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专四阅读考试真题

2007年

Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on your answer sheet.

Until I took Dr Offutt’s class in DeMatha High school , I was an underachieving student, but I left that class (31)_______never to underachieve again. He not only taught me to think, he convinced me,(32)________by example as words that it was my moral (33)_______to do so and to serve others.

(34)_____of us could know how our relationship would (35)_______over the years .When I came back to DeMatha to teach English, I worked for Dr Offutt, the department chair. My discussion with him were like graduate seminars in adolescent (36)______,classroom management and school leadership. After several years, I was (37)_______department chair, and our relationship(38)________again. I thought that it might be (39)______chairing the department ,since all of my (40)______English teachers were (41)_______there, but Dr Offutt supported me (42)_______.He knew when to give me advice (43)_______curriculum texts and personnel, and when to let me (44)______my own course. In 1997,I needed his (45)______about leaving DeMatha to become principal at another school.(46)_______he had asked me to stay at DeMatha, I might have .(47)_______,he encouraged me to seize the opportunity. Five years ago ,I became the principal of DeMatha.(48)________, Dr Offutt was there for me, letting me know that I could (49)_______ him. I have learned from him that great teachers have an inexhaustible

(50)________of lessons to teach.

31. A. concerned B. worried C. determined D. decided 32. A. as much B. much as C. as such D. such as 33.A. work B. job C. duty D. obligation 34.A. Both B. Neither C. Either D. Each 35. A. evolve B. stay C. remain D. turn

36.A.process B. procedure C. development D. movement 37.A.called B. named C. asked D. invited 38.A. moved B. altered C. went D. shifted 39.A.awkward B. uneasy C. unnatural D. former 40.A. older B. experienced C. former D. / 41. A. / B. still C. even D .already

42. A. through B. throughout C. at the beginning D. all the way 43. A. for B. at C. over D. about 44. A. chart B. head C. describe D. manage 45.A.opinion B. request C. permission D. order 46.A.Even if B. Although C. If D. When

47.A.Naturally B. Instead C. consequently D. Still

48.A.Once again B. Repeatedly C. Unusually D. Unexpectedly 49.A.count in B. count down C. count out D. count on

50.A.stock B. bank C. wealth D. store

In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A,B,C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer. TEXT A

If you like the idea of staying with with a family, living in house might be the answer. Good landladies---those who are superb cooks and launderers, are figures as popular in fiction as the bad ones who terrorize their guest and overcharge them at the slightest opportunity. The truth is probably somewhere between the two extremes. If you are lucky, the food will be adequate, some of your laundry may be done for you and you will have a reasonable amount of comfort and chompanionship .For the less fortune ,house rules may restrict the freedom to invite friends to vistit, and shared cooking and bathroom facilities can be frustrating and row-provoking if tidy and untidy guest are living under the same roof.

The same disadvantages can apply to flat sharing with the added difficulties that arise from deciding who pays for what, and in what proportion. One person may spend hours on the phone, while another rarely makes calls. If you want privacy with guest , how do you persuade the others to go out; how do you persuade them to leave you in peace, especially if you are student and want to study?

Conversely, flat sharing can be very cheap, there will always be someone to talk to and go out with, and the chores, in theory, can be shared.

81.According to the passage ,landladies are ________ A. usually strict. B. always mean.

C. adequately competent.

D. very popular with their guest.

82.What is the additional disadvantage of flat sharing ? A. Problems of sharing and paying. B. Differences in living habits.

C. Shared cooking and bathroom facilities. D. Restriction to invite friends to visit.

83.What is NOT mentioned as a benefit of flat sharing? A. Rent is affordable

B. There is companionship. C. Housework.

D. There is peace and quiet.

TEXT B

(1) Travelling through the country a couple of weeks ago on business, I was listening to the

talk of the late UK writer Douglas Adams’ master work “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” on the radio and thought-I know,I’ll pick up the next hitchhikers I see and ask them what the state of real hitching is today in Britain.

(2)I drove and drove on main roads and side roads for the next few days and never saw a single one.

(3)When I was in my teens and 20s ,hitchhiking was a main form of long-distance transport. The kindness or curiosity of strangers took me all over Europe,North America,Asiaand southern Africa,Some of the lift-givers became friends ,many provided hospitality on the road.

(4)Not only did you find out much more about a country than when traveling by train or plane ,but there was that lelement of excitement about where you would finish up that night.

Hitchhiking featured importantly in Western culture.It has books and songs about it .So what has happened to it?

(5)A few years ago ,I was asked the same question about hitching in a column of a newspaper.Hundreds of people from all over the world responded with their view on the state of hitchhiking .

(6)Rural Ireland was recommended as f friendly place for hitching,as was Quebec,Canada-“if you don’t mind being criticized for not speaking French”.

(7)But while hitchhiking was clearly still alive and well in some places ,the general feeling was that throughtout much of the west it was doomed.

(8)With so much news about crime in the media,people assumed that anyone on the open road without the money for even a bus ticket must present a danger.But do we need to be so wary both to hitch and to give a lift?

(9)In Poland in the 1960s,according to a Polish woman who e-mail me ,＂the authorities introduced the Hitchhiker’s Booklet.The booklet contained coupons for drivers,so each time a driver picked somebody ,he or she received a coupon.At the end of the season,drivers who had picked up the most hikers were rewarded with various prizes.Everyone was hitchhiking then”. (10)Surely this is a good idea for society.Hitchhiking would increase respect by breaking down barriers between strangers.It would help fight global warming by cutting down on fuel consumption as hitchhikers would be using existing fuels.It would also improveeducational standards by delivering instant lessons in geography ,history,politics and sociology.

(11)A century before Douglas Adams wrote his “Hitchhiker’s Guide”,another adventure story writer,Robert Louis Stevenson, gave us that what should be the hitchhiker’s motto:＂To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.” What better time than putting a holiday weekend into practice. Either put it to the test yourself, or help out someone who is trying to travel hopefully with thumb outstreched.

84. In which paragraph(s) does the writer comment on his experience of hitchhiking? A. (3) B.(4)

C. (3) and (4) D.(4) and (5)

85. What is the current situation of hitchhiking? A. It is popular in some parts of the world.

B. It is popular throughout the west. C. It is popular in Poland.

86. What is the writer’s attitude towards the practice in Poland? A. Critical. B.Unclear.

C. Somewhat favourable. D. Strongly favourable.

87. The writer has mentioned all the following benefits of hitchhiking EXCEPT A. promoting mutual respect between strangers. B.increasing one’s confidence in strangers. C.protecting enviroment. D.enrich one’s knowledge.

88.＂Either put it to the test yourself?”in Paragraph (11) means A. to experience the hopefulness. B. to read Adams’ book. C. to offer someone a lift.

D. to be a hitchhiker

TEXT C

I am afraid to sleep. I have been afraid to sleep for the last few weeks. I am so tired that, finally, I do sleep, but only for a few minutes. It is not a bad dream that wakes me ; it is the realiry I took with me into sleep . I try to think of something else.

Immediately the woman in the marketplace comes into my mind.

I was on my way to dinner last night when I saw her . She was selling skirts. She moved with the same ease and loveliness I often saw in the women of Laos. Her long black hair was as shiny as the black silk of the skirts she was selling . In her hair, she wore three silk ribbons, blue ,green, and white. They meminded me of my childhood and how my girlfriends and I used to spend hours braiding ribbons into our hair.

I don’t know the word for “ribbons”, so I put my hand to my own hair and , with three fingers against my head , I looked at her ribbons and said “Beautiful.” She lowered her eyes and said nothing. I wasn’t sure if she understood me (I don’t speak Laotian very well).

I looked back down at the skirts. They ahd designs in them: squares and triangles and circles of pink and green silk. They were very pretty. I decided to buy one of those skirts, and I began to bargain with her over the price. It is the custom to bargain in Asia. In Laos bargaining is done in soft voices and easy moves with the sort of quiet peacefulness.

She smiled, more with her eyes than with her lips. She was pleased by the few words I was able to say in her language, although they were mostly numbers, and she saw that I understood something about the soft playfulness of bargaining. We shook our heads in disagreement over the price; then, immediately, we made another offer and then another shake of the head. She was so pleased that unexpectedly, she accepted the last offer I made. But it was too soon. The price was

too low. She was being too generous and wouldn’t make enough money. I moved quickly and picked up two more skirts and paid for all three at the price set; that way I was able to pay her three times as much before she had a chance to lower the price for the larger purchase. She smiled openly then, and, for the first time in months, my spirit lifted. I almost felt happy.

The feeling stayed with me while she wrapped the skirts in a newspaper and handed them to me. When I left, though, the feeling left, too. It was as though it stayed behind in marketplace. I left tears in my throat. I wanted to cry. I didn’t , of course.

I have learned to defend myself against what is hard; without knowing it, I have also learned to defend myself against what is soft and what should be easy.

I get up, light a candle and want to look at the skirts. They are still in the newspaper that the woman wrapped them in. I remove the paper, and raise the skirts up to look at them again before I pack them. Something falls to floor. I reach down and feel something cool in my hand. I move close to the candlelight to see what I have. There are five long silk ribbons in my hand, all different colours. The woman in the maketplace! She has given these ribbons to me!

There is no defense against a generous spirit, and this time I cry, and very hard, as if I could make up for all the months that I didn’t cry.

90. Which of the following in NOT corret? A. The writer was not used to bargaining.

B. People in Asia always bargain when buying things. C. Bargaining in Laos was quiet and peaceful.

D.The writer was ready to bargain with the woman.

91. The writer assumed that the voman accepted the last offer mainly because woman A. thought that the last offer was reasonable. B.thought she could still make much money.

C.was glad that the writer knew their way of bargainning. D. was tired of bargainning with the writer any more.

92. Why did the writer finally decide to buy three skirts? A.The skirts were cheap and pretty. B.She liked the patterns on the skirts.

C.She wanted to do something as compensation.

D.She was fed up with further bargainning with the woman.

93.When did the writer left the marketplace, she wanted to cry, but did not because A. she had learned to stay cool and unfeeling. B. she was afraid of crying in public.

C.she had learned to face difficulties bravely. D. she had to show in public that she was strong.

94. Why did the writer cry eventually when she looked at the skirts again? A.she suddently felt very sad. B.she liked the ribbons so much.

C.she was overcome by emotion. D.she felt sorry for the woman.

TEXT D

The kids are hanging out. I pass small bands of students, in my way to work these morings.They have become a familiar part of the summer landscape.

These kids are not old enough for jobs. Nor are they rich enough for camp. They are school children without school. The calendar called the school year ran out on them a few weeks ago. Once supervised by teachers and principals, they now appear to be “self care”.

Passing them is like passing through a time zone. For much of our history, after all, Americans arranged the school year around the needs of work and family. In 19th-century cities, schools were open seven or eight hours a day, 11 months a year.In rural America, the year was arranged around the growing season. Now, only 3 percent of families follow the agricultural model, but nearly all schools are scheduled as if our children went home early to milk the cows and took months off to work the crops. Now, three-quarters of the mothers of school-age children work, but the calendar is written as if they were home waiting for the school bus.

The six-hour day, the 180-day school year is regarded as something holy. But when parents work an eight-hour day and a 240-day year, it means something different. It means that many kids go home to empty houses. It means that, in the summer, they hang out.

“We have a huge mismatch between the school calendar and realisties of family life,”says Dr. Ernest Boyer ,head of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

Dr. Boyer is one of many who believe that a radical revision of the school calendar is inevitable.＂School, whether we like it or not, is educational. It always has been.”

His is not popular idea. School are routinely burdened with the job of solving all our social problems. Can they be asked to meet the needs of our work and family lives?

It may be easier to promote a linger school year on its educational merits and, indeed, the educational case is compelling. Despite the complaints and studies about our kids’ lack of learning, the United State still has a shorter school year than any industrial nation. In most of Europe, the school year is 220 days. In Japan, it is 240 days long. While classroom time alone doesn’t produce a well-educated child, learning takes time and more learning takes more time. The long summers of forgetting take a toll.

The opposition to a longer school year comes from families that want to and can provide other experiences for their children. It comes from teachers. It comes from tradition. And surely from kids. But the most important part of the conflict has been over the money.

95. Which of the following is an opinion of the auther’s? A.＂The kids are hanging out.”

B.＂They are school children without school.” C.＂These kids are not old enough for jobs.”

D.“The calendar called the school year ran out on them a few weeks ago.”

96. The current American school calendar was developed in the 19th century according to

A.the growing season on nation’s form. B.the labour demands of the industrial age. C.teachers’ demands for more vacation time.

D. parents’ demands for other experiences for their kids.

97. The author thinks that the current school calendar A. is still valid. B. is out of date. C.can not be revised. D.can not be defended.

98. Why was Dr. Boy’s idea unpopular?

A. He argues for the role of school in solving social problems. B. He supports the current school calendar.

C. He thinks that school year and family life should be donsidered separately. D. He strongly believes in the educational role of school.

99.“The long summers of forgetting take a toll ”in the last paragraph but one means that A. long summer vacation slows down the progress go learning. B. long summer vacation has been abandoned in Europe. C. long summers result in less learning time. D. long summers are a result of tradition.

100. The main purpose of the passage is

A. to describe how American children spend their summer. B. to explain the needs of the modern working families. C. to discuss the problems of the current school calendar. D. to persuade parents to stay at home to look after their kids.

2008年

PART III CLOZE [15 MIN]

Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the eorresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on your answer sheet.

Salt, shells or metals are still used as money in out-of-the-way parts of the world today.

Salt may seem rather a strange (31)____ to use as money, (32)_____ in countries where the food of the people is mainly vegetable, it is often an (33)_____ necessity. Cakes of salt, stamped to show their (34)____, were used as money in some countries until recent (35)_____, and cakes of salt (36)____ buy goods in Borneo and parts of Africa.

Sea shells (37)_____ as money at some time(38)____ another over the greater part of the Old World. These were (39)___ mainly from the beaches of the Maldives Islands in the Indian Ocean, and were traded to India and China. In Africa, shells were traded right across the (40)___ from East to West.

Metal, valued by weight, (41)____ coins in many parts of the world. Iron, in lumps, bars or rings, is still used in many countries(42)_____ paper money. It can either be exchanged(43)____ goods, or made into tools, weapons, or ornaments. The early money of China, apart from shells, was of bronze, (44)_____ in flat, round pieces with a hole in the middle, called \The (45)_____ of these are between three thousand and four thousand years old - older than the earliest coins of the eastern Mediterranean.

Nowadays, coins and notes have (46)____ nearly all the more picturesque (47)____ of money, and (48)____ in one or two of the more remote countries people still keep it for future use on ceremonial (49)____ such as weddings and funerals, examples of (50)____ money will soon be found only in museums.

(31) A. object B. article C. substance D. category (32) A. but B. and C. so D. even

(33) A. abstract B. advantageous C. abundant D. absolute (34) A. weight B. value C. role D. size

(35) A. times B. events C. situations D. conditions (36) A. even B. also C. still D. never

(37) A. had been used B. are used C. would be used D. would have been used (38) A. and B. but C. yet D. or

(39) A. collected B. produced C. grown D. raised (40) A. city B. district C. communib D. continent

(41) A. processed B. produced C. preceded D. proceeded (42) A. in spite of B. instead of C. along with D. in line with (43) A. against B. as C. in D. for

(44) A. often B. seldom C. really D. much (45) A. earlier B.earliest C.better D.best

(46) A. replaced B. reproduced C. reflected D. recovered (47) A. sizes B. shapes C. formats D. forms (48) A. while B. although C. because D. if

(49) A. events B. gatherings C. occasions D. assemblies (50) A. original B. primitive C. historical D. crude

PART V READING COMPREHENSION [25 MIN]

In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer. Mark your answers on your answer sheet.

TEXT A

When the sun is up in Amsterdam, the largest city in the Netherlands sits quietly on the

Amstel River. You can rent a bicycle, visit the Van Gogh or Anne Frank museum, or take a water taxi.

But when the sun goes down, the partying begins. In the big clubs and in coffee shops, tourists gather to hang out, talk politics and smoke.

Several areas of the city clearly show the two worlds that rule Amsterdam. And they're all within a short cab ride of each other.

For example, Dam Square attracts daytime sightseers to its festivals, open markets, concerts and other events. Several beautiful and very popular hotels can be found there. And there is the Royal Palace and the Magna Plaza shopping mall.

But as evening descends on Dam Square so do the party-seekers. Hip pop or funk music begins blaring from Club Paradiso and Club Melkweg. These are two of the most popular clubs in Europe. So if you come, be ready to dance. The clubs don't shut down until 4 am.

And while you are there, check out the various inexpensive ways to tour the city. Don't worry about getting lost. Although Dutch is the official language, most people in Amsterdam speak English and are happy to help you with directions.

And you'll notice that half the people in the streets are on bicycles. They rent for US$17 to $20 for a whole day.

Amsterdam also has a good canal system. From anywhere between U852 and $9.50, you can use the canal bus or a water taxi to cruise the \

You can take in the picturesque canal house architecture: The rows of neat, narrow four-story dwellings of brownstone with large windows are well worth seeing. Many of them are several centuries old.

You might also want to jump out of the canal bus at the Museum Quarter and start walking. Masterpieces by Dutch artists such as Rembrandt, Bruegel, Van Gogh and others are on display at the Van Gogh Museum, Rembrandt House and others.

The city has an appreciation of its historic past. One place to visit is the Anne Frank House in Nine Streets. It was there that the young Jewish girl wrote her famous diary during World War II. Visitors can view Anne's original diary and climb behind the bookcase to the room where she and her family hid from the Nazis for two years.

81. At the beginning of the passage, the author indicates that A. Amsterdam is generally known as a quiet city. B. parties go on all day long in Amsterdam, C. Amsterdam presents two different pictures. D. Amsterdam attracts many daytime visitors.

82. Which tourist attraction is cited for elaboration in Paragraphs Four and Five? A. Royal Palace. B. Dam Square. C. Club Paradiso. D. Magna Plaza.

83. According to the passage, the local people have all the following characteristics EXCEPT A. they are party goers. B. they show hospitality. C. they can speak English. D. they are fond of cycling.

84. Which of the following adjectives can best describe Amsterdam as a tourist city? A. Modern. B. Delightful. C. Quiet. D. Historic.

TEXT B

In an article some Chinese scholars are described as being \

dragon bone hieroglyphics.\in myths and legends of the past (in this case, Greek and Roman ones). The meaning of the verb tantalize is a very particular one: \take it away; to tease by arousing hope.\indication of a word's origins in brackets before or after the explanation of the meaning. For tantalize the following explanation is given: [> Tantalus]. This means that you should look up the name Tantalus to find out the word's origins, and if you do, you will find out that in Greek mythology, Tantalus was a king who was punished in the lower world with eternal hunger and thirst; he was put up to his chin in water that always moved away when he tried to drink it and with fruit on branches above him placed just a little bit out of his reach. Can you see why his name was changed into a verb meaning \

Another example is the word siren, familiar to us as the mechanical device that makes such an alarming sound when police cars, ambulances, or fire engines approach. This word also has its origins in Greek mythology. The traveler Odysseus (Ulysses to the Romans) made his men plug their ears so that they wouldn't hear the dangerous voices of the sirens, creatures who were half bird and half woman and who lured sailors to their deaths on sharp rocks. So the word came to be associated both with a loud sound and with danger!

When someone speaks of a \with origins in mythology. Look these words up to find their meaning and relationship to myths.Many common words, such as the names for the days of the week and the months of the year, also come from mythology. Wednesday derives from the ancient Norse king of the gods, Woden, and Thursday was originally Thor's day, in honour of Thor, the god of thunder. As a matter of fact, all the planets, except the one we live on, bear names that come from Roman mythology,including the planet that is farthest away from the sun and for that reason was called after the Roman god of the dead. This god has also given his name to one of the chemical elements.Several other elements have names that come from mythology, too.It seems that myths and legends live on in the English language.

85. The purpose of the first sentence in Paragraph One is ____. A. to describe the work of some Chinese scholars.

B. to arouse readers' interest in hieroglyphics. C. to lead readers onto the main theme.

D. to link the preceding part to the present one.

86. We learn from the passage, all English dictionaries include _____. A. legends. B. mythology.

C. word origins. D. word definitions.

87. The example of tantalize is to show _____. A. how the word came into existence.

B. how Tantalus was punished in the lower world. C. how all English dictionaries show word origins.

D. how the meaning of the word changed over the years.

88. According to the passage, which of the following does NOT have origins in myths or legends?

A. Jovial. B. Wednesday. C. Earth. D. March.

89. Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage? A. Greek and Roman Mythology in Language. B. Mythological Origins of English Words. C. Historical Changes in Word Meanings. D. Mythology and Common Words.

TEXT C

My heart sank when the man at the immigration counter gestured to the back room. l'm an American born and raised, and this was Miami, where I live, but they weren't quite ready to let me in yet.

\American last name, accompanied me. He was getting used to this. The same thing had happened recently in Canada when I'd flown to Montreal to speak at a book event. That time they held me for 45 minutes. Today we were returning from a literary festival in Jamaica, and I was startled that I was being sent \

The officer behind the counter called me up and said, \ of someone who's on our wanted list. We're going to have to check you out with Washington.\

\

\hour, Washington still hadn't decided anything about me. \ I asked at the counter. \ Just a few more minutes, they assured me.

After an hour and a half, I pulled my cell phone out to call the friends I was supposed to meet that evening. An officer rushed over. \

a terrorist cell and giving them information.\

\

\ I put my phone away.

My husband and 1 were getting hungry and tired. Whole families had been brought into the waiting room, and the place was packed with excitable children, exhausted parents, even a flight attendant.

I wanted to scream, to jump on a chair and shout: \an American citizen; a novelist; l probably teach English literature to your children.\

After two hours in detention, I was approached by one of the officers. \said. No explanation or apologies. For a moment, neither of us moved, we were still in shock. Then we leaped to our feet.

\one more thing.\He handed me a tattered photocopy with an address on it. \you weren't happy with your treatment, you can write to this agency.\ \

\don't know --- I don't know of anyone who's ever written to them before.\Then he added,\ \

He smiled the empty smile we'd seen all day. \

After telling several friends about our ordeal, probably the most frequent advice I've heard in response is to change my name. Twenty years ago, my own graduate school writing professor advised me to write under a pen name so that publishers wouldn't stick me in what he called \ethnic ghetto\anyone's personal and professional identity -just like the town you're born in and the place where you're raised.

Like my father, I'll keep the name, but my airport experience has given me a whole new perspective on what diversity and tolerance are supposed to mean. I had no idea that being an American would ever be this hard.

90. The author was held at the airport because _____. A. she and her husband returned from Jamaica. B. her name was similar to a terrorist's. C. she had been held in Montreal. D. she had spoken at a book event.

91. She was not allowed to call her friends because _____. A. her identity hadn't been confirmed yet.

B. she had been held for only one hour and a half. C. there were other families in the waiting room. D. she couldn't use her own cell phone.

92. We learn from the passage that the author would _____ to prevent similar experience from happening again.

A. write to the agency B. change her name

C. avoid traveling abroad D. do nothing

93. Her experiences indicate that there still exists _____ in the US. A. hatred B. discrimination C. tolerance D. diversity

94. The author sounds in the last paragraph. A. impatient B. bitter C. worried D. ironic

TEXT D

Public speaking fills most people with dread. Humiliation is the greatest fear; self-exposure and failing to appeal to the audience come a close second. Women hate it most, since girls are pressurized from an early age to be concerned with appearances of all kinds.

Most people have plenty of insecurities, and this seems like a situation that will bring them out. If you were under pressure to be perfect, you are terrified of falling in the most public of ways.

While extroverts will feel less fear before the ordeal, it does not mean they will necessarily do it better. Some very shy people manage to shine. When I met the British comedian Julian Clary, he was shy and cautious, yet his TV performances are perfect.

In fact, personality is not the best predictor of who does it well. Regardless of what you are like in real life, the key seems to be to act yourself.

Actual acting, as in performing the scripted lines of a character other than yourself, does not do the job. While politicians may limit damage by having carefully rehearsed, written scripts to speak from, there is always a hidden awareness among the audience that the words might not be true.

Likewise, the incredibly perfect speeches of many American academics are far from natural. You may end up buying their book on the way out, but soon afterwards, it is much like fast food,and you get a nameless sense that you've been cheated.

Although, as Earl Spencer proved at his sister Princess Diana's funeral, it is possible both to prepare every word and to act naturally. A script rarely works and it is used to help most speakers. But, being yourself doesn't work either. If you spoke as if you were in your own kitchen, it would be too authentic, too unaware of the need to communicate with an audience.

I remember going to see British psychiatrist R. D. Laing speak in public. He behaved like a seriously odd person, talking off the top of his head. Although he was talking about madness and he wrote on mental illness, he seemed to be exhibiting rather than explaining it.

The best psychological place from which to speak is an unselfconscious self-consciousness, providing the illusion of being natural. Studies suggest that this state of \as psychologists call it, is very satisfying.

95. Women hate public speaking most mainly because of _____.

A. their upbringing very early on.

B. their inability to appeal to the audience. C. their sense of greater public pressure. D. their sense of greater humiliation. 96. \A. insecurity.

B. sense of failure. C. public speaking. D. pressure.

97. Which of the following is NOT the author's viewpoint? A. Acting like performers spoils the message in a speech.

B. Perfection of scripts is necessary in making good impressions. C. Acting naturally means less dependence on the prepared script.

D. There should be a balance between actual acting and acting naturally. 98. What is the author's view on personality?

A. Personality is the key to success in public speaking. B. Extroverts are better public speakers.

C. Introverts have to learn harder to be good speakers.

D. Factors other than personality ensure better performance. 99. The author implies that while speaking R. D. Laing _____. A. was both too casual and authentic. B. was acting like a performer. C. was keeping a good balance. D. was aware of his audience.

100. In the last paragraph the author recommends that ____. A. you forget about your nervousness. B. you feel natural and speak naturally.

C. you may feel nervous, but appear naturally. D. you may imagine yourself to be natural.

2009年

PART III CLOZE [15 MIN]

Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on Answer Sheet Two.

Scientists around the world are racing to learn how to rapidly diagnose, treat and stop the spread

of a new, deadly disease. SARS -- Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome --- was (31) ____ for the first time in February 2003 in Hanoi, (32) _____ since then has infected more than 1,600 people in 15 countries, killing 63. At this (33) _____, there are more questions than answers surrounding the disease.

Symptoms start (34) _____ a fever over 100.4 degrees F, chills, headache or body (35)____. Within a week, the patient has a dry cough, which might (36) _____ to shortness of breath. In 10% to 20% of cases, patients require (37)_____ ventilation to breathe. About 3.5% die from the disease. Symptoms (38)____ begin in two to seven days, but some reports suggest it (39) ____ take as long as 10 days. Scientists are close to (40) ____ a lab test to diagnose SARS. In the meantime, it is diagnosed by its symptoms. There is no evidence (41)____ antibiotics or anti-viral medicines help, (42) _____ doctors can offer only supportive care. Patients with SARS are kept in isolation to reduce the risk of(43) ____ Scientists aren't sure yet, but some researchers think it's a (44) ____ discovered coronavirus, the family of viruses that cause some common colds.

Most cases appear to have been passed (45) ____ droplets expelled when infected patients cough or sneeze. Family members of infected people and medical workers who care (46) ____ them have been most likely to (47) ____ the illness. But recent developments in Hong Kong suggest that the (48) ____ might spread through air, or that the virus might (49) ____ for two to three hours on doorknobs or other (50)____. Health experts say it is unlikely, though, that sharing an elevator briefly with an infected person would be enough to pass the virus. (31) A. detected B. caught C. disclosed D. revealed (32) A. but B. and C. or D. yet

(33) A. time B. point C. aspect D. instance (34) A. from B. over C. upon D. with (35) A. hurt B. sore C. aches D. feelings

(36) A. process B. advance C. progress D. convert

(37) A. automatic B. artificial C. mechanical D. controlled (38) A. regularly B. ordinarily C. traditionally D. generally (39) A. will B. might C. should D. must

(40) A. cultivating B. fostering C. developing D. designing (41) A. which B. that C. whether D. what (42) A. so B. but C. still D. yet

(43) A. communication B. transportation C. transformation D. transmission (44) A. lately B. newborn C. newly D. renewed (45) A. under B. through C. beneath D. from (46) A. for B. over C. after D. about

(47) A. acquire B. receive C. obtain D. contract (48) A. ailment B. ill-health C. disease D. infection (49) A. continue B. linger C. delay D. persist

(50) A. exteriors B. outside C. surfaces D. coverings

PART V READING COMPREHENSION [25 MIN]

In this section there are four passages followed by questions or unfinished statements, each with four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer.

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