III. Cloze ( 30 points)
Directions:For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, Cand D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corres-ponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
根據(jù)下面內(nèi)容，回答題：
You really have to get very old before you realize you're old. I'm in my middle fifties and I don'tfeel 21 yet. However, sometimes I look back at my childhood and 22 things to the way lifeis for 23 kids, some things have certainly changed.
One area of change is 24. Some changes have been improvements. Some changes, on the
other hand, have been 25 When I started school, most people didn't have a television; TV was just beginning to get26. My father decided to go all out and buy a 16-inch black and white Motorola 27. I stillremember watching the Lone Ranger save people from the 28 guys on.that awesome electronicmachine. That was exciting!
Now,29 have larger pictures in full color. The pictures are clearer and the sound is much
more 30. The new high definition sets are made to rival 31 screens.
The variety and quantity of programming has 32 greatly. There are hundreds of channelsand more shows than one person could ever watch. There are many fine entertainment and education-al 33. There's also a lot of garbage, stuff that most 34 don't want their kids exposed to. Over-all, we have more choices, and that is good.
I wonder what 35 will be like when today's kids are my age.
21第21題應(yīng)選( )
A.youngB.oldC.sadD.Happy
參考答案：B
參考解析：
作者以親身經(jīng)歷描述電視的巨大變化，由黑白、節(jié)目單一到彩色、節(jié)目豐富多彩，作者由此感慨，將來的電視會是什么樣的呢?
文章的第一句話就說你不到真正老的時候是不會感覺到老的。作者緊接著說，自己已經(jīng)50多歲了。剛過半百，可以猜到作者一定還未感覺到老。B項是正確的。
22第22題應(yīng)選( )
A.forgetB.rememberC.compareD.Miss
參考答案：C
參考解析：
這段的最后一句說有些事情發(fā)生了改變。那么，有比較才能發(fā)現(xiàn)變化。C項是正確的。
23第23題應(yīng)選( )
A.today'sB.yesterday'sC.tomorrow'sD.Poor
參考答案：A
參考解析：
這時文章才切入正題。作者要說的是自己的孩童時代與現(xiàn)在的兒童有什么不同。A項是正確的。
24第24題應(yīng)選( )
A.televisionB.radioC.computerD.the writer
參考答案：A
參考解析：
根據(jù)上下文，通篇講的是電視領(lǐng)域的變化是相當大的。A項是正確的。
25第25題應(yīng)選( )
A.greatB.hugeC.setbacksD.Remarkable
參考答案：C
參考解析：
前一句說電視的有些變化是好的，on the other hand表示一種與前面相反的轉(zhuǎn)折。這里應(yīng)說不好的一面。C項是正確的。
26第26題應(yīng)選( )
A.goneB.replacedC.expensiveD.popular
參考答案：D
參考解析：
文章沒有涉及價格_只是談?wù)撟兓�。說作者小時候電視剛開始普及。選項D是正確的。
27第27題應(yīng)選( )
A.setB.machineC.radioD.Program
參考答案：A
參考解析：
電視機的完整說法是TV set。因為電視大眾化了，作者的家也能買電視機了。A項是正確的。 。
28第28題應(yīng)選( )
A.oldB.goodC.badD.best
參考答案：C
參考解析：
the Lone Ranger“孤獨的探險者”，電視劇的名字。從save people可知一定是從壞人的手中救人。C項是正確的。
29第29題應(yīng)選( )
A.filmsB.moviesC.billboardsD.Televisions
參考答案：D
參考解析：
通篇講的是電視的變化，這里講的是如今的電視。這里肯定指的是電視屏幕的加大。選項D是正確的。
30第30題應(yīng)選( )
A.aliveB.realisticC.vividD.close
參考答案：B
參考解析：
這里講電視的具體變化。聲音逼真(realistic)。B項是正確的。
31第31題應(yīng)選( )
A.movieB.videoC.watchD.Telephone
參考答案：A
參考解析：
High definition“高清晰度”。能與電視的屏幕競爭的是電影。A項是正確的。
32第32題應(yīng)選( )
A.lossB.increasedC.decreasedD.played
參考答案：B
參考解析：
如今的電視節(jié)目的數(shù)量和質(zhì)量肯定是比以前好，應(yīng)是上升的。8項是正確的。
33第33題應(yīng)選( )
A.booksB.showsC.authorsD.Awards
參考答案：B
參考解析：
電視節(jié)目應(yīng)用show。B項是正確的。
34第34題應(yīng)選( )
A.peopleB.writersC.societyD.Parents
參考答案：D
參考解析：
后面提到“他們的孩子”，這里肯定指家長們。D項是正確的。
35第35題應(yīng)選( )
A.moviesB.foodC.carsD.television參考答案：D
參考解析：
通篇講的是電視所帶來的變化，這里是作者對電視未來的思考，而不是其他的內(nèi)容。D項是正確的。
IV. Reading Comprehension ( 60 points)
Directions:There are five reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by fourquestions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Chooseone best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.
根據(jù)下面內(nèi)容，回答題：
Do you find getting up in the morning so difficult that it is painful? This might be called lazi-ness, but Dr. Kleitman has a new explanation. He has proved that everyone has a daily energy cycle.During the hours when you labour through your work you may say that you're "hot". That's true.The time of day when you feel most energetic is when your cycle of body temperature is at its peak. Forsome people the peak comes during the forenoon. For others it comes in the afternoon or evening. No,one has discovered why this is so ,but it leads to such familiar monologues (自言自語)as: "Get up,John! You'll be late for work again!" The possible explanation to the trouble is that John is at histemperature-and-energy peak in the evening. Much family quarrelling ends when husbands and wivesreahze what these energy cycles mean,and which cycle each member of the family has.
You can't change your energy cycle, but you can learn to make your life fit it better. Habit canhelp, Dr. Kleitman believes. Maybe you're sleepy in the evening but feel you must stay up late any-way. Counteract(對抗)your cycle to some extent by habitually staying up later than you want to. Ifyour energy is low in the morning but you have an important job to do early in the day, rise beforeyour usual hour. This won't change your cycle, but you'll get up steam(鼓起干勁) and work better atyour low point.
Get off to a slow start which saves your energy. Get up with a leisurely yawn and stretch. Sit onthe edge of the bed a minute before putting your feet on the floor. Avoid the trouble some search forclean clothes by laying them out the night before. When ever possible, do routine work in the after-noon and save tasks requiring more energy or concentration for your sharper hours.
36Which of the following may lead to family quarrels according to the passage?
A.Unawareness of energy cycles.B.Familiar monologues.C.A change in a family member's energy cycle.D.Attempts to control the energy cycle of other family member.
參考答案：A
參考解析：
文中第二段最后一句表明，了解能量周期可以結(jié)束家庭成員之間的爭吵。
37If one wants to work more efficiently at his low point in the morning,he should__________.
A.change his energy cycleB.overcome his lazinessC.get up earlier than usualD.go to bed earlier
參考答案：C
參考解析：
文中第三段談到了對抗能量周期的方法，故答案是C項。
38You are advised to rise with a yawn and stretch because it will
A.help to keep your energy for the day's workB.help you to control your temper early in the dayC.enable you to concentrate on your routine workD.keep your energy cycle under control all day
參考答案：A
參考解析：
在文中第四段第一句“Get off to aslow start which saves your energy.”后，接著就寫到了具體的例子，因此答案選A項。
39Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A.Getting off to work with a minimum effort helps save one's e,nnergy.B.Dr. Kleitman explains why people reach their peak at different hours of day.C.Habit helps a person adapt to his own energy cycle.D.Children have energy cycles, too.參考答案：B
參考解析：
根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容，可知Dr.Kleitman只是證實了每個人都有自己的能量周期，但他并未講出為什么人們會在一天的不同時間里處于巔峰狀態(tài)。因此答案為B項。
