專插本英語歷年真題與答案98~13綜合文庫

1/1專插本英語歷年真題與答案98~13-綜合文庫

1998年廣東省一般高等學校本科插班生考試

英語試題

PartIReadingComprehension(40%)

PassageI

Thecomputerisawonderfulmachine.Itisthemostimportantinventionsincethetypeofengineusedincars.Todayithasthegreatesteffectonscience,industry,andbusiness,butitisbeingusedmoreineducationandmedicine.Bytheendofthiscenturyitwilltouchthelivesofeveryone,evenpeopleindistantvillages.Itisarevolutionaryinvention.

TheoldestkindofcomputeristheabacususedinChinasincethesixthcentury.Intheseventeenthcenturyanaddingmachinewasinvented,butthefurstlarge,moderncomputerwasbuiltin1937.Afewyearslateracomputercoulddo5000additionspersecond.Nowthecomputationsaresofastthattheyaremeasuredinnanoseconds(毫微秒).

Todaymostcomputershaveamemory.Theyaregettingsmallerandsmaller,andcomputingfasterandfaster.Eveninalargecomputer,thepartthatdoestheactualcomputingisaboutthesizeoftheendofafinger.

Computerscandoallkindsofwork.Whensomeonebuyssomethinginadepartmentstore,informationaboutthesalegoesintoacomputer,Ascientistcantalktothecomputerabouttherocks,andthecomputeranswersthequestions.Adoctorcantalktothecomputerandexplainwhatiswrongwithapatient.Ifthedoctoraskswhy,thecomputergoesthroughitsstoredinformationandexplainsexactlywhy.

Whenearlyhumansbeganfarming,itwasarevolutionarychangeinhumanlife.Itwashundredsofthousandsofyearslaterthatpeopledevelopedawritingsystem(方法).Inlessthanfiftyyearspeoplehavedevelopedcomputersthatcandomostofthethingshumanscando.Thiscouldbeafrighteningdevelopment.

1.Thecomputerisconsideredawonderfulmachinebecause_____.

A.ithaseffectonallaspectsofman’slife

B.itiswidelyusedineducationandmedicine

C.ithasthefunctionofanengine

D.itisusefulevenindistantvillages

2.TheabacushasbeenusedinChinafor_____.

A.some5,000years

B.about600years

C.nearly1,000years

D.over1,300years

3.Themostimportantfeatureofacomputeristhat_____.

A.ithasamemory

B.itissmallinsize

C.itcomputesfast

D.itanswersallkindsofquestions

1

4.Thecomputationsofthecomputerareusuallymeasuredin_____.

A.seconds

B.minutes

C.hours

D.nanoseconds

5.Thecomputerwillsoonaffect_____.

A.peopleinlargecities

B.peopleindevelopedcountries

C.peopleallovertheworld

D.peopleintheWesternworld

Passage2

Inthetraditionalmarriage,themanworkedatajobtoearnmoneyforthefamily.Mostmenworkedinanoffice,afactory,orsomeotherplaceawayfromthehome.Sincethemanearnedthemoney,hepaidthebills.Themoneywasusedforfood,clothes,ahouse,andotherfamilyneeds.Themanmademostofthedecisions.Hewastheboss.

Inthetraditionalmarriage,thewomanseldomworkedawayfromthehouse.Shestayedathometocareforthechildrenandherhusband.Shecookedthemeals,cleanedhouse,washedtheclothes,anddidotherhouseholdwork.Herjobathomewaseveryimportant.

Inrecentyears,manycouplescontinuetohaveatraditionalrelationshipofthiskind.Themanhasajobandearnsthemoneyforthefamily.Thewomanstaysathomeandcaresforthechildrenandthehouse.ManyAmericansarehappywiththiskindofmarriage.ButsomeotherAmericanshaveadifferentimpressionofmarriageandfamilyresponsibilities.

Therearetwoimportantdifferencesinmaleandfemalerolesnow.Oneisthatbothmenandwomenhavemanymorechoices.Theymaychoosetomarryortostaysingle.Theymaychoosetoworkorstayathome.Bothmenandwomenmaychooserolesthatarecomfortableforthem.

Aseconddifferenceinmaleandfemalerolesisthatwithinmarriagemanydecisionsandresponsibilitiesareshared.Thehusbandandwifemaychoosetohavechildren,ortheymaynot.Iftheyhavechildren,themanmaytakecareofthemsomeofthetime,allofthetime,ornotatall.Thewomanmaywanttostayathomeandtakecareofthechildren.Orshemaywanttogotowork.MenandWomennowdecidethesethingstogetherinamarriage.Manymarriedpeoplenowsharethesedecisionsandtheresponsibilitiesoftheirfamilies.

6.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueinthetraditionalmarriage?

A.Menworkedatajobtoearnmoneyforfamily.

B.Thewomanmademostofdecisions.

C.Thewomanstayedathometocareforthechildren.

D.Themanpaidthebills.

7.Inrecentyears_____.

A.youngcouplesrejectthetraditionalrelationship

B.thewomanhasajobandearnsthemoneyforthefamily

C.thewomandoesn’tstayathomeandcareforthechildrenandthehouse

2

D.theroleofmenandwomenhasbeguntochange

8.MenandwomenmaynowchooseallthefollowingEXCEPTto_____.

A.marryortostaysingle

B.workortostayathome

C.havetherolesthatarecomfortableforthem

D.leavetheirjobsjustbecausetheyhavechildren

9.ThefollowingareallnowtrueEXCEPT_____.

A.theymaychoosetohavechildrenornot

B.themanmaytakecareofthechildrensomeofthetime

C.thewomanmaywanttogotowork

D.thewomanisthemostimportantpersoninthehouse

10.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Themanwasthebossinthetraditionalmarriage.

B.Thewoman’sjobathomewasveryimportantinthepast.

C.ManyAmericansstillhaveatraditionalmarriage.

D.Everyonetriestogetmarried.

Passage3

Didyouknowthattheemptyplasticsoftdrinkbottlesyouthrowawayeverydaycanbeturnedintocarpetorautomobilesparts?

Thatusedglassbottlesandaluminumcanscanbeturnedintonewones?

Andthatyesterday’snewspapercanbeturnedintotomorrow’s?

Itallhappensbecauseofrecycling(再利用).Thesimplewastewethrowawayisa“naturalresource”that,withrecycling,canbeusedtoproduceavarietyofnewproducts.

Unfortunately,Americarecyclesonly10%ofitsrubbish,burns10%anddeposits80%inwastedesposalgrounds,Asaresult,itishavingtocopewithaserioussolidwasteproblem.

Everyyear,Americansthrowawayabout160milliontonsofrubbish.Ofthattotal,plasticsmakeuplessthan8%,paperabout36%,andglassandmetalabout20%,allbyweight.Plasticsarenaturallylighter,butstill,whenpressedtogether,accoutforonlyabout20%byvolume.

Asaresult,inthepast10yearstheUnitedStates’wastedisposalgroundshavedecreasedfromabout18,500to6,000.Infiveyears2,000morewillclose.

Intheprocessoffindingsolutions,somepeoplehaveproposedtostopusingplastics.

Unfortunately,stopusingplasticswoulddomuchharmandnogood.Wewouldloseallofthesafety,healthandconveniencefeaturesofplastics.

Besides,packagingwouldstillbeneeded.A1987studyshowswhatwouldhappenifplasticswerenotused--theenergyneededtoproduceotherpackaging,itscost,andthevolumeofwastecollectedwouldallrisegreatly.

3

SomeAmericansbelievepartoftheanswertoAmerica’swasteproblemliesinrecyclingeverythingfromglasstometalstopapertoplastic.

Today,recyclingisontherise.Therearenowmorethan1,000wasterecyclingprogramsintheU.S.Manyarebeginningtorecycleplastics.

Rightnow,almost200companiesarerecyclingmillionsofusedplasticcontainersintotoys,trafficsigns,wastebaskets,floormaterials,andparkbenches.

Plasticsareamongtheeasiestmaterialstorecycle.Morethan150millionpoundsor20%ofallplasticsoftdrinkbottleswererecycledin1987.

11.Whatcan’ttheplasticsoftdrinkbottlesbeturnedinto?

A.Newspapers.

B.Automobileparts.

C.Toys.

D.Trafficsigns.

12.OfalltherubbishintheU.S.,plasticsaccountfor_____byweightand_____byvolume.

A.20%;20%

B.8%;20%

C.36%;8%

D.20%;36%

13.Onaverage,wasteplasticsare_____otherwastes.

A.asheavyindensityas

B.heavierindensitythan

C.lighterindensitythan

D.thesamebyweightas

14.In5years,theU.S.willhaveonly_____wastedisposalgrounds.

A.2,000

B.6,000

C.4,000

D.18,500

15.Theauthorofthispassage_____theproposalofstoppingusingplastices.

A.saysnothingabout

B.issympatheticwith

C.agreesto

D.disagreesto

Passage4

Therearetwokindsofmemory:short-termand1592bc12bcd126fff7050b48rmationinlong-termmemorycanberememberedatalatertimewhenitisneeded.Theinformationmaybekeptfordaysorweeks.However,informationinshort-termmemoryiskeptforonlyafewseconds,usuallybyrepeatingtheinformationoverandover.Thefollowingexperimentshowshowshort-termmemoryhasbeenstudied.

HenningstudiedhowstudentswhoarelearningEnglishasasecondlanguageremembervocabulary.Thesubjectsinhisexperimentwere75collegestudents.TheyrepresentedalllevelsofabilityinEnglish:beginning,intermediate,advanced,andnative-speakingstudents.

Tobegin,thesubjectslistenedtoarecordingofanativespeakerreadingaparagraphinEnglish.Followingtherecording,thesubjectstooka15-questiontesttoseewhichwordstheyremembered.Eachquestionhadfourchoices.Thesubjectshadtocirclethewordtheyhadheardintherecording.Someofthequestionshadfourchoicesthatsoundalike.Forexample,weather,whethet,wither,andwetterarefourwordsthatsoundalike.Someofthequestions

4

hadfourchoicesthathavethesamemeaning.Method,way,manner,andsystemwouldbefourwordswiththesamemeaning.Finallythesubjectstookalanguageproficiencytest.

HenningfoundthatstudentswithalowerproficiencyinEnglishmademoreoftheirmistakesonwordsthatsoundalike;studentswithahigherproficiencymademoreoftheirmistakesonwordsthathavethesamemeaning.Henning’sresultssuggestthatbeginningstudentsholdthesoundofwordsintheirshort-termmemory,andadvancedstudentsholdthemeaningofwordsintheirshort-termmemory.

16.Henningmadetheexperimentinordertostudy_____.

A.howstudentsrememberEnglishvocabularybyshort-termmemory

B.howstudentslearnEnglishvocabulary

C.howtodevelopstudents'abilityinEnglish

D.howlonginformationinshort-termmemoryiskept

17.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

1592bc12bcd126fff7050b48rmationinshort-termmemoryisdifferentfromthatinlong-termmemory.

B.Long-termmemorycanbeachievedonlybytraining.

C.Itiseasiertotestshort-termmemorythanlong-termmemory.

D.Henninggaveaseparatetestonvocabularytohisstudents.

18.FromHenning’sresultswecanseethat_____.

A.beginnershavedifficultyindistinguishingthepronunciationofwords

B.advancedstudentsrememberwordsbytheirmeaning

C.itisdefficulttorememberwordsthatsoundalike

D.itisdifficulttorememberwordsthathavethesamemeaning

19.Theword“subject”inthepassagemeans_____.

A.thecollegecoursethestudentstake

B.thethemeofthelisteningmaterial

C.abranchofknowledgestudied

D.thestudentexperimentedon

20.Thepassagecenterson_____.

A.memory

B.twokindsofmemory

C.short-termmemory

D.anexperimentonstudents

PartII.Vocabulary,StructureandGrammar(30%)

21.Theviewfromtheothersideofthemountainwasevenmore_____.

A.productive

B.impressive

C.positive

D.decisive

22.They____thetrainandwaslatethismorning,whichannoyedthemverymuch.

A.loss

B.lost

C.missed

D.failed

23.Aduck’s_____cankeepoutwaterbecausetheyhaveoilysubstanceonthem.

A.further

B.farther

C.feathers

D.failed

24.Carrytheboxofexplosivecarefullyorwe’ll_____updeadourselves.

A.put

B.end

C.set

D.rise

5

25.TheBrownswereagreatdealmore_____oftheirgueststhantheSmiths.

A.thoughtful

B.considerable

C.practical

D.imaginary

26.Murderis_____bydeathinmanycountries.

A.punishing

B.punished

C.punishable

D.punish

27.Howcanhesavewhenhespends_____hisincome?

A.beyond

B.on

C.for

D.under

28.Ifyouliveinthecity,yourfriendsarealways_____forachatoranevening’sentertainment.

A.available

B.submitted

C.permissible

D.uncountable

29.Thewitnesswasbadlywoundedhimself,sohecouldn'tappearincourt_____.

A.infact

B.innature

C.inparticular

D.inperson

30.Americans_____haveeggs,somemeat,toastfruitandcoffeeatbreakfast.

A.normally

B.continuously

C.consequently

D.traditional

31.Sheoftenfell_____infrontofthetelevision.

A.asleep

B.sleeping

C.intosleep

D.toasleep

32.Chemicalfertilizerplaysanimportant_____indevelopingagriculture.

A.act

B.park

C.turn

D.role

33.Ifirst_____telephoningherbutthendecidedtogoandseeher.

A.enjoyed

B.avoided

C.tried

D.considered

34.Thelaw_____allparentstosendtheirchildrentoschooluntiltheageofsixteen.

A.requires

B.acquires

C.enquires

D.inquires

35.AuntBettydidn’t_____inatthehoteluntiltenintheevening.

A.enter

B.arrive

C.check

D.register

36.Whitesurfacesreflectheatandlight_____blackonesabsorbthem.

A.whereas

B.although

C.evenif

D.until

37.Sheisputtingonweight.Shehasto_____thebelttothelargersize.

A.regular

B.adjust

C.arrange

D.purchase

38.HeisnowworkinginLondonandisnot_____todrivingontheleft.

A.accustomed

B.desired

1592bc12bcd126fff7050b48ing

D.followed

39.Thefullsetofthebook_____oftwelvevolumes.

A.isconsisted

B.consists

C.madeup

D.contains

40._____,theproblemremainedunsolved.

A.Havingnotdiscussed

B.Havingnotbeendiscussed

C.Nothavingdiscussed

D.Nothavingbeendiscussed

41.Thehistoryofthevillage,_____whichfewpeopleknowmuch,canbestudiedfromtherecord

intheschool.

A.in

B.on

C.about

D.for

42.Theticketyougotyesterdaywill_____youtoafreefilm.

6

A.entitle

B.beentitled

C.entitleto

D.entitlefor

43.Hewas_____awakethinkingabouthisexperiment.

A.lying

1592bc12bcd126fff7050b48ying

1592bc12bcd126fff7050b48in

1592bc12bcd126fff7050b48id

44.BytheendofthiscenturymanybigbridgesacrossthePearlRiver_____.

A.wouldbecompleted

B.willbecompleted

C.willcomplete

D.willhavebeencompleted

45.IfI_____outofink,Iwouldhavefinishedwritingthepaper.

A.hadn’trun

B.shouldn’trun

C.haven’trun

D.didn’trun

46.Itisnogood_____today’sworkfortomorrow.

A.leaving

B.leave

C.toleave

D.thatyouleave

47._____thatEastonhadgotpromoted,hisfriendscametocongratulatehimonthat.

A.Beingheard

B.Havingheard

C.Tohaveheard

D.Havingbeenheard

48._____suchacustomerasHarry,hewouldpunishhimheavily.

A.Ifhehasmet

B.Ifhewastomeet

C.Ifheismeeting

D.Werehetomeet

49.Manythings_____impossibleinthepastarecommontoday.

A.considered

B.considering

C.toconsider

D.beingconsidered

50.Itisdesiredthathe_____everythingreadybytonight.

A.willget

B.wouldget

C.willhavegot

D.get

PartIII.Cloze(10%)

IntheearlydaysintheUnitedStates,saltwasvery51,So,thestorekeeperof52dayswasverycareful53hissalt.54he55outsaltforacustomer,hedidnot56foranyonetowalk57thefloorofthestore,Thewalkingmight58thefloorandcould59thesaltto“settle”and60thestorekeeperwouldhaveto61alittlemoresalttothe62hehadalreadypouredout!

Inthemodernworldsalthasmanyuses63thediningtable,Itisusedinthemakingofglassandairplaneparts,inthe64ofcrops,andinkillingweeds.Itisalsousedtomakewater65etc.Saltevenhelpsto66itching67itisrubbedonmosquitoorotherinsectbites.

Saltcanbe68invariouswaysbesidesbeingtakenfromminesunderground.Evaporationofsaltwaterfromtheoceanorsaltwaterlakesorsmallseasisoneofthemorecommon69formanufacturingsalt.Yet70itisobtained,saltwillcontinuetoplayanimportantpartinthelivesofmenandwomeneverywhere.

51.A.fewB.littleC.scarceD.thin

52.A.pioneerB.broadC.sunnyD.better

53.A.toB.forC.uponD.with

54.A.SinceB.AsC.BecauseD.Even

55.A.ranB.gotC.pouredD.gave

56.A.allowB.permitC.preventD.like

7

57.A.crossB.acrossC.passD.among

58.A.ruinB.damageC.spoilD.shake

59.A.letB.makeC.bringD.cause

60.A.ontheotherhandB.asamatteroffactC.asaresultD.nevertheless

61.A.produceB.costC.expandD.add

62.A.numberB.amountC.contentD.figure

63.A.afterB.besideC.beyondD.at

64.A.growingB.growingupC.buildingD.buildingup

65.A.drinkB.tobecleanC.softD.beingfresh

66.A.relieveB.causeC.replaceD.withdraw

67.A.beforeB.untilC.asD.when

68.A.obtainedB.boughtC.refinedD.settled

69.A.subjectsB.processesC.suppliesD.purposes

70.A.howeverB.whateverC.whoeverD.whenever

PartIVTranslation(20%)

71.他送給那位老太太一雙拖鞋作為生日禮物,這使她特別興奮。

A.Hegavetheoldladyapairofslipperonherbirthday,whichpleasedheralot.

B.Hesenttheoldladyapairofslipperonherbirthday,thismadeherveryglad.

C.Hepresentedtheoldladyapairofslippersatherbirthday,thatmadeherverypleased.

D.Hegavetheoldladyapairofslippersforherbirthday,whichpleasedheralot.

72.在那里的時候，他們花一半的時間從事體力工作。

A.Whiletheretheyspenthalfthetimedoingphysicalwork.

B.Whilestayedthere,theyspenthalfthetimeonmanualwork.

C.Whilestayingthere,theyspenthalfthetimetodophysicalwork.

D.Whiletheystayedthere,theyspenthalfoftheirtimetodomanualwork.

73.胖子身上過多脂肪細胞阻礙熱量快速集中。

A.Toomuchfatcellspreventtheheatoffatpeopletoescapequickly.

B.Toomuchfatcellspreventtheheatoffatpeopleescapingquickly.

C.Toomanyfatcellspreventtheheatoffatpeoplefromescapingquickly.

D.Toomanyfatcellspreventthefatpeoples’heatfromescapingquickly.

74.盡管他們工作很努力，他們很難趕上最新的科學的進展。

A.Nomattertheyareworkingveryhard,theycanhardlykeepupwiththelatestdevelopmentin

science.

B.Nomatterhowhardtheyareworking,theycanhardlykeepupwiththelatestdevelopmentin

science.

C.Inspiteoftheyareworkingveryhard,theycanhardlykeepupwiththelatestdevelopmentin

science.

8

D.Althoughtheyareworkingveryhard,theycan’thardlykeepupwiththelatestdevelopmentin

science.

75.據說前年建的大橋昨天被暴雨沖走。

A.Itissaidthatthebridgebuilttheyearbeforewaswashedawaybytheheavyrainlastnight.

B.Itissaidthatthebridgewhichwasbuilttheyearbeforewashingawaybytheheavyrainlastnight.

C.Itissaidthatthebridgewasbuilttheyearbeforelastnightitwaswashedawaybytheheavyrain.

D.Itissaidthatthebridgewhichwasbuilttheyearbeforebeingwashedawaybytheheavyrainlast

night.

76.關于我們將被邀請參與會議的消息是鼓舞人心的。

A.Thenewswhichwewillbeinvitedtotheconferenceisveryencouraging.

B.Thenewswhichwewillbeinvitedtotheconferenceisveryencouraged.

C.Thenewsthatwewillbeinvitedtotheconferenceisveryencouraging.

D.Thenewsthatwewillbeinvitingtotheconferenceisveryencouraged.

77.隨著科學技術的進展，我們終有一天能夠到其他行星旅行。

A.Withthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnologywe’llbeabletotraveltootherplanetssomeday.

B.Withthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnologywe’llbeabletotraveltotheotherplanets

someday.

C.Withthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnologywecanbeabletotraveltootherplanetssome

day.

D.Withthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnologywecanbeabletogotootherplanetsfortravelling

someday.

78.這些藥好像很有效。

A.Itseemsthatthismedicinesarequiteeffective.

B.Itseemsthatthesemedicinesarequiteaffected.

C.Itseemsthatthesemedicinesarequiteeffected.

D.Itseemsthatthesemedicinesarequiteeffective.

79.她寧愿自己做衣服也不到商店買。

A.Sheprefersmakingherownclothersthantobuythemintheshops.

B.Sheprefersmakingherownclothersthanbuyingthemintheshops.

C.Sheprefersmakingherownclothersinplaceofbuyingthemintheshops.

D.Sheprefersmakingherownclothersinsteadofbuyingthemintheshops.

80.昨天晚上肯定是下過暴雨，由于河水上漲了。

A.Itmustrainheavilylastnignt,fortheriverhasrisen.

B.Itmustrainheavilylastnight,fortheriverhasraised.

C.Itmusthaverainedheavilylastnightfortheriverhasrisen.

D.Itmusthaverainedheavilylastnightfortheriverhasraised.

9

10

1999年廣東省一般高等學校本科插班生考試

英語試題

PartIReadingComprehension(40%)

PassageI

Today,supermarketsarefoundinalmosteverylargecityintheworld.Butthefirstsupermarketwasopenedonlyfiftyyearsago.ItwasopenedinNewYorkbyamannamedMichaelCullen.

Asupermarketisdifferentfromothertypesofstoresinseveralways.Insupermarkets,goodsareplacedonopenshelves.Thecustomerschoosewhattheywantandtakethemtothecheck-outcounter.Thismeansthatfeweremployeesarerequiredthaninotherstores.

Thewayproductsaredisplayedisanotherdifferencebetweensupermarketsandmanyothertypesofstores.Forexample,insupermarketsthereisusuallyadisplayofsmallinexpensiveitemsjustinfrontofthecheck-outcounter:candies,chocolate,magazines,cheapbooksandsoon.Whyaretheythere?

Mostcustomerswhogotoasupermarketbuyfromashoppinglist.Theyknowexactlywhattheyneedtobuy.Theyshopaccordingtoaplan.Bythetimeheorshereachesthecheck-outcounter,thecustomerisfeelingpleasedandrelaxedbecausethetaskofshoppingisfinished.Inthishappymood,thecustomerseesanattractivedisplayofinexpensivegoodsthatwerenotonhisorhershoppinglist.Nowheorshefeelslikebuyingsomethingjustforhisorherownpleasureandenjoyment.Manycustomersbuyfromthesedisplaysofproductsnearthecheck-outcounter,andthisisexactlywhattheownerofthesupermarkethopestheywilldo.

Anotherimportantfactinhelpingacustomerchoosewhattobuyiswhereaproductisplacedonashelf.Aproductthatisplacedateyelevelonashelfsellsmuchbetterthanonewhichisplacedonalowerorhighershelf.Aproductwhichiseasytoseesellsbest.Manufacturerspayahigherpricetohavetheirproductsplacedateyelevelontheshelves.

Thecomfortandconvenienceofshoppingcentersisanotherfactorwhichmakesthempopularwith1592bc12bcd126fff7050b48rgeparkingspacesareprovided,andmanysupermarketsstayopenuntilverylateatnight.

1.Accordingtothepassage,whichstatementisNOTtrue?

A.Todaysupermarketsarefoundinalmosteverybitcity.

B.Thefirstsupermarketwasopenedonlyhalfacenturyago.

C.ThefirstsupermarketwasopenedinNewYork.

D.Asupermarketisdifferentfromotherkindsofstoresintwoways.

2.Accordingtothepassage,whichstatementisTRUE?

A.Supermarketsneedmoreclerksthanotherstores.

B.Insupermarketsgoodsareplacedonclosedshelves.

C.Thecustomersprefersupermarketstootherkindsofstores.

11

D.Thecustomerspayanyclerktheymeetforwhattheyhaveboughtinsupermarkets.

3.Aproductthatisplaced______sellsbest.

A.onalowershelf

B.onahighershelf

C.ashighasone’swaist

D.ashighasone’seyes

4.Whydoyouthinkshoppingcentersattractmorecustomersthanotherkindsofstores?

A.Theyhavemorekindsofgoods

B.Theyhavefewemployees.

C.Theydisplaysmallinexpensiveitemsinfrontofcheck--outcounters.

D.Theyhavelargeparkinglotsandtheystayopenuntilalmostmidnight.

5.Accordingtothepassage,smallorcheapgoodsaregenerallyplaced_____.

A.ateyelevelontheshelves

B.nearthecheck--outcounter

C.nearthecheck-incounter

D.inthecenterofthesupermarket

Passage2

Obviouslytelevisionhasbothadvantagesanddisadvanges.

Inthefirstplace,televisionisnotonlyaconvenientsourceofentertainment,butalsoacomparativelycheapone.WithaT.V.setinthefamilypeopledon’thavetopayforexpensiveseatsatthetheatre,thecinema,ortheopera.Alltheyhavetodoistopushabuttonorturnaknob,andtheycanseeplays,films,operasandshowsofeverykind.Somepeople,however,thinkthatthisiswherethedangerlies.Thetelevisionviewersneeddonothing.Hedoesnotevenhavetousehislegsifhehasaremotecontrol.Hemakesnochoiceandexercisesnojudgement.Heiscompletelypassiveandhaseverythingpresentedtohimwithoutanyeffortonhispart.

Television,itisoftensaid,keepsoneinformedaboutcurrenteventsandthelatestdevelopmentsisscienceandpolitics.Themostdistantcountriesandthestrangestcustomsarebroughtrightintoone’ssitting-room.Itcouldbearguedthattheradioperformsthisserviceaswell;butontelevisioneverythingismuchmoreliving,muchmorereal.Yethereagainthereisadanger.Thetelevisionscreenitselfhasaterrible,almostphysicalcharmforus.Wegetsousedtolookingatthemovementsonit,sodependentonitspictures,thatitbeginstocontrolourlives.Peopleareoftenheardtosaythattheirtelevisionsetshavebrokendownandthattheyhavesuddenlyfoundthattheyhavefarmoretimetodothingsandthattheyhaveactuallybeguntotalktoeachotheragain.Itmakesonethink,doesn’tit?

Therearemanyotherargumentsforandagainsttelevision.Wemustrealizethattelevisioninitselfisneithergoodnorbad.Itistheusestowhichitisputthatdeterminesitsvaluetosociety.

6.Television,asasourceofentertainment,is______.

A.notveryconvenient

B.veryexpensive

C.quitedangerous

D.relativelycheap

7.SomepeopleareagainstT.V.because______.

A.T.V.programsarenotinteresting

B.T.V.viewersaretotallypassive

C.T.V.pricesareveryhigh

D.T.V.hasbothadvantagesanddisadvantages

8.OneofthemostobviousadvantagesofT.V.isthat______.

12

A.itkeepsusinformed

B.itisverycheap

C.itenablesustohavearest

D.itcontrolsourlives

9.Accordingtotheauthor,whetherT.V.isgoodordependson______.

A.itsquality

B.people’sattitudetowardsit

C.howweuseit

D.whenweuseit

10.Inthispassage,theauthor’sattitudetowardsT.V.is______.

A.negative

B.objective

C.critical

D.hostile

Passage3

TheUnitedStatesisacountrymadeupofmanydifferent1592bc12bcd126fff7050b48uallytheyaremixedtogetherandcan’tbetoldonefromanother.Butmanyofthemstilltalkaboutwheretheirancestorscamefrom.Itissomethingtheyareproudof.

Theoriginal