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Passage 6 economists, the leaders of Third World countries should be aware of the dangers as well as the advantages of rapid industrialization.
1. The rapid industrialization in Third World countries could mean _______. A．more progress to the state B．more profits to the factory owners C．more problems to the government D．all of the above
2. Of the following four points, which one do leaders of an industry consider first?
A. More jobs for the workers. B. Rapid development in all the fields. C. Better pay for the workers. D. Highest productivity.
3. According to the passage, automation could lead to _________.
A. more jobs and therefore more pay
B. fewer machines and therefore more workers C. more machines and therefore fewer workers D. fewer machines and therefore more workers
4. In the sentence “Citizens of these countries need jobs that will last”(Para.2), the word “last” means ________.
A. follow all the rest B. go on C. become late D. be most recent
5. The author wrote the passage in order to _________.
A. tell us an interesting story B. reveal a fact
C. tell us the disadvantages of automation D. give a warning to some Third World countries
Passage 6
If we were asked exactly what we were doing a year ago, we should probably have to say that we could not remember. But if we had kept a book and had written in
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Passage 6 it an account of what we did each day, we should be able to give an answer to the question.
It is the same in history. Many things have been forgotten because we do not have any written account of them. Sometimes men did keep a record of the most important happenings in their country, but often it was destroyed by fire or in a war. Sometimes there was never any written record at all because the people of that time and place did not know how to write. For example, we know a good deal about the people who lived in China 4, 000 years ago because they could write and leave written records for those who lived after them. But we know almost nothing about the people who lived even 200 years ago in central Africa, because they had not learned to write.
Sometimes, of course, even if the people cannot write, they may know something of the past. They have heard about it from older people, and often songs and dances and stories have been made about the most important happenings, and these have been sung and acted and told for many generations. For most people are proud to tell what their fathers did in the past. This we may call “remembered history.” Some of it has now been written down. It is not so exact or so valuable to us as written history is, because words are much more easily changed when used again and again in speech than when copied in writing. But where there are no written records, such spoken stories are often very helpful.
1. Which of the following ideas is not conveyed in the passage?
A. “Remembered history”, compared with written history, is less reliable. B. Written records of the past plays a most important role in our learning of
the human history.
C. A written account of our daily activities helps us to answer some questions. D. Where there are no written records, there is no history.
2. We know very little about the central Africa 200 years ago because A. there was nothing worth being written down at that time B. the people there ignored the importance of keeping a record C. the written records were perhaps destroyed by a fire D. the people there had not known how to write 3. “Remembered history” (Line 6, Para, 3) refers to A. history based on a person?s imagination
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Passage 7 B. stories of important happenings passed down from mouth to mouth C. songs and dances about the most important events D. both B. and C..
4. “Remembered history” is regarded as valuable only when A. it is written down
B. no written account is available C. it proves to be true D. people are interested in it
5. It can be inferred (推论) from the passage that we could have learned much more about our past than we do now if our ancestors (祖先) had A. kept a written record of every past event B. not burnt their written records in wars
C. told exact stories of the most important happenings D. made more songs and dances
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. Passage 7
The water level of oceans rises and falls alternately (交替地) twice a day. This movement of water is called the tide (潮汐). Tides are caused by the pull of the sun and the moon on the earth?s surface; since the moon is closer, it affects the tides more than the sun. When the moon is directly overhead, it actually pulls on the water that is below it. This causes the water level to rise because the water is pulled away from the earth. As the moon disappears (消失) over the horizon (地平线), the pull lessens and the water level settles back towards the ocean bottom.
When the water reaches its highest level, we have high tide. And when the water comes to its lowest level, we have low tide. From its lowest point, the water rises gradually for about six hours until it reaches high tide. Then it begins to fall continuously for about six hours until it reaches low tide. Then the cycle begins again.
1. Which of the following may be the best title for the passage? A. The Moon and Oceans. B. The Moon and the Tide C. Water Levels
D. The Pull of the Moon and the Sun
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Passage 8 2. The pull of the moon on the earth?s surface is stronger than that of the sun
because . A. the moon is directly over the earth
B. the moon pulls the water away from the earth C. the moon is closer to the earth D. the moon moves around the earth
3. Water level reaches its low point when A. the moon is hidden by clouds B. the moon?s effect is indirect C. the moon moves far away D. the sun is overhead
4. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true? A. Weather sometimes affects tides.
B. The force directly affecting the earth?s surface comes from the moon only C. The effect of the sun on the ocean water can be neglected D. Tides are the result of the pull of the moon and the sun.
5. In the sentence “As the moon disappears over the horizon, the pull lessens...” (Line 6, Para.1), the word lessens most probably means A. rises
B. arrives D. spreads
C. decreases
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. Passage 8
The ideal (理想的) teacher may be young or old, tall or short, fat or thin. He should know his subject, but he can make mistakes if he is willing to learn. His personality (人格) is as important as his scholarship (学识). The ideal teacher must be enthusiastic (热情的). He must never teach anything he himself is not interested in. He should be a bit of an actor and he should not be afraid to show his feelings and express his likes and dislikes. He must like his students and respect them, but he must also respect himself and take pride in his work. Otherwise, he cannot respect his students and win respect from them. The ideal teacher should have an understanding of his students and be able to relate to them. He needs students? understanding, too. The ideal teacher should be kind, encouraging, and helpful and he should motivate (激
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