32.
In what way are we more civilized than the ancients? A) We can kill more people.
B) We respect those people different from us. C) We have more interesting stories of war.
D) We don’t think of killing as a personal affair anymore. 正确答案： B 33.
In modern war the enemy is treated as _____. A) an animal B) a victim C) a man
D) a statistic without life
正确答案： D 34.
How is the enemy killed in modern war?
A) By an opponent running him through with a sword. B) By a man who knows him well. C) By remote control. D) By a puff of smoke.
正确答案： C 35.
What is the attitude of the author toward war? A) Negative. B) Supportive. C) Neutral. D) Indifferent.
正确答案： A
Passage Two
Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.
As traditionally grown, under a canopy (株冠) of shade trees and amid other vegetation, coffee is an environmentally-friendly crop. The shade trees fix nitrogen in the soil, fostering the growth of the coffee bushes, and their fallen leaves provide nutrients, further reducing the need for chemical fertilizers. The mixture of vegetation prevents erosion and protects the coffee from harsh weather. In contrast to corn and cattle, which almost always require clear-cutting, coffee can be grown in relative harmony with the rain forest.
Recently, however, many coffee farmers in northern Latin America have reduced or eliminated shade to grow new high-yielding coffee plants under direct sun. Fear of a disease known as coffee leaf rust sparked an early round of conversions, most of which took place in the 1970s. To prevent the spread of the disease, coffee farmers \replacing older, shade-loving coffee varieties, with new varieties, packed in tight hedgerows, that can survive open sun — but only with chemical inputs.
Coffee leaf rust never turned out to be a major problem for Latin America. To boost farmers' incomes, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) spent some $80 million from the 1970s to the early 1990s, according to a report (1996) from the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center and the Natural Resources Defense Council, to help growers in Central America and the Caribbean technify. In countries where USAID was not involved, national coffee federations promoted the change, supporting the technification of 69 percent of Colombia's coffee and nearly 40 percent of Costa Rica's.
36.
Growing coffee plants under shade ______. A) helps them absorb oxygen from the soil B) provides nutrients for other trees
C) reduces the need for chemical fertilizers D) creates a mixture of vegetation
正确答案： C 37.
Coffee can be grown amid the rain forest because ______. A) it can stand harsh weather
B) it can be grown together with other plants C) it doesn't need any chemical fertilizer D) it will not erode in the forest 正确答案： B 38.
Many coffee farmers shifted to growing coffee plants under direct sun in the 1970s ______. A) out of the fear of the spread of coffee leaf rust B) because it was more profitable
C) as new varieties of coffee plants were developed D) to decrease chemical inputs 正确答案： A 39.
Coffee leaf rust ______.
A) was a great hit to the coffee industry
B) cannot be eliminated by chemical fertilizers
C) didn't constitute a big problem for Latin America D) ended the growing history of shade coffee 正确答案： C 40.
Many coffee farmers turned to sun coffee ______. A) as a result of the widespread of coffee leaf rust B) because it brought about higher profit C) at the request of USAID
D) with the development of technology 正确答案： B
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.
At the first _______ of twelve all the workers in the factory stopped for lunch. A) strike B) bell C) stroke D) hit
正确答案： C 42.
The shock of her daughter's death _______ her unable to remain calm. A) caused B) had C) enabled D) rendered 正确答案： D 43.
Don't poke your nose into things that don't _______ you. A) relate B) concern C) interest D) connect
正确答案： B 44.
Helen was much kinder to her youngest child than she was to the others, _______ of course, made others jealous. A) who B) that C) which D) what 正确答案： C 45.
A solar day is the length of time _______ the Earth to revolve once around the Sun. A) takes B) takes it C) it takes D) he takes 正确答案： C 46.
When the old lady was young, she worked in a big company and was a very ____ secretary. A) inefficient
B) effective C) efficient D) sufficient 正确答案： C 47.
The war may _____, but victory is sure to belong to the peace-loving people. A) drag out B) drag on C) drag up D) drag along
正确答案： B 48.
Monique had to exercise great care at this _____ stage of her experiment. A) final B) crucial C) last
D) scientific
正确答案： B 49.
Englishmen themselves, _____ foreigners, are often uncertain what is slang and what isn't. A) not only B) except for C) let alone
D) together with
正确答案： C 50.
Hong Kong Special Administrative _____ was established on July 1, 1997. A) Area
B) Neighborhood C) District D) Region 正确答案： D 51.
Reports from the city described ____________ as very heavy. A) casuals B) casualties C) cruelties D) calculuses 正确答案： B 52.
Greater effort is needed to ______ children in road safety. A) conduct B) tutor C) inform
D) instruct
正确答案： D 53.
Roger cannot _____ all his problems. A) cope for B) cope with C) cope against D) cope over
正确答案： B 54.
After breakfast, mother _____ her regular household duties. A) set off B) set up C) set back D) set about 正确答案： D 55.
As it had not rained for several months, there was a _____ of water. A) waste B) drop C) loss
D) shortage
正确答案： D 56.
The soldier tried not to show his ______ when he saw the enemy. A) anger B) frighten C) sorrow D) fright 正确答案： D 57.
His ______ is for beef rather than lamb. A) preference B) affection C) passion D) prejudice 正确答案： A 58.
The story took place in the early 19th century when convicts were often _____ in prison ships on the river.
A) concealed B) confirmed C) confined D) conceded
正确答案： C 59.
Many of the minor illnesses of modern industrial society — headaches, tiredness and stomach upsets — are thought to _____ breathing polluted air. A) bring about B) arise from C) derive from D) associate with
正确答案： B 60.
There will be a sounder and more permanent _____ than ever before. A) protect B) prosperity C) property D) promotion 正确答案： B
Part IV Translation ( 10 minutes )
Directions: Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets.
61. I am improving greatly! ____________________ (我上周作文得了B，本周作文得了A-). 正确答案： I got a B for last week's composition and an A- for this week
62. These programs are reported ____________________ (将在三月份全国联播). 正确答案： to be networked nationally in March
63. I hate the house but ____________________ (新家具往里一放，情况就完全变了). 正确答案： the new furniture made all the difference
64. On many issues ____________________ (约翰和玛丽发现他们意见严重分歧). 正确答案： John and Mary found themselves seriously at odds
65. ____________________ (将做出放弃搜寻的决定) when there was no hope of finding the missing steamer.
正确答案： A decision to call off the search was to be made