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卷(共100分)PartIReadingComprehension(共20小题，每小题2分，共40分)Directions:Thereare4passagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.PassageOneTYPINGThiscourseisforthosewhowanttolearntotype,aswellasthosewhowanttoimprovetheirtyping.Thecourseisnotcommon.Youaretestedinthefirstclass,andbeginpracticingatoneofeightdifferentskilllevels.Thisallowsyoutolearnatyourownspeed.Eachprogramlasts20hours.Bringyourownpaper.Coursefee:$125Materials:$25Twohoursforeacheveningfortwoweeks.Newclassesbegineverytwoweeks.Thiscourseistaughtbyanumberofprofessionalbusinesseducationteacherswhohavesuccessfullytaughttypingcoursebefore.UNDERSTANDINGCOMPUTERSThistwelve-hourcourseisforpeoplewhodonotknowverymuchaboutcomputers,butwhoneedtolearnaboutthem.Youwilllearnwhatcomputersare,whattheycanorcan’tdoandhowtousethem.Coursefee：$75Jan4,7,11,14,18Wed.&Sat.9:00---11:30a.m.Equipmentfee:$10DavidisaprofessorofComputerScienceatBeijingUniversity.Hehasovertwentyyearsofexperienceinthecomputerfield.STOPSMOKINGDoyouwanttostopsmoking?Haveyouevertriedandfailed?Nowisthetimetostopsmokingusingthelatestmethods.Youcanstopsmoking,andthistwelve-coursewillhelpyoudoit.Coursefee：$30Jan2,9,16,23Mon2:00---5:00p.m.Dr.Johnisapracticingpsychologistwhohashelpedhundredsofpeoplestopsmokingsuccessfully.1.IfyouchoosetheUNDERSTANDINGCOMPUTERScourse,youwillhaveclasses_______.A.fromMondaytoSundayB.onWednesdayandSaturdayC.onSaturdayandSundayD.onWeekendevenings2.HowlongwillthecourseSTOPSMOKINGlasteachtime?A.FourweeksB.ThreeweeksC.AweekD.Twentyhours3.Mr.Blackworkseverymorningandevening,buthewantstotakepartinoneofthethreecourses.Whichoneissuitableforhim?’sthedifferencebetweentheTYPINGcourseandtheothertwo?A．peopleatdifferentskilllevelsmaylearnatdifferentspeedB．youwilltakeatestafterthecourse.C．youwillpaythesameamount.D．youneedtobeequippedwithcomputerknowledge.PassageTwoIfIhadtheabilitytochangeonethingaboutAmericansociety,mydecisionwouldnotbeadifficultone.Iwouldbantelevision.Igrewupacouchpotato.lookingback,itseemsIhardlyreadanythingelseatall—IwatchedTValmostsevenhoursaday.Therearesomanygoodreasonsforyoutobeacouchpotato.Televisionisgoodbefore-breakfastentertainment.Televisionisgoodafter-schoolentertainment.Televisionisgoodbefore-bedentertainment.Everybodywatchesit,soyouhavetowatchittooinordertotalkaboutitwithfriends.Otherwiseyoucannotsayaword,whichmakesyoulooklikeanidiot.ButwhenIstoppedwatchingtelevisioncompletelyseveralmonthsago,IfoundthatIhadbecomeamorereflectiveperson,simplybecauseIhadmoretimetothink.Televisionhadstoppedstuffingitsideasintomyhead.Iwasthinkingofmychildhood,andtomydisappointment,Ifoundthatitcouldbesummedupinonesentence:“IwatchedalotofTV.”AndIwastedtoomuchofmyyouththatIcannothaveback.IwillneverbemoreimaginativethanIwasinmychildhood.NowIcantotallyresistthetemptationofTVnomatterhowmarveloustheprogramsare,andI’menteringintoanewstageoflife.Inthemeantime,I’dhopethatallcouchpotatoeswouldturnofftheirTV.ButIamafraidthatwithmoreandmoreattractiveTVprograms,I’mnotgoingtobethelastpersoninthiscountrytoidleawaythebestyearsoflifesittingpassivelyinfrontofatelevision6.Acouchpotatoissomeonewho________.A.spendsmuchtimesittingandwatchingTVB.plantspotatoC.plantspotatointhecouchD.sitsinacoucheatingpotato7.PeoplewatchTVsomuchbecause________.A.televisionisgoodbeforebreakfastentertainmentB.televisionisgoodafter-schoolentertainmentC.televisionisgoodbefore-bedentertainmentD.Alloftheabove8.Accordingtothepassage,peoplewill________iftheystopwatchingTV.A.fillthemselveswithideasonTVB.bemorelazyandrelaxed“idleaway”(Para5)probablymeans”_________”.A.spendtimeinadifferentwayB.spendtimeinarelaxedwaydoingnothingC.enteranewstageD.watchtelevisionPassageThreeIfwewereaskedexactlywhatweweredoingayearago，weshouldprobablyhavetosaythatwecouldnotremember.Butifwehadkeptabookandhadwritteninitanaccountofwhatwedideachday,weshouldbeabletogiveananswertothequestion.Itisthesameinhistory.Manythingshavebeenforgottenbecausewedonothaveanywrittenaccountofthem.Sometimesmendidkeeparecordofthemostimportanthappeningsintheircountry,butoftenitwasdestroyedbyfireorinawar.Sometimestherewasneveranywrittenrecordatallbecausethepeopleofthattimeandplacedidnotknowhowtowrite.Forexample，weknowagooddealaboutthepeoplewholivedinChina4，000yearsago，becausetheycouldwriteandleavewrittenrecordsforthosewholivedafterthem.Butweknowalmostnothingaboutthepeoplewholivedeven200yea