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大学英语四级阅读理解试题
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篇之一（含答案）

There are three kinds of goals: short-term,medium-range and long-term goals. Short-range goals
are those that usually deal with current activities,which we can apply on a daily goals
can be achieved in a week or less,or two weeks,or possible should be remembered that
just as a building is no stronger than its foundation ,out long-term goals cannot amount to very
munch
without
the
achievement
of
solid
short-term

completing
our
short-term
goals,we should date the occasion and then add new short- term goals that will build on those that
have been completed.




The intermediate goals bukld on the foundation of the short-range might deal with
just one term of school or the entire school year,or they could even extend for several
time
you
move
a
step
at
a
time,you
should
never
allow
yourself
to
become
discouraged
or
overwhelmed. As you complete each step,you will enforce the belief in your ability to grow adn
as your list of completion dates grow,your motivation and desire will increase.




Long-range goals may be related to our dreams of the future. They might cover five years or
more. Life is not a static should never allow a long-term goal to limit us or our course of
action.
long-term goals mean a lot______.

we complete our short-range goals

we cannot reach solid short-term goals

we write down the dates

we put forward some plans
short-term goals are bulid upon______.

years

-term goals

t activities


goals that have been completed
we complete each step of our goals ,______.

will win final success

are overwhelmed

should build up confidence of success

should strong desire for setting new goals
our goals are drawn up,_______.

should stick to them until we complete them

may change our goals as we have new ideas and opportunities

had better wait for the exciting news of success

have made great decision
is implied but not stated in the passage that ______.

who habe long-term goals will succeed

g down the dates may discourage you

goal is only a guide for us to reach our desination

should have a goal
答案：
adcbc
大学英语四级阅读理解试题
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篇之二（含答案）

The
economy
of
the
United
states
after
1952
was
the
econnomy
of
a
well-fed,almost
fully
employed people. Despit occasional alarms, the country escaped any postwar depression and lived
in a state of boom. A n economic survey of the year 195
5, a typical year of the 1950’s, may be
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typical as illustrating the rapid economic growth of the decade. The national output was value at
10 percent above that of 1954 (1955 output was estimated at 392 billion dollars). The production
of
manufacturers
was
about
40
percent
more
than
it
had
averaged
in
the
years
immediately
following World War 2. The country’s business spent about 30billion dollars for new factories and
machinery. National income available for spending was almost a third greater than it had been it
had been in 1950. Consumers spent about 256 billion dollars; that is about 700 million dollars a
day ,or about twenty-five million dollars every hour , all round the clock. Sixty-five million people
held
jobs
and
only
a
little
more
than
two
million
wanted
jobs
but
could
not
find
them .
Only
agriculture complained that it was not sharing in the room. To some observers this was an ominous
echo of the mid-
1920’s . As farmer’s shre of their products declined , marketing costs rose. But
there were , among the observers of the national economy, a few who were not as confident as the
majority . Those few seemed to fear that the boom could not last and would eventually lead to the
oppsite-depression.

1. What is the best title of the passage?

a. The Agricula
tural Trends of 1950’s


b. The Unemployment Rate of 1950’s


c. U.S. Economy in the 50’s



d. The Federal Budget of 1952

2. In Line 3, the word “boom” could best be replaced by______.


a. nearby explosion



b. thunderous noise

c. general public support



d. rapid economic growth
3. It can be inferred the national from the passage that most people in the United States in 1955
viewed the national economy with an air of _________.

a. confidence


b. confusion


c. disappointment



d. suspicion
4. Which o
f the following were LEAST satisfied with the national economy in the 1950’s?


a. Economists


b. Frmaers



c. Politicians


d. Steelworkers
5. The passage states that incom available for spending in the U.S. was greater in 1955 than in
1950 . How much was it ?

a. 60
％



b. 50
％



c. 33
％



d. 90
％



答案：
cdabc
大学英语四级阅读理解试题
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篇之三（含答案）

Women
are
also
underrepresented
in
the
administration
and
this
is
because
there
are
so
few
women full professors. In 1985,Regent Beryl Milburn produced a report blasting the University of
Texas
System
adminitration
for
not
encouraging

University
was
rated
among
the
lowest
for
the

a
1987
update
,Milburn
commended
the
progress
that
was
made
and
called for even more improvement.
One
of
the
positive
results
from
her
study
was
a
System-wide
program
to
inform
women
of
available administrative jobs.
College of Communication Associate Dean Patrica Witherspoon,said it is important that woman
be flexible when it comesto relocating if they want to rise in the ranks.
Although a woman may face a chilly climate on campus , many times in order for her to succeed ,
she must rise above the problems around her and concentrate on her work.
Until
women
make
up
a
greater
percentage
of
the
senior
positions
in
the
University
and
all
academia,inequities will exist.

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the University.
time
in
little
groups
mourning
the
sexual
discrimination
that
they
think
exists
here,
they
are
wasting valuable study time.

ing to Spirduso,women need to ____.
e a report on sexual discrimination
for further improvement in their working conditions
their energies and time fighting against sexual discrimination
more time and energy doing scholarly activities


this passage ,we know that _____.
are many women full professors in the University of Texas
play an important part in adminitrating the University
weather on the campus is chilly
make up a small percentage of the senior positions in the University


of the following statements is true?
number of women professors in the University in 1987 was greater than that of 1985
number of women professors in the University in 1987 was smaller than that of 1985

number of women professors was the same as that of 1985
and more women professors thought that sexual discrimination did exit in the University


of the positive results from Milburn's study was that _____.
were told to con centrate on teir work

were given information about available administrative jobs

were encouraged to take on all the administrative jobs in the Unversity
were encouraged to do more scholarly activities


5. The title for this passage should be _______.
University of Texas
n's Report
Professors
Discrimination in Academia
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大学英语四级阅读理解试题
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篇之四（含答案）

Today ,as in every other day of the
year ,more than 3000 U.S. adlescents will smoke their first
cigarette
on
their
way
to
becoming
regular
smokers
as
adults.
During
their
lifetime,it
can
be
expected that of these 3000 about 23 will be murdered,30 will die in traffic accidents, and nearly
750
will
be
killed
by
a
smoking-related
disease.
The
number
of
deaths
attributed
to
cigarette
smoking outweithts all other factors, whether voluntary or involuntary, as a cause of death.
Since
the
late
1970s,
when
daily
smoking
among
high
school
seniors
reached
30
precent
,
smoking
rates
among
youth
have
declined .
While
the
decline
is
impressive
,several
important
issues must be raised.
First, in the past several years,smoking rates among youth have declined very little. Second,in the
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late 1970s ,smoking among male high school seniors exceeded that among female by nearly 10
percent . The statistic is ,several recent studies have indicate high school dropouts
have excessively high smoking rates, as much as 75 percent .
Finally,
thouth
significant
declines
in
adolescent
smoking
have
occurred
in
the
past
decade,no
definite reasons for the decline exist. Within this context,the Naional Cancer Instiute (NCI) began
its current effort to determine the most effecive measures to reduce smoking levesl among youth.
ing to the author, the deaths among youth are mainly caused by _____.
c accidents
g-related desease

of these
day there are over_____high school strdents who will become regular smoker.
a.75 b.23 c.30 d.3000

ts who failed the examination
ts who left school
ts who lost their way
ts who were driven out of school
reason for declining adolescent smoking is that ________.
has taken effective measures
g is prevented among high school seniors
are many smokers who have died of cancer
of these
is implied but not stated by the author is that ________.
g rates among youth have declined very little

are now more female than male smokers among high school seniors
smoking rates are due to the incease in wealth
g at high school are from low socio-economic backgrounds
答案：
bdbdb
大学英语四级阅读理解试题
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篇之五（含答案）

The
food
we
eat
seems
to
have
profound
effects
on
our
gh
science
has
made
enormous steps in making food more fit to eat ,it has, at the same time,made many foods unfit to
eat. Some research has shown that perhaps eighty percent of all human illnesses are related to diet
and forty percent of cancer is related to the diet as well,especially cancer of the colon. Different
cultures are more likely to cause certain different illnesses because of the food that is characteristic
in these cultures. That food is related to illness is nto a new discovery. In 1945, about 35 years ago,
government researchers realized that nitrates, commonly used to preserve color in meats,and other
food additivies,caused cancer. Yet, these carcinogenic additives remain in our food, and it becomes
more difficult all the time to know which things on the packaging labels of processed food are
helpful or harmful. The additives which we eat are not all so direct. Farmers often give penicillin
to beef and living animals, and because of this ,penicillin has been found in the milk of treated
cow.
Sometimes
similar
drugs
are
given
to
animals
not
for
medical
purposes,but
for
financial
reasons. The farmers are simply trying to fatten the animals in order to obtain a higher price on the
market. Although the Food and Drug Administration(FDA) has tried repeatedly to control these
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procedures, the practices continue.
is the best possible title of the passage?
and Food

and Health
and Health
and Drug
of the following statements is NOT ture?
are always given to animals for medical reasons
of the additives in our food are added to the food itself and some are given to the living
animals
chers have known about the potential dangers of food additives for over thirty-five years.
may cause forty percent of cancer in world.
has science done something harmful to mankind?
e of science , diseases caused by polluted food haven been virtually eliminated.
has caused a lack of information concerning the value of food.
e of the application of science,some potentially harmful substances have been added to
food.
scientists have preserved the color of meats,but not of vegetables.

are nitrates used for?
preserve flavor in packaged foods.
preserve the color of meats.
are the objects of research.
cause the animals to become fatter.
word 'carcinogenic' most nearly means '_____'.
e-making
-retaining
-making
-causing
答案：
cacbd
大学英语四级阅读理解试题
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篇之六（含答案）

As the pace of life continues to increase ,we are fast losing the art of relaxation. Once you are in
the habit of rushing through lift,being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down.
But relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body.
Stress is an natural part of everyday lift and there is no way to avoid it. In fact ,it is not the bad
thing it is often supposed to be .A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation adn give
purpose to life. It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance
and ill health.
The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual. Some people
are
not
afraid
of
stress,and
such
characters
are
obviously
prime
material
for
managerial
responsibilities.
Others
lose
heart
at
the
first
signs
of
unusual
difficulties.
When
exposed
to
stress,in whatever form,we react both chemically and physically. In fact we make choice between

The crises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme,but however little the stress,it involves the
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same
response.
It
is
when
such
a
reaction
lasts
long,through
continued
exposure
to
stress,that
health becomes serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart disease have
established links with we cannot remove stress from our lives(it would be unwise to
do so even if we could),we need to find ways to deal with it.

are finding less and less time for relaxing themselves because_____.
do not know how to enjoy themselves
do not believe that relaxation is important for health
are travelling fast all the time

are becoming busier with their work


ing to the writer ,the most important character for a good manager is his ________.
fearing stress
g the art of relaxation
sense of responsibility
control over performance


of the follwing statements is ture?
can find some ways to avoid stress
is always harmful to people
is easy to change the hagit of keeping oneself busy with work.
ent people can withstand different amounts of stress


Paragraph 3,
a.
b.
c.
d.


the last sentence of the passage,
a.
b.
c.
d.

答案：
dadbc
大学英语四级阅读理解试题
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篇之七（含答案）

In the 1960s, many young Americans were dissatisfied with American society. They wanted to end
the Vietnam War and to make all of the people in the U.S. epual. Some of them decided to
out
they
called

where
they
could
follow
their
philosophy
of

your
own
thing.
A
group of artists founded a commune in southern Colorado called
of philosopher and architect Buckminster Fuller they built domeshaped houses from pieces of old
cars. Other groups, such as author Ken Kesey's Merry Pranksters, the followers fo San Francisco
poet
Steve
Gakin,
and
a
group
that
called
itself
the
Hog
Farm,
lived
in
old
school
huses
and
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traveled around the United States. The Hog Farm become famous when they helped organize the
Woodstock
Rock
Festival
in
1969.
Steve
Gaskin's
followers
tried
to
settle
down
on
a
farm
in
Tennessee,
but
they
had
to
leave
when
some
members
of
the
gruop
were
arrested
for
growing
marijuana.
Not all communes believed in the philosophy of

you own thing,
commune
founded
in
Virgiania
in
the
late
1960s,
was
based
on
the
ideas
of
psychologist
r.
The
people
who
lived
at
Twin
Oaks
were
carefully
controlled
by
Skinner's

Paolo Soleri began to build Arcosanti, a utopian city Arizsona where 2500 people will live closely
together in one large building called an
together so that they will all become one.

did some young Americans decide to
were not satisfied with American society.
wanted to grow marijuana.
wanted to go to the Vietnam War.
did not want all people to be equal.


did the members of the Hog Farm commune live?
dome-shaped house
old school huses
a farm inTennessee
an archology in Arizona


gave the people of Drop City the idea to bulid dome-shaped house?
Soleri
b.B.G
.Skinner
Gaskin
nster Fuller


was the Twin Oaks commune base on ?
philosophy of
aia in the late 1960s
ideas of psychologist
belief that people must live closely togerher.


is an
a.A person who studies archaeology
b.A large building where people live closely together
c.A city in A rizona
d.A technique to contorl people
答案：
abdcb
大学英语四级阅读理解试题
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篇之八（含答案）

There are two factors which determine an individual's intelligence. The first is the sort of brain he
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is
born
with.
Human
brains
differ
considerably,
some
being
more
capable
than
others.
But
no
matter how good a brain he has to begin with, an individual will have a low order of intelligence
unless he has opportunities to learn. So the second factor is what happens to the individual
—
the
sort of environment in which he is reared. If an individual is handicapped envionmentally ,it is
likely that his brain will fail to develop and he will never attain the level of intelligence of which
he is capable.
The importance of environment in determining an individual's intellingence can be demonstrated
by
the
case
history
of
the
identical
twins,
Peter
and
Mark
X.
Being
identical,
the
twins
had
identical
brains
at
birth,
and
their
growth
processes
were
the
same.
When
the
twins
were
three
months old , their parents died, and they were placed in separate foster homes. Peter was reated by
parents of low intelligence in an isolatedcommunity with poor educational was
reared inthe home of well-to- do parents who had been to college. He was read to as a child , sent
to
good
schools,
and
given
every
opportunity
to
be
stimulated

enviromental
difference
continued
until
the
twins
were
in
their
late
teens,
when
they
were
giben
tesets
to
measure their intelligence. Mark's
I.Q. was 125, twenty-five points higher than the average and
fully forty points higher than his identical brother. Given equal opportunities , the twins , having
identical brains,would have tested at roughly the same level.

selection can best be titled_________.
ing Your Intelligence
igence and Environment

Case of Peter and Mark
the brain Influences Intelligence


beststatement of the main idea of this passage is that _____.
brains differ considerably
brain a person is born with is improtant in determining his intelligence
nment is crucial in determining a person's intelligence
d. persons having identical brains will have roughly the same intelligence


ing to the passage , the average _____.
a.85
b.100
c.110
d.125


case history of the twins appears to support the conclusion that _______.
dual with identical brains seldom test at same level
individual's intelligence is determined only by his enviroment
of opportunity blocks the growth of intelligence
s of enviroment produce changes in the structure of the brain


passage suggests that an individual 's I.Q.______.
be predicted at birth
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the same throuthout his life
be increased by education
determined by his childhood
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bcbcc
大学英语四级阅读理解试题
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篇之九（含答案）

As she walked round the huge department store,Edith reflected how difficult it was to choose a
suitable Christmas present for her wish that he was as easy to please as her mother, who
was always delighted with perfume

Besides,shoppong at this time of the year was a most disgreeable experience :people trod on your
toes,poked you with their elbows and almost knocked you overin their haste to get to a bargain
ahead of you.


Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter where some attracive ties were on display.

edit knew from past experience that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her father.


She
moved
on
reluctantly
and
then
quite
by
chance,
stopped
where
a
small
crowd
of
man
had
gathered round a counter. She found some good quality pipes on sale-----and the prices were very
reasonable. Edith did not hesitate for long : although her father only smoked a pipe occasionally,
she knew that this was a present which was bund to please him.


When
she
got
home,with
her
small
well-chosen
present
concealed
in
her
handbag,
her
parents
were already at the supper table. Her mother was in an especially cheerful mood,
at last to decided to stop smoking.


's father _______.
not like present
got present
red ties
difficult to choose a present for


assistant spoke to Edith because she seemed_______.
tive

sted in ties

need of comfort


stopped at the next counter_________.
ly
ly
ingly
ntally


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's father smoked a pipe_______.
he was obliged
social occasions
time to time
he was delighted


ng was very disagreeable at that time of the year because_______.
mers trod on each other's toes
mers poked each other with their elbows
ers knocked each other
ers were doing their shopping in a great hurry
答案：
dbdcd
大学英语四级阅读理解试题
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篇之十（含答案）

If the population of the earth goes on increasing at its present rate, there will eventually not be
enough
resources
left
to
sustain
life
on
the

the
middle
of
the
21st
century,if
present
trends continue, we will have used up all the oil that drives our cars,for if scientists
develop
new
ways
of
feeding
the
human
race,the
crowded
conditions
on
earth
will
make
it
necessary for lus to look for open space somewhere else. But none of the other planets in our solar
system
are
capable
of
supporting
life
at
present.
One
possible
solution
to
the
problem,
however,has recently been suggested by American scientist, Professor Carl Sagan.
Sagan believes that before the earth's resources are compleetely exhausted it will be possible to
change
the
atmophere
of
V
enus
and
so
create
a
new
world
almost
as
large
as
earth
itself.
The
difficult is that Venus is much hotter than the earth and there is only a tiny amount of water there.
Sagan proposes that algae organisms that can live in extremely hot or cold atmospheres and at the
same time produce oxygen,should be bred in condition similar to those on soon as this
has been done, the algae will be placed in small rockets. Spaceship will then fly to Venus and fire
the rockets into the atmosphere .In a fairly short time, the alge will break down the carbon dioxide
into oxygen and carbon.
When the algae have done theri work, the atmosphere will become cooler,but befor man can set
foot on Venus it will be neccessary for the oxygen to produce rain. The surface of the planet will
still be too hot for man to land on it but the rain will eventually fall and in a few years something
like earth will be reproduced on Venus.
long run, the most insoluble problem caused by population growth on earth will probably be
the lack of ______.




ces
Sagan believes that Venus might be colonized from earth because _____
might be possible to change its atmosphere
atmosphere is the same as the earth's
is a good supply of water on Venus
days on Venus are long enough
Venus there is a lot of ________.
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dioxide
monoxide

are plants that can____.
in very hot temperatures
in very cold temperatures
cture oxygen
of the above
5. Man can land on Venus only when_______.
algae have done their work
atmosphere becomes cooler
s oxygen
rains there
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大学英语四级阅读理解试题
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篇之十一（含答案）

What
is
your
favourite
colour?
Do
you
like
yellow
,
orange
,red?
If
you
do
,you
must
be
an
optimist, a leader, an active person who enjoys life, people and excitement. Do you prefer greys
and blues? Then you are probably quiet,shy, and you would rather follow than lead. You tend to be
a pessimist. At least, this is what psychologists tell us, and they should know,because they have
been seriously studying the meaning of colours preference, as well as the effect that colours have
on human beings. They tells us, among other facts,that we do not choose our favourite clour as we
grow up----we are born with our you happen to love brown, you did so, as soon as
you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly.
Colours do influence our moods----there is no doubt about it .A yellow room makes most people
feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and
cheer to the saddest winter day. On the other hand ,black is depressing. A black bridge over the
Thames River, near London, used to be the scene of more suicides than any other bridge in the
area
----until
it
was
repainter

number
of
suicide
attempts
immediately
fell
sharply perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink or baby blue.
Light and bright colours make people not only hppier but more active. It is an established fact that
factory
workers
work
better,harder
,and
have
fewer
accidents
when
their
machines
are
painted
orange rather than black or grey.
1.
don't like to follow others
would be a member rather than a leader
would be afraid of following others
would like to be a leader rather than a follower
one enjoys life, one is sure to prefer________.
to yellow
to orange

to grey
to yellow
3.
tell
us,
among
other
facts,that
we
don't
choose
our
favourite
colours
as
we
grow
up.
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s other facts
regard to other facts
considering other facts
ing to other facts
of the following is facts?
's preference of one colour to another is instinct
's preference of one colour to another is acquired as they grow up.
people happen to love brown because they saw something brown when they were born
s have little influence on our moods
who committed suicide preferred the bridge over the Thames River near london to others
because of _______.
shape

structure
colour

building materials
答案：
bcaac
大学英语四级阅读理解试题
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篇之十二（含答案）

Social customs and ways of behaving change. Things which were considered impolite many years
ago are now acceptable. Just a few years ago, it was considered impolite behaviour for a man to
smoke on street. No man who thought of himself by smoking when a lady was in a room.
Customs also differ from country to country. Does a man walk on the left or the right of a woman
in your country? Or doesn't it matter? Should you use both hands when you are eating? Should
leave one in your lap,or on the table?
The Americans and the British not only speak the same language but also share a large number of
social customs. For example, in both America and England people shake hands when they meet
each other for the first time. Also, most Englishmen will open a door for a wonman or offer their
seat to a woman , and so will most Americans. Promptness is important both in England and in
America. That is , if a dinner invitation is for 7 o'clock , the dinner guest either arrives close to that
time or calls up to explain his delay.
The important thing to remember about social customs is not to do anything that might make other
people feel uncomfortable----- especially if they are your guests. When the food was served , one
of the guests strated to eat his peas with a knife . The other guests were amused or shocked , but
the host calmly picked up his knife and began eating in the same way.
It would have been bad
manners to make his guest feel foolish or uncomfortable.
one has accepted a dinner invitation ,what should he do if he is tobe late for the dinner?
should find an excuse
should adk for excuse.
should say sorry
should telephone to explain his being late.
2.
would
have
been
bad
manners
to
make
his
guests
feel
foolish
or
uncomfortable.

manners

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ul
of the following do you think is the best tiltle for this passage?
Customs and Customs
Life
an and British Customs
ness Is Important
ing to the text, the best host_______.
his best to make his guests feel comfortable
his guests feel excited
to avoid being naughty to his guests
to avoid being foolish
author of this article may agree with which of the following?
guest who ate his peas with a knife
other guests who were amused or shocked
host who picked up his knife and began eating in the same way
of the above
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New Orleans, Louisiana, was established as part of the French Empire in 1718.

Its location on the east bank of the Mississippi River gave it control of the American hinerland and
it
became
strategically
important
to
many
nations.
It
was
transferred
from
France
to
Spain,
returned to France,and finally sold by Napoleon to the United States in 1803. The city was the site
of a famous battle fought in 1815 between the British, who hoped to control it , and the Americans
under General And rew Jackson.


The riverbed of the Mississippi is constantly silting and the river is now actually higher than the
city. Levees hold back the river and giant pumps are used to move water from the city into the
river.


Although
New
Orleans
haas
beena
part
of
the
United
States
for
almost
two
centuries,
its
population
takes
great
pride
in
its
French
heritage.
Louisiana
still
retains
parts
of
the
Code
Napoleon which,form many years,was its only law.
New Orleans is carefree city and it boasts its hot, spicy Creole seafood and its native Dixieland
Jazz. The jackson Square neighborhood maintains its French colonial homes and in other sections
are
pre-Civil
War
mansions.
Visitors
are
surprised
to
find
that
behind
this
interesting
facade
of
yesteryear, is a busy industrial and port city. Grain and coal come from the Midwest and foreigh
cargoes are unloaded here. New Orleans is no longer a sleepy Southern town----but it's still fun to
visit.
accounts for the levees and pumps in New Orleans?
Mississippi frequently floods the city.
riverbed has raised inthe past 200 years.
torrential rains flood the city frequently.
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high humidity cannot otherwise be comtrolled.
battle of New Orleans was fought by jackson against______.

n

North
Code Napoleon was _______.
agreement to sell Louisiana
b.a body of laws
c.a city plan
d.a military code for the army

of
the
following
elements
does
not
apply
to
the
attiude
of
the
inhabitants
of
New
Orleans?
in their French heritage.
b.A desire to retain picturesque colonial buildings.
c.A refusal to engage in trade and commerce
d.A praising of Dixieland Jazz.
ts visiting New Orleans are surprised to encounter_____.
food
and jazz
ng city
tic colonial homes
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The United States is on the verge of losing its leading place in the world's technology. So says
more than one study in recent years. One of the reasons for this decline is the parallel decline in
the number of U.S. scientists and engineers.
Since
1976,employment
of
scientists
and
engineers
is
up
85
percent.
This
trend
is
expected
to
continue.
However,
the
trend
shows
that
the
number
of
22-year-olds--the
near
term
source
of
future PH.D.s-is declining. Further adding to the problem is the increased competition for these
candidates
from
other
fields-law,medicine,business,etc.
While
the
number
of
U.S.
PH.D.s
in
science and engineering declines,the award of PH.D.s to foreign nationals is increasing rapidly.
Our inability to motivate students to pursue science and engineering careers at the graduate level
is
compounded
because
of
the
intense
demand
industry
has
for
bright
Bachelor's
and
Master's
degree holders. Too often, promising ates, confronting the cost and financial sacrifice
of pursuing their education,find the attraction of industry irresistible.
come to lose its leading place in technology probably because ________.
a. the number of PH.D. degree holders is declining

b. the number of scientists and engineers is decreasing
c. the number of 22-year-ilds is declining

d. scientists and engineers are not employed
field of science and engineering is facing a competition from ________ .
a. technology
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b. foreign nationals
c. such fields as law, medicine and business
d. postgraduates
-scale enterprises now need _______.
a. bright graduates and postgraduates
b. new inventions
c. advanced technology

d. engineers
promising postgraduates are unwilling to pursue a PH.D. degree because _________.
a. they are not encouraged to be engaged in science
b. industry does not require PH.D. holders
c. they have financial difficulties
d. they will spend much time and energy completing PH.D.
.D. candidates
a. they find industry is attracting more and more college students
b. they don't think they can prevent themselves from working for industry
c. they cannot resist any attraction from all sides
d. they cannot work for industry any longer
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bcadb
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Newdays,a standard for measuring power has changes foretell a new standard for
measuring longer will a nation's political influence be based solely on the strength of its
military
forces.
Of
course,
military
effectiveness
will
remain
a
primary
primary
measure
of
political influence is also closely tied to industrial competitiveness. It's often said that
without its military the Soviet Union would really be a third-world nation. The new standard of
opwer
and
influence
that
is
evolving
now
places
more
emphasis
on
the
ability
of
a
country
to
compete effectively in the economic markets of the world.
America must recognize this new course of events. Our success in shaping world events over the
past 40 years has been the direct result of our ability to adapt technology and to take advantage of
the capabilities of our people for the purpose of maintaining peace. Our industrial prowess over
most of this period was unchallenged. It is ironic that it is just this prowess that has enabled other
countries to prosper and in turn to threaten our industrial leadership.
The
competitiveness
of
America's
industrial
base
is
an
issue
bigger
than
the
Department
of
Defense
and
is
going
to
require
the
efforts
of
the
major
institutional
forces
in
our
society-government,industry,and
education.
That
is
not
to
say
that
the
Defense
Department
will
not be a strong force in the process because we will. But we simply cannot be, nor should we be,
looked upon by others as the savior of American industry.
1. Now a nation's political influence depends on _________.
a. the strength of its military forces
b. its ability to compete in industry

c. economic markets
d. both a and b
2. The Soviet Union was not listed as a third- world nation just because of _________.
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a. its powerful military forces

b. its vast land

c. its industrial competitiveness
d. its contributions to world peace
3. The author indicates that ______ is threatening American political power.
a. other countries
b. the declining U.S. industrial base

c. a new standard for measuring power
d. less advanced technology
4.
America
succeeded
in
shaping
world
events
over
past
40
years
probably
because
of
___________.
a. its ability to adapt technology
b. its ability to take advantage of the capabilities of its people

c. its ability to compete in the world markets
d. both a and b
5. The purpose of writing this article is __________.
a. to draw the readers' attention to a new standard for measuring power
b. to demonstrate American political influence in the world

c. to emphasize that efforts must be made to strengthen the declining U.S. industrial base
d. to show American industrial prowess
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dabdc
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Trees
should
only
be
pruned
when
there
is
a
good
and
clear
reason
for
doing
so
and
,
fortunately,the number of such reasons is small. Pruning involves the cutting away of obergrown
and
unwanted
branches,
and
the
inexperienced
gardener
can
be
encouraged
by
the
thought
that
more
damage
results
from
doing
it
unnecessarily
than
from
leaving
the
tree
to
grow
in
its
own
way.
First, pruning may be done to make sure that trees have a desired shape or size. The object may be
to get a tree of the right height, and at the same time to help the growth of small side branches
which will thicken its appearance or give it a special shape. Secondly, pruning may be done to
make the tree healthier. You may cut diseaed or dead wood, or branches that are rubbing against
each other and thus cause wounds. The health of a tree may be encouraged by removing branches
that are blocking up the centre and so preventing the free movement of air.
One result of pruning is that an open wound is left on the tree and this provides an easy entry for
disease, but itis a wound that will heal. Often there is a race between the healing and the desease
as to whether the tree will live or die, so that there is a period when the tree is at risk. It should be
the aim of every gardener to reduce which has been pruned smooth and clean, for healing will be
slowed down by roughness. You should allow the cut surface to dry for a few hurs and then paint
it with one of the substances available from garden shops produced especially for this purpose.
Pruning is usually without interference from the leaves and also it is very unlikely that the cuts yu
make will bleed. If this does happen,it is, of course,impossible to paint them properly.
g should be done to ______.
the tree grow taller
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e the shape of the tree
rid of the small branches
the small branches thicker
become unhealthy if the gardener ______.
too many branches to grow in the middle
not protect them from wind
them to grow too quickly
s some of the small side branches
is a special substance painted on the tree?
make a wound smooth
prevent disease entering a wound
cover a rough surface
help a wound to dry
4.A good gardener prunes a tree______.
intervals throughout the year
quickly as possible
onally when necessary
r every winter
was the author's purpose when writing this passage?
give pratical instruction for pruning a tree.
give a general description of pruning
explain how trees develop diseases
discuss different methods of pruning.
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babca
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On Thursday afternoon Mrs. Carke, dressed for going out, took her handbag with her money and
her key in it, pulled the door behind her to lock it and went to the over 60s Club. She always went
there on Thursdays. It was a nice outing for an old woman who lived alone.
At six o'clock she cane home, let herself in and at once smelt cigarette smoke. Cigarette smoke in
her house? How? How? Had someone got in? She checked the back door and the windows. All
were locked or fastened, as usual. There was no sign of forced entry.
Over a cup of tea she wondered whether someone might have a key that fitted her front door-
master
key
So
she
stayed
at
home
the
following
Thursday.
Nothing
happened.
Was
anyone
watching
her
movements?
On
the
Thursday
after
that
she
went
out
at
her
usual
time,dressed as usual, but she didn't go to the club. Instead she took a short cut home again, letting
herself in through her garden and the back door. She settled down to wait.
It was just after four o'clock when the front door bell . Clarke was making a cup of tea at
the time. The bell rang again, and then she heard her letter-box being pushed open. With the kettle
of
boiling
water
in
her
hand,
she
moved
quietly
towards
the
front
door.
A
long
piece
of
wire
appeared through the letter-box, and then a hand. The wire turned and caught around the knob on
the door- lock. Mrs. Clarke raised the kettle and poured the water over the hand. There was a shout
outside, and the skin seemed to drop off the fingers like a glove. The wire fell to the floor, the
hand was pulled back, and Mrs. Clarke heard the sound of running feet.
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. Clarke looded forward to Thursday because_______.
worked at a club on the day
said visitors on Thursdays
visited a club on Thursday
d.a special visitor came on Thursday
someone had made a forced entery,_______.
would have found a broken door or window
or she was still in the house
would have been thown about
or she would have needed a master key
the third Thursday Mrs. Clarke went out_______.
e she didn't want to miss the club again
see if the thief was hnging about outside
the club but then changed her mind
an attempt to trick the thief
lock on the front door was one which_______.
a piece of wire to open it

he opened from inside without a key
't be opened without a key
a knob instead of a key
wire feel to the floor_______.
e refused to open the door
the man's glove dropped off
e it was too hot to hold
e the man justwanted to get away
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答案：
cadbd
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Many people believe the glare from snow causes snowblindnenss. Yet, dark glasses or not , they
find
themselves
suffering
from
headaches
and
watering
eyes,and
even
snowblindness,when
exposed to several hours of


The United States Army has now determined that glare from snow does not cause snowblindness
in troops in a snow-covered , a man's eyes frequently find nothing to foucs on in a
broad expanse of barren snow-covered terrain. So his gaze continually shifts and jumps back and
forth over the entire landscape in search of tsomething to look at. Finding nothing, hour after hour,
the
eyes
never
sotp
searching
and
the
eyeballs
become
sore
and
the
eye
muscles
ache.
Nature
offsets this irritation by producing more and fluid which covers the eyeball. The fluid coversthe
eyeball in increasing quantity until vision blurs, then is obsured,and the result is total, even though
temporary,snowblindness.


Experiments
led
the
Army
to
a
simple
method
of
overcoming
this
problem.
Scouts
ahead
of
a
main body of troops are trained to shake snow from evergreen bushes, creating a dotted line as
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they
cross
completely
snow-covered
landscape,Even
the
scouts
themselves
throw
lightweight
,
dark
colored
objects
ahead
on
which
they
too
can
focus .
The
men
following
can
then
see

gaze
is
arrested.
Their
eyes
focus
on
a
bush
and
having
found
something
to
see,stop
scouring
the
snow-blanketed
lanscape.
By
focusing
their
attention
on
one
object
at
a
time,the men can cross the snow without becoming hopelessly snowblind or lost. In this way the
problem of crossing a solid white terrain is overcome.


prevent headaches, watering eyes and blindness caused by the glare from snow, dark glasses
are_____.
ensible

ctive
ble


the eyes are sore tears are produced to ________.
the vision
snowblindness
the irritation
the muscles


indness may be avoided by_______.
trating to the solid white terrain
ing for something to look at in snow-covered terrain
ing the eyes with something to foucs on
ng the eyeballs with fluid


scouts shake snow from evergreen bushes in order to _______.
the men behind something to see
fy the landscape
themselves in the cold
t the men behind from losing their way


5.A suitable title for this passage would be _______.
indness and how to overcome it
's cure for snowblindness
rs in the snow
vision
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CCCAA
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Water
problems
in
the
future
will
become
nore
intense
and
more
complex.
Our
increasing
population
will
tremendously
increase
urban
wastes,primarily
sewage.
On
the
other
hand,
increasing demands for water will decease substantialy the amount of water available for diluting
wastes. Rapidly expanding industries which involve more and more complex chemical processes
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will produce large volumes of liquid wastes, and many of these will contain chemicals which are
noxious. To feed our rapidly expanding population, agriculture will have to be intensified. This
will
involve
ever-increasingquantities
of
agricultural
chemicals,
From
this
,
it
is
apparent
that
drastic steps must be taken immediately to develop corrective measures for the pollution problem.
There
are
two
ways
by
which
this
pollution
problem
can
be
dwindled.
The
first
relates
to
the
treatment of wastes to decrease their pollution hazard. This involves the processing of solid wastes

or minimize pollution upon final disposal.
A second approach is to develop an economic use for all or a part of the wastes. Farm manure is
spread in fields as a nutrient or organic supplement . Effluents from sewage disposal plants are
used
in
some
areas
both
for
irrigation
and
for
the
nutrients
contained.
Efflunets
from
other
processing plants may also be used as a supplemental source of water. Many industries, such as
meat
and
poultry
processing
plants,
are
currently
converting
former
waste
products
into
marketable byproducts. Other industries are potential eonomic uses for waste products.
purpose of this passage is ______.
alert the reader to the dwindling water supply
explain industrial uses of water
acquaint the reader with water pollution problems
demostrate various measures to solve the pollution problem
of the following points is NOT INCLUDED in the passage?
dustrial development incudes the simplification of complex chemical processes.
ng wastes needs certain amount of water
s for water will go up along with the expanding population
ive cultivation of land requires more and more chemicals
reader can conclued that________.
ies of the world will work together on polution problems
ucts from wastes lead to a more prosperous marketplace

e is making great progress on increasing water supplies
industries are now ,aking economic use of wastes
author gives substance to the passage through the use of _______.
iews with authorities in the field of water controls
ns and personal observations
tions which clarify important terms
arguments and persuasions
words






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One of the qualities that most people admire in others is the willingness to admit one's mistakes. It
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is extremely hard sometimes to say a simple thing like
harder to say,
I had an experience recently with someone admitting to me
that he had made a
mistake fifteen
years ago. He told me he had been the manager of a certain grocery store in the neighbourhood
where I grew up, and he asked me if I remembered the egg cartons. Then he related an incident
and Ibegan to remember vaguely the incident he was describing.


I was about eight years old at the time, and I had gome into the store with may mother to do the
weekly
grocery
shopping.
On
that
particular
day,
I
must
have
found
my
way
to
the
dairy
food
department where the incident tood place.
There must have been a special sale on eggs that day because there was an impressive display of
eggs indozen and half-dozen cartons. The cartons were stacked three or four feet high. I must have
stopped in front of a display to admire the stacks. Just then a woman came by pushing her grocery
cart and knocked off the stacks of cartons. For some reason, I decided it was up to me to put the
display back together, so I want to work.
The
manager
heard
the
moise
and
came
rushing
over
to
see
what
had
happened.
When
he
appeared, I was on my knees inspecting some of the cartons to see if any of the eggs were broken,
but to him it looked as though I was the culprit. He severely reprimanded me and wanted me to
pay for any broken eggs. I protested my innocence and tried to explain, but it did no good. Even
though I quickly forgot all about the incident, apparently the manager did not.
old was the author when he wrote this article?
8
18
23
15
was to blame for knocking off the stacks of cartons?
author
manager
c.A woman
author's mother
of the following statements is not true?
woman who knocked off the stacks of cartons was seriously criticized by the mananger
author was severely critizized by the manager.
c.A woman carelessly knocked off the stacks of cartons
was the author who put the display back together
of the following can serve as the best title for the passage?
Harder to Admit One's Mistake
b.I was once the culprit
c.I remember an incident
d.A case of mistaken identity
tone of the article expresses the author's_______.
tion for the manager's willingness to admit mistakes
to the manager for his wrong accusation
ation against the woman who knocked off the stacks of cartons
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for the mistake the made in the store
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ccada
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Flying over a desert area in an airplane, two scientists looked down with trained eyes at trees and
bushes. After an hour's flight one of the scientists wrote in his book, 'Look here for probable metal'
Scientists in another airplane, flying over a mountain region,sent a message to other scientists on
the
ground,'Gold
possible.'
Walking
across
hilly
ground,
four
scientists
reported,'This
ground
should be searched for metals.' From an airplane over a hilly wasteland a scientist sent back by
radio one word,'Uranium'.
None
of
the
scientists
had
X-ray
eyes:
they
had
no
magic
powers
for
looking
down
below
the
earth's surface. They were merely putting to use one of the newest methods of location minerals in
the ground---using trees and plants as signs that certain minerals may lie beneath the ground on
which the trees and plants are growing.
This newest method of searching for minerals is based on the fact that minerals deep in the earth
may affect the kind of bushes and trees that grow on the Watson Bar Creek, a brook six
thousand feet high in the mountains of British Columbia, Canada,a mineral search group gathered
bags of tree seeds. Boxed were filled with small banches from te trees. Roots were dug and put
into
boxes.
Each
bag
and
box
was
carefully
marked.
In
a
scientific
laboratory
the
parts
of
the
forest trees were burned to ashes and tested .Each small part was examined to learn whether there
were minerals in it.
Study of the roots , branches,and seeds showed no silver. But there were small amounts of gold in
the roots and a little less gold in the branches and seeds. The seeds growing nearest to the tree
trunk had more gold than those growing on the ends of the branches.
If the trees had not indicated that there was gold in the ground, the scientists would not have spent
money
to
pay
for
digging
into
the
deeper.
They
did
dig
and
found
more
fold
below.
They
dug
deeper. They found large quantities of gold.
ists were flying over a desert or hilly wasteland or a mountain region in order to search for
_____ in the ground.



ls
study of trees,branches and roots indicates that_______.
were larger amounts of gold in the branches than in the seeds.
were small amounts of gold in the roots than in the branches

were
larger
amounts
of
gold
in
the
seeds
growing
nearest
to
the
tree
trunk
than
seeds
growing on the ends of branches.
were more gold in the branches than in the roots
is the best title ?
ists searching for metals with sepcial power
methods of searching for minerals
could be found by trees and plants
d.A new method of searching for minerals--- using trees and plants
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of the following is not mentioned as part of a tree that can help find minerals?


es

scientists were searching for minerals by using ______.
a.X-ray
power

c.a special instrument
d eyes
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dcdad
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In the United States, it is not customary to telephone somenone very early in the morning. If you
telephone him early in the day, while he is shaving or having breakfast, the time of the call shows
that the matter is very important and requires immediate same meaning is attached
to
telephone
calls
made
after
11:00
p.m..If
someone
receives
a
call
during
sleeping
hours
,
he
assumes it's a matter of life or death. The time chosen for the call communicates its importance.
In social life, time plays a very important part. In the U.S.A. guests tend to feel they are not highly
regarded if the invitation to a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date.
But it is not true in all countries. In other areas of the world , it may be considered foolish to make
an
appointment
too
far
in
advance
because
plans
which
are
made
for
a
date
more
than
a
week
away
tend
to
be
forgotten.
The
meaning
of
thime
differs
in
different
parts
of
the
world.
Thus,
misunderstandings
arise
between
peopel
from
cultures
that
treat
time
differently.
Promptness
is
valued highly in American life, for edample. If people are not prompt, they may be regarded as
impolite or not fully responsible. In the U.S. no noe would think of keeping a business associate
waiting for an hour , it would be too impolite . A person who is 5 minutes late, he will say a few
words of explanation, though perhaps he will not complete the sentence.

1.
same
meaning
is
attached
to
telephone
calls
made
after
11:00
p.m..
Here

attached
means______




ing one wants to make a telephone call at dawn, this would mean________.
matter is important
matter is somewhat important
matter requires immediate attention
is a matter of life and death
ing to this passage , time plays an important role in _________.
ay life
life
ications
.
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e life
4. The best title for this passage is_________.
a. the voices of time
importance of time
importance of an ammouncement
and tide wait for no man
ing
to
the
passage,
the
author
of
the
article
may
agree
to
which
of
the
following
statements?

is appropriate to send
your invitation cards three or four days before a dinner party date in
U.S.A.
may be appropriate to send your invitation to your guests three or four days before a dinner
party date in some cultures.
is best for one to make telephone calls at night because it costs much less.
one is less than 5 minutes late, he has to make a short apology.
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Liberia, the oldest independent Negro state in West A frica, has been struggling for survial ever
since
its
foundation
in
ss
has
been
hampered
by
constant
hostility
between
the
American Negroes whose families returned there in the early 19th century, and the West Africans
whose ancestors never left the continent. Though the two groups are of the same race, they are
divided
by
language
and
outlook
and
regard
each
other
with
deep
suspicion
creating
a
conflict
which was not foreseen by Liberia's founders.
In
addition,
neighboring
states,
native
tribel,disease,
and
poverty
have
made
life
dangerous
and
difficult. The government has tried desperately, through loans and a trickle of trade, to make ends
y about financial matters lessened somewhat when,in 1910, the United States accepted
responsibility
for
Liberia's
sruvival.
However,
not
until
Harvey
Firestone,
the
American
rubber
king,decided that the United States must produce itsown rubber----with Liberia as the site of the
rubber plantations----did liberia have much hope of paying its debts and balancing its budget.
The rubber industry,founded in the 1920's ,and the activity that followed it brought both progerss
and profit to Liberia. Before that time Liberia had no roads, no mechanical transport and no good
port; its people had little education and few tools. Liberians feel that the country is being ruled by
rubber. For this reason, the recent discovery of iron ore is important. Liberian leaders are trying to
moderate the power of the ruvver industry and to estaglish the country's political and economic
independence.
a has been in idffculty since its independence mainly because______.
american negroes do not want to help the country.
have been constant hostillity and suspicion between different tribes in the country.
haven been constant hostility and suspicion between two groups of the same tride.
goverment has adoped a wrong policy
2.
to make ends meet
goverment has to borrow money from others
b. the goverment has to lend money to others
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