【正文】 e will be____. A. empowered B. punished C. polluted D. annihilated 35. One of the important properties of a scientific theory is its ability to ____further research and further thinking about a particular topic. A. invent B. stimulate C. renovate D. advocate 36. When in his rebellious years, that is when he was sixteen or eighteen, Frank Anderson ____going around with a strange set of people and staying out very late. A. took to B. took up C. took on D. took in 37. In spite of the wide range of reading material specially designed or ____for language learning purposes, there is yet no effective and systematic program for the reading skills. 3 A. appointed B. assembled C. acknowledged D. adapted 38. In 1816, an apparently insignificant event in a remote part of Northern Europe ____Europe into a bloody War. A. imposed B. plunged C. pitched D. inserted 39. The municipal planning mission said that their financial outlook for the next year was optimistic. They expect increased tax____. A. privileges B. efficiency C. revenues D. validity 40. The problem of pollution as well as several other issues is going to be discussed when the Congress is in ____again next spring. A. convention B. conference C. session D. assembly Part II: Reading Comprehension (30 points) Passage One Jeans were invented a little over a century ago and are currently the world’s most popular, versatile garment, crossing boundaries of class, age and nationality. From their origins as pure workwear, they have spread through every level of the fashion spectrum, and are embraced internationally for their unmatched fort and appeal. In the mid 1940s, the Second World War came to an end, and denim blue jeans, previously worn almost exclusively as workwear, gained a new status in the . and Europe. Rugged but relaxed, they stood for freedom and a bright future. Sported by both men and women, by returning GI’s and sharp teenagers, they seemed as clean and strong as the people who chose to wear them. In Europe, surplus Levi’s were left behind by American armed forces and were available in limited supplies. It was the European population’s first introduction to the denim apparel. Workwear manufacturers tried to copy the . originals, but those in the know insisted on the real thing. In the 1950s, Europe was exposed to a daring new style in music and movies and consequently jeans took on an aura of sex and rebellion. Rock’n’roll ing from America blazed a trail of defiance. and jeans became a symbol of the break with convention and rigid social mores. When Elvis Presley sang in “Jailhouse Rock,” his denim prison uniform carried a potent, virile image. Girls swooned and guys were quick to copy the King. In movies like “The Wild One” and “Rebel Without a Cause.” cult figures Marion Brando and James Dean portrayed tough antiheroes in jeans and Tshirts. Adults spurned the look。 teenagers, even those who only wanted to look like rebels, embraced it. By the beginning of the 1960s,slim jeans had bee a leisure wear staple, as teens began to have real fun, fetting the almost desperate energy of the previous decade, while cocooned (包圍在 ) in wealth and security. But the seeds of change had been sown, and by the mid 1960s jeans had acquired yet another social connotation—as the uniform of the budding social and sexual revolution. Jeans were the great equalizer, the perfect allpurpose garment for the classless society sought by the Hippy generation. In the fight for civil rights, at antiwar demonstrations off the streets of Paris, at sitins and loveins everywhere, the battle cry was heard above a sea of blue. 41. Jeans were first designed for__ __ A. soldiers. B. workmen. C. teenagers. D. cowboys. 42. In the mid 1940s, jeans gained popularity because__ __ A. they made the wearer look clean and tough. B. they were fortable and looked friendly. C. they were the outward symbol of the mainstream society. D. they stood for freedom and a strong character. 43. What does the “real thing” refer to in the second paragraph? A. Authentic Levi’s. B. Workwear. C. Casual wear. D. Jeans of European style. 44. The popularity of Elvis Presley’s way of dressing illustrates that__ __ A. teenagers wanted to look sexy. B. people desired to look strong and manly. C. jeans went well with rock’n’ roll. D. Americans were more rebellious than Europeans. 4 45. The last sentence suggests that jeans were__ __ A. used for military purposes. B. the symbol of the ideal of social equality. C. worn by all kinds of people. D. the outfit of social improvement. Passage Two The ethnic group known as Ashkenazim is blessed with more than its fair share of talented minds, but is also prone to a number of serious geic diseases. Researchers now suggest that intelligence is closely linked to several illnesses in Ashkenazi Jews, and that the diseases are the result of natural selection. The Ashkenazim are descended from Jewish munities in Germany, Austria, Poland, and Eastern Europe that date back to the 10th century. Today they make up approximately 80 percent of the world’s Jewish population. Ashkenazim have the highest average IQ of any ethnic group, scoring 12 to 15 points above the European average. They are also strongly represented in fields and occupations requiring high cognitive ability. For instance, Jews of European ancestry account for 27 percent of . Nobel science prize winners. But the group is also associated with several neurological disorders, including TaySachs, Gaucher’s, and NiemannPick. TaySachs is a fatal hereditary disease of the central nervous lack an enzyme needed to break down fatty substances in the brain and nerve cells. Gauchers