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Question1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Whenamagazineforhigh-schoolstudentsaskeditsreaderswhatlifewouldbelikeintwentyyears,theysaid:
Machineswouldberunbysolarpower.Buildingswouldrotatesotheycouldfollowthesuntotakemaximumadvantageofitslightandheat.Wallswould“radiatelight”and“changecolorwiththepushofabutton.”Foodwouldbereplacedbypills.Schoolwouldbetaught“byelectricalimpulsewhilewesleep.”Carswouldhaveradar.Doesthissoundliketheyear2000?
Actually,thearticlewaswrittenin1958andthequestionwas“Whatwilllifebelikein1978?
”
Thefutureismuchtooimportanttosimplyguessabout,thewaythehighschoolstudentsdid,soexpertsareregularlyaskedtopredictaccurately.Bycarefullystudyingthepresent,skilledbusinessmen,scientists,andpoliticiansaresupposedlyabletofigureoutinadvancewhatwillhappen.Butcanthey?
Oneexpertoncitieswrote:
Citiesofthefuturewouldnotbecrowded,butwouldhavespaceforfarmsandfields.Peoplewouldtraveltoworkin“airbuses”,largeall-weatherhelicopterscarryingupto200passengers.Whenapersonlefttheairbusstationhecoulddriveacoin-operatedcarequippedwithradar.Theradarequipmentofcarswouldmaketrafficaccidents“almostunheardof”.Doesthatsoundfamiliar?
Iftheexperthadbeenaccurateitwould,becausehewaswritingin1957.Hissubjectwas“Thecityof1982”.
Iftheprofessionalssometimessoundlikehigh-schoolstudents,itsprobablybecausefuturestudyisstillanewfield.Buteconomicforecasting,orpredictingwhattheeconomywilldo,hasbeenaroundforalongtime.Itshouldbeaccurate,andgenerallyitis.Buttherehavebeensomebigmistakesinthisfield,too.Inearly1929,mostforecasterssawanexcellentfutureforthestockmarket.InOctoberofthatyear,thestockmarkethaditsworstlossesever,ruiningthousandsofinvestorswhohadputtheirfaithinfinancialforeseers.
Oneforecasterknewthatpredictionsaboutthefuturewouldalwaysbesubjecttosignificanterror.In1957,H.J.RandoftheRandCorporationwasaskedabouttheyear2000,“Onlyonethingiscertain,”heanswered.“Childrenborntodaywillhavereachedtheageof43.”
1.High-schoolstudents’answersto“Whatwouldlifebein1978?
”sound_________.
A)accurateB)imaginativeC)correctD)OK
2.Accordingtothewriter,forecastingisfairlyaccuratein________.
A)politicsB)scienceC)sociologyD)economy
3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsdoesnotconfirmwiththewriterscommentonfuturestudy?
A)Predictionsshouldbeaccurate.
B)Professionalssometimessoundlikehigh-schoolstudents.
C)Therehavebeensomebigmistakesinthefieldofeconomicforecasting.
D)Predictionsaboutfuturewouldalwaysbesubjecttosignificanterrors.
4.Thepresentpassagewasmostprobablywritten_______.
A)justbefore2000B)in1958
C)after1982D)in1957
5.H.J.Rand'
spredictionabouttheyear2000showsthat________.
A)itiseasytofigureoutinadvancewhatwillhappen
B)itisdifficulttofigureoutinadvancewhatwillhappen
C)onlyprofessionalscanfigureoutinadvancewhatwillhappen
D)veryfewprofessionalscanfigureoutinadvancewhatwillhappen
PassageTwo
Question6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Humanshavelongbeenstudyingtheflightofbirdsandtryingtoimitateit.Notuntilthetwentiethcenturydidengineersfullyunderstandtheprinciplesofflightthatbirdshavebeenusingformillionsofyears.
Birdsareadaptedintheirbodystructure,asnoothercreatures,tolifeintheair.Theirwings,tails,hollowbones,andinternalairsacs(气囊)allcontributetothisgreatfaculty.Theseadaptationsmakeitpossibleforbirdstoseekoutenvironmentsmostfavorabletotheirneedsatdifferenttimesoftheyear.Thisresultsinthemarvelousphenomenonweknowasmigration---theregular,seasonalmovementofentirepopulationsofbirdsfromonegeographiclocationtoanother.
Eachyearwithgreatregularitymostspeciesofbirdsreturntotheirsummerhomes,court(求偶)andchoosemates,buildtheirnests,layeggs,andreartheiryoung.Inthelatesummerandfalltheyacquiretheirnewplumage(羽毛).Thentheyjoinwithothersoftheirkindinlargeandsmallflocks,feedingandstoringupfatintheirbodies.Thustheyprepareforthehardshipsofwinter,whethertheyremaininthecoldnorthlandsormakethestrenuousjourneytothesouth.
6.Thebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe______.
A.PrinciplesofFlight
B.Howbirdsfly
C.TheAnnualMigrationofBirds
D.TheBodyStructureofBirds
7.Themainideaofthispassageisthat_______.
A.birdsarebuiltthesameasothercreatures
B.birdsarebuilttofly
C.birdsneedtomigratetosurvive
D.birdsneedtobetoldwhentomigrate
8.Itcanbeinferredfromthesecondparagraphthat_______.
A.birds’migrationisgenerallywithoutpurpose
B.birds’migrationismerelyoutoftheirhabits
C.mostbirdstravelregularlyforachangeintheirlife
D.birdsareabletolookforsituationsfavorabletotheirexistence
9.Birdsfeedandstorefatintheirbodies______.
A.foruseinrearingtheiryoung
B.foruseinwinter
C.tobeusedwhentheyreturnnextsummer
D.tobeusedontheirwaysouth
10.Whichofthefollowingisimpliedbythepassage?
A.Themigrationofbirdsisa“social”undertaking.
B.Eachindividualbirdhasitsownpatternofmigration.
C.Allbirdsflysouthforthewinter.
D.Differentkindsofbirdsjointogetherintheirmigration.
PassageThree
Questions11to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Ifyouarelikemostpeople,yourintelligencevariesfromseasontoseason.Youareprobablyalotsharperinthespringthanyouareatanyothertimeofyear.Anotedscientist,EllsworthHuntington(1876-1947),concludedfromothermen’sworkandhisownamongpeoplesindifferentclimatesthatclimateandtemperaturehaveadefiniteeffectonourmentalabilities.
Hefoundthatcoolweatherismuchmorefavorableforcreativethinkingthanissummerheat.Thisdoesnotmeanthatallpeoplearelessintelligentinsummerthantheyareduringtherestoftheyear.Itdoesmean,however,thatthementalabilitiesoflargenumbersofpeopletendtobelowestinsummer.
Springappearstobethebestperiodoftheyearforthinking.Onereasonmaybethatinthespringman’smentalabilitiesareaffectedbythesamefactorsthatbringaboutgreatchangesinallnature.
Fallisthenest-bestseason,thenwinter.Asforsummer,itseemstobeagoodtimetotakealongvacationfromthinking.
11.Accordingtothepassage,man’sintelligence_____________________.
A)staysthesamethroughouttheyear
B)variesfromdaytoday
C)changeswithseasons
D)changesfromyeartoyear
12.EllsworthHuntingtondecidedthatclimateandtemperaturehave_________________.
A)someeffectonmostpeople'
sintelligence
B)agreateffectoneveryone'
C)someeffectonafewpeople'
D)noeffectonmostpeople'
13.EllsworthHuntington’sconclusionwasbasedon__________________.
A)variationsofhisownmentalabilitiesfromseasontoseason
B)theresultsofresearchdonebyhimandotherscientistsamongpeoplesindifferentclimates
C)detailedrecordsoftemperaturechangesindifferentplaces
D)detailedrecordsofdifferentwaysofthinkingamongpeoplesindifferentclimates
14.Whydoestheauthorsaysummerisagoodtimetotakealongvacationfromthinking?
___________________
A)Becausealongvacationinsummerhelpstoimprovepeople’smentalpower.
B)Becausesummerisagoodtimeforoutdooractivities.
C)Becausementalexertioninthesummerheattaxestoomuchofpeople’senergy.
D)Becausepeopletendtobelesscreativeduringsummer.
15.Thecentralideaofthispassageis_________________________.
A)man’smentalabilitieschangefromseasontoseason
B)man’sintelligencevariesfromplacetoplace
C)manshouldtakealongvacationinsummer
D)ifyouwanttodocreativethinking,gotoacoolplace
PassageFour
Question16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Moststudentshavelittleinterviewexperience.Theinterviewshouldholdlittleterror.Ifyouarestillnervous,helpisathand,yourCareersServicewillarrangepracticeinterviewsandfirmsoftenadvertiseformockintervieweesandwillpayyoufortheprivilege.
Soyouareabouttohaveyourfirstinterviewwiththecompanyofyourdreams-howdoyoumakeagoodimpression?
First,takecareaboutyourpersonalappearance.Interviewerswillrealizethatyoucannotaffordexpensive,qualityclothesbuttheywillnotbeimpressedifyourclothesareuntidyandyourhairisdirty.Nooneistoopoortoaffordsoap.Second,don'
tforgettheimportanceofbodylanguage.Makesureyourentranceisdeliberate(从容的)andshaketheinterviewershandfirmly,butdon'
tcrushit.Maintaineyecontactsmileandtrytorelax.
Initially,youwillprobablybeaskedopen-endedquestionsrelatingtoyourapplicationform,interests,coursesandsoon.Thisisyourcuetobegintalking,sodon'
tanswerinmonosyllablesandclamup.Makesureyouanswerthequestionsanddon'
tbeafraidofstoppingtothinkbeforespeaking.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillprobablybeaskedifyouhaveanyquestions.Itisadvisabletohavealistofthemprepared,as
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