95年
PartⅠ
Section A:
1. Between 1897 and 1919 at least 29 motion pictures in which artificial beings were
portrayed _____.
A. had produced B. have been produced C. would have produced D. had been produced
2. There ought to be less anxiety over the perceived risk of getting cancer than ___ in
the public mind today.
A. exists B. exist C. existing D. existed
3. The professor can hardly find sufficient grounds _____ his argument in favor of the new
theory.
A. which to base on B. on which to base C. to base on which D. which to be based on
4. ________ can help but be fascinated by the world into which he is taken by the science
fiction.
A. Everybody B. Anybody C. Somebody D. Nobody
5. How many of us ___, say, a meeting that is irrelevant to us would be interested in the
discussion?
A. attended B. Attending C. to attend D. have attended
6. Hydrogen is the fundamental element of the universe ____ it provides he building blocs
from which the other elements are produced.
A. so that B. but that C. in that D. provided that
7. We are taught that a business letter should be written in a formal style ____ in a
personal one.
A. rather than B. Other than C. better than D. less than
8. ______ is generally accepted, economical growth is determined by the smooth development
of production.
A. What B. That C. It D. As
9. It is believed that today's pop music can serve as a creative force ____ stimulating
the thinking of its listeners.
A. by B. with C. at D. on
10. Just as the soil is a part of the earth, _____ the atmosphere.
A. as it is B. the same as C. so is D. and so is
Section B(改错):
ll . The conveniences that Americans desire reflecting not so much a leisurely
lifestyle as a
A
B
busy lifestyle in which even minutes of time are too valuable to be wasted.
C
D
12. In debating one must conect the opponent's facts, deny the relevance of his
proof, or deny
A
that what he presents as proof, unless relevant , is sufficient.
B C
D
13 . We are not conscious of the extent of which provides the psychological
satisfaction that can
A
B
C
make the difference between a full and an empty life.
D
14. The Portuguese give a great deal of credit to one man for having
promoted sea travel, that
A
B C
man was Prince Henry the navigator, who lived in the 15th century.
D
15 . Accounts of scientific experiments are generally correct for those write
about science are
A
B C
careful in checking the accuracy of their reports.
D
16. whenever we hear of a natural disaster, even in a distant part of the
world, we feel sympathy
A
B
C
for the people to have affected.
D
17 . It is perhaps not an exaggeration to say that we shall soon be trusting
our health, wealth
A
B
and happiness to elements with whom very names the general public are
unfamiliar.
C
D
18. The speaker claimed that no other modern nation devotes so small a
portion of its wealth to
A
B
public assistance and health than the United States does.
C
D
19 . There are those who consider it questionable that these defence-linked
research projects
A
will account for an improvement in the standard of living or, alternately, to do
much to protect
B
C
our diminishing resources.
D
20. If individuals are awakend each time as they begin a dream phase of
sleep, they are likely to
A B
become irritable even though their total amount of sleep has been
sufficient.
C
D
Section C:
21. In that country, guests tend to feel they are not highly ___ if the invitation to a
dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date.
A. admired B. regarded C. expected D. worshipped
22. A _____ of the long report by the budget committed was submitted to the mayor for
approval.
A. shorthand B. scheme C. schedule D. sketch
23. A man has to make ____ for his old age by putting aside enough money to live on when
old.
A. supply B. assurance C. provision D. adjustment
24. The newly-built Science Building seems _____ enough to last a hundred years.
A. spacious B. sophisticated C. substantial D. steady
25. It is well-known that the retired workers in our country are ___ free medical care.
A. entitled to B. involved in C. associated with D. assigned to
26. The farmers were more anxious for rain than the people in the city because they had
more at ____.
A. danger B. stake C. loss D. threat
27. I felt ____ to death because I could make nothing of the chairman's speech.
A. fatigued B. tired C. exhausted D. bored
28. When the engine would nto start, the mechanic inspected all the parts to find what was
at ___.
A. wrong B. trouble C. fault D. difficulty
29. Your advice would be ____ valuable to him, who is at present at his wit's end.
A. exceedingly B. excessively C. extensively D. exclusively
30. He failed to carry out some of the provisions of the contract, and now he has to _____
the consequences.
A. answer for B. run into C. abide by D. step into
31. The river is already _____ its bans because of excessive rainfall; and the city is
threatened with a likely flood.
A. parallel to B. level in C. flat on D. flush with
32. People _____ that vertical flight transports would carry millions of passengers as do
the airliners of today.
A. convinced B. anticipated C. resolved D. assured
33. In spite of the wide range of reading material specially written or _____ for language
learning purposes, there is yet no comprehensive systematic programmed for the reading
skills.
A. adapted B. acknowledged C. assembled D. appointed
34. The mother said she would ____ her son washing the dished If he could finish his
assignment before supper.
A. let down B. let alone C. let off D. let out
35. We should always keep in mind that _____ decisions often lead to bitter regrets.
A. urgent B. hasty C. instant D. prompt
36. John complained to the bookseller that there were several pages ____ in the
dictionary.
A. missing B. losing C dropping D. leaking
37. In the past, most foresters have been men, but today, the number of women ____ this
field is climbing.
A. engaging B. devoting C. registering D. pursuing
38. The supervisor didn't have time so far to go into it _____, but he gave us an idea
about his plan.
A. at hand B. in turn C. in conclusion D. at length
39. Their demand for a pay raise has not the slightest ____ of being met.
A. prospect B. prediction C. prosperity D. permission
40. It's usually the case that people seldom behave in a _____ way when in a furious
state.
A. stable B. rational C. legal D. credible
Part Two:
Sleep is divided into periods of so-called REM sleep,
characterized by rapid eye movements and dreaming, and longer periods of non-REM sleep. 41
kind of sleep is at all well-understood , but REM sleep is 42 to serve some
restorative function of the brain. The purpose of non-REM sleep is even more 43
.The new experiments, such as these 44 for the first time at a recent meeting of
the Society for Sleep Research in Minneapolis, suggest fascinating explanations 45
of non-REM sleep .
For example, it has long been known that total sleep 46 is
1OO percent fatal to rats, yet ,47 exanlination of the dead bodies , the animals
look completely normal . A researcher has now 48 the mystery of why the aninlals
die. The rats 49 bacterial infections of the blood ,50 their immune
systems--the self-protecting mechanism against disease--had crashed.
41 . (A)Either (B)Ndther (C)Each tn)Any
42 . (A) intended ( B)required ( C) assumed ( D) inferred
43 . (A) subtle (B)obvious (C)mysterious (D)doubtful
44 . (A) maintained ( B) described (C)settled (D)afforded
45. (A)in the light (B)by virtue (C)with the exception (D)for the purpose
46 . (A) reduction ( B) destruction (C) deprivation (D) restriction
47. (A)upon (B)by (C)through (D)with
48. (A)paid attention to (B)caught sight of tc)laid emphasis on (D)cast light on
49 . (A) develop (B)produce (c)stimulate (D)induce
50. (A)if (B)as if (C)only if (D)if only
Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehensinn
Passage l
Money spent on advertising is money spent as well as any I know
of. It serves directly to assist a rapid distribotion of goods at reasonable price,
thereby establishing a firm home market and so making it possible to provide for export at
competitive prices. By drawing attention to new ideas it helps enormously to raise
standards of living. By helping to increase demand it ensures an increased need for
labour, and is therefore an effective way to fight unemployment. It lowers the costs of
many services: without advertisements your daily newspaper would cost four times as much,
the price of your television licence would need to be doubled, and travel by bus or tube
would cost 20 per cent more.
And perhaps most important of all, advertising provides a
guarantee of reasonable value in
the products and services you buy. Apart from the fact that twenty-seven acts of
Parliament gov-
ern the terms of advertising, no regular advertiser dare promote a product that fails to
live up to the promise of his advertisements. He might fool some people for a little while
through misleading advertising. He will not do so for long, for mercifully the public has
the good sense not to buy the inferior article more than once. If you see an article
consistently advertised, it is the surest proof I know that the article does what is
claimed for it , and that it represents good value.
Advertising does more for the material benefit of the community
than any other force I can think of.
There is one more point I feel I ought to touch on. Recently I
heard a well-known television
personality declare that he was against advertising because it persuades rather than
informs. He was drawing excessively fine distinctions. Of course advertising seeks to
persuade.
If its message were confined merely to information-and that in
itself would be difficult if not impossible to achieve, for even a detail such as the
choice of the colour of a shirt is subtly persuasive----advertising would be so boring
that no one would pay any attention. But perhaps that is what the well-known television
personality wants.
51 . By the first sentence of the passage the author means that__.
(A) he is fairly familiar with the cost of advertising
(B) everybody knows well that advertising is money consuming
(C) advertising costs money like everything else
(D) it is worthwhile to spend money on advertising
52. In the passage, which of the following is NOT included in the advantages of
advertising?
(A) Securing greater fame. (C) Enhancing living standards.
(B) Providing more jobs. (D) Reducing newspaper cost.
53 . The author deems that the well-known TV personality is_.
(A) very precise in passing his judgement on advertising
(B) interested in nothing but the buyers' attention
(C) correct in telling the difference between persuasion and information
(D) obviously partial in his views on advertising
54. In the author's opinton,__.
(A) advertising can seldom bring material benefit to man by providing
(B) advertising informs people of new ideas rather than wins them over
(C) there is nothing wrong with advertising in persuading the buyer
(D) the buyer is not interested in getting information from an advenisement
Passage 2
There are two basic ways to see growth: one as a product, the
other as a process. People have generally viewed personal growth as an external result or
product that can easily be identified and measured. The worker who gets a promotion, the
student whose grades improve, the foreigner who learns a new language-all these are
examples of people who have measurable results to show for their efforts.
By contrast, the process of personal growth is much more
difficult to determine, since by definition it is a journey and not the specific signposts
or landmarks along the way.The process is not the road itsetf, but rather the attitudes
and feellings people have, their caution or courge, as they encounter new experiences and
unexpected obstacles. In this process ,the journey never really ends; there are always new
ways to experience the world, new ideas to try, new challenges to accept .
In order to grow, to travel new roads, people need to have a
willingness to take risks, to confront the unknown, and to accept the possibility that
they may "fail"at first. How we see our-selves as we try a new way of being is
essential to our abitity to grow. Do we perceive ourselves as quick and curious? If so,
then we tend to take more chances and to be more open to unfamiliar experiences. Do we
think we're shy and indecisive? Then our sense of timidity can cause us to hesitate, to
move slowly, and not to take a step until we know the ground is safe. Do we thiQk we're
slow to adapt to change or that we' re not smart enough to cope with a new challenge? Then
we are likely to take a more passive role or not try at all.
These feelings of insecurity and self-doubt are both unavoidable
and necessary if we are to change and grow. If we do not confront and overcome these
internal fears and doubts, if we protect ourselves too much, then we cease to grow. We
become trapped inside a shell of our own making .
55 . A person is generally believed to achieve personal growth then__.
(A) he has given up his smoking habit
(B) he has made great efforts in his work
(C) he is keen on leaming anything new
(D) he has tried to determine where he is on his journey
56. In the author' s eyes, one who views personal growth as a process would__.
(A) succeed in climbing up the social ladder
(B) judge his ability to glow from his own achievements
(C) face difficulties and take up challenges
(D) aim high and reach his goal each time
57. When the author says "a new way of being" (line 3, para. 3) he is referring
to__.
(A) a new approach to experiencing the world (C) a new method of perceiving ourselves
(B) a new way of taking risks (D) a new system of adaptation to change
58. For personal growth ,the author advocates all of the following except_.
(A) curiosity about more chances ( C) open-mindedness to new experiences
(B) promptness in self-adaptation (D) avoidance of intemal fears and doubts
Passage 3
In such a changing , complex society formerly simple solutions to
informational needs become complicated. Many of life' s problems which were solved by
asking family members, friends or colleagues are beyond the capability of the extended
family to resolve. Where to turn for expert information and how to determine which expert
advice to accept are qaestions facing many people today.
In addition to this, there is the growing mobility of people
since World War Ⅱ. As families move away from their stable community, their friends of
many years, their extended family relationships, the informal flow of information is cut
off, and with it the confidence that information will be available when needed and will be
trustworthy and reliable. The almost unconscious flow of information about the simplest
aspects of living can be cut off. Thus, things once learned subconsciously through the
casual communications of the extended family must be consciously learned .
Adding to societal changes today is an enormous stockpile of
information. The individual now has more information available than any generation, and
the task of finding that one piece of information relevant to his or her specific problem
is complicated , time-consuming and sometimes even overwhelming .
Coupled with the growing quantity of information is the
development of technologies which enable the storage and delivery of more information with
greater speed to more locations than has ever been possible before. Computer technology
makes it possible to store vast amounts of data in machine-readable files, and to program
computers to locate specific information . Telecommunications developments enable the
sending of messages via television, radio, and very shortly, electronic mail to bombard
people with multitudes of messages. Satellites have extended the power of communications
to report events at the instant of occurrence. Expertise can be shared world wide through
teleconferencing , and problems in dispute can be settled without the parttcipants leaving
their homes and/or jobs to travel to a distant conference site.
Technology has
facilitated the sharing of information and the storage and delivery of information, thus
making more information available to more people.
In this world of change and complexity , the need for infomtatian
is of greatest importance.
Those people who have accurate , reliable up-to-date information to solve the day-to-day
problems,the critical problems of their business, social and family life, will survive and
succeed. "Knowledge is power" may well be the truest saying and access to
information may be the most critical requirement of all people.
59. The word "it" (line 3, para. 2) most probably refers to__.
(A) the lack of stable communities
(B) the breakdown of informal information channels
(C) the increased mobility of families
(D) the growing number of people moving from place to place
60. The main problem people may encounter today arises form the fact that__.
(A) they have to learn new things consciously
(B) they lack the confidence of securing reliable and trustworthy information
(C) they have difficulty obtaining the needed informatton readily
(D) they can hardly carry out casual communications with an extended family.
61 . From the passage we can infer that__.
(A) electronic mail will soon play a dominant role in transmitting messages
(B) it will become more difficult for people to keep secrets in an information era
(C) people will spend less time holding meetings or conferences
(D) events will be reported on the spot mainly through satellites
62. We can learn from the last paragraph that __.
(A) it is necessary to obtain as much
(B) people should make the best use of the information
(C) we shoutd realize the importance of accumulating information .
(D) it is of vital importance to acquire needed information efficiently
Passage 4
Personality is to a large extent inherent--A-type parents usually
bring about A-type offspring. But the environment must also have a profound effect, since
if competition is important to the parents, it is likely to become a major factor in the
lives of their children.
One place where children soak up A-characteristics is school ,
which is, by its very nature, a highly competitive institution. Too many schools adopt the
'win at all costs' moral standard and measure their success by sporting achievements. The
current passion for making children compete against their classmates or against the clock
produces a two-layer system , in which competitive Atypes seem in some way better than
their B-type fellows. Being too keen to win can have dangerous consequences: remember that
Pheidippides , the first marathon runner , dropped dead seconds after saying: ' Rejoice,
we conquer! '
By far the worst form of competition in schools is the
disproportionate emphasis on examinations. It is a rare school that allows pupils to
concentrate on those things they do well. The merits of competition by examination are
somewhat questionable , but competition in the certain knowledge of failure is positively
harmful.
Obviously, it is neither practical nor desirable that all
A-youngsters change into B' s. The world needs A types, and schools have an important duty
to try to fit a child' s personality to his possible future employment . It is top
management .
If the preoccupation of schools with academic work was lessened,
more time might be spent teaching children surer values. Perhaps selection for the caring
professions , especially medicine,could be made less by good grades in chemistry and more
by such considerations as sensitivity and sympathy. It is surely a mistake to choose our
doctors exclusively from A-type stock. B's are important and should be encouraged.
63 . According to the passage , A-type individuals are usually__.
(A) impatient ( B) considerate ( C) aggressive (D) agreeable
64. The author is strongly opposed to the practice of examinations at schoois because__.
(A) the pressure is too great on the students
(B) some students are bound to fail
(C) failure rates are too high
(D) the results of exarninations are doubtful
65 . The selection of medical professionals are currentiy based on__.
(A) candidates' sensitivity (C) competitive spirit
(B) academic acbievements (D) surer values
66. From the passage we can draw the oonclusion that__.
(A) the personality of a child is well established at birth
(B) family innuence dominates the shaping of one' s characteristics .
(C) the development of one' s personality is due to multiple factors
(D) B-type characteristics can find no place in competitive society
Passage 5
That experiences influence subsequent behaviour is evidence of an
obvious but nevertheless remarkable activity called remembering. Learning could not occur
without the function popularly named memory.Constant practice has such as effect on memory
as to lead to skillful performance on the piano, to recitation of a poem, and even to
reading and understanding these words. So-called intelligent behaviour demands memory ,
remembering being a primary requirement for reasoning. The ability to solve any problem or
even to recognize that a problem exists depends on memory. Typically, the decision to
cross a street is based on remembering many earlier experiences .
Practice (or review) tends to build and maintain memory for a
task or for any learned material. Over a period of no practice what has been learned tends
to be forgotten; and the adaptive consquences may not seem obvious. Yet, dramatic
instances of sudden forgetting can seem to be adaptive. In this sense, the ability to
forget can be intffpreted to have survived through a process of natural selection in
animals.Inded, when one's memory of an emotionally painful experience lead to serious
anxiety, forgetting may produoe relief. Nevertheless, an evolutionary interpretation might
make it difficult to understand how the commonly gradual process of forgetting survived
natural selection.
In thinking about the evolution of memory together with all its
possible aspects,it is helpful to consider what would happen if memories failed to fade.
Forgetting clearly aids orientation in time, since old memories weaken and the new tend to
stand out,providing clues for inferring duration. Without fotgetting, adaptive ability
would suffer, for example ,learned behaviour that might have been correct a decade ago may
no longer be. Cases are recorded of people who (by or-dinary standards) forgot so little
that their everyday activities were full of confusion. This forgetting seems to serve that
survival of the individual and the species.
Another line of thought assumes a memory storage system of
limited capacity that provides adaptive flexibility specifically through forgetting. In
this view, continual adjustments are made between learning or memory storage ( input) and
forgetting (output) . Indeed, there is evidence that the rate at which individuals forget
is directly related to how much they have learned. Such data offers gross support of
contemporary models of memory that assume an input-output balance.
67. From the evolutionary point of view,__.
(A) forgetting for lack of practice tends to be obviously inadaptive .
(B) if a person gets very forgetful all of a sudden he must be very adaptive
(C) the gradual process of forgetting is an indication of an individual' s adaptability
(D) sudden forgetting may bring about adaptive consequences
68. According to the passage, if a person never forgot ,__.
(A) he would survive best (C) his ability to learn would be enhanced
(B) he would have a lot of trouble (D) the evolution of memory would stop
69. From the last paragraph we know that__.
(A) forgetfulness is a response to learning
(B) the memory storage system is an exactly balanced input-output systenl
(C) memory is a compensation for forgetting
(D) the capacity of a memory storage system is limited because forgetting occurs
70. In this article, the author tries to interpret the function of__.
(A) remembering (B) forgetting (C) adapting (D) experiencing
Part Ⅳ English-Chinese Translation
The standardized educational or psychological test that are
widely used to aid in selecting,
classifying, assigning, or promoting students, employees, and military personnel have been
the target of recent attacks in books, magazines, the daily press, and even in congress. 71
)The target is wrong, for in attacking the tests, critics divert attention form the fault
that lies with ill-informed or incompetent users. The tests themselves are merely
tools , with characteristics that can be measured with reasonable precision under
specified conditions. Whether the results will be valuable , meaningless, or even
misleading depends partly upon the tool itself but largely upon the user .
All informed predictions of future performance are based upon
some knowledge of relevant past performance: school grades, research productivity, sales
records, or whatever is appropriate. 72 )How well the predictions will be validated by
later performance depends upon the amount , reliability , and appropriateness of the
information used and on the skill and wisdom with which it is interpreted. Anyone who
keeps careful score knows that the information available is always incomplete and that the
predictions are always subject to error.
Standardized tests should be considered in this context. They
provide a quick, objective method of getting some kinds of information about what a person
learned , the sktlls he has developed, or the kind of person he is. The information so
obtained has, qualitatively, the same advantages and shortcomings as other kinds of
information. 73)Whether to use tests. other kinds of information, or both in a
particular situation depends, therefore, upon the evidence from experience concerning
comparative validity and upon such factors as cost and availability.
74)In general,the tests work most effectivelv when the
qualities to be measured can be most precisely defined and least effectively when what is
to be messured or predicted cannot be well defined. Properly used, they provide a
rapid means of getting comparable information about many people Sometimes they identify
students whose high potential has not been previously recognized, but there are many
things they do not do. 75)For example, they do not compensate for gross social
inequality, and thus do not tell how able an underprivileged youngster might have been had
he grown up under more favorable circumstances.
Part Ⅴ Wrlting (15 points)
DIRECTIONS :
A. Title: THE "PROJECT HOPE"
B. Time limit : 40 minutes
C. Word limit : 120 - 150 words (not including the given opening sentence)
D. Your composition should be based on the OUTLINE below and should start with the
given opening sentence : "Education plays a very important role in the modernization
of
our country " .
E. Your composition must be written neatly on the ANSWER SHEET.
OUTLEVE:
1. Present sluation
2. Necessity of the project
3. My suggestion
答案:
1. D 2. A 3. B 4. D 5. B 6. C 7. A 8. D 9. A 10.C
11. A, renect 12. D, if
13. B, to which 14. D, being
15. C, writing about 或 who write about 16. D, affected
17. C, whose 18. C, as
19. C, do much 20. B, each time
21. B 22. D 23. C 24. C 25. A 26. B 27. D 28. C 29. A 30. A
31. D 32. B 33. A 34. C 35. B 36. A 37. D 38. D 39. A 40. B
41. B 42. C 43. C 44. B 45. D 46. C 47. A 48. D 49. A 50. B
51. D 52. A 53. D 54. C 55. A 56. C 57. A 58. D 59. B 60. C
61. A 62. D 63. C 64. B 65. B 66. C 67. D 68. B 69. A 70. B
71.把标准化测试作为抨击目标是错误的,因为在抨击这类测试时,批评者不考虑其弊病来自人们对测试不甚了解或使用不当。
72.这些预测在多大程度上为后来的表现所证实,这取决于所采用信息的数量、可靠性和适宜性,以及解释这些信息的技能和才智。
73.因此,在某一特定情况下,究竟是采用测试还是其他种类的信息,或是两者同时使用,须凭有关相对效度的经验依据而定,也取决于诸如费用和有无来源等因素。
74.一般地说,当所要测定的特征能很精确地界定时,测试最为有效;而当所要测定或预测的东西不能明确地界定时,测试的效果则最差。
75.例如,测试并不弥补明显的社会不公;因此,它们不能说明一个物质条件差的年轻人,如果在较好的环境下成长的话,会有多大才干。