【正文】 owing questions. 46. If you want to travel to Shanghai on Air France on a Saturday, which fli。 on no account hint at the notion that a woman could get herself a job, but instead foster her sense of her own usefulness, emphasizing the creative aspect of her function as a housewife. So we get cake mixes where the cook simply adds an egg herself, to produce “that lovely homo baked flavour the family love”, and knitting patterns that can be made by hand, or worse 此資料來(lái)自企業(yè) still, on knitting machines, which became tremendously fashionable when they were first introduced. Automatic cookers are advertised by pictures of pretty young mothers taking their children to the park, not by professional women presetting the dinner before leaving home for work. 26. According to the passage, many of the home electric goods which are supposed to liberate woman___. A. remove unpleasant aspects of housework B. save the housewife very little time C. save the housewife’s time but not her money D. have absolutely no value for the housewife 27. According to the context, “capital investment” refers to money___. A. spent on a washing machine B. borrowed from the bank C. saved in the bank D. lent to other people 28. The goods advertised in women’s magazine s are really meant to ___. A. free housewives from housework B. encourage housewives to go out to work C. make housewives into excellent cooks D. give them a false sense of fulfillment TEXT B The “standard of living” of any country means the a verage person’s share of the goods and services which the country produces. A country’ s standard of living, therefore, depends first and foremost on its capacity to produce wealth. “Wealth” in this sense is not money, for we do not live on money but on things that money can buy: “goods” such as food and clothing, and “services” such as transport and entertainment. A country’s capacity to produce wealth depends upon many factors, most of which have an effect on one another. Wealth depends to a great extent upon a country’s natural resources, such as coal, gold, and other minerals, water supply and so on. Some regions of the world are well supplied with coal and minerals, and have a fertile soil and a favourable climate。t give the man a ride. Section B Directions: In this part of the test you will hear longer conversations. After each conversation you will hear several questions. The conversations and questions will not be repeated. After you hear a question, read the four possible answers in your test book and choose the best answer. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to your letter of the answer you have chosen. Remember, you are not allowed to take notes or write in your test book. 11. (A) How to care for precious metals. (B) A standard unit for measuring weight. (C) The value of precious metals. (D) Using the metric system. 12. (A) To check the accuracy of scales. (B) To calculate the density of other metals. (C) To observe changes in the atmosphere. (D) To measure amounts of rainfall. 13. (A) Someone spilled water on it. (B) Someone lost it. (C) It was made of low quality metal. (D) The standard for measuring had changed. 14. (A) It is a small amount to pay for so much precious metal. (B) It is difficult to judge the value of such an object. (C) It is reasonable for an object with such an important function. (D) It is too high for such a light weight. 15. (A) He is unable to attend her class. (B) He wants to deliver something to her office. (C) He wants to hand in a late assignment. (D) He wants to drop her course. Part B (20 points,20minutes) Section A In this part of the test you will hear several talks. After each talk, you will hear some questions. The talks and questions will not be repeated. After you hear a question, read the four possible answers in your test book and choose the best answer. Then, on your answer sheet, find the number of the question and fill in the space that corresponds to the letter of the answer you have chosen. 16. (A) Traditional European architecture. (B) Techniques for building log cabins. (C) The history of log structures. (D) How to build a home by yourself. 17. (A) Their small size. (B) Their rustic dirt floors. 此資料來(lái)自企業(yè) (C) Their walls of rounded logs. (D) Their sliding board windows. 18. (A) They liked the look of log homes. (B) They had easy access to logs. (C) They were unfamiliar with other building materials. (D) They wanted to break away from European traditions. 19. (A) They could easily build the log houses themselves. (B)They could construct the houses from kits. (C)They liked the cozy atmosphere of the log interior. (D)They wanted homes that could be transported. 20. (A) It was built by the Canadians. (B) It was built to facilitate trade. (C) The path for the road was extremely difficult to clear. (D) Hostilities between Canada and the United States caused construction delays. 21. (A) Maine was less influenced by the French government. (B) Maine had better employment opportunities. (C) Maine was politically stable. (D) Marine had a better climate. 22. (A) The area was economically unified. (B) The authorities were unable to enforce law and order. (C) The two governments fought