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Section B
Directions: Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
After a few days in Pittsburgh, I was happy to leave the city and enjoy the harmony of the countryside. I left my hotel early and drove south to the Bear Run Nature Reserve. As I arrived, I was immediately impressed by the charming Laurel Highlands and other natural sights. However, I was not there to enjoy beauty: I was there to see a house, one of the most famous houses in the world.
The house I had come to see is Fallingwater. It is called Fallingwater because it was built over a waterfall. As most houses are built on solid ground, this house’s location instantly made it famous. When you approach the house, surrounded by forest, streams and mountains, it looks as though the clear blue water were flowing through it, since the stream rushes out from under the ground floor of the building.
The house was designed by the architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, for businessman Edgar Kaufman and his family. As I toured the house, I learnt that it took Wright three years to build the place. The Kaufman family had asked him to design them a home in the middle of the countryside where they could enjoy the sights and sounds of the natural world. Though they lived in the city, they loved to come to the mountains to spend some time in the peace and quiet of nature, where they could go camping in the forest and play in the stream with their children. In fact, they loved the water so much that they asked Wright to design a house that would let them view the beautiful waterfall every day.
Many people have suggested that this incredible building is a work of art, and I would agree that this beautiful house is a masterpiece of design. It also demonstrates how important it is to live side-by-side with nature and to respect it rather than try to dominate it.
65. ______ impressed the author first as he arrived at the location of Fallingwater.
A. The beauty of nature B. The sight of the waterfall
C. The designer of the house D. The preservation of the environment
66. Fallingwater quickly became famous because ______.
A. a famous architect designed it B. it was built over waterfall
C. blue water flowed through it D. it was situated in a nature reserve
67. The Kaufman family had the house built there in order to ______.
A. move to the countryside B. live in a masterpiece
C. enjoy the harmony of nature D. create a new scenic spot
68. What is the best title of the passage?
A. A Talent Designer and His Masterpiece B. Human and Nature
C. A House over Waterfall D. Life in Fallingwater
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Section B
Directions: Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
After a few days in Pittsburgh, I was happy to leave the city and enjoy the harmony of the countryside. I left my hotel early and drove south to the Bear Run Nature Reserve. As I arrived, I was immediately impressed by the charming Laurel Highlands and other natural sights. However, I was not there to enjoy beauty: I was there to see a house, one of the most famous houses in the world.
The house I had come to see is Fallingwater. It is called Fallingwater because it was built over a waterfall. As most houses are built on solid ground, this house’s location instantly made it famous. When you approach the house, surrounded by forest, streams and mountains, it looks as though the clear blue water were flowing through it, since the stream rushes out from under the ground floor of the building.
The house was designed by the architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, for businessman Edgar Kaufman and his family. As I toured the house, I learnt that it took Wright three years to build the place. The Kaufman family had asked him to design them a home in the middle of the countryside where they could enjoy the sights and sounds of the natural world. Though they lived in the city, they loved to come to the mountains to spend some time in the peace and quiet of nature, where they could go camping in the forest and play in the stream with their children. In fact, they loved the water so much that they asked Wright to design a house that would let them view the beautiful waterfall every day.
Many people have suggested that this incredible building is a work of art, and I would agree that this beautiful house is a masterpiece of design. It also demonstrates how important it is to live side-by-side with nature and to respect it rather than try to dominate it.
65. ______ impressed the author first as he arrived at the location of Fallingwater.
A. The beauty of nature B. The sight of the waterfall
C. The designer of the house D. The preservation of the environment
66. Fallingwater quickly became famous because ______.
A. a famous architect designed it B. it was built over waterfall
C. blue water flowed through it D. it was situated in a nature reserve
67. The Kaufman family had the house built there in order to ______.
A. move to the countryside B. live in a masterpiece
C. enjoy the harmony of nature D. create a new scenic spot
68. What is the best title of the passage?
A. A Talent Designer and His Masterpiece B. Human and Nature
C. A House over Waterfall D. Life in Fallingwater
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Directions: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
I teach biology at UNLV three times per week. Last Monday, at the beginning of class, I cheerfully asked my 1how their weekend had been. One young man said that his weekend had not been so 2. He had his wisdom teeth removed. Then he went on to ask me why I always seemed to be so 3.
His question 4me of something I’d read somewhere before: “Every morning when you get up, you have a 5about how you want to deal with life that day,” I said. “I choose to be cheerful.”
“Let me give you an example,”I continued, 6all sixty students in the class. “In 7to teaching here at UNLV, I also teach out at a 8in Henderson, 17 miles down the highway from where I live. One day a few weeks ago I drove those 17 miles to Henderson. I 9the highway and turned onto College Drive. I only had to drive another quarter mile down the road to the college. But just then my car 10. I tried to start it again, but the 11wouldn’t work. 12I turned my flashers on, took my books, and 13down the road to the college.”
“As soon as I got there, I called and 14for a tow truck to meet me at my car after 15. The secretary there asked me what had happened. ‘This is my 16day.’ ” I replied, smiling.
She was 17. “What do you mean?”
“My car could have broken down anywhere along the highway. It didn’t.” I replied. “18, it broke down in the perfect place: off the highway,19walking distance of here.
I’m still able to teach my class, and I’ve been able to arrange for the tow truck to meet me after class. If my car was meant to break down today, it couldn’t have been arranged in a more convenient 20.”
I ended my story. In spite of the early hour, no one in my class seemed to be asleep. Somehow, my story had touched them.
1.A.schoolmates B. children C. teachers D.students
2.A. had B. good C. sad D.free
3.A. cheerful B. grateful C. hopeful D. thankful
4.A. informed B.told C. reminded D. warned
5.A. decision B. choice C. preference D. judgment
6.A. showing B. demanding C. addressing D. commanding
7.A. contribution B. devotion C. application D. addition
8.A. school B. college C. university D. institute
9.A. exited B. found C. crossed D. entered
10.A. broke B. died C. ended D. finished
11.A. instrument B. wheel C. light D. engine
12.A. But B. And C. So D. Or
13.A. marched B. drove C. rode D. followed
14.A. prepared B. looked C. waited D. arranged
15.A. class B. work C. study D. lunch
16.A. usual B. unusual C. unlucky D. lucky
17.A. astonished B. excited C. puzzled D. pleased
18.A. Anyway B. Instead C. Also D. Still
19.A. within B. beyond C. without D. along
20.A. order B. need C. way D. situation
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II. Cloze 20%
Directions: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
I teach biology at UNLV three times per week. Last Monday, at the beginning of class, I cheerfully asked my 21 how their weekend had been. One young man said that his weekend had not been so 22 . He had his wisdom teeth removed. Then he went on to ask me why I always seemed to be so 23 .
His question 24 me of something I’d read somewhere before: “Every morning when you get up, you have a 25 about how you want to deal with life that day,” I said. “I choose to be cheerful.”
“Let me give you an example,”I continued, 26 all sixty students in the class. “In 27 to teaching here at UNLV, I also teach out at a 28 in Henderson, 17 miles down the highway from where I live. One day a few weeks ago I drove those 17 miles to Henderson. I 29 the highway and turned onto College Drive. I only had to drive another quarter mile down the road to the college. But just then my car 30 . I tried to start it again, but the 31 wouldn’t work. 32 I turned my flashers on, took my books, and 33 down the road to the college.”
“As soon as I got there, I called and 34 for a tow truck to meet me at my car after 35 . The secretary there asked me what had happened. ‘This is my 36 day.’ ” I replied, smiling.
She was 37 . “What do you mean?”
“My car could have broken down anywhere along the highway. It didn’t.” I replied. “ 38 , it broke down in the perfect place: off the highway, 39 walking distance of here.
I’m still able to teach my class, and I’ve been able to arrange for the tow truck to meet me after class. If my car was meant to break down today, it couldn’t have been arranged in a more convenient 40 .”
I ended my story. In spite of the early hour, no one in my class seemed to be asleep. Somehow, my story had touched them.
21. A.schoolmates B. children C. teachers D.students
22. A. had B. good C. sad D.free
23. A. cheerful B. grateful C. hopeful D. thankful
24. A. informed B.told C. reminded D. warned
25. A. decision B. choice C. preference D. judgment
26. A. showing B. demanding C. addressing D. commanding
27. A. contribution B. devotion C. application D. addition
28. A. school B. college C. university D. institute
29. A. exited B. found C. crossed D. entered
30. A. broke B. died C. ended D. finished
31. A. instrument B. wheel C. light D. engine
32. A. But B. And C. So D. Or
33. A. marched B. drove C. rode D. followed
34. A. prepared B. looked C. waited D. arranged
35. A. class B. work C. study D. lunch
36. A. usual B. unusual C. unlucky D. lucky
37. A. astonished B. excited C. puzzled D. pleased
38. A. Anyway B. Instead C. Also D. Still
39. A. within B. beyond C. without D. along
40. A. order B. need C. way D. situation
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Section B
Directions: Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
After a few days in Pittsburgh, I was happy to leave the city and enjoy the harmony of the countryside. I left my hotel early and drove south to the Bear Run Nature Reserve. As I arrived, I was immediately impressed by the charming Laurel Highlands and other natural sights. However, I was not there to enjoy beauty: I was there to see a house, one of the most famous houses in the world.
The house I had come to see is Fallingwater. It is called Fallingwater because it was built over a waterfall. As most houses are built on solid ground, this house’s location instantly made it famous. When you approach the house, surrounded by forest, streams and mountains, it looks as though the clear blue water were flowing through it, since the stream rushes out from under the ground floor of the building.
The house was designed by the architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, for businessman Edgar Kaufman and his family. As I toured the house, I learnt that it took Wright three years to build the place. The Kaufman family had asked him to design them a home in the middle of the countryside where they could enjoy the sights and sounds of the natural world. Though they lived in the city, they loved to come to the mountains to spend some time in the peace and quiet of nature, where they could go camping in the forest and play in the stream with their children. In fact, they loved the water so much that they asked Wright to design a house that would let them view the beautiful waterfall every day.
Many people have suggested that this incredible building is a work of art, and I would agree that this beautiful house is a masterpiece of design. It also demonstrates how important it is to live side-by-side with nature and to respect it rather than try to dominate it.
65. ______ impressed the author first as he arrived at the location of Fallingwater.
A. The beauty of nature B. The sight of the waterfall
C. The designer of the house D. The preservation of the environment
66. Fallingwater quickly became famous because ______.
A. a famous architect designed it B. it was built over waterfall
C. blue water flowed through it D. it was situated in a nature reserve
67. The Kaufman family had the house built there in order to ______.
A. move to the countryside B. live in a masterpiece
C. enjoy the harmony of nature D. create a new scenic spot
68. What is the best title of the passage?
A. A Talent Designer and His Masterpiece B. Human and Nature
C. A House over Waterfall D. Life in Fallingwater