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PartIListeningComprehension(20minutes)

SectionA

1.A)Enjoyable.

B)Inspiring.

C)Moving.

D)Dull.

2.A)Itwilltakeaboutonemonthtorepairthewatch.

B)Thewomanshouldhavesavedmoremoney.

C)Itisagoodideatokeeptheoldwatch.

D)Thewatchisnolongerworthrepairing.

3.A)Arguing.

B)Protesting.

C)Complaining.

D)Bargaining.

4.A)Familieswithcars.

B)American'sheavydependenceoncars.

C)Roadsandhighways.

D)TrafficproblemsinAmerica.

5.A)Theapplesandpearsmightnotbesogood.

B)Theapplesarenotasgoodasthepears.

C)Theapplesandpearsareverygood.

D)Theapplesandpearsareasgoodastheylook.

6.A)Herteachingassistantwouldgradetheexampapers.

B)Shewouldcollecttheexampapersherself.

C)Shewouldmarktheexampapersherself.

D)Shewouldnotgiveherstudentsanexam.

7.A)Shecouldhelphimwiththeproblems.

B)Heshouldgooutforwhile.

C)Shecouldgoouttogetherwithhim.

D)Heshoulddotheproblemshimself.

8.A)Customerandsalesman.

B)Colleagues.

C)Employeeandboss.

D)Classmates.

9.A)Thefirsthousetheysawistooexpensive.

B)Theymaysavesomemoneyforthetimebeing.

C)Sheishappywiththepricesetbytheseller.

D)Lessmoneywillbespentinmaintainingthehouse.

10.A)ItwasprobablyMr.Brown/sphonenumberthatthewomanwrotedown.

B)ItwasjustanhouragothatthemanmetMr.Brown.

C)Thewomanforgottowritedownthephonenumber.

D)Thewomanneededasheetofpapertoputdownthenumber.

SectionB

PassageOne

Questions11to13arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

11.A)Becausetheyweredrivenbysteampower.

B)Becausetheydidtheworkthatanimalsusedtodo.

C)Becausetheypulledcarsfullofcoal.

D)Becausetheyweremadeofiron.

12.A)Hewantedtherailroadtobesuccessful.

B)Hewantedtohaveamorepowerfulsteamengine.

C)Hewantedtoownthelandneartherailroad.

D)Hewantedtobuildhisownrailroads.

13.A)Becausethetraincouldnotrunasfastasthehorse.

B)Becausetheenginefailedtobuildupsteam.

C)Becausetheenginebrokedownandthetrainstopped.

D)Becausetheenginebrokeintoseveralparts.

PassageTwo

Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.A)Love.

B)Conflict.

C)Violence.

D)Mystery.

15.A)Themaincharacterremainsthesame.

B)Themaincharacterdiesintheend.

C)Themaincharactergainshisends.

D)Themaincharacterundergoesachange.

16.A)Wecanlearnhowbadpersonscanimprovethemselves.

B)Wecanlearnhowtodealwithpeople.

C)Wecanunderstandlifealittlebetter.

D)Wecanfindbetterwaystocopewithconflicts.

PassageThree

Questions17to24arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

17.A)Becausebothhavealimitedsupplyofair,water,andotherresources.

B)BecausetheEarthmovesaroundthesunasfastasspaceship.

C)Becausewecantraveltoouterspace.

D)BecausetheEarthneverstopsmoving.

18.A)About80milespersecond.

B)About70milespersecond.

C)About18milespersecond.

D)About17milespersecond.

19.A)BecausetheEarthisheavilypolluted.

B)Becausenaturecannotrecycleitsresources.

C)BecausetherearemoreandmorepeoplelivingontheEarth.

D)Becausenomorenewresourcescanbeadded.

20.A)Naturehaschangedourenvironmentovertheyears.

B)Wemustavoidwastingresourcesandpollutingourenvironment.

C)Ourresourcesarenearlyusedup.

D)Tripstootherplanetswillhelpeliminatepollution.

PartIIReadingComprehension(35minutes)

PassageOne

Merchantandpassengershipsaregenerallyrequiredtohavealifepreserverfor

everypersonaboardand,inmanycases,acertainpercentageofsmallersizesfor

children.AccordingtoUnitedStatesCoastGuardrpquirpmpnts,lifepreserversmustbe

simpleindesign,reversible,capableofbeingquicklyadjustedtofittheuninitiated

individual,andmustbesodesignedastosupportthewearerinthewaterinanupright

orslightlybackwardposition.

Sufficientbuoyancy(浮力)tosupportthewearershouldberetainedbythelife

preserverafter48hourinthewater,anditshouldbereliableevenafterlongperiodof

storage.Thusitshouldbemadeofmaterialsresistanttosunlight,gasoline,andoils,and

itshouldbenoteasilysetonfire.

Thepositioninwhichthelifepreserverwillsupportapersonwhojumpsorfalls

intothewaterismostimportant,asisitstendencytoturnthewearerinthewaterfrom

aface-downpositiontoanuprightorslightlybackwardposition,withhisfaceclearof

thewater,evenwhenthewearerisexhaustedorunconscious.

Themethodofadjustmenttothebodyshouldbesimple,andself-evidentto

uninitiatedpersonseveninthedarkundertheconfusedconditionswhichfollowa

disaster.Thus,thelifepreservershouldbereversible,sothatitisnearlyimpossibleto

setitonwrong.Catches,straps,andtiesshouldbekepttoaminimum.Inaddition,the

lifepreservermustbeadjustabletothewidevarietyofshapesandsizesofwearers,

sincethisgreatlyaffectsthepositionoffloatingandtheself-rightingqualities.Asuitable

lifepreservershouldalsobecomfortabletowearatalltimes,inandoutofthewater,

notsoheavyastoencouragetotakeitoffonshipboardwhiletheshipisindanger,nor

soburdensomethatithindersapersoninthewaterwhiletryingtoswim.

21.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A)theusesoflifepreservers

B)thedesignoflifepreservers

C)thematerialsforlifepreservers

D)thebuoyancyoflifepreservers

22.Accordingtothepassage,alifepreservershouldbefirstofall,.

A)adjustable

B)comfortable

C)self-evident

D)self-righting

23.UnitedStatesCoastGuarddoesNOTrequirethelifepreservertothemade

A)withasfewstringsaspossible

B)capableofbeingwornonbothsides

C)accordingtoeachwearer'ssize

D)comfortableandlighttowear

24.By“theuninitiatedindividual”(Para.1,line6)theauthorreferstotheperson

A)whohasnotbeeninstructedhowtousealifepreserver

B)whohasalittleexperienceinusingalifepreserver

C)whousesalifepreserverwithoutpermission

D)whobecomesnervousbeforeadisaster

25.Whatwouldhappenifapersonweresupportedbythelifepreserverinawrong

position?

A)Thewaveswouldmovehimbackwards.

B)Thewaterwouldchokehim.

C)Hewouldimmediatelysinktothebottom.

D)Hewouldbeexhaustedorunconscious.

PassageTwo

Ahundredyearsagoitwasassumedandscientifically“proved"byeconomiststhat

thelawsofsocietymadeitnecessarytohaveavastarmyofpoorandjoblesspeoplein

ordertokeeptheeconomygoing.Today,hardlyanybodywoulddaretovoicethis

principle.Itisgenerallyacceptedthatnobodyshouldbeexcludedfromthewealth

Westernindustrializedcountries,asystemofinsurancehasbeenintroducedwhich

guaranteeseveryoneaminimumofsubsistence(生活維持費(fèi))incaseofunemployment,

sicknessandoldage.Iwouldgoonestepfurtherandarguethat,evenifthese

conditionsarenotpresent,everyonehastherighttoreceivethemeanstosubsist(維持

生活)，inotherwords,hecanclaimthissubsistenceminimumwithouthavingtohave

any“reason”.Iwouldsuggest,however,thatitshouldbelimitedtoadefiniteperiodof

time,letssaytwoyears,soastoavoidtheencouragingofanabnormalattitudewhich

refusedanykindofsocialobligation.

Thismaysoundlikeafantasticproposal,butso,Ithink,ourinsurancesystem

wouldhavesoundedtopeopleahundredyearsago.Themainobjectiontosucha

schemewouldbethatifeachpersonwereentitledtoreceiveminimumsupport,people

wouldnotwork.Thisassumptionrestsonthefallacyoftheinherentlazinessinhuman

nature,actually,asidefromabnormallylazypeople,therewouldbeveryfewwho

wouldnotwanttoearnmorethantheminimum,andwhowoulcprefertodonothing

ratherthanwork.

However,thesuspicionsagainstasystemofguaranteedsubsistenceminimumare

notgroundless,fromthestandpointofthosewhowanttouseownershipofcapitalfor

thepurposeofforcingotherstoaccepttheworkconditionstheyoffer.Ifnobodywere

forcedtoacceptworkinordernottostarve,workwouldhavetobesufficiently

interestingandattractivetoinduceonetoacceptit.Freedomofcontractispossible

onlyifbothpartiesarefreetoacceptandrejectit;inthepresentcapitalistsystemthis

isnotthecase.

Rutsuchasystemwouldnotonlybethebeginningofrealfreedomofcontract

betweenemployersandemployees,itsprincipaladvantagewouldbetheimprovement

offreedomininter-personalrelationshipsineverysphereofdailylife.

26.Peopleusedtothinkthatpovertyandunemploymentweredueto.

A)theslowdevelopmentoftheeconomy

B)thepoorandjoblesspeople'sownfaults

C)thelackofresponsibilityonthepartofsociety

D)thelargenumberofpeoplewhowerenotwell-educated

27.Nowitiswidelyacceptedthat.

A)thepresentsystemofsocialinsuranceshouldbeimproved

B)everybodyshouldbegrantedaminimumofsubsistencewithoutany“reason”

C)everybodyhastherighttoshareinthewealthofthecountry

D)peoplehavetochangetheirattitudetowardsthepoor

28.Thewriterarguesthatasystemofsocialinsuranceshould.

A)providebenefitsforthesick,oldandunemployed

B)encouragepeopletotakeonmoresocialobligations

C)guaranteeeveryonetherighttobeemployed

D)provideeveryonewiththerighttoaminimumsubsistenceforacertainperiod

29.Theword"fallacy”(Para.2.L.6)means.

A)doubt

B)fact

C)strongargument

D)wrongbelief

30.Accordingtothewriter,asystemofguaranteedsubsistenceminimum.

A)demandstoomuchfromsociety

B)makesfreedomofcontractimpossible

C)helpspeopletakeinterestintheirwork

D)helpsbringaboutchangesintherelationshipamongpeople

PassageThree

Questions31to35arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Thenewborncanseethedifferencebetweenvariousshapesandpatternsfrom

birth.Hepreferspatternstodullorbrightsolidcolorsandlookslongeratstripesand

anglesthanatcircularpatterns.Withinthreeweeks,however,hispreferenceshifts

dramaticallytothehumanface.

Whyshouldababywithsolittlevisualexperienceattendmoretoahumanface

thantoanyotherkindofpattern'?Somescientiststhinkthispreferencerepresentsa

builtinadvantageforthehumanspecies.Theobjectofprimeimportancetothe

physicallyhelplessinfantisahumanbeing.Babiesseemtohaveanaturaltendencyto

thehumanfaceaspotentiallyrewarding.Researchersalsopointoutthatthenewborn

wiselyreliesmoreonpatternthanonoutline,size,orcolor.Patternremainsstable,

whileoutlinechangeswithpointofview;size,withdistancefromanobject;and

brightnessandcolor,withlighting.

Mothershavealwaysclaimedthattheycouldseetheirnewbornslookingatthem

astheyheldthem,despitewhattheyhavebeentold.Theexpertswhothoughtthat

perception(知覺)hadtoawaitphysicaldevelopmentandtheconsequenceofaction

werewrongforseveralreasons.Earlierresearchtechniqueswerelesssophisticated

thantheyaretoday.Physicalskillswereonceusedtoindicateperceptionof

objects-skillslikevisualtrackingandreachingforanobject,bothofwhichthenewborn

doespoorly.Then,too,assumptionsthatthenewborn'seyeandbrainweretoo

immatureforanythingassophisticatedaspatternrecognitioncausedopposingdatato

bethrownaway.Sinceperceptionofformwaswidelybelievedtofollowperceptionof

more“basic"qualitiessuchascolorandbrightness,thepossibilityofitspresencefrom

birthwasrejected.

31.Whatdoesanewbornbabyliketoseemost"?

A)Brightcolors.

B)Circularpatterns.

C)Stripesandangles.

D)Variousshapes.

32.Thenewbornpaysmoreattentiontoahumanfacethananyotherkindofobjects

because.

A)heseesahumanfacemoreoftenthananyotherkindofpattern

B)hehasaninherentabilitytoregardahumanbeingashelpful

C)ahumanfaceisthemostcomplexpatternhecansee

D)ahumanfaceisoftenaccompaniedbyapleasantvoice

33.Contrarytowhattheybelieve,mothershavebeentoldthatnewborns.

A)carelittleaboutahumanface

B)can'ttracktheirmovements

C)can'tseetheirfaces

D)caneasilyperceivebrightness

34.Inearlierresearchesonthenewborn'sperception,scientists.

A)ignoredevidencecontrarytotheirassumptions

B)believedthatperceptionofformcomesbeforeperceptionofcolorand

brightness

C)opposedthrowingawayeffectivedata

D)provedthatphysicalskillscomeaftervisualperception

35.Themainideaofthepassageisthat.

A)researchtechniquesareofvitalimportancescientificinvestigation

B)thefindingsofearlierscientificresearchersoftenprovewrong

C)newbornscanperceiveformsfrombirth

D)moreoftenthannottheclaimsofmothersarereliable

PassageFour

Questions36to40arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

AlbertEinsteinrecalledhislearningproblemsphilosophically:Z/Myintellectual(智

力的)developmentwasslow,asaresultofwhichIbegantowonderaboutspaceand

timeonlywhenIhadalreadygrownup.Naturally,Icouldgodeeperintotheproblem

thanachild/Andso,11yearsafterdismissalfromschool,youngAlbertEinstein

publishedthetheoryofrelativitythatchangedourunderstandingoftheuniverse.

NooneinthiscenturyhasbeenmorewidelyrecognizedasageniusthanEinstein.

Yethisproblemswithearlyintellectualdevelopmentandhispeculiargiftscastgreat

doubtonallourconventionalideasaboutgenius,intelligenceor(智商).Onthe

onehand,Einsteinshowedearlydefectsinabilitiesthatourmentaltestsvalue;onthe

otherhand,hisspecialintellectualfacultieswentfarbeyondmostdefinitionsof

intelligence.Moreover,theirgrowthappearspeculiarlygradual,contradictingthe

popularconceptionofintelligenceassomethinginbornandfixed.Hisresolute

persistenceandhisskillsinplayinggameswithideaswereapparentlyasdecisivetohis

geniusasanycuttingedgeofintellect

Thesepowerfulaspectsofintelligencethatconventionaldefinitionsoverlookare

gettingcloseattentioninanewwaveofresearch.Thiscomesafteryearsofearlier

studieswhichexposedthenarrownessofourusualmeasuresofmentalability.

Intelligence,itturnsout,ismultifacetedandmarvelous;itincludespersonal

characteristics,creativityskillsandintellectualcapabilitiesthatshowuponnotest.

Whatismostexcitingisthatsomeoftheseiii-definedabilitiesarepossessedbymany

people.Justknowingaboutsuchneglectedskillswillhelpusdiscoveranddevelop

untapped(未開發(fā)的)potential-inourselvesandinourchildren.

36.Thispassageisabout.

A)thedevelopmentofEinstein/sintellect

R)thewiderecognitionofFinsteinasagenius

C)conventionalideasconcerninggenius

D)aninsighttothecomplexityofhumanintelligence

37.Accordingtothepassage,whenEinsteinwasatschool,he.

A)fellbehindotherpupils

B)wasfondofstudyingphilosophicalproblems

C)wasproudofhisowndiligence

D)thoughtmoredeeplyabouttheproblemsofspaceandtimethanhisclassmates

38.WhichofthefollowingledtoEinstein'ssuccess?

A)Hisgoodskillsingame-playing.

B)Hisdiligenceandpowerfulmind.

C)Hisunusualinsightintotheconceptionofintelligence.

D)Hisdecisivenessintakingactions.

39."Multifaceted”(Para.3,Line6)probablymeans.

A)havingmanyaspects

B)havingmanyabilities

C)havingmanyskills

D)havingmanyuses

40.AccordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE'?

A)Conventionalintelligencetestsarenotreliable.

B)Forordinarypeopleintelligenceissomethinginbornandfixed.

C)Einsteinwasapparentlyageniusinplayinggamesaswellasinscientific

research.

D)Einstein'searlydefectsinabilitiescontributedtohislatermentaldevelopment.

PartIIIVocabularyandStructure(20minutes)

41.WhenMohammed,afriendofminefromtheMiddleEast,firstwenttotheUnited

Kingdomtoattendtheuniversity,withwomeninthesameclass.

A)he'sneverbeforestudied

B)hecouldn'tbeforestudy

C)hewouldneverbeforestudy

D)hehasn'tbeforestudied

42.Americawillneveragainhaveasanationthespiritofadventureasit

hpforpthpWestwassettled.

A)has

B)did

C)was

D)would

43.Thecarswerebecauseitwasimpossibletogoanyfurtherinthefog.

A)sacrificed

B)transported

C)abandoned

D)removed

44.ThenewdesignsoftheChristmasstampsarealwayswaitedforwithkeen

A)irritation

B)prediction

C)reception

D)anticipation

45.BuckHelm,aretiredsalesman,survivedalivefor90hoursinhiscar.

A)beingburied

B)havingburied

C)burying

D)tobeburied

46.Wehavehadtoraiseourpricesbecauseoftheincreaseinthecostof

materials.

A)primitive

B)rough

C)original

D)raw

47.Indeed,almosteveryscientistnowfindsitimpossibletoreadalltheworksrelevant

tohisownsubject,extensivelyoutsideofit.

A)muchmoretoread

B)muchlessreading

C)muchlesstoread

D)stillmorereading

48.ItisuptotheGovernmenttotackletheairpollutionproblemand

measuresinlinewiththecouncil'ssuggestions.

A)setabout

B)workout

C)fillup

D)bringover

49.Allthatdaymyfatherwasirashehadlosthiswallet.

A)greatanxiety

B)ambition

C)illhumour

D)hospitality

50.Wepreferredtopostponethemeetingitwithoutthepresenceofour

president.

A)ratherthanhold

B)thantohold

C)ratherthanheld

D)toholding

51.Manypeople,ifnotmost,literarytasteasanelegantaccomplishment,

byacquiringwhichtheywillcompletethemselves,andmakethemselvesfinallyfit

asmembersofacorrectsociety.

A)lookon

B)lookdown

C)lookin

D)lookinto

52.Whatagoodlistenerisabletodoistoprocesswhathehearsonthebasisofthe

context.

A)itoccurringin

B)occurredinit

C)occurringinit

D)itoccursin

53.Thecaraccidentwastothedriver'sviolationofthetrafficregulations.

A)assigned

B)contributed

C)attributed

D)transferred

54.Sheisaverystudent.She'salwaystalkingabouttravellingtoouter

space.

A)imaginary

B)imaginative

C)imaginable

D)imagining

55.HislecturesonRomanhistorywoulddocreditarealexpert.

A)in

B)to

C)of

D)with

56.Mygrandpagavemeawatch,whichismadeofgold,Ikeeptothisday.

A)andthus

B)and

C)so

D)andwhich

57.IhavedevotedfourweekendstowritingpapersandnowIfeelIarest.

A)deserve

B)preserve

C)conceive

D)receive

58.Ifoundmyselftothespotwheretheexperimentwasbeingperformed

wheneverIhadsometimetospare.

A)draws

B)drawing

C)drawn

D)drew

59.Theconstructionofa5-million-tonironandsteelworksisnowunder.

A)conclusion

B)contribution

C)continuation

D)consideration

60.MaryfounditdifficulttoJim'sfatherwhenhedisapprovedoftheir

marriage.

A)standfor

B)standout

C)standby

D)standupto

61.PresidentBanda/sbackgroundasadoctorhasgivenhimintothe

medicalproblemthatfacethecountry.

A)aview

B)avision

C)aninsight

D)asight

62.IwishtoStockholmwhenIwasinSweden.Ihearitsabeautifulcity.

A)Iwent

B)Ihadgone

C)Ihavegone

D)havinggone

63.Hehisjobinordertoengageinfull-timewriting.

A)upheld

B)resignedfrom

C)undertook

D)tookover

64.Thewestistraditionallythelandofthepioneersandthecowboys,where

couldbeeasilymadeincattleorland.

A)fortunes

B)property

C)opportunities

D)treasure

65.Ididn'tsentoutmyapplicationformlastweek,butI.

A)hadto

B)shouldhave

C)woulddo

D)mighthaveto

66.Vostokisclosetothecoldestspotintheworld,whereanminus128.6F

wasrecordedin1983.

A)unreliable

B)extra

C)incredible

D)impossible

67.ItishumannaturetothinkbacktoaGoldenAgeone'scountrywas

strongandrespected.

A)when

B)provided

C)as

D)unless

68.Idon'tmindabitifyoubringyourfriendsinforadrink,butitisrathertoomuch

whensixteenpeoplearrivefordinner.

A)unusually

B)excessively

C)consequently

D)unexpectedly

69.Facedwithallthedifficulties,thegirlhermotherforcomfort.

A)turnedover

B)turnedfrom

C)turnedto

D)turnedup

70.Davidistheholderoftheworld5,000-meterworldrecord,butthereis

noguaranteethathewillwinintheOlympicGames.

A)current

B)predominant

C)prevailing

D)decisive

PartIVErrorCorrection(15minutes)

Directions:Thispartconsistsofashortpassage.Inthispassage,therearealtogether

10mistakes,oneineachnumberedline.Youmayhcvetochangeaword,

addawordordeleteaword.Markoutthemistakesandputthe

correctionsintheblanksprovided.Ifyouchangeaword,crossitoutand

writethecorrectwordinthecorrespondingblank.Ifyouaddaword,put

aninsertionmark(A)intherightplaceandwritethemissingwordinthe

blank.Ifyoudeleteaword,crossitandputaslash(/jintheblank.

Example:

Televisionisrapidlybecomingtheliteratureofourperiods1.time/times/period

ManyoftheargumentsJaaVingusedforthestudyofliteratureas2.\

aschoolsubjectarevalidforAstudyoftelevision.3.the

Traditionally,theAmericanfarmerhasalwaysbeenindependentandhard-working.

Intheeighteenthcenturyfarmerswerequiteself-sufficient.Thefarmfamilygrewand

madealmostnothiriHitreeded.Thesurpluscrop(71)wouldbesoldtobuyafewitems

inthelocalgeneralstore.

In1860,becausesomeofthefarmpopulationhad(72)movedtothecity,yet

eightypercentoftheAmericanpopulationwasstillinthecountry.Inthelatenineteen

century,farmworkandlifewerenotmuchchangedfromthatthvvhadbeenintheold

days.Thefarmerarousedat(74)dawnorbeforeandhadmuchworktodo,withhis

ownmuscleslikehischiefsourceofpower.Heusedaxes,(76)spadesandother

complicatedtools.Irhishousecooking(77)wasdoneinwood-burningstoves,andthe

kerosenelampwastheonlyimprovementonthecandle.Thefamily/srecreationand

sociallifechieflyconsistedadriveirthe(78)wagontothenearbysmalltownorvillage

totransactsomebusinessaswellastochatwithneighborswhohadalsocometotown.

Thechildrenattendedasmallelementaryschool(oftenofiustoneroom)tothatthey

hadtowalk(79)everyday,possiblyforafewmiles.Theschooltermwasshortsothat

thechildrencouldnothelponthefarm.(80)

Althoughthewholefamilyworked,andlifewasnoteasy,farmersasaclasswere

self-reliantandindependent.

PartVWriting(30minutes)

Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteacompositionwritea

compositionbasedonthegraphbelow.

Outline:

1.Riseandfalloftherateofcaraccidentasindicatedbythegraph;

2.Possiblereason(s)forthedeclineofcaraccidentsinthecity;

3.Yourpredictionsofwhatwillhappenthisyear.

加一個(gè)圖表

Yourcompositionshouldbenolessthan120wordsandyoushouldquoteasfew

figuresaspossible.

Theareacoveredbyonearecodemaybesmallorlarge.Forexample,NewYorkCityhas

oneareacode,butsodoesthewholestateofOregon.Ifyouwanttoknowtheareacodeofa

place,youcanlookitupintheareacodemapwhichisprintedinthefrontofthewhitepages.

TherearealotofpublictelephonesintheU.S..Theyhavetheirownnumbers.Ifyouare

makingalongdistancecallonapublictelephoneandrunoutofmoney,givethenumberonyour

phonetothepersonyou'retalkingto.Thenhangupthereceiverandhecancallyouback.Ifyou

makealongdistancecallandgetawrongnumber,calltheoperatorandexplainwhathappened.

Thismeansthatyoucanmakethecallagaintotherightnumberwithouthavingtopaymore

money.

Questions14to16arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

14.Wherecanyoufindthetelephonenumberofacitycouncilinthetelephonebook?

15.WherecanyoufindanareacodemapoftheU.S.?

16.Whatareyouadvisedtodowhenyougetawringnumberinmakingalongdistancecall?

PassageThree

FederalExpressisaprivateairlineservicewhichexpandsthePostalServiceintheUnited

States.ItistheonlyU.S.airlinespecializinginthetransportationofsmallpackages-35kilosor

less.

Federalexpresslinks130majorU.S.citiesand10,000surroundingcommunities.Anurgent

packagepickedupinonepartofthecountrythisafternooncanbedeliveredtoanyotherpartof

thecountrytomorrowmorning.AlloftheFederalExpressjetsflyintotheInternationalAirportat

Memphis,Tennessee,becauseitislocatedinthecenteroftheUnitedStates.

ThesortingfacilityforFederalExpressiscalled“TheHub."Everynight,fromabout12

midnightto30a.m.,thepackagesaregatheredandsortedintoshipmentsforspecific

destinations.Themainlaborforceiscomprisedofstudentsworkingpart-time.

SinceFederalExpressstartedbusinessin1971,ithasflownmillionsofairkilometerswithout

fail.Inthespaceofonehour,39jetswilltakeofftodestinationsallacrosstheUnitedStates.

Questions17to20arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

17.WhatmakestheFederalE