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SectionI ClozeTest
Directions:
Foreachnumberedblankinthefollowingpassage,therearefourchoicesmarked[A],[B],[C],and[D].ChoosethebestoneandmarkyouransweronANSWERSHEET1byblackeningthecorrespondingletterinthebracketswithapencil.(10points)
UntilrecentlymosthistoriansspokeverycriticallyoftheIndustrialRevolution.They1thatinthelongrunindustrializationgreatlyraisedthestandardoflivingforthe2man.Buttheyinsistedthatits3resultsduringtheperiodfrom1750to1850werewidespreadpovertyandmiseryforthe4oftheEnglishpopulation.5contrast,theysawintheprecedinghundredyearsfrom1650to1750,whenEnglandwasstilla6agriculturalcountry,aperiodofgreatabundanceandprosperity.
Thisview,7,isgenerallythoughttobewrong.Specialists8historyandeconomics,have9twothings:
thattheperiodfrom1650to1750was10bygreatpoverty,andthatindustrializationcertainlydidnotworsenandmayhaveactuallyimprovedtheconditionsforthemajorityofthepopulace.
1.[A]admitted [B]believed [C]claimed [D]predicted
2.[A]plain [B]average [C]mean [D]normal
3.[A]momentary [B]prompt [C]instant [D]immediate
4.[A]bulk [B]host [C]gross [D]magnitude
5.[A]On [B]With [C]For [D]By
6.[A]broadly [B]thoroughly [C]generally [D]completely
7.[A]however [B]meanwhile [C]therefore [D]moreover
8.[A]at [B]in [C]about [D]for
9.[A]manifested [B]approved [C]shown [D]speculated
10.[A]noted [B]impressed [C]labeled [D]marked
SectionⅡ ReadingComprehension
Directions:
Eachofthepassagesbelowisfollowedbysomequestions.Foreachquestiontherearefouranswersmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].Readthepassagescarefullyandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestions.ThenmarkyouranswerontheANSWERSHEET1byblackeningthecorrespondingletterinthebrackets.(40points)
Text1
Fewcreationsofbigtechnologycapturetheimaginationlikegiantdams.Perhapsitishumankind’slongsufferingatthemercyoffloodanddroughtthatmakestheideaofforcingthewaterstodoourbiddingsofascinating.Buttobefascinatedisalso,sometimes,tobeblind.Severalgiantdamprojectsthreatentodomoreharmthangood.
Thelessonfromdamsisthatbigisnotalwaysbeautiful.Itdoesn’thelpthatbuildingabig,powerfuldamhasbecomeasymbolofachievementfornationsandpeoplestrivingtoassertthemselves.Egypt’sleadershipintheArabworldwascementedbytheAswanHighDam.Turkey’sbidforFirstWorldstatusincludesthegiantAtaturkDam.
Butbigdamstendnottoworkasintended.TheAswanDam,forexample,stoppedtheNilefloodingbutdeprivedEgyptofthefertilesiltthatfloodsleft--allinreturnforagiantreservoirofdiseasewhichisnowsofullofsiltthatitbarelygenerateselectricity.
Andyet,themythofcontrollingthewaterspersists.Thisweek,intheheartofcivilizedEurope,SlovaksandHungariansstoppedjustshortofsendinginthetroopsintheircontentionoveradamontheDanube.Thehugecomplexwillprobablyhavealltheusualproblemsofbigdams.ButSlovakiaisbiddingforindependencefromtheCzechs,andnowneedsadamtoproveitself.
Meanwhile,inIndia,theWorldBankhasgiventhego-aheadtotheevenmorewrong-headedNarmadaDam.Andthebankhasdonethiseventhoughitsadvisorssaythedamwillcausehardshipforthepowerlessandenvironmentaldestruction.Thebenefitsareforthepowerful,buttheyarefarfromguaranteed.
Proper,scientificstudyoftheimpactsofdamsandofthecostandbenefitsofcontrollingwatercanhelptoresolvetheseconflicts.Hydroelectricpowerandfloodcontrolandirrigationarepossiblewithoutbuildingmonsterdams.Butwhenyouaredealingwithmyths,itishardtobeeitherproper,orscientific.ItistimethattheworldlearnedthelessonsofAswan.Youdon’tneedadamtobesaved.
11. ThethirdsentenceofParagraph1impliesthat________.
[A]peoplewouldbehappyiftheyshuttheireyestoreality
[B]theblindcouldbehappierthanthesighted
[C]over-excitedpeopletendtoneglectvitalthings(C)
[D]fascinationmakespeoplelosetheireyesight
12. InParagraph5,“thepowerless”probablyrefersto________.
[A]areasshortofelectricity
[B]damswithoutpowerstations
[C]poorcountriesaroundIndia(D)
[D]commonpeopleintheNarmadaDamarea
13. Whatisthemythconcerninggiantdams?
[A]Theybringinmorefertilesoil.
[B]Theyhelpdefendthecountry.
[C]Theystrengtheninternationalties.(D)
[D]Theyhaveuniversalcontrolofthewaters.
14. Whattheauthortriestosuggestmaybestbeinterpretedas________.
[A]“It’snousecryingoverspiltmilk”
[B]“Morehaste,lessspeed”
[C]“Lookbeforeyouleap”(C)
[D]“Hewholaughslastlaughsbest”
Text2
Well,nogainwithoutpain,theysay.Butwhataboutpainwithoutgain?
EverywhereyougoinAmerica,youheartalesofcorporaterevival.Whatishardertoestablishiswhethertheproductivityrevolutionthatbusinessmenassumetheyarepresidingoverisforreal.
Theofficialstatisticsaremildlydiscouraging.Theyshowthat,ifyoulumpmanufacturingandservicestogether,productivityhasgrownonaverageby1.2%since1987.Thatissomewhatfasterthantheaverageduringthepreviousdecade.Andsince1991,productivityhasincreasedbyabout2%ayear,whichismorethantwicethe1978-87average.Thetroubleisthatpartoftherecentaccelerationisduetotheusualreboundthatoccursatthispointinabusinesscycle,andsoisnotconclusiveevidenceofarevivalintheunderlyingtrend.Thereis,asRobertRubin,thetreasurysecretary,says,a“disjunction”betweenthemassofbusinessanecdotethatpointstoaleapinproductivityandthepicturereflectedbythestatistics.
Someofthiscanbeeasilyexplained.Newwaysoforganizingtheworkplace--allthatre-engineeringanddownsizing--areonlyonecontributiontotheoverallproductivityofaneconomy,whichisdrivenbymanyotherfactorssuchasjointinvestmentinequipmentandmachinery,newtechnology,andinvestmentineducationandtraining.Moreover,mostofthechangesthatcompaniesmakeareintendedtokeepthemprofitable,andthisneednotalwaysmeanincreasingproductivity:
switchingtonewmarketsorimprovingqualitycanmatterjustasmuch.
Twootherexplanationsaremorespeculative.First,someofthebusinessrestructuringofrecentyearsmayhavebeenineptlydone.Second,evenifitwaswelldone,itmayhavespreadmuchlesswidelythanpeoplesuppose.
LeonardSchlesinger,aHarvardacademicandformerchiefexecutiveofAuBongPain,arapidlygrowingchainofbakerycafes,saysthatmuch“re-engineering”hasbeencrude.Inmanycases,hebelieves,thelossofrevenuehasbeengreaterthanthereductionsincost.Hiscolleague,MichaelBeer,saysthatfartoomanycompanieshaveappliedre-engineeringinamechanisticfashion,choppingoutcostswithoutgivingsufficientthoughttolong-termprofitability.BBDO’sAlRosenshineisblunter.Hedismissesalotoftheworkofre-engineeringconsultantsasmererubbish--“theworstsortofambulancechasing.”
15. Accordingtotheauthor,theAmericaneconomicsituationis________.
[A]notasgoodasitseems
[B]atitsturningpoint
[C]muchbetterthanitseems(A)
[D]neartocompleterecovery
16. Theofficialstatisticsonproductivitygrowth________.
[A]excludetheusualreboundinabusinesscycle
[B]fallshortofbusinessmen’santicipation
[C]meettheexpectationofbusinesspeople(B)
[D]failtoreflectthetruestateofeconomy
17. Theauthorraisesthequestion“whataboutpainwithoutgain?
”because________.
[A]hequestionsthetruthof“nogainwithoutpain”
[B]hedoesnotthinktheproductivityrevolutionworks
[C]hewondersiftheofficialstatisticsaremisleading(B)
[D]hehasconclusiveevidencefortherevivalofbusinesses
18. WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTmentionedinthepassage?
[A]Radicalreformsareessentialfortheincreaseofproductivity.
[B]Newwaysoforganizingworkplacesmayhelptoincreaseproductivity.
[C]Thereductionofcostsisnotasurewaytogainlong-termprofitability.(A)
[D]Theconsultantsareabunchofgood-for-nothings.
Text3
Sciencehaslonghadanuneasyrelationshipwithotheraspectsofculture.ThinkofGallileo’s17th-centurytrialforhisrebellingbeliefbeforetheCatholicChurchorpoetWilliamBlake’sharshremarksagainstthemechanisticworldviewofIsaacNewton.Theschismbetweenscienceandthehumanitieshas,ifanything,deepenedinthiscentury.
Untilrecently,thescientificcommunitywassopowerfulthatitcouldaffordtoignoreitscritics--butnolonger.Asfundingforsciencehasdeclined,scientistshaveattacked“anti-science”inseveralbooks,notablyHigherSuperstition,byPaulR.Gross,abiologistattheUniversityofVirginia,andNormanLevitt,amathematicianatRutgersUniversity;andTheDemon-HauntedWorld,byCarlSaganofCornellUniversity.
Defendersofsciencehavealsovoicedtheirconcernsatmeetingssuchas“TheFlightfromScienceandReason,”heldinNewYorkCityin1995,and“ScienceintheAgeof(Mis)information,”whichassembledlastJunenearBuffalo.
Anti-scienceclearlymeansdifferentthingstodifferentpeople.GrossandLevittfindfaultprimarilywithsociologists,philosophersandotheracademicswhohavequestionedscience’sobjectivity.Saganismoreconcernedwiththosewhobelieveinghosts,creationismandotherphenomenathatcontradictthescientificworldview.
Asurveyofnewsstoriesin1996revealsthattheanti-sciencetaghasbeenattachedto