【正文】 light of day in the scientific laboratories. A series of newborn industries have been founded on the basis of newlyemerged disciplines of science and technology. Of course there are, and there will be, manytheoretical research topics with no practical application in plain sight for the time being. However a host of historical facts have proved that once a major breakthrough is scored in theoretical research, it means tremendous progress for production and technology sooner or later.Contemporary natural sciences are being applied to production on an unprecedented scale and at a higher speed than ever before. This has given all fields of material production an entirely new look. In particular, the development of electronic puters and automation technology is raising the degree of automation in production. With the same amount of manpower and in the same number of workhours, people can turn out scores or hundreds of times more products than before. How is it that the social productive forces have made such tremendous advances and how is it that labor productivity has increased by such a big margin7 Mainly through the power of science ,the power of technology.Therefore ,we maintain that the development of modern science and technology has linked science and production even closer together. As part of the productive forces, science and technology are ing to p1ay an even greater role than ever before.Section BDirections: Put the following sentences into English.。s threecolumn headline reflected the sureness that has marked the Times throughout its history. This means that[ A ] the Times has been serfassured[ B J the Times is thorough[ C ] the history of the Times is reflected in its headlines[ D ] the Times has a distinguished record100. Officials of the White Star Line, which owned the Titanic ,had been releasing optimistic statements all during the day of April 15 ,and did not confirm Van Anda39。s passenger fleet.[ B ] The Titanic was part of Britain39。s story until the evening of April 16. Van Anda39。s threecolumn headline reflected the sureness that has marked the Times throughout its history:NEW LINER HITS ICEBERG。 the story was approached from all angles. Some reporters put together lists of famous persons on board。 cruise control。s profile with the police, but if he is pulled over nowadays it is usually by an officer seeking a chat and an autograph rather than anything more official. After an incident in 1988 when he was stopped, he prosecuted the police and won ~ 30, 000 pensation for wrongful arrest.Safety is high on the list of Supra extras, with driver and passenger airbags: antilock braking。 determination [ D ] a concern with the race39。t be able to take a doctor39。s cheque.[ D ] to arrange a bank transfer.84. The best title for this passage is[ A ] How to Open a French Bank Account[ B ] The Difference between Banking in Britain and France[ C ] The Way to Transfer Money from Britain to France[ D] A Guide to Banking in FrancePassage TwoDoes a drink a day keep heart attacks away? Over the past 20 years, numerous studies have found that moderate alcohol consumption say, one or two beers, glasses of wine or cocktails daily helps to prevent coronary heart disease. Last week a report in the New England Journal of Medicine added strong new evidence in support of that theory. More important, the work provided the first solid indication of how alcoholworks to protect the heart.In the study, researchers from Boston39。68. In his responses to the advertisement, Ed replied that he was looking for a fulltime position not parttime one.69. While still a young boy Bizet knew how to play the piano well and as he grew elder, he wrote operas, the most famous of which is Carmen.70. The house has been vacant for a year when the new tenant arrived bringing with him several pets.Part IV CLOZE TEST (10 % )Directions: For each blank for questions 71 80 in the following passage, choose the best answer from the choices given following the passage. Then blacken your answer in the corresponding space on your answer sheet.Several regions in the world are subject 71 storms which are so severe that they 72 damage on a tremendous scale. The regions where this 73 are all located on the edges of great oceans. The general term for such severe storms is cyclone. The term hurricane is 74 for storms that occurin the North Atlantic Ocean.Cyclones and hurricanes differ in one curious way in a cyclone, the wind circulates 75 a clockwise direction。 efforts to curb inflation were unsuccessful.[ A ]resist [ B ] induce [ C ] sustain [ D ] control41. The movie critic said that Airplane, the parody of disaster movies, was hilarious.[ A ] suspensible [ B ] noisily merry [ C ] realistic [ D ] very tragic42. In spite of medical advances, that disease is usually fatal.[ A ] curable