藝術(shù)試題庫

Parti

Directions:TranslatethesephrasesintoEnglish.

紡織陶藝

Textileceramics

生產(chǎn)線

Productionline

綠色建筑

Greenbuilding

象征主義和印象主義

SymbolismandImpressionism

室內(nèi)設(shè)計(jì)

Interiordesign

總體規(guī)劃

Overallplanning

快速工業(yè)化

Rapidindustrialization

評(píng)估體系

Evaluationsystem

風(fēng)格設(shè)計(jì)師

Styledesigner

廣告設(shè)計(jì)

Advertisingdesign

直覺判斷

Intuitivejudgment

計(jì)算機(jī)輔助設(shè)計(jì)軟件

Computeraideddesignsoftware

節(jié)能

Energysaving

太陽能電池板

Solarpanels

人工園林

ArtificialGarden

包裝設(shè)計(jì)

Packingdesign

凈水排水系統(tǒng)

Waterdrainagesystem

生產(chǎn)線

Productionline

刻度杠桿

Calibrationlever

煤氣網(wǎng)和電網(wǎng)

Gasandpowergrids

系統(tǒng)和科學(xué)分析

Systemandscientificanalysis

直覺判斷

Intuitivejudgment

設(shè)計(jì)職業(yè)化

Designofoccupation

綠色建筑

Greenbuilding

能源危機(jī)

Energycrisis

風(fēng)車農(nóng)場

WindmillFarm

英式農(nóng)家花園

Englishcottagegarden

設(shè)計(jì)元素

Designelements

室內(nèi)設(shè)計(jì)

Interiordesign

快速工業(yè)化

Rapidindustrialization

象征主義和印象主義

SymbolismandImpressionism

人機(jī)界面

Interface

設(shè)計(jì)職業(yè)化

Designofoccupation

總體規(guī)劃

Overallplanning

能源危機(jī)

Energycrisis

廣告設(shè)計(jì)

Advertisingdesign

風(fēng)車農(nóng)場

WindmillFarm

綠色建筑

Greenbuilding

計(jì)算機(jī)輔助設(shè)計(jì)軟件

Computeraideddesignsoftware

評(píng)估體系

Evaluationsystem

風(fēng)格設(shè)計(jì)師

Styledesigner

設(shè)計(jì)元素

Designelements

直覺判斷

Intuitivejudgment

室內(nèi)設(shè)計(jì)

Interiordesign

能源危機(jī)

Energycrisis

總體規(guī)劃

Overallplanning

風(fēng)車農(nóng)場

WindmillFarm

綠色建筑

Greenbuilding

象征主義和印象主義

SymbolismandImpressionism

生產(chǎn)線

Productionline

PartII

Directions:Fillinthemissingwordsontheblanks.

A

Designersdonot]things.Theythink,they2theymaymodelor

draw,andtheyspecify.Somedesignersbecome3inmakingtheirown

prototypes.Allgooddesignersaskquestionsoftheirclientandspendtimehelpingthe

clientto4whatheorshereallywants.Designingisabout5andmaking

ideas6:iftheproductistobemadetothedesignersspecifications,thenthe

designermust7thatthefactoryhasthetoolsandtheintelligenceandthateach

gspecifiedis9Oncomplexjobsseveralproductengineerswillbe

involved,todaywithcomputer-aidedsoftwarepackages,tohelpto10adesign

precisely.Thegreatest11betweenthedesignerand12independent

craftspersonisthatthecraftspersondoesnothavetheproblemof_13hisorher

intentionstoothersfortranslationinto14.Thedesigner,however,mustmakes

hisorherintentionsexplicit-----communicationisatthe15ofindustrialdesign.

B

Thedesign-to-manufacture-to-sale-to-userprocessisa1Between"a

designer^^and“aproductionline“therearemany2----artisans,craftspeople,

product3andmaterialsspecialists.Theseindividuals(andtheircomputers),

togetherwithotherspecialistssuchas4experts,existtogetanideainto5

andalsotofilteroutasmanyuncertaintiesaspossiblebeforeadesigngoesinto

6Eachpersoncontributestoadesignandalthoughadesignermay7an

importantstylisticsignatureitisimportantnotto8theideaof“thedesigner",

withthatof“thelineartist”.Manymoderndesignsespecially,ifweconsider9

consumergoods,officeequipment,powertools,automobilesandaircraft,arenotthe

10ofoneindividuafsmind,evenif---forreason11below--------it

canbenefitfromamarketingpointofviewtoplayupasingledesigner'snameasa

12thatgivesaproductaprovenanceinthesamewaythatapaintersignshisor

hercanvas.In13simpleobjects,suchasprintedtextilesortableware,or

furniture,asingle14can15responsibilityfbrthedesignofthewhole

product.

C

Itisofficially[astheSwissReTower,or30StMaryAxe.Londoners

universally2thenew41-storeybuildingas"theGherkin”,thoughit3

looksmorelikeapinecone.Asa4exampleofgreenarchitecture,whatismost

5aboutthebuildingisitsenergy-efficiency.Thankstoitsartful§and

somefancytechnology,itis]toconsumeupto50%less§thana

comparableconventional9building.Greenarchitectureis10theway

buildingsare11.builtandrun.Greenarchitecture,atermwhichonlycameinto

12inthe1990s,hasits13intheenergycrisisofthe1970s,when

architectsbegantoquestionthe14ofbuildingenclosedglass-and-steelboxes

thatrequire15heatingandcoolingsystems.

D

chaseaccentamusingsometimesarrangementbeautifulprovide

collaborationrealisticachievefamouseffortcombinearchitect

contribution

Thenthereare]thatrelyonplantsalonefordramaticimpact.AtheLadew

TopiaryGardens,nearBaltimore,Maryland,afbx-huntingsceneofclippedJapanese

yew2suchawhimsicalhigh-lightthatithasmadethegarden3.The

4、life-sizecompositionofatopiaryfoxbeing5bylivetopiary

houndsandatopiaryhorseandrideracrossasectionoflawnattheentrancetothe

gardensetsthesceneforevenmoresurprisingand6topiaryworkinother

sectionsofthegarden.

Therolesofplants-manand7inthecreationofabeautifulgardenare

important,buttheir8mayfallshortwithoutathirdimportantinfluence—the

9ofartist.Thebestgardenstodayseemto10thetalentsof

plants-manarchitect,andartist.11thesethreeskillsareembodiedina

singlepersonbutmorefrequentlytheyare12byapoolingoftalents.For

example,the13AmericanestategardenofFiloli,nearSanFrancisco,isa

resultofthe14ofIsabellaWorn,aplants-person,adBrucePorter,a

landscapepainter.Porterdidtheoverall15ofspacesandaccents;Worn

developedtheplantingschemesandselectedtheplants.

E

corruptiondistrustchaoscitizenspromisemaintaindistrustincrease

proclaimoverwhelmprevailmigrategraduallyprecariousconvince

Throughoutthenineteenthcenturyandintothetwentieth,]ofthe

UnitedStates2abiasagainstbigcities.Mostlivedonfarmsandinsmall

townsbelievedcitiestobecentersof3_____,crime,poverty,andmoral

degradation.Their4wascaused,inpart,byanationalideologythat5

farmingthegreatestoccupationandrurallivingsuperiortourbanliving.Thisattitude

6evenasthenumberofurbandwellers7andcitiesbecamean

essentialfeatureofnationallandscape.8,economicalrealityovercame

ideology.Thousandsabandonedthe9lifeonthefarmformoresecureand

betterpayingjobsinthecity.Butwhenthesepeople10fromthecountryside,

they11theirfearsandsuspicionswiththem.Thesenewurbanites,which

already12thatcitieswere13withgreatproblems,eagerlyembraced

theprogressivereformsthat14tobringorderoutofthe15ofthecity.

PartIII

Directions:Choosethebestanswertofillintheblank.

1.Onlyafterheknewthefinalresultthathehadmadeaseriousmistakeinthe

experiment.

A.herealizedB.realizedheC.didherealizeD.washerealized

2.Ifittomorrow,thesportsmeetwouldhavetobeputoff.

A.rainsB.wouldrainC.israiningD.weretorain

3.Wethegreatprojectbytheendof2012.

A.accomplishB.haveaccomplished

C.willaccomplishD.willhaveaccomplished.

4.Infact,Iwasangrythatuglyplace,withitsredorangecarpetsandgreen

walls.

A.withB.ofC.aboutD.for

5.Therewereonlythreesurvivors.Alldiedinstantly.

A.passengersB.otherpassengers

C.theotherpassengersD.anotherpassengers

6.Ithinkmyfacemyshockatherstatementthatsheknewshewasdying.

A.hadregisteredB.mightregister

C.hasregisteredD.musthaveregistered

7.OurfamilymakesapointclimbingeverySunday.

A.ingoingB.togoC.ofgoingD.withgoing

8.Itistheonlywayhecanworkout.

A.thatB.whichC.whereD.as

9.1youthatMarywasbackyesterdaybutIforgotallaboutit.

A.shouldhavetoldB.oughttotellC.hadtotellD.shouldtell

10.Hisparentssuppliedenoughmoneyhim.

A.atB.withC.toD.for

11.Ifsreportedthatbytheendofthisyeartheoiloutputinthisareabyabout

8%.

A.willberisingB.willhaverisenC.hasrisenD.hasbeenrising

12.Eachofuswasinterestedinthewayinsheexpressedheridea.

A.whichB.thatC.whatD.how

13.Althoughthefamilytrustedher,sheletthembadly.

A.offb.downC.outD.alone

14.Mybrotherwantstobuyanewtietothiswhitesuit.

A.gointoB.goafterC.gowithD.goby

15.Thedayisnotfarawaymoderncommunicationwillbecomewide-spreadinChina'svast

countryside.

A.asB.beforeC.whenD.until

16.Ineverobjecttochildrensomeoddjobsduringthesummerholiday.

A.doB.doneC.didD.doing

17.Asusual,Iwastakentoanexaminationroomtohavemyblood__.

A.drawnB.drawC.drawingD.todraw

18.Neveragainthewarmthofbeingaguestinherroom.

A.IwouldfeelB.wouldIfeelC.IfeltD.wouldfeelI

19.Whatyouhavesaidleftmeaboutyourrealpurpose.

A.wonderedB.wonderC.towonderD.wondering

20.Lifeisoftencomparedavoyage.

A.toB.withC.forD.and

21Hesaidtheonlymeanssuccesswastoappealtocompetition.

A.toachieveB.byachievingC.achievingD.toachieving

22.ItwasfouryearsagoIcametoBeijing.

A.whenB.sinceC.thatD.sincethen

23.NooneexceptJohnandTomtheexamination.

A.haspassedB.havepassedC.hadpassedD.arepassed

24.1havesomedifficultysomeofthewordsinEnglish.

A.pronounceB.topronounceC.pronouncingD.ofpronouncing

25.Thirtyminutesthelimitofthisinterview.

A.areB.hasbeenC.havebeenD.is

26.Thelabnextyearwillbemoreadvancedthantheoldone.

A.tobebuiltB.builtC.beingbuiltD.tobuilt

27.Themorehetriedtohelpher,sheseemedtoappreciateit.

A.lessB.lesserC.thelessD.thelesser

28.Sheappearssocalmasthoughnothing.

A.washappeningB.happened

C.hashappenedD.hadhappened

29.Wecametothetopofthetower,wegotaverygoodviewofthewhole

city.

A.fromthatB.fromwhich

C.whichD.ofwhich

30.Ithasbeenknownthatoldpeoplehavefoundhardtocopewiththe

changingworld.

A.thatB.itC.whichD.how

32.ThedatewithmyfriendwasnicerthanIthoughtit.

A.wasB.hadbeeC.wereD.wouldbe

33.WhenwhichChristmasisourfavorite,weallrememberthatone.

A.askB.askedC.askingD.tobeasked

33.With,Johnreallydidn'tknowwhattodo.

A.allthesemouthstofeedB.feedingallthesemouths

C.allthesemouthsfeedingD.allthesemouthsfeed

34.adequatemarketinvestigations,thecompanydoesn'tgettheexpected

resultfromthisnewproject.

A.HavingnotmadeB.Havingmade

C.NothavingmadeD.Notmaking

35.nobodywasveryenthusiasticaboutit,wedecidedtocancelthepicnic.

A.SeethatB.Seenthat

C.SeeingthatD.Toseethat

36.,hehadnointentionofwaitingforfourhoursjusttoseeafilm.

A.AshewaspatientB.Patientwasashe

C.PatienthewasD.Patientashewas

37.Onenecessarythingforone'slanguagelearningisplentyofreading.

A.tohaveB.having

C.tohavehadD.have

38.Thegoalhehadfoughtallhislifenolongerseemedimportanttohim.

A.afterwhichB.forwhich

C.withthatD.forthat

39.Thetemperaturevariesdaytoday.

A.withB.forC.fromD.at

40.Hefeltlikeagoodsleepafterseveraldaysworkingovertime.

A.havingb.tohaveC.haveD.tobehaving

41.1didsheaskedandwishedherahappyNewYear.

A.whichB.thatC.asD.when

42.Hurryupyouwillmisstheearlybusandbelateforthemeeting.

A.andB.butC.orelseD.unless

43.Agoodwriteriswhocanexpressthecommonfeelinginanuncommonway.

A.oneB.thatC.thoseD.ones

44.hersister,Janeisquietanddoesnoteasilymakefriendswithothers.

A.UnlikeB.AlikeC.DislikeD.Likely

45.ThebookwasofItookitbacktothebookstore.

A.suchinferiorqualitythatB.quiteinferiorqualitythat

C.tooinferiorqualitythatD.soinferiorqualitythat

46.,Iwouldsuggesthimpracticingmedicineaftergraduation.

A.IfheismysonB.Werehemyson

C.HeweremysonD.Mysonifhewere

47.Canyouplay?

AviolinBtheviolinCaviolinDoneviolin

48.Tom'sbrotherhitBibonnose.

AhisBtheCitsDa

49.ArabianNightsfullofinterestingstories.

AareBwereCisDwas

50.Thesunis93millionmilesawayfromtheearthand93millionmilesa

longway.

AareBhaveCwereDis

51.thefirsttousenuclearweapons.

AAtnotimeChinawillbeBAtnotimewillbeChina

CAtnotimewillChinabeDWillatnotimeChinabe

52.Haven91youenoughsensetoknowthatit'sunwisetogoswimming

justafterabigmeal?

AusualBordinaryCcommonDgeneral

53.,Ishouldliketothankallthosewhohaveworkedsohardtobring

aboutthisresult.

AAsaconclusionBInconclusionCForconclusionDTheconclusion

54.Youmayborrowthebook,onthatyoudonotlendittoanyoneelse.

AtermsBconditionCsituationDaccount

55.Itwasdifficulttoseethroughthefog.

AthinBblankCdenseDnarrow

56.1100dollarsinmysavingsaccountthismorning.

AdepartedBdepositedCorderedDprovided

57.---1amafraidIdon'thavethestampyouwanted.Isolditlastweek.

-Oh!pity!

A.WhatB.WhataC.HowD.Howa

58.-Someoneiscoming.ItmustbeSteve.

--No,itbeSteve.He'sgonetoWashington.

A.can'tB.mustn'tC.wouldn'tD.needn't

59.Itisreportedanotherplanecrashedyesterdayshortlyafterittookoff.

A.whetherB.whichC.whatD.that

60.Whenhegottotherailwaystation,Mr.Turnerfoundthathehisticketat

home.

A.leavesB.hasleftC.hadleftD.wouldleave

61.Thecomputercanworkoutdifficultproblemsthatwouldpeoplequitea

longtimetodo.

A.takeB.spendC.useD.work

62.-Excuseme,isMr.Greenin?

—Yes.TheGreenssittingatthedinnertablenow.

A.isB.areC.wasD.were

63.Beforeyouleavethecomputerroom,makesurethelightsareall.

A.turnedoffB.takenawayC.givenoutD.shutup

64.1enjoycoins.Itisreallygreatfun.

A.collectB.collectingC.tocollectD.collected

65.ChicagoliesthenorthofAmericaanditisoneofthelargestcitiesinthe

States.

A.onB.toC.atD.in

66.---Thetempleisinpoorcondition.---Yes,butIhearitsoon.

A.rebuildsB.willrebuildC.isrebuiltD.willberebuilt

67.Beforewereachedthetopofthehill,weintherainstorm.

AcatchBcaughtCwerecatchingDwerecaught

68.Radiotocommunicatewithshipsatsea.

AfirstusedBhadfirstusedCwasfirstusedDhasfirstused

69.WhenHenryarrivedhomeafteraharddayatwork,.

AhiswifewassleepingBhiswifeslept

ChiswifehassleptDhiswifehasbeensleeping

70.Youcanhaveyourtaperecorderintheshopoverthere.

ArepairingBtorepairCrepairedDrepair

71.Itisrequiredthatallmemberspresent.

AcanbeBwillbeCbeDare

PartIVReadingcomprehension

Passage1

Inonesense,sellinghasbeenwomen9sgameforalongtime.Behindthenation's

retailsalescounters,sevenoutofeverytenclerksarewomen.Itisevidentthat

growingnumbersoffast-talking,hard-workingwomenarebreakingintotheworldof

sales.Womenalsooccupyinthebusinessofreal-estateagents.Yet,itisonlyinrecent

yearsthatwomenhavebeguntoenterintothemoreprofitablejobs,wheretheyare

sellinginsurance,officefacilities,medicine,electronicequipmentandfarming

products.

“Forme,salesisthefastest,mostefficientwayofbeingwellpaidfortheeffortI

make,^^said32-year-oldJoyceWalker,whospendabouteightintenworkingdays

awayfromherapartmentandontheroadsellingadvertisingspace.MissWalker

travelsinfashion,dinesingoodrestaurantsandstaysinmodernhotels.Onchecking

in,sheshowerstheroomwithherfavoriteperfume.,andordersfreshflowers.

However,lifeasatravelingsaleswomanmayalsomeanarrivingatasmall

airportat2a.m.witha100-poundsamplecase.Itmaymeandriving300milesaday

andhavinglunchonasandwichandcoffeefiromatrayonthecarseat.Itmaymean

listeningtorudewordsatsalesmeetings,gettingtherestauranttablenexttothe

kitchen,gettingthehotelroomnexttothegarage.Whatmakessomewomenputup

withsuchthings?Theansweris:Money!

Mostsalesclerksbehindthenation'sretailcountersarewomenbecause.

A.mostwomenliketoplaythegameofselling

B.women'slifeiscloselyrelatedtoretailsales

itisatraditionforwomentobeengagedinselling

womencansellthingsbetterandmoreprofitablythanmen

Accordingtothepassage,womenarenowengagedin.

A.everythingmenaredoingB.morebusinessesthanmenaredoing

C.almostallfieldsofpoliticsD.themarketingofalmostallproducts

WhichofthefollowingwordscanbeusedtodescribeJoycewalker9sassessment

ofherjob?

A.Rewarding.B.Exhausting.C.Entertaining.D.Boring.

4.Whichaspectsdoesthelastparagraphmainlydescribeaboutatraveling

saleswoman?

A.thecomfortablelifesheenjoys.B.Thehardshipsshemayhave.

C.Thesalesmeetingssheconducts.D..thebenefitsshecreates.

5.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassageaboutatravelingsaleswoman?

A.shecanhardlyhavechildren.B.Sheusuallyhasalowincome.

C.Sheoftenhastogohungry.D.Sheleadsaverysociablylife.

Passage2

Studentsallovertheworldhavetoworkfortheireducation.Acollegeeducation

intheUnitedStatesisexpensive.Thecostsaresohighthatmostfamiliesbeginto

savefbrtheirchildren'seducationwhentheirchildrenarebabies.Evenso,many

youngpeoplecannotaffordtopaytheexpensesoffull-timecollegework.Theydo

nothaveenoughmoneytopayforschoolcosts.Tuitionforattendingtheuniversity,

booksfbrclasses,andlivingexpensesarehigh.Thereareotherexpensessuchas

chemistryandbiologylaboratoryfeesandspecialstudentactivityfeesforsuchthings

asparkingpermitsandfootballtickets.Thecostofcollegeeducationincreasesevery

year.However,classroomsarestillcrowdedwithstudents.SomeAmericanstudents

havescholarshipsorothersupport,butmanydonot.

Studentsfromothercountrieshavemoneyproblemstoovercome,too.

Becausestudentsinmostinternationalprogramsneedtohaveasponsor(aperson,

organization,orlocalgovernmentthatpaysfbrthem),theyworkhardtoearn

scholarshipsorspecialloans.Internationalstudentsunderstandthevalueofgoingto

schoolinanothercountry.Theyalsoknowthatitisdifficult.YetjustasAmericans

choosetoattendAmericanuniversitiesinspiteofthedifficulty,however,itisusually

possiblefbrstudentsfromabroadtoworkonuniversitycampusestopayforsomeof

thcostsoftheireducation.Somepeoplebelievethatstudentsvaluetheireducation

moreiftheyworkforit.

CollegeeducationintheUnitedStatesisexpensive,.

A.soalotofuniversitiesdonothaveenoughstudents

B.althoughcostsforpart-timestudyarequitecheap

C.andthereforeonlystudentssupportedbytheirfamiliescangotocollege

D.butuniversitiesarestillfullofstudents

7.SomeyoungAmericanscanaffordtogotocollegebecause.

A.theirparentsbegintoprepareforthecostslongbeforetheyenterprimaryschool

B.thecostofthecollegeeducationremainsthesameeveryyear

C.themoneytheyearnfrompart-timejobscancovertheircollegeexpenses

D.aidfromthecollegeorthegovernmentiseasytoget

8.Studentsstudyingabroadthinkthat.

A.itiseasiertogetpart-timeworkinanothercountry

B.theycanreceiveabetterdegreethanthehomestudents

C.therearemoreactivitiestotakepartinthanathome

D.theirmainproblemsisthelackofmoney

9.Thewriterpointsoutthat.

A.internationalstudentssolvetheirmoneyproblemsindifferentways

B.internationalstudentscannotstudyintheirowncountry

C.Americanstudentsprefertostudyintheirowncountries

D.Americansstudentscanattendcollegeseasilyinforeigncountries

10.Whichofthefollowingisimpliedbutnotdirectlystatedinthepassage?

A.Studentswhoaresupportedbytheirfamiliesstudyharder.

B.Studentswhosupportthemselvesintheirstudiesstudyharder.

C.Studentswholiveonthecampusstudyharder.

D.Studentswholivewiththeirparentsstudyharder.

Passage3

Themarketresearchisindispensabletosalespromotion.Theyareas

closelyrelatedasthelipsandteeth,sotospeak.Whatyouproduceisfbrsaleon

themarket.Itwouldbeimpossibletosucceedinsellingaproductwithoutmarket

research.

Intheinternationalmarket,goodsonsalecomingfromdifferentcountries

andsuppliersarealwaysfacingkeencompetition.Undersuchcircumstances,

theywilltryeverythingpossibletofamiliarizethemselveswiththemarket

conditions.Inmarketresearch,weoughttogetinformationaboutwhatsimilar

itemsthecompetitionsareofferingonthemarket,whatpricestheyarequoting,

whatfeaturestheirproductshave,whoaretheirregularcustomers,etc.Then,

howcanweobtainsuchinformation?Therearemanychannelsthatwecanmake

useofindoingthissortofwork.Thecommercialcounselor'sofficesofour

embassiesabroadcanhelpusconductmarketresearch.Nowadays,ourimport

andexportcorporationssendtheirtradegroupsabroadeverynowandthen.One

oftheirpurposesistomakemarketsurveysonthespot.Certainly,face-to-face

talkswithforeignbusinessmenarealsoimportantchannelstogetmarket

information.

11.Inmakingmarketresearch,oneshould.

A.getenoughinformationconcernedB.advisehisproducts

C.producehighqualitygoodsD.noneoftheabove

12.Theword"indispensable“inParagraph1means.

A.impossibleB.essentialC.advisableD.available

13.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?

A.Therelationshipbetweenmarketresearchandsalespromotionisjustasthat

ofthelipsandteeth.

B.Itisimpossibletosucceedinsellingaproductwithoutmarketresearch.

C.Waysofmakingmarketresearcharevarious.

D.Productiongoesbeforemarketresearch.

14.Marketresearchisveryimportantbecause.

A.inmarket,goodsonsalearenumerous

B.everyproducerisfacingkeencompetition

C.itcangreatlypromotesalesD.alloftheabove

15.Allthefollowingarechannelstogetmarketinformationexcept.

A.tohavecommercialcounselorsofficeofourembassiesstationedabroad

B.topromotethequalityofourownproducts

C.tosendtradegroupsabroadeverynowandthen

D.tohaveface-to-facetalkswithforeignbusinessmen

Passage4

Weallmakeplansforthefutureallthetime.Someofthemarebigplans,which

affectourfuturelives.Somearesmall,unimportantplans,suchashowwe'regoingto

spendtheevening.Makingplansisnatural,buthowmanyoftheplanswearemaking

todaywillcometrue?

Everyonewantstoknowwhatthefutureholds.Whatwillhappentome?Will

myhopesandplanscometrue?Forthousandsofyearspeoplehavewantedtoknow

theanswerstoquestionslikethese,andtheyhaveturnedtofortune-tellersforthe

answers.

Fortune-tellersusemanydifferentwaystoreadthefuture.Astrologersfor

example,tellusthatthepositionoftheplanetsatourbirthcanaffectourcharacter

andfuture.Somepeopleusecardstotellthefuture,whileotherssaytheycanreadour

futureinthepatternofthetealeavesleftinthebottomofourcup.Oneofthemost

popularformsoffortune-tellingispalmistry,thestudyofthelinesonthepalmofyour

hand.

Manypeoplebelievestronglyinsomeformsoffortune-telling,includingsome

richandfamouspeople.WhenRonaldReaganwasPresidentoftheUnitedStatesfor

example,hiswife,Nancy,organizedhisscheduletofitinwiththepredictionsofher

astrologer.Importantjourneysandmeetingshadtowaitforagoodday.

Butmostpeoplebelievethatfortune-tellingisnobetterthanleadingthewaytothe

blind.

16.WhichofthefollowingstatementisTRUEaccordingtothefirstparagraph?

A.Planscanbebigorsmallbasedontheirstructure.

B.Aplanisanaturalmethodofachievingsomethingoneimagines.

C.Aplanisanairangementforactionsinadvance.

D.Planswearemakingtodaycanhardlyberealized.

17.Afortune-tellerisapersonwho.

A.helpspeopletoplantheirfuturebasedontheircharacter

B.tellspeoplewhathethinkswillhappentotheminthefuture

C.iscapableofearningalargeamountofmoney

D.answersquestionsconcerninghowtomakeafortune

18.Fromthethirdparagraphwelearnthat.

A.ourfortuneisdeterminedbythepositionofthestarsatourbirth

B.palmistryisonemethodthatsomepeopleuseforfortune-telling

C.cardscanbeusedtotellthepatternofthetealeavesleftinourcups

D.wecanchangeourfortunebyalteringthelinesonthepalmofourhand

19.TheexampleaboutRonaldReagancitedinthelastparagraphimpliesthat

A.itisdesirabletoarrangeone'sactivitieswiththehelpofanastrologer

B.allAmericansbelieveinastrologyincludingtheirPresidents

C.thearrangementofAmericanPresidents9activitiesisverycomplicated

D.nobodycancontrolhisownfuturehoweverpowerfulheis

20.Whic