Peoplewithdisabilitiescomprisealargepartofthepopulation.Itisestimatedthatover35millionAmericanshavephysical,mental,orotherdisabilities.Abouthalfofthesedisabilitiesare“developmental”,i.e.,theyoccurpriortotheindividual’stwenty-secondbirthday,oftenformgeneticconditions,andaresevereenoughtoeffectthreeormoreareasofdevelopment,suchasmobility,communication,employment,etc.Mostotherdisabilitiesareconsidered“adventitious”,i.e.,accidentalorcausedbyoutsideforces.

Priortothe20thcentury,onlyasmallpercentageofpeoplewithdisabilitiessurvivedforlong.Medicaltreatmentforthesedisabilitieswasunavailable.Advancementsinmedicineandsocialserviceshavecreatedaclimateinwhichpeoplewithdisabilitiescanexperttohavesuchbasicneedsasfood,shelter,andmedicaltreatment.Unfortunately,thesebasicareoftennotavailable.Civillibertiessuchastherighttovote,marry,getaneducation,andagainemploymenthavehistoricallybeendeniedonthebasicofdisability.

Inrecentdecades,thedisabilityrightsmovementhasbeenorganizedtoflightagainsttheseinfringements(侵害)ofcivilrights.Congressrespondedbypassingmajorlegislationrecognizingpeoplewithdisabilitiesasprotectedclassundercivilrightsstatutes.

Stilltoday,peoplewithdisabilitiesmustfighttolivetheirlivesindependently.ItisestimatedthatmorethanhalfofqualifiedAmericanswithdisabilitiesareunemployed,andamajorityofthosewhodoworkareunderemployed.Abouttwo-thirdsliveatorbelowtheofficialpovertylevel.

Significantbarriers,especiallyintransportationandpublicawareness,preventdisabledpeoplefromtakingpartinsociety.Forexample,whilenolongerprohibitedbylawfrommarrying,apersonwithnoaccesstotransportationiseffectivelyexcludedfromcommunityandsocialactivitieswhichmightleadtothedevelopmentoflong-termrelationships.

Itwillonlybewhenpublicattitudesadvanceasfaraslawsarethatdisabledpeoplewillbefullyabletotaketotheirrightplaceinsociety.

16.”developmental”disability.

A.developsveryslowlyovertimeB.iscausedforces

C.occursinyouthandaffectsdevelopmentD.isgettingmoreandmoresevere

17.Mostdisabledpeopleusedtodieearlybecause.

A.disabilitiesdestroyedmajorbodilyfunctionsB.theywerenotverywelllookedafter

C.medicaltechniqueswerenotavailableD.theyweretoopoortogetpropertreatment

18.Intheauthor’sopinion,toenablethedisabledpeopletotaketheirrightfulplaceinsociety,.

A.morelawsshouldbepassedB.publicattitudesshouldbechanged

C.governmentshouldprovidemoreaidsD.morepublicfacilitiesshouldbeactup

19.Whichofthefollowingcannotbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Manydisabledpeoplemayremainsinglefortheirwholelife.

B.Thepublictendstolookdownuponthedisabledpeople.

C.Thedisabledpeoplefeelinferiortothosesurroundingthem.

D.Discriminatory(有差别的)lawspreventthedisabledfrommixingwithothers.

20.Thebesttitleforthispassagemightbe.

A.HandicapsofPeoplewithDisabilitiesB.TheDifficultiesoftheDisabled

C.TheCausesforDisabilitiesD.MedicalTreatmentsforDisabilities

PartIIVocabularyandStructure(共40小题，每小题1分，共40分)

Directions:Inthisparttherearefortyincompletesentences.Eachsentenceisfollowedbyfourchoices.ChoosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentenceandthenmarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.

21.It’sstillearlyinthemorning.Thereisn’tintheoffice.

A.anyoneB.everyoneC.nobodyD.anypeople

22.isnotknownwhattheydiscussedinthemeeting.

A.ThatB.HeC.ThisD.It

23.Yhesadnewsbrokeherandshehasbeengloomyeversince.

A.feelingsB.emotionsC.mindD.heart

24.Heismuchofagentlemantofight.

A.soB.asC.veryD.too

25.Notuntilthistermtorealizehowimportantthissubjectistohisfuturecareerasadiplomat.

A.hebeganB.hahasbegunC.didhebeginD.thathahasbegun

26.whowouldliketogoonthetripshouldputtheirnamesonthelist.

A.ThoseB.TheseC.SomebodyD.Theones

27.Abottleweighslessafterairistakenout,provesthatairhasweight.

A.weB.itC.whichD.what

28.Howlong?

A.yousupposediditlastB.doyousupposeitlasted

C.didyousupposeitlastD.yousupposeitlasted

29.Smmithhadsometroubletheman’saccent.

A.tounderstandB.understandingC.forunderstandingD.withunderstanding

30.Thenextfewdayscouldbeforthepeacenegotiation.

A.maximumB.practicalC.criticalD.urgent

31.Hequitealotwhenhewasyoung.

A.usedtotravelB.usedtotravelingC.wasusedtotravelD.wouldusedtotravel

32.Youmeyourtelephonenumberincasesomeonewantstocontactyou.

A.hadbettergiveB.hadbettergivenC.hadbettertogiveD.hadbettergave

33.MaryusedtotheroomwithLinda.

A.separateB.divideC.holdD.share

34.—Mustwehandinourexercise-booksnow?

—No,you.

A.mustn’tB.don’tC.needn’tD.can’t

35.Shepulledawayfromthewindowanyoneshouldseethem.

A.lestB.eventhoughC.unlessD.onlyif

36.Notahasbeenfoundsofarthatcanhelpthepolicefindthecriminal.

A.factB.clueC.symbolD.sign

37.Shewouldmakeateacherfarsuperiortheaverage.

A.overB.thanC.beyondD.to

38.Radioisdifferentfromtelevisioninitsendsandreceivespictures.

A.whichB.thatC.whatD.this

39.Tomandjackhavereturnedbutstudentsofthegrouphaven’tcomebackyet.

A.otherB.theothersC.othersD.another

40.Ithalfayearsincewetostudyinthisuniversity.

A.is;comeB.is;havecome

C.hasbeen;cameD.hasbeen;havecome

41.Thefactthatsomethingischeapdoesn’tmeanitisoflowquality.

A.necessarilyB.especiallyC.essentiallyD.practically

42.Theysetoffbycarandthenearesttown.

A.madeforB.madeafterC.madeoutD.madeto

43.Takethisbaggageandyoucanfindenoughroom.

A.putitwhichB.putitinwhich

C.putitatwhereD.putitwherever

44.Hedoesn’twantthathe’sgoingaway.

A..tobeknownB.himtobeknown

C.thattobeknownD.ittobeknown

45.Thenoisearoundwasterrible,butIhadtoit.

A.keepawayfromB.keepupwithC.livewithD.liveon

46.Hethathisguestswerebored,althoughtheywerelisteningpolitely.

A.impressedB.sensedC.inferredD.identified

47.OnSundaysIpreferathometoout.

A.tosay;goB.stay;goingC.staying;goingD.staying;go

48.I’dliketowritetohim,butwhat’sthe?Heneverwritesback.

A.significanceB.businessC.pointD.purpose

49.Therewereopinionsastothebestlocationforthenewschool.

A.disagreeingB.conflictingC.rejectingD.reverting

50.bythenewsofhisfather’sdeath,hecouldhardlyutteraword.

A.TobestunnedB.StunnedC.TostunD.Stunning

51.,we’dbettermakesomechangesintheplan.

A.ThatisthecaseB.Thatbeenthecase

C.ThattobethecaseD.Thatbeingthecase

52.Theyhaveequippedtheofficewiththebusinessmachines.

A.lastB.latterC.latestD.later

53.ThepolicefoundthatGeorgehadstillanotherofincome.

A.originB.sourceC.basisD.means

54.Anopen-mindedteacherdoesn’talwaysonesingleteachingmethod.

A.setasideB.takeoverC.takeonD.stickto

55.Muchtothestudent’s,theexamwaspostponed.

A.burdenB.concernC.reliefD.requirement

56.Childrennormallyfeelalotofabouttheirfirstdayatschool.

A.anxietyB.differenceC.feelingsD.trouble

57.Theweatherwashotthatshedecidedtohavethebarberherhairstyle.

A.rather;tochangeB.so;change

C.muchtoo;changeD.too;changed

58.Shemeetherformerinstructoronthebus.

A.delightedtoB.happenedtoC.pleasedtoD.tendedto

59.Justasnotwowordsaretrulysynonymousnotwodifferentexpressionscanmeanexactlythesamething.

A.ratherB.alsoC.yetD.so

60.Thenewengineer’ssuggestionswereintherevisedplan.

A.entitledB.engagedC.embodiedD.estimated

Passage4

Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Successfulinnovationshavedrivenmanyoldertechnologiestoextinctionandhaveresultedinhigherproductivity,greaterconsumptionofenergy,increaseddemandofrawmaterials,acceleratedflowofmaterialsthroughtheeconomyandincreasedquantitiesofmetalsandothersubstancesinuseeachperson.Thehistoryofindustrialdevelopmentaboundswithexamples.

In1870,horsesandmulesweretheprimesourceofpoweronU.S.farms.Onehorseormulewasrequiredtosupportfourhumanbeingsaratiothatremainedalmostconstantformanydecades.Atthattime,hadanationalcommissionbeenaskedtoforecastthepopulationfor1970,itsanswerprobablywouldhavedependedonwhetheritsconsultantswereofaneconomicortechnologicalturnofmind.Hadtheybeen“economists”,theywouldprobablyhaveprojectedthe1970horsesormulepopulationtobemorethan50million.Hadtheybeen“technologists”,theywouldhaverecognizedthatthepowerofsteamhadalreadybeenharnessedtoindustryandtolearnandoceantransport.Theywouldhaverecognizedfurtherthatitwouldbetheprimesourceofpoweronthefarm.Itwouldhavebeendifficultforthemtoavoidtheconclusionthatthehorseandmulepopulationwoulddeclinerapidly.

16.Accordingtothepassage,whatsuppliedmostofthepoweronU.S.farmsin1870?

A.AnimalsB.HumansC.EnginesD.Water

17.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedbytheauthorasaconsequenceofnewtechnologicaldevelopments?

A.Oldertechnologiesdieaway.

B.ThequalityoflifeisImproved.

C.Overallproductivityincrease.

D.Morerawmaterialsbecomenecessary.

18.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatby1870.

A.technologybegantobemoreeconomical

B.thesteamenginehadbeeninvented

C.theU.S.horsepopulationwasabout10million

D.anationalcommissionwasabout10million

19.Inthesecondparagraph,theauthorsuggeststhat“economists”would.

A.plantheeconomythroughyearlyforecasts

B.failtoconsidertheinfluenceoftechnologicalinnovation

C.valuetheeconomiccontributionoffarmanimals

D.consultthenationalcommissionontheeconomy

20.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardchangesbroughtonbytechnologicalinnovations?

A.Heisexcitedaboutthem.

B.Heacceptthemasnatural.

C.Heisdisturbedbythem.

D.Hequestionstheirusefulness.

PartIIICloze

Directions:Therearetwentyblanksinthefollowingpassage.Foreachblanktherearefourchoices.ChoosetheonethatbestfitsintothepassageandthenmarksyouranswerontheAnswerSheet.

Beforethe20thcenturythehorseprovideddaytodaytransportationintheUnitedStates.Trainswereusedonlyforlong-distancetransportation.

Todaythecaristhemostpopular61oftransportationinalloftheUnitedStates.Ithascompletely62thehorseasameansofeverydaytransportation.Americansusetheircarsfor6390percentofallpersonal64.

MostAmericansareableto65cars.

Theaveragepriceofa66madecarwas1050in1950,1740in1960andupto1750671975.DuringthisperiodAmericancarmanufacturerssetabout68theirproductsandworkefficiency.

Asaresult,theyearlyincomeofthe69familyincreasedfrom1950to197570thanthepriceofcars.Forthisreason71anewcartakesasmaller72ofafamily’stotalearningstoday.

In195173ittook8.1monthsofanaveragefamily’s74tobuyanewcar.In1962anewcar758.3ofafamily’sannualearnings.By1975itonlytook4.7576income.Inaddition,the1975carsweretechnically77tomodelsfrompreviousyears.

The78oftheautomobileextendsthroughouttheeconomy79thecarissoimportanttoAmericans.Americansspendmoremoneyto80theircarsrunningthanonanyotheritem.

61.A.kindsB.meansC.meanD.types

62.A.deniedB.reproducedC.replacedD.ridiculed

63.A.hardlyB.nearlyC.certainlyD.somehow

64.A.tripB.worksC.businessD.travel

65.A.buyB.sellC.raceD.see

66.A.quicklyB.regularlyC.rapidlyD.recently

67.A.onB.inC.behindD.about

68.A.raisingB.makingC.reducingD.improving

69.A.unusualB.interestedC.averageD.biggest

70.A.slowestB.equalC.fasterD.lessthan

71.A.bringingB.obtainC.boughtD.purchasing

72.A.partB.halfC.numberD.side

73.A.clearlyB.proportionallyC.percentageD.suddenly

74.A.incomeB.workC.plansD.debts

75.A.usedB.spendC.costD.needed

76.A.months’B.dollarsC.familyD.year

77.A.famousB.superiorC.fastestD.purchasing

78.A.runningB.noticeC.influenceD.discussion

79.A.thenB.asC.soD.which

80.A.startB.leaveC.keepD.repair

Part V Writing

Directions: In this part you are required to write an essay about Saving Energies and Resources. You should write at least 120 words and base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below:

1、随着社会的发展，厉行节约越来越重要;

2、生活中许多方面都可以节约;

3、每个人都应该养成节约的好习惯。

Milk,butter,and cheese are ____ here from the farms.