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年攻读工商管理入学考英语试Section Thereare20 pletesentencesinthissection.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ChoosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentenceandmarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEET1.Itisfearedthatpeoplelivingnearthepowerstationmayhave toA.disyedB.releasedC.exploredD.Somepeople intothinkingthattheyliketostoreupA.measuredB.coaxedC.deceivedD.Ifyouthinkyourchild“srequestis ,givehimachancetoearnthemoneytobuytheA.worthB.worthwhileC.worthyD.Parentalloveshouldinclude,andsotheteenagerwhoistrulylovedwillreceiveA.disciplineB.acceptanceC.allowanceD.Asateacheryouhavetoyourmethodstosuittheneedsofslowerchildren.A.adoptB.adjustC.adaptD.acquireThepublicopinionwasthatthetimewasnotfortheelectionofsucharadicalcandidateasMr.Jones.A.reasonableB.practicalC.readyD.OnereasonforthesuccessesofAsianimmigrantsintheU.S.isthattheyhavetakengreattoeducatetheirchildren.A.effortsB.painsC.attemptsD.Watchingmepullingthecalfawkwardlytothebarn,theIrishmilkmaidfoughthardtoherA.holdbackB.holdonC.holdoutD.holdHowdoesitthatyouranswersareidenticalwithA.comeoutB.comeoffC.comeupD.comeThereareafewsmallthingsthatIdon“tlikeaboutmyjob, it’sveryA.aboveallB.asusualC.byandlargeD.byallIprovidedyouwiththemoney.Whydidn“tyouaskA.couldhaveB.hadC.musthaveD.oughttonodoubtthattheeffectivenessofthedrugneedstobetestedbymanyA.TherebeingB.ItisC.ThereisD.ItMarysaidthatsheoughtnottohavemadeherfatherangry,A.oughtn“tsheB.hadn“tsheC.wasn“tsheD.didn“tWeoftengototheamusementparkwhichissituatedinadesertedA.thatusedtobeB.thatisusedtobeC.whatusedtobeD.whatisusedtoAfterintotheward,thenurseatthedeskaskedmeseveralA.beingwheeledB.IwaswheeledC.wheelingD.havingbeenManyantbestinceswherethereisagreatdealofA.growsB.growC.hasgrownD.haveTherobberwasbroughttothejudge,his A.tobefasttiedB.werefasttiedC.havingbeenfasttiedD.fastthediffusionofheatupwardtotheEarth“ssurface,thetemperaturewithintheEarthremainsconstant.A.ThatB.DespiteC.IfD.areinertoutsidelivingcells,butwithintheappropriatecellstheycanreplicate,causingviraldiseasesinthehostorganism.esB. es es,whichD. Onlyrecentlypossibletoseparatethecomponentsofflagrantsubstancesandtodeterminetheirchemicalcomposition.A. esB. eC.has eD. SectionIICloze(10Directions:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDonANSWERSHEET1.Theboomisbynowawell-edphenomenon.Whohasn“t41theMiddleKingdom“sastoundingeconomicgrowth(8percentannually),itstremendousconsumermarket(1.2billionpeople),theinvestmententhusiasmofforeignsuitors($40billioninforeigndirectinvestmentlastyear42)?isaneconomicwonder.43NicholasLardyoftheBrookingsInstitution,aWashingtonD.C.-basedthink,“Nocountry44itsforeigntradeasfastasoverthelast20years.Japandoubleditsforeigntradeover45period; “sforeigntradewasquintupled(使成五倍).They“ve ethepre-eminentproduceroflabor-intensivemanufacturinggoodsintheworld."Butthere“sbeen46fromthe growth--namely,themultinational.Nomajorcompanieshaveyetestablishedthemselves,ortheirbrands,47theglobalstage.Butthingsarenowstartingtochange.48100yearsofpovertyandchaos,ofbeingovershadowedbyforeigncountriesandindustrialcompaniesarestartingtomakeamarkontheAnewgenerationoflargeandcrediblefirms49in intheelectronics,applianceandevenhigh-techsectors.Somehave50criticalmassontheandarenowseekingnewoutletsfortheirproduction--throughexportsandbybuilding factoriesabroad,chieflyinSoutheastAsia.A.listenedB.listenedtoC.heardD.heardA.aloneB.asideC.alongD.A.AsforB.AstoC.JudgingbyD.AccordingA.hasexpandedB.didexpandC.doesexpandD.A.20-yearB.a20-yearC.20-yearsD.a20A.somethinglostB.lostsomethingC.somethingmissingD.somethingA.atB.inC.overD.A.BeforeB.AfterC.SinceD.A.emergeB.haveemergedC.hasemergedD.isA.reachedB.reachedoverC.reachedoutD.reachedSection Readingcomprehension(40Readthefollowingfourpassages.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachpassagebychoosingA,B,CD.MarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEETPassageLessthan40yearsagointheUnitedStates,itwascommontochangeaone-dollarbillforadollar“sworthofsilver.Thatisbecausethecoinswereactuallymadeofsilver.Butthosedaysaregone.Thereisnosilverintoday“scoins.Whenthepriceofthepreciousmetalrisesaboveitsfacevalueasmoney,themetalwill emorevaluableinotheruses.Silvercoinsarenolongerincirculationbecausethesilverincoinsisworthmuchmorethantheirfacevalue.Asilverfirmcouldfindthatitischeapertoobtainsilverbymeltingdowncoinsthanbybuyingitonthecommoditymarkets.Coinstodayaremadeofanalloyofcheapermetals.Gresham“sLaw,namedafterSirThomasGresham,arguesthat"goodmoney"isdrivenoutofcirculationby"badmoney".Goodmoneydiffersfrombadmoneybecauseithashighercommodityvalue.Greshamlivedinthe16thcenturyinEnglandwhereitwascommonforgoldandsilvercoinstobedebased.ernmentsdidthisbymixingcheapermetalswithgoldandsilver.Theernmentscouldthusmakeaprofitincoinagebyissuingcoinsthathadlesspreciousmetalthanthefacevalueindicated.Becausedifferentmixingsofcoinshaddifferentamountsofgoldandsilver,eventhoughtheyborethesamefacevalue,somecoinswereworthmorethanothersascommodities.Peoplewhodealtwithgoldandsilvercouldeasilyseethedifferencebetweenthe"good"andthe"bad"money.Greshamobservedthatcoinswithahighercontentofgoldandsilverwerekeptratherthanbeingusedinexchange,orweremelteddownfortheirpreciousmetal.Inthemid-1960swhentheU.S.issuednewcoinstorecesilvercoins,Gresham“slawwentrightinaction.51.WhywasitpossibleforAmericanstouseaone-dollarbillforaworthofA.BecausetherewasalotofsilverintheUnitedB.BecausemoneywasthemediumofC.BecausecoinsweremadeofD.BecausesilverwasconsideredToday“scoinsintheUnitedStatesaremade someprecioussilverandsomepreciousvariousexpensivesomeinexpensiveWhatisthedifferencebetween"goodmoney"and"badTheyarecirculatedindifferentTheyareissuedindifferentfaceTheyaremadeofdifferentamountsofgoldandTheyhavedifferentWhatwasthepurposeofthe ernmentsissuingnewcoinsbymixingcheapermetalswithgoldandsilverinthe16thcentury?TheywantedtoreservesomegoldandsilverforTherewasneitherenoughgoldnorenoughNewcoinswereeasiertobeTheycouldmakePassageBythemid-nineteenthcentury,theterm"ice-box"hadenteredtheAmericanlanguage,buticewasstillonlybeginningtoaffectthedietofordinarycitizensintheUnitedStates:Theicetradegrewwiththegrowthofcities.Icewasusedinhos,taverns,andhospitals,andbysomeforward-lookingcitydealersinfreshmeat,freshfish,andbutter.AftertheCivilWar(1861-1865),asicewasusedtorefrigeratefreightcars,italsocameintohouseholduse.Evenbefore1880,halftheicesoldinNewYork,Philadelphia,andBaltimore,andone-thirdofthatsoldinBostonandChicago,wenttofamiliesfortheirownuse.Thishad epossiblebecauseanewhouseholdconvenience,theicebox,aprecursorofthemodemrefrigerator,hadbeenMakinganefficienticeboxwasnotaseasyaswemightnowsuppose.Intheearlynineteenthcentury,theknowledgeofheat,whichwasessentialtoascienceofrefrigeration,wasrudimentary.Thecommonsensenotionthatthebesticeboxwasonethatpreventedtheicefrommeltingwasofcoursemistaken,foritwasthemeltingoficethatperformedthecooling.Nevertheless,earlyeffortstoeconomizeiceincludedwraptheiceinblankets,whichkepttheicefromngitsjob.NotuntilneartheendofthenineteenthcenturydidinventorsachievethedelicatebalanceofinsulationandcirculationneededforanefficientButasearlyas1803,aningeniousMarylandfarmer,ThomasMoore,hadbeenontherighttrack.Heownedafarmabouttwenty outsidethecityofWashington,forwhichthevillageofGeorgetownwasthemarketcenter.Whenheusedaniceboxofhisowndesigntotransporthisbuttertomarket,hefoundthatcustomerswouldpassuptherapidlymeltingstuffinthetubsofhiscompetitorstopayapremiumpriceforhisbutter,stillfreshandhardinneat,one-poundbricks.Oneadvantageofhisicebox,Mooreexined,wasthatfarmerswouldnolongerhavetotraveltomarketatnightinordertokeeptheirproducecool.WhatisthemainideaofthisTheinfluenceoficeontheThetransportationofgoodstoThedevelopmentofSourcesoftheterm"ice-Accordingtothepassage,whendidtheword"icebox" epartoftheAmericanInAroundDuringtheCivilBeforeTheword"rudimentary"inparagraph2isclosestinmeaningThesentence"ThomasMoorehadbeenontherighttrack"(para.3)indicatesMoore“sfarmwasnotfarawayfromMoore“sfarmwasontherightMoore“sdesignwas yMoorewassuitableforthePassageToday,thecomputerhastakenupappliancestatusinmorethan42percentofhouseholdsacrosstheUnitedStates.AndthesecomputersareincreasinglybeingwiredtotheInternet.Onlineaccesswasupmorethan50percentinjustthepastyear.Now,morethanonequarterofallU.S.householdscansurfincyberspace.Mostly,thisexplosivegrowthhasoccurreddemocratically.Theonlinepenetrationandcomputerownershipincreasesextendacrossallthedemographiclevels--byrace,geography, e,andWeviewthesetrendsasfavorablewithouttheslightestquestionbecauseweclearlyseecomputertechnologyasempowering.Infact, algrowthandaprosperousU.S.economyareconsideredtobethelong-rangerewardsofindividualandcollectivetechnologicalpower.Nowforthenot-so-goodnews.The ysisspellsoutso-calleddigitaldivide.Thatis,thedigitalexplosionisnotboomingatthesamepaceforeveryone.Yes,itistruethatweareallpluggedintoamuchgreaterdegreethananyofushavebeeninthepast.Butsomeofusaremorepluggedinthanothersandaregettingpluggedinfarmorerapidly.Andthisgapiswideningevenasthepaceoftheinformationageacceleratesthroughsociety.ComputerownershipandInternetaccessarehighlyclassifiedalonglinesofwealth,race,education,andgeography.Thedataindicatesthatcomputerownershipandonlineaccessaregrowingmorerapidlyamongthemostprosperousandwelleducated:essentially,wealthywhitepeoplewithhighschoolandcollegediplomasandwhoarepartofstable,two-parenthouseholds.Thehighest ebrackethouseholds,thoseearningmorethan$75,000annually,are20timesaslikelytohaveaccesstotheInternetashouseholdsatthelowest elevels,under$10,000annually.Thecomputerpenetrationrateatthe elevelisanamazing76.56percent,comparedwith8percentatthebottomendofthescale.Technologyaccessdifferswidelybyeducationallevel.Collegegraduatesare16timesaslikelytobeInternetsurfersathomeasarethosewithonlyelementary-schooleducation.Ifyoulookatthedifferencesbetweenthesegroupsinruralareas,thegapwidenstoatwenty-six-foldadvantageforthecollege-educated.Fromthetimeofthelaststudy,theinformationaccessgapgrewby29percentbetweenthehighestandlowest egroups,andby25percentbetweenthehighestandlowesteducationInthelongnm,participationintheinformationagemaynotbeazerosumgame,whereifsomegroupswin,othersmustlose.Eventually,asthetechnologymatureswearelikelytoseepenetrationlevelsapproachallgroupsequally.Thiswastrueforephoneaccessandevisionownership,buteventuallycanbecoldcomfortinanerawhentomorrowisrapidlydifferentfromtodayandunrecognizablecomparedwithyesterday.HowmanyU.S.householdshavelinkedtoInternetMorethan25By29Morethan42Morethan50Accordingtothetext,thecomputerusebythe elevelisthatbythelowestelevels.8percentmore76.56percentmorenearly10timesasmanyabout20timesasmanyAccordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingpreventspeoplefromgainingaccesstotheePooreducation eParticipationintheinformationephoneaccess evisionJudgingfromthecontext,whatdoes"digitaldivide"(Dara.3)probably ThedividebetweenthepoorandtheThepaceoftheinformationThegapbetweenpeople'saccesstothePassageJustoverayearago,Ifoolishlylockedupmybicycleoutsidemyoffice,butforgottoremovethepannier(挂蓝).WhenIreturnedthepannierhadbeenstolen.InsideitwereabouttenofthelittlerednotebookItakeeverywhereforjottingdownideasforarticles,shortstories,TVshowsandthelike.WhenIlostmynotebooks,Iwasdevastated;alltheideasI'dhadoverthepasttwoyearswerecontainedwithintheirpages.Icouldrememberonlyafewofthem,buthadtheimpressionthatthoseIcouldn'trecallweretrulybrilliant.Thoselittlebookswerecrammedwiththeplotsofaward-winningnovelsandscriptsforradiocomedyshowsthatwereonlytwo-thirdsasbadastheonesonatthemoment.That'snotall,though.Inmyreminiscence,mylostnotebookscontainedsketchesformanyinnovativeandincrediblemachines.Inonebooktherewasadesignforadevicethatcouldturnseawaterintoapplecider;inanother,nforanautomaticdog;inathird,sketchesforapairofwaterproofshoeswithevisionscreensbuiltintothetoes.Nowallofthesensarelosttohumanity:Ifoundmynotebooksagain.Itturnsouttheyweren'tinthebikepannieratall,butinacarrierbaginmyspareroom,whereIfoundsixmonthsaftersupposedlylosingthem.AndwhenIflippedthroughtheirpages,readytoruntothepatentofficeinthemorning,Idiscoveredtheywerecompleyfullofrubbish.Discoveringthenotebooksreallyshookmeup.Ihadfirmlycometobelievetheywerebrimmingwithbrilliant,inventivestuff--andyetclearlytheyweren't.IhaddeludedAftersurveyingmynonsense,Ifoundthatthishaloeffectalwaysattachesitselftothingsthatseemirretrievablylost.Don'tweallhaveasneakingfeelingthattheweatherwassunnier,TVshowsfunnierandcake-shopbunsbunnierinthenot-very-distantpast?Allthiswouldnotmattermuchexceptthatitisapowerfulelementinreactionarythought,thisbeliefinabetteryesterday.Afterall,racismoftenstemsfromadelusionthatthingshavedeterioratedsince"they"came.Whataboontosocietyitwouldbeifpeoplecouldvisitthepastandseethatitwasn'ttheparadisetheyimaginebutsimplythepresentwithdifferenthats.Sadly,timetravelisUntilnow,thatis.BecauseI'vesuddenlyrememberedIleftaleatherjacketinanIndonesianrestaurantacouplesofyearsago,andI'mabsoluycertainthatintheinsidepockettherewasasketchI'dmade...By"onlytwo-thirdsasbadastheonesonatthemoment,"theauthorbetterasbadworseasgoodAssoonastheauthorreadmelostnotebooksreportedthefounditregisteredthewasveryWhichofthefollowingwouldtheauthormostprobablyagreeYesterdayisnobetterthanSelfdelusionsometimesisThingstodayhavePartBReadthefollowingpassagecarefullyandthengiveshortanswerstothefivequestions.WriteyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET2.Aevisionadfeaturesashipdriftingonatwinklingoceanasthevoice-overintoneswordstothiseffect,"Whenwasthelasttimetheworldrevolvedaroundyou?"WhenevermyhusbandandIseethis,wecan'thelpbutlaugh.Pointingtoourdaughter,weshout,"Whendidn'tit?"Butit'saruefulchuckle(苦笑Somehowourfamilydoesrevolvearoundourchild:hersports,her,hersocialcommitments.MyhusbandandIhavelivestoo.It'sjustthatwemustfitthemintowhateverscrapoftimeisleftover.Somewhereinthelasttwogenerations,weshiftedourfocusfrommarriageasthefamilyfoundationtochildren.It'sbeenasubtlechange,andyouhavetolookcloselytoseeitsimpactonmarriage.Comparethetimeyourparentsspentexclusivelytogethertotheamountyouandyourmatedo.ParentsofearliergenerationswentoutonSaturdaynights.Today'sfamiliescartthekidstopartieswithfamilyfriends.Isitgoodfortheparentsandkidstobetogether?Parentsoncesupportedeachother'sneeds,andchildren'spreferencescamesecond."Turnoffthatevision.Yourfatherdeservessomepeacewhenhecomeshome"and"No,youcan'tsitinthefront.That'syourmother'sseat"wereperfectlyreasonablethingstosay.Manycouplestookhalfanhourattheday'sendtoshareadrinkandconversation.ChildrenwereexpectedyBedroomdoorswereclosedandparents'bedssacred.wasanadultsecretenjoyedbyparentswhowereconfidentthattheirchildrenwouldn'twalkinwithoutknocking.Now,parentscan'tfindtimeorprivacy.Childrencentrednesshasgonetoofar.HowdidwemakemaritallovesecondtoparentalTheincreasingbalanceofpowerbetweentheesthatresultedfromwomenachievingmoreeconomicindependencecutruthlesslyintothetimewomenhavefortheirchildren.Amarriage-centredfamilywasonceafather-centredfamily.ParentsspenttimetogetherwhenDadcamehome.TodayMummightspendthathalfhourreadingastorytoherson.Hetoowantstoreconnect,andinachild-centredfamily,thattakesprecedence.Whentimeislimited,weputourchildrenfirst.Dad'spositionhasbeenerodedbythedemandsofanevermorecompetitivechildhood.Childexpertshaveshownusthebenefitsofearlystimulation,socializing,beingreadaloudto.Toaffordachildtheseadvantagesrequires1000gymnasticsvisits,musiclessons,tutoring.Inlectualachievementsareallfast-trackednowtoo.Childrenarriveinkindergartenhavinglongsincelearnedthelettersandcoloursoncelovinglytaughtduringthatfirstyearofschool.Andgoodschoolsaretheonesassigningmore ,requiringmoreparentparticipation.Whatisthe-author'sattitudetowardschildrenWhydoestheauthorsay"It'sbeenasubtleWhatdoestheword"erode"Giveexamplestoshow"anevermorecompetitiveMentiontwofactorsthathavemadetheshiftfrommaritallovetoparentalSectionIVTranslation(20InthissectionthereisapassageinEnglish.TranslatethefivesentencesunderlinedintoandwriteyourtranslationonANSWERSHEET2.March27,1997,dawnedasanormaldayattheCollins'home.Bythemiddleofthemorning,JackCollinswasathisdesk,writingchecks,payingbillsthewayhealwayshad:ontime.Thenthephonerang,andthenightmarebegan.(71)Aninvestigatorforabankwasontheline,askinginaseverevoicewhyauniversityphysicist,waslateonpaymentsfora$27,000car,boughtinVirginiathepreviousyear."Idon'thaveacarlikethis,"Collinsed.ThelasttimehehadsetfootinVir~niawasasanofficeratasubmarinebase,threedecadesago.Buthisnamewasonthecontract,andsowashis