Japanese. they assumed language must be based on speech, the modulation(tp)of sound. But sign language is based on the movement of hands, the modulation of space. What I said, Stokoe explains, is that language is not mouth stuff-it's brain stuff. 21. The study of sign language is thought to be A)a new way to look at the learning of language Ba challenge to traditional, views on the nature of language C)an approach: to simplifying the grammatical structure of a language D)an attempt to darify misunderstanding about the origin of language 22 The, present growing interest in sign language was stimulated by A)a famous scholar in the study of the human brain Ba leading specalist in the study of liberal arts C)an English teacher in a university for the deaf D some senior experts in American Sign Language 23. According to Stokoe, sign language is A)a Substandard language Ba genuine language C)an artificial language D)an international language 24. Most educators objected to stokoe's idea because they thought A)sign language was not extensively used even by deaf people B sign language was too artifical to be widely accepted c)a language should be easy to use and understand D)a language could only exist in the form of speech sounds 25. stokoe s argument is based on his belief that A sign language is as efficient as any other language Bsign language is derived from natural language D)language is a product of the brain Passage Four Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage. It came as something of a surprise when Diana, Princess of Wales, made a trip to angola in 1997, to support the Red Cross's campaign for a total ban on all anti-personnel landmines. Within hours of arriving in Angola, television screens around the world were filled with images of her comforting victims injured in explosions caused by landmines. "I knew the statistics, she said. But putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me; like When I met Sandra, a 13-year-old girl who had lost her leg, and people like her. The Princess concluded, with a simple message: We must stop landmines". And she used every opportunity during her visit to repeat this message. But, back in London her views were not shared by some members of the British government, which refused to support a ban on these weapons. Angry politicians launched an, attack on the Princess in the press. they described her as"very ill-informed"and a loose cannon(EL 放炮的人 The Princess responded by brushing aside the criticisms:"This is a distraction (fit)we do not need. All Im trying to do is help
Japanese. They assumed language must be based on speech, the modulation (调节) of sound. But sign language is based on the movement of hands, the modulation of space. “What I said,” Stokoe explains, “is that language is not mouth stuff—it’s brain stuff.” 21. The study of sign language is thought to be ________. A) a new way to look at the learning of language B) a challenge to traditional, views on the nature of language C) an approach: to simplifying the grammatical structure of a language D) an attempt to clarify misunderstanding about the origin of language 22. The, present growing interest in sign language was stimulated by ________. A) a famous scholar in the study of the human brain B) a leading specialist in the study of liberal arts C) an English teacher in a university for the deaf D) some senior experts in American Sign Language 23. According to Stokoe, sign language is ________. A) a Substandard language B) a genuine language C) an artificial language D) an international language 24. Most educators objected to Stokoe’s idea because they thought ________. A) sign language was not extensively used even by deaf people B) sign language was too artificial to be widely accepted C) a language should be easy to use and understand D) a language could only exist in the form of speech sounds 25. Stokoe’s argument is based on his belief that ________. A) sign language is as efficient as any other language B) sign language is derived from natural language C) language is a system of meaningful codes D) language is a product of the brain Passage Four Questions 26 to 30 are based on the following passage. It came as something of a surprise when Diana, Princess of Wales, made a trip to Angola in 1997, to support the Red Cross’s campaign for a total ban on all anti-personnel landmines. Within hours of arriving in Angola, television screens around the World were filled with images of her comforting victims injured in explosions caused by landmines. “I knew the statistics,” she said. “But putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me; like When I met Sandra, a 13-year-old girl who had lost her leg, and people like her.” The Princess concluded, with a simple message: “We must stop landmines”. And she used every opportunity during her visit to repeat this message. But, back in London, her views were not shared by some members of the British government, which refused to support a ban on these weapons. Angry politicians launched an, attack on the Princess in the press. They described her as “very ill-informed” and a “loose cannon (乱 放炮的人).” The Princess responded by brushing aside the criticisms: “This is a distraction (干扰) we do not need. All I’m trying to do is help
Opposition parties, the media and the public immediately voiced their support for the Princess. To make matters worse for the government, it soon emerged that the Princess's had been approved by the Foreign Office, and that she was in fact very well-informed t both the situation in Angola and the british government's policy regarding landmines. The result was a severe embarrassment for the government. To try and limit the damage, the Foreign Secretary Malcolm Rifkind, claimed that the Princess's s on landmines were not very different from government policy, and that it was working towardsa worldwide ban. The Defense Secretary, Michael Portillo, claimed the matter was a misinterpretation or misunderstanding For the Princess, the trip to this war-torn country was an excellent op portunity to use her popularity to show the world how much destruction and suffering landmines can cause. She said that the experience had also given her the chance to get doser to people and their problems. 26. Princess Diana paid a visit to Angola in 1997 A)to voice her support for a total ban of landmines Bto clarify the British governments stand on landmines c)to investigate the sufferings of landmine victims there D)to establish her image as a friend of landmine victims 27. What did Diana mean when she said ... putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me"(Line 5, Para. 1)? A) she just couldnt bear to meet the landmine victims face to face. BThe actual situation in Angola made her feel like going back home. C)Meeting the landmine victims in person made her believe the statistics D) Seeing the pain of the victims made her realize the seriousness of the situation. 28. Some members of the British government criticized Diana because A)she was ill-informed of the governments policy b they were actually opposed to banning landmines c)she had not consulted the government before the visit D) they believed that she had misinterpreted the situation in Angola 29. How did Diana respond to the criticisms? A) she paid no attention to them. BShe made more appearances on TV. c)she met the 13-year-old girl as planned D) she rose to argue with her opponents. 30. What did Princess diana think of her visit to Angola? A)It had caused embarrassment to the British government. BIt had brought her doser to the ordinary people. c)It had greatly promoted her popularity DIt had affected her relations with the British government. Part III Vocabulary and Structure(20 minutes) Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four mark the corresponding letter on the answer Sheet with a single line through the center, noices marked A) B,c)and D). Choose the oNe that best completes the sentence. The 31. I went along thinking of nothing_ only looking at things around me
Opposition parties, the media and the Public immediately voiced their support for the Princess. To make matters worse for the government, it soon emerged that the Princess’s trip had been approved by the Foreign Office, and that she was in fact very well -informed about both the situation in Angola and the British government’s policy regarding landmines. The result was a severe embarrassment for the government. To try and limit the damage, the Foreign Secretary, Malcolm Rifkind, claimed that the Princess’s views on landmines were not very different from government policy, and that it was “working towards” a worldwide ban. The Defense Secretary, Michael Portillo, claimed the matter was “a misinterpretation or misunderstanding.” For the Princess, the trip to this war-torn country was an excellent opportunity to use her popularity to show the world how much destruction and suffering landmines can cause. She said that the experience had also given her the Chance to get closer to people and their problems. 26. Princess Diana paid a visit to Angola in 1997 ________. A) to voice her support for a total ban of landmines B) to clarify the British government’s stand on landmines C) to investigate the sufferings of landmine victims there D) to establish her image as a friend of landmine victims 27. What did Diana mean when she said “... putting a face to those figures brought the reality home to me” (Line 5, Para. 1)? A) She just couldn’t bear to meet the landmine victims face to face. B) The actual situation in Angola made her feel like going back home. C) Meeting the landmine victims in person made her believe the statistics. D) Seeing the pain of the victims made her realize the seriousness of the situation. 28. Some members of the British government criticized Diana because ________. A) she was ill-informed of the government’s policy B) they were actually opposed to banning landmines C) she had not consulted the government before the visit D) they believed that she had misinterpreted the situation in Angola 29. How did Diana respond to the criticisms? A) She paid no attention to them. B) She made more appearances on TV. C) She met the 13-year-old girl as planned. D) She rose to argue with her opponents. 30. What did Princess Diana think of her visit to Angola? A) It had caused embarrassment to the British government. B) It had brought her closer to the ordinary people. C) It had greatly promoted her popularity. D) It had affected her relations with the British government. Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes) Directions: There are 30 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. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. 31. I went along thinking of nothing ________, only looking at things around me