【正文】 lives was tinged with a sudden icy premonition of disaster. Was this, then what it felt like? Older pilots, those who had been in bat in the war, always maintained that if you kept at the game long enough you39。 without them the city’s tourist industry cannot exist. A. insignificant B. integral C. interior D. inevitable 27. I reject any religious doctrine that does not_ ___to reason and is in conflict with morality. A. apply B. appeal C. attract D. attend 28. There are three bodies of writing that e to_ ___this question and we will consider each in turn. A. bear on B. sort out C. figure out D. put on 29. Success does not_ ___in never making mistakes but in never making the same one a second time. A. prise B. convey C. consist D. conform perished, but the Japanese wished to_ ___the extent of the cruel acts mitted by their soldiers. A. live up to B. mark down C. size up D. play down 31. Largely due to the university tradition and the current academic milieu, every college student here works____. A. industrially B. industriously C. consciously D. purposefully 32. I don’t think it’s sensible of you to ____your greater knowledge in front of the chairwoman, for it may well offend her. A. show up B. show off C. show out D. show away 33. The economic development of that small country is to a considerable extent limited by the __________ of raw materials and low consumption level. A. abundance B. inflation C. deficiency D. installment 34. If we don’t stop flirting with those deathly nuclear weapons, the Whole globe 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。s_ ___is a seat on the U N Security Council, for which he will be lobbying at the summit. A. precedence B. promise C. priority D. procedure 20. This cycle of growth, reached its peak in 1986, when the annual rate of growth was____ 12 percent. A. in case of B. in view of C. in face of D. in excess of 21. How well a person_ ___depends just as much on whether they’re selfconfident as it does on particular skills and expertise. A. jumps out B. turns out C. covers up D. turns up 22. The skin of the forest keeper_ ___exposure to the harsh northwest weather. A. is tanned from B. is colored from C. is tainted by D. is encoded by 23. The Court of Auditors of the EU is an_ ___body and acts independently from all other institutions. A. indifferent B. imperative C. impartial D. incoherent 24. Since it is too late to change my mind, I am_ ___to carrying out the plan. A. mitted B. obliged C. engaged D. resolved 25. The possibilities of an autumn election cannot be ____. A. struck out B. 1eft out C. ruled out D. counted out 26. Hotels and restaurants are an_ ___part of the city。d buy it in the end. How was it that in the space of half an h