【正文】 opinion, advertising A. emerges in the wake of the antihappy part. B. is a cause of disappointment for the general peer C. replace the church as a major source of information D. creates an illusion of happiness rather than happiness itself. can learn from the last paragraph that the author believes A .Happiness more often than not ends in sadness. B. The antihappy art is distasteful by refreshing. C. Misery should be enjoyed rather than denied. D .The antihappy art flourishes when economy booms of the following is true of the text? A Religion once functioned as a reminder of misery. B Art provides a balance between expectation and reality. C People feel disappointed at the realities of morality. D mass media are inclined to cover disasters and deaths. Part A　　Directions：　　Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A， B， C or D. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1. （40 points）　　Text 1　　If you were to examine the birth certificates of every soccer player in 200639。30. From the text we can conclude that the author A. is supportive of both sides B. favors the townsfolk’s view C. takes a detached attitude D. is sympatheticText 3 When prehistoric man arrived in new parts of the world, something strong happened to the large animals。t take global warming seriously. Instead of a plan of action, they continue to press for more researcha classic case of “paralysis by analysis”. There are upsetting parallels today, as scientists in one wave after another try to awaken us to the growing threat of global warming. The latest was a panel from the National Academy of Sciences, enlisted by the White House, to tell us that the Earth39。 study. The researchers spent two years teaching their monkeys to exchange tokens for food. Normally, the monkeys were happy enough to exchange pieces of rock for slices of cucumber. However, when two monkeys were placed in separate but adjoining chambers, so that each could observe what the other was getting in return for its rock, their behaviour became markedly different.t know for sure? That the evidence was inconclusive, the science uncertain? That the antismoking lobby was out to destroy our way of life and the government should stay out of the way? Lots of Americans bought that nonsense, and over three decades, some 10 million smokers went to early graves.s advisers still don39。 Illustrated with an entertaining array of examples from both high and low culture, the trend that Mr. McWhorter documents is unmistakable. But it is less clear, to take the question of his subtitle, why we should, like care. As a linguist, he acknowledges that all varieties of human language, including nonstandard ones like Black English, can be powerfully expressivethere exists no language or dialect in the world that cannot convey plex ideas .He is not arguing, as many do, that we can no longer think straight because we do not talk proper. in the 10years prior to 1890, for every 1,000. Now, consider three indices of assimilation –language, home ownership and intermarriage. The 1990 Census revealed that “a majority of immigrants from each of the fifteen most mon countries of origin spoke English ‘well’ or ‘very well’ after ten years of residence.” The children of immigrants tend to be bilingual and proficient in English. “By the third generation, the original language is lost in the majority of immigrant families.” Hence the description of America as a “graveyard” for languages. By 1996 foreign–born immigrants who had arrived before 1970 had a home ownership rate of percent, higher than the percent rate among nativeborn Americans. Foreignborn Asians and Hispanics “have higher rates of intermarriage than do –born whites and blacks.” By the third generation, one third of Hispanic women are married to nonHispanics, and 41 percent of Asian–American women are married to nonAsians. Rodriguez note that children in remote villages around the world are fans of superstars like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Garth Brooks, yet “some Americans fear that immigrant living within the United States remain somehow immune to the nation’s assimilative power.” Are there divisive issues and pockets of seething anger in America? Indeed. It is big enough to have a bit of everything. But particularly when viewed against America’s turbulent past, today’s social induces suggest a dark and deteriorating social environment. word “homogenizing” (Line 2, Paragraph 1) most probably means [A] identifying [B] associating [C] assimilating [D] monopolizing 22. According to the author, the department stores of the 19th century [A] played a role in the spread of popular culture. [B] became intimate shops for mon consumers. [C] satisfied the needs of a knowledgeable elite. [D] owed its emergence to the culture of consumption text suggests that immigrants now in the . [A] are resistant to homogenization. [B] exert a great influence on American culture. [C] are hardly a threat to the mon culture. [D] constitute the majority of the population. 24. Why are Arnold Schwarzenegger and Garth Brooks mentioned in Paragraph 5? [A] To prove their popularity around the world. [B] To reveal the public’s fear of immigrants. [C] To give examples of successful immigrants. [D] To show the powerful influence of American culture. the author’s opinion, the absorption of immigrants into American society is [A] rewarding. [B] successful. [C] fruitless. [D] harmful. Text 2 StratfordonAvon, as we all know, has only one industryWilliam Shakespearebut there are two distinctly separate and increasingly hostile branches. There is the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), which presents superb productions of the plays at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre on the Avon. And there are the townsfolk who largely live off the tourists who e, not to see the plays, but to look at Anne Hathaway’s Cot