9. A) T B) F
Script: By the age of 17, Einstein already had a predilection for solving complicated problems in applied arithmetic.
正确答案： B 10. A) T B) F
Script: An uncle, Jakob Einstein, an engineer, introduced Einstein to the joys of algebra.
正确答案： A
Section B
Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
He had impressive powers of concentration. Einstein's sister, Maja, (11)_________________ \(12)_________________ a pen and paper, precariously balance an inkwell on the backrest and (13)_________________ in a problem so much that the background noise (14)_________________ rather than (15)_________________ him.\
Einstein was clearly intelligent, but not outlandishly more so than his (16)_________________ . \have no special talents,\he claimed, \am only passionately (17)_________________ .\And again:\contrast between the popular assessment of my powers ... and the reality is simply grotesque.\to imagination and endless (19)_________________ more so than orthodox (20)_________________ .
Script: He had impressive powers of concentration. Einstein's sister, Maja,recalled \precariously balance an inkwell on the backrest and engross in a problem so much that the background noise stimulated rather than disturbed him.\
Einstein was clearly intelligent, but not outlandishly more so than his peers. \no special talents,\he claimed, \am only passionately curious.\And again: \contrast between the popular assessment of my powers ... and the reality is simply grotesque.\Einstein
credited his discoveries to imagination and endless questioning more so than orthodox intelligence.
正确答案： recalled
正确答案： pick up
正确答案： engross
正确答案： stimulated
正确答案： disturbed
正确答案： peers
正确答案： curious
正确答案： credited
正确答案： questioning
正确答案： intelligence
Part II Reading Comprehension ( 25 minutes )
Section A
Directions: In this section, there is a passage with several blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
Albert Einstein was 21 . For the third night in a row, his baby son Hans, crying, kept the household 22 until dawn. When Albert finally 23 , it was time to get up and go to work. He couldn't 24 a day. He needed the job to support his young family. Walking 25 to the Patent Office, where he was a \worried about his mother. She was getting older and 26 , and she didn't 27 his marriage to Mileva. Relations were 28 . Albert 29 a passing shop window. His hair was a mess; he had forgotten to comb it again. Work. Family. 30 . Albert felt all the
pressure and responsibility of any young husband and father.
A) exhausted B) disdain C) awake D) dozed off E) skip F) briskly G) passionately H) frail I) baffle J) approve of K) glanced at L) intuition M) stimulate N) Making ends meet O) strained
21. ______________________
正确答案： A
22. ______________________
正确答案： C
23. ______________________
正确答案： D
24. ______________________
正确答案： E
25. ______________________
正确答案： F
26. ______________________
正确答案： H
27. ______________________
正确答案： J
28. ______________________
正确答案： O
29. ______________________
正确答案： K
30. ______________________
正确答案： N
Section B
Directions: There are several passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice.
Passage One
Questions 31 to 35 are based on the following passage.
Our culture has caused most Americans to assume not only that our language is universal but that the gestures we use are understood by everyone. We do not realize that waving good-bye is the way to summon a person to one's side in the Philippines, or that in Italy and some Latin-American countries, curling the finger to oneself is a sign of farewell.
Those private citizens who sent packages to our troops occupying Germany after World War II and marked them GIFT to escape duty payments did not bother to find out that \to be at least 3 feet or an arm's length away from others. Latins and Middle Easterners like to come closer and touch, which makes Americans uncomfortable.
Our linguistic and cultural blindness and the casualness with which we take notice of the developed tastes, gestures, customs and language of other countries, are losing us friends, business and respect in the world.
Even here in the United States, we make few concessions to the needs of foreign visitors. There are no information signs in four language on our public buildings or monuments; we do not have multilingual (多语的) guided tours. Very few restaurant menus have translations, and multilingual waiters, bank clerks and policemen are rare. Our transportation systems have maps in English only and often we ourselves have difficulty understanding them.
When we go abroad, we tend to cluster in hotels and restaurants where English is spoken. The attitudes and information we pick up are conditioned by those natives — usually the richer — who speak English. Our business dealings, as well as the nation's diplomacy, are conducted through interpreters.
For many years, America and Americans could get by with cultural blindness and linguistic ignorance. After all, America was the most powerful country of the world, the distributor of needed funds and goods.
But all that is past. American dollars no longer buy all good things, and we are slowly beginning to realize that our proper role in the world is changing. A 1979 Harris poll reported that 55 percent of Americans want this country to play a more significant role in world affairs; we want to have a hand in the important decisions of the next century, even tough it may
not always be the upper hand.
31.
It can be inferred that Americans being approached too closely by Middle Easterners would most probably ________. A) stand still B) jump aside C) step forward D) draw back
正确答案： D 32.
The author gives many examples to criticize Americans for their ________. A) cultural self-centeredness B) casual manners
C) indifference towards foreign visitors D) arrogance towards other cultures
正确答案： A 33.
In countries other than their own most Americans ________. A) are isolated by the local people
B) are not well informed due to the language barrier C) tend to get along well with the natives D) need interpreters in hotels and restaurants
正确答案： B 34.
According to the author, American's cultural blindness and linguistic ignorance will _______. A) affect their image in the new era
B) cut themselves off from the outside world C) limit their role in world affairs
D) weaken the position of the US dollar
正确答案： C 35.
The author's intention in writing this article is to make Americans realize that _______. A) it is dangerous to ignore their foreign friends
B) it is important to maintain their leading role in world affairs