C) it is necessary to use several languages in public places D) it is time to get acquainted with other cultures
正确答案： D
Passage Two
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.
There are designer shirts, skirts, and jeans, and now there's a designer sport: wallyball. Wallyball is a version of volleyball played on a racquetball court. It is hardly an old folk recreation that modern-day enthusiasts revived. Rather, Joe Garcia designed the sport when the racquetball boom peaked around 1980. The game is suitable for teams of two to four persons. The owners of racquetball clubs and neighboring pubs appreciate this quality — instead of two people drinking beer after an hour on a racquetball court, wallyball provides up to eight.
But let us backtrack a moment. In the beginning, there was handball. People played it in firehouses and gyms. The problem with handball is that it is played with a hard little rubber ball that stings the hands, and it requires that people use both hands equally well, which few people do. Then someone discovered that a hollow rubber ball and a short, strung racket could be used on handball game. While racquetball is easy to play poorly, the game is difficult to master and play well. When the masses took to jogging and aerobics, the owners of racquetball clubs found they could no longer make a living on racquetball alone. Enter Joe Garcia and wallyball. Wallyball seems a relatively trivial innovation. But its origins call our attention to the ever-changing, dynamic quality of life. We are led by a commonsense orientation to regard the world as stable. For practical purposes, most objects and events seem sufficiently durable to allow us to treat them as if they are unchanging. Indeed, we often think of permanence as being the natural state of affairs and change as something requiring special explanation. In reality, however, social life is an ongoing process, constantly renewing, remaking, and transforming itself. Events in the world compel people to change. As people change, they influence events in the social world of which they are a part. People like Joe Garcia, then, bring about change as they confront and deal with social life.
36.
Wallyball first appeared _______. A) as handball B) as racquetball C) in ancient time D) in about 1980
正确答案： D 37.
The owners of racquetball clubs and neighboring pubs welcomed wallyball _______. A) because it was more interesting than racquetball B) as more people are involved in the game C) since it made no difference from racquetball D) for it was more demanding than racquetball
正确答案： B 38.
Handball went out of fashion _______. A) when wallyball became popular
B) because it was not easy to play well for most people C) because of the emergence of racquetball D) because it cost too much
正确答案： B 39.
The origins of wallyball can be traced back to _______. A) handball B) racquetball C) ancient time D) 1980
正确答案： A 40.
Which statement is NOT true according to the passage? A) People are a part of the social world.
B) People tend to view permanence as a common phenomenon. C) Wallyball is a kind of innovation. D) Social life is an unchanging process.
正确答案： D
Part III Vocabulary and Structure ( 10 minutes )
Directions: There are a number of incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence.
41.
He has learnt to deal properly with all kinds of _____________ situations. A) compliant B) compliment C) complicated D) involved
正确答案： C 42.
Anne couldn't concentrate ____________ what she was doing while her family were watching TV. A) to B) on C) for D) in
正确答案： B 43.
The student's writing shows plenty of __________. A) insensitivity B) insensibility C) indifference D) imagination
正确答案： D 44.
He ____________ with his publisher about his forthcoming book. A) consulted B) referred C) pretended D) presumed
正确答案： A 45.
As a beginner of a second language, you have many difficulties to ________. A) overtake B) overhead C) overcome
D) overhand
正确答案： C 46.
The team notched up their third victory __________. A) worthy B) in a row C) in the row D) continual
正确答案： B 47.
Do not _______ in the middle of the meeting. A) fall asleep B) drift off C) flake off D) doze off
正确答案： D 48.
Now we face the daunting task of clearing up the __________. A) mass B) messy C) moss D) mess
正确答案： D 49.
This August we are going to celebrate our parents’ 50th wedding ________. A) holiday B) vocation C) anniversary D) memory
正确答案： C 50.
________ to meet his former girlfriend, he went out of the hall from the back door. A) No wishes B) Not wished
C) Not wishing D) Wishing not
正确答案： C 51.
It is very important for a country to have a ________ system of taxation. A) union B) unified C) unifying D) focused
正确答案： B 52.
The book New Concept English has been well received by learners of English ________ it helps them to develop their basic English skills. A) so that B) in which C) now that D) in that
正确答案： D 53.
After the ceremony, the bride lifted up her ______ to kiss her husband. A) bonnet B) stripe C) whistle D) veil
正确答案： D 54.
Don't forget to leave the front door ______ if you go to bed before I get back. A) on the latch B) at that point C) in my favor
D) by a large margin
正确答案： A 55.
The new air ______ is very large and well-designed.