【正文】 made ________. 10 A) to investigate possible influences on brain development and anization B) to study, how children learn to read and write, and use numbers C) to help learning disabled children to develop their intelligence D) to explore how the left side of the brain functions in language learning Passage Five Visual impairment(視覺障礙 ) carries with it a reduced or restricted ability to travel through one39。 just 9 percent of all Fire deaths are caused by children playing with matches. The United States continues to rely more on technology than laws or social pressure. There are smoke detectors in 85 percent of all homes. Some local building codes now require home sprinklers. New heaters and irons shut themselves off if they are tipped. 41. The reason why so many Americans die in fires is that _________. A) they took no interest in new technology B) they did not attach great importance to preventing fires C) they showed indifference to fighting Fires D) they did not spend enough money on fire facilities 6 42. Although the Fire death rate has declined, the United States ________. A) still has the worst fire death rate in the world B) is still alert to the fire problem C) is still training a large number of safety experts D) is still confronted with the serious fire problem 43. It can be inferred from the passage that ________. A) fire safety lessons should be aimed at American adults B) American children have not received enough education of fire safety lesson C) Japan is better equipped with fire facilities than the Untied States D) America39。s danger to health, safety, and even life itself can be summed up in one word: radiation. Nuclear radiation has a certain mystery about it, partly because it cannot be detected by human senses. It can39。t have definite proof. A) assure B) suspect C) ascertain D) suspend 28. How large a proportion of the sales of stores in or near resort areas can be_________ to tourist spending? A) contributed B) applied C) attributed D) attached 29. Not all persons arrested and_________ with a crime are guilty, and the main function of criminal courts is to determine who is guilty under the law. A) sentenced B) accused C) persecuted D) charged 30. He_________ in court that he had seen the prisoner run out of the bank after it had been robbed. 3 A) justified B) witnessed C) testified D) identified 31. If you are a member of a club, you must_________ to the rules of that club. A) conform B) appeal C) refer D) access 32. With the constant change of the conditions, the oute is not always_________. A) favorable B) predictable C) dependable D) reasonable 33. Instead of answering the question, the manager_________ his shoulders as if it were not important. A) shrugged B) touched C) raised D) patted 34. I am sorry for the_________ tone of your letter, but feel sure that things are not so bad with you as you say. A) apologetic B) threatening C) pessimistic D) grateful 35. A patient who is dying of incurable cancer of the throat is in terrible pain, which can no longer be satisfactorily _________. A) diminished B) alleviated C) relaxed D) abolished Part II Reading Comprehension (50 minutes, 30 Points) Directions: There are 6 passages in this part. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A , B, C and D . You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center. Passage One Nuclear power39。 of the estimated 48 fires in world history that burned more than 10,000 buildings, Japan has had 27. Penalties for by negligence can be as high as life imprisonment. In the United States, most education dollars are spent in elementary schools. But the lessons are aimed at too limited an audience。s electrical activity and made a map of the electrical signals. Frank Duffy experimented with this technique at Children39。s a terrible way to treat disease, says Dr. Richard Martin. For example, asthmatics (氣喘患者 ) are most likely to suffer during the night. Yet most patients strive to keep a constant level of medicine in their blood day and night, whether by breathing in on an inhaler (吸入器 ) four times a day or taking a pill each morning and evening. In recent studies, researchers have found that a large midafternoon dose of a bronchodilator(支氣管擴張劑 ) can be as safe as several small doses, and better for preventing nighttime attacks. If the night belongs to asthma, the dawn belongs to high blood pressure and heart disease. Heart attacks are twice as mon at 9 . as at 11 p. m.. Part of the reason is that our blood pressure fails predictably at night, then peaks as we start to work for the day. “Doctors know that”, says Dr. Henry Black of Chicago?s Medical Center, “but until now, we haven39。s contribution to__70__music. In contrast to classical music, which__71__ formal European traditions. jazz is spontaneous and freeform. It bubbles with energy, __72__ moods, 14 interests, and emotions of the people. In the 1920s jazz__73__like American, and__74__it does today. The__75__of this music are as interesting as the music__76__ . American Negroes, or blacks, as they are called today, were the Jazz__77__. They were brought to the Southern states__ 78__ were sold to plantation owners and forced to work long__79__. When a Negro died, his friends and relatives__80__a procession to carry the body to the cemetery. In New Orleans, a band often acpanied the__ 81__. On the way to the cemetery the band played slow, solemn music suited to the the way home the mood changed. Spirits lifted. Death had removed one of their__83__, but the living were glad to be alive. The band played__84__music,