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题目部分，（卷面共有3题,21.0分,各大题标有题量和总分）一、FillintheBlankswiththeRightWord（实词填空）（1小题，共1.0分）1．（0.5分）ThesechargesandinterestratesarevaandtheBankreservestherighttochangethemfromtimetotime.二、ReadingComprehension阅读理解（2小题，共20.0分）（10分）Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.IntheUnitedStatesauniversityprofessorisgivenafewmonthsoffreedomfromhisdutiesabouteveryseventhyearfortraveloradvancedstudy.Thisperiodoffreedomfromteachingiscalleda“studyorresearchleave”.Itspurposeistogivetheprofessorexperienceswhichwillmakehimawiserpersonandabetterteacherwhenhereturnstohisuniversity.Fewstudyleavesareinterestingenoughtobedescribedinnationalnewspapersandmagazines.Recently，however，therewasanexception.ThepubliclearnedhowDr.JohnR.Coleman，presidentofHaverfordCollege，hadspenthisstudyleave.Attheageof51，Dr.ColemanwasdeterminedtoescapefromuniversitylifeforafewmonthsandtogetavarietyofexperiencesintheworldofworkHeespeciallywantedtolearnaboutpeople.Peoplewhodohardphysicallaborwereespeciallyinterestingtohim.“Iwantedtogetawayfromtheworldofwordsandpoliticalmattersandparties-thethingsapresidentdoes，”Dr.Colemanlaterexplainedtonewswriters.“Asacollegepresidentyoubegintotakeyourselfveryseriouslyandtothinkyouhavepoweryoudon't.Youforgetthingsaboutpeople.IwantedtorelearnthingsI'dforgotten.”Tellingnooneofhisplans,Dr.ColemanstartedhisstudyleaveonafarminCanada,hundredsofmilesfromhiscollege.Gettingupat4:30eachmorning,workingthirteenhoursadayinfields,hepreparedhimselfphysicallyforhisnextjob,diggingditchesinAtlanta,GeorgiA、Afterthat,thecollegepresidentwasheddishesinaBostonrestaurant.Duringthelasttendaysofhisleave,heworkedasagarbagecollector.Thefirstparagraphismainlyabout.A、whyaprofessorshouldbefreefromhisdutieseveryseventhyearB、howprofessorsspendtheirstudyleaveC、whatastudyleaveisanditspurposeD、howastudyleavemakesaprofessorawiserpersonandabetterteacherAstudyleaveisaperiodoffreedomfromdutiesallowedtoauniversityteacherwhohastaughtsincehislastleave.A、forsixyearsB、forsevenyearsC、foratermD、forauniversityyearPeoplelearnedaboutDr.Coleman'sunusualexperiencesfrom.A、hiscolleaguesB、thebossofaBostonrestaurantC、theCanadiannewspapersandmagazinesD、theU.S.newspapersandmagazinesDr.ColemancarriedouthisstudyleaveinanunusualwaybecauseA、hehateshisuniversitylife,especiallyhisjobasapresidentB、hewantedtolearnaboutpeople,especiallypeoplewhodohardphysicallaborC、hewantedtomakehimselfknowntothepublicD、hewantedtowritearticlesaboutpeopleandhavethemprintedinnewspapersandmagazinesWhatdidDr.Colemandoduringhisstudyleave?A、Heworkedonafarm,dugditches,wenttoparties,andcollectedgarbage.B、Heworkedonafarm,talkedtonewswriters,washeddishes,andcollectedgarbageC、Heworkedonafarm,washeddishes,talkedtonewswriters,andwrotearticlesfornewspapersandmagazinesD、Heworkedonafarm,dugditches,washeddishes,andcollectedgarbage.（10分）Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Foryears,it'sbeenassumedthattheinsideenvironment（环境）limitsthevarietyofplantsthatpeoplearesubjectedto.Lately,however,plantsthatareusuallyonlygrownoutdoorshavefoundtheirwayintoinsidespaces.Thereareafewsimplereasonswhythisis.Themoderninsideenvironmentcanbeagoodplaceforawidevarietyofoutdoorplants.Plantsthatordinarilycannotgrowincolderoutdoorweathercanbeprotectedbytheinsidespaces,wheretemperaturesareeasilycontrolleD、Plantsthatusedtobefoundonlyoutside,suchastrees,havebecomemoreandmorepopularasdecorationsinsidehouses.Orchids（兰花）,whichwereonceonlyfoundinhotplaces,havebeguntogrowwellininsideplaces.Alargenumberofsmallerplantshavealsofoundtheirwayintohomes.Onereasonthatthemodernhomehasmadeexoti^（进的）outdoorplantsmorepracticalisthemodernuseofwindows.Inthepastwindowswereusedlessofteninbuildingsthantheyaretoday.Itispartlybecauseoftheabilityoflargewindowstoadmitalargequantityoflightfromthesunandtokeeptheheatinatthesametim，ethatmanyoutdoorplantshavebeenabletomaketheirmoveinside.Itistruethatmostoftheplantsthathavebeensuccessfulinmovinginsidehavebeensmall.Someofthebestsuitedvarietiesarethevines（藤本植物）.Manyvinesthatgrowinnaturallocationsmakeexcellentdecorationswhereotherplantsprovedifficulttogrow.Althoughsometreescanbegrowninside,itisnotlikelythelargervarietiescanbeuseD、Unfortunately,mosthomesjustdon'thavethespacetogrowamonkeytree.Thepassageismainlyconcernedwith.A、theabilityoflargewindowsB、thedifficultyofmovingmonkeytreesintohomesC、growingplantsinsidehousesD、thebestsuitedtreesPeopleusedtobelievethat.A、theplantsthatcouldgrowinsidewerelimitedB、theplantsthatcouldgrowinsidewerefromhotplacesC、thetemperatureintheinsideenvironmentcouldbecontrolledD、thelargerplantsgrewbetterinsideItisimpliedorsuggestedinthepassagethat.A、theinsideenvironmentcanprotectplantsbetterB、peopleliketouseplantsasdecorationsintheirhousesC、peoplemoveplantsintotheirhousestosavethemD、theusesofwindowsinthepastwerenotpracticalOnefunctionofmodernwindowsis.A、toallowfreshairinB、togrowplantsandtreesinsideC、toprovideheatandlightD、tocontrolthetemperatureItisnotlikelythatlargeplantswillmoveinsidebecauseA、theweatheris