【正文】 al beautiful and very popular hotels can be found there. And there is the Royal Palace and the Magna Plaza shopping mall. But as evening descends on Dam Square so do the partyseekers. Hip pop or funk music begins blaring from Club Paradiso and Club Melkweg. These are two of the most popular clubs in Europe. So if you e, be ready to dance. The clubs don39。t worry about getting lost. Although Dutch is the official language, most people in Amsterdam speak English and are happy to help you with directions. And you39。s original diary and climb behind the bookcase to the room where she and her family hid from the Nazis for two years. 81. At the beginning of the passage, the author indicates that A. Amsterdam is generally known as a quiet city. B. parties go on all day long in Amsterdam, C. Amsterdam presents two different pictures. D. Amsterdam attracts many daytime visitors. 82. Which tourist attraction is cited for elaboration in Paragraphs Four and Five? A. Royal Palace. B. Dam Square. C. Club Paradiso. D. Magna Plaza. 83. According to the passage, the local people have all the following characteristics EXCEPT 外教社 四八級在線 A. they are party goers. B. they show hospitality. C. they can speak English. D. they are fond of cycling. 84. Which of the following adjectives can best describe Amsterdam as a tourist city? A. Modern. B. Delightful. B. Quiet. D. Historic. C. TEXT B In an article some Chinese scholars are described as being tantalized by the mysterious dragon bone hieroglyphics. Tantalized is one of many English words that have their origins in myths and legends of the past (in this case, Greek and Roman ones). The meaning of the verb tantalize is a very particular one: to promise or show something desirable to a person and then take it away。s origins in brackets before or after the explanation of the meaning. For tantalize the following explanation is given: [ Tantalus]. This means that you should look up the name Tantalus to find out the word39。 he was put up to his chin in water that always moved away when he tried to drink it and with fruit on branches above him placed just a little bit out of his reach. Can you see why his name was changed into a verb meaning to tease or torment by arousing desire? Another example is the word siren, familiar to us as the mechanical device that makes such an alarming sound when police cars, ambulances, or fire engines approach. This word also has its origins in Greek mythology. The traveler Odysseus (Ulysses to the Romans) made his men plug their ears so that they wouldn39。s day, in honour of Thor, the god of thunder. As a matter of fact, all the plas, except the one we live on, bear names that e from Roman mythology, including the pla that is farthest away from the sun and for that reason was called after the Roman god of the dead. This god has also given his name to one of the chemical elements. Several other elements have names that e from mythology, too. It seems that myths and legends live on in the English language. 85. The purpose of the first sentence in Paragraph One is ____. A. to describe the work of some Chinese scholars. B. to arouse readers39。m an American born and raised, and this was Miami, where I live, but they weren39。d flown to Montreal to speak at a book event. That time they held me for 45 minutes. Today we were returning from a literary festival in Jamaica, and I was startled that I was being sent in back once again. The officer behind the counter called me up and said, Miss, your name looks like the name of someone who39。re going to have to check you out with Washington. How long will it take? Hard to say ... a few minutes, he said. We39。re ready for you. After an hour, Washington still hadn39。t this puterized? I asked at the counter. Can39。m just a university professor, I said. My voice came out in a squeak. Of course you are. And we take people like you out of here in leg irons every day. I put my phone away. My husband and 1 were getting hungry and tired. Whole families had been brought into the waiting room, and the place was packed with excitable children, exhausted parents, even a flight attendant. I wanted to scream, to jump on a chair and shout: I39。 a novelist。re free to go, he 外教社 四八級在線 said. No explanation or apologies. For a moment, neither of us moved, we were still in shock. Then we leaped to our feet. Oh, one more thing. He handed me a tattered photocopy with an address on it. If you weren39。t know I don39。s ever written to them before. Then he added, By the way, this will probably keep happening each time you travel internationally. What can I do to keep it from happening again? He smiled the empty smile we39。ve heard in response is to change my name. Twenty years ago, my own graduate school writing professor advised me to write under a pen name so that publishers wouldn39。s personal and professional identity just like the town you39。re raised. Like my father, I39。s. C. she had been held in Montreal. D. she had spoken at a book event. 91. She was not allowed to call her friends because _____. A. her identity hadn39。t use her own cell phone. 92. We learn from the passage that the author would _____ to prevent similar experience from happening again. A. write to the agency B. change her name C. avoid traveling abroad D. do nothing 93. Her experiences indicate that there still exists _____ in the US. A. hatred B. discrimination C. tolerance D. diversity 94. The author sounds in the last paragraph. A. impatient B. bitter C. worried D. ironic TEXT D Public speaking fills most people with dread. Humiliation is the greatest