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The Victorians had become addicted to
speed and they wanted to go ever
faster.
Time
was
money
and
efficiency
became
(31)____
important.
Although
divisions
of
labour
had
been
(32)____
by
Adam
Smith
and
illustrated by a pin factory in The
Wealth
of
Nations
in
1776,
(33)____
could
now
become
fully
realised.
This
specialization of
labour was in (34)____ contrast to the rural means
of
production,
in
(35)____
the
family
was
the
means
of
production,
consumption
and
socialization.
(36)____
greater
speed
came
a
greater
need
for
industries
and
businesses
to
make
more
and
make
it
quicker.
Steam
made
this
(37)____
and
changed
working
life
forever
(38)____
were
the
days
when
work
was
(39)____
by
natural
forces:
steam
engines
were
servant
(40)____
neither
season
nor
sunshine.
Factories
had
foremen
and
life
became
correspondingly more (41)____. The
clocking-on machine was (42)____ in
1885
and
time
and
motion
studies
to
increase
efficiency
would
be
introduced
only
(43)____
twenty
years
later.
(44)____
it
was
not
all
bad
news. Agricultural incomes depended on
variable harvests and weather.
Factories provided (45)____ and
predictable income, but long hours.
Working
life
was
becoming
increasingly
regulated,
and
the
working
(46)____ was reorganised to promote
ever-greater efficiency. The old
(47)____ St. Monday - when no work was
done - was (48)____, work stopped
around midday on Saturday and did not
resume (49)____ Monday morning. A
new
division between
“
work
”
and
“
leisure
”
emerged, and this new block of
weekend leisure time coincided with the
development of spectator sports
like
cricket and football, and the (50)____ of music
hall entertainment
for the new working
classes.
31. A. increasingly B.
surprisingly C. slowly D. obviously
32. A. contributed B. informed C.
spread D. conceived
33. A. he B. it
C. these D. those
34. A. clear B.
marked C. apparent D. firm
35. A. that
B. what C. where D. which
36. A. Upon
B. Over C. With D. For
37. A. possible
B. practical C. worthwhile D. useful
38. A. Passed B. Lost C. Gone D. Missed
39. A. defined B. controlled C. limited
D. dictated
40. A. over B. on C. by D.
to
41. A. standard B. controlled C.
difficult D. dreadful
42. A. designed
B. created C. invented D. bought
43.
A. some B. certain C. these D. those
44. A. For B. But C. Consequently D.
Accordingly
45. A. safe B. good C.
continuous D. secure
46. A. week B.
period C. pattern D. practice
47. A.
culture B. behavior C. custom D. habit
48. A. repair B. compensate C. mend D.
moderate
49. A. before B. until C. on
D. after
50. A. raise B. increase C.
trend D. present
PART
IV
GRAMMARVOCABULARY
[15 MIN]
51. It is
essential that he ________ all the facts first.
A. is examining B. will examine C.
examines D. examine
52. Which of the
following sentences expresses a future action?
A. Lucy is continually finding fault
with her sister.
B. We are meeting the
visitors after the performance.
C.
The coach is now crossing the Garden Bridge.
D. I
’
m hoping
that you
’
ll give us some
advice.
53.
Which
of
the
following
italicized
parts
is
used
as
an
object
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complement?
A. The front door remained locked
B. The boy looked disappointed
C. Nancy appeared worried
D.
He seemed to have no money left
54.
Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT?
A. Physics is an important school
subject.
B. The Niagara Falls is in
North America.
C. The United States
borders Canada.
D. Mumps is a kind of
infectious disease.
55. Which of the
following sentences indicates POSSIBILITY?
A. The moon cannot always be at the
full.
B. You cannot smoke inside the
building.
C. He cannot come today.
D. She cannot play the piano.
56. The boys in the family are old
enough for ________.
A. schools
B. school
C. the school
D. the schools
57. Which
of
the
following
italicized
parts
indicates
a
predicate-object
relationship?
A. He was
reading Mary
’
s letter in the
room.
B. You can buy
men
’
s shoes in this shop.
C. Mrs. Black
’
s
passport was lost.
D. The
enemy
’
s defeat brought the
war to an end.
58. Please pardon
________ you.
A. my disturbing B.
disturbing me C. to disturb D. that I disturb
59. Which of the following tag
questions is INCORRECT?
A. Carry this
parcel for me, will you? B. Nobody wants to go
there, does
he?
C. Few
people know him, don
’
t they?
D. Everything is ready,
isn
’
t it?
60.
Which of the following reflexive
pronouns
（反身代词）
is used as an
object?
A.
I
spoke
to
the
president
himself.
B.
Frank
is
not
quite
himself
today.
C.
Linda
herself
will
play
the
violin.
D.
You
must
pull
yourself
together.
61. The research team can handle
________ needs to be handled.
A.
whenever B. whichever C. wherever D. whatever
62. Which of the following italicized
parts modifies an adverb?
A. I rather
like my teacher. B. That was a very funny film.
C. Do it right now. D. We walked about
6 miles.
63. When
the
sentence
“
They
had
made
a
mess
of
the
house
”
is
turned
into
passive voice, which of the following
is CORRECT?
A. A mess had been made in
the house. B. A mess had been made by them.
C. The house had been made a mess of.
D. The house had been made a mess.
64.
Fool ________ Michael is, he could not have done
such a thing.
A. as B. who C. that D.
like
65. When
the
sentence
“
Shall
I
drive
you
to
the
airport
first?
”
is
turned
into
indirect speech, which of the following is most
appropriate?
A. He agreed to drive me
to the airport first.
B. He offered to
drive me to the airport first.
C. He
advised me to go to the airport first.
D. He suggested that I drive to the
airport first.
66. The
interviewers
were
impressed
by
the
high
calibre
of
the
applicants
for the job. The underlined part means
________.
A. criterion B. quality C.
qualification D. level
67. Her
career
has
________
a
number
of
activities
—
composing,
playing
and acting.
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A. held B.
produced C. embraced D. combined
68.
The operation could ________ her life by two or
three years.
A. prolong B. increase C.
expand D. continue
69. All her
cousins and their children have fair hair. The
underlined
part means ________.
A. fine B. dark C. thick D. light
70. John
always
feels
sluggish
first
thing
in
the
morning.
The
underlined
part means
________.
A. sick B. inactive C. dizzy
D. drowsy
71. The family of the
victim had to endure a long wait before the case
cane to trial. The underlined part
means ________.
A. tolerate B. keep C.
face D. hold
72. The
chief
of
surgery
became
committee
chairman
by
virtue
of
________.
A. seniority B.
service C. age D. rank
73. He
turned
his
back
on
them
when
they
most
needed
him.
The
underlined
part means
________.
A. criticized B. ignored C.
betrayed D. deceived
74. Our school
did not ________ for Christmas until mid-December.
A. break out B. break down C. break up
D. break in
75. The flags in the
stadium ________ in the wind.
A.
flapped B. moved C. shook D. stirred
76. His mother retired early on
account of poor health. The underlined
part means ________.
A.
despite B. with C. according to D. because of
77. The
whole
country
was
in
________
over
the
result
of
the
elections.
A. suspension B. suspense
C. suspending D. suspender
78. There
is no conceivable reason why there should be any
difficulty
during
the
project.
The
underlined
part
can
be
replaced
by
all
the
following EXCEPT ________.
A. thinkable B. imaginable C. possible
D. observable
79. The
employers
prepared,
with
all
due
________
for
a
conference
with
the Trade Unions.
A.
caution B. concern C. certainty D. consideration
80.
Our
experiment
was
conducted
under
optimal
conditions.
The
underlined part means
________.
A. perfect B. proper C.
possible D. proposed
PART
READING COMPREHENSION
TEXT A
After breakfast the
boys wandered out into the play-ground. Here the
day-boys were gradually assembling.
They were sons of the local clergy,
of
the
officers
at
the
Depot,
and
of
such
manufacturers
or
men
of
business
as the old town possessed.
Presently a bell rang, and they all
trooped into school. This consisted
of
a
large,
long
room
at
opposite
ends
of
which
two
under
masters
conducted
the
second
and
third
forms,
and
of
a
smaller
one,
leading
out
of
it,
used
by Mr.
Watson, who taught the first form. To attach the
preparatory to
the senior school these
three classes were known officially, on speech
days and in reports, as upper, middle,
and lower second. Philip was put
in
the
last.
The
master,
a
red-
faced
man
with
a
pleasant
voice,
was
called
Rice;
he
had
a
jolly
manner
with
boys,
and
the
time
passed
quickly.
Philip
was
surprised
when
it
was
quarter
to
eleven
and
they
were
let
out
for
ten
minutes' rest.
The whole school rushed noisily into
the play-ground. The new boys were
told
to go into the middle, while the others stationed
themselves along
opposite walls. They
began to play Pig in the Middle. The old boys ran
from wall to wall while the new boys
tried to catch them: when one was
seized and the mystic words said - one,
two, three, and a pig for me -
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he became a
prisoner and, turning sides, helped to catch those
who were
still
free.
Philip
saw
a
boy
running
past
and
tried
to
catch
him,
but
his
limp
gave
him
no
chance;
and
the
runners,
taking
their
opportunity,
made
straight for the ground
he covered. Then one of them had the brilliant
idea
of
imitating
Philip
’
s
clumsy
run.
Other
boys
saw
it
and
began
to
laugh;
then
they
all
copied
the
first;
and
they
ran
round
Philip,
limping
grotesquely,
screaming with shrill laughter. They lost their
heads with
the delight of their new
amusement, and choked with helpless merriment.
One
of
them
tripped
Philip
up
and
he
fell,
heavily
as
he
always
fell,
and
cut his knee. They laughed all the
louder when he got up. A boy pushed
him
from
behind,
and
he
would
have
fallen
again
if
another
had
not
caught
him. The game was
forgotten in the entertainment of
Philip
’
s deformity.
Philip was completely scared.
He could not make out why they were
laughing at him. His heart beat so
that
he
could
hardly
breathe,
and
he
was
more
frightened
than
he
had
ever
been in his life. He stood still
stupidly while the boys ran round him,
mimicking and laughing; they shouted to
him to try and catch them; but
he
did
not
move.
He
did
not
want
them
to
see
him
run
any
more.
He
was
using
all his
strength to prevent himself from crying.
81. From the beginning of the passage
we learn that ________.
A. some pupils
came from the local area
B. the school
only accepted day-boys
C. the school
had only three classes
D.
Philip
’
s class was part of
the senior school
82. What was
Philip
’
s reaction to his
class?
A. He thought class was too
short.
B. He found his class
surprising.
C. He seemed to have
enjoyed it.
D. He wanted to change
class.
83. In the game Philip lost
his ground because ________.
A. the
game wasn
’
t fit for new boys
like him
B. the playground
wasn
’
t big enough for the
game
C. he did not know the rules of
the game
D. he could not run as
quickly as other boys
84. What did
the boys do after Philip lost his ground?
A. They continued with the game.
B. They stopped to make fun of him.
C. They changed to another game.
D. They stopped and went inside.
85. How did Philip feel in the end?
A. He was ashamed of himself.
B. He was very nervous.
C.
He was really horrified.
D. He felt
himself stupid.
TEXT B
For
parents
who
send
their
kids
off
to
college
saying,
“
These
will
be
the
best years of your
life,
”
it would be very
appropriate to add,
“
If you
can handle the stress of college
life.
”
Freshmen
are showing up already stressed out, according to
the latest
research study that reported
students
’
emotional health
levels at their
lowest since the survey
started in 1985. While in school, more students
are working part-time and near-full-
time jobs. At graduation, only 29
percent of seniors have jobs lined up.
Pressure
to
excel
often
creates
stress,
and
many
students
are
not
learning
how to effectively
handle this stress. Let me show five facts that I
believe every college student should
know about stress.
First,
stress
can
make
smart
people
do
stupid
things.
Stress
causes
what
brain researchers call
“
cortical
inhibition.
”
In simple
terms, stress
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