专升本英语模拟试卷

模拟试题（一）

PartIReadingComprehension（40%35minutes）

Directions;Inthisparttherearefourpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyanumberofcomprehens

ionquestions.Readthepassageandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.Then,marky

ouranswerbyblackeningthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Twotravelingangels（天使）stoppedtospendthenightinthehomeofawealthyfamily.Thefamily

wasrudeandrefusedtolettheangelsstayintheguestroom.Insteadtheangelsweregivenaspac

einthecoldbasement.Astheymadetheirbedonthehardfloor,theolderangelsawaholeinthe

wallandfilleditup.Whentheyoungerangelaskedwhy,theolderangelreplied:"Thingsaren'talw

ayswhattheyseem."

Thenextnightthepaircametorestatafarmer'shouse.Thefarmerwasverypoor,butheandhis

wifewereveryhospitable（好客的）.Aftersharingalittlefoodtheyhad,thecouplelettheangelssi

eepintheirbedwheretheycouldhaveagoodrestthatnight.Whenthesuncameupthenextmorn

ing,theangelsfoundthefarmerandhiswifeintears.Theironlycow,whosemilkhadbeentheiro

nlyincome,laydeadinthefield.

Theyoungerangelwasveryangryandaskedtheoldangel,"Howcouldthishappen?Whydidyou

notwatchoutforthecow?Thefirstmanhadeverything,yetyouwatchedoverhishouse.0sheaccu

sed."Thesecondfamilyhadlittlebutwaswillingtoshareeverything,andyoudidnothelp."

"Thingsaren'talwayswhattheyseem,"theolderangelreplied."Whenwestayedinthebasement,fro

mtheholeInoticedtherewasgoldstoredinthewall.Sincetheownerwassogreedyandunwilling

tosharehisgoodfortune,IaskedGodifIcouldseal（封口）thewallsohewouldn'tfindthegold.

Thenlastnightaswesleptinthefarmer'sbed.Death（死神）cameforhiswife.IaskedGodifDe

athcouldtakethecowinstead.Thingsaren'talwayswhattheyseem.1'

1.Whydidtheolderangelfilluptheholeinthewalloftherichfamily'sbasement?

A.Becauseshedidn'tlikethegreedyowner.

B.Becauseshewantedtosavethegoldforthepoor.

C.Becausethebasementwastoocoldtostayin.

D.Becauseshebelievedthatoneshouldalwaysbereadytoofferhelp.

1.TheunderlinedwordsinParagraphTwo"thepair,'referto.

A.thepoorcoupleB.therichcouple

C.thepoormanandtherichmanD.thetwoangels

2.Theyoungerangelwasveryangrybecause.

A.theolderangelkilledthefarmer'scow

B.shethoughttheolderangeltreatedthefarmer'sfamilyunfairly

C.thewealthymangavethemabadplacetolive

D.Deathtookthecowaway

4.Whydidtheolderangelletthefarmer'scowdie?

A.BecauseGodwantedtheolderangeltotakethecow.

A.Becauseshewantedtoteachtheyoungerangelalesson.

B.Becauseshewantedtosavethefarmer'swife.

D.Becauseshewasnotsatisfiedwiththesupper.

5.Thestorytellsthat.

A.angelsarealwaysreadytohelpthepoor

B.sometimesthingsarenotwhatseem

C.angelsarealwaysreadytohelptherich

D.theyoungshouldalwayslearnfromtheold

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Carsof2050willtravelthenation'shighwaysinnever-beibre-dreamed-ofsafety,comfort,andcon

venience.Thesecarswillfloatalongnevertouchingtheground,andthereforewillhavenoneedfor

wheels.

Annoyinghighwayvibrations,causedbytherotationsofthedisc-and-tirewheels,willbethingsofth

epast.Thecominghighwaypassengercarswillliterallyflyabovetheroad,supportedoncolumnsof

aircompressedbyturbine-driven（涡轮驱动）fans.

Thecarwithoutwheelshasbeencalleda"flyingcar",and,inasense,that'sjustwhatitis;howeve

r,itwillnotbackoutofthefamilygarage,startdownthestreet,andthensuddenlygoquicklyupw

ardheadingforsomedistantpoint.Onthecontrary,toa-voidproblemsinaerialnavigation,thewhee

Hessvehicleprobablywilltravelnomorethanthreeinchesaboveroadsurface.Itwilltraveloverfai

rlyroughroadandevenoversmoothwater!

Theinevitableproblemsofmaritime（z）〈上的）regulations,severeweatherconditions,andrunningout

offuelinremoteareasallwillrequirenewconceptsofoperation,servicing,andvehicleregulation.

6.Theauthorbelievesthatcarsofthefuture.

A.willbereplacedbyairplanes

B.willhavewheelsunlikethoseoftoday

C.willusecolumnsofairinsteadofwheels

D.willusewheelswithouttires

7.Carsofthefuturewillrun.

A.withoutannoyingnoiseB.withoutfuel

C.muchmoresmoothlyD.onanumberoffans

8.Thecarwithoutwheelshasbeencalleda"flyingcarHbecause.

A.ittravelsafewinchesabovetheground

B.itcanflyasaplanedoes

C.itmovesataveryhighspeed

D.itcantraveloversmoothwater

9.WhereisawheellesscarLEASTfittotravel?

A.Oversoftland.B.Overroughcountryroads.

C.Overhighways.D.Overwaterfalls.

10.Wheellesscarswill.

A.eliminatealltrafficproblemsB.createnewtrafficproblem

C.eliminateparkingproblemsD.bothAandC

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Disraeliwasaswonderfulaletter-writerashewasanovelist.Hislettersshowthathiscapabilityto

observewasmatchedonlybyhisabilitytodescribe,andtheyaremademorelivelybyhisoverdevel

opedsenseofself-dramatization（.戏居U化的自我表现）aswellasbyhispermanentsenseofthegreat

nessofhisownfate.Hegoesthroughthesepageslikesomebeautifulbirdofparadise,spreadinghis

multicoloredfeathersandneverpassinglongenoughtobecomeboring.

Asearlyas1830,whenonly26,heisfoundadvisingBenjaminAustintocarefullykeephislettersf

orhisdescendents（后代）.FortunatelyAustinandothersfollowedhisadvice.Asaresult,over10,000

lettersinhisownhandhavesurvived,quiteapartfromdictatedletters.Disraelirarelykeptadiary,

andpouredhisthoughts,desiresandreflectionsintohiscorrespondence.

Whattreasurestherelieinstore!Weleavehimin1837withhislonged-forelectiontoParliament,b

utaheadseeminglyappearthehighpeaksofhiscareerwiththetwinmountainsofhistwopremiersh

ips（首相职位）andhisfriendshipwiththeQueen.LordEshermaintainedthatthelettersbetweenDis

raeliandQueenVictoriahadlargelybeendestroyed,butthiswasnotso.Anew,brightandsearchin

glightwilleventuallyshineonthatextraordinarypoliticalandromanticrelationship

11.Thispassageappearstobewrittenby.

A.afriendofDisraeli'sB.aneighborofDisraeli*s

B.aliterarycriticD.anautobiographer（自传作者）

12.“hiscapacitytoobservewasmatchedonlybyhisabilitytodescribe"means.

A.hewasasaccomplishedanobserverashewasadescriptivewriter

B.hiscapacitytoobservecouldnotbecomparedwithhisabilitytodescribe

C.hiscapacitytoobserveisgreaterthanhisabilitytodescribe

D.hisabilitytoobserveisgreaterthanhiscapacitytodescribe

13.DuringhislifetimeDisraelipursuedthecareerof.

A.aletter-writerB.apolitician

C.anovelistD.acorrespondent

14.EvenasayoungmanDisraelirealizedthatonedayhisletterswouldbe

A.out-datedB.well-connected

C.destroyedD.widelyread

15.Disraeli'stwopremiershipsandhisfriendshipwiththeQueenaredescribedasbeing.

A.difficulttoconquerB.unconquerableobstacles

C.peaksofsuccessD.impossiblechallenges

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Womenearnlessthanmen.Forexample,in1988thehourlywagesofwomeninthewere16%les

sthanthoseofmen.Thegapbetweenmaleandfemaleincomesvarieswithage.Thegapbetweenth

elaborincomesofyoungwomenandyoungmenismuchsmallerthanthatbetweenmiddle-agedwo

menandmen.Itisalsoclearthatjobsinwhichwomenareconcentratedpayless.Thelargerthenu

mberofworkersinanindustrywhoarewomen,thelowertheaveragewages.

Whydowomenearnlessthanmen?Arethedifferencesexplainedbythefoctthatwomenarelo

okeddownupon?Ifso,thegovernmenthastointervene,toforcetheemployerstopayequalwagest

oequaljobs.However,thereisnoagreementamongeconomistsaboutthecausesofthegap.Onevie

warguesthatwomenontheaveragehavechosenlow-payingjobsinwhichworkersenjoythefreedo

mofenteringandleavingthelaborforce,whichreducestheiryearsofexperiencerelativetomen.Ot

herpeoplesaythegapcanalsobeexplainedbythedifferenceineducationalbackgroundwhichissh

owninthedifferenceinthemarginalproductbetweenmenandwomen.

Muchofthegap,however,hasnotbeenfullyexplained.Itmightbetheresultofsomebiasagainst

women.Itisthispartthathasproducedcallsforgovernmentaction.Whatwouldhappenifthegover

nmentdidintervenetoincreasethewagespaidtowomen?Onepossibilityisthatincomesforwomen

asagroupmightactuallydecline.Anincreaseinwagedecreasesthequantityoflaborinputdemand

ed,resultingindecreasedemploymentastherateofhiringnewworkersdeclines.Theresultwillbea

surplusoflabor.Thosewhocanfindjobsmightbebetteroffwhilethosewhohadjobsmightfind

themselvesoutofwork.

16.Thedifferenceinlaborincomesismostobviousbetween.

A.youngmenandyoungwomen

B.youngwomeninthesameindustry

C.middle-agedmenandmiddle-agedwomen

D.middle-agedwomeninthesameindustry

17.Someeconomistsbelievewomenearnlessthanmenpartlybecause.

A.womenarelessexperiencedthanmen

B.womenareonlyprovidedwithlow-payingjobs

C.womenhavemuchfreedominselectingtheirjobs

D.thereismorethanenoughwomeninthelaborforce

18.Whichofthefollowingcannotbeinferredfromthesecondparagraph?

A.Womenreceivelesseducationthanmen.

B.Womenarenotasproductiveasmen.

C.Levelsofeducationarecloselyrelatedtoproductivity.

D.Goodsproducedbywomenarenotasgoodasthosebymen.

19.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestthatthegovernmentshoulddoforwomenworkers?

A.Toensureequalpayforwomen.

B.Toexplainwhywomenarepaidless.

C.Toforceemployerstohiremorewomen.

D.Nosolutionisclearlysuggested.

20.Whatwouldhappenifwomen'swageswereraised?

A.Inputofcapitalwouldbeincreased.

B.Theunemploymentratewouldgoup.

C.Thosewhohavejobswouldbecomebetteroff.

D.Womenasagroupwouldearnmorethanbefore.

PartIIICloze(10%15minutes)

Directions:Thereare20blanksinthefollowingpassages.Foreachblanktherearefourchoicesmark

edA,B,CandD.Youshouldchoosetheonethatbestfitsintothepassages.Thenmark

thecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Passage1

Somepsychologistsmaintainthatmentalactssuch61thinkingarenotperformedinthebrainalo

ne,butthatone'smusclesalsoparticipate.Itmaybesaidthatwethinkwithourmusclesinsomewh

atthesamewaythatwelistentomusicwithourbodies.

Yousurelyarenotsurprisedtobetoldthatyouusuallylistentomusicnotonlywithyourearsbut

withyourwholebody.62peoplecanlistentomusicthatismoreorlessfamiliar63movin

gtheirbodyor,morespecially,somepartoftheir64.Oftenwhenonelistenstoasymphonicco

ncert65theradio,heistemptedtodirecttheorchestra66heknowsthereisacompetentc

onductoronthejob.

Strange67thisbehaviormaybe,thereisverygood68forit.Onecanderiveallpossiblee

njoymentfrommusic69heparticipates,sotospeak,initsperformance.Thelistenerufeels'1hi

mselfintothemusicwithmoreor70pronouncedmotionofhisbody.

61.A.asB.butC.whyD.that

62.A.LittleB.SomeC.FewD.Great

63.A.withB.withoutC.whenD.why

64.A.brainB.heartC.bodyD.eyes

65.A.onB.withoutC.ofD.except

66.A.whateverB.whichC.eventhoughD.however

67.A.asB.ifC.stillD.asif

68.A.enoughB.reasonC.directorD.way

69.A.whenB.eventhoughC.ifD.unless

70.A.betterB.lessC.littleD.well

Passage2

Parentsandteenagersoftendisagreeabouttheamountoffreedomandresponsibilitythatyoungpeople

aretohave.Theteenageroftenwantstobe71tochoosehisownfriends,selecthisowncourse

sinschool,planforhisownvocational72,andearnandspendhisownmoney,andgenerally_

73hisownlifeinamoreindependentfashionthanmanyparentsareableto74.

Mostproblemsbetweenteenagersandtheirparentsyieldbestto（导致）jointplanninganddecision-ma

king.Withinanyparticularfamily75areavoidedandproblemsaresolvedwhenalloftheperso

nstake76inthesituation,77inworkingitout.78parentsandyoungpeoplelearnho

wtoget79wellwitheachotheranddevelopskillsinunderstandingand80understood,ev

enthemostdifficultproblemsarerelieved.

71.A.freeB.likelyC.ableD.curious

72.A.schoolB.chanceC.futureD.result

73.A.aimB.liveC.chargeD.serve

74.A.supplyB.affordC.awardD.allow

75.A.disagreementB.disadvantagesC.displaysD.discussions

s

76.A.prideB.interestC.lookD.care

77.A.believeB.focusC.keepD.share

78.A.FurthermoreB.OrC.HenceD.However

B.throughC.downD.up

80.A.ifB.whenC.beingD.also

模拟试题（二）

PartIReadingComprehension(40%35mmutes)

jetions:Inthisparttherearefourpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyanumberofco

ehensionquestions.Readthepassageandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.Then,

rkyouranswerbyblackeningthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Studentsmustapplyforaplacebeforeattendinganyclass.Applications(申请)，eitherbypostor

inperson,aredealtwithstrictlyintheordertheyarereceivedattheAdultEducationOffice.

Youcanapply:

BYPOST—usethecardprovidedwiththeexactfee.Youwillbeacceptedforthecourseunle

ssitisfull,inwhichcasewewillinformyou.Anacknowledgement(承认)willnotbemadenor

areceipt(收据)sentunlessyouprovideastampedaddressedenvelope.Receiptswillnormallybegiv

enoutatthefirstclass.

INPERSON—callattheAdultEducationOffice(groundfloor.CBlock)betweenapproximalel

ynd3:30p.m.(2:30p.m.onFriday),orattheCollegeReceptionDesk(atthemainentrance)atth

eothertimes(intheeveningsuntilabout7:30p.m.一notFridays).

Studentsshouldnotethatpopularclassesmaybefullwellbeforethecourseistostart,sothate

arlyapplicationisstronglyadvisedtoavoiddisappointment.

FortheAUTUMNTERM,applicationswillbeacceptedbypost(preferably)orinpersonfrom1

stAugust.

FortheSPRINGTERM,applicationswillbeacceptedfrom1stDecember.

FortheSUMMERTERM,applicationswillbeacceptedfrom1stApril.

1.Theunderlinedword"they"means.

A.ApplicationsB.students

C.teachersD.receipts

2.Studentswhoapplytothecollegebypostwill.

A.avoiddisappointment

B.besentabill

C.haveanadvantageoverpeopleapplyinginperson

D.beinformediftheycannotgetaplace

3.Whatmuststudentsapplyingbypostdo?Theymust.

A.providestampedaddressedenvelopes

B.payatthefirstclass

C.bringthereceiptstothefirstclass

D.sendpaymentwiththeirapplications

4.Whichofthefollowingwordshastheclosestmeaningwiththeunderlinedword"approximately”in

thisnotice?

A.Closely.B.About.

C.Mostly.D.Probably.

5.Wherecanstudentsapplyinperson?

A.

B.

C.AttheAdultEducationOfficeat9:30p.m.

D.AttheCollegeReceptionDeskat2:00p.m.onFridays.

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Readingisthoughttobeakindofconversationbetweenthereaderandthetext.Thereaderputs

questions,asitwere,tothetextandgetsanswers.Inthelightoftheseheputsfurtherquestions,an

dsoon.

Formostofthetimethis'Conversation'*goesonbelowthelevelofconsciousness（意识）.Attim

es,however,wehaveknowledgeofit.Thisisusuallywhenwearerunningintodifficulties,whenmi

smatchisoccurringbetweenexpectationsandmeaning.Whensuccessfulmatchingisbeingexperience

d,ourquestioningofthetextcontinuesattheunconsciouslevel.

Differentpeopletalkwiththetextdifferently.Somestayveryclosetothewordsonthepage;ot

herstakeoffimaginativelyfromthewords,interpreting,criticizing,analyzing（分析）andexamining.T

heformerrepresentsakindofcomprehension（理解），whichiswritteninthetext.Thelatterrepresen

tshigherlevelsofcomprehension.Thebalancebetweentheseisimportant,especiallyforadvancedrea

ders.

Thereisanotherconversationwhichfromourpointofviewisequallyimportant,andthatistod

onotwithwhatisreadbutwithhowitisread.Wecallthisa"process"conversationasopposedto

a"content"conversation.Itisconcernednotwithmeaningbutwiththestrategies（策略）weemploy

inreading.Ifweareadvancedreadersnotonlyourabilitytoholdacontentconversationwithatex

tisusuallyprettywelldeveloped,butalsoourabilitytoholdaprocessconversation.Itisexactlythi

skindofconversationthatisofimportancewhenweareseekingtodevelopourreadingtomeetthe

newdemandsbeingplaceduponusbystudyingatahigherlevel.

6.Readingasakindofconversationbetweenthereaderandthetextbecomesconsciousonlywhen_

A.thereader'sexpectationsagreewithwhatissaidinthetext

B.thereaderhastroubleunderstandingwhattheauthorsays

C.thereaderasksquestionsandgetsanswers

D.thereaderunderstandsatextverywell

7.Atalowerlevelofcomprehension,readerstendto.

A.readatextslowly

B.readwithoutthinkinghard

C.interpretatextintheirownway

D.paymoreattentiontothemeaningofwordsonly

8.A"process"conversationhastodowith.

A.theproperuseofreadingstrategies

B.matchingourexpectationswiththemeaningofatext

C.thedevelopmentofourabilitytocheckthedetails

D.determiningthemainideaofatext

9.Accordingtothepassage,itisofgreatimportanceforreadersatahigherleveltokeepupabalan

cebetween.

A.consciousandunconsciouslevelsofcomprehension

B.thereader'sexpectationsandthemeaningofatext

C.lowerandhigherlevelsofcomprehension

D.interpretingandcriticizingatext

10.Ifwewanttodevelopourreadingabilityatanadvancedlevel,we

should,

A.learntousedifferentwaysinreadingdifferenttexts

B.makeourreadingprocessmoreconscious

C.paymoreattentiontothecontentofatext

D.takeacriticalattitude（态度）towardstheauthor'sideas

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Whenyourparentsadviseyouto"getaneducation0inordertoraiseyourincome,theytellyou

onlyhalfthetruth.Whattheyreallymeanistogetjustenougheducationtoprovidemanpowerfor

yoursociety,butnotsomuchthatyouproveanembarrassmentto

yoursociety.

Doyouknow,forinstance,thatlong-haultruckdriversearnmoreperyearthanfullprofessors?

Yes,theaverage1977salaryforthosetruckerswas$24000,whilethefullprofessorsmanagedtoear

njust$23030.APh.D.isthehighestdegreeyoucanget.Exceptforafewspecializedfieldssuch

asphysicsorchemistrywherethedegreecanquicklybeturnedtoindustrialorcommercialpurpose

s,ifyoupursuesuchadegreeinanyotherfield,youwillfaceadimfuture.TherearemorePh.D.

sunemployedorunderemployedinthiscountrythananyotherpartoftheworld.

IfyoubecomeadoctorofphilosophyinEnglishorhistoryoranthropologyorpoliticalscienceo

rlanguagesor-worstofall-inphilosophy,youruntheriskofbecomingovereducatedforournational

demands.Notfbrourneeds,mindyou,butforourdemands.ThousandsofPh.D.saresellingsho

es,drivingcars,waitingontable,andendlesslyfillingoutapplicationsmonthaftermonth.Theymay

alsotakeajobinsomehighschoolorbackwatercollegethatpaysmuchlessthanthejanitorearns.

Youcanequatethelevelofincomewiththelevelofeducationonlysofar.Farenough,thatis,t

omakeyouusefultothegrossnationalproduct,butnotsofarthatnobodycanturnmuchofaprof

itonyou.

11.Accordingtothewriter,whatthesocietyexpectsofeducationistoturnoutpeoplewho.

A.willnotbeadisgracetosociety

B.willbecomeloyalcitizens

C.cantakecareofthemselves

D.canmeetthenation*sdemandsasasourceofmanpower

12.ManyPh.D.sareoutofjobbecause.

A.theyareimproperlyeducated

B.theyareoflittlecommercialvaluetotheirsociety

C.therearefewerjobsinhighschools

D.theyprefereasierjobsthatmakemoremoney

13.Thenationisonlyinterestedinpeople.

A.withdiplomas

B.whospecializeinphysicsandchemistry

C.whoarevaluabletothegrossnationalproduct

D.bothAandC

14.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?

A.BernardShawdidn*tfinishhighschools,nordidEdison.

B.Onemustthinkcarefullybeforepursuingamasterdegree.

C.Thehigheryoureducationlevel,themoremoneyyouwillearn.

D.Ifyouaretoowelleducated,youllbeovereducatedforsociety'sdemands.

15.Thewriterseeseducationas.

A.ameansofprovidingjobsecurityandfinancialsecurityandameansofmeetingacountry'sdem

andsfortechnicalworkers

B.awaytobroadenone'shorizons

C.moreimportantthanfindingajob

D.anopportunitythateveryoneshouldhave

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Assupplierofmostofthefoodweeatandofrawmaterialformanyindustrialprocesses,agricu

Itureisclearlyanimportantareaoftheeconomy.Buttheindustrialperformanceofagricultureiseve

nmoreimportantthanthis.Forinnationswheretheproductivityoffarmersislow,mostofthewor

kingpopulationisneededtoraisefoodandfewpeopleareavailableforproductionofinvestmentgoo

dsorforotheractivitiesrequiredforeconomicgrowth.Indeed,oneofthefactorsrelatedmostclosely

tothepercapitaincome（人均4攵入）ofanationisthefraction（——部分）ofitspopulationengagedin

farming.Inthepoorestnationsoftheworld,morethanhalfofthepopulationlivesonfarms.This

comparessharplywithlessthan10%inWesternEuropeandlessthan4%intheUnitedStates.

Inshort,thecourseofeconomicdevelopmentingeneraldependsinafundamentalwayonthep

erformanceoffarmers.Thisperformance,inturn,dependsonhowagricultureisorganizedandonthe

economicenvironment,ormarketstructure,withinwhichitfunctions.Inthefollowingpagestheperf

ormanceofAmericanagricultureisexamined.Itisappropriatetobeginwithaconsiderationofitsm

arketstructure.

16.Thispassageismostprobably.

A.anewsitem

B.partofanintroductionofabook

C.partofalecture

D.anadvertisement

17.Whatismostimportanttoagricultureis.

A.theamountoffooditproduces

B.thepercapitaincomeoffarmers

C.theindustrialperformance

D.theproductionofinvestmentgoods

18.Theword"this"inLine3refersto

A.theprovisionoffoodandrawmaterials

B.theproductivityoffarmers

C.theproductionofinvestmentgoods

D.theeconomyasawhole

19.Theperformanceoffarmersessentiallydetermines.

A.thesizeoftheworkingpopulation

B.theorganizationofagriculture

C.themarketstructure

D.thegeneraldevelopmentofeconomy

20.Thispassagewillmostprobablybefollowedbyadiscussionof.

A.thestructureofAmericanfarmingpopulation

B.themarketstructureofAmericanagriculture

C.thevariousfunctionsofAmericanagriculture

D.theorganizationofAmericanagriculture

PartIIICloze(10%15minutes)

Directions:There.are20blanksinthefollowingpassages.Foreachblanktherearefourchoicesmar

kedA,B,CandD.Youshouldchoosetheonethatbestfitsintothepassages.Thenma

rkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.

Passage1

InSwitzerland,sixmiles61ofGeneva(B(A170,liesacollectionoflaboratoriesandbuildin

gs,and,mostcuriousofall,acircularmoundofearthmorethan650feet62diameterCjjl®).Thi

sclusterhasuniqueimportance.ItisEurope'soneandonlyatomiccitydedicatedtoinvestigatingthe

atomforpeaceful63.

Thestrangebuildingbelong64theEuropeanCouncilforNuclearResearch,morepopularly

65,fromitsFrenchinitials,asCERN.Thecouncilwasbomwhenahandfulofstatesmenandscie

ntificexperts66inParisin1950.Theiraimwasto"Establishanorganizationprovidingforcoll

aborationamongEuropeanstatesinnuclearresearchofapurescientificandfundamentalcharact