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Somepessimisticexpertsfeelthattheautomobileisboundtofallintodisuse.Theyseeadayinthenot-too-distantfuturewhenallautoswillbeabandoned.Otherauthorities,however,thinktheautoisheretostay.Theyholdthatthecarwillremainaleadingmeansofurbantravelintheforeseeablefuture.ﻫThemotorcarwillundoubtedlychangesignificantlyoverthenext30years.Itshouldbecomesmaller,safer,andmoreeconomical,andshouldnotbepoweredbythegasolineengine.Thecarofthefutureshouldbefarmorepollution-freethanpresenttypes.ﻫRegardlessofitspowersource,theautointhefuturewillstillbethemainprobleminurbantrafficcongestion(拥挤).Oneproposedsolutiontothisproblemistheautomatedhighwaysystem.ﻫWhentheautoentersthehighwaysystem,retractable(可伸缩的)armwilldropfromtheautoandmakecontactwitharail,whichissimilartothosepoweringsubwaytrainselectrically.Onceattachedtotherail,thecarwillbecomeelectricallypoweredfromthesystem,andcontrolofthevehiclewillpasstoacentralcomputer.Thecomputerwillthenmonitorallofthecar'smovements.ﻫThedriverwilluseatelephonetodialinstructionsabouthisdestinationintothesystem.Thecomputerwillcalculatethebestroute,andreservespaceforthecarallthewaytothecorrectexitfromthehighway.Thedriverwillthenbefreetorelaxandwaitforthebuzzer(蜂鸣器)thatwillwarnhimofhiscomingexit.Itisestimatedthatanautomatedhighwaywillbeabletohandle10,000vehiclesperhour,comparedwiththe1,500to2,000vehiclesthatcanbecarriedbyapresent-dayhighway.(285words)ﻫﻫ21.Onesignificantimprovementinthefuturecarwillprobablybe________.
A)itspowersourceB)itsdrivingsystemﻫC)itsmonitoringsystemD)itsseatingcapacity
ﻫﻫ22.Whatistheauthor'smainconcern?ﻫA)Howtorenderautomobilespollution-free.ﻫB)Howtomakesmallerandsaferautomobiles.
C)Howtosolvetheproblemoftrafficjams.ﻫD)Howtodevelopanautomatedsubwaysystem.
ﻫ
23.Whatprovidesautoswithelectricpowerinanautomatedhighwaysystem?ﻫA)Arail.B)Anengine.ﻫC)Aretractablearm.D)Acomputercontroller.ﻫﻫ
24.Inanautomatedhighwaysystem,allthedriverneedstodois________.
A)keepintherightlaneﻫB)waittoarriveathisdestinationﻫC)keepinconstanttouchwiththecomputercenter
D)informthesystemofhisdestinationbyphone
ﻫﻫ25.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardthefutureofautos?ﻫA)Enthusiastic.B)Pessimistic.C)Optimistic.D)Cautious.
ﻫText2
Whatshouldyouthinkaboutintryingtofindyourcareer?Youareprobablybetteratsomeschoolsubjectsthanothers.Thesemayshowstrengthsthatyoucanuseinyourwork.Aboywhoisgoodatmathematicscanusethatinanengineeringcareer.Soitisimportanttoknowthesubjectsyoudowellinatschool.Ontheotherhand,youmaynothaveanyspeciallystrongorweaksubjectsbutyourrecordsshowageneralsatisfactorystandard.Althoughnotallsubjectscanbeuseddirectlyinajob,theymayhaveindirectvalue.Aknowledgeofhistoryisnotrequiredformostjobsbutifhistoryisoneofyourgoodsubjectsyouwillhavelearnedtorememberfactsanddetails.Thisisanabilitythatcanbeusefulinmanyjobs.ﻫIfyouhavehadapart-timejobonSaturdaysorinthesummer,thinkwhatyougainedfromit.Ifnothingelse,youmayhavelearnedhowtogettoworkontime,tofollowinstructionsandtogetonwitholderworkers.Youmayhavelearnedtogivecorrectchangeinashop,forexample.Justasimportant,youmaybecomeinterestedinaparticularindustryorcareeryouseefromtheinsideinapart-timejob.ﻫFacingyourweakpointsisalsopartofknowingyourself.Youmaybeallthumbswhenyouhandletools;perhapsyouareapoorspellerorcannotaddupacolumnoffigures.Itisbittertofaceanyweaknessesthantopretendtheydonotexist.Yourschoolrecord,forinstance,maynotbetoogood,yetitisanimportantpartofyourbackground.Youshouldnotbeapologeticaboutitbutinsteadrecognizethatyouwillhaveachanceofafreshstartatwork.(303words)
26.Whichofthefollowingbestsumsupthefirstparagraph?
A)Theimportanceofdoingwellatschool.
B)Usingschoolperformancetohelptochooseacareer.
C)Theimportanceofbeinggoodatallsubjects.
D)Theindirectvalueofschoolwork.ﻫﻫ27.Thewriterthinksthatforastudenttohaveapart-timejobisprobably______.ﻫA)awasteoftimethatcouldhavebeenspentonstudyﻫB)usefulforhisfutureworkﻫC)agoodwaytoearnextramoneyﻫD)agoodwaytofindouthisweakpointsﻫﻫ28.Accordingtothepassage,ifastudent'sschoolrecordisnotgood,he______.
A)willbeacompletefailureinhisfutureworkﻫB)willnotbeabletofindasuitablejob
C)willregretnothavingworkedharderatschool
D)maydowellinhisfutureworkﻫﻫ29.Whichsubjectissupposedtohavenodirectvalueforjothunting?ﻫA)Mathematics.B)English.C)TechnicalDrawing.D)History.
30.Thewholepassagecenterson______.ﻫA)choosingacareeraccordingtowhatoneisskilledinﻫB)acquiringknowledgebyworkinghardatschoolﻫC)findingone'sstrongandweakpoints
D)developingone'sabilitiesusefulinschoolwork
ﻫText3
AsaCanadianbilingual(双语的)teacher,IagreethattheCanadianbilingualschoolshavebeensuccessfulinproducingfunctionallybilingualstudents.However,Mr.Whelpton'ssuggestedconditionthatteachersintheseschoolsmustbefullybilingualmaybeunnecessary.Forexample,primaryteacherscananddofunctionwithasmallervocabularythansecondaryteachers.
Secondly,itisdoubtfulthatstudentswilluseEnglishbecausethey"understandandaccepttheobjectiveofmakingEnglishthelanguageoftheclassroom"whichisarathersterilemotive.OnereasonthatCanadianbilingualprogramsworkisbecauseofthecommitmenttoWholeLanguageLearning,thatis,childrenlearnalanguage,(firstorsecond),byusingittotransmit(播送)orreceivemeaningfulmessagesthatareinteresting,realandimportant.Theywanttomaketheirneedsanddesiresknownandtounderstandtheworldaroundthem.Bilingualprogramsintegratelanguageandcontentinanactivity-based,child-centredmannersothatthechildismotivatedtousethesecondlanguageasatooltotransmitandreceivemessagesrelatedtosocialandacademicinterests.
Mr.Whelpton'sthirdargumentthatallthestudentsinoneclassneedtobeatapproximatelythesamelevelofEnglishproficiency(纯熟)whentheyswitchtoEnglishisunrealisticandunprofitable.Howdoesateachergroupchildrenwhohaveahugevocabularybutpoorgrammarskillsandotherswhohavecorrectgrammarbutapoorvocabulary?Also,supposethestudentshavesimilarlanguageabilitiesbutdifferentlearningstyles!Hencetheconceptofco-operativelearning:studentswithamixtureofpersonalities,talentsandweaknesses(amorerealisticreflectionoflife)learnbetterastheyco-operate(合作),insteadofcompete,anddependoneachotherforsupportandinformation.(280words)ﻫ
31.Howwouldyoudescribethewriter'sstyle?ﻫA)Thepassageiswritteninanacademicstyle.
B)Thepassageiswritteninajournalisticstyle.
C)Thepassageiswritteninapersonalstyle.ﻫD)ThepassageiswrittenonthebasisofwidespreadresearchintheareA)
32.Howwouldyoudescribethewriter'sattitudetowardstheCanadianbilingualprogrammes?ﻫA)Balanced.B)Unenthusiastic.C)Supportive.D)Critical.ﻫ
33.Inparagraph1thewriter________.ﻫA)agreescompletelywithMr.Whelpton'sargument
B)agreespartiallywithMr.Whelpton'sargumentﻫC)disagreescompletelywithMr.Whelpton'sargumentﻫD)isoverwhelminglycriticalofMr.Whelpton'sargumentﻫ
34.Inparagraph2"sterile"isclosestinmeaningto________.ﻫA)uninformativeB)unusualC)stereotypicalD)uninspiring
ﻫ35.AccordingtothewritertheCanadianbilingualprogramshavebeenasuccess________.
A)becausestudentsaccepttheobjectiveofmakingEnglishthelanguageoftheclassroom
B)becausestudentsstudyinclassroomswhereeverybodyisataboutthesamelevel
C)becausethestudentscanusetheirfirstlanguagefreelyﻫD)becausetheyworktowardsreallifegoalsﻫText4
Ifsustainablecompetitiveadvantagedependsonworkforceskills,Americanfirmshaveaproblem.Human-resourcemanagementisnottraditionallyseenascentraltothecompetitivesurvivalofthefirmintheUnitedStates.Skillacquisitionisconsideredanindividualresponsibility.Laborissimplyanotherfactorofproductiontobehiredrentedatthelowestpossiblecostmuchasonebuysrawmaterialsorequipment.ﻫThelackofimportanceattachedtohuman-resourcemanagementcanbeseeninthecorporatehierarchy.InanAmericanfirmthechieffinancialofficerisalmostalwayssecondincommand.Thepostofheadofhuman-resourcemanagementisusuallyaspecializedjob,offattheedgeofthecorporatehierarchy.TheexecutivewhoholdsitisneverconsultedonmajorstrategicdecisionsandhasnochancetomoveuptoChiefExecutiveOfficer(CEO).Bywayofcontrast,inJapantheheadofhumanresourcemanagementiscentralusuallythesecondmostimportant,aftertheCEO,inthefirm'shierarchy.ﻫWhileAmericanfirmsoftenhavethevastamountsspentontrainingtheirworkforces,infact,theyinvestlessintheskillsoftheiremployeesthandoeitherJapaneseorGermanfirms.Themoneytheydoinvestisalsomorehighlyconcentratedonprofessionalandmanagerialemployees.Andthelimitedinvestmentsthataremadeintrainingworkersarealsomuchmorenarrowlyfocusedonthespecificskillsnecessarytodothenextjobratherthanonthebasicbackgroundskillsthatmakeitpossibletoabsorbnewtechnologies.ﻫAsaresult,problemsemergewhennewbreakthroughtechnologiesarrive.IfAmericanworkers,forexample,takemuchlongertolearnhowtooperatenewflexiblemanufacturingstationsthanworkersinGermany(astheydo).theeffectivecostofthosestationsislowerinGermanythanitisintheUnitedStates.Moretimeisrequiredbeforeequipmentisupandrunningatcapacity,andtheneedforextensiveretraininggeneratescostsandcreatesbottlenecksthatlimitthespeedwithwhichnewequipmentcanbeemployed.Theresultisaslowerpaceoftechnologicalchange.Andintheendtheskillsofthebottomhalfofthepopulationaffectthewagesofthetophalf.Ifthebottomhalfcan'teffectivelystafftheprocessesthathavetobeoperated,themanagementandprofessionaljobsthatgowiththeseprocesseswilldisappear.ﻫ36.WhichofthefollowingappliestothemanagementofhumanresourcesinAmericancompanies?ﻫA)Theyhirepeopleatthelowestcostregardlessoftheirskills.ﻫB)Theyseethegainingofskillsastheiremployees’ownbusiness.ﻫC)Theyattachmoreimportancetoworkersthantoequipment.
D)Theyonlyhiredskilledworkersbecauseofkeencompetition.
37.Whatisthepositionoftheheadofhumanresourcemanagement?ﻫA)Heisoneofthemostimportantexecutivesinthefirm.ﻫB)Hispostislikelytodisappearwhennewtechnologiesareintroduced.ﻫC)Heisdirectlyunderthechieffinancialexecutive.
D)Hehasnosayinmakingimportantdecisionsinthefirm.ﻫ38.ThemoneymostAmericanfirmsputintrainingmainlygoesto________.
A)workerswhocanoperatenewequipment
B)technologicalandmanagerialstaffﻫC)workerswholackbasicgroundskillsﻫD)topexecutives
39.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?ﻫA)AmericanfirmsaredifferentfromJapaneseandGermanfirmsinhuman-resourcemanagement.
B)Extensiveretrainingisindispensabletoeffectivehumanresourcemanagement.ﻫC)Theheadofhumanresourcemanagementmustbeinthecentralpositioninafirm'shierarchy.
D)ThehumanresourcemanagementstrategiesofAmericanfirmswillaffecttheircompetitivecapacity.ﻫ40.Accordingtothepassage,thedecisivefactorinmaintainingafirm'scompetitiveadvantageis___________.
A)theintroductionofnewtechnologiesﻫB)theimprovementofworkers'skillsﻫC)therationalcompositionofprofessionalandmanagerialemployeesﻫD)theattachmentofimportancetothebottomhalfoftheemployees
III.VocabularyandStructure(15points)ﻫDirections:Choosethebestonetocompleteeachsentence.
41.Imuchpreferfactualbookssuchasbiographiesto_______ofanykind.ﻫA)imaginationB)narrationC)fictionD)romantics
42.Thestormdelayedus._______thestormwewouldhavebeenintime.
A)ButforB)IfitwerenotC)WithD)Unless
43.Shakinghandsisa______wayofgreeting.
A)conventionalB)conditionalC)originalD)conversational
44.Thetestresultsarenotvery_______.Hedoeswelloneweekandbadlythenext.ﻫA)consequentB)consistentC)continuousD)convince
45.Webelievethattheseillustrationswill_____somelightonthepointbeingdiscussed.ﻫA)showB)shineC)shedD)thriveﻫ46.Therewasa__________growthofthelightindustriesduringthelasttwentiesyears.
A)considerateB)consideringC)considerableD)consideredﻫ47.Wemustreviseourplan______thelightofthesechanges.ﻫA)forB)inC)onD)withﻫ48.Thenextbig_______confrontingtheworkersisthequestionsofwages.
A)issueB)stuffC)questionD)matter
49.Iknownothingabouttheaccident______ithappenedsomewherenearthehighway.
A)apartfromB)exceptforC)besidesD)exceptthat
50.TheAmericansstillhaveseveralmilitary______ontheisland.
A)installmentsB)installC)installationsiteD)installations
51.Manydisagreementshave_______whenitcametothesharingoftheirfather’sestates.ﻫA)risenB)arisenC)raisedD)arrived
52.Whentheygotready,theenemyplaneflewoutofthe______oftheirguns.
A)fieldB)limitC)extentD)rangeﻫ53.TheUnitedKingdom________England,Wales,ScotlandandNorthernIreland.ﻫA)constitutesB)comprisesC)composesD)consists
54.Allthekeywordsinthearticleareprintedin_________typesoastoattractreaders'attention.ﻫA)darkB)denseC)blackD)boldﻫ55.Onceyouhavemadeyourbookingandpaida________,thenthecostofyourholidaycannotbechanged.ﻫA)depositB)savingC)fundD)loan
56.Idon'tlikethenoiseofthisairconditioner,butI'velearnedto_______it.
A)staywithB)standwithC)gowithD)livewith
57.Wetrustthatyouwillgivespecialcaretothepackingofthegoods______theyshouldbedamagedintransit(运送).ﻫA)sothatB)lestC)ifD)unlessﻫ58.Inpreparingscientificreportsoflaboratoryexperiments,astudentshould_______hisfindingsinlogicorderandclearlanguage.
A)furnishB)proposeC)raiseD)present
59.Myfatheralwayswarnsmenottointerfere______mattersthatdon’tconcernme.ﻫA)withB)inC)onD)about
60.Extensivereportingontelevisionhashelpedto_______interestinawidevarietyofsportsandactivities.ﻫA)gatherB)generateC)assembleD)yieldﻫ61.Thechildrenaredoingallkindsofthingstowinthe_____oftheirparents.ﻫA.effectB)affectionC)affectD)affectationﻫ62.Wespentalldaytryingto______ournewbookshelveswithascrewdriver.
A.resembleB)decorateC)assembleD)transfer
63.Hemightarriveontime,but_____arehewillbelateagain.
A)possibilitiesB)prospectsC)probabilitiesD)chances
64.He_____fromnewspaperworktodevotehisfulltimetowriting.
A)abandonedB)quitC)withdrewD)reversed
65.Theworkisnotveryprofitable______money,butIamgettingvaluableexperiencefromit.
A)inlinewithB)inregardwith
C)bymeansofD)intermsof
66.Toimpressafutureemployer,oneshoulddressneatly,be_______,anddisplayinterestinthejob.
A)timelyB)swiftC)instantD)punctualﻫ67.Manynovelsthatattempttomirrortheworldarereally________oftherealitythattheyrepresent.
A)reflectionsB)demonstrationsC)illuminationsD)reproductions
68.Thoughherparents_____hermusicalability,Jennifer'spianoplayingisreallyterrible.
A)pourscornonB)heappraiseuponC)giveventtoD)castlightuponﻫ69.Eatingtoomuchfatcan______heartdiseaseandcausehighbloodpressure.ﻫA)attributetoB)attendtoC)contributetoD)devoteto
70.Thetremendousexpenseoffullprotectionofendangeredanimals_______thefinancesoftheAfricancountrieswhicharefarfromrichanddeveloped.
A)stretchesB)restrainsC)scratchesD)strainsﻫﻫII.Cloze(20points)ﻫDirections:ReadthefollowingpassagecarefullyandchoosethecorrectONEfromthefourchoicesgiventofillineachblank.(20points)
ﻫTheboatwasfulloftimberandothergoodsbutno(71).Notevenblood(72)remainedbehind.Maybethecraftwas(73)inthefog.Still,noonewasleft(74)thefloatinggrave.Anewcrewwas(75)butmaybetheyhadnavigationproblems,human(76)orprobablyjustseveral(77)problems,thiscrewwaslost,too.Sincethis(78)oftheworldis(79)bytheGulfStream,therearemany(80)valleysthatare(81)deepunderthe(82).Clouds,rainandotheratmospheric(83)cancauseageneratortogoout.Manycruise(84)havereportedtotheirbureauofmanystrange(85)thathavetakenplaceatalmostthe(86)pointandtheyhappenedoverseveraloccasionsina(n)(87)periodofhistory.Theywouldgoandexaminetheincidentsandtrytofindoutexplanations.But,alas,it(88)asthoughtheoceanhas(89)allvisibleevidenceaway.TothisdaytheBermudaTriangle(90)amystery.ﻫ71.A)crewB)memberC)passengerD)touristﻫ72.A)pointsB)dirtiesC)potsD)stains
73.A)
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