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The government controls the growth rate.
40.“Look after the people and the population will look after itself” (the last paragraph) may probably mean___.
A) Watch the people carefully and the population growth rate will drop
B) Control the people firmly and the population growth rate will go up
C) Take care of the people and the population growth rate will rise
D) Take care of the people and the population growth rate will go down
Task 2
Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 41 through 45. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should make the correct choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Education is compulsory and free for every child in the United States. Most children start school by the age of six.They attend eight years of elementary school and four years of high school (or secondary school). The money for free public school comes from taxes, and each state is responsible for its own education system. State legislatures set the educational requirements but leave the management of the school in the hands of the local communities. Most states require their children to go to school until a certain age. This age varies from 16 to 18 years according to the law of the individual states. The Federal government contributes funds to the states for additional schools and school services.After graduation from high school, a student can start his higher education in a two-year college, a four-year college, a university, or a specialized professional school — either public or private. Most colleges admit students on the basis of their high school records. The cost of a college is expensive in private universities, but it is much less in those supported by states and cities. Many students receive scholarships from the schools, the government, or private foundations and organizations. More than 50 percent of the college students work to help pay their college expenses. Only 2 percent of the population of the country cannot read and write.
41.According to the passage, at what age do most children begin studying at school?
A) 18 years old. B) 16 years old. C) 6 years old. D) 4 years old.
42.Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A) Children study 12 years before they can start their higher education.
B) Free public school has to pay taxes.
C) Each state manages their schools.
D) All the states require their children to go to school until the age of 18.
43.In the last sentence of the second paragraph, the word “funds” means ___.
A) foundation B) function C) money D) debts
44.How do most students pay for their college expenses?
A) With scholarships they received from the school.
B) With the money given by the government.
C) Some private foundations or organizations pay for them.
D) With the money they earn from their part-time work.
45.According to the passage, how many Americans have little or no education?
A) Two percent of the people in the country.
B) Children under the age of 16.
C) The students who have to work.
D) One third of the population.
Task 3
Directions: The following is a Discussion about People’s Attitude Towards the Change of Languages. 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.
Languages are changing all the time, and the English language is no exception. Some people welcome change as healthy; other people regard it as inevitable, but do not welcome it; still other people welcome certain changes but not all; and still other people regard all changes as bad. Professor Randolph Quirk pointed out: “Some people imagine that there is one linguistic form on any given occasion, and that language is invariant. They imagine that the form they may have learnt in school is somehow correct and that any difference from it is only private and personal and certainly wrong. Now, for many years, we have been trying to get across to such people the fact that language is subtly different in expressions. Language will enable us to be friendly at one moment, to be dignified, to be pride, to be hurtful even. A single form of language isn’t really able to do all those things.”The “protectors” of the language often accuse linguists of speeding the decline of the language. They would prefer the linguists to try to discourage certain developments. They linguists, on the other hand, are interested in finding out what actual usage is, and what this can tell us about human communication.
Different Opinions
Languages are changing all the time and English is also changing (46) . Some people welcome the change but other people do not. (47) partially welcome the change and still other people regard all the changes as bad.
Professor Quirk’s Opinion
Some people imagine that the form studied at school is somehow correct and that any change is completely wrong, because they are (48) . For many years, we have been trying to make these people know that language is changing.“Protectors vs. Linguists The ”protectors“ of the language would prefer (49) to try to discourage certain developments. On the other hand, the linguists are (50) finding out what actual usage is.
Task 4
Directions: The following is a broadcasting of an airplane. 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─Welcome aboard Delta Airlines.
B─On behalf of Delta Airlines Captain Johnson and his crew welcome you aboard.
C─Our flight to Japan will take approximately four hours.
D─Let us remind you to fasten your seat belts, straighten your seats, and kindly refrain from smoking during take-off.
E─Under your seat there is a life vest like this one for each of you.
F─An oxygen mask will come down from overhead in case of an emergency.
G─Please press the call button whenever you need any help.
H─We’
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