高等学校英语应用能力考试B级阅读部分自测题

高等学校英语应用能力考试B级阅读部分自测题 B— B—Test7—9 Test 7 Reading Comprehension (40 minutes) Directions: This part is to test your reading ability. There are some tasks for you to fulfill. You should read the given materials carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed. Task 1 Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 46 through 50. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A), B), C) or D). You should make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter in the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. The problem of names and faces was put to an experimental test in people to be studied in 1934 by an American scientist, H. M. Clarke. He showed his subjects (试验对象) a page containing photographs of the faces of twelve men and, under each photograph, there was a name. The subjects had three minutes in which to study these names and faces by whatever method they would usually use in learning the names of real people. Three minutes later, remembering was tested in four different ways. The original names had to be recognized when mixed up with a number of "new" names; the original faces had to be recognized from " new" faces; the original faces were shown and the suitable names had to be recalled; and the original names were shown and the corresponding faces recalled. Nearly 500 college students acted as subjects in this experiment and the results were clear. It was easier to recognize names than to recall them; but it was as easy to recognize names as to recognize faces. If either names or faces were to be recalled, the remembering performance was not as good as that involving recognition. Thus from the examples given above, the difference between recalling and recognition should be clear. 46. What the scientist did was to test ____________. A) the ability to learn names B) the ability to recognize faces C) remembering D) recognition 47. Persons who took part in the test were ____________. A) H.M. Clarke and his assistants B) performers C) American scientists D) college students 48. "The original names" in Line 6 means ____________. A) the informal names B) the names of the twelve men C) the first names D) the family names 49. Which of the following statements is true? A) These college students had the same trouble recalling names and faces. B) It was quite possible to match these names and faces correctly. 1 B— C) The results show that recognizing names and recognizing faces were both easy. D) Many subjects had less difficulty in remembering names than in recognizing them . 50. Which of the following were not clearly stated? A) Faces are easier to remember than names. B) Recognition is usually easier than recalling. C) Remembering can be tested in different ways by different people. D) Photographs of the faces to be recognized were given to the subjects. Task 2 Directions: This task is the same as task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 51 through 55. We live in a dangerous world. The figures for crime go up year by year. If you were attacked in the street, would you be able to defend yourself? Not very well probably, especially if someone was pointing a gun at you. We all see a lot of violence in films, but recently some programs on television showed how people can defend themselves without guns. For example, in one film a woman was attacked from behind. She threw the man, who was heavier and stronger than she was, over her head. Then she held him tightly on the ground. How? She knew judo. Jiu-jitsu, as judo is sometimes called, means "muscle science" in Japanese. The student of judo needs to learn a lot about the body, its bones and muscles. Judo uses a number of "falls", "holds" and 'throws". Someone who does not know judo cannot defend himself against them. If you know judo you can defend yourself against a person who is stronger than you. You had better not practice judo on your friends unless they can fall without hurting themselves! Being strong is one thing, but using the body wisely is another. In judo, you use the other person's body to help you. You "throw" him to the ground and "hold" him there, so that he cannot move. Of course, it takes time and practice, but knowing judo is useful. In a violent world you ought to be able to defend yourself. 51. From the first paragraph, we know that some recent TV programs ____________. A) show how people are attacked in the street B) demonstrate how to use guns in defense C) show that the figures for crime going up all the time D) have changed their subjects from violence to self-defense 52. The woman mentioned in the passage ____________. A) held the man over her head B) was able to defend herself C) attacked the man from behind D) was heavier than the man 53. The name "Judo" refers to ____________. A) a type of fighting by using the body wisely B) a scientific way of physical training C) an exercise to build up a strong body D) bones and muscles in Japanese 54. What is the warning of the writer for a person who practises judo? A) Avoid showing your skills to a person who knows judo. B) Avoid attacking a strong man from behind his back. 2 B— C) Not to try it on another person who is inexperienced. D) Not to practise judo on the street. 55. We may infer from the context that a skillful judo fighter knows how to ___________. A) avoid fighting with someone who doesn't know judo B) learn the muscle science well C) prevent the other person from being hurt D) use the other person's body to increase his chances of success Task 3 Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions (No. 56 through No. 60) to it. You should give brief answers to these questions. The answers should be no more than 8 words. Write them in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet. For the past five years, 83-year-old Ernie has single-handedly transformed a weed-choked, public-owned service road along the Los Angeles River into a beautiful neighborhood park called "Ernie's Walk". Back in 1988, weeds grew among broken benches, rusty(生锈的) automobile parts and old refrigerators people had thrown along the bank of the river. It made Ernie sick. So he and some neighbors complained until crews cleaned the mess. All that remained was a barren(荒 芜的) strip of dirt. Working in his garden one day, Ernie had more flowers than he could plant, so he decided to place the extra flowers along the freshly cleared river bank. As the flowers grew densely, so did an idea: why not dress the entire stretch of the bank? At first Ernie planted flowers from his own garden. Then neighbors began donating（献 出） flowers. "Everybody has gotten into the spirit of the thing," Ernie said, "I'll be busy the rest of my life." 56. What is "Ernie's Walk"? It is _________________________________________________________________ 57. What made Ernie sick? The bad conditions ___________________________________________________. 58. Why did Ernie decide to plant the extra flowers along the freshly cleared river bank? Because ____________________________________________________________. 59. When the flowers grew densely, Ernie had an idea. What was it? ___________________________________________________________________ 60. What will Ernie do for the rest of his life? ___________________________________________________________________ Task 4 Directions: After reading the following passage, you are required to complete the outline below it (No. 61 through No. 65). You should write your answers briefly on the Answer Sheet correspondingly. STOCKS Shanghai —A share here tumbled（跌落）7.177 points on Wednesday to end on 1,151.374. B share eased 0.94 of a point to close the day on a record low of 25.859 as judgement was hurt by fears of poor 1998 corporate results（公司年报）. A total of 64 companies have warned investors to expect a loss for 1998. Analysts also linked the fall to news that central bank governor Dai Xianglong would 3 B— launch a punishment on illegal foreign exchange trade — a move that could squeeze domestic investors out of the B share market. Forever Bicycle was the best performer, up 6.06 per cent, and Steel Tube the worst performer, down 9.09 per cent. Trading volume stood at 2.82 billion China yuan. Shenzhen — A share here tumbled 26.77 points to finish 2939.91. B share went downward 7.03 points to close also on a historic low of 395.64. Shanzhen Gintian was the biggest winner, while Benelux Ent, the biggest loser. 61.___________________________________ 62.___________________________________ 63.___________________________________ 64.___________________________________ 65.___________________________________ Task 5 Directions: Here you will find 6 sentences (marked A, B, C, D, E and F) and an incomplete short passage following them. Read them carefully and insert () 5 of the sentences into the passage so that it will become a meaningful complete one. One sentence will have to the dropped. Write the letter to the selected sentence in the corresponding brackets on the Answer Sheet. A: Jordan was so big it was even suggested once his sponsor Nike change his name Mike. B: It basically means you are too old, past your use-by date, over the hill, a destroyed boat. C: Came out of retirement of course. D: Blame Foreman of course. E: Shortly before she retired from office, Thatcher observed, "There are some remarkable parallels between basketball and politics. F: But it certainly does not resemble a gentleman who retired several weeks ago with considerable degree of grace. Retirement is an unpleasant word in any profession, but particularly cruel in sport. 66.___________________ 67.______________________ Enough has been written about Michael Jordan recently, but it is not every day the most well known sportsman in the world retires. 68.____________________ If anyone doubts his worldwide appeal, Jordan's fame even reached the ears of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. 69.___________________ 4 B— Michael Jordan has already mastered the skill most needed for political success: how to stand still without visible means of support." When he first retired in 1993, Jordan said, "The word 'retire' means you can do anything you want." And what did he do? 70.___________________ 66. ( ) 67. ( ) 68. ( ) 69. ( ) 70. ( ) Test 8 Reading Comprehension (40 minutes) Directions: This part is to test your reading ability. There are some tasks for you to fulfill. You should read the given materials carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed. Task 1 Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 46 through 50. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A), B), C) or D). You should make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter in the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. In the United States Government, the Congress makes the laws. The Congress has two parts. They are known as the House of Representatives（众议院） and the Senate（参议院）. The House of Representatives is larger than the Senate whose 100 members ( two from each state ) serves for six years. The 435 members of the House are elected every two years, and the number from each state is determined by the population of the state. For example, California, which has a large population, has forty-three representatives, while the state of Nevada has only one. According to the Constitution of the United States, a Senator must be at least thirty years old and he must have been a citizen of the United States for nine years at the time of his election. To be elected to the House, a person must have been a United States citizen for seven years. In general, Senators are better known than Representatives because they are fewer in number and serve for a longer time. Many American Presidents served in Congress before they became President. Presidents John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon were all Representatives and then Senators before becoming President of the United States. 46. The House of Representatives has ____________. A) 535 members B) 435 members C) 200 members D) 100 members 47. If a person wants to be a Senate, he must be at least ____________. A) 21 years old B) 33 years old C) 30 years old D) 25 years old 48. Being a citizen of the United States for seven years, a person can be elected to ____________. 5 B— A) a party B) a committee C) the House of Representative D). the Senate 49. Senators are more popular than Representatives because ____________. A) Senators are not as many as Representative B) Senators come from every part of the country C) Representatives serve for a longer time D) it is more difficult to serve as Senators 50. California has more representatives because ____________. A) it is a very big state B) many presidents were born there C) there are more businesses there D) it has more people than some other states Task 2 Directions: This task is the same as task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 51 through 55. I am writing to thank you for the interesting reports which appeared in the July/August '94 edition of the Saturday Evening Post. I am interested in your reports since B12 deficiency(缺乏症) is an inherited disorder in my family. In the late 1950s /early 1960s, a research project was carried out on it by a London medical school. My grandmother was 49 when she started vitamin B12 injections in 1949. She was admitted to the hospital with a blood disease. My mother was 63 when she began vitamin B12 injections. After reading your article, I believe her treatment was started too late. At the time, she almost lost her eyesight and was told that she had other diseases. Earlier this year, I visited my doctor and explained that I felt very tired and asked for a blood test to establish whether I was suffering from B12 deficiency. I was told I was much too young and that only people in their 80s suffered B12 deficiency. I told him he was wrong and that research was carried out on my family 30-odd years ago. I have always believed that prevention is better than cure. I now know why I love Kellogg's Honey Nut Cornflakes(玉米片). They contain vitamins, including B12! If foods contain added vitamins, as you suggest in your article, then B12 deficiency and diseases associated with it should be left to the past. 51. The passage you have just read is most probably ____________. A) a letter to the editor of a magazine B) a preface to a book on Vitamins C) an advertisement for vitamin B12 D) a thank-you letter to a medical doctor 52. Why is the author interested in the reports in The Saturday Evening Post? A) He wanted to cure his family members of an inherited disorder. B) He was curious about the latest medical developments. C) He wanted to prevent himself from suffering from vitamin B12 deficiency. D) He was seriously ill with vitamin B12 deficiency. 53. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? 6 B— A) The author was determined to get rid of the inherited disorder in his family. B) Vitamin B12 deficiency can be prevented if measures are taken early. C) Most foods contain vitamins, including B12. D) Doctors are not always reliable. 54. The reports the author had read probably told him ____________. A) to have regular vitamin injections. B) not to believe his doctor. C) to take food rich in vitamins. D) to have his blood tested early. 55. Doctors think that the usual case of B12 deficiency occurs when ____________. A) a person doesn't take foods containing vitamins B) a patient stops vitamins injections C) a person is very young D) a patient is at an old age Task 3 Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions (No. 56 through No. 60) to it. You should give brief answers to these questions. The answers should be no more than 8 words. Write them in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet. Third World countries often mistakenly decide to permit rapid industrialization. When this industrialization occurs, many new factories open, and workers get jobs. Unfortunately, many of those new jobs are not permanent. The leaders of an industry want their factories to be as productive as possible, and they will do anything to achieve that goal. Whenever they can, they take advantage of automation(自动化),which means that workers are replaced by a more efficient machine. As a result, a worker trained for a specific factory job becomes unemployed, and the profits of the factory owners are maximized(最大). Many experts in Third World economics are concerned about rapid industrialization because it brings problems as well as progress. Citizens of these countries need jobs that will last, not jobs that are temporary. In the opinion of these economists, the leaders of Third World countries should be aware of the dangers as well as the advantages of rapid industrialization. 56. What's wrong with the Third World countries' decision about industrialization according to the author? They allow ___________________________________________________________. 57. Will the new jobs created by the industrialization last long according to the author? _____________________________________________________________. 58. What are the possible consequences of automation to the workers there? Some workers will be _______________________________________________________. 59. Why are many experts concerned about rapid industrialization in the Third World countries? Because ________________________________________________________. 60. What is the purpose of the author to write the article? To __________________ to The third World leaders about their industrialization. Task 4 7 B— Directions: After reading the following passage, you are required to complete the outline below it (No. 61 through No. 65). You should write your answers briefly on the Answer Sheet correspondingly. Business Week magazine in the US has selected the top 10 business books of 1998. Here are 2 picks among them. "Titan" Consider what became one of the most celebrated-and commercially successful-books of the year: Ron Chernow's "Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller Sr." Published by Random House. The key to its success is both the author's strong writing ability and the fact that few people today know much about the man who founded the company called Standard Oil. "The Profit Zone" Here is the message of "The Profit Zone," by consultants A.J. Slywotzky and D. J. Morrison, with B. Andelman, published by Time Business. Instead, the authors say, companies must always be on the lookout for profitable new enterprises. Case studies include the efforts of Bill Gates at Microsoft, Jack Welch at General Electric, Michael Eisner at Walt Disney, and Andrew Grove at Intel. 61.___________________________________ 62.___________________________________ 63.___________________________________ 64.___________________________________ 65.___________________________________ Task 5 Directions: Here you will find 6 sentences (marked A, B, C, D, E and F) and an incomplete short passage following them. Read them carefully and insert () 5 of the sentences into the passage so that it will become a meaningful complete one. One sentence will have to the dropped. Write the letter to the selected sentence in the corresponding brackets on the Answer Sheet. A: and without them Earth would be 30 degrees colder and human life would not exist. B: In a similar way there are several gases in the atmosphere C: These gases are known as "greenhouse gases," and the way in which they trap heat in the atmosphere is called the "greenhouse effect." D: and the sea level has risen by 10 centimetres E: which would be enough to cause great major changes in geography and agriculture. F: If the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere doubles, 8 B— A greenhouse is a building made of glass which is used for keeping plants warm when the outside temperature is low. 66.___________________ which trap the heat generated by the sun and prevent it from escaping. 67.______________________ Most of the main greenhouse gases occur naturally in small amounts in our atmosphere, 68.___________________ _. The problem is that in the last century and a half, we have been putting excessive(过 量的) amounts of these gases into the Earth's atmosphere by burning large quantities of coal and oil and by cutting down forests. The rapid increase in greenhouse gases is making the world warmer. 69._________________ __ there will probably be a rise in the Earth's temperature between 1 and 4, 70.___________ ________ 66. ( ) 67. ( ) 68. ( ) 69. ( ) 70. ( ) Test 9 Reading Comprehension (40 minutes) Directions: This part is to test your reading ability. There are some tasks for you to fulfill. You should read the given materials carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed. Task 1 Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 46 through 50. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A), B), C) or D). You should make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter in the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Most people do not think of fishes and other sea animals as having voices, and of those who are aware of the fact that many of them can "speak", few understand that these "conversations" have significance. Actually, their talk may be as meaningful as much of our own. For example, some sea animals use their "voices" to locate their food in the ocean expanses; others use their "voices" to let their fellows know of their locations; and still others, as a means of obtaining mates. Sometimes, "speaking" may even mean the difference between life and death to a sea animal. It appears in some cases that when a predator(食肉动物) approaches, the prey depends on no more than the sounds it makes to escape. Fish sounds are important to man, also. By listening to them, he can learn a great deal about the habits of creatures that make them, the size of the school they form, the patterns of their migrations（迁移）, and the nature of the environments in which they live. He can also apply this information to the more effective utilization of the listening spots he has set up to detect enemy submarines（潜水艇）. A knowledge of fish sounds can avoid confusion and unneeded effort when a "new" sound is picked up and the sound sentry（哨兵） must decide whether or not to call an alarm. 46. Among the people who know that many sea animals have voices, few ____________. A) know the meaning of their conversations B) realize that they can communicate with each other C) realize that they can make speeches 9 B— D) could understand their conversations 47. Which of the following statements can best be inferred from the passage? A) Fishes only "speak" to communicate with each other. B) Researches are now being made to study the significance of fish sounds. C) Sea animals have a sharper hearing ability than men. D) Sounds made by fish cannot be transmitted through the air. 48. By listening to sounds fishes make, man can learn all the following except ____________.. A) their sizes B) the usual pattern of their migrations C) their environments D) their habits 49. In some cases, when a predator approaches, fishes escape on hearing ____________. A) the sounds of other species B) the sounds of their prey C) the sounds of the approaching enemy D) the sounds of their fellows 50. The last sentence means that a knowledge of fish sounds can help man to __________. A) avoid confusion in fishing activity B) avoid unneeded effort in fish sound studies C) detect enemy submarines D) pick up new sounds Task 2 Directions: This task is the same as task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 51 through 55. During the early American colonial years, corn was more plentiful than wheat, so corn bread was more common than wheat bread. Friendly Indians showed colonists how to grow corn and how to prepare it for food and pioneer women then improved the Indian cooking techniques. When people traveled, they went on foot or horseback, sleeping and eating in the forests. They carried corn bread for sustenance; the corn bread came to be called "journeycake". Later when roads and taverns were built and stagecoaches carried passengers, "journeycake" became "johnnycake", a name many easterners still use for corn bread. This kind of bread made with cornmeal was - and still is - almost without limit. Every region has its specialties. >From the start, southerners showed a preference for white cornmeal, northerners for yellow. And pioneers on the frontier, when they ran out of yeast, made salt-rising bread. They stirred together water, a little water-ground cornmeal, potatoes, and salt. They set the mixture, uncovered , in a warm place until it absorbed bacteria from the air and began to ferment. Then they removed the potatoes and used the liquid as leavening for their bread, made with white flour. 51. In colonial times, why was corn bread more common than wheat bread? A) The colonists did not know how to make wheat bread. B) Corn bread did not spoil rapidly C) Corn was more abundant. D) The colonists preferred corn bread. 10 B— 52. How did the colonists learn to make corn bread? A) They knew the technique before they arrived in America. B) They tried many times and found the right way to do it. C) They changed their method of making white bread. D) They learned to make it from the natives. 53. Why was corn bread called "journeycake"? A) People took it with them when they traveled. B) It was easy to prepare over an open fire in the forests. C) Horses occasionally ate it if there was no grain available. D) It was easy to ship from England. 54. Which of the following can be inferred from the passage about the preference for a particular kind of corn bread? A) It changes over a period of time. B) It depends on the weather of the country. C) It corresponds to people's social class. D) It tends to vary geographically. 55. The most appropriate title for the passage is ____________. A) Cooking of the Pioneers B) Original American Breads C) Life in Colonial America D) Salt-rising Bread Task 3 Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions (No. 56 through No. 60) to it. You should give brief answers to these questions. The answers should be no more than 8 words. Write them in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet. Pop star Michael Jackson held a computer discussion with his fans on Thursday night. He answered questions about his marriage, music and the media. One fan asked Jackson about a story that appeared in an entertainment newspaper. "Never believe that tabloid garbage," Jackson wrote. A British tabloid newspaper reported that he was going to divorce Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis. Thousands of Jackson fans on the Internet computer network. MTV showed the typed questions and Jackson's typed answers on TV. To make the programme more interesting they played Jackson's music videos in the background. Most of the questions were about Jackson's personal life. One fan asked what superhero Jackson would like to be. He said Michelangelo. Jackson did not have to answer any difficult questions. He could look at all the questions first, and choose the ones he wanted to answer. Dividing the TV screen in half, MTV showed both the typed discussion and the videos. The programme began with a video from his newest album, "History". The album was number one in the country when it was released in June. 56. Who took part in the discussion? ______________________________________________________________. 57. What was the newspaper story about Jackson? 11 B— ______________________________________________________________. 58. What did the fans mainly want to know? ______________________________________________________________. 59. Which album was No. One in June? ______________________________________________________________. 60. How were the messages exchanged between them? ______________________________________________________________. Task 4 Directions: Here you will find 6 sentences (marked A, B, C, D, E and F) and an incomplete short passage following them. Read them carefully and insert () 5 of the sentences into the passage so that it will become a meaningful complete one. One sentence will have to the dropped. Write the letter to the selected sentence in the corresponding brackets on the Answer Sheet. A. Do this by example and by experiment. B. The world respects creation. C. Success is about creating value. D. I was always the first guy in and the last guy to leave. E. First, imagine what you want to see in the world-something that doesn't exist. F. It could be a company, a product, a garden-anything. 66.___________________ And it doesn't matter whether you're financing a new company, launching a brand online, or raising a daughter-the process of creating value requires some specific steps. 67.______________________ Then take out a blank sheet of paper and design it. 68.______ ______________ Second, inspire the people around you to become comfortable with the concept of "filling the blank page." 69.___________________ Third, stick with it through the hard times. You will learn that they are the best teachers. My character was formed by mountaineering. Enduring rainy slopes and cold places at the top of the world shaped my ability to handle problems. If you are committed to creating value, and if you aren't afraid of the hard times, obstacles（障碍）become utterly unimportant. 70.___________________ People will get out of your way." 61. ( ) 62. ( ) 63. ( ) 64. ( ) 65. ( ) Test 10 Reading Comprehension (40 minutes) Directions: This part is to test your reading ability. There are some tasks for you to fulfill. You should read the given materials carefully and do the tasks as you are instructed. Task 1 Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 46 through 50. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A), B), C) or D). You should make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter in the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. In the water around New York City is a very small island called Liberty Island) On 12 B— Liberty Island there is a very special Statue called the Statue of Liberty. It is one of the most famous sights in the world) The Statue of Liberty was a gift from the people of France to the people of the United States. The statue was made by a French sculptor named Frederic August Bartholdi. The inner support system was designed by Gustave Eiffel, the same man who made the famous Eiffel Tower in Paris. Liberty, of course, means freedom, and the Statue of Liberty was given to the United States to celebrate the one-hundredth anniversary of U.S. independence from England) The statue was built in France, taken apart piece by piece, and then rebuilt in the United States. It was opened for the public on October 28, 1886. As you might expect, the statue is very big. Visitors can ride an elevator from the ground to the bottom of the statue. If they want to, they can then walk up the 168 steps to reach the head of the statue where they can look out and enjoy the beautiful sight of the city of New York. 46. A good title for this passage can be ____________. A) Celebration of U.S. Independence B) A Gift from France C) Liberty Island D) A Famous Sight in the World 47. The word "sight" in the first paragraph means ____________. A) the power of seeing B) an interesting place C) a kind of postcard D) something one can see 48. After the statue was built in France, it ____________. A) was first open to the French people for admiration B) had to wait for a long time before it was slipped to the U.S. C) was transported to the U.S. completely D) had to be separated into small parts for transport 49. We may conclude that the elevator in the statue does not ____________. A) go to the top B) hold many people C) cost a lot of money D) go fast enough 50. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A) The statue was presented to the U.S. by the French as a gift. B) The statue is as high as the Eiffel Tower in Paris. C) The statue is very high but hollow inside D) The statue is taller than all the buildings in the city of New York. Task 2 Directions: This task is the same as task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 51 through 55. The emergency room or "out-patient clinic" of a hospital is staffed and equipped to treat both emergencies and less serious illnesses and injuries. The fees are reasonable 13 B— but will range from ＄30 to several hundred dollars depending on the seriousness of the illness or injury. A physician who sees a patient in the doctor's office may charge ＄30 to $70 for the initial visit, and $20 to $30 for subsequent（后来的）office calls. X-rays, laboratory, and prescription charges will add to the cost of treatment. If minor operation is necessary, the student should first determine whether it can be accomplished in the doctor's office to avoid hospitalization（住院）, an expensive and time-consuming experience. It is also advisable for the student to discuss the cost of any operation with the doctor, in order to prepare for it financially. Necessary operation is worth the cost, regardless of the amount, but unnecessary or "elective"(任选的) operation can upset the student's budget (预算) and schedule needlessly. 51. The word "range" in the first paragraph may best be replaced by ____________. A) increase B) divide C) vary D) include 52. For the first office call, a physician may charge his patient ____________. A) $50 B) $100 C) $20 D) $10 53. What can be an expensive and time-consuming experience according to the passage? A) When one stays in a hospital for treatment B) When one prepares for any operation. C) When one visits a doctor in his office D) When one has a a minor operation. 54. What does the word "mount" refer to? A) The amount of preparation. B) The amount of operation. C) the amount of budget. D) The amount of cost 55. This passage is most probably written for ____________. A) doctors in the emergency room B) physicians who overcharge patients C) any patient D) college students Task 3 Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions (No. 56 through No. 60) to it. You should give brief answers to these questions. The answers should be no more than 8 words. Write them in the corresponding space on the Answer Sheet. Ever since humans have inhabited the earth, they have made use of various forms of communication. Generally, this expression of thoughts and feelings has been in the form of oral speech. When there is a language barrier, communication is accomplished through sign 14 B— language in which motions stand for letters, words and ideas. Tourists, the deaf and the mute（哑巴） have had to resort to（求助于） this form of expression. Many of these symbols of whole words are very pretty-looking and exact and can be used internationally; spelling, however, cannot. Body language transmits ideas or thoughts by certain actions, either intentionally or unintentionally. A wink(眨眼) can indicate that the person is only joking. A nod signifies approval while shaking the head indicates a negative reaction. While verbalization（用词语表达） is the most common form of language, other systems and techniques also express human thoughts and feelings. 56. What is sign language? A language that makes use of ____________________________________. 57. What is one of the advantages of sign language over written language? It can be used _________________________________________________. 58. What does the shaking of the head mean? ____________________________________________________________ 59. In what form do the symbols of sign language appear? They appear in the forms of _______________________________________. 60. What can be concluded from the passage? Human ideas can be expressed by ____________________________________. Task 4 Directions: After reading the following passage, you are required to complete the outline below it (No. 61 through No. 65). You should write your answers briefly on the Answer Sheet correspondingly. 56TH GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS COME TO LIGHT BEVERLY HILLS, California-Steven Spielberg was named best director for his cruelly realistic World War II drama 'Saving Private Ryan' at Sunday's 56th Golden Globe Awards on January 24. Gwyneth Paltrow of 'Shakespeare in Love' and Michael Caine of 'Little Voice' were honoured as best actors in a musical or comedy motion picture. Jim Carrey won best performance by an actor in a dramatic motion picture for his role in the movie 'The Truman Show.' Ed Harris of 'The Truman Show' and Lynn Redgrave of 'Gods and Monsters' were named best supporting actors in motion pictures. Spielberg, whose film is a major competitor for an Oscar, extended his thanks to 'all the old soldiers that are out there that saved Western Civilization and stopped the Holocaust (大屠杀) in 1945.' The Hollywood Foreign Press Association voted "The Practice," which airs on the ABC network, as best TV drama series. 15 B— 61.___________________________________ 62.___________________________________ 63.___________________________________ 64.___________________________________ 65.___________________________________ Task 5 Directions: Here you will find 6 sentences (marked A, B, C, D, E and F) and an incomplete short passage following them. Read them carefully and insert () 5 of the sentences into the passage so that it will become a meaningful complete one. One sentence will have to the dropped. Write the letter to the selected sentence in the corresponding brackets on the Answer Sheet. A: One method is the traditional way which focuses on written material and stresses the teaching of grammar. B: First of all, we should motivate students to arouse their interest, overcome their psychological barriers to learning English and train them to think in English and use it in daily communication. C: Use the students' own thoughts, feelings and interests as starting points for active thinking and learning. D: But I think the ideal style is a combination of the two methods. E: Modify your teaching to make it more thoughtful and more effective. F: Modern times call for modern methodologies（教学法） in English teaching. Since China began its policy of reform and opening up to the world, similar changes in education have been widely discussed. 66.___________________ There are two styles of teaching English. 67.______________________ The other method is a negation of the traditional way, concentrating on spoken English, and ignoring grammar. 68.____________________ In order to encourage students to learn willingly and happily, active teaching should be our first priority. 69.___________________ It is important to create a favorable learning environment through activities, drawings and other novel techniques. 70.___________________ 66. ( ) 67. ( ) 68. ( ) 69. ( ) 70. ( ) 16