h间1时p Five hundred years ago, news of important happenings --- battles lost or won, kings or rulers overthrown or killed--- took months and even years to travel from one country to another. The news passed by word of mouth and was never accurate. Today we can read in our newspapers of important events that occur in faraway countries on the same day they happen Apart from supplying news from all over the world, newspapers give us a lot of other useful information. There are weather reports, radio, television and film guides, book reviews. stories. and of course. advertisements. There are all sorts of advertisements. The bigger ones are put in by large companies to bring attention to their products. They pay the newspapers thousands of dollars for the advertising space, but it is worth the money for news of their products goes into almost every home in the country. For those who produce newspapers, advertisements are also very Important. Money earned from ad vertisements makes it possible for them to sell their newspapers at a low price and still make a profit Newspapers often have information on gardening, cookery and fashion, as well as a small but very popular section on jokes and cartoons 46. The habit of read ing newspapers is A. widespread B. not popular C. found among a few families D. uncommon 47. In the past. news was A. sent by telegraph B. passed from one person to another C. sent by letter D. sent by telephone 48. the news that we read in our newspapers is C. uninteresting D. of no use to anyone 49. The money spent on ad vertisements is A. wasted B. worthwhile C. not much D. useless 50. The section on jokes and cartoons A. read only by children B not helpful D. read by nany Part Ill Cloze Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four cho ices marked a, b, c and d. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letteron the Answer Sheet with the single line through the center The first two stages in the development of civilized man were probably the invention of primitive weapons and the discovery of fire, although nobody knows
Passage 4 Almost every family buys at least one copy of a newspaper every day. Some people subscribe to（订阅） as many as two or three different newspapers. But why do people read newspapers? Five hundred years ago, news of important happenings ---- battles lost or won, kings or rulers overthrown or killed--- took months and even years to travel from one country to another. The news passed by word of mouth and was never accurate. Today we can read in our newspapers of important events that occur in faraway countries on the same day they happen. Apart from supplying news from all over the world, newspapers give us a lot of other useful information. There are weather reports, radio, television and film guides, book reviews, stories, and of course, advertisements. There are all sorts of advertisements. The bigger ones are put in by large companies to bring attention to their products. They pay the newspapers thousands of dollars for the advertising space, but it is worth the money for news of their products goes into almost every home in the country. For those who produce newspapers, advertisements are also very important. Money earned from advertisements makes it possible for them to sell their newspapers at a low price and still make a profit. Newspapers often have information on gardening, cookery and fashion, as well as a small but very popular section on jokes and cartoons. 46. The habit of reading newspapers is __________. A. widespread B. not popular C. found among a few families D. uncommon 47. In the past, news was __________ A. sent by telegraph B. passed from one person to another C. sent by letter D. sent by telephone 48. the news that we read in our newspapers is __________. A. behind time B. up-to-date C. uninteresting D. of no use to anyone 49. The money spent on advertisements is __________. A. wasted B. worthwhile C. not much D. useless 50. The section on jokes and cartoons is __________. A. read only by children B. not helpful C. of no value D. read by many Part III Cloze Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked a, b, c and d. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with the single line through the center. The first two stages in the development of civilized man were probably the invention of primitive weapons and the discovery of fire, although nobody knows
exactly when he acquired the use of The 52 of language is also obscure. No doubt it began very gradually Animals have a few cries that serve 53 signals. 54 even the highest apes have not been found able to pronounce words, 55_with the most intensive professional instruction. The superior brain of man is apparently 56 for the mastering of speech. When man became sufficiently intelligent, we must suppose that he 57 the number of cries for different purposes. It was a great day 58 he discovered that speech could be used for narrative. There are those who think that 59 picture language preceded oral language. A man 60 a picture on the wall of his cave to show 61 direction he had gone, or 62 prey he hoped to catch. Probably picture language and oral language developed side by side I am inclined to think that language the most important single factor in the development of man Two important stages came not 64 before the dawn of written history The first was the domestication of animals; the second was agriculture. Agriculture 65 in human progress to which subsequently there was nothing comparable until our own machine age. Agriculture made possible an immense increase in the number of the human species in the regions where it could be successfully practiced These were, at first, only those in which nature fertilized the soil after each harvest. Agriculture met with violent resistance from the pastoral nomads, but the agricultural way of life prevailed in the end because of the physical comforts it provided 51. a. the latter b. the later c. the second d. the latest 52. a source c. start d. origin 53. a. like b with d by d b. but C: moreover d fo 55. a. even if b even c even though d even as b. necessities c. necessarily 57a should gradually increase b. gradually increase c. gradually increased d has gradually increased 58. a. that b at which c which d when 59. a. with the respect b. on this respect c in this respect d. at this res 60.a. could draw b should draw c was able draw d. was drawing 61a. at which b. in which c on which d with which 62. a. of which b th which b was c. has been d is being 64 a too lon ng b such ion c as long SO long 65. a. a stage c a development b. with b b. These c. There d. They 69 a. after b with c. before d at 70
exactly when he acquired the use of 51 . The 52 of language is also obscure. No doubt it began very gradually. Animals have a few cries that serve 53 signals. 54 even the highest apes have not been found able to pronounce words, 55 with the most intensive professional instruction. The superior brain of man is apparently 56 for the mastering of speech. When man became sufficiently intelligent, we must suppose that he 57 the number of cries for different purposes. It was a great day 58 he discovered that speech could be used for narrative. There are those who think that 59 picture language preceded oral language. A man 60 a picture on the wall of his cave to show 61 direction he had gone, or 62 prey he hoped to catch. Probably picture language and oral language developed side by side I am inclined to think that language 63 the most important single factor in the development of man. Two important stages came not 64 before the dawn of written history. The first was the domestication of animals; the second was agriculture. Agriculture was 65 in human progress to which subsequently there was nothing comparable until our own machine age. Agriculture made possible an immense increase in the number of the human species in the regions where it could be successfully practiced These were, at first, only those in which nature fertilized the soil after each harvest. Agriculture met with violent resistance from the pastoral nomads, but the agricultural way of life prevailed in the end because of the physical comforts it provided. 51. a. the latter b. the later c. the second d. the latest 52. a. source b. beginning c. start d. origin 53. a. like b. with c. as d. by 54. a. and b. but c. moreover d. for 55.a. even if b. even c. even though d. even as 56. a. a necessity b. necessities c. necessarily d. necessity 57.a. should gradually increase b. gradually increase c. gradually increased d. has gradually increased 58.a. that b. at which c. which d. when 59. a. with the respect b. on this respect c. in this respect d. at this respect 60.a. could draw b. should draw c. was able draw d. was drawing 61.a. at which b. in which c. on which d. with which 62.a. of which b. that c. which d. what 63. a. is b. was c. has been d. is being 64.a. too long b. such long c. as long d. so long 65.a. a stage b. a step c. a development d. a way 66.a. until b. with c. for d. to 67.a. the b. an c. that d. one 68.a. Those b. These c. There d. They 69. a. after b. with c. before d. at 70.a. since b. for c. because d. because of