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Ⅳ Reading Comprehension Directions:There are five reading passages in this part. Each passage is ...
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Ronmakesaphonecalltotherestauranttoreserveatableforhimandhisfriendsfordinner. Hostess:Pompas.56 Ron:Yes.I’dliketoreserveatablefordinner. Hostess:Howlargeagroupareyouexpecting Ron:Sixcouples. Hostess:57reserveaprivatedinningroom Ron:Thatsoundslikeagoodidea. Hostess:Allright.58sir Ron:MynameisRonKollitz.K-O-L-L-I-T-Z. Hostess:59willyoubearriving Ron:Around7:30pm. Hostess:AllrightMr.Kollitz.Wehavereservedaprivatedinningroomforyouat7:30pm.60Pompas. Ron:Thankyouverymuch. 60
Passage3 Todayanyonewillacceptmoneyin exchangeforgoodsandservices.Peopleusemoneytobuyfoodfurniturebooks bicyclesandhundredsofotherstheyneedorwant.Whentheyworktheyusually getpaidinmoney.Mostofthemoneytodayismadeofmetalor paper.Butpeopleusedtouseallkindsofthingsasmoney.Oneofthefirst kindsofmoneywasshells.Shellswerenottheonlythingsused asmoney.InChinaclothand’kniveswereused.InthePhilippineIslandsrice wasusedasmoney.InsomepartsofAfricacattlewereoneoftheearliest kindsofmoney.Otheranimalswereusedasmoneytoo.Thefirst metalcoinsweremadeinChina.Theywereroundandhadasquareholeinthe center.Peoplestrungthemtogetherandcarriedthemfromplaceto place.Differentcountrieshaveuseddifferentmetalsand designsfortheirmoney.ThefirstcoinsinEnglandweremadeoftin.Swedenand Russiausedcoppertomaketheirmoney.Laterothercountriesbegantomake coinsofgoldandsilver.Butevengoldandsilverwere inconvenientifyouhadtobuysomethingexpensive.AgaintheChinesethoughtof awaytoimprovemoney.Theybegantousepapermoney.80Thefirstpaper moneylookedmorelikeanotefromonepersontoanotherthanpapermoneyused today.Moneyhashadaninterestinghistoryfromthedaysof shellmoneyuntiltoday.Whydoestheauthorsaythatevengoldandsilverwereinconvenientifyouhadtobuysomethingexpensive
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TherearemanystereotypesaboutthecharacterofpeopleinvariouspartsoftheUnitedStates.IntheNortheastandMidwestpeoplearesaidtobeclosedandprivate.IntheSouthandWesthowevertheyareoftenthoughtofasbeingmoreopenandhospitable.AsksomeonefromSt.Louiswherethenearestsandwichshopisandheorshewillpolitelygiveyoudirections.ANewYorkermighteyeyouatfirstandafterdecidingitissafetotalktoyoumightgiveyouaratherunexpectedexplanation.ApersonfromGeorgiamightbeverykindaboutdirectingyouandevensuggestsomedifferentplacestoeat.ATexanjustmighttakeyoutotheplaceandtreatyoutolunch. Americanstereotypesareabundant.NewEnglandersareoftenthoughtofasbeingfriendlyandhelpful.Southernersareknownfortheirhospitalityandwarmth.PeoplefromthewesternpartoftheUnitedStatesareoftenconsideredveryoutgoing.Thesedifferencesincharactercanbetracedtodifferentfactorssuchasclimatelivingconditionsandhistoricaldevelopment. WhentravellingfromplacetoplaceAmericansthemselvesareoftensurprisedatthedifferingdegreesoffriendlinessintheUnitedStates. Thedifferenceslieinthefollowingexceptoftheparts.
Passage2 Itisdifficulttoimaginewhatlife wouldbelikewithoutmemory.78Themeaningsofthou-sandsofeveryday perceptionsthebasesforthedecisionswemakeandtherootsofourhabits andskillsaretobefoundinourpastexperienceswhicharebroughtintothe presentbymemory.Memorycanbedefinedasthecapacityto keepinformationavailableforlateruse.Itincludesnotonlyremembering thingslikearithmeticorhistoricalfactsbutalsoinvolvinganychangeinthe wayananimaltypicallybehaves.79Memoryisinvolvedwhenaratgivesup eatinggrainbe-causehehassniffedsomethingsuspiciousinthegrainpile. Memoryisalsoinvolvedwhenasix-year-oldchildlearnstoswinga baseballbat.Memoryexistsnotonlyinhumansandanimalsbut alsoinsomephysicalobjectsandmachines.Computersforexamplecontain devicesforstoringdataforlateruse.Itisinterestingtocomparethe memory-storagecapacityofacomputerwiththatofahumanbeing.The instant-accessmemoryofalargecomputermayholdupto100000words—ready forinstantuse.AnaverageU.S.teenagerprobablyrecognizesthemeaningof about100000wordsofEnglish.Howeverthisisbutafractionofthetotal amountofinformationwhichtheteenagerhasstored.Considerforex-ample thenumberoffacesandplacesthattheteenagercanrecognizeon sight.Theuseofwordsisthebasisoftheadvanced problem-solvingintelligenceofhumanbeings.Alargepartofaperson’smemory isintermsofwordsandcombinationsofwords.Thetopicofthepassageis:______
Ronmakesaphonecalltotherestauranttoreserveatableforhimandhisfriendsfordinner. Hostess:Pompas.56 Ron:Yes.I’dliketoreserveatablefordinner. Hostess:Howlargeagroupareyouexpecting Ron:Sixcouples. Hostess:57reserveaprivatedinningroom Ron:Thatsoundslikeagoodidea. Hostess:Allright.58sir Ron:MynameisRonKollitz.K-O-L-L-I-T-Z. Hostess:59willyoubearriving Ron:Around7:30pm. Hostess:AllrightMr.Kollitz.Wehavereservedaprivatedinningroomforyouat7:30pm.60Pompas. Ron:Thankyouverymuch. 56
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Passage2 Itisdifficulttoimaginewhatlife wouldbelikewithoutmemory.78Themeaningsofthou-sandsofeveryday perceptionsthebasesforthedecisionswemakeandtherootsofourhabits andskillsaretobefoundinourpastexperienceswhicharebroughtintothe presentbymemory.Memorycanbedefinedasthecapacityto keepinformationavailableforlateruse.Itincludesnotonlyremembering thingslikearithmeticorhistoricalfactsbutalsoinvolvinganychangeinthe wayananimaltypicallybehaves.79Memoryisinvolvedwhenaratgivesup eatinggrainbe-causehehassniffedsomethingsuspiciousinthegrainpile. Memoryisalsoinvolvedwhenasix-year-oldchildlearnstoswinga baseballbat.Memoryexistsnotonlyinhumansandanimalsbut alsoinsomephysicalobjectsandmachines.Computersforexamplecontain devicesforstoringdataforlateruse.Itisinterestingtocomparethe memory-storagecapacityofacomputerwiththatofahumanbeing.The instant-accessmemoryofalargecomputermayholdupto100000words—ready forinstantuse.AnaverageU.S.teenagerprobablyrecognizesthemeaningof about100000wordsofEnglish.Howeverthisisbutafractionofthetotal amountofinformationwhichtheteenagerhasstored.Considerforex-ample thenumberoffacesandplacesthattheteenagercanrecognizeon sight.Theuseofwordsisthebasisoftheadvanced problem-solvingintelligenceofhumanbeings.Alargepartofaperson’smemory isintermsofwordsandcombinationsofwords.Accordingtothepassagememoryisconsideredtobe______.
Ialwayshaveadifficulttimechoosingoriginalbirthdaypresents.Myimaginationneverseemstogetbeyondtieshandkerchiefsorpairsofsocks.ButstrangelyenoughitdidnottakemelongtodecideonTom’sbirthdaypresent.ForthefirsttimeinmylifeIhadagoodidea--Iwouldbuyhimabottleofchampagne.BeforethepartybeganTomsuggestedthatIshouldopenthebottle.Iputitbetweenmykneesandbegantopullbutitremainedfirmlycorked.Soonacrowdgatheredroundtowatchthefightbetweenmeandthebottle.Icouldhearallsortsof"helpful"suggestionsfromtheguestslike"Breakthetopoff""Useyourteeth!"etc.ButIwaslosingthebottle.Wewerestrugglingonthefloortogetherwhenallofasuddentherewasaloud"pop!"andthecorkshotupintotheairwhiletheangrybottleshoweredeverybodywithchampagne! Whatisthegoodidea
TherearemanystereotypesaboutthecharacterofpeopleinvariouspartsoftheUnitedStates.IntheNortheastandMidwestpeoplearesaidtobeclosedandprivate.IntheSouthandWesthowevertheyareoftenthoughtofasbeingmoreopenandhospitable.AsksomeonefromSt.Louiswherethenearestsandwichshopisandheorshewillpolitelygiveyoudirections.ANewYorkermighteyeyouatfirstandafterdecidingitissafetotalktoyoumightgiveyouaratherunexpectedexplanation.ApersonfromGeorgiamightbeverykindaboutdirectingyouandevensuggestsomedifferentplacestoeat.ATexanjustmighttakeyoutotheplaceandtreatyoutolunch. Americanstereotypesareabundant.NewEnglandersareoftenthoughtofasbeingfriendlyandhelpful.Southernersareknownfortheirhospitalityandwarmth.PeoplefromthewesternpartoftheUnitedStatesareoftenconsideredveryoutgoing.Thesedifferencesincharactercanbetracedtodifferentfactorssuchasclimatelivingconditionsandhistoricaldevelopment. WhentravellingfromplacetoplaceAmericansthemselvesareoftensurprisedatthedifferingdegreesoffriendlinessintheUnitedStates. Themainideaofthepassageis
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Theyear2000willbringbigchangesincommunication.Cellphoneswillbesmallenoughtocarryinyourpocket.Videophoneswillletyouseethepersonyouaretalkingtoonthephone.Tinyhandsizecomputerswillknowyourfavoritesubjects.TheInternetandemailwillbeeverywhere. Technologistsbelieve2000willbetheyearofvideomessaging.Youwillbeabletoseewhomyou’retalkingto. Alsointhenearfuturesmallwirelessboxeswillpickupinformationfromsatellites.In5yearscomputerswon’tneedtobeconnectedthroughwires. Allofthiswillbegoodforruralareasandcountriesthatdon’thavecableortelephonenow. In20yearsyoumayonlyneedtothinkaboutsomethingandthecomputerwilldoit. ConstanceHaleistheauthorofSinandSyntax"Ibelievethatemailhasbeenanincredibleboontocommunication.Peoplearewritingtodaywheretheywouldhavebeentelephoningyesterday.Sopeopleareengagingwithwordsmorethantheyhaveforthelastcouplegenerations." IfpeopleuseemailandtheInternetmoreitcouldmakepeoplebetterreadersandwriters.Somepeoplethinkthemostimportantpartofcommunicationistomakepeopleunderstandeachotherbetter.Willtechnologymakethateasier Thetranslatoralsocomesinhandyinmedicalemergencies.TamDinhsays"wherepeopleareinjuredit’salwaysimportanttogetasmuchinformationasquicklyaspossible." BobParksisanAssociateEditorofWiredMagazine"Bob’smorningbeginsatabout6:45am.andBobiskindofmadbecauseBobusuallygetsupataround7:15andlikestocutitclosewithhismorningcommutebutIlookatmyradioanditsaysthatthere’satrafficjamon101SouthandI’mgonnaneedanextra1/2hour.Andsomyradiohasgotanetconnectionwirelessnetconnectionaswellasagoodoldpowercordtothewallandithasreceivednoticethatthere’satrafficjamandithascalculatedanextra1/2hourcommutetime." SomedayeverythingmaybeconnectedtotheInternet.YourrefrigeratorwilladdmilktoyourInternetgrocerylistwhenthedateonthecartonhaspassed.Lightbulbswillbeorderedbeforetheyburnout. It’sfuntotrytoguessthefuture.Usuallythepredictionsarewrong.Theonethingweknowforsureisthatwecan’timaginehowtechnologywillchange. HowwillwirelesscomputersandInternetserviceshelpruralareas
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Passage3 Todayanyonewillacceptmoneyin exchangeforgoodsandservices.Peopleusemoneytobuyfoodfurniturebooks bicyclesandhundredsofotherstheyneedorwant.Whentheyworktheyusually getpaidinmoney.Mostofthemoneytodayismadeofmetalor paper.Butpeopleusedtouseallkindsofthingsasmoney.Oneofthefirst kindsofmoneywasshells.Shellswerenottheonlythingsused asmoney.InChinaclothand’kniveswereused.InthePhilippineIslandsrice wasusedasmoney.InsomepartsofAfricacattlewereoneoftheearliest kindsofmoney.Otheranimalswereusedasmoneytoo.Thefirst metalcoinsweremadeinChina.Theywereroundandhadasquareholeinthe center.Peoplestrungthemtogetherandcarriedthemfromplaceto place.Differentcountrieshaveuseddifferentmetalsand designsfortheirmoney.ThefirstcoinsinEnglandweremadeoftin.Swedenand Russiausedcoppertomaketheirmoney.Laterothercountriesbegantomake coinsofgoldandsilver.Butevengoldandsilverwere inconvenientifyouhadtobuysomethingexpensive.AgaintheChinesethoughtof awaytoimprovemoney.Theybegantousepapermoney.80Thefirstpaper moneylookedmorelikeanotefromonepersontoanotherthanpapermoneyused today.Moneyhashadaninterestinghistoryfromthedaysof shellmoneyuntiltoday.Wherewereshellsusedasmoneyinhistory
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Passage1 Somepsychologists心理学家maintainthat mentalactssuchasthinkingarenotperformedinthebrainalonebutthat one’smusclesalsoparticipate.76Itmaybesaidthatwethinkwithour musclesinsomewhatthesamewaythatwelistentomusicwithour bodies.Yousurelyarenotsurprisedtobetoldthatyou usuallylistentomusicnotonlywithyourearsbutwithyourwholebody.Few peoplecanlistentomusicwithoutmovingtheirbodyormorespecifically somepartoftheirbody.Oftenwhenonelistenstoasymphonicconcerton theradioheisattractedtodirecttheorchestra乐队eventhoughheknows thereisagoodconductoronthejob.Strangeasthisbehavior maybethereisaverygoodreasonforit.Onecannotderiveallpossible enjoymentfrommusicunlessheparticipatessotospeakinitsperformance. Thelistenerfeelshimselfintothemusicwithmoreorlessnoticeablemotions ofhisbody.77Themusclesofthebodyactually participateinthementalprocessofthinkinginthesamewaybutthis participationislessobviousbecauseitisless noticeable.Theprocessofthinkingandthatoflisteningtomusicaresimilarinthat______
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Passage1 Somepsychologists心理学家maintainthat mentalactssuchasthinkingarenotperformedinthebrainalonebutthat one’smusclesalsoparticipate.76Itmaybesaidthatwethinkwithour musclesinsomewhatthesamewaythatwelistentomusicwithour bodies.Yousurelyarenotsurprisedtobetoldthatyou usuallylistentomusicnotonlywithyourearsbutwithyourwholebody.Few peoplecanlistentomusicwithoutmovingtheirbodyormorespecifically somepartoftheirbody.Oftenwhenonelistenstoasymphonicconcerton theradioheisattractedtodirecttheorchestra乐队eventhoughheknows thereisagoodconductoronthejob.Strangeasthisbehavior maybethereisaverygoodreasonforit.Onecannotderiveallpossible enjoymentfrommusicunlessheparticipatessotospeakinitsperformance. Thelistenerfeelshimselfintothemusicwithmoreorlessnoticeablemotions ofhisbody.77Themusclesofthebodyactually participateinthementalprocessofthinkinginthesamewaybutthis participationislessobviousbecauseitisless noticeable.Thelistener’swayoffeelingthemusicis______
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Ifyouarelikemostpeopleyourintelligencevariesfromseasontoseason.Youareprobablyalotsharperinthespringthanyouareatanyothertimeoftheyear.AnotedscientistEllsworthHuntington1876-1947concludedfromothermen’sworkandhisownamongpeoplesindifferentclimatesthatclimateandtemperaturehaveadefiniteeffectonourmentalabilities. Hefoundthatcoolweatherismuchmorefavorableforcreativethinkingthanissummerheat.Thisdoesnotmeanthatallpeoplearelessintelligentinthesummerthantheyareduringtherestoftheyear.Itdoesmeanhoweverthatthementalabilitiesoflargenumbersofpeopletendtobelowestinthesummer. Springappearstobethebestperiodoftheyearforthinking.Onereasonmaybethatinthespringman’smentalabilitiesareaffectedbythesamefactorsthatbringaboutgreatchangesinallnature. Fallisthenext-bestseasonthenwinter.Asforsummeritseemstobeagoodtimetotakealongvacationfromthinking! Onepossiblereasonwhyspringisthebestseasonforthinkingisthat
Ifyouarelikemostpeopleyourintelligencevariesfromseasontoseason.Youareprobablyalotsharperinthespringthanyouareatanyothertimeoftheyear.AnotedscientistEllsworthHuntington1876-1947concludedfromothermen’sworkandhisownamongpeoplesindifferentclimatesthatclimateandtemperaturehaveadefiniteeffectonourmentalabilities. Hefoundthatcoolweatherismuchmorefavorableforcreativethinkingthanissummerheat.Thisdoesnotmeanthatallpeoplearelessintelligentinthesummerthantheyareduringtherestoftheyear.Itdoesmeanhoweverthatthementalabilitiesoflargenumbersofpeopletendtobelowestinthesummer. Springappearstobethebestperiodoftheyearforthinking.Onereasonmaybethatinthespringman’smentalabilitiesareaffectedbythesamefactorsthatbringaboutgreatchangesinallnature. Fallisthenext-bestseasonthenwinter.Asforsummeritseemstobeagoodtimetotakealongvacationfromthinking! EllsworthHuntingtondecidedthatclimateandtemperaturehave
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Theyear2000willbringbigchangesincommunication.Cellphoneswillbesmallenoughtocarryinyourpocket.Videophoneswillletyouseethepersonyouaretalkingtoonthephone.Tinyhandsizecomputerswillknowyourfavoritesubjects.TheInternetandemailwillbeeverywhere. Technologistsbelieve2000willbetheyearofvideomessaging.Youwillbeabletoseewhomyou’retalkingto. Alsointhenearfuturesmallwirelessboxeswillpickupinformationfromsatellites.In5yearscomputerswon’tneedtobeconnectedthroughwires. Allofthiswillbegoodforruralareasandcountriesthatdon’thavecableortelephonenow. In20yearsyoumayonlyneedtothinkaboutsomethingandthecomputerwilldoit. ConstanceHaleistheauthorofSinandSyntax"Ibelievethatemailhasbeenanincredibleboontocommunication.Peoplearewritingtodaywheretheywouldhavebeentelephoningyesterday.Sopeopleareengagingwithwordsmorethantheyhaveforthelastcouplegenerations." IfpeopleuseemailandtheInternetmoreitcouldmakepeoplebetterreadersandwriters.Somepeoplethinkthemostimportantpartofcommunicationistomakepeopleunderstandeachotherbetter.Willtechnologymakethateasier Thetranslatoralsocomesinhandyinmedicalemergencies.TamDinhsays"wherepeopleareinjuredit’salwaysimportanttogetasmuchinformationasquicklyaspossible." BobParksisanAssociateEditorofWiredMagazine"Bob’smorningbeginsatabout6:45am.andBobiskindofmadbecauseBobusuallygetsupataround7:15andlikestocutitclosewithhismorningcommutebutIlookatmyradioanditsaysthatthere’satrafficjamon101SouthandI’mgonnaneedanextra1/2hour.Andsomyradiohasgotanetconnectionwirelessnetconnectionaswellasagoodoldpowercordtothewallandithasreceivednoticethatthere’satrafficjamandithascalculatedanextra1/2hourcommutetime." SomedayeverythingmaybeconnectedtotheInternet.YourrefrigeratorwilladdmilktoyourInternetgrocerylistwhenthedateonthecartonhaspassed.Lightbulbswillbeorderedbeforetheyburnout. It’sfuntotrytoguessthefuture.Usuallythepredictionsarewrong.Theonethingweknowforsureisthatwecan’timaginehowtechnologywillchange. Inwhichcasementionedinthepassagewouldanautomaticlanguagetranslatorbehelpful
Passage2 Itisdifficulttoimaginewhatlife wouldbelikewithoutmemory.78Themeaningsofthou-sandsofeveryday perceptionsthebasesforthedecisionswemakeandtherootsofourhabits andskillsaretobefoundinourpastexperienceswhicharebroughtintothe presentbymemory.Memorycanbedefinedasthecapacityto keepinformationavailableforlateruse.Itincludesnotonlyremembering thingslikearithmeticorhistoricalfactsbutalsoinvolvinganychangeinthe wayananimaltypicallybehaves.79Memoryisinvolvedwhenaratgivesup eatinggrainbe-causehehassniffedsomethingsuspiciousinthegrainpile. Memoryisalsoinvolvedwhenasix-year-oldchildlearnstoswinga baseballbat.Memoryexistsnotonlyinhumansandanimalsbut alsoinsomephysicalobjectsandmachines.Computersforexamplecontain devicesforstoringdataforlateruse.Itisinterestingtocomparethe memory-storagecapacityofacomputerwiththatofahumanbeing.The instant-accessmemoryofalargecomputermayholdupto100000words—ready forinstantuse.AnaverageU.S.teenagerprobablyrecognizesthemeaningof about100000wordsofEnglish.Howeverthisisbutafractionofthetotal amountofinformationwhichtheteenagerhasstored.Considerforex-ample thenumberoffacesandplacesthattheteenagercanrecognizeon sight.Theuseofwordsisthebasisoftheadvanced problem-solvingintelligenceofhumanbeings.Alargepartofaperson’smemory isintermsofwordsandcombinationsofwords.Thewholepassageimpliesthat________
Therewasiceontheroadandthedoctor’scarhitatreeandturnedoverthreetimes.Tohissurprisehewasnothurt.Hegotoffthecarandwalkedtothenearesthouse. Hewantedtotelephonethegarageforhelp.Thedoorwasopenedbyoneofhispatients. "OhDoctor"shesaid"lhaveonlyjusttelephonedyou.Youmusthaveaveryfastcar.Youhavegothereveryquicklyindeed.Therehasbeenaverybadaccidentontheroadoutside.Isawitthroughthewindow.Iamsurethedriverwillneedyourhelp." Thestorytookplace
Mary:TomwouldyouliketogotoapartythisSundayTom.______.WhatkindofpartyMary:It'sabirthdayparty.
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