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●The"standardofliving"ofanycountrymeanstheaverageperson'sshareofthegoodsandserviceswhichthecountryproduces.Acountry'sstandardofliving,therefore,dependsfirstandforemostonitscapacitytoproducewealth."Wealth"inthissenseisnotmoney,forwedonotliveonmoneybutonthingsthatmoneycanbuy:

"goods"suchasfoodandclothing,and"services"suchastransportandentertainment.

　　Acountry'scapacitytoproducewealthdependsuponmanyfactors,mostofwhichhaveaneffectononeanother.Wealthdependstoagreatextentuponacountry'snaturalresources,suchascoal,gold,andotherminerals,watersupplyandsoon.Someregionsoftheworldarewellsuppliedwithcoalandminerals,andhaveafertilesoilandafavorableclimate;otherregionspossessperhapsonlyoneofthesethings,andsomeregionspossessnoneofthem.TheU.S.Aisoneofthewealthiestregionsoftheworldbecauseshehasvastnaturalresourceswithinherborders,hersoilisfertile,andherclimateisvaried.TheSaharaDesert,ontheotherhand,isoneoftheleastwealthy.

　　Nexttonaturalresourcescomestheabilitytoturnthemtouse.ChinaisperhapsaswelloffastheU.S.A.innaturalresources,butsufferedformanyyearsfromcivilandexternalwars,andforthisandotherreasonswas.unabletodevelopherresources.Soundandstablepoliticalconditions,andfreedomfromforeigninvasion,enableacountrytodevelopitsnaturalresourcespeacefullyandsteadily,andtoproducemorewealththananothercountryequallywellservedbynaturebutlesswellordered.Anotherimportantfactoristhetechnicalefficiencyofacountry'speople.Oldcountriesthathave,throughmanycenturies,trainedupnumerousskilledcraftsmenandtechniciansarebetterplacedtoproducewealththancountrieswhoseworkersarelargelyunskilled.Wealthalsoproduceswealth.Asacountrybecomeswealthier,itspeoplehavealargemarginforsaving,andcanputtheirsavingsintofactoriesandmachineswhichwillhelpworkerstoturnoutmoregoodsintheirworkingday.

　　1.Acountry'swealthdependsupon______.,

　　A.itsstandardoflivingB.itsmoney

　　C.itsabilitytoprovidegoodsandservicesD.itsabilitytoprovidetransportandentertainment

　　2.Theword"foremost"means______.

　　A.mostimportantlyB.firstly

　　C.largelyD.forthemostpart

　　3.Themainideaofthesecondparagraphisthat______.

A.acountry'swealthdependsonmanyfactors

B.theU.S.A.isoneofthewealthiestcountriesintheworld

C.theSaharaDesertisaverypoorregion

D.naturalresourcesareanimportantfactorinthewealthorpovertyofacountry

　　4.Thethirdparagraphmentionssomeoftheadvantageswhichonecountrymayhaveoveranotherinmakinguseofitsresources.Howmanysuchadvantagesarementionedinthisparagraph?

　　A.2B.3

　　C.4D.5

　　5.Thesecondsentence.inParagraph3is______.

　　A.themainideaoftheparagraph

　　B.anexamplesupportingthemainideaoftheparagraph

　　C.theconclusionoftheparagraph

　　D.notrelatedtotheparagraph

1.C2.A3.A4.B5.B

●TheproductivityofAmericansemployedinprivatebusinesseshasdeclined.TheproductivityofworkersincountriessuchasJapanandGermanyisincreasing.Americanmachinetools,onaverage,areold,relativelyinefficient,andrapidlybecomingobsolete,whereasthoseofourcompetitorsoverseas,incomparison,arenewerandmoreefficient.Wearenolongerthemostproductiveworkersintheworld.Wearenolongertheleadersinindustrialinnovation（革新）.Weareanimmensely

　　wealthynationofeducatedmenandwomenwhoseemtohavelostsightofthefactthateverything—fromthesimplestnecessitiestothefinestluxuries—mustbeproducedthroughourowncollectivehardwork.Wehavecometoexpectautomaticincreasesinourcollectivestandardofliving,butweseemtohaveforgottenthattheseincreasesarepossibleonlywhenourproductivitycontinuestogrow.

　　Onethingthatmustchangeistherateatwhichwesubstitutecapitalequipmentforhumanlabor.Simplyput,ourlaborforcehasincreasedatafargreaterratethanhasourstockofcapitalinvestment.Weseemtohaveforgottenthatourpastproductivitygains,toalargeextent,wererealizedfromsubstitutionsofcapitalforhumanlabor.Today,3timesasmanyrobotsarelistedascapitalassetsbyJapanesefirmsasbyUnitedStatesfirms.

　　ThereisnodoubtthatrobotswillbecomeacommonsightinAmericanfactories.Representinganewgenerationoftechnology,robotswillreplacefactorylabormuchasthefarmtractorreplacedthehorse.Robottechnologyhasmuchtooffer.Itoffershigherlevelsofproductivityandqualityatlowercosts;inpromisestofreemenandwomenfromthedull,repetitioustoilofthefactory,itislikelytohaveanimpactonsocietycomparabletothatmadebythegrowthofcomputertechnology.

　　1.Theword"obsolete"（Para.1）mostprobablymeans_______.

　　A.weakB.old

　　C.newD.outofdate

　　2.Theauthorisanxiousabout_______.

　　A.hispeoplenolongertakingtheleadinindustrialinnovation

　　B.hiscountrynolongerbeingawealthynation

　　C.hispeopleforgettingtoraisetheirproductivity

　　D.hiscountryfallingbehindotherindustrialnations

　　3.Accordingtotheauthor,inhiscountry_______..

　　A.theproportionoflaborforcetocapitalinvestmentisquitelow

　　B.thegrowthrateoflaborforceshouldbegreaterthanthatofcapitalinvestment

　　C.theproductivityincreasesshouldbeachievedbytheincreasesoflaborforce

　　D.capitalinvestmentshouldhaveincreasedmorerapidlythanlaborforce

　　4.Sofarastheinfluenceonsocietyisconcerned,_______.

　　A.robottechnologyseemstobemuchmorepromisingthancomputertechnology

　　B.computertechnologyhaslesstoofferthanrobottechnology

　　C.robottechnologycanbecomparedwithcomputertechnology

　　D.robottechnologycannotbecomparedwithcomputertechnology

　　5.Thepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassageistoshowthat_______.

　　A.robotswillhelpincreaselaborproductivity

　　B.robotswillruleAmericanfactories

　　C.robotsarecheaperthanhumanlaborers

　　D.robotswillfinallyreplacehumansinfactories

1.D2.C3.D4.C5.A

●Pronouncingalanguageisaskill.Everynormalpersonisexpertintheskillofpronouncinghisownlanguage;butfewpeopleareevenmoderatelyproficientatpronouncingforeignlanguages.Nowtherearemanyreasonsforthis,someobvious,someperhapsnotsoobvious.ButIsuggestthatthefundamentalreasonwhypeopleingeneraldonotspeakforeignlanguagesverymuchbetterthantheydoisthattheyfailtograspthetruenatureoftheproblemoflearningtopronounce,andconsequentlyneversetabouttacklingitintherightway.Fartoomanypeoplefailtorealizethatpronouncingaforeignlanguageisaskill—onethatneedscarefultrainingofaspecialkind,andonethatcannotbeacquiredbyjustleavingittotakecareofitself.Ithinkeventeachersoflanguage,whilerecognizingtheimportanceofagoodaccent,tendtoneglect,intheirpracticalteaching,thebranchofstudyconcernedwithspeakingthelanguage.SothefirstpointIwanttomakeisthatEnglishpronunciationmustbetaught;theteachershouldbepreparedtodevotesomeofthelessontimetothis,andshouldgetthestudenttofeelthathereisamatterworthyofreceivinghiscloseattention.So,thereshouldbeoccasionswhenotheraspectsofEnglish,suchasgrammarorspelling,areallowedforthemomenttotakesecondplace.

　　Apartfromthisquestionofthetimegiventopronunciation,therearetwootherrequirementsfortheteacher:

thefirst,knowledge;thesecond,technique.

　　Itisimportantthattheteachershouldbeinpossessionofthenecessaryinformation.Thiscangenerallybeobtainedfrombooks.Itispossibletogetfrombookssomeideaofthemechanicsofspeech,andofwhatwecallgeneralphonetictheory.Itisalsopossibleinthiswaytogetaclearmentalpictureoftherelationshipbetweenthesoundsofdifferentlanguages,betweenthespeechhabitsofEnglishpeopleandthose,say,ofyourstudents.Unlesstheteacherhassuchapicture,anycommentshemaymakeonhisstudents'pronunciationareunlikelytobeofmuchuse,andlessontimespentonpronunciationmaywellbetimewasted.

　　26.Whatdoesthewriteractuallysayaboutpronouncingforeignlanguages?

　　A.Onlyafewpeoplearereallyproficient.

　　B.Nooneisreallyanexpertintheskill.

　　C.Therearen'tmanypeoplewhoareevenfairlygood.

　　D.Thereareevensomepeoplewhoaremoderatelyproficient.

　　27.Thewriterarguesthatgoingabouttheproblemofpronunciationinthewrongwayis

　　A.anobviouscauseofnotgraspingtheproblemcorrectly

　　B.afundamentalconsequenceofnotspeakingwell

　　C.aconsequenceofnotgraspingtheproblemcorrectly

　　D.notanobviouscauseofspeakingpoorly

　　28.Thebestwayoflearningtospeakaforeignlanguage,hesuggests,isby_______.

　　A.pickingitupnaturallyasachild

　　B.learningfromanativespeaker

　　C.notconcentratingonpronunciationassuch

　　D.undertakingsystematicwork

　　29.Thevaluethestudentputsoncorrectspeechhabitsdependsupon_______.

　　A.howcloselyheattendstothematter

　　B.whetheritisEnglishthatisbeingtaught

　　C.histeacher'sapproachtopronunciation

　　D.theimportancenormallygiventogrammarandspelling

　　30.Howmighttheteacherfindhimselfwastinglessontime?

　　A.Byspendinglessontimeonpronunciation.

　　B.Bymakingill-informedcommentsuponpronunciation.

　　C.Bynotusingbooksonphoneticsintheclassroom.

　　D.Bynotgivingstudentsaclearmentalpictureofthediffere