2003年GCT考試全國統(tǒng)考英語試題

（50題，每題2分，滿分100分，考試時間45分鐘）

PartOneVocabularyandStructure

Directions:

Inthisparttherearetenincompletesentences,eachwithfoursuggestedanswers.Choosetheone

thatyouthinkisthebestanswer.MarkyouanswerontheAnswerSheetbdrawingwithapencila

shortbaracrossthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.

1.Thenewscurrencywillgetintosoon.

A.circuitB.circulation

C.circularD.circle

2.Shortageofcapitalisthemainfactorthateconomicdevelopment.

A.holdsoutB.holdsonto

C.holdsbackD.holdson

3.Thecaptainoftheshipthepassengersthattherewasnodanger.

A.assuredB.ensured

C.securedD.insured

4.Manyoldpeopleinthecitiesfindthemselvesunabletogetusedtotherapidofcity

life.

A.rateB.speed

C.stepD.pace

5.ThefirstOlympiadissaidtohaveconsistedofa200-yardfootracenear

thesmallcityofOlympia.

A.nearlyB.completely

C.merelyD.identically

6.Theissueattheconferenceisveryimportantanditwillcreateasensationnationwide.

A.discussedB.beingdiscussed

C.isbeingdiscussedD.hasbeendiscussed

7.Theextensivesurveysuggestedthattheirassumptionstotallywrong.

A.wereB.be

C.wasD.wouldbe

8.Undoubtedly,winstheelectionisgoingtohaveatoughjobgellingthe

economybackonitsfeet.

A.anyoneB.who

C.whoeverD.everyone

9.Iftheyhadsentachecktothetelephonecompanylastweek,theirtelephone

outofserviceatthismoment.

A.willnotbeB.willnothavebeen

C.wouldnotbeD.wouldnothavebeen

10.MillionsofAmericansflocktotheirdrugstorestobuyvitaminsandminerals,

thatthesepillscanhelppreventseriousillnesses.

A.convincingB.convinced

C.toconvinceD.tobeconvinced

PartTwoReadingComprehension

Directions:

Inthisparttherepassagesandoneweatherforecastfollowedbyquestionsorunfinished

statementseachwithfoursuggestedanswerschoosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer.

MarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheetbydrawingwithapencilashortbaracrossthe

correspondingletterinthebrackets.

Questionsll-15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Elephantswhopantaren'tnew.PaintingsbyRuby,anAsianelephantwholivedatthePhoenix

ZooinArizona,soldfbrupto5,000inthelate1980s,saidDickGeorge,aconsultantwiththezoo.

“Rubywasaboutsevenmonthsoldwhenthefirstcametothezoo,“saidGeorge."Shelivedwith

agoatandsomechickens,butshedidn?thaveanelephantcompanionfbranumberofyears.She

spentalotoftimedrawinginthedirtwithasticktomakeherdaysmorestimulating.Herkeeper

boughthersomeartsupplies/*

Georgesaid/'Rubywasexcitedaboutpaintingrightfromthebeginning?'

TheelephantsattheartacademicsinsoutheastAsiaarctaughttoholdapaintbrushwiththetip

theirtrunks.Initially,thekeeperguidestheelephant?strunkoverthecanvas（I田l布）andoffers

rewardsforgoodperformance.

“Ilonlytakesafewhourstoadaytoteachthem,^^saidMiaFineman,anarthistorianwhosebook

WhenElephantsPaintisanillustratedhistoryoftheAsianElephantArtandConservationProject.

1l.RubywasanAsianelephant.

A.whowassoldforapriceashighas5,000

B.whowasfamousforbeingthefirstpaintingelephant

C.whosepaintingssoldforashighas5,000

D.whostartedpaintinginthelate1980s

12.WhydidRubystartpaintingaccordingtoDickGeorge?

A.Becauseshewassevenyearsold.

B.Becauseshewasthefirsttocometothezoo.

C.Becauseshelearnedalotfromthegoatandthechickens.

13.HowdidRubypaintattheverybeginning?

A.Sheusedasticktodrawinthedirt.

B.Shespentmuchtimeinthedirt.

C.Shestimulatedherselfeveryday.

D.Shcpaintedwithherkeeper?sartsupplies.

14.Toencouragetheelephantstopaintwell,thekeeper.

A.boughtthemalotofartsupplies

B.madethemexcitedatthebeginning

C.taughtthemtoholdapaintbrushwiththeirtrunks

D.reinforcedthedesiredbehaviorswithrewards

15.whenElephantsPaintisabook

A.onthehistoryofarts

B.aboutthepaintingelephantsinAsia

C.explaininghowtoteachelephantstopaint

D.chieflytheorizingaboutelephantart

Questions16-20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

WhileitistruethatAmericansbelieveclimbingtheeducationalladderleadstosuccess,theyare

lesscertainthatintellectualachievementistheonlyimportantfactorleadingtosuccess.A

competitivepersonalityisseenasimportanttosuccess,especiallyinmen.Thedevelopmentof

socialandpoliticalskillsarcalsoconsideredtobeveryimportant.

TbhelpAmericansdeveloptheseotherimportantskills,schoolshaveaddedalargenumberof

extracurricular（課程夕卜）activitiestodailylifeatschool.Thisisespeciallytrueofhighschools

andcollegesandextendsdownintoelementaryschoolsaswell.

Athletics,frequentlycalled^competitivesports「areperhapsthemostimportantinteaching

students,particularlyboys,the“winningspiritAttimes,athleticteamsseemtobecomemore

importanttosomestudentsandtheirparentsthantheacademicprogramsofferedbytheschools.

16.Americansbelievethateducationis

A.theonlywaytosuccess

B.themainpurposeoitheschools

C.justlikeclimbingladders

D.importanttosuccess

17.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasimportanttosuccess?

A.intellectualachievement

petilivepersonality

C.socialbackgrounds

D.socialandpoliticalskills

E.AvarietyofextracurricularactivitiesareaddedinAmericanschoolsllectualachievement

petilivepersonality

Gsocialbackgrounds

H.socialandpoliticalskills

18.AvarietyofextracurricularactivitiesarcaddedinAmericanschools

A.tohelpstudentsclimbtheeducationladder

B.toenrichstudents?dulllifeatschool

C.tohelpstudentsbecomemoresuccessfulinlaterlife

D.toextendcollegeeducationdownintoelementaryschools

19.Athleticactivitiesaredesigned.

A.tomakeboysstronger

B.toteachstudentswinningspirit

C.todevelopstudents?socialandpoliticalskills

D.toimprovetheacademicprograms

20.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.EducationandSuccess

B.ExtracurricularActivitiesatSchool

C.AthleticSports

0.IntellectualAchievement

Questions21-25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

PeopleoncewidelybelievedthatintelligentlifeexistedonMars.The19th-centruydiscoveryof

whatappearedtobegeometricdesignscutacrossthesurfacewastakenasevidence.Thelines

werethoughttohavebeenasystemofcanalsthathadbeenbuilttoirrigatethesurface.Itisnow

clearthatthe“canals”-perhapsthemostspectaculargeologicfeaturesofMars-arenatural

valleyswhereancientriversonceflowed.

Anotherfragmentedideaconcernstheplanet?sseasonalchangesincolor.Onceattributedtothe

rapidspreadofsomelife-form,theseshiftsarenowknowntodevelopfromthemovementoffine

dustintheatmosphere.

Bythecloseofthe20thcenturynoneofthemanyexperimentsconductedbyspacecrafthadever

foundpersuasiveevidenceoflife.Nevertheless,speculationcontinuedovertheexistenceofsome

formoflife,ineitherthepresentofpast.In1996scientistsdiscoveredorganiccompoundsand

mineralsinameteorite（隕石），consistingofMartianrock,thatcollidedwithEartharound

11,000B.C.ThesecompoundssuggestthatMarsmayhavebeeninhabitedbyorganismsmore

thanthreebillionyearsago.

21.Whydidpeopleinthe19thcenturybelievetheexistenceofintelligentlifeonmars?

A.BecausethesurfaceofMarsseemedtobegeometric.

B.Becausethelinesweredrawnacrossthesurfaceoftheplanet.

C.Becauseasystemofcanalswasthoughttobethere.

D.BecauseitwastheMartiansthatbuiltthecanals.

22.The“canals“onMarshaveprovedtobeaccordingtothepassage.

A.theminorgeologiccharacteristicsofMars

B.naturalvalleysonthesurfaceofMars

C.riversthathavekeptflowingsinceancienttimes

D.asystemthatirrigatesthewholesurface

23.WhataretheMars?seasonalchangesincolorbelievedtobe?

A.Thenaturalchangesontheplanet.

B.Iheseasonalcycles.

C.Themovementofsomelifeform.

D.Thestormofdustinitsatmosphere.

24.Howisthe1996discoveryrelatedtothepossibleexistenceoforganismsonMars?

A.ThemeteoritecontainingorganiccompoundsispartofMars.

B.AMartianrockstruckEarthabout11,000yearsago.

C.TheorganismscamebacktolifeafterthecollisionwithEarth.

D.Theinhabitingorganismsappearedmorethanthreebillionyearsago.

25.HowmanyargumentsinthispassageleadtothebeliefoftheexistenceoflifeonMars?

A.TowB.ThreeC.FourD.Five

Questions26-30arebasedonthefollowingweatherforecast:

Atlanta:

Mostlyfair.88-700F.Minneapolis:

Mostlycloudy.68-500F.

Boston:

Partlycloudy.78-61OF.NewOrleans:

Mostlyfair.92-730F.

Chicago:

Thunderstormslikely.82-670F.Philadelphia:

Hazyandwarm.90-680F.

Cleveland:

Mostlycloudy.84-680F.Phoenix:

Sunnyandwarm.99-660F.

Dallas:

Thunderstormslikely.91-750F.Pittsburgh:

Partlycloudy.81-MOE

Denver:

Rainlikely.53-430F.St.Louis:

Thunderstormslikely.86-700H

Houston:

Partlycloudy.90-780F.SanFrancisco:

Mostlyfair.73-600F.

KansasCity:

Thunderstormslikely.73-600F.Seattle:

Mostlyfair.74-500F.

LasVegas:

Sunnyandwarm.93-560F.Toronto:

Rainlikely.83-680F.

LosAngeles:

Mostlysunny.88-600F.Washington：

Partlycloudy.88-720F.

Miami:

Partlycloudy.88-790F.

26.Accordingtotheforecast,

A.KansasCitywillbewarmerthanToronto

B.TemperatureswillbethelowestinSeattleandMinneapolis.

C.Theweatherwillbefineinmostofthelistedcities.

D.Morethanhalfofthelistedcitiesarecloudyorrainlikely

27.Amongthefollowingfourcities.Thedifferencebetweentheafternoonhighandtheevening

lowissmallestin

A.KansasCity

B.Miami

C.Atlanta

D.Seattle

28.WhichofthefollowingcitiesisclosesttoMiamiinweatherconditions?

A.Boston.

B.Atlanta.

C.Washington.

D.Houston.

29.Thedifferencebetweentheafternoonhighandtheeveninglowisgreatestin.

A.Seattle

B.LosAngeles

C.LasVegas

D.Phoenix

30.Thedifferencesbetweentheafternoonhighandtheeveninglowarethesamein.

E.Seattle

F.LosAngeles

GLasVegas

H.Phoenix

30.Thedifferencesbetweentheafternoonhighandtheeveninglowarethesamein。

A.Chicago.Dallas,KansasCity,andSt,Louis

B.Atlanta,SanFrancisco,NewOrleans,andSeattle.

C.Cleveland,Dallas,St,Louis,andWashington.

D.Pittsburgh,Miami,Houston,andBoston.

PartThreeCloze

Directions:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassage,choosethebestanswerfromthechoices

givenbelow.MarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheetbydrawingwithapencilashortbaracross

thecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.

InNovemberof1992,PresidentTheodoreRooseveltwasonahuntingtripinMississippi.His

huntwasgoing31thatday,andhecouldn?tseemtofindanythingworthyof32hisrifle.Then

hisstaffcapturedablackbabybearforthePresidenttoshoot,buthecouldnot.Thethoughtof

shootingabearthatwastiedtoatreedidnotseemsporting,sohe33thelifeofthebabybearand

setitfree.

Basedonthisslory,afamouspoliticalcartoonisttbrtheWashingtonStardrewacartoon.Which

showedTeddyRoosevelt,riflethelifeofthebabybearandsetitfree.

Basedonthisstory,afamouspoliticalcartoonistfbrtheWashingtonStardrewacartoon.Which

showedTeddyRoosevelt,rifle34,withhisbackturnedonacute（可愛的）babybear.Morris

Michtom,ownerofaBrooklyntoystore,was35

Bythecartoontomakeastuffedbabybear.Intendingitonlyasadisplay.Heplacedthestuffed

bearinhistoystore36,andnexttoitplacedacopyofthecartoonfromthenewspaper.To

Michtom?ssurprise,hisstorewasfloodedbycustomers37tobuy.Heaskedforandreceived

PresidentRoosevelt?s38tosuehisnameforthehand-sewnbearsthatheandhiswifemade,and

the“TeddyBear“wasbom!MichtomwassoonmanufacturingTeddybears39thethousands.The

moneyfrom(hesaleenabledhim,in1903,to40theIdealToycompany.

31.A.hastilyB.poorlyC.punctuallyD.steadily

32.A.supportingB.openingC.shoulderingD.firing

33.A.sparedB.protectedC.savedD.checked

34.A.inhishandB.inthehandC.inhandsD.inhand

35.A.encouragedB.inspiredC.urgedD.pictured

36.A.windowB.doorC.tableD.counter

37.A.eagerB.reluctantC.interestedD.straight

38.A.orderB.permissionC.argumentD.file

39.A.atB.ofC.byD.for

40.A.sellB.changeC.formD.invest

PartFourDialoguecompletion

Directions:

Therearetenshortincompletedialoguesbetweentwospeakers,eachfollowedbyfourchoices

markedA,B.C,andD,Choosetheanswerthatappropriatelysuitstheconversationalcontextand

bestcompletesthedialogue.MarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheetbydrawingwithapencila

shortbaracrossthecorrespondingletterintherackets.

41.Karen:Hello.CouldIspeaktoJustin,Please?

Justin:

A.Yes,youcould.

B.Speaking.

C.Whoareyou?

D.Speak,Please.

42.speakerA:Well,it?sgettinglate.Maybewecouldgettogethersometime.

SpeakerB:

A.soundsgood.I?IIgiveyouacall

B.Takeiteasy

C.Nicetoseeyouback

D.Yes,I?veenjoyedit

43.Jack:Hey.howareyou,Susie?Gee,wehaven?tseeneachotherin...itmustbeclosetothree

years!

Susie:

A.Howdoyoudo?

B.Nicetomeetyou.

C.Fancymeetingyouhere.

D.Well,Frenchfries.

44.Waiter:?

Customer:Yes,I?11haveacheeseburger,mediumrare,withFrenchfries.

A.Whatdoyouwanttoeat

B.Haveyoudecidedwhattohaveyet

C.Excuseme,areyoureadytoordernow

D.Excuseme,butwho?sliketoorder

45.SpeakerA;I?vegotafeverandareallybadheadache.

A.Whyareyousocarelessaboutyourself?

B.Thiskindofthinghappenstoeveryone.

C.Ybushouldtakegoodcareofyourself.

D.Oh,that?stoobad.Whydon?tyoutakesomeaspirin?

46.Man:That?sabeautifuldressyouhaveon!

Woman:

A.Actually,Idon?tlikeitverymuch

B.Oh,thankyou.1justgotityesterday

C.Yes,Ithinkso

D.No.it?snotthatbeautiful.Yoursisbetter

47.SpeakerA:MindifIcallyouAlbert?

SpeakerB:

A.Yes,justcallmeA1

B.Yes,youmaydothat

C.Ofcoursenot.Butjustplaint4A1"willdo

D.OK.Everyonedoes

48.StudentA:MayIuseyourcomputerthisafternoon?

StudentA:I?msorry,butIhavetofinishtypingthistermpapertoday.

StudentA:.

A.Doasyouplease

B.Itdoesn?tmatter

C.Thankyoujustthesame

D.Nevermind

49.Nancy:HaveyouheardaboutDana?SheisgoingtogetmarriedwithGraham!

Scott:

A.You?rekidding!

B.Congratulations!

C.Isitarealthing?

D.Goodluck!

50.Grandpa:Robbie,we?11gofishingsoon,andwe?11takeyourdadwithus.

Grandson:I?mready,Grandpa.

A.Younametheday

B.Enjoyyourselves

C.Youcan??tmissit

D.'lakeyourtime

外語運(yùn)用能力測試題答案

PartOneVocabularyandStructure

l.(B)2.(C)3.(A)4.(D)5.(C)6.(B)7.(A)8.(C)9.(C)1O.(B)

PartTwoReedingComprehension

Il.(C)I2.(D)13.(A)14.(D)15.(B)16.(D)17.(C)18.(C)19.(B)20.(A)

21.(C)22.(B)23.(D)24.(A)25.(B)26.(D)27.(B)28.(D)29.(C)3O.(C)

PartThreeClose

31.(B)32.(D)33.(A)34,(D)35.(B)36.(A)37.(A)38.(B)39.(C)4O.(C)

PartFourDialiogueCompletion

41.(B)42.(A)43.(D)44.(C)45.(D)46.(B)47.(C)48.(C)49.A)5O.(A)

2004年GCT考試全國統(tǒng)考英語試題

(50題，每題2分，滿分100分，考試時間45分鐘)

PartOneVocabularyandStructure

Directions:

Theearetenincompletesentencesinthispart.Foreachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarked

A,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.Markyouransweronthe

ANSWERSHEETwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

1.Thebirdflewupwardanddroppedtheshellfishontotherockto_itopen.

A.cutB.pressC.breakD.shake

2.Peoplewhowalkonthegrassare_toafineof$5.

A.possibleB.likelyC.liableD.reliable

3.Peopledonotalwaysrecalleventsasthe_actually.

A.arehappeningB.willhappenC.happenedD.wouldhappen

4.TheMonaLisa,_inItaly,isnowintheLouvre,amuseuminParis.

A.whopaintedB.whowaspaintedC.whichpaintedD.whichwaspainted

5.Dr.Hawkinghasmademuchcontributiontothetheoriesofmodemphysicsatthe__ofhis

health.

A.costB.disposalC.mercyD.expenditure

6.JohnSmith,beingadiligentstudent,neverrefusesto_moreresponsibilitiesthatareassigned

tohim.

A.takeupB.takeinC.takeoffD.takeon

7.Effectivepreventionagainstphysicalharmshasneverbeen__urgentlyneeded,especiallyin

schools.

A.moreB.asC.suchD.quite

8.Arecentsurveysuggestedthatifmoneywerenotanissue,mostmothers__nottoworkatall.

A.shouldpreferB.preferC.wouldpreferD.preferred

9.TheATMsenablebankcustomerstoaccesstheirmoney24hoursadayandsevendaysaweek

ATMsarelocated.

A.whereverB.wheneverC.hov/everD.whatever

10.Becomingawareofourmother?sage,notjustinnumbersofyearsbuther

psychologicalandphysicalstate,oftsnhelpsustounderstandherbetter.

A.inspiteofB.onaccountofC.intermsofD.bymeansof

PartTwoReadingComprehension

Directions:

Therearethreepassagesandtwoadvertisementsinthispart.Eachpassageandthetwoadsare

followedbyfivequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemtherearefourchoices

markedA,B,CandD.ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEETwith

asinglelinethroughthecenter.

Questions11-15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Thesedaysagreenbuildingmeansmorethanjustthecolorofthepaint.Greenbuildingscanalso

refertoenvironmentallyfriendlyhouses,factories,andoffices.

Buildingsaccountfor65percentoftotalU.S.electricityuse.Butgreenbuildingscanreduce

energyandwateruse.Also,ihebuildingsareoftenlocatednearpublictransportationsuchas

busesandsubways,sothatpeoplecandrivetheircarsless.Thatcouldbegoodfbrthe

environment,becausecarsuselotsofnaturalresourcessuchasgasoline,andgiveoffpollution.

Greenbuildingsareoftenbuiltonpreviouslydevelopedland,sothatthebuildingsdon?tdestroy

forestsorotherwildhabitats（棲息地）.

MartyDettlingisprojectmanagerfbrabuildingthatputstheseideasintoaction.TheSolairehas

beencalledthecountry?sfirstgreenresidentialhigh-risebuilding.AccordingtoDettling,44We?

vereducedourenergyconsumptionbyone-thirdandourwaterby50percent.”

Noteveryoneisleapingtomoveintoagreenbuilding,however.Somepeoplethinkthatfeatures

suchassolarpanelscostmoremoneythanmoretraditionalenergysources.Despitethis,Dettling

hopesthatgreenbuildingswillbecomecommoninthefuture.4tIt?sgoingtobebig,”shesaid.

11.Whatdogreenbuildingsrefertonowadays?

A.Buildingspaintedbygreenhands.

B.Buildingscoveredwithgreenplants.

C.Buildingsthatareenvironment-friendly.

D.Buildingslikehouses,factories,andoffices.

12.Theword“Also"（line2,para.2'iisusedto__.

A.continuethediscussionoftotalU.S.electricityuse.

B.Expandthetopicofthereductionofenergyandwateruse.

C.Includethediscussionofpublictransportation.

D.Shiftthefocustothetopicoftheenvironmentprotection.

13.Intermsoflanduse,greenbuildingsareconstructedby.

A.markinguseofthedevelopedland.

B.Developingnewland.

C.Clearingthegroundinaforest.

D.Drainingwildhabitats.

14.WhyaresomepeopleNOTsoenthusiasticaboutgreenbuildings?

A.Becausethedonotjumpintoagreenbuilding.

B.Becausethefailtomoveintoagreenbuilding.

C.Becausethefindilmorecostlytoliveinagreenbuilding.

D.Becausethethinkthatsolarpanelsstillcosttoomuch.

15.WhatdidMartyDettlingmeanwhenshesaid"It?sgoingtobebig”?

A.Greenbuildingshaveagreatpotential.

B.Peopleexpectbiggergreenbuildings.

C.Greenbuildingswillbelargerinsize.

D.Peopleprefertoliveinbiggerbuildings.

Questions16-20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Iheme-park-boundbargainseekerswouldbewisetospendsometimesurfingonlinebeforethey

getinlineattheparksthissummer.

Agrowingnumberoftheseattractionsnowallowcustomerstoprinte-ticketsathomewithlarge

discountsoffthegateprice,inparttospurattendancethathasdeclinedinrecentyears.

Afterboomtimesinthelate1990s,themeparkattendancebegantodecrease,withanoverall

declineofabout4%overthepastfewyearsatNorthAmerica?s50most-visitedestablishments,

saysJamesZoltak,editorofAmusementBusiness.

“ThebloomwasofFtheroseasweturnedthecomerinto2000,sothere?smorediscounting

now,“hesays.

Discountingisn?tnewtoanindustrythathaslongpartneredwithothercommercialenterprises.

suchassoftdrinkcompanies,toofferdeals,tute-ticketingaddsanewopportunitythatnotonly

bringssavingsbutconvenienceaswell,sinceitallowsvisitorstoavoidthelineatthegate.

“Ifyoucangetinearlybeforethelinesfillup,you?regettingmorefbryourmoney,MsaysRobert

NilesofthewebsiteThemeParkInsider.

16.Theword“attractions"(line1,para.2)refersto_.

A.themeparksB.bargainsC.e-ticketsD.discounts

17.Whydomoreandmorethemeparksofferlargediscountsoffgateprice?

A.lbgetinlineattheparksthissummer.

B.Tbencouragemorepeopletocometotheparks.

C.Tbenablepeopletogete-ticketsathome.

D.Toreducetheattendancefigure.

18.WhatdocsthesentencellThcblcomwasofftherose”mean?

A.theroseinthethemeparkwasoutofbloom.

B.theyear2000wasluckyforthe50establishments.

C.thethemeparkattendancewasliketherose.

D.thebesttimeforthethemeparkswasgone.

19.Whatisthenewopportunitye-ticketingbringstothethemeparks?

A.Thethemeparkindustrywillbeinorcprofitable.

B.Softdrinkcompanieswillbebetterpartnersoftheparks.

C.Thetourtotheparkswillbemoreconvenient.

D.Visitorstotheparkswillhavemorediscounts.

20.Thelastsentenceofthispassageisbasedontheideathat.

A.itiswisetosurfonline.

B.discountingisn?teverything.

C.e-ticketingattractsmorepartners.

D.timeismoney.

Questions21-25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Onethingalmosteveryoneisagreedon,includingAmericans,isthattheyplaceaveryhigh

valuationuponsuccess.Successdoesnotnecessarilymeanmaterialrewards,butrecognitionof

somesort—preferablymeasurable.Ifaboyturnsouttobeapreacher(傳道者)insteadofa

businessman,that?sallright.Buithebiggerhischurchis,themoresuccessfulheisjudgedtobe.

Agoodmanythingscontributedtothisaccentonsuccess.TherewasthePuritan（清教徒的）belief

inthevirtueofwork,bothforitsownsakeandbecausetherewardsitbroughtwereregardedas

signsofGod?slove.Therewastherichnessofopportunityinalandwaitingtobesettled.There

wasthelackofasettledsocietywithfixedranksandclasses,sothatamanwascertaintorise

throughachievement.

Therewasthedeterminationofanimmigranttogaininthenewworldwhathadbeendeniedto

himintheold,andonthepartofhischildrenanurgetothrowofftheimmigrantonus（負(fù)擔(dān)）by

stillmoresuccessandstillmoreriseinafluidandclasslesssociety.Brothersdidnotcompete

withinthefamilyforthefavoroftheparentsasinEurope,butworkedhardforsuccessinthe

outerworld,alongpathsoftheirownchoosing.

21.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,.

A.successishighlyvaluedinAmericansociety.

B.successsurelybringsmaterialrev/ards.

C.successequalsmeasurablerecognition.

D.peopleagreeonwhatsuccessmeans.

22.Inthispassage,theauthorindicatesthat.

A.preachersarcnotassuccessfulasbusinessmen.

B.businessmenarenotassuccessfulaspreachers.

C.boysareadvisedtobecomepreachersinsteadofbusinessmen.

D.measurablesuccesscanalsobeachievedbypreachers.

23.Theword“accent”（line1,para.2）mostprobablymeans.

A.dialectB.emphasisC.attentionD.recognition

24.WhichofthefollowingdoesNOTaccountforpeople?sdesireforsuccess?

A.ThePuritanbeliefinthevirtueofwork.

B.Richnessofopportunitiesinthenewworld.

C.Lackoffixedsocialranksandclasses.

D.Determinationtodeny（hevaluesofthenewworld.

25.Itissuggestedinthelastparagraphthatintheoldworld.

A.childrentendedtocompeteforthefavoroftheirparents

B.childrenweredeterminedtothrowofftheirimmigrantidentities

C.childrenwereurgedtoachievesuccessinthefluidandclasslesssociety

D.childrenworkedhardforsuccessalongpathschosenbytheirparents.

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Open:

Summer(March12-October31)

Daily(includingSAT&SUN)10:30a.m.to5:30p.m.

Winter(November1-March11)

Weekends2:00p.m.to5:00p.m.

(Winterweekdayvisitsbypriorarrangement)

Noextrachargefor

Planetarium,Gardens,ArboretumorCarPark

ChildrenandSeniorCitizensadmittedatreducedrate

Details:RingLowerWithington(0477)71339

OrwritetoR.GLascelles,JodrellBank

Maccelesfield,Cheshire,SKI19D1

AdvertismentII

SCONEPALACE

PERTHSCOTLAND

TheHomeoftheEarlsofMansfield

SituatedjustoutsidePerthontheA93,BraemarRoad

2004

GoodFriday25THApirltoMonday5THOctober

MondaytoSaturdays10:00a.m.to5:30p.m

SundayJulyandAugustfrom11:00a.m

Beautifulporcelain,superbFrenchfcmiture,uniqueVemisMartincollection,

Lvories,clocks,needleworkandobjectsD?art.

ExtensiveGrounds.WoodlandGardens.AdventurePlaygrounds.

OldKitchenRestaurant-HomeBaking-CoffeeShop-GiftShop_produceShop

Eveningtours,Meetings,Concerts

CONTACTTHEADMINISTRATOR

PERTH(0738)52300

AdmissionCharges

Adult:30p

Children:15p

26.Thetwoadvertisementsaremostlikelyabout.

A.realeasateB.auction

C.shoppingD.tourism

27.Youcancall(0738)52300to.

A.arrangefbraspecialcativity

B.bookadventurefilmtickets

C.askforreducedcharges

D.seekmoreinformationonArboretum

28.Bothadeertisementsshowthat.

A.childrenenjoyhalfoftheadmissioncharges

B.childrenneednotpayasmuchasadult

C.adultsarerequiredtopayfullcharge

D.oldpeoplearcprivilegedtopayless

29.SconePalaceislocatedPerth.

A.inB.near

C.ontheedgeofD.farawayfrom

30.Ybucangototheexhibitionandthepalace.

A