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Section II Use of English(15 minutes)Directions :Read the following text. Choose the best word or phrase for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C, or D on, ANSWER SHEET 1.In 1942, the HMS Edinburgh was sunk in the Barents Sea.lt was on its(21) back to Britain with ninety-one boxes of Russian gold. (22) thirty-nine years it lay there, too deep for divers to (23) . No one was allowed to explode it, either, since the bodies of sixty of the crew also lay in the(24) . Then, in 1981, an ex-diver called Jessop decided to try using new diving techniques. (25) he could not afford to finance the(26) which was going to cost four million pounds, he had to look for people who were(27) to take the risk. (28) , they were not even sure the gold was going to be there! First a Scottish diving company, then a German shipping company agreed to join in the retrieval(29). Not long after that, Jessop(30) a fourth company to take a (31) . Since the gold was the(32) 0f the British and the Soviet govemments , they both hoped to make a (33) , too! The biggest problem was how to get (34) the gold. Fortunately, they were able to examine the Edinburgh's sister ship, the HMS Belfast, t0(35) 0ut the exact location of the bomb room, (36)the gold was stored.They knew it was to be an extremely difficult and dangerous undertaking. To reach the gold, they would have to cut a large square(37) the body of the ship, go through the empty fuel tank and down to the bomb room. After twenty-eight dives, they(38) to find the first bar. Everyone worked (39) the clock, helping to clean and stack the gold, (40) as to finish the job as quickly as possible.21.[A] road[B] path[C] way[D] passage
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According to the third paragraph ,which of the following is true?[ A] Five percent of American college students learnt Latin texts.[ B] Students in New England learnt Latin texts in official organizations.[ C] Students were compelled to learn modern European languages.[ D] American college students had to learn Latin grammar by heart.
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Which of the following would CDC most probably recommend?[A] Health weighs more than wealth.[B] Prevention is better than cure.[C] Actions speak louder than words.[D] Better late than never.
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Feds claimed that their spending on West Nile control was[A] worthwhile in the long run.[B] liable to continue regardless of the great cost.[C] bound to settle the problem once and for all.[D] wasteful in view of the few victims of the disease.
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CDC considered the outbreak of West Nile in 1999 as a consequence of[A] the abolition of the mosquito-control programs.[B ] the surviving mosquito-borne infections.[C] the abuse of some $ 50 million in funds.[D] its failure to conquer mosquito-borne diseases.
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According to Federal health officials ,the fact that more West Nile cases have been reported indicates that[A] more states are affected.[B] the average age dropped drastically.[C] health officials are more alert to the disease.[D] the epidemic season began a month earlier.
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The relation between the two paragraphs is that in the 2nd paragraph the author[A] challenges the viewpoint in the lst paragraph.[B] modifies his view expressed in the lst paragraph.[C] provides the reason for the argument in the lst paragraph.[D] further analyzes the issue discussed in the lst paragraph.
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Supporters of the rationalization of slavery believe that the trade[A] was out of good intents from the beginning.[ B ] helped the development of local religion.[C] was a help for civilizing the Africans.[D] drove the evils out of the African religions.
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The sentence "This argument... can be carried too far"implies that[ A] African's traditional slavery was inhumane.[ B] the slavery in Africa was confined to some regions.[ C] supporters of this argument knew little of Africa.[ D] slave shipment was not so serious as was imagined.
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Which of the following was true of the local African slavery?[ A] Slaves might have their own families.[ B] The son of a slave might not be a slave.[ C] Slavery was confmed to the coastal regions.[D] There was no killing in African slavery.
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Text 2For centuries the most valuable of African resources for Europeans were the slaves ,but these could be obtained at coastal ports, without any need for going deep inland. Slavery had been an established institution in Africa. Prisoners of war had been enslaved, as were also debtors and individuals guilty of serious crimes. But these slaves usually were treated as part of the family. They had clearly defined rights, and their slave status was not necessarily inherited. Therefore it is commonly argued that Africa's traditional slavery was mild compared to the trans-Atlantic slave trade organized by the Europeans. This argument ,however ,can be carried too far .ln the most recent study of this subject, some scholars warned against the illusion that "cruel and dehumanizing enslavement was a monopoly of the West. Slavery in its extreme forms ,including the taking of life, was common to both Africa and the West. The fact that African slavery had different origins and consequences should not lead us to deny what it was - the exploitation and control of human beings. "Neither can it be denied that the wholesale shipment of Africans to the slave plantations of the Americas was made possible by the participation of African chiefs who rounded up their fellow Africans and sold them as a handsome profit to European ship captains waiting along the coasts.Granting all this ,the fact remains that the trans-Atlantic slave trade conducted by the Europeans was entirely different in quantity and quality from the traditional type of slavery that had existed' within Africa. From the beginning the European variety was primarily an economic institution rather than social ,as it had been in Africa. Western slave traders and slave owners were acted on by purely economic considerations ,and were quite ready to work their slaves to death if it was more profitable to do so than to treat them more mercifully. This inhumanity was reinforced by racism when the Europeans became involved in the African slave trade on a large scale. Perhaps as a subconscious rationalization they gradually came to look down on Negroes as inherently inferior ,and therefore destined to serve their white masters. Rationalization also may have been involved in the Europeans' use of religion to justify the traffic in human beings. It was argued ,for instance ,that enslavement assured the conversion of the African evil-believing religions to the true faith as well as to civilization.46.1n the first paragraph, the author argues that[ A] the Europeans were innocent in the trade of African slaves.[ B] slavery in Africa and in the West was the same in nature.[ C] the view in the most recent studies of enslavement is baseless.[D] slaves had been treated even more cruelly in the African tradition.
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What is the text mainly about?[A] The defect of US monetary system.[ B] The causes of ever-worsening inflation in the US.[ C] Prospects for the US economic situation.[ D] A comprehensive settlement of inflation in the US.
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The phrase" special sectors" (line l ,paragraph 7) most probably refers to[ A] energy ,food and housing.[ B] indexed programs.[ C] social security and food stamps.[ D] large corporations and labor settlements.
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We can learn from the fourth paragraph that[A] a substantial cut in annual revenue is called for.[ B] defense and social welfare programs should undergo cuts.[ C] we should leave intact programs for bettering people's living.[D] we should exercise less control over monetary policy.
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The only way to reverse the worsening situation seems to be[ A] a policy of gradualism.[ B] sacrifice of public interests.[ C] radical changes of policy.[ D] postponing of drastic actions.