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第1題：

RuthBenedict's<u>highly</u>popularbookPatternsofCulturestressed

theroleofcultureinpersonalityformation.

A.overly

B.very

C.fairly

D.relatively

參考答案：B

第2題：

Becausethesaleofbondsisaconvenientmeansofraisingcapital,

corporationsoftenissuebonds<u>aswellas</u>stocks.

A.asgoodas

B.assubstitutesfor

C.inadditionto

D.insteadof

參考答案：C

第3題：

InthewesternUnitedStatesonecanstillfindpoststowhich

nineteenth-centurycowboys<u>hitched</u>theirhorses.

A.tied

B.led

C.pulled

D.brought

參考答案：A

第4題:

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IntheNavahohousehold,grandparentsandotherrelativesplay

<u>indispensable</u>rolesinraisingchildren.

A.dominant

B.exemplary

C.essential

D.demanding

參考答案：C

第5題：

Theospreyfliesabovethewaterandwhenit<u>spots</u>afishitswoops

downtocatchit.

A.drops

B.sees

C.wants

D.selects

參考答案：B

第6題：

Hisjobwasto<u>lookafter</u>theanimals.

A.searchfor

B.carefor

C.follow

D.trap

參考答案：B

第7題：

Tradingcompanies<u>putup</u>themoneyforthefirstEnglishcolonies

inNorthAmerica.

A.supplied

B.earned

C.needed

D.borrowed

參考答案：A

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第8題：

Hespokesoquicklythatitwasdifficultto<u>takedown</u>whathewas

saying.

A.translate

B.record

C.follow

D.interpret

參考答案：B

第9題：

No<u>part</u>ofNewHampshireisfarfromwater.

A.mountain

B.town

C.section

D.village

參考答案：C

第10題：

Mostsoundvibrations<u>arriveat</u>theeardrumbywayoftheauditory

canal.

A.searchfor

B.reach

C.tickle

D.whisperto

參考答案：B

第n題：

In1975theUnitedStatesArmybegantoassignwomentopositions

<u>previously</u>classifiedashavingcombatstatus.

A.secretly

B.genuinely

C.formerly

D.officially

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參考答案：C

第12題:

PenguinsdonotsufferfromthecoldinAntarcticabecausetheirfeathers

<u>secrete</u>protectiveoil.

A.hide

B.warm

C.produce

D.absorb

參考答案：C

第13題:

Untilthelatenineteenthcentury,therewasno<u>uniform</u>systemof

time-keepingintheUnitedStates.

A.personal

B.efficient

C.consistent

D.practical

參考答案：C

第14題:

Insectsthrive<u>allover</u>,fromthehottestdesertstothesnow-clad

peaksofloftymountains.

A.silently

B.totally

C.everywhere

D.overhead

參考答案：C

第15題:

Inprehistorictimespeopleseldomstayedanywhereforverylongbecause

theirfoodsupplyusually<u>ranout</u>.

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A.becamedepleted

B.wasstolen

C.escaped

D.spoiled

參考答案：A

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ModerateEarthquakeStrikesEngland!

AmoderateearthquakestruckpartsofsoutheastEnglandon28

April2007,topplingchimneysfromhousesandrousingresidentsfromtheir

beds.SeveralthousandpeoplewereleftwithoutpowerinKentCounty.One

womensufferedminorheadandneckinjuries.

〃Itfeltasifthewholehousewasbeingslidacrosslikeafun-fair

ride,〃saidthewoman.

TheBritishGeologicalSurveysaidthe4.3-magnitudequakestruck

at8~19a.m.andwascenteredundertheEnglishChannel,about8.5miles

southofDoverandneartheentrancetotheChannelTunnel.

Witnessessaidcracksappearedinwailsandchimneyscollapsed

acrossthecounty.Residentssaidthetremorhadlastedforabout10to

15seconds.

〃Iwaslyinginbedanditfeltasifsomeonehadjustgotupfrom

bednexttome.〃SaidHendrickvanEck,27,ofCanterburyabout60miles

southeastofLondon.〃Ithenheardthesoundofcracking,anditwas

gettingheavierandheavier.Itfeltasifsomeonewasattheendofmy

bedhoppingupanddown.〃

Therearethousandsofmoderatequakesonthisscalearoundthe

worldeachyear,buttheyarerareinBritain.TheApril28quakewasthe

strongestinBritainsince2002whena4.8-magnitudequakestruckthe

centralEnglandcityofBirmingham.

Thecountry'sstrongestearthquaketookplaceintheNorthSea

in1931,measuring6.1ontheRichterscale.BritishGeologicalSurvey

scientistRogerMussonsaidthequaketookplaceon28Aprilinanarea

thathadseenseveralofthebiggestearthquakesevertostrikeBritain,

includingonein1580thatcauseddamageinLondonandwasfeltinFrance.

Mussonpredictedthatitwasonlyamatteroftimebeforeanother

earthquakestruckthispartofEngland.However,peopleshouldnotbe

scaredtoomuchbythisprediction,Mussonsaid,asthemodernearthquake

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warningsystemofBritainshouldbeabletodetectaforthcomingquake

andannounceitseveralhoursbeforeittakesplace.Thiswouldallowtime

forpeopletoevacuateandreducedamagetotheminimum.

第16題:

DuringtheApril28earthquake,thewholeEnglandwasleftwithoutpower.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

參考答案：B

第17題:

TheChannelTunnelwasclosedfor10hoursaftertheearthquakeoccurred.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

參考答案：C

第18題:

Itwasreportedthatoneladyhadgotherheadandneckinjured,butnot

seriously.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

參考答案：A

第19題:

FranceandseveralotherEuropeancountriessenttheirmedicalteamsto

worksidebysidewiththeBritishdoctors.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

參考答案：C

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第20題:

Thecountry'sstrongestearthquaketookplaceinLondonin1580.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

參考答案：B

第21題:

MussonpredictedthatanotherearthquakewouldoccurinsoutheastEngland

soonerorlater.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

參考答案：A

第22題:

ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatEnglandisrarelyhitbyhigh

magnitudeearthquakes.

A.Right

B.Wrong

C.Notmentioned

參考答案：A

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WashoeLearnedAmericanSignLanguage

1.Ananimalthatinfluencedscientificthoughthasdied.A

chimpanzeenamedWashoeandborninAfricadiedofnaturalcauseslate

lastmonthattheageof42ataresearchcenterintheAmericanstate

ofWashington.Washoehadbecomeknowninthescientificcommunityand

aroundtheworldforherabilitytouseAmericanSignLanguage.Shewas

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saidtobethefirstnon-humantolearnahumanlanguage.Herskillsalso

ledtodebateaboutprimatesandtheirabilitytounderstandlanguage.

2.ResearchscientistsAllenandBeatrixGardrierbeganteaching

Washoesignlanguagein1966.In1969,theGardnersdescribedWashoe"

sprogressinascientificreport.ThepeoplewhoexperimentedwithWashoe

saidshegrewtounderstandabout250words.Forexample,Washoemadesigns

tocommunicatewhenitwastimetoeat.Shecouldrequestfoodslikeapples

andbananas.Shealsoaskedquestionslike,〃Whoiscomingtoplay?z，Once

thenewsaboutWashoespread,manylanguagescientistsbeganstudiesof

theirownintothisnewandexcitingareaofresearch.Thewholedirection

ofprimateresearchchanged.

3.However,criticsarguedWashoeonlylearnedtorepeatsign

languagemovementsfromwatchingherteachers.Theysaidshehadnever

developedtruelanguageskills.Evennow,therearesomeresearcherswho

suggestthatprimateslearnsignlanguageonlybymemory,andperformthe

signsonlyforprizes.YetWashoe'skeepersdisagree.RogerFoutsisa

formerstudentoftheGardners.HetookWashoetoaresearchcenterin

Ellensburg,Washington.There,Washoetaughtsignlanguagetothree

youngerchimpanzees,whicharestillalive.

4.ScientistslikeprivateresearcherJaneGoodallbelieveWashoe

providednewinformationaboutthementalworkingsofchimpanzees.Today,

therearenotasmanyscientistsstudyinglanguageskillswithchimps.

Partofthereasonisthatthiskindofresearchtakesaverylongtime.

5.Debatecontinuesaboutchimpsunderstandingofhumancommunication.

Yet,onethingissure-Washoechangedpopularideasaboutthe

possibilitiesofanimalintelligence.

23-26的選項

A.ReasonWhyNotManyScientistsCarryoutThisResearchNowadays

B.ReportaboutWashoe'sProgressinLearningSignLanguage

C.GeneralInformationaboutWashoe

D.TheGardeners'ContributionsRecognized

E.DebateonChimps'Intelligence

F.Washoe'sLoveforThreeYoungChimps

27-30的選項

A.IftheGardeners'argumentwassound

B.becauseshewasclevererthanotherchimps

C.whenshewantedtoeat

D.whileshewasataresearchcenterinEllensburg

E.Becauseshecouldusesignlanguagetoaskforfruits

F.whileWashoewaslearningsignlanguage

第23題:

Paragraph1

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參考答案：

C

詳細解答：

第24題：

Paragraph2

參考答案：

B

詳細解答：

第25題:

Paragraph3

參考答案：

E

詳細解答：

第26題：

Paragraph4

參考答案：

A

詳細解答：

第27題:

Washoecouldmakesignscommunicate

參考答案：

C

詳細解答：

第28題：

Somescientistsdoubted

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參考答案：

A

詳細解答：

第29題：

Washoethoughtthreeyoungerchimpssignlanguage

參考答案：

D

詳細解答：

第30題:

TheexperimentersthoughtWashoewasintelligent

參考答案：

E

詳細解答：

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TheSahara

ThenameSaharaderivesfromtheArabicwordfor"desert〃or

〃steppe〃.At3.5millionsquaremiles,anarearoughlythesizeofthe

UnitedStates,theSaharaDesertinnorthernAfricaisthelargestdesert

intheworld.ItspansthecontinentfromtheAtlanticOceantotheRed

Sea.Daytimetemperaturescanreachashighas130~F?Thehumidity

sometimesgetsintotheteens.Butitcanalsobeaslowas2.5percent,

thelowestintheworld.MostoftheSaharareceiveslessthanfiveinches

ofrainperyear,whilelargeareassometimeshavenorainfallatallfor

years.

AttheheartoftheSaharaisthelandlockednorthAfricancountry

ofNiger.Herethesanddunescanbe100feettallandseveralmileslong.

HeresandplainsstretchoveranarealargerthanGermanywherethereis

neitherwaternortowns.Yetsittinginthemidstofthesurroundingdesert

isthetownofBiIma.Suddenlytherearepoolsofclearwater.Surprisingly,

therearegrovesofdatepalms.Undergroundwaterresources,oroases,

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sufficienttosupportirrigatedagriculturearefoundindrystreambeds

anddepressions.Irrigationditchesrunoffacreektowaterfields.Corn,

cassava,tea,peanuts,hotpeppers,andorange,lime,andgrapefruittrees

growinthesefields.Donkeysandgoatsgrazeongreengrass.

TheSaharaofNigerisstillaregionwhereyoucanseeacamel

caravanof500camelstiedtogetherinlooselinesaslongasamile,

travelingtowardsuchoasistowns.Thereacaravanwillcollect

life-sustainingsalt,whichisminedfromwaterybasins,andtransport

itupto400milesbacktosettlementsontheedgesofthedesert.The

roundtripacrossthevastsandstakesonemonth.

第31題：

Thispassageismostlyabout

A.BiIma

B.lifeintheSahara

C.thedesertsofAfrica

D.howeamelstravelinthedesert

參考答案：B

第32題：

RainfallinmostoftheSaharais

A.zero

B.lessthanteninchesperyear

C.lessthanfiveinchesperyear

D.lessthantwentyinchesperyear

參考答案：C

第33題：

TheSaharacanbedescribedas

A.aplacewherenoonelives

B.anareawherethewintersarecold

C.aplaceofcontrasts

D.anareathatappealstomanytourists

參考答案：c

第34題:

li

Thephrase〃anarearoughlythesizeoftheUnitedStates"givesan

indicationofthesizeof

A.Niger

B.theSahara

C.northernAfriea

D.allofAfrica

參考答案：B

第35題：

Inthispassage"caravan"means

A.railroadtrain

B.asmall,fastsailingship

C.travelingcircus

D.grouptravelingtogetherthroughdifficultcountry

參考答案：D

TheNationalParkService

America'snationalparksarelikeoldfriends.Youmaynotsee

themforyearsatatime,butjustknowingthey'reouttheremakesyou

feelbetter.Hearingthenamesofthesefamousoldfriends-Yosemite,

Yellowstone,GrandCanyon-revivesmemoriesofvisitspastandpromotes

dreamsofthosestilltocome.

FromAcadiatoZion,369nationalparksarepartofacontinually

evolvingsystem.Ancientfossilbeds,RevolutionaryWarbattlefields,

magnificentmountainranges,andmonumentstoheroicmenandwomenwho

moldedthiscountryareallapartofourNationalParkSystem(NPS).The

careandpreservationforfuturegenerationsofthesespecialplacesis

entrustedtotheNationalParkService.UniformedRangers,themost

visiblerepresentativesoftheService,notonlyofferparkvisitorsa

friendlywave,ahelpfulanswer,orathought-provokinghistorylesson,

butalsoareskilledrescuers,firefighters,anddedicatedresource

protectionprofessionals.TheNationalParkServiceranksalsoinclude

architects,historians,archaeologists,biologists,andahostofother

expertswhopreserveandprotecteverythingfromGeorgeWashington's

teethtoThomasEdison'swaxrecordings.

ModernsocietyhasbroughttheNationalParkServicebothmassive

challengesandenormousopportunities.Satelliteandcomputer

technologiesareexpandingtheeducationalpossibilitiesofanational

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parkbeyonditsphysicalboundaries.Citiesstrugglingtorevivetheir

urbancoresareturningtotheParkServiceforexpertassistanceto

preservetheirculturalheritage,createpocketparksandgreenspaces,

andre-energizelocaleconomies.Growingcommunitiesthirstyfor

recreationaloutletsarealsoworkingwiththeNPStoturnabandoned

railroadtracksintobikeandhikingtrails,aswellasgivingunused

federalpropertynewlifeasrecreationcenters.

Tohelpmeetthesechallengesandtakeadvantageofthese

opportunities,theNationalParkServicehasformedpartnerships-some

datingback100years,someonlymonthsold-withotheragencies,stateand

localgovernments,corporations,AmericanIndiantribesandAlaska

Natives,ParkFriendsgroups,cooperatingassociations,private

organizations,communitygroupsandindividualswhosharetheNational

Parkethic.

NationalParkWeek1996isacelebrationofthesepartnerships.

第36題：

WhyareAmerica'snationalparkslikeoldfriends?

A.Becausetheyarealwaysoutthere.

B.Becausetheyareveryold.

C.Becausetheymakepeoplefeelbetter.

D.Becausetheyareveryfamous.

參考答案：A

第37題：

Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutuniformedrangers?

A.Theytaketouriststonationalparks.

B.Theyalwaysactastouristguides.

C.Theyhelpsetupnewnationalparks.

D.TheyprotecttheNationalParkSystem.

參考答案：D

第38題：

TheNationalParkServicedoesallofthefollowingEXCEPT

A.offeringhelptovisitors

B.moldingtheNation

C.keepingpeoplebetterinformedoftheNationalParkSystem

D.helpingpreservetheculturalheritage

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參考答案：B

第39題:

Whatisthispassageabout?

A.ItisabouttheAmericanNationalParks.

B.ItisabouttheNationalParkService.

C.ItisabouttheNationalParkServicepartnerships.

D.ItisaboutthecareandpreservationoftheNationalParksin

America.

參考答案：B

第40題：

Whatwilltheparagraphfollowingthispassagemostprobably

discuss?

A.ThepocketparksinAmerica.

B.ThepreparationsmadeforthecelebrationofNationalParkWeek

1996.

C.Theworkthathasbeendonebythepartners.

D.ThepreservationofnationalresourcesinAmerica.

參考答案：C

AbrahamLincoln

OnNovember19,1863,AbrahamLincolnwenttoGettysburgin

PennsylvaniatospeakattheNationalSoldiersCemetery.TheCivilWar

wasstillgoingon.Therewasmuchcriti-cismofPresident,Lincolnat

thetime.Hewasnotatallpopular.Hehadbeeninvitedtospeakat

Gettysburgonlyoutofpoliteness.TheprincipalspeakerwastobeEdward

Everett,afamousstatesmanandspeakeroftheday.Everettwasahandsome

manandverypopulareverywhere.

ItissaidthatLincolnpreparedhisspeechonthetrainwhile

goingtoGettysburg.Latethatnight,aloneinhishotelroomandtired

out,heagainworkedbrieflyonthespeech.ThenextdayEverettspoke

first.Hespokeforanhourand57minutes.Hisspeechwasaperfectexample

oftherichoratoryoftheday.ThenLincolnrose.Thecrowdof15,000

peopleatfirstpaidlittleattentiontohim.Hespokeforonlynine

minutes.Attheendtherewaslittleapplause.Lincolnturnedtoafriend

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andremarked,〃Ihavefailedagain.〃OnthetrainbacktoWashington,

hesaidsadly,“Thatspeechwasaflatfailure,andthepeopleare

disappointed.〃

Somenewspapersatfirstcriticizedthespeech.Butlittleby

littlepeoplereadthespeechtheybegantounderstandbetter.Theybegan

appreciateitssimplicityanditsdeepmeaning.ItwasaspeechWhichonly

AbrahamLincolncouldhavemade.

Today,everyAmericanschoolchildlearnsLincoln'sGettysburg

Addressbyheart.Noweveryonethinksofitasoneofthegreatestspeeches

evergiveninAmericanhistory.

第41題：

In1863,AbrahamLincolnwas

A.verycritical

B.unpopular

C.verypopular

D.verycourteous

參考答案：B

第42題：

LincolnwasinvitedtospeakattheNationalSoldiersCemeterybecause

hewas

A.afamousspeaker

B.averyhandsomeman

C.Presidentofthecountry

D.apopularstatesman

參考答案：C

第43題：

Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat

A.Lincolnpreparedhisspeechverycarefullybeforehewentto

Gettysburg

B.Lincolnwasverybusyatthetimeanddidn'thavemuchtimetoprepare

hisspeech

C.Lincoln'sspeechwasfullofrichwords

D.Lincoln'sspeechwasverylong

參考答案：B

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第44題：

ItwasafactthatLincoln'sspeechwas

A.animmediatesuccess

B.warmlyapplauded

C.atotalfailure

D.notwell-receivedatfirst

參考答案：D

第45題：

WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothe

passage?

A.Lincoln'sGettysburgAddresshasdeepmeaning.

B.Lincoln'sGettysburgAddressissimpleinstyle.

C.Lincoln'sGettysburgAddressismemorizedbyeveryAmericanschool

child.

D.Lincoln'sGettysburgAddressisthegreatestspeecheverdelivered

intheUnitedStates.

參考答案：D

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FinancialRisks

Severaltypesoffinancialriskareencounteredininternational

marketing;themajorproblemsincludecommercial,political,andforeign

exchangerisk.

_46_Theyincludesolvency,default,orrefusaltopaybills.The

majorrisk,however,iscompetitionwhichcanonlybedealtwiththrough

consistentlyeffectivemanagementandmarketing._47_Suchriskis

encounteredwhenacontroversyarisesaboutthequalityofgoods

delivered,adisputeovercontractterms,oranyotherdisagreementover

whichpaymentiswithheld.Onecompany,forexample,shippedseveral

hundredtonsofdehydratedpotatoestoadistributorinGermany._48_

Thealternativesfortheexporterwerereducingtheprice,resellingthe

potatoes,orshippingthemhomeagain,eachinvolvingconsiderablecost.

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Politicalriskrelatestotheproblemsofwarorrevolution,

currencyinconvertibility,expropriationorexpulsion,andrestrictionor

cancellationofimportlicenses._49_Managementinformationsystems

andeffectivedecision-makingprocessesarethebestdefensesagainst

politicalrisk.Asmanycompanieshavediscovered,sometimesthereisno

waytoavoidpoliticalrisk,somarketersmustbepreparedtoassumethem

orgiveupdoingbusinessinparticularmarket.

Exchange-ratefluctuationsinevitablycauseproblems,butfor

manyyears,mostfirmscouldtakeprotectiveactiontominimizetheir

unfavorableeffects._50_InternationalBusinessMachine

Corporaion,forexample,reportedthatexchangelossesresultedina

dramatic21.6percentdropintheirearningsinthethirdquarterof1981.

Beforerateswerepermittedtofloat,devaluationofmajorcurrencieswere

infrequentandusuallycouldbeanticipated,butexchange-rate

fluctuationsinthefloatsystemaredailyaffairs.

A.Politicalriskisanenvironmentalconcernforallbusinesses.

B.Oneuniqueriskencounteredbytheinternationalmarketerinvolves

financialadjustments.

C.Commercialrisksarehandledessentiallyasnormal,creditrisks

encounteredinday-to-daybusiness.

D.Thedistributortestedtheshipmentanddeclaredittobebelow

acceptabletasteandtexturestandards.

E.Floatingexchangeratesoftheworld'smajorcurrencieshaveforced

allmarketerstobeespeciallyawareofexchange-ratefluctuationsand

theneedtocompensateforthemintheirfinancialplanning.

F.Manyinternationalmarketersgobankrupteachyearbecauseof

exchange-ratefluctuation.

第46題：

參考答案：

C

詳細解答：

第47題:

參考答案：

B

詳細解答：

第48題:

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參考答案:

D

詳細解答:

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