Part1VocabularyandStructure

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Directions:Choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoices

markedA,B,CandD.

1.Someofyoursuggestionshavebeenadoptedbutothershave

beenastheyarenotworkable.

lA.turnedaway

區(qū)B.turneddown

CC.turnedback

_D.turnedout

2.Thebossthoughthimatrouble-makerandturnedhim

lA.back

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區(qū)B.down

cCt。

?D.around

3.Unlessheisintenselove,hehardlyeverlooksinto

someoneelse'seyesforverylong.

廠A.confessing

B.refusing

C.granting

D.covering

4.Theobserver'sstatementabouttheaccidentwasvery;

weknowalmosteverythingaboutitnow.

區(qū)A.specific

廠B.especial

Li

lC.exceptional

lD.special

5.youropinionsareworthconsidering,thegeneral

managerfindsitunwisetoplacetoomuchimportanceon

them.

不A.As

B.Because

C.Though

cD.Snce

6.thattheymayeventuallyreducetheamountof

laborneededonconstructionsitesby90percent.

-A.Socleveraretheconstructionrobots

B.Suchconstructionrobotsareclever

cC.Soclevertheconstructionrobots

D.Suchcleverconstructionrobotsare

7.Afriendshipmayberelaxed,situationalordeep

andlasting.

cA.identical

B.original

cC.critical

D.superficial

8.YourworkdoesnotwhatIexpectofyou.

cA.comeupwith

B.comeout

C.comeround

D.comeupto

9.Ingeneral,matterswhichlieentirelywithinthestate

boundariesaretheconcernofthestategovernment.

?A.excessive

B.external

cC.explosive

D.exclusive

10.Nofaultisattachedthebusdriverfortheterrible

accidentattherailwaycrossing.

cA.for

B.to

cC.with

D.in

11.Theescapedprisonerwaiteduntiltheofnightbefore

leavinghishidingplace.

LA.dark

lB.deep

廠C.depth

?D.dead

12.Occasionallyweexperiencestrongwindsandstormsfromthe

west,butthewindsarefromthenorth-east.

不A.existing

B.prevailing

C.particular

D.special

13.Thisbookisfullofpracticalonhome

improvementsandrepairs.

cA.helps

B.tips

cC.nods

D.clues

14.Violenceinthelocalprisonhastwolives.

cA.removed

B.killed

C.cost

D.murdered

15.ThedoctortoldPennythattoomuchtothe

sunisbadfortheskin.

?A.exposure

cB.means

cC.exhibition

cD.gratitude

16.Inpreparingscientificreportsofexperiments,astudentshould

_____________hisfindingsinclearandpreciselanguage.

cA.exemplify

cB.predict

EC.raise

D.present

17.Thishotel_____________$60forasingleroomwithabath.

cA.claims

cB.demands

cC.prices

D.charges

18.Shewasso_____________inherjobthatshedidn'thear

anybodyknockingatthedoor.

A.attracted

B.absorbed

C.drawn

cD.outstanding

19.AlthoughIlikedtheappearanceofthehouse,whatreally

mademedecidetobuyitwasthebeautiful

throughthewindow.

廠A.perspective

B.look

C.picture

D.view

20.Isawtheofthetaxibeforeitdisappeared

aroundthecornerofthestreet.

A.signal

B.rear

C.look

cD.scene

21.Afterthespeech,alivelydiscussionstarted.

廠A.beingdelivered

B.bedelivered

cC.wasdelivered

D.havingbeendelivered

22.ateacherinauniversity,itisnecessarytohaveat

leastaMaster'sdegree.

區(qū)A.Tobecome

LB.Become

La

lC.Onebecomes

lD.Onbecoming

23.Themaninthecornerconfessedtoalieto

themanagerofthecompany.

?A.havetold

Li

區(qū)B.havingtold

廠C.beingtold

lD.betold

24.Idon'tthinkitadvisablethatTimtothejob

sincehehasnoexperience.

?A.beassigned

B.isassigned

cC.willbeassigned

D.hasbeenassigned

25.Thereisamanatthereceptiondeskwhoseemsveryangry,

andIthinkhemeanstrouble.

cA.making

B.tomake

cC.tohavemade

D.havingmade

26.Itisusefultobeabletopredicttheextent

whichapricechangewillaffectsupplyanddemand.

區(qū)A.from

L?aB.with

cCt。

-D.for

27.beforeweleave,thedayaftertomorrow,we

shouldhaveawonderfuldinnerparty.

?A.Hadtheyarrived

B.Wouldtheyarrive

cC.Weretheyarriving

D.Weretheytoarrive

28.I'dratherreadthanwatchtelevision;theprogramsseem

_____________allthetime.

cA.togetworse

B.tobegettingworse

cC.tohavegotworse

D.gettingworse

29.Ihadjuststartedbacktothehousetochangemyclothes

Iheardvoices.

CAas

?B.while

La

lC.after

?D.when

30.Whenhearrived,hefoundtheagedandthe

sickathome.

不A.nothingbut

B.nonebut

C.noneotherthan

D.nootherthan

31.Themerefactmostpeoplebelieveanuclear

warwouldbemadnessdoesn'tmeanitwillnotoccur.

區(qū)A.that

_B.which

cC.what

D.why

32.Weshouldputmoneyawayforaday.Wemay

needitsometime.

區(qū)A.sunny

B.rainy

lC.cloudy

cD.cold

33.Somepeopleapparentlyhaveanalmostunbelievableabilityto

withtherightanswer.

A.comeup

cB.lookup

cC.putup

cD.bringup

34.Itohimbecausehecalledmeupsoonafter.

lA.didn'tneedwrite

_B.needn'ttowrite

L

l，C.couldn'thavewritten

—D.needn'thavewritten

35.Hewasamucholdertennisplayerbuthehadthegreat

ofexperience.

區(qū)A.value

CB.hand

-C.priority

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lD.advantage

36.Hehaslefthisbookhereonsothatyoucanreadit.

A.purpose

B.aim

C.intention

cD.sense

37.Becarefulwiththosefireworks;theyaretogooff

unexpectedly.

A.available

B.presumably

C.easy

cD.able

38.Theholidaysareover;wemusttoworkagain.

A.getacross

B.getdown

C.getin

D.getover

39.Helosthisparentsattenandhadtoliveathisuncle's

A.cost

B.charge

區(qū)C.expense

CD-pay

40.Thisfoodhasbeenkeptatalowtemperature

foralongtime.

區(qū)A.relatively

CB.roughly

4C.remarkable

La

lD.readily

41.Hesaidhewouldsoonerdiehisfamily.

?A.insteadofembarrassing

區(qū)B.thanembarrass

CC.ratherthanembarrass

lD.butembarrass

42.Sincethematterwasextremely,wehadtoturn

tomanypeopleforhelp.

lA.tough

B.tense

C.important

cD.instant

43.Theprogramwasdesignedtoindustry,tomake

itdevelopmorequickly.

A.tax

B.stimulate

C.control

cD.trap

44.Inmyopinion,youcanincreasetheofthese

improvementsthroughyouractiveparticipation.

A.dimension

cB.helpful

C.importance

D.quality

45.Thefastesttheseanimalscanrunisabout65kphand

themethodsusedtocatchthemhavetobevery

efficientindeed.

lA.atanyrate

B.atthisrate

cC.intheend

cD.asaconsequence

46.ofchildrenwithotherchildrenoftheirown

ageisimportantintheirdevelopment.

廠A.Consumption

4B.Position

0C.Interaction

?D.Introduction

47.Inastorm,anelectricalcurrentcanfroma

cloudtothegroundorfromonecloudtoanother.

區(qū)A.rush

4B.rain

?C.rack

La

_D.return

48.Itiswellknownthatknowledgeisthecondition

formentalgrowth.

lA.incompatible

B.instead

C.increase

D.indispensable

49.NewYorksecondintheproductionofapples

thisyear.

A.ranked

cB.occupied

C.arranged

cD.made

50.Whenhetriedtomakea,hefoundthatthe

hotelhewantedwascompletelyfilledbecauseofa

convention.

gA.complaint

廠B.claim

?C.reservation

?D.decision

51.Thepublicopinionwasthatthetimewasnotfor

apresidentwhowouldmakemanychanges.

區(qū)A.reasonable

lB.ripe

C.ready

cD.thoughtful

52.Hudsonsaidtheonlyhewouldkillaliving

thingwashunger.

lA.hope

B.affect

cC.thought

D.reason

53.I'vealreadytoldyouthatI'mgoingtobuyit,

A.howevermuchitcosts

B.howeverdoesitcostmuch

C.howmuchdoesitcost

D.nomatterhowitcost

54.Don'tgetyourschedule;staywithusinthis

class.

lA.tochange

B.changing

C.changed

D.change

55.Itisrecommendedthattheprojectuntilwe

havecollectedthenecessarymaterials.

lA.isnotstarted

lB.willnotbestarted

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區(qū)C.notbestarted

-D.isnottobestarted

56.AllthestudentsinthisclasspassedtheEnglishexam

theexceptionofLiMing.

?A.on

cB.in

C.for

D.with

57.Findingajobinsuchabigcompanyhasalwaysbeen

hiswildestdreams.

-A.under

B.over

C.above

D.beyond

58.Thechancesofseeingaplaneinmysmallhometownareone

_____________amillion.

A.for

B.to

C.in

cD.against

59.Hewillagreetodowhatyourequirehim.

A.for

cB.from

C.to

D.of

60.Theboxistooheavy,sogivemeahand?

A.wouldyoumind

B.willyouliketo

C.willyoupleasetoo

cD.wouldyouplease

61.Oncetheyhadwealth,fortune,andbeautifulhomes;

istotalpoverty.

A.nowthatallisleft

B.nowallwhichisleft

C.nowallthatisleft

cD.nowallwhatisleft

62.Youcan*tbecarefulwhenyoudriveacar.

A.very

B.too

C.so

cD.enough

63.Aofterritoryhadalwaysbeenawishoftherulerof

thatcountry.

cA.introduction

B.expansion

C.intention

D.expectation

64.Thereisaforecastthattheforagoodcropharvest

willberatherpoorthisyear.

?A.prospect

廠B.protection

區(qū)C.proportion

D.promise

65.Theofthefilmstarreallydisappointedherfans.

A.precious

B.absence

C.present

D.absent

66.Youhavetoallmistakesfromtheessaybeforeyou

handitin.

lA.judge

B.display

C.reveal

D.eliminate

67.Youcanputonyourjeans.Itisjusta(n)party.

A.wonderful

B.incredible

C.formal

D.informal

68.Iamnotsurprisedatallthatshechosethewhiteskirt.She

alwayshasaforwhite.

A.prefer

B.preferable

C.preference

D.preferred

69.Themiddle-agedwomanworriedaboutherfuture

withnomoneyandnofamily.

A.gloomy

B.bright

C.splendid

D.fearful

70.Aofrobbersbrokeintothebankandtookawayall

themoney.

A.gather

B.school

cC.rank

D.gang

71.IaskedherthequestionassoonasIsawher,butsheonly

gavemea(n)answerinsteadofadefiniteone.

A.direct

B.implicit

cC.clear

D.infinite

72.Thisexpertwillhisremarkstoe-business(電/商務(wù))

thistime.

A.coordinate

B.render

C.confine

D.depict

73.Whentraveling,youareadvisedtotaketravelers'checks,

whichprovideasafertocarryingmoneyaround.

A.substitute

B.mean

cC.preference

D.alternative

74.Insomemarketstheremaybeonlyoneseller,

istobeavoided.

A.Situationasthis

B.Suchasituation

cC.Suchasituationofthiskind

D.Asituationofthis

75.Sincewecan'thearyouatthebackofthehall,youwillhaveto

_____________yourvoice.

A.lift

B.increase

C.raise

D.speakup

76.Becausehehatesdishonestyheisonhis

childrenwhentheytelllies.

A.heavy

lB.strong

C.hard

D.strict

77.Becauseoftheemphasisplacedonclassroom

activities,theinstructorwillreportyourabsencetotheadviser.

口A.large

lB.strong

C.hard

D.high

78.Medicalcarereformhasbecomethiscountry'smostimportant

publichealth.

區(qū)A.question

_B.stuff

C.matter

D.reason

79.Atfirst,thespeakerwasreferringtotheproblemofpollutionin

thecountry,buthalfwayinherspeech,shesuddenly

toanothersubject.

_A.committed

B.changed

C.favored

D.transferred

80.Ahealthylifeisfrequentlythoughttobewith

theopencountrysideandhome-grownfood.

lA.tied

?B.bound

區(qū)C.involved

?D.associated

81.Writingisaslowprocess,requiringthought,

time,andeffort.

A.reasonable

B.considerable

C.memorable

D.numerable

82.Studentsorteacherscanparticipateintripstolovelybeaches

aroundtheislandatregular.

匚A.gaps

lB.rates

4C.lengths

?D.intervals

83.Duringtheirfirstteachertrainingyear,thestudentsoften

visitedlocalschoolsfortheoflessons.

_A.inviting

匕

4B.investing

口C.viewing

lD.testing

84.Hewasentrytothetheatrefornotbeing

properlydressed.

4A.denied

lB.rejected

C.given

D.required

85.Qvilizationasweknowittodayisindanger.

A.consistent

B.constant

C.consistently

D.constantly

86.Youshouldhavebeenmorepatientthat

customer;I'msurethatsellinghimthewatchwasapossibility.

A.with

B.for

cC.of

D.at

87.Welovepeace,yetwe'renotthekindofpeopletoyield

anyforeigncountry.

A.up

B.in

C.at

LD.to

88.WhenItrytounderstandthatpreventsso

manyAmericansfrombeingashappyasonemightexpect,it

seemstomethattherearetwocauses.

_A.whyitdoes

匕

lB.whyitis

lC.whatitdoes

Li

_D.whatitis

89.Today,majornewproductswithout

conductingmarketresearch.

lA.corporationshardlyintroduceever

?B.hardlycorporationsintroduceever

區(qū)C.corporationshardlyeverintroduce

lD.hardlycorporationseverintroduce

90.Itisn'tcoldenoughforthereafrosttonight,

soIcanleaveJim'scaroutquitesafely.

lA.wouldbe

區(qū)B.being

?C.was

D.tobe

91.Heistospeakthetruth.

A.toofearful

B.somuchfearful

C.toomuchfearful

D.somuchoffearful

92.Iwon'tpay20dollarsforthecoat;it'snotworth

_A.allthatmuch

匕

廠B.thatallmuch

lC.thatmuchall

Li

區(qū)D.muchallthat

Part2ReadingComprehension(Multiple

Choice)

(每小題：分)

Directions:Readthefollowingpassagescarefullyand

choosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,

CandD.

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Isyourjobdoingharmtoyourhealth?Ifyouarelikealotof

Americanworkerstoday,youexperienceasignificantamountof

stressinwork.Stressdoesn'tjustmakeyouunhappyatwork.Itcan

affectyourhealth.Doctorssaypeopleunderstresshavehigher

bloodpressure,evenwhentheyareawayfromwork.Andtheyare

atahigherriskfordeathfromanycausethanthosewhoaremore

relaxed.

Howdoyouknowifyourjobcouldbearisktoyourhealth?Some

dangersignsincludedifficultygettingtosleepordifficultywaking

upinthemorning,forgetfulness,achesandpainsfornoapparent

reason,adesiretoeatlessortendencytoeatpoorly,lossofinterest

inactivities,etc.Everyonehasbaddaysinwhichtheyfeelmanyof

thesesymptoms,butifyouhavenoticedseveralofthem,andyou

haveexperiencedthemformonths,youmayneedtodosomething.

Ifyounoticethesesignsinyourselforyourbelovedone,checkwith

yourdoctortoeliminateotherpossibilities.Ifthecausedoesappear

tobestress,youshouldtrytomaketimeforyourselfawayfrom

work.Tryrelaxinginawarmbubblebath,listeningtomusic,and

shuttingouttheworldforawhile.

1.Accordingtothepassage,.

cA.manyAmericanworkersareunderstresslately

cB.almostallpeopleknowhowtogetridofstress

cC.mostpeoplegotodoctorsforhelpwithstress

cD.itissurethatourworkisdoingharmtoourhealth

2.Howdoesstressatworkaffectyourlife?

cA.Itmakesyouunhappyatwork.

cB.Italwaysaffectsyourhealth.

C.Itmakesyouworryallthetime.

D.Itkeepsyoufromworkingwell.

Whichofthefollowingismentionedasasignthatyourjobis

unhealthy?

A.Suddenachesandpains.

cB.Frequentbaddays.

cC.Troubleremembering.

D.Lossoftimetorelax.

4.Whenshouldyoudosomethingaboutyourproblems?

A.Whenyou'vebeentoldbyothersthatyoushoulddo

something.

B.Whenyou'venoticedseveralbadsymptomsoveralong

ctime.

C.Whenyou'veletstressaffectyourfriendshipsorlifeat

work.

D.Whenyou'vevisitedadoctorandhehastoldyoutoleave

work.

5.Whatcanyoudoifyou'venoticedsomeofthesignsofstress?

A.Seeadoctorandtrytorelaxmore.

cB.Changetoanotherlessstressfuljob.

C.Assumemuchfewerresponsibilities.

D.Takeupahobbylikeplayingmusic.

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Whyisitthatthemoreconnectedweget,themoredisconnectedI

feel?Everyadvanceincommunicationstechnologyisastepback

fromtheclosenessofhumaninteraction.Withemailandinstant

messagingovertheInternet,wecannowcommunicatewithout

seeingortalkingtooneanother.Withvoicemail,youcanconduct

entireconversationswithouteverreachinganyone.Ifmymomhas

aquestion,Ijustleavetheansweronhermachine.

Asalmosteveryimaginablecontactbetweenhumanbeings

becomesautomaticbymachine,thealienationquotientgoesup.

Youcan'tevencallapersontogetthephonenumberofanother

personanywhere.Phoneassistanceisalmostalwaysfullyautomatic

bymachine.Rjmpinggasatthestation?Whysaygoodmorningto

theworkerwhenyoucanuseyourcreditcardatthepumpandsave

yourselfthebotherofhumancontact?Placingmoneyatthebank?

Whytalktoaclerkwhomightliveintheneighborhoodwhenyou

canjustputyourcreditcardintotheATM?

Prettysoonyouwon'thavethehardtaskofmakingeyecontactat

thegrocerystore.Somegrocerychainsareusingaself-scannerso

youcancheckyourselfout,avoidingthoseannoyingclerkswholook

atyouandaskhowyouaredoing.

6.Theeffectofincreasedcommunicationtechnologyis

_A.theretreatofhumancloseness

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口B.thelackofcareforneighbors

4C.thesavingofmorefreetime

D.theadvanceofourcontacts

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7.Ifhismomhasaquestion,hewill.

廠A.findnewwaystoreachher

CB.sendheranemailmessage

匚C.trytogetheravoicemachine

_D.answerthroughvoicemail

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8.Judgingfromthecontext,theword"alienation"(Une2,

Paragraph2)means.

4A.relationship

?B.closeness

C.strangeness

D.stress

9.ATMsinbankshavechangedlifeby.

cA.makingitmoredifficulttowanthumancontact

B.makingitfastertoreceivemoneyfrombanks

C.makingiteasiertoobtainbankcreditcards

D.makingitunnecessarytotalkwithbankclerks

10.Thewriter'sattitudetowardadvancesincommunications

technologymaybedescribedas.

cA.unconcerned

B.critical

C.positive

D.uninterested

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

In1848,goldwasdiscoveredinCalifornia;fromalloverthenation,

thousandsofyoungmensetoutforCalifornia.Peoplecalledthisthe

timeoftheGoldRush.

Agoldminercameintoacitylookingforapairofpants.Hewanted

pantsstrongenoughtostanduptotheroughworkofmining.He

metayoungmannamedLevi,whosoldheavyclothfortentsand

wagontops.Theyaskedatailortouseheavyclothfortheirpants.

ThenLeviwentintothebusinessofmakingworkpants.Heasked

hisbrotherstosendhimsomestrongbluecottonclothcalleddenim

（斜紋粗棉布）.Withthisbluedenimcloth,Levistartedmakingthe

kindofpantswecallbluejeanstoday.Theyweresewedupinthe

samewayasotherpants.

In1860,aminersaidthatthepocketsweren'tstrongenoughto

holdthepiecesofgoldhefound.Thepocketskeptfallingoffthe

pants.Theclothwasallright.Itwasthethreadthatwasn'tstrong

enough.SoLeviusedrivets（錦釘）toattachthepocketsontothe

pants.

Cowboysneededtoughpants,too.Theylikedtheirpantstofit

tightly.Buttherivetsmarkedthecowboys'saddles.SoLevicovered

therivetswithcloth.Theneverybodywashappy.

11.Thisarticleasawholeisabout

A.howpeoplegotbluejeans

B.theGoldRushinCalifornia

cC.Howbluejeansaremade

D.Thekindofpantscowboys'wear

12.Whilenotstatedinthearticle,youcantellthat

A.everybodywhowenttoCaliforniagotalotofgold

cB.Levifoundrichesinthegoldfields

cC.Levisoldmorejeanstocowboysthantogoldminers

D.Levimademoremoneythanmanygoldminers

13.Thewordthisinthelastsentenceofthefirstparagraphrefers

to.

A.California

B.thediscoveryofgold

C.manypeoplelookingforgold

cD.thenationatthistime

14.Leviusedstrongbluecottonclothtomakepantsbecause

A.goldminerslikedthebluecolor

cB.thiswastheonlyclothhehad

cC.minerswantedpantswhichcouldstandroughwork

D.cowboyslikedtheirpantstofittightly

15.WhichofthefollowingsentencesisNOTtrue?

A.ItwasLeviwhostartedthebusinessofmakingbluejeans.

cB.Itwasonetailorwhostartedmakingbluejeans.

C.ItwasinCaliforniathatbluejeansfirstbecamepopular.

D.ItwasinCaliforniathatgoldwasdiscovered.

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Rote-learning（歹匕i己硬背），spoon-fededucation,producesabrandof

kidsthatdon'tknowwhattodowhenenteringuniversity.Theyare

disciplinedintofollowing,notleading.Yetthefuturedependson

creativityandimagination.Theworldneedscreators,makersand

shakersofthenewcenturies,notthefollowersofthepast

centuries.Asthenumbersincreaseatcollegeanduniversitylevel,

morestudentsfromthelowerendsarelikelytobethrownintoa

processdesignedtochooseonlylearnersthathaveprovedexcellent

inlisteningtoteachers.

Therearethreewaystolearn:looking,listeninganddoing.

Studentsandteacherstodayareaproductoflearningbylistening.

Thecomputermaynotbelikedbytraditionalteachers,whouse

rote-learningtoputinformation,whichwillbeoutofdateinafew

years,intotheheadsofthestudents.Withcomputerlearningyou

learnbylooking,listeninganddoing;youusethreemethodsof

learning,notjustone.Therefore,youcanlearnfaster.

Thechangingspeedofinformationisfrightening.Whatwelearn

nowwillbeoutofdateinthenearfuture.Sowhatstudentsare

learningnowatschoolmaybereplacedbythetimetheyfinish

university.Wehavetolearnbychoicewhattoforget.Rote-learning

forexamsisonething,butwouldn'titbebettertolearnhowto

learn?Thestudentsatuniversitytodaycouldpossiblybedoingajob

inthenottoodistantfuturewhichhasnotyetbeeninvented.

16.Accordingtotheauthor,thefuturedoesn'tneed

A.creativity

B.imagination

cC.creators

D.followers

17.Intheauthor'sview,howcanstudentslearnwell?

廠A.Carefullylistentotheteacherinclass.

lB.Takedowneverysinglewordsaidbytheteacher.

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lC.Learnallthenotesbyheart.

D.Combinelisteningwithlookinganddoing.

18.Whatdoestheauthormeanby"Thechangingspeedof

informationisfrightening"?

CA.Wedon'thaveenoughtimetoadjustourselvestothespeed

ofinformation.

4B.Whatwelearnedtodaymaynotbeusefultomorrow.

lC.Thepaceoflifeistoofast.

lD.Theworldischangingeveryminute.

19.Whatdoesthelastsentenceofthepassagetellus?

lA.Ftote-learningiscompletelyharmful.

B.Studentsmayhavetodojobswhicharenotyetin

cexistence.

cC.Ifsbettertolearnhowtolearnthanlearnwhattoforget.

cD.Studentsmustimaginethefuture.

20.Theauthor'sattitudetowardsrote-learningis.

cA.approving

cB.disapproving

cC.confident

D.oppositetowhatthewordssay

Questions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Afterhavinglivedforovertwentyyearsinthesamedistrict,Albert

Hallwasforcedtomovetoanewneighborhood.Hesurprisedhis

landlordbytellinghimthathewasleavingbecausehecouldnot

affordtobuyanymorechocolate.

ItallbeganayearagowhenAlbertHallreturnedhomeoneevening

andfoundalargedoginfrontofhisgate.Hewasveryfondof

animalsandashehappenedtohaveasmallpieceofchocolatein

hispocket,hegaveittothedog.Thenextday,thedogwasthere

again.Itheldupitspaws（爪子）andreceivedanotherpieceof

chocolateasareward.Albertcalledhisnewfriend"Bingo".He

neverfoundoutthedog'srealname,norwhohisownerwas.

However,Bingoappearedregularlyeveryafternoonanditwasquite

clearthathelikedchocolatemorethanbones.Hesoongrew

dissatisfiedwithsmallpiecesofchocolateanddemandedalarge

pieceaday.IfatanytimeAlbertcouldn'tgiveit,Bingogotvery

angryandrefusedtolethimopenthegate.Albertwasnowat

Bingo'smercyandhadto"buyhim"togetintohisownhouse