【正文】 and data preparation staff. （78） After the new system has settled down， people in nonputer jobs are not always replaced when they leave， resulting in a decrease in the number of employees. This decrease is sometimes balanced by a substantial increase in the activity of the frim， resulting from the introduction of puters.　　The attitudes of workers towards puters vary. There is fear of widespread unemployment and of the takeover of many jobs by putertrained workers， making promotion for older workers not skilled in puters more difficult.　　On the other hand， many workers regard the trend toward wider use of puters inevitable. They realize that puters bring about greater efficiency and productivity， which will improve the condition of the whole economy， and lead to the creation of more jobs. This view was supported by the former British Prime Minister， James Callaghan in 1979， when he made the point that new technologies hold the key to increased productivity， which will benefit the economy in the long run.　　6. The unfriendly feeling towards puters is developed from______.　　A. the possible widespread unemployment caused by their introduction　　B. their use as part of automated production systems　　C. the least possible number of operators　　D. the production system in steelworks　　7. The underlined word“They” （Line 1， Par. 2） refers to______.　　A. puters　　B. jobs　　C. activities　　D. systems　　8. According to Paragraph 2， without puters______.　　A. human activities could not continue　　B. there could not be weather forecasting systems　　C. many activities would have to change their present form　　D. banks would not be able to go on with check clearing　　9. According to the passage， what results from the introduction of puters？　　A. After retraining， all employees in the firm get new jobs.　　B. A considerable proportion of people are employed in key posts.　　C. The finn keeps all of its original staff members.　　D. The decrease in staff members may be balanced by the increase of finn activities.　　10. James Callaghan39。 （80） It used to distress large numbers of Eastern peoples who lived mainly on rice. In the early years of this century， a scientist named Eijkman was trying to discover the cause of “beriberi”。 plates， were also showing signs of the disease. He then tried to isolate the germ， but his experiments were interrupted by a hospital official， who declared that the polished rice， even though left over by the patients， was too good for chickens. It should be recooked for the patients， and the chickens should be fed on cheap rice with the outer layer still on the grain.　　Eijkman noticed that the chickens began to recover on the new diet. He began to consider the possibility that eating unpolished rice somehow prevented or cured beriberi —— even that a lack，of some element in the husk might be the cause of the disease. Indeed thiswas the case. The element needed to prevent “beriberi” was shortly afterwards isolated from Ace husks and is now known as vitamin B. Nowadays， this terrible disease is much less mon thanks to our knowledge of vitamins.　　11. A good mixed diet______.　　A. normally contains enough vitamins　　B. still needs special provision of vitamins　　C. is suitable for losing weight　　D. is posed of fruits and vegetables　　12. The disease “beriberi”______.　　A. kills large numbers of Eastern peoples　　B. is a vitamin deficiency （缺乏） disease　　C. is caused by diseased rice　　D. can be caught from diseased chickens　　13. The chickens Eijkman noticed in the hospital yard______.　　A. couldn39。 food　　D. were suffering from“beAben”　　14. According to Eijkman， polished rice______.　　A. was cheaper than unpolished rice　　B. was less nourishing （有營(yíng)養(yǎng)的） than unpolished Ace　　C. was more nourishing than unpolished rice　　D. cured “beriberi”　　15. The chemical substance missing from polished rice______.　　A. was vitamin B　　B. did not affect the chickens　　C. was named the Eijkman vitamin　　D. has never been accurately identified　　Part II Vocabulary and Structure（30%）　　Directions： In this part there are 30 inplete sentences. For each sentence there are four choices marked A， B， C， and D. Choose the ONE answer that best pletes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.　　16. By no means _____to move to a new place far away from her workplace， because it isn39。t matter where the clubs get their money； what_____ is what they do with it.　　A. counts　　B. applies　　C. stresses　　D. functions　　24. I didn39。s really _____my wildest imagination.　　A. behind　　B. beyond　　C. except　　D. through　　25. It doesn39。t carry on _____ any must get some help.　　A. singly　　B. simply　　C. alone　　D. lonely　　27. Americans eat _____vegetables per person today as they did in 1910.　　A. more than twice　　B. as twice as many　　C. twice as many　　D. more than twice as many　　28. The two girls are getting on very well and share _______ with each other.　　A. little　　B. much　　C. some　　D. none　　29. The taxi driver was put in_____prison because his car had knocked down a child. His wife went to_____ prison to see him twice a month.　　A./； /　　B. the； the　　C./； the　　D. the； /　　 my glasses I can hardly_____ what has been written in the letter.　　A. make for　　B. make up　　C. make out　　D. make over　　 heart _____faster when she entered the exam hall.　　A. jumped　　B. sank　　C. beat　　D. hit　　32. Would you mind keeping a（n） _____ on the house for us while we are away？　　A. eye　　B. look　　C. hand　　D. view　　33. I am afraid that his phone number has slipped my _____for the moment.　　A. head　　B. brain　　C. mind　　D. sense　　34. It was the wealth of the_____pioneer landowner John Harvard that made Harvard University possible.　　A. precious　　B. curious　　C. anxious　　D. prosperous　　35. I am not sure whether we can give the right a