【正文】 icked up（ D） [D] came to 29. The American society is ________ an exceedingly shaky foundation of natural resources, which is connected with the possibility of a worsening environment. [A] established on [B] affiliated to [C] originated from（ A） [D] incorporated with 30. I am not ________ with my roommate but I have to share the room with her, because I have nowhere else to live. [A] concerned [B] patible [C] considerate（ B） [D] plied 31. At first, the ________ of color pictures over a long distance seemed impossible, but, with painstaking efforts and at great expense, it became a reality. [A] transaction [B] transmission [C] transformation（ B） [D] transition 32. When the mittee ________ to details, the proposed plan seemed impractical. [A] got down [B] set about [C] went off（ A） [D] came up 33. ________ to some parts of South America is still difficult, because parts of the continent are still covered with thick forests. [A] Orientation [B] Access [C] Procession（ B） [D] Voyage 34. Mr. Smith had an unusual ________: he was first an office clerk, then a sailor, and ended up as a school teacher. [A] profession [B] occupation [C] position（ D） [D] career 35. The mayor is a woman with great ________ and therefore deserves our political and financial support. [A] intention [B] instinct [C] integrity（ C） [D] intensity 36. The English weather defies forecast and hence is a source of interest ________ to everyone. [A] speculation [B] attribution [C] utilization（ A） [D] proposition 37. The fact that the golden eagle usually builds its nest on some high cliffs ________ it almost impossible to obtain the eggs or the young birds. [A] renders [B] reckons [C] regards（ A） [D] relates 38. To impress a future employer, one should dress neatly, be ________, and display interest in the job. [A] swift [B] instant [C] timely（ D） [D] punctual 39. You don?t have to install this radio in your new car, it?s an ________ extra. [A] excessive [B] optional [C] additional（ B） [D] arbitrary 40. We were pleased to note that the early morning delivery didn?t ________ to the traffic jam of the busy city. [A] aid [B] amount [C] add（ C） [D] attribute Section II Cloze Test Directions: For each numbered blank in the following passage, there are four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]. Choose the best one and mark your answer on ANSWER SHEET 1 by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets with a pencil. (10 points) If a farmer wishes to succeed, he must try to keep a wide gap between his consumption and his production. He must store a large quantity of grain consuming all his grain immediately. He can continue to support himself and his family he produces a surplus. He must use this surplus in three ways: as seed for sowing, as an insurance the unpredictable effects of bad weather and as a modity which he must sell in order to old agricultural implements and obtain chemical fertilizers to the soil. He may also need money to construct irrigation and improve his farm in other ways. If no surplus is available, a farmer cannot be . He must either sell some of his property or extra funds in the form of loans. Naturally he will try to borrow money at a low of interest, but loans of this kind are not obtainable. 41. [A] other than [B] as well as [C] instead of（ C） [D] more than 42. [A] only if [B] much as [C] long before（ A） [D] ever since 43. [A] for [B] against [C] of（ B） [D] towards 44. [A] replace [B] purchase [C] supplement（ A） [D] dispose 45. [A] enhance [B] mix [C] feed（ C） [D] raise 46. [A] vessels [B] routes [C] paths（ D） [D] channels 47. [A] selfconfident [B] selfsufficient [C] selfsatisfied（ B） [D] selfrestrained 48. [A] search [B] save [C] offer（ D） [D] seek 49. [A] proportion [B] percentage [C] rate（ C） [D] ratio 50. [A] genuinely [B] obviously [C] presumably（ D） [D] frequently Section III Reading Comprehension Directions: Each of the passages below is followed by some questions. For each question there are four answers marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]. Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each of the questions. Then mark your answer on ANSWER SHEET 1 by blackening the corresponding letter in the brackets with a pencil. (40 points) Text 1 A history of long and effortless success can be a dreadful handicap, but, if properly handled, it may bee a driving force. When the United States entered just such a glowing period after the end of the Second World War, it had a market eight times larger than any petitor, giving its industries unparalleled economies of scale. Its scientists were the world?s best, its workers the most skilled. America and Americans were prosperous beyond the dreams of the Europeans and Asians whose economies the war had destroyed. It was inevitable that this primacy should have narrowed as other countries grew richer. Just as inevitably, the retreat from predominance proved painful. By the mid1980s Americans had found themselves at a loss over their fading industrial petitiveness. Some huge American industries, such as consumer electronics, had shrunk or vanished in the face of foreign petition. By 1987 there was only one American television maker left, Zenith. (Now there is none: Zenith was bought by South Korea?s LG Electronics in July.) Foreignmade cars and textiles were sweeping into the domestic market. America?s machinetool industry was on the ropes. For a while it looked as though the making of semiconductors, which America had invented and which sat at the heart of the new puter age, was going to be the next casualty. All of this caused a crisis of confidence. Americans stopped taking prosperity for granted. The