2022-2023年甘肅省金昌市公共英語五級(筆試)真題(含答案)

2022-2023年甘肅省金昌市公共英語五級(筆試)真題(含答案)學(xué)校:________班級:________姓名:________考號:________

一、1.ListeningComprehension(15題)1.WhatkindofgraindidmostEuropeanseat500yearsago?

2.PartB

Directions:Youwillhear3conversationsortalksandyoumustanswerthequestionsbychoosingA,B,CorD.YouwillheartherecordingONLYONCE.

聽力原文：Doyoufindgettingupinthemorningdifficultandpainful?Thismightbecalledlaziness,butDr.Kleimanhasanewexplanation.Hehasprovedthateveryonehasadailyenergycycle.

Duringmehourswhenyoulaborthroughyourworkyoumaysaythatyou're"hot".That'strue.Thetimeofdaywhenyoufeelmostenergeticiswhenyourcycleofbodytemperatureisatitspeak.Forsomepeoplethepeakcomesduringtheforenoon.Forothersitcomesintheafternoonorevening.Noonehasdiscoveredwhythisisso.Thepossibleexplanationisthatoneisathistemperature-and-energypeakintheevening.Muchfamilyquarrelingendswhenhusbandsandwivesrealizewhattheseenergycyclesmean,andwhichcycleeachmemberofthefamilyhas.

Youcan'tchangeyourenergycycle,butyoucanlearntomakeyourlifefititbetter.Habitcanhelp,Dr.Kleimanbelieves.Maybeyou'resleepyintheeveningbutfeelyoumuststayuplateanyway.Counteractyourcycletosomeextentbyhabituallystayinguplaterthanyouwantto.Ifyourenergyislowinthemorningbutyouhaveanimportantjobtodoearlyintheday,risebeforeyourusualhour.Thiswon'tchangeyourcycle,butyou'llgetupandworkbetteratyourlowpoint.

Getofftoaslowstartwhichsavesyourenergy.Getupwithaleisurelyyawnandstretch.Sitontheedgeofthebedaminutebeforeputtingyourfeetonthefloor.Avoidthetroubleforcleanclothesbylayingthemoutthenightbefore.Wheneverpossible,doroutineworkintheafternoonandsavetasksrequiringmoreenergyorconcentrationforyoursharperhours.

Whatshouldonedoifhewantstoworkmoreefficientlyathislowpointinthemorning?

A.Changehisenergycycle.

B.Overcomehislaziness.

C.Getupearlierthanusual.

D.Gotobedearlier.

3.Inbrief．whatdidthespeakertalkabout?

4.PeopleintheCaucasusMountainsnotonlylivelongbutalsohaveagoodphysicalcondition.

A.RightB.Wrong

5.Wherecan'tchilipeppergrowaccordingtothetalk?

6.Theirschemeisbasedonthepremisethatallpeoplehaveabasicwayof______．

7.Whichareaoftheworldcontributedtoanincreasebetween94/95and95/96?

8.What'soneofthebestwaystohelpyouraudience?

9.PartA

Directions:Youwillhearatalk.Asyoulisten,answerQuestions1-10bycirclingTRUEorFALSE.YouwillhearthetalkONLYONCE.Younowhave1minutetoreadQuestions1-10.

聽力原文：Goodmorning!

Um…AsManagingDirectorofourcompanyI'vebeenaskedtosayafewwordstoyoutodayaboutthewaythecompanyisorganized．SowhatI'vedoneistomakeasortoftable…youknow…toshowhowitisallarranged．It'sinyourbooks．Canyoufindit?

OK．Now，notallcompaniesareorganizedinthesameway，ofcourse．Theyallhavemoreorlessthesamebitsandpieces．buttheyputthemtogetherindifferentways．Infact，someManagingDirectorsarealwayschangingtheorganization，whichcanbeverydisturbingforeverybodyelseandsometimescausesawfulhold-ups．Sometimesit'snecessary，ofcourse．likewhenyoustartmakingsomethingdifferentorjoinupwithanothercompanyorsomething．Anyway，Ithinktheorganizationofmycompanyisfairlytypical，solet'stakealookathowwehaveorganizedit．

Atthetopofthescheme，aboveme，istheBoardofDirectors．Theirjobistoadministratethecompany，makegeneralpolicies，andsoon．Therearetwokindsofdirectors．a(chǎn)ctually．Onekindiswhatwecallnon-executivedirectors，whichmeansthattheyarenotfull-timeemployees．Theyarethesortofpeoplewhohavesomestandinginvariouspartsofthebusinessworldandareinapositiontohelpthecompanytosucceed．TheyonlyappearwhentherearemeetingsoftheBoard，andsomeofthemareontheboardsofothercompaniesatthesametime．Butthesecondlotofdirectors-theexecutivedirectors-arefull-timeemployeesofthecompany．Mostofthemaremanagersofourvariousdepartments．a(chǎn)ndyou'llbemeetingthemlater．

Theabsoluteheadofthecompany，ofcourse．istheChairmanoftheBoard．HeisappointedbytheBoard，andhisjobistotakethechairatmeetingsoftheshareholdersandtheBoardofDirectors，andtorepresentthecompany'sinterestsatoutsidefunctions．Hedoesnottakemuchpartintherunningofthebusiness．Heleavesmetogetonwiththejob．Mindyou，notallchairmenarelikethat．Ourlastonewasarealpain．a(chǎn)lwayswantedeverythingdonehisownwayandhekeptoninterfering…butanyway，that'swhatthetopslotintheschemeisfor．

Thenthere'sme，theManagingDirector，orMDforshort-aslongasyoudon'tthinkI'madoctorofmedicine，haha…Um…Now，myjobistocoordinatethepoliciesdecidedbythedirectorsandseethattheyarecarriedout．Idothisthroughthevariousmanagersofdepartments-departmentalmanagers．AtthemomentI'vegotsix．a(chǎn)ndthereareslotsforthemalongthelineunderneathmeinyourscheme．Idon'tthinktheyareinanyparticularorder，sowe'llstartfromtheleftandwalkacross．Actually．they'reallgoingtocomeandtellyouabouttheirjobs．SoI'lljustsayafewwords．And…

Right．Thefirstoneis…

Thespeechismainlyabouttheorganizationofthecompany．

A.RightB.Wrong

10.PartA

Directions:Youwillhearatalk.Asyoulisten,answerQuestions1-10bycirclingTRUEorFALSE.YouwillhearthetalkONLYONCE.Younowhave1minutetoreadQuestions1-10.

聽力原文：Thereareseveralplacesintheworldthatarefamousforpeoplewholiveforaverylongtime.Thesesplacesareusuallymountainousareas,farawayfrommoderncities.Doctors,scientistsandpublichealthexpertsoftentraveltotheseregionstosolveamysteriouslonghealthylife;theexpertshopetobringtothemodernworldthesecretsoflongevity.

HunzaishighintheHymalayanMountainsofAsia.There,manypeopleoveronehundredyearsofagearestillinphysicalhealth.Menofninetyarenewfathers,andwomenoffiftystillhavebabies.Whatarethereasonsforthisgoodhealth?ScientistsbelievethatthepeopleofHunzahavethesethreebenefits:first,physicalwork,usuallyinthefieldsorwithanimals;second,ahealthenvironmentwithcleanairandwater;andwhat'smore,asimplediethighinvitaminsandnutritionbutlowinfat,cholesterol,sugarandchemicals.

PeopleintheCaucasusMountaininRussiaarealsofamousfortheirlongevity.Inthisarea,thereareamazingexamplesofverylong-livedpeople.Birthrecordsarenotusuallyavailable,butawomancalledTsurbaprobablyliveduntilage160;amancalledShiraliprobablyliveduntil168.Hiswidowwas120yearsold.Ingeneral,peoplenotonlylivealongtime,buttheyalsolivewell.Theyarealmostneversick,andwhentheydie,theyhavenotonlytheirownteethbutalsoafullheadofhairandgoodeyesight.

Vilcabamba,Ecuador,isanotherareafamousforthelongevityofitshabit-ants.Thisregion—likeHunzaandtheCaucasus—isalsoinhighmountains,farawayfromcities.InVilcabamba,too,thereisverylittledisease.Onereasonforthegoodhealthofthepeoplemightbetheclean,beautifulenvironment:thetemperatureisabout70Fahrenheitallyearlong;thewindalwayscomesfromthesamedirection;andtheregionisrichinflowers,fruits,vegetablesandwildlife.

Insomeways,thedietsofthehabitantsinthethreeregionsarequitedifferent.Hunzukutseatmainlyrawvegetables,fruit(especiallyapricots),andchapattis—akindofpancake;theyeatmeatonlyafewtimesayear.TheCaucasiandietconsistsmainlyofmilk,cheese,vegetables,fruitandmeat;mostpeopletheredrinkthelocalredwinedaily.InVilcabamba,peopleeatasmallamountofmeateachweek,butthedietconsistslargelyofgrain,coins,beans,potatoesandfruit.

ExpertsfindonesurprisingfactinthemountainsofEcuador.Mostpeoplethere,eventheveryold,consumealotofcoffee,drinkalargeamountofalcohol,andsmokefortytosixtycigarettesdaily.

However,thedietsaresimilarintwogeneralways:first,thefruitsandvegetablesthattheinhabitantsofthethreeareaseatareallnatural;thatis,theycontainnochemicalsandsecond,thepeopleconsumefewercaloriesthanpeopledointheotherpartsoftheworld.AtypicalNorthAmericantakesinanaverageof3,300calorieseveryday;atypicalinhabitantofthesemountainousareasbetween1,700and2,000calories.

Inhabitantsinthethreeregionshavemoreincommoncalories,naturalfood,theirmountainsandtheirdistancefrommoderncities,becausethesepeopleliveincountrysideandaremostlyfarmers,theirlivesarephysicallyhard.Thus,theydonotneedtogotohealthclubsbecausetheygetalotofexerciseintheirdailywork.Inaddition,although,theirlivesarehard,thepeopledonotseemtohavetheworriesofcitypeople.Theirlivesarequiet.Consequently,someexpertsbelievethatphysicalexerciseandfreedomfromworrymightbethetwomostimportantsecretsoflongevity.

Somemoderncitiesareusuallyfamousforpeoplewholiveave

A.TrueB.Fasle

11.Dr.WilsonasksWangtodoalittlemoreresearchbeforedecidingonhisproject.

A.TrueB.Fasle

12.Allchainscanofferstudentsthesametypeofcourseindifferentplaces.

A.RightB.Wrong

13.Whatisthepassagemainlytalkingabout?

14.聽力原文：Normallyastudentmustparticipateinacertainnumberofcoursesinordertograduate，andeachcoursewhichheattendsgiveshimacreditwhichhemaycounttowardsadegree．InmanyAmericanuniversitiesthetotalworkforadegreeismadeupofthirty-sixcourseseachlastingforonesemester．Atypicalcourseconsistsofthreeclassesperweekforfifteenweeks；whileattendingauniversityastudentwillprobablyattendfourorfivecoursesduringeachsemester．Normallyastudentwouldexpecttotakefouryearsattendingtwosemesterseachyear．Itispossibletospreadtheperiodofworkforthedegreeoveralongerperiod．Itisalsopossibleforastudenttomovebetweenoneuniversityandanotherduringhisdegreecourse，thoughthisisnotinfactdoneasaregularpractice．

Foreverycoursethathefollowsastudentisgivenagrade．whichisrecorded，andtherecordisavailableforthestudenttoshowtoprospectiveemployers．Allthisimposesaconstantpressureandstrainofwork，butinspiteofthissomestudentsstillfindtimeforgreatactivityinstudentaffairs．Electionstopositionsinstudentorganizationsarousemuchenthusiasm．Theeffectiveworkofmaintainingdisciplineisusuallyperformedbystudentswhoadvisetheacademicauthorities．Anystudentwhoisthoughttohavebrokentherules，forexample，bycheatinghastoappearbeforeastudentcourt．Withtheenormousnumbersofstudents，theoperationofthesystemdoesincludeacertainamountofactivity．Astudentwhohasheldoneofthesepositionsofauthorityismuchrespectedanditwillbeofbenefittohimlaterinhiscareer．

What'sthemainobjectiveofastudentwhoattendsacertainnumberofcourses?

A.Tograduateandobtainadegree.

B.Tolearnsomethingheisinterestedin.

C.Toavoidworking.

D.Toobeyhisparents'order.

15.PartA

Directions:Youwillhearatalk.Asyoulisten,answerQuestions1-10bycirclingTRUEorFALSE.YouwillhearthetalkONLYONCE.Younowhave1minutetoreadQuestions1-10.

聽力原文：Whenyoucloseyoureyesandtrytothinkoftheshapeofyourownbody，whatyouimagine(or，rather，whatyoufeel)isquitedifferentfromwhatyouseewhenyouopenyoureyesandlookinthemirror．Theimageyoufeelismuchvaguerthantheoneyousee．Andifyouliestill，itisquitehardtoimagineyourselfashavinganyparticularsizeorshape．

Whenyoumove，whenyoufeeltheweightofyourarmsandlegsandthenaturalresistanceoftheobjectsaroundyou，the“feltimage”ofyourselfstartstobecomeclearer．Itis，almostasifitwerecreatedbyyourownactionsandthesensationstheycause．

Theimageyoumakeforyourselfhasratherstrangeproportions：certainpartsfeelmuchlargerthantheylook．Ifyoupokeyourtongueintoaholeinoneofyourteeth，itfeelsenormous；youareoftensurprisedbyhowsmallitlookswhenyouinspectitinthemirror．

Butalthoughthe“feltimage”maynothavetheexactshapeyouseeinthemirror，itismuchmoreimportant．Itistheimagethroughwhichyourecognizeyourphysicalexistenceintheworld．Inspiteofitsstrangeproportions，itisallonepiece，andsinceithasaconsistentfightandleftandtopandbottom，itallowsyoutolocatenewsensationswhentheyoccur．Itallowsyoutofindyournoseinthedark，scratchitchesandpointtoapain．

Ifthefeltimageisdamagedforanyreason—ifitiscutinhalforlost．a(chǎn)sitoftenisaftercertainstrokeswhichwipeoutrecognitionofoneentireside—thesetasksbecomealmostimpossible．Whatismore．itbecomeshardtomakesenseofone'sownvisualappearance．Ifonehalfofthefeltimageiswipedoutorinjured，thepatientstopsrecognizingtheaffectedpartofhisbody．Itishardforhimtofindthelocationofsensationoilthatside．a(chǎn)nd．a(chǎn)lthoughhefeels：thedoctor'stouch，helocatesitasbeingontheundamagedside．

Heloseshisabilitytoaccepttheaffectedsideaspartofhisbodyevenwhenhecanseeit．Ifyouthrowhimapairofglovesandaskhimtoputthemon，hewillonlygloveonehandandleavetheotherbare．Andyethehadtousethelefthandinordertoglovethefight．Thefactthathecanseetheunglovedhanddoesn'tseemtohelphim，andthereisnoreasonwhyitshould．Hecannolongerreconcilewhatheseeswithwhathefeels：theunglovedobjectlyingontheleftmaylooklikeahand，but，sincethereisnofeltimagecorrespondingtoit，whyshouldheclaimtheobjectashis?

Mirrorimagesisoftendifferentfromthe"feltimages".

A.RightB.Wrong

二、2.UseofEnglish(10題)16.(50)

17.Psychologiststakecontrastiveviewsofhowexternalrewards，from【C1】______praisetocoldcash，affectmotivationandcreativity．Behaviorists，【C2】______researchtherelation【C3】______actionsandtheirconsequencesarguethatrewardsCanimproveperformanceatworkandschool．Cognitiveresearchers，whostudyvariousaspectsofmentallife，maintain【C4】______rewardsoftendestroycreativity【C5】______encouragingdependence【C6】______approvalandgiftsfromothers．

Thelatterviewhasgainedmanysupporters，especially【C7】______educators．Butthecarefuluseofsmallmonetaryrewardssparks【C8】______ingrade-schoolchildren，suggesting【C9】______properlypresentedinducementsindeedaidinventiveness，【C10】______toastudyintheJuneJournalofPersonalityandSocialPsychology．

“Ifkidsknowthey'reworkingfora【C11】______andcanfocus【C12】______arelativelychallengingtask，theyshowthemostcreativity”，saysRobertEisenbergeroftheUniversityofDelawareinNewark．“Butit'seasytokillcreativitybygivingrewardsfor【C13】______performanceorcreatingtoo【C14】______anticipationforrewards．”

Ateacher【C15】______continuallydrawsattentiontorewardsorwhohands【C16】______highgradesforordinaryachievementendsup【C17】______discouragedstudents，Eisenbergerholds．【C18】______anexampleofthelatterpoint，henotesgrowingeffortsatmajoruniversitiestotightengradingstandardsandrestorefailing【C19】______

Inearliergrades，theuseofso-calledtokeneconomies，in【C20】______studentshandlechallengingproblemsandreceiveperformance-basedpointstowardvaluedrewards，showspromiseinraisingeffortandcreativity，theDelawarepsychologistclaims．

【C1】

18.Childrenwhogriptheirpenstooclosetothewritingpointarelikelytobeatadisadvantageinexaminations,【C1】______tothefirstseriousinvestigationintothewayinwhichwritingtechniquecandramaticallyaffecteducationalachievement.

Thesurveyof643childrenandadults,rankingfrompre-schoolto40-plus,alsosuggests【C2】______penholdingtechniqueshavedeterioratedsharplyoveronegeneration,withteachersnowpayingfar【C3】______attentiontocorrectpengripandhandwritingstyle.

StephanieThomas,alearningsupportteacher【C4】______findingshavebeenpublished,wasinspiredtoinvestigatethisarea【C5】______henoticedthatthosestudentswhohadthemosttroublewithspelling【C6】______hadapoorpengrip.WhileMr.Thomascouldnotestablishasignificantstatisticallink【C7】______pen-holdingstyle.andaccuracyinspelling,he【C8】______findhugedifferencesintechniquebetweentheyoungchildrenandthematureadults,andadefinite【C9】______betweennear-pointgrippingandslow,illegiblewriting.

Peoplewho【C10】______theirpensatthewritingpointalsoshowothercharacteristics【C11】______inhibitlearning,【C12】______aspoorposture,leaningtoo【C13】______tothedesk,usingfourfingerstogripthepen【C14】______thanthree,andclumsypositioningofthethumb(whichcanobscure【C15】______isbeingwritten).

Mr.Thomasbelievesthatthe【C16】______betweenelderandyoungerwritersis【C17】______toodramatictobeaccountedforsimplybythepossibilitythatpeoplegetbetteratwritingastheygrow【C18】______.Heattributesittoafailuretoteachthemosteffectivemethods,pointingoutthatthedifferencesbetween【C19】______groupscoincideswiththeabandonmentofformalhandwritinginstructioninclassroomsinthesixties."The30-year-oldshowedahugediversityofgrips,【C20】______theover40sgroupallhadauniform.'tripod'grip."

【C1】

19.(44)

20.

【C9】

21.RecentsurveysshowthatJapaneseyouthhavebecomea"MeGeneration"thatrejectstraditionalvalues.

"Around1980manyJapanese,【31】______youngpeopleabandonedthevaluesofeconomicsuccessandbegan【32】______fornewsetsofvaluesto【33】______themhappiness,"writessociologistYasuhiroinComparativeCivilizationsReview.Japaneseyouthareplacingmoreimportanceontheindividual'spursuitof【34】______andlessonthevaluesofwork,family,andsociety.

Japanesestudentsseemtobelosingpatiencewithwork,【35】______theircounterpartsintheUnitedStatesandKorea.Ina1993【36】______ofcollegestudentsinthethreecountries,only10%oftheJapaneseregarded【37】______asaprimaryvaluecomparedwith47%ofKoreanstudentsand27%ofAmericanstudents.Agreater【38】______ofJapaneseaged18—24alsopreferredeasyjobs【39】______heavyresponsibility.

TheyoungerJapaneseare.showinglessconcernforfamilyvaluesastheypursueaninnerworldofprivatesatisfaction.Datacollected【40】______theJapanesegovernmentin1993showsthatonly23%ofJapaneseyoutharethinkingaboutsupportingtheiragedparents,incontrast【41】______63%ofyoungAmericans.Itappearsthatmanyyounger-generationJapaneseare【42】______bothrespectfortheirparents【43】______asenseofresponsibilitytothefamily.AuthorYoshizakiattributesthechange【44】______Japaneseparents'over-indulgenceoftheirchildren,materialaffluence,andgrowing【45】______forprivatematters.

Theshift【46】______individualismamongJapaneseismostpronouncedamong【47】______veryyoung.

Accordingto1991data【48】______theBunkaCenterofJapan,50%ofJapaneseyouthaged16—19canbelabeled"self-centered"comparedwith33%among【49】______aged25-29.Toearntheself-centeredlabel,theyoungpeoplerespondedpositivelyto【50】______ideasas"Iwouldliketomakedecisionswithoutconsideringtraditionalvalues"and"Idon'twanttodoanythingIcan'tenjoydoing."

(31)

22.(49)

23.

【C18】

24.(43)

25.

【C8】

三、3.ReadingComprehension(15題)26.WorldleadersmetrecentlyatUnitedNationsheadquartersinNewYorkCitytodiscusstheenvironmentalissuesraisedattheRioEarthSummitin1992．TheheadsofstateweresupposedtodecidewhatfurtherstepsshouldbetakentohaltthedeclineofEarth'slife-supportsystems．Infact，thismeetinghadmuchtheflavouroftheoriginalEarthSummit．Towit：emptypromises，hollowrhetoric，bickeringbetweenrichandpoor，andirrelevantinitiatives．ThinkU.S.Congressinslowmotion．

Almostobscuredbythistorporisthefactthattherehasbeensomeremarkableprogressoverthepastfiveyears—realchangesintheattitudeofordinarypeopleintheThirdWorldtowardfamilysizeandadawningrealisationthatenvironmentaldegradationandtheirownwell-beingareintimately，andinversely，linked．Almostnoneofthis，however,hasanythingtodowithwhatthebureaucratsaccomplishedinRio．

Oritdidn'taccomplish．OneitemontheagendaatRio，forexample，wasarenewedefforttosavetropicalforests．(ApreviousUN-sponsoredinitiativehadfallenapartwhenitbecameclearthatitactuallyhasteneddeforestation．)AfterRio，aUNworkinggroupcameupwithmorethan100recommendationsthathavesofargonenowhere．Oneproposedforestrypactwoulddolittlemorethanimmunizingwood-exportingnationsagainsttradesanctions．

AnefforttodraftanagreementonwhattodoabouttheclimatechangescausedbyCO2andothergreenhousegaseshasfaredevenworse．BlockedbytheBushAdministrationfromsettingmandatorylimits，theUNin1992calledonnationstovoluntarilyreduceemissionsto1990levels．Severalyearslater，it'sasifRiohadneverhappened．AnewclimatetreatyisscheduledtobesignedthisDecemberinKyoto，Japan，butgovernmentsstillcannotagreeontheselimits．Meanwhile，theU.S.produces7%moreCO2thanitdidin1990，andemissionsinthedevelopingworldhaverisenevenmoresharply．Noonewouldconfusethe“Rioprocess”withprogress．

Whilegovernmentshaveditheredatapacethatcouldmakedriftingcontinentsimpatient，peoplehaveacted．Birth-ratesaredroppingfasterthanexpected，notbecauseofRiobutbecausepoorpeoplearedecidingontheirowntoreducefamilysize．Anotherpositivedevelopmenthasbeenagrowingenvironmentalconsciousnessamongthepoor．FromslumdwellersinKarachi，Pakistan，tocolonistsinRondonia，Brazil，urbanpoorandruralpeasantsalikeseemtorealizethattheypaythebiggestpriceforpollutionanddeforestation．Thereiscauseforhopeaswellinthegrowingrecognitionamongbusinesspeoplethatitisnotintheirlong-terminteresttofightenvironmentalreforms．JohnBrowne，chiefexecutiveofBritishPetroleum，boldlyassertedinamajorspeechinMaythatthethreatofclimatechangecouldnolongerbeignored．

Thewriter'sgeneralattitudetowardstheworldleadersmeetingattheUNis______．

A.supportiveB.impartialC.criticalD.comedic

27.

Whydoestheauthormentiongeneticengineeringandcomputerscience?

A.Tocomparethemwiththenewmaterials.

B.Toshowthesignificanceofthenewmaterialsonthefutureworld.

C.Tocomparethenewmaterialswiththem.

D.Toexplainhispoint.

28.(75)

29.(67)

30.(77)

31.

Thephrase"vocal...exponent"(Line2,Para.5)mostprobablyrefersto______.

A.eloquentdoctor

B.articulateopponent

C.loudspeaker

D.strongadvocate

32.

WhichofthestatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Astronautshaveagoodjobwhichdemandshigh.

B.ThedivorcerateinNASAisverylow.

C.TheNASAastronautsmostlyfindfriendsfromamongtheirwork.

D.Thereisnoyoungermaninhistwentiesinthespaceship.

33.

Theelectriccatfishhasadifferentelectricsysteminthat______.

A.currentmovesfromtheheadtothetail

B.currentmovesfromthetailtothehead

C.currentmovesfromthelefttotheright

D.currentmovesfromtherighttotheleft

34.PartC

Directions:Answerquestions71-80byreferringtothefollowinggames.

Note:AnswereachquestionbychoosingA,BorCandmarkitonANSWERSHEET1.Somechoicesmayberequiredmorethanonce.

A=WashingtonD.C.B=NewYorkCityC=ChicagoD=LosAngelesWhichcity...

istheheadquarteroftheSupremeCourt?71.______

wasdiscoveredasearlyas1524?72.______

hasservedasthecapitalofthecountry?73.______

isnowthelargestindustrialcityinthecountry?74.______

leadsthecountryinthemanufactureofaircraftandspareparts?75.______

isthelargestcity?76.______

isthesecondlargestcityinpopulationinU.S.A.?77.______

hasbecomeoneoftheworld'sbusiestports?78.______

coversanareaofover69squaremiles?79.______

isnowconsideredthecenterofindustry,transportation,commerceandfinanceinthemid-westarea?80.______

A

WashingtonD.C.

Washington,thecapitaloftheUnitedStates,isinWashingtonD.C.andissituatedonthePotomacRiverbetweenthetwostatesofMarylandandVirginia.Thepopulationofthecityisabout800,000anditcoversanareaofover69squaremiles(including8squaremilesofwatersurface).ThesectionwasnamedtheDistrictofColumbiaafterChristopherColumbus,whodiscoveredthecontinent.ThecityitselfwasnamedWashingtonafterGeorgeWashington,thefirstpresidentofU.S.A.

Thebuildingofthecitywasaccomplishedin1800andsincethatyear,ithasservedasthecapitalofthecountry.ThomasJeffersonwasthefirstpresidentinauguratedthere.IntheWarof1812,theBritainarmyseizedthecity,burningtheWhiteHouseandmanyotherbuildings.

WashingtonistheheadquartersofallthebranchesoftheAmericanfederalsystem:Congress,theSupremeCourtandthePresidency.

Apartfromthegovernmentbuildings,therearealsosomeotherplacesofinterestsuchastheWashingtonMonument,theLincolnMemorial,theJeffersonMemorial,theLiteraryoftheCongressandMt.Vernon,homeofGeorgeWashington.

B

NewYorkCity

NewYorkCity,locatedinNewYorkState,isthelargestcityandthechiefportoftheUnitedStates.

ThecityofNewYorkhasapopulationofover7million(1970)andMetropolitan,12million.

Thecitywithitsgoodharborwasdiscoveredasearlyas1524,anditwasestablishedbyDutchwhonamedthecityNewAmsterdam.In1664,thecitywastakenbytheEnglishanditgotthenameNewYorkasitbearsnow.DuringtheAmericanRevolutionin1776,GeorgeWashingtonhadhishead-quartersforatimeinNewYorkCity.TheDeclarationofIndependencewasfirstreadthereinJuly4th,1776.Thecityremainedthenation'scapitaluntil1790.

NewYorkbecameanimportantportearlyinthelastcentury.AlargeportionofthenationalexportspassedthroughNewYorkHarbor.NewYorkhasbecomeoneoftheworld'sbusiestportsandalsothefinancial,manufacturing,andtravelcenterofthecountry.Someoftheplacesofinterestinthecityare:theStateofLiberty(152metershigh)whichwasgivenbytheFrenchpeopletotheAmericanpeopleasagiftin1877.ItwaserectedonLibertyIslandinthe