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 D Compare 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 39. A at B by C in D to 40. A condition B situation C matter D case41.
Section III Reading comprehension (40 points) Directions:
Read the following four passages. Answer the questions below each passage by choosing A, B, C and D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.
Passage One
Office jobs are among the positions hardest hit by compumation (¼Æ Ëã »ú ×Ô ¶¯ »¯). Word processors and typists will lose about 93£¬000 jobs over the next few years£¬ while 57£¬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(°²Î¿) to know that the telecom field is booming.
And that¡¯s just it: The service economy is fading: welcome to the expertise(רÃÅ֪ʶ) 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(±ÏÒµÖ¤Êé).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(ÀÏÄê³Õ´ô ²¡ ÈË). But £¬since most people have the skills to fill those positions£¬ the wages stay painfully low £¬meaning compumation could drive an even deeper wedge (Ш ×Ó) 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 bls.gov .
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 ¡°(line 5. Para 4 )the author means
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
Passage Two
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(°ëÎÄä)
Eventually a fortunate few will find their way into educational ¨C repair ¨C adult ¨C 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 .¡°He site in the back of the room talking to his friends ¡°.she told me £¬¡± Why don¡¯t you move him to the front row£¿
I urged believing the embarrassment would get him to settle down£¬ Mrs. Stifter said £¬\ʹ ©© ²» ¼° ¸ñ) them.¡± Our son¡¯s 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 ¡° I told my son.
I did not discuss it any further.Suddenly English became a priorty (Í· µÈ ÖØ Òª) 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.¡±I don¡¯t know how I ever got a high-school diploma.¡±
Passing students who have not mastered the work cheats them 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
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
Passage Three