B. tools used to make rain C. persons who make rain
D. people who have good luck
51. Which of the following methods can make rain? A. Killing pigs and sheep.
B. Blowing a stream of water into the air from a kind of pipe. C. Shooting guns or carsing explosions. D. None of the above is right.
52.Who was the first rainmaker succeeding in making rain?
A. The one who caused a twenty-inch rain in southern Califormia. B. Before 1946, rainmaker who happened to have good luck. C. Vjimcent J. Schaefer, in 1946.
D. The passage doesn’t tell us his r her name. Passage 4
Daphne asked Jim, afried of Walter’s, for some extra help on her political science homework. On Friday, they agreed to meet at his dormitory (宿舍) study room at 8 Sunday night. It was 8:05 when Jim arrived. He wasn’t on time as he usually is, because he had been out enjoying the spring weather agter eating at MacDonald’s. But he wasn’t worried, because he knew from Walter that Daphne was usually late. When Daphne hadn’t arrived by 8:25, Jim was a little surprised. He decided to go to the dorm lounge (休息室) and watch his favorite Sunday night TV show. It started at 8:30, so he had to hurry.
When he got to the lounge, Walter was jist leaving. “Hey, Jim, you favorite TV shows just finished. Where were you? It was wonderful!”
“What do you mean, Walter? It is 8:30, so I’m jist in time to watch it!” Jim replied, looding a little confused (困惑).
“Did you adjust (校正) you watce last night?” Walter asked. Then he explained, “Last night you were supposed to move your watch ahead one hour. We do this every year on the last Sunday in April. Then, on the last Sunday in October, everyone moves clocks.” Walter stopped to see if Jim had understood his explanation. “You don’t do that in Indiana, I guess.” “No, we don’t.” Jim said, shaking his head. “In that case, I was over an hour late for my appointment (约定) with Daphne, not only five minrte. Wow! She’ll never let me forget thes!” 53. What is an important idea of this story? A. Daphne is usually late.
B. There are no time changes in Indiana.
C. Jim likes his favorite Sunday night TV show.
D. Jim was late because he didn’t know about the time changes.
54. Why did Jim look confused when he liarned the TV show had just finished? A. Because he missed the wonderful TV show.
B. Because he thought he was just in time to watch his favorite TV show. C. Because he was lare for the show.
D. Because he forgot the time of the show.
55. Are all the citizens in the United Stares supposed to move their watches ahead in
spring and back in gall? A. Certainly they are. B. Nom they are not.
C. No, those who live in Indiana do not do that.
D. Certainly they are besides those living in Indiana.
56. Imagine you are going to a party at 2 p. ,. On the last Sunday in April. If you forget about time change, what time will you arrive? A. 3 p. m B. 4 p. m C. 1 p. m D. 2 p. m
Passage 5
On Christmas Eve a few years ago an English couple received a very special telephone call. It was only a 20-second call but it was very important. The Hayden’s 15-year-old daughter had disappeared six months before. On Christmas Eve she rang them. “I’m phoning to wish a happy Christmas,” she said, “I love you.”
Ronals and Edwime Hayden were so happy that they started a special telephone service called “Alive and well”. The service helps parrents to get in touch with children who have run away from home.
Young people can phone “Alive and Well” and leave amessage for their parents. The telephones are answered by answered by answering machimes. So no one can speak to the child of made him return home.
The Haydens and their helpers write down the tape-recorded telephone messages and connect the addresses given. Mant of the 30,000 British reenagers (十几岁的孩子) who have left home are probably in London. For only two pence they can go into a telephone coin box and call their parents. They can dial (拨) 5675339 and stop a parent’s worry: Is he dead or alive?
57. The Haydens’ daughter rang her parents __________. A. because she lnew she had done someghing wrong B. in order to give them her address C. to say she was coming home soon
D. in order to comfort her worried parents 58. If you ring “Alive and Well”, __________. A. you will get the information you want
B. your message will be passed over to your parents C. your information will be kept a secret D. your parents will know where you are 59. Which of the following is true?
A. The Haydens received an “Alive and Well ” call from their daughter before Christmas.
B. An “Alive and Well ” call usually costs only two pence because it is quite near and short.
C. In this passage at least 30,000 British teenagers don’t want to live with their
parents.
D. The “Alive and Well” call is far less inportant than the message it sends. 60. Through “Alive and Well ”, parents of runaway children __________. A. often fail to persuade their children to return home B. lnow nothing from their children except their addresses C. can ask the pllice to help them to fine lost children
Part Ⅳ Cloze (10 points)
The Open University was created in 1919 to proride uneversity education for anyone aged 21 or over who wanted it, 61 his or her educational background. It uses teaching methods which are quite 62 anything to be found in other unibersities, but awards degrees that are recognized as 63 to those of any other.
By way of television and radio, the Open University teaches its students in the comfort and privacy of their own 64 . Given this revolutionary teaching method, it’s 65 that, fourteenyears aho, there were many who said the Open University would niver 66 . They claimed that adults 67 previous (以前) academic (学术的) experience sinply would not be able to study at 68 . Tiday, those people have been proved 69 . So far, about 43,000 atudents of the Open University have graduated with BA degrees-- 70 just as much as those from any other university in the country.
61. A. whatever B. whether C. either D. what 62. A. like B. unlike C. usual D. unusual 63. A. contrary B. important C. equal D. similar 64. A. schools B. offices C. libraries D. homes
65. A. surprising B. not surprising C. necessary D. not necessary 66. A. manage B. exist C. appear D. succeed 67. A. with B. beneath C. without D. lack
68. A. university level B. university C. radio stations D. new surroundings
69. A. satisfied B. upset C. wrong D. assured 70. A. valuable B. worth C. common D. adequate
Part Ⅴ Translation (15 points)
Ask threepeople to look out the same window at a busy street corner and tell you what they see. (71) Chances are you will receive three different answers. (72) Each person sees the same scene (场景), but each perchologists (察觉) something different about it.
(73) Many psychologists (心理学家) today are working to try to determine jist how a person experiences or perceives the world around him. (74) Using a scientific approach, these psychologists set up experiments in which they can control all of the factors. (75) By measuring and charting the results of many experiments, they are trying to find out what makes different people perceive totally different things about the same scene.
Part Ⅵ Writing (15 points)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on
the topic: Reading Selectively or Extensively? You should write about 120 words and you should base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below and write it on the Answer Sheet Two.
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时间比金钱更重要、宝贵，所以我们要好好珍惜时间。
时间对每个人来说都是有限的，应该充分利用大好时光为国家效力。 提出有些人并没有意识到时间的价值。 一定要养成良好的节约时间的好习惯。