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Becausetoyscanbegenerallyregardedasakindofartform,theyhavenotbeensubjecttotechnologicalleapsthatcharacterizeinventionsforadultuse.Theprogressfromthewheeltotheoxcarttotheautomobileisadirectlineofascent（进步）.Theprogressfromarattle（拨浪鼓）usedbyababyin3,000BCtooneusedbyaninfanttoday,however,isnotcharacterizedbyinventiveness.Eachrattleistheproductoftheartistictastesofthetimesandsubjecttothelimitationsofavailablematerials.

1.Thetoysmostboysplaywitharedifferentfromthosethatgirlsplaywithbecause__________.

A.theirsocialrolesarerigidlydetermined

B.mostboyswouldliketofollowtheirfathers’professions

C.boysliketoplaywiththeirfatherswhilegirlswiththeirmothers

D.theylikechallengingactivities

2.Oneaspectof“theuniversalityoftoys”liesinthefactthat__________.

A.thebasiccharacteristicsoftoysarethesametheworldover

B.theimprovementofcraftsmanshipinmakingtoysdependsontheeffortsofuniversities

C.theexplorationoftheuniversehasledtothecreationofnewkindsoftoys

D.technologicaladvanceshavegreatlyimprovedthedurabilityoftoys

3.Theauthor’sviewonthehistoricaldevelopmentoftoysis__________.

A.thecraftsmanshipintoy–makinghasremainedessentiallyunchanged

B.toyshaveremainedbasicallythesameallthroughthecenturies

C.thetoyindustryhaswitnessedgreatleapsintechnologyinrecentyears

D.toysareplayinganincreasinglyimportantroleinshapingachild’scharacter

4.Regardedasakindofartform,toys__________.

A.reflectthepaceofsocialprogress

B.alsoappealgreatlytoadults

C.arenotcharacterizedbytechnologicalprogress

D.followadirectlineofascent

5.Theauthorusestheexampleofarattletoshowthat__________.

A.intoy–makingthereisacontinuityintheuseofmaterials

B.itoftentakesalongtimetointroducenewtechnologyintotoy–making

C.eventhesimplesttoyscanreflecttheprogressoftechnology

D.evenasimpletoycanmirrortheartistictastesofthetim峨

Passage2

Question6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Lifereallyshouldbeonelongjourneyofjoyforchildrenbornwithaworldofwealthattheirfeet.

InternationallyfamouschilddoctorRobertColesistheworld’stopexpertontheinfluenceofmoneyonchildren.Hehaswrittenawell–knownbookonthesubject,“ThePrivilegedOnes”,andhisresearchshowsthattoomuchmoneyinthefamilycancauseasmanyproblemsastoolittle.“Obviouslytherearecertainadvantagestobeingrich,”saysthe53–year–olddoctor,“suchasbetterhealth,educationandfutureworkprospects.（78）Butmostimportantisthequalityoffamilylife.Moneycan’tbuylove.”

Itcanbuyalotofotherthing,however,andthat’swherethetroublestarts.Richkidshavesomuchtochoosefromthattheyoftenbecomeconfused.Overindulgence（娇养）bytheirparentscanmakethemspoilt.Theytenttotravelmorethanotherchildren,fromhometohomeandcountrytocountry,whichcausesfeelingsofrestlessness.

（79）“Butprivilegedchildrendohaveabettersenseoftheirpositionsintheworld,”addsMr.Coles,“andtheyaremoreself–assured.”Therichchildreninheritthepropertyfromtheirparentsandenjoyahighincome.Somoneywillneverbeoneoftheirproblems.“However,theywillhaveasenseofisolation,”warnsDr.Coles,“andtheycouldsufferfromthehardshipofnotbeingabletodealwiththeeverydayworldbecausetheywillneverreallybegiventhechance.Everythingtheyhaveachievedisbecauseofanaccidentofbirth.Therecanbenotremendousinnersatisfactionaboutthat.”

（80）Today’swealthyparentsperhapsrealizetheirrichescanbemoreofaheavyloadthanahappinesstotheirchildren.Sothefirstthingforthemtoconsideristoensurethattheirfamiliesareasrichinloveastheyareinmoney.

6.Inhisbook“ThePrivilegedOnes”,Dr.Cotesimpliesthat__________.

A.therearefewerproblemintherichfamilythanthepoorfamily

B.richchildrenlivealifeofseparationfromtheworld

C.richchildrenusuallyenjoymorelovethanpoorchildren

D.thequalityofrichchildren’sfamilylifemaynotbehigh

7.Inthedoctor’sview,__________.

A.therearebothadvantagesanddisadvantagestobeingrich

B.richchildrenusuallyhavelittleconfidenceinthemselves

C.travelingalotwillbebeneficialtochildren

D.richkidsareoftenshortofmoneybecauseoftheirlifeofluxury

8.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Richchildrenhaveearnedwhattheyhave.

B.Richchildrenusuallyleadalifeofhappiness.

C.Richchildrentendtofeelisolated.

D.Richchildrenarehardlygiventoomanymaterialthings.

9.Accordingtotheauthorofthepassage,__________.

A.lifeisreallyalongjourneyofjoyforrichchildren

B.therichchildrenfeelgreatlysatisfiedwiththepropertytheyinheritfromtheirparents

C.itismostimportantforwealthyparentstomakesurethattheirfamiliesarerichinloveaswellasinmoney

D.todayallthewealthyparentsaresureoftheproblemstheirmoneycanbring

10.Itseemsthattheauthorofthepassage__________whatDr.Colessaysinthebook“ThePrivilegedOnes”.

A.knowslittleabout 

B.isdoubtfulabout

C.isopposedto 

D.agreeswith

Passage3

Question11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Intheworldinwhichwelivetoday,amanmaybeonethingbutappeartobeanother.ThiswasimpossibleinIndiansociety.AnIndian’snametoldtheworldwhathewas–acoward,aliar,athief,orabrave.

WhenIwasyoung,everyIndianhadatleastthreenamesduringhislifetime.Hisfirstnamewasgiventohimatbirth.Itdescribedsomethingthathadhappenedatthattime.

EachIndianwassupposedtokeephisbirthnameuntilhewasoldenoughtoearnmoneyforhimself.Buthisfriendswouldalwaysgivehimanameoftheirown.Nomatterwhathisparentscalledhim,hischildhoodfriendswouldusethenametheyhadchosen.

TheIndianearnedhisrealnamewhenhewasoldenoughforhisfirstfightagainsttheenemy.Hislifenamedependedonhowheactedduringthisfirstbattle.Whenhereturnedhewouldbegivenhistribalnamebythechief.Ifhehaddonewell,hewouldbegivenagoodname.Butifhehaddonepoorly,hemightbegivenabadname.

Amanwasgivenmanychancestoimprovehisname,however.Ifinalaterbattlehewasverybraveinfightingagainsttheenemy,hewasgivenabettername.SomeIndianshadasmanyastwelvenames–allgoodandeachbetterthanthelast.

AllnamesgiventooneIndianbelongedtohimfortherestofhislife.Nooneelsecouldusethem.Evenhehimselfcouldnotgivethemaway.Thiswasbecausenomancouldpassonhisnameunlessthechiefandthetribeaskedhimtodoso.

11.Accordingtopassage,Indiannameswereimportantbecausethey__________.

A.describedthecharacterofaman 

B.describedtheappearanceofaman

C.wereneverusedbyotherpeople 

D.toldushisprofession

12. 

__________gavethesecondnameofanIndian.

A.Thechief 

B.Thetribe

C.Hischildhoodfriends 

D.Hisparents

13.Accordingtothefourthparagraph,weknowanIndian’s“tribalname”referstohis__________.

A.firstname 

B.secondname 

C.nickname 

D.lifename

14.AnIndiancouldgetbetternamesifhe__________.

A.didwellinlaterbattles 

B.gotoldenough

C.becameacoward 

D.becamealiar

15.Thesentenceinthesixthparagraph“noonecouldpassonhisname”maymeanthat__________.

A.noonecouldchangehisnamebyhimself 

B.noonecouldgivehisnametoason

C.noonecouldgivehisnameaway 

D.noonecouldgiveuphisname

PartⅡ 

VocabularyandStructure（30%）

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