A. They are alkali B. They are made from sea plants C. They are used in making soap. D. They are used in making gla 3. The word"interchangeable"in line 6 is closest in meaning to B. identifiable C equivalent D. advantageous 4. It can be inferred from the passage that potash was more common than soda in colonial North America because A. the materials needed for making soda were not readily available B. making potash required less time than making soda C. potash was better than soda for making glass and soap. D. the colonial glassworks found soda more difficult to use 5. According to paragraph 4, all of the following were needed for making potash EXCEPT A wood B. fire C. sand D. water 6. The word"adjunct "in line 19 is closest in meaning to A. addition C proble D possibility 7. According to the passage, a major benefit of making potash was that A. it could be exported to Europe in exchange for other goods B. it helped finance the creation of farms C. it could be made with a variety of materials D. it stimulated the develo According to paragraph 5, the softwoods in the South posed which of the following problems for southern settlers? A. The softwoods were not very plentiful B. The softwoods could not be used to build houses C The softwoods were not very marketable D. The softwoods were not very useful for making potash Passage 2 Questions 9-15 So it' s 1997. and aining, and you'll have to walk to work again. The subways are crowded, and any given train breaks down one morning out of five. The buses are gone, and on a day like today the bicycles slosh and slide. Besides, you have only a mile and a half to go, and you have boots, raincoat and rain hat. And it's not a very cold rain, so why not? Lucky you have a job in demolition too It's steady work. Slow and dirty but steady. The fading structures of a decaying city are the great mineral mines and hardware shops of the nation 第7页共11页第 7 页 共 11 页 A. They are alkalis. B. They are made from sea plants. C. They are used in making soap. D. They are used in making glass. 3. The word “interchangeable” in line 6 is closest in meaning to A. convenient. B. identifiable. C. equivalent. D. advantageous. 4. It can be inferred from the passage that potash was more common than soda in colonial North America because A. the materials needed for making soda were not readily available. B. making potash required less time than making soda. C. potash was better than soda for making glass and soap. D. the colonial glassworks found soda more difficult to use. 5. According to paragraph 4, all of the following were needed for making potash EXCEPT A. wood. B. fire. C. sand. D. water. 6. The word “adjunct” in line 19 is closest in meaning to A. addition. B. answer. C. problem. D. possibility. 7. According to the passage, a major benefit of making potash was that A. it could be exported to Europe in exchange for other goods. B. it helped finance the creation of farms. C. it could be made with a variety of materials. D. it stimulated the development of new ways of glassmaking. 8. According to paragraph 5, the softwoods in the South posed which of the following problems for southern settlers? A. The softwoods were not very plentiful. B. The softwoods could not be used to build houses. C. The softwoods were not very marketable. D. The softwoods were not very useful for making potash. Passage 2 Questions 9-15 So it's 1997, and it's raining, and you'll have to walk to work again. The subways are crowded, and any given train breaks down one morning out of five. The buses are gone, and on a day like today the bicycles slosh and slide. Besides, you have only a mile and a half to go, and you have boots, raincoat and rain hat. And it's not a very cold rain, so why not? Lucky you have a job in demolition too. It's steady work. Slow and dirty, but steady. The fading structures of a decaying city are the great mineral mines and hardware shops of the nation