A) Financial contributions from local business leaders
B) Consideration of the interests of the local residents
C) The establishment of a wildlife protection foundation in the area
D) The setting up of a local Nature Conservancy branch in the Pocono area
40. The passage most probably is ________.
A) an official document
B) a news story
C) an advertisement
D) a research report
Part III Vocabulary (20 minutes)
41. A word processor is much better than a typewriter in that it enables you to enter and
________ your text more easily.
A) register
B) edit
C) propose
D) discharge
42. We don’t know why so many people in that region like to wear dresses of such
________ colors.
A) low
B) humble
C) mild
D) dull
43. The news has just ________ that the president is going to visit China next month.
A) come down
B) come up
C) come out
D) come about
44. The ________ that exists among nations could certainly be lessened if
misunderstanding and mistrust were removed.
A) tension
B) strain
C) stress
D) intensity
45. The other day, Mum and I went to St. James’s Hospital, and they did lots and lots
of tests on me, most of them ________ and frightening.
A) cheerful
B) horrible
C) hostile
D) friendly
46. In the Mediterranean seaweed is so abundant and so easily harvested that it is never
of great ________.
A) fare
B) payment
C) worth
D) expense
47. The writer was so ________ in her work that she didn’t notice him enter the room.
A) absorbed
B) abandoned
C) focused
D) centered
48. Actually, information technology can ________ the gap between the poor and the
rich.
A) link
B) break
C) ally
D) bridge
49. Some research workers completely ________ all those facts as though they never
existed.
A) ignore
B) leave
C) refuse
D) miss
50. Computer power now allows automatic searches of fingerprint files to match a print
at a crime ________.
A) stage
B) scene
C) location
D) occasion
51. The most basic reason why dialects should be preserved is that language helps to
________ a culture.
A) retain
B) relate
C) remark
D) review
52. Companies are struggling to find the right ________ between supply and demand,
but it is no easy task.
A) equation
B) formula
C) balance
D) pattern
53. Mass advertising helped to ________ the emphasis from the production of goods to
their consumption.
A) vary
B) shift
C) lay
D) moderate
54. Because of his excellent administration, people lived in peace and ________ and all
previously neglected matters were taken care of.
A) conviction
B) contest
C) consent
D) content
55. I know you’ve got a smooth tongue, so don’t talk me ________ buying it.
A) away
B) down
C) out
D) into
56. Showing some sense of humor can be a(n) ________ way to deal with some
stressful situation.
A) effective
B) efficient
C) favorable
D) favorite
57. The situation described in the report ________ terrible, but it may not happen.
A) inclines
B) maintains
C) sounds
D) remains
58. The company is trying every means to ________ the wholesale price of its products.
A) pull down
B) put down
C) set down
D) bring down
59. The mayor ________ the police officer a medal of honor for his heroic deed in
rescuing the earthquake victims.
A) rewarded
B) awarded
C) credited
D) prized
60. The native Canadians lived in ________ with nature, for they respected nature as a
provider of life.
A) coordination
B) acquaintance
C) contact
D) harmony
61. Many people are asking whether traditional research universities in fact have any
future ________.
A) at all
B) so far
C) in all
D) on end
62. I was impressed ________ the efficiency of the work done in the company.
A) in
B) about
C) with
D) for
63. Now in Britain, wines take up four times as much ________ in the storehouse as
both beer and spirits.
A) block
B) land
C) patch
D) space
64. His hand shook a little as he ________ the key in the lock.
A) squeezed
B) inserted
C) stuffed
D) pierced
65. For professional athletes, ________ to the Olympics means that they have a chance
to enter the history books.
A) access
B) attachment
C) appeal
D) approach
66. In the long ________, the new information technologies may fundamentally alter
our way of life.
A) view
B) distance
C) jump
D) run
67. All the arrangements should be completed ________ your departure.
A) prior to
B) superior to
C) contrary to
D) parallel to
68. We need to create education standards that prepare our next generation who will be
________ with an even more competitive market.
A) tackled
B) encountered
C) dealt
D) confronted
69. In the late seventies, the amount of fixed assets required to produce one vehicle in
Japan was ________ equivalent to that in the United States.
A) rudely
B) roughly
C) readily
D) coarsely
70. Many people believe we are heading for environmental disaster ________ we
radically change way we live.
A) but
B) although
C) unless
D) lest
Part IV Short Answer Questions (15 minutes)
We commonly think of sportsmanship in connection with athletic contests, but it
also applies to individual outdoor sports. Not everyone who picks up a fishing rod or
goes out with a gun is a sportsman. The sportsman first of all obeys the fish and game
laws, not because he is liable to be punished as a violator, but because he knows that in
the main these laws are made for his best interests.
The following are some of the things that those who would qualify for membership
in the sportsmanship fraternity (圈内人) will do.
1. Take no more game than the bag limit provided for by the fish and game laws.
The person who comes back from a trip boasting about the large number of fish or game
taken is not a sportsman but a game hog (贪得无厌的捕猎者).
2. Observe the unwritten rules of fair play. This means shooting game birds only
when the birds are “on the wing”. For the same reason, do not use a shotgun to shoot a
rabbit or similar animal while it is sitting or standing still.
3. Be careful in removing illegal or undersized fish from the hook. This should be
done only after wetting the hands. This is necessary because the body of the fish is
covered with a thin, protective film which will stick to your dry hands. If the hands are
dry when the fish is handled, the film is torn from the body of the fish. Without the
protective film, the fish is more easily attacked by diseases. If you wish to release a fish
that is hooked in such a way that it will be impossible to be close to the hook as
convenient. In a remarkably short time, the hook will break down and the fish will remain
almost unharmed. Fish have been known to feed successfully while hooks were still in
their lips.
4. Be sure of the identity of your target before you shoot. Many useful and harmless
species of wildlife are thoughtlessly killed by the uninformed person who is out with a
gun to kill whatever flies within range.
S1. In what respect does the author think individual outdoor sports are similar to athletic
contests?