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PassageThree
Banksarenotordinarilypreparedtopayoutallaccounts; theyrelyondepositors(储户) nottodemandpaymentallatthesametime.Ifdepositorsshouldcometofearthatabankisnotsafe,thatitcannotpayoffallitsdepositors,thenthatfearmightcauseallthedepositorstoappearonthesameday.Iftheydid,thebankcouldnotpayallaccounts.However,iftheydidnotallappearatonce,thentherewouldalwaysbeenoughmoneytopaythosewhowantedtheirmoneywhentheywantedit.Mrs.ElsieVaughthastoldusofaterrifyingbankrunthatsheexperienced.OnedayinDecemberof1925severalbanksfailedtoopeninacitywhereMrs.Vaughtlived.Theotherbanksexpectedarunthenextday,andsotheofficersofthebankinwhichMrsVaughtworkedasatellerhadenoughmoneyonhandtopayofftheirdepositors.Theofficerssimplytoldthetellerstopayondemand.Thenextmorningacrowdgatheredinthebankandonthesidewalkoutside.Thelengthofthelinemademanythinkthatthebankcouldnotpossiblypayoffeveryone.Peoplebegantopushandthentofightforplacesnearthetellers’windows,Thepowerofthepanicatmospherewassuchthattwotellers,thoughtheyknewthatthebankwasquiteallrightandcouldpayalldepositors,drewtheirownmoneyfromthebank.MrsVaughtsaysthatshehaddifficultykeepingherselffromdoingthesame.
71.Abankrunhappenswhen_______.
abankisclosedforoneormoredays
toomanydepositorstrytodrawouttheirmoneyatonetime
thereisnotenoughmoneytopayallitsdepositorsatonetime
tellersofabanktaketheirownmoneyfromthebank
72.ThetellersinMrs.Vaught’sbankweretoldto________.
explainwhytheycouldnotpayoutallaccounts
payoutaccountsasrequested
makethedepositorsbelievethatthebankwasstand
payoutmoneyasslowlyaspossible
73.Themaincauseofabankrunis_______.
A.lossofconfidenceB.lackofmoney
C.crowdsofpeopleD.inexperiencedtellers
74.WhichofthefollowingdidMrs.Vaughtsay?
Sheknowthatthebankwasnotsound.
Shefearedthattoomanydepositorsdrawingtheirmoneywouldclosethebank.
Shewasnotabletodrawouthermoney.
Shewastemptedtodrawouthermoney.
75.Accordingtothepassage,theactionsofthedepositorsofMrs.Vaught’sbankwereaffectedmainlybythe_______.
easewithwhichtheycouldgettheirmoney
confidencethatMrs.Vaughtshowed
failureofseveralotherbankstoopen
confidenceshownbyotherdepositorsofthebank
PassageFour
OneofthegreatestproblemsforthosesettlersinNebraskainthelastquarterofthepreviouscenturywasfuel.Littleofthestatewasforestedwhenthefirstsettlersarrivedanditisprobablethatby1880,onlyaboutone-thirdoftheoriginallyforestedarearemained,downtoamere1percentofthestate’s77,000squaremiles.Withwoodandcoaloutofthequestion,andwithfuelneededyear-roundforcooking,andduringtheharshwintermonthsforheating,somesolutionhadtobefound.
Somewhatimprobably,thebuffaloprovidedtheanswer.Buffalochips(干粪块)werefoundtoburnevenly,hotly,andcleanly, withlittlesmokeandinterestingly,noodor,Soon,collectingthembecameawayoflifeforthesettlers’childrenwhowouldpickthemupontheirwaytoandfromschool,ortakepartincompetitionsdesignedtocounteracttheirnaturalreluctance.Evenayoungman,seekingtoimpressthegirlhewantedtomarry,wouldarrivewithalargebagofchipsratherthanwithaboxofcandyorabunchofflowers.
76.Whatisthemaintopicofthispassage?
ThesolutiontotheNebraskasettlers’fuelproblem.
LifeinNebraskainthelateninteenthcentury.
TheimporanceoftheAmericanbuffalo.
DeforestationinNebraskainthelatenineteenthcentury.
77.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?
Nebraskawasnotadensely-forestedstateevenbeforethesettlersarrived.
Thechildrenenjoyedcollectingthebuffalochips.
Thechildrenspentalotoftimecollectingthechips.
Buffalochipsweresatisfactoryasafuel.
78.Thepassageimpliesthatbuffalochipswereneeded_______.
A.ingreateramountsinsummerB.ingreateramountsinwinter
C.onlyinsummerD.onlyinwinter
79.Whichofthefollowingdoestheauthornotexpresssurpriseat?
Thechildrenneededcompetitionstothem.
Thebuffalochipsgaveoffnosmell.
Buffalochipsweretheanswertothesettlers’fuelproblem.
Youngmentookbagsofbuffalochipstotheirgirlfriends.
80.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.EarlySettlersB.OneUseoftheBuffaloChips
C.Nebraska’sProblemsD.HowYoungMenExpressTheirLoveforGirls

Ⅴ.Writing(20points)
Directions:
Forthispart,youareallowed20minutestowritealetterofabout80wordsaccordingtothefollowingsituation.
你叫李平，是英语系学生会主席。写一封信给王教授，请他做一个有关中国历史的报告。注意信中要包括目的、时间、日期和地点。