24.Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingpeopleriding inthefrontdosnothavetowearaseatbelt?A) Someonewhois backing into a parking space.B)Someonewhoispickingupthechildren fromthelocalschool.C) Someonewho is delivering invitation letters.D)Someonewhoisunder14.(A)25.Forsomepeople,itmaybebetterA)to weara seat beltfor health reasonsB)nottowearaseatbeltforhealthreasonsC) to get validmedical certificate before wearing a seat beltD)to paya fineratherthan weara seat belt (B)PassageTwoQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage.If you wantto stayyoung, sit down and havea good think.This is the research findingof a teamof Japanesedoctors,who say thatmostofourbrains arenotgetting enoughexercise-and as aresult, we are ageing unnecessarily soon.ProfessorTaijuMatsuzawawantedtofind outwhyotherwisehealthyfarmers in northern Japanappeared to belosingtheir ability to think and reason at a relatively early age, and howtheprocess of ageing could be slowed down.With a teamof colleagues at Tokyo NationalUniversity,he set aboutmeasuring brain volumesofathousandpeopleofdifferentagesandvaryingoccupationsComputertechnologyenabledthe researchersto obtain precisemeasurementsof thevolumeof thefrontandside sections ofthe brain,which relate to intellect(智能)and emotion,anddeterminethehumancharacter.(Therearsectionofthebrain,whichcontrolsfunctionslikeeating and breathing,doesnotcontract with age,andone can continueliving withoutintellectual oremotional faculties.)Contractionoffrontandsideparts-ascellsdieoff-wasobservedIsomesubjectsintheirthirties, but it was still not evident in some sixty-and seventy-year-olds.Matsuzawaconcludedfromhis tests thatthereis a simple remedyto the contraction normallyassociatedwithage-usingthehead.Thefindings show in general terms that contractionof the brain begins soonerin people in thecountrythaninthetowns.Thoseleastatrisk,saysMatsuzawa,arelawyers,followedbyuniversity professors and doctors.White collar workers doing routinework in government officesare, however,as likely to have shrinking brains as thefarm worker,bus driver and shop assistant
24.According to the text, which of the following people riding in the front dos not have to wear a seat belt? A) Someone who is backing into a parking space. B) Someone who is picking up the children from the local school. C) Someone who is delivering invitation letters. D) Someone who is under 14.（A） 25.For some people, it may be better _. A) to wear a seat belt for health reasons B) not to wear a seat belt for health reasons C) to get valid medical certificate before wearing a seat belt D) to pay a fine rather than wear a seat belt（B） Passage Two Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage. If you want to stay young, sit down and have a good think. This is the research finding of a team of Japanese doctors, who say that most of our brains are not getting enough exercise—and as a result, we are ageing unnecessarily soon. Professor Taiju Matsuzawa wanted to find out why otherwise healthy farmers in northern Japan appeared to be losing their ability to think and reason at a relatively early age, and how the process of ageing could be slowed down. With a team of colleagues at Tokyo National University, he set about measuring brain volumes of a thousand people of different ages and varying occupations. Computer technology enabled the researchers to obtain precise measurements of the volume of the front and side sections of the brain, which relate to intellect (智能) and emotion, and determine the human character. (The rear section of the brain, which controls functions like eating and breathing, does not contract with age, and one can continue living without intellectual or emotional faculties.) Contraction of front and side parts—as cells die off—was observed I some subjects in their thirties, but it was still not evident in some sixty- and seventy-year-olds. Matsuzawa concluded from his tests that there is a simple remedy to the contraction normally associated with age—using the head. The findings show in general terms that contraction of the brain begins sooner in people in the country than in the towns. Those least at risk, says Matsuzawa, are lawyers, followed by university professors and doctors. White collar workers doing routine work in government offices are, however, as likely to have shrinking brains as the farm worker, bus driver and shop assistant
Matsuzawa'sfindingsshowthatthinkingcanpreventthebrainfromshrinking.Bloodmustcirculate properly in the head to supply thefreshoxygen the brain cells need.“The best waytomaintain good blood circulation is through usingthe brain,"he says,"Think hard and engage inconversation.Don'trelyonpocketcalculators."26.Theteamof doctorswantedto findoutA)whycertainpeopleagesoonerthan othersB)howtomakepeoplelivelongerC) the size of certain people's brainsD)which people aremostintelligent (A)27.On what are their research findings based?A) Asurvey of farmers in northern Japan.B)Testsperformedona thousandoldpeople.C) Thestudyof brain volumesof different peopleD)Thelatestdevelopmentofcomputertechnology.(C)28.Thedoctor'stest showthatA)ourbrains shrinkas wegrowolderB) the front section of the brain does not shrinkC) sixty-year-olds havethe better brains than thirty-year-oldsD)somepeople'sbrainshavecontractedmorethanotherpeople's(D)29.Theword"subjects"in Paragraph5meansA)somethingtobeconsideredB) branches of knowledgestudiedC) personschosen tobestudied in an experimentD) any member ofa stateexcept the supreme ruler (C)3o.Accordingtothe passage, which people seem to age slowerthan the others?A) Lawyers.B) Farmers.C) Clerks.D)Shopassistants.(A)
Matsuzawa’s findings show that thinking can prevent the brain from shrinking. Blood must circulate properly in the head to supply the fresh oxygen the brain cells need. “The best way to maintain good blood circulation is through using the brain,” he says, “Think hard and engage in conversation. Don’t rely on pocket calculators.” 26.The team of doctors wanted to find out _. A) why certain people age sooner than others B) how to make people live longer C) the size of certain people’s brains D) which people are most intelligent（A） 27.On what are their research findings based? A) A survey of farmers in northern Japan. B) Tests performed on a thousand old people. C) The study of brain volumes of different people D) The latest development of computer technology.（C） 28.The doctor’s test show that _. A) our brains shrink as we grow older B) the front section of the brain does not shrink C) sixty-year-olds have the better brains than thirty-year-olds D) some people’s brains have contracted more than other people’s（D） 29.The word “subjects” in Paragraph 5means _. A) something to be considered B) branches of knowledge studied C) persons chosen to be studied in an experiment D) any member of a state except the supreme ruler（C） 30.According to the passage, which people seem to age slower than the others? A) Lawyers. B) Farmers. C) Clerks. D) Shop assistants.（A）
PassageThreeQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.OnJune17,1744,theofficialsfromMarylandandVirginiaheldatalkwiththeIndiansoftheSixNations.TheIndianswereinvitedtosendboystoWilliamandMaryCollege.Inaletterthenextdaytherefusedtheofferasfollows:We knowthat you have a high opinion of the kindof learning taught in your colleges, and thatthecosts of living ofouryoungmen,whilewithyou,wouldbeveryexpensivetoyou.Weareconvinced thatyou mean to do us goodbyyour proposal;and we thank you heartily.Butyoumustknowthat differentnations havedifferent ways of looking at things,and youwill thereforenotbeoffendedifyourideasofthiskindofeducationhappennottbethesameasyours.Wehave had some experienceof it.Severalof ouryoungpeople wereformerly broughtup atthecolleges of the northern provinces: they weretaughtall yoursciences; but, when they cameback to us, they were bad runners,ignorant of every means of living in the woods...they weretotallygood for nothing.We are, however,nottheless obliged by yourkind offer, though we refuseto accept it; and, toshow our gratefulsense of it, if the gentlemen ofVirginia will send up a dozen of their sons, wewill takecare of their education,teach them in all weknow, and make men of them.31.ThepassageisaboutA)the talk between theIndians and the officialsB)the colleges of northern provincesC) the educational values of the IndiansD)theproblemsoftheAmericans in themid-eighteenthcentury (C)32.Thelndians'chief purpose in writing the letter seemsto betoA)politely refuse a friendly offerB)express their opinion on equal treatmentC)showtheirprideD)describe Indian customs (A)33.Accordingtotheletter,theIndiansbelievedthatA) it would be betterfortheir boys toreceive someschoolingB) they were being insulted by the offerC)theyknewmoreaboutsciencethantheofficialsD)theyhada betterwayofeducatingyoungmen(D)34.Differentfromtheofficials'viewofeducation,the Indiansthough
Passage Three Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage. On June 17, 1744, the officials from Maryland and Virginia held a talk with the Indians of the Six Nations. The Indians were invited to send boys to William and Mary College. In a letter the next day the refused the offer as follows: We know that you have a high opinion of the kind of learning taught in your colleges, and that the costs of living of our young men, while with you, would be very expensive to you. We are convinced that you mean to do us good by your proposal; and we thank you heartily. But you must know that different nations have different ways of looking at things, and you will therefore not be offended if your ideas of this kind of education happen not t be the same as yours. We have had some experience of it. Several of our young people were formerly brought up at the colleges of the northern provinces: they were taught all your sciences; but, when they came back to us, they were bad runners, ignorant of every means of living in the woods. they were totally good for nothing. We are, however, not the less obliged by your kind offer, though we refuse to accept it; and, to show our grateful sense of it, if the gentlemen of Virginia will send up a dozen of their sons, we will take care of their education, teach them in all we know, and make men of them. 31.The passage is about _. A) the talk between the Indians and the officials B) the colleges of northern provinces C) the educational values of the Indians D) the problems of the Americans in the mid-eighteenth century（C） 32.The Indians’ chief purpose in writing the letter seems to be to _. A) politely refuse a friendly offer B) express their opinion on equal treatment C) show their pride D) describe Indian customs（A） 33.According to the letter, the Indians believed that _. A) it would be better for their boys to receive some schooling B) they were being insulted by the offer C) they knew more about science than the officials D) they had a better way of educating young men（D） 34.Different from the officials’ view of education, the Indians though _
A)youngwomenshouldalsobeeducatedB)theyhaddifferentgoalsofeducationC)theytaughtdifferentbranches of scienceD) they shouldteach the sonsof the officials first (B)35.ThetoneoftheletterasawholeisbestdescribedasA) angryB) pleasantC) politeD) inquiring (C)PassageFourQuestions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Inwhatnowseems liketheprehistorictimes ofcomputerhistory,theearth'spostwarera,therewasquite awide-spread concern that computers wouldtakeoverthe worldfrommanoneday.Alreadytoday,less thanfortyyears later,as computers arerelieving us ofmoreand more of theroutinetasks in business andin our personal lives,we arefaced with a less dramaticbutalsolessforeseen problem.People tendto beover-trustingofcomputersand are reluctantto challengetheir authority.Indeed, they behave as if they were hardly awarethat wrong buttons may bepushed,orthatacomputermaysimplymalifunction（失误)Obviously,there would be no point in investing in a computerif you had to check all its answers,but people should also rely on their own internal computers and check the machine when theyhave thefeeling that something has gone wrong.Questioningandroutinedouble-checks mustcontinueto be asmuch apartofgood business asthey were in pre-computerdays.Maybeeach computershould come with the warning:for allthe help this computermay provide, it should notbe seen as a substituteforfundamentalthinkingandreasoningskills.36.Whatis themain purposeofthis passage?A)Tolookbacktotheearlydaysofcomputers.B)Toexplain whattechnical problems mayoccurwith computers.C) To discourageunnecessary investmentin computers.D)Towarnagainstamentallylazyattitudetowards computers.(D)37.Accordingto the passage,theinitial concern about computerswasthat theymightA)changeourpersonallives
A) young women should also be educated B) they had different goals of education C) they taught different branches of science D) they should teach the sons of the officials first（B） 35.The tone of the letter as a whole is best described as _. A) angry B) pleasant C) polite D) inquiring（C） Passage Four Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage. In what now seems like the prehistoric times of computer history, the earth’s postwar era, there was quite a wide-spread concern that computers would take over the world from man one day. Already today, less than forty years later, as computers are relieving us of more and more of the routine tasks in business and in our personal lives, we are faced with a less dramatic but also less foreseen problem. People tend to be over-trusting of computers and are reluctant to challenge their authority. Indeed, they behave as if they were hardly aware that wrong buttons may be pushed, or that a computer may simply malfunction (失误). Obviously, there would be no point in investing in a computer if you had to check all its answers, but people should also rely on their own internal computers and check the machine when they have the feeling that something has gone wrong. Questioning and routine double-checks must continue to be as much a part of good business as they were in pre-computer days. Maybe each computer should come with the warning: for all the help this computer may provide, it should not be seen as a substitute for fundamental thinking and reasoning skills. 36.What is the main purpose of this passage? A) To look back to the early days of computers. B) To explain what technical problems may occur with computers. C) To discourage unnecessary investment in computers. D) To warn against a mentally lazy attitude towards computers.（D） 37.According to the passage, the initial concern about computers was that they might _. A) change our personal lives
B)take controlof the worldC)create unforeseen problemsD)affect ourbusinesses (B)38.Thepassagerecommendsthosedealing withcomputerstoA)bereasonablydoubtfulaboutthemB) check all their answersC) substitutethem for basicthinkingD)usethemforbusinesspurposesonly(A)39.Thepassage suggests that the present-dayproblem with regardto computers isA) challengingB)psychologicalC) dramaticD)fundamental (B)4o.it canbe inferredfromthepassagethattheauthorwoulddisapproveofA)investmentincomputersB)theuseofone's internal computerC)double-checkoncomputersD)completedependenceoncomputersfordecision-making (D)Part Ill Vocabularyand Structure (20minutes)Directions:Thereare30 incompletesentences in this part.ForeachsentencetherearefourChoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEthatbestcompletesthesentence.Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron the AnswerSheet withasingletimethroughthecentre41.Mary'sscoreon the test is the highest in her class; shehave studied very hard.A) mayB) shouldC) mustD)oughtto (C)42.thatthetradebetweenthetwocountriesreached itshighestpoint.A)Duringthe1960's
B) take control of the world C) create unforeseen problems D) affect our businesses（B） 38.The passage recommends those dealing with computers to _. A) be reasonably doubtful about them B) check all their answers C) substitute them for basic thinking D) use them for business purposes only（A） 39.The passage suggests that the present-day problem with regard to computers is _. A) challenging B) psychological C) dramatic D) fundamental（B） 40.It can be inferred from the passage that the author would disapprove of _. A) investment in computers B) the use of one’s internal computer C) double-check on computers D) complete dependence on computers for decision-making（D） Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes) Directions:There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four Choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single time through the centre. 41.Mary’s score on the test is the highest in her class; she _ have studied very hard. A) may B) should C) must D) ought to（C） 42._ that the trade between the two countries reached its highest point. A) During the 1960’s