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PassageThree
GenerationsofAmericanshavebeenbroughtuptobelievethatagoodbreakfastisonelife’sessentials.Eatingbreakfastatthestartoftheday,wehaveallbeentold,andtoldagain,isasnecessaryasputtinggasolineinthefamilycarbeforestartingatrip.
Butformanypeoplethethoughtoffoodfirstthinginthemorningisbynomeansapleasure.Sodespitealltheefforts,theystilltakenobreakfast.Between1977and1983,thelatestyearforwhichfiguresareavailable,thenumberofpeoplewhodidn’thavebreakfast,increasedby33percent.
Forthosewhofeelpainofguiltaboutnoteatingbreakfast,however,thereissomegoodnews.Severalstudiesinthelastfewyearsindicatethat,foradultsespecially,theremaybenothingwrongwithomittingbreakfast.“Goingwithoutbreakfastdoesnotaffectperformance,”saidArroldE.Bender,formerprofessorofthenutritionatQueenElizabethCollegeinLondon,“nordoesgivingpeoplebreakfastimproveperformance.”
Scientificevidencelinkingbreakfasttobetterhealthorbetterperformanceissurprisinglyinadequate,andmostoftherecentworkinvolveschildren,notadults,“Theliterature”,saysoneresearcher,Dr.ErrestoattheUniversityofTexas,“ispoor”.
71.Thelatestyearforwhichfigurescouldbeobtainedis_______.
A.theyeartheauthorwrotethearticleB.1977
C.anyyearbetween1997and1983D.1983
72.Forthosewhodonottakebreakfast,thegoodnewsisthat_______.
severalstudieshavebeendoneinthepastfewyears
theomissionofbreakfastdoesnoharmtoone’shealth
adultshaveespeciallymadestudiesinthisfield
eatinglittleinthemorningisgoodforhealth
73.“…nordoesgivingpeoplebreakfastimproveperformance”means______.
anyonewithoutbreakfastdoesimprovehisperformance
notgivingpeoplebreakfastimproveperformance
havingbreakfastdoesnotimproveperformance,either
peoplehavingbreakfastdoimprovetheirperformance
74.Theword“literature”inthelastsentencerefersto_______.
A.stories,poems,plays,etc.B.writtenworksonaparticularsubject
C.anyprintedmaterialD.themodernliteratureofAmerica
75.WhatisimpliedbutNOTstatedbytheauthoristhat_______.
breakfastdoesnotaffectperformance
Dr.Errestoisengagedinresearchworkataninstitutionofhigherlearning
noteatingbreakfastmightaffectthehealthofchildren
ProfessorBenderoncetaughtcollegecoursesinnutritioninLondon

PassageFour
About35% ofallhighschoolgraduatesinAmericacontinuetheireducationinaninstitutionofhigherlearning.Thewordcollegeisusedtorefertoeitheracollegeorauniversity.Theseinstitutionsofferfour -yearprogramsthatleadtoaBachelorofArts(B.A.)orBachelorScience (B.S.)degree.Somestudentsattendajuniorcollege(providingonlyatwo -yearprogram)foronetotwoyearsbeforeenteringafour-yearcollegeasasophomore (二年级生)orjunior(三年级生).
Itisgenerallyeasiertobeacceptedatastateuniversitythanataprivateone.Mostprivateschoolsrequirestrictentranceexaminationsandahighgradepointaverage(GPA),aswellasspecificcollegeprepclassesinhighschool.Privateschoolscostconsiderablymorethanstatecollegesandfamousprivateschoolsareveryexpensive.Poorerstudentscansometimesattend,however,byearningscholarships.Somecollegegraduatesgoontoearnadvancedmastersordoctoraldegreesingrad(graduate)school.Occupationsincertainfieldssuchaslawormedicinerequiresuchadvancedstudies.
Sincecollegecostsareveryhigh,moststudentsworkatpart-timejobs.Somehavefull-timejobsandgotoschoolpart-time.Oftensomewilltakefiveormoreyearstocompleteafour-yearprogrambecauseofmoney/jobdemandsontheirtime.
Whilethecollegeandworkdemandstakeupthegreatpartofastudent’stime,moststillenjoysocialactivities.Sports,dances,clubs,movies,andplaysareallverypopular.However,gatheringtogetherforlong,philosophicaltalksatafavoritemeetingplaceonorneartheuniversityisprobablythemostpopularactivity.
76.Collegeeducationis_______inAmerica.
A.quitecommonB.veryrare
C.somethingdifficultD.almostimpossible
77.WhichofthefollowingisNOTrequiredforenteringmostprivateschools.
A.entranceexaminationsB.takingpartinmanyactivities
C.GPAD.collegeprepclasses
78.Howcanpoorstudentsattendprivateschools?
A.Onlybyworkingatpart-timejobs.B.Onlybyworkingatfull-timejobs.
C.Onlybyearningscholarships.D.Allofabove.
79.TheAmericancollegestudentsliketo_______mostofall.
A.discussproblemsonphilosophyB.playballs
C.earnenoughmoneyD.gotothecinemasortheatres
80.Thebesttitleforthispassageis_______.
A.Part-timejobsB.Americancollege
C.PopularactivityD.Anewsystem

Ⅴ.Writing(20points)
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed20minutestowriteacompositionofabout80wordsaccordingtothefollowingtopic.
金钱是一切吗？(IsMoneyEverything?)转
参考答案
Ⅰ.Phonetics
1．C2．D3．A4．B5．B6．D7．B
8．A9．B10．D
Ⅱ.VocabularyandStructure
11．C12．B13．A14．A15．C16．B17．C
18．C19．C20．A21．B22．C23．A24．B
25．B26．C27．C28．A29．C30．C31．D
32．C33．C34．C35．D36．A37．B38．A
39．B40．D41．C42．D43．C44．C45．A
46．C47．A48．D49．A50．D
Ⅲ.Cloze
51．B52．C53．C54．B55．C56．A57．B
58．C59．B60．A
Ⅳ.ReadingComprehension
61．C62．C63．D64．A65．D66．B67．B
68．C69．D70．C71．D72．B73．C74．B
75．C76．A77．B78．D79．A80．B
Ⅴ.Writing
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