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1
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Throughout the
colonial period there was a remarkable shortage of
women, which varied with the
regions
and was always greatest in the frontier areas.
This shortage enhanced women's status and position
and allowed them to pursue different
careers. The puritans regarded idleness as a sin,
and believed that life
in an
underdevelopment country made it necessary that
each member of the community performed an
economic function. Thus work for women
was not only approved but also was regarded as a
civic duty.
Puritan
town
councils
expected
widows
and
independent
women
to
be
self-
supporting.
There
was
no
social
prohibition
against
married
women
working;
on
the
contrary,
wives
were
expected
to
help
their
husbands in their trade and won social
approval for doing extra work in or out of the
home.
The vast
majority of women worked within their homes, where
their labor produced most articles
needed for the family. The entire
colonial production of cloth and clothing and
partly that of shoes was in
the hands
of women. In addition to these occupations, women
were found in many different kinds of
employment. They were butchers,
silversmiths and gunsmiths. They ran mills,
plantations, shipyards, and
every kind
of shop. They were gatekeepers, jail keepers,
journalists, printers, nurses, and
teachers.
(1)
、
What does the
passage mainly discuss?
A
：
Colonial
marriages.
B
：
The puritan
religion.
C
：
Colonial
women's employment.
D
：
Education in
the colonies.
答案：
C
(2)
、
According to
the passage, where in colonial North America were
there the fewest women?
A
：
Puritan
communities.
B
：
Seaports.
C
：
Frontier
settlements.
D
：
Capital cities.
答案：
C
(3)
、
It can be
inferred from the passage that the Puritans were
______.
A
：
uneducated
B
：
hardworking
C
：
generous
D
：
wealthy
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答案：
B
(4)
、
According to
the passage, Puritans believed that an unmarried
adult woman should be ______.
A
：
financially
responsible for herself
B
：
returned to
England
C
：
supported by
her family
D
：
trained to be a
nurse
答案：
A
(5)
、
According to
the passage, what did the Puritans expect from
married women?
A
：
They should
adopt needy children.
B
：
They should
assist in their husbands' trade or
business.
C
：
They should
work only within their own homes.
D
：
They should be
apprenticed.
答案：
B
2
、
Halloween
(October 31) is a holiday widely celebrated with
different names in many countries.
Although it originated as a religious
holiday, it has lost its religious connections in
the United States. It is
now celebrated
largely as a children's day, and many American
children look forward to it for days and
weeks beforehand.
The orange pumpkin is harvested at this
time of year and is hollowed out, a funny face cut
into it, and
a candle placed inside as
decorations in the window. City folks, nowadays,
sometimes use paper pumpkins
for
decorations.
Some
years
ago,
the
holiday
was
celebrated
by
dressing
up
in
strange
and
frightening
costumes and
playing tricks on one's neighbors and friends,
such as ringing door bells, throwing bits of
corn on the window panes, and in other
ways making minor disturbances. More recently,
children come
to the door to have
friends and neighbors admire their costumes and
guess who they are behind the false
faces and receive treats of candy,
fruit or cookies. They say,
on you if
you do not give me a treat.
This practice has even more recently
developed into a significant international
activity. Instead of or
along with
candy, the children collect money for UNICEF
(United Nations International Children's
Emergency Fund). This special
collection of money by children for needy children
throughout the world
is known as
contributed to UNICEF. The collection
box is orange, reminiscent of the
pumpkin.
(1)
、
What does
Halloween originate from?
A
：
A children's
day.
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B
：
A children's
trick.
C
：
A religious
day.
D
：
A UNICEF
day.
答案：
C
(2)
、
What is the
symbol of Halloween?
A
：
Pumpkin
B
：
Can
dle
C
：
Costumes
D
：
Money
答案：
A
(3)
、
The holiday
was celebrated in the following ways some years
ago EXCEPT ______.
A
：
putting on
strange and frightening costumes
B
：
receiving
treats of candy, fruit or cookies
C
：
playing tricks
on one's neighbors and friends
D
：
ringing door
bells
答案：
B
(4)
、
Why do
children collect money in the
Halloween?
A
：
They love
money.
B
：
They want to
get enough money to buy themselves
candy.
C
：
The adults are
willing to give them money.
D
：
They want to
help other children.
答案：
D
(5)
、
The
collection box is dyed orange because
______.
A
：
children love
orange
B
：
orange stands
for happiness
C
：
orange is the
color of pumpkins
D
：
orange is loved
by adults
答案：
C
3
、
Human needs
seem endless. When a hungry man gets a meal, he
begins to think about an overcoat,
when
a manager gets a new sports car, a big house and
pleasure boats dance into view.
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The many needs of mankind might be
regarded as making up several levels. When there
is money
enough to satisfy one level of
needs, another level appears.
The first and most basic level of needs
involves food. Once this level is satisfied, the
second level of
needs, clothing and
some sort of shelter, appears. By the end of World
War II, these needs were satisfied
for
a great majority of Americans. Then a third level
appeared. It included such items as automobiles
and
new houses.
By 1957 or 1958 this third level of
needs was fairly well satisfied. Then, in the late
1950s, a fourth
level of needs
appeared: the
is,
the
feeding,
comfort,
safety,
and
transportation,
this
level
stresses
mental
needs
for
recognition,
achievement,
and happiness. It includes a variety of goods and
services, many of which could be called
items.
Among
them
are
vacation
trips,
the
best
medical
and
dental
care,
and
recreation.
Also
included here are fancy goods and the
latest styles in clothing.
On the fourth level, a lot of money is
spent on services, while on the first three levels
more is spent
on goods. Will consumers
raise their sights to a fifth level of needs as
their income increases, or will they
continue to demand luxuries and
personal services on the fourth level?
A
fifth
level
would
probably
involve
needs
that
can
be
achieved
best
by
community
action.
Consumers
may
be
spending
more
on
taxes
to
pay
for
government
action
against
disease,
ignorance,
crime, and prejudice. After filling our
stomachs, our clothes closets, our garages, our
teeth, and our minds,
we now may seek
to ensure the health, safety, and leisure to enjoy
more fully the good things on the first
four levels.
(1)
、
According to
the passage, man will begin to think about such
needs as housing and clothing only
when
______.
A
：
he has grown
dissatisfied with his simple shelter
B
：
he has saved up
enough money
C
：
he has
satisfied his hunger
D
：
he has learned
to build houses
答案：
C
(2)
、
It can be
inferred from the passage that by the end of World
War II, most Americans ______.
A
：
lived in
poverty
B
：
were very
rich
C
：
had the good
things on the first three levels
D
：
did not own
automobiles
答案：
D
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(3)
、
Which of the
following is NOT related to
A
：
A
successful career.
B
：
A comfortable
home.
C
：
A good meal.
D
：
A
family car.
答案：
A
(4)
、
What is the
main concern of man on the fourth
level?
A
：
The more goods
the better.
B
：
The more
C
：
The
more mental satisfaction the better.
D
：
The more
earnings the better.
答案：
C
(5)
、
The author
tends to think that the fifth level
______.
A
：
would be little
better than the fourth level
B
：
may be a lot
more desirable than the first four
C
：
can be the last
level
D
：
will become
attainable before the government takes
actions
答案：
B
4
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Though some
people have suggested that women should return to
housework in order to leave
more jobs
for men, the idea has been rejected by both women
and men in public opinion polls. Lately
some union officials have suggested
that too many women are employed in type of work
more suitable
for men and that women
should step aside to make way for unemployed young
men. They argue that
women - especially
women in their childbearing years actually delay
economic development and result in
lower productivity, poor quality and
inefficiency.
To
solve
the
problem,
they
have
suggested
that
the
working
women
stay
at
home
while
their
husbands
or
brothers
were
given
double
wages.
They
argue
that
under
these
circumstances,
families
would retain their same level of
income, and women could run the house and raise
children much better.
The
suggestion has been rejected by 9 out of 10 people
polled. A hundred persons in a big city were
questioned last summer. Out of 50
women, 46 said they were unwilling to leave their
jobs, no matter what
the situation was.
The other 4 said they would like to return home if
their jobs could be taken by their
sons
or daughters. Of 50 men polled, only 6 said they
would like to see their wives give up their jobs,
if it
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meant higher wages for
themselves.
Some
other
people
have
suggested
another
way
called
employment
theory
The
theory
suggests that a woman worker take leave
from her job when she is seven months pregnant and
stay off
the job until her baby reaches
the age of 3. It suggests that women on leave
receive75 percent of their
normal
salary and be allowed to return to work after the
3-year period. This will benefit children, women,
their families and the society. Some of
those polled, both women and men, felt the idea is
a good one. It
definitely seems to be
more acceptable than the suggestion that women
return to home forever.
(1)
、
Some union
officials have suggested that women should return
home because ______.
A
：
all of them are
employed in unsuitable types of work
B
：
their
participation in work has a bad influence on the
economic development
C
：
most skilled
male workers are now unemployed
D
：
nowadays no one
can take care of children except women
答案：
B
(2)
、
Some union
officials have suggested that if women resign
their jobs, ______.
A
：
they should be
allowed to attend school to be trained
B
：
their jobs
should be taken over by the male members of their
families
C
：
the male
employees in their families should receive double
wages
D
：
their children
should also leave their kindergartens
答案：
C
(3)
、
According to
the passage, the suggestion that women should
return to housework was ______.
A
：
opposed by most
men and women
B
：
welcomed by men
only
C
：
welcomed by
women only
D
：
welcomed by men
and women
答案：
A
(4)
、
According to
the passage we can see
A
：
two or more
women share the same job
B
：
women stay at
home on weekdays and go to work on weekends or
holidays
C
：
a woman should
resign her job forever if she has a
child
D
：
women are
allowed to take leave from their jobs during their
childbearing years
答案：
D
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(5)
、
Based on the
A
：
her
work should be done by her husband or
brothers
B
：
her family's
income level will be a little lower than it
normally is
C
：
her family can
still keep the same level of income
D
：
either her
husband or her brothers will be given double
wages
答案：
B
5
、
Many
studies
have
identified
a
strong
link
between
suicide
and
diagnosable
mental
illness,
especially depression. So, because
women suffer from depression at a much higher rate
than men, they
would seem to be at
higher risk for suicide. Yet, women actually
commit suicide about one-fourth as often
as men.
George E.
Murphy, professor of psychiatry at Washington
university school of Medicine in St. Louis,
says that females may be protected
because of the way they think about problems and
interact with others.
They
are much more likely to tell a physician how they
feel and cooperate in the prescribed treatment. As
a result, women get better treatment
for their depression.
That treatment may help protect them
from suicide, but Murphy
suggests there
is more to it. The
approach to problem-
solving is what often lands a woman in a
psychiatrist's office in the first place, and
that approach may be keeping female
suicide rates lower.
Murphy believes women are less inclined
to commit suicide because their thinking is more
inclusive.
While a man might tend to
throw aside seemingly
peripheral
（非本质的，边缘的）
issues to get to the
core of
a problem, a woman might take more things into
account. She may continue to seek input and
process problems long after the point
where men decide on a course of action.
her feelings, but also the feelings of
others - her family, the children, even
acquaintances - and how these
people
will be affected by a decision like suicide. A man
is much less likely to take those things into
account. He makes his decision, and
it's about him, so he does not feel the need to
share it with anyone
else.
(1)
、
What is the
passage mainly about?
A
：
The
relationship between depression and
suicide.
B
：
Women's higher
rate of depression than man.
C
：
Reasons for
women's lower risk of committing
suicide.
D
：
The treatment
of mental illnesses such as depression.
答案：
C
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(2)
、
Females get
better treatment for their depression perhaps
because ______.
A
：
they are more
concerned about their health
B
：
they have more
experience in dealing with depression
C
：
they may
discuss their feelings with a doctor and be
cooperative
D
：
they are more
afraid of suicide
答案：
C
(3)
、
The word
A
：
com
prehensive
B
：
liberal
C
：
open-
minded
D
：
firm-
minded
答案：
A
(4)
、
It is implied
that a man can reduce his chance of committing
suicide if he ______.
A
：
goes straight
to the core of a problem
B
：
does not allow
himself to be influenced by his
acquaintances
C
：
consults a
psychiatrist regularly
D
：
changes the way
he thinks about problems and interact with
others
答案：
D
(5)
、
When a man
suffers from depression, it is typical of him to
______.
A
：
process his
feelings and seek advice
B
：
consider just
his feelings when he makes a decision
C
：
throw aside
obviously important issues
D
：
act in a
hostile manner towards a psychiatrist.
答案：
B
6
、
Here is one
woman's story of balancing home and career. Rachel
always dreamed of having a large
family
and an interesting career. She now has four
children and works full-time.
interesting and important.
My other job is at home ---- raising four kids and
keeping the household going.
I like
this job too, and though it's not always
interesting, I know it's important. But when I'm
not cleaning
up the kitchen after a
meal, or picking up the kids' things from the
floor for the millionth time, or feeding
the dog, then I'm falling asleep during
my youngest daughter's piano practice. When I do
have some free
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time, I've usually got a headache. The
reality is that, most of the time, it's just too
much.
Rachel has role
overload. That is, she has difficulty combining
the roles of worker and of wife and
mother. Role overload is one of the
disadvantages that today's women face. While both
parents are more
childcare
and housework. Most studies investigating
housework conclude that women (whether employed
or not) do
employed wives
did 69.3 hours of unpaid work around the house
during a two-week period while
employed
husbands did approximately 31.2 hours. A study by
Bird shows a similar picture for U.S.
households. In this study of 1,256
adults, Bird showed that while working women
certainly want an equal
share of
housework, they
spouses. Her study
showed that after marriage, women gain 14 hours of
household chores per week,
while their
husbands gain only 90 minutes.
(1)
、
What can we
learn about Rachel from
A
：
She works for
two different companies.
B
：
She is both a
bank clerk and a housekeeper.
C
：
She is a wife
and mother with a full-time job.
D
：
She has to keep
two jobs to raise the children.
答案：
C
(2)
、
We can infer
from Rachel's own words that ______.
A
：
she always
finds both jobs interesting and
important
B
：
she is able to
deal with both jobs without any
difficulty
C
：
she cannot find
enjoyment from the endless daily tasks
D
：
she feels
stress from the combined roles of worker and of
wife and mother
答案：
D
(3)
、
According to
the passage, which of the following is the
consequence of women's role overload?
A
：
They have
difficulty balancing home and career.
B
：
They ask the
husband to contribute more to childcare and
housework.
C
：
They have to
take up more than one job to support the family.
D
：
They always
complain about having too much work at hand.
答案：
A
(4)
、
The best
explanation of
A
：
the largest
part
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B
：
the unpaid
job
C
：
an equal
share
D
：
the women's
job
答案：
A
(5)
、
The main
purpose for the writer to cite Bird's study is
______.
A
：
to explain more
women do unpaid jobs than men do
B
：
to show career
women take up more housework than their husband
C
：
to
demonstrate why women want their husband to do
equal share of housework
D
：
to show that
both parents are more
答案：
B
7
、
The judgment of
the Englishman by all other European peoples is
that he is the most suspicious,
the
most reserved, the most unfriendly, the coldest-
hearted of all western peoples.
Ask
a
Frenchman,
an
Italian,
a
German,
a
Spaniard,
even
an
American,
what
he
thinks
about
Englishmen; and every one of them will
tell you the very same thing. This is precisely
what the character
of men would become
who had lived for thousands of years in the
conditions of northern European land.
But, on the other hand, you would find
that all nations would speak highly of certain
other English
qualities - energy,
courage, honour, justice. They would say that,
although no man is so difficult to make
friends with, the friendship of an
Englishman once gained is stronger and truer than
any other. And as the
battle of life
still continues, and must continue for thousands
of years to come, it must be acknowledged
that the English character is
especially well suitable for the struggle. Its
reserves, its cautions, its doubts, its
suspicions - these have been for it in
the past, and are still in the present.
It is not a lovable nor
amiable character; it is not even kindly. The
Englishman of the best type is
much
more inclined
（倾向于）
to justice than he is to be kind, for
kindness is an emotional impulse, and
the Englishman doesn't like every kind
of emotional impulse. But with all this, the
character is a great one,
and its
success has been the best proof of its
value.
(1)
、
The
Englishman is characterized as ______.
A
：
suspicious and
open-minded
B
：
reserved and
friendly
C
：
suspicious and
warm-hearted
D
：
cold-hearted
and unfriendly
答案：
D
(2)
、
According to
the author, the main factor which has shaped the
English character is a ______ one.
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A
：
geo
graphical
B
：
economical
C
：
psychological
D
：
political
答案：
A
(3)
、
Certain other
English qualities such as courage, energy, and
honor are ______.
A
：
ignored by
Europeans
B
：
praised by
Europeans
C
：
ignored by
themselves
D
：
praised by
themselves
答案：
B
(4)
、
It seems that
it is most difficult to ______ an Englishman.
A
：
speak highly of
B
：
take care
of
C
：
make friends
with
D
：
fight
against
答案：
C
(5)
、
The
Englishman prefers ______ to ______.
A
：
being on guard,
emotional impulse
B
：
justice,
kindness
C
：
value,
success
D
：
being true,
friendship
答案：
B
8
、
The purpose of
this part of the book is to help you become more
efficient in reading by speeding
up the
process generally. Most people can learn to cover
material much faster than they do now while
maintaining a high level of
comprehension.
Improvement in
reading efficiency
has
several major benefits. We need reading skills to
benefit from
the wealth of information
that is now available in printed form. Most people
get the rough outlines of
their daily
news from television and radio. However, the
printed word still provides the in-depth coverage
of topics that really produces well-
informed people. Reading is also a great source of
entertainment for
many people. For
students, it is the primary method of
studying.
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The time you now spend reading can be
made much more productive by increasing your
reading rate.
For some people this will
mean that they can obtain more information in the
same length of time. For
others it will
mean that time now devoted to reading can be used
in other more interesting and profitable
ways.
To
determine how fast you are reading, you first have
to get some idea of the number of words in a
given passage. Then you simply divide
the number of words by the number of minutes it
takes to read.
That will give your rate
in words per minute.
(1)
、
The passage
is taken from
.
A
：
a story
book
B
：
a news
report
C
：
a report on a
scientific research
D
：
a book on
reading
答案：
D
(2)
、
Which of the
following statements is NOT a benefit from reading
according to the passage?
A
：
Reading will
help readers get more information.
B
：
By reading
readers will have an in-depth coverage of daily
news.
C
：
Students must
read so that they can master knowledge.
D
：
Improvement of
reading helps readers get outlines of daily
news.
答案：
D
(3)
、
This passage
mainly discusses
.
A
：
different kinds
of reading
B
：
the importance
of improving reading skills and how to calculate
reading rate
C
：
reading as a
source of entertainment
D
：
different ways
to improve reading speed
答案：
B
(4)
、
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A
：
the average
reading rate
B
：
the ability of
reading fast with a good understanding
C
：
reading
materials readers like
D
：
reading
habits
答案：
B
(5)
、
Reading speed
can be calculated by
.
A
：
counting how
many words a reader has read
B
：
dividing the
total number of words a reader read by the time he
spends on reading
C
：
timing how many
minutes a reader has read
D
：
asking help
from the teacher
答案：
B
9
、
A nineteenth-
century French dramatist remarked that the only
difference between animals and
human
beings
is
that
people
drink
when
they
are
not
thirsty
and
make
love
in
any
season.
The
sociologist's definition of the
difference is more scientific: only human beings
have the ability for creating
and
transmitting culture. More than any other species,
human animals are able to surpass their biological
limitations by sharing ideas and
passing on what they learn to future
generations.
All animals,
including human beings, have certain problems in
common. In order to survive as
species,
they must find a home, get food and provide for
their young. Animals are guided by instincts that
enable them to cope with these problems
of existence. Their responses to their environment
is a fixed
predictable manner: beavers
build dams as homes, lions hunt for antelopes for
food, and birds build nests
to protect
their young. Should these solutions turn out to be
inadequate, animals for the most part will
still go on making the same responses
to the same problems. It is true that much of the
behavior of
higher animals is learned
through direct experience. As everyone knows, dogs
can be taught to overcome
their
instinctive dislike of cats, and parrots often
learn new calls. In some cases animals have also
been
known to teach their offspring
what they themselves have learned. Nevertheless,
human beings are unique
in their far
greater ability to learn from experiences, to
create new solutions to old problems, and most
important, to use language to transmit
what they have learned to future generations.
While animal
societies must rely on
biologically inherited methods of dealing with
their environment, human societies
have
the far greater advantage of a socially inherited
culture.
(1)
、
From a
sociological point of view, the difference between
humans and animals is
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A
：
humans drink
when they are not thirsty
B
：
humans must
find a home
C
：
humans can pass
on their culture from generation to
generation
D
：
humans know how
to bring up their young
答案：
C
(2)
、
One of the
problems that both humans and animals must face is
A
：
they have to
overcome their biological disadvantages
B
：
they have to
raise their young in whatever living
conditions
C
：
they must share
ideas when in trouble
D
：
they must find
new solutions to difficult problems
答案：
B
(3)
、
In face of
problems of existence, animals
.
A
：
can think and
find a plausible solution
B
：
only respond
repeatedly in the fixed way
C
：
can pass on the
information to their young
D
：
young animals
can think of better ways to solve them
答案：
B
(4)
、
Beavers can
build dams as home
.
A
：
because they
can learn from each other
B
：
in an
instinctive way
C
：
after many
failures
D
：
after they
follow other beavers' ways of building
dams
答案：
B
(5)
、
Which of the
following statements is true according to the
passage?
A
：
Only humans can
learn from experience.
B
：
Humans have
much greater ability to solve problems with new
methods.
C
：
Humans
have more biological advantages than
animals.
D
：
Humans and
animals have nothing in common.
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答案：
B
10
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Sporting
activities are essentially modified forms of
hunting behavior. Viewed biologically, the
modern
footballer
is
in
reality
a
member
of
a
hunting
group.
His
killing
weapon
has
turned
into
a
harmless
football and his prey into a goalmouth. If his aim
is accurate and he scores a goal, he enjoys the
hunter's triumph of killing his
prey.
To understand how this
transformation has taken place we must briefly
look at our forefathers. They
spent
over a million years evolving as cooperative
hunters. Their very survival depended on success
in the
hunting field. Under this
pressure their whole way of life, even their
bodies, became greatly changed. They
became
chasers,
runners,
jumpers,
aimers,
throwers
and
prey-killers.
They
cooperated
as
skillful
male
group attackers.
Then
about
ten
thousand
years
ago,
after
this
immensely
long
period
of
hunting
their
food,
they
became farmers. Their improved
intelligence, so vital to their old hunting life,
was put to a new use--that
of
controlling and domesticating their prey. The hunt
became suddenly out of date. The food was there
on the farms, awaiting their needs. The
risks and uncertainties of the hunt were no longer
essential for
survival.
The skills and thirst for hunting
remained, however, and demanded new outlets.
Hunting for sport
replaced hunting for
necessity. This new activity involved all the
original hunting sequences but the aim of
the operation was no longer to avoid
starvation. Instead, the sportsmen set off to test
their skill against
prey that were no
longer essential to their survival. To be sure,
the kill may have been eaten but there were
other much simpler ways of obtaining a
meaty meal.
(1)
、
The author
believes that sporting activities
______.
A
：
are forms of
biological development
B
：
have actually
developed from hunting
C
：
are essentially
forms of taming the prey
D
：
have changed
the ways of hunting
答案：
B
(2)
、
In a football
game what is equal to the prey in hunting is
______.
A
：
any member of
the opposing team
B
：
the
goal
C
：
The
goalmouth
D
：
the
football
答案：
C
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(3)
、
For over a
million years, our forefathers were basically
______.
A
：
successful
farmers
B
：
cooperating
hunters
C
：
runners and
jumpers
D
：
skillful
sportsmen
答案：
B
(4)
、
The word
A
：
sports
activities
B
：
hunting
C
：
prey
killing
D
：
domesticating
animals
答案：
B
(5)
、
Which of the
following best summarizes the idea of the
passage?
A
：
It is farming
that gives human beings enough leisure time for
sporting activities
B
：
Farming is very
important in human civilization because it saves
human beings from risks and
uncertainties of hunting for
survival
C
：
It is hunting
that provides human beings with much simpler ways
of obtaining meaty meals
D
：
Sporting
activities satisfy the desire of modern man to
exercise hunting skills which his forefathers
developed for survival
答案：
D
11
、
September is
the ninth month of the year. However, the word
September comes from the Latin
word
septem,
which
means
This
is
because
long
ago
a
different
calendar
was
used
in
which
September was indeed the seventh month.
When Julius Caesar, leader of Rome, changed the
calendar, he
made September the ninth
month.
September in the Northern
Hemisphere
（北半球）
is a time of
change. With autumn and winter
getting
nearer,
temperatures usually
begin to drop.
It
is
also
the
productive time of
the
year
since
it
is
when
farmers
harvest
some
of
their
vegetables
and
fruit,
especially
apples,
which
have
finished
their
growing season.
September has thirty days. In English,
the word is often
abbreviated
（缩写）
to just four
letters. The
major U. S. holiday in
September is Labor Day. This holiday, which comes
on the first Monday of the
month, is in
honor of all people who work. September 7th is
Brazil's Independence Day and Chile's is the
eighteenth.
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、
The best
title for this passage should be
______.
A
：
An Important
Month of the Year
B
：
The Month of
September
C
：
Simple History
of September
D
：
Some Holidays
in September
答案：
B
(2)
、
From this
passage you may infer that before Julius Caesar,
November might have been the ______.
A
：
eighth month of
the year
B
：
ninth month of
the year
C
：
tenth month of
the year
D
：
eleventh month
of the year
答案：
B
(3)
、
September is
a productive time because ______.
A
：
it has a very
interesting history
B
：
there are many
important holidays in this month
C
：
temperatures
begin to fall during this time
D
：
it is the
harvest time for farmers
答案：
D
(4)
、
We may come
to the conclusion that______.
A
：
the Brazilians
celebrate their Independence Day earlier than the
Chileans
B
：
the Chileans
celebrate their Independence Day before the
Brazilians
C
：
They became
independent at the same time
D
：
None of the
above
答案：
A
(5)
、
September is
sometimes written in English as ______.
A
：
Sptr
B
：
Sptm
C
：
Sept
D
：
Sptb
答案：
C
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Many teachers
believe that the responsibility for learning lies
with students. If a long reading
assignment is given, instructors expect
students to be familiar with the information in
the reading even if
they do not discuss
it in class or give an examination. (Courses are
not designed merely for students to
pass exams.) The ideal student is
considered to be one who is encouraged to learn
for the purpose of
learning, not the
one interested only in getting high grades. Some
students may be frustrated with teachers
who do not believe it is necessary to
grade every assignment. Sometimes homework is
returned with short
written comments
but without a grade. Even if a grade is not given,
students should learn the material
assigned.
When
research assigned, the professor expects students
to begin and to complete the assignment
with minimum instruction. It is the
student's responsibility to find books and
articles in the library.
Professors do
not have the time to explain how a university
library works; they expect students, especially
graduate students, to be able to find
what they need in the library.
Professors will help
students who need it, but prefer that their
students not depend on them too
much.
This is different from teacher-student
relationships in other countries. In the United
States,
professors have other duties in
addition to teaching. Often they do some
administrative work within their
departments. In addition, they may be
required to write articles and books. Therefore,
the time that a
professor can spend
with a student outside of class is limited. If a
student has problems with classroom
work, the student should either ask a
professor for help during office hours or make an
appointment.
(1)
、
What does the
author mean by saying that
exams
A
：
Students study
hard only for exams.
B
：
Teachers think
it necessary for their students to fail
exams.
C
：
Teachers think
that the only purpose of studying hard is to pass
exams.
D
：
The purpose of
designing courses is not only for passing
exams
答案：
D
(2)
、
According to
Paragraph 2, students in the United States should
______
.
A
：
depend more on
themselves than on professors
B
：
plan their time
and sequence their work
C
：
always follow
the professors' advice
D
：
find a suitable
place for studying
答案：
A
(3)
、
If students
need the advice from their teachers, they should
______
A
：
put forward
their questions in class
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：
go to their
teachers' office
C
：
find some
excuses to see teachers at home
D
：
turn to their
teachers during the break
答案：
B
(4)
、
Students who
______
in the United States
are considered good ones.
A
：
pay more
attention to good scores
B
：
have the desire
to learn by themselves
C
：
are good at
learning words by heart
D
：
know much about
computers
答案：
B
(5)
、
American
professors may be required to spend part of their
time ______
other than teaching.
A
：
knowing what is
on their students' mind
B
：
helping
students finish their assignments
C
：
doing research
work
D
：
instructing
students' research
答案：
C
13
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Many American
women are earning money outside their homes today.
Among women who are
eighteen to sixty-
four years old, fifty percent have
jobs.
In
general, working women have had more education
than those staying at home. Of those who
work, thirty-two percent have attended
college, compared with twenty percent of those who
do not have
jobs.
Among women with jobs,
eight of ten drive a car to work, and eight
percent took a vacation away
from home
during the past year. Much of their traveling was
by air.
These
figures come from a report, which was written for
advertisers, the report shows a new
picture of women today. For instance,
it tells advertisers that fifty-one percent of all
American women
have traveled by air -
along with fifty-nine percent of all American
men.
The lesson
for American business is that many women now have
other interests besides their
homes.
They like advertisements, which show women in
office, planes, and cars.
(1)
、
After reading
the short article we know that
.
A
：
all the women
in the U.S. have jobs
B
：
half of the
women aged 18 to 64 in the U.S have
jobs
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：
all the women
in the U.S. like work very much
D
：
fifty percent
of the American women have jobs outside their
homes
答案：
B
(2)
、
of
the working women in American have been to
universities.
A
：
Near one
third
B
：
About a
quarter
C
：
One
fourth
D
：
About a
half
答案：
A
(3)
、
of
the working women
and
go to work by them.
A
：
Eight out of
ten; drive a car
B
：
Eighteen
percent; have cars
C
：
Eighty percent;
have cars
D
：
Eight and ten;
have cars
答案：
C
(4)
、
The report
for advertisers offers
to
them.
A
：
was written; a
new picture of women
B
：
written; a new
photo
C
：
writing; a new
look of persons
D
：
written; a new
look of women
答案：
D
(5)
、
Why are
American women fond of advertisements? Because
.
A
：
they like
advertisements
B
：
they are
interested in them
C
：
they can be
shown against different backgrounds
D
：
they like to be
shown off
答案：
C
14
、
Standing
alone
at
Brown's
party,
Anna
Mackintosh
thought
about
her
husband
Edward,
establishing him
clearly in her mind's eye. He was a thin man,
forty-one years of age, with fair hair that
was
often
untidy.
In
the
seventeen
years
they'd
been
married
he
had
changed
very
little:
he
was
still
nervous with other
people, and smiled in the same shy way, and his
face was still almost boyish.
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She believed she had failed him because
he had wished for children and she had not been
able to
supply any. She had been
annoyed for this fact over the years and in the
end, quite some time now, she
had
consulted Dr Abbat at Edward's request.
In the Browns' rich living room, its
walls and ceiling giving out a bright light with a
metallic surface
of
imitation
gold,
Anna
listened
to
dance
music
coming
from
a
tape
recorder
and
continued
to
think
about her
husband.
In a moment he
would be at the party too, since they had agreed
to meet there, although by now it
was
three quarters of an hour later than the time he
had planned to come.
The
Browns were people he knew in a business way, and
he had said he thought it wise that he and
Anna should attend this gathering of
theirs. She had never met them before, which made
it more difficult
for her, having to
wait about, not knowing a soul in the
room.
When she thought about it she felt
herself unfairly treated, for although Edward was
kind to her
and always had been, it was
far from thoughtful to be as late as this. Because
of her nervous condition she
felt
afraid and had developed a sickness in her
stomach. She looked at her watch and
sighed.
(1)
、
What made
Anna feel inadequate in her life?
A
：
Her bad
relationship with her husband.
B
：
Her husband's
youthful appearance.
C
：
Her inability
to have children.
D
：
Her nervousness
at parties.
答案：
C
(2)
、
Why did Anna
stand alone at the party?
A
：
Her husband's
nervousness affected her.
B
：
She didn't like
the Browns.
C
：
She wanted to
enjoy the music.
D
：
She didn't know
anybody in the room.
答案：
D
(3)
、
Anna started
to get angry because
.
A
：
she wasn't
feeling well
B
：
her husband had
usually been more thoughtful
C
：
she hated to
see the Browns' wealth
D
：
she came to
know that Mr. Brown was only a
businessman
答案：
B
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