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A. with diplomas chemistry
B. who specialize in physics and
D. both A and C
C. who are valuable to the gross national product 24. Which of the following is not true?
A. Bernard Shaw didn't finish high schools, nor did Edison. B. One must think carefully before pursuing a master degree. C. The higher your education level, the more money you will earn. D. If you are too well-educated, you'll be overeducated for society's demands.
25. The writer sees education as _____.
A. a means of providing job security and financial security and a means of meeting a country's demands for technical workers B. a way to broaden one's horizons C. more important than finding a job D. an opportunity that everyone should have
Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage :
There were several reasons why the Industrial Revolution started in Great Britain rather than in France, the other great powers of the day. In the first place, Britain had the money necessary to finance the larger enterprises. England's supremacy on the seas had encouraged commerce, and Englishmen had been gathering wealth through their commerce and industry. The newly rich class in that country were not the aristocratic group, but merchants and businessmen who were willing to devote themselves to industry and scientific agriculture. The wealth of France, on the other hand, was largely in the hands of the nobility, and they were not willing to do the necessary work to develop industry. In the second place, Great Britain had undertaken very early the manufacturing of inexpensive and more practical products for which there would be ever-growing demand from the people, especially the new middle class. On the other hard, France produced articles in the luxury class. These could never be turned out in quantities because they demanded individuality. England was the producer of goods that were produced in quantities, and if she could find a cheaper means of producing them, her markets would grow. So she was ready for methods that would make it possible to manufacture in large quantities. In the third place, 猎学网为学员提供优质教育资源
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for a long time England had large numbers of semiskilled workers. When the feudal system broke down in England and the manors were turned to sheep raising, numbers of Englishmen went to the towns. There they engaged in weaving, making shoes, wood carving and many other occupations that developed skills. When the industrial revolution began, these men were available for the work on the new machines. Moreover they were free men who could move from place to place as the need for workers arose. This had not been the case in France, which was still chiefly an agricultural country with peasants bound to their masters in many ways so they could not easily move to the cities. In the fourth place, coal was abundant in Great Britain, and a large amount of this cheap fuel was necessary for ruing the factories. There was coal in northern France, too, but France was late in tapping such resources because really everyone depended directly or indirectly on farming for his living.
26. Britain had the money necessary to develop industry because _____.
A. Britain was much wealthier than France at that time B. Britain government encouraged the development of industry
C. the merchants and businessmen were willing to finance the industry D. the aristocratic group was willing to develop the industry
27. According to the passage, French people attached importance to _____.
A. the quantities of the articles articles
C. the practicality of the articles
D. the price of the articles
28. Which of the following statements is true?
A. The wealth of France was largely in the hands of new middle class. B. French people were bound to the new machines. C. France was more likely to produce goods in qualities. D. France could not get free workers necessary to the industry. 29. When the industrial revolution began, Englishmen _____.
A. were busy amassing wealth through commerce and industry
B. had found a cheaper means of producing goods needed in qualities C. depended on farming for their living
D. could move from place to place as the need for workers arose 30. What can be inferred from the passage?
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B. the individuality of the
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B. Industrial Revolution was the result of the interaction of various factors.
C. French people preferred farming to industry and commerce. D. Coal was very important to people's life.
Part III Cloze (10%, 20 minutes)
Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. You should fill in each blank with a word that best fits into the passage. soul precisely indifference inspire choice reality fulfillment joining quitting departure At noon today I say goodbye to New York forever, thus (31) that growing number of people who, for one reason or another, have decided the city is no longer to our liking. This subject — the death of the city of New York — continues to be disinterred by those of us who should know better. In (32) , of course, New York is not a dying city. The eighty million of people who huddle together on that tiny rock do so through (33) , and while they are aware there is an undiagnosed ailment in the city’s bloodstream, they are willing to see it through. It must have been fun to live in New York once; perhaps it will be again. Those of us who are (34) are the impatient ones who lack the imagination to believe that the bright dream will glow again.
The sad aspect of my (35) was that there was so little sadness connected with it, and after ten years it seemed to me that I should have looked back with some slight mistiness in my eyes. A lot of literature has been written on this subject — the disenchanted New Yorker — and I’ve read much of it, but none of the cases seem to fit (36) my feelings about the city. I don’t hate New York; there is really nothing there to hate and certainly very little to love. It is a city of indifference, and that’s the problem. I found I could only give (37) in return.
I don’t understand this, but there is a lot about New York I don’t understand. Mainly I don’t understand why the city has no (38) . Vienna almost suffocates the Viennese with everyday love and care, Pairs city has managed to (39) her own with a sense of their (40) ; but the key to New York’s character is that 猎学网为学员提供优质教育资源
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it doesn’t really care about any thing.
Part IV Translation (20%, 30 minutes)
Read the following sentences carefully and translate the English into Chinese (Sentence 1 and 2) or Chinese into English (Sentence 3, 4 and 5). Your translations should be written clearly on ANSWER SHEET 2. Translate the following sentences into English. 15%
41. 当一个病人长期遭受疾病的折磨而又无治愈的希望时，为什么要让他继续痛苦下去呢？
42. 成年美国人中功能性文盲人数不断增加，电视对此起码应负一部分责任。 43. 广告展示了轻松快乐的老人享受着文娱、旅游和儿孙之乐。
44. 顾客对产品和服务有不同的价值观。有的顾客要求价格低，购物方便。 45. 一家公司若要领先市场并保持优势，就必须在某个方面做出突出的表现。
Against TV?
Watching television more than two hours a day early in life can lead to attention problems later in adolescence, according to a study released on Tuesday.
(46) The roughly 40 percent increase in attention problems among heavy TV viewers was observed in both boys and girls.
The children aged 5 to 11 watched an average of 2.05 hours of weekday television. From age 13 to 15, time spent in front of the tube rose to an average of 3.1 hours a day.
Those who watched more than two hours, and particularly those who watched more than three hours, of television per day during childhood had above-average symptoms of attention problems in adolescence.
(47) Young children who watched a lot of television were more likely to continue the habit as they got older, but even if they did not, the damage was done, the report said.
\suggests that the effects of childhood viewing on attention may be long lasting,\
Landhuis offered several possible explanations for the association. One was that (48) the rapid scene changes common to many TV programs may over stimulate the developing brain of a young child, and could make reality seem boring by comparison. 猎学网为学员提供优质教育资源
