C. He didn't like the poor man at all. D. Ben had not told him he would come. 44. Why was the rich man surprised? (A)
A. He had not expected such a bold question from Ben. B. He wondered why Ben didn't run away. C. Ben wasn't afraid of him. D. Ben had a gun in his hands.
45. Ben's ______ made the whole crowd burst into laughter. (C)
A. funny looks B. interesting words
C. quick and witty response D. promise to leave right away
Passage 10
Every language used daily by ordinary people is constantly changing. English is no exception. Perhaps one of the best ways to observe the changes in our language is to read a passage that people have translated into English at different periods over the centuries.
English is only one of two or three dozen languages which seem to have a common ancestor. The language from which English developed is called Indo-European. No one now alive has ever heard or read Indo-European. We merely suppose it must have existed because of the resemblance of the languages that we think must have come from it.
English has probably borrowed more words from other languages than has any other language. Thousands of words from French and Latin have entered English vocabulary. The bor-rowing even continues today. The contacts first with American Indians and then with Spanish-speaking people have enriched English greatly. Words from German and other languages can be found in English, too. We can even find borrowed words in it from Arabian and Chinese. 46. Which of the following statements is true? (C)
A.English has remained the same. B.Some languages are changing. C.English is changing constantly. D. Many languages changed very little. 47. The best way to find the changes in English language is __. (D)
A. to read a passage that has a long history B. to look at a passage that is ordinary C. to translate a passage into English
D. to compare the translations of a passage at different times 48. We know that __. (B)
A. a few languages seem to have a common ancestor
B. more than twenty languages come from the same ancestor C. hundreds of languages share the same origin D. a great many of languages have a lot in common
49. We assume Indo-European must have existed because ______. (A)
A. there are languages resembling it now B. few people can speak it now C. no one can speak it now D. many people can speak it now 50. According to the passage, ______ has borrowed heavily from other languages. (D)
A. Chinese B. Arabian C. Latin D. English
Passage 11
Some people do not like anything to be out of place. They are never late for work. They re-turn their books to the library on time. They remember people's birthdays, and they pay their bills as soon as they arrive. Mr. Rock is such a person.
Mr. Rock works in a bank, and lives on his own. The only family he has is in the next town. His sister lives there with her husband, and her son Mark. Mr. Rock does not see his sister or her family every year, but he sends them Christmas cards and he has not forgotten one of Mark's seventeen birthdays.
Last week Mr. Rock had quite a surprise. He drove home from the bank at the usual time, driving neither too slowly nor too fast. He parked his car where he always parked it, out of the way of other cars, and he went inside to make his evening meal. Straight away, there was a knock at the door. Mr. Rock opened the door only to find a policeman on the door-step.
\the road? Has there been some trouble at the bank? Have I forgotten to pay an important bill?\
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51. Mr. Rock is a person who does the following except _____. (C)
A .put things in order B. go to work early C .visit friends regularly D. pay the bills in time 52. Which of the following is NOT true? (D)
A. Mr. Rock lives by himself. B. Mr. Rock's sister has a family.
C. Mr. Rock's sister lives not very far away D. Mr. Rock visits his sister quite often. 53. According to the passage, which of the following is true? (B)
A. he drove very fast.
B. he made his meal after he got into the house. C. he drove very slowly.
D. he parked his car at a wrong place.
54. Mr. Rock was surprised to see the police because ______. (D) A. something was wrong in the bank B. he did not know what to say
C. the policeman wanted to ask him a question D. he did not do anything wrong
55. From the story we can infer that ______. (A)
A. Mr. Rock had not seen his nephew for a long time B. Mr. Rock did not like to see the young man C. Mr. Rock was a shy person
D.Mark came to visit his uncle regularly
Passage 12
Do you find getting up in the morning so difficult that it is painful? This might be called laziness, but Dr Kleitman has a new explanation. He has proved that everyone has a daily energy cycle. During the hours when you labor through your work you may say that you are \at its peak. For some people the peak comes during the forenoon. For others it comes in the afternoon of evening. No one has discovered why this is so, but it leads to such familiar monologues as: \again! \trouble is that John is at his temperature-and-energy peak in the evening. Much family quarrelling ends when husbands and wives realize what these energy cycles mean, and which cycle each member of the family has.
You can't change your energy cycle, but you can learn to make your life fit it better. Habit can help, Dr Kleitman believes. Maybe you're sleepy in the evening but feel you must stay up later anyway. Counteract your cycle to some extent by habitually staying up later than you want to. If your energy is low in the morning but you have an important job to do early in the day, rise before your usual hour. This won't change your cycle, but you'll get up steam and work better at your low point.
Get off to a slow start which saves your energy. Get up with a leisurely yawn and stretch. Sit on the edge of the bed a minute before putting your feet on the floor. Avoid the troublesome search for clean clothes by laying them out the night before. Whenever possible, do routine work in the afternoon and save tasks requiring more energy or concentration for your sharper hours.
56. If a person finds getting up early a problem, most probably ____. (D)
A. he is a lazy person
B. he refuses to follow his own energy cycle C. he is not sure when his energy is low
D. he is at his peak in the afternoon or evening
57. Which of the following may lead to family quarrels according to the passage? (A)
A. Unawareness of energy cycles. B. Familiar monologues.
C. A change in a family member's energy cycle.
D. Attempts to control the energy cycle of other family members.
58. If one wants to work more efficiently at his low point in the morning, he should ____. (C)
A. change his energy cycle B. overcome his laziness C. get up earlier than usual D. go to bed earlier
59.You are advised to rise with a yawn and stretch because it will ____. (A)
A. help to keep your energy for the day's work B. help you to control your temper early in the day C. enable you to concentrate on your routine work D. keep your energy cycle under control all day
60. Which of the following statements is NOT true? (C)
A. Getting off to work with a minimum effort helps save one's energy.
B. Dr Kleitman explains why people reach their peaks at different hours of day. C. Habit helps one adapt to his own energy cycle. D. Children have energy cycles, too.
Passage 13
In November 1965, New York was blacked out by an electricity failure. The authorities promised that it would not happen again. Pessimists were certain that it would occur again within five years at the latest. In July 1997, there was a repeat performance which produced varying degree of chaos throughout the city of eight million people. In 1965, the failure occurred in the cool autumn and at a time of comparative prosperity. In 1977, the disaster was much more serious because it came when unemployment was high and the city was suffering from one of its worst heat waves.
In 1965, there was little crime or looting during the darkness, and fewer than a hundred people were arrested. In 1977, hundreds of stores were broken into and looted. Looters smashed shop windows and helped themselves to jewelry, clothes or television sets. Nearly 4,000 people were arrested but far more disappeared into the darkness of the night. The number of policemen available was quite inadequate and they wisely refrained from using their guns against mobs which for out-numbered them and included armed men.
Hospitals had to treat hundreds of people cut by glass from shop windows. Banks and most businesses remained closed the next day. The blackout started at 9:30 p. m. when lightning hit and knocked out vital cables. Many stores were thus caught by surprise.
The vast majority of New Yorkers, however, were not involved in looting. They helped strangers, distributed candles, and batteries, and tried to survive in a nightmare world without traffic lights, refrigerators, water electric power. For twenty-four hours, New York realized how helpless it was without electricity.
61. Look at the first paragraph. Who were right: the authorities or the pessimists? (D)
A. The authorities. B. The pessimists .C. Both. D. Neither.
62. In what way was the blackout of 1977 not really a repeat performance? (C)
A. There was much more disorder .B. This time the electricity supply failed. C. It was quite unexpected. D. It did not occur within five years of 1965.
63. As far as maintaining the peace was concerned, conditions in 1977 were comparatively (B)
A. more favorable B. less favorable C. unchanged D. improved 64. What caused the blackout in July 1977? (D)
A. Excessive heat probably made people switch on too many electrical appliances. B. Because of unemployment, some machines were not in proper working order. C. During a storm, lightning damaged supply cables. D. The passage does not mention the cause.
65. Why did many looters manage to escape? (C)
A. The police could not see them in the dark. B. Many of the looters were armed with guns.
C. There were not enough policemen to catch them all. D.They were hidden inside big buildings.
Passage 14
We are all part of history. Our ways of living today will seem strange to our grandchildren. Our clothes, our automobiles, even our kinds of food, will seem very queer to them. \life must have been back in those days!\
Changes in ways of living are an important part of history. Our ancestors lived very differently from the way we live now. And their ancestors seemed strange to them too.
History is the story of whatever happened to people before today. Some events were thrilling, and some were sad. Men have been very cruel in wars and revolutions. On the other hand, many men have worked for peace and freedom.
Discoveries of new lands have played an important part in history. How interesting those stories of discoveries are! It is fun, too, to read about inventions and the ways in which they have changed people's lives. Discoveries in science and medicine have made great changes, too.
History is the story of presidents and kings, of heroes and villains . It is the story of ordinary people, too. History is everybody's story!
66. We are part of history because _ . (C)
A. we are living in the 20th century B. we have many grandchildren C. we have a different way of life D. we have strange things
67. The following queer things are mentioned in the passage except ______. (B)
A. clothes B. housing C. automobiles D. foods 68. Which of the following is NOT true? (A)
A. Our way of life is much the same as our ncestors. B. New discoveries have brought about changes.
C. Discoveries have played an important part in history. D. History tells us what happened in the past. 69.The passage suggests that _____. (B)
A. man is always good B. the changes make people invent C. man enjoys learning about history D. we do the same as our ancestors 70. History is the story about ____. (D)
A. ordinary people B. heroes and villains C. kings and presidents D. all of the above
Passage 15
An employer has several choices he can consider when he wants to hire a new employee. First, he may look within his own company. But if none of the present employees are suitable for