esk working, it’s no time to ask him that silly question.When George Bernard Shaw, the famous British writer of plays was in his eighties, someone asked him, “How do you feel?” Shaw put him in his place. “When you reach my age,” he said, “either you feel all right or you are dead.”
41.It can be inferred from the passage that “How do you feel?” is used as ___.
A) a greeting
B) a question
C) not a correct sentence
D) often asked among men
42.The writer cannot bear he question “How do you feel” because ___.
A) it is not a standard English sentence
B) it is often asked in an improper time or place
C) it is not right to say it to a friend
D) it makes people angry
43.What does “it” mean in the sentence “It makes him worrying a little”?
A) The bug in his ear.
B) The question “How do you feel?”
C) Something in a mirror.
D) A problem.
44.What does Shaw’s words imply?
A) The man could not live to be eighty.
B) He was feeling all right.
C) The man was familiar with him.
D) He wanted the man to shut his mouth.
45.Which of the following statement is TRUE?
A) We should ask “How do you feel” when a man is busy working.
B) We make others at ease when we ask them “How do you feel”?
C) We should not always ask such silly questions.
D) We had better ask the question when someone is ill in hospital.
Task 3
Directions: The following is an INTRODUCTION to Soap Opera. After reading it, you are required to fill the blanks below it (No. 46 through No. 50). You should write your answers briefly in no more than 3 words on the Answer Sheet correspondingly.
Soap opera is for TV what the popular novel is for books. It’s easy to understand, you know all the people in it, and it goes on for a long time.All over the world, people watch soap operas (Soaps for short) on television.Some soaps are shown in the afternoons. They are cheap productions because they are intended for a limited audience. Others are multi-million dollar productions, often with big stars. These are shown at peak times — weekend evenings. A successful prime-time soap can make unknown actors and actresses world-famous. It will also make a lot of money for the producer.Some soaps run for years. Others flash across our screens for a year or two, and then vanish. Some viewers get so involved in a soap that they imagine the characters are real. A world-wide successful soap can start a fashion and hit headlines.
How are they written?
Soaps are written to a formula. The main types are:
A) The rich and grandOften, the main characters belong to one family, and they run a family business. Viewers watch them for the glamour of big houses, fast cars and huge business deals.
B) The professionalsThese soaps take place in a workplace. Hospitals and hotels are popular. The main characters are doctors and nurses, managers and room staff. Patients/guests come and go, but there is plenty of opportunity for drama and crises. These are mixed in with complicated bits of the characters’ private lives.
C) The neighborsAnother popular kind of soap is that which centers on the lives of people living in the same street or area. They are usually working class, and people watch them because they represent Ordinary People, just like You and Me.Just as you can read a novel in a book, so you can watch a soap opera (46) . Some cheap soaps are intended for (47) . Some are shown at peak times. A successful soap can make unknown (48) 〖ZZ)〗 world-famous. Some viewers get so involved in a soap that they believe the characters (49) . Soaps are written to a formula. They have (50) : the rich and grand, the professional and the neighbors.
Task 4
Directions: The following are some signs. After reading it, you are required to find the items equivalent (与......相同的) to those given in Chinese in the table below. Then you should put the corresponding letters in the brackets on the Answer Sheet, numbered 51 through 55.
A─Open Here
B─Emergency Door
C─Turn Off the Light Before You Leave
D─Keep Cool
E─Keep Dry
F─Despatcher’s Office
G─Photographs: Please Don’t Bend
H─Ticket Good Only on the Day of Issue
I─Watch your steps
J─Keep Off The Grass
K─Children Not Admitted
L─Admission By Ticket Only
M─Cameras Forbidden
N─No Right Turn
51.( )保持冷藏 ( )保持干燥
52.( )此处打开 ( )收发室
53.( )太平门 ( )票证仅当日有效
54.( )内有照片,请勿折叠 ( ) 儿童谢绝入内
55.( )严禁拍照 (
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