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Part V Cloze (15 minutes)
Directions: There are 20 blanks in the following passage. For each blank there are four choices marked A), B). C) and D) m the right side of the paper. You should choose the ONE that best fits into the passage. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the center.
Language is the most astonishing behavior in the animal kingdom. It is the species typical behavior that set human completely 67 from all other animals. Language is a means of communication, 68 it is much more than that. Many animals can 69 . The dance of the honeybee communicates the location of flowers 70 other members of the hive(蜂群). But human language permits communication about anything, 71 things like unicorns (獨角獸)that have never existed. The key 72 in the fact that the unions of meaning, words, can be 73 together in different ways according to 74 , to communicate different meanings.
Language is the most important [earning we do. Nothing 75 humans so much as our ability to communicate abstract thoughts 76 about the universe, the mind, love, dreams or ordering a drink. It is an immensely complex 77 that we take for granted. Indeed, we are not aware of most 78 of our speech and understanding. Consider what happens when one person is speaking to 79 . The speaker has to translate thoughts into 80 language. Brain imaging studies suggest that the time from thoughts to the 81 of speech is extremely fast, only 0. 04 seconds! The listener must hear the sounds to 82 out what the speaker means. He must use the sounds of speech to 83 the words spoken, understand the pattern of 84 of the words(sentences), and finally 85 the meaning. This takes somewhat longer, a minimum of about 0. 5 seconds. But 86 started, it is of course a continuous process.
67. A)apart B)off C)up D) down
68. A)so B)but C)or D)for
69. A) transfer B) transmit C) convey D) communicate
70. A)to B) from C)over D)on
71. A) only B)a[most C) even D)just
72. A)stays B)situates C) hides D)lies
73. A)stuck B)strung C) rung D) consisted
74. A) rules B) scales C) laws D) standards
75. A)combines B)contains C)defines D) declares
76. A)what B) whether C) while D)il
77. A) prospect B) progress C) process D) product
78. A)aspects B)abstracts C)angles D) assumptions
79. A) anybody B)another C)other D) everybody
80. A) body B) gesture C) written D) spoken
81. A) growing B) fixing C) beginning D) building
82. A)put B)take C)draw D) figure
83. A ) identify B) locate C) reveal D) discover
84. A)performance B)organization C)design D) layout
85. A) prescribe B) justify C) utter D) interpret
86. A) since B)after C)once D) until
Part VI Translation(S minutes)
Directions: Complete the sentences by translating into English the Chinese given in brackets. Please write your translation on Answer Sheet 2.
87. With a strong southern accent, Mrs. Johnson could hardly make ___________ (別人能聽懂她的話)
88.___________ (如果給足了時間),they would surely have done better.
89. in the area, AIDS is _____________ (非常可怕的疾病) that the very mention of it strikes terror into the population.
90. Their products wouldn't have secured such high market shares if ___________ (他們沒有改進產品的質量).
91. When 1 began to move round toward the door, ______________________________(她一定是看出了我的想法), for he immediately told me to stay where 1 had been.
