1、Part I Reading ComprehensionDirections:There are four 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 wi
2、th a single line through the center.Questions 1to 5are based on the following passage:More attention was paid to the quality of production in France at the time of Rene Coty.Charles Deschanel was then the financial minister.He stressed that workmanship and quality were more important than quantity f
3、or industrial production.It would be necessary to produce quality goods for the international market to compete with those produced in other countries.The French economy needed a larger share of the international market to balance its import and export trade.French industrial and agricultural produc
4、tion was still inadequate to meet the immediate needs of the people,let alone long-ranged developments.Essential imports had stretched the national credit to the breaking point.Rents were tightly controlled,but the extreme inflation affected general population most severely through the cost of food.
5、Food costs took as much as 80 percent of the workersincome.Wages,it is true,had risen.Extensive family allowances and benefits were paid by the state,and there was full-time and overtime employment.Taken together,these factors enabled the working class to exist but allowed them no sense of security.
6、In this precarious(不稳定旳)and discouraging situation,workmen were willing to work overseas for higher wages.The government was reluctant to let workers leave the country.It was feared this immigration of workers would deplete the labor force.The lack of qualified workers might hinder the improvement i
7、n the quality of industrial products produced.Qualified workers employed abroad would only increase the quantity of quality goods produced in foreign countries.Also the quantity of quality goods produced in France would not be able to increase as part of its qualified labor force moved to other coun
8、tries.1.According to the passage,the French workers were _ .A)better paid than the workers in any other European countriesB)able to save more money with the increase in their wagesC)anxious to work abroadD)often unable to find work in France2.Rene Coty and Charles Deschanel were both interested in _
9、.A)better quality in productionB)increasing quantity in production C)having the government raise tariffs on foreign importsD)eliminating unions in France3.The French government was reluctant to let the workers leavethe country because _ .A)it would enlarge the working forceB)it would hinder the impr
10、ovement of quality in industrialproductionC)it would hinder the increase in quantity of exportsD)it would damage the imports4.Rents in France _.A)were extremely highB)were extremely controlledC)took as much as 80percent of the workersincomeD)had doubled in two years5.According to the passage,the Fre
11、nch government _.A)prohibited French to work abroadB)reduced taxes to fight inflationC)paid family allowances and benefitsD)prohibited the French workers to join labor unionsQuestions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage:Food can be divided into two basic categories:real food and pleasure food
12、.Real food is fuel for the bodys needs,while pleasure food, which is high in fat and sugar,is primarily for taste satisfaction.The categories are pretty obvious.Broccoli is real food.Cookies are in the pleasure group.When you are hungry,you are faced with choices.If you arent suffering from excessiv
13、e hunger,you can be rational about them.Go to the refrigerator.What looks good?If you have chosen a real food,say,a turkey sandwich,you can be certain your body can use it for fuel.Eat it and enjoy.Two hours later you are hungry again.Back to the refrigerator.What looks good?Ice cream.Stop!Employ yo
14、ur will power just a little.Ice cream is not what your body needs.Does something else look good?Yes,a piece of toast with peanut butter and a glass of milk sound good too.Okay,go ahead,remembering that high-fat real foods should be eaten in moderation.One trick is to eliminate pleasure foods from yo
15、ur kitchen.Instead,keep a variety of high-quality foods available at all times.In short,buy lots of delicious real food,food you really like,and get rid of the junk.But what if you have ice cream on hand and nothing sounds good?Although you dont wantto eat pleasure foods whenever the urge strikes,th
16、ere is a legitimate place for them in your diet.If you have analyzed your feelings and there are no other needs imitating hunger,eat the ice cream.You have not failed.On the contrary,you have accepted your naturalappetite,but not blindly.Surprisingly,when you know you can eat anything you want,and t
17、hat you never have toput up with unsatisfied hunger again,it takes a lot of pressure off.You will begin to want to eat what your body needs,and your body will begin to need foods that will leadto slimness.6.Which of the following statements is NOT true? A)The author is against getting rid of pleasur
18、e food altogether. B)One can eat the high-fat real foods heartily since it is fuel for the body. C)Make sure to keep pleasure food such as ice cream in your diet. D)Of course you can sometimes have ice cream if you really want to.7.What would be the best title for this passage?A)Real Food And Pleasu
19、re FoodB)Reducing WeightC)Limit Your Consumption Of Pleasure FoodD)How To Choose Food When You Are Hungry8.Whatcan you assume from the last paragraph?A)Being able to eat anything doesnt necessarily imply pleasure.B)Real foods may lead to slimness.C)Eat only what your body needs.D)Be sure to satisfy
20、your hunger whenever it strikes you.9.What can broccoli be except _ .A)ice creamB)cauliflowerC)a turkey sandwichD)a piece of toast10.Judging from the fourth paragraph,what doesjunkmean?A)Food like ice cream.B)Food you do not like.C)Pleasure foods.D)Low-quality foods.Questions 11to 15are based on the
21、 following passage:Cloning,manipulating a cell from an animal so that it grows into an exact copy of that animal,is the forbidden fruit of biotechnology. Some scientists were so sure it could not be donethat,in the 1970s,they discouraged moralists(伦理学家)from discussing its moral implications.Yet at t
22、he same time other scientists,secretly,in out-of-the-way labs,were getting ever closer to making clones.For ten years,scientists have been cloning sheep and cows from embryo(胚胎)cells.But so far Dolly is the only animal cloned from an adult cell,not from an embryo. She is living proof that scientists
23、 have solved one of the most challenging problemsof cell biology.The question now is how soon will scientists clone humans.Nature,the scientific journal that published the Dolly paper,commented,Cloning humans from adults tissues is likely to be achievable any time from one to ten years from now.Most
24、 scientists agree there is no insurmountable obstacle in human cloning.But a human clone,even though it might resemble the individual from whom it was made,would differ dramatically in personality and character,intelligence and talents.You will never get 100 percent identity,says psychologist Jerome
25、 Kagan of Harvard,because of chance factors and because environments are never exactly the same.That,however,is small comfort to many people.Shortly after Dollys birth announcement,President Clinton ordered a group of experts to come up with proposals for government action.With the cloning of humans
26、 within reach,whether it is to be banned or regulated is now on the nations moral agenda(议事日程). Some regard the cloning of humans as inherently evil,a morally unjustifiable intrusion into human life.They measure the morality of any act by the intention behind it;still others are concerned primarily
27、with consequences for society as well as for individuals.For the moment it seems that the latest achievement in the biotech field has provided everyone with food for thought.11.In what way is Dolly different from earlier clones?A)It is cloned from human embryo.B)It is cloned from a human cell.C)It i
28、s cloned from an adult cell.D)It is cloned from an adult embryo.12.What is the prospect,according to most scientists,of making clones from adult human tissues? A)Such clones will be exactly like the one from whom it was made. B)It would be possible within the decade. C)There still exist some technic
29、al problems. D)It is impossible to make such clones in one to ten years from now.13.Why did Clinton order a group of experts to make proposals for government action?A)He wants to quicken the pace of cloning research.B)The success of cloning involves serious moral evaluation problems.C)He wants to ba
30、n the human cloning research.D)He is worried about the funding of the further research.14.Food for thoughtin the last paragraph means _.A)worry for foodB)increased food to be expectedC)something worthy of considerationD)reasons for deep understanding15.The best title for the selection can be _.A)Bio
31、technologicalSuccess And Its Possible ConsequencesB)Dolly Is Only The BeginningC)The Definition Of CloningD)Cloning Humans From AdultsTissuesQuestions 16to 20are based on the following passage:Failure is probably the most fatiguing experience a person ever has.There is nothing more exhausting than n
32、ot succeeding,being blocked,not moving ahead.It is an evil circle.Failure breeds fatigue,and fatigue makes it harder to get to work,which adds to the fatigue We experience this tiredness in two main ways,as start-up fatigue and performance fatigue.In the former case,we keep putting off a task that w
33、e are forced to take up.Either because it is too tedious or because it is too difficult,we avoid it.And the longer we postpone it the more tired we feel.Such start-up fatigue is very real,even not actually physical,not something in our muscles and bones.The remedy is obvious,though perhaps not easy
34、to apply:willpower exercise.The moment I find myself turning away from a job, or putting it under a pile of things I have to do,I clear my desk of everything else and attach the objectionable item first. To prevent start-up fatigue,always treat the most difficult job first.Performance fatigue is mor
35、e difficult to handle.Here we are willing to get started,but we cant seem to do the job right.Its difficulties appear to be insurmountable and however hard we work,we fail again and again.The mounting experience of failure carries with it an ever-increasing burden of mental fatigue.In such a situati
36、on,I work as hard as I can,then let theunconscious take over.16.Which of the following can be called an evil circle?A)Success-zeal-success-zeal.B)Failure-tiredness-failure-tiredness.C)Failure-zeal-failure-tiredness.D)Success-exhaustion-success-exhaustion.17.According to the passage ,when keeping put
37、ting off a task,we can experience _.A)tirednessB)performance fatigueC)start-up fatigueD)unconsciousness18.To overcome start-up fatigue ,we need _ .A)toughnessB)preventionC)musclesD)strong willpower19.The wordinsurmountablein the last paragraph probably means _ .A)that can not be solvedB)that can not
38、 be understoodC)that can not be imaginedD)that can not be objected20.According to the passage,which of the following statements is NOT true?A)It is easier to overcome start-up fatigue.B)Performance fatigue occurs when the job we are willing to take gets blocked.C)One will finally succeed after experiencing the evil circle.D)Fatigue often accompanies fatigue.
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