In some countries girls are still_____of a good education¡£
A¡£ denied¡£ B¡£ declined
C¡£ denved D¡£deprived
2¡£
As the years passed£¬ the memories of her childhood______away¡£
A¡£ faded B¡£ disappeared
C¡£ flashed D¡£ fired
3¡£
Brierley¡¯s book has the________ of being both informative and readable¡£
A¡£ inspiration B¡£ requirements
C¡£ myth D¡£ merit
4¡£
If I have any comments to make£¬ I¡¯ll write them in the ______of the book I¡¯m reading
A¡£ edge B¡£ page
C¡£ margin D¡£ side
5¡£
My________would really trouble me if I wore a fur coat¡£
A¡£ consciousness B¡£ consequence
C¡£ constitution D¡£ conscience
6¡£
When the post fell_______¡£Dennis Bass was appointed to fill it¡£
A¡£ empty B¡£ vacant
C¡£hollow D¡£ hare
7¡£
Mother who takes care of everybody is usually the most _________person in each family¡£
A¡£considerate B¡£ considerable
C¡£considering D¡£ constant
8¡£
For ten years the Greeks _______the city of Troy to separate it from the outside¡£
A¡£ captured B¡£ occupied
C¡£ destroyed D¡£surrounded
9¡£
Other guests at yesterday¡¯s opening£¬ which was broadcast______ by the radio station£¬ included Anne Melntosh and Mayor¡£
A¡£ live B¡£ alive
C¡£living D¡£ lively
10¡£
A New Zealand man was recently_________to life imprisonment for the murder of an English tourist£¬ Monica Cantwell¡£
A¡£ punished B¡£accused
C¡£ sentenced D¡£ put
11¡£
The past 22 years have really been amazing£¬ and every prediction we¡¯ve made about improvements have al come____
A¡£ truly B¡£ true
C¡£Truth D¡£truthful
12¡£
The teachers tried to ______these students that they could solve the complicated problem£¬ however£¬ they just didn¡¯t see the point¡£
A¡£ convince B¡£encourage
C¡£ consult D¡£ inclined
13¡£
I¡¯m_________ to think that most children would like their teachers to be their friends rather than their commanders¡£
A¡£ subjected B¡£ supposed
C¡£ declined D¡£inclined
14¡£
She is under the impression that he isn¡¯t a_____________person for he wouldn¡¯t tell her where and when he went to university¡£
A¡£ genius B¡£ generous
C¡£ genuine D¡£ genetic
15¡£
The first glasses of Coca Cola were drunk in 1886¡£ The drink was first_____by a US chemist called John Pemberton
A¡£ formed B¡£ made
C¡£ found D¡£ done
16¡£
These two chemicals_________with each other at a certain temperature to produce a substance which could cause an explosion¡£
A¡£interact B¡£ attract
C¡£ react D¡£ expel
17¡£
_________they can get people in the organization to do what must he done£¬ they will not succeed¡£
A¡£ Since B¡£Unless
C¡£ If D¡£ Whether
18¡£
Once you have started a job£¬ you should do it__________¡£
A¡£ in practice B¡£ in theory
C¡£ in earnest D¡£ in a hurry
19¡£
Although they new library service has been very successful£¬ its future is ______certain¡£
A¡£ at any rate B¡£ by no means
C¡£ by all means D¡£ at any cost
20¡£
To my surprise£¬ at yesterday¡¯s meeting he again_________the planthat had been disapproved a week before¡£
A¡£ brought about B¡£ brought out
C¡£ brought up D¡£ brought down
21¡£
Section II Cloze (10 points)
Wholesale prices in July rose more sharply than expected and at a faster rate than consumer prices£¬ 21 hat businesses were still protecting consumers 22 the full brunt (³å »÷) of higher energy costs¡£
The Producer Price Index 23 measures what producers receive for goods and services£¬ 24 1 percent in July¡£ The Labor Department reported yesterday¡£ Double 25 economists had been expecting and a sharp turnaround from flat prices in June¡£ Excluding 26 and energy¡£ the core index of producer prices rose 0¡£4 percent£¬ 27 than the 0¡£1 percent that economists had 28¡£ Much of that increase was a result of an 29 increase in car and truck prices¡£
On Tuesday£¬ the Labor Department said the 30 that consumers paid for goods and services in July were31 0¡£5 percent over all£¬ and up 0¡£1 percent£¬ excluding food and energy¡£
32 the overall rise in both consumer and producer prices 33 caused by energy costs£¬ which increased 4¡£4 percent n the month¡£ (Wholesale food prices 34 0¡£3 percent in July¡£ 35 July 2004£¬ Wholesale prices were up 4¡£6 percent£¬ the core rate 36 2¡£8 percent£¬ its fastest pace since 1995¡£
Typically£¬ increases in the Producer Price Index indicate similar changes in the consumer index37 businesses recoup (²¹ ³¥) higher costs from customers¡£38 for much of this expansion£¬ which started 39 the end of 2001£¬ that has not been the 40¡£ In fact£¬ many businesses like automakers have been aggressively discounting their products
21¡£ A¡£ indicate B¡£ to indicate C¡£ indicating D¡£indicated
22¡£ A¡£ of B¡£ to C¡£by D¡£ from
23¡£ A¡£ that B¡£ which C¡£ it D¡£ this
24¡£A¡£rise B¡£ rises C¡£ rose D¡£ raised
25¡£A¡£ that B¡£ what C¡£which D¡£ this
26¡£ A¡£ food B¡£ grain C¡£ crop D¡£diet
27¡£ A¡£ less B¡£ lower C¡£ higher D¡£ more
28¡£A¡£ said B¡£ reported C¡£ calculated D¡£ forecast
29¡£ A¡£ expectable B¡£ unexpected C¡£ expectation D¡£ expecting
30¡£ A¡£ prices B¡£ costs C¡£ charges D¡£ values
31¡£ A¡£ down B¡£ from C¡£ to D¡£ up
32¡£ A¡£ Much B¡£ Most C¡£ Most of D¡£ Much of
33¡£ A¡£ was B¡£ were C¡£ is D¡£ are
34¡£ A¡£ fall B¡£ fell C¡£ falls D¡£ has fallen
35¡£ A¡£ Comparing with B¡£ In comparison C¡£ Compared with D¡£ Compare to
36¡£ A¡£ dropped B¡£ declined C¡£ lifted D¡£ climbed
37¡£ A¡£ as B¡£ so C¡£ while D¡£ when
38¡£ A¡£ And B¡£ But C¡£ Yet D¡£ Still
39¡£ A¡£ at B¡£ by C¡£ in D¡£ to
40¡£ A¡£ condition B¡£ situation C¡£ matter D¡£ case
41¡£
Section III Reading Comprehension (40 points)
Questions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage:
Office jobs are among the positions hardest hit by compumation (¼Æ Ëã »ú ×Ô ¶¯ »¯)¡£ Word processors and typists will lose about 93£¬000 jobs over the next few years£¬ while 57£¬000 secretarial jobs will vanish¡£ Blame the PC: Today£¬ many executives type their own memos and carry there¡± secretaries¡± in the palms of their hands¡£ Time is also hard for stock clerks£¬ whose ranks are expected to decrease by 68£¬000¡£ And employees in manufacturing firms and wholesalers are being replaced with computerized systems¡£
But not everyone who loses a job will end up in the unemployment line¡£ Many will shift to growing positions within their own companies¡£ When new technologies shook up the telecomm business£¬ telephone operator Judy Dougherty pursued retraining¡£ She is now a communications technician£¬ earning about $ 64£¬000 per year¡£ Of course£¬ if you¡¯ve been a tollbooth collector for the past 30 years£¬ and you find yourself replaced by an E ZPass machine£¬ it may be of little consolation(°²Î¿) to know that the telecom field is booming¡£
And that¡¯s just it: The service economy is fading: welcome to the expertise(רÃÅ֪ʶ) economy¡£ To succeed in the new job market£¬ you must be able to handle complex problems¡£ Indeed£¬ all but one of the 50 highest-paying occupations---air-traffic controller---demand at least a bachelor¡¯s degree¡£
For those with just a high school diploma(±ÏÒµÖ¤Êé)¡£It¡¯s going to get tougher to find a well-paying job¡£ Since fewer factory and clerical jobs will be available ¡£what¡¯s left be the jobs that compumations can¡¯t kill£¬ computers cant clean offices £¬or for Alzheimer¡¯s patients(ÀÏÄê³Õ´ô ²¡ ÈË)¡£ But £¬since most people have the skills to fill those positions£¬ the wages stay painfully low £¬meaning compumation could drive an even deeper wedge (Ш ×Ó) between the and poor£¬ The best advice now £¬Never stop learning £¬and keep up with new technology¡£
For busy adults of course that can be tough £¬The good news is that very technology that¡¯s reducing so many jobs is a making it easier to go back to school without having to sit in a classroom¡£ So called internet distance learning is hot£¬ with more than three million students currently enrolled £¬ and it¡¯s gaining credibility with employers¡£
Are you at risk of losing your job to a computer £¿ Check the federal Bureau of Labor
Statistics¡¯ Occupational Outlook Handbook £¬which is available online at bls¡£gov ¡£
41¡£Prom the first paragraph we can infer that all of the following persons are easily thrown into unemployment EXCEPT¡£
A¡£ secretaries B¡£ stock clerks C¡£ managers D¡£ wholesalers
42¡¢In the second paragraph the anther mentions the tollbooth collector to
A¡£ mean he will get benefits from the telecomm fled
B¡£ show he is too old to shift to a new position
C¡£ console him on having been replaced by a machine
D¡£ blame the PC for his unemployment
43¡£By saying ¡° ©© compumation could drive an even deeper wedge between the rich and poor ¡°(line 5¡£ Para 4 )the author means
A¡£ people are getting richer and richer
B¡£ there will be a small gap between rich and poor
C¡£ the gap between rich and poor is getting larger an larger
D¡£ it¡¯s time to close up be gap between the rich and poor
44¡¢What is the author¡¯s attitude towards computers£¿
A¡£ positive B¡£ negative C¡£ neutral D¡£ prejudiced
45¡¢Which of the following might serve as the best title of passage£¿
A¡£ Blaming the PC
B¡£ The booming telecomm field
C¡£ Internet distance leaning
D¡£ Keeping up with compumation
46¡