Part Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth)(25 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
Questions 47 to 56 are based on the following passage.
Theres no question that the Earth is getting hotter. The real questions are: How
much of the warming is our fault, and are we 47 to slow the devastation by controlling
our insatiable 48 for fossil fuels?
Global warming can seem too 49 to worry about, or too uncertain something projected
by the same computer 50 that often cant get next weeks weather right. On a raw
winter day you might think that a few degrees of warming wouldnt be such a bad
thing anyway. And no doubt about it: Warnings about 51change can sound like an
environmentalist scare tactic, meant to force us out of our cars and restrict our
lifestyles.
Comforting thoughts, perhaps. Unfortunately, however, the Earth has some
discomforting news. From Alaska to the snowy peaks of the Andes the world is heating
up right now, and fast. Globally, the 52is up 1°F over the past century, but some
of the coldest, most remote spots have warmed much more. The results arent pretty.
Ice is 53, rivers are running dry, and coasts are 54, threatening communities.
The 55are happening largely out of sight. But they shouldnt be out of mind, because
they are omens of whats in store for the 56 of the planet.
AremoteBtechniquesCconsistingDrestEwilling
FclimateGskillHappetiteImeltingJvanishing
KerodingLtemperatureMcuriosityNchangesOskillful
Section B
Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices markedA, B, Cand D.You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.
There are many ways of defining success. It is accurate to say that each of us has our own concept of success to the extent that each of us is responsible for setting our own goals and determining whether we have met these goals satisfactorily. Because each of us possesses unique differences in genetic ability and favorable environments in which to express these abilities, it is necessarily true that we must define success broadly.
For some people, simply being able to live their life with a minimum of misery and suffering is considered a success. Think of the peace of mind of the poor shepherd who tends his sheep, enjoys his frugal life with his family in the beauty of nature,and who is respected because he does a good job of achieving the goals expected of and accepted by him and his society. On the other hand, it seems that even though some people appear to be rich in material possessions, many of them seem to be miserable and consider themselves unsuccessful when judged by their own goals osuccess. Because not all ventures can be successful, one should not set unrealistic goals for achieving success, but if one has self confidence it would be unfortunateto set ones goals at too low a level of achievement.A wise counselor once said to a young man who was experiencing frustration with his own professional success: You do not have to set your goal to reach the moon inorder to have success in traveling. Sometimes one can be very successful merely by taking a walk in the park, or riding the subway downtown, The counselor added,
You have not really failed and spoiled your chances for success until you have been unsuccessful at something you really like, and to which you have given your
best effort.
57.In the first paragraph, the author implies that are essential in achieving
success.
Aability and goals Bgoals and determination
Cability and environment Dgoals and environment
58.The word frugal(Line 2, Para. 2) means.
Awealthy Bwasteful
Cthrifty Dmiserable
59.Some rich people consider themselves unsuccessful because.
Atheir life is miserable Bthey do not live in peace
Ctheir goals are too low Dthey are not rich enough by their own standards
60.The last paragraph implies that.
Awe should have high goals
Bsuccess means achieving great goals
Csuccess means taking a walk in the park
Dsuccess means trying ones best at what one really likes
61.This passage mainly talks about.
Athe definition of success Bhow to achieve success
Chow to set goals Dthe importance of goals
Passage Two
Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.
Teaching children to read well from the start is the most important task of elementary schools. But relying on educators to approach this task correctly can be a great
mistake. Many schools continue to employ instructional methods that have been proven ineffective. The staying power of the look sayor whole wordmethod of
teaching beginning reading is perhaps the most flagrant example of this failure to instruct effectively.
The whole word approach to reading stresses the meaning of words over the meaningof letters, thinking over decoding, developing a sight vocabulary of familiar wordsover developing the ability to unlock the pronunciation of unfamiliar words. It fits in with the self directed, learning how to learnactivities recommended by advocates ()of openclassrooms and with the concept that children have to be developmentally ready to begin reading. Before 1963, no major publisher put out anything but these Run Spot Runreaders.
However, in 1955, Rudolf Flesch touched off what has been called the great debate in beginning reading. In his best seller Why Johnny Cant Read, Flesch indicted(
)the nations public schools for miseducating students by using the look say method. He saidand more scholarly studies by Jeane Chall and Rovert Dykstra later confirmedthat another approach to beginning reading, founded on phonics(ѧ),is far superior.
Systematic phonics first teaches children to associate letters and letter combinations with sounds; it then teaches them how to blend these sounds together to make words. Rather than building up a relatively limited vocabulary of memorized words, it imparts a code by which the pronunciations of the vast majority of the most common words in the English language can be learned. Phonics does not devalue the importance of thinking about the meaning of words and sentences; it simply
recognizes that decoding is the logical and necessary first step.
62.The author feels that counting on educators to teach reading correctly is .
Aonly logical and naturalBthe expected position
Cprobably a mistake Dmerely effective instruction
63.The author indicts the look say reading approach because .
Ait overlooks decodingBRudolf Flesch agrees with him
Che says it is boring Dmany schools continue to use this method
64.One major difference between the look say method of learning reading and the
phonics method is .
Alook say is simplerBphonics takes longer to learn
Clook say is easier to teach Dphonics gives readers access to far more
words
65.The phrase touch off (Line 1, Para.3) most probably means .
Atalk about shortly Bstart or cause
Ccompare with Doppose
66.According to the author, which of the following statements is true?
APhonics approach regards whole word method as unimportant.
BThe whole word approach emphasizes decoding.
CIn phonics approach, it is necessary and logical to employ decoding.
DPhonics is superior because it stresses the meaning of words thus the vast
majority of most common words can be learned.

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