| Directions : There are three passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions. For each question there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.
Passage 1
Parents have to do much less for their children today than they used to do, and home has become much less of a workshop. Clothes can be bought ready made, washing can go to the laundry, food can be bought cooked, canned or preserved, bread is baked and delivered by the baker, milk arrives on the doorstep, meals can be had at the restaurant, the works'canteen, and the school dining-room.
It is unusual now for father to continue his trade or other employment at home, and his children rarely , if ever, see him at his place of work. Boys are therefore seldom trained to follow their father's occupation, and in many towns they have a fairly wide choice of employment and so do girls. The young wage-earner often earns good money, and soon acquires a feeling of economic independence. In textile areas it has long been customary for mothers to go out to work, but this practice has become so widespread that the working mother is now not an unusual factor in a child's home life, the number of married women in employment having more than doubled in the last twenty-five years. With mother earning and his older children drawing substantial wages, father is seldom the dominant figure that he still was at the beginning of the century. When mother works, economic advantages increase, but children lose something of great value if mother's employment prevents her from being home to greet them when they return from school.
1)
The writer compares home to a workshop because_______.
(A)
fathers often pursue employment at home.
(B)
Parents have to make food and necessity themselves for their daily-life.
(C)
Many families produce goods at home for sale.
(D)
Both fathers and mothers in most families are workers.
2)
The writer says that home has become much less of a workshop. He means
(A)
in the past, home was more like a workshop
(B)
home is much more of a workshop now
(C)
home-workshops are becoming fewer and fewer
(D)
home was less like a workshop in the past
3)
The boys are seldom trained to follow their father's occupation because_______.
(A)
children nowadays rarely see their mothers at their place of work
(B)
fathers seldom pursue employment at home now
(C)
there is a wide choice of employment for children
(D)
Both B and C
4)
What makes father no longer be the only dominant person in a family?
(A)
With their earning, mother and children's economic status has risen
(B)
There is a strong social request for the improvement of human rights.
(C)
Father does much less for his children today than he used to.
(D)
The number of unmarried women in employment has increased greatly.
5)
According to the author________.
(A)
mothers began to work not long ago and this tendency is expected to spread soon
(B)
it'll be a pity if working mothers have less time to stay with their children at home
(C)
as a result of economic independence, the young wage-earners are not respectful to their parents
(D)
father's position in a family has been raised
Passage 2
Rockets come in all sizes. Any rocket is interesting and often exciting, but there is one that also promises to be wonderful fun for the pilot. This rocket is designed to carry one person through the air for short distances.
Imagine a person able to rise higher than the treetops, to soar like a wingless bird over hills, streams, and even buildings. Then, just by turning a handle, he or she can settle gently to earth again. All this is possible with a fascinating invention, hardly larger than a life jacket, called a rocket belt.
The rocket belt looks like a padded vest with two steel tanks on the back and a handgrip extending over each shoulder. Turning the left handgrip lets the pilot rise into the air, higher than the tops of trees. Turning the right handgrip lets him or her speed ahead, like a wingless bird. By controlling the right grip and body motions, the pilot can come back to earth gently.
A rocker engine may be thought of as a special kind of furnace in which fuels are burned very rapidly at very high temperatures. The burning fuel creates hot gases. The hot gases then expand and push against the inside of the engine.
Imagine a steel cylinder with no openings except two tiny ones where fuel and oxygen enter. The fuel burns and gas is formed. This gas expands, pushing equally in all directions. Pressure becomes so great that, unless it is relieved, the cylinder will burst.
But before the steel cylinder can burst, the end opposite the fuel intake is suddenly opened and the hot gases rush out. More gases are formed instantly as the fuel continues to burn. The gases push against all parts of the cylinder except for the open end. This causes the cylinder to move away from the open end where there is no pressure.
6)
This passage focuses on______.
(A)
rockets of all sizes
(B)
the rocket belt
(C)
rocket principles
(D)
different rocket engines
7)
The author has written the passage mainly for ________.
(A)
young children
(B)
experienced pilots
(C)
scientists in the rocket field
(D)
the common reader
8)
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage ?
(A)
The rocket belt can only hold one pilot and provide him much fun.
(B)
The rocket belt is very small and it can only fly short distances.
(C)
The hot gases created in the engine rush out of the fuel intake and thus cause the cylinder to move.
(D)
The left handgrip in the rocket belt is used to control height, whether rising or landing
9)
The author begins to discuss a rocket engine and a steel cylinder from the fourth paragraph on in order to______.
(A)
show that he is a specialist in this field
(B)
prove that a rocket engine may be considered as a special kind of furnace.
(C)
make the reader understand how the rocket belt works
(D)
tell the reader the functions of the engine and cylinder
10)
In the following paragraphs, the author is probably going to talk in detail about all the following subjects EXCEPT_______.
(A)
how to train pilots
(B)
functions of the rocket belt
(C)
the cylinder
(D)
the rocket engine
Passage 3
As the cost of gas and oil for home heating has gone up, many Americans have switched from these fuels to wood for heating their homes. In 1973, approximately 200,000 wood-burning stoves, intended for home use, were sold in the United States ; by 1979,this figure had reached one million; and by the end of 1981, there were as many as seven million home-owned wood-burning units in operation in the U.S. .
In addition to low fuel bills, many people choose these stoves because their initial cost is very low(the prices range from $50 kits to $5,000 top-of-the line models), and because new technology has made wood fires more efficient, cleaner, and, therefore, safer than ever before.
One new technological feature of this type is the catalytic combustor which adds about $100 to $200 to the cost of the stove, but which causes much more complete combustion of the wood and therefore burns up more of the pollutants left by incomplete combustion and produces more heat.
A second cost-saving innovation is a device, which agitates the wood, increasing the amount of oxygen that reaches the center of the woodpile, and leading to more efficient combustion. The real advantage of this device is that it allows the owner to make use of cheap sources of wood such as dirty wood chips(an industrial by-product) that have almost no commercial value, cost as little as $ 20 a ton, and burn very inefficiently in furnaces without an agitator.
11)
According to the passage, the number of wood-burning stoves sold for home use______.
(A)
went up five-fold over a six-year period
(B)
rose to seven million during the seventies
(C)
multiplied thirty-five times between 1973 and the beginning of 1982
(D)
increased by 6,800,000 over an eight-year period
12)
According to the author, which of the following is NOT a factor in the recent increase in popularity of wood-burning stoves ?
(A)
Their greater cleanliness than in the old days.
(B)
The high cost of alternative heating fuels.
(C)
The wide range of prices.
(D)
The fame of the designer.
13)
Which of the following is an example of an innovation in wood-burning stoves ?
(A)
Dirty wood chips.
(B)
The catalytic combustor.
(C)
$ 5,000 top-of-line models.
(D)
industrial by-products.
14)
Which of the statements is NOT true ?
(A)
Wood-burning stoves are safer and more efficient than they used to be.
(B)
No factories exist for the purpose of producing dirty wood chips.
(C)
Both catalytic combustors and wood agitators save money in the long run.
(D)
Wood-burning stoves with catalytic combustors cost between $100 and $200.
15)
Which of the following statements is correct ?
(A)
Many Americans have switched from hydrocarbon-based fuels to wood because the price of the latter has risen.
(B)
Some wood-burning stoves cost up to one hundred times more than others did.
(C)
Catalytic combustors increase the amount of pollution caused by wood-burning stoves.
(D)
Agitators are a cheaper addition to wood-burning stoves than catalytic combustors.
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