1997年全真試題

1、1997年全真試題年全真試題PartⅠClozeTestDirections：Feachnumberedblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourchoicesmarked［A］［B］［C］［D］.ChoosethebestonemarkyouransweronANSWERSHEET1byblackeningthecrespondingletterinthebrackets.(10points)Manp

2、owerInc.with560000wkersisthewld’slargesttemparyemploymentagency.Everymningitspeople1intotheofficesfactiesofAmericaseekingaday’swkfaday’spay.Onedayatatime.2industrialgiantslikeGeneralMotsIBMstruggletosurvive3reducingthenu

3、mberofemployeesManpowerbasedinMilwaukeeWisconsinisbooming.4itseconomycontinuestorecovertheUSisincreasinglybecominganationofparttimerstemparywkers.This“5”wkfceisthemostimptant6inAmericanbusinesstodayitis7changingtherelati

4、onshipbetweenpeopletheirjobs.Thephenomenonprovidesawayfcompaniestoremaingloballycompetitive8avoidingmarketcyclesthegrowingburdens9byemploymentruleshealthcarecostspensionplans.Fwkersitcanmeananendtothesecuritybenefitssens

5、eof10thatcamefrombeingaloyalemployee.1.［A］swarm［B］stride［C］separate［D］slip2.［A］F［B］Because［C］As［D］Since3.［A］from［B］in［C］on［D］by4.［A］Eventhough［B］Nowthat［C］Ifonly［D］Providedthat5.［A］durable［B］disposable［C］available［D］tran

6、sferable6.［A］approach［B］flow［C］fashion［D］trend7.［A］instantly［B］reversely［C］fundamentally［D］sufficiently8.［A］but［B］while［C］［D］whereas9.［A］imposed［B］restricted［C］illustrated［D］confined10.［A］excitement［B］conviction［C］enthus

7、iasm［D］imptancePartⅡReadingComprehensionDirections:Eachofthepassagesbelowisfollowedbysomequestions.Feachquestiontherearefouranswersmarked［A］［B］［C］［D］.Readthepassagescarefullychoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestions.Thenma

8、rkyouransweronANSWERSHEET1byblackeningthecrespondingletterinthebrackets.(40points)Passage1Itwas3:45inthemningwhenthevotewasfinallytaken.AftersixmonthsofarguingPassage2AreptconsistentlybroughtbackbyvisitstotheUSishowfrien

9、dlycourteoushelpfulmostAmericansweretothem.TobefairthisobservationisalsofrequentlymadeofCanadaCanadiansshouldbestbeconsideredNthAmerican.Thereareofcourseexceptions.Smallmindedofficialsrudewaitersillmanneredtaxidriversare

10、hardlyunknownintheUS.Yetitisanobservationmadesofrequentlythatitdeservescomment.Falongperiodoftimeinmanypartsofthecountryatravelerwasawelcomebreakinanotherwisedullexistence.Dullnesslonelinesswerecommonproblemsofthefamilie

11、swhogenerallyliveddistantfromoneanother.Strangerstravelerswerewelcomesourcesofdiversionbroughtnewsoftheoutsidewld.Theharshrealitiesofthefrontieralsoshapedthistraditionofhospitality.Someonetravelingaloneifhungryinjuredill

12、oftenhadnowheretoturnexcepttothenearestcabinsettlement.Itwasnotamatterofchoicefthetravelermerelyaitableimpulseonthepartofthesettlers.Itreflectedtheharshnessofdailylife:ifyoudidn’ttakeinthestrangertakecareofhimtherewasnoo

13、neelsewhowould.somedayrememberyoumightbeinthesamesituation.Todaytherearemanyitableganizationswhichspecializeinhelpingthewearytraveler.YettheoldtraditionofhospitalitytostrangersisstillverystrongintheUSespeciallyinthesmall

14、ercitiestownsawayfromthebusytouristtrails.“IwasjusttravelingthroughgottalkingwiththisAmericanprettysoonheinvitedmehomefdinner—amazing.”SuchobservationsreptedbyvisitstotheUSarenotuncommonbutarenotalwaysunderstoodproperly.

15、ThecasualfriendlinessofmanyAmericansshouldbeinterpretedneitherassuperficialnasartificialbutastheresultofahisticallydevelopedculturaltradition.AsistrueofanydevelopedsocietyinAmericaacomplexsetofculturalsignalsassumptionsc

16、onventionsunderliesallsocialinterrelationships.ofcoursespeakingalanguagedoesnotnecessarilymeanthatsomeoneunderstssocialculturalpatterns.Visitswhofailto“translate”culturalmeaningsproperlyoftendrawwrongconclusions.Fexample

17、whenanAmericanusesthewd“friend”theculturalimplicationsofthewdmaybequitedifferentfromthoseithasinthevisit’slanguageculture.Ittakesmethanabriefencounteronabustodistinguishbetweencourteousconventionindividualinterest.Yetbei

18、ngfriendlyisavirtuethatmanyAmericansvaluehighlyexpectfrombothneighbsstrangers.15.Intheeyesofvisitsfromtheoutsidewld.［A］rudetaxidriversarerarelyseenintheUS［B］smallmindedofficialsdeserveaseriouscomment［C］Canadiansarenotsof

19、riendlyastheirneighbs［D］mostAmericansarereadytoofferhelp16.Itcouldbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat.［A］cultureexercisesaninfluenceoversocialinterrelationship［B］courteousconventionindividualinterestareinterrelated［C］vari