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中国中车国际化人才“631工程”中初级工程学员选拔试题（2017年元月）考生留意事项仔细、工整地填写答题卡；做题时请按例子所示，用HB或2B铅笔在答题卡上随题做答，不要把答案标在试题本上。正确答题方法（如C为所选择的答案）： [A][B][C][D]整个试卷共120题。听力局部有30道题，长度约25分钟，该部完毕之后马上开场语法、词汇局部，然后是填充局部和阅读局部。这 几局部时间统用，共90分钟。

PartIListeningComprehensionSectionADirections: Inthissection,youwillhear10shortstatements.Thestatementswillbespokenjustonce.Theywillnotbewrittenoutforyou,andyoumustlistencarefullyinordertounderstandwhatthespeakersays. Whenyouhearastatement,youwillhaveaperiodof15to20secondstoreadthefoursentencesinyourtestbookanddecidewhichoneisclosestinmeaningtothestatementyouhaveheard.Then,onyouranswersheet,findthenumberoftheproblemandmarkyouranswerbydrawingwithapencilashortbaracrossthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets. Listentothefollowingexample. Youwillhear: Youwillread: [A] He’sbeenlivinginBeijingforalongtime. [B] HeusedtoliveinBeijing. [C] He’sgonetoBeijingforashortvisit. [D] HeshouldstaylongerinBeijing. Sentence[B]“HeusedtoliveinBeijing”isclosestinmeaningtothestatement“HeisnolongerlivinginBeijing.”Thereforeyoushouldchooseanswer[B].1. A I’llmeetyouonWednesdayafternoon.B IwillbebusyonWednesdayafternoon.C IwillbefreeonWednesdayafternoon.D IneedtobeathomeonWednesdayafternoon.2. A Tomlikestobeawinner. B Tomenjoysplayinggames.. C Tomwillprobablywinthenextgame. D Tomhaswonmanygames.3.A Itisadifficulttask. B Itisnotadifficulttask. C Ididnotexpectthetask. D Iexpectedthetasktobedifficult.4. A Ilikedthemovie,sodidMary.B IdidnotlikeMary,thoughshelikedthemovie.C Marytookmetoamovie.D Marylikedthemovie.5. A Ifyoudoit,hewillbehappy.B Don’twasteyourtime.C Hewilldowhathehastodo.D Ifyouarehappy,hewillbehappy.6. A Iwon’tgototheparty.B Iwillwriteapaper.C Ihavenopapertofinish.D I’llhaveapartywhenIfinishthepaper.7. A Weneednotworry.B Wewon’thavemanyguests.C Ourguestswillarriveverysoon.D Hurryup,oryouwillmissthetrain.8. A Tonywasreadytogivealecture.B Tonywasboredbythelecture.C Tonyattendedalecture.D Tonyenjoyedthelecture.9. A Itrusthim.B Ihatehim.C Iadmirehim.D Ienvyhim.10. A Thefilmwasshocking. B Thefilmwasinteresting. C Thefilmwasboring. D Thefilmwasembarrassing.SectionBDirections:Inthissectionyouwillhear10shortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Youwillhearthequestiononlyonce.Whenyouhaveheardthequestion,youwillhaveaperiodof15to20secondstoreadthefourpossibleanswersmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D]anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.Markyouranswerontheanswersheetbydrawingwithapencilashortbaracrossthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets. Example Youwillhear: Youwillread: [A] Attheoffice. [B] Onhiswaytowork. [C] Homeinbed. [D] Awayonvacation.Fromtheconversation,weknowthatBillissickandwillhavetostayinbeduntilMonday.Thebestanswer,then,is[C]“Homeinbed”Therefore,youshouldchooseanswer[C]. 11. A ThewomanhasforgottenMax’sphonenumberB ThemansawMaxonthestreettwomonthsago.C Maxandthewomanhadnotbeenintouchforsometime.D ThewomanmadeaphonecalltoMaxyesterday.12. A MovethebikeawayB Goingtothegarage.C RepairthebikeD Finishhisassignment13. A ShewillseeHelen’steachertomorrow..B ShehastomeetHelenafterthefieldtrip.C ShecantellHelenintomorrow’smeeting.D ShemusttellHelennextweekaboutthetrip.14. A 5:30B 6:10C 6:15D 6:0015. A Hedidn’tthinkthecourseisinteresting.B Hethoughtthecoursewaswonderful.C Hewantedtotakemoreoptionalcourses.D Hecouldn’tquiteunderstandthecourse.16. A TotellhimaboutworkB TocancelanappointmentC TodiscussaboutthemoviesD Toinvitehimtoseeafilm17. A BysubwayB BytaxiC OnfootD Bybike18. A BeforethebreakB DuringthebreakC RightafterbreakD Intheafternoon.19. A Jackisthefunniestpersoninclass.B SheappreciatesJack’shumor.C Shedoesn’tenjoyJack’shumorD Jackisnotfunnierthansheis.20. A astudentB alecturerC anassistantD areporterSectionCDirections:Inthissectionyouwillhearseveralbrieftalksand/orconversations.Youwillhearthemonceonly.Aftereachone,youwillhearsomequestions.Youwillheareachquestiononceonly.Afteryouhearthequestion,youwillhave15to20secondstochoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesgiven.Markyouranswerontheanswersheetbydrawingwithapencilashortbaracrossthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.21. A Itisgoodforwalking.B Itwillsoonchange.C Hehadbeentherebefore.D Hecouldseerareplants.22. A carryingheavyequipmentB clearingpaththroughforestC findingsomewheresafetocampD packingtoomuchfood23. A thenumberofdangerousanimalsB gettinginformationheneededC writingdownnewinformationD beingresponsibleforateamofpeople24. A sevenB nineC elevenD twentytwo25. A Shehadtolearntobeindependent.B ShewastheonlyRussianstudent.C ShefoundlearningEnglishhard.D Shelookedafterotherstudents.26. A Themusicwasunfamiliartoher.B Shesawitwhenshewasachild.C Childrenwillenjoyit.D Shehasneverheardaboutit.27. A gosightseeingB gotonightclubsC performinfashionshowsD goshopping28. A Menimitatedcertainsoundstoexpressthoughts.B Theoriginoflanguageisquitecomplicated.C Wordsdidn’thavewrittenformoriginally.D Wordswereinventedtorepresentsounds.29. A ThefactthatitcanassociatethingswiththoughtsB ThefactthatonewordisconnectedwithanotherC ThefactthatitcanassociateonepersonwithanotherD Thefactthatitcanrecalltousourpastevents30. A Wordscanbeusedtorepresentvariousmeanings.B Thelongerwelive,themorethewordsmeantous.C Somegreatwritersareabletoconfuseourfeelings.D Literarystylemeanscharminguseoflanguage.

PartIIGrammaticalStructureandVocabulary(30minutes)SectionADirections:Thereare10sentencesinthissection.Beneatheachsentencethereare4wordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonewordorphrasethatbestcompletesthesentence.Markyouranswerontheanswersheetbydrawingapencilashortbaracrossthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.Londonhasalargerpopulationthan________intheUnitedKingdom.A anycityB anycitiesC anyothercityD allothercityIwillgivethedictionaryto________wantstohaveit.A whomeverB someoneC whoeverD anyoneItissaidthatthebuscompanywillraisethebusfare________5%.A forB toC fromD byHeneverstoppedtryingtodoathing________todo.A whichhedecideB thathehaddecidedC hedecidesD hewoulddecideHegaveupthehopeofpassingtheexamination________hehadalreadyfailedittwice.A unlessB ifC sinceD until________,hewouldhavebeenabletomakeenoughmoneyforthetrip.A IfheworkedharderB HadheworkedharderC WorkingharderD IfhewereworkingharderEverymeans________triedbutwithoutmuchresult.A hasbeenB havebeenC areD isWehavetodoanotherexperimenttoday,________A haveweB shouldn’tweC didweD don’tweWhenafire________attheNationalExhibitioninLondon,tenpricelesspaintingsweredestroyed.A brokeoffB brokedownC brokeoutD brokeupTommyadmitted________therockthroughthewindow.A throwingB beingthrownC tothrowD tobethrownSectionBDirections:Thereare10sentencesinthissection.Eachsectionhasfourpartsunderlined.ThefourunderlinedpartsaremarkedA,B,CandD.Identifytheoneunderlinedpartthatiswrong.Markyouranswerontheanswersheetbydrawingwithapencilashortbaracrossthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.Oneoftheworkershashungthecurtainsthathadbeenlayingonthefloor. A B C DWhenthepolicemanfoundthebodyofthatyoungman,hehadalreadydiedforabout A B C Dtwodays.Theprojectwhichseemstobeveryattractivetousrequiresmorelaborthathaveputin A B C Dbecauseitisextremelydifficult.Thehousethatwasusedtostandatthiscornerwasdestroyedduringthebombingin1940. A B C DIftheweatherwerefinenextweek,weshallgoonapicnic. A B C DSomebossesdisliketoallowpeoplesharetheirresponsibilities;theykeepallimportant A B Cmatterstightlyintheirownhands. DThetownwevisitedwasafour-daysjourneyfromourhotel,sowetookthetrain A B C insteadofthebus. DYoumusthurryupifyouwanttobuysomethingbecausethereishardlysomethingleft. A B C DThenewtaxprogrambyagovernmentledtoaseriesofdemonstrationsA B Cthroughoutthecountry. DTheoldmanisinthehabitofgoingforawalkalongtherivereverymorningexceptitrains. A B C DSectionCDirections:Thereare20sentencesinthissection.Eachsentencehasawordorphraseunderlined.Therearefourwordsorphrasesbeneatheachsentence.ChoosetheonewordorphrasewhichwouldbestkeepthemeaningoftheAllthebuildingsare________withflowerstowelcometheChinesedelegation.A furnishedB decoratedC suppliedD disguisedPeopleweresurprisedtofindouthehadtheabilityto______everythinghewasinvolvedin.A precedeB effectC dominateD instructWeestablishedandmaintainedmore________andconfidingrelationswithhim.A imitateB intimidateC initiateD intimateResearchesfoundthatthe_________ofafathercanhelpimproveachild’sgrades.A involvementB interactionC associationD communication

Thetravelers________theirjourneyafteraone-hourbreakA recoveredB resumedC renewedD restoredTheTVcommercialsaysthismaterialdoesn’t________inthewash,butithas.A dissolveB contractC slimD shrinkSomevirusesare________bycertaininsects.A transplantedB transformedC transportedD transmittedHiseyewasinjuredinanaccident,butaftera____operation,hequicklyrecoveredhissight.A delicateB considerateC preciseD sensitiveThe________amountofmoneywasnotknownthoughweknewthatitwaslarge.A trueB actualC apparentD obviousProfessorWilliamsis________asoneoftheworld’sgreatestlivingbiologist.A dignifiedB clarifiedC acknowledgedD illustratedTheywerethelasttwotogo________ship.A abroadB boardC aboardD broadMybrotherhastoleavethe________becauseofhisillness.A nativeB naïveC napD navy

Ihaveneverseenhimbeing________withangerbefore.A furiousB funeralC ferryD furnishTheparceldidn’tstateclearlywhothe________is.A notificationB distinctiveC obligatoryD nominatedHerparentsareinarageabouther________.A nostrilpiercingB contextureC plentitudeD repugnanceTobe________withyou,Idon’tlikeyourattitude.A abruptB bluntC furiousD lenientIdon’tunderstandwhyhewantstolivein________.A souvenirB solidarityC sodiumD solitudeSorry,ourmanagerisin________.A sereneB servingC sessionD setbackMyneighborisavery________gentleman.A generousB generalC generateD geneticsHer________mannersimpressedme.A entitledB economicalC elegantD eligible

PartIIIClozeDirections:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassage,choosethebestanswerfromthechoicesinthecolumnontheright.Then,onyouranswersheet,findthenumberofthequestionanddrawashortbaracrossthecorrespondingletter.Parentshavelongtoldtheirchildrenthatgoingtobedearlierwillmakethemhealthierandhappier.Nowthey__71__havescientificbackingfortryingtogettheirkids__72__tobedatareasonablehour. Scientistshaveprovedthatteenagerswho__73__bedtimesof10pmorearlierarehealthierthanthosewhostayuplate.Teens__74__tostayuplatearemorelikelytosufferfromdepressionandthinkaboutselfharmthanthosewho__75__gettingeighthoursofnightlysleep. Researchersstudiedmorethan15,000studentsbetweentheagesof12and17.Theaveragesleep__76__wassevenhoursand53minutes,__77__thenineormorehoursofnightlysleeprecommendedforteens. Theirresultsare__78__withthetheorythatinadequatesleepisariskfactorfordepression,workingwithotherrisksthrough__79__possiblecasualpathwaystothedevelopmentofthis__80__disorder.Adequatequalitysleepcould__81__beapreventativemeasureagainstdepressionandatreatmentfordepression. Theresearchersbelievethatsleep__82__isdirectlylinkedtodepression,leavingtheyoungsterslessabletocopewithdailystressandwithmoredifficultiesin__83__withschoolmatesandadults. Anestimated10millionBritonshavesleepproblems.In2005,ateenagesleepwalkerhadtoberescued__84__beingfoundasleeponthearmofa130ftcrane. MandyGurney,anexpertonchildren'ssleep,saysthatan__85__numberofyoungpeoplespendtheir__86__yearssleep-deprived.Asaresulttheyarenotonlytiredandinattentivebutaremorelikelytosufferfromarangeofhealth__87__ Gurneyhasbeenaskedtoset__88__asleepclinicbyUKhealthauthorities,whobelievethat__89__gettingchildrentosleepbetterwillproducehugecost__90__inhealthtreatmentsovertheirlifetimes.

71.A.finally B.normally C.barely D. readilyA.out B.away C.off D.in73.A.fix B.make C.set D.chooseA.arranged B.allowed C.adjusted D.adaptedA.prevented B.decided C.settled D.reported.A.format B.night C.duration D.restA.against B.to C.with D.offA.stable B.consistent C.reliable D.constantA.marvelous B.reasonable C.dangerous D.multipleA.head B.spirit C.mood D.sightA.meanwhile B.whether C.therefore D.thenA.deprivation B.poverty C.absence D.shortageA.planning B.interfering C.occupying D.engagingA.before B.after C.while D.duringA.increasing B.decreasing C.expanding D.enhancingA.daily B.later C.early D.middleA.disorders B.problems C.burdens D.disputesA.up B.on C.with D.forA.directly B.naturally C.clearly D.simplyA.discounts B.earnings C.deposits D.savings

PartIVReadingComprehension(40minutes)Directions:Inthisparttherearepassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswers.Choosetheoneyouthinkisthebestanswer.Markyourchoiceontheanswersheetbydrawingwithapencilashortbaracrossthecorrespondingletter.Questions91-96arebasedonthefollowingpassageGlobalwarmingisheatingtheplanettwiceasquicklyaspreviouslyfeared. Temperaturescouldsoarbynearly6degreesCthiscentury—fasterthananytimeinthepast10,000years,warnsanUNreportreleasedrecently. Inthepast100yearstheearth’stemperaturerosebyonly0.6C.Butthelastdecadeofthe20thcenturywasthewarmestonrecord. TalkstocutemissionsbyfivepercentcollapsedinHagueseveralmonthsago.Thereportwarnsthatatemperatureriseofupto5.8C,withthewarmingoftheoceansandmeltingofpolaricecaps,willforcesealevelstorisebyasmuchas3ft,makingtensofmillionsofpeopleinBangladeshandEgypthomeless.PartsoflowlandBritainarealsoatrisk. Scientistsbelievethepredictedrise,whichwillbringstorms,floodsanddroughts,willbepartlyduetoareductioninairpollution.ThereportwasissuedatameetinginShanghaiattendedbyexpertsfrom99countries. Apollutionclean-upwillbepartlytoblameforsuchatemperaturerise.Areductioninemissionsofsulphurdioxide,whichcausesacidrain,hasincreasedtheimpactofgreenhousegases.Thesegasestrapthesun’sheatwhereassulphurdioxidecoolstheatmosphere. TheUN’sInternationalPanelonClimateChangecalledongovernmentstostepupeffortstocurbglobalwarmingbyreducingemissionsofgreenhousegasessuchascarbondioxide,whichareproducedbyburningfossilfuels. BritishscientistsProfessorJohnHoughtonsaid:“Thesixdegreesdependonjusthowmuchfossilfuelweburnthiscentury.Ifweburnless,thentheincreasewillbeless.”HowmanydegreescouldtemperaturerisethiscenturyaccordingtothepredictionA 6B 0.6C 5.8D 3WhatmayNOTbeaconsequencebroughtbythetemperatureriseA Iceinpolarareasmightbemelted.B Sealevelmayriseby3ft.C Manypeoplemaybecomehomeless.D Somehighlandareascouldbeatrisk.

WhatcanbeblamedforthetemperatureriseA betterairqualityB Storms,floodsanddroughtsC GlobalwarmingD Anincreaseinemissions.Theword“curb”inparagraph7means________.A changeB controlC decreaseD diminishIthelpstodealwithglobalwarmingifwecould________.A increasetheimpactofgreenhousegasesB increaseemissionsofcarbondioxideC reduceemissionsofcarbondioxideD reduceemissionsofsulphurdioxideWhatdoesProfessorHoughtonsuggestA Weshouldimprovefossilfuelburning.B Weshoulddecreasefossilfuelburning.C WeshouldraiseenvironmentalawarenessD Weshouldcontrolpopulationgrowth.Questions97-101arebasedonthefollowingpassage Teatreeoil,theincreasinglypopularremedyforeverythingfromspotstoinsectbites,isunderthreatofbeingbannedbytheEuropeanUnion.TheEUhassaidthatevensmallamountsoftheoilcouldbeunsafeandunstableafterclinicaltrialsfoundusersriskedrashesandallergies.ThecosmeticsfirmsthatproducenaturaloilhavebeengivenuntilJunetoconvincescientiststhattheoilissafetoselltothepublic. Thewarningsfollowrevelationsthatboyshavebeenwarnedagainstusinghairgelsthatcontainteatreeoilafterthreecasesofthemgrowingbreastswerereported.ResearchersintheUSbelievethattheoilsmayhavehormone-likepropertiesthatleadtothegrowthofbreasts.WritinginNewEnglandJournalofMedicine,theresearcherssaythattherepeateduseofsuchoilsmaydisrupthormonalfunction. Becauseessentialoilsarenaturalproducts,thepublicoftenassumestheymustbesafe.Peopleshouldneverapplyanysortofessentialoildirectlytotheskinwithoutdilutingitfirst.Teatreeoilhasbecomeverypopular,andmanypeoplehavestartedapplyingitdirectlytodealwithskininfections.Infactthisisaveryaggressiveoil.Theskincandryout,blisterorformarash. TheScientificCommitteeonConsumerProductssaidexistingsafetytestswereinadequateandthatevenwidelysoldcosmeticswereof'questionablestabilityandwerebeingsoldwithoutadequateproofofsafety'.'Somedatasuggestundilutedoilasacommercialproductisnotsafe,'thecommittee'sreportsaid.'Ourmajorconcernisthattoxicandriskychemicalsbecomeevenmorepotent,ifstoredatroomtemperature,andexposedtolightandair.' Essentialoilsareconcentratedoilsextractedbypassingsteamthroughplants.Notallessentialoils,however,havegonethroughthisprocess.'Essentialoilsarewidelyavailableundervariousformsoflabellingandpackaging,sometimeswithinsufficientregardforsafety,'saysSylviaBakeroftheAromatherapyTradeCouncil.'Manyareofpoorquality,andsomearetotallysynthetic.Therearecompaniesthatspecialiseinmakingnature-identicaloilsandthenofferingthemaspureproducts.Naturaloilmanufacturersarerequiredto________.A getridofunsafenaturaloilB puttheirproductsthroughclinicaltrialsC provesafetyoftheirproductsD limittheamountofsalesSubstancescontainedinteatreeoilA mayhavecausedphysicalproblems.B areessentialtohairstylingproducts.C canhelpkeepteenagersfitD improvehormonalfunctions.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthenaturaloilproductsA Theyaresafetobeusedonskin.B Theydon’thavetobediluted. C Theycouldbeverydangerous.D Theycancurepeopleofskininfections.TheScientificCommitteeonConsumerProductssaidthat________.A theexistingsafetytestsarenotuseful.B peopleshouldusebetterundilutedoil.C manyofthepopularproductsarestableD temperaturecouldmakechemicalsmorerisky.Whatdosomemanufacturersthatproduceartificialoilsdo A Theymakesurethattheirproductsaresafe. B Theyextracttheoilsbypassingsteamthroughplants. C Theylabeltheproductsasnatural-identicaloils. D Theylabeltheproductsasessentialoils.

Questions102-111arebasedonthefollowingpassage Britishgovernmentmovestotightenregulationofhomeeducationconcernsaboutchildabusebehindplanstoforcehome-educatingparentstoregistertheirchildren.Ministerstodayunveiledplansforamajortoughening-upoftheregulationofhomeeducation,forcingfamilieswhooptoutofschoolingtoregisterannuallywiththeirlocalauthorities,submitlearningplansandundergoregularinspections.Iftheyfailtheinspectionstheycouldbemadetosendtheirchildrentoschool. Theplans,containedinanindependentreportwhichwasimmediatelybackedbyministers,wereorderedtoaddressconcernsthathomeeducationhasbeenusedasacoverforchildabuse.GrahamBadman,thechildprotectionexpertwholedthereview,saidtheyhadfoundstrongevidencethatchildprotectionconcernsaremorecommonamonghome-educatingfamilies. Undertheplans,parentswillbylawhavetoregistertheirchildonceayearwiththeirlocalcouncil,andprovideastatementofwhatandhowtheyintendtoteachtheirchildrenoverthecomingyear.Aninspectorfromthelocalauthoritieswillvisitthefamilyonceayeartoassesswhethertheeducationpromisedbytheparentsisbeingdelivered. Thelawwillalsobechangedtogivethelocalauthoritytherighttoenterthefamily'shomeandtalktothechildwithoutaparentbeingpresent.Parentswillbegiventwoweeks'noticeofavisitfromthelocalauthority. Badmansaidthatthereneededtobeafurtherreviewtodeterminetheminimumstandardsofeducationthatparentsshouldprovide,butadded:"Attheageofeighttheyshouldbereasonablyautonomouslearners,competentinhandlingnumbers." Thereportalsorecommendsthatlocalauthoritiesprovidemoresupporttofamilieswhoarehome-educating,includingextendingsomeformsofflexible-schoolingthatwouldallowtheirchildrentotakepartinsomelessonsatschool,useschoollibrariesormusiclessons. Localauthoritieswouldrefuseregistration,orrevokeit,ifthereareconcernsaboutthesafetyofthechild,butcouldalsotakecourtactiontoforceachildtoattendschooliftheparentswerefailingtomeetthepromisesmadeintheirannualstatements. Localauthoritiescurrentlyhave20,000childrenregisteredasbeinghome-educatedbutthenumbercouldbemuchhigheraschildrenwhohaveneverbeentoschoolhavenotbeenrequiredtoregister.Thereviewstatesthattherealnumberofhome-educatedchildrencouldbecloseto80,000. Agoodacademicfoundationisimportant,butchildrenalsoneedtolearnhowtobuildrelationships,manageconflictandworkwellwithpeoplewithdifferentviewsandbackgrounds.Childrenwhoarehome-educatedinevitablyhavelessofanopportunitytodeveloptheseskills,eveniftheyareinvolvedinextracurricularactivities.102.TheregulationsforhomeschoolinginBritainare________. A morestrictthanbefore B thesameasbefore C mosttightenedever D morelenientthanbefore

103.Familieswhochoosehomeeducationaresupposedto________. A sendtheirchildrentoschool B registereveryyearwithauthorities C followschools’lessonplans D inspectschoolsinneighbourhoodregularly104.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE A Authoritiescannotforceanyfamiliestosendchildrentoschool. B Theministersarenotsupportiveoftheplansintheindependentreport. C Childrenwhoarehomeeducatedaremorelikelytobeabused. D Peopleoftenusehomeschoolingasanexcusetoabusechildren.105.Whatdotheplansregulateforthehomeschoolingfamilies A Parentscanchoosewhethertoregisterwithlocalcouncil. B Parentsmustprovidecertainstatementsabouttheirbackground. C Inspectorshavetocallthefamiliesfortheannualevaluation. D Inspectorsmustevaluatewhetherparentshavekeptpromises.106.Whywillthelawbechanged A Authoritiesneedtopersuadeparentstochangetheirdecisions.B Parentscomplainaboutinspectorsenteringtheirfamilies.C Inspectorshavetotalkalonetothehome-educatedchildren..D Parentsprefertobevisitedintheirownhousesbytheinspectors.107.Iftheauthoritiesarrangeavisittothefamily,parents________. A willknowthetimeinadvance B canrefusethevisitifnecessary C maystaywiththeirchildren D willchoosewhenandwhere108.Afurtherreviewforhomeeducationisneededtodecide________. A inwhichwaythechildrenshouldlearn B howmuchchildrenshouldbeeducated C whenthechildrenshouldstarttolearn D whatsubjectsthechildrenshouldstudy109.Localauthoritiesareencouragedto________. A besupportiveinthehome-schoolingresearch B extendflexibleschedulestostudentsinschool C openspeciallibrariesforthechildrenathome D allowchildrenathometobepart-timestudents110.Parentscanfailtoregistertheirchildrenforhomeschoolingif________. A theirchildrenwanttoattendpublicschools B theydonotkeeptheirpromisesindailylife C thereareconcernsabouttheirchildren’ssafety D theirchildrencannotpassthenationaltests

111.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardshomeschooling A pessimistic B concerned C positive D criticalQuestions112-120arebasedonthefollowingpassageGeorgeWilliams,oneofScottsdale’slastremainingcowboys,hasbeenraisinghorsesandcattleonhis120acresfor20years.Thecattlegototheslaughterhouseandthehorsestorodeos.ButMr.Williamsisstompingmad. Hisproblembeganlastyearwhendishonestneighboursstartedtostealhiscattle.Thenotherneighbours,mostofnewcomerstookoffenceathishorsesroamingontheirproperties.Arizonaisanopen-rangestate:livestockhavetherightofwayandthereisnofinefortrespassing.Thishasbeenonthelawbooksince1913.Mr.William,whoiselderlyandinpoorhealth,isangrythathehastospendsomuchofhistimefieldingcomplaintsandretrievingstolencattle. SuchgrumblesarecommoninArizona.ThemostrecentDepartmentofAgriculturecensusshowsthat1213ofArizona’s8507farmscloseddownbetween2003and2008.Manycattlemenaremovingouttomoreremotepartsofthestate.Arablefarmersarestruggling,too.NormanKnox,arespectedgrainfarmerinGilbert,recentlylearnedthattheownerofhisrentedlandswantstobuildcondos.Mr.Knoxis72andhastomove.Hesaysthat50%-70%ofthefarmlandinGilberthasbeensoldfordevelopmentinthepasttwoyears. Thisaffectsnotonlycowboysandfarmers,butsmallbusinessmentoo.For20years,GaryYoung,ownerofGilbert’sHigleyFeed,soldrangeblocksandcubestoca