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QuizOne

11.I'dliketotakeDofthisopportunity(othankallofyouforyourefforts.

A.profit

B.benefit

C.occasion

D.advantage

12.Whendoingthewash,itisimportanttoB___whiteandcoloredclothing.

A.compare

B.separate

C.establish

D.contrast

13.ItisdesirablethattheairplaneC___aslightaspossible.

A.is

B.were

C.be

D.hadbeen

14.ShedidnotfeelB___goingout,asshehadaslightheadache.

A.about

B.like

C.after

D.for

15.IfyouAinyourpaymentforthehouseagain,youmaygetthrownout.

A.fallbehind

B.accountfor

C.chargedfor

D.cometo

16.WhenLaurafinallyarrivedsheapologized_Csolate.

A.fortocome

B.thatshewascoming

C.forcoming

D.tocome

17.Itseemsverydifficult_C.

A.tostopthechildtocry

B.protectingthechildfromcrying

C.tokeepthechildfremcrying

D.holdingthechild'scrying

18.Englandisanislandcountry.A_consistsofthreebigislands,andclimateis

generallywetandwindy.

A.It...its

B.She...her

C.He...his

D.She...its

19.Theofficialsinthe_BattheLondonHeathrowAirportwereverypolite.

A.Custom

B.Customs

C.custom

D.customs

20."Areyougoingtothefootballgame?""No.Theticketsare_Cexpensiveforme."

A.verymuch

B.somuch

C.fartoo

D.highly

Part5ReadingComprehension(MultipleChoice)(Eachitem:1)

Questions41to45arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.

CharlieChaplinhasbrokenallrecordsinmakingpeoplelaugh.Noonehassosetawholeworld

laughingasthelittlemanwiththewalkingstickand(heoversizedshoes.

MuchhasbeenwrittenaboutChaplin'sartandhiscareer,andopinionshaverangedwidely.But

perhaps(hosewhocalledhim"(hetruesthumanbeingofourtime"cameclosesttothetruth.

Thosewhohavecalledhimageniusstressthetimelessandcommonqualitiesinhiswork.Itisan

artfilledwithsadelementsanddeephumanfeeling,withwhichanaudiencecannothelpbut

becomeinvolved.Itisforthesereasons,Ibelieve,thatthefigureofCharliehasattracted

generationaftergeneration.

AllthewriterswhogiveaccountsofChaplin'slifeagreethatCharlie'sunhappyearlyyearsinthe

areainLondonwherehousesweredirtyandwornhadagreatinfluenceonhisdevelopmentand

onthetypeoffilmshemade.Chaplinhimselfemphasizesitinhismemoirs(回憶錄).Themore

onereadsabouthisearliestperiod,themoreonetendstoagree.Indeed,hissufferingyouthhada

lastinginfluenceonhim.

Chaplinwasneverafraidtodealwithsubjectscausingmuchdisagreementinhisfilms.Hegavea

humorousperformanceonwaronlyafewweeksbeforetheAmericansoldierscamehomefrom

WorldWarIin1918.Thiswasregardedasmadness,buttheperformancewaswellreceived.So

perfectlydidithitthenailontheheadthateventhereturningsoldiersfounditimpossibletohate

itanddeeplyappreciatedtiiisshortandhumorousperformanceonwhatfbrthemhadbeenan

unpleasantreality.Chaplingavenumerousperformancesattackingcapitalgovernments,satirizing

(諷刺)thecrueltyofthemachineage,andevenmakingfunofHitler.

Yearsafterhisdeath,thefunnyfilmsofmotionpictureactoranddirectorCharlieChaplin

continuetobewellloved.Heisparticularlywellknownforhissuccessasacreatorofhumorous

presentationsthatmakefunofpeople,theestablishment,ornetworks.

41.AllofthefollowingaboutCharlieChaplinaretrueexceptA.

A.hewasbornintheUSA

B.hewasagreatfilmactor

C.hehadanunhappyearlylife

D.hemadefunofHitlerinoneofhisfilms

42.Accordingtotheauthor,CharlieChaplinhasbeenwelllovedbygenerationaftergeneration

becauseD.

A.hesetthewholeworldlaughing

B.hisperformancesgetpeopleinvolved

C.hisworksappealtopeopleindifferentperiods

D.bothBandC

43.AccordingtothewritersofCharlieChaplin'slifehistory,___Chadastrong

influenceonthetypeoffilmshemade.

A.thesocietyinwhichhelived

B.theaudiencewhopraisedandadmiredhim

C.Havingmorethanonewifeatthesametime.

D.Organizingasocialact.

47.Accordingtothepassage,whichoneofthefollowingstatementsistrue?D

A.Inthe19thcentury,polygamywasconsideredaregularpractice.

B.Young'swiveswereallverybeautifulandattractive.

C.Polygamybeganinthe1800s.

D.Somepeoplethinkthatpolygamyisagoodidea.

48.Theauthorthinks（hatthegovernmentB.

A.shouldstoppolygamyandpromotemonogamy（一夫一妻制）

B.shouldnotstoppolygamywhilepromotingmonogamy

C.shouldestablishlawsagainstpolygamy

D.shouldstopbothmonogamyandpolygamy

49.Whichoneofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingto（hepassage?B

A.Mostmenwelcometheideaofpolygamyoutofcuriosity.

B.Mostmenliketohavemorethanonewifeforsexualpurposes.

C.Mostwomendonotliketheideaofpolygamy.

D.Theauthorthinksthatpolygamyisneededforthemodernworld.

50.Whatdocsthephrase"arawdeal"meaninthelastparagraph?A

A.Anewexperience.

B.Anunfairtreatment.

C.Anactivitywhichisnotagreedon.

D.Aheavyblow.

QuizTwo

11.Everyoneisamazedatthe___Agrowthofthiscity;ithasbeensodifferentfrom

whatitwasfiveyearsago.

A.explosive

B.expanding

C.expensive

D.excessive

12.Thoughhedidn'tanswermyquestionsquickly,thelookonhisfaceAthathe

wassatisfiedwithme.

A.indicated

B.input

C.increased

D.interacted

13.Inthegeographyclass,theteacherexplainedwindandwatermightcausesoil

D.

A.pollution

B.excellence

C.explosion

D.erosion

14.TheAofthisrecipe（烹飪，去）wasmadepubliconeyearafteritwasputinto（he

market.

A.formula

B.form

C.flavor

D.frown

15.Thewomanwithgoldenhairwastakenawaybythesecurityguardson_Bofbeing

acriminal.

A.suspect

B.suspicion

C.doubt

D.belief

16.WeallCviolenceagainstwomen,oldandyoung.

A.unfair

B.against

C.condemn

D.persist

17.HearingaAnoiseinthebackyard.Pamelawenttheretohavealook.

A.cracking

D.crack

C.cracked

D.cracker

18.Sherryisamemberofa(n)___Ddramaticclub.Shegoesthereafterworkfor

practicetwiceaweek.

A.grateful

B.amusing

C.assertive

D.amateur

19.OuruniversitycelebrateditsIOOth___Atheyearbeforelast.

A.anniversary

B.birthday

C.year

D.birth

20.Aftera(n)C_riseinpricesofdailypurchases,peoplefeelthatmoneyistight.

A.acceptable

B.expensive

C.massive

D.explosion

Part4TranslationfromEnglishtoChinese(Eachitem:1)

Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesfromEnglishtoChinese.

41.Ipromisetoparticipateinyourwedding,despitethefactthat1havebeenverybusyrecently.

1.盡管我最近一直很忙，我保證會(huì)參加你的始禮。

42.Idon'tknowwhetherhewillcometothepartyornot,nordoIcare.

2.我不知道他是否會(huì)來參加聚會(huì)，我也不在乎他來不來。

43.Hiswifealwaysfussesatsomeunimportantmattersandthusembarrasseshimsometimes.

3.他妻子總是為一些無關(guān)緊要的事大驚小怪，有時(shí)使他很難堪。

44.Competingwiththreeopponentsforthegoldmedal,Iwasnotnervousatall.

4.當(dāng)我和其他三名對(duì)手爭(zhēng)奪金牌的時(shí)候，我一點(diǎn)都不緊張。

45.Henrywasthinkingofaskinghisdaughter,rather(hanhisson,totakeoverhiscompany.

5.亨利正在考慮讓他的女兒而不是兒子接管公司。

Part5ReadingComprehension(MultipleChoice)(Eachitem:1)

Directions:Readthefollowingpassagescarefullyandchoosethebestanswerfromthefour

choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.

Questions46to50arcbasedonthesamepassageordialog.

IniheUnitedSlates,workisinfluencedbylaws.Lawsaffecthowlongpeoplework,what(heyare

paid,andtheconditionsuixierwhichtheywork.Toseehowimportantworklawsare,justlook

backto(heyear1900.Atthattime,therewerefewlawsaboutworkingconditions.

Inthosedays,peoplewouldworkformonthsandthenfindtiatthemoneytheymadehadbeencut.

Iftheycomplained,theywerefired.Iftheybecamesick,itwasjusttoobad.Therewerenopaid

sickdaysandnohealthplans.

Sonicfactoriesatthattimeweredark,crowded,andgenerallyawfulplacestoworkin.Peoplein

thesefactoriesworked12-to-18-hourshifts,6daysaweekforverylittlemoney.Mostofthe

workerswerewomenandchildren.Inthosedays,womenweregenerallypaidhalfofwhatmen

werepaidfordoingexactlythesamework.Childrenweregivenevenless,sonaturally,factory

ownerspreferredhiringchildren.Therewerenohealthorsafetylawstoprotecttheworkers.

Peoplefaintedfromtheheatandlackofair.

Ittookaveiysadeventtostartgettingchanges.ThatsadeventwastheTriangleFire.In1911,the

TriangleBuildinginNewYorkCitycaughtfire.Thebuildingwasadangerousplace.Still,145

peoplewouldnothavediedif(hefactoryownerhadnotlocked(hedoors.Hedidnotwanthis

workerstowastetimebygoingoutsidetorest,sohelockedthemin.Duringthefire,anumberof

youngwomenjumpedoulofthewindowsanddiedon(hestreet.Theothersdiedinside.

Asaresult,someimportantsafetyandhealthlawswerepassed.Nowtherearealsolawsto

preventchildlaborandlawstomakesurethatthereisequalpayforequalwork.Amongother

things,thereisalimittothenumberofhoursintheworkdayandthereisaminimumamountthat

workersmustbepaid.

46.InAmerica,C.

A.lawshavelittleinfluenceonwork

B.peoplecouldn'tworkwithoutlaws

C.peoplecouldn'tworkwithoutlaws

D.peoplecanchangelawseasily

47.Intheolddays,ifworkersmadecomplaints,theywould___C.

A.havetheirhealthplanstakenaway

B.findtheirmoneycur

C.losetheirjobs

D.begiventerribleplacestowork

48.Factoryownerspreferredhiringchildrenbecause_D.

A.childreneatless

B.theycouldmanagechildrenbetter

C.childrencoulddoadults'work

D.theypaidchildrenmuchlessmoney

49.SomechangestookplaceasaresultofC.

A.atrafficaccident

B.aseriousdisease

C.thedeathofmanyworkersinafire

D.astrikebytheworkers

50.NowtherearelawsforallofthefollowingexceptA.

A.allowingworkerstctakeholidays

B.preventingchildrenfrombeingemployed

C.makingsurethatthereisequalpayfbrequalwork

D.limitingworkhours

Questions51to55arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.

Failuretotaketimetoplanandprepareisoneofthemajormistakescommittedbysales

negotiators（談判）.Relatedtothisisweakinformationgathering.Neitheryourinformation

gatheringnoryourplanningcanbeeffectivewithoutfirstengaginginnegotiationwithyourselfor

withinyourcompany,i.e.,theagreementsthatmaybenecessarybeforenegotiationwiththe

customer.

Onceyourface-to-facenegotiatingbegins,anynumberoffactorscaninfluencetheresult.Going

forthwitharigidmind-set（心態(tài)）,givingconcessions（讓步）tooearly,answeringtooquicklyto

eachdemand,notcallingtiinc-out,andnotputtingyourselfintothecustomer'sshoes,arccommon

mistakesinmanysalesnegotiations.Finally,notbeingcarefulduringihefollow-throughresultsin

alackofsuccesseveninaneffectivenegotiation.

LetustakethecaseofTedJeffries,anewlyappointedsalesrepresentativeforamakerofkitchen

equipment.Hismainlineisprefabricated（預(yù)制的）ovens.Inadditiontobuildingadditionalsales

withexistingbuyers,heisresponsibleforfindingnewbuyersinsomerapidlygrowingareas.

Tedhadbeenveiyeffectivewithapreviouscompanysellingalineofbuildingsuppliestobuyers

bytelephone.Soheisnotwithoutsomeexperience.Hehassomeverypositivesellingstrengths

andheisdoingreasonablywellinclosingsomeearlysales.Butheisbeginningtofindthatsome

salescomeata"higherprice"thanothers.Let'sseewhatseemstobehisproblem.Tedismaking

hisfirstcalltolong-timebuyers,LexingtonKitchens.Hehopestorenegotiate（重新談判）the

buyingagreementwithMs.SueParker,managerofLexington.

51.Accordingtothepassage,whatmustbedonebeforeasalesnegotiator（談判者）workswith

hiscustomer?D

A.Informationgathering.

B.Planningforthenegotiationwiththecustomer.

C.Visitinghiscustomersfrequently.

D.Reachinganagreementwithin（hesalesnetwork.

52.WhichofthefollowingisNOTlistedasoneofthemistakesthatasalesnegotiatortendsto

make?D

A.Notflexible（靈活機(jī)動(dòng)的）enough.

B.Givingintocustomers'demandstooeasily.

C.Notbeingawareofthepropertimetostopnegotiatingforthemoment.

D.Notleavingenoughtimetotheotherpartyforthinkingaboutthepurchase.

53.Accordingtothepassage,whatisasalesnegotiatoradvisedtodoafteraneffective

negotiation?B

A.Prepareforthenextnegotiationimmediately.

B.Spendsometimeonfollow-upactivities.

C.Holdacelebrationtoencouragehimself.

D.Callthebuyerimmediatelytoexpressgratitudefortheirpurchase.

54.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutTedistrue?A

A.Heisasalespersonwithafairamountofexperience.

B.Heusedtoworkforamakerofkitchenequipmentanddidhisjobwell.

C.Hisjobistodealwiththeircustomers.

D.Heisnowsellingbuildingsuppliestobuyers.

55.WhatmightfollowinTed'sstory?C

A.Tedwillcontactcustomerstofindoutsomeproblems.

B.Tedwilldemandallbuyersselltheirproductsatthesameprices.

C.TedwillnegotiatewithMs.SueParkeraboutthebuyingagreement.

D.TedwillchooseLexingtonKitchensastheirsolebuyer.

Questions56to60arcbasedonthesamepassageordialog.

TelevisioncarriesmorenationaladvertisingthananyothermediumintheUnitedStates.Thesame

istrueinsomesmallercountriessuchasSpainandPortugal,whereitistheonlymediumreaching

ageneralnationalaudience.Inmanycountries,(SwedenandDenmark,forexample)the

state-ownedtelevisionacceptsnoadvertising.Inmanyothercountriestheamountofcommercial

(商業(yè)廣告)timeisverymuchlimited,asinFrance,Germany,andItaly.Russianstate-owned

televisionbeganacceptingalimitedamountofadvertisingin1988.

ThechiefreasonthattelevisionissowelllikedamongUnitedStatesadvertisersisthatitreachesa

vastnumberofpeopleatthesametime.Whileitcancostwellover1()0,000dollars,a30-second

commercialonnetworktelevisioncanbeseenandheardbyasmanyas25millionviewers.For

companiesthatmustmakeprospectsawareoftheirproductsandconvincethemofiheirbenefits

immediately,thereisnothingasefficientastelevisionadvertising.

Becauseitemploysmotionaswellaswords,pictures,sounds,andmusic,televisionisavaluable

mediumforproductsthatkndthemselvestodemonstration.Noothermediumisaseffectivein

showinghowquicklyanautomobilecanmoveorhowwellacertaintypeofwristwatchwillstand

upunderheavyuseandcontinuetorun.Inthesameway,itisanidealmediumforshowinghow

someproductscanmakeapersonfeelbetterabouthim-orherself,suchaslong-distance

telephonecalls.

56.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsis(rue?C

A.ThereislessadvertisingonTVinSpainthaninSweden.

B.OnecanneverseeanycommercialonTVinDenmarksinceitisnotacceptedatall.

C.TheamountofcommercialtimeisveiymuchlimitedinmostEuropeancountries.

D.Frenchpeopledon'thavetoworryaboutbeingtroubledbycommercials.

57.Accordingtothepassage,whatisthemainreasonUnitedStatesadvertisersliketelevisionso

much?C

A.Itcommunicatesinformationmorequickly.

B.EveryhouseholdhasatleastoneTVset.

C.Itcommunicatesinformationtoavastnumberofpeopleatthesametime.

D.AmericanpeoplelovewatchingTVmorethanreading.

58.Thewordprospectsinthe2ndparagraphmeansA.

A.potentialcustomers

B.competitors

C.workingstaffatTVstations

D.partners

59.WhichofthefollowingisemployedinTVadvertising?D

A.Motion

B.Soundsandmusic.

C.Pictures

D.Alloftheabove.

60.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?B

A.Televisionisasefficientasnewspaperindemonstrationbenefitsofacertainproductor

service.

B.Televisionisavaluablemediumindemonstratingbenefitsofacertainproductorservice.

C.TVcommercialscanhardlyhelptocommunicatefeelings.

D.PeopleuseadvertisingonTVwhenevernecessarybecauseofitseffectiveness.

QuizThree

11.ThefootballmatchhadtobeAowingto（由于）thebadweather.

A.cancelled

B.advanced

C.arranged

D.held

12.Thestarter（賽跑發(fā)令員）gavethe___Bfortheracetobegin.

A.advice

B.signal

C.glow

D.attention

13.Thislovelyoldtownhasa__Dyoucouldn'tfindinabigcity.

A.condition

B.standard

C.situation

D.charm

14.TheywereundertheD___thatthecompanywasdoingwell,butinfactitwasin

serioustrouble.

A.conclusion

B.expression

C.enjoyment

D.illusion

15.WewatchedtheplaneAbehindtheclouds.

A.disappearing

B.disappeared

C.diving

D.dived

16.ThelocalgovernmenttrieditsbesttoensureeachofitscitizensaAsupplyof

foodatregularintervals(時(shí)間間隔).

A.consistent

B.continual

C.continuous

D.numerous

17.1(wasdifficulttoguesswhather___Atothenewswouldbe.

A.reaction

B.excitement

C.impression

D.opinion

18.Sallyhasmadeacomplete_Cinfluenza(流行性感冒).

A.passby

B.decisionagainst

C.recoveryfrom

D.careof

19.Ateachershouldalwaysbethoughtful_Cwhat'sbestforhispupils.

A.in

B.by

C.of

D.at

20.Toincreaseourworkingefficiency,itisnecessaiyto_Ceverymomentwehave.

A.includein

B.keepfrom

C.takeadvantageof

D.lookupto

Part4TranslationfromEnglishtoChinese(Eachitem:1)

Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesfromEnglishtoChinese.

41.Childrenarenevertooafraidtotell(hetruth.

1.孩子從不害怕講出事實(shí)真相。

42.Lucy,adaughterofapoorandignorantminer,wasborninasmalltownofNorthAmerica.

2.露西，一個(gè)目不識(shí)丁的窮礦工的女兒，出生于北美的一個(gè)小鎮(zhèn)。

43.Wcneedtoworkouthowmuchmoneywe'llneedtotakewithus.

3.我們需要算一算該帶多少錢。

44.Thesearethingstobeproudof,buttheyhavenothingtodowithrankorclass.

4.這些是應(yīng)感到驕傲的事，但是它們與地位或等級(jí)不相干。

45.Theyareprotectedfromheadtotoewithfacemasks,caps,andwhiteclothing.

5.他們用面罩、帽子和白大褂把自己從頭到腳都保護(hù)起來。

Part5ReadingComprehension（MultipleChoice）（Eachitem:1）

Directions:Rcadthefollowingpassagescarefullyandchoosethebestanswerfromthefour

choicesmarkedA.B,CandD.

Questions46to50arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.

Coffeeisoneofthemostpopular（流行的）drinksthroughouttheworldtoday.Infact,according

tosomeestimates,over30%ofalladultsintheworlddrinkcoffeeatleastonceadayonthe

average.

Coffeecontainsakindofdrugcalledcaffeine（咖啡因）.Caffeineisachemicalthatstimulates（刺

激）thenervesofthebody.Drinkingcoffeetendstomakepeoplealittlebitmoreawakc-atleast

fbrashorttime-becauseofthisstimulatingeffectonthenervoussystem（系統(tǒng)）.Acupofcoffee

has,ontheaverage,about3%caffeineinit.

Onestoryofthediscoveryofthecoffeeplantrelatestothiseffectofcaffeine.Accordingiothe

story,coffeewasdiscoveredinEastAfrica.Thestorysaysthatcoffeewasfirstfoundbyagoat

farmernamedKaldi.Thiswasabouttheyear850.

Kaldiwasleadinghisanimalsthroughthemountainsandthegoatswerestoppingrepeatedlytoeat

theplantsnearthepath.Suddenly,someofthegoatsstartedjumpingupanddowninavery

strangeway.

Kaldifiguredoutthatthegoatswereactingthiswaybecauseoftheplantstheywereeating.Kaldi

himselftriedeatingsomeofthegreenbeans（豆莢）thatthegoatshadbeeneating.He,loo,fell（he

stimulatingeffectofthebeans.

Kaldiwantedtoprovewhaihadhappened,sohepickedsomeofthebeansandtookthemback（o

hishomevillage,wherehetoldhisstory.Thegreenbeangotthename"Kaffa"andlater"coffee"

becausethebeanswerediscoveredinaplacecalledKaffainAfrica.

Thenfbryears,peopleusedtoeatafewofthegreenKaffabeanswhentheywereinthemountains

andneededextraenergytodotheirwork.Itwaslaterfoundthatthecoffeebeanscouldbepicked

andthendrieduntiltheyturnedbrown,andthentheycouldbestored.If（hebeansweredriedand

stored,theycouldbeusedatanytime.

46.Whatiscaffeine?C

A.Akindofseed.

B.Akindofplant.

C.Akindofdrug.

D.Akindofnut.

47.Whatis（hepurposeofdrinkingcoffee?A

A.Tobecomemoreawake.

B.Tbbecomemorehealthy.

C.Tobecomemorehappy.

D.Tobecomemoreclever.

48.CoffeewasfirstfoundbyaB.

A.doctor

B.farmer

C.druggist（藥劑師）

D.chemisl（化學(xué)家）

49.Howdidthegoatsreactaftereatingtheplants?C

A.Theyfellasleep.

B.Theycouldnotfindtheirwayhome.

C.Theystartedjumpingupanddown.

D.Theywantedtoeatmore.

50.Whydidthegreenbeangetthename"Kaffa"?C

A.BecauseKaldilovedhishomevillageverymuch.

B.BecauseKaldi'sgoatslovedthegreenbeanverymuch.

C.Becausethebeanswerediscoveredinaplacebythisname.

D.Becausethebeanscouldbepickedanddried.

Questions51to55arcbasedonthesamepassageordialog.

Alittlenoticedchangehasbeentakingplaceinourtime-world.Thearrivalofdigital（數(shù)字的）

timehasbeenchangingthewayweactandthink.Ibelieve（hatithasputustoahigherlevelof

anxiety,withgreaterexpectationsofefficiency.

Theold,round,hand-movedtimestillkeptacertainconnectiontothenaturalflowofthings,to

theroundnessoftheearth,andtothechangesoflightandseasons.Old,roundtimewasoutside

ourselves,farenoughremovedfromussowccouldignoreitifwcsochose.

Itisnotsowithdigitaltime,whichisabeat.Itbeatsinsteadofturning.Itmakesasoundlikethe

soundoftheheartandthusplacesitselfsmoothlyintothebody.Moreandmore,wcmistakeits

regularbeattorourown,thusmistakingihedemandsoftheworldforourwishes.

Beforewristwatches,timeusedtoliveintowersinthecentersoftowns.Atthatdistance,itcould

beseenbyeverybody,butonlyiftheysowished.Ittookaneffort,anactualvisitto"time".But

thensomethinghappened.Timebegantolivewithus,andnowitisbeginningtoliveinus.

Irememberwhatitwasliketobeachild,absorbedintheendlesslychangeablethingoftime.For

metherewasonlychildtime,dividedmeaninglesslyandquitepainfullybytheordersofthe

parentsintoBedtime,WakeupTime,andSchoolTime.Butwithineachofthosedivisions（分割）,

Eternitystillruled.Later,ofcourse,theymanagedtoinfectmewiththeanxiousdemandsofclock

time.Verysoon,allthatremainedwastheanxietyofthatwhichwasexact.Thefastbeatsofthe

limepiece（時(shí)鐘）cutEternitytopieces.

Occasionally,Istoplongenoughtorecallthetimesofchildhood,butnotoftenenough.Like

everybodyelse,Iamhelplessbeforethenewtechnologies.Timeisavirus,anditisgrowing

stronger.

51.DigitaltimehaschangedhowweactandthinkbyC.

A.allowingustoworkwithmoreefficiency

B.givingusmoretimetodowhatwelike

C.causingustobemoreanxious

D.havingusexpectmoreofothers

52.TheauthorthinksthattheoldclocksA.

A.aresomehowlinkedwiththeseasonalchanges

B.stayclosertopeoplethanadigitalwatch

C.areconnectedwithhuman'shands

D.workbetterthanav/ristwatch

53.Beforewatches,clockswerelocatedD.

A.everywhereforeveryonetosee

B.whereverapersonwished

C.onthewrist

D.inthecenteroftown

54.Intheauthor'searlychildhoodmemory,B.

A.timewasaconcretething

B.limeseemedtohavenoend

C.hefoughtagainsthisparents'ideaoftime

D.heenjoyedtheanxietyofprecision（精確）

55.Theauthor'sattitudetowardstimeinthemodemworldisC.

A.positive

D.unclear

C.negative

D.inthemiddle

Questions56to60arebasedonthesamepassageordialog.

Beingamanhasalwaysbeendangerous.Thereareabout105malesbornforevery100females.

However,thisnumberchangesagreatdeal,andbytheageofmaturity（成熟），thenumberof

youngmenisaboutthesameasthatofyoungwomen.Andamong70-yearoldpeople,thereare

twiceasmanywomenasmen.Butthisgreatuniversal（普遍性）truthischanging.Now,boy

babiessurvivealmostaswellasgirlsdo.Thismeansthattorthefirst（imetherewillbetoomany

boysinthosecrucial（至關(guān)緊要的）yearswhenboysaresearchingfbramate.Whatisevenmore

troublingis（hat（hesurvivalofsomanyboyshasremovedachancefornaturalselection（選擇）to

doitswork.Fiftyyearsago,thechanceofababysurvivingdependedonitsweight.Akilogram

toolightortooheavymeantalmostcertaindeath.Todayitmakesalmostnodifference.Since

muchofthedifferenceinweightisduetogenes（基因）,aforceofchangehasgone.

Thereisanotherwaytocommitevolutionary（進(jìn)化的）suicide:stayalive,buthavefewerchildren.

Exceptinsomereligiouscommunities,veryfewwomenhave15children.Nowadaysthenumber

ofbirths,liketheage