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(一)TV Shows and Long Bus TripsLong bus rides are like televisions shows. They have a beginning, a middle, and an end-with commercials thrown in every three or four minutes. The commercials are unavoidable. They happen whether you want them or not. Every couple of minutes a billboard glides by outside the bus window. Buy Super Clean Toothpaste. Drink Goodn Wet Root Beer. Fill up with Pacific Gas. Only if you sleep, which is equal to turning the television set off, are you spared the unending cry of You Need It! Buy It Now!The beginning of the ride is comfortable and somewhat exciting, even if youve traveled that way before. Usually some things have changed-new houses, new buildings, sometimes even a new road. The bus driver has a style of driving and its fun to try to figure it out the first hour or so. If the driver is particularly reckless or daring, the ride can be as thrilling as a suspense story. Will the driver pass the truck in time? Will the driver move into the right or the left-hand lane? After a while, of course, the excitement dies down. Sleeping for a while helps pass the middle hours of the ride. Food always makes bus rides more interesting. But youve got to be careful of what kind of food you eat. Too much salty food can make you very thirsty between stops.The end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning. You know it will soon be over and theres a kind of expectation and excitement in that. The seat of course, has become harder as the hours have passed. By now youve sat with your legs crossed, with your hands in your lap, with your hands on the arm rests-even with your hands crossed behind your head. The end comes just at no more ways to sit.1. According to the passage, what do the passengers usually see when they are on a long bus trip?A) Buses on the road.B) Films on television.C) Advertisements on the board.D) Gas stations.2. What is the purpose of this passage?A) To give the writers opinion about long bus trips.B) To persuade you to take a long bus trip.C) To explain how bus trips and television shows differ.D) To describe the billboards along the road.3. the writer of this passage would probably favorA) bus drivers who werent recklessB) driving alone.C) a television set on the bus.D) no billboards along the road.4. The writer feels long bus rides are like TV shows becauseA) the commercials both on TV shows and on billboards along the road are fun.B) they both have a beginning, a middle, and an end, with commercials in between.C) the drivers are always reckless on TV shows just as they are on buses.D) both traveling and watching TV are not exciting.5. The writer thinks that the end of the ride is somewhat like the beginning because both areA) exciting.B) comfortable.C) tiring.D) boringKEY: CADBA来(二)New Foods and the New WorldIn the last 500 years, nothing about people-not their clothes, ideas, or languages-has changed as much as what they eat. The original chocolate drink was made form the seeds of the cocoa tree by South American Indians. The Spanish introduced it to the rest of the world during the 1500s. And although it was very expensive, it quickly became fashionable. In London shops where chocolate drinks were served became important meeting places. Some still exist today.The potato is also from the New World. Around 1600, the Spanish brought it from Peru to Europe, where it soon was widely grown. Ireland became so dependent on it that thousands of Irish people starved when the crop failed during the Potato Famine of 1845-6, and thousands more were forced to emigrate to America.There are many other foods that have traveled from south America to the Old World. But some others went in the opposite direction. Brazil is now the worlds largest grower of coffee, and coffee is an important crop in Colombia and other South American countries. But it is native to Ethiopia. It was first made into a drink by Arabs during the 1400s.According to an Arabic legend, coffee was discovered when a goatherd named Kaldi noticed that his goats were attracted to the red berries on a coffee bush. He tried one and experienced the wide-awake feeling that one-third of the worlds population now starts the day with.1. According to the passage, which of the following has changed the most in the last 500 years?A) Food.B) Chocolate.C) Potato.D) Coffee2. Some in Some still exist today meansA) some cocoa trees.B) some chocolate drinks.C) some shops.D) some South American Indians.3. Thousands of Irish people starved during the Potato Famine becauseA) they were so dependent on the potato that they refused to eat anything else.B) they were forced to emigrate to America.C) the weather conditions in Ireland were not suitable for growing the potato.D) the potato harvest was bad.4. Coffee originally came fromA) Brazil.B) Colombia.C) Ethiopia.考试大全国最大教育类网站(wwwE)D) Arabia.5. The Arabic legend is used to prove thatA) coffee was first discovered by Kaldi.B) coffee was first discovered by Kaldis goats.C) coffee was first discovered in south American countries.D) coffee drinks were first made by Arabs.KEY: ACDCD(三)A Football ClubDuring the 1970 season, the club played 42 matches: of these, 34 were League and Cup games, and the remainder were friendly matches. In the League, the Club finished in third place, two points behind the champions. Out of 28 League games, 16 were won, 8 were drawn and 4 were lost, whilst the Club managed to reach the semi-final of the Challenge Cup for the first time in its history. Of the eight friendly matches, four were won, two were drawn, and two were lost, but these defeats were at the hands of visiting teams whose standards were generally much higher than those of players of this area.At the same time, the standard of play shown by our own team was markedly superior to that seen in previous years, and this success is largely due to the intensive training programme which has been supervised by the team captain. In this connection, the provision of adequate training facilities must remain a priority, and the erection of an indoor gymnasium or hall in which the players can practise on wet evenings is essential. It would do much to supplement the outdoor training being carried on, and would help the Club in the recruitment of younger players.There are now 28 players registered with the Club, and many more have asked to join but have been discouraged by the fact that the Club fields only one team. With the improvement in the financial position, concerning which the Treasurer will report in a minute. I suggest that the Committee consider entering a team in the Second Division of the League.1. How many Cup matches did the Challenge Club play?A) 34B) 6C) 8D) 422. What reason does the speaker give for the Clubs improved playing record?A) The provision of adequate training facilities.B) The erection of an indoor gymnasium.C) The intensive training under the team captain.D) The low standards of the visiting teams.3. In the second paragraph, this connection refers toA) an indoor gymnasium.B) An indoor hall.C) The team captain.D) The intensive training programs.4. The committee may enter a team in the Second Division of the League because ofA) its improved financial position.B) Its better training facilities.C) Its improved playing record.D) Its ambition to become famous.5. The tone of this report isA) objective.B) Unfriendly.C) Pessimistic.D) Critical.KEY: BCDAA(四) Lemons in Used Car MarketSuppose that you, a college student of somewhat limited means, are in the market for a used pickup truck. The following ad in a local used car publication catches your eyes.1993 Ford Ranger, bilk, 4WD, a/cAM/FM/cass., showroom condition.Call 555-1234 after 5 p.mThis is exactly the kind of vehicle you want, so you call to inquire about the price. The price you are quoted over the phone is $2,000 lower than the price for this model with this equipment listed in a used car guidebook. Instead of being ecstatic, however, you are suspicious.For many products, when you must pay less than the going rate, you believe you are getting a great deal. This is not necessarily the case for used cars or other durable goods(washing machines and television sets, for example) because with expensive products-or, what is essentially the same thing, products with high replacement costs-you must be particularly careful about getting a lemon. Or a product of substandard quality.In addition to asking the price, the age of a car-or any other consumer durable-is a factor when you are trying to determine whether a seller is attempting to unload a lemon. While people have all sorts of reasons for wanting to sell their cars-even relatively new cars-most people hold off until they have put many thousands of miles on a car or until the used car is several years old. You would probably be as suspicious of a car that is too new as you would a car that is too good a deal. In fact, you are probably willing to pay a high price for a high-quality used car. While this price would certainly be acceptable to the seller, the competitive market might not facilitate such trades.1. The beginning of this passage assumes that college studentsA) are very clever but not very rich.B) Are very capable but not very diligent.C) Have limited material resourcesD) Are not rich.2. The passage indicated that, sometimes when you find a product of an unexpectedly low price.A) You are very happy.B) You are rather suspicious.C) You are filled with happiness as well as surprise.D) You feel uneasy.3.Lemon in this passage refers toA) a kind of fruit.B) A kind of new car.C) A kind of expensive and high-quality car.D) A product of inferior quality.4.If you want to know if the seller is trying to unload a lemon, youA) take the age of the car into consideration.本文来源:考试大网B) Take the price of the lemon into considerationC) Consider how many miles the car has run.D) Consider both the price as well as the age of the car.5.It can be concluded from the passage that in the used car market,A) used cars are generally cheap.B) Used cars are generally expensiveC) Used cars are actually brand newD) Car buyers are willing to pay a high price for a used car.KEY: DBDDAThe Greatest Show on EarthThe Olympic Games are the greatest festival of sport in the world. Every four years, a hundred or more countries send their best sportsmen to compete for the highest honors in sport. As many as 6,000 people take part in over 20 sports. For the winners, there are gold medals and glory. But there is honor, too, for all who compete, win or lose. That is in spirit of the Olympics-to take part is what matters.The Olympic Games always start in a bright color and action. The teams of all the nations parade in the opening ceremony and march round the track. The custom is for the Greek team to march in first. For it was in Greece that the Olympics began. The team of the country where the Games are being held- the host country-marches in last.The runner with the Olympic torch then enters the stadium and lights the flame. A sportsman from the host country takes the Olympic oath on behalf of all the competitors. The judges and officials also take an oath. After the sportsman march out of the stadium, the host country puts on a wonderful display?The competitions begin the next day. There are usually more than twenty sorts in the Games. The rule is that there must be at least fifteen. The main events are in track and field, but it is a few days before these sports start. Each day the competitors take part in a different sport-riding, shooting, swimming, and cross-country running. Points are gained for each event. Medals are awarded for the individual winners and for national teams.More and more women are taking part in the games. They first competed in 1900, in tennis and golf, which are no longer held in the Olympics, Womens swimming events were introduced in 1912. But it was not until 1928 that there were any track and field events for women. Now, they compete in all but half a-dozen of the sports. In horse riding, shooting, and boat racing, they may compete in the same events as the men.1. why is there honor for the losers as well as for the winners?A)Because failure is the mother of the success.B)Because losers need encouragement, too.C)Because losers and winners should be equally treated.D)Because what really matters is to take part in the Olympic Games.2. Which of the following is a long-established practice in the opening ceremony?A)Runners enter the stadium with torches.B)Each team has to put on a wonderful display.C)The Greek team marches in first.D)Men and women were magnificent clothes.3. Who takes the Olympic oath?A)A judge from the host country.B)An official from the host country.C)A Greek sportsman.D)A sportsman from the host country.4. What the most important events in the Olympic Games?A)The track and field events.B)The horse-riding events.C)The swimming events.D)The boat-racing events.5. When did women start taking part in Olympic Games?A)In 1912.B)In 1900.C)In 1928.D)In 1924.KEY：DCDABOne-room Schools One-room schools are part of the United States, and the mention of them makes people feel a vague longing for the way things were. One-room schools are an endangered species, however. For more than a hundred years one-room schools have been systematically shut down and their students sent away to centralized schools. As recently as 1930 there were 149,000 one-room schools in the United States. By 1970 there were 1,800. Today, of the nearly 800 remaining one-room schools, more than 350 are in Nebraska. The rest are scattered through a few other states that have on their road maps wide-spaces between towns.Now that there are hardly any left, educators are beginning to think that maybe there is something yet to be learned form one-room schools, something that served the pioneers that might serve as well today. Progressive educators have come up with progressive-sounding names like peer-group teaching and multi-age grouping for educational procedures that occur naturally in the one-room schools. In a one-room schools the children teach each other because the teacher is busy part of the Time teaching someone else. A fourth grader can work at a fifth-grade level in math and a third-grade level in English without the stigma associated with being left back or the pressures of being skipped ahead. A youngster with a learning disability can find his or her own level without being separated from the other pupils. In larger urban and suburban schools today, this is called mainstreaming. A few hours is a small school that has only one classroom and it becomes clear why so many parents feel that one of the advantages of living in Nebraska in their children have to go to a one-room school.1. It is implied in the passage that many educators and parents today feel that one-room schoolsA)need to be shut down.B)are the best in Nebraska.C)are a good example of the good old day.D)provide good education.2. Why are one-room schools in danger of disappearing?A)Because they all exist in one state.B)Because they skip too many children ahead.C)Because there is a trend towards centralization.D)Because there is no fourth-grade level in any of them.3. What is mentioned as a major characteristic of the one-room school in the second paragraph?A)Some children have to be left back.B)Teachers are always busy.C)Pupils have more freedom.D)Learning is not limited to one grade level at a time.4. Which of the following can best describe the authors toward one-room schools?A)Praising.B)Angry.C)Critical.本文来源:考试大网D)Humorous.5. It can be inferred from the last sentence that parents living in NebraskaA)dont like centralized schools.B)received educational in one-room schools.C)prefer rural life to urban one.D)come from other states.KEY：DCDAADavid Jones and His SalaryComputer programmer David Jones earns 35,000 a year designing new computer games, yet he cannot find a bank prepared to let him have a cheque card. Instead, he has been told to wait another two years, until he is 18.The 16-year-old works for a small firm In Liverpool, where the problem of most young people of his age is finding a job. Davids firm releases two new games for the home computer market each month.But Davids biggest headache is what to do with his money. Despite his salary, earned buy inventing new programs, with bonus payments and profit-sharing, he cannot drive a car, buy a house, or obtain credit cards.He lives with his parents in Liverpool. His company has to pay 150 a month in taxi fares to get him the five miles to work and back every day because David cannot drive.David got his job with the Liverpool-based company four months ago, a year after leaving school and working for a time in a computer shop. I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs, he said.I suppose 35,000 sounds a lot but I hope it will come to more than that his year. He spends some of his money on records and clothes, and gives his mother 20 a week. But most of his spare time is spent working.unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at scho