Section A
Directions:
For each blank in the following passage 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.
The central
problem of economics is to satisfy the people's and nation's wants.
The problem
we faced with is that our resources, here identified as money are __50__. The
only way we can solve the problem is to make choices. After looking at our
resources, we must examine our list of __51__ and identify the things we need
immediately, those we can postpone, and __52__ we cannot afford. As
individuals, we face the central problem involved in economics---deciding how
to allocate(分配) our limited
resources to provide __53__ with greatest satisfaction of our wants.
Nations face the same
problem. As a country's population __54__, the need for more goods and services
grows correspondingly. Resources necessary to production may increase, but
there are __55__ enough resources to satisfy the total desires of a nation.
Whether the budget meeting is taking place in the family living room, in the
conference room of the corporation __56__ of directors, or in the chamber of
the House of Representatives in Washington,
the basic problem still exists. We need to find __57__ of allocating(分配) limited resources in order to satisfy unlimited wants.
A short time ago,
economists divided goods into two categories, free and economic. The former,
like air and water, were in __58__ abundance(丰富) that economists had___59____ them. After all, economics is the
__60__ of scarcity and what to do about it. Today many of these "free
goods" are __61_ very expensive to use. Population has made clean air and
water expensive for producers extra cost, and __62__ taxpayers who pay for the
government's involvement in cleaning the environment.
In the 1990s, almost
all goods are __63__. Only by effort and money can they be obtained .
Meeting
needs of people and the demands from resource available __64__ the basic
activity of production. In trying to meet unlimited wants from limited economic
goods, production leads to new problems in economics.
50.A. limited B.
unlimited C.
scarcity D.
abundant
51.A. want B.
problem C.
wants D.
resources
52.A. those B.
some C.
others D.
many
53.A. them B.
themselves C.
ourselves D.
ours
54.A. expand B.
extends C.
grows D.
increase
55.A. always B.
sometimes C.
often D.
never
56.A. management B.
function C.
board D.
group
57.A. people B.
economists C.
way D.
methods
58.A. so B.
great C.
such D.
such an
59.A. much concern forB. no concern with C.
no concern for D.
much concern in
60.A. form B.
study C.
means D.
source
61.A. possibly B.
in practice C.
in fact D.
practically
62.A. from B.
at C.
for D.
with
63.A. plentiful B.
scarce C.
abundant D.
in full supply
64.A. are led to B.
leading to C.
lead to D.
leads to
Section B
Directions:
Read the following three 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)
What time
is it? Most people are pretty accurate in their answer. And if you don’t know
for sure, it’s very likely that you can find out. There may be a watch on your
wrist; there may be a clock on the wall, desk, or computer screen; or maybe
you’re riding in a car that has a clock in the dashboard(仪表板).
Even if you
don’t have a timepiece of some sort nearby, your body keeps its own beat.
Humans have an internal clock that regulates the beating of our heart, the pace
of our breathing, the discharge(排出) of chemicals within our bloodstream, and many other bodily
functions.
Time is
something from which we can’t escape. Even if we ignore it, it’s still going
by, ticking away, second by second, minute by minute, hour by hour. So the main
issue in using your time well is, “Who’s in charge?” We can allow time to slip
by and let it be our enemy. Or we can take control of it and make it our ally.
By taking
control of how you spend your time, you’ll increase your chances of becoming a
more successful student. Perhaps more importantly, the better you are at managing
the time you devote to your studies, the more time you will have to spend on
your outside interests.
The aim of
time management is not to schedule every moment so we become all saves of a
timetable that governs every waking moment of the day. Instead, the aim is to
permit us to make informed choices as to how we use our time. Rather than
letting the day go by, largely without our awareness, what we are going to
discuss next can make us better able to control time for our own purposes.
65. The
underlined word “ally” in Para. 3 most likely
means somebody or something that is
____________.
A. your slave and serves you B.
your supporter and helps you
B. under your control and obeys
you D. under your influence and
follows you
66. The author
intends to tell us that time ______.
A. could be regulated by a
timepiece such as a clock or a watch
B. could be
managed by the internal clock of human bodies
C. should be well managed for our
own interest
D. should be saved for outside
interests
67. In the
next part, the author would most probably discuss with you ______.
A. how to keep up with the times B.
how to make up for lost time
C. how to have a good time D.
how to make good use of time