【正文】 ” in paragraph 4 refers to—— ． A． the poor quality of the goods B． the use of inferior materials C． the IOW standard of manufacture D． some of the watches not working 36． The last sentence of paragraph 5“ We shall also， of course， be forced to? with your pany”suggests that ． A． the pany may stop trading with the watch manufacturers B． the pany will probably reduce the number of watches to be ordered in the future C． the writer is afraid their pany might go out of business soon D． the pany is probably willing to give the manufacturers another chance Passage Five In London， two weeks ago a class of students made legal history by winning a lawsuit against their college for poor teaching． In this landmark case the group all passed their course in historic vehicle restoration， but sued(起訴 )the Oxfordshire college they had attended， claiming their qualifications were worthless because none had gained jobs in the field． The fact that the course was substantially different from that promised meant they won their case． James Groves， general secretary of the National Postgraduate Committee in UK reports that students are getting better at plaining．“ They are starting to see themselves as consumers of a product， and are reacting accordingly when things don‘t go right． Most importantly， they usually are paying their own fees and expect to get what they have paid for．” Groves says most plaints to his anization are about facilities and the quality of supervision． He says that more students seem to make plaints might be due simply to the fact that universities are getting better at dealing with them．“ In the past there was a tendency for colleges to brush these things aside． Today， most universities observe a code of practice and plaints are taken more seriously．” He adds that students with plaints should first talk informally with the person concerned，taking a“ friendly but firm attitude．” Jaswinder Gill， who represented the students in the Oxfordshire case， is coauthor of a recently published book：“ Universities and Students．” He says the Oxfordshire case is interesting because the majority of students finished the course and were awarded qualifications．“ Previously， students have sued when they failed to gain qualifications． But it is not now good enough for universities and colleges to say to grieving students：‘ You‘ve got your qualification， so what‘s the problem?’ It‘s about the quality of that qualification．” The students argued that promises made in the college introduction， in course material and by course representatives during interviews were not met． Promised job opportunities in the industry failed to materialize， as did the promised 50 per cent of practical and vocational work， and basic tools had not been available． Gill suggests that in such cases it is easy to prove the college at fault． 37． What made the students of Oxfordshire win their case? A． None of them gained jobs a few years after graduation B． The students failed to get their qualifications． C． They didn‘t get what they had been promised． D． They were over— charged by the college they attended． 38． According to James Groves， ． ’ A． more students make plaints because universities take their criticism more seriously B． through handling more plaints from the students， universities have learnt how to deal with them C． college students tend to make plaints about the facilities of their schools D． most university authorities tend to brush student plaints aside 39． According to the passage， the students are plaining about their education， because A． more courses provided by universities fail to meet the promised quality B． students want to pay for a consumption worth their own money C． when things don‘t go right students have the right to react accordingly D． students require universities to provide the best facilities and quality supervision 40． In the Oxfordshire case． what did the college promise? A． 50％ of the students could get their qualifications through the course． B． 50％ of the students would receive quality education． C． 50％ of the students could find a job in the field． D． 50％ of the time would be spent practicing in the field． Part III Cloze Test(20 minutes， 5 points) Directions： There are 10 blanks in the． following passage． For each numbered blank， there are 4 choices marked A， B， C and D． Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single， line through， he center． How does water scarcity affect people? First of all， it 41 their health． It is not that they will die of thirst； rather， the poor quality of the water 42 for cooking and drinking may make them ill． 43 our bodies require water to treat waste products， plentiful water is required for proper sanitation (衛(wèi)生 ) — water that for much of mankind is simply not available． 44 people without adequate sanitation rose from billion in 1990 to billion in 1999． And sanitation is literally a matter of life and death． In a 45 statement， United Nations officials warned：“ When children lack water that is fit for drinking and sanitation， virtually every aspect of their health and development is 46 ．” Food production is dependent on water． Many crops， of course， are watered by rain， but in recent times irrigation has bee the key： 47 the world‘s booming population． Today 36 percent of the world‘s harvest depends on irrigation． If plentiful water flows out of every tap in our home and if we have a clean toilet(抽水馬桶 )that conveniently washes out waste， it may be 48 to believe that the world is running out of an adequate supply of water． We should remember， however， that only 20 percent of mankind enjoy such 49 ． In Africa many women spend as much as six hours a day 50 water． 41． A． hurts B． harms C． injures D．