministry of Education. As my school inspector friend put it, "one year a school may be excellent; three or four years later, half the teachers may be incapable!" That is not very reassuring if you're a parent. Private schools can choose their own teachers.
The other problem is discipline or, rather, the lack of it. Not long ago a school in Birmingham made headlines in Britain because the teachers were being terrorized by their pupils. In the desolate suburbs of low-cost apartment blocks, thrown together in the 1960s on the outskirts of most big French cities, such stories are commonplace. Vandalism(破坏他人财产的行为), drug-taking and extortion aren't limited to schools in poor areas either. A recent poll found that 88 per cent of French children rate as the biggest problem of their school lives the prevalence (流行, 猖獗)of factions and gangs which spend all their time fighting one another. Small wonder, then, that the private schools, with their emphasis on traditional values, are undergoing a new surge of popularity (despite disapproval from France's new socialist leaders), and competition to get into the best of them has now become intense.
56.The French school inspector has long been a supporter of ____.
A) compulsory education B) free private education
C) private schools D) the state school system
57.The French state education system ____.
A) does not guarantee the competence of teachers
B) seems to have no serious difficulties
C) is running smoothly
D) promises to maintain high standards
58.Private schools in France today ____.
A) are generally undergoing changes for the worse
B) enjoy the prestige(声望) of becoming the place to send one's children to
C) have become victims of vandalism
D) never hire teachers who stress traditional values
59.Lack of discipline among students is rampant in state schools ____.
A) in the Paris slums, but not in other areas
B) noticeably and solely in the poorer areas in French cities
C) almost everywhere in France
D) rather restricted to Birmingham
60.France children who wish to go to the best private schools can do so by ____.
A) taking highly competitive examinations B) simply sending in applications
C) joining factions and gangs D) drawing lots
Part Ⅲ Cloze ( 10 points, 15 minutes )
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should choose the One that the best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the cettre.
Today vegetables, fish, fruit, meat and beer are canned in enormous quantities. Within three generations the 81 habits of millions have been revolutionized. Foods that were previously 82 may now be eaten at any time, and strange foods are 83 far from the countries where they are 84 . The crops many farmers now produce often depend on the nearness of a canning factory.
The first stage in the canning 85 is the preparation of the raw food. Diseased and waste portions are thrown 86 ; meat and fish are cleaned and trimmed; fruit and vegetables washed and graded for 87 . The jobs are principally 88 by machine.
The next stage, for vegetables only, is soak in very or boiling water for a short time to remove air and 90 the vegetable. This makes 91 easier to pack into cans for sterilization (free from living germs).Some packing machines fill 92 to 400 cans a minute. Fruit, fish and meat are packed raw and cold into cans, and then all the air is removed. 93 the cans are sealed, the pressure inside each can is only about half the pressure of the outside air.
The sterilization process which follows the cans are subjected 94 steam or boiling water, with the temperature and time 95 according to the type of food. Cans of fruit, for example, 96 only 5-10 minutes in boiling water, 97 meat and fish are cooked at higher temperatures for 98 period. After sterilization, the cans are cooled quickly to 32 degree to prevent the contents 99 becoming too soft.
The final stage before sending off to the grocer is labeling, and packing the tins into boxes. Nowadays, however, labeling is often printed on in 100 by the can-maker and no paper labels are then required.
81.A) eat B) eatable C) eaten D) eating
82.A) monthly B) year-round C) seasonal D) quarterly
83.A) accessible B) obtained C) available D) usable
84.A) planting B) grown C) growing D) producing
85.A) process B) reaction C) procession D) program
86.A) about B) away C) down D) up
87.A) size B) length C) height D) breadth
88.A) had B) fulfilled C) pocked D) done
.A) chilly B) cold C) hot D) freezing
90.A) soften B) cook C) steam D) harden
91.A) them B) it C) us D) that
92.A) up B) down C) in D) on
93.A) When B) If C) Although D) Before
94.A) on B) to C) in D) at
95.A) varies B) vary C) varied D) varying
96.A) cost B) spend C) take D) consume
97.A) as B) because C) while D) for
98.A) less B) longer C) shorter D) more
99.A) off B) through C) by D) from
100. A) fashion B) before hand C) advance D) practice
Part IV English-Chinese Translation (20 points, 15 minutes)
Directions: In this part, there are six items which you should translate into Chinese, each item consisting one or more sentences. They are all taken from the reading passage you have just read.
① (line 1-3, para. 3, passage 1 ) When discussing censorship, therefore, we should not confine our attention to great masterpieces, but should consider the vast numbers of publications and films which make up the bulk (大部分) of the entertainment industry.
② (line 2-3, para. 2, passage 2 ) As my school inspector friend put it, "one year a school may be excellent; three or four years later, half the teachers may be incapable!"
③ (line 5-7, para. 2, passage 3 ) He must serve as a man responsible for the fortune he has earned and use that fortune to provide greater opportunity for all and to increase man’s knowledge of himself and of his universe.
④ (line 2-4, para. 2, Passage 4 ) It is just one of several techniques being tried at U.S. medical schools and hospitals in an attempt to deal with the most universal complaint about doctors: lack of sympathy.
⑤ (line 6-9, para. 1, Passage 5 ) Differentials(差异)in infant mortality were very large---75 per cent higher in poverty than in nonpoverty areas. In both cases, the differences between white and nonwhite were even more substantial than between poverty and nonpoverty areas.
⑥ (line 3-4, para. 4, passage 6) Monitoring by computer has proven to be very accurate and increases early discovery of life threatening events.
Part V &n, bsp; Writing (20 points, 35 minutes)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 35 minutes to write a composition on the topic Diligence is the Father of Success. You should write at least 120 words and base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below.
1. 大多数人今天的成功都来自过去的勤奋
2. 勤能补拙
3. 懒惰和无所事事会使人一事无成
答案
Ⅰ.01-20 BACDA DBDCA CBDAC BDACD
21-40 BBADB BADBA CACDB ABDCB
41-50 DDAAC BACCD
Ⅱ.51-70 ACCBB DABCA CDDBA BDACD
71-80 ACBDB ACADB
Ⅲ.81-100 DCCBA BADCA BAABD CCBDC
09年学位英语试题
Part Ⅰ Vocabulary and Structure
For each of the following blanks, four choices are given. Choose the most appropriate one.
1. Since we can't hear you at the back of the hall, you'll have to ________ your voice.
A) increase B) lift C) speak up D) raise
2. The winning team was ________ with a silver cup.
A) won B) presented C) offered D) got
3. Ocean currents affect strongly the climates of the lands near __________ they flow.
A) that B) what C) which D) where
4. In no way can cheating on exams be __________ in schools.
A) elevated B) navigated C) tolerated D) exaggerated
5. No evidence has been found __________ to support his hypothesis.
A) as far B) as yet C) as many D) as much
6. I want to buy a skirt and a pair of shoes, __________.
A) except for other things B) except other things
C) among other things D) of other things
7. Some states have an income tax ________ to that of the federal government.
A) same B) alike C) similar D) likely
8. A similar wrong idea is that fish and ice cream when _______ at the same time form a poisonous combination.
A) eating B) being eaten C) to be eaten D) eaten
9. The use of bright colors, attractive pictures, and short messages is all ________ of magazine advertisements.
A) characteristic B) different C) particular D) special
10. You ________ the door unlocked. John has a key.
A) needn't have left B) mustn't have left
C) shouldn't have left D) couldn't have left
11. They the new materials.
A. experimented B. experimented for
C. experimented to D. experimented with
12. The general complete obedience from his men.
A. wants B. hopes C. thinks D. expects
13. He finished the job at the of his health.
A. expanse B. spend C. expense D. expenses
14. The bomb at 10:15 p.m.
A. exposed B. exploded C. exploited D. exported
15. I was that no one should know anything about it.
A. dream B. developed C. determined D. decided
16. He never himself to help anyone.
A. exerts B. lets C. uses D. tries
17. The young man has many miles on his bike.
A. sent B. given C. covered D. contracted
18. At the moment my car is at the garage being made ready for a across Europe.
A. voyage B. route C. progress D. journey
19. Fortunately the damage the boat was not so serious.
A. to B. of C. in D. upon
20. My teacher me to major in physics but I like economics.
A. persuades B. dissuades C. insists D. attempts
21. You must your fear of heights.
A. avoid B. defeat C. conquer D. cover
22. Strawberries are this year.
A. scarce B. rare C. seldom D. little
23. The match had to be postponed, occasion of the bad weather.
A. by B. at C. on D. to
24. He was to go to the concert, for he didn’t like pop music.
A. ready B. pleased C. happy D. reluctant
25. They’ve her to be operated on at once.
A. arranged for B. arranged C. arrange D. arranging for
26. Both children and parents intended to visit the Grand Canyon the weather went worse.
A. if B. unless C. providing D. until
27. He is so lazy that he will never anything.
A. accompany B. accomplish C. succeed D. prefer
28. He finally in reaching the top of the mountain.
A. achieved B. enabled C. managed D. succeeded
29. She hasn’t any in dealing with children.
A. experiences B. experience C. adventure D. experienced
30. They did not mention it offending him.
A. for fear of B. for fear that C. in fear of D. feared
31. Airplanes people to travel through the air.
A. force B. enable C. let D. make
32. She had sense to say nothing about it.
A. enough B. adequate C. sufficient D. competent
33. In these years the number of schools has more than .
A. passed B. tried C. ensured D. doubled
34. How can we silent on this problem?
A. remain B. practice C. make D. decide
35. She owned a gold medal for her fine in the contest.
A. performance B. show C. fulfillment D. acting
36. When we say “Do in Rome as the Romans do”, we mean we had better behave according to the local .
A. habits B. hobbies C. practices D. customs
37. He smokes twenty cigarettes a day on an .
A. average B. normal C. ordinary D. regular
38. You should take plenty of money with you there are any emergencies.
A. in no case B. the case C. in case D. in case of
39. The work is proceeding quite satisfactorily; indeed, we are ahead of .
A. chart B. timetable C. schedule D. list
40. The dinner and speeches three hours.
A. grasped B. gave C. occupied D. fulfilled
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension
(A)
During the early years of this century, wheat was seen as the very lifeblood of Western Canada. When the crops were good, the economy was good; when the crops failed, there was depression(萧条). People on city streets watched the yields and the price of wheat with almost as much feeling as if they were growers. The marketing of wheat became an increasingly favorite topic of conversation.
(1) War set the stage for the most dramatic events in marketing the western crop. For years, farmers mistrusted speculative(投机的)grain selling as carried on through the Winnipeg Grain Exchange. Wheat prices were generally low in the autumn, but farmers could not wait for markets to improve.
(2) It happened too often that they sold their wheat soon after harvest when farm debts were coming due only to see prices rising and speculators getting rich. On various occasions, producer groups asked for firmer controls, but governments had no wish to become involved, at least not until wartime wheat prices threatened to run wild.
Anxious to check inflation and rising living costs, the federal government appointed a board of grain supervisors to handle deliveries(审议) from the crops of 1917 and 1918. Grain Exchange trading was suspended(暂停),and farmers sold at prices fixed by the board. To handle the crop of 1919, the government appointed the first Canadian Wheat Board, with full authority to buy, sell, and set prices.
41. The author uses the term “lifeblood”(in the first sentence of the passage) to indicate that wheat was
A. difficult to produce on large quantities
B. susceptible to many parasites
C. expensive to gather and transport
D. essential to the health of the country
42. According to the passage, most farmers’ debts had to be paid
A. because wheat prices were high
B. when the autumn harvest had just been completed
C. as soon as the Winnipeg Grain Exchange demanded payment
D. when crop failure caused depression
43. According to the passage, wheat prices became unmanageable because of conditions caused by
A. farmers B. supervisors C. war D. weather
44. In the first sentence of Par. 3, the word “check” could best be replaced by which of the following?
A. investigate B. control C. finance D. reinforce
45. According to the passage, a preliminary step in the creation of the Canadian Wheat Board was the appointment of
A. a board of supervisors B . the Winnipeg Grain Exchange
C. several producer groups D. a new government
(B)
Young people should have the right to control and direct their own learning, that is , to decide what they want to learn, and when, where, how, how much, how fast, and with what help they want to learn it. To be still more specific, I want them to have the right to decide if, when, how much, and by whom they want to be taught and the right to decide whether they want to learn in a school and if so which one and for how much of the time.
No human right, except the right to life itself, is more fundamental than this. A person’s freedom of learning is part of his freedom of thought, even more basic than his freedom of speech. If we take from someone his right to decide what he will be curious about, we destroy his freedom of thought. (3) We say, in effect, you must think not about what interests and concerns you, but about what interests and concerns us.
We might call this the right of curiosity, the right to ask whatever questions is most important to us. As adults, we assume that we have the right to decide what does or does not interest us, what we will look into and what we will leave alone. We take this right for granted, cannot imagine that it might be taken away from us. Indeed, as far as I know, it has never been written into any body of law. Even the writers of our Constitution did not mention it. They thought it was enough to guarantee(保证) citizens the freedom of speech and the freedom to spread their ideas as widely as they wished and could. It did not occur to them that even the most tyrannical government would try to control people’s minds, what they thought and knew.
46. To young people the right to control their learning is
A. more fundamental than other human rights
B. less fundamental than other human rights
C. not more fundamental than other human rights
D. not any more than other human rights
47. According to the passage, if we take from someone his right of curiosity, it means that
A. we use his freedom of thought
B. we gain his freedom of thought
C. we restore his freedom of thought
D. we destroy his freedom of thought
48. The author of this passage states that the right of curiosity is .
A. the right to ask whatever questions are most important to you
B. the right to ask whatever questions are most important to us
C. the right to ask whatever you like
D. the right to ask whatever you are interested in
49. Which of the following is true according to the author?
A. The right to ask questions is not interesting.
B. The right to ask questions is taken for granted.
C. Freedom of speech is guaranteed.
D. Freedom to spread one’s ideas is guaranteed.
50. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. Education For Young People B. The Right To Learn
C. The Freedom of Thought D. The Right To Control One’s Learning
(C)
One of the best-known proverbs must be “early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.” (4) The promises of health, wealth, and wisdom to those who join the ranks of the early retires and risers must be particularly appealing to many people in our contemporary society. There is no doubt that one of the greatest concerns of modern man is his health. It is estimated that in the United States 200 billion dollars are spent on health care each year. The medical field has grown into such a big business that it employs 4.8 million people and it appears that in many places, more staff is needed to meet the demands of the people who are concerned about their physical well-being.
Much more interest has been shown in preventive medicine in recent years. This is probably due in part to the increasing costs of medical treatment, but the writings of such people as Dr. Kenneth Cooper have also played an important role. In his book Aerobics, Dr. Cooper communicated his message of the benefits of exercise so effectively that many other authors have followed in his trail, and literally millions of readers have put on their sports shoes and taken to the highways and byways of America. A recent survey showed that over 1 million people are jogging. Many of these are so serious they have trained themselves to run 26 miles and 385 yards of the hard and tiring marathons that are sponsored all over the country. The last time I was in Honolulu, I was amazed to see hundreds of people, young and old, running for their lives, and I discovered many of them have run in the Hawaiian Marathon.
Exercise has also become a major part of conversation. At a dinner party recently, the president of a bank asked me, “You look like a runner; how far do you run each day?” A few days later when I appeared on a national television show, the host suddenly asked me if I was a regular runner. On both occasions the conversation turned to the subject of exercise and I found, as I have found whenever I have traveled recently, that this is a subject on many people’s minds. Of course, there are still many people who are less enthusiastic about exercise. They appreciate the philosophy of Robert M. Hutchins who said, “whenever the thought of exercise occurs to me ,I lie down till it passes.”
51. The “retires” mentioned(line 3,Para. 1) are .
A. people who give up their work
B. People who live in quiet places
C. People who have a lot of free time
D. People who go to bed
52. The first paragraph indicates that medical workers .
A. make a lot of money
B. are in great demand
C. are concerned with their own health
D. like sports more than ordinary people
53. In the United States, medical treatment is .
A. very effective B. insufficient C. expensive D. cheap
54. Many people take part in marathons because they .
A. find the marathons very exciting
B. want to keep fit
C. love traveling all over the country
D. want to be good sportsmen
55. The examples of conversation in the last paragraph are used .
A. to prove that people are tired of old conversation topics
B. to show people’s interest in exercise
C. to prove that the writer was a good runner
D. to show the writer’s love for travel
(D)
Like most people, I was brought up to look upon life as a process of getting. It was not until in my late thirties that I made this important discovery giving-away makes life so much more exciting. You need not worry------if you lack money. This is how I experimented with giving-away. If an idea for improving the window display of neighborhood store flashes to me ,I step in and make the suggestion to the storekeeper. If an incident occurs, the story of which I think the local Catholic priest could see, I call him up and tell him about it, though I am not a Catholic myself.
(5)One discovery I made about giving away is that it is almost impossible to give away anything in this world without getting something back, though the return often comes in an unexpected form. One Sunday morning the local post office delivered an important special delivery letter to my home, though it was addressed to me at my office. I wrote the postmaster a note of appreciation. More than a year later I needed a post-office box for a new business I was starting. I was told that there were no boxes left and that my name would have to go on a long waiting list. As I was about to leave, the postmaster appeared in the doorway. He had overheard our conversation. “Wasn’t it that you wrote us that letter a year ago about delivering a speech delivery to your home?” I said it was. “Well, you certainly are going to have a box in this post office if we have to make one for you. You don’t know what a letter like that means to us. We usually get nothing but complaints.”
56. We understand that .
A. he liked most people who were brought up that way
B. the author was brought up to look upon life as a process of getting in the same way as most people
C. most people were brought up that way, and the author was, too
D. he liked most people as they looked upon life in the same way
57. At first the author looked upon life as a process of getting. He formed this view of life probably because .
A. of most people
B. he was similar to most people in looks
C. he was brought up to like most people
D. of his early education
58. When the author needed a post-office box, .
A. his name was put on a waiting list
B. he wrote the postmaster a note of appreciation
C. many had applied for post-office boxes before him
D. he asked the postmaster to make one for him
59. The author makes the suggestion to the store-keeper
A. in writing B. in person
C. in the window display C. about the neighborhood
60. In reply to the postmaster’s question, the author said .
A. it was the special delivery
B. it was the post-office box
C. it was he
D. it was the note of appreciation he wrote
Part Ⅲ
Cloze
In the course of the first half of the twentieth century, the United States made the shift from coal to oil. In 1900 the energy 61 from burning petroleum in the United States was only 4 percent of 62 obtained from burning coal. By the time World War Ⅱ was 63 , we Americans were getting more of our from oil and natural gas than from coal, 65 the balance shifting farther in 66 of oil and gas each year. Oil, 67 liquid, is much more convenient to mine, transport, and use, than coal is : 68 more. The switch to oil in the United States meant that energy was much more easily 69 . Electricity poured out of the nation’s generators in an endlessly increasing stream 70 we began to live in a world 71 which all the controls were at our fingertips, 72 to speak. And why not? The real 73 of the pools of oil 74 under the Middle East only became known after World War Ⅱand we all received the impression of a hitherto-unknown ocean of oil 75 for the taking. 76 a few heady years we used all we 77 ,more and more and more, and it seemed to us that the supply was so great that we could 78 thoughts of a possible end 79 some indefinite future. Let our grandchildren 80 and suffer.
61. a. derived b. recovered c. transferred d. mined
62. a. which b. it c. that d. what
63. a. through b. over c. off d. out
. a. resource b. supply c. energy d. full
65. a. for b. despite c. with d. of
66. a. search b. favor c. charge d. place
67. a. is b. a c. as d. being
68. a. and b. yet c. still d. much
69. a. accessible b. adoptable c. available d. usable
70. a. and b. for c. that d. though
71. a. on b. by c. in d. of
72. a. and b. or c. as d. so
73. a. size b. amount c. measure d. quantity
74. a. laying b. lying c. lay d. lain
75. a. already b. well c. ready d. just
76. a. In b. From c. For d. With
77. a. had b. seized c. brought d. wanted
78. a. retard b. delay c. give d. postpone
79. a. in b. by c. to d. for
| 80. a. search b. freeze c. starve d. worry |