【正文】 velop a sure feel for the tactics of attrition and the niceties of strategy so necessary in firstrate quarrelling. The only child, or the child of peaceful or repressed households, is likely to grow up failing to understand that quarrels, unlike arguments, are not about anything, least of all the pursuit of truth. The apparent subject of a quarrel is a mere pretext。s? A. It had an expensive binding. B. It contained all the information needed. C. It was an impact made on statusconscious friends. D. It was indispensable to ambitious executives. 17. The advantage of the Psion product over earlier personal anisers is. A. that information can be retrieved more quickly B. the ability to provide a quicker input of information C. improved electronics D. its processing of numbers 18. Compared to traditional calculators, the Psion product . A. is cheaper B. is more durable C. has greater capacity D. has a longer quality guarantee 19. According to the author, the response of other panies to Psion has been to . A. criticize its technology B. launch more petitively priced products C. capitalise on its success D. produce bilingual models 20. We can learn from the passage that one novel feature of the Microwriter is . A. its instruction book B. the fact that it was invented by a film director C. its dual keyboard D. the fact that it is a wordprocessor Questions 21～ 25 Great emotional and intellectual resources are demanded in quarrels。s as often as not their own hard earned cash. More to the point, they learn at a tender age that while it may or may not be ture that money cannot buy happiness, at least happiness— in the form of satisfaction at a job well done, that is— can buy money. But don39。s urban traffic problems was proposed in the shape of a small manpowered twowheeled vehicle which would make the motor car look like a cumbersome overpowered device, a space rocket trying to tackle suburban problems, we would greet it as a great technological break through.“ Bicycle makes car obsolete!” we would cry. Unfortunately, the bike came first, so we shall unconsciously see it as a cruder version of the car. Other things which may have been invented too early are the airship, the radio, the railway train, the pianoroll player and the cufflink. Consider also the zip. Zips represent a technological advance on buttons, being faster and more plete. They are also more liable to e adrift, break, jam, malfunction, stick and catch. Buttons can only go wrong if the thread is faulty. Even then, buttons can be mended by the user. Zips rarely can. 1. The expression“ ice hockey” (sentence 2) means_________. A. a freezing partment B. a game played on an ice rink C. a sweet flavoured frozen food D. a building in which ice is made. 2. If the bicycle were to be invented now the car would appear__________. A. unsuitable for its purpose B. in advance of its time C. unnecessarily expensive D. too fast for safety 3. The airship and the radio are examples of thins which__________. A. were not fully appreciated at the time of their invention B. are more suitable for use now than when they were invented C. have been neglected in favour of more recent inventions D. are less suited to their purpose than earlier inventions 4. According to the writer, buttons are preferable to zips because they__________. A. are more convenient B. are more reliable C. cost less to replace D. are safer to use 中國最大的管理資源中心 (大量免費(fèi)資源共享 ) 第 6 頁 共 12 頁 5. Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A. A Cumbersome OverPowered Device B. A Great Technological Breakthrough C. Do Zips Represent A Technological Advance? D. Does Technological Progress Work Backwards? Questions 6～ 10 It took policeman John Pooley only an hour or two to solve the Case of the Thorpeness Burglary. It must be said, however, that the crime was not difficult. The description, though slight, narrowed the number of persons likely to mit such a crime...to one. Pooley, of course, knows everyone in the three villages in his care, and their children. But after he had made the arrest— something he has to do more rarely than once a month— he felt troubled because he not only knew the man, but also knew that he had family problems. Like most village police men, John Pooley is in charge of a very large area by police standards, which includes the three villages of Middleton, Dunwich and Westleton, where he lives. With a total population of 1, 219, he has more than twice as many people to look after as the average policeman has. Moreover, he is attached to the Halesworth subdivision and is frequently given duties outside his home area. After 15 years as a policeman, he accepts these duties without question, but his villages are clearly where his heart and interest really lie. When he was first sent to Westleton, he lived in the police house which was both his home and the police station。t want to disturb you, although we had your phone number. D. We didn39。 word “ Labour” means “ hard work” —especially hard work” ___________(8). The Labour Party is the party which is supposed _________(9) the “ working man” . Your would also have expected the ________ (10) classes to vote for the Conservative Party. The word“ Conservative” means “ keeping things _________(11)” The Conservative Party is supposed to be the party which represents __________(12), businessmen and the selfemployed.