1999年广东省普通高等学校本科插班生考试英语.docx
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1999年广东省普通高等学校本科插班生考试英语
1999年广东省普通高等学校本科插班生考试
英语试题
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PartIReadingComprehension(40%)
PassageI
Today,supermarketsarefoundinalmosteverylargecityintheworld.Butthefirstsupermarketwasopenedonlyfiftyyearsago.ItwasopenedinNewYorkbyamannamedMichaelCullen.
Asupermarketisdifferentfromothertypesofstoresinseveralways.Insupermarkets,goodsareplacedonopenshelves.Thecustomerschoosewhattheywantandtakethemtothecheck-outcounter.Thismeansthatfeweremployeesarerequiredthaninotherstores.
Thewayproductsaredisplayedisanotherdifferencebetweensupermarketsandmanyothertypesofstores.Forexample,insupermarketsthereisusuallyadisplayofsmallinexpensiveitemsjustinfrontofthecheck-outcounter:
candies,chocolate,magazines,cheapbooksandsoon.Whyaretheythere?
Mostcustomerswhogotoasupermarketbuyfromashoppinglist.Theyknowexactlywhattheyneedtobuy.Theyshopaccordingtoaplan.Bythetimeheorshereachesthecheck-outcounter,thecustomerisfeelingpleasedandrelaxedbecausethetaskofshoppingisfinished.Inthishappymood,thecustomerseesanattractivedisplayofinexpensivegoodsthatwerenotonhisorhershoppinglist.Nowheorshefeelslikebuyingsomethingjustforhisorherownpleasureandenjoyment.Manycustomersbuyfromthesedisplaysofproductsnearthecheck-outcounter,andthisisexactlywhattheownerofthesupermarkethopestheywilldo.
Anotherimportantfactinhelpingacustomerchoosewhattobuyiswhereaproductisplacedonashelf.Aproductthatisplacedateyelevelonashelfsellsmuchbetterthanonewhichisplacedonalowerorhighershelf.Aproductwhichiseasytoseesellsbest.Manufacturerspayahigherpricetohavetheirproductsplacedateyelevelontheshelves.
Thecomfortandconvenienceofshoppingcentersisanotherfactorwhichmakesthempopularwithcustomers.Largeparkingspacesareprovided,andmanysupermarketsstayopenuntilverylateatnight.
1.Accordingtothepassage,whichstatementisNOTtrue?
A.Todaysupermarketsarefoundinalmosteverybitcity.
B.Thefirstsupermarketwasopenedonlyhalfacenturyago.
C.ThefirstsupermarketwasopenedinNewYork.
D.Asupermarketisdifferentfromotherkindsofstoresintwoways.
2.Accordingtothepassage,whichstatementisTRUE?
A.Supermarketsneedmoreclerksthanotherstores.
B.Insupermarketsgoodsareplacedonclosedshelves.
C.Thecustomersprefersupermarketstootherkindsofstores.
D.Thecustomerspayanyclerktheymeetforwhattheyhaveboughtinsupermarkets.
3.Aproductthatisplaced______sellsbest.
A.onalowershelf
B.onahighershelf
C.ashighasone’swaist
D.ashighasone’seyes
4.Whydoyouthinkshoppingcentersattractmorecustomersthanotherkindsofstores?
A.Theyhavemorekindsofgoods
B.Theyhavefewemployees.
C.Theydisplaysmallinexpensiveitemsinfrontofcheck--outcounters.
D.Theyhavelargeparkinglotsandtheystayopenuntilalmostmidnight.
5.Accordingtothepassage,smallorcheapgoodsaregenerallyplaced_____.
A.ateyelevelontheshelves
B.nearthecheck--outcounter
C.nearthecheck-incounter
D.inthecenterofthesupermarket
Passage2
Obviouslytelevisionhasbothadvantagesanddisadvanges.
Inthefirstplace,televisionisnotonlyaconvenientsourceofentertainment,butalsoacomparativelycheapone.WithaT.V.setinthefamilypeopledon’thavetopayforexpensiveseatsatthetheatre,thecinema,ortheopera.Alltheyhavetodoistopushabuttonorturnaknob,andtheycanseeplays,films,operasandshowsofeverykind.Somepeople,however,thinkthatthisiswherethedangerlies.Thetelevisionviewersneeddonothing.Hedoesnotevenhavetousehislegsifhehasaremotecontrol.Hemakesnochoiceandexercisesnojudgement.Heiscompletelypassiveandhaseverythingpresentedtohimwithoutanyeffortonhispart.
Television,itisoftensaid,keepsoneinformedaboutcurrenteventsandthelatestdevelopmentsisscienceandpolitics.Themostdistantcountriesandthestrangestcustomsarebroughtrightintoone’ssitting-room.Itcouldbearguedthattheradioperformsthisserviceaswell;butontelevisioneverythingismuchmoreliving,muchmorereal.Yethereagainthereisadanger.Thetelevisionscreenitselfhasaterrible,almostphysicalcharmforus.Wegetsousedtolookingatthemovementsonit,sodependentonitspictures,thatitbeginstocontrolourlives.Peopleareoftenheardtosaythattheirtelevisionsetshavebrokendownandthattheyhavesuddenlyfoundthattheyhavefarmoretimetodothingsandthattheyhaveactuallybeguntotalktoeachotheragain.Itmakesonethink,doesn’tit?
Therearemanyotherargumentsforandagainsttelevision.Wemustrealizethattelevisioninitselfisneithergoodnorbad.Itistheusestowhichitisputthatdeterminesitsvaluetosociety.
6.Television,asasourceofentertainment,is______.
A.notveryconvenient
B.veryexpensive
C.quitedangerous
D.relativelycheap
7.SomepeopleareagainstT.V.because______.
A.T.V.programsarenotinteresting
B.T.V.viewersaretotallypassive
C.T.V.pricesareveryhigh
D.T.V.hasbothadvantagesanddisadvantages
8.OneofthemostobviousadvantagesofT.V.isthat______.
A.itkeepsusinformed
B.itisverycheap
C.itenablesustohavearest
D.itcontrolsourlives
9.Accordingtotheauthor,whetherT.V.isgoodordependson______.
A.itsquality
B.people’sattitudetowardsit
C.howweuseit
D.whenweuseit
10.Inthispassage,theauthor’sattitudetowardsT.V.is______.
A.negative
B.objective
C.critical
D.hostile
Passage3
TheUnitedStatesisacountrymadeupofmanydifferentraces.Usuallytheyaremixedtogetherandcan’tbetoldonefromanother.Butmanyofthemstilltalkaboutwheretheirancestorscamefrom.Itissomethingtheyareproudof.
TheoriginalAmericans,ofcourse,weretheIndians.Theso-calledwhitemenwhothencameweremostlyfromEngland.ButmanycamefromothercountrieslikeGermanyandFrance.
OneproblemtheUnitedStateshasalwayshadisdiscrimination.AsnewgroupscametotheUnitedStatestheyfoundtheywerediscriminatedagainst.FirstitwastheIrishandItalians.Lateritwastheblack.Almosteverygrouphasbeenabletoeventuallyescapethisdiscrimination.Theonlyimmigrantswhohavenotaretheblacks.SurprisinglyenoughtheworstdiscriminationtodayisshowntowardstheIndians.
OnereasontheIndiansarediscriminatedagainstisthattheyhavetriedhardtokeeptheiridentity.Ofcoursetheyarenottheonlyoneswhohavedoneso.TheJapanesehavetheirlittleTokyoinLosAngelesandtheChineseaChinatowninNewYork.TheDutchsettlementinPennsylvaniaalsostaysseparatefromotherpeople,Theirtownsarelikesomethingfromthe19thcentury.Theyhaveadifferentreasonthantheothergroupsforstayingapart.Theyliveseparatelyforreligiousreasonsratherthankeepingtogetherinaracialgroup.
Althoughsomegroupshavekeptthemselvesseparateandothershavebeendiscriminatedagainst,allgroupshavehelpedmaketheUnitedStatesagreatcountry.Thereisnogroupthathasnothelpedinsomeway.Andthereisnogroupthatcansaytheyhavedonethemosttomakeitagreatcountry.
ManypeoplestillcomefromothercountriestohelptheUnitedStatesgrow.AgoodexampleistheAmericanprojectthatletamanwalkonthemoon.ItwasascientistfromGermanywhowasresponsiblefordoingthat.ItiscertainthatinthefuturetheUnitedStateswillstillneedthehelpofpeoplefromallracialgroupstoremainagreatcountry.
11.Whichofthefollowingstatementscanbestdescribethemainideaofthispassage?
A.TheUnitedStatesisacountrymadeupofmanydifferentraces.
B.DiscriminationisthemostseriousproblemintheUnitedStates.
C.AlltheracesintheUnitedStateshavehelpedmakethecountryagreatone.
D.TheprosperityoftheUnitedStatesismainlyduetothehardworkofthemostdiscriminatedraces.
12.Inthefirstparagraph,theword“told”means_____.
A.separated
B.distinguished
C.revealed
D.madeknown
13.Thispassageimpliesthatdiscriminationisaproblemwhich______.
A.manyracesintheUnitedStateshaveexperienced
B.isstillveryseriousintheUnitedStates
C.hasalreadybeensolvedintheUnitedStates
D.isstronglyopposedbymanydifferentracesintheUnitedStates
14.ThemainreasonwhytheIndiansaremostdiscriminatedagainstisthat_____.
A.theyhavetriedhardtokeeptheirreligions
B.theyhavetriedhardtolivetogethertokeeptheirIndiancustomes
C.theyaretheonlyonewhotriedtokeeptheiridentity
D.theydiscriminatemanyotherraces
15.TheDutchliveseparatelyinPennsylvania______.
A.toescapediscrimination
B.toenjoythemselvesintheirowntowns
C.tokeeptogetherinaracialgroup
D.forreligiousreasons
Passage4
Awarenessofearthquakehazardsisnowwelldevelopedinmanycountries,andtheU.S.GeologicalSurveyhasrecentlypublishedamapshowingtherelativeprobabilityofearthquakeactivityforvariousareasintheUnitedStates,Themajorhazardrepresentedbyseismic(地震的)eventsalongthegreatearthquakebeltsoftheworldhasnowbeenclearlyrecognized,andagreatdealofresearchmoneyandeffortisbeingdirectedtowardearthquakepredictionandpossiblecontrol.Activefault(断层)systems,suchastheSanAndreasfaultinCalifornia,arecarefullymonitoredforobservablechangesthatcouldindicateapossibleearthquake.Althoughthenatureofearthquakesandearthquakebeltsarerelativelywellunderstood,thepossibilityofaccuratelypredictingmajorearthquakes,muchlesscontrollingthem,stillappearsremote.
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