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碩士研究生英語試題（A）卷

考生注意事項:

一．本考試由兩部分組成：試卷一（PaperOne）包括詞匯、完形填空與閱讀理解三部分，共

題，依次次一致編號；試卷二（PaperTwo）包括翻譯與寫作兩部分，共2題。兩份試卷歸并裝訂成試題冊。

二．試卷一（題號1-65）為客觀評分題，答案一律用中性（HB或2B）鉛筆做在機讀答題卡上，在對應(yīng)題號下所選的字母中間劃黑道，如【A】【B】【C】【D】。

三．試卷二為主觀評分題，答案一律寫在主觀答題紙ANSWERSHEETⅡ上。答題前，請認真閱讀試卷二前的注意事項。請在答題紙上寫上姓名、學號、班級及任課教師姓名，省得漏改、漏登成績。

四．答題卡和答題紙上須寫清姓名和準考據(jù)號，考試結(jié)束時一并交回。答題卡和答題紙上不得做任何記號，否則答案無效。

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[A]on[B]doped[C]on[D]on

drugoutwelfarepension

2.Hisspeechwasmadewithsuchgreat

ambiguitythatneithersupporternor

opponentcouldbecertainofhistrue

position.

[A][B][C][D]

neatnesacquisivaguenessperception

stion

Theeatingprocessisatimetoshowhumilityandconcernforothers.

[A][B]abuse[C]responsibility[D]

modepassion

sty

Someliberalsdreamofextendingsubsidieseligiblelow-incomefamilies,butthat$100

billion-a-yearsolutionwasunrealisticeven

beforethebudgetdeficitballoonedagain.

[A]in[B]inthe[C]inthe[D]inthe

theredbluegreen

black

4collected

Whileparticipationinbusinessteamscanofferenormouspsychicsatisfaction,itcan

alsocausegreatdistress.

[A][B][C][D]

spiritualphysicanaturalequitable

l

6.Evenwhengovernmentregulationsappearspeciallyformulatedtosupportthecultureofcuisine,theyoftengoastray.

[A][B][C]studied[D]stated

defined

YogaoriginatedinancientIndiaandisoneofthelongestsurvivingphilosophicalsystems.

[A][B][C]having[D]acting

livingexisting

8.Impatience,self-criticismandcomparingoneselftootherswillnothelpinthisprocessofself-knowledge.

[A][B][C][D]self-insiself-satisfself-esteeself-respeght.actionmct5

Underpressure,orchangeofinterest,Potentialscanpartiallyorwhollydisappear

fromviewforconsiderableperiodsoftime;

butnothingcanpermanentlymodifythem,

nothingcanobliteratethem.

[A][B]formulate[C][D]get

expandwipeout

out

10.Governmentemployeeslivinginremote

communitiesreceiveanisolatedpost

allowancepaymenttohelpoffsetthehigher

costofliving.

[A][B][C]dole[D]subsidy

welfarereducti

on

SectionB(0.5pointeach)

Directions:Therearetensentencesinthissection.Eachsentencehassomethingomitted.Choosethewordorwordsfromthefourchoicesgiventobestcompleteeachsentence.6

11.Everycompanyhasahandfulofstaffina

givenareaof________thatyoucancounton

togetthejobdone.

[A]science[B]technology[C]expertise[D]ability

Itdeservesrepeatingbecauseitisthesinglemostpublicdifferencebetween________and

industry.

[A]academia[B]specialization[C]major[D]school

GuangdongProvinceislocatedinsouthernChina，witha_______climateandabundant

produceallyearround.

[A]harsh[B]mild[C]excessive[D]humid

14.QuYuandrownedhimselfintheMiluoRiver

afterbeingpolitically_________.

[A]sentenced[B]abused[C]treatedunjustly[D]banished

Atapartyorabanquet,everyonefirsttakesintoconsiderationtheneedsofthegroup;withtheeatingprocessalsobeingatimeto

show_________andconcernforothers.

[A]hospitality[B]vigor[C]carefulness[D]humility

Oncedesirediminishes,disappointedloversmaywonderwherethe“spark”intheir

relationshiphasgoneandmay

7

________regretfullyandlonginglyabout

“thegooddays”.

[A]reminisce[B]expect[C]wish[D]cuddle

Thesemisconceptionsoftenleadtounrealisticexpectation,stereotypes,and

_________.

[A][B]disappearance[C]discourage[D]disillusionment

disapproval

Countlessunnamedandunrecordedmenhavegiventheirlivesfortheirfellowmen,notonlyonthe_________butonthehome-frontas

well.

[A]battlefront[B]endeavor[C]majesty[D]battlefield

Astudyofhistoryrevealsthatthepeoplewhowalkedthisearthin______weremovedbythesamefundamentalforces,wereswayedbythesamepassions,andthesameaspirationsas

themenandwomenoftoday.

[A]aspiration[B]antiquity[C]happiness[D]order

Humannatureisthebasisofcharacter,thetemperamentand_________;itisthatindestructiblematrixuponwhichthe

characterisbuilt.

[A]alteration[B]improvement[C]disposition[D]nature

PartIICLOZETEST(10minutes,10points)8

Directions:Readthepassagethrough.Thengobackandchooseoneitemofsuitableword(s)marked[A],[B],[C]and[D]foreachblankinthepassage.Markthecorrespondingletteroftheword(s)youhavechosenwithasinglebaracrossthesquarebracketsonyourMachine-scoringAnswerSheet.

Everymanunfoldsadistinctcharacteroverwhichcircumstancesandeducationhaveonlythemostlimited__21__.Notwopeoplewillhaveever__22__thesameconclusionsfromthesameexperiences,buteachmustinterpreteventsand__23__themintothemosaicofhisownlifepattern.Humannatureisevertruetoitself,nottothesystemsoffaithoreducation.Each__24__tothestructureofthemoldintowhichthesoulwascastatthetimeofitsindividualization.Thequalities__25__inoneremainaspotentialswhethertheyhaveachancetodevelopornot.Underpressure,orchangeof9

interest,theycanpartiallyorwholly__26__fromviewforconsiderableperiodsoftime;but__27__canpermanentlymodifythem,nothingcanobliteratethem.

Althoughmanispotentially__28__heisfarfrombeingactuallyso.Ifhewereactuallyperfecttherewouldbe__29__forpreachers,teachersandhumanitarianstodo;nouseforchurches,schools,courtsandprisons.__30__whileitisimpossibletochangehumannature,itcanbestudied,controlledanddirectedandthisshouldbethesupreme__31__ofourreligious,educationalandsocialinstitutions.

Manisperfectasaseedisperfect,germinally.Thespiritisperfect,butwhenit__32__humanstructures,itparticipatesintheimperfectionsof__33__;andduringitsassociationwithmatterstakesonamortalweakness,desiresandlimitations.Butthespirit,theinnerman,remainsuntouchedandundefiledbyevil.Onlytheoutermanthepersonalityandthephysicalbodybecomesimperfect,duetoignorance,10

wrongthinkingand__34__ofthelawsofbeing.Theouterman,too,wasoriginallyperfect,__35__manhassodesecratedandabuseditthattodayitisafar__36__fromtheoriginalmodel.

Man’sinherentgoodness,moreover,is__37__byhiscountlessactsofheroism,unselfishnessandsacrifice.Humannaturedoesnotandcannot__38__butunfoldsitsinherentpattern.

Manhasanatureandits__39__canbeknown.

Wecanonlyendeavor__40__manasheis.

21.[A][B]control[C][D]powerprivilegemanagement22.[A][B]take[C][D]drawwithdrawacquire23.[A]put[B]mold[C]fit[D]match24.[A][B]form[C]shape[D]holdstick25.[A][B][C][D]boughtbornproduceddeveloped26.[A][B]peep[C]behold[D]11

appeardisappear27.[A][B][C][D]somethinganythingnothingeverything28.[A][B][C][D]perfectcommonordinarygeneral29.[B][C][D]minorit[A]muchnominalnothingy30.[B][C][D][A]AlthouThereforeProvidingNevertheleghss31.[A][B][C][D]purposeassignmentaccomplishfunctionment32.[A][B][C][D]accommodinhabitssheltersdormersates33.[A]the[B]the[C]the[D]thelatterformerbetterlater34.[A][B][C][D]realizationfulfillmentviolationaccomplishment35.[A]and[B]but[C]thus[D]then12

36.[A]cry[B]shout[C]scream[D]criterion37.[A][B][C][D]hiddencoveredrevealeddisclosed38.[A][B]change[C]reform[D]developdisappear39.[A]laws[B]crust[C][D]principlesappearance40.[A][B]tobe[C]being[D]tounderstanunderstoounderstoounderstandingddd

PartIIIREADINGCOMPREHENSION(45minutes,50points)

Directions:Inthispartofthetest,therearesixshortpassagesforyoutoread.Readeachpassagecarefully,andthendothequestionsthatfollow.Choosethebestanswer[A],[B],[C]or[D],andmarkthecorrespondingletterwithasinglebaracrossthesquarebracketonyourMachine-scoringAnswerSheet.13

PassageOne

Actingissuchanover-crowdedprofessionthattheonlyadvicethatshouldbegiventoayoungpersonthinkingofgoingonthestageis"Don't!”Butitisuselesstotrytodiscouragesomeonewhofeelsthathemustact,thoughthechancesofhisbecomingfamousareslim.Thenormalwaytobeginistogotoadramaschool.Usuallyonlystudentswhoshowpromiseandtalentareaccepted,andthecourselaststwoyears.Thentheyoungactororactresstakesupworkwitharepertorycompany,usuallyasanassistantstagemanager.Thismeansdoingeverythingthatthereistodointhetheatre:paintingscenery,lookingafterthefurniture,takingcareofthecostumes,andevenactinginverysmallparts.Itisveryhardworkindeed.Thehoursarelongandthesalaryistiny.Butyoungactorswiththestageintheirbloodarehappy,waitingforthechancesofworkingwithabettercompany,orperhapsinfilmsor14

television.

Ofcourse,somepeoplehaveunusualchanceswhichleadtofameandsuccesswithoutthislonganddulltraining.ConniePratt,forexample,wasjustanordinarygirlworkinginabicyclefactory.Afilmproducerhappenedtocatchsightofheronemorningwaitingatabusstop,ashedrovepastinhisbigcar.Hetoldthedrivertostop,andhegotouttospeaktothegirl.Heaskedherifshewouldliketogotothefilmstudiotodoatest,andatfirstshethoughthewasjoking.Thenshegotangryandsaidshewouldcallthepolice.IttooktheproducertwentyminutestotellConniethathewasserious.Thenanappointmentwasmadeforhertogotothestudiothenextday.Thetestwassuccessful.Theygavehersomenecessarylessonsandwithinafewweeksshewasplayingtheleadingpartoppositeoneofthemostfamousactorsoftheday.OfCourse,shewasgivenamoredramaticname,whichisnowworld-famous.Butchanceslikethishappen

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onceinabluemoon!

Accordingtothepassage,themainreasonwhyyoungpeopleshouldbediscouragedfrombecomingactorsis______.

actorsareveryunusualpeople

thecourseatthedramaschoollaststwo

years

actingisreallyahardjob

therearealreadytoomanyactors

Anassistantstagemanager'sjobisdifficultbecausehehasto______.

[A]doallkindsofstagework[B]

workforlonghours

[C]waitforabettercompany[D]

actwell

43.Accordingtothecontext,thesentence"But

youngactorswiththestageintheirbloodare

happy"attheendofthefirstparagraph

means______.

theydon'tcareiftheirjobishard

theylikethestagenaturally

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theyarebornhappy

theyareeasilysatisfied

ConiePrattsoonbecameafamousactressafter______.

learningsomelessonsabouttheartofspeaking

playingherpartinthe"BlueColored

Moon"

successfullymatchingthemostfamous

actors

actingaleadingpartwithamostfamousactoratthattime

Thephrase"onceinabluemoon"inlastlinerefersto______.

[A]allatonce[B]

onceforalongtime

[C]onceinawhile[D]

onceandforall

PassageTwo

Desegregationofhighereducationhasproducedsignificantimprovementsineducation17

forallAmericans.Theopeningupofsegregatedcollegesanduniversitiestostudentsofallracialandethnicbackgroundscameaboutonlyastheresultofmanyformsofprolongedstruggleinthecourts,inthestreets,andoncampuses.

Theeffortstoopenuphighereducationalopportunitiesforblacksinhistoricallywhiteinstitutionsalsoledtoexpandedopportunities

forlower-andmiddle-classwhitestudents,especiallyatinstitutionsthatadopted“openadmissions”policiesofacceptingallhighschool

graduates.Between1960and1981,whilethenumberofblackstudentsbetweentheagesofeighteenandtwenty-fourenrolledincollegeincreasedfrom134,000toover750,000,the

numberofwhitestudentsinthesameagegroupgrewfromjustover2milliontoover6.5million.In1960morethanone-halfofblacksattendingcollegeswereenrolledathistoricallyblackinstitutions.By1981thatpercentagehaddeclinedtojust18percent.Mostoftheblacksenrolledintraditionallywhiteinstitutions,18

however,wereattwo-yearcommunitycollegesoratfour-yearpubliccollegesthatwerebecomingorhadalreadybecomepredominantlyblack.

Desegregationofhighereducationproduceddifficultproblemsforhistoricallyblackinstitutionsthathadalwaysstruggledundergreathardshiptoprovidehighereducationforblackswhenblackshadbeenbarredfromwhiteinstitutions.Historicallyblackinstitutions,however,havecontinuedtoproduceahighpercentageofthemosteducationallyandprofessionallysuccessfulblacksintheUnitedStates.Meanwhile,blacksinpredominantlywhiteinstitutionshaveachievednotableprogress,buttheyhavealsoencounteredvariousproblems.

Collegecompletionratesforyoungblackshaveincreasedsubstantially,buttheyareonlyaboutone-halftherateforyoungwhites.In1981,forexample,11.5percentofblacksagedtwenty-fivetotwenty-nineand21.3percentof19

whitesinthatagegrouphadcompletedcollege.

BlackscontinuetobesubstantiallyunderrepresentedingraduateandprofessionalschoolsintheUnitedStates.Duringtheearly1980sblackscomprisedabout6percentofstudentsingraduateschoolandmedicalschoolandabout4percentofalllawschoolstudents.Blacksalsoreceivedabout4percentofalldoctoraldegrees,butoverhalfofthesedegreeswereconferredinonediscipline—education.Ingeneral,sincethecryof“reverse

discrimination”wasraisedduringthemiddleofthe1970s,blackprogressinhighereducationhasbeenslowedandperhapsevenreversed.

Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

Desegregationofhighereducation

producedmanydifficultiesforhistoricallyblackinstitutions.

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Theopeningupofhighereducationalopportunitiesforblacksledtoexpanded

opportunitiesforwhitestudentstoo.

BlackshavebeenhistoricallyrepressedingraduateandprofessionalschoolsintheUnitedStates.

Desegregationofhighereducationhas

broughtmorehighereducationalopportunitiesforblackandwhitestudentsalike.

Whatcanbeinferredabouttheopeningupofsegregatedcollegesanduniversities?

Itcameaboutastheresultofasurgeinthenumberofstudentsenrolledin

higherinstitutions.

Itcameaboutastheresultoftime-longresistanceagainstracialdiscrimination

againstblacks.

[C]Itcameaboutwhenthecryof“reverse

discrimination”wasraised.

Itcameaboutwheneffortstoexpandeducationalopportunitiesforlower-21

andmiddle-classblackpeoplewereintensified.

WhichofthefollowingisNOToneoftheconsequencesoftheopeningupof

segregatedcollegesanduniversities?

Blackstudentsweresubstantiallyunderrepresentedingraduateand

professionalschoolsintheUnitedStates.

Itbroughtasignificantincreaseinthenumberofwhitestudents.

Itcreatedthornyproblemsfor

historicallyblackinstitutions.

Thenumberofblackstudentsbetweeneighteentotwenty-fouryearsoldenrolledincollegegreatlyincreased.

Afterthedesegregationofhighereducation

blackstudentsarestillunlikelyto.

getenrolledintraditionallywhite

colleges

getenrolledintraditionallyblackinstitutions22

[C]completecollege

[D]getaDoctor’seDegreinscience

Whichofthefollowingistrueabouthistoricallyblackinstitutions?

Thestudentsinhistoricallyblack

institutionsarenolongerpredominantlyblackaftertheopening

upofsegregatedinstitutions.

Theycreatedmanyproblemsfortheirstudents.

Theyachievednotableprogresseventhoughtheywereundergreathardship.

Thenumberofhistoricallyblackinstitutionsdroppedinthe1960sand1970s.

PassageThree

Whatmightdrivingonanautomatedhighwaybelike?Theanswerdependsonwhatkindofsystemisultimatelyadopted.Twodistincttypesareonthedrawingboard.Thefirstisaspecial-purposelanesystem,inwhichcertainlanesarereservedforautomated23

vehicles.Thesecondisamixedtrafficsystem:fullyautomatedvehicleswouldsharetheroadwithpartiallyautomatedormanuallydrivencars.Aspecial-purposelanesystemwouldrequiremoreextensivephysicalmodificationstoexistinghighways,butitpromisesthegreatestgainsinfreewaycapacity.

Undereitherscheme,thedriverwouldspecifythedesireddestination,furnishingthisinformationtoacomputerinthecaratthebeginningofthetriporperhapsjustbeforereachingtheautomatedhighway.Ifamixedtrafficsystemwasinplace,automateddrivingcouldbeginwheneverthedriverwasonsuitablyequippedroads.Ifspecial-purposelaneswereavailable,thecarwouldenterthemandjoinexistingtrafficintwodifferentways.Onemethodwoulduseaspecialonramp.(入口引道).Asthedriverapproachedthepointofentryforthehighway,devicesinstalledontheroadsidewouldelectronicallycheckthevehicletodetermineitsdestinationandtoascertainthatit24

hadtheproperautomationequipmentingood

workingorder.Assumingitpassedsuchtests,thedrivewouldsteerontothehighwayandmoveinnormalfashiontoa“transitionlane”.Thevehiclewouldthenshiftundercomputer

controlontoalanereservedforautomatedtraffic.(Thelimitationoftheselanestoautomatedtrafficwould,presumably,bewellrespected,becausealltrespasser(非法進入者)couldswiftlyidentifiedbyauthorities.)

Eitherapproachtojoiningalaneofautomatedtrafficwouldharmonizethemovementofnewlyenteringvehicleswiththosealreadytraveling.Automatedcontrolhereshouldallowforsmoothmerging,withouttheusualuncertaintiesandpotentialforaccidents.Andonceavehiclehadsettledintoautomatedtravel,thedriverwouldbefreetoreleasethewheel,openthemorningpaperorjustrelax.

Welearnfromthefirstparagraphthattwosystemofautomatedhighways____25

[A]arebeingplanned[B]are

beingmodified

[C]arenowinwideuse[D]are

underconstruction

52.Aspecial-purposelanesystemisprobably

advantageousinthat.

[A]itwouldrequireonlyminorchangestoexistinghighways

itwouldachievethegreatesthighwaytrafficefficiency

[C]ithasalaneforbothautomatedandpartiallyautomatedvehicles

itoffersmorelanesforautomated

vehicles

Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutdriving

onautomatedhighway?

[A]Vehiclestravelingonitareassigneddifferentlanesaccordingtotheirdestinations

Acarcanjoinexistingtrafficanytimeinamixedlanesystem

Thedrivershouldinformhiscarcomputerofhisdestinationbeforedrivingonto26

it

[D]Thedrivershouldsharetheautomatedlanewiththoseofregularvehicles

Weknowfromthepassagethatacarcanenteraspecial-purposelane—

bysmoothlymergingwithcarsontheconventionallane

bywaysofarampwithelectroniccontroldevices

throughaspeciallyguardedgate

afteralltrespassersareidentifiedandremoved

Whendrivinginanautomatedlane,thedriver___

shouldharmonizedwithnewlyentering

cars

doesn’havettorelyonhiscomputer

system

shouldwatchoutforpotentialaccidents

doesn’havettoholdontothesteering

wheel

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PassageFour

Ihadanexperiencesomeyearsagowhichtaughtmesomethingaboutthewaysinwhichpeoplemakeabadsituationworsebyblamingthemselves.OneJanuary,Ihadtoofficiateattwofuneralsonsuccessivedaysfortwoelderlywomeninmycommunity.Bothhaddied"fullofyears,"astheBiblewouldsay;bothyieldedtothenormalwearingoutofthebodyafteralongandfulllife.Theirhomeshappenedtobeneareachother,soIpaidcondolence(哀悼)callsonthetwofamiliesonthesameafternoon.

Atthefirsthome,thesonofthedeceased(已故的)womansaidtome,"IfonlyIhadsentmymothertoFloridaandgottenheroutofthiscoldandsnow,shewouldbealivetoday.It'smyfaultthatshedied."Atthesecondhome,thesonoftheotherdeceasedwomansaid,"IfonlyIhadn'tinsistedonmymother'sgoingtoFlorida,shewouldbealivetoday.Thatlongairplaneride,theabruptchangeofclimate,wasmorethanshecouldtake.It'smyfaultthatshe'sdead."28

Whenthingsdon'tturnoutaswewouldlikethemto,itisverytemptingtoassumethathadwedonethingsdifferently,thestorywouldhavehadahappierending.Priestsknowthatanytimethereisadeath,thesurvivorswillfeelguilty.Becausethecourseofactiontheytookturnedoutbadly,theybelievethattheoppositecourse-keepingMotherathome,postponingtheoperation-wouldhaveturnedoutbetter.Afterall,howcouldithaveturnedoutanyworse?

Thereseemtobetwoelementsinvolvedinourreadinesstofeelguilt.Thefirstisourpressingneedtobelievethattheworldmakessense,thatthereisacauseforeveryeffectandareasonforeverythingthathappens.Thatleadsustofindpatternsandconnectionsbothwheretheyreallyexistandwheretheyexistonlyinourminds.

Thesecondelementisthenotionthatwearethecauseofwhathappens,especiallythebadthingsthathappen.Itseemstobeashortstepfrombelievingthateveryeventhasacauseto29

believingthateverydisasterisourfault.Therootsofthisfeelingmaylieinourchildhood.Psychologistsspeakoftheinfantilemythofomnipotence(全能).Ababycomestothinkthattheworldexiststomeethisneeds,andthathemakeseverythinghappeninit.Hewakesupinthemorningandsummonstherestoftheworldtoitstasks.Hecries,andsomeonecomestoattendtohim.Whenheishungry,peoplefeedhim,andwhenheiswet,peoplechangehim.Veryoften,wedonotcompletelyoutgrowthatinfantilenotionthatourwishescausethingstohappen.

Whatissaidaboutthetwodeceasedelderlywomen?

Theylivedoutanaturallife.

Theydiedofexhaustionafterthelong

planeride.

[C]Theyweren'taccustomedtothechangeinweather.

[D]Theydiedduetolackofcarebyfamily

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members.

57.Theauthorhadtoconductthetwowomen'sfuneralsprobablybecause________.

hewantedtoconsolethetwofamilies

hewasanofficialfromthecommunity

hehadgreatsympathyforthedeceased

hewaspriestofthelocalchurch

Peoplefeelguiltyforthedeathsoftheirlovedonesbecause________

theycouldn'tfindabetterwaytoexpress

theirgrief

theybelievethattheywereresponsible

theyhadneglectedthenaturalcourseof

events

[D]theydidn'tknowthingsoftenturnoutintheoppositedirection

59.Inthecontextofthepassage,"??theworldmakessense"(Line2,Para,4)probablymeansthat________.

everythingintheworldispredetermined

theworldcanbeinterpretedindifferent

ways

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[C]there'sanexplanationforeverythingintheworld

wehavetobesensibleinordertounderstandtheworld

Peoplehavebeenmadetobelievesince

infancythat________.

everybodyisattheircommand

lifeanddeathisanunsolvedmystery

everystoryshouldhaveahappyending

theirwishesarethecauseofeverythingthathappens

PassageFive

Accordingtosomeindividuals,ifyourhouseisbuiltintherightposition,thismayaffectyoursuccessinlife,whichseemsstrangetomanypeople.However,tobelieversinFeng-Shui,ortheartofgeomancy,notonlythepositionbutalsothechoiceofdecorationsandeventhecolorofyourhomecanmeanthedifferencebetweengoodfortuneanddisaster.Thisarthasbeenpracticedforcenturiesin32

ChinaandisstillusedalloverSouthEastAsia.EventhehugeHongKongbankscallinageomantiftheyareplanningtobuildnewoffices.Theyhavesuchfaithinhisknowledgethatifheadvisesthemtomove,theywillaltertheirplansforeventheirbiggestbuildings.LikemanyOrientalbeliefsthegeomant'sskilldependsontheideaofharmonyinnature.

IfthereisnoimbalancebetweentheopposingforcesofYinandYang,thebuildingwillbringlucktoitsinhabitants.Thismeansthatthehousemustbebuiltontherightspotaswellasfacingtherightdirection,andalsobepaintedanauspiciouscolor.Forinstance,iftherearemountainstothenorth,thiswillprotectthemfromevilinfluences.Ifthehouseispaintedred,thiswillbringhappinesstotheoccupantswhilegreensymbolizesyouthandwillbringlonglife.Otherfactors,suchastheowner'stimeanddateofbirth,aretakenintoaccount,too.Thegeomantbelievesthatunlessalltheseareconsideredwhenchoosingasiteforconstruction,33

thefortuneofthepeopleusingitwillbeatrisk.Indeed,toignorethegeomant'sadvicecan

havefatalresults.ThedeathoftheinternationallyfamousKung-Fustar,BruceeLee,hasbeenusedasanexample.ItissaidthatwhenLeefoundoutthatthehousehewaslivinginwasanunluckyone,hefollowedageomant'sadviceandinstalledaneight-sidedmirroroutsidehisfrontdoortobringhimluck.Unfortunately,astormdamagedthemirrorandthehousewasleftunprotectedfromharmfulinfluences.SoonafterwardsLeediedinmysteriouscircumstances.

NotonlyisFeng-ShuistillusedinSouthEastAsia,butithasalsospreadrightacrosstheworld.EveninmodernNewYorkasuccessfulcommercialartistcalledMiltonGlaserhasfoundituseful.Hewassodesperateafterhisofficewasbrokenintosixtimesthatheconsultedageomant.Hewastoldtoinstallafishtankwithsixblackfishandfixaredclocktotheceiling.Sincethenhehasnotbeenburglarized34

once.Itmayseemanincrediblestory,butnoothersuitableexplanationhasbeenoffered.

FromthepassagewecaninferthatFeng-ShuiisNOTusedin______.

[A]HongKong

[B]theUnitedStates

[C]Japan

[D]Thailand

Geomantsbelievethat______.

housesmustonlybepaintedred

housesmustfacemountains

natureandlifeshouldbeinharmony

greenisanunluckycolor

GeomantsthinkthatthereasonforBruceLee'sdeathisthat______.

[A]hedidn'tfollowthegeomant’sadvice

heinstalledaneight-sidedmirror

hemisunderstoodthegeomant'sadvice

astormdamagedtheprotection