In some countries girls are still_____of a good education、
A、 denied、 B、 declined
C、 denved D、deprived
2、
As the years passed， the memories of her childhood______away、
A、 faded B、 disappeared
C、 flashed D、 fired
3、
Brierley’s book has the________ of being both informative and readable、
A、 inspiration B、 requirements
C、 myth D、 merit
4、
If I have any comments to make， I’ll write them in the ______of the book I’m reading
A、 edge B、 page
C、 margin D、 side
5、
My________would really trouble me if I wore a fur coat、
A、 consciousness B、 consequence
C、 constitution D、 conscience
6、
When the post fell_______、Dennis Bass was appointed to fill it、
A、 empty B、 vacant
C、hollow D、 hare
7、
Mother who takes care of everybody is usually the most _________person in each family、
A、considerate B、 considerable
C、considering D、 constant
8、
For ten years the Greeks _______the city of Troy to separate it from the outside、
A、 captured B、 occupied
C、 destroyed D、surrounded
9、
Other guests at yesterday’s opening， which was broadcast______ by the radio station， included Anne Melntosh and Mayor、
A、 live B、 alive
C、living D、 lively
10、
A New Zealand man was recently_________to life imprisonment for the murder of an English tourist， Monica Cantwell、
A、 punished B、accused
C、 sentenced D、 put
11、
The past 22 years have really been amazing， and every prediction we’ve made about improvements have al come____
A、 truly B、 true
C、Truth D、truthful
12、
The teachers tried to ______these students that they could solve the complicated problem， however， they just didn’t see the point、
A、 convince B、encourage
C、 consult D、 inclined
13、
I’m_________ to think that most children would like their teachers to be their friends rather than their commanders、
A、 subjected B、 supposed
C、 declined D、inclined
14、
She is under the impression that he isn’t a_____________person for he wouldn’t tell her where and when he went to university、
A、 genius B、 generous
C、 genuine D、 genetic
15、
The first glasses of Coca Cola were drunk in 1886、 The drink was first_____by a US chemist called John Pemberton
A、 formed B、 made
C、 found D、 done
16、
These two chemicals_________with each other at a certain temperature to produce a substance which could cause an explosion、
A、interact B、 attract
C、 react D、 expel
17、
_________they can get people in the organization to do what must he done， they will not succeed、
A、 Since B、Unless
C、 If D、 Whether
18、
Once you have started a job， you should do it__________、
A、 in practice B、 in theory
C、 in earnest D、 in a hurry
19、
Although they new library service has been very successful， its future is ______certain、
A、 at any rate B、 by no means
C、 by all means D、 at any cost
20、
To my surprise， at yesterday’s meeting he again_________the planthat had been disapproved a week before、
A、 brought about B、 brought out
C、 brought up D、 brought down
21、
Section II Cloze (10 points)
Wholesale prices in July rose more sharply than expected and at a faster rate than consumer prices， 21 hat businesses were still protecting consumers 22 the full brunt (冲 击) of higher energy costs、
The Producer Price Index 23 measures what producers receive for goods and services， 24 1 percent in July、 The Labor Department reported yesterday、 Double 25 economists had been expecting and a sharp turnaround from flat prices in June、 Excluding 26 and energy、 the core index of producer prices rose 0、4 percent， 27 than the 0、1 percent that economists had 28、 Much of that increase was a result of an 29 increase in car and truck prices、
On Tuesday， the Labor Department said the 30 that consumers paid for goods and services in July were31 0、5 percent over all， and up 0、1 percent， excluding food and energy、
32 the overall rise in both consumer and producer prices 33 caused by energy costs， which increased 4、4 percent n the month、 (Wholesale food prices 34 0、3 percent in July、 35 July 2004， Wholesale prices were up 4、6 percent， the core rate 36 2、8 percent， its fastest pace since 1995、
Typically， increases in the Producer Price Index indicate similar changes in the consumer index37 businesses recoup (补 偿) higher costs from customers、38 for much of this expansion， which started 39 the end of 2001， that has not been the 40、 In fact， many businesses like automakers have been aggressively discounting their products
21、 A、 indicate B、 to indicate C、 indicating D、indicated
22、 A、 of B、 to C、by D、 from
23、 A、 that B、 which C、 it D、 this
24、A、rise B、 rises C、 rose D、 raised
25、A、 that B、 what C、which D、 this
26、 A、 food B、 grain C、 crop D、diet
27、 A、 less B、 lower C、 higher D、 more
28、A、 said B、 reported C、 calculated D、 forecast
29、 A、 expectable B、 unexpected C、 expectation D、 expecting
30、 A、 prices B、 costs C、 charges D、 values
31、 A、 down B、 from C、 to D、 up
32、 A、 Much B、 Most C、 Most of D、 Much of
33、 A、 was B、 were C、 is D、 are
34、 A、 fall B、 fell C、 falls D、 has fallen
35、 A、 Comparing with B、 In comparison C、 Compared with D、 Compare to
36、 A、 dropped B、 declined C、 lifted D、 climbed
37、 A、 as B、 so C、 while D、 when
38、 A、 And B、 But C、 Yet D、 Still
39、 A、 at B、 by C、 in D、 to
40、 A、 condition B、 situation C、 matter D、 case
41、
Section III Reading Comprehension (40 points)
Questions 41 to 45 are based on the following passage:
Office jobs are among the positions hardest hit by compumation (计 算 机 自 动 化)、 Word processors and typists will lose about 93，000 jobs over the next few years， while 57，000 secretarial jobs will vanish、 Blame the PC: Today， many executives type their own memos and carry there” secretaries” in the palms of their hands、 Time is also hard for stock clerks， whose ranks are expected to decrease by 68，000、 And employees in manufacturing firms and wholesalers are being replaced with computerized systems、
But not everyone who loses a job will end up in the unemployment line、 Many will shift to growing positions within their own companies、 When new technologies shook up the telecomm business， telephone operator Judy Dougherty pursued retraining、 She is now a communications technician， earning about $ 64，000 per year、 Of course， if you’ve been a tollbooth collector for the past 30 years， and you find yourself replaced by an E ZPass machine， it may be of little consolation(安慰) to know that the telecom field is booming、
And that’s just it: The service economy is fading: welcome to the expertise(专门知识) economy、 To succeed in the new job market， you must be able to handle complex problems、 Indeed， all but one of the 50 highest-paying occupations---air-traffic controller---demand at least a bachelor’s degree、
For those with just a high school diploma(毕业证书)、It’s going to get tougher to find a well-paying job、 Since fewer factory and clerical jobs will be available 、what’s left be the jobs that compumations can’t kill， computers cant clean offices ，or for Alzheimer’s patients(老年痴呆 病 人)、 But ，since most people have the skills to fill those positions， the wages stay painfully low ，meaning compumation could drive an even deeper wedge (楔 子) between the and p
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