Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)
Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C)and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Passage One
TOYS are usually among the first industries that migrate to low-cost economies. And toymakers generally need plenty of children around. So it might seem like something of a miracle that Japan—the richest big country in Asia by far, and one that has an ageing and shrinking population—has retained a vibrant toy industry. A stress on technology and design is the predictable part of the reason why. Less obviously, Japanese manufacturers have realized that they can expand the $6 billion domestic market for toys, by marketing to adults as well as children.
Japanese men in their early middle-age can now relive the hit television series of the 1970s, which featured super-heroes and super-robots piloted by brave men out to save the world. These champions are now back, with more gizmos. Robot Okoku (kingdom), a shop in Akihabara, Tokyo's geek district, has sold a couple of thousand remote-controlled robots in the past two years. The walking robot has 17 motors and a 100-page manual and costs $1,105. Most customers, says Yamato Goto of Robot Okoku, are men who had fantasies of piloting their hero robots. Now, they can go into battle at robot tournaments held across the country.
Toymakers are rushing to come up with other new toys that appeal to adults. They are taking advantage of a growing trend among busy salarimen to put more emphasis on relaxation and fun. The stores in Akihabara that sell models and robots costing several thousand yen are not the only ones that are doing well. Retailers have also discovered that cheaper “masked raider” belts aimed at children have been a surprise hit among 30- and 40-year old men, highlighting the potential of a broader market for nostalgia.
Toys that help people to relax have also boosted sales. Primo Puel, a cuddly doll version of a five-year old boy, is fitted with sensors and five levels of happiness, can talk a bit and needs care. It has been a big hit with women over 40, whose own children have left home. “Little Jammer”, a toy jazz band, is also a hit—this time with men.
Abandoning high-tech for simplicity has been another surprising success. Toys such as Yakyuu-ban, a baseball game on a small field with plastic players who bat and field, have come back with a vengeance. Besides nostalgia and relaxation, there may be a slightly more sinister reason for the popularity of this and similar games. The toys enable fathers and sons to play together, says Fumiaki, the editor of Toy Journal, who suggests that parents might want more direct contact with their offspring because of disturbing, much-publicized stories of alienated children committing murder.
As if to underline their success, recent top-selling toys in America and Europe have been Japanese. Their zeal to rejuvenate the Japanese market might eventually turn around toymakers' fortunes abroad, too.
21. The author is surprised by the vibrant Japanese toy industry because _______.
A) Japan is usually viewed as a low-cost industry
B) Japan is a society with a large ageing population
C) The Japanese are so keen on application hi-tech to toys
D) Both Japanese adults and children like toys
22. It can be inferred that Japanese men ______.
a) are more childish than people elsewhere
b) are warlike and aggressive by nature
c) were once fascinated with superman TV shows
d) enjoy watching old TV series again
23. Toymakers can market their toys so well because _______.
a) more adults pay attention to entertainment
b) they take full advantage of adults’ curiosity
c) rich adults are insensitive to the price of toys
d) Japanese men tend to relive their childhood
24. Which of the following is NOT a reason for the broadening toy market?
a) Japanese adults’ desire to relive the happy period in the past
b) Japanese adults’ eagerness to relax and have fun
c) Japanese people’s desire to return to a simple life
d) Some toys offer a chance for parents and sons to play together
25. The word “underline” in the last sentence most probably means________.
A) keep B) achieve C) limit D) emphasize
Passage 2
In large part as a consequence of the feminist movement, historians have focused a great deal of attention in resent years on determining more accurately the status of women in various periods. Although much has been accomplished for the modem period, pre-modern cultures have proved more difficult to determine: sources are restricted in number, fragmentary, difficult to interpret, and often contradictory. Thus it is not surprising that some earlier studies concerning such cultures has so far gone unchallenged. An example is Johann Bachofen’s 1861 paper on Amazons（希臘神話中亞瑪遜族女戰(zhàn)士）, women-ruled societies of questionable existence which was contemporary with ancient Greece.
Bachofen argued that women were dominant in many ancient societies. His work was based on a comprehensive survey of references in the ancient sources to Amazonian and other societies—societies in which ancestors and property rights are traced through the female line. Some support for his theory can be found in evidence such as that drawn from Herodotus, the Greek “historian” of the fifth century B.C. who speaks of an Amazonian society, where the women hunted and fought in wars. A woman in this society was not allowed to marry until she had killed a person in battle.
Nevertheless, the assumption that the first recorders of ancient myths have preserved facts is doubtful. If one begins by examining why ancients refer to Amazons, it becomes clear that ancient Greek descriptions of such societies were meant not so much to represent observed historical fact --- real Amazonian societies -- but rather to offer “moral lessons” on the supposed outcome of women's role in their own society. Thus I would argue, the purpose of accounts of the Amazons for their male Greek recorders was to teach both male and female Greeks that all-female groups, formed by withdrawal from traditional society, are destructive and dangerous.
26. Bachofen’s theory are still popular today because ______.
A) reliable information about the ancient world is difficult to acquire
B) ancient societies show the best evidence of woman in positions of power
C) feminists have shown little interest in ancient societies
D) Bachofen’s knowledge of Amazonian culture is unparalleled
27. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a problem concerning the sources of knowledge of pre-modern cultures?
A) They are far from sufficient
B) They are confined to researchers
C) They confuse researchers
D) Conflicting accounts in the literature
28. The author’s attitude toward Bachofen’s theory is that ______.
A) it is convincing
B) it is feasible
C) it is skeptical
D) it is radical
29. It can be inferred that the probable reactions of many males in ancient Greece to the idea of a society ruled by women could best be characterized as _______.
A) hostile B) disinterested C) curious D) confused
30. Which of the following is NOT true?
A) The author disagrees with Bachofen’s agument
B) Herodotus mentioned an Amazonian society
C) Facts show that a female-ruled Amazonian society did exist
D) The first recorder of ancient myths may not necessarily reflect facts
Passage 3
Opinion poll surveys show that the public see scientists in a rather unflattering light.
Commonly, the scientist is also seen as being male. It is true that most scientists are male, but the picture of science as a male activity may be a major reason why fewer girls than boys opt for science, except when it comes to biology, which is seen as “female.”
The image most people have of science and scientists comes from their own experience of school science, and from the mass media. Science teachers themselves see it as a problem that so many school pupils find school science an unsatisfying experience, though over the last few years more and more pupils, including girls, have opted for science subjects.
In spite of excellent documentaries, and some good popular science magazines, scientific stories in the media still usually alternate between miracle and scientific threat. The popular stereotype of science is like the magic of fairy tales: it has potential for enormous good or awful harm. Popular fiction is full of “good” scientists saving the world, and “mad” scientists trying to destroy it.
From all the many scientific stories which might be given media treatment, those which are chosen are usually those which can be framed in terms of the usual news angles: novelty, threat, conflict or the bizarre. The routine and often tedious work of the scientist slips from view, to be replaced with a picture of scientists forever offending public moral sensibilities (as in embryo research), threatening public health (as in weapons research), or fighting it out with each other (in giving evidence at public enquiries such as those held on the issues connected with nuclear power).
The mass media also tends to over-personalize scientific work, depicting it as the product of individual genius, while neglecting the social organization which makes scientific work possible. A further effect of this is that science comes to be seen as a thing in itself: a kind of unpredictable force; a tide of scientific progress.
It is no such thing, of course. Science is what scientists do; what they do is what a particular kind of society facilitates, and what is done with their work depends very much on who has the power to turn their discoveries into technology, and what their interests are.
31. According to the passage, ordinary people have a poor opinion of science and scientists partly because ______.
A) of the misleading of the media
B) opinion polls are unflattering
C) scientists are shown negatively in the media
D) science is considered to be dangerous
32.. Fewer girls than boys study science because ______.
A) they think that science is too difficult
B) they are often unsuccessful in science at school
C) science is seen as a man’s job
D) science is considered to be tedious
33. Media treatment of science tends to concentrate on _____.
A) the routine, everyday work of scientists
B) discoveries that the public will understand
C) the more sensational aspects of science
D) the satisfactions of scientific work
34. According to the author, over-personalization of scientific work will lead science
A) isolation from the rest of the world
B) improvements on school system
C) association with “femaleness”
D) trouble in recruiting young talent
35.According to the author, what a scientist does _______.
A) should be attributed to his individual genius
B) depends on the coordination of the society
C) shows his independent power
D) is unpredictable
Passage Four
The tendency to look for some outside group to blame for our misfortunes is certainly common and it is often sustained by social prejudice. There seems to be little doubt that one of the principal causes of prejudice is fear: in particular the fear that the interests of our own group are going to be endangered by the actions of another. This is less likely to be the case in a stable, relatively unchanging society in which the members of different social and occupational groups know what to expect of each other, and know what to expect for themselves. In times of rapid racial and economic change, however, new occupations and new social roles appear, and people start looking jealously at each other to see whether their own group is being left behind.
Once prejudice develops, it is hard to stop, because there are often social forces at work which actively encourage unfounded attitudes of hostility and fear towards other groups. One such force is education: We all know that children can be taught history in such a way as to perpetuate old hatred and old prejudices between racial and political groups. Another social influence that has to be reckoned with is the pressure of public opinion. People often think and act differently in groups from the way they would do as individuals. It takes a considerable effort of will, and often calls for great courage, to stand out against one’s fellows and insist that they are wrong.
Why is it that we hear so much more about the failures of relationships between communities than we do about the successes? I am afraid it is partly due to the increase in communication which radio, television and the popular press have brought about. In those countries where the media of mass communication are commercial enterprises, they tend to measure success by the size of their audience; and people are more likely to buy a newspaper, for instance, if their attention is caught by something dramatic, something sensational, or something that arouses their anxiety. The popular press flourishes on “scare headlines”, and popular orators, especially if they are politicians addressing a relatively unsophisticated audience, know that the best way to arouse such an audience is to frighten them.
Where there is a real or imaginary threat to economic security, this is especially likely to inflame group prejudice. It is important to remember economic factors if we wish to lessen prejudice between groups, because unless they are dealt with directly it will be little use simply advising people not to be prejudiced against other groups whom they see as their rivals, if not their enemies.
36. Which of the following does the author see as the chief source of prejudice?
A) The distorted ideas which are believed as statement of fact.
B) Fear that personal interest will be invaded.
C) The dispute which is favorable to the opponents not one's own part.
D) The concepts that a community takes for granted.
37.What part, according to the author, do newspapers and radio play in inter-communal relationships?
A) They educate people not to look jealously at each other
B) They cause further prejudice among audience.
C) They discuss interesting problems in more details
D) They draw the audience's attention to prejudice.
38.What’s the subject of paragraph 2?
A) How to eliminate our prejudice.
B) The pressure of social opinion.
C) The role of education to children.
D) Social forces that strengthen our bias
39.Which of the following can be used to describe the author's opinion about prejudice?
A) It is a difficult problem to solve.
B) It can be done away with.
C) It is an evil state of mind.
D) It should be criticized.
40.What’s the author’s purpose of writing this article?
A) To analyze social prejudice between social groups.
B) To reveal the danger of social prejudice.
C) To blame the politicians for frightening the audience
D) To show some examples of people’s prejudice.
Part Ⅲ Vocabulary (20 minutes)
Directions：There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A)，B)，C)and D).Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
41. The way other people behave towards us influences how we ourselves.
A conceive of B consist of C confront with D conform to
42. Based on the that every business is now free to formulate its own strategy in light of the changing market, I would predict a marked improvement in the efficiency of China’s economy.
A guidance B instruction C premise D eminence
43. With the economy of the country going strong, the mood is one of optimism.
A presiding B circulating C floating D prevailing
44. She is quite capable, but the problem is that she is not .
A consistent B insistent C beneficent D resistant
45. I reject absolutely the that privatization is now inevitable in our industry.
A perception B notion C impression D concept
46. I admire her courage, compassion and to the cause of humanity, justice and peace.
A dedication B determination C opposition D realism
47. The remedy proposed by Mr. Maxwell is simple, easy and .
A appreciable B amendable C collapsible D feasible
48. We shall offer you advice, but you are under no to follow it.
A pursuit B obligation C command D instruction
49.These technological advances in communication have the way people do business.
A revolted B represented C adopted D transformed
50. The accused was to have been the leader of a plot to overthrow the government.
A reconciled B blended C alleged D referred
51.To survive in the intense trade competition between countries, we must the qualities and varieties of products we make to the world-market demand.
A improve B enhance C guarantee D gear
52.The novel contains some marvelously revealing of rural life in the 19th century.
A glances B glimpses C glares D gleams
53.Christmas is Christian holy day usually celebrated on December 25th the birth of Jesus Christ.
A in accordance with B in terms of C in favor of D in honor of
54.Changing from solid to liquid, water takes in heat from all substances near it, and this
produces artificial cold surrounding it.
A absorption B transition C consumption D interaction
55.I with thanks the help of my colleagues in the preparation of this new column.
A express B confess C verify D acknowledge
56.The new secretary has written remarkably report only in a few pages but with the details.
A concise B explicit C precise D elaborate
57.Some teenagers harbor a generalized resentment against society, which them the rights and privileges of adults ,although physically they are mature.
A deprives B restricts C rejects D denies
58.The continuous unrest was the nation’s economic depression.
A exaggerating B aggravating C amending D elevating
59. The family in great distress did not know whom to thank for the endowment.
A spontaneous B anonymous C spacious D suspicious
60. It is well-known that knowledge is the condition for the expansion of mind.
A incompatible B incredible C indefinite D indispensable
61. France’s of nuclear testing in the South pacific triggered political debates and mass demonstrations.
A assumption B consumption C presumption D resumption
62. In my opinion, you can widen the of these improvements through your active participation.
A dimension B volume C magnitude D scope
63. Expected noises are usually more than unexpected ones of the like magnitude.
A manageable B controllable C tolerable D perceivable
64. No has been reached among the historians about the major cause of American Civil War.
A controversy B consensus C contradiction D context
65. Whoever formulated the theory of the origin of the universe, it is just and needs proving.
A spontaneous B hypothetical C intuitive D empirical
66. Difficulties and hardships have the best qualities of the young geologist.
A brought out B brought about C brought forth D brought up
67. If you know what the trouble is, why don’t you help them to the situation.
A simplify B modify C verify D rectify
68. From this material we can hundreds of what you call direct products.
A derive B discern C diminish D displace
69. When workers are organized in trade unions, employers find it hard to lay them .
A off B aside C out D down
70. Obviously, the Chairman’s remarks at the conference were and not planned.
A substantial B spontaneous C simultaneous D synthetic
Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C)and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Passage One
TOYS are usually among the first industries that migrate to low-cost economies. And toymakers generally need plenty of children around. So it might seem like something of a miracle that Japan—the richest big country in Asia by far, and one that has an ageing and shrinking population—has retained a vibrant toy industry. A stress on technology and design is the predictable part of the reason why. Less obviously, Japanese manufacturers have realized that they can expand the $6 billion domestic market for toys, by marketing to adults as well as children.
Japanese men in their early middle-age can now relive the hit television series of the 1970s, which featured super-heroes and super-robots piloted by brave men out to save the world. These champions are now back, with more gizmos. Robot Okoku (kingdom), a shop in Akihabara, Tokyo's geek district, has sold a couple of thousand remote-controlled robots in the past two years. The walking robot has 17 motors and a 100-page manual and costs $1,105. Most customers, says Yamato Goto of Robot Okoku, are men who had fantasies of piloting their hero robots. Now, they can go into battle at robot tournaments held across the country.
Toymakers are rushing to come up with other new toys that appeal to adults. They are taking advantage of a growing trend among busy salarimen to put more emphasis on relaxation and fun. The stores in Akihabara that sell models and robots costing several thousand yen are not the only ones that are doing well. Retailers have also discovered that cheaper “masked raider” belts aimed at children have been a surprise hit among 30- and 40-year old men, highlighting the potential of a broader market for nostalgia.
Toys that help people to relax have also boosted sales. Primo Puel, a cuddly doll version of a five-year old boy, is fitted with sensors and five levels of happiness, can talk a bit and needs care. It has been a big hit with women over 40, whose own children have left home. “Little Jammer”, a toy jazz band, is also a hit—this time with men.
Abandoning high-tech for simplicity has been another surprising success. Toys such as Yakyuu-ban, a baseball game on a small field with plastic players who bat and field, have come back with a vengeance. Besides nostalgia and relaxation, there may be a slightly more sinister reason for the popularity of this and similar games. The toys enable fathers and sons to play together, says Fumiaki, the editor of Toy Journal, who suggests that parents might want more direct contact with their offspring because of disturbing, much-publicized stories of alienated children committing murder.
As if to underline their success, recent top-selling toys in America and Europe have been Japanese. Their zeal to rejuvenate the Japanese market might eventually turn around toymakers' fortunes abroad, too.
21. The author is surprised by the vibrant Japanese toy industry because _______.
A) Japan is usually viewed as a low-cost industry
B) Japan is a society with a large ageing population
C) The Japanese are so keen on application hi-tech to toys
D) Both Japanese adults and children like toys
22. It can be inferred that Japanese men ______.
a) are more childish than people elsewhere
b) are warlike and aggressive by nature
c) were once fascinated with superman TV shows
d) enjoy watching old TV series again
23. Toymakers can market their toys so well because _______.
a) more adults pay attention to entertainment
b) they take full advantage of adults’ curiosity
c) rich adults are insensitive to the price of toys
d) Japanese men tend to relive their childhood
24. Which of the following is NOT a reason for the broadening toy market?
a) Japanese adults’ desire to relive the happy period in the past
b) Japanese adults’ eagerness to relax and have fun
c) Japanese people’s desire to return to a simple life
d) Some toys offer a chance for parents and sons to play together
25. The word “underline” in the last sentence most probably means________.
A) keep B) achieve C) limit D) emphasize
Passage 2
In large part as a consequence of the feminist movement, historians have focused a great deal of attention in resent years on determining more accurately the status of women in various periods. Although much has been accomplished for the modem period, pre-modern cultures have proved more difficult to determine: sources are restricted in number, fragmentary, difficult to interpret, and often contradictory. Thus it is not surprising that some earlier studies concerning such cultures has so far gone unchallenged. An example is Johann Bachofen’s 1861 paper on Amazons（希臘神話中亞瑪遜族女戰(zhàn)士）, women-ruled societies of questionable existence which was contemporary with ancient Greece.
Bachofen argued that women were dominant in many ancient societies. His work was based on a comprehensive survey of references in the ancient sources to Amazonian and other societies—societies in which ancestors and property rights are traced through the female line. Some support for his theory can be found in evidence such as that drawn from Herodotus, the Greek “historian” of the fifth century B.C. who speaks of an Amazonian society, where the women hunted and fought in wars. A woman in this society was not allowed to marry until she had killed a person in battle.
Nevertheless, the assumption that the first recorders of ancient myths have preserved facts is doubtful. If one begins by examining why ancients refer to Amazons, it becomes clear that ancient Greek descriptions of such societies were meant not so much to represent observed historical fact --- real Amazonian societies -- but rather to offer “moral lessons” on the supposed outcome of women's role in their own society. Thus I would argue, the purpose of accounts of the Amazons for their male Greek recorders was to teach both male and female Greeks that all-female groups, formed by withdrawal from traditional society, are destructive and dangerous.
26. Bachofen’s theory are still popular today because ______.
A) reliable information about the ancient world is difficult to acquire
B) ancient societies show the best evidence of woman in positions of power
C) feminists have shown little interest in ancient societies
D) Bachofen’s knowledge of Amazonian culture is unparalleled
27. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a problem concerning the sources of knowledge of pre-modern cultures?
A) They are far from sufficient
B) They are confined to researchers
C) They confuse researchers
D) Conflicting accounts in the literature
28. The author’s attitude toward Bachofen’s theory is that ______.
A) it is convincing
B) it is feasible
C) it is skeptical
D) it is radical
29. It can be inferred that the probable reactions of many males in ancient Greece to the idea of a society ruled by women could best be characterized as _______.
A) hostile B) disinterested C) curious D) confused
30. Which of the following is NOT true?
A) The author disagrees with Bachofen’s agument
B) Herodotus mentioned an Amazonian society
C) Facts show that a female-ruled Amazonian society did exist
D) The first recorder of ancient myths may not necessarily reflect facts
Passage 3
Opinion poll surveys show that the public see scientists in a rather unflattering light.
Commonly, the scientist is also seen as being male. It is true that most scientists are male, but the picture of science as a male activity may be a major reason why fewer girls than boys opt for science, except when it comes to biology, which is seen as “female.”
The image most people have of science and scientists comes from their own experience of school science, and from the mass media. Science teachers themselves see it as a problem that so many school pupils find school science an unsatisfying experience, though over the last few years more and more pupils, including girls, have opted for science subjects.
In spite of excellent documentaries, and some good popular science magazines, scientific stories in the media still usually alternate between miracle and scientific threat. The popular stereotype of science is like the magic of fairy tales: it has potential for enormous good or awful harm. Popular fiction is full of “good” scientists saving the world, and “mad” scientists trying to destroy it.
From all the many scientific stories which might be given media treatment, those which are chosen are usually those which can be framed in terms of the usual news angles: novelty, threat, conflict or the bizarre. The routine and often tedious work of the scientist slips from view, to be replaced with a picture of scientists forever offending public moral sensibilities (as in embryo research), threatening public health (as in weapons research), or fighting it out with each other (in giving evidence at public enquiries such as those held on the issues connected with nuclear power).
The mass media also tends to over-personalize scientific work, depicting it as the product of individual genius, while neglecting the social organization which makes scientific work possible. A further effect of this is that science comes to be seen as a thing in itself: a kind of unpredictable force; a tide of scientific progress.
It is no such thing, of course. Science is what scientists do; what they do is what a particular kind of society facilitates, and what is done with their work depends very much on who has the power to turn their discoveries into technology, and what their interests are.
31. According to the passage, ordinary people have a poor opinion of science and scientists partly because ______.
A) of the misleading of the media
B) opinion polls are unflattering
C) scientists are shown negatively in the media
D) science is considered to be dangerous
32.. Fewer girls than boys study science because ______.
A) they think that science is too difficult
B) they are often unsuccessful in science at school
C) science is seen as a man’s job
D) science is considered to be tedious
33. Media treatment of science tends to concentrate on _____.
A) the routine, everyday work of scientists
B) discoveries that the public will understand
C) the more sensational aspects of science
D) the satisfactions of scientific work
34. According to the author, over-personalization of scientific work will lead science
A) isolation from the rest of the world
B) improvements on school system
C) association with “femaleness”
D) trouble in recruiting young talent
35.According to the author, what a scientist does _______.
A) should be attributed to his individual genius
B) depends on the coordination of the society
C) shows his independent power
D) is unpredictable
Passage Four
The tendency to look for some outside group to blame for our misfortunes is certainly common and it is often sustained by social prejudice. There seems to be little doubt that one of the principal causes of prejudice is fear: in particular the fear that the interests of our own group are going to be endangered by the actions of another. This is less likely to be the case in a stable, relatively unchanging society in which the members of different social and occupational groups know what to expect of each other, and know what to expect for themselves. In times of rapid racial and economic change, however, new occupations and new social roles appear, and people start looking jealously at each other to see whether their own group is being left behind.
Once prejudice develops, it is hard to stop, because there are often social forces at work which actively encourage unfounded attitudes of hostility and fear towards other groups. One such force is education: We all know that children can be taught history in such a way as to perpetuate old hatred and old prejudices between racial and political groups. Another social influence that has to be reckoned with is the pressure of public opinion. People often think and act differently in groups from the way they would do as individuals. It takes a considerable effort of will, and often calls for great courage, to stand out against one’s fellows and insist that they are wrong.
Why is it that we hear so much more about the failures of relationships between communities than we do about the successes? I am afraid it is partly due to the increase in communication which radio, television and the popular press have brought about. In those countries where the media of mass communication are commercial enterprises, they tend to measure success by the size of their audience; and people are more likely to buy a newspaper, for instance, if their attention is caught by something dramatic, something sensational, or something that arouses their anxiety. The popular press flourishes on “scare headlines”, and popular orators, especially if they are politicians addressing a relatively unsophisticated audience, know that the best way to arouse such an audience is to frighten them.
Where there is a real or imaginary threat to economic security, this is especially likely to inflame group prejudice. It is important to remember economic factors if we wish to lessen prejudice between groups, because unless they are dealt with directly it will be little use simply advising people not to be prejudiced against other groups whom they see as their rivals, if not their enemies.
36. Which of the following does the author see as the chief source of prejudice?
A) The distorted ideas which are believed as statement of fact.
B) Fear that personal interest will be invaded.
C) The dispute which is favorable to the opponents not one's own part.
D) The concepts that a community takes for granted.
37.What part, according to the author, do newspapers and radio play in inter-communal relationships?
A) They educate people not to look jealously at each other
B) They cause further prejudice among audience.
C) They discuss interesting problems in more details
D) They draw the audience's attention to prejudice.
38.What’s the subject of paragraph 2?
A) How to eliminate our prejudice.
B) The pressure of social opinion.
C) The role of education to children.
D) Social forces that strengthen our bias
39.Which of the following can be used to describe the author's opinion about prejudice?
A) It is a difficult problem to solve.
B) It can be done away with.
C) It is an evil state of mind.
D) It should be criticized.
40.What’s the author’s purpose of writing this article?
A) To analyze social prejudice between social groups.
B) To reveal the danger of social prejudice.
C) To blame the politicians for frightening the audience
D) To show some examples of people’s prejudice.
Part Ⅲ Vocabulary (20 minutes)
Directions：There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A)，B)，C)and D).Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
41. The way other people behave towards us influences how we ourselves.
A conceive of B consist of C confront with D conform to
42. Based on the that every business is now free to formulate its own strategy in light of the changing market, I would predict a marked improvement in the efficiency of China’s economy.
A guidance B instruction C premise D eminence
43. With the economy of the country going strong, the mood is one of optimism.
A presiding B circulating C floating D prevailing
44. She is quite capable, but the problem is that she is not .
A consistent B insistent C beneficent D resistant
45. I reject absolutely the that privatization is now inevitable in our industry.
A perception B notion C impression D concept
46. I admire her courage, compassion and to the cause of humanity, justice and peace.
A dedication B determination C opposition D realism
47. The remedy proposed by Mr. Maxwell is simple, easy and .
A appreciable B amendable C collapsible D feasible
48. We shall offer you advice, but you are under no to follow it.
A pursuit B obligation C command D instruction
49.These technological advances in communication have the way people do business.
A revolted B represented C adopted D transformed
50. The accused was to have been the leader of a plot to overthrow the government.
A reconciled B blended C alleged D referred
51.To survive in the intense trade competition between countries, we must the qualities and varieties of products we make to the world-market demand.
A improve B enhance C guarantee D gear
52.The novel contains some marvelously revealing of rural life in the 19th century.
A glances B glimpses C glares D gleams
53.Christmas is Christian holy day usually celebrated on December 25th the birth of Jesus Christ.
A in accordance with B in terms of C in favor of D in honor of
54.Changing from solid to liquid, water takes in heat from all substances near it, and this
produces artificial cold surrounding it.
A absorption B transition C consumption D interaction
55.I with thanks the help of my colleagues in the preparation of this new column.
A express B confess C verify D acknowledge
56.The new secretary has written remarkably report only in a few pages but with the details.
A concise B explicit C precise D elaborate
57.Some teenagers harbor a generalized resentment against society, which them the rights and privileges of adults ,although physically they are mature.
A deprives B restricts C rejects D denies
58.The continuous unrest was the nation’s economic depression.
A exaggerating B aggravating C amending D elevating
59. The family in great distress did not know whom to thank for the endowment.
A spontaneous B anonymous C spacious D suspicious
60. It is well-known that knowledge is the condition for the expansion of mind.
A incompatible B incredible C indefinite D indispensable
61. France’s of nuclear testing in the South pacific triggered political debates and mass demonstrations.
A assumption B consumption C presumption D resumption
62. In my opinion, you can widen the of these improvements through your active participation.
A dimension B volume C magnitude D scope
63. Expected noises are usually more than unexpected ones of the like magnitude.
A manageable B controllable C tolerable D perceivable
64. No has been reached among the historians about the major cause of American Civil War.
A controversy B consensus C contradiction D context
65. Whoever formulated the theory of the origin of the universe, it is just and needs proving.
A spontaneous B hypothetical C intuitive D empirical
66. Difficulties and hardships have the best qualities of the young geologist.
A brought out B brought about C brought forth D brought up
67. If you know what the trouble is, why don’t you help them to the situation.
A simplify B modify C verify D rectify
68. From this material we can hundreds of what you call direct products.
A derive B discern C diminish D displace
69. When workers are organized in trade unions, employers find it hard to lay them .
A off B aside C out D down
70. Obviously, the Chairman’s remarks at the conference were and not planned.
A substantial B spontaneous C simultaneous D synthetic