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Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes)Directions: There are four reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions. For each question there are four suggested answers marke
rd (or the sides pulled back), resulting in a rather streamlined face shape. This peculi
arity may have been related to the greater importance (in cultural activities as well as food processing) of the front teeth, which are large and part of a row of teeth that lies well forward in the head; it may reflect a reduction in importance of certain jaw muscles operating at the sides of the face, or it may reflect an adaptation to cold. Whether it results from any or all of these three factors or from other, undiscovered causes, this midfacial projection is so characteristic that it unfailingly identifies a Neanderthal to the trained eye.
Neanderthal teeth are much more difficult to characterize: the front teeth are large, with strong roots, but the back teeth may be relatively small. This feature may have been an adaptation to cope with heavy tooth wear.
11. What does the passage mainly discuss?
A. The eating habits of the Neanderthals
B. A comparison of various prehistoric populations
C. The physical characteristics of the Neanderthals
D. The effect of climate on human development
12. The author describes the Neanderthal as being all of the following EXCEPT
A. short
B. swift
C. strong
D. stocky
13. Where in the passage does the author specifically stress the contrast between the Neanderthal face and that of other biologically related populations?
A. Lines 1—4
B. Lines 6—10
C. Lines 11—12
D. Lines 20—23
14. Which of the following explanations is NOT cited as a possible explanation of the Neanderthal s streamlined face shape?
A. Some jaw muscles had limited use.
B. The facial features were well adapted to the cold.
C. The front teeth were particularly important.
D. The nose was set far back in the skull.
15. In line 23, the author uses the expression “heavy tooth wear” to imply that the Neanderthals
A. had unusually heavy teeth
B. used their teeth extensively
C. regularly pulled out their teeth
D. used teeth
for ornamentation
Passage 4
Much attention is presently being given to what is termed “functional illiteracy”. This should not be confused with the problem of illiteracy, that is, the inability to read and write. Current United Nations (UNESCO) figures indicate that 99 percent of all Americans are literate, the same figure assigned to nations such as Britain, Germany. Functional illiteracy, by contrast, is concerned with how much difficulty people have in actually using and writing skills in everyday situations. This might be interpreted, for example, as the relative ability to understand federal income tax forms, or printed instructions, or how well someone can write a letter of complaint, or apply in writing for a job.
There are no agreedupon definitions of what functional illiteracy is and, in practice, definitions vary widely. For many years, reading tests have been used throughout the country which define reading ability by grade level. “Tenthgrade reading level” for instance, would be the average reading score of all pupils who have completed ten years of school. There are, of course, many different reading tests and types of tests. One definition of functional illiteracy holds that anyone is “illiterate” who reads at less that an eighthgrade level. Another common definition uses a twelfthgrade level (the last year of high school in the U.S.).
There seems to be general agreement that at least onetenth of all Americans are functionally illiterate in English to some degree. It is also hardly surprising that those nations which (like the U.S.) have paid most attention to this concept, and which have nationwide testing, have found the greatest problems. As one educator humorously put it, “Reading tests cause illiteracy”. Canada, for example, which also has a large nonEnglishspeaking immigrant population, has recently found that many of her citizens, too, are functionally illiterate. The attention give
n to this problem, therefore, reflects the fact that in North America schools as well as pupils are continually tested.
16. What does “illiteracy” mean?
A. Ability to read and write.
B. Ability to appreciate literature.
C. Lack of interest in literature.
D. Inability to read and write.
17. Which of the following is most probably functionally illiterate?
A. One who reaches tenth grade reading level.
B. One who reaches eighth grade reading level.
C. One who reaches twelfth grade reading level.
D. Not known yet.
18. It can be learned from the passage that .
A. Canada and the U.S. have functionally illiterate population because they hardly paid any attention to the problem
B. functional illiteracy may have been caused at least in part by unsuccessful design of reading tests
C. nonEnglishspeaking immigrant population constitute the majority of all the functionally illiterate
D. it is impractical to determine what functional illiteracy really is as different situations set different requirements
19. It can be inferred that .
A. over onetenth of American population have difficulty in using and writing skills in everyday situations
B. in North America nationwide tests are given to test pupils functional literacy
C. Canadians are generally at a higher level of functional literacy than Americans are
D. teaching of English reading and writing has turned out to be a failure in Canada and the U.S.
20. This passage was written mainly to .
A. analyze different definitions of functional illiteracy
B. discuss the reasons for functional illiteracy
C. compare ways to get rid of illiteracy
D. introduce the problem of functional illiteracy
Part III Vocabulary and Structure (20 minutes)
Directions: There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A., B., C. and D.. Choose the
ONE answer that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.
21. It is amazing that the Leaning Tower of Pisa for so long.
A. have stood
B. stands
C. has been standing
D. should have stood
22. The police were tracking the criminal who was said in a nearby wood.
A. to have hidden
B. to be hiding
C. to hiding
D. to hide
23. I didn t mean anyone but somehow I succeeded in annoying them all.
A. having offended
B. to be offending
C. to offend
D. offending
24. Just as they must put aside their prejudices, we must be prepared to accept their good faith.
A. thus
B. so
C. as
D. like
25. It is highly necessary that the rocket until all the preparations have been made.
A. is not to be launched
B. not be launched
C. were not launched
D. is not to be launched
26. It is up to whether to leave or to stay.
A. you decide
B. you to decide
C. you deciding
D. your deciding
27. In two years time he his master s degree in chemistry.
A. has completed
B. will be completing
C. will have completed
D. will have been completing
28. Skimming also differs from scanning it is an effort to get general information rather than specific facts.
A. in which
B. for that
C. in that
D. on that
29. He was to to a foreign university but the war prevented.
A. have gone
B. go
C. be going
D. have been going
30. You can hardly imagine Bell a meal.
A. to be cooking
B. cooking
C. to cook
D. cook
31. To such a extent his empty speech that some of us began to doze.
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