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1.In some countries girls are still_____of a good education. A denied.B declined C denved D deprived
2. As the years passed, the memories of her childhood______away. A faded B disappearedC flashed D fired
3. Brierley's book has the________ of being both informative and readable. A inspiration B requirements C myth D merit 4.If I have any comments to make, I'll write them in the ______of the book I'm reading A edge B page C margin D side
5. My________would really trouble me if I wore a fur coat. A consciousness B consequenceC constitution D conscience
6. When the post fell_______ 。Dennis Bass was appointed to fill it. A empty B vacant C hollow D hare
7. Mother who takes care of everybody is usually the most _________person in each family.
A considerate B considerableC considering D constant
8. For ten years the Greeks _______the city of Troy to separate it from the outside. A captured B occupied C destroyed Dsurrounded
9. Other guests at yesterday's opening, which was broadcast______ by the radio station, included
Anne Melntosh and Mayor.
A live B alive C living D lively
10. A New Zealand man was recently_________to life imprisonment for the murder of an English tourist, Monica Cantwell. A punished B accusedC sentenced D put 11. The past 22 years have really been amazing, and every prediction we've made about improvements have al come____
A truly B true C Truth D truthful
12. The teachers tried to ______these students that they could solve the complicated problem,however, they just didn't see the point. A convince B encourage C consult D inclined
13. I'm_________ to think that most children would like their teachers to be their friends rather than their commanders.
A subjected B supposed C declined D inclined
14. She is under the impression that he isn't a_____________person for he wouldn't tell her where and when he went to university. A genius B generous C genuine D genetic
15. The first glasses of Coca Cola were drunk in 1886.The drink was first_____by a US chemist called John Pemberton A formed B made C found D done
16. These two chemicals_________with each other at a certain temperature to produce a substance which could cause an explosion. Ainteract B attract C react D expel
17. _________they can get people in the organization to do what must he done, they will not succeed.
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A Since BUnless C If D Whether
18. Once you have started a job, you should do it__________. A in practice B in theory C in earnest D in a hurry
19. Although they new library service has been very successful, its future is ______certain.
A at any rate B by no means C by all means D at any cost
20.To my surprise, at yesterday's meeting he again_________the planthat had been disapproved a week before.
A brought about B brought out C brought up D brought down . Section II Cloze (10 points)
Wholesale prices in July rose more sharply than expected and at a faster rate than consumer prices, 21 hat businesseswere still protecting consumers 22 the full brunt ( 冲击) of higher energy costs.
The Producer Price Index 23 measures what producers receive for goods and services, 24 1 percent in July.The Labor Department reported yesterday. Double 25 economists had been expecting and a sharp turnaround from flat prices in June.Excluding 26 and energy.the core index of producer prices rose 0 。4 percent, 27 than the 0 。1 percent that economists had 28.Much of that increase was a result of an 29 increase in car and truck prices. On Tuesday, the Labor Department said the 30 that consumers paid for goods and services in July were31 0。5 percent over all, and up 0 。1 percent, excluding food and energy. 32 the overall rise in both consumer and producer prices 33 caused by energy costs, which increased 4 。4 percent n the month.(Wholesale food prices 34 0 。3 percent in July.35 July 2004, Wholesale prices were up 4 。6 percent, the core rate 36 2 。8 percent, its fastest pace since 1995. Typically, increases in the Producer Price Index indicate similar changes in the consumer index37 businesses recoup (补偿) higher costs from customers 。38 for much of this expansion, which started 39 the end of 2001, that has not been the 40.In fact, many businesses like automakers have been aggressively discounting their products 21.A indicate B to indicate C indicating Dindicated 22.A of B to C by D from
23.A that B which C it D this 24。Arise B rises C rose D raised 25。A that B what C which D this 26.A food B grain C crop Ddiet 27.A less B lower C higher D more
28.A said B reported C calculated D forecast
29.A expectable B.unexpected C expectation D expecting 30.A prices B costs C charges D values 31.A down B from C to D up
32.A Much B Most C Most of D Much of 33.A was B were C is D are
34.A fall B fell C falls D has fallen
35.A Comparing with B In comparison C Compared with DCompare to 36.A dropped B declined C lifted D climbed 37.A as B so C while D when 38.A And B But C Yet D Still
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39.A at B by C in D to
40.A condition B situation C matter D case Section III Reading Comprehension (40 points)
Questions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage:
Office jobs are among the positions hardest hit by compumation ( 计算机自动化).Word 000 jobs over the next few years, while 57,processors and typists will lose about 93,000 secretarial jobs will vanish.Blame the PC: Today, many executives type their own memos and carry there\secretaries\in the palms of their hands.Time is also hard for stock clerks, whose ranks are expected to decrease by 68,000.And employees in manufacturing firms and wholesalers are being replaced with computerized systems. But not everyone who loses a job will end up in the unemployment line.Many will shift to growing positions within their own companies.When new technologies shook up the telecomm business, telephone operator Judy Dougherty pursued retraining.She is now a communications technician,earning about $ 64,000 per year.Of course, if you've been a tollbooth collector for the past 30 years, and you find yourself replaced by an E ZPass machine, it may be of little consolation( 安慰) to know that the telecom field is booming. And that's just it: The service economy is fading: welcome to the expertise( 专门知识) economy.To succeed in the new job market, you must be able to handle complex problems.Indeed, all but one of the 50 highest-paying occupations---air-traffic controller---demand at least a bachelor's degree. For those with just a high school diploma( 毕业证书)。It's going to get tougher to find a well-paying job.Since fewer factory and clerical jobs will be available 。what's left be the jobs that compumations can't kill, computers cant clean offices ,or for Alzheimer's patients( 老年痴呆病人).But ,since most people have the skills to fill those positions, the wages stay painfully low , meaning compumation could drive an even deeper wedge ( 楔子) between the and poor, The best advice now ,Never stop learning ,and keep up with new technology. For busy adults of course that can be tough ,The good news is that very technology that's reducing so many jobs is a making it easier to go back to school without having to sit in a classroom.So called internet distance learning is hot, with more than three million students currently enrolled , and it's gaining credibility with employers.
Are you at risk of losing your job to a computer ? Check the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook ,which is available online at bless 。god .
41. Prom the first paragraph we can infer that all of the following persons are easily thrown into
unemployment EXCEPT.
A secretaries B stock clerks C managers D wholesalers
42. In the second paragraph the anther mentions the tollbooth collector to A mean he will get benefits from the telecomm fled B show he is too old to shift to a new position C console him on having been replaced by a machine D blame the PC for his unemployment
43. By saying \┅ compumation could drive an even deeper wedge between the rich and poor
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A people are getting richer and richer
B there will be a small gap between rich and poor
C the gap between rich and poor is getting larger an larger D it's time to close up be gap between the rich and poor 44. What is the author's attitude towards computers? A positive B negative C neutral D prejudiced
45. Which of the following might serve as the best title of passage? A Blaming the PC B The booming telecomm field
C Internet distance leaning D Keeping up with compumation Question 46 to 50 are based on the following passage:
Tens of thousands of 18 year olds will graduate this year and be handed meaningless diplomas 。These diplomas won't look any different from awarded their luckier classmates Their validity will be questioned only when their employers discover the these graduates are semiliterate( 半文盲) Eventually a fortunate few will find their way into educational - repair - adult - literacy Programs, such as the one where I teach grammar and writing 。There ,high school graduates and high school dropouts pursuing graduate equivalency certificates will learn the skills they should have learned in school ,They will discover they have been cheated by our educational system. I will never forget a teacher senior when be had her for English .\back of the room talking to his friends \。she told me ,\to the front row? I urged believing the embarrassment would get him to settle down, Mrs.Stifter said ,\使┅ 不及格) them.\academic life flashed before my eyes.No teacher had ever threatened him.By the time I got home I was feeling pretty good this 。It was a radical approach for these times ,but well.Why not ? She's going to flunk you \any further 。Suddenly English became a priorty (头等重要) in his life。He finished out the semester with an A. I know one example doesn't make a case,but at night I see a parade of students who are angry for having been passed along until they could no longer even pretend to keep up 。Of average intelligence or better,they eventually quit school,concluding they were too dumb to finish.\I should have been held back,\is a comment I hear frequently 。Even sadder are those students who are high-school graduates who say to me after a few weeks of class.\high-school diploma.\and the employers who expect graduates to have basic skills 。We excuse this dishonest behavior by saying kids can't learn if they come from terrible environments 。No one seems to stop to think that most kids don't put school first on their list unless they perceive something is at risk 。They'd rather be sailing. Many students I see at night have decided to make education a priority 。They are motivated by the desire for a better job or the need to hang on to the one they've got 。They have a healthy fear of failure.
People of all ages can rise above their problems,but they need to have a reason to do so 。Yong people generally don't have the maturity to value education in the same way my adult students value it。But fear of failure can motivate both. 46. What is the subject of this essay?
A view point on learning B a qualified teacher
C the importance of examination D the generation gap
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47. How did Mrs 。Sifter get the attention of one of the author's children? A flunking him B moving his seat C blaming him D playing card with him 48. The author believes that most effective way for a teacher is to A purify the teaching environments .
B set up cooperation between teachers and parents. C hold back student. D motivate student.
49.From the passage we can draw the conclusion that the authors' attitude toward flunking is
A negative B positive C biased D indifferent
50.Judging from the content , this passage is probably written for A administrators B students C teachers D parents
Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage:
Names have gained increasing importance in the competitive world of higher education.As colleges strive for market share, they are looking for names that project the image they want or reflect the changes they hope to make.Trenton 。State College, for example ,became the College of New Jersey nine years ago when it began raising admissions standards and appealing to students from throughout the state. \I hear in higher education is, \,brand ,brand,\, who specializes in branding and is managing director of Lipman Hearne, a marketing firm based in Chicago that works with universities and other nonprofit organizations.\be almost a dirty word in higher education.\successful, ofcourse .In 1997 , the New School for Social Research became New School University to reflect its growth into a collection of eight colleges, offering a list of majors that includes psychology, music ,urban studies and management.But New Yorkers continued to call it the New School . Now,after spending an undisclosed sum on an online survey and a marketing consultant's creation of \structures.\\architecture\and \identity systems,\the university has come up with a new name: the New School 。Beginning Monday, it will adopt new logon (标识), banners, business cards and even new names for the individual colleges, all to include the words \a college wants to be perceived.In altering its name from Cal State.Hayward,to Cal State, East Bay,the university hoped to project its expanding role in two mostly suburban countries east of San Francisco. The University of Southern Colorado, a state institution,became Colorado State University at Pucblo two years ago,hoping to bighight many internal changes,including offering more graluate programs and setting higher admissions standards. Beaver College turned itself into Arcadia University in 2001 for several reasons: to break the connection with its past as a women's college, to promote its growth into a full-fledged( 完全成熟的) university and officials acknowledged,to climinate some jokes about the college's old name on late-night television and \changing a name and image could produce substantial results.At Arcadia,in addition to the rise in applications, the average student's test score has increased by 60 points, Juli Roebeck, an Arcadia spokeswoman, said.
51.which of the following is NOT the reason for colleges to change their names?
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