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91.6PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Thereisapopularbeliefamongparentsthatschoolsarenolongerinterestedinspelling.NoschoolIhavetaughtinhaseverignoredspellingorconsidereditunimportantasabasicskill.Thereare,however,vastlydifferentideasabouthowtoteachit,orhowmuchpriority(優(yōu)先)itmustbegivenovergenerallanguagedevelopmentandwritingability.Theproblemis,howtoencourageachildtoexpresshimselffreelyandconfidentlyinwritingwithoutholdinghimbackwiththecomplexitiesofspelling?Ifspellingbecomestheonlyfocalpointofhisteacher'sinterest,clearlyabrightchildwillbelikelyto"playsafe".Hewilltendtowriteonlywordswithinhisspellingrange,choosingtoavoidadventurouslanguage.That'swhyteachersoftenencouragetheearlyuseofdictionariesandpayattentiontocontentratherthantechnicalability.Iwasonceshockedtoreadonthebottomofasensitivepieceofwritingaboutapersonalexperience:"Thisworkisterrible!Therearefartoomanyspellingerrorsandyourwritingisillegible(難以辨認(rèn))。"Itmayhavebeenasharpcriticismofthepupil'stechnicalabilitiesinwriting,butitwasalsoasadreflectionontheteacherwhohadomittedtoreadtheessay,whichcontainedsomebeautifulexpressionsofthechild'sdeepfeelings.Theteacherwasnotwrongtodrawattentiontotheerrors,butifhisprioritieshadcentredonthechild'sideas,anexpressionofhisdisappointmentwiththepresentationwouldhavegiventhepupilmoremotivationtoseekimprovement.Teachersdifferintheiropinionsabout .thedifficultiesinteachingspellingtheroleofspellingingenerallanguagedevelopmentthecomplexitiesofthebasicwritingskillsthenecessityofteachingspellingTheexpression"playsafe**probablymeans" towritecarefullytodoasteacherssaytousedictionariesfrequentlytoavoidusingwordsoneisnotsureofTeachersencouragetheuseofdictionariessothat.studentswillbeabletoexpresstheirideasmorefreelyteacherswillhavelesstroubleincorrectingmistakesstudentswillhavemoreconfidenceinwritingstudentswilllearntobeindependentofteachersThewriterseemstothinkthattheteacher'sjudgementonthatsensitivepieceofwritingis(A)reasonable(B)unfair(C)foolish(D)carelessThemajorpointdiscussedinthepassageis.theimportanceofdevelopingwritingskillsthecomplexitiesofspellingthecorrectwayofmakingcompositionstherelationshipbetweenspellingandthecontentofacompositionPassageTwoQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Abreakthrough(突破)intheprovisionofenergyfromthesunfortheEuropeanEconomicCommunity(EEC)couldbebroughtfrowardbyuptotwodecades,ifamodestincreasecouldbeprovidedintheEEC'sresearcheffortinthisfield,accordingtotheseniorEECscientistsengagedinexperimentsinsolarenergyatEEC'sscientificlaboratoriesatIspra,nearMilan.TheseniorWestGermanscientistinchargeoftheCommunity'ssolarenergyprogramme,Mr.JoachimGretz,toldjournaliststhatatpresentlevelsofresearchspendingitwasmostunlikelythatsolarenergywouldprovideasmuchasthreepercentoftheCommunity'senergyrequirementsevenaftertheyear2000.Buthesaidthatwithamodestincreaseinthepresentsums,devotedbytheEECtothisworkitwaspossiblethatthebreakthroughcouldbeachievedbytheendofthenextdecade.Mr.GretzcalculatesthatifsolarenergyonlyprovidedthreepercentoftheEEC*sneeds,thiscouldstillproduceasavingofaboutabillionpoundsinthepresentbillforimportedenergyeachyea匚AndhebelievesthatwiththepossibilityofutilizingmoreadvancedtechnologyinthisfielditmightbepossibletosatisfyamuchbiggershareoftheCommunity'sfutureenergyneeds.AtpresenttheEECspendsabout$2.6millionsayearonsolarresearchatIspra,oneoftheEEC'sofficialjointresearchcentres,andanother$3millionsayearinindirectresearchwithuniversitiesandotherindependentbodies.Thephrase"bebroughtforward*'(Line2,Para.1)mostprobablymeans"beexpected(C)beadvancedbecompleted(D)beintroducedSomescientistsbelievethatabreakthroughintheuseofsolarenergydependson.sufficientfunding(C)advancedtechnologyfurtherexperiments(D)well-equippedlaboratoriesAccordingtoMr.Gretz,thepresentsumofmoneywillenablethescientiststoprovide.morethan3%oftheEEC'sneedsaftertheyear2000only3%oftheEEC,sneedsbeforetheyear2000lessthan3%oftheEEC'sneedsbeforetheyear20003%oftheEEC'sneedsaftertheyear2000WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?TheEECspendsonebillionpoundsonimportedenergyeachyear.Atthepresentlevelofresearchspending,itisdifficulttomakeanysignificantprogressintheprovisionofenergyfromthesun.Thedesiredbreakthroughcouldbeobtainedbytheendofthenextdecadeifinvestmentwereincreased.ThetotalyearlyspendingoftheEEConsolarenergyresearchamountedtoalmost6million.Theapplicationofadvancedtechnologytoresearchinsolarenergy.wouldleadtoabigincreaseinresearchfunding(B)wouldmakeitunnecessarytoimportoilwouldmakeitpossibletomeetthefutureenergyneedsoftheEECwouldprovideamuchgreaterproportionoftheCommunity'sfutureenergyneedsPassageThreeQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Justsevenyearsago,theJarvik-7artificialheartwasbeingcheeredasthemodelofhumancreativeness.ThesightofBarneyClark-aliveandconsciousaftertradinghisdiseasedheartforametal-and-plasticpump-convincedthepress,thepublicandmanydoctorsthatthefuturehadarrived.Ithadn't.AftermonitoringproductionoftheJarvik-7,andreviewingitseffectsonthe150orsopatients(mostofwhomgotthedeviceasatemporarymeasure)theU.S.FoodandDrugAdministrationconcludedthatthemachinewasdoingmoretoendangerlivesthantosavethem.Lastweektheagencycancelleditsearlierapproval,effectivelybanning(禁止)thedevice.TherecallmayhurtSymbionInc.,makeroftheJarvik-7,butitwon'tendtherequestforanartificialheart.Oneproblemwiththebannedmodeisthatthetubesconnectingittoanexternalpowersourcecreatedapassageforinfection.Inventorsarenowworkingonnewdevicesthatwouldbefullyplaced,alongwithatinypowerpack,inthepatient'schest.Thefirstsampleproductsaren'texpectedforanother10or20years.Butsomepeoplearealreadyworryingthatthey'llwork—andthatAmerica'soverextendedhealth-careprogramswillloseaprecious$2.5billionto$5billionayearprovidingthemforarelativelyfewdyingpatients.Ifsuchexpenditures(開(kāi)支)cutintofundingformorebasiccare,theneteffectcouldactuallybeadeclineinthenation'shealth.Accordingtothepassage,theJarvik-7artificialheartprovedtobe.(A)atechnicalfailure(B)atechnicalwonder(C)agoodlife-saver(D)aneffectivemeanstotreatheartdisease32.FromthepassageweknowthatSymbionInc..(A)hasbeenbannedbythegovernmentfromproducingartificialhearts(B)willreviewtheeffectsofartificialheartsbeforedesigningnewmodels(C)maycontinuetoworkonnewmodelsofreliableartificialhearts(D)canmakenewmodelsofartificialheartsavailableonthemarketin10to20years33.Thenewmodelsofartificialheartsareexpected.tohaveaworkinglifeof10or20years(B)tobesetfullyinthepatienfschest(C)tobeequippedwithanexternalpowersource(D)tocreateanewpassageforinfection34.Theword"them”inLine7,Para.2refersto.(A)doctorswhotreatheartdiseasesmakersofartificialhearts(C)America'shealth-careprograms(D)newmodelsofartificialheartsSomepeoplefeelthat.artificialheartsareseldomeffectivethecountryshouldnotspendsomuchmoneyonartificialheartsthecountryisnotspendingenoughmoneyonartificialheartsAmerica'shealth-careprogramsarenotdoingenoughforthenation*shealthPassageFourQuestions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage:Arapidmeansoflong-distancetransportationbecameanecessityfortheUnitedStatesassettlement(新拓居地)spreadeverfartherwestward.Theearlytrainswereimpracticalcuriosities,andforalongtimetherailroadcompaniesmetwithtroublesomemechanicalproblems.Themostseriousonesweretheconstructionofrailsabletobeartheload,andthedevelopmentofasafe,effectivestoppingsystem.Oncetheseweresolved,therailroadwasestablishedasthebestmeansoflandtransportation.By1860therewerethousandsofmilesofrailroadscrossingtheeasternmountainrangesandreachingwestwardtotheMississippi.Therewerealsoregionalsouthernandwesternlines.Thehighpointinrailroadbuildingcamewiththeconstructionofthefirsttranscontinentalsystem.In1862CongressauthorizedtwowesternrailroadcompaniestobuildlinesfromNebraskawestwardandfromCaliforniaeastwardtoameetingpoint,soastocompleteatranscontinentalcrossinglinkingtheAtlanticseaboardwiththePacific.TheGovernmenthelpedtherailroadsgenerouslywithmoneyandland.Actualworkonthisprojectbeganfouryearslater.TheCentralPacificCompany,startingfromCalifornia,usedChineselabor,whiletheUnionPacificemployedcrewsofIrishlaborers.Thetwogroupsworkedatremarkablespeed,eachtryingtocoveragreaterdistancethantheother.In1869theymetaplacecalledPromontoryinwhatisnowthestateofUtah.Manyvisitorscamethereforthegreatoccasion.Therewerejoyouscelebrationsalloverthecountry,withparadesandtheringingofchurchbellstohonorthegreatachievement.Therailroadwasveryimportantinencouragingwestwardmovement.Italsohelpedbuildupindustryandfarmingbymovingrawmaterialsandbydistributingproductsrapidlytodistantmarkets.InlinkingtownsandpeopletooneanotherithelpedunifytheUnitedStates.ThemajorproblemswithAmerica'srailroadsysteminthemid19thcenturylayin.poorqualityrailsandunreliablestoppingsystemslackoffinancialsupportfordevelopmentlimitedrailroadlineslackofatranscontinentalrailroadThebuildingofthefirsttranscontinentalsystem.broughtaboutarapidgrowthofindustryandfarminginthewestattractedmanyvisitorstotheconstructionsitesattractedlaborersfromEuropeencouragedpeopletotravelalloverthecountryThebesttitleforthispassagewouldbe.SettlementsSpreadWestwardTheCoast-to-CoastRailroad:AVitalLinkAmericanRailroadHistoryTheImportanceofTrainsintheAmericanEconomyTheconstructionofthetranscontinentalrailroadtook.9years(C)4years7years(D)3yearsWhatmostlikelymadepeoplethinkaboutatranscontinentalrailroad?Thepossibilityofgovernmentsupportforsuchatask.TheneedtoexploreUtah.Theneedtoconnecttheeastcoastwiththewest.TheneedtodeveloptherailroadindustryinthewestPartIIIVocabularyandStructure(20minutes)Wehadapartylastmonth,anditwasalotoffun,solet'shaveonethismonth.another(C)theothermore(D)otherItwasdifficulttoguesswhathertothenewswouldbe.impression(C)commentreaction(D)opiniondecidedtogotothelibraryassoonasI.finishwhatIdid(C)wouldfinishwhatIwasdoingfinishedwhatIdid(D)finishedwhalIwasdoingThereweresomeflowersonthetable.benefits(C)falseunnatural(D)unrealWeareinterestedintheweatherbecauseitussodirectly--whatwewear,whatwedo,andevenhowwefeel.benefits(C)guidesaffects(D)effectsWillallthosetheproposalraisetheirhands?inrelationto(C)inexcessofincontrastto(D)infavorofChildrenareverycurious.atheart(C)onpurposeinperson(D)bynatureThematchwascancelledbecausemostofthemembersamatchwithoutastandardcourt.objectedtohaving(C)objectedtohavewereobjectedtohave(D)wereobjectedtohavingTheteacherdoesn'tpermitinclass.smoke(C)smokingtosmoke(D)tohaveasmokelikewatchingTVtothecinema.morethantogo(C)morethangoingthangoing(D)ratherthantogoappreciatetoyourhome.tobeinvited(C)havinginvitedtohaveinvited(D)beinginvitedhopemyteacherwilltakemyrecentillnessintowhenjudgingmyexamination.regard(C)accountcounting(D)observationYouallthosecalculations!Wehaveacomputertodothatsortofthing.needn'thavedone(C)shouldn'thavedonemustnothavedone(D)cannothavedoneImportantpeopledon*toftenhavemuchfreetimeastheirworkalltheirtime.takesaway(C)takesuptakesover(D)takesinWhenIwasveryyoung,Iwasterriblyfrightenedofschool,butIsoon it.gotoff(C)gotawaygotacross(D)gotoverManypeoplecomplainoftherapidofmodernlife.rate(C)pacespeed(D)growthSanFranciscoisusuallycoolinthesummer,butLosAngeles.israrely(C)hardlyisrarelyis(D)isscarcelyThespeaker,forhersplendidspeeches,waswarmlyreceivedbytheaudience.havingknown(C)knowingbeingknown(D)knownAmericanwomenweretherighttovoteuntil1920aftermanyyearsofhardstruggle.ignored(C)refusedneglected(D)deniedcouldn*tfind,andsoItookthisone.alargeenoughcoat(C)alargecoatenoughanenoughlargecoat(D)acoatenoughlargealwayswhatIhavesaid.getto(C)leadtoholdto(D)seetoNosoonerhadwereachedthetopofthehillweallsatdowntorest.when(C)thanthen(D)untilEvidencecameupspecificspeechsoundsarerecognizedbybabiesasyoungas6monthsold.what(C)thatwhich(D)whoseHemovedawayfromhisparents,andmissedthemenjoytheexcitinglifeinNewYork.toomuchto(C)verymuchtoenoughto(D)muchsoastoHewasofhavingaskedsuchasillyquestion.sorry(C)ashamedguilty(D)miserableThelasttimewehadafamilyreunionwasmybrother'sweddingceremonyfouryearsago.in(C)duringat(D)overWhatwouldhappenifthedirectorknewyoufeltthatway?doyousuppose(C)willyousupposeyousuppose(D)youwouldsuppose68.theadvancesofscience,thediscomfortsofoldagewillnodoubtalwaysbewithus.Asfor(C)ExceptBesides(D)DespiteHowcloseparentsaretotheirchildrenastronginfluenceonthecharacterofthechildren.have(C)havinghas(D)tohaveHewhenthebuscametoasuddenstop.wasalmosthurt(C)wastohurthimselfwashurthimself(D)washurtinghimselfPartII——PartIII21—90題21.B22.D23.A24.B25.D26.C27.A28.C29.A30.D31.A32.C33.B34.D35.B36.A37.A38.B39.B40.CA42.B43.D44.A45.B46.D47.D48.A49.C50.CD52.C53.A54.C55.D56.C57.B58.D59.D60.AB62.C63.C64.A65.C66.B67.A68.D69.B70.A93.6PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)PassageOneQuestions21to25arebasedonthefollowingpassage.WithfifteenyearsBritainandothernationsshouldbewellonwiththebuildingofhugeindustrialcomplexesfortherecyclingofwaste.Thewordrubbishcouldloseitsmeaningbecauseeverythingwhichgoesintothedumps(垃圾堆)wouldbemadeintosomethinguseful.Eventhemostdangerousandunpleasantwasteswouldprovideenergyifnothingelse.Thelatestprojectistotakeacityofaroundhalfamillioninhabitantsanddiscoverexactlywhatrawmaterialsgointoitandwhatgoout.Theaimistofindouthowmuchoftheserawmaterialscouldbeprovidedifaplantforrecyclingwastewerebuiltjustoutsidethecity.Thisplantwouldrecyclenotonlymetalsuchassteel,leadandcopper,butalsopaperandrubberaswell.Anothernewprojectisbeingsetuptodiscoverthebestwaysofsortingandseparatingtherubbish.Whenthisprojectiscomplete,therubbishwillbeprocessedlikethis:First,itwillpassthroughsharpmetalbaswhichwilltearopentheplasticbagsinwhichrubbishisusuallypacked;thenitwillpassthroughapowerfulfantoseparatethelightestelementsfromtheheavysolids;afterthatgroundersandrollerswillbreakupeverythingthatcanbebroken.Finally,therubbishwillpassundermagnets(磁鐵),whichwillremovethebitsofironandsteel;therubberandplasticwillthenbesortedoutinthefinalstage.Thefirstfull-scalegiantrecyclingplantsareperhapsfifteenyearsaway.Indeed,withthegrowingcostoftransportingrubbishtomoredistantdumps,somebigcitieswillbeforcedtobuildtheirownrecyclingplantsbeforelong.Thephrase"bewellonwith(Para.LLine1)mostprobablymeans.havecompletedwhatwasstarted(C)haveachievedagreatdealingetreadytostart(D)putanendtoWhatisNOTmentionedasapartoftherecyclingprocessdescribedinParagraph3?Breakingupwhateverisbreakable.Sharpeningmetalbars.Separatinglightelementsfromtheheavyones.Sortingoutsmallpiecesofmetal.What'sthemainreasonforbigcitiestobuildtheirownrecyclingplants?Todealwithwastesinbetterway.Toprotecttheenvironmentfrompollution.Togetrawmaterialslocally.Togetbigprofitsfromthoseplants.Thefirstfull-scalehugerecyclingplants.begantooperatefifteenyearsagowillprobablytakelessthanfifteenyearstobuildwillbebuiltfifteenyearslaterwillprobablybeinoperationinfifteenyears25.Thepassageismainlyabout.acheapwaytogetenergy(C)newwaysofrecyclingwastesthelocationofrecyclingplants(D)theprobablyofcityenvironmentPassageTwoQuestions26to30arebasedonthefollowingpassage:By1970,accordingtoaWorldWildlifeFundreport,onlyabout4,500tigerssurvivedthroughouttheworld-halfoftheminIndia.Mr.Foresters,whofollowedandcountedtigerfootprints,estimatedthatinMay1972onlyabout1,800tigersexistedinIndia.ProjectTigerSupportedbyW.W.F.wasimmediatelylaunched.Ninetigerreserveswerecreated,witharmedguardsprotectingthem.TheprojectprovidedopportunitiesforresearchersfromIndiaandabroadtostudytigersinthereservesandgatherpreviouslyunavailableinformationabouttheirhabits.Studiesshowthatamaletigermaycontrolahuntingterritoryofbetween10and20sq.kms.dependingonitsage,sizeandstrength.Theterritoryofmaleincludesthesmallerterritoriesofthreeorfourtigressess.Atigermarkstheboundariesofitsterritoriesbysprayingurine(尿)andotherbodilyliquidsonbushes.Butittriestoavoidterritorialfights,beingguidedbythedistinctivebodysmellofothertigers.Tigersfighttodeathonlywhenatigressisdefendingheryoung,orwhenatigerisguardingatigressfromtheattentionsofothermales.Thepopularimageofthetigeristhatofamercilessandunconquerablehunter.Butstudiesshowthatitcatchesonlyoneof20victims(犧牲品)ittriestoattack.FearshaverecentlydevelopedthatProjectTigerhasbeentoosuccessful.Ithasenabledthetigerpopulationtodouble(bymid-80S),butIndia'shumanpopulationhasalsogrownoutofcontrol.Currentlyitis750millionandlikelytobe900millionbytheendofthecentury.Landproblemisbecomingseriousandmanyruralpeoplefeelbitteraboutthefactthatsomerichforestsarereservedfortigers.Agrowingnumberofattacksbytigersonmanhasaddedtothehostility(敵意).TheultimateaimofProjectTigeristo.studythegrowthrateoftigers(C)promotethebreedingofyoungtigersprotecttigersfrombeingkilled(D)analyzethebehavioralpatternsoftigers27.Studieshaveshownthat.atigressneverattacksuntilattackedthetigressisnotasfierceasthetigersatigerusuallyfightsanothertigertodefenditsownterritorythetigerisnotanefficienthunterasiscommonlydescribedAccordingtothepassage,atiger'sterritory.remainsunchanged(C)expandsasthetigergrowsupisoftendefendedbytigresses(D)isthecauseofmostfightsSomepeopleareafraidthatProjectTiger.hasbeencarriedtoofar(C)hasfailedtoachieveitsgoalhasnotreceivedenoughattention(D)isnotworththemoneyspentonitTheauthorseems.tobeenthusiasticaboutProjectTigertohaveamatter-of-factattitudetowardsProjectTigertohaveahostileattitudetowardsProjectTigertobesatisfiedwithProjectTigerPassageThreeQuestions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.InonlytwodecadesAsianAmericanshavebecomethefastest-growingU.S.minority(少數(shù)民族).Astheirchildrenbeganmovingupthroughthenation*sschools,itbecameclearthatanewclassofacademicachieverswasemerging.Theirachievementsarereflectedinthenation*sbestuniversities,wheremathematics,scienceandengineeringdepartmentshavetakenonadecidedlyAsiancharacter.ThisspeciallikingformathematicsandscienceispartlyexplainedbythefactthatAsian-AmericanstudentswhobegantheireducationsabroadarrivedintheU.S.withasolidgroundinginmathematicsbutlittleornoknowledgeofEnglish.Theyarealsoinfluencedbythepromiseofagoodjobaftercollege.Asiansfeeltherewillbelessunfairtreatmentinareaslikemathematicsandsciencebecausetheywillbejudgedmoreobjectively.Andthereturnontheinvestmentineducationismoreimmediateinsomethinglikeengineeringthanwithanartsdegree.MostAsian-AmericanstudentsowetheirsuccesstotheinfluenceofparentswhoaredeterminedthattheirchildrentakefulladvantageofwhattheAmericaneducationalsystemhastooffer.Aneffectivemeasureofparentalattentionishomework.AsianparentsspendmoretimewiththeirchildrenthanAmericanparentsdo,andithelps.ManyresearchersalsobelievethereissomethinginAsianCulturethatbreedssuccess,suchidealsthatstressfamilyvaluesandemphasizeeducation.BothexplanationsforacademicsuccessworryAsianAmericansbecauseoffearsthattheyfeedatypicalracial(種族的)image.ManycanrememberwhenChinese,JapaneseandFilipinoimmigrants(移民)werethevictimsofsocialisolation.Indeed,itwasnotuntil1952thatlawswerelaiddowngivingallAsianimmigrantstherighttocitizenship.Whilemakingtremendousachievementsatcollege,Asian-Americanstudents.feeltheyaremistreatedbecauseoflimitedknowledgeofEnglishareafraidthattheiracademicsuccessesbearastrongAsiancharacterstillworryaboutunfairtreatmentinsocietygenerallyfeelitashametohavetodependontheirparentsWhatarethemajorfactorsthatdeterminethesuccessofAsianAmericans?AsolidfoundationinbasicmathematicsandAsianAmericans?Hardworkandintelligence.ParentalhelpandalimitedknowledgeofEnglish.AsiancultureandtheAmericaneducationalsystem.FewAsian-Americanstudentsmajorinhumansciencesmainlybecause.theirEnglishisnotgoodenoughtheyareafraidtheymightmeetwithunfairjudgementintheseareasthereisawidedifferencebetweenAsianandWesternculturestheyknowlittleaboutAmericanculturesandWesternculturesWhydothetwo''explanations11(Para.3,Line1)worryAsianAmericans?TheyareafraidthattheywouldagainbeisolatedfromAmericansocietyingeneral.PeoplewouldthinkthatAsianstudentsrelyontheirparentsforsuccess.AsianAmericanwouldbeathreattootherminorities.AmericanacademicachievementshavetakenontoostronganAsiancharacter.Theauthor'stoneinthispassageis.(A)sympathetic(B)doubtful(C)critical(D)objectivePassageFourQuestions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Likefinefood,goodwritingissomethingweapproachwithpleasureandenjoyfromthefirsttastetothelast.Andgoodwriters,goodcooks,donotsuddenlyappearfull-blown.Quitethecontrary,justasthecookhastoundergoanintensivetraining,masteringtheskillsofhistrade,thewritermustsitathisdeskanddevotelonghourstoachievingastyleinhiswriting,whateveritspurpose-schoolwork,mattersofbusiness,orpurelysocialcommunication.Youmaybesurethatthemorepainstakingtheeffort,themoreeffectivethewriting,andthemorerewarding.Therearestillsomeremoteplacesintheworldwhereyoumightfindapublicscribetodoyourbusinessorsocialwritingforyou,forafee.Thereareafewmanagerswhoareluckyenoughtohavetheserviceofthatratekindofsecretarywhocantakecareofallsortsofletterwritingwithnomorethanaquicknotetoworkfrom.Butformostofus,ifthereisanywritingtobedone,wehavetodoitourselves.Wehavetowriteschoolpapers,businesspapersorhomepapers.Weareconstantlycalledontoputwordstopaper.Itwouldbedifficulttocountthenumberofsuchwords,messages,letters,andreportsputintothemailsordeliveredbyhand,butthedailyfiguremustbeenormous.Whatismore,everyonewhowritesexpects,oratleasthopes.Wewantwhateverwewritetoberead,fromfirstwordtolast,notjustthrownintosomenletters-to-be-readHfile(檔案)orintoawastepaperbasket.Thisisthereasonwebendoureffortstowardlearningandpracticingtheskillofinteresting,effectivewriting.Inthispassage,goodwritingiscomparedtofinefoodbecause.bothwritersandcookshavetoworklonghourseverydaybothareessentialtolifebothwritersandcookscanearnagoodlivingbothareenjoyableApublic,,scriben(Para2,Linel)is.asecretarywhodoesyourbusinessorsocialwritingamachinethatdoeswritingforyouapublicschoolwherewritingistaughtapersonwhoearsalivingbywritingforothersAccordingtothepassage,somemanagersdon*thavetodoanyletterwritingbecause.theyrelyonquicknotes(C)theyhaveacomputertodoittheyhaveexcellentsecretaries(D)theyprefermakingphonecallsAccordingtotheauthor,ifyourletteristhrownintosomenletter-to-be-readnfile,.itwillreceiveimmediateattention(C)itislikelytobeneglecteditwillbedealtwithbythesecretary(D)itismeanttobedeliveredsoonThepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassageis.toexplainandpersuade(C)tointerestandentertaintocommentandcriticize(D)toargueanddemonstratePartIIIVocabularyandStructure(20minutes)Ifyousmokeinanon-smokingsectionpeople.(A)haveobjected(B)objected(C)mustobject(D)willobjectTherewasadropinsupportfortheUnioninthe1974election.(A)delicate(B)distinct(C)distant(D)downwardThecomputerworksveryfast,dataatthespeedoflight.(A)havinghandled(B)handing(C)handled(D)handsThroughouthislife,HenryMooreaninterestinencouragingartinthecityofLeeds.(A)contained(B)secured(C)reserved(D)maintainedTheyclaimthat1,000factoriescloseddownduringtheeconomiccrisis.(A)sufficiently(B)approximately(C)considerably(D)properlyIfyouhappentomylostpaperswhileyou'relookingforyourbook,pleaseletmeknowatoncebytelephone.(A)comeacross(B)comeup(C)cometo(D)properlyHerfluencyinEnglishgivesheranadvantageothergirlsforthe