历年英语四级真题阅读理解

历年英语四级真题阅读理解1989年1月ReadingComprehensionPassageOneMorethan30,000driversandfrontseatpassengersarekilledorseriouslyinjuredeachyear.Atthespeedofonly30milesperhouritisthesameasfallingfromathird-floorwindows.Wearingaseatbeltsaveslives;itreducesyourchanceofdeathorseriousinjurybymorethanhalf.Thereforedriversorfrontseatpassengersover14inmostvehiclesmustwearaseatbelt.Ifyoudonot,youcouldbefinedupto￡50.itwillnotbeuptothedriverstomakesureyouwearyourbelt.Butitwillbethedriver’sresponsibilitytomakesurethatchildrenunder14donotrideinthefrontunlesstheyarewearingaseatbeltofsomekind.However,youdonothavetowearaseatbeltifyoureversingyourvehicle;oryouaremakingalocaldeliveryorcollectionusingaspecialvehicle;orifyouhaveavalidmedicalcertificatewhichexcusesyoufromwearingit.Makesurethesecircumstancesapplytoyoubeforeyoudecidenottowearyouseatbelt.Rememberyoumaybetakentocourtfornotdoingso,andyoumaybefinedifyoucannotprovetothecourtthatyouhavebeenexcusedfromwearingit.21. Thistextistakenfrom________.A)amedicalmagazineB)apolicereportC)alegaldocumentD)agovernmentinformationbooklet22. Wearingaseatbeltinavehicle________.A)reducesroadaccidentsbymorethanhalfB)savesliveswhiledrivingataspeedupto30milesperhourC)reducesthedeathrateintrafficaccidentsD)savesmorethan15,000liveseachyear23. Itisthedriver’sresponsibilityto________.A)makethefrontseatpassengerwearaseatbeltB)makethefrontseatchildrenunder14wearaseatbeltC)stopchildrenridinginthefrontseatD)wearaseatbelteachtimehedrives24. Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingpeopleridinginthefrontdosnothavetowearaseatbelt?A)Someonewhoisbackingintoaparkingspace.B)Someonewhoispickingupthechildrenfromthelocalschool.C)Someonewhoisdeliveringinvitationletters.D)Someonewhoisunder14.25. Forsomepeople,itmaybebetter________.A)towearaseatbeltforhealthreasonsB)nottowearaseatbeltforhealthreasonsC)togetvalidmedicalcertificatebeforewearingaseatbeltD)topayafineratherthanwearaseatbeltPassageTwoIfyouwanttostayyoung,sitdownandhaveagoodthink.ThisistheresearchfindingofateamofJapanesedoctors,whosaythatmostofourbrainsarenotgettingenoughexercise—andasaresult,weareageingunnecessarilysoon.ProfessorTaijuMatsuzawawantedtofindoutwhyotherwisehealthyfarmersinnorthernJapanappearedtobelosingtheirabilitytothinkandreasonatarelativelyearlyage,andhowtheprocessofageingcouldbesloweddown.WithateamofcolleaguesatTokyoComputertechnologyenabledtheresearcherstoobtainprecisemeasurementsofthevolumeofthefrontandsidesectionsofthebrain,whichrelatetointellect(智能)andemotion,anddeterminethehumancharacter.(Therearsectionofthebrain,whichcontrolsfunctionslikeeatingandbreathing,doesnotcontractwithage,andonecancontinuelivingwithoutintellectualoremotionalfaculties.)Contractionoffrontandsideparts—ascellsdieoff—wasobservedIsomesubjectsintheirthirties,butitwasstillnotevidentinsomesixty-andseventy-year-olds.Matsuzawaconcludedfromhisteststhatthereisasimpleremedytothecontractionnormallyassociatedwithage—usingthehead.Thefindingsshowingeneraltermsthatcontractionofthebrainbeginssoonerinpeopleinthecountrythaninthetowns.Thoseleastatrisk,saysMatsuzawa,arelawyers,followedbyuniversityprofessorsanddoctors.Whitecollarworkersdoingroutineworkingovernmentofficesare,however,aslikelytohaveshrinkingbrainsasthefarmworker,busdriverandshopassistant.Matsuzawa’sfindingsshowthatthinkingcanpreventthebrainfromshrinking.Bloodmustcirculateproperlyintheheadtosupplythefreshoxygenthebraincellsneed.“Thebestwaytomaintaingoodbloodcirculationisthroughusingthebrain,”hesays,“Thinkhardandengageinconversation.Don’trelyonpocketcalculators.”26. Theteamofdoctorswantedtofindout________.A)whycertainpeopleagesoonerthanothersB)howtomakepeoplelivelongerC)thesizeofcertainpeople’sbrainsD)whichpeoplearemostintelligent27. Onwhataretheirresearchfindingsbased?A)AsurveyoffarmersinnorthernJapan.B)Testsperformedonathousandoldpeople.C)ThestudyofbrainvolumesofdifferentpeopleD)Thelatestdevelopmentofcomputertechnology.28. Thedoctor’stestshowthat________.A)ourbrainsshrinkaswegrowolderB)thefrontsectionofthebraindoesnotshrinkC)sixty-year-oldshavethebetterbrainsthanthirty-year-oldsD)somepeople’sbrainshavecontractedmorethanotherpeople’s29. Theword“subjects”inParagraph5means________.A)somethingtobeconsideredB)branchesofknowledgestudiedC)personschosentobestudiedinanexperimentD)anymemberofastateexceptthesupremeruler30. Accordingtothepassage,whichpeopleseemtoageslowerthantheothers?A)Lawyers.B)Farmers.C)Clerks.D)Shopassistants.PassageThreeOnJune17,1744,theofficialsfromMarylandandVirginiaheldatalkwiththeIndiansoftheSixNations.TheIndianswereinvitedtosendboystoWilliamandMaryCollege.IWeknowthatyouhaveahighopinionofthekindoflearningtaughtinyourcolleges,andthatthecostsoflivingofouryoungmen,whilewithyou,wouldbeveryexpensivetoyou.Weareconvincedthatyoumeantodousgoodbyyourproposal;andwethankyouheartily.Butyoumustknowthatdifferentnationshavedifferentwaysoflookingatthings,andyouwillthereforenotbeoffendedifyourideasofthiskindofeducationhappennottbethesameasyours.Wehavehadsomeexperienceofit.Severalofouryoungpeoplewereformerlybroughtupatthecollegesofthenorthernprovinces:theyweretaughtallyoursciences;but,whentheycamebacktous,theywerebadrunners,ignorantofeverymeansoflivinginthewoods…Weare,however,notthelessobligedbyyourkindoffer,thoughwerefusetoacceptit;and,toshowourgratefulsenseofit,ifthegentlemenofVirginiawillsendupadozenoftheirsons,wewilltakecareoftheireducation,teachtheminallweknow,andmakemenofthem.31. Thepassageisabout________.A)thetalkbetweentheIndiaB)thecollegesofnorthernprovinceC)theeducationalvaluesoftheIndiaD)theproblemsoftheAmericansinthemid-eighteenthcentury32. TheIndians’A)politelyrefuseafriendlyofferB)expresstheiropiniononequaltreatmentC)showtheirprideD)describeIndiancustoms33. Accordingtotheletter,theIndiansbelA)itwouldbebetterfortheirboystoreceivesomeschoolingB)theywerebeinginsultedbytheofferC)theyknewmoreaboutsciencethantheofficialsD)theyhadabetterwayofeducatingyoungmen34. Differentfromtheofficials’viewofeducation,theIndiaA)youngwomenshouldalsobeeducatedB)theyhaddifferentgoalsofeducationC)theytaughtdifferentbranchesofscienceD)theyshouldteachthesonsoftheofficialsfirst35. Thetoneoftheletterasawholeisbestdescribedas________.A)angryB)pleasantC)politeD)inquiringPassageFourInwhatnowseemsliketheprehistorictimesofcomputerhistory,theearth’spostwarera,therewasquiteawide-spreadconcernthatcomputerswouldtakeovertheworldfrommanoneday.Alreadytoday,lessthanfortyyearslater,ascomputersarerelievingusofmoreandmoreoftheroutinetasksinbusinessandinourpersonallives,wearefacedwithalessdramaticbutalsolessforeseenproblem.Peopletendtobeover-trustingofcomputersandarereluctanttochallengetheirauthority.Indeed,theybehaveasiftheywerehardlyawarethatwrongbuttonsmaybepushed,orthatacomputermaysimplymalfunction(失误).Obviously,therewouldbenopointininvestinginacomputerifyouhadtocheckallitsanswers,butpeopleshouldalsorelyontheirowninternalcomputersandcheckthemachinewhentheyhavethefeelingthatsomethinghasgonewrong.Questioningandroutinedouble-checksmustcontinuetobeasmuchapartofgoodbusinessastheywereinpre-computerdays.Maybeeachcomputershouldcomewiththewarning:forallthehelpthiscomputermayprovide,itshouldnotbeseenasasubstituteforfundamentalthinkingandreasoningskills.36. Whatisthemainpurposeofthispassage?A)Tolookbacktotheearlydaysofcomputers.B)Toexplainwhattechnicalproblemsmayoccurwithcomputers.C)Todiscourageunnecessaryinvestmentincomputers.D)Towarnagainstamentallylazyattitudetowardscomputers.37. Accordingtothepassage,theinitialconcernaboutcomputerswasthattheymight________.A)changeourpersonallivesB)takecontroloftheworldC)createunforeseenproblemsD)affectourbusinesses38. Thepassagerecommendsthosedealingwithcomputersto________.A)bereasonablydoubtfulaboutthemB)checkalltheiranswersC)substitutethemforbasicthinkingD)usethemforbusinesspurposesonly39. Thepassagesuggeststhatthepresent-dayproblemwithregardtocomputersis________.A)challengingB)psychologicalC)dramaticD)fundamental40. Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthorwoulddisapproveof________.A)investmentincomputersB)theuseofone’sinternalcomputerC)double-checkoncomputersD)completedependenceoncomputersfordecision-making1990年1月PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Oceanographyhasbeendefinedas“Theapplicationofallsciencestothestudyofthesea”.Beforethenineteencentury,scientistswithaninterestintheseawerefewandfarbetween.CertainlyNewtonconsideredsometheoreticalaspectsofitinhiswritings,buthewasreluctanttogotoseatofurtherhiswork.Formostpeopletheseawasremote,andwiththeexceptionofearlyintercontinentaltravelersorotherswhoearnedalivingfromthesea,therewaslittlereasontoaskmanyquestionsaboutit,letalonetoaskwhatlaybeneaththesurface.Thefirsttimethatquestion“Whatisatthebottomoftheoceans?”hadtobeansweredwithanycommercialconsequencewaswhenthelayingofatelegraphcablefromEuropetoAmericawasproposed.Theengineershadtoknowthedepthprofile(起伏形状)oftheroutetoestimatethelengthofcablethathadtobemanufactured.ItwastoMauryoftheUSNavythattheAtlanticTelegraphCompanyturned,in1853,forinformationonthismatter.Inthe1840s,Mauryhadbeenresponsibleforencouragingvoyagesduringwhichsoundings(测声)weretakentoinvestigatethedepthsoftheNorthAtlanticandPacificOceans.Later,someofhisfindingsarousedmuchpopularinterestinhisbookThePhysicalGeographyoftheSea.Thecablewaslaid,butnotuntil1866wastheconnectionmadepermanentandreliable.Attheearlyattempts,thecablefailedandwhenitwastakenoutforrepairsitwasfoundtobecoveredinlivinggrowths,afactwhichdefiedcontemporaryscientificopinionthattherewasnolifeinthedeeperpartsofthesea.Withinafewyearsoceanographywasunderway.In1872Thomsonledascientificexpedition(考察),whichlastedforfouryearsandbroughthomethousandsofsamplesfromthesea.Theirclassificationandanalysisoccupiedscientistsforyearsandledtoafive-volumereport,thelastvolumebeingpublishedin1895.21. TheproposaltolayatelegraphcablefromEuropetoAmericamadeoceanographicstudiestakeon________.A)anacademicaspectB)amilitaryaspectC)abusinessaspectD)aninternationalaspect22. Itwas________thataskedMauryforhelpinoceanographicstudies.A)theAmericanNavyB)someearlyintercontinentaltravelersC)thosewhoearnedalivingfromtheseaD)thecompanywhichproposedtolayanunderseacable23. TheaimofthevoyagesMaurywasresponsibleforinthe1840swas________.A)tomakesomesoundingexperimentsintheoceansB)tocollectsamplesofseaplantsandanimalsC)toestimatethelengthofcablethatwasneededD)tomeasurethedepthsofthetwooceans24. “Defied”inthe5thparagraphprobablymeans“________”.A)doubtedB)gaveprooftoC)challengedD)agreedto25. Thispassageismainlyabout________.A)thebeginningsofoceanographyB)thelayingofthefirstunderseacableC)theinvestigationofoceandepthsD)theearlyintercontinentalcommunicationsPassageTwoQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Normallyastudentmustattendacertainnumberofcoursesinordertograduate,andeachcoursewhichheattendsgiveshimacreditwhichhemaycounttowardsadegree.InmanyAmericanuniversitiesthetotalworkforadegreeconsistsofthirty-sixcourseseachlastingforonesemester.Atypicalcourseconsistsofthreeclassesperweekforfifteenweeks;whileattendingauniversityastudentwillprobablyattendfourorfivecoursesduringeachsemester.Normallyastudentwouldexpecttotakefouryearsattendingtwosemesterseachyear.Itispossibletospreadtheperiodofworkforthedegreeoveralongerperiod.Itisalsopossibleforastudenttomovebetweenoneuniversityandanotherduringhisdegreecourse,thoughthisisnotinfactdoneasaregularpractice.Foreverycoursethathefollowsastudentisgivenagrade,whichisrecorded,andtherecordisavailableforthestudenttoshowtoprospectiveemployers.Allthisimposesaconstantpressureandstrainofwork,butinspiteofthissomestudentsstillfindtimeforgreatactivityinstudentaffairs.Electionstopositionsinstudentorganizationsarousemuchenthusiasm.Theeffectivewordofmaintainingdisciplineisusuallyperformedbystudentswhoadvisetheacademicauthorities.Anystudentwhoisthoughttohavebrokentherules,forexample,bycheatinghastoappearbeforeastudentcourt.Withtheenormousnumbersofstudents,theoperationofthesystemdoesinvolveacertainamountofactivity.Astudentwhohasheldoneofthesepositionsofauthorityismuchrespectedanditwillbeofbenefittohimlaterinhiscareer.26. Normallyastudentwouldatleastattend________classeseachweek.A)36B)20C)12D)1527. AccordingtothefirstparagraphanAmericanstudentisallowed________.A)toliveinadifferentuniversityB)totakeaparticularcourseinadifferentuniversityC)toliveathomeanddrivetoclassesD)togettwodegreesfromtwodifferentuniversities28. Americanuniversitystudentsareusuallyunderpressureofworkbecause________.A)theiracademicperformancewillaffecttheirfuturecareersB)theyareheavilyinvolvedinstudentaffairsC)theyhavetoobserveuniversitydisciplineD)theywanttorunforpositionsofauthority29. Somestudentsareenthusiasticforpositionsinstudentorganizationsprobablybecause________.A)theyhatetheconstantpressurestrainoftheirstudyB)theywillthenbeabletostaylongerintheuniversityC)suchpositionshelpthemgetbetterjobsD)suchpositionsareusuallywellpaid30. Thestudentorganizationsseem,tobeeffectivein________.A)dealingwiththeacademicaffairsoftheuniversityB)ensuringthatthestudentsobserveuniversityregulationsC)evaluatingstudents’performancebybringingthembeforeacourtD)keepingupthestudents’enthusiasmforsocialactivitiesPassageThreeQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Doyoufindgettingupinthemorningsodifficultthatit’spainful?Thismightbecalledlaziness,butDr.Kleitmanhasanewexplanation.Hehasprovedthateveryonehasadailyenergycycle.Duringthehourswhenyoulaborthroughyourworkyoumaysaythatyou’re“hot”.That’strue.Thetimeofdaywhenyoufeelmostenergeticiswhenyourcycleofbodytemperatureisatitspeak.Forsomepeoplethepeakcomesduringtheafternoon.Forothersitcomesintheafternoonorevening.Noonehasdiscoveredwhythisisso,butitleadstosuchfamiliarmonologues(自言自语)as:“Getup,John!You’llbelateforworkagain!”ThepossibleexplanationtothetroubleisthatJohnisathistemperature-and-energypeakintheevening.Muchfamilyquarrellingendswhenhusbandsandwivesrealizewhattheseenergycyclesmean,andwhichcycleeachmemberofthefamilyhas.Youcan’tchangeyourenergycycle,butyoucanlearntomakeyourlifefititbetter.Habitcanhelp,Dr.Kleitmanbelieves.Maybeyou’resleepyintheeveningbutfeelyoumuststayuplateanyway.Counteract(对抗)yourcycletosomeextentbyhabituallystayinguplaterthanyouwantto.Ifourenergyislowinthemorningbutyouhaveanimportantjobtodoearlyintheday,risebeforeyourusualhour.Thiswon’tchangeyourcycle,butyou’llgetupsteam(鼓起干劲)andworkbetteratyourlowpoint.Getofftoaslowstartwhichsavesyourenergy.Getupwithaleisurelyyawnandstretch.Sitontheedgeofthebedaminutebeforeputtingyourfeetonthefloor.Avoidthetroublesomesearchforcleanclothesbylayingthemoutthenightbefore.Wheneverpossible,doroutineworkintheafternoonandsavetasksrequiringmoreenergyorconcentrationforyoursharperhours.31. Ifapersonfindsgettingupearlyaproblem,mostprobably________.A)heisalazypersonB)herefusestofollowhisownenergycycleC)heisnotsurewhenhisenergyislowD)heisathispeakintheafternoonorevening32. Whichofthefollowingmayleadtofamilyquarrelsaccordingtothepassage?A)Unawarenessofenergycycles.B)Familiarmonologues.C)Achangeinafamilymember’senergycycle.D)Attemptstocontroltheenergycycleofotherfamilymembers.33. Ifonewantstoworkmoreefficientlyathislowpointinthemorning,heshould________.A)changehisenergycycleB)overcomehislazinessC)getupearlierthanusualD)gotobedearlier34. Youareadvisedtorisewithayawnandstretchbecauseitwill________.A)helptokeepyourenergyfortheday’sworkB)helpyoutocontrolyourtemperearlyinthedayC)enableyoutoconcentrateonyourroutineworkD)keepyourenergycycleundercontrolallday35. WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTTRUE?A)Gettingofftoworkwitaminimumefforthelpssaveone’senergy.B)Dr.Kleitmanexplainswhypeoplereachtheirpeaksatdifferenthoursofday.C)Habithelpsapersonadapttohisownenergycycle.D)Childrenhaveenergycycles,too.PassageFourQuestions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Wefindthatbrightchildrenarerarelyheldbackbymixedabilityteaching.Onthecontrary,boththeirknowledgeandexperienceareenriched.Wefeelthattherearemanydisadvantagesinstreaming(把…按能力分班)pupils.Itdoesnottakeintoaccountthefactthatchildrendevelopatdifferentrates.Itcanhaveabadeffectonboththebrightandthenot-so-brightchild.Afterall,itcanbequitediscouragingtobeatthebottomofthetopgrade!Besides,itisratherunrealtogradepeoplejustaccordingtotheirintellectualability.Thisisonlyoneaspectoftheirtotalpersonality.Weareconcernedtodeveloptheabilitiesofallourpupilstothefull,notjusttheiracademicability.Wealsovaluepersonalqualitiesandsocialskills,andwefindthatmixed-abilityteachingcontributestoalltheseaspectsoflearning.Inourclassrooms,weworkinvariousways.Thepupilsoftenworkingroups:thisgivesthemtheopportunitytolearntoco-operate,toshare,andtodevelopleadershipskills.Theyalsolearnhowtocopewithpersonalproblemsaswellaslearninghowtothink,tomakedecisions,toanalyzeandevaluate,andtocommunicateeffectively.Thepupilslearnfromeachotheraswellasfromtheteacher.Sometimesthepupilsworkinpairs;sometimestheyworkonindividualtasksandassignments,andtheycandothisattheirownspeed.Theyalsohavesomeformalclassteachingwhenthisisappropriate.Weencourageourpupilstousethelibrary,andweteachthemtheskillstheyneedinordertodothisefficiently.Anadvancedpupilcandoadvancedwork:itdoesnotmatterwhatagethechildis.Weexpectourpupilstodotheirbest,nottheirleast,andwegivethemeveryencouragementtoattainthisgoal.36. Inthepassagetheauthor’sattitudetowards“mixed-abilityteaching”is________.A)criticalB)questioningC)approvingD)objective37. By“heldback”(Line1)theauthormeans“________”A)madetoremaininthesameclassesB)forcedtostudyIthelowerclassesC)drawntotheirstudiesD)preventedfromadvancing38. Theauthorarguesthatateacher’schiefconcernshouldbethedevelopmentofthestudent’s________.A)personalqualitiesandsocialskillsB)totalpersonalityC)learningabilityandcommunicativeskillsD)intellectualability39. WhichofthefollowingisNOTMENTIONEDinthethirdparagraph?A)Groupworkgivespupilstheopportunitytolearntoworktogetherwithother.B)Pupilsalsolearntodeveloptheirreasoningabilities.C)Groupworkprovidespupilswiththeopportunitytolearntobecapableorganizers.D)Pupilsalsolearnhowtoparticipateinteachingactivities.40. Theauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassageisto________.A)argueforteachingbrightandnot-so-brightpupilsinthesameclassB)recommendpairworkandgroupworkforclassroomactivitiesC)offeradviceontheproperuseofthelibraryD)emphasizetheimportanceofappropriateformalclassroomteaching1991年6月PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Theaimoftheteacheristogethispupilsasquicklyaspossibleovertheperiodinwhicheachprintedsymbolislookedatforitsshape,andarriveatthestagewhenthepupillooksatwordsandphrases,fortheirmeaning,almostwithoutnoticingtheshapesoftheseparateletters.Whenagoodreaderisatworkhedoesnotlookatletters,norevenatwords,onebyone,however,hequicklytakesinthemeaningoftwo,three,orfourwordsatatime,inasinglemoment.Watchcarefullytheeyesofapersonwhoisreading,anditwillbeseenthattheydonottravelsmoothlyalongthelinesofprint,buttheymovebyjumpsseparatedbyveryshortstops.Theeyesofaverygoodreadermovequickly,takinglongjumpsandmakingveryshorthalts(停顿);theeyesofapoorreadermovemoreslowly,takingonlyshortjumpsandstoppinglongerateachhalt.Sometimes,whenhemeetsadifficulty,heevengoesbackwardstoseeagainwhathasalreadybeenlookedatonce.Theteacher’staskisthereforeclear:itistotrainhispupilstotakeinseveralwordsataglance(oneeye-jump’)andtoremovethenecessityforgoingbackwardstoreadsomethingasecondtime.Thisshowsatoncethatletter-by-letter,orsyllable-by-syllable,orword-by-wordreading,withthefingerpointingtotheword,carefullyfixingeachoneinturn,iswrong.Itiswrongbecausesuchamethodtiesthepupil’seyesdowntoaveryshortjump,andtheaimistotrainforthelongjump.Moreover,averyshortjumpistooshorttoprovideanymeaningorsense;anditwillbefoundthathavingstruggledwiththreeorfourwordsseparately,thepupilhastolookatthemagain,alltogetherandinonegroup,inordertogetthemeaningofthewholephrase.21. Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtothefirstparagraph?A)Pupilsshouldbetrainedtoreachquicklythestageofreadingwithouthavingtoconcentrateontheseparatesymbols.B)Pupilsshouldlookateachprintedsymbolforitsmeaningaswellasforitsshape.C)Teachersshouldhelptheirpupilsavoidlookingattheshapeoftheprintedsymbols.D)Teachersshouldtelltheirpupilsthedifferentstagesoftheirstudy.22. Inasinglemoment,agoodreaderpicksup________.A)severalwordsB)severalphrasesC)severalsentencesD)severallines23. Teachersencouragetheuseofdictionariessothat________.A)studentswillbeabletoexpresstheirideasmorefreelyB)teacherswillhavelesstroubleincorrectingmistakesC)studentswillhavemoreconfidenceinwritingD)studentswilllearntobeindependentofteachers24. Thewriterseemstothinkthattheteacher’sjudgementonthatsensitivepieceofwritingis________.A)reasonableB)unfairC)foolishD)careless25. Themajorpointdiscussedinthepassageis________.A)theimportanceofdevelopingwritingskillsB)thecomplexitiesofspellingC)thecorrectwayofmarkingcompositionsD)therelationshipbetweenspellingandthecontentofacompositionPassageTwoQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Abreakthrough(突破)intheprovisionofenergyfromthesunfortheEuropeanEconomicCommunity(EEC)couldbebroughtforwardbyuptotwodecades,ifamodestincreasecouldbeprovidedintheEEC’sresearcheffortinthisfield,accordingtotheseniorEECscientistsengagedinexperimentsinsolarenergyatEEC’sscientificlaboratoriesatIspra,nearMilan.TheseniorWestGermanscientistinchargeoftheCommunity’ssolarenergyprogramme,Mr.JoachimGretz,toldjournaliststhatatpresentlevelsofresearchspendingitwasmostunlikelythatsolarenergywouldprovideasmuchasthreepercentoftheCommunity’senergyrequirementsevenaftertheyear2000.Buthesaidthatwithamodestincreaseinthepresent<sums,devotedbytheEECtothisworkitwaspossiblethatthebreakthroughcouldbeachievedbytheendofthenextdecade.Mr.GretzcalculatesthatifsolarenergyonlyprovidedthreepercentoftheEEC’sneeds,thiscouldstillproduceasavingofaboutabillionpoundsinthepresentbillforimportedenergyeachyear.AndhebelievesthatwiththepossibilityofutilizingmoreadvancedtechnologyinthisfielditmightbepossibletosatisfyamuchbiggershareoftheCommunity’sfutureenergyneeds.AtpresenttheEECspendsabout$2.6millionsayearonsolarresearchatIspra,oneoftheEEC’sofficialjointresearchcentres,andanother$3millionsayearinindirectresearchwithuniversitiesandotherindependentbodies.26. Thephrase“bebroughtforward”(Line2,Para.1)mostprobablymeans________.A)beexpectedB)becompletedC)beadvancedD)beintroduced27. Somescientistsbelievethatabreakthroughintheuseofsolarenergydependson________.A)sufficientfundingB)furtherexperimentsC)advancedtechnologyD)well-equippedlaboratories28. AccordingtoMr.Gretz,thepresentsumofmoneywillenablethescientiststoprovide________.A)morethan3~,6oftheEEC’sneedsaftertheyear2000B)only3%oftheEEC’sneedsbeforetheyear2000C)lessthan3%oftheEEC’sneedsbeforetheyear2000D)3%oftheEEC’sneedsaftertheyear200029. WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A)TheEECspendsonebillionpoundson