1986-1997年考研英語一真題

1997年全國攻讀碩士學位研究生入學考試英語試題

PartIClozeTest

Directions：

Foreachnumberedblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].

ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouransweronANSWERSHEET1byblackeningthecorrespondingletterin

thebrackets.(10points)

ManpowerInc.,with560000workers,istheworld'slargesttemporaryemploymentagency.Everymorning,its

people1intotheofYicesandfactoriesofAmerica,seekingaday'sworkfbraday'spay.

Onedayatatime._2_industrialgiantslikeGeneralMotorsandIBMstruggletosurvive3reducingthenumber

ofemployees,Manpower,basedinMilwaukee,Wisconsin,isbooming.

4_itseconomycontinuestorecover,theUSisincreasinglybecominganationofpart-timersandtemporary

workers.This"5"workforceisthemostimportant6inAmericanbusinesstoday,anditis7changing

therelationshipbetweenpeopleandtheirjobs.Thephenomenonprovidesawayfbrcompaniestoremainglobally

competitive8avoidingmarketcyclesandthegrowingburdens9byemploymentrules,healthcarecosts

andpensionplans.Forworkersitcanmeananendlothesecurity,benefitsandsenseof10thatcamefrom

beingaloyalemployee.

1.[A]swarm[B]stride[C]separate[D]slip

2.[A]For[B]Because[C]As[D]Since

3.[A]from[B]inEC]on[D]by

4.[A]Eventhough[B]NowthatLc]Ifonly[D]Providedthat

5.[A]durable[B]disposable[c]available[D]transferable

6.[A]approachLB]RowLc]fashion[D]trend

7.[A]instantly[B]reversely[c]fundamentally[D]sufficiently

8.[A]but[B]while[C]and[D]whereas

9.[A]imposed[B]restricted[C]illustrated[D]confined

10.[A]excitement[B]conviction[C]enthusiasm[D]importance

PartIIReadingComprehension

Directions:

Eachofthepassagesbelowisfollowedbysomequestions.Foreachquestiontherearefouranswersmarked

[A],[B],[C]and[D].Readthepassagescarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestions.

ThenmarkyouransweronANSWERSHEET1byblackeningthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.(40

points)

Passage1

Itwas3:45inthemorningwhenthevotewasfinallytaken.Aftersixmonthsofarguingandfinal16hoursof

hotparliamentarydebates,Australia'sNortheniTerritorybecamethefirstlegalauthorityintheworldtoallowdoctors

totakethelivesofincurablyillpatientswhowishtodie.Themeasurepassedbytheconvincingvoteof15to10.

AlmostimmediatelywordflashedontheInternetandwaspickedup,halfaworldaway,byJohnHofsess,executive

directoroftheRighttoDieSocietyofCanada.Hesentitonviathegroup'son-lineservice,DeathNET.SaysHofsess:

“Wepostedbulletinsalldaylong,becauseofcoursethisisn'tjustsomethingthathappenedinAustralia.It5sworld

history.”

Thefullimportmaytakeawhiletosinkin.TheNTRightsoftheTerminallyIlllawhasleftphysiciansand

citizensaliketryingtodealwithitsmoralandpracticalimplications.Somehavebreathedsighsofrelief,others,

includingchurches,right-to-lifegroupsandtheAustralianMedicalAssociation,bitterlyattackedthebillandthehaste

ofitspassage.Butthetideisunlikelytoturnback.InAustralia—whereanagingpopulation,life-extending

technologyandchangingcommunityattitudeshaveallplayedtheirpart-otherstatesaregoingtoconsidermakinga

similarlawiodealwitheuthanasia.IntheUSandCanada,wheretherigh(-io-diemovementisgatheringstrength,

obser/ersarewaitingfbrthedominoestostartfalling.

UnderthenewNorthernTerritorylaw,anadultpatientcanrequestdeath一probablybyadeadlyinjectionor

pill-toputanendtosuffering.Thepatientmustbediagnosedasterminallyillbytwodoctors.Aftera“coolingofT'

periodofsevendays,thepatientcansignacertificateofrequest.After48hours:hewishfordeathcanbemet.For

LloydNickson,a54-year-oldDarwinresidentsufferingfromlungcancer,theNTRightsofTerminallyIlllawmeans

hecangetonwithlivingwithoutthehauntingfearofhissuffering:aterrifyingdeathfromhisbreathingcondition.

"I'mnotafraidofdyingfromaspiritualpointofview,butwhatIwasafraidofwashowTdgo,becauseFvcwatched

peopledieinthehospitalfightingforoxygenandclawingattheirmasks,"hesays.

11.Fromthesecondparagraphwelearnthat___.

[A]theobjectiontoeuthanasiaisslowtocomeinothercountries

[B]physiciansandcitizenssharethesameviewoneuthanasia

[C]changingtechnologyischieflyresponsiblefbrthehastypassageofthelaw

[D]ittakestimetorealizethesignificanceofthelaw'spassage

12.Whentheauthorsaysthatobserversarcwaitingfbrthedominoestostartfalling,hemeans___.

[A]observersaretakingawait-and-seealtitudetowardsthefutureofeuthanasia

[B]similarbillsarclikelytobepassedintheUS,Canadaandothercountries

[C]observersarewaitingtoseetheresultofthegameofdominoes

[D]theeffect-takingprocessofthepassedbillmayfinallycometoastop

13.WhenLloydNicksondies,hewill___.

[A]facehisdeathwithcalmcharacteristicofeuthanasia

[B]experiencethesufferingofalungcancerpatient

[C]haveanintensefearofterriblesuffering

[D]undergoacoolingoffperiodofsevendays

14.Theauthor'sattitudetowardseuthanasiaseemstobethatof___.

[A]opposition[B]suspicion[C]approval[D]indifference

Passage2

AreportconsistentlybroughtbackbyvisitorstotheUSishowfriendly,courteous,andhelpfulmostAmericans

weretothem.Tobefair,thisobservationisalsofrequentlymadeofCanadaandCanadians,andshouldbestbe

consideredNorthAmerican.Thereare,ofcourse,exceptions.Small-mindedofficials,rudewaiters,andill-mannered

taxidriversarchardlyunknownintheUS.Yetitisanobservationmadesofrequentlythatitdeservescomment.

Foralongperiodoftimeandinmanypartsofthecountry,atravelerwasav/elcomebreakinanotherwisedull

existence.Dullnessandlonelinesswerecommonproblemsofthefamilieswhogenerallyliveddistantfromone

another.Strangersandtravelerswerewelcomesourcesofdiversion,andbroughtnewsoftheoutsideworld.

Theharshrealitiesofthefrontieralsoshapedthistraditionofhospitality.Someonetravelingalone,ifhungry,

injured,orill,oftenhadnowheretoturnexcepttothenearestcabinorsettlemem.Itwasnotamatterofchoiceforthe

travelerormerelyacharitableimpulseonthepartofthesettlers.Itreflectedtheharshnessofdailylife:ifyoudidn't

takeinthestrangerandtakecareofhim,therewasnooneelsewhowould.Andsomeday,remember,youmightbein

thesamesituation.

Todaytherearemanycharitableorganizationswhichspecializeinhelpingthewearytraveler.Yet,theold

traditionofhospitalitytostrangersisstillverystrongintheUS,especiallyinthesmallercitiesandtownsawayfrom

thebusytouristtrails.wasjusttravelingthrough,gottalkingwiththisAmerican,andprettysoonheinvitedme

homefordinner-amazing."SuchobservationsreportedbyvisitorstotheUSarenotuncommon,butarenotalways

understoodproperly.ThecasualfriendlinessofmanyAmericansshouldbeinterpretedneitherassuperficialnoras

artificial,butastheresultofahistoricallydevelopedculturaltradition.

Asistrueofanydevelopedsociety,inAmericaacomplexsetofculturalsignals,assumptions,andconventions

underliesallsocialinterrelationships.And,ofcourse,speakingalanguagedocsnotnecessarilymeanthatsomeone

understandssocialandculturalpatterns.Visitorswhofailto“translate“culturalmeaningsproperlyoftendrawwrong

conclusions.Forexample,whenanAmericanusestheword“fhend"，theculturalimplicationsofthewordmaybe

quitedifferentfromthoseithasinthevisitor'slanguageandculmre.Ittakesmorethanabriefencounteronabusio

distinguishbetweencourteousconventionandindividualinterest.Yet,beingfriendlyisavirtuethatmanyAmericans

valuehighlyandexpectfrombothneighborsandstrangers.

15.Intheeyesofvisitorsfromtheoutsideworld

[A]rudetaxidriversarerarelyseenintheUS

[B]small-mindedofficialsdeserveaseriouscomment

[C]Canadiansarenotsofriendlyastheirneighbors

LDjmostAmericansarcreadytoofferhelp

16.Itcouldbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat.

[A]cultureexercisesaninfluenceoversocialinterrelationship

[B]courteousconventionandindividualinterestareinterrelated

[C]variousvirtuesmanifestthemselvesexclusivelyamongfriends

[D]socialinterrelationshipsequalthecomplexsetofculturalconventions

17.Familiesinfrontiersettlementsusedtoentertainstrangers.

[A]toimprovetheirhardlife[B]inviewoftheirlong-distancetravel

[C]toaddsomeflavortotheirowndailylife[D]outofacharitableimpulse

18.Thetraditionofhospitalitytostrangers.

[A]tendslobesuperficialandartificial

[B]isgenerallywellkeptupintheUnitedStates

[C]isalwaysunderstoodproperly

[D]hassomethingtodowiththebusytouristtrails

Passage3

Technically,anysubstanceotherthanfoodthataltersourbodilyormentalfunctioningisadrug.Manypeople

mistakenlybelievethetermdrugrefersonlytosomesortofmedicineoranillegalchemicaltakenbydrugaddicts.

Theydon'trealizethatfamiliarsubstancessuchasalcoholandtobaccoarealsodrugs.Thisiswhythemoreneutral

termsubstanceisnowusedbymanyphysiciansandpsychologists.Thephrase“substanceabuse^^isoftenused

insteadof“drugabuse“l(fā)omakeclearthatsubstancessuchasalcoholandtobaccocanbejustasharmfullymisusedas

heroinandcocaine.

Weliveinasocietyinwhichthemedicalandsocialuseofsubstances(drugs)ispervasive:anaspirintoquieta

headache,somewinetobesociable,coffeetogetgoinginthemorning,acigarettefbrthenerves.Whendothese

sociallyacceptableandapparentlyconstructiveusesofasubstancebecomemisuses?Firstofall,mostsubstances

takeninexcesswillproducenegativeeffectssuchaspoisoningorintenseperceptualdistortions.Repealeduseofa

substancecanalsoleadtophysicaladdictionorsubstancedependence.Dependenceismarkedfirstbyanincreased

tolerance,withmoreandmoreofthesubstancerequiredtoproducethedesiredeffect,andthenbytheappearanceof

unpleasantwithdrawalsymptomswhenthesubstanceisdiscontinued.

Drugs(substances)thataffectthecentralnervoussystemandalterperception,mood,andbehaviorareknownas

psychoactivesubstances.Psychoactivesubstancesarecommonlygroupedaccordingtowhethertheyarestimulants,

depressants,orhallucinogens.Stimulantsinitiallyspeeduporactivatethecentralnervoussystem,whereas

depressantsslowitdown.Hallucinogenshavetheirprimaryeffectonperception,distortingandalteringitinavariety

ofwaysincludingproducinghallucinations.Thesearethesubstancesoftencalledpsychedelic(fromtheGreekword

meaning“mind-manifbstatiorT)becausetheyseemedtoradicallyalterone'sstateofconsciousness.

19.“Substanceabuse”(Line5,Paragraph1)ispreferableto“drugabuse”inthat.

[A]substancescanalterourbodilyormentalfunctioningifillegallyused

[B]"drugabuse”isonlyrelatedtoalimitednumberofdrugtakers

[C]alcoholandtobaccoareasfatalasheroinandcocaine

[D]manysubstancesotherthanheroinorcocainecanalsobepoisonous

20.Theword"pervasive”(Line1,Paragraph2)mightmean.

[A]widespread[B]overwhelming

[C]piercing[D]fashionable

21.Physicaldependenceoncertainsubstancesresultsfrom__.

[A]uncontrolledconsumptionofthemoverlongperiodsoftime

[B]exclusiveuseofthemfbrsocialpurposes

[C]quantitativeapplicationofthemtothetreatmentofdiseases

[D]carelessemploymentofthemfbrunpleasantsymptoms

22.Fromthelastparagraphwecaninferthat___.

LAjstimulantsfunctionpositivelyonthemind

[B]hallucinogensareinthemselvesharmfultohealth

[C]depressantsaretheworsttypeofpsychoactivesubstances

[D]thethreetypesofpsychoactivesubstanceswerecommonlyusedingroups

Passage4

Nocompanylikestobetolditiscontributingtothemoraldeclineofanation.t4Isthiswhatyouintendedto

accomplishwithyourcareers?**SenatorRobertDoleaskedTimeWarnerexecutiveslastweek."Youhavesoldyour

souls,butmustyoucorruptournationandthreatenourchildrenaswcll?^^AtTimeWarner,however,suchquestions

aresimplythelatestmanifestationofthesoul-searchingthathasinvolvedthecompanyeversincethecompanywas

bornin1990.It'saself-examinationthathas,atvarioustimes,involvedissuesofresponsibility,creativefreedomand

thecorporatebottomline.

AtthecoreofthisdebateischairmanGeraldLevin,56,whotookoverforthelateSteveRossin1992.Onthe

financialfront,Levinisunderpressuretoraisethestockpriceandreducethecompany'smountainousdebt,which

willincreaseto$17.3billionaftertwonewcabledealsclose.Hehaspromisedtoselloffsomeofthepropertyand

restructurethecompany,butinvestorsarewaitingimpatiently.

Theflapoverrapisnotmakinglifeanyeasierfbrhim.Levinhasconsistentlydefendedthecompany'srap

musiconthegroundsofexpression.In1992,whenTimeWarnerwasunderfirefbrreleasingIce-T'sviolentrapsong

CopKiller,Levindescribedrapasalawfulexpressionofstreetculture,whichdeservesanoutlet.4tThetestofany

democraticsociety,“hewroteinaWallStreetJournalcolumn,llliesnotinhowwellitcancontrolexpressionbutin

whetheritgivesfreedomofthoughtandexpressionthewidestpossiblelatitude,howeverdisputableorirritating(he

resultsmaysometimesbe.Wewon,tretreatinthefaceofanythreats/,

Levinwouldnotcommentonthedebatelastweek,butthereweresignsthatthechairmanwasbackingoffhis

hard-linestand,atleasttosomeextent.Duringthediscussionofrocksingingversesatlastmonth'sstockholders'

meeting,Levinassertedthat“musicisnotthecauseofsociety'sills“andevencitedhisson,ateacherintheBronx,

NewYork,whousesraptocommunicatewithstudents.Buthetalkedaswellaboutthe“balancedstruggle^^between

creativefreedomandsocialresponsibility,andheannouncedthatthecompanywouldlaunchadrivetodevelop

standardsfordistributionandlabelingofpotentiallyobjectionablemusic.

The15-memberTimeWarnerboardisgenerallysupportiveofLevinandhiscorporatestrategy.Butinsiderssay

severalofthemhaveshowntheirconcernsinthismatter.,'Someofushaveknownfbrmany,manyyearsthatthe

freedomsundertheFirstAmendmentarenottotallyunlimited,vsaysLuce."Ithinkitisperhapsthecasethatsome

peopleassociatedwiththecompanyhaveonlyrecentlycometorealizethis.”

23.SenatorRobertDolecriticizedTimeWarnerfor___.

[A]itsraisingofthecorporatestockprice[B]itsself-examinationofsoul

[C]itsneglectofsocialresponsibility[D]itsemphasisoncreativefreedom

24.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

[A]LuceisaspokesmanofTimeWarner.[B]GeraldLevinisliabletocompromise.

[C]TimeWarnerisunitedasoneinthefaceofthedebate.[D]SteveRossisnolongeralive

25.Infaceoftherecentattacksonthecompany,thechairman.

[A]stucktoastrongstandtodefendfreedomofexpression

[B]softenedhistoneandadoptedsomenewpolicy

[C]changedhisattitudeandyieldedtoobjection

[D]receivedmoresupportfromthe15-memberboard

26.Thebesttitleforthispassagemightbe__.

[A]ACompanyunderFire[B]ADebateonMoralDecline

[C]ALawfulOutletofStreetCulture[D]AFormofCreativeFreedom

Passage5

Muchofthelanguageusedtodescribemonetarypolicy,suchas“steeringtheeconomytoasoftlanding,,or“a

touchonthebrakes"，makesitsoundlikeaprecisescience.Nothingcouldbefurtherfromthetruth.Thelinkbetween

interestratesandinflationisuncertain.Andtherearelong,variablelagsbeforepolicychangeshaveanyeffectonthe

economy.Hcncctheanalogythatlikenstheconductofmonetarypolicytodrivingacarwithablackenedwindscreen,

acrackedrear-viewmirrorandafaultysteeringwheel.

Givenallthesedisadvantages,centralbankersseemtohavehadmuchtoboastaboutoflate.Averageinflationin

thebigsevenindustrialeconomiesfelltoamere2.3%lastyear,closetoitslowestlevelin30years,beforerising

slightlyto2.5%thisJuly.Thisisalongwaybelowthedouble-digitrateswhichmanycountriesexperiencedinthe

1970sandearly1980s.

Itisalsolessthanmostforecastershadpredicted.Inlate1994thepanelofeconomistswhichTheEconomist

pollseachmonthsaidthatAmerica'sinflationratewouldaverage3.5%in1995.Infact,itfellto2.6%inAugust,and

isexpectedtoaverageonlyabout3%fbrtheyearasawhole.InBritainandJapaninflationisrunninghalfa

percentagepointbelowtheratepredictedattheendoflastyear.Thisisnoflashinthepan;overthepastcoupleof

years,inflationhasbeenconsistentlylower(hanexpectedinBritainandAmerica.

EconomistshavebeenparticularlysurprisedbyfavourableinflationfiguresinBritainandtheUnitedStates,

sinceconventionalmeasuressuggestthatbotheconomies,andespeciallyAmerica's,havelittleproductiveslack.

America'scapacityutilisation,fbrexample,hithistoricallyhighlevelsearlierthisyear,anditsjoblessrate(5.6%in

August)hasfallenbelowmostestimatesofthenaturalrateofunemployment—theratebelowwhichinflationhas

takenoffinthepast.

Whyhasinflationprovedsomild?Themostthrillingexplanationis,unfortunately,alittledefective.Some

economistsarguethatpowerfulstructuralchangesintheworldhaveup-endedtheoldeconomicmodelsthatwere

baseduponthehistoricallinkbetweengrow:handinflation.

27.Fromthepassagewelearnthat___.

[A]thereisadefiniterelationshipbetweeninflationandinterestrates

[B]economywillalwaysfollowcertainmodels

[C]theeconomicsituationisbetterthanexpected

[D]economistshadforeseenthepresenteconomicsituation

28.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

[A]Makingmonetarypoliciesiscomparabletodrivingacar.

[B]Anextremelylowjoblessratewillleadtoinflation.

[C]Ahighunemploymentratewillresultfrominflation.

[D]Interestrateshaveanimmediateeffectontheeconomy.

29.Thesentence"Thisisnoflashinthepan”(Line5,Paragraph3)meansthat____.

[A]thelowinflationratewilllastforsometime[B]theinflationratewillsoonrise

[c]theinflationwilldisappearquickly[D]thereisnoinflationatpresent

30.Thepassageshowsthattheauthoristhepresentsituation

[A]criticalof[B]puzzledby

EC]disappointedat[D]amazedat

PartTHEnglish-ChineseTranslation

Directions:

ReadthefollowingpassagecarefullyandthentranslatetheunderlinedsegmentsintoChinese.Yourtranslation

mustbewrittenclearlyonANSWERSHEET2.(15points)

Doanimalshaverights?Thisishowthequestionisusuallyput.Itsoundslikeauseful,ground-clearingwayto

start.31)Actually,itisn't,becauseitassumesthatthereisanagreedaccountofhumanrights,whichissomethingthe

worlddoesnoihave.

Ononeviewofrights,tobesure,itnecessarilyfollowsthatanimalshavenone.32)Somephilosophersarguethat

rightsexistonlywithinasocialcontract,aspartofanexchangeofdutiesandentillements.Thereforeanimalscannot

haverights.Theideaofpunishingatigerthatkillssomebodyisabsurd,forexactlythesamereason,soistheideathat

tigershaverights.However,thisisonlyoneaccount,andbynomeansanuncontestedone.Itdeniesrightsnotonlyto

animalsbutalsotosomepeople—forinstance,toinfants,thementallyincapableandfuturegenerations.Inaddition,

itisunclearwhatforceacontractcanhaveforpeoplewhoneverconsentedtoit:howdoyoureplytosomebodywho

says°Idon'tlikethiscontract”？

Thepointisthis:withoutagreementontherightsofpeople,arguingabout(herightsofanimalsisfruitless.33)It

leadsdiediscussion[oextremesattheoutset:itinvitesyouiothinkthatanimalsshouldbetreatedeitherwiththe

considerationhumansexlendloolherhumans、orwithnoconsiderationalall.Thisisafalsechoice.Bettertostart

withanother,morefundamental,question:isthewaywetreatanimalsamoralissueatall?

Manydenyit.34)Arguingfromiheviewihalhumansaredifferentfromanimalsineveryrelevanlrespeci,

extremistsofthiskindthinkthatanimalslieoutsidetheareaofmoralchoice.Anyregardforthesufferingofanimals

isseenasamistake—asentimentaldisplacementoffeelingthatshouldproperlybedirectedtootherhumans.

Thisview,whichholdsthattorturingamonkeyismorallyequivalenttochoppingwood,mayseembravely

“l(fā)ogical”.Infactitissimplyshallow:theconfusedcentreisrighttorejectit.Themostelementaryformofmoral

reasoning—theethicalequivalentoflearningtocrawl—istoweighother'sinterestsagainstone'sown.Thisinturn

requiressympathyandimagination:withoutwhichthereisnocapacityformoralthought.Toseeananimalinpainis

enough,formost,toengagesympathy.35)WhenthathaDDens.itisnotamistake:itismankind'sinstinctformoral

reasoninginaction、aninstinctthatshouldbeencouragedratherthanlaughedat.

SectionIVWriting(15points)

36.Directions:

A.Studythefollowingsetofpicturescarefullyandwriteanessayinnolessthan120words.

B.YouressaymustbewrittenclearlyonANSWERSHEET2.

C.Youressayshouldcoveralltheinformationprovidedandmeettherequirementsbelow:

1.Interpretthefollowingpictures.

2.Predictthetendencyoftobaccoconsumptionandgiveyourreasons.

世界煙草總產(chǎn)?世界吸煙人口比例

世界人口58億,其中城民

143.64億修妁】I億，妁占20%

19941996

世界每年吸煙損失

2000億美元300萬人

1996年全國攻讀碩士學位研究生入學考試英語試題

PartIClozeTest

Directions：

Foreachnumberedblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesmarked_A],[B],[C]and[D].Choose

thebestoneandmarkyouransweronANSWERSHEET1byblackeningthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.

(10points)

Vitaminsareorganiccompoundsnecessaryinsmallamountsinthedietfbrthenormalgrowthandmaintenance

oflifeofanimals,includingman.

Theydonotprovideenergy,]dotheyconstructorbuildanypartofthebody.Theyareneededfor_2

foodsintoenergyandbodymaintenance.Therearethirteenormoreofthem,andif3ismissingadeficiency

diseasebecomes4.

Vitaminsaresimilarbecausetheyaremadeofthesameelements—usuallycarbon,hydrogen,oxygen,and_5

nitrogen.Theyaredifferent6theirelementsarearrangeddifferently,andeachvitamin7oneormore

specificfunctionsinthebody.

8_enoughvitaminsisessentialtolife,althoughthebodyhasnonutritionalusefor9vitamins.Many

people,1(),believeinbeingonthe**saieside''andthustakeextravitamins.However,awellbalanceddiet

willusuallymeetallthebody'svitaminneeds.

1.[A]either[B]soEC]nor[D]never

2.[A]shifting[B]transferring[C]altering[D]transforming

3.[A]any[B]some[C]anything[D]something

4.[A]serious[B]apparent[C]severe[D]fatal

5.[A]mostly[B]partially[C]sometimes[D]rarely

6.[A]inthat[B]sothat[C]suchthat[D]exceptthat

7.[A]undertakes[B]holds[C]plays[D]performs

8.[A]Supplying[B]Getting[C]Providing[D]Furnishing

9.[A]exceptional[B]exceeding[C]excess[D]external

10.[A]nevertheless[B]therefore[C]moreover[D]meanwhile

PartIIReadingComprehension

Directions:

Eachofthepassagesbelowisfollowedbysomequestions.Foreachquestionstherearefouranswersmarked[A],

[B],[C]and[D].Readthepassagescarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestions.Thenmark

youransweronANSWERSHEET1byblackeningthecorrespondingletterinthebracketswithapencil.(40points)

Passage1

Tightlippedeldersusedtosay,"It'snotwhatyouwantinthisworld,butwhatyouget.”

Psychologyteachesthatyoudogetwhatyouwantifyouknowwhatyouwantandwanttherightthings.

Youcanmakeam