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They designed a model house built around waterproof bamboo-sheet roofing and bamboo-reinforced concrete walls. To test the structure , the engineers , sponsored by the U.K. Department of International Development, took it to the Earthquake Engineering and Vibration Research Centre in Bangalore, which has a state-of-the-art earthquake simulator(模拟装置)。The researchers shook the house with five house with five successive 30-second pulses, being equal to 7.8 on the Richter(里

氏)scale. The simulation was more than 10 times as violent as the Bam earthquake , yet the house emerged undamaged. “We didn’t even crack the paint,” says engineer Paul Follett, of Britain’s Timber Research and Development Association.

By some estimates, more than a billion people already live in bamboo structures. The innovation lies in developing ways to exploit bamboo’s spring. Easily pre-built, fire resistant, and far lighter than steel, bamboo-based structures could be assembled in three weeks and last 50 years. At five dollars a square foot, they would last roughly half as much as brick-and-block constructions. Follett says the project will follow an “open source ”model:”Whatever is developed is freely available for the common good.”

21. Thousands of people died in the Bam earthquake mainly because ____. A. the earthquake occurred in the cold December B. many mud-brick house collapsed

C. the earthquake reached 7.8 on the Richter scale D. bamboo houses hadn’t been built yet

22. The phrase “a universal material”( Line 5, Paragraph 1 )refers to a material that can be found _________. A. everywhere in India B. in the universe C. in a university D. in a unique place 23. What was the result of the test? A. The shake lasted 150 seconds.

B. The simulation was over 10 times as violent.

C. The paint was cracked.

D. The model remained undamaged.

24. The researchers have been working hard to _________. A. reduce the damage by earthquakes B. explore the functions of bamboo C. build bamboo houses for a billion people D. design bamboo house models

25. Which of the following are the advantages of bamboos in building houses? Ⅰ. Cheap to get. Ⅱ. Light to carry. Ⅲ. Easy to build. A. Ⅰand Ⅱ. B. Ⅱand Ⅲ. C. Ⅰ,Ⅱ. And Ⅲ. D. Ⅰand Ⅲ.

Passage Three

As they entered the 21st century, people could not help looking back to the past 20 years when they managed to cope with a new threat—the computer. By the year of 1980, computers had become a fact of life. They were, the magazine DISCOVER noted that Cecember, “in cars, offices, schools and homes, toys and watches. In some airplanes, pilots need not handle the controls; they are’flight managers’ who watch the computer manage the flight and landing. On the way are voice-driven typewriters, robots that can ?see’, and hand-held computers that can over the contents of the Library of Congress.”

But at the same time, observed the writer John Leo, a large number of Americans were “computerphobes”(电脑恐惧

者) and “techno-peasants”, who feared that computers were “designed to destroy privacy, eliminate jobs, carry the TV generation even further away from literacy, read few words on food boxes so that the grocer can cheat his customers more easily, and allow World War Ⅲ to be launched entirely by technical error.”

Some executives especially hated computers, Leo reported. They worried that they would lose status ---and their assistants ---if they were seen at keyboard. Publish

ers and journalists, he continued, were frightened that the printed word would be eliminated. “True, the newspaper travels well---you can not put a computer under your arm while rushing for a train, ” he wrote, “Not now , but a more advanced and complicated portable version, about the size of a hand—held electronic game , may not be far off.”

Today those same executives and journalists who feared computers wouldn’t be found without having their portable computers on their laps. The widespread fear of computers seems a thing of the past---a shift that Leo correctly predicted.”Every one will accept computers , ” he wrote, “because there is no alternative.” 26. The magazine listed the uses of computers in the following fields EXCEPT _______.

A. education B. transportation C. publication D. medicine 27. Some executivex did not like computers in that ________. A. they might lose their importance and respect B. they had to learn how to use computers C. they had to hire more assistants

D. they had to buy expensive portable computers

28. Which of the following is NOT what the computerphobes are expecting? A. More privacy. B. More jobs. C. More literacy. D. More world wars.

29. Today the same executives and journalists can be found to _________. A. dislike computers B. fear using computers C. use computers frequently D. use computers rarely

30. When the author says:”…there is no alternative ” in the last sentence of the passage, he means that __________. A. computers provide no choice B. computers are to be accepted C. computers offer no help to pilots

D. more complicated computers have to be made in factories

Passage Four

As contrasts go , there are few other pairs of culture as distinct from each other as the Japanese and the Americans. Japan’s many centuries of history and especially its Buddhist heritage (佛教文化) have given the Japanese an attitude of repose (从容) the best course is to let it be : When the time is ripe , things will work out by themselves. America, on the other hand , is just a few centuries old and displays an almost volcanic liveliness and restlessness. For the Japanese , social harmony has a prior claim in every circumstance; for the Americans, harmony is the result of the rational interaction of free and fair-minded people. One does not lightly move from traditions in Japan, many of which are centuries old; in the United States, the habits and attitudes of even one’s parent’s generation are suspect.

Every culture , through its legal and institutional arrangements, mirrors the society’s resolution of some basic human problems. These can provide a useful frame work for the analysis of cultural differences. Organizations also face the same problems and usually take their cue from the prevailing culture in designing solutions to these problems. This suggests that the perspective provided by viewing culture through the framework of this problem will be useful for organizational analysis as well. The following sections present a discussion of such a framework in the context of the contrast between Japan and the United Stares.

Before this is presented, however, we must alert the reader that the differences are stated here as being sharper than they may be in reality. On each of the aspects discussed later, there is naturally considerable variation within each culture, because examples demonstrating the cultural reality opposite to the one described in this book can be found easily. Thus, the following discussion should be viewed in the way it is presented,as generalizations and tendencies rather than as absolutes.

31. Cultural differences between the Japanese and the Americans are the _____. A. most obvious B. slightest C. same D. less suitable

32. Those who are likely to doubt their parents’ values and ways of doing things are probably ________________.

A. the Japanese B. the Americans

C. both the Japanese and the Americans D. neither the Japanese nor the Americans 33. How many types of cultural differences are mentioned in the first paragraph? A. Six. B. Five. C. Four. D. Two. 34. The phrase “alert the reader”(Line 1, Paragraph 3) means _________.

A. remind the reader B. teach the reader C. trust the reader D. deceive the reader

35. The passage is probably the _________. A. main part of a research proposal B. opening remark of a lecture C. conclusion of a thesis D. introduction to a book

Part Ⅲ Vocabulary and Structure(20 points)

Directions: There are 40 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best complete the sentence. Mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.

36. Success in life is not _________you make. A. what money B. how many money C. how much money D. what amount of money

37. The newly-wed couple left for Europe ________ their honeymoon immediately after the wedding ceremony was held in South Africa. A. in B. during C. over D. on

38. The vast majority of children from 5 to 16 in Britain _____ state schools. A. attend B. visit C. present D. join

39. One of the most ____ way of improving listening comprehension is by watching television.

A. specific B. proficient C. efficient D. special

40. Actually, both men and women , nine out of ten, are firmly convinced ______ the superior excellence of their own side.