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PART Ⅱ READING COMPREHENSION (占总分的35%)
Reading Comprehension (占总分的25%)
Directions:There are three 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 center.
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While traveling abroad,Mr.Jackson Frank ran short of money.So he wrote to his brother,asking for $500.“Send the money by telegram,”he wrote,“to the Fisher Bank in P…”
After a week he began calling at the Fisher Bank.He showed his passport.“Nothing has come for you,”he was told.This went on for two weeks and Mr.Frank got very worried.He sent a telegram to his brother,asking where the money was.There was no reply,and no money arrived for him.
In the fourth week Mr.Frank was arrested for failing to pay his hotel bill.His passport was taken from him.He tried to explain the problem,but no one believed him.He was sent to prison for six days.
When he came out,he went immediately to the Fisher bank.The clerk he spoke to was a new man. “Have you received $500 for me?”he ask,“My name is Jackson Frank.”
The clerk checked his books.“Yes,Jackson,it’s here.It came by telegram.—let me see—oh,more than two months ago.We wondered where you were.”He showed Mr.Frank the order.
The order read:“Pay Mr.Frank Jackson the sum of $500...”
“But my name is Jackson Frank,not Frank Jackson.”
“Oh,that’s all right,sir.It was in our books under the letter‘J’,but it’s your money.”The clerk laughed,“A human mistake,sir!We’re all human beings,aren’t we?And so we all make mistakes.A family name like Frank sounds strange to me.”
Mr Frank was silent.He really wanted to hit somebody.At last he said,“A human mistake——is that what you call it?I think some humans need kicking.”
35.Jackson didn’t just go to his brother and get some money because _____ .
A.he was afraid to see his brother
B.he was in prison and was not allowed to go anywhere
C.he was traveling in a foreign country and was far from his brother
D.he knew that his brother had no money
36.A week after he had written to his brother,Jackson began _____ .
A.telephoning the bank
B.visiting the bank
C.shouting at the clerks of the bank
D.explaining his problem to the clerks of the bank
37.Jackson was arrested and sent to prison because _____ .
A.his brother hadn’t sent him any money and he couldn’t pay his hotel bill
B.he had spent almost all his money and couldn’t pay his hotel bill
C.he had lost all his money and couldn’t pay his hotel bill
D.his brother hadn’t sent him as much money as he asked for and he couldn’t pay
his hotel bill
38.Which of the following statements is true?
A.The money did not reach the Fisher Bank.
B.The money reached the wrong bank.
C.The money reached the bank after he was arrested.
D.The money reached the bank before he was arrested.
39.The clerks put his name under the wrong letter _____ .
A.through carelessness.
B.because they were human beings
C.because he had a strange name
D.by pronouncing his name incorrectly
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For most Africans,tribalism simply means very strong loyalty to one’s ethnic group.It is a force that can be both good and bad.By definition tribalism means sharing among members of the extended family.It makes sure that a person is taken care of by his own group.To give a job to a fellow tribesman is not wrong;it is an obligation.Similarly,for a politician or military leader it is considered good common sense to choose his closest adviser from people of his own tribe.This ensures security,continuity, authority.Tribal loyalty may mean a quick promotion—from sergeant to captain,from clerk to manager—within a very short time.
Modern African politicians publicly speak out against tribal divisions.Yet it remains perhaps the most powerful force in day-to-day African life.As evidence of tribalism,in 1977 in Kenya,president Jomo Kenyatta’s tribe controlled business and politics.Eight of the 21 cabinet posts,including the most important four were filled by Kikuyus.In Uganda in the same year,the president’s small Kakwa tribe filled almost all the highest government and military positions!In Agola,Ethiopia,and Nigeria,the fighting in the past ten years can be partly explained by disagreements
among tribes.
40.What is the definition of tribalism?
A.Sharing among members of the extended family.
B.Giving a job to a fellow tribesman.
C.A force that can be both good and bad.
D.People have the same religious belief.
41.One example of how a tribe takes care of its own people is _____ .
A.“a force that can be both good and bad”
B.“very strong loyalty to one’s ethnic group”
C.“tribal loyalty may mean a quick promotion”
D.it is important to be loyal to one’s own tribal group
42.In paragraph 2,“the most important four” refers to _____ .
A.military positionB.business C.cabinet postsD.Kikuyus
43.How many examples are there “as evidence of tribalism”?
A.Four. B.Two. C.One. D.Three.
44.According to the passage,which of the following statements is wrong?
A.Modern African politicians approve of tribal divisions.
B.A person is usually taken care of by his own tribe.
C.Africans consider it an obligation to give a job to a fellow tribesman.
D.Tribalism is still a powerful force in day-to-day African life.
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Then a new movement in Art attains a certain vogue,it is advisable to find out what its advocates are aiming at,for,however far-fetched and unreasonable their contents may seem today,it is possible that in years to come they may be regarded as normal.With regard to Futurist poetry,however,the case is rather difficult,for whatever Futurist poetry may be—even admitting that the theory on which it is based may be right—it can hardly be classed as Literature.
This,in brief,is what the Futurist says for a century,past conditions of life have been continually speeding up,till now we live in a world of noise and violence and speed.Consequently,our feelings,thoughts and emotions have undergone a corresponding change.This speeding up of life,says the Futurist,requires a new form of expressions.We must speed up our literature too,if we want to interpret modern stress.We must pour out a cataract of essential words,unhampered by stops,or qualifying adjectives,or finite verbs.Instead of describing sounds we must make up words that imitate them;we must use many sizes of type and different colored inks on the same page,and shorten or lengthen words at will.
Certainly their descriptions of battles are vividly chaotic.But it is a little disconcerting to read in the explanatory notes that a certain line describes a fight between a Turkish and a Bulgarian officer on a bridge off which they both fall into the river——and then to find that the line consists of the noise of their falling are the weights of the officers.“Pluff!Pulff!A hundred and eighty five kilograms.”
This,though it fulfills the laws and requirements of Futurist poetry can hardly be classed as Literature.All the same,no thinking man can refuse to accept their first proposition that a great change in our emotional life calls for a change of expression.The whole question is really this:how we essentially changed?
45.The main idea of this selections is best expressed as _____ .
A.The Past versus the future
B.Changes in modern Life
C.Merits of the Futurist movement
D.An evaluation of Futurist poetry
46.When novel ideas appear,it is desirable,according to the writer,to______.
A.discover the aims of their adherents
B.ignore them
C.follow the fashion
D.regard them as normal
47.The Futurists claim that we must _____ .
A.increase the production of literature
B.look to the future
C.develop new literary forms
D.avoid unusual words
48.The writer believes that Futurist poetry is _____ .
A.too emotional
B.too new in type to be acceptable
C.not literature as he knows it
D.essential to basic change in the nature mankind
49.The futurist poet uses all the following devices EXCEPT_____ .
A.imitative words
B.qualifying adjectives
C.different colored inks
D.a stream of essential words
Skimming and Scanning (占总分的10%)
Directions:In this section there are four passages with a total of four multiplechoice questions. Skim or scan them as required and then mark your answer on your answer sheet.
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First read the following question.
50. The author’s intention is to ______ .
A. tell how to decorate the house
B. stress the importance of a wellfurnished home
C. define the “home”
D. advertise for a furniture company
Now read the passage below quickly and mark your answer on your ANSWER SHEET.
WELCOME HOME
A home is created from a great many different elements. By you. For you. You make your decisions based on what you need and what you like, in other words, what inspires you. At IKEA, we try to inspire everyone to create a beautiful home. The idea is that you can come into any one of our stores, and stroll through our roomsettings and specialty shops. Hopefully, the thousands of home furnishings and accessories you see there will give you some ideas. And in the end, you’ll find something you can not only afford to bring home. But, more importantly, want t
o bring home.
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First read the following question.
51. What is the writer’s main message in the passage?
A. Unemployment brings downward changes in people’s lives.
B. One should try to make the best of unemployment.
C. Many people have no problems with unemployment.
D. Unemployment results in negative psychological effects.
Now read the passage below quickly and mark your answer on your ANSWER SHEET.
As more and more people lose their jobs, now is perhaps the time to consider the experience of unemployment. What are the first feelings? Well, losing a job, or not being able to find one, almost always brings unwelcome changes. If you’ve lost a job, the first feeling is often one of shock. As well as the loss of income, many people find the whole routine of their life is shattered, their contact with other people reduced, their ambitions halted and their identity as a worker removed.
At first there may be good feelings too—a new and better job is just around the corner—it’s nice to be able to lie in bed in the morning or spend more time with the children; have more time to think. But, unless a better job does turn up, the chances are the days start getting longer and time becomes harder to fill. Many people pass through periods of difficulty in sleeping and eating. They feel irritable and depressed, often isolated and lonely.
Despite all these problems though, unemployment can be a chance for a fresh start. You can discover that it provides an opportunity to sort out or rethink what you want from life and how best you can get it. You can use the time to plan how to find a new job, learn a new skill, develop your hobbies or see if you can run your own business.
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First read the following question.
52. Which is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Generation gap is a result of different attitudes.
B. People become far more conservative as they grow older.
C. Attitudes formed in the early twenties do not change easily.
D. Attitudes of the younger generation are different from those of their elders.
Now read the passage below quickly and mark your answer on your ANSWER SHEET.
The gap in attitudes between the older and younger generations is well known. But why does the gap exist? Is it, as some believe, because people become more conservative as they age? Or is it simply that today’s younger generation has adopted attitudes that differ from those of their elders? One researcher found that people’s ideas do change somewhat as they grow older, but they don’t change much. Attitudes formed in the late teens and early twenties are pretty stable. Thus the generation gap seems to result from each generation’s entering adulthood with
different attitudes.
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First read the following question.
53. The author states that no modern newspaper ______ .
A. is free of propaganda
B. is controlled by big business interests
C. separates fact and opinion
D. operates according to a code of ethics
Now read the passage below quickly and mark your answer on your ANSWER SHEET.
Daily newspaper has an editorial page. Here opinion is expressed on events and personalities in the news. But editorial judgement is so persuasively presented that many people accept these opinions as facts. Good journalists uphold a code of ethics which distinguishes between news and editorial opinion. This code holds that in an editorial column the publisher is entitled to advocate any cause he chooses. It is understood that there he is speaking as a partisan and may express any view he desires. Because a modern newspaper is so expensive to produce and so costly to establish, newspapers have increasingly become big business organizations. Although there are exceptions, these large newspapers tend to reflect the views of their owners in their editorials on economic and political matters.
In the news columns, however, the complete and unbiased facts should be reported. The better metropolitan newspapers and the great press associations usually can be relied on to keep their news impartial. But the less ethical publications often deliberately “color” the news to favor or oppose certain group or movements.
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