学位英语试题

安徽成人学士学位2010模拟试卷1

paper one 试卷一

(90 minutes)

Part one Dialogue Completion(15 points)

Directions: There are 15 short incomplete dialogues in this part, each of them followed by 4 choices marked by A, B, C and D. choose the best one to

complete the dialogue and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET

with a single line throw the center.

1. Laura: Philip, Would you come to Ted’s birthday party this Saturday?

Philip: ____ but I will go to visit my grandparents this weekend.

A. I’d like to.

B. Why Saturday?

C. Don’t worry. I will be there.

D. Of course I will come.

2. Woman: How did your job interview go?

Man: ______________________

A. a manager interviewed me.

B. I couldn’t feel much better, the questions were very fair.

C. I was confident that I answered all the questions to the needs of the interviewer.

D. I answered the questions to his satisfaction. But he may discriminate against me.

3. Mary: I feel sorry that I am late again.

Angela: ________

A. You are welcome

B. Don’t mention it.

C. That’s great

D. Never mind

4. A: Would you like to go to the party tomorrow?

B: ______ . What kind of party?.

A: It’s a birthday party.

A. Sounds good

B. Looks nice

C. seems all right

D. Feels excellent

5. Richard: It is wonderful to hear that our book has been published.

Tailor: ___________

A. Oh, its nothing special.

B. It’s OK.

C. I’m glad to hear your flatter.

D. No not a big deal for me.

6. A: Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Brown, the manager of the company. B: __________

A. You must be mistaken. I don’t know you at all

B. Hello, Brown! Haven’t seen you for ages.

C. How do you do, Mr. Brown? Very happy to see you.

D. Hi, Brown! Welcome to China.

7. A: How annoying! I can’t figure a solution to this problem. Can you help me?

B: __________.

A. Why don’t you do it yourself

B. OK. Though it is beyond me, let me try.

C. You shouldn’t feel annoyed. After all, it is your own problem.

D. Well, I’m afraid I can’t at this moment

8. A: Can I take you a cup of coffee?

B: ____________

A. I don’t take sugar, thank you.

B. That’s very nice of you.

C. Thank you for the coffee.

D. Sorry, I am not very thirsty now.

9. A: Take a seat, Mr. Jim. could you tell me which position you think most appeals to

you?

B: ___________

A. Well, I am easy-going and have many interests..

B. I’m strong willed and determined .

C. I prefer to take the post of sales manager if you think I am qualified

D. I don’t quite care whichever is offered to me

10. Nile: That’s a beautiful dress you have on?

Mary: ___________

A. Actually I don’t like it very much

B. Oh, thank you. I just got it yesterday

C. Yes, I think so

D. No, it’s not that beautiful. Yours is better.

11. Dancy: Hello, Fred. What’s wrong with your arms?.

Fred: I broke it when I was skating during the holiday.

Dancy: Oh, No! ________

Fred: Much better, thanks.

A. What a nuisance

B. How awful! How is it now?

C. Why was that?

D. What a trouble!

12. Jim: Christmas day is coming. Have a nice holiday.

Jackson: _________

A. Well, I’ll stay home

B. Thanks, the same to you.

C. What’s your plan?

D. Yes. I will. How about you?

13. A: Hi, Richard. How is everything?

B: ___________

A. I don’t care at all

B. No good, thanks

C. Thank you for asking

D. Not bad. How are you?

14. A: Thank you for your help. I really appreciate it.

B: _____________.

A. That is a piece of cake

B. That’s a great idea.

C. My pleasure

D. Don’t worry. Everything will be fine.

15. Ted: Do you happen to know what’s on after the news?

Ron: _________

A. There is no important news after that

B. I’m not interested in the program

C. It’s a documentary about animals

D. I hope you watch a movie after that

P art two Reading and Comprehension (40 points)

Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each of the passages is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices

marked A, B, C and D. choose the best and mark your answer on the

ANSWER SHEET with a single line throw the center.

Passage one

As world population becomes denser, we will feel greater pressure from the expanding number of people. Some experts argue that we are approaching the limit of the number of people the earth can support adequately, and they feel we should turn to compulsory birth control. Other authorities feel that if birth control is imposed on the population, the future of mankind would be seriously jeopardized (危害). They think that very intelligent people would be more likely to have fewer children and this would bring about a lowering of the general level of intelligence in the population as a whole. However, some critics see a fallacy in this argument. In addition to genetics, they say, intelligence depends on an adequate diet, a good home environment, parental attention, and education--- all of which are increasing in the world as the general population becomes more affluent.

16. Some people think birth control is _____.

A. too strict

B. not a workable idea

C. dangerous

D. only for religious people

17. Critics say intelligence is based on _____ .

A. a good home environment

B. adequate

C. genetics

D. all of the above

18. The word “fallacy” probably means ____.

A. False idea

B. Different idea

C. Unique idea

D. Dangerous idea

19. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. The whole world is faced with the problem of increasing population.

B. Some scientists argued that birth control can affect the level of intelligence

C. Genetics is one of the main factors to intelligence

D. Food, family attention and education have nothing to do with intelligence

20. What is this passage mainly about?

A. Birth control

B. How to develop intelligence

C. Population and intelligence

D. The importance of genetics

Passage two

It is all very well to blame traffic jams, the cost of petrol and the quick pace of modern life, but manners on the road are becoming terrible. You might tolerate the rude and in considerate driver, but nowadays the well-mannered drivers is the exception to the rule. Perhaps we need a campaign calling for “Be Kind to Other Drivers”, otherwise, it may get completely out of hand.

Road politeness is not only good manners, but good sense too. It takes the most cool-headed and good-tempered of the driver to resist the temptation to revenge when

treated rudely. On the other hand, a little politeness goes a long way towards relieving the tension of driving. A friendly nod or wave in response to an act of politeness helps to create an atmosphere of goodwill. Tolerance is absolutely necessary in modern traffic condition. But such politeness is very rare today. Many drivers nowa days don’t even seem to recognize politeness when they see it.

A veteran driver, whose manners are faultless, told me that it would help if motorist learn to drive correctly into traffic streams without causing the total blockages 拥堵that may give rise to bad temper. Unfortunately, modern motorists can’t even learn to drive, let alone be well-mannered on the road. Years ago the experts warned us that the car-ownership explosion would demand a lot more

give-and-take平等互让from all road users. It is high time for all of us to take this message to heart.

21. According to the passage, troubles on the road are mainly caused by ______.

A. people’s attitude towards driver

B. the rhythm of modern life

C. traffic condition

D. the behavior of the driver

22. The sentence “You might tolerate the rude and in considerate driver, but nowadays the well-mannered drivers is the exception to the rule.” Implies that

____.

A. our society is unjust to well-mannered driver.

B. rude drivers can be met only occasionally

C. nowadays impolite drivers constitute the majority of motorists

D. the well-mannered motorists cannot tolerate the rude driver.

23. By “good sense” (para 2.) the writer means ______.

A. the driver’s prompt response to difficult conditions

B. the driver’s ability to understand and react politely

C. the driver’s tolerance of bad road conditions

D. the driver’s acknowledge of traffic regulations

24. Experts have long pointed out that in the face of car-ownership explosion, _____.

A. drivers should be ready to yield to one another.

B. road users should make more sacrifices

C. drivers will suffer a great loss if they pay no respect to others

D. drivers should have more communication among others

25. In the writer’s opinion, ______.

A. drivers should apply road politeness properly

B. strict traffic regulations are badly needed

C. rude and inconsiderate drivers should be punished

D. drivers should try their best to avoid traffic jams

Passage three

What do we mean by a satisfactory standard of living? Obviously, it must include the basic necessities of life such as food, clothing and shelter. To get these necessities on regular basis, a person must have a reliable income. But we have other needs which would probably also be included as basic, such as health and education facilities.

We may think of all these as our needs. Yet most of us would be far from satisfied if we had nothing more than these which are supplied for us. We all enjoy extra income to spend on things like books, sports or hobbies. Sometimes we save some of this extra income to pay for future expense of this type on holidays. So we must add our wants to our basic needs. Our standards of living is the degree, to which these needs and wants are satisfied.

But as time goes on, what we think of as our basic needs changes. Twenty years ago a television would have been a luxury, and still is in some countries now. Even now we cannot say it is a need in the same sense as food, clothing and shelter. Yet if most of the people of a country have one, it comes to be accepted as a need. It is possible therefore to have food, clothing and shelter and still be poor by the standard of our own country.

26. What we need in life is divided into ______ according to this article

A. the basic necessities and luxury

B. many kinds of need such as food, clothing and houses

C. four groups the basic necessities, luxury, reliable income and future expense

D. the basic necessities and reliable income

27. A person who gets the basic necessities must ____ according to the writer.

A. have a reliable income

B. learn how to please his manager

C. finish his work ahead the time

D. get a good education

28. We all enjoy ____________.

A. having only reliable income

B. having reliable income and extra income

C. having nothing more than food and clothing

D. having nothing more than reliable income

29. With time going on, ______.

A. a luxury may change into a need which most people want to get

B. the basic needs are getting smaller and smaller

C. a luxury and the basic needs can be exchanged

D. the basic needs can be changed into a luxury

30. If most people of a country have a television, we _______.

A. can say the television is a need in the same sense as food and clothing and shelter

B. can say the television must be in the basic necessities

C. can not say the television is the basic necessities

D. can say every family must have one

Passage four

Movies are the most popular form of entertainment for millions of Americans. They go to the movies to escape their normal everyday existence and to experience a life more exciting than their own. They may choose to see a particular film because they like the actors or because they have heard the film has a good story. But the main reason why people go to the movies is to escape. Sitting in a dark theater, watching the images on the screen, they enter another world that is real to them. They become involved in the lives of the characters in the movie, and for two hours, they forget all about their own problems. They are in a dream world where things often appear to be more romantic and beautiful than in real life.

The biggest “dream factories” are in Hollywood, the capital of the film industry. Each year, Hollywood studios make hundreds of movies that are shown all over the world. American movies are popular because they tell stories and are well-made. They provide the public with heroes who do things the average person would like to do but often can not. People have to cope with many problems and much trouble in real life, so they feel encouraged when they see the “good guys” win in the movie.

31. The Americans go to the movies mainly because they want ______.

A. to enjoy a good story

B. to experience an exciting life

C. to see the actors and the actresses

D. to escape their everyday life

32. Which of the following is the normal response to the movies they watch?

A. They feel that everything on the screen is familiar to them

B. They try to turn their dreams into reality

C. They become so involved that they forget their own problems

D. They are touched by the life stories of the actors and actresses.

33. It is obvious that real life is ______.

A. less romantic than that in the movies

B. more romantic than that in the movies

C. as romantic as that in the movies

D. filled with romantic stories

34. The American movies are popular because ______.

A. they are well-made and the stories are interesting

B. the characters in the movies are free to do whatever they like

C. the heroes have to cope with many problems and frustrations

D. good guys in the movies always win in the end

35. People enjoy seeing the movies because they ______.

A. are tired of their everyday lives

B. feel inspired by the heroic deeds of the good guys

C. want to see who win in the end

D. have to cope with many problems in their lives

Part Three Vocabulary and Structure (20 points)

Directions: There are 40 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentences there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. choose one to complete the sentence

and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line

through the center.

36. Hefei has many tourist attractions. It ______ thousands of visitors every year.

A. absorbs

B. draws

C. appoints

D. arranges

37. He asked us if we would _____ to share a table.

A. accepted

B. consider

C. agree

D. admit

38. Because the price of the land has not been agreed ____, we can not go ahead with

the construction right now.

A. to

B. on

C. with

D. about

39. You have a bad cough. You’d better give up smoking as it ____your health,

A. affects

B. causes

C. effects

D. influences

40. CCTV news has once _____that the swine flu is under control in China.

A. revealed

B. revolved

C. informed

D. told

41. As we all know, too much ____ to the sun is harmful to the skin.

A. exposure

B. extension

C. exhibition

D. expansion

42. If you want to know the train schedule, please ____ at the booking office.

A. acquire

B. inquire

C. request

D. require

43. I have promised to help you and I will _____ my word.

A. hold

B. follow

C. keep

D. stick

44. How much do you ________ for a haircut in your shop?

A. claim

B. demand

C. price

D. charge

45. It is wrong to think that experts are _____ right.

A. steadily

B. invariably

C. constantly

D. fortunately

46. Nowadays, doctors may use medical instrument in diagnosis, but still they must make the final decision and ____ medication by themselves.

A. describe

B. decide

C. subscribe

D. prescribe

47. When a consumer has bought a product of poor quality, he has a right to seek a refund, replacement of the product, or other _______.

A. resolution

B. settlement

C. remedy

D. treatment

48.Libai is a _______ poet, wrote many famous poems.

A. imaginative

B. imaginary

C. imaging

D. imaginable

49. Many of the earliest ______ into the U.S. established large plantations.

A. emigrants

B. emigrations

C. immigrants

D. migrants

50. The little boy was quite _____ about everything he saw in the science hall.

A. anxious

B. curious

C. cautious

D. conscious

51. Would you please help ______ the papers?

A. give out

B. give in

C. give off

D. give up

52. The witness said it wasn’t an accident; you did it ________.

A. in advance

B. by chance

C. on purpose

D. without a purpose

53. Children are well _____ in the nursery while parents were away.

A. looked at

B. looked for

C. looked after

D. looked into

54. They decided to _____ a committee to inquire into the accident in this city.

A. put up

B. get up

C. set up

D. make up

55. It is the driver’s carelessness that _____ the traffic accident.

A. result at

B. result with

C. result in

D. result from

56. Having broken the window, the little boy dared not go to school because he was afraid of _______.

A. punished

B. punishing

C. having been punished

D. being punished

57. Once you ___ to work , you will find that it is not easy to be on yourself

A. must begin

B. began

C. will begin

D. begin

58. The reason ____ I didn’t attend the meeting yesterday was that I could not afford the time.

A. why

B. for that

C. which

D. where

59. I cannot stand him, he always talks as though he _____ our boss.

A. has been

B. had been

C. would be

D. is becoming

60. I don’t know why they quarrel with each other, _____ do I care.

A. as

B. either

C. nor

D. but

61. When giving evidence in a law court, people are expected to tell the _____ truth.

A. maximum

B. perfect

C. absolute

D. positive

62. The police have not yet found a possible ____ for the attack on the man.

A. example

B. signal

C. principle

D. motive

63.____ of shelter and clean drinking water was the Red Cross’s main concern for the disaster victims.

A. Provision

B. Protection

C. Supplement

D. Reservation

64. Black people usually run _____ than white people.

A. quicklier

B. more quicklier

C. more quickly

D. more quicker

65. I wonder ______ these building material is used for.

A. that

B. what

C. whether

D. if

66. The construction of this new bridge ______ next month.

A. will be completed

B. is going to complete

C. will complete

D. is to complete

67. The shop assistant ____ I thought would be praised was fired by her boss.

A. who

B. whom

C. about whom

D. which

68. It is necessary that you ____ for a leave before leaving for Beijing.

A. ask

B. asked

C. have asked

D. will ask

69. I can’t afford ______ a diamond ring after having bought the new house.

A. buying her

B. her to buy

C. to buy her

D. buy for her

70. After supper, many people stroll along the lake side, _________.

A. chatting and laughing

B. to chat and to laugh

C. to chat and laugh

D. chatted and laughed

71. ________ is reported, the prime minister paid a visit to their university.

A. Because

B. That

C. Which

D. As

72. I’ll return your notes as soon as I ________ copying them.

A．finish B．will finish C．am finished D．finishing

73. Who was the first student _____ at the meeting yesterday afternoon

A. who spoke to you

B. you spoke to

C. you spoke

D. whom you spoke

74. To his great surprise, his gold watch was not _____he had put it a moment ago. A．there B．where C．in the place D．in which

75 . That is the girl _____ father is the present president of our university.

A. whose

B. whom

C. who

D. which

Part four Cloze Test ( 10 points )

Directions: There are 10 blanks in the following passage. For each numbered blank, there are 4 choices marked A. B. C and D. choose the best one and mark

your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the

center.

Nonviolent resistance is not a method for coward; it does resist. If one uses this method because he is afraid or merely because he lacked the 76 of violence, he is not truly nonviolent. This is why Gandhi often said that if cowardice is the only alternative to violence, it is better to fight. He made this 77 conscious of the fact that there is always another alternative: no individual or group need submit 78 any wrong, nor need they use 79 to right that wrong; there is the way of nonviolent resistance. It is not a method of passivity. The phrase “passive resistance ” often gives the 80 impression that this is a sort of “do-nothing-method” in which the resister quietly and 81 accept evil. But nothing is further from the truth. For the nonviolent resister is passive in the sense 82 he is not physically aggressive toward the 83 , his mind and emotion are always active, constantly seeking to persuade his opponent that he is wrong. The method is passive 84 but strongly active spiritually. It is not passive non-resistance to evil; it is 85 nonviolent resistance to evil.

76. A. impulse B. instrument C. courage D. foundation

77. A. idea B. method C. question D. statement

78. A. to B. in C. at D. on

79. A. fighting B. action C. violence D. tactics

80. A. strong B. deep C. profound D. false

81. A. passively B. willingly C. completely D. ultimately

82. A. which B. that C. where D. as

83. A.enemy B. speaker C. opponent D. competitor

84. A. mentally B. economically C. actually D. physically

85 . A. active B. just C. only D. passive

Paper Two试卷二

( 30 minutes)

Part Five Writing ( 15 points)

Directions: You are to write a letter of gratitude within 100-120 words . You should base your composition on the outline given in Chinese below:

Traveling

1. 有人喜欢旅行；

2. 有人不喜欢旅行；

3. 你对旅行的看法。

模拟试卷1 参考答案

1-5 ADDAB 6-10 CABCC 11-15 BBDCC

16-20 BDADC21-25 DCBAA 26-30 AABAA 31-35 DCAAB

36-40 BCBAA 41-45 ABCDB 46-50 DCACB

51-55 ACCCC 56-60DDACC 61-65 CDACB 66-70 AAACA 71-75 AABBA 76-85 BDACD ABCDA

安徽成人学士学位2010模拟试卷2

paper one 试卷一

(90 minutes)

Part one Dialogue Completion(15 points)

Directions: There are 15 short incomplete dialogues in this part, each of them followed by 4 choices followed by A, B, C and D. choose the best one to

complete the dialogue and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET

with a single line throw the center.

1. Woman: Would you do me a favor?

Man : ____________

A. I would B．I don’t know if I can

C. With pleasure D．What is the favor?

2. A: May I speak to Mr. Albert please?

B:. ___________ May I take a message?

A: Thanks. Please tell him to meet Mr. Brown at the airport at 3:00 p.m. today. A. Of course you can B. Sorry, he is not in at the moment

C. Would you please call him later?

D. I’m busy now.

3. Guest: I’ d like a room with an ocean view, please.

Clerk: I’m sorry. _________

A. Those rooms are all ordered

B. Those rooms are all possessed

C. Those rooms are all owned

D. Those rooms are all held

4. Alex: It is late. I have to say goodbye.

Bob: _____________

A. Why do you want to go now?

B. I’d like to say goodbye too.

C. Hope you have a good time. See you tomorrow.

D. That’s all right.

5. Kart: Can I do anything for you?

Sesame: __________

A. No, it’s all right. I can manage myself

B. No. you can’t do anything for me

C. Never mind..

D. It’s my pleasure

6. A: How annoying! I can’t figure out a solution to this problem. Can you help me? B: ____________

A. Why don’t you do it yourself

B. Well, I’m afraid I can’t at the moment

C. OK. Though it is beyond me, let me try.

D. You shouldn’t feel annoyed. After all t his is your own problem.

7. A: Is there anything I can do for you?

B: I want to send a parcel.

A: ______________

B: I want to have it sent by express mail.

A. What’s the postage?

B. How much is the postage?

C. How do you want to have it sent?

D. What brand do you want?

8. A: What can I do for you?

B: I want to with draw some money.

A: ____________

B: 2000 yuan(RMB), please.

A. How much do you want to withdraw?

B. How much does it cost?

C. What dishes do you prefer?

D. What’s the exchange rate?

9. A: Are you feeling better now?

B: ______________.

A. Well, not too better yet, thank you.

B. Well, not too good yet. Better than I was though.

C. Well, it doesn’t matter

D. I’m all right now

10. A: There seems to be something wrong with the air-conditioner in our flat.

B: __________

A. Be patient. I’ll go to your room when I am free.

B. It’s not my fault. I feel sorry for it.

C. I do beg your pardon for the inconvenience

D. I’m awfully sorry for that. I’ll see to it right now.

11. Milton: That’s a beautiful dress you have on.

Keats: __________

A. No, it is not that beautiful. Yours is better.

B. Just take it if you really like it.

C. Oh, thank you I just got it yesterday.

D. Actually, I d on’t like it very much.

12. Frank: I have to go back to the classroom again.

Helen: __________

A. It’s a good idea.

B. What’s up?

C. You are welcome.

D. Not too bad.

13. A:--- Could we have the honor for your presence at the party?

B: ---- ________ __.

A. I am fully appreciate your invitation

B. Sorry, I can’t take it

C. I’d love to, but I have a prior appointment

D. I think it won’t be necessary.

14. A: May I have a inquiry, please?

B: __________.

A. Never mind. You can ask whatever you want

B. I’d like to know what inquiry it is

C. I’m sorry. I know little about it.

D. Yes, of course. So far as I know.

15. Katherine: Haven’t seen you for ages. How are you?

Linda: Fine. And you?

Katherine: Pretty good. How’s Frank?

Linda: Oh, don’t you know? We got divorced two years ago.

Katherine:____________

A．Oh, I am sorry B．What a pity

C．Good, so did I D．Hope you will be better

Part two Reading and Comprehension (40 points)

Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each of the passages is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices

marked A, B, C and D. choose the best and mark your answer on the

ANSWER SHEET with a single line throw the center.

Passage one

On November 19, 1953, Abraham Lincoln went to Gettysburg in Pennsylvania to speak at the National Soldiers Cemetery. The Civil War was still going on. There was much criticism of President Lincoln at the time. He was not at all popular. He had been invited to speak at Gettysburg only out of politeness. The principal was to be Edward Everett, a famous statesman and speaker of the day. Everett was a handsome man and very popular everywhere.

It is said that Lincoln prepared his speech on the train while going to Gettysburg. Late that night, alone in his hotel room and tired out, he again worked briefly on the speech. The next day, Everett spoke first. He spoke for an hour and 57 minutes. His speech was a perfect example of the rich oratory of the day. Then Lincoln rose. The crowd of 15,000 people at first paid little attention to him. He spoke for only 9 minutes. At the end there was little applause. Lincoln turned to a friend and remarked, “I have failed again.” On the way back to Washington, he said sadly, “the speech was a flat failure, and the people are disappointed.”

Some newspapers at first criticized the speech. But little by little as people read the speech they began to understand better. They began to appreciate its simplicity and its deep meaning. It was a speech which only Abraham Lincoln could have made.

Today, every American school child learn Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address by heart. Now everyone thinks of it as one of the greatest speeches ever given in American history.

16. In 1863, Abraham Lincoln was _______.

A. very critical

B. unpopular

C. very popular

D. very courteous

17. Lincoln was invited to speak because he was _____.

A. a famous speaker

B. a very handsome man

C. President of the country

D. a popular statesman

18. It can be inferred from the text that _______.

A. Lincoln prepared his speech very carefully before he went to Gettysburg

B. Lincoln w as very busy then and didn’t have much time to prepared his speech

C. Lincoln’s speech was full of rich words

D. Lincoln’s speech was very long

19. It was a fact that Lincoln’s speech was ______.

A. an immediate success

B. warmly applauded

C. a total failure

D. not well-received at first

20. Which of the following statements is not true according to the passage?

A. Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address has deep meaning

B. Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address is simple in style

C. Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address is memorized by every American school child

D. Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address is the greatest speech ever delivered in the United

States

Passage two

We all know that it is possible for ordinary people to make their homes on the equator, although often they may feel uncomfortably hot there. Millions do it. But as for the North Pole—we know that it is not only a dangerously cold place, but that people like you and I would find it quite impossible to live there.

At present time only the scientists and explores can do so, and they use special instrument. Men have been traveling across and around the equators on wheels, on their feet or in ships for thousands of years; but only a few men, with great difficulty and in very recent time, have ever crossed the ice to the North Pole. So it may surprise you to learn that, when traveling by air, it is really safer to fly over the North Pole than over the equator. Of course, it is not true about landings in the polar region, but the weather, if we are flying at a height of 5,000 meters above the Pole is a delight. At 4,000 meters and move above the earth you can always be sure that you will not see a cloud in the sky as your eyes can reach. In the tropics, on the other hand, you are not certain to keep clear of bad weather even at such height such as 18,000 or 20,000 meters.

Aero planes can’t climb as high or as quickly in cold air as in warm. Nor can clouds. In practice, this is an advantage to the aero plane, which is already at a good height when it reaches the polar region and so does not to climb, while at the same time cold air keeps the clouds down low.

21. In the sentence “Millions do it”, “do it ” means ______.

A. feeling uncomfortably hot on the equator

B. flying over the North Pole

C. flying over the equator

D. making homes on the equator

22. The polar region is ______ according to the passage.

A. a good place to land by aero plane

B. a good place to fly over

C. a good place to fly first

D. a good place to live in

23. It is delight to fly at the Pole because _______ .

A. planes fly higher than at the equator

B. the eyes can reach about 4,000 meters

C. planes are clear of bad weather

D. planes fly more quickly than at the equator

24. Aero planes can climb quickly ______.

A. in warm weather

B. in cold weather

C. when it reaches the polar region

D. only when the clouds are down low

25. Aero planes usually don’t need to climb quickly or fly high in the polar region because ______.

A. they do not land there

B. there are no clouds at all

C. they can cross the ice with special instrument

D. it is very cold there

Passage three

The market investigation is indispensable to sales promotion. They are closely related as the lips and teeth, so to speak. What you produce is for the sale on the market. It would be impossible to succeed in selling a product without first investigating the market.

In the international market, goods on sale coming from different countries and supplies are always facing keen competition. Under such circumstance, they will try everything possible to familiarize themselves with the market conditions. In making investigations, we ought to get information about what similar items the competitors are offering on the market, what prices they are quoting, what features their products have, who are their regular customers, etc. Then, how can we obtain such information? There are many channels that we can make use of in doing this sort of work. The commercials counselors offices of our embassies stationed abroad can help us in making market investigations. Nowadays, our import and export corporations send their trade groups abroad every now and then. One of their purpose is to make market survey on the spot.

Certainly, face-to-face talks with foreign businessman are also important channels to get market information. The Chinese Export Commodities Fairs and some other fairs of similar nature as well as visits of foreign businessmen provide us with such opportunities. Of course, there are some other ways of making market investigations.

26. In making market investigation, one should _______.

A. get enough information concerned

B. advertise his products

C. produce high quality goods

D. none of the above

27. The word “indispensable” in the 1st line means ________.

A. impossible

B. essential

C. advisable

D. available

28. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. The relationship between market investigation and sales promotion is just as that

of the lips and teeth.

B. It is impossible to succeed in selling a product without market investigation.

C. There are various ways of making market investigation.

D. Production goes before market investigation.

29. Making market investigation is very important because ______.

A. in market, goods on sale are numerous

B. every producer is facing keen competition

C. it can greatly promote sales

D. all of the above

30. All the following are channels to get market information except ______.

A. to have commercial counselor’s offices of our embassies stationed abroad

B. to promote the quality of our own products

C. to send trade groups abroad every now and then

D. to have face-to-face talks with foreign businessmen

Passage four

In some ways, the U.S. has made great progress in fire prevention. It has been four decades since more than 100 Americans died in a fire.

But even with such success, the U.S. still has one of the worst fire death rates in the world. Safety experts say the problem is neither money nor technology, but the indifference of country that just will not take fires seriously enough.

American fire department are some of the world’s fasted and best-equipped. They have to be because the US has twice Japan’s population, and 40 times as many fires. It spends far less on preventing fires than on fighting them. And American fire-safety lessons are aimed almost entirely at children, who die in disproportionately large numbers in fires but who, contrary to popular myth, start very few of them.

Experts say that the fatal error is an attitude that fires are not really anyone’s fault. That is not so in other countries, where both public education and the law treat fires as either a personal failing or a crime. Japan has many wood houses; of the estimated 48