QuizOne

11.PdliketotakeDofthisopportunitytothankallofyouforyourefforts.

A.profit

B.benefit

C.occasion

D.advantage

12.Whendoingthewash,itisimportanttoB__whiteandcoloredclothing.

A.compare

B.separate

C.establish

D.contrast

13.ItisdesirablethattheairplaneC___aslightaspossible.

A.is

B.were

C.be

D.hadbeen

14.ShedidnotfeelB___goingout,asshehadaslightheadache.

A.about

B.like

C.after

D.for

15.IfyouA____inyourpaymentfbrthehouseagain,youmaygetthrownout.

A.fallbehind

B.accountfbr

C.chargedfbr

D.cometo

16.WhenLaurafinallyarrivedsheapologized_Csolate.

A.fbrtocome

B.thatshewascoming

C.fbrcoming

D.tocome

17.Itseemsverydifficult_C.

A.tostopthechildtocry

B.protectingthechildfromcrying

C.tokeepthechildfromcrying

D.holdingthechild*scrying

18.Englandisanislandcountry.A_consistsofthreebigislands,andclimateis

generallywetandwindy.

A.It...its

B.She...her

C.He...his

D.She...its

19.Theofficialsinthe_B____attheLondonHeathrowAirportwereverypolite.

A.Custom

B.Customs

C.custom

D.customs

20.HAreyougoingtothefootballgame?""No.Theticketsare_Cexpensiveforme.”

A.verymuch

B.somuch

C.fartoo

D.highly

Part5ReadingComprehension(MultipleChoice)(Eachitem:1)

Questions41to45arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.

CharlieChaplinhasbrokenallrecordsinmakingpeoplelaugh.Noonehassosetawholeworld

laughingasthelittlemanwiththewalkingstickandtheoversizedshoes.

MuchhasbeenwrittenaboutChaplin'sartandhiscareer,andopinionshaverangedwidely.But

perhapsthosewhocalledhim"thetruesthumanbeingofourtime**cameclosesttothetruth.

Thosewhohavecalledhimageniusstressthetimelessandcommonqualitiesinhiswork.Itisan

artfilledwithsadelementsanddeephumanfeeling,withwhichanaudiencecannothelpbut

becomeinvolved.Itisforthesereasons,Ibelieve,thatthefigureofCharliehasattracted

generationaftergeneration.

AllthewriterswhogiveaccountsofChaplin*slifeagreethatCharlie'sunhappyearlyyearsinthe

areainLondonwherehousesweredirtyandwornhadagreatinfluenceonhisdevelopmentand

onthetypeoffilmshemade.Chaplinhimselfemphasizesitinhismemoirs(回憶錄).Themore

onereadsabouthisearliestperiod,themoreonetendstoagree.Indeed,hissufferingyouthhada

lastinginfluenceonhim.

Chaplinwasneverafraidtodealwithsubjectscausingmuchdisagreementinhisfilms.Hegavea

humorousperformanceonwaronlyafewweeksbeforetheAmericansoldierscamehomefrom

WorldWarIin1918.Thiswasregardedasmadness,buttheperformancewaswellreceived.So

perfectlydidithitthenailontheheadthateventhereturningsoldiersfounditimpossibletohate

itanddeeplyappreciatedthisshortandhumorousperformanceonwhatforthemhadbeenan

unpleasantreality.Chaplingavenumerousperformancesattackingcapitalgovernments,satirizing

(諷刺)thecrueltyofthemachineage,andevenmakingfunofHitler.

Yearsafterhisdeath,thefunnyfilmsofmotionpictureactoranddirectorCharlieChaplin

continuetobewellloved.Heisparticularlywellknownforhissuccessasacreatorofhumorous

presentationsthatmakefunofpeople,theestablishment,ornetworks.

41.AllofthefollowingaboutCharlieChaplinaretnieexceptA.

A.hewasbomintheUSA

B.hewasagreatfilmactor

C.hehadanunhappyearlylife

D.hemadefunofHitlerinoneofhisfilms

42.Accordingtotheauthor,CharlieChaplinhasbeenwelllovedbygenerationaftergeneration

becauseD.

A.hesetthewholeworldlaughing

B.hisperformancesgetpeopleinvolved

C.hisworksappealtopeopleindifferentperiods

D.bothBandC

43.AccordingtothewritersofCharlieChaplin'slifehistory,___Chadastrong

influenceonthetypeoffilmshemade.

A.thesocietyinwhichhelived

B.theaudiencewhopraisedandadmiredhim

C.hisunhappyearlyyearsinthepoorareainLondon

D.thosewhocalledhimagenius

44.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?D

A.TherearetimelessqualitiesinChaplin'sworkbecausehedidn*tinvolvehimselfin

politicalaffairs.

B.Chaplinbecamewelllovedyearsafterhisdeath.

C.Chaplin*sperformanceisfunnywithoutanysadelements.

D.Chaplin*sfilmsarethecombinationsoffunnyandsadelements.

45.ThispassagewasB.

A.writtenbyCharlieChaplin

B.writtenaboutCharlieChaplin

C.advertisingoneofCharlieChaplin'sfilms

D.writtenforstudentstolearnfilm-making

Questions46to50arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.

Polygamyisafunnything—funnyhaha,aswellaspeculiar.Onethinksofthe19th-century

Monnonleader,BrighamYoung,withhis55wives（inthosedays,theysaid,womenmarried

Young）.Devout（虔敬的）MormonsholdthatamessagefromGodtoldYoungtogoaheadand

startcollectingwives.Skeptics（懷疑者），ofcourse,saythattherewassomethingelsetothis.In

anycase,itprovedtobeanefficientmeansofenablingMormonstooutnumberskeptics.Andin

fairness,someofhiswiveswereelderlywomenwhomhemarriedoutofkindnessandnotbecause

hewasattractedtothem.

IfinditverycuriousthatWesterncountries,despitehowmuchtheypridethemselvesfortheir

liberalism（人文自山主義）aboutwhatwillingadultsdowithoneanother,havebeenslowto

permitwillingadultstomarryeachotherataratemorethanoneatatime.

WhatbusinessisitofthestateshowmanypeopleImarry?Andbytheway,ifonecanenterintoa

commonlawmarriagebylivingwithsomeoneforsevenyears,canoneenterintoacommonlaw

polygamybylivingwithtwo?I'dlovetoseethattestcase.

Butwhatwoulditreallybeliketohavemultiplespouses?MostmenI'veaskedanswer

immediatelywithaknowingsmile.Andthosearetheintelligentones.Theirmindsimmediately

createanimagesomethinglikeasexual（性的）version（看法）ofaHongKongSundaylunch,

withmanydishestotaste.

Intruth,theideascaresme.Ispendhalfmywakinghourstryingtodealwithmychildish

consciousnesstothecivilizedstateknownasmarriage.It*sonlybytotalluckIcanholdontoany

ofmynaturalstate-of-naturequalities—watchingviolentmovies,eatingbadfood,andacting

poorly,thewaythatmencanactpoorlywhenfreefromthecontrolofwomen.WhatifIwere

outnumbered?

Thenthere'sthespectre（幻影，魔鬼）ofadoublesettlement（解決）ifthewomanleaves.Modem

marriagemightbearawdealforwomen,butitcanbehell（地獄）onmenwhenwomenleave.

Littlewonderthatmen,whowritethelaws,discouragepolygamy.Butthenagain,MarkTwain

mighthavebeenright;maybeitwasjustthemother-in-lawjokes.

46.Whatdoestheword"polygamy"mostprobablymeaninthefirstsentence?C

A.Funnystories.

B.Interestingevents.

C.Havingmorethanonewifeatthesametime.

D.Organizingasocialact.

47.Accordingtothepassage,whichoneofthefollowingstatementsistrue?D

A.Inthe19thcentury,polygamywasconsideredaregularpractice.

B.Young'swiveswereallverybeautifulandattractive.

C.Polygamybeganinthe1800s.

D.Somepeoplethink,thatpolygamyisagoodidea.

48.Theauthorthinksthatthegovernment____B.

A.shouldstoppolygamyandpromotemonogamy（一夫一妻制）

B.shouldnotstoppolygamywhilepromotingmonogamy

C.shouldestablishlawsagainstpolygamy

D.shouldstopbothmonogamyandpolygamy

49.Whichoneofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?B

A.Mostmenwelcometheideaofpolygamyoutofcuriosity.

B.Mostmenliketohavemorethanonewifeforsexualpurposes.

C.Mostwomendonotliketheideaofpolygamy.

D.Theauthorthinksthatpolygamyisneededforthemodemworld.

50.Whatdoesthephrase"arawdeal"meaninthelastparagraph?A

A.Anewexperience.

B.Anunfairtreatment.

C.Anactivitywhichisnotagreedon.

D.Aheavyblow.

QuizTwo

11.Everyoneisamazedatthe___Agrowthofthiscity;ithasbeensodifferentfrom

whatitwasfiveyearsago.

A.explosive

B.expanding

C.expensive

D.excessive

12.Thoughhedidn'tanswermyquestionsquickly,thelookonhisfaceA___thathe

wassatisfiedwithme.

A.indicated

B.input

C.increased

D.interacted

13._Inthegeographyclass,theteacherexplainedwindandwatermightcausesoil

D.

A.pollution

B.excellence

C.explosion

D.erosion

14.The____Aofthisrecipe(烹飪法)wasmadepubliconeyearafteritwasputintothe

market.

A.formula

B.form

C.flavor

D.frown

15.Thewomanwithgoldenhairwastakenawaybythesecurityguardson_Bofbeing

acriminal.

A.suspect

B.suspicion

C.doubt

D.belief

16.WeallCviolenceagainstwomen,oldandyoung.

A.unfair

B.against

C.condemn

D.persist

17.HearingaAnoiseinthebackyard,Pamelawenttheretohavealook.

A.cracking

B.crack

C.cracked

D.cracker

18.Sherryisamemberofa(n)___Ddramaticclub.Shegoesthereafterworkfor

practicetwiceaweek.

A.grateful

B.amusing

C.assertive

D.amateur

19.Ouruniversitycelebratedits1OOth___Atheyearbeforelast.

A.anniversary

B.birthday

C.year

D.birth

20.Aftera(n)C_riseinpricesofdailypurchases,peoplefeelthatmoneyistight.

A.acceptable

B.expensive

C.massive

D.explosion

Part4TranslationfromEnglishtoChinese(Eachitem:1)

Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesfromEnglishtoChinese.

41.Ipromisetoparticipateinyourwedding,despitethefactthatIhavebeenverybusyrecently.

1.盡管我最近一直很忙，我保證會(huì)參加你的婚禮。

42.Idon'tknowwhetherhewillcometothepartyornot,nordoIcare.

2.我不知道他是否會(huì)來參加聚會(huì)，我也不在乎他來不來。

43.Hiswifealwaysfussesatsomeunimportantmattersandthusembarrasseshimsometimes.

3.他妻子總是為一些無關(guān)緊要的事大驚小怪，有時(shí)使他很難堪。

44.Competingwiththreeopponentsforthegoldmedal,Iwasnotnervousatall.

4.當(dāng)我和其他三名對(duì)手爭(zhēng)奪金牌的時(shí)候，我一點(diǎn)都不緊張。

45.Henrywasthinkingofaskinghisdaughter,ratherthanhisson,totakeoverhiscompany.

5.亨利正在考慮讓他的女兒而不是兒子接管公司。

Part5ReadingComprehension(MultipleChoice)(Eachitem:1)

DirectionsrReadthefollowingpassagescarefullyandchoosethebestanswerfromthefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

Questions46to50arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.

IntheUnitedStates,workisinfluencedbylaws.Lawsaffecthowlongpeoplework,whattheyare

paid,andtheconditionsunderwhichtheywork.Toseehowimportantworklawsare,justlook

backtotheyear1900.Atthattime,therewerefewlawsaboutworkingconditions.

Inthosedays,peoplewouldworkformonthsandthenfindthatthemoneytheymadehadbeencut.

Iftheycomplained,theywerefired.Iftheybecamesick,itwasjusttoobad.Therewerenopaid

sickdaysandnohealthplans.

Somefactoriesatthattimeweredark,crowded,andgenerallyawfulplacestoworkin.Peoplein

thesefactoriesworked12-to-18-hourshifts,6daysaweekforverylittlemoney.Mostofthe

workerswerewomenandchildren.Inthosedays,womenweregenerallypaidhalfofwhatmen

werepaidfordoingexactlythesamework.Childrenweregivenevenless,sonaturally,factory

ownerspreferredhiringchildren.Therewerenohealthorsafetylawstoprotecttheworkers.

Peoplefaintedfromtheheatandlackofair.

Ittookaverysadeventtostartgettingchanges.ThatsadeventwastheTriangleFire.In1911,the

TriangleBuildinginNewYorkCitycaughtfire.Thebuildingwasadangerousplace.Still,145

peoplewouldnothavediedifthefactoryownerhadnotlockedthedoors.Hedidnotwanthis

workerstowastetimebygoingoutsidetorest,sohelockedthemin.Duringthefire,anumberof

youngwomenjumpedoutofthewindowsanddiedonthestreet.Theothersdiedinside.

Asaresult,someimportantsafetyandhealthlawswerepassed.Nowtherearealsolawsto

preventchildlaborandlawstomakesurethatthereisequalpayforequalwork.Amongother

things,thereisalimittothenumberofhoursintheworkdayandthereisaminimumamountthat

workersmustbepaid.

46.InAmerica,C.

A.lawshavelittleinfluenceonwork

B.peoplecouldn'tworkwithoutlaws

C.peoplecouldn'tworkwithoutlaws

D.peoplecanchangelawseasily

47.Intheolddays,ifworkersmadecomplaints,theywould___C.

A.havetheirhealthplanstakenaway

B.findtheirmoneycut

C.losetheirjobs

D.begiventerribleplacestowork

48.Factoryownerspreferredhiringchildrenbecause_D.

A.childreneatless

B.theycouldmanagechildrenbetter

C.childrencoulddoadults'work

D.theypaidchildrenmuchlessmoney

49.SomechangestookplaceasaresultofC.

A.atrafficaccident

B.aseriousdisease

C.thedeathofmanyworkersinafire

D.astrikebytheworkers

50.NowtherearelawsforallofthefollowingexceptA.

A.allowingworkerstotakeholidays

B.preventingchildrenfrombeingemployed

C.makingsurethatthereisequalpayforequalwork

D.limitingworkhours

Questions51to55arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.

Failuretotaketimetoplanandprepareisoneofthemajormistakescommittedbysales

negotiators（談判）.Relatedtothisisweakinformationgathering.Neitheryourinformation

gatheringnoryourplanningcanbeeffectivewithoutfirstengaginginnegotiationwithyourselfor

withinyourcompany,i.e.,theagreementsthatmaybenecessarybeforenegotiationwiththe

customer.

Onceyourface-to-facenegotiatingbegins,anynumberoffactorscaninfluencetheresult.Going

forthwitharigidmind-set（心態(tài)），givingconcessions（讓步）tooearly,answeringtooquicklyto

eachdemand,notcallingtime-out,andnotputtingyourselfintothecustomer'sshoes,arecommon

mistakesinmanysalesnegotiations.Finally,notbeingcarefulduringthefollow-throughresultsin

alackofsuccesseveninaneffectivenegotiation.

LetustakethecaseofTedJeffries,anewlyappointedsalesrepresentativeforamakerofkitchen

equipment.Hismainlineisprefabricated（預(yù)存的）ovens.Inadditiontobuildingadditionalsales

withexistingbuyers,heisresponsiblefbrfindingnewbuyersinsomerapidlygrowingareas.

Tedhadbeenveryeffectivewithapreviouscompanysellingalineofbuildingsuppliestobuyers

bytelephone.Soheisnotwithoutsomeexperience.Hehassomeverypositivesellingstrengths

andheisdoingreasonablywellinclosingsomeearlysales.Butheisbeginningtofindthatsome

salescomeata"higherprice*1thanothers.Lefsseewhatseemstobehisproblem.Tedismaking

hisfirstcalltolong-timebuyers,LexingtonKitchens.Hehopestorenegotiate（重新談判）the

buyingagreementwithMs.SueParker,managerofLexington.

51.Accordingtothepassage,whatmustbedonebeforeasalesnegotiator（談判者）workswith

hiscustomer?D

A.Informationgathering.

B.Planningfbrthenegotiationwiththecustomer.

C.Visitinghiscustomersfrequently.

D.Reachinganagreementwithinthesalesnetwork.

52.WhichofthefollowingisNOTlistedasoneofthemistakesthatasalesnegotiatortendsto

make?D

A.Notflexible（靈活機(jī)動(dòng)的）enough.

B.Givingintocustomers*demandstooeasily.

C.Notbeingawareofthepropertimetostopnegotiatingforthemoment.

D.Notleavingenoughtimetotheotherpartyfbrthinkingaboutthepurchase.

53.Accordingtothepassage,whatisasalesnegotiatoradvisedtodoafteraneffective

negotiation?B

A.Preparefbrthenextnegotiationimmediately.

B.Spendsometimeonfollow-upactivities.

C.Holdacelebrationtoencouragehimself.

D.Callthebuyerimmediatelytoexpressgratitudefbrtheirpurchase.

54.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutTedistrue?A

A.Heisasalespersonwithafairamountofexperience.

B.Heusedtoworkfbramakerofkitchenequipmentanddidhisjobwell.

C.Hisjobistodealwiththeircustomers.

D.Heisnowsellingbuildingsuppliestobuyers.

55.WhatmightfollowinTed'sstory?C

A.Tedwillcontactcustomerstofindoutsomeproblems.

B.Tedwilldemandallbuyersselltheirproductsatthesameprices.

C.TedwillnegotiatewithMs.SueParkeraboutthebuyingagreement.

D.TedwillchooseLexingtonKitchensastheirsolebuyer.

Questions56to60arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.

TelevisioncarriesmorenationaladvertisingthananyothermediumintheUnitedStates.Thesame

istrueinsomesmallercountriessuchasSpainandPortugal,whereitistheonlymediumreaching

ageneralnationalaudience.Inmanycountries,（SwedenandDenmark,fbrexample）the

state-ownedtelevisionacceptsnoadvertising.Inmanyothercountriestheamountofcommercial

（商業(yè)廣告）timeisverymuchlimited,asinFrance,Germany,andItaly.Russianstate-owned

televisionbeganacceptingalimitedamountofadvertisingin1988.

ThechiefreasonthattelevisionissowelllikedamongUnitedStatesadvertisersisthatitreachesa

vastnumberofpeopleatthesametime.Whileitcancostwellover100,000dollars,a30-second

cominercialonnetworktelevisioncanbeseenandheardbyasmanyas25millionviewers.For

companiesthatmustmakeprospectsawareoftheirproductsandconvincethemoftheirbenefits

imiTiediately,thereisnothingasefficientastelevisionadvertising.

Becauseitemploysmotionaswellaswords,pictures,sounds,andmusic,televisionisavaluable

mediumfbrproductsthatlendthemselvestodemonstration.Noothermediumisaseffectivein

showinghowquicklyanautomobilecanmoveorhowwellacertaintypeofwristwatchwillstand

upunderheavyuseandcontinuetorun.Inthesameway,itisanidealmediumfbrshowinghow

someproductscanmakeapersonfeelbetterabouthim-orherself,suchaslong-distance

telephonecalls.

56.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?C

A.ThereislessadvertisingonTVinSpainthaninSweden.

B.OnecanneverseeanycommercialonTVinDenmarksinceitisnotacceptedatall.

C.TheamountofcommercialtimeisverymuchlimitedinmostEuropeancountries.

D.Frenchpeopledon'thavetoworryaboutbeingtroubledbycommercials.

57.Accordingtothepassage,whatisthemainreasonUnitedStatesadvertisersliketelevisionso

much?C

A.Itcommunicatesinformationmorequickly.

B.EveryhouseholdhasatleastoneTVset.

C.Itcommunicatesinformationtoavastnumberofpeopleatthesametime.

D.AmericanpeoplelovewatchingTVmorethanreading.

58.Thewordprospectsinthe2ndparagraphmeansA.

A.potentialcustomers

B.competitors

C.workingstaffatTVstations

D.partners

59.WhichofthefollowingisemployedinTVadvertising?D

A.Motion

B.Soundsandmusic.

C.Pictures

D.Alloftheabove.

60.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?B

A.Televisionisasefficientasnewspaperindemonstrationbenefitsofacertainproductor

service.

B.Televisionisavaluablemediumindemonstratingbenefitsofacertainproductorservice.

C.TVcommercialscanhardlyhelptocommunicatefeelings.

D.PeopleuseadvertisingonTVwhenevernecessarybecauseofitseffectiveness.

QuizThree

11.ThefootballmatchhadtobeA____owingto（ill于）thebadweather.

A.cancelled

B.advanced

C.arranged

D.held

12.Thestarter（賽跑發(fā)令員）gavethe__Bfortheracetobegin.

A.advice

B.signal

C.glow

D.attention

13.Thislovelyoldtownhasa___Dyoucouldn'tfindinabigcity.

A.condition

B.standard

C.situation

D.charm

14.TheywereundertheD__thatthecompanywasdoingwell,butinfactitwasin

serioustrouble.

A.conclusion

B.expression

C.enjoyment

D.illusion

15.WewatchedtheplaneAbehindtheclouds.

A.disappearing

B.disappeared

C.diving

D.dived

16.ThelocalgovernmenttrieditsbesttoensureeachofitscitizensaAsupplyof

foodatregularintervals（時(shí)間間隔）.

A.consistent

B.continual

C.continuous

D.numerous

17.Itwasdifficulttoguesswhather___Atothenewswouldbe.

A.reaction

B.excitement

C.impression

D.opinion

18.Sallyhasmadeacomplete_Cinfluenza（流行性感冒）.

A.passby

B.decisionagainst

C.recoveryfrom

D.careof

19.Ateachershouldalwaysbethoughtful_Cwhat'sbestfbrhispupils.

A.in

B.by

C.of

D.at

20.Toincreaseourworkingefficiency,itisnecessaryto_Ceverymomentwehave.

A.includein

B.keepfrom

C.takeadvantageof

D.lookupto

Part4TranslationfromEnglishtoChinese（Eachitem:1）

Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesfromEnglishtoChinese.

41.Childrenarenevertooafraidtotellthetruth.

1.孩子從不害怕講出事實(shí)真相。

42.Lucy,adaughterofapoorandignorantminer,wasbominasmalltownofNorthAmerica.

2.露西，一個(gè)目不識(shí)丁的窮礦工的女兒，出生于北美的一個(gè)小鎮(zhèn)。

43.Weneedtoworkouthowmuchmoneywe'llneedtotakewithus.

3.我們需要算一算該帶多少錢。

44.Thesearethingstobeproudbuttheyhavenothingtodowithrankorclass.

4.這些是應(yīng)感到驕傲的事，但是它們與地位或等級(jí)不相干。

45.Theyareprotectedfromheadtotoewithfacemasks,caps,andwhiteclothing.

5.他們用面罩、帽子和白大褂把自己從頭到腳都保護(hù)起來。

Part5ReadingComprehension（MultipleChoice）（Eachitem:1）

Directions:Readthefollowingpassagescarefullyandchoosethebestanswerfromthefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

Questions46to50arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.

Coffeeisoneofthemostpopular（流彳下的）drinksthroughouttheworldtoday.Infact,according

tosomeestimates,over30%ofalladultsintheworlddrinkcoffeeatleastonceadayonthe

average.

Coffeecontainsakindofdrugcalledcaffeine（咖啡因）.Caffeineisachemicalthatstimulates（刺

激）thenervesofthebody.Drinkingcoffeetendstomakepeoplealittlebitmoreawake-atleast

forashorttime—becauseofthisstimulatingeffectonthenervoussystem（系統(tǒng)）.Acupofcoffee

has,ontheaverage,about3%caffeineinit.

Onestoryofthediscoveryofthecoffeeplantrelatestothiseffectofcaffeine.Accordingtothe

story,coffeewasdiscoveredinEastAfrica.Thestorysaysthatcoffeewasfirstfoundbyagoat

farmernamedKaldi.Thiswasabouttheyear850.

Kaldiwasleadinghisanimalsthroughthemountainsandthegoatswerestoppingrepeatedlytoeat

theplantsnearthepath.Suddenly,someofthegoatsstartedjumpingupanddowninavery

strangeway.

Kaldifiguredoutthatthegoatswereactingthiswaybecauseoftheplantstheywereeating.Kaldi

himselftriedeatingsomeofthegreenbeans（豆莢）thatthegoatshadbeeneating.He,too,feltthe

stimulatingeffectofthebeans.

Kaldiwantedtoprovewhathadhappened,sohepickedsomeofthebeansandtookthembackto

hishomevillage,wherehetoldhisstory.ThegreenbeangotthenamenKaffanandlater"coffee"

becausethebeanswerediscoveredinaplacecalledKaffainAfrica.

Thenforyears,peopleusedtoeatafewofthegreenKaffabeanswhentheywereinthemountains

andneededextraenergytodotheirwork.Itwaslaterfoundthatthecoffeebeanscouldbepicked

andthendrieduntiltheyturnedbrown,andthentheycouldbestored.Ifthebeansweredriedand

stored,theycouldbeusedatanytime.

46.Whatiscaffeine?C

A.Akindofseed.

B.Akindofplant.

C.Akindofdrug.

D.Akindofnut.

47.Whatisthepurposeofdrinkingcoffee?A

A.Tobecomemoreawake.

B.Tobecomemorehealthy.

C.Tobecomemorehappy.

D.Tobecomemoreclever.

48.CoffeewasfirstfoundbyaB____.

A.doctor

B.farmer

C.druggist（藥劑師）

D.chemist（化學(xué)家）

49.Howdidthegoatsreactaftereatingtheplants?C

A.Theyfellasleep.

B.Theycouldnotfindtheirwayhome.

C.Theystartedjumpingupanddown.

D.Theywantedtoeatmore.

50.WhydidthegreenbeangetthenamenKaffan?C

A.BecauseKaldilovedhishomevillageverymuch.

B.BecauseKaldi'sgoatslovedthegreenbeanverymuch.

C.Becausethebeanswerediscoveredinaplacebythisname.

D.Becausethebeanscouldbepickedanddried.

Questions51to55arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.

Alittlenoticedchangehasbeentakingplaceinourtime-world.Thearrivalofdigital（數(shù)字的）

timehasbeenchangingthewayweactandthink.Ibelievethatithasputustoahigherlevelof

anxiety,withgreaterexpectationsofefficiency.

Theold,round,hand-movedtimestillkeptacertainconnectiontothenaturalflowofthings,to

theroundnessoftheearth,andtothechangesoflightandseasons.Old,roundtimewasoutside

ourselves,farenoughremovedfromussowecouldignoreitifwesochose.

Itisnotsowithdigitaltime,whichisabeat.Itbeatsinsteadofturning.Itmakesasoundlikethe

soundoftheheartandthusplacesitselfsmoothlyintothebody.Moreandmore,wemistakeits

regularbeatforourown,thusmistakingthedemandsoftheworldforourwishes.

Beforewristwatches,timeusedtoliveintowersinthecentersoftowns.Atthatdistance,itcould

beseenbyeverybody,butonlyiftheysowished.Ittookaneffort,anactualvisitto"time”.But

thensomethinghappened.Timebegantolivewithus,andnowitisbeginningtoliveinus.

Irememberwhatitwasliketobeachild,absorbedintheendlesslychangeablethingoftime.For

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