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Somepessimisticexpertsfeelthattheautomobileisboundtofallintodisuse.Theyseeadayinthenot-too-distantfuturewhenallautoswillbeabandoned.Otherauthorities,however,thinktheautoisheretostay.Theyholdthatthecarwillremainaleadingmeansofurbantravelintheforeseeablefuture.?Themotorcarwillundoubtedlychangesignificantlyoverthenext30years.Itshouldbecomesmaller,safer,andmoreeconomical,andshouldnotbepoweredbythegasolineengine.Thecarofthefutureshouldbefarmorepollution-freethanpresenttypes.?Regardlessofitspowersource,theautointhefuturewillstillbethemainprobleminurbantrafficcongestion(擁擠).Oneproposedsolutiontothisproblemistheautomat(yī)edhighwaysystem.?Whentheautoentersthehighwaysystem,retractable(可伸縮的)armwilldropfromtheautoandmakecontactwitharail,whichissimilartothosepoweringsubwaytrainselectrically.Onceattachedtotherail,thecarwillbecomeelectricallypoweredfromthesystem,andcontrolofthevehiclewillpasstoacentralcomputer.Thecomputerwillthenmonitorallofthecar'smovements.?Thedriverwilluseatelephonetodialinstructionsabouthisdestinat(yī)ionintothesystem.Thecomputerwillcalculatethebestroute,andreservespaceforthecarallthewaytothecorrectexitfromthehighway.Thedriverwillthenbefreetorelaxandwaitforthebuzzer(蜂鳴器)thatwillwarnhimofhiscomingexit.Itisestimatedthatanautomatedhighwaywillbeabletohandle10,000vehiclesperhour,comparedwiththe1,500to2,000vehiclesthatcanbecarriedbyapresent-dayhighway.(285words)??21.Onesignificantimprovementinthefuturecarwillprobablybe________.
A)itspowersourceB)itsdrivingsystem?C)itsmonitoringsystemD)itsseatingcapacity
??22.What(yī)istheauthor'smainconcern??A)Howtorenderautomobilespollution-free.?B)Howtomakesmallerandsaferautomobiles.
C)Howtosolvetheproblemoftrafficjams.?D)Howtodevelopanautomatedsubwaysystem.
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23.Whatprovidesautoswithelectricpowerinanautomatedhighwaysystem??A)Arail.B)Anengine.?C)Aretractablearm.D)Acomputercontroller.??
24.Inanautomatedhighwaysystem,allthedriverneedstodois________.
A)keepintherightlane?B)waittoarriveathisdestination?C)keepinconstanttouchwiththecomputercenter
D)informthesystemofhisdestinationbyphone
??25.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardthefutureofautos??A)Enthusiastic.B)Pessimistic.C)Optimistic.D)Cautious.
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Whatshouldyouthinkaboutintryingtofindyourcareer?Youareprobablybetteratsomeschoolsubjectsthanothers.Thesemayshowstrengthsthatyoucanuseinyourwork.Aboywhoisgoodat(yī)mathemat(yī)icscanusethatinanengineeringcareer.Soitisimportanttoknowthesubjectsyoudowellinatschool.Ontheotherhand,youmaynothaveanyspeciallystrongorweaksubjectsbutyourrecordsshowageneralsatisfactorystandard.Althoughnotallsubjectscanbeuseddirectlyinajob,theymayhaveindirectvalue.Aknowledgeofhistoryisnotrequiredformostjobsbutifhistoryisoneofyourgoodsubjectsyouwillhavelearnedtorememberfactsanddetails.Thisisanabilitythatcanbeusefulinmanyjobs.?Ifyouhavehadapart-timejobonSaturdaysorinthesummer,thinkwhatyougainedfromit.Ifnothingelse,youmayhavelearnedhowtogettoworkontime,tofollowinstructionsandtogetonwitholderworkers.Youmayhavelearnedtogivecorrectchangeinashop,forexample.Justasimportant,youmaybecomeinterestedinaparticularindustryorcareeryouseefromtheinsideinapart-timejob.?Facingyourweakpointsisalsopartofknowingyourself.Youmaybeallthumbswhenyouhandletools;perhapsyouareapoorspellerorcannotaddupacolumnoffigures.Itisbittertofaceanyweaknessesthantopretendtheydonotexist.Yourschoolrecord,forinstance,maynotbetoogood,yetitisanimportantpartofyourbackground.Youshouldnotbeapologeticaboutitbutinsteadrecognizethatyouwillhaveachanceofafreshstartatwork.(303words)
26.Whichofthefollowingbestsumsupthefirstparagraph?
A)Theimportanceofdoingwellatschool.
B)Usingschoolperformancetohelptochooseacareer.
C)Theimportanceofbeinggoodatallsubjects.
D)Theindirectvalueofschoolwork.??27.Thewriterthinksthatforastudenttohaveapart-timejobisprobably______.?A)awasteoftimethatcouldhavebeenspentonstudy?B)usefulforhisfuturework?C)agoodwaytoearnextramoney?D)agoodwaytofindouthisweakpoints??28.Accordingtothepassage,ifastudent'sschoolrecordisnotgood,he______.
A)willbeacompletefailureinhisfuturework?B)willnotbeabletofindasuitablejob
C)willregretnothavingworkedharderatschool
D)maydowellinhisfuturework??29.Whichsubjectissupposedtohavenodirectvalueforjothunting??A)Mathematics.B)English.C)TechnicalDrawing.D)History.
30.Thewholepassagecenterson______.?A)choosingacareeraccordingtowhatoneisskilledin?B)acquiringknowledgebyworkinghardatschool?C)findingone'sstrongandweakpoints
D)developingone'sabilitiesusefulinschoolwork
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AsaCanadianbilingual(雙語的)teacher,IagreethattheCanadianbilingualschoolshavebeensuccessfulinproducingfunctionallybilingualstudents.However,Mr.Whelpton'ssuggestedconditionthatteachersintheseschoolsmustbefullybilingualmaybeunnecessary.Forexample,primaryteacherscananddofunctionwithasmallervocabularythansecondaryteachers.
Secondly,itisdoubtfulthatstudentswilluseEnglishbecausethey"understandandaccepttheobjectiveofmakingEnglishthelanguageoftheclassroom"whichisarathersterilemotive.OnereasonthatCanadianbilingualprogramsworkisbecauseofthecommitmenttoWholeLanguageLearning,that(yī)is,childrenlearnalanguage,(firstorsecond),byusingittotransmit(播送)orreceivemeaningfulmessagesthatareinteresting,realandimportant.Theywanttomaketheirneedsanddesiresknownandtounderstandtheworldaroundthem.Bilingualprogramsintegratelanguageandcontentinanactivity-based,child-centredmannersothatthechildismotivat(yī)edtousethesecondlanguageasatooltotransmitandreceivemessagesrelatedtosocialandacademicinterests.
Mr.Whelpton'sthirdargumentthatallthestudentsinoneclassneedtobeatapproximatelythesamelevelofEnglishproficiency(純熟)whentheyswitchtoEnglishisunrealisticandunprofitable.Howdoesateachergroupchildrenwhohaveahugevocabularybutpoorgrammarskillsandotherswhohavecorrectgrammarbutapoorvocabulary?Also,supposethestudentshavesimilarlanguageabilitiesbutdifferentlearningstyles!Hencetheconceptofco-operativelearning:studentswithamixtureofpersonalities,talentsandweaknesses(amorerealisticreflectionoflife)learnbetterastheyco-operate(合作),insteadofcompete,anddependoneachotherforsupportandinformation.(280words)?
31.Howwouldyoudescribethewriter'sstyle??A)Thepassageiswritteninanacademicstyle.
B)Thepassageiswritteninajournalisticstyle.
C)Thepassageiswritteninapersonalstyle.?D)ThepassageiswrittenonthebasisofwidespreadresearchintheareA)
32.Howwouldyoudescribethewriter'sattitudetowardstheCanadianbilingualprogrammes??A)Balanced.B)Unenthusiastic.C)Supportive.D)Critical.?
33.Inparagraph1thewriter________.?A)agreescompletelywithMr.Whelpton'sargument
B)agreespartiallywithMr.Whelpton'sargument?C)disagreescompletelywithMr.Whelpton'sargument?D)isoverwhelminglycriticalofMr.Whelpton'sargument?
34.Inparagraph2"sterile"isclosestinmeaningto________.?A)uninformat(yī)iveB)unusualC)stereotypicalD)uninspiring
?35.AccordingtothewritertheCanadianbilingualprogramshavebeenasuccess________.
A)becausestudentsaccepttheobjectiveofmakingEnglishthelanguageoftheclassroom
B)becausestudentsstudyinclassroomswhereeverybodyisat(yī)aboutthesamelevel
C)becausethestudentscanusetheirfirstlanguagefreely?D)becausetheyworktowardsreallifegoals?Text4
Ifsustainablecompetitiveadvantagedependsonworkforceskills,Americanfirmshaveaproblem.Human-resourcemanagementisnottraditionallyseenascentraltothecompetitivesurvivalofthefirmintheUnitedStat(yī)es.Skillacquisitionisconsideredanindividualresponsibility.Laborissimplyanotherfactorofproductiontobehiredrentedatthelowestpossiblecostmuchasonebuysrawmaterialsorequipment.?Thelackofimportanceat(yī)tachedtohuman-resourcemanagementcanbeseeninthecorporatehierarchy.InanA(yù)mericanfirmthechieffinancialofficerisalmostalwayssecondincommand.Thepostofheadofhuman-resourcemanagementisusuallyaspecializedjob,offat(yī)theedgeofthecorporatehierarchy.TheexecutivewhoholdsitisneverconsultedonmajorstrategicdecisionsandhasnochancetomoveuptoChiefExecutiveOfficer(CEO).Bywayofcontrast,inJapantheheadofhumanresourcemanagementiscentralusuallythesecondmostimportant,aftertheCEO,inthefirm'shierarchy.?WhileAmericanfirmsoftenhavethevastamountsspentontrainingtheirworkforces,infact,theyinvestlessintheskillsoftheiremployeesthandoeitherJapaneseorGermanfirms.Themoneytheydoinvestisalsomorehighlyconcentratedonprofessionalandmanagerialemployees.Andthelimitedinvestmentsthat(yī)aremadeintrainingworkersarealsomuchmorenarrowlyfocusedonthespecificskillsnecessarytodothenextjobratherthanonthebasicbackgroundskillsthatmakeitpossibletoabsorbnewtechnologies.?Asaresult,problemsemergewhennewbreakthroughtechnologiesarrive.IfAmericanworkers,forexample,takemuchlongertolearnhowtooperatenewflexiblemanufacturingstationsthanworkersinGermany(astheydo).theeffectivecostofthosestat(yī)ionsislowerinGermanythanitisintheUnitedStates.Moretimeisrequiredbeforeequipmentisupandrunningatcapacity,andtheneedforextensiveretraininggeneratescostsandcreatesbottlenecksthatlimitthespeedwithwhichnewequipmentcanbeemployed.Theresultisaslowerpaceoftechnologicalchange.Andintheendtheskillsofthebottomhalfofthepopulationaffectthewagesofthetophalf.Ifthebottomhalfcan'teffectivelystafftheprocessesthathavetobeoperated,themanagementandprofessionaljobsthatgowiththeseprocesseswilldisappear.?36.WhichofthefollowingappliestothemanagementofhumanresourcesinAmericancompanies??A)Theyhirepeopleatthelowestcostregardlessoftheirskills.?B)Theyseethegainingofskillsastheiremployees’ownbusiness.?C)Theyat(yī)tachmoreimportancetoworkersthantoequipment.
D)Theyonlyhiredskilledworkersbecauseofkeencompetition.
37.Whatisthepositionoftheheadofhumanresourcemanagement??A)Heisoneofthemostimportantexecutivesinthefirm.?B)Hispostislikelytodisappearwhennewtechnologiesareintroduced.?C)Heisdirectlyunderthechieffinancialexecutive.
D)Hehasnosayinmakingimportantdecisionsinthefirm.?38.ThemoneymostAmericanfirmsputintrainingmainlygoesto________.
A)workerswhocanoperat(yī)enewequipment
B)technologicalandmanagerialstaff?C)workerswholackbasicgroundskills?D)topexecutives
39.What'sthemainideaofthepassage??A)AmericanfirmsaredifferentfromJapaneseandGermanfirmsinhuman-resourcemanagement.
B)Extensiveretrainingisindispensabletoeffectivehumanresourcemanagement.?C)Theheadofhumanresourcemanagementmustbeinthecentralpositioninafirm'shierarchy.
D)ThehumanresourcemanagementstrategiesofAmericanfirmswillaffecttheircompetitivecapacity.?40.Accordingtothepassage,thedecisivefactorinmaintainingafirm'scompetitiveadvantageis___________.
A)theintroductionofnewtechnologies?B)theimprovementofworkers'skills?C)therationalcompositionofprofessionalandmanagerialemployees?D)theattachmentofimportancetothebottomhalfoftheemployees
III.VocabularyandStructure(15points)?Directions:Choosethebestonetocompleteeachsentence.
41.Imuchpreferfactualbookssuchasbiographiesto_______ofanykind.?A)imaginat(yī)ionB)narrationC)fictionD)romantics
42.Thestormdelayedus._______thestormwewouldhavebeenintime.
A)ButforB)IfitwerenotC)WithD)Unless
43.Shakinghandsisa______wayofgreeting.
A)conventionalB)conditionalC)originalD)conversational
44.Thetestresultsarenotvery_______.Hedoeswelloneweekandbadlythenext.?A)consequentB)consistentC)continuousD)convince
45.Webelievethat(yī)theseillustrationswill_____somelightonthepointbeingdiscussed.?A)showB)shineC)shedD)thrive?46.Therewasa__________growthofthelightindustriesduringthelasttwentiesyears.
A)considerateB)consideringC)considerableD)considered?47.Wemustreviseourplan______thelightofthesechanges.?A)forB)inC)onD)with?48.Thenextbig_______confrontingtheworkersisthequestionsofwages.
A)issueB)stuffC)questionD)mat(yī)ter
49.Iknownothingabouttheaccident______ithappenedsomewherenearthehighway.
A)apartfromB)exceptforC)besidesD)exceptthat
50.TheAmericansstillhaveseveralmilitary______ontheisland.
A)installmentsB)installC)installationsiteD)installations
51.Manydisagreementshave_______whenitcametothesharingoftheirfather’sestates.?A)risenB)arisenC)raisedD)arrived
52.Whentheygotready,theenemyplaneflewoutofthe______oftheirguns.
A)fieldB)limitC)extentD)range?53.TheUnitedKingdom________England,Wales,ScotlandandNorthernIreland.?A)constitutesB)comprisesC)composesD)consists
54.Allthekeywordsinthearticleareprintedin_________typesoastoattractreaders'attention.?A)darkB)denseC)blackD)bold?55.Onceyouhavemadeyourbookingandpaida________,thenthecostofyourholidaycannotbechanged.?A)depositB)savingC)fundD)loan
56.Idon'tlikethenoiseofthisairconditioner,butI'velearnedto_______it.
A)staywithB)standwithC)gowithD)livewith
57.Wetrustthatyouwillgivespecialcaretothepackingofthegoods______theyshouldbedamagedintransit(運送).?A)sothatB)lestC)ifD)unless?58.Inpreparingscientificreportsoflaborat(yī)oryexperiments,astudentshould_______hisfindingsinlogicorderandclearlanguage.
A)furnishB)proposeC)raiseD)present
59.Myfatheralwayswarnsmenottointerfere______mattersthatdon’tconcernme.?A)withB)inC)onD)about
60.Extensivereportingontelevisionhashelpedto_______interestinawidevarietyofsportsandactivities.?A)gat(yī)herB)generateC)assembleD)yield?61.Thechildrenaredoingallkindsofthingstowinthe_____oftheirparents.?A.effectB)affectionC)affectD)affectation?62.Wespentalldaytryingto______ournewbookshelveswithascrewdriver.
A.resembleB)decorateC)assembleD)transfer
63.Hemightarriveontime,but_____arehewillbelateagain.
A)possibilitiesB)prospectsC)probabilitiesD)chances
64.He_____fromnewspaperworktodevotehisfulltimetowriting.
A)abandonedB)quitC)withdrewD)reversed
65.Theworkisnotveryprofitable______money,butIamgettingvaluableexperiencefromit.
A)inlinewithB)inregardwith
C)bymeansofD)intermsof
66.Toimpressafutureemployer,oneshoulddressneatly,be_______,anddisplayinterestinthejob.
A)timelyB)swiftC)instantD)punctual?67.Manynovelsthatattempttomirrortheworldarereally________oftherealitythattheyrepresent.
A)reflectionsB)demonstrationsC)illuminationsD)reproductions
68.Thoughherparents_____hermusicalability,Jennifer'spianoplayingisreallyterrible.
A)pourscornonB)heappraiseuponC)giveventtoD)castlightupon?69.Eatingtoomuchfatcan______heartdiseaseandcausehighbloodpressure.?A)at(yī)tributetoB)attendtoC)contributetoD)devoteto
70.Thetremendousexpenseoffullprotectionofendangeredanimals_______thefinancesoftheAfricancountrieswhicharefarfromrichanddeveloped.
A)stretchesB)restrainsC)scratchesD)strains??II.Cloze(20points)?Directions:ReadthefollowingpassagecarefullyandchoosethecorrectONEfromthefourchoicesgiventofillineachblank.(20points)
?Theboatwasfulloftimberandothergoodsbutno(71).Notevenblood(72)remainedbehind.Maybethecraftwas(73)inthefog.Still,noonewasleft(74)thefloat(yī)inggrave.Anewcrewwas(75)butmaybetheyhadnavigationproblems,human(76)orprobablyjustseveral(77)problems,thiscrewwaslost,too.Sincethis(78)oftheworldis(79)bytheGulfStream,therearemany(80)valleysthatare(81)deepunderthe(82).Clouds,rainandotheratmospheric(83)cancauseageneratortogoout.Manycruise(84)havereportedtotheirbureauofmanystrange(85)thathavetakenplaceatalmostthe(86)pointandtheyhappenedoverseveraloccasionsina(n)(87)periodofhistory.Theywouldgoandexaminetheincidentsandtrytofindoutexplanations.But,alas,it(88)asthoughtheoceanhas(89)allvisibleevidenceaway.TothisdaytheBermudaTriangle(90)amystery.?71.A)crewB)memberC)passengerD)tourist?72.A)pointsB)dirtiesC)potsD)stains
73.A)
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