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Part
Ⅳ
Reading
Comprehension(Reading in Depth) (25 minutes)
Section A
Directions: In this
section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You
are required to
select one word for
each blank from a list of choices given in a word
bank following
the
passage.
Read
the
passage
through
carefully
before
making
your
choices.
Each
choice in the bank is
identified by a letter. Please mark the
corresponding letter for
each item on
Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the
centre. You may not use
any of the
words in the bank more than once.
Questions 47 to
56 are based on the following passage.
The
comparatively
treeless
plains
of
North
Africa
have
suffered
a
progressive
drying up, both
47 and man-made, but the region was 48 so rich in
fertile soil that the
district we now
know as the Libyan Desert was, in the old days,
part of the granary
(
粮仓
)
of
the
Roman
Empire,
and
the
centre
of
the
Sahara
49
a
busy
trading
population
for a long
period. That
was when there were 50 in
plenty and the fields
were
the traditional
“
fields of
the woods
”
—
clearings in the
forest
—
and therefore
always tree 51 .
It is the trees
that lift the water and send 52 into the air so
that it may fall as dew
or rain further
on. Trees reduce the speed of the wind, and
provide shelter and shade;
the roots 53
minerals in the soil and these are carried to the
leaves which, when they
have
fulfilled
their
function,
return
to
the
earth,
giving
the
soil
the
combination
of
minerals that plants
require.
But
through the
ages Africa has
been 54 .
Successive invaders have felled the
forest
to
provide
grazing
lands
for
their
flocks
and
herds.
With
the
removal
of
the
essential tree cover, the water 55 was
broken, the earth became feverish and sick, and
in
course
of
time
was
unable
to
support
those
who
had
broken
the
56
of
life
by
removing
the earth
’
s green
mantle
—
the trees.
A)
moisture B) cycle C) water D) rhythm
E) contain F)
trap G) once H) surrounded
I) fed J) exploited K)
social L) natural
M) forest N) usually O)
trees
Section B
Directions:There
are
2
passages
in
this
section.
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 2 with a single line through the
centre.
Passage One
Questions 57 to 61 are
based on the following passage.
No one knows
when the first calendar was developed. But it
seems possible that
it was based on
lunar months. When people started farming, the
sages of the tribes
became very
important, they studied the sky and gathered
enough information to be
able to
predict when the seasons would change, and were
able to announce when it