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41. A. designed B. signalled C. signified D. designated 42. A. providing B. furnishing C. demanding D. request 43.A C. initiat D 44. A. finally B. conclusively C. eventually D. ultimately regards regarding C. regard to D. regardless of common B. mutua C. reciprocal D. three digit ona inc D. Even if 49. A. serve B. proven C. regarded D. converted 50. A. element B. section C. component D. ingredient Part III Reading Comprehension Directions: Each of the passages below is followed by some questions. For each egestion there are four answers marked A, B, C and D Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each of the gnestions. Then mark the corresponding letter in the brackets with a pencil(40 points) Passage 1 It was the voyager who captured my imagination he who carried the tremendous rods, paddled from dawn to dark fighting waves and storms, existing on a diet of pea soup and a daily spoonful of fat. His muscle and brawn supplied the power for all the exploration and trade, but in spite of the harshness of his life the privation suffering, and constant threat of death by exposure, drowning, and Indian attack they developed a nonchalance and joy in the wilderness that has never been equaled in mans conquest and exploitation of a new land. These exuberant french Canadian canoe men, with songs in the face of monotony and disaster, were the ones who stood out Their barely adequately contracts with the various fur companies proved that profit had little to do with their choice of work, that it must have been some thing else perhaps the lure of far places, the romance and adventure of a way of life they had never known before. Whatever the reason, they practically deserted the villages along the St. Lawrence for the "pays d en haute".But in spite of long absences from family and friends, grueling work on lakes and portages, they fought for the chance to go and were proud when chosen for the brigades. No worse fate could befall a young man than to be forced to remain at home What I learned in the land of the voyagers taught me what to look for everywhere, convinced me that history means the warmth of human associations, that while great events may find their place in books and museums, it is the people themselves who really count. No longer did a country rovide only opportunities for fishing, hunting, and camping. When one followed the trails of the past, no matter who the legendary figures were voyagers, or goldseekers their feelings came through, and when they did, the land glowed with warmth and light 51. The author indicates that the voyagers B were largely men who were single C received considerable military training D disliked military life

41．A．designed B．signalled C．signified D．designated 42．A．providing B．furnishing C．demanding D．requesting 43．A．motive B．objective C．initiative D．executive 44．A．finally B．conclusively C．eventually D．ultimately 45．A．regards B．regarding C．regard to D．regardless of 46．A．common B．mutual C．reciprocal D．three digit 47．A．Similar B．Identical C．Versatile D．Optional 48．A．Since B．Because C．Although D．Even if 49．A．served B．proven C．regarded D．converted 50．A．element B．section C．component D．ingredient Part III Reading Comprehension Directions:Each of the passages below is followed by some questions. For each eqestion there are four answers marked A,B,C and D.Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each of the qnestions. Then mark the corresponding letter in the brackets with a pencil(40 points) Passage 1 It was the voyager who captured my imagination he who carried the tremendous rods, paddled from dawn to dark fighting waves and storms, existing on a diet of pea soup and a daily spoonful of fat. His muscle and brawn supplied the power for all the exploration and trade, but in spite of the harshness of his life the privation suffering, and constant threat of death by exposure,drowning, and Indian attack they developed a nonchalance and joy in the wilderness that has never been equaled in man's conquest and exploitation of a new land. These exuberant French Canadian canoe men, with songs in the face of monotony and disaster, were the ones who stood out. Their barely adequately contracts with the various fur companies proved that profit had little to do with their choice of work, that it must have been something else perhaps the lure of far places, the romance and adventure of a way of life they had never known before. Whatever the reason, they practically deserted the villages along the St. Lawrence for the“pays d'en haute”…But in spite of long absences from family and friends, grueling work on lakes and portages, they fought for the chance to go and were proud when chosen for the brigades. No worse fate could befall a young man than to be forced to remain at home. What I learned in the land of the voyagers taught me what to look for everywhere, convinced me that history means the warmth of human associations, that while great events may find their place in books and museums, it is the people themselves who really count. No longer did a country provide only opportunities for fishing, hunting, and camping. When one followed the trails of the past, no matter who the legendary figures were voyagers, or goldseekers their feelings came through, and when they did, the land glowed with warmth and light. 51. The author indicates that the voyagers _____ . A.were a select group B.were largely men who were single C.received considerable military training D.disliked military life

52. The reader can most safely conclude that an outstanding quality of the voyagers was their A imaginativeness D inventiveness 53. In the passage the author indicates that history can be unders tood by A reading the statements of voyagers of the people C reading about military men D trusting the word of a people C point out the disadvantages of village lie eg seems 4. One of the author s purpose in writing this passage seems to be to A defend the voyagers from unfair criticism B be obviously critical of the voyagers mot D describe the lifestyle of the voyagers Passage 2 As a growing number of Americans live to age 85 and beyond, will heal thy Americans be low age 65 support massive heal th care expenditures to keep alive the extremely ill or the very old?or will there be some attempt to ration(定量分配) expensive life saving technologies?For instance, more than 30 percent of medicare s money goes to patients with less than a year to live. Overall, 4 percent of Americans account for 55 percent of all hospital costs. The idea of rationing care is alien to most Americans. The British, however, have been living for a long time with a system that requires hard choices. For instance, up to the age of 45 or 50, the rate of kidney dialysis and transplant in Great Britain is nearly the same as in the United States. But only a mall number of patients over age 55 are placed on dialysis. There is no official age cutoff; instead, British doctors typically do not refer elderly people who are ill with other diseases, such as diabetes or heart trouble, to dialysis centers. Since funds for medical care are not infinite, will americans be confronted in the near future with a similar kind of moral dilemma?If the United States were to attempt to pare(il/b)medical expenses by rationing services, which of our central values would we have to modify?Consider the question: How much should we spend on our nation s health care?The next level of rationing would entail how we spend the money Do we invest in preventative and primary care or do we continue to emphasize curative medicine?The final level of rationing would be the individual level. Consider this situation raised by William Schwartz, a physician and professor of medicine: If we know that keeping someone alive for another few months at a cost of 100000 will mean that this money is not available for the care of several people with hip or heart disease, should we use the limited resource for maintaining a life of poor quality for a few months and deny care to others?

52. The reader can most safely conclude that an outstanding quality of the voyagers was their _____ . A.imaginativeness B.courage C.sense of humour D.inventiveness 53. In the passage the author indicates that history can be understood by _____ . A.reading the statements of voyagers B.becoming aware of the sentiments of a people C.reading about military men D.trusting the word of a people 54. One of the author's purpose in writing this passage seems to be to _____ . A.defend the voyagers from unfair criticism B.be obviously critical of the voyager's motives C.point out the disadvantages of village life D.describe the lifestyle of the voyagers Passage 2 As a growing number of Americans live to age 85 and beyond,will healthy Americans below age 65 support massive health care expenditures to keep alive the extremely ill or the very old?Or will there be some attempt to ration(定量分配)expensive life saving technologies?For instance,more than 30 percent of medicare's money goes to patients with less than a year to live.Overall,4 percent of Americans account for 55 percent of all hospital costs.The idea of rationing care is alien to most Americans.The British,however,have been living for a long time with a system that requires hard choices.For instance,up to the age of 45 or 50,the rate of kidney dialysis and transplant in Great Britain is nearly the same as in the United States.But only a small number of patients over age 55 are placed on dialysis.There is no official age cutoff;instead,British doctors typically do not refer elderly people who are ill with other diseases,such as diabetes or heart trouble,to dialysis centers. Since funds for medical care are not infinite,will Americans be confronted in the near future with a similar kind of moral dilemma?If the United States were to attempt to pare(减少)medical expenses by rationing services,which of our central values would we have to modify?Consider the problem on three levels.First,there is the macro level.At this level we would confront the question:How much should we spend on our nation's health care?The next level of rationing would entail how we spend the money:Do we invest in preventative and primary care or do we continue to emphasize curative medicine?The final level of rationing would be the individual level.Consider this situation raised by William Schwartz,a physician and professor of medicine:If we know that keeping someone alive for another few months at a cost of 100000 will mean that this money is not available for the care of several people with hip or heart disease,should we use the limited resource for maintaining a life of poor quality for a few months and deny care to others?

55. In the first paragraph, the author points out that A. a disproportional amount of money is used to save the extremely ill in America B. American society doesn t take a humanistic attitude towards the extremely ill C. The British are more humanistic toward the old and the extremely ill D. In Britain, old people don t enjoy free medical care 56. In Britain. doctors A. rarely encourage the extremely ill to take further expensive treatment B. there is a special law concerning the treatment of the extremely ill C. the seriously ill usually re ject any further expensive treatment D. kidney patients constitute the ma jority of the extremely il 57. In the first sentence of paragraph 2, the "moral dilemma"refers to whether A. to spend the limited resource on the old or on the young and healthy B. to modify the value on the macro level or on the individual level C. to spend money on the extremely ill or to use that money for the well being of more people D. to refer the extremely ill to further treatment or to refuse to take them into hospital 58. What might be the authors attitude towards rationing care? C. He is confused by it. D. He is arguing for it. If your experience is that of most students, you will probably find that drawing the plan and thinking about your early home brought back events you have not thought of in years. Students in my classes remember exactly what it felt like to fall out of bed and break an arm, what the blue tile in the bathroom looked like smeared with lipstick, and the way the kitchen smelled after the furnace exploded. They find that their memories contain many more details than they had expected. Most of the memories stimulated by this exercise take two forms: recounting events and supplying details. This combination of events and details comprises narrative, because making experience conscious requires the ability both to tell what happened, and happens, and to fill in details that make the events come alive. This excursion into memory also illustrates the close connection between narrating and learning because memory provides one way for us to know or bring o consciousness some thing about experience in this world. Not every writing task you face will carry the same emotional freight as does the one based on your house plan, but the care in recounting and attending to detail evoked here provides a model for writing narrative. By learning to draw on the resources of your memory, you can increase the detail in your writing. One way to reach these resources is to make connections with concrete objects. Visualizing your childhood home probably helped you think of details that would have otherwise remained buried in your mind. Perhaps you have had the experience of being able to recall

55. In the first paragraph,the author points out that _____ . A．a disproportional amount of money is used to save the extremely ill in America B．American society doesn't take a humanistic attitude towards the extremely ill C．The British are more humanistic toward the old and the extremely ill D．In Britain,old people don't enjoy free medical care 56. In Britain,doctors _____ . A．rarely encourage the extremely ill to take further expensive treatment B．there is a special law concerning the treatment of the extremely ill C．the seriously ill usually reject any further expensive treatment D．kidney patients constitute the majority of the extremely ill 57. In the first sentence of paragraph 2,the“moral dilemma”refers to whether _____ . A．to spend the limited resource on the old or on the young and healthy B．to modify the value on the macro level or on the individual level C．to spend money on the extremely ill or to use that money for the well being of more people D．to refer the extremely ill to further treatment or to refuse to take them into hospital 58. What might be the author's attitude towards rationing care? A．He is neutral about it. B．He objects to it. C．He is confused by it. D．He is arguing for it. Passage 3 If your experience is that of most students,you will probably find that drawing the plan and thinking about your early home brought back events you have not thought of in years. Students in my classes remember exactly what it felt like to fall out of bed and break an arm,what the blue tile in the bathroom looked like smeared with lipstick,and the way the kitchen smelled after the furnace exploded.They find that their memories contain many more details than they had expected. Most of the memories stimulated by this exercise take two forms:recounting events and supplying details.This combination of events and details comprises narrative,because making experience conscious requires the ability both to tell what happened,and happens,and to fill in details that make the events come alive.This excursion into memory also illustrates the close connection between narrating and learning because memory provides one way for us to know or bring to consciousness something about experience in this world. Not every writing task you face will carry the same emotional freight as does the one based on your house plan, but the care in recounting and attending to detail evoked here provides a model for writing narrative. By learning to draw on the resources of your memory, you can increase the detail in your writing. One way to reach these resources is to make connections with concrete objects. Visualizing your childhood home probably helped you think of details that would have otherwise remained buried in your mind. Perhaps you have had the experience of being able t o recall

information during an exam by remembering where it was written on the page of your notes or by focusing on the place where you learned it. Another way to draw on the resources of your memory is to recreate a memory chain that begins with some physical object and lead you to recall various experiences. 59. The passage is mainly about A. the role of exercise in acquiring a good memory B. the use of memory in learning writing D. the use of past experience in learning 60. The word"recount" in the first sentence of paragraph 2 probably mear C. think about D. tell per A. gets his memory exercised B. edits his experience in an orderly manner C. learns to speak before the public D. gets to know that has happened 62. When trying to recall your memory the author recommends, you start from A. the very beginning of the experience B. the very end of the experience C. some thing physical and concrete D. your own imagination Passage 4 Futurists have identified two changes that seem to be central to contemporary social life. First, the United States is being restructured from an industrial to an information society. Second, modern societies are increasingly shifting from a notional to a global economy. Futurists have applied a good many metaphors to these changes, including Daniel Bells postindustrial society,” Alvin toffler's“ the third wave” and John Naisbitt's“ megatrends to these metaphors is the notion that American society is shifting from the production o the production of services and from society based on the coordination of people and machines to a society organized around knowledge. These changes, it is contended, will afford a myriad of choices. The world will increasingly be one of many flavors, not just vanilla or chocolate. Many observers of contemporary American life believe that we are witnessing a historical change and the first impact of the shift from an energy economy to an information economy. For 300 years technology has been cast in a mechanical model, one based on the combustion processes that go on inside a star like the sun. The steam engine opened the mechanical age, and it reache its apex with the discovery of nuclear fission and nuclear fusion, which replicated the energy

information during an exam by remembering where it was written on the page of your notes or by focusing on the place where you learned it. Another way to draw on the resources of your memory is to recreate a memory chain that begins with some physical object and lead you to recall various experiences. 59. The passage is mainly about _____ . A．the role of exercise in acquiring a good memory B．the use of memory in learning writing C．the role of memory in college learning D．the use of past experience in learning 60. The word“recount”in the first sentence of paragraph 2 probably means _____ . A．remember B．relive C．think about D．tell 61. Through recounting and applying details,a person _____ . A．gets his memory exercised B．edits his experience in an orderly manner C．learns to speak before the public D．gets to know that has happened 62. When trying to recall your memory,the author recommends,you start from _____ . A．the very beginning of the experience B．the very end of the experience C．something physical and concrete D．your own imagination Passage 4 Futurists have identified two changes that seem to be central to contemporary social life.First,the United States is being restructured from an industrial to an information society.Second,modern societies are increasingly shifting from a notional to a global economy.Futurists have applied a good many metaphors to these changes,including Daniel Bell's “postindustrial society,” Alvin Toffler's “the third wave” and John Naisbitt's “megetrends”. Common to these metaphors is the notion that American society is shifting from the production of goods to the production of services and from society based on the coordination of people and machines to a society organized around knowledge.These changes,it is contended,will afford a myriad of choices.The world will increasingly be one of many flavors,not just vanilla or chocolate. Many observers of contemporary American life believe that we are witnessing a historical change and the first major impact of the shift from an energy economy to an information economy.For 300 years technology has been cast in a mechanical model,one based on the combustion processes that go on inside a star like the sun.The steam engine opened the mechanical age,and it reached its apex with the discovery of nuclear fission and nuclear fusion,which replicated the energy