【正文】 s but also in some physical objects and machines. Computers, for example, contain devices for storing data for later use. It is interesting to pare the memory storage capacity of a puter with that of a human being. The instant access memory of a large puter may hold up to 100,000 words—string of alphabetic or numerical characters—ready for instant use. An average . teenager probably recognizes the meaning of about 100,000 words of English. However, this is but a fraction of the total amount of information that the teenager has stored. Consider, for example, the number of faces and places that the teenager can recognize on sight.　　The use of words is the basis of the advanced problemsolving intelligence of human beings. A large part of a person39。s memory is in terms of words and binations of words. But while language greatly expands the number and the king of things a person can remember, it also requires a huge memory capacity. It may well be this capacity that distinguishes humans, setting them apart from other animals.　　57. Which of the following is TRUE about memory?　　[A] It helps us perceive things happening around us every day.　　[B] It is based on the decisions we made in the past.　　[C] It is rooted in our past habits and skills.　　[D] It connects our past experiences with the present.　　58. According to the passage, memory is helpful in one39。s life in the following aspects EXCEPT that ________.　　[A] it involves a change in one39。s behavior　　[B] it keeps information for later use　　[C] it warns people not to do things repeatedly　　[D] it enables one to remember events that happened in the past　　59. What is the author39。s view about puters and human beings in terms of intelligence?　　[A] Computers have better memory than a child does.　　[B] Computers are as intelligent as a teenager is.　　[C] Computers can understand as many as 100,000 words.　　[D] Human beings are far superior to puters.　　60. What is the major characteristic of man39。s memory capacity according to the author?　　[A] It can be expanded by language. [C] It may keep all the information in the past.　　[B] It can remember all the bined words. [D] It may change what has been stored in it.　　61. Human beings make themselves different from other animals by _______.　　[A] having the ability to perceive danger　　[B] having a far greater memory capacity　　[C] having the ability to recognize faces and places on sight　　[D] having the ability to draw on past experiences　　Passage Two　　Questions 62 to 66 are based in the following passage.　　Family is of course an elastic word. But when British people say that their society is based on family life, they are thinking of family in its narrow, peculiarly European sense of mother, father and children living together alone in their own house as an economic and social unit. Thus, every British marriage indicates the beginning of a new and independent family— hence the tremendous importance of marriage in British life.　　For both the man and the woman, marriage means leaving one39。s parents and starting one39。s own life. The man39。s first duty will then be to his wife, and the wife39。s to her husband. He will be entirely responsible for her financial support, and she for the running of the new home. Their children will be their mon responsibility and theirs alone. Neither the wife39。s parents nor the husband39。s, nor their brothers or sisters, aunts or uncles, have any right to interfere with them—they are their own masters.　　Readers of novels like Jane Austen39。s Pride and Prejudice will know that in former times marriage among wealthy families was arranged by the girl39。s parents, that is, it was the parents39。 duty to find a suitable husband for their daughter, preferably a rich one, and by skillful encouragement to lead him eventually to ask their permission to marry her. Until that time, the girl was protected and maintained in the parents39。 home, and the financial relief of getting rid of her could be seen in their giving the newly married pair a sum of money called a dowry(嫁妝). It is very different today. Most girls of today get a job when they leave school and bee financially independent before their marriage. This has had two results: a girl chooses her own husband, and she gets no dowry.　　62. What does the author mean by 39。Family39。 is of course an elastic word?　　[A] Different families have different ways of life.　　[B] Different definitions could be given to the word.　　[C] Different nations have different families.　　[D] Different times produce different families.　　63. For an English family, the husband39。s duty is ________.　　[A] supporting the family while the wife is financial　　[B] defending the family while the wife is running the home　　[C] financial while the wife is running the home　　[D] independent while the wife is dependent　　64. Everything is decided in a family ________.　　[A] by the couple [C] by brothers and sisters　　[B] with the help of their parents [D] with the help of aunts and uncles　　65. What is TRUE concerning the book Pride and Prejudice?　　[A] It is the best book on marriage.　　[B] It is a handbook of marriage.　　[C] It gives quite some ideas of English social life in the past.　　[D] It provides a lot of information of former time wealthy families.　　66. With regard to marriage in Britain, present day girls differ from form er time girls in ________.　　[A] the right to marry [C] choosing husbands　　[B] more parental support [D] social position　　Part V Cloze (15 minutes)　　Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [d] on the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center.　　An adult giraffe39。s head is about six feet above its heart. This means that to 67 enough blood up to the brain the circul