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PASSAGE 10

Smuggling

　It is not unusual for a pet to be sent by air cargo from Colombia to New York, but last December"s shipment of a 4-year-old sheep dog caught a New York Kennedy Airport Customs inspector"s eye. The dog looked to be on its last legs, and there was an unusual lump on the side of its body. An X-ray and emergency surgery revealed the presence of 10 condoms tightly packed with five pounds of cocaine that had been surgically implanted in the dog"s abdomen - yet another first for Customs in the war on drugs.
　　When it comes to transporting drugs, the methods used are only as limited as a smuggler"s imagination. Kilo bricks of cocaine are routinely concealed beneath false bottoms of containers that hold poisonous snakes. "You"ve got snakes that are 12feet long," says a United States Fish and Wildlife Service agent - and sometimes the drug is in the snake. "Who"s going to pull it out and feel it?"
　　In 1994, United States Customs seized 204,391 pounds of cocaine, 559,286 pounds of marijuana and 2,577 pounds of heroin. Just how much actually flows into the country is anyone"s guess. Some customs officials estimate that only 10 percent of the drugs coming into the country are ever seized. In Miami, the District Attorney won"t even prosecute small fry. "It"s got to be over five kilos of cocaine, above a kilo of heroin and more than 5,000 pounds of marijuana or it"s not something that we"re going to stop the presses on," says Tom Cash, a retired agent.
　　Given this deluge, one can only wonder if agents are ever confounded by some of the smuggling methods. "There are things we haven"t seen before," says John McGhee, a Miami Customs special agent, "but nothing really surprises us."

练习：
1. The dog was different from others in that
A) it could stand only on its hind legs.
B) it had only two legs
C) it was very attractive
D) it had a very big abdomen

2. How many methods are used to transport drugs?
A) As many as a smuggler can think of.
B) Beyond the smuggler"s imagination.
C) Only a limited number.
D) Only a few.

3. How many pounds of heroin were estimated to be smuggled into the United States in 1994?
A) 204,391
B) 2,577
C) 25,770
D) 559,286
4. Which of the following could best replace the expression "small fry" in the third paragraph?
A) Small dogs.
B) Small sheep dogs.
C) Small smugglers
D) Small ringleaders.

5. What is this article about?
A) Drug transportation from Columbia to New York.
B) A new method for drug smuggling.
C) Varied drug transportation methods
D) Types of drug.

KEY：DACCC

 

PASSAGE 11
Life in the Universe

　　Many scientists today are convinced that life exists elsewhere in the universe---life probably much like that on our own planet. They reason in the following way.
　　As far as astronomers can determine, the entire universe is built of the same matter. They have no reason to doubt that matter obeys the same laws in every part of the universe. Therefore, it is reasonable to guess that other stars, with their own planets, were born in the same way as our own solar system. What we know of life on earth suggests that life will arise wherever the proper conditions exist.
　　Life requires the right amount and kind of atmosphere. This eliminates all those planets in the universe that are not about the same size and weight as the earth. A smaller planet would lose its atmosphere; a larger one would hold too much of it.
　　Life also requires a steady supply of heat and light. This eliminates double stars, or stars that flare up suddenly. Only single stars that are steady sources of heat and light like our sun would qualify.
　　Finally, life could evolve only if the planet is just the right distance from its sun. With a weaker sun than our own, the planet would have to be closer to it. With a stronger sun, it would have to be farther away.
　　If we suppose that every star in the universe has a family of planets, then how many planets might support life? First, eliminate those stars that are not like our sun. Next eliminate most of their planets; they are either too far from or too close to their suns. Then eliminate all those planets which are not the same size and weight as the earth. Finally, remember that the proper conditions do not necessarily mean that life actually does exist on a planet. It may not have begun yet, or it may have already died out.
　　This process of elimination seems to leave very few planets on which earthlike life might be found. However, even if life could exist on only one planet in a million, there are so many billions of planets that this would still leave a vast number on which life could exist.
1. Astronomers believe that matter in different parts of the universe
A) has different laws.
B) has one common law.
C) shares the same laws
D) shares no common law.

2. The existence of life depends on all of the following factors EXCEPT
A) the right amount of atmosphere.
B) our own solar system.
C) steady heat and light.
D) the right distance from the sun.

3. Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?
A) The planet must be as big and heavy as the earth.
B) Proper conditions are essential to the existence of life
C) Double stars can provide steady light and heat.
D) The distance between a planet and its sun should be right.

4. What kind of planet might NOT support life?
A) Most of the planets of the stars.
B) Stars similar to our sun.
C) Planets similar to the earth.
D) Planets with proper conditions.

5. At the end of the passage the author suggests that
A) it is impossible for life to exist on planets.
B) earthlike life could only exist on a few planets.
C) life could exist on only one planet in a million.
D) life could exist on a great number of planets.

KEY: CBCAD
 

 

 

PASSAGE 12
The Barbie Dolls

　In the mid 1940"s, the young ambitious duo Ruth and Elliot Handler, owned a company that made wooden pictures frames. It was in 1945 that Ruth and Elliot Handler joined with their close friend Harold Mattson to form a company that would be known for the most famous and successful doll ever created. This company would be named Mattel, MATT for Mattson, and EL for Elliot.
　　In the mid 1950"s, while visiting Switzerland, Ruth Handler purchased a German Lilli doll. Lilli was a shapely, pretty fashion doll first made in 1955. She was originally fashioned after a famous cartoon character in the West German Newsletter, Build.
　　Lilli is the doll that would inspire Ruth Handler to design the Barbie doll. With the help of her technicians and engineers at Mattel, Barbie was born. Ruth then hired Charlotte Johnson, a fashion designer, to create Barbie"s wardrobe. It was in 1958 that the patent for Barbie was obtained. This would be a fashion doll unlike any of her time. She would be long limbed, shapely, beautiful, and only 11.5 inches tall. Ruth and Elliot would name their new fashion doll after their own daughter, Barbie.
　　In 1959, the Barbie doll would make her way to the New York Toy Show and receive a cool reception from the toy buyers.
　　Barbie has undergone a lot of changes over the years and has managed to keep up with current trends in hairstyles, makeup and clothing. She is a reflection of the history of fashion since her introduction to the toy market.
　　Barbie has a universal appeal and collectors both young and old enjoy time spent and memories made with their dolls.
1. When Ruth and Elliot Handler was young, they had a strong desire
A) to go to school.
B) to take photos.
C) to make frames.
D) to be highly successful.

2. Who owned Mattel?
A) Mattson.
B) Elliot.
C) Harold Mattson and Elliot Handler.
D) Harold Mattson, Ruth and Ellion Handler.

3. It can be inferred from the second paragraph that Lilli was fashioned after
A) Build.
B) a German doll.
C) a pretty girl.
D) a shapely woman.

4. Where did Ruth Handler"s inspiration for the design of the Barbie doll come from?
A) Barbie.
B) Lilli.
C) Charlotte Johnson.
D) A fashion designer.

5. Which of the following statements is NOT true of the Barbie doll?
A) She does not attract young men.
B) She has undergone many changes over the years.
C) She is 11.5 inches tall.
D) She has managed to keep up with fashion.

KEY: DDABA

 

PASSAGE 13
Electronic Teaching

　The potential of closed-circuit television and other new electronic teaching tools is so great that it is fascinating to visualize" the school of tomorrow"
　　Televised lessons will originate from a central building having perhaps four or five master studios. The lessons will be carried into classrooms all over a city, or even an entire country.
　　After a televised lesson has been given, the classroom teacher will take over for the all-important "follow-up" period. The students will ask any troublesome questions, and difficult points will be cleared up through discussion.
　　The teacher in the classroom will have additional electronic tools. On the teacher"s desk, the traditional chalk and erasers will have been replaced by a multiple-control panel and magnetic tape players. The tape machines will run pre-recorded lessons which pupils will follow by headphones. The lessons will be specifically geared to the students" levels of ability. For instance, while the class as a whole studies history, each student will receive an individual history lesson, directed to his particular level of ability.
　　Should question arise, the students will be able to talk directly to the teacher on individual "intercoms without disturbing the rest of the class. In this way, the teacher will be able to conduct as many as three classes at the same time.
　　With the rapid development of computer science, students will be aided with specially prepared multi-media software to study their subjects better. Homework will possibly be assigned and handed in via electronic mail system. Students can even take examinations on their computer linked with the teachers" and get the score instantly. They will get certificates or diplomas if they pass all the required examinations. Experts believe that this type of education will be very popular in the years ahead.

1. Lessons broadcast by television will come from
A) the school of tomorrow.
B) Classrooms.
C) Big buildings.
D) Master studios

2. Which of the following statements about the function of the teacher in the teaching process is true?
A) The teacher will not need to be involved.
B) The teacher will still have to play an important role.
C) The teacher will only need to press buttons.
D) The teacher will be completely replaced by electronic tools.

3. When having lessons, the students will.
A) always listen to the same pre-recorded lessons together.
B) Usually have individual lessons according to their ability levels.
C) Control the multiple-control panel and magnetic tape players.
D) Receive face-to-face instructions from the teacher in the same classroom.

4. If there are questions, the students will
A) talk to the teacher through "intercoms".
B) Raise their hands and wait for the answer.
C) Discuss them with the rest of the class.
D) Solve the problems all by themselves.

5. Computer teaching will help the study in the following ways except that
A) teachers can give and collect homework using electronic mail system.
B) Examinations can be conducted on computers better than on paper.
C) Test scores can be obtained soon after the test is taken.
D) Certificates or diplomas are required if the students want to pass the tests.

KEY：DBBAD
 

PASSAGE 14

The Cherokee Nation

　Long before the white man came to the America, the land belonged to the American Indian nations. The nation of the Cherokees lived in What is now the southeastern part of the United States.
　　After the white man came, the Cherokees copied many of their ways. One Cherokee named Sequoyah saw how important reading and writing was to the white man. He decided to invent a way to write down the spoken Cherokee language. He began by making word pictures. For each word he drew a picture. But that proved impossible-there were just too many words. Then he took the 85 sounds that made up the language. Using this own imagination and an English spelling book, Sequoyah invented a sign for each sound. His alphabet proved amazingly easy to learn. Before long, many Cherokees knew how to read and write in their own language. By 1828, they were even printing their own newspaper.
　　In 1830, the U.S. Congress passed a law. It allowed the government to remove Indians from their lands. The Cherokees refused to go. They had lived on their lands for centuries. It belonged to them. Why should they go to a strange land far beyond the Mississippi River?
　　The army was sent to drive the Cherokees out. Soldiers surrounded their villages and marched them at gunpoint into the western territory. The sick, the old and the small children went in carts, along with their belongings. The rest of the people marched on foot or rode on horseback. It was November, yet many of them still wore their summer clothes. Cold and hungry, the Cherokees were quickly exhausted by the hardships of the journey. Many dropped dead and were buried by the roadside. When the last group arrived in their new home in March 1839, more than 4,000 had
died. It was indeed a march of death.
1. The Cherokee Nation used to live
A) on the American continent.
B) In the southeastern part of the US.
C) Beyond the Mississippi River.
D) In the western territory.
2. one of the ways that Sequoyah copied from the white man is the way of
A) writing down the spoken language.
B) Making word pictures.
C) Teaching his people reading.
D) Printing their own newspaper.

3. A law was passed in 1830 to
A) allow the Cherokees to stay where they were.
B) Send the army to help the Cherokees.
C) Force the Cherokees to move westward.
D) Forbid the Cherokees to read their newspaper.

4. When the Cherokees began to leave their lands.
A) they went in carts.
B) They went on horseback.
C) They marched on foot.
D) All of the above.
5. Many Cherokees died on their way to their new home mainly because
A) they were not willing to go there.
B) The government did not provide transportation
C) They did not have enough food and clothes.
D) The journey was long and boring.

KEY：BACDC

 

PASSAGE 15

A Ride in a Cable-car

　A ride in a cable-car is one of the exciting and enjoyable experiences a child can have. In Switzerland, which is the home of the cable-car, it is used mostly to take tourists up the slope of a mountain, to a restaurant from which one can have a bird-eye view of the surrounding country, or to a top of a ski-run, from which, in winter, skiers glide down the snow covered the slope on skis. In Singapore, however, the cable-car takes one from the summit of a hill on the main island to a low hill on Sentosa, a resort island just off the southern coast.
　　The cable-car is really a carriage which hangs from a strong steel cable suspended in the air. It moves along the cable with other cars on pulleys, the wheels of which are turned by electric motors. The cars are painted in eye-catching colours and spaced at regular intervals. Each car can seat up six persons. After the passengers have entered a car, they are locked in from outside by an attendant, they have no control over the movement of the car.
　　Before long, the passengers get a breath-taking view through the glass windows of the modern city, the bustling harbour, and the several islands off the coast. The car is suspended to a high in the air that slips on the sea look like small boats, and boats like toys. On a clear day, both the sky above and the sea below look beautifully blue.
　　In contrast to the fast-moving traffic on the ground, the cars in the air move in a leisurely manner, allowing passengers more than enough time to take in the scenery during the brief trip to the island of Sentosa. After a few hours on Sentosa, it will be time again to take a cable-car back to Mount Faber. The return journey is no less exciting than the outward trip.
1. The cable-car in Singapore
A)takes visitors up to a mountain restaurant.
B)takes skiers to the top of a ski-run.
C)takes visitors to Sentosa.
D)takes visitors to a high mountain.

2. Which of the following about the cable-cars is ture?
A)The cars move along the steel cable.
B)The cars are operated by a driver.
C)The cars are controlled by the passengers.
D)The cars move on wheels.

3. Passengers can get a breath-taking view when riding in a cable-car because
A)The car is painted in eye-catching colours.
B)The car is suspended so high in the sky.
C)Each car can seat up to six persons.
D)Both the sky and the sea look beautifully blue.

4. The short trip does not bother passengers who want a good view because
A)the cars move slowly.
B)the cars move quickly.
C)the cars are suspended very high.
D)the cars have glass windows.

5. The last sentence of the passage "The return journey is no less exciting than the outward trip", means
A) "The return trip is less boring than the outward ones."
B) "The return trip is more enjoyable than the outward ones."
C) "The return trip is as thrilling as the outward one"
D) "Both the outward and the return trips are uninteresting."

Key: CABAC
 

PASSAGE 16

Sleep

　　We all know that the normal human daily cycle of some 7-8 hours" sleep alternating with some 16-17 hours" wakefulness and that, broadly speaking, the sleep normally coincides with the hours of darkness. Our present concern is win how easily and to what extent this cycle can be modified.
　　The question is no more academic one. The case, for example, with which people can change from working in the day to working at night is a question of growing importance industry where automation calls insistently for round-the-clock working of machines. It normally takes from five days to one week for a person to adapt to a reversed of sleep and wakefulness, sleeping during the day and working at night. Unfortunately it is often the case in industry that shifts are changed every week; a person may work from 12 midnight to 8 a.m. one week , 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. the next, and 4 p.m. to 12 midnight the third and so on. This means that no sooner has he got used to one routine than he has to change to another, so that much of his time is spent neither working nor sleeping very efficiently.
　　One answer would seem to be longer periods on each shift, a month, or even three months. Recent research by Bonjer of the Netherlands, however, has shows that people on such systems will revert to their normal habits of sleep and wakefulness during the week-end and that this is quite enough to destroy any adaptation to night work built up during the week.
　　The only real solution appears to be to hand over the night shift to a corps of permanent night workers whose nocturnal wakefulness may persist through all weekend and holidays. An interesting study of the domestic life and health of night-shift workers was carried out by Brown. She found a high incidence of disturbed sleep, digestive disorder and domestic disruption among those on alternating day and night shifts, but no abnormal occurrence of these symptoms among those on permanent night work.
1. The question raised in Paragraph 1 is "no mere academic one"
A)because Bonjer"s findings are different from Browns.
B)because sleep normally coincides with the hours of darkness.
C)because some people can change their sleeping habits easily.
D)because shift work in industry requires people to change the sleeping habits.
2. According to the passage, the main problem about night work is that
A) people hate the inconvenience of working on night shifts.
B) your life is disturbed by changing from day to night routines and back.
C) not all industries work at the same hours.
D) it is difficult to find a corps of good night workers.

3. According to the passage, the best solution on the problem seems to be
A) not to change shifts from one week to the next.
B) to make periods on each shift longer.
C) to employ people who will always work at night.
D) to find ways of selecting people who adapt quickly.

4. In the second paragraph, "the third" means
A) the third week
B) the third shift
C) a third of the time
D) the third routine

5. In the last sentence of the second paragraph, "another" means
A) another routine
B) another shift
C) another week
D) another person

key: DBCBA

 

PASSAGE 17

What Makes a Soccer Player Great?

　Soccer is played by millions of people all over the world, but there have only been few players who were truly great. How did these players get that way - was it through training and practice, or are great players "born, not made"? First, these players came from places that have had famous stars in the past - players that a young boy can look up to and try to imitate. In the history of soccer, only six countries have ever won the World Cup - three from South America and three from western Europe. There has never been a great national team - or a really great player - from North America or from Asia. Second, these players have all had years of practice in the game. Alfredo Di Stefano was the son of a soccer player, as was Pele. Most players begin playing the game at the age of three or four.
　　Finally, many great players come from the same kind of neighborhood - a poor, crowed area where a boy"s dream is not to be a doctor, lawyer, or businessman, but to become a rich, famous athlete or entertainer. For example, Liverpool, which produced the Beetles, had one of the best English soccer teams in recent years. Pele practiced in the street with a "ball" made of rags. And George Best learned the tricks that made him famous by bouncing the ball off a wall in the slums of Belfast.
　　All great players have a lot in common, but that doesn"t explain why they are great. Hundreds of boys played in those Brazilian streets, but only one became Pele. The greatest players are born with some unique quality that sets them apart from all the others.
1. According to the author, which of the following statements is true?
A) Soccer is popular all over the world, but truly great players are rare.
B) Millions of people all over the world are playing soccer, but only six countries have ever had famous stars.
C) Soccer is played by millions of people all over the world, but only six countries from South America and western Europe have ever had great national reams.
D) Soccer is one of the most popular games all over the world, but it seems the least popular in North America and Asia.

2. The word "tricks" at the end of Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to
A) experience
B) cheating
C) skills
D) training

3. The Brazilian streets are mentioned to illustrate that
A) famous soccer players live in slum areas.
B) People in poor areas are born with some unique quality
C) Children in poor areas start playing football at the age of three or four.
D) A great soccer player may be born in a slum area.

4. In the last paragraph the statement "… but only one became Pele" indicates that
A) Pele is the greatest soccer player.
B) the greatest players are born with some unique quality.
C) Pele"s birthplace sets him apart from all the others.
D) the success of a soccer player has everything to do with the family back ground.

5. The author mentions all the factors that may affect a soccer player"s success except
A) his family back ground.
B) his neighborhood.
C) his practice.
D) his character.

KEYS:ACDBD
 

PASSAGE 18

Martin Luther King Jr.

　By the time the Montgomery Improvement Association chose the 26-year-old Martin Luther King Jr. as its leader, the hours-old bus boycott by the black citizens of Montgomery, Alabama, was already an overwhelming success. King would later write that his unanticipated call to leadership "happened so quickly that I did not have time to think in through." "It is probable that if I had, I would have declined the nomination."
　　Although press reports at the time focused on his inspiring oratory, King was actually a reluctant leader of a movement initiated by others.(The boycott began on Dec. 5 1955.) His subsequent writings and private correspondence reveal man whose inner doubts sharply contrast with his public persona. In the early days of his involvement, King was troubled by telephone threats, discord within the black community and Montgomery"s "get tough" policy, to which king attributed his jailing on a minor traffic violation. One night, as he considered ways to "move out of the picture without appearing a coward," he began to pray aloud and, at that moment, 　　"experienced the presence of the God as I had never experienced Him before."
　　He would later admit that when the boycott began, he was not yet firmly committed to Gandhian principles. Although he had been exposed to those teachings in college, he had remained skeptical. "I thought the only way we could solve our problem of segregation was an armed revolt," he recalled. "I felt that the Christian ethic of love was confined to individual relationships."
　　Only after his home was bombed in late January did king reconsider his views on violence. (At the time, he was seeking a gun permit and was protected by armed bodyguards.) Competing with each other to influence King were two ardent pacifists: Bayard Rustin, a black activist with the War Resisters League, and the Rev. Glenn E. Smiley, a white staff member of the Fellowship of Reconciliation. Rustin was shocked to discover a gun in King"s house, while Smiley informed fellow pacifists that King"s home was "an arsenal."

1. What did King think of his nomination as leader of the Montgomery Boycott?
A) He hadn"t expected it.
B) He had to think about it carefully.
C) He would refuse to accept it.
D) He was prepared to accept it.

2. Why was King unwilling to lead the movement at first?
A) Because he doubted if the boycott would be successful.
B) Because he was troubled with a traffic accident at that time.
C) Because he thought he was too young to be a leader.
D) Because he himself didn"t start the boycott.

3. Which of the following is Not mentioned as something that happened at the beginning of the black people"s movement?
A) King was put into prison.
B) Black people disagreed with each other.
C) King"s armed revolt proposal was turned down.
D) Black people found it hard to accept the policy pursued in Montgomery.

4. Which of the following was the immediate cause that made King change his view on violence?
A) The education he received in college.
B) The attack of his home.
C) The influence of two active non-violence advocates.
D) The verdict of the Supreme Court.

5. In Paragraph 4, the last sentence "King"s home was "an arsenal"" means
A) King"s home was a place where people got together.
B) King"s home was a place where people tested bombs.
C) King"s home was a place where weapons were stored.
D) King"s home was a place where bombs exploded.

Keys:ADCBC

 

 

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