Part I Reading Comprehension (30%)
26、回答26-40题
Questions 11to 1 5 are based on the following passage：
All the useful energy at the surface of the earth comes from the activity of the sun'．The sunheats and feeds creatures and mankind．Each year it provides men with two hundred million tons of grain and nearly ten million tons of wood，coal，oil，natural gas，and all other fuels are stored energy from the sun．(80)Some was collected by this season's plants as carbon compounds．Somewas stored by plants and trees ages ago．Even waterpower derives from the sun．Water turned into vapor by the sun fails as rain．It courses down the mountains arid is converted to electric power．
Light transmits only the energy that comes from the sun’s outer layer，and much of this energy that is directed towards the earth never arrives．About nine tenths of it is absorbed by the atmosphere of the earth．In fact，the earth itself gets only one half millionth of the sun’s entire output of radiant energy．

The sun is the source of all of the following EXCEPT
A．gasoline
B．natural gas
C．atomic power
D．animal fat


27、 Radiant energy is stored as carbon compounds by
A．plants
B．water
C．rock
D．creatures


28、
The sun’s energy provides US with all EXCEPT
A．rain
B．teal
C．water
D．light


29、
The largest part of the light energy directed towards the earth is
A．stored up by the plants
B．absorbed by the earth’s atmosphere
C．stored up by the animals in the form of body fat
D．used for electric power


30、
Of me sun’s total output of radiant energy，the earth receives
A．one tenth
B．one millionth
C．all that comes from the surface of the sun
D．a very small portion

31、回答31-45题
Questions 11to 15 are based on the following passage：
No country in the world has more daily newspapers than the USA. There are almost 2,000 of　them, as compared with 180 in Japan, 164 in Argentina and 111 in Britain. The quality of some
American papers is extremely high and their views are quoted all over the world. Distinguished dailies like the Washington Post or the New York Times have a powerful influence all over the country.
However, the Post and the Times are not national newspapers in the sense that The Times is inBritain or LeMonde is in France, since each American city has its own daily newspaper. The bestof these present detailed accounts of national and international news, but many tend to limit them-selves to state or cite news.
Like the press in most other countries, American newspapers range from the "sensational",which feature crime, sex and rumor, to the serious, which focus on factual news and the analysisof world events. But with few exceptions American newspapers try to entertain as well as give information, for they have to compete with television.
Just as American newspapers give way to all tastes, so do they also try and apply to readersfor all political persuasions. (80)A few newspapers support extremist groups on the far right andon the far left, but most daily newspapers attempt to attract middle-of-the-road Americans who are essentially moderate. Many of these papers print columns by well-known journalists of different political and social views, in order to present a balanced picture.
As in other democratic countries American newspapers can be either responsible or irresponsible, but it is generally accepted that the American press serves its country well and that it has more than once bravely uncovered political scandals (丑闻) or crimes, for instance, the Watergate Affair. The newspapers drew the attention of the public to the fears of the Vietnam War.

There are fewer national newspapers in_______
A．Britain than in the USA
B．France than in Britain
C．the USA than in Britain or France
D．France than in the USA or Britain


32、 Most American newspapers try to entertain their readers because .
A．they have to keep up a good relation with them
B．they have to compete with television
C．they have to write about crime, sex and rumor
D．they have to give factual news in an interesting way


33、
Many American newspapers attract readers of different political tendency by_______
A．supporting extremist groups from time to time
B．inviting middle-of-the-road Americans to write articles for them
C．avoiding carrying articles about extremists
D．printing articles representing different political viewpoints


34、In this passage, the word "press" ( Para. 2) means_______
A．a machine for printing
B．the business of printing
C．great force
D．newspapers

35、
The passage is mainly about_______
A．the characteristics of American newspapers
B．the development of American newspapers
C．the functions of American newspapers
D．the merits and shortcomings of American newspapers

36、回答36-50题
Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage:
Birth, marriage and death:these are the greatest events in human life. Many things, good and bad, can happen to us in our lives. (79)Yet there are three days which are usually marked bysome kind of special ceremony: the day we are born; the day we get married and the day we die.
These are the three main events in life. We only have a choice in the second of these: we canchoose whether or not to marry. But we have no choice in birth and death. All human beingsfrom the most primitive to the most sophisticated--are affected by these three events. The onlything that differs in each society is the way these events are celebrated. Yet all societiesshare com-mon characteristics. Birth is a time of joy. The proud parents receive congratulations and presents on behalf of the new-born. Marriage is also a time of joy. The young couple:go through a special wedding ceremony and receive presents to help them set up their home. (80)Death is a time of sorrow and i,s marked by a special ceremony and mourning. The dates of all three events are usually remembered.

All human societies
A．celebrate the three main events in life, but in different ways
B．are not affected by these three events
C．celebrate these three events in exactly the same way
D．are the same


37、
The dates of the three main events in life are usually remembered because
A．of the celebrations
B．they are important
C．there are special ceremonies
D．societies share common characteristics


38、 There are three days are usually marked by some kind of special ceremony.
A．who
B．that
C．when
D．whose


39、
These three events all human beings.
A．affected
B．have affected
C．are affecting
D．affect


40、
These are the greatest in human life.
A．situations
B．happenings
C．conditions
D．facts