Passage Four��

　　Questions 36 to 40 are based on the following passage:��

　　The Japanese are fascinated by automata and new inventions. Japanese children are used to friendly robots in their comics, in toys, and in TV animated cartoons. When as adults they join the workforce,robots mean that there is no need to import cheap foreign labor, as happens in many other parts of the world. There is no need for humans to put up with dirty, mind�瞕eadening mechanical work the robot does it all without complaint, around the clock. Robots don't go on strike over tea breaks they don't have tea, or any other kind of breaks:they work, day and night, without having to be paid overtime, without making mistakes. Human tasks are subject to human error: robot error seldom or never occurs except as a result of human error!\;

　　In Japan, robots are almost respected for their virtues. When a new robot is introduced to a small suburban factory, a Shinto priest is invited to inaugurate it. He inaugurates the robot with words along the lines of "Welcome to our co�瞱orker, we hope you'll help him settle in." No one laughs.\;

　　FANUC demonstrates the Japanese tendency to conform particularly strikingly. The founder of FANUC, Dr. Inaba, has created an army that makes no distinction between blue�瞔ollar, white�瞔ollar and steel�瞔ollar worker: everyone, including the warlord himself, is dressed in yellow clothing issued free by the company. Perh

　　aps to make up for the boring nature of the work, there are a number of other company perks. Company benefits, including pay, are much higher than in similar companies in Japan. Travel to and from work is provided free in the company's yellow buses. However, workers are expected to put in demanding unpaid "overtime." There is a clock in the product development laboratory set to run at ten times the normal speed, the remind everyone that the company is on a war footing.\;

　　As we watched Dr. Inaba's yellow helicopter soar away to Narita airport, we couldn't help thinking that his dream of world domination in robotics and allied applications might be more elegantly achieved if he had also thought to program his robots to whistle while they work.

　　36.According to the author, which of the following is not true to the Japanese?

　　A) Robots mean there is no need to import cheap foreign labor.

　　B) Robots mean that humans needn't do dirty and noisy work.

　　C) Robots mean there are no strikes nor overtimes.

　　D) Robots mean there is no mistake in any form.��

　　37.What can be inferred form the words "He inaugurates the robot with words along the lines of 'Welcome to our co�瞱orker, we hope you'll help him settle in.'No one laughs."?

　　A) The Japanese has no sense of humor while at work.

　　B) The Japanese does not understand the words of the Shinto priest.

　　C) The Japanese shows a true respect for robots.

　　D) The Japanese goes too far in their respect for robots.��

　　38.Which of the following is not true about FANUC?

　　A) Workers receive higher pay for working overtime.

　　B) Workers enjoy free travel to and from work.

　　C) Workers are doing boring, sometimes demanding work.

　　D) Workers are reminded of being on a war footing.��

　　39.What is not implied in the following works "we couldn't help thinking that his dream of world domination in robotics and allied applications might be more elegantly achieved if he had also thought to program his robots to whistle while they work."?

　　A) Our technology is not yet up to the needs of Dr. Inaba's dream.

　　B) Dr. Inaba's dream of world domination in robotics lacks humanity.

　　C) Dr. Inaba's dream of allied applications is too practical.

　　D) The author is in favor of Dr. Inaba's dream.��

　　40.What does "our co�瞱orker" refer to in the sentence "Welcome to our co�瞱orker, we hope you'll help him settle in?"

　　A) Japanese workers who attend the inauguration.��

　　B) The introduced robot.

　　C) The people who have invented the robot.��

　　D) Japanese workers in general.

　　Part Ⅲ

　　Vocabulary (20 minutes)

　　Directions:There are 30 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked. A), B), C) and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.

　　41.Since the most commonly accepted test is the TOEFL exam, most institutions will expect a ____ TOEFL score for admission.

　　A) minimal B) maximal��

　　C) mimimum　　D) maximum��

　　42.It was believed that his death ____ with the robbery of the bank downtown.

　　A) accompanied　　B) coincided��

　　C) correlated　　D) conformed��

　　43.Does Emerson find his career full and ____ as a basketball player?

　　A) conflicting　　B) charming�� C) rewarding　　D) awarding��

　　44.The local government gave the first ____ to education after the war.

　　A) projection　　B) protection�� C) profession　　D) priority��

　　45.The professor ____ his habit of getting up early in the morning to do writing all his life.

　　A) projection　　B) retained�� C) retailed　　D) revitalized��

　　46.The news of our team winning the match was really ____, and millions of people came out to celebrate the victory.

　　A) overwhelming　　B) accelerating�� C) prompting　　D) preceding��

　　47.What the government should do urgently is to take actions to ____ the economy.

　　A) brook　　B) blush�� C) boost　　D) brood��

　　48.The explosion in the mine was ____ by a careless miner who lit a match.

　　A) triggered　　B) claimed�� C) hampered　　D) protested��

　　49.The mass newspaper depended significantly more on advertising ____ than did their predecessors.

　　A) revenues　　B) incomes�� C) avenues　　D) outcomes��

　　50.Some minerals are quite common, others are regionally ____, and still others are rare on the earth.

　　A) attributed　　B) distributed�� C) contributed　　D) scattered��

　　51.The most successful way to solve the language problem while a foreign play is being performed is ____ translation.

　　A) instantaneous　　B) spontaneous�� C) simultaneous　　D) homogeneous��

　　52.The hostess ____ in the contract that the rent should be paid in cash at the beginning of each month.

　　A) assumed　　B) submitted�� C) exposed　　D) specified��

　　53.This year, the number of accidents has ____ that of last year.

　　A) overtaken　　B) overweighed�� C) overcome　　D) overshadowed��

　　54.You must ____ yourself or they will continue to bully you, so you will go on living in disgrace.

　　A) assess　　B) assert�� C) maintain　　D) promote��

　　55.While both plans were perfectly sensible, only one seemed ____ in China's particular situation.

　　A) available　　B) feasible�� C)resolvable　　D) presumable��

　　56.A good teacher must know how to ____ his ideas to the students, as generally agreed by educational experts.

　　A) transmit　　B) transfer�� C) convey　　D) communicate��

　　57.If you keep on taking on more work than you can do, your health will ____.

　　A) decline　　B) degrade�� C) degenerate　　D) deteriorate��

　　58.The director tried to wave aside these issues as ____ details that would be settled later.

　　A) preliminary　　B) primary�� C) trivial　　D) alternative��

　　59.As one of the youngest professors in the university, Miss King is certainly on the ____ of a brilliant career.

　　A) end　　B) edge�� C) threshold　　D) course��

　　60.During the famine of 1943, millions of peasants ____ to the cities because they could not make a living in the countryside.

　　A) immigrated　　B) emigrated�� C) migrated　　D) generated��

　　61.I'm sorry to inform you that you application has been declined. Our manager thought you were not ____ for the post.

　　A) legible　　B) eligible�� C) valid　　D) literate��

　　62.Visitors to Britain are sometimes surprised to learn that newspapers there have such a large ____.

　　A) issue　　B) distribution�� C) coverage　　D) circulation��

　　63.This line was carrying equal number of eastbound and westbound trains, and they ____ regularly.

　　A) altered　　B) alternated�� C) switched　　D) exchanged��

　　64.The three astronauts have splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, only six miles from the aircraft carrier that was ____ for the recovery mission.

　　A) dispatched　　B) deposited�� C) deployed　　D) delivered��

　　65.Pubs have fanciful names like "The Red Lion" or "The Pig and Whistle" and they often have picutre on a signboard outside to ____ the name.

　　A) justify　　B) illustrate�� C) modify　　D) clarify��

　　66.There are two main requirements before the fifth�瞘eneration computer can become a reality and it is these that scientists are ____.

　　A) anticipating　　B) tackling�� C) manipulating　　D) speculating��

　　67.College students in this city have set up "the Cleaner Air Society" to help urban citizens become aware of the ____ to our environment.

　　A) conditions　　B) situations �� C) dangers　　D) threats��

　　68.When you get a minor burn, pour some cold water on it, which will help____ the pain of the burn.

　　A) relieve　　B) relax�� C) reveal　　D) release��

　　69.The library published a colletion of books recently made ____ to the public.

　　A) acceptable　　B) accessible�� C) accommodable　　D) accountable��

　　70.For 14 years after her spouse's death, she saw the ____ meaning of her life as nourishing her son and safeguarding her husband's works.

　　A) due　　B) lone�� C) sole　　D) keen

　　Part Ⅴ

　　Writing (30 minutes)

　　Directions:For this part you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic: How to Cope with Personal Crisis.��

　　You should write at least 150 words and base your composition on the outline given in Chinese below:

　　How to Deal with Personal Crisis��

　　1.造成個人危機的起因。��

　　2.應(yīng)對個人危機的方法。

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