Part II Reading Comprehension Directions: There are 4 passages in this part. Each of the passages is followed by 5 questions or unfin-ished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best one andmark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the centre.

　　閱讀材料，回答下面試題。

　　England is not a big country: from north to south and from east to west it is only about three hundred miles across. But for a small country it has a surprising range of climate. People who have never visited England, or who have visited only one part of it, often make the mistake of thinking that it is a cold and wet country. Except for the summer months of June to September, this is probably tree of the north of England and the Midlands. In the south, however, the climate is much more pleasant. One result is that when people retire from a job in the north they often prefer to move down to the milder south.

　　Perhaps the warmest part of the country is the southwest, which consists of the counties of Devon and Cornwall. The warm Gulf Stream flows across the North Atlantic Ocean from the Gulf of Mexico and makes the coastal regions of the southwest quite warm. Palm trees, bamboo (竹)and many semitropical ( 亞熱帶的 ) plants grow well in the southwest of England. Flowers and vegetables ripen(成熟 as much as a month earlier than those elsewhere. Farmers in the area obtain a higher price for their vegetables and flowers because they are ready earlier. In winter there maybe several feet of snow in other parts of England but there will probably be no snow at all in the southwest. This may be one of the reasons why the southwest is one of England’s most popular holiday areas.

　　第11題 The distance from the centre of England to the south coast is about__________.

　　A.one hundred miles　　B.three hundred miles

　　C.one hundred and fifty miles　　D.six hundred miles

　　答案：C

　　第12題 England is a Country__________.

　　A.with a cold and wet climate　　B.with a surprising climate

　　C.with a pleasant climate　　D.with a variety of climates

　　答案：D

　　第13題 According to the passage, __________.

　　A.flowers and vegetables from Devon are on the market one month earlier

　　B.farmers in the southwest grow as many vegetables and flowers as farmers elsewhere

　　C.people in the southwest have to pay a higher price for vegetables and flowers

　　D.vegetables in Cornwall ripen as much as a month earlier than flowers

　　答案：A

　　第14題 In the north of England and the Midlands, __________.

　　A.it is cold and wet all the year round　　B.the climate is pleasant as a whole

　　C.it is warm most of the time in a year　　D.only the summer is not cold or wet

　　答案：D

　　第15題 In winter, people in Devon and Cornwall__________.

　　A.seldom see snow　　B.never see any snow　　C.may have several feet of snow　　D.often see snow

　　答案：A

　　閱讀材料，回答下面試題。

　　Traditionally,universities have carried out two main activities: research and teaching. Many expertswould argue that both these activities play a critical role in serving thecommunity. The fundamental question, however, is how does the community want orneed to be served?

　　In recent years universitieshave been coming under increasing pressure from both the governments and thepublic to ensure that they do not remain "ivory towers(象牙塔)"of study separated from the realities of everyday life. University teachershave been encouraged, and in some casesconstrained (強(qiáng)迫),to provide more cofrses which produce graduates with the technical skills requiredfor the commercial use. If Aristotle wanted to work in a university in the UKtoday, he would have a good chance of teaching computer science but would notbe so readily employable asa philosopher.

　　A post-industrialsociety requires large numbers of computer programmers, engineers, managers andtechnicians to maintain and develop its economic growth but "man", asthe Bible says, "does not live by bread alone. " Apart from requiringmedical and social services, which do not directly contribute to economicgrowth, the society should also value and enjoy literature, music and the arts.Because they can also promote economic growth. A successful musical play, forinstance, can contribute as much to the Gross National Product through touristdollars as any other things.

　　第16題 The main idea of thefirst paragraph is that________

　　A.traditional universities do a good job serving the society

　　B.universities must meet the needs of the society

　　C.research and teaching are of great importance inuniversities

　　D.universities play an important role in our society

　　答案：B

　　第17題 We can infer from the second paragraph that________

　　A.the society is not satisfied with the present collegeeducation

　　B.the governments interfere too much with college education

　　C.teacher are forced to do what they don’t like to do

　　D.teachers dislike teaching commercially useful courses

　　答案：A

　　第18題 The Aristotle example is used to make the point that________

　　A.universities in the UK have produced too much good forgraduates

　　B.such abstract subjects as philosophy is no longer useful

　　C.education should serve the social needs

　　D.it is advisable for today’s philosophers to know computerscience

　　答案：B

　　第19題 According to the passage, literature, music and the arts________

　　A.do not contribute to economic growth at all

　　B.are less useful to the society because they do not makedirect contribution to economicgrowth

　　C.are similar to medical and social services in their way ofpromoting economic growth

　　D.should develop only when they are good for economic growth

　　答案：C

　　第20題 The author believes that________

　　A.art is useful only when it is made into a money earner

　　B.the promotion of economic growth is the only goal of today’ssociety

　　C.universities should not provide literature or art courses

　　D.the society needs both technical skills and arts

　　答案：D