III. Cloze ( 30 points)

　　Directions:For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked A, B, Cand D. Choose the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corres-ponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

　　根據(jù)下面內(nèi)容，回答題：

　　What is intelligence (智力)anyway? When I was in the army I 21 an intelligence test that

　　all soldiers took,and, against 22 of 100, scored 160.

　　I had an auto-repair man once, who, on these intelligence tests, could not 23 have scoredmore than 80.24, when anything went wrong with my car I hurried to him--and he always25 it.

　　Well ,then, suppose my auto-repair man designed questions for some intelligence tests. By everyone of them I'd prove myself a 26 . In a world where I have to work with my hands,I'd do poorly.Consider my auto-repair man 27 . He had a habit of telling jokes. One time he said,"Doc,a deaf-and-dumb(聾啞) man 28 some nails. Having entered a store, he put two fingers togetheron the counter and made 29 movements with the other hand. The clerk brought him a hammer.He 30 his head and pointed to the two fingers he was hammering. The clerk brought him somenails. He picked out the right size and left. Well, Doc, the 31 man who came in was blind. He ind. He wanted scissors(~).32 do you suppose he asked for them?" 1 lifted my right hand and madescissoring movements with my first two fingers. He burst out laughing and said," Why, you fool, heused his voice and asked for them. I've been 33 that on all my customers today, but I knew 34 I'd catch you. " "Why is that?" I asked. "Because you are so goddamned educated, Doc. Iknew you couldn't be very 35 "And I have an uneasy feeling he had something there.

　　21第21題應選( )

　　A.failedB.wroteC.receivedD.chose

　　參考答案：C

　　參考解析：

　　文章講述的是怎樣看待智力的問題。即以我與修車工為例談論考試分數(shù)(理論水平)與實際操作能力的關(guān)系。我在考試中取得了160分的高分，卻不能動手修理自己的汽車;面對修理工那實踐性較強的趣味題目，我也鬧出笑話。而修理工在考試中得不了多少分，卻能迅速修理好我的汽車，并能用他那實踐性較強的題目難住了我。

　　從第一段第二句知“所有的士兵都參加了考試”，故可排除D項;“我得了l60分而平均分才100分”，可以排除A項。而B項搭配不對。故應選C項。

　　22第22題應選( )

　　A.an averageB.a totalC.an examD.a number

　　參考答案：A

　　參考解析：

　　根據(jù)“所有的士兵都參加了考試，而我得了160分”可以推斷出平均分是100分，故應選A項。

　　23第23題應選( )

　　A.alwaysB.possiblyC.certainlyD.Frequently

　　參考答案：B

　　參考解析：

　　根據(jù)四個選項的含義，再結(jié)合生活常識，可以判定他只是有可能得分不會超過80分(也有可能得分超過80分)，故應選B項。

　　24第24題應選( )

　　A.ThenB.ThusC.ThereforeD.Yet

　　參考答案：D

　　參考解析：

　　根據(jù)前后兩個句子的意義及轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系可以判定應選D項。

　　25第25題應選( )

　　A.fixedB.checkedC.droveD.Changed

　　參考答案：A

　　參考解析：

　　根據(jù)前文“車壞了，我去找他”可知是去修車，故應選A項。

　　26第26題應選( )

　　A.teacherB.doctorC.winnerD.fool

　　參考答案：D

　　參考解析：

　　根據(jù)下一句話中“我會做得很差”可知在這種實踐性較強的考試中我會顯得像傻瓜一樣，故應選D項。

　　27第27題應選( )

　　A.againB.as usualC.tooD.as well

　　參考答案：A

　　參考解析：

　　上文已經(jīng)提到修車工出題的事，這里再提他另外的事，故應選A項。

　　28第28題應選( )

　　A.boughtB.testedC.foundD.Needed

　　參考答案：D

　　參考解析：

　　根據(jù)下文他去買釘子，可知他需要釘子，故應選D項。

　　29第29題應選( )

　　A.cuttingB.hammeringC.wavingD.Circling

　　參考答案：B

　　參考解析：

　　因為釘釘子要用錘子，下文也提到售貨員拿給他錘子，所以他做出的動作應該是用錘子釘釘子的動作，故應選B項。

　　30第30題應選( )

　　A.noddedB.raisedC.shookD.Turned

　　參考答案：C

　　參考解析：

　　從上文可知：“他需要釘子，而售貨員拿給他錘子”，他理應搖頭，故應選c項。

　　31第31題應選( )

　　A.cleverB.otherC.rig.htD.Next

　　參考答案：D

　　參考解析：

　　上文講完了那個聾啞人的故事，下文又來了一個盲人，故應選D項。

　　32第32題應選( )

　　A.WhatB.HowC.Who 'D.Which

　　參考答案：B

　　參考解析：

　　根據(jù)上下文語境可推出句意為：“你認為他會以何種方式來買它們呢?”how在此作狀語，符合語境。

　　33第33題應選( )

　　A.tryingB.provingC.practicingD.examining

　　參考答案：A

　　參考解析：

　　根據(jù)本句結(jié)構(gòu)(try+sth.+on+sb.)及上下文含義，可知“他一直在所有的顧客身上試驗這同一個問題”，因此應選A項。

　　34第34題應選( )

　　A.for sureB.at onceC.in factD.fight now

　　參考答案：A

　　參考解析：

　　根據(jù)上文內(nèi)容可知，修車工早就預料到“我”會誤入歧途，因此應選A項。

　　35第35題應選( )

　　A.clearB.sillyC.slowD.smart參考答案：D

　　參考解析：

　　根據(jù)文章中心可知：我考試中理論知識還不錯，但實際動手能力不是很強。因此對于這種實踐性較強的問題，不會反應那么敏捷。所以應選D項。

　　IV. Reading Comprehension ( 60 points)

　　Directions:There are five reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by fourquestions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Chooseone best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

　　根據(jù)下面內(nèi)容，回答題：

　　This was no ordinarv class. The students who came together were all science or engineering pro-fessors at Cornell University. They had interrupted their research to accept an invitation to take partin an unusual experiment:" an interesting week of poetry. "This class was part of a study to answerthe questions:Why is science difficult for many nonscience students? What can teachers learn aboutteaching if they take a class that is not in their field?

　　The students in the poetry class listened to lectures and took notes. They had reading tasks andhad to write three short papers. All students noticed one thing--the im.portance of spoken words. Inscience and engineering classes, the instructors put tables and drawings on the blackboard. But inthis poetry class, the instructors just talked. They didn't write anything on the board.

　　The scientists and engineers noticed one similarity between science and poetry. In both sub-jects, students need to find layers(層次) of meaning. Some layers are simple, clear, and on the sur-face;other layers are deeper and more difficult. This search for different levels of meaning doesn'thappen much in undergraduate(本科) science classes, but it is important later, in graduate school.And it is always important in humanities(人文學科).

　　Both the poetry instructors and their students learned something about teaching from this experi-ence. One poetry instructor, for example, now sees the importance of using careful, clear definitions(定義)when he explains a poem. He also plans to be more informative as he teaches. Most of thescientists agreed on several points. First, humanities classes might help science students to see patternsand decide which information is important.. Second, the poetry class was fun. One engineer decided,"We need to change the way we teach engineering to make it an enjoyable experience for students. "But perhaps the most important result of the experience was this : All of the professors began tothink about how they teach and how they can teach better.

　　36What do we know about this unusual class?

　　A.The teachers did lots of writing on the board.B.The teachers were invited to attend several lectures.C.The students were professors from a university.D.The students were studying science and humanities.

　　參考答案：C

　　參考解析：

　　根據(jù)文章第一段第二句可知本題選C項。

　　37The experiment was designed to find out __________ .

　　A.how to teach the students in the science classB.whether poetry is difficult for science studentsC.what to be taught in the humanities classD.why many humanities students find science hard

　　參考答案：D

　　參考解析：

　　由第一段的最后兩句可知本題選D項。

　　38Finding levels of meaning is__________ .

　　A.important for graduate students in humanitiesB.difficult for graduate students in humanitiesC.common for undergraduate students in scienceD.easy for undergraduate students in science

　　參考答案：A

　　參考解析：

　　由第三段的最后兩句可知本題選A項。

　　39What did the science professors learn after the experiment?

　　A.They should change the way they teach.B.A poem could be explained in clear definitions.C.A poetry class could be more informative.D.Their teaching was an enioyable experience.

　　參考答案：A

　　參考解析：

　　根據(jù)最后一段可知本題選A項。

　　根據(jù)下面內(nèi)容，回答題：

　　Banks are not ordinarily prepared to pay out all accounts; they rely on depositors( 剪刀 )not todemand payment all at the same time. If depositors should come to fear that a bank is not safe, that itcannot pay off all its depositors, then that fear might cause all the depositors to appear on the sameday. If they did, the bank could not pay all accounts. However, if they did not all appear at once, thenthere 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 experienced. One day in December of 1925several banks failed to open in a city where Mrs. Vaught lived. The other banks expected a run thenext day, and so the officers of the bank in which Mrs. Vanght worked as a teller had enough moneyon hand to pay off their depositors. The officers simply told the tellers to pay on demand. The nextmorning a crowd gathered in the bank and on the sidewalk outside. The length of the line made manythink that the bank cohld 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, thoughthey knew that the bank was quite all right and could pay all depositors, drew their own money fromthe bank. Mrs. Vaught says that she had difficulty keeping herself from doing the same.

　　40A bank run happens when __________ .

　　A.a bank is closed for one or more daysB.too many depositors try to draw out their money at one timeC.there is not enough money to pay all its depositors at one timeD.tellers of a bank take their own money from the bank

　　參考答案：B

　　參考解析：

　　文中第五句中“a terrifying bank run”的意思是“可怕的銀行擠兌”，而本題的題干是問銀行擠兌是在什么情況下發(fā)生，根據(jù)文章的解釋，可知答案為B項。

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