1997年同等学力外国语水平考试真题
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2006-04-10 19:38
All of the following death penalty methods are mentioned in the passage EXCEPT _____ .
A. the electric chair
B. the lethal injection
C. the poisonous gas
D. the shooting
According to the first four paragraphs, which of the following statements is NOT correct?
A. Ruth Ellis was shot by his lover, which was regarded as a crime of passion.
B. The death penalty may help the potential murderers to arouse moral awareness.
C. The intentional murderer should eat his own bitter fruit.
D. According to the religious doctrine, punishment should be as severe as the injury suffered.
In paragraph 3,"deterrence"means _____ .
A. proclamation
B. protest
C. prevention
D. protection
We can learn from the last paragraph that _____ .
A. neither the state nor the individual has the right to take a life
B. the sate has the right to take a life but the individual does not
C. the death penalty has nothing to do with individual conscience and belief
D. the deterrence figures have added up and the execution rate has fallen
The passage is mainly about _____ .
A. the argument in favor of the death penalty
B. the argument against the death penalty
C. the argument about the abolition of the death penalty
D. the argument about the reintroduction of the death penalty
Questions 41～45 are based on the following passage.
Do you forget to turn off the lights and heaters when you go out of a room? In 2040 it will not matter. They will turn themselves off—and on again when you return. You will choose the temperature for each room, the lighting and the humidity. A sensor will detect the presence of a human(and, with luck, ignore the dog!)and turn the systems on, and when the humans leave it will turn them off again.
The sensors will work through the central home computer, and they will do much more than just turn the fires and lights on and off for you. They will detect faulty electrical appliances, plugs or switches, isolate them so that they cannot harm anyone, and then warn you that they need repair. They will detect fire and if you are out of the house, the computer will call the fire brigade. It will also call the police should the sensors detect an intruder. This will not be too difficult because the locks on the outside doors will be electronic.
You will open them using your personal card—the one you use for shopping—maybe using a number known only to you.
It will be impossible to lose the key, and a housebreaker will have to tamper(拨弄)with the lock or with a window. It is not very difficult to make such tampering send a signal to the computer.
The computer will be more than a fireman policeman servant. It will be an entertainer, and most of your entertainment will come right into your home. It does now, of course, but by 2040"entertainment" will mean much more. For one thing, you will be able to take part actively, rather than just watching…
The author intends to tell us that _____ .
A. in 2040 we will live without the lights and heaters
B. in 2040 we will use much more lights and heaters
C. in 2040 lights and heaters will be on and off automatically
D. in 2040 there will be no switches of lights and heaters
Which of the following statements is Not true?
A. You can be taken for an intruder if you tamper with the lock or with a window.
B. The sensor will detest fire and make an emergency call.
C. Without a computer, the sensor can not do much.
D. The sensor is multifunctional.
According to the author, in 2040, new technology _____ .
A. will turn everything into sensors
B. will free us from the keys we use today
C. will make the locks out of date
D. will eliminate all crimes
Thanks to computers, in 2040 people _____ .
A. will have no entertainment outside
B. will replace TV with computers
C. will be controlled by computers
D. will have more fun at home
The best title for the passage might be _____ .
A. Life at Home in the Year 2040
B. Sensors and Computers
C. The Development of Science and Technology
D. Lights and Heaters in the Year 2040
Questions 46～50 are based on the following passage.
With the Switzerland based World Wildlife Fund(WWF),China is making a concerted and dedicated effort to save the endangered pandas. The results, officials here in Chengdu indicate, are mixed but encouraging.
A clear disappointment is the failure to breed pandas in captivity, necessary if their decreasing numbers are to be replaced. Another failure has been the incapability to find a natural, readily available food to replace the arrow bamboo.
Despite these failures, success has come on two fronts. One achievement has been the physical rescue effort. Some pandas have been kept alive by salting(空投)the mountains with tons of cooked meat, which pandas will eat as a substitute for bamboo, and by the planting of new bamboo in isolated areas. Animals in some Sichuan areas have been rescued by local peasants and given emergency treatment by animal doctors.
A second achievement is a massive fund raising effort. Publicity about the pandas’ plight has resulted in a new $100 000 emergency allocation by the WWF and independent fund drives both in China and abroad.
In spite of this support, there have been conflicts in the panda relief program. One important problem is the difficulty Peking is having balancing the recommendations of environmentalists with China’s ambitious goal of agricultural and industrial modernization.
Wolong is but one example of this difficulty. This 494,000 acre preserve was declared a protected area in 1975. Yet 1 800
people, mostly Tibetans, still live in the preserve, logging trucks still roll down the narrow mountain roads, and blasting work still goes on at the site of a new 160 000kilowatt hydroelectric plant just six miles away.
This all means that the pandas’ fight for survival will not be an easy one, even with the concerted effort of man. For in the end, even if they can survive the dangers of the wild, they must still contend with man himself.
Which of the following threatens the pandas’ survival in the Wolong preserve?
A. Local population.
B. Economic development.
C. Unfavorable environment.
D. All of the above.
All of the following help prevent the decline of the panda population EXCEPT _____ .
A. the large scale fund raising drives
B. the reproduction of panda offspring during captivity
C. the rescue of the injured and the sick
D. the cultivation of new bamboo forests
It can be inferred from the passage that _____ .
A. Switzerland is the only country that contributes in the panda relief program
B. it is too late to rescue the endangered pandas
C. the survival of pandas is an international concern
D. the lovely pandas will soon die out
Efforts to save the endangered pandas _____ .
A. have met with setbacks but brought hope
B. have proven highly successful
C. have failed completely
D. have received no response from the scientists
The tone of the author’s conclusion concerning pandas’ survival is _____ .
A. worried
B. optimistic
C. angry
D. impersonal
Questions 51～55 are based on the following passage.
Revenge is one of those things that everyone enjoys. People don’t like to talk about it, though. Just the same, there is nothing more satisfying or more rewarding than revenge. The purpose is not to harm your victims but to let them know that you are upset about something that they are doing to you. Careful plotting can provide you with relief from bothersome coworkers, gossiping friends, or nagging family members.
Coworkers who make comments about the fact that you ate always fifteen minutes late for work can be taken care of very simply. All you have to do is get up extra early one day. Before the sun comes up, drive to each coworker’s house. Reach under the hood of your coworker’s car and disconnect the center wire that leads to the distributor cap, the car will be unharmed, but it will not start, and your friends at work will all be late for work on the same day. If you’re lucky, your boss might notice that you are the only one there and will give you a raise.
Gossiping friends at school are also perfect targets for a simple act of revenge. A way to trap either male or female friends is to leave phony messages on their lockers. If the friend that you want to get is male, leave a message that a certain girl would like him to stop by her house later that day. With any luck, her boyfriend will be there. The girl won’t know what’s going on, and the victim will be so embarrassed that he probably won’t leave his home for a month.
When Mom and Dad and your sisters and brothers really begin to annoy you, harmless revenge may be just the way to make them quiet down for a while. The dinner table is a likely place. Just before the meal begins, throw a handful of raisins into the food. Wait about five minutes and, after everyone has begun to eat, cover your mouth with your hand and begin to make odd noises. When they ask you what the matter is, point to a raisin and yell, "Bugs!" They’ll dump their food in the disposal, jump into the car, and head for McDonald’s. That night, you’ll have your first quiet, peaceful meal in a long time.
A well planned revenge does not have to hurt anyone. The object is simply to let other people know that they are beginning to bother you.
The main topic of the passage is how to _____ .
A. avoid nagging family members
B. silence gossiping friends
C. make a harmless revenge
D. deal with bothersome coworkers
According to the passage, a harmless revenge is _____ .
A. to react to those who bother you
B. to amuse the victim
C. to prevent one from disturbing others
D. to hurt nobody emotionally
As a harmless revenge, you might come first and get a raise by _____ .
A. pleasing your boss
B. getting up earlier than your colleagues
C. destroying your colleagues’ cars
D. making your colleagues come late
Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the second example?
A. The girl received a phony message.
B. The victim was invited by the girl.
C. The girl managed to revenge the victim harmlessly.
D. The girl wasn’t expecting the victim.
The family members dumped their food in the disposal because _____ .
A. they wanted to eat out
B. they thought their food had been spoiled
C. they wanted to have a peaceful meal
D. they didn’t like the food with raisins
Questions 56～60 are based on the following passage.
Investment in the public sector, such as electricity, irrigation, public services and transport (excluding vehicles, ships and planes) increased by about 10%, although the emphasis moved to the transport and away from the other sectors mentioned.
Trade and services recorded a 16%～17% investment growth, including a 30% increase in investment in business premises. Industrial investment is estimated to have risen by 8%. Although the share of agriculture in total gross investment in the economy continued to decline, investment grew by 9% in absolute terms, largely spurred on by a 23% expansion of investment in agricultural equipment. Housing construction had 12% more invested in it in 1964, not so much owing to increased demand, as
to fears of new taxes and limitation of building.
Total consumption in real terms rose by close on 11% during 1964, and per capita personal consumption by under 7%, as in 1963. The undesirable trend towards a rapid rise in consumption, evident in previous years, remained unaltered. Since at current prices consumption rose by 16% and disposable income by 13%, there was evidently a fall in the rate of saving in the private sector of the economy. Once again consumption patterns indicated a swift advance in the standard of living. Expenditure on food declined in significance, although consumption of fruit increased. Spending on furniture and household
equipment, health, education and recreation continued to increase. The greatest proof of altered living standards was the rapid expansion of expenditure on transport (including private cars) and personal services of all kinds, which occurred during 1964.The progressive wealth of large sectors of the public was demonstrated by the changing composition of durable goods purchased. Saturation(饱和)point was rapidly being approached for items such as the first household radio, gas cookers, and electric refrigerators, whereas increasing purchases of automobiles and television sets were registered.
The author thinks that the trend towards a rapid rise in consumption was "undesirable" because _____ .
A. people saved less
B. people were wealthy
C. people consumed less
D. expenditures on luxuries increased
Expenditure increased on all the following EXCEPT _____ .
A. food
B. automobiles
C. education
D. entertainment
It can be inferred from the increase of fruit consumption that _____ .
A. people had to spend more on transportation and furniture
B. people were more health conscious
C. people were more money conscious
D. the price of fruit dropped dramatically
The word "registered" in the last line most probably means _____ .
A. marked
B. approached
C. listed
D. booked
From this passage, we learn that the people _____ .
A. spent more money than they earned
B. saved more money than previously
C. spent their money wisely
D. invested and consumed at an accelerated pace
Questions 61～65 are based on the following passage.
Anthropology is the study of human beings as creatures of society. It fastens its attention upon those physical characteristics and industrial techniques, those conventions and values, which distinguish one community from all others that belong to a different tradition. The distinguishing mark of anthropology among the social sciences is that it includes for serious study other societies than our own.
For its purposes and social regulation of mating and reproduction is as significant as our own, though it may be that of the Sea Dyaks, and have no possible historical relation to that of our civilization. To the anthropologist, our customs and those of a new Guinea tribe are two possible social schemes for dealing with a common problem, and in so far as he remains an anthropologist he is bound to avoid any weighting of one in favor of the other. He is interested in human behavior, not as it is shaped by one tradition, our own, but as it has been shaped by any tradition whatsoever. He is interested in a wide range of custom that is found in various cultures, and his object is to understand the way in which these cultures change and differentiate, the different forms through which they express themselves and the manner in which the customs of peoples function in the lives of the individuals.
Now custom has not been commonly regarded as a subject of any great moment. The inner workings of our own brains we feel to be uniquely worthy of investigation, but custom, we have a way of thinking, is behavior at its most commonplace. As a matter of fact, it is the other way round. Traditional custom is a mass of detailed behavior more astonishing than what any one person can ever evolve in individual actions. Yet that is a rather trivial aspect of the matter.
The fact of first rate importance is the predominant role that custom plays in experience and belief, and the very great varieties it may manifest.
According to the passage, we can say that anthropology _____ .
A. can deal with human beings as one group of the creatures in the living world
B. can reveal an enormous diversity of traditions
C. can provide insights into the relationship between human beings and nature
distinguish the human race from other creatures
For serious study, an anthropologist _____ .
A. must not study his own culture
B. is not supposed to have a prejudice against any society
C. should focus on those societies which are historically related to each other
D. is obliged to work only on those societies which have no historical relationship to each other
In the third paragraph, the author is trying _____ .
A. to be critical of custom
B. to say that anthropology is more important than psychology
C. to strengthen the role custom plays in experience and belief
D. to draw our attention to the importance of custom
Which of the following does the author most probably agree with?
A. The goal of the anthropologist is to understand the way in which people express themselves.
B. The anthropologist tries to understand why cultures are carried on without any change.
C. The anthropologist’s professional interest is as wide as the variety of customs.
D. All of the above.
Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. Human Behavior
B. Creatures of Society
C. The Science of Custom
D. The Functions of Cultures
Part IV Cloze Test(15 minutes,10 points)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A,B,C and D on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
The horse and carriage is thing of the past. but love and marriage are still with us and still closely interrelated. Most American marriages, particularly first marriages 66 young couples. are the result of 67 attraction and affection 68 than practical considerations.
In the United States, parents do not arrange marriages for their children. Teenagers begin 69 in high school and usually find mates through their own academic and social 70 .Though young people feel 71 to choose their friends from 72 groups, most choose a mate of similar background.
This is 73 in part to parental guidance. Parents cannot select spouses for their children, but they can usually 74 choices by 75 disapproval of someone they consider unsuitable.
76 , marriages between members of different groups (interclass, interfaith, and interracial marriages) are increasing, probably because of the greater 77 of today’s youth and the fact that they are restricted by 78 prejudices than their parents. Many young people leave their home towns to attend college, 79 in the armed forces. 80 pursue a career in a bigger city.
Once away from home and family, they are more 81 to date and marry outside their own social group. In mobile American society, intercass marriages are neither 82 nor shocking. Interfaith marriages are 83 the rise particularly between Protestants and Catholics. On the other hand, interracial marriage is still very uncommon. It can be difficult for interracial couples to find a place to live, maintain friendships, and 84 a family. Marriages between people of different national 85 (but the same race and religion) have been commonplace here since colonial times.
g B. involving C. connecting D. correlating
al B. emotional C. mutual D. magnetic
B. less C. rather D. other
B. appointment C. engagement D. matching
on B. association C. contacts D. contract
n B. embarrassed C. hesitated D. free
r B. identical C. differential D. diverse
B. likely C. due D. because
nce B. give C. make D. offer
ng B. avoiding C. expecting D. voicing
76.A.Moreover B. However C. Therefore D. Furthermore
ty B. motive C. moral D. mission
B. rather C. fewer D. many
B. serve C. stay D. remain
B. otherwise C. likewise D. or
le B. likely C. reluctant D. readily
B. scarce C. seared D. relieved
B. at C. on D. for
B. obtain C. grow D. unite
B. source C. resource D. base
Paper Two
Part I Error Detection and Correction(10 minutes,10 points)
Directions: Each of the following sentences has four underlined parts. These parts are labeled A, B, C, and D. Identify the part of the sentence that is incorrect and mark out your choice on the ANSWER SHEET. Then, without altering the meaning of the sentence, write down your correction on the line on the ANSWER SHEET.
After teaching (A) in Xiamen University’s MBA center for over five years. I come (B) to realize that even if (C) political and economic barriers are overcome (D) a major hurdle remains-culture!
Not only in obvious situations such as (A) wars and revolutions enemies are (B) necessary and very useful as a way to focus (C) the attention and energy of our friends and followers, but in our every day activities as well (D) .
Many young consumers do not have (A) steady incomes, so (B) they might have difficulty to borrow (C) money from an agency in business to make loans (D) .
I often wonder (A) what (B) my life would be like if I didn’t go to (C) the beach that afternoon when I was 14 (D) .
He said that (A) the passenger must have had (B) an accident, otherwise he would arrive (C) by (D) that time.
The emergence (A) of electronic funds transfer (B) technology makes possible (C) to change the nature of money and to divorce it from (D) evil.
The replacement of shops such as (A) the grocer’s and chemist’s by (B) cafes have left (C) the housewives with insufficient facilities for shopping (D) .
The police (A) finally caught up with (B) the man whom (C) they thought was the escaped (D) prisoner.
Religious ceremonies were performed (A) to mark important stages of life (B) (births, marriages, deaths)and to ask (C) the spirits for help or thanking (D) them.
To the finalists, Peter and I (A) , the last high jump (B) was the most exciting (C) as well as (D) the most difficult.
Part II Translation (15 minutes,10 points)
Directions: Translate the following passage into English. Write your translation on the ANSWER SHEET.
A. the electric chair
B. the lethal injection
C. the poisonous gas
D. the shooting
According to the first four paragraphs, which of the following statements is NOT correct?
A. Ruth Ellis was shot by his lover, which was regarded as a crime of passion.
B. The death penalty may help the potential murderers to arouse moral awareness.
C. The intentional murderer should eat his own bitter fruit.
D. According to the religious doctrine, punishment should be as severe as the injury suffered.
In paragraph 3,"deterrence"means _____ .
A. proclamation
B. protest
C. prevention
D. protection
We can learn from the last paragraph that _____ .
A. neither the state nor the individual has the right to take a life
B. the sate has the right to take a life but the individual does not
C. the death penalty has nothing to do with individual conscience and belief
D. the deterrence figures have added up and the execution rate has fallen
The passage is mainly about _____ .
A. the argument in favor of the death penalty
B. the argument against the death penalty
C. the argument about the abolition of the death penalty
D. the argument about the reintroduction of the death penalty
Questions 41～45 are based on the following passage.
Do you forget to turn off the lights and heaters when you go out of a room? In 2040 it will not matter. They will turn themselves off—and on again when you return. You will choose the temperature for each room, the lighting and the humidity. A sensor will detect the presence of a human(and, with luck, ignore the dog!)and turn the systems on, and when the humans leave it will turn them off again.
The sensors will work through the central home computer, and they will do much more than just turn the fires and lights on and off for you. They will detect faulty electrical appliances, plugs or switches, isolate them so that they cannot harm anyone, and then warn you that they need repair. They will detect fire and if you are out of the house, the computer will call the fire brigade. It will also call the police should the sensors detect an intruder. This will not be too difficult because the locks on the outside doors will be electronic.
You will open them using your personal card—the one you use for shopping—maybe using a number known only to you.
It will be impossible to lose the key, and a housebreaker will have to tamper(拨弄)with the lock or with a window. It is not very difficult to make such tampering send a signal to the computer.
The computer will be more than a fireman policeman servant. It will be an entertainer, and most of your entertainment will come right into your home. It does now, of course, but by 2040"entertainment" will mean much more. For one thing, you will be able to take part actively, rather than just watching…
The author intends to tell us that _____ .
A. in 2040 we will live without the lights and heaters
B. in 2040 we will use much more lights and heaters
C. in 2040 lights and heaters will be on and off automatically
D. in 2040 there will be no switches of lights and heaters
Which of the following statements is Not true?
A. You can be taken for an intruder if you tamper with the lock or with a window.
B. The sensor will detest fire and make an emergency call.
C. Without a computer, the sensor can not do much.
D. The sensor is multifunctional.
According to the author, in 2040, new technology _____ .
A. will turn everything into sensors
B. will free us from the keys we use today
C. will make the locks out of date
D. will eliminate all crimes
Thanks to computers, in 2040 people _____ .
A. will have no entertainment outside
B. will replace TV with computers
C. will be controlled by computers
D. will have more fun at home
The best title for the passage might be _____ .
A. Life at Home in the Year 2040
B. Sensors and Computers
C. The Development of Science and Technology
D. Lights and Heaters in the Year 2040
Questions 46～50 are based on the following passage.
With the Switzerland based World Wildlife Fund(WWF),China is making a concerted and dedicated effort to save the endangered pandas. The results, officials here in Chengdu indicate, are mixed but encouraging.
A clear disappointment is the failure to breed pandas in captivity, necessary if their decreasing numbers are to be replaced. Another failure has been the incapability to find a natural, readily available food to replace the arrow bamboo.
Despite these failures, success has come on two fronts. One achievement has been the physical rescue effort. Some pandas have been kept alive by salting(空投)the mountains with tons of cooked meat, which pandas will eat as a substitute for bamboo, and by the planting of new bamboo in isolated areas. Animals in some Sichuan areas have been rescued by local peasants and given emergency treatment by animal doctors.
A second achievement is a massive fund raising effort. Publicity about the pandas’ plight has resulted in a new $100 000 emergency allocation by the WWF and independent fund drives both in China and abroad.
In spite of this support, there have been conflicts in the panda relief program. One important problem is the difficulty Peking is having balancing the recommendations of environmentalists with China’s ambitious goal of agricultural and industrial modernization.
Wolong is but one example of this difficulty. This 494,000 acre preserve was declared a protected area in 1975. Yet 1 800
people, mostly Tibetans, still live in the preserve, logging trucks still roll down the narrow mountain roads, and blasting work still goes on at the site of a new 160 000kilowatt hydroelectric plant just six miles away.
This all means that the pandas’ fight for survival will not be an easy one, even with the concerted effort of man. For in the end, even if they can survive the dangers of the wild, they must still contend with man himself.
Which of the following threatens the pandas’ survival in the Wolong preserve?
A. Local population.
B. Economic development.
C. Unfavorable environment.
D. All of the above.
All of the following help prevent the decline of the panda population EXCEPT _____ .
A. the large scale fund raising drives
B. the reproduction of panda offspring during captivity
C. the rescue of the injured and the sick
D. the cultivation of new bamboo forests
It can be inferred from the passage that _____ .
A. Switzerland is the only country that contributes in the panda relief program
B. it is too late to rescue the endangered pandas
C. the survival of pandas is an international concern
D. the lovely pandas will soon die out
Efforts to save the endangered pandas _____ .
A. have met with setbacks but brought hope
B. have proven highly successful
C. have failed completely
D. have received no response from the scientists
The tone of the author’s conclusion concerning pandas’ survival is _____ .
A. worried
B. optimistic
C. angry
D. impersonal
Questions 51～55 are based on the following passage.
Revenge is one of those things that everyone enjoys. People don’t like to talk about it, though. Just the same, there is nothing more satisfying or more rewarding than revenge. The purpose is not to harm your victims but to let them know that you are upset about something that they are doing to you. Careful plotting can provide you with relief from bothersome coworkers, gossiping friends, or nagging family members.
Coworkers who make comments about the fact that you ate always fifteen minutes late for work can be taken care of very simply. All you have to do is get up extra early one day. Before the sun comes up, drive to each coworker’s house. Reach under the hood of your coworker’s car and disconnect the center wire that leads to the distributor cap, the car will be unharmed, but it will not start, and your friends at work will all be late for work on the same day. If you’re lucky, your boss might notice that you are the only one there and will give you a raise.
Gossiping friends at school are also perfect targets for a simple act of revenge. A way to trap either male or female friends is to leave phony messages on their lockers. If the friend that you want to get is male, leave a message that a certain girl would like him to stop by her house later that day. With any luck, her boyfriend will be there. The girl won’t know what’s going on, and the victim will be so embarrassed that he probably won’t leave his home for a month.
When Mom and Dad and your sisters and brothers really begin to annoy you, harmless revenge may be just the way to make them quiet down for a while. The dinner table is a likely place. Just before the meal begins, throw a handful of raisins into the food. Wait about five minutes and, after everyone has begun to eat, cover your mouth with your hand and begin to make odd noises. When they ask you what the matter is, point to a raisin and yell, "Bugs!" They’ll dump their food in the disposal, jump into the car, and head for McDonald’s. That night, you’ll have your first quiet, peaceful meal in a long time.
A well planned revenge does not have to hurt anyone. The object is simply to let other people know that they are beginning to bother you.
The main topic of the passage is how to _____ .
A. avoid nagging family members
B. silence gossiping friends
C. make a harmless revenge
D. deal with bothersome coworkers
According to the passage, a harmless revenge is _____ .
A. to react to those who bother you
B. to amuse the victim
C. to prevent one from disturbing others
D. to hurt nobody emotionally
As a harmless revenge, you might come first and get a raise by _____ .
A. pleasing your boss
B. getting up earlier than your colleagues
C. destroying your colleagues’ cars
D. making your colleagues come late
Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the second example?
A. The girl received a phony message.
B. The victim was invited by the girl.
C. The girl managed to revenge the victim harmlessly.
D. The girl wasn’t expecting the victim.
The family members dumped their food in the disposal because _____ .
A. they wanted to eat out
B. they thought their food had been spoiled
C. they wanted to have a peaceful meal
D. they didn’t like the food with raisins
Questions 56～60 are based on the following passage.
Investment in the public sector, such as electricity, irrigation, public services and transport (excluding vehicles, ships and planes) increased by about 10%, although the emphasis moved to the transport and away from the other sectors mentioned.
Trade and services recorded a 16%～17% investment growth, including a 30% increase in investment in business premises. Industrial investment is estimated to have risen by 8%. Although the share of agriculture in total gross investment in the economy continued to decline, investment grew by 9% in absolute terms, largely spurred on by a 23% expansion of investment in agricultural equipment. Housing construction had 12% more invested in it in 1964, not so much owing to increased demand, as
to fears of new taxes and limitation of building.
Total consumption in real terms rose by close on 11% during 1964, and per capita personal consumption by under 7%, as in 1963. The undesirable trend towards a rapid rise in consumption, evident in previous years, remained unaltered. Since at current prices consumption rose by 16% and disposable income by 13%, there was evidently a fall in the rate of saving in the private sector of the economy. Once again consumption patterns indicated a swift advance in the standard of living. Expenditure on food declined in significance, although consumption of fruit increased. Spending on furniture and household
equipment, health, education and recreation continued to increase. The greatest proof of altered living standards was the rapid expansion of expenditure on transport (including private cars) and personal services of all kinds, which occurred during 1964.The progressive wealth of large sectors of the public was demonstrated by the changing composition of durable goods purchased. Saturation(饱和)point was rapidly being approached for items such as the first household radio, gas cookers, and electric refrigerators, whereas increasing purchases of automobiles and television sets were registered.
The author thinks that the trend towards a rapid rise in consumption was "undesirable" because _____ .
A. people saved less
B. people were wealthy
C. people consumed less
D. expenditures on luxuries increased
Expenditure increased on all the following EXCEPT _____ .
A. food
B. automobiles
C. education
D. entertainment
It can be inferred from the increase of fruit consumption that _____ .
A. people had to spend more on transportation and furniture
B. people were more health conscious
C. people were more money conscious
D. the price of fruit dropped dramatically
The word "registered" in the last line most probably means _____ .
A. marked
B. approached
C. listed
D. booked
From this passage, we learn that the people _____ .
A. spent more money than they earned
B. saved more money than previously
C. spent their money wisely
D. invested and consumed at an accelerated pace
Questions 61～65 are based on the following passage.
Anthropology is the study of human beings as creatures of society. It fastens its attention upon those physical characteristics and industrial techniques, those conventions and values, which distinguish one community from all others that belong to a different tradition. The distinguishing mark of anthropology among the social sciences is that it includes for serious study other societies than our own.
For its purposes and social regulation of mating and reproduction is as significant as our own, though it may be that of the Sea Dyaks, and have no possible historical relation to that of our civilization. To the anthropologist, our customs and those of a new Guinea tribe are two possible social schemes for dealing with a common problem, and in so far as he remains an anthropologist he is bound to avoid any weighting of one in favor of the other. He is interested in human behavior, not as it is shaped by one tradition, our own, but as it has been shaped by any tradition whatsoever. He is interested in a wide range of custom that is found in various cultures, and his object is to understand the way in which these cultures change and differentiate, the different forms through which they express themselves and the manner in which the customs of peoples function in the lives of the individuals.
Now custom has not been commonly regarded as a subject of any great moment. The inner workings of our own brains we feel to be uniquely worthy of investigation, but custom, we have a way of thinking, is behavior at its most commonplace. As a matter of fact, it is the other way round. Traditional custom is a mass of detailed behavior more astonishing than what any one person can ever evolve in individual actions. Yet that is a rather trivial aspect of the matter.
The fact of first rate importance is the predominant role that custom plays in experience and belief, and the very great varieties it may manifest.
According to the passage, we can say that anthropology _____ .
A. can deal with human beings as one group of the creatures in the living world
B. can reveal an enormous diversity of traditions
C. can provide insights into the relationship between human beings and nature
distinguish the human race from other creatures
For serious study, an anthropologist _____ .
A. must not study his own culture
B. is not supposed to have a prejudice against any society
C. should focus on those societies which are historically related to each other
D. is obliged to work only on those societies which have no historical relationship to each other
In the third paragraph, the author is trying _____ .
A. to be critical of custom
B. to say that anthropology is more important than psychology
C. to strengthen the role custom plays in experience and belief
D. to draw our attention to the importance of custom
Which of the following does the author most probably agree with?
A. The goal of the anthropologist is to understand the way in which people express themselves.
B. The anthropologist tries to understand why cultures are carried on without any change.
C. The anthropologist’s professional interest is as wide as the variety of customs.
D. All of the above.
Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. Human Behavior
B. Creatures of Society
C. The Science of Custom
D. The Functions of Cultures
Part IV Cloze Test(15 minutes,10 points)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A,B,C and D on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.
The horse and carriage is thing of the past. but love and marriage are still with us and still closely interrelated. Most American marriages, particularly first marriages 66 young couples. are the result of 67 attraction and affection 68 than practical considerations.
In the United States, parents do not arrange marriages for their children. Teenagers begin 69 in high school and usually find mates through their own academic and social 70 .Though young people feel 71 to choose their friends from 72 groups, most choose a mate of similar background.
This is 73 in part to parental guidance. Parents cannot select spouses for their children, but they can usually 74 choices by 75 disapproval of someone they consider unsuitable.
76 , marriages between members of different groups (interclass, interfaith, and interracial marriages) are increasing, probably because of the greater 77 of today’s youth and the fact that they are restricted by 78 prejudices than their parents. Many young people leave their home towns to attend college, 79 in the armed forces. 80 pursue a career in a bigger city.
Once away from home and family, they are more 81 to date and marry outside their own social group. In mobile American society, intercass marriages are neither 82 nor shocking. Interfaith marriages are 83 the rise particularly between Protestants and Catholics. On the other hand, interracial marriage is still very uncommon. It can be difficult for interracial couples to find a place to live, maintain friendships, and 84 a family. Marriages between people of different national 85 (but the same race and religion) have been commonplace here since colonial times.
g B. involving C. connecting D. correlating
al B. emotional C. mutual D. magnetic
B. less C. rather D. other
B. appointment C. engagement D. matching
on B. association C. contacts D. contract
n B. embarrassed C. hesitated D. free
r B. identical C. differential D. diverse
B. likely C. due D. because
nce B. give C. make D. offer
ng B. avoiding C. expecting D. voicing
76.A.Moreover B. However C. Therefore D. Furthermore
ty B. motive C. moral D. mission
B. rather C. fewer D. many
B. serve C. stay D. remain
B. otherwise C. likewise D. or
le B. likely C. reluctant D. readily
B. scarce C. seared D. relieved
B. at C. on D. for
B. obtain C. grow D. unite
B. source C. resource D. base
Paper Two
Part I Error Detection and Correction(10 minutes,10 points)
Directions: Each of the following sentences has four underlined parts. These parts are labeled A, B, C, and D. Identify the part of the sentence that is incorrect and mark out your choice on the ANSWER SHEET. Then, without altering the meaning of the sentence, write down your correction on the line on the ANSWER SHEET.
After teaching (A) in Xiamen University’s MBA center for over five years. I come (B) to realize that even if (C) political and economic barriers are overcome (D) a major hurdle remains-culture!
Not only in obvious situations such as (A) wars and revolutions enemies are (B) necessary and very useful as a way to focus (C) the attention and energy of our friends and followers, but in our every day activities as well (D) .
Many young consumers do not have (A) steady incomes, so (B) they might have difficulty to borrow (C) money from an agency in business to make loans (D) .
I often wonder (A) what (B) my life would be like if I didn’t go to (C) the beach that afternoon when I was 14 (D) .
He said that (A) the passenger must have had (B) an accident, otherwise he would arrive (C) by (D) that time.
The emergence (A) of electronic funds transfer (B) technology makes possible (C) to change the nature of money and to divorce it from (D) evil.
The replacement of shops such as (A) the grocer’s and chemist’s by (B) cafes have left (C) the housewives with insufficient facilities for shopping (D) .
The police (A) finally caught up with (B) the man whom (C) they thought was the escaped (D) prisoner.
Religious ceremonies were performed (A) to mark important stages of life (B) (births, marriages, deaths)and to ask (C) the spirits for help or thanking (D) them.
To the finalists, Peter and I (A) , the last high jump (B) was the most exciting (C) as well as (D) the most difficult.
Part II Translation (15 minutes,10 points)
Directions: Translate the following passage into English. Write your translation on the ANSWER SHEET.
