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1. The government has repeatedly asserted that it will not change its policy.A. declaredB. agreedC. deniedD. disagreed2. He wanted to leave the country in order to get a better perspective on things.A. impressionB. perspirationC. focusD. view3. His own personal future was at stake.A. at riskB. in troubleC. under watchD. on the way4. Do you have a valid reason for being late?A. valuableB. availableC. acceptableD. accepted5. The time had come to say good-bye. At mothers cue, we all ascended.A. adviceB. signalC. requestD. ask6. Becoming president is his ultimate goal.A. firstB. finalC. greatD. next7. The reporter wanted to know as much as possible about the meeting, so he asked to read the minutes.A. issuesB. conclusionsC. recordsD. menus8. The tiny woman has an incredible appetite.A. ordinaryB. decreasingC. increasingD. unbelievable9. He compresses a lifetime as soldier into a few sentences.A. oppressesB. condensesC. comprisesD. computes10. There are always some skeptics when a new social program is put forward.A. specialistsB. doubtersC. supportersD. experts11. In order to keep up with the economic development, the government shall accelerate the popular education in the country.A. slow downB. speed upC. spread outD. turn off12. There are several alternative possibilities.A. changingB. variousC. optionalD. impossible13. A detective story usually has an intricate plot.A simpleB. clearC. complicatedD. Impossible14. Sentimentality is traditionally considered a feminine quality.A. delicateB. womanlyC. cowardlyD. manly15. Boys and girls are segregated in this school.A. separatedB. classifiedC. unitedD. grouped16. He turned his back on those against him.A. criticizedB. ignoredC. leftD. beat17. She has only a superficial understanding of economics.A. completeB. wrongC. shallowD. deep18. I gave him my pledge I would vote for him.A. promiseB. pleadC. pleasureD. plough19. Her words stung him bitterly.A. bitB. hurtC. pushedD. pulled20. Though we disagreed with her conclusion, we admired the coherence of her argument.A. cooperationB. confusionC. consistenceD. eloquence21. Even saints have been known to resort to violence.A. resourceB. useC. resistD. fight22. America has assimilated many people from Europe.A. absorbedB. introducedC. attractedD. assailed23. Although they live in the big city now, they still cling to their small town values.A. give upB. stick toC. glue togetherD. put forward24. The bodyguards should always remain alert.A. aggressiveB. attentiveC. strongD. disturbed25.Carol flaunts before her classmates her new coat, which she bought yesterday.A. shows offB. talks about C. tries onD. takes off26. His checkered career is full of ups and downs.A. unevenB. controlledC. smoothD. long27. Though he was of obscure birth, he became a successful statesman later in life.A. hiddenB. nobleC. unknownD. good28. Dont make any snap decision until youve calmed down.A. thoughtfulB. soundC. hastyD. final29. Orange trees are alien to Canada.A. nativeB. foreignC. awayD. sharp30. Though nearly twenty he is barely literate.A. able to speakB. able to look after himselfC. able to read and writeD. able to see31.Her generosity is one of her most pleasing traits.A. characteristicsB. meritsC. shortcomingsD. measure32.Simon Bolivars aspiration was to establish democracy in South America.A. ambitionB. perspirationC. jobD. career33.My brain may be old, but it is not addled.A. damagedB. stupidC. confusedD. adult 34.The boys stubbornness infuriated the mother.A. comfortedB. angeredC. smoothedD. disturbed35.I try to be broadminded, but I do feel antipathy toward people who are dirty and untidy.A. dislikeB. sympathy C. antiquityD. regard36.It was his firm conviction that every effort should be made to preserve world peace.A. doubtB. persuasionC. enthusiasmD. belief37.Only an artist can perceive the fine shades of color in the painting.A. ignoreB. understandC. feelD. notice38.Diligent police work should help eradicate crime.A. removeB. erectC. establishD. record39.The boy showed ingenuity in making toys out of scraps of discarded wood.A. clevernessB. generosityC. franknessD. boldness40.You can breathe the incense of cedar in the garden.A. sweet smellB. bad smellC. fresh airD. cold air 41.The romance of the sea beckoned the old sailor.A. repelledB. promisedC. attractedD. shocked42.Some people have a bias against foreigners.A. prejudiceB. toleranceC. dislikeD. preference43.The steel industry was geared toward the needs of war.A. assigned toB. adapted toC. used toD. adopted44.The doctors dilemma was whether he should tell the patient the truth.A. subject of studyB. difficult choiceC. only jobD. responsibility45.A spiral staircase takes up less space than a normal one.A. roundB. spiritualC. windingD. wound46.He was a glee club manager, but he couldnt sing a note.A. joy clubB. singing clubC. speech clubD. night club (1)Insurance is the sharing of risks. Nearly everyone is exposed to risk of some sort. The house owner, for example, knows that his property can by damaged by fire; the ship owner knows that his vessel may be lost at sea; the breadwinner knows that he may die at an early age and leave his family the poorer. On the other hand, not every house is damaged by fire nor every vessel lost at sea. If these persons each put a small sum into a pool, there will be enough to meet the needs of the few who do suffer loss. In other words, the losses of the few are met from the contributions of the many. This is the basis of insurance. Those who pay the contribution are known as “insured” and those who administer the pool of contributions as “insurers”.Not all risks end themselves to being covered by insurance. Broadly speaking, the ordinary risks of business and speculation cannot be covered. The risk that buyers will not buy goods at the prices offered is not of a kind that can be statistically estimated and risks can only be insured against if they can be so estimated.The legal basis of all insurance is the “policy”. This is a printed form of contract on stout paper of the best quality. It states that in return for the regular payment by the insured of a named sum of money, called the “premium”, which is usually paid every year, the insurer will pay a sum of money or compensation for loss, if the risk or event insured against actually happens. The wording of policies, particularly in marine insurance, often seems very old-fashioned, but there is a sound reason for this. Over a large number of years many law cases have been bought to clear up the meanings of doubtful phrases in policies. The law courts, in their judgments, have given these phrases a definite and indisputable meaning, and to avoid future disputes. The phrases have continued to be used in policies even when they have passed out of normal use in speech.1. According to this passage, insurance is possible because_.A. everyone at some time suffers lossB. only a small proportion of the insured suffer lossC. nearly everyone suffers lossD. only insured people suffer loss2. The “basis of insurance” refers to_.A. the sharing of risksB. the administration of contributionsC. the payment of contributionsD. exposure to risks3. By “the pool of contributions” the writer means_.A. money paid by the insuredB. money paid by the insurersC. the cost of administering insuranceD. the amount of each premium4. The insurance of ordinary business risks is not possible because_.A. businessmen will not buy insuranceB. the risks are too highC. the risks can not be estimatedD. the premiums would be too high5. Old-fashioned wording is sometimes used in insurance policies because_.A. insurance is old-fashionedB. insurance has existed for a long timeC. it enables ordinary people to understand itD. the meaning of such wording has been agreed upon6. The writer of this passage seems to think that insurance is_.A. a form of gamblingB. a way of making money quicklyC. old-fashionedD. useful and necessary(2)Although behavioral psychologists use many different kinds of equipment in operant conditioning experiments, one device that is frequently employed is the Skinner Box. The box, named for B.F. Skinner, the American psychologist who developed it, was used in Skinners original operant conditioning experiment in 1932. It is a small, empty box except for a bar with a cup underneath it. In Skinners experiment, a rat that had been deprived of food for twenty-four hours was placed in the box. As the hungry animal began to explore its new environment, it accidentally hit the bar, and a food pellet dropped into the cup. The rat ate the pellet and continued exploring for more food. After hitting the bar three or four times with similar results, the animal learned that it could get food by pressing the bar. The food stimulus reinforced the bar pressing response. The rat had been conditioned.7. In the passage, the word “deprived” is closest in meaning to _.A. allowedB. providedC. deniedD. revealed8. How did the rat obtain more food?A. By exploringB. By hitting a barC. By making noiseD. By eating pellets9. It may be concluded that operant conditioning _.A. always uses a Skinner BoxB. involves a stimulus and responseC. is no longer popularD. requires at least twenty-four hours10. What is the main idea in this passage?A. That learning is often accidental.B. That B.F. Skinner is a behavioral psychologist.C. That rats are able to learn simple tasks.D. That a Skinner Box may be used for operant conditioning.(3)In our daily life, few people notice the fact that warm water freezes more quickly than cold. Sir Francis Bacon said that almost four years ago. But few people believed him till 1970. In that year Canadian scientist George Kell proved the English scholar was right. Dr. Kell filled an open bucket with cold water. He filled another with warm water. He exposed both to the same low temperature. The warm water froze first.The lack of covers on the buckets was the secret. Some of the warm water changed to vapor. It evaporated into the air. This meant that less of the warm water was left to freeze. And so the warm water froze faster than the cold water even though it had a greater temperature drop to make.11. Sir Francis Bacon was _. A. an American experimenter.B. a Canadian scientist.C. an English scholar.D. an Australian writer.12. Most people didnt believe Bacon because warm water is _.A. somewhat heavier than cold water.B. able to flow faster than cold water.C. further from freezing temperature than cold water.D. quicker to evaporate than cold water.13. Dr. Kells buckets were both _.A. filled with water.B. left uncovered.C. exposed to the same temperature.D. All of the above.14. The second paragraph tells why _.A. Dr. Kell was studying water.B. the warm water frozen first.C. Dr. Kell used buckets in his work.D. water freezes in underground pipes.15. No water vapor would have escaped into the air if the bucket had been _.A. warmed.B. covered.C. shaken.D. filled.16. The cold water froze more slowly because _.A. salt was added to it.B. its bucket was smaller.C. there was more of it left.D. the air near it was moving.(4)One notes that the children of the shortest are taller than their parents. This indicates a tendency toward the average height, and is known as “Galtons Law of Filial(子女的) Regression,” which is stated thus: Average parents produce average offspring; tall parents produce tall children, short parents produce short children, but the children are not as tall or as short as their parents, that is, there is a tendency toward the average condition; the children inherit the parental characteristics in a less divers degree. Galton would have this law apply to inheritance of all sorts of characters, mental as well as physical. He made a more definite assertion derived from mathematical consideration of the results, namely, that children show only two-thirds of the parental deviation from the racial average. By his statistical methods he arrives at another general conclusion known as the “Law of Ancestral Inheritance.” According to this, he asserted that the two parents contributed one-half of the total inheritance of the child; the four grand-parents, one-fourth; the eight great-grandparents, one-eight, etc.17. According to “Galtons Law of Filial Regression”, the human race will in its future development_.A. tend to develop away from present norms of various characteristicsB. tend to throw off environmental influences which might change its present norms radicallyC. tend to develop slowly and gradually away from present normsD. tend to maintain its present norms18. It is obvious that the author of this passage is a _.A. mathematicianB. statisticianC. genetic expertD. psychologist19. Assuming (1) that the average American male dies at 67 years old, and female at 69, and (2) that longevity is an inherited characteristic, a man whose parents died at an average of 80 would, according to Galton, most probably die at_.A. 67B. 69C. 77D. 8020. This passage focuses on_.A. characteristicsB. inheritanceC. parents and childrenD. “Galtons Law of Filial Regression”(5) The keyboard of a typewriter refers to the set of keys in it. Most typewriters have qwerty keyboards. The name comes from the first six letters on the boards second line. The qwerty board was set up by C. L. Sholes, Sholes was the first man to make a really good typewriter. Some letters, such as S and T, are used together a great deal in English. Sholes placed such pairs of letters far apart on his keyboard. This made it harder for typists to learn the keyboard. But it helped keep typewriters from jamming. On early machines the bars holding the letters often caught on each other when moving quickly. Sholes made the name of his machine easy to type. He placed on the same line all the letters of the word type and writer.21. This article is mostly about a_.A. pair of letter.B. keyboard.C. language.D. mans life.22. The qwerty board is named for the _.A. man who set it up.B. company that sold it.C. order of six of its letters.D. letters used the most in English.23. The qwerty board was first set up_.A. with thirty-six letters.B. in six lines.C. by C. L. Sholes.D. All of the above.24. Sholes put S and T far apart because_.A. he hoped to prevent jamming.B. they are seldom used together.C. neither is a vowel.D. there wasnt room for them together.25. The keyboard might be easier to learn if the letters were_.A. placed in a different order.B. made to catch on each other.C. reduced in size.D. written upside down.(6)People have different hobbies, but taking pictures is fun to nearly all. And taking good ones is easy if you follow a few simple rules. Before you snap a picture, think about it. Be sure you are close enough to your subject. A pretty face against a plain background, for instance, makes a good picture. But a distant figure lost among trees and clouds lacks interest. In a landscape scene, try to keep at least two- thirds of the picture below the line where the ground meets the sky. For a sky scene, keep at least two-thirds of the picture above that line. Study pictures in newspapers and books. Try to see why some are better than others. Use what you learn to improve your own pictures, and youll find more fun.26. This article gives some_.A. reasons for taking pictures.B. differences between still and moving pictures.C. ideas for interesting hobbies.D. hints for taking good pictures.27. The writer talks mostly about pictures taken _.A. outdoors.B. by moonlight.C. in color.D. for newspapers.28. In the first example, the subject was probably a _.A. car.B. girl.C. tree.D. cloud.29. The subject of a picture should usually_.A. close.B. small.C. shadowy.D. shiny.30. In a landscape scene two-thirds of the picture should be _.A. sky.B. clouds.C. land.D. horizon. (7)Monuments that are made of great stones, called megaliths, can be found all over the worldfrom England to Easter Island and in Algeria, Palestine, Ethiopia, Sudan, the Caucasus, Iran, India and Japan. Many groups of prehistoric peoples placed these enormous stones upright in the ground. In some cases, two vertical stones support a third stone that was placed horizontally on top of them. Some megaliths were actually crude and simple structures that may have served as tombs, or marked burial places. Although many of these ancient monuments around the world are similar, most archaeologists believe that they were constructed in isolation. Yet some people wonder whether they were built by a race of wise people who somehow influenced the entire world 4,000 years ago. Some even imagine that the megalith builders were voyagers from outer space. Most now believe that the similarities exist only because the megaliths in each culture and period of history were built of a similar material, stone, and in a similar manner. However, the questions still remain: who labored to transport and build these massive rock structures, and why did they build them?31. Megaliths can be found _.A. in Engla