| Questions 33 to 36 are based on the following passage： Wouldnt it be great if you could just look up at the sky and read the weather forecast right away？ Well, you Can. The forecast is written in c1ouds. If you can read that writing，you can tell something about the atmosphere. With some practice，you can become a pretty good weather forecaster．Who knows，you might even do as well as meteorologists. Meteorologists use much more information than just the appearance of the clouds to make their forecast．They collect data from all over the world．Then they put it into powerful，high-speed computers. This does give meteorologists an advantage，because they can track weather patterns as they move from west to east across the country. But you have an advantage，too.You can look at the sky and get your data directly．A meteorologist uses a computer forecast that’s several hours old to make a 1ocal forecast. What are you seeing when you look at a cloud？”A picture of what moisture is doing in the atmosphere,”says meteorologist Peter Leavit．There’s moisture throughout the atmosphere. Most of the time you dont see it，because its in the form of an invisible gas called water vapor. Sometimes，the temperature of the air gets cold enough to cause the water vapor to change to liquid water．That’s called condensation，and we see it happen all the time (for example，when humid air from the shower hits the cold glass of a mirror). When enough water vapor condenses，droplets form in the air.These droplets scatter light．A cloud is seen. Watching c1ouds over a day or two tells you a lot more than a sing1e cloud about the weather to come，Changes in clouds show changes in the atmosphere. You should begin to notice patterns. Certain clouds，fol1owing each other in order，can signal an approaching storm. But don’t take our word for it；see for yourself. 33．This passage main1y tells us about how__________. A. to become a meteorologist B. to keep an eye on the weather C. to be an assistant to a meteorologist D. to change water vapor to liquid water 34．According to the passage，an ordinary person might do as well as a meteorologist in weather forecast_____________. A. with the help of the high-speed computers B. through a complex process of calculation C. with some simple practice looking up at the sky D. consulting a weather station 35．Meteorologists make their weather forecast__________. A. by collecting data from all over the world B. by putting this date into powerfu1，high·speed computers C. by ca1culating and ana1yzirig this data D. all above 36.Your advantage in weather forecasts is that____________. A. you have more powerful computers at home B. your brain works as well as a high-speed computer C. you observe the sky and obtain your data directly D. meteorologists give their data to you as soon as they get them Questions 37 to 40 are based on the following passage： Security and commodity exchanges are trading posts where people meet who wish to buy or sell．The exchanges themselves do no trading；they merely provide a place where prospective buyers and sellers can meet and conduct their business. Wall Street，although the best known，is not the only home of exchanges in the United States. There are cotton exchanges in New Orleans and Chicago；the Mercantile Exchange，which deals in many farm products，in Chicago； and grain exchanges in many of the large cities of the Midwest. home exchanges，like the Chicago Board of Trade，provide market services for several kinds of products. These trading posts where products may be bought or sold are called commodity exchanges. The security exchanges，on the other hand, are meeting places where stocks and bonds are traded．Like the commodity exchanges，they help serve the economic life of t he country. But when their operations get out of hand，they may become very dangerous．In l929，the security exchanges，or stock market，contributed to a crash a sudden，sharp decline in the value of securities. Many people lost fortunes；many corporations were bankrupted；many workers lost their jobs. The Crash of l929 has been attributed to many causes，among them wild and unwise speculation by many people and dishonest practices on the part of some businessmen and of some members of the exchanges. Today，however，investing through security exchanges and trading on commodity exchanges has been made safer by regulations set up by the exchanges themselves and by regulations of the United States government，In l922，the government instituted the Commodity Exchange Commission which operated through the Department of Agriculture；and in l934，the Securities and Exchanges Commission，to protect investors and the public against dishonest practices on the exchanges. 37．Security and commodity exchanges are meeting places for buyers and sellers of__________. A. stocks B. grain C. securities D. all of these 38. Among the reasons for the Crash of 1929 were__________. A. unwise speculation by many people B. dishonest practices by some businessmen C. strict regulations of the Commodity Exchange Commission D. both A and B 39．1nvestinR in securities has been made safer by__________. A. the Securities and Exchange Commission B. the Commodity Exchange Commission C. Chicago Board of Trade D. Chicago Mercantile Exchange 40．Implies but not stated :______________. A. Some exchanges provide market services for several kinds of products B. The role of the government has been an important factor in curbing dishonest practices on the exchanges C. Investing in securities is unwise D. Buying and selling securities is dishonest Section B Directions：Read the following passage and then give shortanswers to the five questions．Write your answers on theAnswer Sheet. Hunting was origina11yameans of providing food，but it has now become a sport. Though in so－me parts of the world there are stil1 people who hunt wild animals to provide them selves with food，in England, hunting is as much a social activity as anything else. A great many years ago，fishermen in Japan used birds to catch fish．This art of fishing is said to be at least a thousand years old and is mentioned in Japanese plays. Today，however，fishing in this way has simply become a sport，for the fisher men are not serious1y interested in catching fish. On summer nights the fishing boats set out on rivers invarious parts of the country，At the front of each boat here is an iron basket in which a wood fire is kept burning，As the graceful curved boats float past carried along by the current，these fires，dotted here and there，make bright patterns on the water. Steering down the river，the fishermen beat the sides of the boat to encourage the birds，and people out for an evenings entertainment either sit or lie on the floor of the boats drinking beer and sometimes even cooking a meal for themselves over the flames of the fire，This method of fishing demands great skill，for the fisherman has to handle three or four birds in one hand．A long piece of string is tied round the neck of each bird and the fisherman must take care to keep the birds separate from each other. Every so often，the birds are set free and they fly close to the water in search of fish． The moment a bird catches a fish in its beak it is pulled back on to the boat．The siring is held itght1y round the birds throat to prevent it from swallowing the fish it hascaught．When there do not seem to be many fish in the river，the fishermen can sometimes be seen secret1y throwing dead fish into the water for the birds to catch． No one really objects to this practice，as it is all part of this unusual sport. 41．What was the original purpose of hunting？ 42. In which season of the year do the fishing boats set out？ 43．What do the fishermen do to encourage the birds？ 44. What is tied round the neck of each bird？ 45．What does the fisherman do after the bird catches a fish？ PARTⅢcloze（10%） Directions：choose the right，word for each b1ank from the list giver below. Make changes，if necessary. come rare anxiety alarm glimpse nervous behaviour horror about grateful supply satisfaction awake in sleep The strange behaviour of sleepwalkers has puzzled the police and scientists for centuries. There is a sufficient 46 of stories about sleepwalkers，who have been said to solve mathematical problems，do shopping and take a swim. In 47 cases，sleep. walking is used as an excuse for some radical 48 . Is the sleepwalker actual1y 49 or asleep？Scientists have decided that he is half-and-half．A sleepwalker can walk 50 his sleep，move around, and do other，but he does not think 51 what he is doing. The only way to cure sleepwalking is to remove the worries and 52 that cause it．So far，no 53 explanations have ever been found．The simplest one is that it is the acting out of a dream. The dream usually 54 from horror，terror，guilt，sorrow or 55 . Although sleepwalking itself is nothing to become alarmed about，the problems that cause the sleepwalking maybe very serious. PARTⅣEnglish-Chinese Translation（15%） Directions：Read the fo11owing passage careful1y. Then translate it into Chinese. Write your translation on the Answer Sheet. Real recreation is something which not only gives us pleasure，but also helps to renew, or recreate，mind and the body. Therefore，the kind of recreation we engage in is important to us all．It becomes increasingly important as machines take over more of our work．Todays man spends fewer hours earning his living than he did fifty or one hundred years ago. The trend toward shorter working hours continues，Thus，man finds himself with more and moretime for recreation，If he spends his time wisely，he can greatly enrich his life. His recreation can help him todiscover new talents and to improve himself both physically and mentally. PARTⅤwriting（15%） Directions：For this part，you are asked to write a 1etter about buying a book from publishing house. You are given the outline in Chinese。Your part Of the composition should be about l20 words. Remember to write clearly. You should write this composition on the Answer Sheet. |
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