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Passage1

IfyouhaveachancetogotoFinland,youwillprobablybesurprisedtofindhow"fbolish”

theFinnishpeopleare.

Takethetaxidriversforexample.TaxisinFinlandaremostlyhigh-classBenzwitha

fareoftwoUSdollarsakilometer.Youcangoanywhereinone,tellthedrivertodropyouat

anyplace,saythatyouhavesomebusinesstoattendto,andthenwalkoffwithoutpaying

yourfare.Thedriverwouldnotshowtheleastsignofanxiety.

Thediningroomsinallbighotelsnotonlyservetheirguests,butalsoserveoutside

diners.Hotelguestshavetheirmealsfree,sotheynaturallygotothefreediningroomsto

havetheirmeals.Themosttheywoulddotoshowtheirgoodfaithistowavetheir

registrationcardtothewaiter.Withsuchaloosecheck,youcaneasilyuseanyold

registrationcardtotakeacoupleoffriendstodinefreeofcharge.

TheFinnishworkersarepaidbythehour.Theyareverymuchontheirownassoonas

theyhaveagreedwiththebossontherate.Fromthenontheyjustsayhowmanyhoursthey

haveworkedandtheywillbepaidaccordingly.

Withsomanyloopholes（漏》同）ineverydaylife,surelyFinlandmustbeaheavento

thosewholovetotake“pettyadvantages”.Butthestrangethingis,allthetaxipassengers

wouldalwayscomebacktopaytheirfareaftertheyhaveattendedtotheirbusiness;nota

singleoutsiderhaseverbeenfoundinthefreehoteldiningrooms.Andworkersalwaysgive

anhonestaccountoftheexacthourstheyputin.AstheFinnsalwaysactongoodfaithin

everythingtheydo,livinginsuchasocietyhasturnedeveryoneintoareal“gentleman”.

Inasocietyofsuchhighmoralpractice,whatneedisthereforpeopletobeonguard

againstothers?

1.WhiletakingataxiinFinland,_U_

A.apassengercangoanywherewithouthavingtopaythedriver

B.apassengerpaystwoUSdollarsforataxiride

C.apassengercanneverbeturneddownbythetaxidriverwhereverhewantstogo

D.apassengerneedstoprovidegoodfaithdemonstrationbeforetheyleavewithout

paying

2.WeknowfromthepassagethatbighotelsinFinland_H_

A.providemealforonlythosewholiveinthehotels

B.providemealsforanydiners

C.providefreewineandchargeforfood

D.aremostlypoorlymanaged

3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.TheworkersinFinlandarepaidbythehour.，

B.ThebossesinFinlandaretoobusytochecktheworkinghoursoftheiremployees.

C.Theworkersarealwayshonestwiththeirworkinghours.

D.Theworkersandtheirbosseswillmakeanagreementinadvanceaboutthepay.

4.Thewordt4those^^inthelastparagraphprobablyrefersto_J（_

A.peoplewhooftentaketaxis

B.peoplewhooftenhavemealsinbighotels

C.peoplewhoaredishonest

D.peoplewhoareworthyoftrust

5.Itcanbeconcludedthat.

A.Finnishpeoplearenotsmartenoughindailylife

B.Finlandhasbeenagoodplaceforcheats

C.theFinnishsocietyisofveryhighmorallevel

D.alltheFinnsarerich

Passage2

Therearemanyfactorswhichmayhaveaninfluenceonadultsandchildren

beingabletoleadahealthylife.

Nowadays,peopleareverybusy.Often,bothparentsworkoutsidethehome.

Childrenareexpectedtotakeonmoreresponsibilityathometohelptheirparents.

Theyalsohavesportingandleisureactivitiesaswellasschoolexpectations.

Thebusynessalsoaddsanotherfactor:theneedtousecarstogetfromone

placetoanotherquickly.

Today,societyplacesalotofemphasisontechnology.Computers,DVDs.

CDs,television,PlayStationsandXboxeshavebecomemajorleisureactivities,

ratherthantraditionalmoreactivepursuits.Thishasledtoamoresedentary

lifestyle.

Themediaprovideentertainmentandinformation.Unfortunately,theyalso

promotefastfoodwhichfitseasilyintobusylifestyles.Itismuchmore

convenientattimestobuyaquicktakeawayratherthanprepareameal.The

mediaconstantlybombard（轟炸）theiraudiencewith6perfect9bodyimages,the

needtobuythemostfashionableclothes,themostup-to-datecomputergames,

thebestplacestovisitandthebestthingstodo.

Environmentsvary.Wemaybeexposedtopollution,suchascigarette

smoke.Thiscanbeharmfultopeoplewhosufferfrombreathingdifficulties.

Environmentswherepassivesmokingisunavoidablemakeitdifficulttoleada

healthylife.

Itisimportantfactorinfluencinghealthylifestylesismotivation.Orthe

desiretobehealthy.Anypersonwhowantstobehealthywillfindawaytobe

healthy一ifhe/sheismotivatedenough!

1.Thepassageismainlyabout___|_.

A.benefitsofahealthylifestyleB.demandsofdailylife

C.factorsaffectingahealthylifestyleD.apositiveapproachtohealthyliving

2.Theword"sedentary"inParagraph4probablemeans

A.havingalotofthingstodo

B.involvinglittleexerciseorphysicalactivity

C.beingisolatedfromtheoutsideworld

D.experiencingalotofstress

3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassageasafactorleadingto

thepopularityoffastfood?|

A.Cheapprice.B.Themedia.C.Busylifestyle.D.Convenience

4.WhichisNOTlistedasafactorinfluencingtheabilitytohaveahealthy

lifestyle?1

A.Pollution.B.Economicfactors.

C.Dependenceuponcars.D.Influenceoffamilyorfriends.

5.Accordingtotheauthor,.maybethemostimportantfactorinfluencing

healthylifestyles.

A.technologyB.culturalbackgroundC.environmentD.thedesiretobehealthy

Passage3

Lookingbackonmychildhood.Iamconvincedthatnaturalistsareborn

andnotmade.Althoughwewerebroughtupinthesameway,mybrothersand

sisterssoonabandonedtheirpressed（緊抱的）flowersandinsects.Unlikethem,1

handnoearformusicandlanguages,IwasnotanearlyreaderandIcouldnotdo

mentalarithmetic.

BeforeWorldwarIwespentoursummerholidaysinHungary.Ihaveonly

thedimmemoryofthehousewelivedin,ofmyroomandmytoys.NordoI

recallclearlythelargefamilyofgrandparents,aunts,unclesandcousinswho

gatherednextdoor,butIdohaveacrystal-clearmemoryofdogs,thefarm

animals,thelocalbirdsandaboveall,theinsects.

Iamanaturalist,notascientist.Ihaveastrongloveofthenaturalworld,

andmyenthusiasmhasledmeintovariedinvestigations.Ilovediscussingmy

favoritetopicsandenjoyburningthemidnight.Ilovediscussingmyfavorite

topicsandenjoyburningthemidnightoil,readingaboutotherpeople's

observationsanddiscoveries.thensomethinghappensthatbringsthese

observationstogetherinmyconsciousmind.Suddenlyyoufancyyouseethe

answertotheriddle（謎），becauseitallseemstofittogether.Thishasresultedin

mypublishing300papersandbooks,whichsomemighthonorwiththetitleof

scientificresearch.

Butcuriosity,akeeneye,agoodmemoiyandenjoymentoftheanimaland

plantworlddonotmakeascientist;oneoftheoutstandingandessentialqualities

requiredisself-discipline,aqualityIlack.Ascientistcanbemade.Anaturalistis

bom.Ifyoucancombinethetwo,yougetthebestofbomworlds.

1.Accordingtotheauthor,abornnaturalistshouldfirstofallbe

A.fullofenthusiasmB.self-disciplined

C.fullofambitionD.knowledgeable

2.Thefirstparagraphtellsusthattheauthor.

A.losthishearingwhenhewasachild

B.didn9tlikehisbrothersandsisters

C.wasborntoanaturalisfsfamily

D.wasinterestedinflowersaninsectsinhischildhood

3.Theauthorsaysthatheisanaturalistratherthanascientistprobablybecause

hethinkshe.

A.justreadsaboutotherpeople'sobservationsanddiscoveries

B.comesupwithsolutionsinmostnaturalways

C.hasagreatdealoftroubledoingmentalarithmetic

D.lackssomeofthequalitiesrequiredofscientist

4.Theauthorcan'trememberhisrelativesclearlybecause_1

A.hewasfullyoccupiedwithobservingnature

B.hedidn'tliveverylongwiththem

C.thefamilywasextremelylarge

D.hewastooyoungwhenhelivedwiththem

5.Whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?，

A.Theauthorbelievesthatabomnaturalistcannotbeascientist.

B.Theauthor'sbrothersandsistersweregoodatmusicandlanguages.

C.Theauthorreadalotofbooksaboutthenaturalworldandtheoilindustry.

D.Theauthorspentalotoftimeworkingonriddles.

Passage4

Whenyouhavecompletedyourcollegeeducation,youwilllookforajobsuitedtoyour

training,interests,andambitions(志向).Inmostcases,youwillvisitalikelyemployer'soffice

andcompleteanapplicationformforthepositioninwhichyouareinterested.Theemployermay

thenmakeadecisionregardingyourabilityonthebasisoftheapplicationformandapersonal

interview.

Throughoutyourlifetime,however,youmayfindyourselfinotherjob-seekingsituationsin

anattempttoimproveyourposition.Asyougainexperience,youarelikelytobecomeambitious

forbetterandbetterjobs.Thesebetterjobsoftenrequestwrittenlettersofapplicationand

summariesofyourbackgroundandexperience.Yourwritingskillsmayanimportantpartin

obtainingthejobyoudesire.

Inanyjob-seekingsituation,thereareanumberofwaysyoumayuseyourwritingskills:to

completeanapplicationform,preparearesume,writeanapplicationletter,orwriteemployment

follow-upletters.Asanambitiousjob-seeker,therefore,youshouldbeabletoprepareallthe

writtenmaterialthatwillhelpyouobtainthejobyouwant.

1.Accordingtothepassage,inseekingajob,thestudents_A—.

A)willfollowtheirinterestsandambition

B)liketovisiteveryemployer'soffice

C)canmakeanarrangementforaninterview

D)willsurelygetachancetoimproveposition

2.Ifyouwanttoimproveyourpositionandfindagoodjob,itisimportanttoB_.

A)understandtheapplicationformofthecompany

B)improveyourwritingskills

C)makeadecisiononthebasisofyourowndesire

D)getajobrelatedtoyoureducation

3.Tofindajob,itisnotnecessarytosupply_B_.

A)aletterofapplicationB)aletterforaninterview

C)anapplicationformD)aresume

4.Yourapplicationforajobshouldmainlyinformtheemployerofyour__C_.

A)presentpositionandincomeB)abilityinletterwriting

C)backgroundandexperienceD)decisiontoapplyforthejob

5.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthispassage?D

A)HowtoCompleteaJobApplicationForm

B)AnIntroductiontoJob-seekingSituations

C)AnAttempttoFindBetterJobs

D)WritingSkillsHelpJob-seeking

Passage5

Thisisanewtypeofadvertisementbecomingincreasinglycommoninnewspaperclassified

columns.Itissometimesplacedamong"situationsvacant"，althoughitdoesn'tofferanyonejob,

andsometimesitappears''situationswanted”,althoughitisnotplacedbysomeonelookingfora

jobeither.Whatitdoesisofferhelpinapplyingforajob.

"Contactusbeforewritingyourapplication",or"Makeuseofourlongexperiencein

preparingyourcurriculumvitae(jobhistory)orjobhistory",ishowitisusuallyexpressed.The

growthandapparentsuccessofsuchaspecializedserviceis,ofcourse,areflectiononthecurrent

highlevelsofunemployment.Itisalsoanindicationofthegrowingimportanceofthecurriculum

vitae,withthesuggestionthatitmaynowqualifyasanartforminitsownright.

Therewasatimewhenjobseekersimplywrotelettersofapplication.46Justputdownyour

name,address,ageandwhetheryouhavepassedanyexams”,wasabouttheaveragelevelof

adviceofferedtoyoungpeopleapplyingfortheirfirstjobswhenIleftschool.Theletterwas

reallyjustforopeners,itwasexplained,andeverythingelsecouldandshouldbesavedforthe

interview.Andinthosedaysoffullemploymentthetechniqueworked.Theletterprovedthatyou

couldwriteandwereavailableforwork.Youreagerfaceandintelligentrepliesdidtherest.

Later,asyoumoveduptheladder,somethingslightlymoresophisticatedwascalledfor.The

advicethenwastoputsomethingintheletterwhichwoulddistinguishyoufromtherest.Itmight

betheaggressiveapproach."Yoursearchisover.Iamthepersonyouarelookingfor,“wasa

widelyusedtrickthatoccasionallysucceeded.Oritmightbesomefeaturespeciallydesignedfor

thejobinview.

Thereisnodoubt,however,thatitistheincreasingnumberofapplicantswithuniversity

educationatallpointsintheprocessofengagingstaffthathasledtothegreaterimportanceofthe

curriculumvitae.

1.Thenewtypeofadvertisementmentionedinthefirstparagraphis_C.

A)classifiedadsinnewspaperB)toofferjobs

C)toofferhelpinapplyingforajobD)toofferhelpinlookingforajob

2.NowadaysthisspecializedtypeofserviceappearedbecauseC.

A)artandtechnologydevelopedquickly

B)therearesomanyjobsavailable

C)therearemorepeopleoutofworkthanbefore

D)thejobhistoryisconsideredtobeaworkofart

3.Theword“sophisticated"(Para.4)probablymeansA.

A)complicatedB)simpleC)specialD)common

4.Whatissuggestedthatshouldbeincludedinone'sletterofapplicationforamoreimportant

job?A

A)Somethingthatwouldmakeyoudifferentfromothers.

B)Basicinformationincludingyourname,age,etc.

C)Somethingaboutyoureducationbackground.

D)BothBandC.

5.ThejobhistoryhasbecomemoreimportantthanbeforebecauseB.

A)therehasbeenanincreaseinthenumberofjobsadvertised

B)therehasbeenanincreaseinthenumberofapplicants

C)itrequirestobeanartformtoday

D)therequirementisbecomingmorestrictthanbefore

Passage6

Acreditcardcanbeuseful.Youcouldtakeitintoastoreandbuyatelevisionsetornew

furnitureorclothingoranythingyouwanted.Allyouwouldhavetodoistosignyournameand

takewhatyouwantedoutofthestorewithoutpayingcash.

Butthereisaproblemwiththecards---theycanbefinancialpoison.Thesecardsarejust

likethepoisonsweuseoninsects.Ifweusethemcarefully,theycanbehelpful;butifweuse

themtoomuch,theycankillus.Thesecardscankillusfinanciallyjustasrealpoisoncankillour

body.

Foranymoneythattheuserdoesnotpayeachmonth,thecreditcardcompanychangesa

percentageofthatamountininterest.Theinsectisaddedeverymonth,soabillthatisnotpaid

getsbiggerandbigger.

Over10percentofthefamiliesintheUnitedStatesare“overextended”.Thatis,theyhavemore

debtontheircreditcardsthantheycanpay.

Creditcardscanbeusedforalmostanythingthatmoneycanbuy.Andtheycanevenbe

usedtopayforfunerals.Forsomecreditcardusers,afuneralmaybetheonlysolutiontothedebt

problemstheyhavecausedforthemselvesbyusingcreditcards.

1.AcreditcardissousefulindailylifethatifyouhaveoneC—.

A)youcanborrowmoneywithnointerest

B)youdon'thavetopayanythingyouwant.

C)youdon'thavetobringcashwithyou

D)youcantakeanythingfreeofcharge

2.Whatistheresultofusingthecreditcardtoomuch?D

A)Causingfinancialproblemstocardsusers

B)Leadingtothedeathofcreditcardusers.

C)Increasingtherateofinterestofthebills.

D)Killingcarduserslikerealpoison.

3.Whichofthestatementistrueaccordingthepassage?A

A)Cardusershavetopayinterestforthemoneythatisnotpaidintime

B)Interestwillbechargedforanymoneypaidwithacreditcard.

C)Tenpercentofthemoneyusedbycardusersischargedastheinterest.

D)Carduserswillpaylowerinterestiftheyreturnthemoneyintime.

4.Ifpeopleare“overextended”(inParagraph4)withtheircredit,itmeans__C.

A)theycannolongerusecreditcardsforanything

B)theyhavetopayoffdebtswiththeirmoneyontheircards

C)theyhaveusedmoremoneythantheycanpayoff

D)theywillbeoverchargedtenpercentofinterest

5.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying“afuneralmaybetheonlysolutiontothedebt

problems...byusingcreditcards”?D

A)Somecreditcardusersevenusecreditcardstopayfortheirfunerals.

B)Usingcreditcardstopayforfuneralsmaysolvedebtproblem.

C)Nointerestwillbechargedforthemoneypaidforfunerals.

D)Somecreditcardusersowetoomuchdebttopayoffintheirlifetime.

Passage7

Asakid,KaceyLongwoulddreamofbecomingaprofessionalwoman.Whilestudyinghuman

resourcesmanagementsuccessfullyatuniversity.Longdecidetochangeherlook.So,at19,she

decidedtogetherbreastsenlarged,wasallaboutdoinganythingIcouldtoimprovemyself,“

shesays.

Withthatdecision,Longjoinedthousandsofyoungpatientswhoaresurgicallyaltering

theirappearanceeachyear.TeenagersevenyoungerthanLongarehavingbreastsenlarged,noses

andearsreshapedandskinchanged.

In2003,almost336,000Americanteens18oryoungerhadsomekindofcosmetic(美容)

surgeryorprocedure,a50%increaseover2002.

Patient-safetyadvisersbelievethatmanyoftheteenshavingsurgeryareunnecessarilyputting

themselvesatriskofinjuryorevendeath.Teensareatthegreatestriskofmakingadecisionthey

willregretasLongdid.LonghadherbreastsenlargedtosizeD,feltsickandweakwithinmonths

afterthe$4,500-costplasticsurgery,andhadherbreastfillingsremovedtwoyearslater.Sheis

stillsufferingfromthelong,painfulrecoveries.wishIhadneverdoneit,“saysLong.Sheisjust

oneofthosethousandswhoareactuallyriskingtheirfuturebeautybygoingundertheknifewhen

theyarestillgrowing.

1.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutKaceyLong?|

A)Shehadasuccessfulbreastsurgery

B)Shehadaregretfulbreastsurgery

C)Shestudiedcosmeticsurgeryatuniversity.

D)Shehadbecomeaprofessionalwoman.

2.WhenLongdecidedtohaveherbreastsenlarged,

A)knewwhatriskingshewastaking

B)wasactuallyriskingherfuturebeauty

C)hadtriedseveraltimestochangeherlook

D)knewallabouttheeffectofbreastsurgery

3.ThenumberoftheAmericanteenshavingcosmeticsurgery.

A)hadanincreasingof224,000intheyear2003

B)wasabout224,000in2002butdoubledin2003

C)amountedtoapproximately224,000in2002

D)amountedtoapproximately168.000in2002

4.WhenLongsays“IwishIhadneverdoneit,"sheexpressesher

A)regretfulnessforherdecisiontohavethebreastsurgery

B)regretfulnessforhavingpaid$4,500forthesurgery

C)satisfactionwiththeremovalofthebreastfillings

D)satisfactionwithhergoodshapeafterthesurgery

5.TheauthorofthepassageusesLong'scaseto

A)stoptheAmericanteenagersfromhavingpainfulsurgery

B)callourattentiontotheAmericanteenagers5health

C)expresssympathytowardstheAmericanteenagers

D)informtheteenagersofthedangerofthecosmeticsurgery

Passage8

ScientistsintheUnitedStateshavedevelopedacomputerprogramthatsaycouldprovidean

earlywarmingofmajorearthquakes.Thenewsystemisdesignedtogiveawarmingseconds

beforeanearthquakestrikes.

Thatmaynotsoundlikeverylong.However,itcouldgivepeopletimetogetunderatable.The

flowofelectricpowerorgascouldbecut,airtrafficcontrollerscouldwarnawaypilots.Even

so-called"smartbuildings,,couldbedesignedtogetready.

RichardAllenoftheUniversityofWisconsinandHirooKananmorioftheCalifornia

InstituteofTechnologydevelopedtheprogram.TheycallittheEarthquakeAlarmSystem.A

reportpublishedinSciencemagazinedescribesit.

Thesystemusesamathematicalprogramtomeasureinformationcollectedbyinstrumentsplaced

acrosstheLosAngelesarea.SouthernCaliforniaalreadyhasmorethan150stationsthatmeasure

movementswithintheground.Theinformationtheycollectissenttoahigh-speedcomputer.

Thenewsystemisdesignedtoestimatethestrengthoftheearthquakeoncetheshaking

starts.Areasdirectlyabovethecenteroftheearthquakewouldhavetheleastwarning.Distant

placesmighthaveaslongasfortyseconds.

ProfessorAllennotesthatanearlywarningsystemforearthquakeswouldrequireamajor

campaignofpubliceducation.Then,anotherproblemisthepossibilityoffalsealarms.

1.Whenanearthquakestrikes,thenewalarmsystemwouldgivepeopleenoughtimeto_D___.

A)findshelterin“smartbuildings^^

B)tellpilotstolandtheairplanes

C)knowthestrengthoftheearthquake

D)turnoffgasandelectricity

2.The''earthquakeAlarmSystem^^describedinthepassagehasbeendevelopedbyD_.

A)RichardAllenandhisteacherHirooKananmori

B)HirooKananmoriandhisassistantRichardAllen

C)twoscientistsfromtheUnitedStatesandJapan

D)twoscientistsfromtwouniversitiesintheUS

3.ThenewalarmingprogramB.

A)iswidelyusedinWinsconsinandCalifornia

B)isstillinprocessofdevelopment

C)isespeciallyusefulforareasdirectlyabovecenteroftheearthquake

D)giveswarmingatleastfortysecondsbeforetheearthquakestarts.

4.Thenewalarmsystemmaybedescribedas__C.

A)aprogramthatanalyzesdataacrosstheUnitedStates

B)anetworkofinstrumentsplacedacrosstheUnitedStates

C)aprogramtocollectinformationfrom150differentstations

D)averypowerfulcomputerthatcandomathematicalproblems.

5.ThewriterofthispassagehasmostprobablyusedinformationfromC.

A)ameetingheldattheCaliforniaInstituteofTechnology

B)aninterviewwithProfessorRichardAllen

C)areportpublishedintheSciencemagazine

D)anannouncementmadebyagroupofscientists.

Passage9

Signhasbecomeascientifichotbutton.Onlyinthepast20yearshavespecialistsin

languagestudyrealizedthatsignedlanguagesareunique—aspeechofthehand.Theyofferanew

waytoprobehowthebraingeneratesandunderstandslanguage,andthrownewlightonanold

scientificcontroversywhetherlanguage,completewithgrammar,issomethingthatweareborn

with,orwhetheritisalearnedbehavior.Thecurrentinterestinsignlanguagehasrootsinthe

pioneeringworkofonerebelteacheratGallaudetUniversityinWashington,D.C.,theworld's

onlyliberalartsuniversityfordeafpeople.

WhenBillStokoewenttoGallaudettoteachEnglish,theschoolenrolledhiminacoursein

signing.ButStokoenoticedsomethingoddamongthemselves,studentssigneddifferentlyfrom

hisclassroomteacher.

Stokoehadbeentaughtasortofgesturalcode,eachmovementofthehandsrepresentinga

wordinEnglish.Atthetime,AmericanSignLanguage(ASL)wasthoughttobenomorethana

formofpidginEnglish(混雜英語).ButStokoebelievedthehandtalkhisstudentsusedlooked

richer.Hewonderedmightdeafpeopleactuallyhaveagenuinelanguageandcouldthatlanguage

beunlikeanyotheronEarthItwas1955,whenevendeafpeopledismissedtheirsigningas

substandard.StokoeJsideawasacademicheresy(異端邪說).

Itis37yearslater.Stokoe-nowdevotinghistimetowritingandeditingbooksandjournals

andtoproducingvideomaterialsonASLandthedeafculture—ishavinglunchatacafenearthe

Gallaudetcampusandexplaininghowhestartedarevolution.Fordecadeseducatorsfoughthis

ideathatsignedlanguagesarenaturallanguageslikeEnglish,FrenchandJapanese.Theyassumed

languagemustbebasedonspeech,themodulation(調(diào)節(jié))ofsound.Butsignlanguageisbasedon

themovementofhands,themodulationofspace.WhatIsaid,Stokoeexplains,isthatlanguageis

notmouthstuff-it'sbrainstuff.

1.ThestudyofsignlanguageisthoughttobeB.

A)anewwaytolookatthelearningoflanguage

B)achallengetotraditionalviewsonthenatureoflanguage

C)anapproachtosimplifyingthegrammaticalstructureofalanguage

D)anattempttoclarifymisunderstandingabouttheoriginoflanguage

2.ThepresentgrowinginterestinsignlanguagewasstimulatedbyC__.

A)afamousscholarinthestudyofthehumanbrain

B)aleadingspecialistinthestudyofliberalarts

C)anEnglishteacherinauniversityforthedeaf

D)someseniorexpertsinAmericanSignLanguage

3.AccordingtoStokoe,signlanguageisB__.

A)asubstandardlanguage

B)agenuinelanguage

C)anartificiallanguage

D)aninternationallanguage

4.MosteducatorsobjectedtoStokoe'sideabecausetheythought__D.

A)signlanguagewasnotextensivelyusedevenbydeafpeople

B)signlanguagewastooartificialtobewidelyaccepted

C)alanguageshouldbeeasytouseandunderstand

D)alanguagecouldonlyexistintheformofspeechsounds

5.Stokoe'sargumentisbasedonhisbeliefthatD.

A)signlanguageisasefficientasanyotherlanguage

B)signlanguageisderivedfromnaturallanguage

C)languageisasystemofmeaningfulcodes

D)languageisaproductofthebrain

Passage10

"Congratulations,Mr.Jones,it'sagirl.”

Fatherhoodisgoingtohaveadifferentmeaningandbringforthadifferent

responsefromeverymanwhohearsthesewords.Somefeelpridewhentheyreceive

thenews,whileothersworry,wonderingwhethertheywillbegoodfather.Alt