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2001年廣東省普通高等學(xué)校本科插班生招生考試

英語試題

PartIReadingComprehension（40%）

Passageone

Didyouknowthattheemptyplasticsoftdrinkbottlesyouthrowawayeverydaycanbe

turnedintocarpetorautomobileparts?

Thatusedglassbottlesandaluminumcanscanbeturnedintonewones?

Andthatyesterday'snewspapercanbeturnedintotomorrow's?

Itallhappensbecauseofrecycling.Thissimplewastewethrowawayisa''naturalresource^^that,

withrecycling,canbeusedtoproduceavarietyofmewproducts.

Unfortunately,Americarecyclesonly10%ofitsrubbish,bums10%anddeposits（存放）80%in

wastedisposalgrounds.Asaresult,ithastocopewithaserioussolidwasteproblem.

Everyyear,Americansthrowawayabout160milliontonsofrubbish.Ofthattotal,plasticsmake

uplessthan8%,paperabout36%,andglassandmetalabout20%,allbyweight.Plasticsare

naturallylighter,butstill,whenpressedtogether,accountforonlyabout20%byvolume（體積）.

Asaresult,inthepast10yearstheUnitedStates?wastedisposalgroundshavedecreasedfrom

about18,500to6,000.Infiveyears2,000morewillclose.

Intheprocessoffindingsolutions,somepeoplehaveproposedtostopusingplastics.

Unfortunately,stoppingusingplasticswoulddomuchharmandnogood.Wewouldloseallofthe

safety,healthandconveniencefeaturesofplastics.

Besides,packaging（包裝）wouldstillbeneeded.A1987studyshowswhatwouldhappenif

plasticswerenotusedtheenergyneededtoproduceotherpackaging,itscost,andthevolumeof

wastecollectedwouldallrisegreatly.

SomeAmericansbelievepartoftheanswertoAmerica'swasteproblemliesinrecycling

everythingfromglasstometalstopapertoplastic.

Today,recyclingisontherise.Therearenowmorethan1,000wasterecyclingprogramsinthe

U.S.Manyarebeginningtorecycleplastics.

Rightnow,almost200companiesarerecyclingmillionsofusedplasticcontainersintotoys,

trafficsigns,wastebaskets,floormaterials,andparkbenches.

Plasticsareamongtheeasiestmaterialstorecycle.Morethan150millionpoundsor20%ofall

plasticsoftdrinkbottleswererecycledin1987.

1.Whatcan'ttheplasticsoftdrinkbottlebeturnedinto?

A.NewspapersB.Automobileparts

C.ToysD.Trafficsigns

2.OfalltherubbishintheU.S.,plasticsaccountforbyweightandbyvolume.

A.20%,20%B.8%,20%

C.36%,8%D.20%,36%

3.Onaverage,wasteplasticsareotherwastes.

A.asheavyindensityasB.heavierindensitythan

C.lighterindensitythanD.thesamebyweightas

4.Infiveyears,theU.S.willhaveonlywastedisposalgrounds.

A.2,000B.6：000

C.4,000D.18,500

5.Theauthorofthispassagetheproposalofstoppingusingplastics.

A.saysnothingaboutB.issympatheticwith

C.agreestoD.disagreesto

PassageTwo

Sleepissomethingwegenerallyassociatewithlivingpersonsoranimals.Ofcourse：iris

truethatalotofanimalssleep,butzoologistsarenotcenainthatprimitiveformsofanimals5life

likeworms,everreallysleep.Ontheotherhandanimalssuchasbearsdeepfor4or5months

everyyear

Theamountofsleephumanbeingsneedvarieswithpeopleofdifferentages,habitsand

possibleraces.Forexampledoctorsthinkthatpre-schoolchildrenneedbetween10and12hours

anight:schoolchildrenbetween9and11hours;andadultsbetween7and9hours.Therearerare

casesofoldpeoplewhoonlydeepbetween2and3hoursadayandcontinuetobeactiveand

healthv.ThesleeprequirementsofdifferentracesalsoappeartoIndifferent.J^anesepeoplefor

example,sleepfewerthanEuropeans.八VJ

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Itisnotknownforcenainiftheactivityofaman'smind(beadesdreaming)occurswhenhe

isasleep.However：itiscertainlytruethatsomepeoplecanwakeuparapre-determinedtime.

Therearealsostoriesaboutsomemathsprofess：oriwhosolvedifficultproblemsduringsleep：

becausetheirsubconsciousmindscontinue^vorkingontheproblem.

6.Thepassageisabout.

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A.howmanyhoursofsleepdifferentpeopleneedeveryday

B.somekindsofdreamspec^lehave

C.howtomakeuseofman'ssubconsciousminds

D.sleepandtheactivityofaman'smindduringhissleep

7.Accordingtotheauthor

A.anEnglishmanusuallysleepsmorethanaJapanesedoes

B.everyyearbearssleep4or5monthsmorethanworm

C.somewormssleepmorethanbabies

D.aJ^)aneseusuallysleepsmorethananEnglidiman

SAMiichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothispassage?

A.Veryfewoldmenneedonly3hours'deepaday.

B.Doctorstendtosleepmorethanschoolteachers.

C.ManyhealthyJapaneseoldmensleeponly2-3hoursaday.

D.ThemoreastudentSeeps：thehealthierheis.

9.Whenamanisasleep：hissubconsciousmind.

A.wakesupatonceB.beginstosolvedifficultproblems

C.maystillbeworkingD.stopsworking

10.Theauthorbelievesthat

A.theactivityofaman'smindoccurswhenheisasleep

B.humanbeingscancontroltheamountofsleeptheyneed

C.someprimitiveformsofanimallifealsodeep

D.somepeoplecansolvesomeproblemsindreams

PassageThree

Whydon'tbirdsgetlostontheirlongflightsfromoneplacetoanother?Scientistshave

puzzledoverthisquestionformanyyears.Nowthey：rebeginningtofillintheblank.

Notlongago：experimentsshowedthatbirdsrelyonthesuntoguidethemduring

daylighthours.Butwhataboutbirdsthatflybynight?Testswithanificialstarshaveprovedthat

cenainnight-flyingbirdsareabletofollowthestarsintheirlong-distanceflights.

Adovehadspentitslifetimeinacageandhadneverflownunderanaturalsky.Yetit

由owedaninbornabilitytousethestarsforgwdance.Thebird'scagewasplacedunderan

anificialstar-filledsky.Thebirdtriedtoflyinthesamedirectionasthattakenbyhisoutdoor

cousins.Andchangeinthepositionoftheanificialstarscausedachangeinthedirectionofhis

flight.

Butthestarsareapparentlytheirprincipal@啥/navigation.Whenthestarsarehidden

byclouds,theyapparendyfindtheirwayby^ucKIsftidmarksasmountainranges；coastlines：and

rivercourses.Butwhentoodarktoseetkese：thedovescirclehelplessly;unabletofindtheir

wav.

11.Thereasonthatbirdsdon:tgetIdstjonlongflights

A.havebeenknowntoscienlistsforyearsB.haveonlyrecendybeendiscovered

C.areknownbyeveryoneD.willprobablyremainamystery

12Duringdaylighthoursbirds.

A.flyaimlesslyB.relyonlandmarks

C.usesunforguidanceD.aremorelikelytogetlost

13By"hisoutdoorcousns?:theauthormeans

A.otherexperimentersB.theotherdovesofthesamebrood

C.dovesunderthenaturalskyD.otherbirdsingeneral

14.Theexperimentwiththedoveindicatedthat

A.birdshavetobetaughttonavigate

B.abirdthathasbeencagedwillnotflylongdistances

C.somebirdscannotflyatnight

D.somebirdsseemtofollowthestarswhentheyflyatnight

15Intotaldarknessdoves

A.uselandmarksB.don'tknowwhichwaytofly

C.flybackhomeD.waitforthestarstoappear

PassageFour

IhadnotannouncedmyarrivaltoStroeveandwhenIrangthebellofhisstudio：on

openingthedoorhimsd￡foramomenthedidnotknowmeThenhegaveaayofdelighted

surpriseanddrewmein.Itwascharmingtobewelcomedwithsomucheagerness.Hiswifewas

seatednearthestoveathersewingandsheroseasIcamein.Heintroducedme.

Hehadthesameabsurd（令人的）appearancethatIremembered.Hewasafarlinle

maawithshortlegs,youngstill（hecouldnothavebeenmorethanthirty）butprematurelybald

（過早禿I頁）.Hisfacewasperfecdyroundandhehadaveryhighcolorawhiteskitiredcheeks

andredlips.Hiseyeswereblueandroundtoo.heworelargegold-rimmedglassesandhis

eyebrowsweresofairthatyoucouldnotseethem.Heremindedyouofthosehappy,

buanessmenthatRubenspainted.

Mrs.Stroevesarquiedymendingher5todcing5swithouttalking,andshelistenedtoallhe

saidwithaquietsmileonherlips.

“So：yousee,I:mmairiedjhesaidsuddenly;"whatdoyoUtfiitikofmywife?”

；Dirk'5saidMrsStroeve：smiling.

"Butisn'tshewonderful0Itellvou.mvbov.losenotime;setmarriedassoonasevervou

CMrmThehappiestmsnalive.Lookatherstrungthere：Doesn'tshemakeapicrure-Chardin,eh、

Fveseenallrhemostbeautifulwomenintheworld：Tveneverseenan\'onemorebeautifulthan

MadameDirkStroeve.

:,T

“IfyoudonxbequietDirk:Idiallaway.

t4Mydarling/shesaid,

Shewasrathertallandhb以aydresswassimpleandquitewell-cutHerhair：brownand

plentifulwasplainlydone,herfacewasverypaleandherfeatures湎貌）weregoodwithout

beingdistinguished.Shehadquietgrayeyes.Shejustmissedbeingbeautifulandinmissingitwas

notevenpretty.ButwhenStroevespokeofChardinitwaswithoutreasotiandsheremindedme

curiouslyofthatpleasanthousemfeinhercapandapronwhomthegreatpainterhasgiventhe

fameto.Icouldimagineherbusyamongherpotsandpans：makingherhouseholdduties:Ididn't

supposethatdiewascleverorcouldeverbeamusing：buttherewassomethinginhergrave

imentness（嚴肅專注神）whichexdiedmyinterest.Shewasverysilentbutwhenshe叩oke

itwaswithapleasantvoiceandhermannerswerenatural.

16；Toramomenthedidn'tknowme?Thisisbecause____.

A.theydidn'tknoweachotherwell

B.itwassometimesincedies*lastmet

C.hecouldn'tseetheauthordeartywithoutglasses

D.hepretendednottoknowhimsoastogivehimasurprise

17.WhydidMrs.Stroevesay"Really：Dirk*?Because

A.shewasreallyh^jpilymarried

B.shecouldhardlybelieveshewasmarried

C.shereallywantedtheauthortosaywhathethoughtofher

D.shefeltembarrassedbywhatherhusbandsaid

IS/'Doesn'tdiemakeapicture?”Bythishemeant

A.shewasdrawingapictureB.shewasmakingapictureinhersewing

C.shelookedlikeapictureD.shelookedverybeautiful

19.Shejustmissedbeingbeautifulandinmissingitwasnotevenprem\Theauthormeantthat

A.shewasugly-lookingB.sheplain-looking

C.shewasprettyD.shewasbetweenprettyandbeautiful

20FromthepassagewelearntrhatChardinwas.

A.abeautifulladyB.themostbeautifulwomanintheworld

C.apleasanthousewifeD.agreatpainter

PartIIVocabulan*.StructureandGrammar(30%)

21Apersonisonewhoiseasilyhurtoroffendedbythingspeopledoorsay.

A.sensitiveB.sensibleC-senselessD.sentimental

A、裝

22Welltelephoned)\Iary：butsheisoutof_

A.questionB.order廣上placeD.reach

23.Soonerorlateryou:ll_vourshvnes女y

??c

A.gooverB.turnoverC.getoverD.takeover

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24.ThesetwonationshadbeenatwW*foreightyears.

A.continuallyB.copunuouslyC.nervouslyD.nonnally

25.Thedocumentsare__ofthelawyer.

A.inpossessionB.inthepossessionC.inchargeD.inacharge

26Agovernmentnoticeoneachpacketthepublicthedangersofcigarettesmoking.

A.takes..seriouslyB.provides…withC.thinksof...asD.warns...about

27Hehasneitherearnorvoice____hecannotsing.

A.otherwiseB.yetC.henceD.however

28_.___ofmynotbeingthere：askmybrothertohelpyou.

A.informB.incaseC.inspiteD.innew

29Pleasehelpmeto____myincometax.

A.pouroutB.turnoutC.flunkoutD.figureout

30.Themainoftheequipmenristhatitcanmakegooduseofthewind.

A.sourceB.existenceC.advantageD.limit

31.TheBrownswillmovetothenorthbecausethevfoundithardtothemselvestothehot

climate.

A.adoptB.makeC.enjoyD.adjust

321usuallyexchangeafewwordsofgreetingmvneighborafterbreakfast.

A.forB.toC.withD.of

33.Hewashonestandindustrious,and.

A.economicalB.economicC.economyD.economics

34.Theworkmanhadafingerbythemachinehewasoperating■一amomentofinattention,

anditwastoolare.

A.cutoutB.cutshortC.cutdownD.cutoff

35Inspiteofalongstrugglewesucceedinmostofourplan.

A.camine...outB.carn4ns...throughC.earning...a^vavD.cam'ine...on

36Allthemenhadgunsforprotectionincasethey____bytheIndians.

A.shouldattackB.beattackedC.wereattadeedD.hadattacked

37Alyfatherhasalargecollectionofbooks____arewrittenforeignlanguages.

A.manyonesofwhichB.manybooksofwhich

C.manyofwhichD.manyinwhich

38Notuntilyouhadtoldme___someunderstandingoftherealfunctionsofthebrain.

A.wasIgotB.wouldIgetC.didigetD.doIget

39Ifonlyshesomeone'sadvice.

A.hadaskedB.asked、Q：cfwouldaskD.hasasked

;

40Hedidn'tfeellikehome:wherehe^auidnthdp__withhiswifi?.

A.retumingloquarrdB.return:beingquarreling

C.return]obequarredD.returning:quarreling

41.Theexhibitionwaswdldeigned____thedisarrangementofafewpiecesofphotos.

A.exceptB.besdesC.exceptforD.inadditionto

42Inordertomakepossibleformengoonlivingwhenthepresentenergyresourcesare

usedup:scientistsaretryingtofindasolution____theenergyproblem.

A.it;aboutB.that:ofC.it:toD.this;in

43.Thestudentwhocouldnotanswerthequestionsatdownwithhiseyesarthedesk.

A.staringB.stareC.tostareD.srared

44Itisimperativethatyou____hereintime.

A.shallarriveB.mustarriveC.couldarriveD.arrive

45.Shedoesn'tknowthebookaftertheyhadfinishedreadingit.

A.wheredidtheyputB.wheretheydidputC.wheretheyputD.wheretoput

46.inallpartsofthestarepinesarethemostcommontreesinGeorgia.

A.FindingthemB.FoundC.TofindthemD.Tobefound

47.Thequestionis____difficultforme.

A.moretooB.toomoreC.enoughtooD.muchtoo

48.There____notrain：wehadtowaittillthenextday.

A.isB.beingC.wereD.be

491wasjustabouttoleaverhehousethephonerang.

A.whileB.whenC.assoonasD.eachtime

50.Thechiefengineeraskedhimwhetherhe____thatsonofworkbefore.

A.haddoneB.hasdoneC.didD.shouldhavedone

PartIIICloze(10%)

Cotton：likesilk:wasdiscoveredandmade51clothbymanbeforethehistorical

period52.ItsfirstrecordedusewasinIndia,53cottondothofveryfinetexture,almost

54silk：wasmade.WhentheSpanish55intheNewWorldLtheyfoundthattheIncas：the

Mayas:andtheAztecsknew56cottondoth.

57ofthecottondothmadeinPerilevenbeforerhedaysoftheIncas5Sthatitiskeptin

museums.

Cononisthemostimponantof59textiles.Evennow：withmanyanifidalmaterials

60:morethanhalfofalltextileproductsaremadeofconon.

Cottoncomes61aplantoftharname.XKTientheplantismature：thecottongrows

inawhiteballaroundtheseed.To62thecononformarieettheseed63fromthecotton

fiber.Thisbyamachinecalledthecotton^^enthecottonis_65_intohugebundles

calledbales:66aresenttothemills.67,thefibersarecombed63theywillallbeturned

inthesamedirection.69,thefibersarespun(^)intothread.Fromthethread,thecottonis

woveninto70

51.A.intoB.outC.fromD.through

52.A.beginbegunC.beganD.wasbegun

53.A.thereB.whereC.whichD.that

54.A.sofineasB.suchfineasC.asfineasD.asfinelike

55.A.arrivedB.reachedC.returnedD.came

56.A.tohowmakeB.howtomakeC.howwasmadeD.howmaking

57.A.AnyB.SomeC.CenainD.Many

58AveryfineB.sofineC.isveryfineD.issofine

59.A.alltheotherB.allotherC.allD.any

60.A.availableB.givenC.requiredD.ready

61.A.fromB.throughC.outofD.into

62.A.prepareBleaveC.growD.stan

63.A.removesB.removedC.mustremoveD.mustberemoved

64.A.isdoneB.ismadeC.doneD.made

65.A.placedB.packedC.setD.crowded

66.A.thatB.thoseC.whichD.thev

67.A.WhereB.ThereC.InwhichD.These

68.A.soasB.suchthatC.asthatD.sorhar

69.A.SecondlyB.AfterC.NextD.Lardy

70.A.clothesB.clothC.dothinsD.dress

PartIVTranslation(20%)

71這件家具部分由木頭制作，部分由金屬制作。

A.Theftimitureweremadeupofwoodandofmetalinpart.

B.Thefurnitureweremadefromwoodandfrommetalpartly.

C.Thepieceoffurniturewasmadepanlyofwoodandpardyofmetal.

D.Thepieceoffurniturewasmadepartlyfromwoodandpanlyfrommeral.

72在我空閑時，我愿意看書，而不愿意坐著無所事事。

A.Beingfree:Pdrarhertoreadbookstlianstidle.

B.I'dratherreadbooksthanrositidleinmysparetime.

C.Ipreferreadingbookstositidleinmysparetime.

D.Whenfree；Iprefertoreadingbooksratherthansitidle.

73過去我們更重視知識學(xué)習(xí)，而不重視實踐。八

A.Weusedtoattachgreaterimponancetoknowledgelearningthanwedopractice.

B.WewereusedtoattachinggreaterimponancewMcwledgelearningthanwedopractice.

C.Wewereaccustomedtoartachinsgreaterimportancetoknb^ledaeleaminsthanwedopractice.

D.Wegetusedtoattachgreaterimportanc臾&而owledgelearningthanwedopractice.

74每兩星期一吹的英語角使我們受益4屆？

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A

A.WelearnedalotfromourEnglishComereachotherweek.

B.W'ebenefitedalotfromourEnglishComereverytwoweeks.

C.WehadalotofadvantagesfromourEnglishComereveryotherwedc.

D.OurEnglishComerdoesusalotofbenefitseverysecondwedcs.

75為什么不采取措施制止河流的污染呢？

A.Whynotmakemeasurestoslowtheriversfrompollution?

B.Whynottomakesrepstoblocktheriversfrompollution?

C.Whynottotakemeasurestopreventtheriversfrombeingpolluted?

D.Whynottakestepstostoptheriversfrombeingpolluted?

76務(wù)必使每個孩子有上學(xué)的權(quán)利。

A.Makesureeachchildisentitledtogotoschool.

B.Seethateven-childisentitledtoschooling.

C.Seetoitthateverychildhasentidedtoschooling.

D.Besurethateachchildhasentidedtogotoschool.

77盡管有生理上的差異，婦女應(yīng)該享有與男子相同的權(quán)利。

A.In爾iteofbiologicaldifferenceswomenshoulddiarethesamerightasmendo.

B.Despiteofbiologicaldifferences,womendiouldenjoythesamepowerasmen.

C.Inspitebiologicaldifferenceswomenshouldenjoythesamerightofmen.

D.Despitebiologicaldifferences：womenwouldsharethesamerightofmen.

7S你能否成功取決于你是否有信心克服各種困難。

A.Ifyouwillsucceedornotdependsonifyouareconfidentofgettingovervariousdifficulties.

B.Ifyouwillsuccessornotdependsonifyouareconfidentinovercomingvariousdifficulties.

C.Whetheryouwillsucceedornotdependsonwhetheryouareconfidentinovercomingvarious

difficulties.

D.Whetheryouwillsuccessornotdependsonifyouareconfidentofgeningovervarious

difficulties.

79晚上通常有許多學(xué)生在圖書館看書。

A.Duringtheeveningthereisusuallyalotofstudentsreadinginthelibrary.

B.Thereareusuallymanystudentsreadinginthelibraryintheevening.

C.Atnightthereareusuallymanystudentsreadinthelibrary.

D.Thereisusuallyalotofstudentsreadinthelibraryinthe

80請告訴我怎么續(xù)護照。八

A.Pleasetellmehowtogetmypas爾onrenewed.

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B.Pleaseinformmehowtomakemypassport^en^^^

C.Pleasetellmeofhowtohavemypassportbeingrenewed.

D.Pleaseinformmeofhowtoletmypassportrenew.

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2002年廣東省普通高等學(xué)校本科插班生招生考試

英語試題

PartIReadingComprehension(40%)

Passageone

InLabrador,acountrysocoldthatmeatispreservedbyfreezingitoutdoors,Clarence

Birdseyecametonoticethatmeatwhichwasfrozenonthecoldestdayshadabetterflavorthan

meatfrozenatothertimes.Beingcurious,hestudiedpreservedmeatsunderthemicroscopeand

foundthatifmeatwerefrozenquicklyonaverycoldday,icecrystalsdidnothavetimetoform

longneedlesandthemeatcellswerenotdamaged.

Birdseyebelievedthatifhecouldfreezeotherfoodsveryrapidly,thesamethingmighthappen.

But,sincetherearenotmanydayswhenthetemperaturedrops40or45degreesbelowzero-even

inLabrador-somewayhadtobefoundtofreezethingsrapidlywithoutdependingontheweather.

Rememberingthatsaltywatercangetverycoldwithoutfreezing,Birdseyeplacedsomecabbages

insaltwaterandthenexposedthemtofreezingwinds.Thecabbagesfrozequickly.

Later,Birdseyeinventedamachinetofreezefoodwhiletheywereveryfresh.Today,storessella

greatvarietyoffrozenfoods,andsomefoodsthatwereonceavailableonlyincertaindistrictsor

inseasonarenowreadilyavailableinmostcommunities(社區(qū))inanyseason.

l.Tofreezefoodsquickly,Birdseyeexperimentedwith.

A.amicroscopeB.meatinsaltwater

C.meatinfreezingwindsD.cabbages

2.Celldamageiscausedby.

A.saltywaterB.extremelylowtemperatures

C.outdoorfreezingmethodsD.needle-shapedicecrystals

3.Birdseye'sprincipaldiscoveryregardingfoodpreservationwasthat.

A.rapidfreezingwouldreducecelldamage

B.foodscouldbefrozenandpreservedforlateruse

C.saltywatercangetverycoldwithoutfreezing

D.meatmustbefrozenat45degreesbelowzero

4.Later,Birdseyeinvented.

A.arefrigeratorB.amachinethatwouldfreezefoodsquickly

C.amachinethatwouldfreezefoodsslowlyD.theicebox

5.Muchofthepopularityoftoday'sfrozenfoodsisduetothefactthat.

A.foodsmaybewidelydistributedB.diseasecanbeeliminated

C.everyAmericanhomehasadeep-freezeD.suchfoodsarenowconsideredluxuries

PassageTwo

AstronomersinCaliforniahavespentthepastdecadedesigningarevolutionary,10-nieter

telescopewithfourtimesthe“seeingpower“ofanyfunctionalscopeonearth.Alltheyneeded

wasthemoneytomaketheprojectareality,andlastweektheygotit-a$70milliongranttothe

CaliforniaInstituteofTechnologyandtheUniversityofCaliforniafromtheW.M.Keck

FoundationofLosAngeles,establishedbythelatefounderoftheSuperiorOilCo.TheKeck

Observatory,whichshouldbecompletedby1993,willbesetuponHawaii'sMannaKea.Its

tdescopewillhaveaminortwicethesizeoftheoneintheHaleTdescopeonMountPalomar：

Calif.：nowthelargestintheUnitedStates.(TheSovietUnionhasaax-meterinstrumentbut

Americanexpertsmaintainithasneverworkedproperly.)An(LsaysHowardB.Kedc：chairmanof

thefoundation,Tmtolditwillpermitonetoseethelightofasinglecandlefromthedistanceof

themoon二DesignedatU.C.Bericelytocomplementthespacetdescopetobelaunchednextyear

fromthe爾aceshutdetheKecktdescopewillletastronomersseeobjects12billionlightyears

away.Theywillbeabletoinvestigatethenarureofquasars(類星體)andexplorehowgalaxies

andstarsevolved.ManinL.Goldberger,presidentofCaltechsaysitshouldhelp"provide

answerstothemostdialiengingandbasicquestionsoftheuniverse.”

6.AstronomersinCaliforniahavebeenworkingona10-metertelescopefbrabout.

A.12vearsB.10vears

C.20yearsD.halfayear

7.Thedesignhasn'tbecomearealityasyetowingto.

A.finandalproblemsB.technologicaldifficulties

C.wde-spreaddis4)provalD.uncertainreliability

S.XVhichofrhefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothispassage?.

A.WAI.KeckpromisesS70milliontotheprojea.

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B.WAI