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II.Grammarandvocabulary(18%)SectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.Today,rollerskatingiseasyandfun.(18) alongtimeago,itwasn'teasyatall.Before1750,theideaofskatingdidn'texist.ThatchangedbecauseofamannamedJosephOnedayMerlinreceivedaninvitation(19) (attend)afancydressball.Hewasverypleasedandalittleexcited.Asthedayofthepartycamenear,Merlinbegantothink(20) tomakeagrandentranceattheparty.Hehadanidea.Hethoughthe(21) lotofattentionifhecouldskateintotheroom.Merlintrieddifferentwaystomakehimselfroll.Finally,hedecidedtoputtwowheels eachshoe.Theseweretherollerskates.Merlinwasveryproudofhisinventionanddreamedofarrivingatthepartyonwheelswhile(23) theviolin.OnthenightofthepartyMerlinrolledintotheroomplayinghisviolin.Everyonewasastonishedtoseehim.Therewasjustoneproblem.Merlinhadnowaytostop(24) (skate).Herolledonandon.Suddenly,heranintoahugevase(25) placedaroundthecorner.Downfellthevase,breakingtopieces.NobodyforgotMerlin'sgrandentranceforalongtime!SectionDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.willing B.easy C.created D.carelessly AB.attitudes AC.effortAD.sorry BC.materials BD.lived CD.comfortable ABC.differentlyAnelderlybuilderwasreadytoretire.Hetoldhisemployerofhisplanstoleavethehousebuildingbusinessandliveamore(26) lifewithhiswife.Hisemployerwas(27) toseehisgoodworkergoandaskedifhecouldbuildjustonemorehouseasaalfavor.Thebuildersaidyes,butatthattimeitwas(28) toseethathisheartwasnotinhiswork.Hebuiltitcarelesslyandusedpoor(29) .ItwasanunfortunatewaytoendhisWhenthebuilderfinishedhiswork,theemployercameandhandedthefront-doorkeytothebuilder.“Thisisyourhouse,”hesaid,“mygifttoyou.”havedoneitall(30) .Nowhehadtoliveinthehomehehadbuilt(31) Soitiswithus.Sometimeswebuildourlivescarelessly,(32) toputuplessthebest.Atimportantpointswedonotgivethejobourbest(33) .Thenwithashockwelookatthesituationwehave(34) andfindthatwearenowlivinginthehousewehavebuilt.Ifwehadrealized,wewouldhavedoneitinadifferentway.Whocouldsayitmoreclearly？Yourlifetodayistheresultofyour(35) andchoicesintheIII.ReadingComprehension(32%)SectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Itwasthelastdayofthefinalexaminationinalargeeasternuniversity.Agroupofstudentswouldgraduateafterthelastexam.Sometalkedofjobstheyalreadyhad,otherstalkedofjobstheywouldget.Withthecertaintyoffouryearsofcollege,theyfelt(36) andabletotakecontroloftheworld.Thecomingexam,theyknew,wouldbe task,astheprofessorhadsaidcouldbringanybooksornotestheywanted,requestingonlythattheydidnot(38) otherduringthetest.Happilytheyenteredtheclassroom.Theprofessorpassedoutthepapers.And onthestudents’facesastheyfoundtherewereonlyfiveThreehourshadpassedbeforetheprofessorbegantocollectpapers.Thestudentsnolongerlookedconfident.Papersinhand,noonespokeastheprofessorfacedtheclass.Helookedatthe(40) facesbeforehim,andthenasked:“Howmanycompletedallfivequestions?”(41) ahandwasraised.“Howmanyansweredfour?”Stillno“ThreeTwoThestudentsmovedrestlessly(不安地intheir“One,then?Certainlysomebodyfinishedone.”ButtheclassremainedTheprofessorputdownthepapers.“ThatisexactlywhatI(42) ,”hesaid.“Ijustwantyoutoknowthat,althoughyouhavecompletedfouryearsofstudy,therearestillmanythingsaboutthe(43) youdon’tknow.Thesequestionsyoucouldnotanswerarerelativelycommonineverydaypractice.”Then,smiling,headded,“Youwillall(44) thiscourse,butremember—eventhoughyouarenowcollegegraduates,youreducationhadjust(45) 36.A.B.C.D.37.A.B.C.D.38.A.listenB.lookC.careD.talk39.A.B.C.D.40.A.B.C.D.41.A.B.C.D.42.A.B.C.D.43.A.B.C.D.44.A.B.C.D.54.A.B.C.D.SectionDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.COURSE:History101IntroductiontoAmericanHistoryINSTRUCTOR:Dr.JaneKlammerOFFICE:305MarshallOFFICEHOURS:11:15-12:30MWF（MondayWednesdayFriday）CLASS:363MarshallHall3:35-5:00TTh（TuesdayThursday）10:10-11:00MWFOthertimesbyappointmentEPHONE:255-TEXTBOOK:Green,Robert.P,"TheAmericanTradition:AHistoryoftheUnitedStates,"CharlesE.MerrillpublishingCO.Columbus,Ohio1984whichisavailableatthecollegeCOURSEmid-termexam:October10--20%ofthefinalgradefinalexam:December10--40%ofthefinalgradetermpaperdue:December15--40%ofthefinalgradeAttendanceisnotrequired,butyouareresponsibleforalltheinformationgivenintheclasslectures.InthelecturesIwilltalkaboutthechaptersinthetextbookandothermaterialthatIchoosetosupplementthecourse.Theexamswillcoverallthisinformation.Therefore,Iadviseyoutocometotheclassasmuchaspossible.Ifyouhavetomissaclass,besuretogettheclassnotesfromanotherstudent.Yourassignmentsarelistedonthenextpage.YouaresupposedtoreadthechapteraboutwhichIwillbelecturingbeforeyoucometoclass.Thisistomakesurethatyouunderstandasmuchaspossiblewhiletakingnotesinmylectures.Bepreparedwhenyoucometoclass.Ifthereareanychangesintheassignedreading,Iwillannounceinclass.Thetermpaperis40%ofyourfinalgrade.Itshouldnotexceed（超过）fifteen（Anyonethinkingofmajoringinhistorymaywritetwenty-fivepages.）Beforethemid-termexamyouwillchoosethetopicforyourpaper.HaveagoodIfastudentcannotseeProf.Klammerduringherofficehours,he A．seesherafterclass B．callsherathomeC．makesanappointmentwithher D．asksanotherstudentIfastudentwantstoknowwhattheassignmentsare Prof.KlammerannouncestheminthestudentreadsthelistonthenextProf.Klammergivesalisteveryweekinthestudentgoestotheprofessor'soffice48．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTURE?ThetextbookiswrittenbyDr．JaneIfyouhavetomissaclass,besuretosayyouaresorrytoProf.Thestudentscanbuy"IntroductiontoAmericanHistory"atthecollegeProf.KlammeradvisesherstudentstotakenotesinherWhatcantheumlengthofhispaperbeifastudentdoesn’ttakeuphistoryashisTen B．Twenty-fiveC．Fifteen D．NoHaveyouheardthestoryabouttwomenwhocrashedintheirprivateplaneontoaSouthPacificisland?Theybothsurvived（幸存）.Oneofthemencametohimselfandthenrlovertheislandimmediayinordertodeterminetheirchancesforsurvival.Afterathoroughsearchoftheislandherusheduptotheothermananddeclared,“Thisislandisuninhabited(无人居住的),thereisnofood,thereisnowater.Wearegoingtodie!”Theothermancomfortablylearnedagainstthewrecked(失事的)planefoldedhisarmsandresponded,“Imake$100,000perweek.”Andthenwasquiet.Theman,realizinghisfriendmustnotunderstand,declaredagainwithstrongconviction,“Listen,weareonanuninhabitedisland.Thereisnofood,nowater.Wearegoingtodie!”Theotherman,againrespondedcalmly,“Listen,Imake$100,000perweek.”Confused,theman,takenaback,butunwillingtobesatisfiedwithsuchananswer,againrepeated,“I’mlingyouweAREgoingtodie.Thereisnooneelseonthisisland.ThereisNofood.ThereisNowater.Weare,Irepeat,weAREgoingtodie.”Stillunfazed,thesecondmanlookedtheotherintheeyesandsaid,“Don’tmakemesaythisagain.Imake$100,000perweek.Ipaya20%al etax.MytaxcollectorWILLfindAccordingtothenarratorofthestory,thetwomenwouldsurvive theyhadenoughmoneytosendfortheyfoundenoughfoodandwaterontheoneofthemenwasconsideredveryimportantanddotheywouldbebothbothofthenknewalotaboutfieldAccordingtothepassage,thetwomenweremost ordinaryclerksonabusinesstouristsonaluxuriousthecrewofaprivatesuccessfulTheword“unfazed”inthelineofthelastparagraphiscloseto inA. B. C. D.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisAtofthestory,wecansayforsurethattheywouldbothdieofOnemanrepeatedlytoldtheotherthattheislandwasuninhabitedandtheywerebothveryOnemankeptsayingthatheearnedalotofmoneybecausehewasThemanwitha ewasconfidentthatsomeonewouldcometosaveSectionDirections:Readthepassagecarefully.ThenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsNOMORETHANELEVENNevergointoasupermarkethungry!Thisisagoodpieceofadvice.Ifyougoshopforfoodbeforelunchtime,you'llprobablybuymorethanyouplanto.Unfortunay,however,justthisadviceisn'tenoughforconsumersthesedays.Modernshoppersneedaneducationinhowtoandhownottobuythingsatthestore.,youchecktheweeklynewspaperads.Findouttheitemsthatareonsaleanddecideifyoureallyneedthesethings.Inotherwords,don'tbuyanythingjustbecauseit'scheaperthanusual!Second,"NewandImproved!"or"AllNatural"onthefrontofapackageinfluencesyou.Instead,readthelistofingredients(contents)ontheback.Third,compareprices:thatis,youshouldexaminethepricesofbothdifferentbrandsanddifferentsizesofthesamebrand.Anothersuggestionforconsumersistobuyordinaryitemsinsteadoffamousbrands.Ordinaryitemsinsupermarketscomeinplainpackages.Theseproductsarecheaperbecauseproducersdon'tspendmuoneyonpackingoradvertising.Thequality,however,isusuallyasgoodasthequalityofwell-knownnamebrands.Inthesameway,inbuyingclothes,youcanoftenfindhighqualityandlowpricesinbrandsthatarenotfamous.Shopindiscountclothingstorescanhelpyousavealotofmoney.Althoughthesestoresaren'tveryattractive,andtheyusuallydonothaveindividualdressingrooms,notonlyarethepriceslow,butyoucanoftenfindthesamefamousbrandsthatyoufindinhigh-priceddepartmentstores.WiseconsumersreadmagazineadsandwatchTVcommercials(电视),buttheydowithoneadvantage:knowledgeofthepsychologybehindtheads.Inotherwords,well-informedconsumerswatchforinformationandcheckformisinformation.Theyaskthemselvesquestions:Istheadvertiserhidingsomethinginsmallprintatthebottomofthepage?Isthereanyrealinformationinthecommercial,oristheadvertisersimplyshowingan