C. hit upon D. engaged in 正确答案：C
47. She cannot bear to watch the film because of the bad memories it __________. A. brings down B. brings back C. brings about D. brings in 正确答案：B
48. The policy was rejected __________ a more cautious approach. A. in response to B. in excess of C. in contrast to D. in favor of 正确答案：D
49. I was _______ about the exam _______ I couldn't get to sleep. A. such worried…that B. worried such…that C. so worried….that D. worried so….that 正确答案：C
50. It is well-known that knowledge is the _______ condition for expansion of mind. A. incompatible B. indefinite C. incredible D. indispensable 正确答案：D
51. He was disappointed by his result, but he is now ______ to having to retake the exam. A. composed B. submitted C. reconciled D. overcome 正确答案：C
52. American has been criticized for placing too much _____ on being on time. A. emphasis B. activity C. bother D. assistance 正确答案：A
53. Ploughs (犁) and other agricultural _____ were on display at the exhibition. A. appliances B. implements C. instruments D. device
正确答案：B
54. She always ______ the smell of fresh bread with her grandmother, who loved baking. A. associated B. joined C. connected D. combined 正确答案：A
55. ______ to some parts of South America is still difficult, because parts of the continents are still covered with thick forests. A. Orientation B. Access C. Profession D. Voyage 正确答案：B
56. Walking is a cheap, safe, enjoyable and ______ available form of exercise. A. considerably B. partly
C. individually D. readily 正确答案：D
57. Each of these cells has their specific jobs to do, but they also _______ with each other. A. interrelate B. interrupt C. interchange D. interpret 正确答案：A
58. The tenant must be prepared to decorate the house ______ the terms of contract. A. in the event of B. in quest of
C. in accordance with D. in collaboration with 正确答案：C
59. It is so exciting to think what's ________ our great-grandchildren over the next 100 years. A. in exchange for B. in store for C. in parallel with D. in sight of 正确答案：B
60. The room ____________ summer eating with its light, airy atmosphere. A. lends itself well to B. adapted itself well to C. adjusts itself well to D. varied itself well to 正确答案：A
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Reading Comprehension
Directions:There are two passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or
unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices. Click on the best choice. (20 points)
Passage One
Educating girls quite possibly yields a higher rate of return than any other investment available in the developing world. Women's education may be unusual territory for economists, but enhancing women's contribution to development is actually as much an economic as a social issue. And economics, with its emphasis on incentives (激励), provides guideposts that point to an explanation for why so many girls are deprived of an education.
Parents in low-income countries fail to invest in their daughters because they do not expect them to make an economic contribution to the family: girls grow up only to marry into somebody else's family and bear children. Girls are thus seen as less valuable than boys and are kept at home to do housework while their brothers are sent to school — the prophecy (预言) becoming self-fulfilling, trapping women in a vicious circle (恶性循环) of neglect.
An educated mother, on the other hand, has greater earning abilities outside the home and faces an entirely different set of choices. She is likely to have fewer but healthier children and can insist on the development of all her children, ensuring that her daughters are given a fair chance. The education of her girls then makes it much more likely that the next generation of girls, as well as of boys, will be educated and healthy. The vicious circle is thus transformed into a virtuous circle.
Few will dispute that educating women has great social benefits. But it has enormous economic advantages as well. Most obviously, there is the direct effect of education on the wages of female workers. Wages rise by 10 to 20 per cent for each additional year of schooling. Such big returns are impressive by the standard of other available investments, but they are just the beginning. Educating women also has a significant impact on health practices, including family planning.
21. The author argues that educating girls in developing countries is _______. A. rewarding B. troublesome C. expensive D. labor-saving 正确答案：A
22. By saying \-fulfilling …\that ________.
A. girls will eventually find their goals in life beyond research B. girls will be increasingly discontented with their life at home C. girls will be capable of realizing their own dreams D. girls will turn out to be less valuable than boys 正确答案：D
23. The author believes that a vicious circle can turn into a virtuous circle when _________.
A. women care more about education
B. parents can afford their daughters' education C. girls can gain equal access to education D. a family has fewer but healthier children 正确答案：C
24. What does the author say about women's education?
A. It has aroused the interest of a growing number of economists. B. It will yield greater returns than other known investments. C. It is now given top priority in many developing countries. D. It deserves greater attention than other social issues. 正确答案：B
25. The passage mainly discusses ___________.
A. unequal treatment of boys and girls in developing countries B. the major contributions of educated women to society C. the economic and social benefits of educating women D. the potential earning power of well-educated women 正确答案：C
Passage Two
The case for college has been accepted without question for more than a generation. All high school graduates ought to go, says conventional wisdom and statistical evidence, because college will help them earn more money, become \people, and learn to be more responsible citizens than those who don't go.
But college has never been able to work its magic for everyone. And now that close to half our high school graduates are attending, those who don't fit the pattern are becoming more numerous, and more obvious. College graduates are selling shoes and driving taxis; college students interfere with each other's experiments and write false letters of recommendation in the intense competition for admission to graduate school. Others find no stimulation in their studies, and drop out — often encouraged by college administrators.
Some observers say the fault is with the young people themselves — they are spoiled and they are expecting too much. But that is a condemnation of the students as a whole, and doesn't explain all campus unhappiness. Others blame the state of the world, and they are partly right. We have been told that young people have to go to college because our economy can't absorb an army of untrained eighteen-year-olds. But disappointed graduates are learning that it can no longer absorb an army of trained twenty-two-year-olds, either.
Some adventuresome educators and campus watchers have openly begun to suggest that college may not be the best, the proper, the only place for every young person after the completion of high school. We may have been looking at all those surveys and statistics upside down, it seems, and through the rosy glow of our own remembered college experiences. Perhaps college doesn't make people intelligent, ambitious, happy, liberal, or quick to learn things — maybe it is just the other way around, and intelligent, ambitious, happy, liberal, quick-learning people are merely the ones who have been attracted to college in the first place. And perhaps all those successful college graduates would have been successful whether they had gone to college or not. This is heresy (异
教邪说) to those of us who have been brought up to believe that if a little schooling is good, more has to be much better. But contrary evidence is beginning to mount up.
26. According to the author, ___________.
A. people used to question the value of college education B. people used to have full confidence in higher education C. all high school graduates went to college
D. very few high school graduates choose to go to college 正确答案：B
27. In the second paragraph, \A. high school graduates who aren't suitable for college education B. college graduates who are selling shoes and driving taxis
C. college students who aren't any better for their higher education D. high school graduates who failed to be admitted to college 正确答案：C
28. The drop-out rate of college students seems to go up because young people _______________. A. are disappointed with the conventional way of teaching at college B. are required to join the army
C. have little motivation in pursuing a higher education
D. don't like the intense competition for admission to graduate school 正确答案：C
29. According to the passage the problems of college education partly originates in the fact that ______________.
A. society cannot provide enough jobs for properly trained college graduates B. high school graduates do not fit the pattern of college education C. too many students have to earn their own living
D. college administrators encourage students to drop out 正确答案：A
30. In this passage, the author argues that ______________________. A. college education may not be the best thing for high school graduates B. college education is not enough if one wants to be successful
C. college education benefits only the intelligent, ambitious, happy, liberal, quick-learning people D. intelligent people may learn quicker if they don't go to college 正确答案：A
Vocabulary and Structure
Directions: Each of the following sentences is provided with four choices. Choose the one that best completes the sentence. (60 points)
31. The dictionary is available in ________ version. A. electronic B. electrical C. electric D. electricity 正确答案：A
32. I tried very hard to persuade him to join our group but I met with a flat ___.