【正文】 are based on the following conversation. You now have 15 seconds to read the questions II 13. 11. According to the conversation, what is one problem with arm exercises? [ A] They don39。 s people will be involved in an auto accident at some time during their lives. Since the automobile was introduced, almost three million Americans have been killed on the highways－ about twice the number of Americans killed on the battlefield in all . wars. In addition to the tragic loss of life, these accidents cost American society about $60 billion annually in lost ine and in insurance, administrative, and legal expenses. 中國最大的管 理 資料下載中心 (收集 \整理 . 大量免費資源共享 ) 第 20 頁 共 35 頁 Streets that used to be for people are now for cars. Pedestrians and people riding bicycles in the streets are subjected to noise, pollution, stress, and danger. Motor vehicles are the largest source of air pollution, producing a haze of smog over the world 39。 s evening. The story of Pygmalion (皮格馬利翁 ) and Galatea is an example。 t learn anything. Martha Well, there are a lot of different views on this, but I think it is probably wrong to imagine that there was some golden age in the past when everything was perfect. It all depends, of course, on what you measure and how you measure it. It may surprise some people that there has not been an obvious and dramatic increase in the standard of education, given the vast amounts of money spent in this area by successive governments in recent years. But unfortunately, most improvements in education are intangible. Pritt Well, if you asked me, it39。s teaching and encouragement [C] his study at Harvard [D] a hidden urge within him 53. The author _________, [A] began to think of being a writer at Harvard 中國最大的管 理 資料下載中心 (收集 \整理 . 大量免費資源共享 ) 第 25 頁 共 35 頁 [ B ] had always been successful in his writing career [ C ] went to Harvard to learn to write plays [ D ] worked as a newspaper man before being a writer 54. The author really started on his way to bee a writer _________. [A] when he was in high school [B] when he was studying at Harvard [ C ] when he lived in London [ D ] after he entered college 55. A conclusion we cannot safely draw (based upon this passage) about the author39。teat [B] mustn39。t quite decided what she thinks. [ D] She hasn39。s the best musician at the college. 15. Why is David not sure that he wants to sign up? 中國最大的管 理 資料下載中心 (收集 \整理 . 大量免費資源共享 ) 第 10 頁 共 35 頁 [A] He doesn39。 s economy [ B ] are being less dangerous [ C ] will produce less air pollution in the future [ D ] are killing more people in recent years than in the past 50. The title that suits the passage best is _________. 中國最大的管 理 資料下載中心 (收集 \整理 . 大量免費資源共享 ) 第 22 頁 共 35 頁 [ A ] Automobile and Economy [B] Automobile and the Environment [ C ] The Problems with the Automobile [D] Advantages and Disadvantages of the Automobile Text 2 I don39。s a great shame people don39。t read properly, can39。s Soliloquy, Macbeth, Mark Antony39。t like to play in small groups. [C] He doesn39。 s too difficult. [ B] She thinks it 39。s room. [C] In the cafeteria. [D] In the radio station. 23. When is the radio broadcast scheduled? [A] In the morning. [B] During lunch. 中國最大的管 理 資料下載中心 (收集 \整理 . 大量免費資源共享 ) 第 13 頁 共 35 頁 [C] In the afternoon. [D] During dinner. 24. What will the man do tonight? [A] Make posters. [B] Write a speech. [C] Answer questions. [D] Study for chemistry. 25. What will they do after chemistry class? [ A] Compare their lecture notes. [ B] Review the man39。 I memorized and learned it all. 中國最大的管 理 資料下載中心 (收集 \整理 . 大量免費資源共享 ) 第 23 頁 共 35 頁 He sent me to college to the state university. The desire to write, which had been strong during all my days in high school, grew stronger still. I was editor of the college paper, the college magazine , etc. , and in my last year or two I was a member of a course in playwriting which had just been established there. I wrote several little oneact plays, still thinking I would bee a lawyer or a newspaper man, never daring to believe I could seriously bee a writer. Then I went to Harvard, wrote some more plays there, became obsessed with the idea that I had to be a playwright, left Harvard, had my plays rejected, and finally in the autumn of 1926, how, why, or in what manner I have never exactly been able to determine. But probably because the force in me that had to write at length sought out its channel, I began to write my first book in London, I was living all alone at that time. I had two rooms－ a bedroom and a sitting room－ in a litter square in Chelsea in which all the houses had that familiar, smoked brick and creamyellowplaster look. 51. We may conclude, in regard to the author39。s downright disgraceful. I remember when I was young you went to school to learn. You did as you were told and respected your teacher