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A B C in return increase the risk of heart disease. D

48. With my return, I learned that Professor Smith had been at the museum and would not be A B C back for several hours. D

49. Neither the engineer nor his assistants was able to solve the problem that had caused a great A B C D loss to the factory.

50. Only when I was told the news that the foreigner came from Switzerland I knew that he

A B C D was the very pianist I had been looking for. Part IV. Reading Comprehension (40 points)

Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center. Passage One

All the housewives that went to the new supermarket had one great ambition: to be the lucky customer who did not have to pay for her shopping. For this was what the notice just inside the entrance promised. It said: ―Remember, once a week, one of our customers gets free goods. This May Be Your Lucky Day!‖

For several weeks Mrs. Edwards hoped, like many of her friends, to be the lucky customer. Unlike her friends, she never gave up hoping. The cupboards in kitchen were full of things which she did not need. Her husband tried to advise her against buying things but failed. She dreamed of the day when the manager of the supermarket would approach her and say: ―Madam, this is Your Lucky Day. Everything in your basket is free.‖

One Friday morning, after she had finished her shopping and had taken it to her car, she found that she had forgotten to buy any tea. She dashed back to the supermarket, got the tea and went towards the cash-desk. As she did so, she saw the manager of the supermarket approach her. ―Madam,‖ he said, holding out his hand, ― I want to congratulate you! You are

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our lucky customer and everything you have in your basket is free!‖ 51. The housewives learnt about the offer of free goods _____.

A. on TV

C. at the supermarket 52. Mrs. Edwards _____.

a) is always very busy b) had no friends

c) hoped to get free shopping d) gets disappointed easily 53. Mrs. Edwards’s husband tried to _____.

e) make her unhappy f)

cheer her up g) buy things with her h) stop her buying things

54. Mrs. Edwards went back to the supermarket quickly because she had to _____.

A. buy another thing C. pay for her shoppings

55. Mrs. Edwards must have been _____.

A. pleased C. proud

B. delighted D. disappointed

Passage Two

Generations of Americans have been brought up to believe that a good breakfast is one life’s essentials. Eating breakfast at the start of the day, we have all been told, and told again, is as necessary as putting gasoline in the family car before starting a trip.

But for many people the thought of food first thing in the morning is by no means a pleasure. So despite all the efforts, they still take no breakfast. Between 1977 and 1983, the latest year for which figures are available, the number of people who didn’t have breakfast, increased by 33 percent.

For those who feel pain of guilt about not eating breakfast, however, there is some good news. Several studies in the last few years indicate that, for adults especially, there may be nothing wrong with omitting breakfast. ―Going without breakfast does not affect performance,‖ said Arrold E. Bender, former professor of the nutrition at Queen Elizabeth College in London, ―nor does giving people breakfast improve performance.‖

Scientific evidence linking breakfast to better health or better performance is surprisingly

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B. from the manager D. from the newspaper

B. talk to the manager D. find her shopping

inadequate, and most of the recent work involves children, not adults, ―The literature‖, says one researcher, Dr. Erresto at the University of Texas, ― is poor‖. 56. The latest year for which figures could be obtained is _____.

A. the year the author wrote the article B. 1977

C. any year between 1977 and 1983 D. 1983

57. For those who do not take breakfast, the good news is that _____.

A. several studies have been done in the past few years. B. the omission of breakfast does no harm to one’s health C. adults have especially made studies in this field D. eating little in the morning is good for health

58. ―…nor does giving people breakfast improve performance‖ means _____.

A. anyone without breakfast does improve his performance B. not giving people breakfast improve performance C. having breakfast does not improve performance, either D. people having breakfast do improve their performance 59. The word ―literature‖ in the last sentence refers to _____.

A. stories, poems, plays, etc.

B. written works on a particular subject C. any printed material

D. the modern literature of America

60. What is implied but NOT stated by the author is that _____.

A. breakfast does not affect performance

B. Dr. Erresto is engaged in research work at an institution of higher learning C. not eating breakfast might affect the health of children

D. Professor Bender once taught college courses in nutrition in London

Passage Three

Banks are not ordinarily prepared to pay out all accounts; they rely on depositors (储户) not to demand payment all at the same time. If depositors should come to fear that a bank is not safe, that it cannot pay off all its depositors, then that fear might cause all the depositors to appear on the same day. If they did, the bank could not pay all accounts. However, if they did not all appear at once, then there would always be enough money to pay those who wanted their money when they wanted it. Mrs. Elsie Vaught has told us of a terrifying bank run that she

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experienced. One day in December of 1925 several banks failed to open in a city where Mrs. Vaught lived. The other banks expected a run the next day, and so the officers of the bank in which Mrs. Vaught worked as a teller had enough money on hand to pay off their depositors. The officers simply told the tellers to pay on demand. The next morning a crowd gathered in the bank and on the sidewalk outside. The length of the line made many think that the bank could not possibly pay off everyone. People began to push and then to fight for places near the tellers’ windows. The power of the panic atmosphere was such that two tellers, though they knew that the bank was quite all right and could pay all depositors, drew their own money from the bank. Mrs. Vaught says that she had difficulty keeping herself from doing the same. 61. A bank run happens when _____.

A. a bank is closed for one or more days

B. too many depositors try to draw out their money at one time C. there is not enough money to pay all its depositors at one time D. tellers of a bank take their own money from the bank 62. The tellers in Mrs. Vaught’s bank were told to _____.

A. explain why they could not pay out all accounts B. pay out accounts as requested

C. make the depositors believe that the bank was sound D. pay out money as slowly as possible 63. The main cause of a bank run is _____.

A. loss of confidence B. lack of money C. crowds of people D. inexperienced tellers

64. Which of the following did Mrs. Vaught say?

A. She knew that the bank was not sound.

B. She feared that too many depositors drawing their money would close the bank. C. She was not able to draw out her money D. She was tempted to draw out her money

65. According to the passage, the actions of the depositors of Mrs. Vaught’s bank were affected mainly by the _____.

A. ease with which they could get their money B. confidence that Mrs. Vaught showed C. failure of several other banks to open

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