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er to the passage, the actions of the depositors of ’s bank were affected mainly by the with which they could get their moneyconfidence that showedfailure of several other banks to openconfidence shown by other depositors of the bankPassage FourOne of the greatest problems for those settlers in Nebraska in the last quarter of the previous century was of the state was forested when the first settlers arrived and it is probable that by 1880, only about onethird of the originally forested area remained, down to a mere 1 percent of the state’s 77,000 square wood and coal out of the question, and with fuel needed yearround for cooking, and during the harsh winter months for heating, some solution had to be improbably, the buffalo provided the chips(干糞塊)were found to burn evenly, hotly, and cleanly, with little smoke and interestingly, no odor, Soon, collecting them became a way of life for the settlers’ children who would pick them up on their way to and from school, or take part in petitions designed to counteract their natural a young man, seeking to impress the girl he wanted to marry, would arrive with a large bag of chips rather than with a box of candy or a bunch of is the main topic of this passage?The solution to the Nebraska settlers’ fuel in Nebraska in the late ninteenth imporance of the American in Nebraska in the late nineteenth of the following statements is NOT true?Nebraska was not a denselyforested state even before the settlers children enjoyed collecting the buffalo children spent a lot of time collecting the chips were satisfactory as a passage implies that buffalo chips were needed greater amounts in summer greater amounts in winter in summer in winter of the following does the author not express surprise at?The children needed petitions to buffalo chips gave off no chips were the answer to the settlers’ fuel men took bags of buffalo chips to their girl ’s the best title of the passage? Settlers Use of the Buffalo Chips’s Problems Young Men Express Their Love for GirlsⅤ.Writing(20 points)Directions:For this part, you are allowed 20 minutes to write a letter of about 80 words according to the following ,是英語系學(xué)生會主席。寫一封信給王教授,請他做一個有關(guān)中國歷史的報告。 he e came he e had e wind was so strong last night that it tore the______ of the ship into two or three the money people here spend eating out, restaurants39。m finish have finished finished been finishing time of trouble Charliecould always__________a aside down upon out up with building a house, you will have to__________the government39。s lifestyle... of the biggest worries for governments is that the longer people live, the more likelihood there is for diseases and for disability(殘疾). significant problem is the need for the younger generations to understand and value the older people in their new studies suggest that the world has made extraordinary pmgressin reducing poverty in recent new economic research will not put an end to that Directions:In this part there are five sentences in should translate them into sure to write ,所以沒有趕上火車。,也不會將這一爭論進(jìn)行終結(jié)。_______ it is so addition addition to wish I ______ her address known known ______ ground is still wet have rained raining rainedⅢ.Cloze(20 points)Directions:For each blank in the following passage, there are four choices given below and marked A, B, C and the one that is most suitable and mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on the Answer means to protect _51_ a loss of people can budget their money so that their ine will cover expected expenses _52_ food, clothing, housing, and public , there is no way to know _53_ who will suffer a crisis(危機(jī))such as a serious illness, fire, flood, or a car crises usually _54_ great if people could predict crises, it would be hard to save enough money to _55_ the is a system _56_ a pany collects money from many individuals and then pays certain expenses whenever one of those insured individuals is faced with a certain insurance policy _57_ how much the insurance costs and how much the pany will pay when a policy holder is faced with a certain are many different kinds of insurance, _58_ hospital, motorcar and can be rather expensive but most people buy insurance of some is something _59_ people buy and hope they will _60_ as example same as advance from in back full which sure well as Ⅳ.Reading Comprehension(60 points)Directions:There are four reading passages in this part Each passage is followed by five each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and one best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer OneResearchers have found that REM(rapid eye movement)sleep is important to human type of sleep generally occurs four or five times during one night of sleep lasting five minutes to forty minutes for each deeper a person’s sleep bees, the longer the periods of rapid eye are physical charges in the body to show that a person has changed from NREM(nonrapid eye movement)to REM bees faster, the heart rate increases, and, as the name implies, the eyes begin to move these physical changes in the body is a very important characteristic of REM is during REM sleep that a person to the passage, how often does REM sleep occur in one night? of five times times word “deeper” in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to which of the following? of the following shows that a person is NOT dreaming in his sleep? eyes begin to breathing bees heart rate eyes stop subject of this passage is people sleep human need for REM sleep characteristic of REM sleep changes in the human body of the following is the best title of the article? Sleep Types of Sleep Happens to SleepersPassage TwoThe Mother Goose Stories, so well known to children all over the word, are monly said to have been written by a little old woman for her to som