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The economy of the United states after 1952 was the econnomy of a well-fed,almost fully employed people. Despit occasional alarms, the country escaped any postwar depression and lived in a state of boom. A n economic survey of the year 1955, a typical year of the 1950’s, may be typical as illustrating the rapid economic growth of the decade. The national output was value at 10 percent above that of 1954 (1955 output was estimated at 392 billion dollars). The production of manufacturers was about 40 percent more than it had averaged in the years immediately following World War 2. The country’s business spent about 30billion dollars for new factories and machinery.
National income available for spending was almost a third greater than it had been it had been in 1950.
Consumers spent about 256 billion dollars; that is about 700 million dollars a day ,or about twenty-five million dollars every hour , all round the clock. Sixty-five million people held jobs and only a little more than two million wanted jobs but could not find them . Only agriculture complained that it was not sharing in the room. To some observers this was an ominous echo of the mid-1920’s . As farmer’s shre of their products declined , marketing costs rose. But there were , among the observers of the national economy, a few who were not as confident as the majority . Those few seemed to fear that the boom could not last and would eventually lead to the oppsite-depression.
1. What is the best title of the passage? a. The Agriculatural Trends of 1950’s b. The Unemployment Rate of 1950’s
c. U.S. Economy in the 50’s d. The Federal Budget of 1952
2. In Line 3, the word “boom” could best be replaced by______.
a. nearby explosion b. thunderous noise
c. general public support d. rapid economic growth
3. It can be inferred the national from the passage that most people in the United States in 1955 viewed the national economy with an air of _________. a. confidence b. confusion c. disappointment d. suspicion
4. Which of the following were LEAST satisfied with the national economy in the 1950’s?
a. Economists b. Frmaers c. Politicians d. Steelworkers
5. The passage states that incom available for spending in the U.S. was greater in 1955 than in 1950 . How much was it ? a. 60％ b. 50％ c. 33％ d. 90％
答案：cdabc
Women are also underrepresented in the administration and this is because there are so few women full professors. In 1985,Regent Beryl Milburn produced a report blasting the University of Texas System adminitration for not encouraging University was rated among the lowest for the a 1987 ,Milburn commended the progress that was made and called for even more improvement. One of the positive results from her study was a System-wide program to inform women of available administrative jobs. College of Communication Associate Dean Patrica Witherspoon,said it is important that woman be flexible when it comesto relocating if they want to rise in the ranks. Although a woman may face a chilly climate on campus , many times in order for her to succeed , she must rise above the problems around her and concentrate on her work. Until women make up a greater percentage of the senior positions in the University and all academia,inequities will exist. "Women need to spend their energies and time doing scholarly activities that are important here at the University." Spirduso said. "If they do that will be successful in this they spend their time in little groups mourning the sexual discrimination that they think exists here, they are wasting valuable study time."
rding to Spirduso,women need to ____. uce a report on sexual discrimination
for further improvement in their working conditions
d their energies and time fighting against sexual discrimination d more time and energy doing scholarly activities
this passage ,we know that _____.
e are many women full professors in the University of Texas n play an important part in adminitrating the University weather on the campus is chilly
n make up a small percentage of the senior positions in the University
h of the following statements is true?
number of women professors in the University in 1987 was greater than that of 1985 number of women professors in the University in 1987 was smaller than that of 1985 number of women professors was the same as that of 1985 and more women professors thought that sexual discrimination did exit in the University
of the positive results from Milburn's study was that _____. n were told to con centrate on teir work
n were given information about available administrative jobs
n were encouraged to take on all the administrative jobs in the Unversity n were encouraged to do more scholarly activities
5. The title for this passage should be _______.
University of Texas
urn's Report n Professors
al Discrimination in Academia
答案：ddabd
As she walked round the huge department store,Edith reflected how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas present for her wish that he was as easy to please as her mother, who was always delighted with perfume
Besides,shoppong at this time of the year was a most disgreeable experience :people trod on your toes,poked you with their elbows and almost knocked you overin their haste to get to a bargain ahead of you.
Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter where some attracive ties were on display. "They are real silk," the assistant assured her, trying to tempt her. "Worth double the price." But edit knew from past experience that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father.
She moved on reluctantly and then quite by chance, stopped where a small crowd of man had gathered round a counter. She found some good quality pipes on sale-----and the prices were very reasonable. Edith did not hesitate for long : although her father only smoked a pipe occasionally, she knew that this was a present which was bund to please him.
When she got home,with her small well-chosen present concealed in her handbag, her parents were already at the supper table. Her mother was in an especially cheerful mood, "Your father has at last to decided to stop smoking." She informed her daughter.
h's father _______.
not like present
r got present erred ties
difficult to choose a present for
assistant spoke to Edith because she seemed_______.
active
rested in ties d
need of comfort
h stopped at the next counter_________.
sely
enly
llingly
dentally
h's father smoked a pipe_______.
he was obliged
social occasions time to time
he was delighted
ping was very disagreeable at that time of the year because_______. tomers trod on each other's toes tomers poked each other with their elbows omers knocked each other
omers were doing their shopping in a great hurry
答案：dbdcd
If the population of the earth goes on increasing at its present rate, there will eventually not be enough resources left to sustain life on the the middle of the 21st century,if present trends continue, we will have used up all the oil that drives our cars,for if scientists develop new ways of feeding the human race,the crowded conditions on earth will make it necessary for lus to look for open space somewhere else. But none of the other planets in our solar system are capable of supporting life at present. One possible solution to the problem, however,has recently been suggested by American scientist, Professor Carl Sagan. Sagan believes that before the earth's resources are compleetely exhausted it will be possible to change the atmophere of Venus and so create a new world almost as large as earth itself. The difficult is that Venus is much hotter than the earth and there is only a tiny amount of water there. Sagan proposes that algae organisms that can live in extremely hot or cold atmospheres and at the same time produce oxygen,should be bred in condition similar to those on soon as this has been done, the algae will be placed in small rockets. Spaceship will then fly to Venus and fire the rockets into the atmosphere a fairly short time, the alge will break down the carbon dioxide into oxygen and carbon. When the algae have done theri work, the atmosphere will become cooler,but befor man can set foot on Venus it will be neccessary for the oxygen to produce rain. The surface of the planet will still be too hot for man to land on it but the rain will eventually fall and in a few years something like earth will be reproduced on Venus. long run, the most insoluble problem caused by population growth on earth will probably be the lack of ______.
e urces
Sagan believes that Venus might be colonized from earth because _____ might be possible to change its atmosphere atmosphere is the same as the earth's
e is a good supply of water on Venus
days on Venus are long enough
Venus there is a lot of ________.
r
on dioxide
on monoxide en
e are plants that can____.
in very hot temperatures
in very cold temperatures
facture oxygen of the above
5. Man can land on Venus only when_______.
algae have done their work
atmosphere becomes cooler
eis oxygen
rains there
答案：cabdd
There are three kinds of goals: short-term,medium-range and long-term goals. Short-range goals are those that usually deal with current activities,which we can apply on a daily goals can be achieved in a week or less,or two weeks,or possible should be remembered that just as a building is no stronger than its foundation ,out long-term goals cannot amount to very munch without the achievement of solid short-term completing our short-term goals,we should date the occasion and then add new short-term goals that will build on those that have been completed. The intermediate goals bukld on the foundation of the short-range might deal with just one term of school or the entire school year,or they could even extend for several time you move a step at a time,you should never allow yourself to become discouraged or overwhelmed. As you complete each step,you will enforce the belief in your ability to grow adn as your list of completion dates grow,your motivation and desire will increase. Long-range goals may be related to our dreams of the future. They might cover five years or more. Life is not a static should never allow a long-term goal to limit us or our course of action. long-term goals mean a lot______.
we complete our short-range goals
we cannot reach solid short-term goals
we write down the dates
we put forward some plans
short-term goals are bulid upon______.
years -term goals
ent activities goals that have been completed
we complete each step of our goals ,______.
will win final success
are overwhelmed
should build up confidence of success
should strong desire for setting new goals our goals are drawn up,_______.
should stick to them until we complete them
may change our goals as we have new ideas and opportunities had better wait for the exciting news of success
have made great decision
is implied but not stated in the passage that ______.
e who habe long-term goals will succeed
ing down the dates may discourage you
goal is only a guide for us to reach our desination
y should have a goal
答案：adcbc
There are two factors which determine an individual's intelligence. The first is the sort of brain he is born with. Human brains differ considerably, some being more capable than others. But no matter how good a brain he has to begin with, an individual will have a low order of intelligence unless he has opportunities to learn. So the second factor is what happens to the individual—the sort of environment in which he is reared. If an individual is handicapped envionmentally ,it is likely that his brain will fail to develop and he will never attain the level of intelligence of which he is capable. The importance of environment in determining an individual's intellingence can be demonstrated by the case history of the identical twins, Peter and Mark X. Being identical, the twins had identical brains at birth, and their growth processes were the same. When the twins were three months old , their parents died, and they were placed in separate foster homes. Peter was reated by parents of low intelligence in an isolatedcommunity with poor educational was reared inthe home of well-to-do parents who had been to college. He was read to as a child , sent to good schools, and given every opportunity to be stimulated enviromental difference continued until the twins were in their late teens, when they were giben tesets to measure their intelligence. Mark's I.Q. was 125, twenty-five points higher than the average and fully forty points higher than his identical brother. Given equal opportunities , the twins , having identical brains,would have tested at roughly the same level.
selection can best be titled_________.
uring Your Intelligence
lligence and Environment Case of Peter and Mark
the brain Influences Intelligence
beststatement of the main idea of this passage is that _____. n brains differ considerably
brain a person is born with is improtant in determining his intelligence ronment is crucial in determining a person's intelligence d. persons having identical brains will have roughly the same intelligence
rding to the passage , the average _____.
a.85 b.100
c.110
d.125
case history of the twins appears to support the conclusion that _______. vidual with identical brains seldom test at same level individual's intelligence is determined only by his enviroment of opportunity blocks the growth of intelligence ges of enviroment produce changes in the structure of the brain
passage suggests that an individual 's I.Q.______. be predicted at birth
s the same throuthout his life
be increased by education
determined by his childhood
答案：bcbcc
The food we eat seems to have profound effects on our ough science has made enormous steps in making food more fit to eat ,it has, at the same time,made many foods unfit to eat. Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illnesses are related to diet and forty percent of cancer is related to the diet as well,especially cancer of the colon. Different cultures are more likely to cause certain different illnesses because of the food that is characteristic in these cultures. That food is related to illness is nto a new discovery. In 1945, about 35 years ago, government researchers realized that nitrates, commonly used to preserve color in meats,and other food additivies,caused cancer. Yet, these carcinogenic additives remain in our food, and it becomes more difficult all the time to know which things on the packaging labels of processed food are helpful or harmful. The additives which we eat are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin to beef and living animals, and because of this ,penicillin has been found in the milk of treated cow. Sometimes similar drugs are given to animals not for medical purposes,but for financial reasons. The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to obtain a higher price on the market. Although the Food and Drug Administration(FDA) has tried repeatedly to control these procedures, the practices continue. is the best possible title of the passage?
and Food
er and Health
and Health th and Drug h of the following statements is NOT ture? s are always given to animals for medical reasons
of the additives in our food are added to the food itself and some are given to the living animals archers have known about the potential dangers of food additives for over thirty-five years. may cause forty percent of cancer in world. has science done something harmful to mankind? use of science , diseases caused by polluted food haven been virtually eliminated. has caused a lack of information concerning the value of food. use of the application of science,some potentially harmful substances have been added to food. scientists have preserved the color of meats,but not of vegetables.
are nitrates used for?
preserve flavor in packaged foods.
preserve the color of meats. are the objects of research. cause the animals to become fatter.
word 'carcinogenic' most nearly means '_____'.
ble-making
r-retaining
y-making
er-causing
答案：cacbd
As the pace of life continues to increase ,we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in the habit of rushing through lift,being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down. But relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body. Stress is an natural part of everyday lift and there is no way to avoid it. In fact ,it is not the bad thing it is often supposed to be .A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation adn give purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health. The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual. Some people are not afraid of stress,and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities. Others lose heart at the first signs of unusual difficulties. When exposed to stress,in whatever form,we react both chemically and physically. In fact we make choice between "fight" or "flight" and in more primitive days the choice made the difference between life or death. The crises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme,but however little the stress,it involves the same response. It is when such a reaction lasts long,through continued exposure to stress,that health becomes serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart disease have established links with e we cannot remove stress from our lives(it would be unwise to do so even if we could),we need to find ways to deal with it.
le are finding less and less time for relaxing themselves because_____. do not know how to enjoy themselves do not believe that relaxation is important for health
are travelling fast all the time
are becoming busier with their work
rding to the writer ,the most important character for a good manager is his ________. fearing stress ing the art of relaxation sense of responsibility
ng control over performance
h of the follwing statements is ture?
can find some ways to avoid stress ss is always harmful to people
is easy to change the hagit of keeping oneself busy with work.
erent people can withstand different amounts of stress
Paragraph 3, "such a reaction" refers back to_______. a."making a choice between 'flight' or 'fight'"
b."reaction to stress both chemically and physically" c."responding to crises quickly"
d."losing heart at the signs difficulties"
the last sentence of the passage,"do so " refers to ______. a."expose ourselves to stress"
b."find ways to deal with stress" c."remove stress from our lives"
d."established links between diseases and stress"
答案：dadbc
What is your favourite colour? Do you like yellow , orange ,red? If you do ,you must be an optimist, a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement. Do you prefer greys and blues? Then you are probably quiet,shy, and you would rather follow than lead. You tend to be a pessimist. At least, this is what psychologists tell us, and they should know,because they have been seriously studying the meaning of colours preference, as well as the effect that colours have on human beings. They tells us, among other facts,that we do not choose our favourite clour as we grow up----we are born with our you happen to love brown, you did so, as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly. Colours do influence our moods----there is no doubt about it .A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. On the other hand ,black is depressing. A black bridge over the Thames River, near London, used to be the scene of more suicides than any other bridge in the area ----until it was repainter number of suicide attempts immediately fell sharply ;perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink or baby blue. Light and bright colours make people not only hppier but more active. It is an established fact that factory workers work better,harder ,and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or grey. 1."You would rather follow than red" means_______. don't like to follow others
would be a member rather than a leader would be afraid of following others
would like to be a leader rather than a follower
one enjoys life, one is sure to prefer________.
to yellow
to orange
to grey to yellow
3."They tell us, among other facts,that we don't choose our favourite colours as we grow up." "Among other facts" means______.
des other facts
regard to other facts
considering other facts rding to other facts h of the following is facts? le's preference of one colour to another is instinct le's preference of one colour to another is acquired as they grow up.
people happen to love brown because they saw something brown when they were born urs have little influence on our moods e who committed suicide preferred the bridge over the Thames River near london to others because of _______.
shape
structure
colour
building materials
答案：bcaac
Today ,as in every other day of the year ,more than 3000 U.S. adlescents will smoke their first cigarette on their way to becoming regular smokers as adults. During their lifetime,it can be expected that of these 3000 about 23 will be murdered,30 will die in traffic accidents, and nearly 750 will be killed by a smoking-related disease. The number of deaths attributed to cigarette smoking outweithts all other factors, whether voluntary or involuntary, as a cause of death. Since the late 1970s, when daily smoking among high school seniors reached 30 precent , smoking rates among youth have declined . While the decline is impressive ,several important issues must be raised. First, in the past several years,smoking rates among youth have declined very little. Second,in the late 1970s ,smoking among male high school seniors exceeded that among female by nearly 10 percent . The statistic is d ,several recent studies have indicate high school dropouts have excessively high smoking rates, as much as 75 percent . Finally, thouth significant declines in adolescent smoking have occurred in the past decade,no definite reasons for the decline exist. Within this context,the Naional Cancer Instiute (NCI) began its current effort to determine the most effecive measures to reduce smoking levesl among youth. rding to the author, the deaths among youth are mainly caused by _____. fic accidents ing-related desease
er of these
y day there are over_____high school strdents who will become regular smoker. a.75 b.23 c.30 d.3000
"dropout" the author means______.
ents who failed the examination
ents who left school ents who lost their way ents who were driven out of school
reason for declining adolescent smoking is that ________. has taken effective measures
ing is prevented among high school seniors
e are many smokers who have died of cancer of these
is implied but not stated by the author is that ________. ing rates among youth have declined very little
e are now more female than male smokers among high school seniors smoking rates are due to the incease in wealth ing at high school are from low socio-economic backgrounds 答案：bdbdb
New Orleans, Louisiana, was established as part of the French Empire in 1718.
Its location on the east bank of the Mississippi River gave it control of the American hinerland and it became strategically important to many nations. It was transferred from France to Spain, returned to France,and finally sold by Napoleon to the United States in 1803. The city was the site of a famous battle fought in 1815 between the British, who hoped to control it , and the Americans under General And rew Jackson.
The riverbed of the Mississippi is constantly silting and the river is now actually higher than the city. Levees hold back the river and giant pumps are used to move water from the city into the river.
Although New Orleans haas beena part of the United States for almost two centuries, its population takes great pride in its French heritage. Louisiana still retains parts of the Code Napoleon which,form many years,was its only law. New Orleans is carefree city and it boasts its hot, spicy Creole seafood and its native Dixieland Jazz. The jackson Square neighborhood maintains its French colonial homes and in other sections are pre-Civil War mansions. Visitors are surprised to find that behind this interesting facade of yesteryear, is a busy industrial and port city. Grain and coal come from the Midwest and foreigh cargoes are unloaded here. New Orleans is no longer a sleepy Southern town----but it's still fun to visit. accounts for the levees and pumps in New Orleans?
Mississippi frequently floods the city.
riverbed has raised inthe past 200 years. torrential rains flood the city frequently. high humidity cannot otherwise be comtrolled.
battle of New Orleans was fought by jackson against______.
ce
ain
n North
Code Napoleon was _______.
agreement to sell Louisiana
b.a body of laws c.a city plan
d.a military code for the army
In the 1960s, many young Americans were dissatisfied with American society. They wanted to end the Vietnam War and to make all of the people in the U.S. epual. Some of them decided to "drop out" of American society and form their own societies . They formed utopian communities , which they called "communes," where they could follow their philosophy of "do your own thing." A group of artists founded a commune in southern Colorado called "Drop City." Following the ideas of philosopher and architect Buckminster Fuller they built domeshaped houses from pieces of old cars. Other groups, such as author Ken Kesey's Merry Pranksters, the followers fo San Francisco poet Steve Gakin, and a group that called itself the Hog Farm, lived in old school huses and traveled around the United States. The Hog Farm become famous when they helped organize the Woodstock Rock Festival in 1969. Steve Gaskin's followers tried to settle down on a farm in Tennessee, but they had to leave when some members of the gruop were arrested for growing marijuana. Not all communes believed in the philosophy of "do you own thing," however . Twin Oaks , a commune founded in Virgiania in the late 1960s, was based on the ideas of psychologist ner. The people who lived at Twin Oaks were carefully controlled by Skinner's "conditioning" techniques to do things that were good for the community. In 1972, Italian architect Paolo Soleri began to build Arcosanti, a utopian city Arizsona where 2500 people will live closely together in one large building called an "archology" Soleri believes that people must live closely together so that they will all become one.
did some young Americans decide to "drop out" of scoiety during the 1960s? were not satisfied with American society. wanted to grow marijuana.
wanted to go to the Vietnam War.
did not want all people to be equal.
e did the members of the Hog Farm commune live?
dome-shaped house
old school huses
a farm inTennessee
an archology in Arizona
gave the people of Drop City the idea to bulid dome-shaped house? o Soleri
ner e Gaskin
minster Fuller
was the Twin Oaks commune base on ?
philosophy of "do your own thing"
inaia in the late 1960s ideas of psychologist
belief that people must live closely togerher.
is an "archology"? a.A person who studies archaeology
b.A large building where people live closely together c.A city in A rizona
d.A technique to contorl people
答案：abdcb
Social customs and ways of behaving change. Things which were considered impolite many years ago are now acceptable. Just a few years ago, it was considered impolite behaviour for a man to smoke on street. No man who thought of himself by smoking when a lady was in a room. Customs also differ from country to country. Does a man walk on the left or the right of a woman in your country? Or doesn't it matter? Should you use both hands when you are eating? Should leave one in your lap,or on the table? The Americans and the British not only speak the same language but also share a large number of social customs. For example, in both America and England people shake hands when they meet each other for the first time. Also, most Englishmen will open a door for a wonman or offer their seat to a woman , and so will most Americans. Promptness is important both in England and in America. That is , if a dinner invitation is for 7 o'clock , the dinner guest either arrives close to that time or calls up to explain his delay. The important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might make other people feel uncomfortable-----especially if they are your guests. When the food was served , one of the guests strated to eat his peas with a knife . The other guests were amused or shocked , but the host calmly picked up his knife and began eating in the same way. It would have been bad manners to make his guest feel foolish or uncomfortable. one has accepted a dinner invitation ,what should he do if he is tobe late for the dinner? should find an excuse
should adk for excuse. should say sorry should telephone to explain his being late.
2."It would have been bad manners to make his guests feel foolish or uncomfortable." "Bad manners " means ________.
onest
lite eful
h of the following do you think is the best tiltle for this passage? al Customs and Customs al Life
ican and British Customs ptness Is Important
rding to the text, the best host_______.
s his best to make his guests feel comfortable s his guests feel excited
s to avoid being naughty to his guests s to avoid being foolish
author of this article may agree with which of the following? guest who ate his peas with a knife other guests who were amused or shocked host who picked up his knife and began eating in the same way of the above
答案：dcaac
