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Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard 18. A)2.4 children B)2 children C)4. 2 children. D)4 children 19.A)They are usually quiet small B)The house usually stand in rows C)They have front and back gardens D)Houses are not so common as flats or apartments in Britain 20. A)To make money B)To guard the house. CTo enjoy their company D)To keep them for their grandparents Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes) Directions: There are 4 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. Passage 1 Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage When a new movement in art attains a certain fashion it is advisable to find out what it advocates are aiming at for, however far-fetched and unreasonable their tenants 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, if 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 expression We must speed up our literature too, if we want to interpret modern stress. We must pour out a cataract (Fit)of essential words, undisturbed 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 confusing. But it is a little disturbing to read in the explanatory notes that a certain line describes a fight

Questions 18 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard. 18.A) 2.4 children. B) 2 children. C) 4.2 children. D) 4 children. 19.A)They are usually quiet small. B)The house usually stand in rows. C)They have front and back gardens. D)Houses are not so common as flats or apartments in Britain. 20.A)To make money. B)To guard the house. C)To enjoy their company. D)To keep them for their grandparents. Part ⅡReading Comprehension (35 minutes) Directions: There are 4 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. Passage 1 Questions 21 to 25 are based on the following passage. When a new movement in Art attains a certain fashion,it is advisable to find out what it advocates are aiming at ,for ,however far-fetched and unreasonable their tenants 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,if 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 expression.We must speed up our literature too, if we want to interpret modern stress.We must pour out a cataract (奔流) of essential words,undisturbed 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 confusing .But it is a little disturbing 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 and the weights of the officers: "Pluff! Pluffl 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: have we essentially changed? 21. In the authors opinion when new ideas become fashionable it is desirabl A)examine the normality of the fashion B)spread the aims of their advocate C)check their aims D)follow the fashion 22. According to the futurists, it is of importance for people to Retire from the noisy world B)make alteration to literature C)develop new literary forms D)change their spiritual world 23. We can see the author considers that futurist poetry is A)too strange to accept B)beyond people' s understanding C)scarcely viewed as literature D)by all means literature 24. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? A)The futurist poets suggest developing new literary forms B)The futurist poets are bored with modern life C)A new movement in Art calls for continuous changes D)The futurist poetry belongs to literature. 25. The suitable title of this passage would be A)How New Movement Influences Literature B )How to Evaluate Futurist Poetry C)What Futurist Poetry Means D)Where Futurist Literature Heads for Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage Each for its own reason, the study of residential mobility has been a concern of three disciplines: sociology economics, and geography. For the economist, residential shifts provide a means for studying the housing and land markets. Geographers study mobility to understand the spatial distributions of population types._For the sociologist, interest in residential mobility has two

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 and the weights of the officers:“Pluff!Pluff!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:have we essentially changed? 21.In the author’s opinion,when new ideas become fashionable,it is desirabl e to ____ . A)examine the normality of the fashion B)spread the aims of their advocates C)check their aims D)follow the fashion 22.According to the futurists,it is of importance for people to ____ . A)retire from the noisy world B)make alteration to literature C)develop new literary forms D)change their spiritual world 23.We can see the author considers that futurist poetry is ____ . A)too strange to accept B)beyond people’s understanding C)scarcely viewed as literature D)by all means literature 24.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? A)The futurist poets suggest developing new literary forms. B)The futurist poets are bored with modern life. C)A new movement in Art calls for continuous changes. D)The futurist poetry belongs to literature. 25.The suitable title of this passage would be ____ . A)How New Movement Influences Literature B)How to Evaluate Futurist Poetry C)What Futurist Poetry Means D)Where Futurist Literature Heads for Passage 2 Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage. Each for its own reason,the study of residential mobility has been a concern of three disciplines:sociology,economics,and geography.For the economist,residential shifts provide a means for studying the housing and land markets.Geographers study mobility to understand the spatial distributions of population types.___For the sociologist,interest in residential mobility has two

sources: one stemming from the study of human ecology and the other, from a concern with the peculiar qualities of urban life. Of course, there are clearly overlapping concerns and it is often difficu lt to discern the disciplinary origins of a researcher by solely examining the kinds of questions he or she raises about mobility, although it is usually easier to identify a researchers discipline by noting the methods used and the concepts employed Urban mobility first appears in the sociological literature as a term expressing rather generalized qualities of urban, as opposed the non-urban life. Some sociologists refer to the mobility of the city as the considerable sum of myriad and incessant sources of stimulation impinging upon the urban dweller, a sort of sensory overload which produces sophistication, indifference and a lowered level of affection in urban dwellers. There is simply so much to experience that the urban dweller's capacity is reduced to react in a" spontaneous"and natural way to urban existence It is mobility in this sense that produces some of the special qualities of urban life which on the other hand appeal to migrants as an escape from the dullness and oppression of rural existence with its lack of change and stimulation, and on the other hand produces anomie and alienation in a society where men see each other primarily as means to ends rather than as ends in themselves. Of course, mobility in this larger sense of sensory overload is not a concept which lends itself easily to measurement, especially since it is a macro-system property. 26. Geographers who study mobility are most probably interested in A)the fact that people of different nationalities or ethnical groups reside in B)why people of one type prefer to isolate themselves from those of another type C)peculiar characteristics of people from different countries in choosing living D)what types of people like to move frequently and why they keep changing their living places 27. According to the passage, examining the kinds of questions research raise s about mobility is A)not an ideal way to identify his or her disciplinary origin Beasier than noting the methods used and the concepts employed C)the only way to discern the disciplines he or she applied Dtoo difficult to be used in finding out his or her disciplinary origins 28. Some sociologists believe that sensory overload( Para. 2) A)produces the dullness and oppression of rural existence B)is responsible for some of evil characteristics of urban dwellers C)is the result of the mobility of the city D)appeals to non urban dwellers 29. According to the passage in a society where there is anomie and alienati on, people

sources:one stemming from the study of human ecology and the other,from a concern with the peculiar qualities of urban life.“Of course,there are clearly overlapping concerns and it is often difficult to discern the disciplinary origins of a researcher by solely examining the kinds of questions he or she raises about mobility,although it is usually easier to identify a researcher’s discipline by noting the methods used and the concepts employed. Urban mobility first appears in the sociological literature as a term expressing rather generalized qualities of urban,as opposed the non-urban life.Some sociologists refer to the mobility of the city as the considerable sum of myriad and incessant sources of stimulation impinging upon the urban dweller,a sort of sensory overload which produces sophistication,indifference and a lowered level of affection in urban dwellers.There is simply so much to experience that the urban dweller’s capacity is reduced to react in a “spontaneous”and “natural”way to urban existence.It is mobility in this sense that produces some of the special qualities of urban life ,which ,on the other hand, appeal to migrants as an escape from the dullness and oppression of rural existence with its lack of change and stimulation,and on the other hand,produces anomie and alienation in a society where men see each other primarily as means to ends rather than as ends in themselves.Of course,mobility in this larger sense of sensory overload is not a concept which lends itself easily to measurement,especially since it is a macro-system property. 26.Geographers who study mobility are most probably interested in ____ . A)the fact that people of different nationalities or ethnical groups reside in different places B)why people of one type prefer to isolate themselves from those of another type C)peculiar characteristics of people from different countries in choosing living places D)what types of people like to move frequently and why they keep changing their living places 27.According to the passage,examining the kinds of questions research raise s about mobility is ____ . A)not an ideal way to identify his or her disciplinary origin B)easier than noting the methods used and the concepts employed C)the only way to discern the disciplines he or she applied D)too difficult to be used in finding out his or her disciplinary origins 28.Some sociologists believe that “sensory overload”(Para.2)____. A)produces the dullness and oppression of rural existence B)is responsible for some of evil characteristics of urban dwellers C)is the result of the mobility of the city D)appeals to non urban dwellers 29.According to the passage,in a society where there is anomie and alienati on,people____

A)can discern other people' s shortcomings but not their owns Hold hostile views to others C)take advantage of others to achieve their own purposes D)are willing to help each other 30. The words“ spontaneous"and“ natural”(Para.2) indicate that_ Aurban people lack creativity and originality Burban people are clever than rural people Curban life is colorful and interesting Durban existence is full of change and stimulation Passage 3 Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage The first pre-election poll, or straw vote", as it was then called was conducted by the harrisburg pennsylvanian before the 1824 presidential election This straw vote and the many that followed it really registered nothing but local opinion. However, as communications improved and elections were won by closer and closer margins, newspapers and journals tried desperately to satisfy iriosity in more reliable ways Before the 1928 elections, no fewer than eighty-five publications made private Inquiries, generall! by means of questionnaires(问卷、调查表) sent to subscribers(il F)and by telephone surveys The principle common to all these inquiries was that they depended on quantity rather than quality; little effort was made to reach representatives of all segments(ass)of the population. Still, the erroneous belief persisted that the greater the number of questionnaires, the more accurate the results would be. The record was held by the american monthly Literary Digest, which sent out millions of postcards with short and pointed questions before each election, and received many hundreds of thousands of replies. In fact in 1932, the Literary Digest's forecast was off by only 1 percent. In view of such striking achievements, it seemed rather impertinent(a E B)for the young American journalist, George Gallup, to claim that large numbers were irrelevant, and that equally accurate or better predictions could be made with small but carefully selected sample of the population and a small team of skilled interviewers In 1936, it took Gallup a long time to convince thirty -five newspaper editors that his system was much cheaper than the customary mass inquiries and that it could provide surprisingly accurate predictions. The editors finally agreed, on condition that if Gallups predictions were less accurate than those obtained by the tried method of the Literary Digest, he would have to refund(afz)the entire cost of the investigation. Although the Literary Digest broke its own record by obtaining two million replies to its electoral postcards that year, its prediction was wrong by 19 percent, whereas Gallup's was off by less than 1 percent. 31. From the passage we know that the earliest pre-election polls were [D#3

A)can discern other people’s shortcomings but not their owns B)hold hostile views to others C)take advantage of others to achieve their own purposes D)are willing to help each other 30.The words“spontaneous”and “natural”(Para.2) indicate that ____ . A)urban people lack creativity and originality B)urban people are clever than rural people C)urban life is colorful and interesting D)urban existence is full of change and stimulation Passage 3 Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage. The first pre-election poll, or “straw vote”,as it was then called,was conducted by the Harrisburg Pennsylvanian before the 1824 presidential election.This straw vote and the many that followed it really registered nothing but local opinion.However, as communications improved and elections were won by closer and closer margins,newspapers and journals tried desperately to satisfy their readers’ curiosity in more reliable ways. Before the 1928 elections,no fewer than eighty-five publications made private inquiries,generally by means of questionnaires(问卷、调查表)sent to subscribers(订户) and by telephone surveys.The principle common to all these inquiries was that they depended on quantity rather than quality;little effort was made to reach representatives of all segments(部分) of the population.Still,the erroneous belief persisted that the greater the number of questionnaires,the more accurate the results would be .The record was held by the American monthly Literary Digest,which sent out millions of postcards with short and pointed questions before each election,and received many hundreds of thousands of replies.In fact ,in 1932,the Literary Digest’s forecast was off by only 1 percent. In view of such striking achievements,it seemed rather impertinent(粗鲁的) for the young American journalist,George Gallup,to claim that large numbers were irrelevant,and that equally accurate or better predictions could be made with a small but carefully selected sample of the population and a small team of skilled interviewers. In 1936,it took Gallup a long time to convince thirty-five newspaper editors that his system was much cheaper than the customary mass inquiries and that it could provide surprisingly accurate predictions.The editors finally agreed,on condition that if Gallup’s predictions were less accurate than those obtained by the tried method of the Literary Digest,he would have to refund (赔偿) the entire cost of the investigation.Although the Literary Digest broke its own record by obtaining two million replies to its electoral postcards that year,its prediction was wrong by 19 percent,whereas Gallup’s was off by less than 1 percent. 31.From the passage we know that the earliest pre-election polls were [CD#3

I in reflecting the public opinions. A)meaningful B)inaccurate C)satisfying D)successful[Z K)] 32. All of the following are the characteristics of the inquiries mentioned in the second paragraph except A)a large number of questionnaires were sent out B)quantity rather than quality was emphasized Almost no effort was made to interview people from every walk of life D)every publication in America got involved 33. We can infer from the passage that in the beginning the newspaper editor s were Gallup's system A)doubtful of C)displeased with Enthusiastic about D)indignant at 34. We can infer from the passage that in the early 1930s A)Gallup was a famous journalist B)the Literary Digest liked to break records C)the literary Digest was the biggest monthly in America D)the method of the Literary Digest was popular and well-received 35. Gallup's system proved to be A)much cheape B)a great failure C)a huge success D)much costly Pa 4 Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage Researchers have established that when people are mentally engaged, biochemical c hanges occur in the brain that allow it to act more effectively in cognitive u XHBJ)areas such as attention and memory. This is true regardless of age People wil! be alert(警觉的) and receptive(愿意接受的) if they are face with information that gets them to think about things they are interested in And someone with a history of doing more rather than less will go into old age more cognitively sound than someone who has not had an active mind Many experts are so convinced of the benefits of challenging the brain that they are putting the theory to work in their own lives. The idea is not necessarily to learn to memorize enormous amounts of information "says James Fozard associa te director of the National Institute on aging. "Most of us don't need that kind of skill. Such specific training is of less interest than being able to maintain mental alertness. " Fozard and others say they challenge their brains with differ ent mental skills, both because they enjoy them and because they are sure that

] in reflecting the public opinions. A)meaningful B)inaccurate C)satisfying D)successful[Z K)] 32.All of the following are the characteristics of the inquiries mentioned in the second paragraph except____ . A)a large number of questionnaires were sent out B)quantity rather than quality was emphasized C)almost no effort was made to interview people from every walk of life D)every publication in America got involved 33.We can infer from the passage that in the beginning the newspaper editor s were____ Gallup’s system. A)doubtful of C)displeased with B)enthusiastic about D)indignant at 34.We can infer from the passage that in the early 1930s____ . A)Gallup was a famous journalist B)the Literary Digest liked to break records C)the literary Digest was the biggest monthly in America D)the method of the Literary Digest was popular and well-received 35.Gallup’s system proved to be____ . A)much cheaper B)a great failure C)a huge success D)much costly Passage 4 Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage. Researchers have established that when people are mentally engaged,biochemical c hanges occur in the brain that allow it to act more effectively in cognitive(认知的) areas such as attention and memory.This is true regardless of age. People will be alert(警觉的) and receptive (愿意接受的) if they are face d with information that gets them to think about things they are interested in. And someone with a history of doing more rather than less will go into old age more cognitively sound than someone who has not had an active mind. Many experts are so convinced of the benefits of challenging the brain that they are putting the theory to work in their own lives.“The idea is not necessarily to learn to memorize enormous amounts of information,” says James Fozard,associa te director of the National Institute on aging.“Most of us don’t need that kind of skill.Such specific training is of less interest than being able to maintain mental alertness.”Fozard and others say they challenge their brains with differ ent mental skills,both because they enjoy them and because they are sure that

th eir range of activities will help the way their brains work. Gene Cohen,acting director of the same institute,suggests that people in t heir old age should engage in mental and physical activities individually as wel l as in groups. Cohen says that we are frequently advised to keep physicall y active as we age,but older people need to keep mentally active as well.Those w ho do are more likely to maintain their intellectual abilities and to be general ly happier and better adjusted.“The point is ,you need to do both,”Cohen says, “Intellectual activity actually influences brain-cell health and size.” 36.People who are cognitively healthy are those____ . A)who can remember large amounts of information B)who are highly intelligent C)whose minds are alert and receptive D)who are good at recognizing different sounds 37.According to Fozard’s argument,people can make their brains work more ef ficiently by ____ . A)constantly doing memory work B)taking part in various mental activities C)going through specific training D)making frequent adjustments 38.The findings of James and other scientists in their work____ . A)remain a theory to be further proved B)have been challenged by many other experts C)have been generally accepted D)are practised by the researchers themselves 39.Older people are generally advised to ____ . A)keep fit by going in for physical activities B)keep mentally active by challenging their brains C)maintain mental alertness through specific training D)maintain a balance between individual and group activities 40.What is the passage mainly about? A)How biochemical changes occur in the human brain. B)Why people should keep active not only physically but also mentally. C)How intellectual activities influence brain-cell health. D)Why people should receive special mental training as they age. Part ⅢVocabulary and Structure (20 minutes) Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part.For ea ch sentence there are four choices marked A),B),C) and D).Choose the ONE that be