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D)they had to produce evidence that their employers were responsible for the acc ident ��

34.After 1972 workers’ compensation insurance in the U.S. became more fav orable to workers so that ____.\\=

A)the poverty level for a family of four went up drastically�� B)there were fewer legal barriers when they filed for claims�� C)the number of workers suing for damages increased��

D)more money was allocated to their compensation system��

35.The author ends the passage with the implication that ____.\\= A)compensation benefits in America are soaring to new heights��

B)the workers are not the only ones to benefit from the compensation system�� C)people from all walks of life can benefit from the compensation system��

D)money floating in the compensation system is a huge drain on the U.S. economy ��

Passage Four ��

Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage.��

Early in the age of affluence(富裕) that followed World War Ⅱ, an American reta

iling analyst named Victor Lebow proclaimed, “Our enormously productive economy 〖WW(〗?〖WW)〗 We need things consumed,burned up, worn out, replaced and disc arded at an ever increasing rate.”\\;

Americans have responded to Lebow’s call, and much of the world has followed.\\; Consumption has become a central pillar of life in industrial lands and is even embedded in social values. Opinion surveys in the world’s two largest economies —Japan and the United States—show consumerist definitions of success becoming ever prevalent.\\;

Overconsumpition by the world’s fortunate is an environmental problem unmatched in severity by anything but perhaps population growth. Their surging exploitatio n of resources threatens to exhaust or unalterably spoil forests, soils,water,ai r and climate.\\;

Ironically,high consumption may be a mixed blessing in human terms,too. The time -honored values of integrity of character,good work,friendship,family and commun ity have often been sacrificed in the rush to riches.\\;

Thus many in the industrial lands have a sense that their world of plenty is som ehow hollow—that,misled by a consumerist culture,they have been fruitlessly att empting to satisfy what are essentially social,psychological and spiritual needs with material things.\\;

Of course,the oppostie of overconsumption—poverty—is no solution to either env ironmenttal or human problems. It is infinitely worse for people and bad for the

natural world too. Dispossessed (被剥夺得一无所有的) peasants slash-and-burn th eir way into the rain forests of Latin America,and hungry nomads (游牧民族) turn their herds out onto fragile African grassland,reducing it to desert.\\;

If environmental destruction results when people have either too little or too m

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uch,we are left to wonder how much is enough. What level of consumption can the earth support? When does having more cease to add noticeably to human satisfac tion?\\=

36.The emergence of the affluent society after World War Ⅱ ____.\\= A)gave birth to a new generation of upper class consumers�� B)gave rise to the dominance of the new egoism�� C)led to the reform of the retailing system�� D)resulted in the worship of consumerism��

37.Apart from enormous productivity,another important impetus to high con sumption is ____.\\=

A)the conversion of the sale of goods into rituals��

B)the people’s desire for a rise in their living standards��

C)the imbalance that has existed between production and consumption��

D)the concept that one’s success is measured by how much they consume��

38.Why does the author say high consumption is a mixed blessing?\\= A)Because poverty still exists in an affluent society.��

B)Because moral values are sacrificed in pursuit of material satisfatction.��

C)Because overconsumption won’t last long due to unrestricted population growth. ��

D)Because traditional rituals are often neglected in the process of modernizatio n.��

39.According to the passage, consumerist culture ____.\\= A)cannot thrive on a fragile economy��

B)will not aggravate environmental problems�� C)cannot satisfy human spiritual needs��

D)will not alleviate poverty in wealthy countries��

40.It can be inferred from the passage that ____.\\=

A)human spiritual needs should match material affluence��

B)there is never an end to satisfying people’s material needs��

C)whether high consumption should be encouraged is still an issue�� D)how to keep consumption at a reasonable level remains a problem�� ��

Part Ⅲ

Vocabulary (20 minutes)

Directions:There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For e

ach sentence there are four choices marked A), B),C) and D). Choose the ONE answe r that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the An swer Sheet with a single line through the centre.��

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41.I have had my eyes tested and the report says that my ____is perfect .\\=

A)outlookB)visionC)horizonD)perpective��

42.He was looking admiringly at the photograph published by Collins in [C D#3] with the Imperial Museum.��

A)collectionB)connectionC)collaborationD)combination��

43.In those days, executives expected to spend most of their lives in the

same firm and, unless they were dismissed for ____,to retire at the age of 65 .��

A)integrityB)denialC)incompetenceD)deduction��

44.Others viewed the finding with ____, noting that a cause-and-effect relationship between passive smoking and cancer remains to be shown.�� A)optimismB)passionC)cautionD)deliberation��

45.The 1986 Challenger space-shuttle ____ was caused by unusually low t emperatures immediately before the launch. ��

A)expeditionB)controversyC)dismayD)disaster��

46.When supply exceeds demand for any product,prise are ____ to fall. ��A)timelyB)simultaneousC)subjectD)liable��

47.The music aroused an ____ feeling of homesickness in him. ��A)intentionalB)intermittentC)intenseD)intrinsic��

48.I bought an alarm clock with a(n) ____ dial,which can be seen clearl y in the dark.

��A)supersonicB)luminousC)audibleD)amplified��

49.The results are hardly ____;he cannot believe they are accurate. ��A)credibleB)contraryC)criticalD)crucial��

50.This new laser printer is ____ with all leading software. ��A)comparableB)competitiveC)compatibleD)cooperative��

51.The ball ____ two or three times before rolling down the slope. ��A)swayedB)bouncedC)hoppedD)darted��

52.He raised his eyebrows and stuck his head forward and ____ it in a single nod, a gesture boys used then for O.K. when they were pleased. ��A)shruggedB)tuggedC)jerkedD)twisted��

53.Many types of rock are ____ from volcanoes as solid, fragmentary mat erial.

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��A)flungB)propelledC)ejectedD)injected��

54.With prices ____ so much,it is difficult for the school to plan a bu dget.

��A)vibratingB)fluctuatingC)flutteringD)swinging��

55.The person who ____ this type of approach for doing research deserve s our praise.

��A)originatedB)speculatedC)generatedD)manufactured��

56.____that the demand for power continues to rise at the current rate, it will not be long before traditional sources become inadequate. ��A)ConcerningB)AscertainingC)AssumingD)Regarding��

57.Her jewelry ____ under the spotlights and she became the dominant fi gure at the ball.

��A)glaredB)glitteredC)blazedD)dazzled��

58.Connie was told that if she worked too hard, her health would ____. ��A)deteriorateB)descendC)degradeD)decay��

59.We find that some birds ____ twice a year between hot and cold count ries.

��A)transferB)commuteC)migrateD)emigrate��

60.As visiting scholars, they willingly ____ to the customs of the coun try they live in.

��A)submitB)conformC)subjectD)commit��

61.More than 85 percent of French Canada’s population speaks French as mo ther tongue and ____ to the Roman Catholic faith. ��A)catersB)adheresC)ascribesD)subscribes��

62.The professor found himself constantly ____ the question:“How could anyone do these things?”

��A)presidingB)poringC)ponderingD)presuming��

63.Weeks ____ before anyone was arrested in connection with the bank ro bbery.

��A)terminatedB)elapsedC)overlappedD)expired��

64.In order to prevent stress from being set up in the metal,expansion jo ints are fitted which ____ the stress by allowing the pipe to expand or contra ct freely.

��A)relieveB)reconcileC)reclaimD)rectify��

65.How much of your country’s electrical supply is ____ from water powe

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