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Directions: There are four parts altogether in this test paper. The total scol-e is 100, and the test time is limited to 3 hours. #JW+~FU`
Part I. Vocabulary and Structure (20 points) 3HC
Directions: There are 20 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the one that best completes the sentence. Then mark the cOlTesponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. H=^K@Ti:
J. "Infon11ation ___" would mean disabling an enemy by making use of computer viruses to wreck its computer-controlled systems. 'MxSd( T
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A. ll1vasion B. explosion C. contest D. warfare gAbD7SE
2. When jobs are scarce, young people entering the work force tend to be in favor of experienced workers. |oFAGP1
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3. "Knowledge is power." This dictum (Z R) has never been so true as today ___ the advent of the Information Age.
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A. on B. at C. by D. with Xyx"A(v^l
4. In this context, giving instructions means giving infonnation rather than giving orders, even though such infoDl1ation may sometimes be expressed in the fonn. ,FSrn~-j9
A. cooperative B. imaginative C. imperative D. comparative A#y@`}]!'
5. at the table of contents and introduction of books can help you ll1crease your comprehension and keep in mind what you then read. 8p^B hd
A. Glancing B. Gazing C. Peering D. Glaring k!L@G
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A. restrained B. withdrawn C. hampered D. retreated 5<YzalNf
7. For their own protection, ___ sleep-walkers have been known to tie themselves in bed, lock their doors or bolt the window. ?&+9WJ<M
A. lame B. chronic C. abnoD11al D. acute M[]A2'fS
8. The process by means of which human beings can arbitrarily make certain things ___ others may be called the symbolic process. E8[T
A. impart B. manifest C. infer D. denote \,G#<>S
9. I never take any notice of the ___ headlines in the popular newspapers. They are always a gross exaggeration. Tl("IhkC
A. sensational B. sensible C. sensitive D. obscene OjE`1h\
10. A of escaped prisoners were reported to have been arrested and sent back to the prison. 3`.P'Fh(k
A. herd B. flock C. batch D. host :D:DnVZ-[@
11. Though I had lived in Binningham as a child, the city had altered so much that it took me )7c b6jC
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some time to ___ my bearings again. aoW6U{\
A. make B. take C. observe D. lose Yl cbW0'c
12. Scientists claim that an individual can only function for about three days when totally --of sleep. k ]a*&me
A. deprived B. disposed C. banned D. sheered fPa9ofU/kr
13. In that event, your broker will bill you not only for the amount he had to pay, but also a small addi tional to cover the cost of his services. RVw9Y*]b
A. allowance B. pension C. income D. fee %3Z/+uT@v]
14. When computer systems are used to ___ financial transactions and control civilian aircraft, we cannot afford to underestimate the importance of software quality. ^eq</5q D
A. implement B. manipulate C. multiply D. cite :Ixx<9c.
15. Many people become because they feel a tremendous gap between the way their life is and the way they think it ought to be. HfNDD|Zz
A. impressed B. oppressed C. depressed D. suppressed W6c]-pc
16. Since man has done much to upset the ecology by his ignorance and wastefulness, it is up to man to try to put matters right. /+K?
A. abmpt B. impulsive C. deliberate D. sheer '-$XX%TOAc
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18. Overseas students are ___ to apply for admission to almost all the courses in British universities, provided they have the necessary qualifications. 7E$&2U^Js
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19. Though in theory one has opportunities in choosing his career, he has only a handful of chances because of his educational background. <=K qcHb
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20. Whenever two gas molecules come close together, they still attract each other, the attractive force being small. nSx8E7 |V
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Part II. Reading Comprehension (40 points) ?i\;:<e4
Directions: There are 6 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. }ET,ysa
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Many scientists think the virus which causes AIDS did jump from the African Green Monkey. While it is difficult to decide precisely when and where the first cases of AIDS or HIV infection occurred in Africa, studies on the frequency of certain clinical CililiJ7l( S<:J) diseases as markers of Tb;d.^
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AIDS indicate that there was a marked increase in cases in Africa during the late 1970's and early 1980's. Africa in the late 1970's was a continent in social transitlon. Because of the extreme poverty of the countryside and the growth of major cities in the country at the same time, there was a large shift in populations, which caused the spread of the disease once it had anived in the bloodstream of the first human being. Some of the very "earliest" cases of a disease which became known in 1981 as AIDS, were occurring in central Africa in the "AIDS Belt" of U ganda, Rwanda, Zaire and Tanzania. l~:v
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On .Tune 5, 1981 the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, U.S. announced the presence of a rare, infectious disease in five American homosexuals. Soon doctors were finding similar cases all over the country and the world. The AIDS epidemic U1i1:;St) had officially begun. By 1983 it was clear that AIDS had spread aroLlnd the world. More than twenty years later, AIIDS has left twenty-six million dead and another forty million infected. AIDS has become the worst medical catastrophe(';J01t) ever experienced by mankind. :;;E<74e
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AIDS is truly a disease of modem times. Some say that it made its appearance at this time in history 111a1111 y because the world has become so much smaller due to transportation and the migration 0 f people from one place to another. That proposal has a lot of truth to it. Especially 111 developing countries, great numbers of people are forced to travel from their slmple rural lives to the great cities where alcohol, dmgs, and prostitution cause epidemics of certain illnesses, most particularly, AIDS. =JLh?Wx
However, scientists still don't know exactly how and where AIDS started. Finding the source of AIDS could be cmcial in developing a vaccine and be important in mapping the future course of the epidemic. 1k8x%5p
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D. a close contact with certain animal Ji'(`9F&a
22. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? -!M,75nU
A. There was a medical record about the first case of HIV infection. 's?Ai2=#
B. Reports on AIDS cases occurring in the 1980s were on the rise. S:Q! "U
C. AIDS virus results in the extreme povel1y of tl'~ countryside, which 111 tum leads to the spread of the disease. :
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D. AIDS disease is a direct outcome of social transition happening in Africa. j F"YTr6
23. According to the passage, which of the following can possibly be seen as a factor to say "AIDS has become the worst medical catastrophe ever experienced by mankind"? j|fd-<ng
A. It had been officially recognized so late that it was already out of control. y7\"[<E`(V
B. It is fatal and easily infectious, still unable to be medically treated. n^(A=G
C. People have increasing opportunities to travel around the world. bKVj [r8D~
D. Modem means of transportation are applied worldwide. K<sC F[
24. All of the following can lead to the human infection of the terrible AIDS disease EXCEPT "@3@/I
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25. According to the passage, what might be the most effective way to control the disease? 1^J`1
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B. develop the local economy to reduce the migration and transportation of people from rural areas to cities. gYAF'?
C. educate people on how to lead a healthy life. ;Q0bT`/X
D. wam people to not to eat wild animals. @ez Tbc3
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"There is a senseless notion that children grow up and leave home when they're 18, and the ?kw&=T!
truth is far from that," says sociologist Larry Bumpass of the University of Wisconsin. Today, \(UKdv
unexpected numbers of young adults are living with their parents. 'There is a major shift in the Z
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middle class," declares sociologist Allan Schnaiberg of Northwestem University, whose son, 19, neF]=uCWnT
moved back in after an absence of eight months. <3X7T6_:@
Analysts cite a variety of reasons for this retum to the nest. The marriage age is rising, a T5Eseesp
condition that makes home and its pleasantness particularly attractive to young people. A high ?NNn:t iD
divorce rate and a declining remaITiage rate are sending economically pressed and emotionally pY8q=Kl
hurt survivors back to parental shelters. For some, the expense of an away-from-home college ;!@EixN-YH
education has become so excessively great that many students now attend local schools. Even U!w1AY|
after graduation, young people find their wings clipped by skyrocketing housing costs. lG<hlYckv
Living at home, says Knighton, a schoolteacher, continues to give security and moral support. p4
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Her mother agreed, "It's ridiculous for the kids to pay all that money for rent. It makes sense for ,38Eq`5&W
kids to stay at home." But sharing the family home requires adjustments for all. There are the $gle8Z-
hassles over bathrooms, telephones and privacy. Some families, however, manage the delicate &B
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balancing act. But for others, it proves too difficult. Michelle Del Turco, 24, has been home three L];y}]:F*
times -and left three times. "What I considered a social drink, my dad considered an alcohol o/cjXun*
problem," she explains. "He never liked anyone I dated, so I either had to hide away or meet them 8
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Just how long should adult children live with their parents before moving on? Most psychologists feel lengthy homecomings are a mistake. Children, stmggling to establish separate identities, can end up with "a sense of inadequacy, defeat and failure." And aging parents, who would be enjoying some financial and personal freedom, find themselves stuck with responsibilities. Many agree that brief visits, however, can work beneficially. 2LY=DL7
26. According to the author, there was once a trend in the U.S. ____ oSb, :^Wl
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D. for young adults to get jobs nearby in order to live with their parents 6"j_iB
27. Which of the following does not account for young adults retuming to the nest? "R
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29. The underlined word "hassles" in the passage (Para. 3) probably means ____ }$su4A@0
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A. They should adjust themselves to sharing the family expenses. PnT)LqEF
B. Children should leave their parents when they are grown up. $*[{J+t_
C. Adult children should visit their parents from time to time. \@a$
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D. Parents should support their adult children when they are in trouble. >P KBo
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For about three centuries we have been doing science, trying science out, using science for the X##1!
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construction of what we call modem civilization. Every dispensable item of contemporary eZhPu'id\s
technology, from canal locks to dial telephones to penicillin, was pieced together from the analysis ?q2j3e[>
of data provided by one or another series of scientific experiments. Three hundred yeas seems a AtS;IRN@
long time for testing a new approach to human interliving, long enough to settle back for critical H2gj=krK
appraisal of the scientific method, maybe even long enough to vote on whether to go on with it or F#|O@.tDG
not. There is an argument. Upl6:xYrG
Voices have been raised in protest since the begi1U1ing, nsmg in pitch and violence in the nineteenth century during the early stages of the industrial revolution, summoning urgent crowds into the streets any day these days on the issue of nuclear energy. Give it back, say some of the voices, it doesn't really work, we've tried it and it doesn't work, go back three hundred years and start again on something else less chance for the race of man. O
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The principal discoveries in this century, taking all in all, are the glimpses of the depth of our ignorance about nature. Things that used to seem clear and rational, matters of absolute certainty -Newtonian mechanics, for example -have slipped through our fingers, and we are left with a new set of gigantic puzzles, cosmic uncertainties, ambiguities; some of the laws of physics are amended every few years, some are canceled outright, some undergo revised versions of legislative intend as if they were acts of Congress. ~0"p*?^
Just thirty years ago we call it a biological revolution when the fantastic geometry of the DNA molecule was exposed to public view and the linear language of genetics was decided. For a while, things seemed simple and clear, the cell was a neat little machine, a mechanical device ready for taking to pieces and reassembling, like a tiny watch. But just in the last few years it has become q*jNH\|
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almost unbelievably complex, filled with strange parts whose functions are beyond today's Imag111111g. S&nxo
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31. What can be inferred from the first two paragraphs? <hnCUg1
A. Three hundred years are long enough to settle back for critical appraisal of the scientific method. ]-o"}"3Ef
B. There have been people holding hostile attitude towards science. 1B>V t*=
C. Modem civilization depends on science so all the people support scientific progress. }!#gu3
D. For three hundred years science has been fully developed. `L;eb
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A. man shouldn't stick to some of the once accepted theories Gnm4gF!BI
B. man is capable of solving all gigantic puzzles BDY}*cX
C. Newtonian mechanics is wrong iJFs0?*
D. Man has lost many scientific discoveries B-.v0R`5
33. So far, what do scientists know about DNA? .Jb$l$5'w
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A. science has done little to human being egR9AEJvz
B. science is just at its beginning ~H)4)r^
C. science has made profound progress ?i\B^uB
D. science has greatly improved man's life HJ?+A-n/
35. The writer's attitude towards science is <BWkUZz\P|
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Is it possible to persuade mankind to live without war? War is an ancient institution which has existed for at least six thousand years. It was always wicked and usually foolish, but in the past the human race managed to live with it. Modem ingenuity has changed this. Either man will abolish war, or war will abolish man. For the present, it is nuclear weapons that cause the gravest danger, but bacteriological or chemical weapons may, before long, offer an even greater threat. If we succeed in abolishing nuclear weapons, our work will not be done. It will never be done until we (%CZ*L[9Z
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have succeeded in abohshing war. To do this, we need to persuade mankind to look up on `"yxdlXA
international questions in a new way, not as contests of force, in which the victory goes to the :WGtR\tK
side which is most skillful in massacre, but by arbitration in accordance with agreed principles of P=N$qz$U
law. It IS not easy to change age-old mental habits, but this is what must be attempted. K)7zKEp`cj
There are those who say that adoption of this or that ideology would prevent war. r bel ieve this A% Q
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to be a profound etTor. All ideologies are based upon dogmatic assertions which are, at best, 1L7{p>;-dO
doubtful, and at worst, totally false. Their adherents believe in them so fanatically that they are D\~zS`}
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has become a commonplace that nuclear war must be avoided. Of course, very difficult problems rjt8fN
remain in the international sphere, but the spirit in which they are being approached is a better one H?1x
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than it was some years ago. It has begun to be thought, even by the powerful men who decide _3iHkQr
whether we shall live or die, that negotiations should reach ab'Tecments even if both sides do not 72W,FU~OD
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nowadays is not between East and West, but between Man and the H-bomb. =d
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A. more wicked than in the past C-eA8pYY/
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A. it is impossible to live Ivilhout Ivar 2Q7R6*<N:
B. war is the only way to settle international disagreements MvLs%GE%
C. war must be abolished ifman wants to survive "eWk#/
D. war will be abolished by modem ingenuity i!2TH~zl
38. The author says that modem weapons ____ zQ?!f#f
A. will help abolish war WFR?fDtE
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39. The author believes that the only way to abolish war is to ____ !J1rRPV
A. abolish nuclear weapons 'oNO-)p\#!
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C. improve bacteriological and chemical weapons _EnwME{@
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