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閱讀訓練：大學英語四級閱讀理解練習一

Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).You

shoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwitha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Ifwomenaremercilessly(無'情上也)exploitedyearafteryear;theyhaveonlythemselvesto

blame.Becausetheytrembleatthethoughtofbeingseeninpublicinclothesthatareoutof

fashion,theyarealwaystakenadvantageofbythedesignersandthebigstores.Clotheswhich

havebeenwornonlyafewtimeshavetobeputasidebecauseofthechangeoffashion.When

youcometothinkofit,onlyawomeniscapableofstandinginfrontofawardrobe(衣柜)

packedfullofclothesandannouncingsadlythatshehasnothingtowear.

Changingfashionsarenothingmorethantheintentionalcreationofwaste.Manywomen

spendvastsumsofmoneyeachyeartoreplaceclothesthathavehardlybeenworn.Womenwho

cannotaffordtothrowawayclothinginthisway,wastehoursoftheirtimealteringthedresses

theyhave.Skirtsarelengthenedorshortened;neck-linesareloweredorraised,andsoon.

Noonecanclaimthatthefashionindustrycontributesanythingreallyimportanttosociety.

Fashiondesignersarerarelyconcernedwithvitalthingslikewarmth,comfortanddurability(耐

用).Theyareonlyinterestedinoutwardappearanceandtheytakeadvantageofthefactthat

womenwillputupwithanyamountofdiscomfort,aslongastheylookright.Therecanhardlybe

amanwhohasn'tatsometimeinhislifesmiledatthesightofawomanshakinginathindress

onawinterday,ordelicatelypickingherwaythroughdeepsnowinhighheeledshoes.

Whencomparingmenandwomeninthematteroffashion,theconclusionstobedrawnare

obvious.Dotheconstantlychangingfashionsofwomen'sclothes,onewonders,reflectbasic

qualitiesofinconstancyandinstability?Menaretooclevertoletthemselvesbecheatedby

fashiondesigners.Dotheirunchangingstylesofdressreflectbasicqualitiesofstabilityand

reliability?Thatisforyoutodecide.

1.Designersandbigstoresalwaysmakemoney.

A)bymercilesslyexploitingwomenworkersintheclothingindustry

B)becausetheyarecapableofpredictingnewfashions

C)byconstantlychangingthefashionsinwomen'sclothing

D)becausetheyattachgreatimportancetoqualityinwomen'sclothing

2.Tothewriter,thefactthatwomenaltertheirold-fashioneddressesisseenas.

A)awasteofmoney

B)awasteoftime

C)anexpressionoftaste

D)anexpressionofcreativity

3.Thewriterwouldbelesscriticaliffashiondesignersplacedmorestressontheof

clothing.

A)cost

B)appearance

C)comfort

D)suitability

4.Newfashionsinclothingarecreatedfor.

A)thecommercialexploitationofwomen

B)thewomen'sstrengthofcharacter

C)basicqualitiesofinconstancyandinstability

D)animportantcontributiontosociety

5.Bysaying"theconlusionstobedrawnareobvious"(LineOne,ParagraphFour)thewriter

meansthat.

A)women'sinconstancyintheirchoiceofclothingisoftenlaughedat

B)womenarebetterabletoputupwithdiscomfort

C)menarealsoexploitedgreatlybyfashiondesigners

D)menaremorereasonableinthematteroffashion

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Forsometimepastithasbeenwidelyacceptedthatbabies-andothercreatures-learnto

dothingsbecausecertainactsleadto"rewards";andthereisnoreasontodoubtthatthisistrue.

Butitusedalsotobewidelybelievedthateffectiverewards,atleastintheearlystages,hadtobe

directlyrelatedtosuchbasicphysiological"drives"(欲望)asthirstorhunger.Inotherwords,a

babywouldlearnifhegotfoodordrinkorsomesortofphysicalcomfort,nototherwise.

Itisnowclearthatthisisnotso.Babieswilllearntobehaveinwaysthatproduceresultsin

theworldwithnorewardexceptthesuccessfuloutcome.

Papousekbeganhisstudiesbyusingmilkinthenormalwayto"reward"thebabiesandso

teachthemtocarryoutsomesimplemovements,suchasturningtheheadtoonesideorthe

other.Thenhenoticedthatababywhohadhadenoughtodrinkwouldrefusethemilkbutwould

stillgoonmakingthelearnedresponsewithclearsignsofpleasure.Sohebegantostudythe

children'sreponsesinsituationswherenomilkwasprovided.Hequicklyfoundthatchildrenas

youngasfourmonthswouldlearntoturntheirheadstorightorleftifthemovement"switchon"

adisplayoflights-andindeedthattheywerecapableoflearningquitecomplexturnstobring

aboutthisresult,forinstance,twoleftortworight,oreventomakeasmanyasthreeturnsto

oneside.

Papousek'slightdisplaywasplaceddirectlyinfrontofthebabiesandhemadethe

interestingobservationthatsometimestheywouldnotturnbacktowatchthelightsclosely

althoughtheywould"smileandbubble(發(fā)H【咯咯聲)"whenthedisplaycameon.Papousek

concludedthatitwasnotprimarilythesightofthelightswhichpleasedthem,itwasthesuccess

theywereachievinginsolvingtheproblem,inmasteringtheskill,andthatthereexistsa

fundamentalhumanurgetomakesenseoftheworldandbringitunderintentionalcontrol.

6.Accordingtotheauthor,babieslearntodothingswhich.

A)aredirectlyrelatedtopleasure

B)willmeettheirphysicalneeds

C)willbringthemafeelingofsuccess

D)willsatisfytheircuriosity

7.Papouseknoticedinhisstudiesthatababy.

A)wouldmakelearnedresponseswhenitsawthemilk

B)wouldcarryoutlearnedmovementswhenithadenoughtodrink

C)wouldcontinuethesimplemovementswithoutbeinggivenmilk

D)wouldturnitsheadtorightorleftwhenithadenoughtodrink

8.InPapousek'sexperimentbabiesmakelearnedmovementsoftheheadinorderto

A)havethelightsturnedon

B)berewardedwithmilk

C)pleasetheirparents

D)bepraised

9.Thebabieswould"smileandbubble"atthelightsbecause.

A)thelightsweredirectlyrelatedtosomebasic"drives"

B)thesightfothelightswasinteresting

C)theyneednotturnbacktowatchthelights

D)theysucceededin"switchingon"thelights

10.AccordingtoPapousek,thepleasurebabiesgetinachievingsomethingisareflectionof

A)abasichumandesiretounderstandandcontroltheworld

B)thesatisfactionofcertainphysiologicalneeds

C)theirstrongdesiretosolvecomplexproblems

D)afundamentalhumanurgetodisplaytheirlearnedskills

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Abreakthrough(突破)intheprovisionofenergyfromthesunforEuropeanEconomic

Community(EEC)couldbebroughtforwardbyuptotwodecades,ifamodestincreasecouldbe

providedintheEEC'sresearvheffortinthisfield,accordingtotheseniorEECscientistsengaged

inexperimentsinsolarenergyatEEC'sscientificlaboratoriesatIspra,nearMilan.

TheseniorWestGermanscientistinchargeoftheCommunity'ssolarenergyprogramme,

Mr.JoachimGretz,toldjournaliststhatatpresentlevelsofresearchspendingitwasmostunlikely

thatsolarenergywouldprovideasmuchas3%oftheCommunity'senergyrequirementseven

aftertheyear2000.Buthesaidthatwithamodestincreaseinthepresentsums,devotedbythe

EECtothisworkitwaspossiblethatthebreakthroughcouldbeachievedbytheendofthenext

decade.

Mr.Gretzcalculatesthatifsolarenergyonlyprovided3%oftheEEC'sneeds,thiscouldstill

produceasavingofaboutabillionpoundsinthepresentbillforimportedenergyeachyear.And

hebelievesthatwiththepossibilityofutilizingmoreadvancedtechnologyinthisfielditmightbe

possibletosatisfyamuchbiggershareoftheCommunity'sfutureenergyneeds.

AtpresenttheEECspendsabout$2.6millionsayearonsolarresearchatIspra,oneofthe

EEC'sofficialjointresearchcentres,andanother3millionsayearinindirectresearchwith

universitiesandotherindependentbodies.

ll.Thephrase"bebroughtforward"inthefirstsentenceofParagraphOnemostprobably

means.

A)beexpected

B)beadvanced

C)becompleted

D)beintroduced

12.Somescientistsbelievethatabreakthroughintheuseofsolarenergydepends

on.

A)sufficientfunding

B)advancedtechnology

C)furtherexperiments

D)well-equippedlaboratories

13.AccordingtoMr.Gretz,thepresentsumofmoneywillenablethescientiststo

provide.

A)alittlemorethan3%oftheEEC'sneedsaftertheyear2000

B)3%oftheEEC'sneedsbeforetheyear2000

C)lessthan3%oftheEEC'sneedsbeforetheyear2000

D)only3%oftheEEC'sneedsevenaftertheyear2000

14.ThetotalyearlyspendingoftheEEConsolarenergyresearchamountedto.

A)abillionpounds

B)almost3milliondollars

C)almost5milliondollars

D)almost6milliondollars

15.Theapplicationofadvancedtechnologytoresearchinsolarenergy.

A)wouldleadtoabigincreaseinresearchfunding

B)wouldmakeitunnecessarytoimportoil

C)wouldmakeitpossibletomeetthefutureenergyneedsoftheEEC

D)wouldprovideamuchgreaterproportionoftheCommunity'sfutureenergyneeds

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Theblackrobin(知更鳥)isoneoftheworld'srarestbirds.Itisasmall,wildbird,andit

livesonlyontheislandofLittleMangere,offthecoastofNewZealand.In1967therewereabout

50blackrobinsthere;in1977therewerefewerthanten.Thesearetheonlyblackrobinsleftin

theworld.Theislandhasmanyotherbirds,ofcourse,ofdifferentkinds,largeandsmall;they

seemtomultiplyveryhappily.

Energetic(有力的，積極的)stepsarebeingtakentopreservetheblackrobin-toguard

thoseremainingandtoincreasetheirnumber.Detailedstudiesaregoingon,andapublicappeal

formoneyhasbeenmade.Theideaistobuyanotherislandnearbyasaspecialhome,a

"reserve",forthreatenedwildlife,includingblackrobins.TheorganiserssaythatLittleMangere

shouldthenberestockedwiththerobin'sfood-iteatsonlyonekindofseed-andsorenewedfor

it.ThousandsoftherequiredplantsareatpresentbeingcultivatedinNewZealand.Thepublic

appealisaimedattheconscienceofmankind,sothatthewildblackrobinwill!notdieoutand

disappearfromtheearthinourtimeatleast.

Intheearth'slong,longpasthundredsofkindsofcreatureshaveevolved,risentoadegree

ofsuccess-anddiedout.Inthelong,longfuturetherewillbemanynewanddifferentformsof

life.Thosecreaturesthatadaptthemslvessuccessfullytowhattheearthofferswillsurvivefora

longtime.Thosethatfailtomeetthechallengeswilldisappearearly.ThatisNature'sproven

methodofoperation.

Theruleofselection-"thesurvivalofthefittest"istheonebywhichmanhashimself

arrivedonthescene.

Lifeseemstohavegrowntootoughforblackrobins.

16.Theblackrobinisdyingoutmainlybecause.

A)peoplehavebeenverycarelessaboutitssurvival

B)itsonlyfoodisbecomingexhaustedonLittleMangere

C)theotherbirdsontheislandhavedestroyedit

D)theappealformoneyhascomeatthewrongtime

17.ThesuccessofothersmallbirdsonLittleMangereshowsthat.

A)theislandcannothaveverymuchfoodleft

B)somethinghastodieout,theycan'tallbewinners

C)thebigbirdshaveallbeenattackingtheblackrobin

D)therobinhasfailedtomeetthechallengesoflife

18.Asregardsselectionandsurvival,thedecisivefactorseemstobe.

A)theabilitytoadapttochangedorchangingconditions

B)thenumberofwildlifereservesthatareavailable

C)theconcernandgenerosity(慷慨)ofthepublic

D)thesizeofthehome,ortheamountofspaceonehastolivein

19.Theevidenceseemstosuggestthat.

A)itisadisasterforeveryonewhenonekindofbirddiesout

B)allcreaturesareconcernedaboutthesurvivalofothers

C)Natureexpectsandacceptsthedyingoutofweakerbreeds

D)manistoblamewhensuchathinghappens

2O.Thewriter'sattitudetowardstheprotectionoftheblackrobinsis.

A)active

B)passive

C)indifferent

D)pessimistic

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Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).You

shoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwitha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Inthewarmenclosedwateroffarmponds,conditionsareverylikelytobelethalforfish

wheninsecticides(殺蟲劑)areappliedintheneighbourhood.Asmanyexamplesshow,the

poisoniscarriedinbyrainsandrunofffromsurroundinglands.Sometimesthepondsreceivenot

onlypollutedrunoffbutalsoadirectdoseascrop-dustingpilotsneglecttoshutoffthedusterin

passingoverapond.Evenwithoutsuchcomplication,normalagriculturalusesubjectsfishtofar

heavierconcentrationsofchemicalsthanwouldberequiredtokillthem.Inotherwords,a

markedreductionintheamountusedwouldhardlychangethefatalsituation,forapplicationof

over0.1poundperacretotheponditselfaregenerallyconsideredhazardous.Andthepoison,

onceintroduced,ishardtogetridof.OnepondthathadbeentreatedwithDDTtoremove

unwantedshiners(銀色小魚)remainedsopoisonousthroughrepeateddrainingandwashing

thatitkilled94%ofthesunfishwithwhichitwaslaterstocked.Apparentlythechemical

remainedinthemudofthepondbottom.

Insomepartsoftheworldthecultivationoffishinpondsprovidesanindispensablesource

offood.Insuchplacestheuseofinsecticideswithoutregardfortheeffectsonfishcreates

immediateproblems.InRhodesia,forexample,theyoungofanimportfoodfish,theKafue

bream(如科海魚),arekilledbyexposuretoonly0.04partspermillionofDDTinshallowpools.

Evensmallerdie,ofmanyotherinsecticideswouldbefatal.Theshallowwatersinwhichthese

fishlivearefavorablemosquito-breedingplaces.Theproblemofcontrollingmosquitoesandat

thesametimeconservingafishimportantintheCentralAfricandiethasobviouslynotbeen

solvedsatisfactorily.

1.Theword"lethal"inthefirstsentencenearlymeans.

A)dead

B)important

C)fatal

D)vital

2.Theauthor'stoneinthispassagecanbebestdescribedas.

A)depressed

B)indifferent

C)questioning

D)objective

3.shouldberesponsibleforthepresenceofinsecticidesinponds?

A)Rhodesia

B)CentralAfrica

C)Conditionsoffarmponds

D)Humanerror

4.Theauthorstatesaproblem,,andrelatescausesinthispassage.

A)givesexamples

B)proposesasolution

C)explainshissuggestion

D)makesspeeches

5.Whichofthefollowingtitlesbestsumsupthewholepassage?

A)TheEffectofInsecticidesonFish

B)TheWaterofFarmPonds

C)TheCultivationofFishasFood

D)SavingAfricanFoodSupplies

Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Therehavebeenmanygreatinventions,thingsthatchangedthewaywelivein.Thefirst

greatinventionwasonethatisstillveryimportanttoday——thewheel.Thismadeiteasierto

carryheavythingsandtotravellongdistances.Forhundredsofyearsafterthattherewerefew

inventionsthathadasmucheffectasthewheel.Thenintheearly1800'stheworldstartedto

change.Therewaslittleunknownlandleftintheworld.Peopledidnothavetoexploremuch

anymore.Theybegantoworkinsteadtomakelifebetter.Inthesecondhalfofthe19thcentury

manygreatinventionsweremade.Amongthemwerethecamera,theelectriclightandtheradio.

Theseallbecameabigpartofourlifetoday.

Thefirstpartofthe20thcenturysawmoregreatinventions.Thehelicopterin1909.Movies

withsoundin1926.Thecomputerin1928.Andjetplanesin1930.Thiswasalsoatimewhena

newmaterialwasfirstmade.Nyloncameoutin1935.Itchangedthekindofclothespeoplewear.

Themiddlepartofthe20thcenturybroughtnewwaystohelppeoplegetoverdisease.They

workedverywell.Theymadepeoplehealthierandletthemlivelongerlives.Bythe1960'smost

peoplecouldexpecttolivetobeatleast60.Bythistimemostpeoplehadaverygoodlife.Of

coursenewinventionscontinuedtobemade.Butmannowhadadesiretoexploreagain.The

worldwasknowntomanbutthestarswerenot.Manbeganlookingforwaystogointospace.

Russiamadethefirststep.ThentheUnitedStatestookastep.Sincethenothercountries,

includingChinaandJapan,havemadetheirstepsintospace.In1969mantookhisbiggeststep

awayfromearth.Americansfirstwalkedonthemoon.Thisiscertainlyjustabeginningthough.

Newinventionswillsomedayallowustodothingswehaveneveryetdreamedof.

6.Camerawasinventedafter.

A)1850

B)1950

C)1800

D)1900

7.Whydidtheworldstarttochangeintheearly1800's?

A)Becausetherewerefewinventionsthathadasmucheffectasthewheelforhundredsof

years.

B)Becausetherewaslittleunknownlandleftintheworld.

C)Becausepeopledidnothavetoexploremuchanymore.

D)Becausepeoplebegantoworktomakelifebetterinsteadofexploringunknownworld

8.InParagraphTwo,theword"they"inthesentence"theyworkedverywell'*refer

to.

A)helicopters,computers,jetplanes,nylon

B)newwaystohelppeoplegetoverdisease

C)newmaterials

D)people

9.Whydidmanhaveadesiretoexploreagain?

A)Manwantedtomovetootherstars.

B)OthercountrieswantedtocatchupwiththeAmericans.

C)OthercountrieswantedtofollowtheRussians.

D)Goingintospaceisadreamformantorealize.

10.Thepossibletitleforthepassagemightbe.

A)GreatInventionofthe20thCentury

B)HowWheels,CamerasandComputersWereInvented?

C)People'sAttitudestowardsInventions

D)GreatInventionsInfluenceOurWayofLiving

Questions11to15arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

OnehundredandthirteenmillionAmericanshaveatleastonebank-issuedcreditcard.They

givetheirownersautomaticcreditinstores,restaurants,andhotels,athome,acrossthecountry,

andevenabroad,andtheymakemanybankingservicesavailableaswell.Moreandmoreof

thesecreditcardscanbereadautomatically,makingitpossibletowithdrawordepositmoneyin

scatteredlocations,whetherornotthelocalbranchbankisopened.Formanyofusthe"cashless

society"isnotonthehorizon-it'salreadyhere.

Whilecomputersoffertheseconveniencestoconsumers,theyhavemanyadvantagesfor

sellerstoo.Electroniccashregisterscandomuchmorethansimplyringupsales.Theycankeepa

widerangeofrecords,includingwhosoldwhat,when,andtowhom.Thisinformationallows

businessmentokeeptrackoftheirlistofgoodsbyshowingwhichitemsarebeingsoldandhow

fasttheyaremoving.Decisionstorecordorreturngoodstosupplierscanthenbemade.Atthe

sametimethesecomputersrecordwhichhoursarebusiestandwhichemployeesarethemost

efficient,allowingpersonnelandstaffingassignmentstobemadeaccordingly.Andtheyalso

identifypreferredcustomersforpromotionalcampaigns.Computersarereliedonby

manufacturersforsimilarreasons.Computer-analyzedmarkingreportscanhelptodecidewhich

productstoemphasizenow,whichtodevelopforthefuture,andwhichtodrop.Computerskeep

trackofgoodsinstock,ofrawmaterialsonhand,andevenoftheproductionprocessitself.

Numerousothercommercialenterprises,fromtheaterstomagazinespublishers,fromgas

andelectricutilitiestomilkprocessors,bringbetterandmoreefficientservicestoconsumers

throughtheuseofcomputers.

11.Accordingtothepassage,thecreditcardenablesitsownerto.

A)withdrawasmuchmoneyfromthebankashewishes

B)obtainmoreconvenientservicesthanotherpeopledo

C)enjoygreatertrustfromthestorekeeper

D)cashmoneywhereverhewishesto

12.Fromthelastsentenceofthefirstparagraphwelearnthat.

A)inthefuturealltheAmericanswillusecreditcards

B)creditcardsaremainlyusedintheUnitedStatestoday

C)nowadaysmanyAmericansdonotpayincash

D)itisnowmoreconvenienttousecreditcardsthanbefore

13.Ifcomputersrecordwhichhoursarebusiestandwhichemployeesarethemostefficient,

what

willbusinessmendo?

A)Theywillfiresomeemployeesandraisetheworkefficiency.

B)Theywillarrangefordifferentemployeestododifferentjobsaccordingtotheirabilities

andperformance.

C)Theywillassignmoreworkfortheemployeestodo.

D)Theywillallowthepersonneltodowhateverworktheywanttodo.

14.Thephrase"ringupsales"inLineTwo,ParagraphTwo,mostprobablymeans.

A)makeanorderofgoods

B)recordsalesonacashregister

C)callthesalesmanager

D)keeptrackofthegoodsinstock

15.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?

A)Approachestothecommercialuseofcomputers.

B)Conveniencesbroughtaboutbycomputersinbusiness.

C)Significanceofautomationincommercialenterprises.

D)Advantagesofcreditcardsinbusiness.

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Ourshasbecomeasocietyofemployees.Ahundredyearsorsoagoonlyoneoutofevery

fiveAmericansatworkwasemployed.Todayonlyoneoutoffiveisnotemployedbutworkingfor

himself.Andwhen50yearsago"beingemployed"meantworkingasafactorylabourerorasa

farmhand,theemployeeoftodayisincreasinglyamiddle-classpersonwithasubstantialformal

education,holdingaprofessionalormanagementjobrequiringintellectualandtechnicalskills.

Indeed,twothingshavecharacterizedAmericansocietyduringtheselast50years:middle-class

andupper-classemployeeshavebeenthefastest-growinggroupsinourworking

population-growingsofastthattheindustrialworker,thatoldestchildoftheIndustrial

Revolution,hasbeenlosinginnumericalimportancedespitetheexpansionofindustrial

production.

Yetyouwillfindlittleifanythingwrittenonwhatitistobeanemployee.Youcanfinda

greatdealofverydubiousadviceonhowtogetajoborhowtogetapromotion.Youcanalso

findagooddealofworkinachosenfield,whetheritbethemechanist'stradeorbookkeeping

(會i+).Everyoneofthesetradesrequiresdifferentskills,setsdifferentstandards,andrequires

adifferentpreparation.Yettheyallhaveemployeeship(雇員身份)incommon.Andincreasingly,

especiallyinthelargebusinessoringovernment,employeeshipismoreimportanttosuccess

thanthespecialprofessionalknowledgeorskill.Certainlymorepeoplefailbecausetheydonot

knowtherequirementsofbeinganemployeethanbecausetheydonotadequatelypossessthe

skillsoftheirtrade;thehigheryouclimbtheladder,themoreyougetintoadministrativeor

executivework,thegreatertheemphasisonabilitytoworkwithintheorganizationratherthan

ontechnicalabilitiesorprofessionalknowledge.

16.Itisimpliedthat50yearsago.

A)80%ofAmericanworkingpeoplewereemployedinfactories

B)20%ofAmericanintellectualswereemployees

C)thepercentageofintellectualsinthetotalworkforcewasalmostthesameasthatof

industrialworkers

D)thepercentageofintellectualsworkingasemployeeswasnotsolargeasthatof

industrialworkers

17.Accordingtothepassage,withthedevelopmentofmodernindustry,.

A)factorylabourerswillovertakeintellectualemployeesinnumber

B)thereareasmanymiddle-classemployeesasfactorylabourers

C)employershaveattachedgreatimportancetofactorylabourers

D)theproportionoffactorylabourersintotalemployeepopulationhasdecreased

18.Theword"dubious"inLineTwo,ParagraphTwo,mostprobablymeans.

A)valuable

B)useful

C)doubtful

D)helpful

19.Accordingtothewriter,professionalknowledgeorskillis.

A)lessimportantthanawarenessofbeingagoodemployee

B)asimportantastheabilitytodealwithpublicrelation

C)moreimportantthanemployer-employeerelations

D)asimportantastheabilitytoco-operatewithothersintheorganization

20.Fromthepassageitcanbeseenthatemployeeshiphelpsone.

A)tobemoresuccessfulinhiscareer

B)tosolvetechnicalproblems

C)tobemorespecializedinhisfield

D)todevelophisprofessionalskill

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Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).You

shoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwitha

singlelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Thescienceof.meteorologyisconcernedwiththestudyofthestructure,state,and

behavioroftheatmosphere.Thesubjectmaybeapproachedfromseveraldirections,butthe

scenecannotbefullyapproachedfromanyonevantagepoint(有利的地位).Differentviews

mustbeintegratedtogiveperspectivetothe