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Fortappingamachine,$1;

forknowingwheretotapit,$99."

（1）.

Itisbelievedthatsomepeoplehavesucceededinlifebecause____.

A.

theyfeelsuperiortoothers

B.

theyarebothinfluentialandpowerful

C.

theyhavesomespecialadvantages

D.

theyhaveapoorbackground

（2）.

Theengineeratthechemicalplantwasnotpromotedbecause____.

itismoredifficultforawomantogetapromotionthanforhermalecolleagues

herbossdidnotthinkshehadtherightqualificationsforthejob

themanwhogothispromotionwasmoreexperiencedthanshewas

herbossesdidnotapproveofherpoliticalviewsandopinions

（3）.

Theengineerwhorepairedthemachinewasrighttocharge$100because____.

hewastheonlypersonwhocouldfindoutwhatwaswrongwithit

thefactoryownercouldnothaverepairedithimself

hehitthemachinetogetitstartedagain

hewaschargingforhisknowledgeandexpertskills

（4）.

Theauthor'

sattitudetowardthewidespreadbeliefis____.

positive

negative

neutral

sympathetic

（5）.

Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?

____

Havinginfluentialfriendsorrightbackgroundseemshelpfulsometimes.

Theengineerhadgoodreasontooverchargethefactoryowner.

Notallthosewhoaregoodintheirjobshavethechancetobepromoted.

Thosewhoaregoodintheirjobarestilllargelyneededbythemodernsociety.

2.

Inthe1940s,urbanAmericansbeganamassmovetothesuburbsinsearchoffreshair,elbowroomandprivacy.Suburbsbegantosprawloutacrossthecountryside,sincemostofthosemakingthemoveweremiddle-class,theytookwiththemthetaxmoneythecitiesneededtomaintaintheneighborhood,inwhichtheyhadlived.Thepeopleleftinthecitieswereoftenthosewhoweretoooldortoopoortomove.Thus,manycitiesbegantofallintodisrepair.Crimebegantosoar,andpublictransportationwasneglected.（Inthepastsixtyyears,SanFranciscoistheonlycityintheUnitedStatestohavecompletedanewmasstransitsystem.）Meanwhile,housingconstructioncostscontinuedtorisehigherandhigher.Middle-classhousingwasallowedtodecay,andlittlenewhousingwasconstructed.

Eventually,manydowntownareasexistedforbusinessonly.Duringthedaytheywouldbefilledwithpeopleworkingintheofficesandatnighttheywouldbedeserted.Giventhesecircumstances,somebusinessexecutivesbeganasking,"

Whybotherwithgoingdowntownatall?

Whynotmovetheofficestothesuburbssothatwecanliveandworkinthesamearea?

Graduallysomeofthelargercompaniesbeganmovingoutofthecities,withtheresultthaturbancentersdeclinedevenfurtherandthesuburbsexpandedstillmore.ThismovementofbusinessestothesuburbsisnotconfinedtotheUnitedStates.BusinesseshavealsobeenmovingtothesuburbsinStockholm,Sweden,inBonn,Germany,andinBrussels,Belgiumaswell

Whatdidthecitylosewhenthosepeoplemovedouttothesuburbs?

____

houses

cars

jobs

taxmoney

Whatarenottheresultingeffectsoncitieswhenthosepeoplemovedout?

Thereweremorecrimes.

Citieswereinabadcondition.

Onlyonemasstransitsystemwascompleted.

Somesmallcompaniesmovedinwhilelargeronesmovedout.

Accordingtothepassage,thesuburbs____.

weredesertedatnight

hadahighconstructioncost

hadsomedeclinedbusinesscenter

WhichofthefollowingstatementsareTrueaccordingtothepassage?

SomecompaniesintheUnitedStatesmovedtoSweden,GermanyandBelgium.

Freshair,spaciousroomandbeingawayfromothersattractpeopletomovetothesuburbs.

Peoplewouldn'

tpaytaxwhentheymovedoutofcities.

Theneighborhoodshouldbemaintainedbyoldandpoorpeople.

Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

UrbanRenewal

SuburbanSprawl

Effectsofthemovetothesuburbs

DevelopmentoftheSuburbs

3.

MountainclimbersaroundtheworlddreamaboutgoingupMountEverest（珠穆朗玛峰）.Itisthehighestmountainintheworld.Butmanypeoplewhohaveclimbedthemountainhaveleftwastematerialthatisharmingtheenvironment.

AteamofAmericansisplanningthelargestclean-upefforteveronMountEverest.Theywillmaketheriskytripupthemountainnextmonth.

TheteamofeightAmericanswillbeguidedbymorethantwentySherpasofNepal（尼泊尔夏尔巴人）.Theirgoalistoremoveallthetrash（废物，垃圾）theysee.Theywillspendtwomonthscleaningupthemountainbygatheringoxygenbottles,fuelcontainers,batteries,drinkcans,humanwasteandotherkindsoftrash.Theyareexpectedtoremoveatleastthreetonsoftrashinlargebags.

TeamleaderRobertHoffmanismakinghisfourthtripupthemountain.HesayshehopestobringEveresttotheconditionitwasinbeforethefirstsuccessfulclimbfiftyyearsago.Hesayshehopestheeffortwillinfluenceotherpeopletocleanuptheenvironmentcloserhome.

HumanwasteonEverestisamajorconcern.Sotheclean-upteamwilltakealongnewlydevelopedequipmenttocollectandtreathumanwaste.Overtheyears,thewastearticleshavepollutedthemountain.Inthewarmseasonwhentheicemelts,thepollutedwaterflowstoNepalivillagesbelow.TheproblemhasgottenworseinrecentyearsbecauseclimbingEveresthasbecomemorepopular.

WhatarethoseAmericansconcernedaboutwhentheyareplanningthetripupMountEverest?

Theenvironmentpollutionofthemountain.

Thesuccessinclimbingupthemountain.

Theequipmentfortheirtriptothemountain.

Therisksfacingtheclimbersofthemountain.

Fromthepassagewecanlearnthattheclean-upeffort____.

isopposedbythelocalpeople

isthelargestonesupportedbyNepal

isencouragedbytheAmericangovernment

isthegreatestoneevermadeonMountEverest

WhatdoestheAmericanteamplantodoonthetripupthemountain?

____

TomakeEverestevencleanerthanitwas.

Totellclimbersnottoleavewastematerials.

Totakeawayallthetrashtheycouldfindthere.

Tocollectandtreathumanwastebeforetheicemelted.

TeamleaderMr.HoffmanhopestoturnMountEverestinto____.

itsformerstateafewyearsago

itsoriginalconditionhalfacenturyago

aplacewithnopollutionatall

thecleanestmountainintheworld

Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthispassage?

ARiskyTripUpMountEverest

PollutiononMountEverest

MountEverest—Clean-upEffort

RobertHoffmanandHisClean-upTeam

4.

SincefoundinghisMicrosoftcomputersoftwarecompanyin1975,BillGates,thispale-skinned,soft-handedlittlegeniushasturnedthecompanyintoatransnationalmonsterwithamarketcapitalizationof$US38billionvaluethatmakesitbiggerthanFord,GeneralMotorsorBoeing.BillGates’sown30percentshareofthecompanyhasmadehim,at38,thesecondrichestindividualintheUS,worthsomewhereabout$9billion.

Forbesmagazinerecentlyestimatedthat,ifyouconvertedhispersonalwealthintoRollsRoyces,theywouldstretchnose-to-tailfromSeattle,Microsoft’shometown,toVancouverinCanada,adistanceof500kilometers.Gatesandhiswifewillbemovingintoa$US25millionhouseontheshoreofLakeWashington.

Microsoftempire,whichwasfoundedonthemotto"

Acomputeroneverydeskandineveryhome,runningMicrosoftSoftware"

."

Sometimeswe’ddropthe‘ineveryhome’bit,"

Gatessays,"

andsometimeswe’ddropthe‘runningMicrosoft’bit,dependingonwhoweweretalkingto."

Inthe18yearssincehefirstsuspectedthatthemicroprocessorchipwasgoingtochangetheworld,Gates’svisionhasprovedremarkablyprescient.Aswellasbusinessundergoingcomputerization,aquarterofAmericanhomesnowcontainapersonalcomputerorPC,withasmanyagainplanningtobuyoneinthenexttwoyears.TheymaynotallberunningMicrosoftprograms,butabout90percentofthemare.

EvensoGatesadmitsithasbeenalongerwaitthanheoriginallyanticipated.Hethoughtthatcomputerdevelopmentswouldhappenmuchfaster.Buthehopesfortoomuchtooquickly.Hesays"

Ihadafartoooptimistictime-frameformostofthethingsIthoughtwouldcometreetheprevalenceofthePC,theef