大學(xué)英語專業(yè)四級模擬考試卷

PARTIDICTATION

1、Listentothefollowingpassage,altogetherthepassagewillbereadtoyou

fourtimes.Duringthefirstreading,whichwillbereadatnormalspeed,listenandtry

tounderstandthemeaning.Forthesecondandthirdreadings,thepassagewillbe

readsentencebysentence,orphrasebyphrase,withintervalsof15seconds.The

lastreadingwillbereadatnormalspeedagainandduringthistimeyoushouldcheck

yourwork.Youwillthenbegiven2minutestocheckthroughyourworkoncemore.

PARTIILISTENINGCOMPREHENSION

InSectionsA,BandCyouwillheareverythingonceonly.Listencarefullyand

thenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthecorrectanswertoeachquestionon

youranswersheet.

SECTIONACONVERSATIONS

Inthissectionyouwillhearseveralconversarions.Listentotheconversations

carefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.

Questions1to3arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Attheendofthe

conversation,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.

Nowlistentotheconversation.

2、Whydoesthemanassumethewomanisrotfeelingwell?

A.She'sunabletoattendthestudysession.B.Shehasseenadoctor

recently.

C.She'sconcernedaboutmedicalcare.D.Shementionstheneedfor

somemedicaltests.

3、Whatdoesthewomanhopetodiscusstonight?

A.Graduateschoolapplicationprocedures.B.Fundingforuniversity

education.

C.Winningtheconfidenceofvoters.D.Preparingforanimportant

test.

4、WhatdoesthewomanhopeProf.Jacksonwilldoforher?

A.Tellherwhattostudyforthehistorytest.

B.Writeafavorableletterofrecommendation.

C.Adviseherabouthowtorunanelectioncampaign.

D.Suggestatopicforaresearchpaper.

Questions4to7arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Attheendofthe

conversation,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.

Nowlistentotheconversation.

5、Whatproblemsdothestudentshave?

A.They'velosttheirsuitcases.

B.Theycan'tfindtheirdormitory.

C.Theirdormroomshavebeengiventootherstudents.

D.They'vemissedthebustotheirdormitory.

6、Whatdoesthewomanimplyaboutthecampus?

A.Ithasnobusservice.B.Itissmall.C.Itislocatedoutsideoftown.D.It

isveryhilly.

7、WhatisonedisadvantageoflivinginBundyHall?

A.It'sfarfromtheacademicbuildings.B.Nobusesgotoit.

C.Therearefewfirst-yearstudentslivingthere.D.It'solderthantheother

dormitories.

8、Accordingtotheman,whatmistakedomanyfirst-yearstudentsmake?

A.Theybringtoomanythingswiththem.B.Theywastetheirtime.

C.Theydon'tfamiliarizethemselveswiththecampus.D.Theydon'tmake

realisticcareerplans.

Questions8to10arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Attheendofthe

conversation,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.

Nowlistentotheconversation.

9、Whatisthewomandoingatlunchtime?

A.Givingalecture.B.PracticingEnglish.

C.Workingonalanguageproblem.D.Readinganovel.

10、HowdothestudentsdemonstratethattheyreallyenjoyprofessorHowl's

classes?

A.Theycompletealltheirassignments.D.Theystudyhardforhis

tests.

C.Theycompeteforthebestseatsintheclass.D.Theyreadallhisbooks.

11>HowdoesProfessorHowlfeelaboutvisitorsathislectures?

A.Theymakehimfeelgood.B.Theymakenoimpacton

him.

C.Theyborehim.D.Theymakehimangry.

SECTIONBPASSAGES

Inthissectionyouwillhearseveralpassages.Listentothepassagescarefully

andthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.

Questions11to13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Attheendofthe

passage,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.

Nowlistentothepassage.

12、WhatwasthemainharmfuleffectofthepestkillerDDTonbaldeagles?

A.Itlimitedtheirsupplyoffood.B.Itmadetheireggshellstoofragile.

C.Itdestroyedmanyoftheirnests.D.Itkilledmanybabybaldeagles.

13、Whatmeasuredidthewildlifebiologiststaketoincreasethenumberof

baldeagles?

A.Theyfoundwaystospeedupthereproductionofbaldeagles.

B.Theydevelopednewtypesoffeedforbabybaldeagles.

C.Theyexplorednewwaystohatchbabybaldeagles.

D.TheybroughtinbaldeaglesfromCanada.

14、Accordingtothespeaker,whatisthepossibledangerfacingbaldeagles?

A.Pollutionoftheenvironment.B.Anewgenerationofpestkillers.

C.Over-killingbyhunters.D.Destructionoftheirnaturalhomes.

Questions14to17arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Attheendofthe

passage,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.

Nowlistentothepassage.

15、Wheredowelearnthebadnewsforthecarindustry?

A.FromtheannouncementofproductioncutsbytheAustin-Rover.

B.Fromthereportofthesluggishmarketforthecarindustry.

C.Fromtheannouncementofshort-timeworkingbyLucas.

D.Fromthereductionsintheschedulesofsomecustomers.

16、Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthebadnews?

A.Workerswouldworkafive-dayweek.

B.Womenwouldhavetotakeearlyretirement.

C.8,000workerswouldhavefewerpaidholidaysthanbefore.

D.Itwillresultinanincreaseofthedeclineofthearea'seconomy.

17、WhichofthefollowingisNOTproducedbytheWestMidlandsfactories?

A.Batteries.B.Horns.C.Headlamps.D.Alternators.

18>HowmanyworkerswouldNOTbeaffectedbythebadnews?

A.About2,400.B.About5,000.C.About8,000.D.About

12,000.

Questions18to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Attheendofthe

passage,youwillbegiven15secondstoanswerthequestions.

Nowlistentothepassage.

19、Whichfactorcanmostseriouslyendangerairplanesaccordingtothis

passage?

A.Crowdedairtraffic.B.Thelargesizeofairplanes.

C.Mistakesbyairtrafficcontrollers.D.Badweather.

20、Whathappenedtothetwolargejets?

A.Theybumpedintoeachotheroveraswimmingpool.

B.Theyavoidedeachotherbyturningindifferentdirections.

C.Theynarrowlyescapedcrashingintoeachother.

D.Oneplaneclimbedabovetheotheratthecriticalmoment.

21、Whywerethetwolargejetsspeciallymentioned?

A.Toshowthekeyroleplayedbyairtrafficcontrollers.

B.Toshowthegreatresponsibilityshoulderedbythepilots.

C.Togiveanexampleofairdisasters.

D.Toshowthatairtravelisfarsaferthandrivingacar.

SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST

Inthissectionyouwillhearseveralnewsitems.Listentothenewscarefully

andthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.

Questions21to22arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenews,

youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestions.

Nowlistentothenews.

22、Howmanypeoplecouldreceiveassistanceundertheplanannouncedby

PresidentBush?

A.1.020,000.B.1,200,000.C.1,000,200.D.2,000,200.

23、WhichofthefollowingisNOTincludedintheplantosolvethesubprime

loadtroubles?

D.Thecontroversyintheelection.

31、WhatdidKenyanPresidentdecidetodotosolvethepoliticalcrisis?

A.Toresign.B.ToseekhelpfromUN.C.Towageawar.D.Tocooperate

withODM.

PARTIIICLOZE

Decidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwouldbestcompletethepassageif

insertedinthecorrespondingblanks.Markthebestchoiceforeachblankonyour

answersheet.

Inordertocomprehendthe32realitiesoflabormarket

discrimination33females,itis34tounderstandbothitsfunctionandits

origins.Functionally,labormarketsegmentation35anumberofpurposes.It

providesa36laborsupplytoaccommodatetheanarchyofthemarketwhile

reducingtheriskstocapital;itdivideslaborintoantagonisticgroupsbasedon

pre-existingsocialdivisions,37preventstherecognitionofthecommonconflictof

alllaborwithemployers;itallowsemployerstodivide38themarketandpay

the39necessarypriceforeachgroupofworkers(justastheairlinesdivideup

the40marketamongbusinesstravelers,youth,families,pensioners,vacationers,

etcetera,soastoextractthe41pricefromeachgroup);anditprovidesthe

employer42differentsetsoflaborcharacteristicsthatarerequiredby43types

andlevelsofoperation.

Theoriginofthislabormarketsegmen-tation44inthetransitionfromthe

householdformofproduction,withits45divisionoflabor,whichrecognizes

powerofthefamily,46theindustrialcapitalistformofproduction.Womenasa

grouphavenevertotallyescapedfromhouseholdproduction,47economically

socially.Theresultistherelegationofwomentothoseunskilled(inthesenseof

marketablecredentials)jobs48thatareamarketextensionofhomeproductionor,

giventolowproductivityofhomework,totheemerginglaborintensiveoccupations

thatrelyonlowwages,suchasclericalwork.Thewomen'sroleinreproductionhas

alsoencouragedabrokenpatternoflabormarketparticipationthathastraditionally

blocked49toemployerstotheclassstruggleputupprimarilybymale

workers50thedegradationofworkunderindustrialcapitalism,which51the

captureofhigh-productivity,high-wagejobsfortheprimarymalework.

32^A.economicB.economical

C.economyD.uneconomical

33、A.inB.atC.againstD.to

34A.needlessB.necessary

C.unnecessaryD.necessarily

35、A.providesB.serves

C.deliversD.means

36、A.variousB.variants

C.variableD.vary

37^A.thatB.which

C.whoseD.who

38、A.outB.up

C.intoD.by

39、A.minimumB.maximum

C.highD.low

40、A.passengerB.customer

C.employeeD.staff

41^A.minimumB.maximum

C.muchD.great

42>A.withB.against

C.fromD.by

43、A.differentB.same

C.similarD.differ

44、A.reliesB.comes

C.liesD.takes

45、A.sexB.sexual

C.sexyD.sex's

46、A.atB.on

C.toD.with

47、A.neither...norB.either...or

C.both...orD.either...and

48、A.ghettosB.places

C.marketsD.slums

49>A.areaB.means

C.waysD.access

50、A.inresponseB.inresponseto

C.responsetoD.response

51、A.leadtoB.led

C.leadD.ledto

PARTIVGRAMMARANDVOCABULARY

Therearethirtysentencesinthissection.Beneatheachsentencethereare

fourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,BzCandD.Chooseonewordorphrasethatbest

completesthesentence.Markyouranswersonyouranswersheet.

52、Soaddictedtothecomputergamesthattheschoolauthorityforbids

themtokeepcomputersintheirdorm.

A.becamethestudentsB.becomethestudents

C.hadthestudentsbecomeD.dothestudentsbecome

53、amiraclecansavehernow.

A.NothingbutB.AnythingbutC.NolessthanD.Nothing

morethan

54、Confidenceisgoodcharacteristic,butiftoanexcessitbecomes

vanity.

A.carriesB.tocarryC.carriedD.carrying

55、WhichofthefollowingisCORRECT?

A.Thereisachocolate,delicious,round,mouth-wateringlycakeinthebaker's

window.

B.Thereisaround,mouth-wateringly,deliciouschocolatecakeinthebaker's

window.

C.Thereisamouth-wateringly,delicious,round,chocolatecakeinthebaker's

window.

D.Thereisamouth-wateringly,chocolate,delicious,roundcakeinthebaker's

window.

56、Itisasawell-knownscholarthatherepresentshimself,andheis

warmlyreceived.

A.assuchB.suchasC.asthatD.sothat

57、Thepartywashostedbytheministerhimselfingrandeur,weso

casually.

A.needn'tdressupB.mustn'tdressup

C.needn'thavedressedupD.shouldn'thavedressedup

58Doingexerciseregularlyisasurewaytoimprovehealth,andthisis

especiallyimportantitcomestotheyouth.

A.beforeB.whenC.asD.since

59、IarrivedattheshoptofindI'dleftallmymoneyathome.

A.onlyD.justC.henceD.thus

60、Whichofthefollowingisthecorrectresponseto"Susiehadawonderful

timeattheparty"?

A.Soshehad.andsodidI.B.Sohadshe,andsodidI.

C.Soshedid.andsodidI.D.Sodidshe,andsodidI.

61、Whichofthefollowingisrighttobeputafter"Yesterdaywenoticedahole

intheroof,sonow..."?

A.theroofneededfixingB.wehadtherooffixed

C.wefixedtheroofourselvesD.wearehavingtherooffixed

62、usmostwasthattheblindboywholosthissightsmamedical

treatmentcouldplayseveralmusicalinstrumentsskillfully.

A.WhatamazedB.WhichamazedC.ThatamazedD.It

amazed

63、Thelittletownwillneveragainhaveasaregiontheatmosphereofmystery

asitwhenitwasfirstknowntotheoutside.

A.couldB.wouldC.wasD.did

64、inthecountry,ahugereductionincropsandfruitsisapparent.

A.TherebeingaseriousdroughtB.Therehasbeenaserious

drought

C.HavingaseriousdroughtD.Therehavingbeenaserious

drought

65、WhichofthefollowingisINCORRECT?

A.Itisabeautifulplacefortravelingandworthavisit.

B.Thecarisn'tworthrepairing.

C.Theproblemisworthtobeconsidered.

D.Thebookisworthyofbeingread.

66、Unlessyouhaveinsuredyourproperty,youarenotentitleda

compensationfromtheinsurancecompanyforthelossduringtheflood.

A.toB.forC.withD.in

67、Don'tkeepusin.Telluswhathappened!

A.suspensionB.suspenseC.tensionD.tense

68、Sheisnotwithallherroommates,yetshehasnowhereelsetolive.

A.considerateB.complimentaryC.compatibleD.concerned

69、Inordertoliveinaharmoniouscommunity,alltheresidents

shouldtotherulesandregulations.

A.conformB.confrontC.confirmD.conduct

70、Thedemonstrationforcivilrightswascruellybytheauthority.

A.depressedB.oppressedC.suppressedD.impressed

71、Afterheatethegarlic,thesmellinhismouthforawholeafternoon.

A.restedB.lingeredC.stayedD.sojourned

72、Whenyouaredrivingonthehighway,makesureyougetintotheright

A.wayB.roadC.trackD.lane

73、Mostmetalsexpandwhenitishot,whiletheyastheygrowcooler.

A.contractB.reduceC.condenseD.compress

74、Thispaintingissaidtobe,accomplishedbyafamouspainterin

SongDynasty.

A.worthlessB.pricelessC.valuelessD.worth

75、Wemusttakemeasurestothesituation.

A.simplifyB.modifyC.verifyD.rectify

76、Comparingtheoriginalandtherevisedversionofthenovel,Iprefer

theone.

A.latterB.lastC.lateD.later

77、Despitethefactthatawiderangeofreadingmaterialswasspecially

writtenorforlanguagelearningpurposes,thereisyetnocomprehensive

systematicprogramforthereadingskills.

A.adaptedB.acknowledgedC.assembledD.appointed

78、Shewasveryangrybecauseshewastheopportunitytoseeher

parentsatschool.

A.deniedB.desertedC.declinedD.deprived

79、Thesechocolatesarewrapped.

A.individuallyB.independentlyC.irrespectivelyD.irregularly

80、Hedidn'tsayanythinglikethatatall.Youarepurposelyhisideato

proveyourpoint.

A.revisingB.contradictingC.distortingD.distracting

81、Ifacouplearedivorcedandtheirchildliveswithhismother,heissaidto

sufferfromlackoflove.

A.maternalB.fraternalC.paternalD.parental

PARTVREADINGCOMPREHENSION

Inthissectiontherearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinished

statements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheone

thatyouthinkisthebestanswer.Markyouranswersonyouranswersheet.

TEXTA

StandingontherimoftheGrandCanyon,gazingacrossthisgiantwoundinthe

Earth'ssurface,avisitormightassumethattheeventsthatproducedthecanyon,far

frombeingsuddenandcataclysmic,simplyadduptotheslowandorderlyprocessof

erosion.

ManymillionsofyearsagotheColoradoPlateauintheGrandCanyonarea

contained10,000morefeetofrockthanitdoestodayandwasrelativelylevel.The

additionalmaterialconsistedofsome14layeredformationsofrock.IntheGrand

Canyonregiontheselayerswerelargelywornawayoverthecourseofmillionsof

years.

Approximately65millionyearsagotheplateau'sflatsurfaceintheGrand

Canyonareabulgedupwardfrominternalpressure;geologistsrefertothisbulging

actionasupwarping;itwasfollowedbyageneralelevationofthewholeColorado

Plateau.aprocessthatisstillgoingon.Astheplateaugraduallyrose,shallowrivers

thatmeanderedacrossitbegantorunmoreswiftlyandcutmoredefinitecourses.

Oneoftheserivers,locatedeastoftheupwarp,wastheancestoroftheColorado.

AnotherriversystemcalledtheHualapai,flowingwestoftheupwarp,extendeditself

eastwardbycuttingbackintotheupwarp;iteventuallyconnectedwiththeancient

Coloradoandcaptureditswaters.Thenewriverthenbegantocarveoutthe

277-mile-longtrenchthateventuallybecametheGrandCanyon.Geologistsestimate

thatthisinitialcuttingactionbegannoearlierthan10millionyearsago.

Sincethen,thecanyonforminghasbeencumulative.Totheerosiveforceof

theriveritselfhavebeenaddedotherfactors.Heatandcold,rainandsnow,along

withthevaryingresistanceoftherocks,increasetheopportunitiesforerosion.The

canyonwallscrumble;theriveracquiresacuttingtool,tonsofdebris;rainfallrunning

offthehighplateaucreatesfeederstreamsthatca-vesidecanyons.Pushingslowly

backwardintotheplateau,thesidecanyonsexposenewrocks,andthepatternof

erosioncontinues.

82、Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?

A.Patternsoferosionindifferentmountainranges.

B.ForcesthatmadetheGrandCanyon.

C.TheincreasingpollutionoftheColoradoRiver.

D.ThesuddenappearanceoftheGrandCanyon.

83、Accordingtcthepassage,thefirstphenomenontocontributetothe

formationoftheGrandCanyonwas.

A.aseriesofvolcaniceruptions

B.thecollapseofrockformationsintheColoradoPlateau

C.asuccessionoffloodsfromtheHualapaiRiverandwhatisnowthe

ColoradoRiver

D.theEarth'sinternalpressureliftingtheColoradoPlateauregion

84、Theauthormentionsallofthefollowingascausesoferosion

EXCEPT.

A.windB.rainC.heatD.cold

85、WhichofthefollowingconclusionsabouttheGrandCanyoncanbedrawn

fromthepassage?

A.Itscontoursareconstantlychanging.

B.Itcontainsapproximately14milliontonsofrock.

C.Itseruptionshaveincreasedinrecentyears.

D.Itisbeingerodedbytoxicwasteandpollutants.

TEXTB

InthePeople'sRepublicofChinatheoddprequakebehaviorofhorsesand

otheranimalshasbeenusedsuccessfullytowarnpeoplethatearthquakesareabout

tooccur.Recently,agroupofAmericangeologistsandgeophysicistsvisitedChinaand

listenedwithgreatinteresttoscientiststherewhoexplainedhowtheyhavebeen

abletopredictmanyearthquakesinthepastthreeyears.TheAmericanscientists

comparedtheinfluenceoftheuniqueChineseprogramwiththeinfluenceofChinese

acupunctureonWesternmedicine.

TheChinesescientistsusemodernelectronicequipment--buttheyalso

monitorstrangesignalssuchasvariousgroundnoises,thefluctuationofwellwater

levels,andthestrangebehaviorofanimals.Theresultsarequiteinteresting.Chinese

earthquakeexperts,forexample,successfullypredictedtwomagnitude6.9quakes

neartheChina-BurmaborderonMay29,1976.Theearthquakeexpertssaythat

theirpredictionshavebeensoprecisethattheywereabletoremovemanyoftheir

peoplebeforeanearthquakeoccurred,thussavingthousandsoflives.Ontheother

hand,theChineseexpertsalsoadmitthattherehavebeensomefalsealarms.

Inthemostintensiveeffortonearthtopredictearthquakes,anarnnyof

Chineseprofessionalandamateurquakewatchersisorganizedtoobtaindaily

informationaboutgroundmovementswhereveramajortremorisanticipated.The

volunteerobservationteamsuseelectronicinstrumentsandlistenforearthquake

warningsignalsthathavebeendescribedinoldrecords.Accordingtothesehistorical

records,farmershadknownthatsomethingwasverywrongintheearthbeneath

themwheneverhorsesrearedandraced,dogshowled,andfishleaped.Alsoanimals

suchassnakesandratsthatpeoplesawrarely,suddenlycameoutoftheirhiding

placesbythedozen.Somerecordssaidthatsoundslikethundercouldbeheard

comingfromthegroundinthedaysandhoursjustbeforeanearthquake.Insome

cases,swimmerscouldhearunderwatersoundsthatpeopleonlanddidnothear.

Also,clearwellwaterusuallybecamemuddyandthewaterlevelsofthewells

changed.

TheChinesemethodsofpredictionareprobablybasedonintuitionand

experiencewithmanymajorearthquakes.Threethousandyearsofhistoricalrecords

showthatChinasuffereditsgreatestnaturaldisasterwhenearthquakein1556killed

morethan820,000people.Atpresent,Chinaaveragessixquakesofatleast6.0on

theRichterscaleeachyeaowhereastheUnitedStatesaveragestwoorthreeperyear,

mainlyintheAleutianIslandsofAlaska.

Americanscientistshaveheardstoriesofunusualprequakeanimalbehavior

before,buttheynevertookthemtooseriouslyuntiltheirrecentvisittoChina.

"Maybethere'ssomethingtoit,"saidJackEverndon,aCaliforniaearthquakeexoert,

"Weneedsomekindofshorttermwarning.Weneedsomething."

Hedidn'tmentionthekindofresearchhemaybeconsidering."Someofus

arethinkingit'sworthwhileenoughtogiveaseriouslook/'hecommented."Two

yearsago,wewouldn'thavesaidthat."

86>Accordingtoparagraph1,whichstatementisNOTtrue?

A.ThemethodofearthquakepredictioninChinaisexactlythesameasinthe

UnitedStates.

B.SomeAmericanscientistsareveryinterestedintheexplanationgivenby

China'sgeologists.

C.Inordertolearnmoreaboutearthquakeprediction,agroupofforeign

scientistsvisitedChina.

D.Recently,theearthquakeexpertsofChinahaveexplainedhowtheyare

abletopredictearthquakes.

87、Accordingtoparagraph3,whatcanweconclude?

A.Topredictearthquakes,anarmyshouldbeorganized.

B.Farmersareabletoanticipateanearthquakeprecisely.

C.Animalshavetheabilitytoforetellanearthquake.

D.Peculiarbehaviorofanimalscanbeusedtoassistscientistsinmakingshort

termpredictionofearthquakes.

88、Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.TheanticipatingofearthquakeinChina.

B.ThedifferencebetweenChinaandtheU.S.A,inearthquakewarning.

C.EarthquakesinthehistoryofChina.

D.TheAmericans'commentsonanimalbehaviors.

TEXTC

Everyonehasamomentinhistorywhichbelongsparticularlytohim.Itisthe

momentwhenhisemotionsachievetheirmostpowerfulswayoverhim,and

afterwardwhenyousaytothisperson"theworldtoday"or"life"or"reality",hewill

assumethatyoumeanthismoment,evenifitisfiftyyearspast.Theworld,through

hisunleashedemotions,imprinteditselfuponhim,andhecarriesthestampofthat

passingmomentforever.

Forme,thismoment——fouryearsinamomentinhistory——wasthewar.The

warwasandisrealityforme.Istillinstinctivelyliveandthinkinitsatmosphere.

Thesearesomeofitscharacteristics:FranklinDelanoRooseveltisthePresidentof

theUnitedStates,andhealwayshasbeen.Theothertwoeternalworldleadersare

WinstonChurchillandJosephStalin.Americaisnot,neverhasbeen,andneverwill

bewhatthesongsandpoemscallit,alandofplenty.Nylon,meat,gasolineandsteel

arerare.Therearetoomanyjobsandnotenoughworkers.Moneyisveryeasyto

earnbutratherhardtospend,becausethereisn'tverymuchtobuy.Trainsare

alwayslateandalwayscrowdedwith"servicemenThewarwillalwaysbefought

veryfarfromAmerica,anditwillneverend.NothinginAmericastandsstillforvery

long,includingthepeoplewhoarealwayseitherleavingoronleave.Peoplein

Americacryoften.Sixteenisthekeyandcrucialnaturalageforahumanbeingtobe,

andpeopleofallotheragesarerangedinanorderlymanneraheadofandbehind

youasaharmonioussettingforthesixteenyearoldsoftheworld.Whenyouare

sixteen,adultsareslightlyimpressedandalmostintimidatedbyyou.Thisisapuzzle

finallysolvedbytherealizationthattheyforeseeyourmilitaryfuture:fightingfor

them.Youdonotforeseeit.TowasteanythinginAmericaisimmoral.Stringand

tinfoilaretreasures.Newspapersarealwayscrowdedwithstrangemapsandnames

oftowns,andeveryfewmonthstheearthseemstolurchfromitspathwhenyousee

somethinginthenewspapers,suchasthetimeMussolini,whoalmostseemedone

oftheeternalleaders,isphotographedhangingupsidedownonameathook.

89>Whichstatementbestdescribesthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?

A.Realityiswhatyoumakeofit.B.Timeislikeariver.

C.Emotionsarepowerful.