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【正文】 the people of the country。 on that day the whole country is in a festival atmosphere. A) trapped B) sunk C) soaked D) immersed 49. The wooden cases must be secured by overall metal strapping so that they can be strong enough to stand rough handling during . A) transit B) motion C) shift D) traffic 50. Nowadays many rural people flock to the city to look for jobs on the assumption that the streets there are with gold. A) overwhelmed B) stocked C) paved D) overlapped 51. It is a well known fact that the cat family lions and tigers. A) enriches B) acmodates C) adopts D) embraces 52. My boss has failed me so many times that I no longer place any on what he promises. A) assurance B) probability C) reliance D) conformity 53. The English language contains a of words which are paratively seldom used in ordinary conversation. A) latitude B) multitude C) magnitude D) longitude 54. It was such a(n) when Pat and Mike met each other in Tokyo. Each thought that the other was still in Hong Kong. A) occurrence B) coincidence C) fancy D) destiny 55. Parents have to learn how to follow a body s behavior and adapt the tone of their to the bady s capabilities. A) perceptions B) consultations C) interactions D) interruptions 56. Governments today play an increasingly larger role in the of welfare, economics, and education. A) scopes B) ranges C) ranks D) domains 57. If businessmen are taxed too much, they will no longer be to work hard, with the result that tax revenues might actually shrink. A) cultivated B) licensed C) motivated D) innovated 58. Jack is not very decisive, and he always finds himself in a as if he doesn’t know what he really wants to do. A) fantasy B) dilemma C) contradiction D) conflict 59. He is a promising young man who is now studying at our graduate school. As his supervisor, I would like to him to your notice. A) mend B) decree C) presume D) articulate 60. It was a wonderful occasion which we will for many years to e. A) conceive B) clutch C) contrive D) cherish Part Ⅳ Cloze (15 minutes) Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B), C) and D) on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. Although there are many skillful Braille readers, thousands of other blind people find it difficult to learn that system. They are thereby shut 61 from the world of books and newspapers, having to 62 on friends to read aloud to them. A young scientist named Raymond Kurzweil has now designed a puter which is a major 63 in providing aid to the 64 . His machine, Cyclops, has a camera that 65 any page, interprets the print into sounds, and then delivers them orally in a robotlike 66 through a speaker. By pressing the appropriate buttons 67 Cyclops’s keyboard, a blind person can “read” any 68 document in the English language. This remarkable invention represents a tremendous 69 forward in the education of the handicapped. At present, Cyclops costs ＄ 50,000. 70 , Mr. Kurzweil and his associates are preparing a smaller 71 improved version that will sell 72 less than half that price. Within a few years, Kurzweil 73 the price range will be low enough for every school and library to 74 one. Michael Hingson, Director of the National Federation for the Blind, hopes that 75 will be able to buy home 76 of Cyclops for the price of a good television set. Mr. Hingson’s anization purchased five machines and is now testing them in Maryland, Colorado, Iowa, California, and New York. Blind people have been 77 in those tests, making lots of 78 suggestions to the engineers who helped to produce Cyclops. “This is the first time that blind people have ever done individual studies 79 a product was put on the market,” Hingson said. “Most manufacturers believed that having the blind help the blind was like telling disabled people to teach other disabled people. In that 80 , the manufacturers have been the blind ones.” 61. A) up B) down C) in D) off 62. A) dwell B) rely C) press D) urge 63. A) execution B) distinction C) breakthrough D) process 64. A) paralyzed B) uneducated C) invisible D) sightless 65. A) scans B) enlarges C) sketches D) projects 66. A) behavior B) expression C) movement D) voice 67. A) on B) at C) in D) from 68. A) visual B) printed C) virtual D) spoken 69. A) stride B) trail C) haul D) footprint 70. A) Likewise B) Moreover C) However D) Though 71. A) but B) than C) or D) then 72. A) on B) for C) through D) to 73. A) estimates B) considers C) counts D) determines 74. A) settle B) own C) invest D) retain 75. A) schools B) children C) families D) panies 76. A) models B) modes C) cases D) collections 77. A) producing B) researching C) ascertaining D) assisting