PART VII. READING COMPREHENSION.
Question 36-38 refer to the following letter.
Dear Dr.Beckham,
Enclosed is a check for $ 100, your honorarium for your presentation at the Fifth Annual Conference on Educational innovation.
We are very grateful to you for accepting this assignment on such short notice,Dr.Beckham. As a whole, we felt the conference was quite productive, and we think you for participating in it.
Very sincerily yours.
Karen Smith
Number 36.
What is the letter about?
A.Honorarium of the presentation. C. Educational innovation.
B.The annual conference. D. Enclosing check.
Number 37.
What is Dr. Beckham?
A.He is a banker. C.Heis an innovator.
B.He is a speaker. D. He is an announcer.
Number 38.
What is the synonyof the word “grateful”?
A.Joyful C.Thankful
B.Excited. D.Fascinated.
Questions 39-41 refer to the following information.
First,when the laptop computer is not in use, please shut it down to prevent from overheating.
Next, you should shut it down before placing the laptop in its carrying bag since the laptop can melt when left on,
Particularly when the notebook is placed in a container where no air or limited air is allowed to circulate.
Then, the laptop’s air vents must also be periodically inspected and cleaned to keep these air vents free from debris.
Then, you must also ensure that the lapto is operated on a hard surface and preferably one that provides ventilation since soft materials can block the flow of air and thus create overheating.
Finally, you must also unplug any accessories whenever the laptop computer is not in use.They not only consume power but could also lead to overheating of the laptop.
39. Why should we shut our laptop computer down?
A.To place the container.
B.To avoid being too hot.
C.To allow things to circulate.
D.To ensure it is operated.
40. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
A.Why you place your laptop computer bag.
B. What you should do with tdhe laptop accessories.
C. What you must do to overheat the computer.
D. Why you need to inspect their air vents.
41. What is the synonym of the word "lead to"?
A.Manage.
B.Guide.
C.Cause.
D.Attempt.
Questions 42 - 44 refer to the following information.
Personally,I am stocky-small,but well built. My father is tall and leam-with very little fat. My sister is short,but wiry-she is quite thin,but muscular.Both my brothers are athletic and well-proportioned. My mother looks like a 1940's film star .She is curvaceous, with an hour -glasses. My grandfather is fit for his age and takes plenty of exercise. He doesn't want all his muscles to get flabby.
42. How do you describe the writer's brothers?
A.Small and well built.
B. Well-proportioned.
C. Fit for their ages.
D. Short and thin.
43.What is the synonym of the word "well built"?
A. With a strong body.
B. With a big body.
C. Very slender.
D. Very slim.
44. What is the text about?
A. The writer's family description.
B. The ideal family characters.
C.The writer's family diary.
Questions 45-47 refer to the following table.
SURVEY
OF ELEMETARY Reason for lack of Computer Education
Programs
SCHOOL TEACHERS in Public Schools
Respondent
Number Percent
1. Not enough computers in school 18 33.3
2. Not enough time in curriculum 14 25.9
3.Teachers fear computers 9 16.6
4.Not enough instructors 10 18.5
5.Poor-quality software 15 27.7
6.Too expensive 12 22.2
Total Number of Teachers in Survey 54*
(*Some teachers responded to more than one reason.)
45.What does the survey try to find out?
A.The number of teachers.
B. The reasons of the problem.
C. The quality of the software.
D. The instructors of the program.
46.How many teachers responded to tdhe survey?
A. 9 C. 19
B. 10 D. 54
47.Which of the following is considered tdhe least problematic?
A. Teachers' fear. C. Instructors' readiness
B. School's expense D. Curriculum's time allocation
Questions 48-50 refer to the following story.
Born Gordon Matthew Sumner in Newcastle,England in 1951, the son of a milkman, Gordon Matthew Sumner. He received his name Sting from his striped sweater in which Gordon Solomon said that he looked like a bee.
Primarily a musician, he worked in the band The Police until 1984,when he went solo. Before his music career he was a ditch digger, a schoolteacher who taught English and a soccer coach. He received an honorary Doctorate of Music degree from Northumbria University in October 1992, and from Berklee College of Music in May 1994.He plays guitar, bass guitar, mandolin, piano, harmonica, saxophone, and pan-flute, and he gave a name to his bass (Brian).
Sting is married to film producer Trudie Styler, and has six children with Trudie and ex-wife, actress frances Tomelty. Sting owns a Jacobian castle in Wiltshire, which he calls :Lake House", where he records his albums, a place in London, an apartment in New York, and a place on the beach in Malibu, California. He has been called pretentious and is accused of intellectual arrogance for stepping into territory not usually covered by "pop stars". Along with his wife Trudie Styler and a Brazilian Indian, he started the Rainforest Foundation in 1989 to help save the rainforests.
48.What did Sting do before he joined the band "The police"?
A. He received an honorary doctorate of music.
B. He played guitar, mandolin, piano, harmonica.
C. He taughtdd, coached a soccer team, dig the ditch.
D. He married to a film producer and had six children.
49. What is the main idea of the second paragraph?
A. The story of a milkman.
B. The story of Gordon's marriage.
C. The given name of Sting's father.
D. The working experience of Sting.
50. What is the synonym of the word "pretentioua' in paragraph 3 sentence 1?
A. Faithful. C. Impressive.
B. Insincere. D. Kind-hearted.
This is the end of the test.
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