Part I Reading Comprehension(30 points)
Passage One
There is a difference between science and technology. Science is a method of answering theoretical questions; technology is a method of solving practical problems. Science has to do with discovering the facts and relationships between observable phenomena in nature and with establishing theories that serve to organize these facts and relationships; technology has to do with tools, techniques, and procedures for implementing the finding of science.
Another distinction between science and technology has to do with the progress in each. Progress in science excludes the human factor. Scientists, who seek to comprehend the universe and know the truth within the highest degree of accuracy and certainty, cannot pay attention to their own or other people's likes or dislikes or to popular ideas about the fitness of things. What scientists discover may shock or anger people-as did Darwin's theory of evolution. But even an unpleasant truth is more than likely to be useful; besides, we have the choice of refusing to believe it! But hardly so with technology; we do not have the choice of refusing to hear the sonic boom produced by a supersonic aircraft flying overhead; we do not have the option of refusing to breathe polluted air; and we do not have the option of living in a non-atomic age. Unlike science progress, technology must be measured in terms of the human factor. The legitimate purpose of technology is to serve people in general, not merely some people; and future generations, not merely those who presently wish to gain advantage for themselves. Technology must be humanistic if it is to lead to a better world.
1. The difference between science and technology lies in that _____.
A) the former provides answers to theoretical questions while the latter to practical problems B) the former seeks to comprehend the universe while the latter helps change the material world C) the former aims to discover the inter-connections of facts and the rules that explain them while the latter, to discover new designs and ways of making the things we use in our daily life D) all of the above
2. Which of the following may be representative of science?
A) The improvement of people's life. B) The theory of people's life. C) Farming tools. D) Mass production. 3. According to the author, scientific theories _____.
A) must be strictly objective B) usually take into consideration people's likes and dislikes C) should conform to popular opinions D) always appear in perfect and finished forms 4. The author states that technology itself _____.
A) is responsible for widespread pollution and resource exhaustion B) should serve those who wish to gain advantage for themselves C) will lead to a better world if put to wise use D) will inevitably be for bad purpose
5. The tone of the author in this passage is _____.
A) positive B) negative C) factual D) critical
Passage Two
Americans have always been ambivalent in their attitudes toward education. On the one hand, free and universal public education was seen as necessary in a democracy, for how else would
citizens learn how to govern themselves in a responsible way? On the other hand, America was always a country that offered financial opportunities for which education was not needed: on the road from rags to riches, schooling-beyond the basics of reading, writing, and arithmetic-was an unnecessary detour.
Even today, it is still possible for people to achieve financial success without much education, but the number of situations in which this is possible is decreasing. In today's more complex world, the opportunities for financial success is closely related to the need for education, especially higher education.
Our society is rapidly becoming one whose chief product is information, and dealing with this information requires more and more specialized education. In other words, we grow up learning more and more about fewer and fewer subjects.
In the future, this trend is likely to continue. Tomorrow's world will be even more complex than today's world, and, to manage this complexity, even more specialized education will be needed. 6. The topic treated in this passage is _____.
A) education in general B) Americans' attitudes C) higher education D) American education 7. Americans' attitudes toward education have always been _____.
A) certain B) contradictory C) ambitious D) unclear 8. Today, financial success is closely related to the need for _____.
A) higher education B) public education C) responsible citizens D) learning the basics 9. It can be inferred from the third paragraph that _____.
A) information is our only product B) education in the future will be specialized C) we are entering an age of information D) we are living in an age of information 10. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A) The History of American Education. B) The Need for Specialized Education. C) The Future of the American Educational System. D) Attitudes toward American Education.
Passage Three
A growing world population and the discoveries of science may alter this pattern of distribution in the future. As men slowly learn to master diseases, control floods, prevent famines, and stop wars, fewer people die every year; and in consequence the population of the world is steadily increasing. In 1925 there were about 2,000 million people in the world; by the end of the century there may well be over 4,000 million.
When numbers rise the extra mouths must be fed. New lands must be brought under cultivation, or land already farmed made to yield larger crops. In some areas the accessible land is so intensively cultivated that it will be difficult to make it provide more food. In some areas the population is so dense that the land is parceled out in units too tiny to allow for much improvement in farming methods. Were a large part of this farming population drawn off into industrial occupations, the land might be farmed much more productively by modern methods. There is now a race for science, technology, and industry to keep the output of food rising faster than the number of people to be fed. New strains of crops are being developed which will thrive in unfavorable climates: there are now farms beyond the Arctic Circle in Siberia and North America; irrigation and dry-farming methods bring arid lands under the plough, dams hold back the waters of great rivers to ensure water for the fields in all seasons and to provide electric power for new industries; industrial chemistry provides fertilizers to suit particular soils; aeroplanes spray crops
to destroy locusts and many plant diseases. Every year some new means is devised to increase or to protect the food of the world.
11. The author says that the world population is growing because _____.
A) there are many rich valleys and fertile plains B) the pattern of distribution is being altered C) people are living longer D) new land is being brought under cultivation 12. The author says that in densely populated areas the land might be more productively farmed if _____.
A) the plots were subdivided
B) a large part of the people moved to a different part of the country C) industrial methods were used in farming D) the units of land were made much larger
13. We are told that there are now farms beyond the Arctic Circle. This has been made possible by _____.
A) producing new strains of crops B) irrigation and dry-farming methods C) providing fertilizers D) destroying pests and disease 14. Which of these words is nearest in meaning to the word \
A) types B) sizes C) seeds D) harvests 15. The author's main purpose is to _____.
A) argue for a belief B) describe a phenomenon C) entertain D) propose a conclusion
Part II Vocabulary and Structure (15 points)
1. It is thought to be a wise way to have some money _____ for old age.
A. put aside B. taken off C. given in D. set out 2. The ship took machines and other goods back to the port _____ it had set off. A. from which B. to which C. which D. in which
3. The new general manager is trying to find _____ to the company’s financial problem. A .a reaction B. a reply C. a solution D. an answer 4. The new evening dress _____ her as much as 400 dollars. A. paid B. took C. spent D. cost 5. The chair looks rather hard but actually it is very comfortable to sit _____. A. at B. on C. over D. under 6. He suddenly left for Paris yesterday, _____ was more than we had expected. A. that B. what C. which D. this 7. You should take care that you have not _____ any detail in the design.
A. disappeared B. thrown C. delivered D. neglected 8. How many computers will the company _____ this year?
A .turn up B. turn out C. turn on D. turn over 9. He told me that I _____ be present at the ceremony.
A. could B. would C. should D. might 10. In that country, the cost of living _____ quickly after the war broke out. A. raced B. raised C. arose D. rose
11. His grandmother brought him up, because his parents _____ when he was only one year old. A. passed away B. passed out C. passed off D. passed over 12. He looked up and saw that the moon was _____ the trees in the east.
A. in B. above C. on D. among 13. Breakfast is _____ in the dining-room from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. at this hotel. A. served B. made C. eaten D. cooked 14. The doctor came out of the patient’s room with a _____ look on his face. A. serious B. silent C. simple D. slight 15. Don’t _____ . I can help you with the typing.
A. matter B. care C. worry D. concern 16.This is _____ the most difficult job I have ever tackled.
A by rights B by itself C by oneself D by far 17.It was imperative that I _____ as close as possible.
A be B will be C was D am
18.Everything was white and I remembered _____ all kinds of ladies dressed up in funny white things with all their hair covered with some sort of cloth.
A seeing B see C to see D seen 19.Physics is _____ to the science which was called natural philosophy in history. A alike B equivalent C likely D uniform 20.People speak _____ him as the best known humorous writer of all times. A to B of C with D for
21.As a boy Mark Twain used to play practical jokes _____ all friends and neighbors. A on B of C with D at 22.Quite often I've gone to a man who didn't tell me _____ Adam.
A from B with C to D of 23.Until then, his family _____ from him for six months.
A didn't hear B hasn't been hearing C hasn't heard D hadn't heard
24.Instead of trying to imitate reality in their works, many artists of the early twentieth century _____ their feelings and ideas in abstract art.
A in the beginning to reveal B began to reveal C revealed the beginning D to begin revealing
25.You can guess that there's not a man, woman or child that I don't know _____ sight. A with B in C by D through
26.The next thing ____ happened was that something hit me terribly hard on the back of the head. A that B what C which D there 27.It took him several months to _____ the wild horse.
A tend B cultivate C breed D tame 28.They prefer to repeat their success, rather than _____ failure. A risk B risking C to risk D risked
29.Richard Nixon has always been regarded _____ a man of great talent and strong will. A as B like C for D of
30.I hope my teacher will take my recent illness into _____ when judging my examination. A regard B counting C account D observation
Part III Cloze (20points)
About a month ago, I was present at a serious occasion-----the reading of a will. I can remember one passage that particularly struck me. It ran something 1 this. ”And I direct that $10, 000 be
2 to old William B, whom I have wished to help for many years, 3 always put off doing so.” It 4 the last words of a dying man. But the story does not 5 there. When the lawyers came to 6 out the bequest(遗赠), they discovered that old William B had 7 , too, and so the 8 deed was lost. I felt rather 9 about that. It seemed to me a most regrettable 10 that William should not have had his $10, 000 just 11 somebody kept putting 12 giving it to him. And from 13 accounts, William could have done with the 14 . But I am sure 15 there are thousands of kindly little deeds waiting to be 16 today, which are being put of 17 later. George Herbert, in praise of good intentions, 18 that “One of these days is better than 19 of these days. “ But I say that 20 is better than all.
1. A. about B. for C. like D. of
2. A. consumed B. paid C. cost D. devoted 3. A. and B. or C. still D. but
4. A. was B. were C. is D. has been 5. A. remain B. end C. finish D. appear 6. A. find B. point C. put D. carry 7. A. died B. disappeared C. escaped D. hidden 8. A. invaluable B. identical C. good D. historic 9. A. happy B. sorry C. faithful D. exciting 10. A. matter B. dream C. task D. thing 11. A. because B. for C. as though D. till 12. A. off B. into C. in D. on 13. A. every B. some C. any D. all 14. A. payment B. money C. regrets D. expense 15. A. whether B. of C. that D. often 16. A. protected B. done C. made D. rewarded 17. A. until B. still C. too D. toward 18. A. implies B. marked C. regrets D. says 19. A. some B. any C. all D. none 20. A. Morning B. Spring C. Today D. Time
Part IV Translation (20points)
1. 我毫不怀疑班级中大多数同学都能通过期末考试。 2. 我觉得这本书不适合儿童。
3. 他觉得船在暴风雨中失踪的事实很难接受。 4. 好久没有听到你的音信了。
5. 早上我正往办公室去，在办公楼前碰巧遇到我的一个老朋友。
6. The police asked the villagers if it was the place where they found the lost child. 7. When she arrived at the crossroads, she went in the wrong direction.
8. This novel is worth reading for it gives a detailed description of the historical accidents in 1949. 9. Since the population is too large, the government has to take measures to control the birth rate. 10. Mr. Johnson has not decided whether he will take over the branch company in the small town.
Part Ⅴ Writing（15 points）
Directions: For this part, you are required to write a complaint letter to an
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