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PassageOne
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Assupplierofmostofthefoodweeatandofrawmaterialsformanyindustrialprocesses,agricultureisclearlyanimportantareaoftheeconomy.Buttheindustrialperformanceofagricultureisevenmoreimportantthanthis.Forinnationswheretheproductivityoffarmersislow,mostoftheworkingpopulationisneededtoraisefoodandfewpeopleareavailableforproductionofinvestmentgoodsorforotheractivitiesrequiredforeconomicgrowth.Indeed,oneofthefactorsrelatedmostcloselytothepercapitalincome(人均收入)ofanationisthefractionofitspopulationengagedinfarming.Inthepoorestnationsoftheworldmorethanhalfofthepopulationlivesonfarms.Thiscomparessharplywithlessthan10percentinWesternEuropeandlessthan4percentintheUnitedStates.
Inshort,thecourseofeconomicdevelopmentingeneraldependsinafundamentalwayontheperformanceoffarmers.Thisperformanceinturn,dependsonhowagricultureisorganizedandontheeconomicenvironment,ormarketstructure,withinwhichitfunctions.InthefollowingpagestheperformanceofAmericanagricultureisexamined.Itisappropriatetobeginwithaconversationofitsmarketstructure.
1.Thispassageismostprobably________.
A)anewsitemB)partofanintroductionofabook
C)partofalectureD)anadvertisement
2.Whatismostimportanttoagricultureis________.
A)theamountoffooditproducesB)thepercapitalincomeoffarmers
C)itsindustrialperformanceD)theproductionofinvestmentgoods
3.Theword“this”inParagraph1refersto________.
A)theprovisionoffoodandrawmaterialsB)theproductivityoffarmers
C)theproductionofinvestmentgoodsD)theeconomyasawhole
4.Theperformanceoffarmersessentiallydetermines________.
A)thesizeoftheworkingpopulationB)theorganizationofagriculture
C)themarketstructureD)thegeneraldevelopmentofeconomy
5.Thispassagewillmostprobablybefollowedbyadiscussionof________.
A)thestructureofAmericanfarmingpopulation
B)themarketstructureofAmericanagriculture
C)thevariousfunctionsofAmericanagriculture
D)theorganizationofAmericanagriculture
PassageTwo
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Before1945,hardlyanyoneoutsideofNewMexicohadeverheardofAlamogordo.In1960itspopulationnumbered21,723.Eversince1898,whenthetownhadbeenbuiltbytheSouthernPacificRailroad,Alamogordohadbeenalonelytown.Thelandarounditwaslargelydesert,andlargelyempty.
Becauseitwasisolatedandbecausetheweatherwasalmostalwaysclearandpeaceful,aspotofdesertnearAlamogordowaschosenasthelastsiteforthefirstatomicbombeverexploded.ThesecretnameofthetestwasZeo.
AtdawnonJuly16,1945,theatomicbombwassetoff.Observersagreedthattheyhadwitnessedsomethingunlikeanythingeverseenbymenbefore,ahuge,colorfulfireball,morebrilliantthanthesunflashingasitroseformilesintotheair.Neverbeforehadmenreleasedsomuchpoweratonetime,norhadanynationeverpossessedweaponasterribleanddestructiveastheatomicbomb.
Forseveralweeks,thetestwaskeptsecret.WhenanatomicbombwasdroppedfromanAmericanplaneonHiroshima,Japan,newspapersandradiostationsalloverAmericatoldofthetestofthebombinNewMexico.Almosteverybodywasamazedtolearnwherethebombhadbeenmadeandtested;
thedesertsoftheSouthwesthadhiddenthesecretwell.
Whennewsoftheatomicbombanditsdestructivenesswasannounced,peopleallovertheworldwonderedwhatothernewweaponswerebeingpreparedintheNewMexicodesert.Somepeopledoubtedthatthesecretofmakingatomicbombscouldbekeptfromothercountries.Someevendoubtedthewisdomofusingsopowerfulaweapon.Butnoonedoubtedthatanewkindofwar—andanewkindofworld—hadbegunatAlamogordo,onesummermorningin1945.
6.Whatisthemaintopicofthispassage?
A)ThesecretofAlamogordo.
B)Anewkindofwar.
C)Thedestructiveforceofthefirstatomicbomb.
D)Theselectionofthetestsiteforthefirstatomicbomb.
7.WhichofthefollowingisthemainreasonforchoosingAlamogordoasthetestsite?
A)Italwayshadanenjoyableclimate.
B)Itwasconnectedtoothercitiesbyarailway.
C)Itslocationwouldhidethesecretwell.
D)ItwassituatedinsouthwesternNewMexico.
8.WhenwastheatomicbombdroppedonHiroshima?
A)Assoonasthesecretwasrevealed.
B)AtdawnonJuly16,1945.
C)Immediatelyafterthetest.
D)Severalweeksafterthetest.
9.Afterthefirstatomicbombexplosion,everybodyagreedthat________.
A)itwaswisetochooseAlamogordoasthetestsite
B)manhadenteredtheageofnuclearwarfare
C)itwasnotwisetousesuchapowerfulweapon
D)itwasnotpossibletokeepthetechnologyofmakingatomicbombssecret
10.Thetoneofthispassageisoneof________.
A)anxietyB)satisfaction
C)encouragementD)fear
PassageThree
Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Theaimoftheteacheristogethispupilsasquicklyaspossibleovertheperiodinwhicheachprintedsymbolislookedatforitsshape,andarriveatthestagewhenthepupillooksatwordsandphrases,fortheirmeaning,almostwithoutnoticingtheshapesoftheseparateletters.
Whenagoodreaderisatworkhedoesnotlookatletters,norevenatwords,onebyonehoweverquickly;
hetakesinthemeaningoftwo,three,orfourwordsatatime,inasinglemoment.Watchcarefullytheeyesofapersonwhoisreading,anditwillbeseenthattheydonottravelsmoothlyalongthelinesofprint,buttheymovebyjumpsseparatedbyveryshortstops.Theeyesofaverygoodreadermovequickly,takinglongjumpsandmakingveryshorthalts(停顿);
theeyesofapoorreadermovemoreslowly,takingonlyshortjumpsandstoppinglongerateachhalt.Sometimes,whenhemeetsadifficulty,heevengoesbackwardstoseeagainwhathasalreadybeenlookedatonce.
Theteacher’staskisthereforeclear:
itistotrainhispupilstotakeinseveralwordsataglance(oneeye-jump)andtoremovethenecessityforgoingbackwardstoreadsomethingasecondtime.
Thisshowsatoncethatletter-by-letter,orsyllable-by-syllable,orword-by-wordreading,withthefingerpointingtotheword,carefullyfixingeachoneinturn,iswrong.Itiswrongbecausesuchamethodtiesthepupil’seyesdowntoaveryshortjump,andtheaimistotrainforthelongjump.Moreover,averyshortjumpistooshorttoprovideanymeaningorsense;
anditwillbefoundthathavingstruggledwiththreeorfourwordsseparately,thepupilhastolookatthemagain,alltogetherandinonegroup,inordertogetthemeaningofthewholephrase.
11.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtothefirstparagraph?
A)Pupilsshouldbetrainedtoreachquicklythestageofreadingwithouthavingtoconcentrateontheseparatesymbols.
B)Pupilsshouldlookateachprintedsymbolforitsmeaningaswellasforitsshape.
C)Teachersshouldhelptheirpupilsavoidlookingattheshapeoftheprintedsymbols.
D)Teachersshouldtelltheirpupilsthedifferentstagesoftheirstudy.
12.Inasinglemoment,agoodreaderpicksup________.
A)severalwordsB)severalphrases
C)severalsentencesD)severallines
13.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisFALSE?
A)Theeyesofagoodreadermakeshorthaltsandlongjumps.
B)Theeyesofabadreadertakeinthemeaningofonewordatatime.
C)Theeyesofabadreadertakeonlyshortjumps.
D)Theeyesofagoodreadermovesteadily.
14.Onemayhavetoreadsomethingasecondtimeif________.
A)thereisenoughtime
B)onereadstoofast
C)thepassageisverylong
D)onereadswordbyword
15.Themainideaofthelastparagraphisthat________.
A)word-by-wordreadingishighlyinefficient
B)thepupil’seyesshouldfocusongroupsofsyllablesinsteadofsinglesyllables
C)pupilshavetomovetheireyesbackandforthwhenreading
D)fingerpointinginreadinghelpsthepupilconcentrateonmeaning
PassageFour
Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
Televisionhaschangedthelifestyleofpeopleineveryindustrializedcountryintheworld.IntheUnitedStates,wheresociologistshavestudiedtheeffects,someinterestingobservationshavebeenmade.
Television,althoughnotessential,hasbecomeanimportantpartofmostpeople’slives.Italterspeople’swaysofseeingtheworld;
inmanyways,itsupportsandsustains(维持)modernlife.Televisionhasbecomeababy-sitter,anintroducerofconversations,themajortransmitterofculture,akeeperoftradition.YetwhenwhatcanbeseenonTVinonedayiscriticallyanalyzed,itbecomesevidentthattelevisionisnotateacherbutasustainer;
thepoorqualityofprogrammingdoesnotelevate(提高)peopleintogreaterunderstanding,butrathermaintainsandencouragesthelifeasitexists.
TheprimaryreasonforthelackofqualityinAmericantelevisionisrelatedtoboththehistoryofTVprogrammingdevelopmentandtheeconomicsofTV.TelevisioninAmericabeganwiththeradio.Radiocompaniesandtheirsponsorsfirstexperimentedwithtelevision.Therefore,thecloserelationshipwhichtheadvertisershadwithradioprogramsbecamethesystemforAmericanTV.Sponsorsno
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