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              Passage3

   When a new movement in Art attains a certain vogue,it is advisable to find out what its advocates are aiming at,for,however far-fetched and unreasonable their contents may seem today,it is possible that in years to come they may be regarded as normal.With regard to Futurist poetry,however,the case is rather difficult,for whatever Futurist poetry may be—even admitting that the theory on which it is based may be right—it can hardly be classed as Literature.ª¥

This,in brief,is what the Futurist says for a century,past conditions of life have been continually speeding up,till now we live in a world of noise and violence and speed.Consequently,our feelings,thoughts and emotions have undergone a corresponding change.This speeding up of life,says the Futurist,requires a new form of expressions.We must speed up our literature too,if we want to interpret modern stress.We must pour out a cataract of essential words,unhampered by stops,or qualifying adjectives,or finite verbs.Instead of describing sounds we must make up words that imitate them;we must use many sizes of type and different colored inks on the same page,and shorten or lengthen words at will.ª¥

Certainly their descriptions of battles are vividly chaotic.But it is a little disconcerting to read in the explanatory notes that a certain line describes a fight between a Turkish and a Bulgarian officer on a bridge off which they both fall into the river——and then to find that the line consists of the noise of their falling are the weights of the officers.“Pluff!Pulff!A hundred and eighty five kilograms.”This,though it fulfills the laws and requirements of Futurist poetry can hardly be classed as Literature.All the same,no thinking man can refuse to accept their first proposition that a great change in our emotional life calls for a change of expression.The whole question is really this:how we essentially changed?ª¤

    45.The main idea of this selections is best expressed as ____.ª¤

      A.The Past versus the future

      B.Changes in modern Lifeª¤

      C.Merits of the Futurist movement

      D.An evaluation of Futurist poetry

   46.When novel ideas appear,it is desirable,according to the writer,to ____.ª¤

     A.discover the aims of their adherents

     B.ignore themª¤

     C.follow the fashion

     D.regard them as normal

  47.The Futurists claim that we must ____.ª¤

    A.increase the production of literature

    B.look to the futureª¤

    C.develop new literary forms

    D.avoid unusual words

  48.The writer believes that Futurist poetry is ____.ª¤

    A.too emotional

    B.too new in type to be acceptableª¤

    C.not literature as he knows it

    D.essential to basic change in the nature mankind

  49.The futurist poet uses all the following devices EXCEPT____.ª¤

    A.imitative words

    B.qualifying adjectivesª¤

    C.different colored inks

    D.a stream of essential wordsª¤

                  

Section B  Skimming and Scanning (Õ¼×Ü·ÖµÄ10%)ª¤

  Directions:In this section there are four passages with a total of four multiple choice questions. Skim or scan them as required and then mark your answer on your answer sheet.

Passage one

 First read the following question.ª¤

      50.The author’s intention is to ____ªª.ª¤

        A. tell how to decorate the house

        B. stress the importance of a well-furnished homeª¤

        C. define the “home”

        D. advertise for a furniture company

                  

Now read the passage below quickly and mark your answer on your ANSWER SHEET.

                  

          WELCOME HOMEª¥

    A home is created from a great many different elements. By you. For you. You make your decisions based on what you need and what you like, in other words, what inspires you. At IKEA, we try to inspire everyone to create a beautiful home. The idea is that you can come into any one of our stores, and stroll through our room settings and specialty shops.

    Hopefully, the thousands of home furnishings and accessories you see there will give you some ideas. And in the end, you’ll find something you can not only afford to bring home. But, more importantly, want to bring home.ª¤ª¤

                  

                  Passage two

 First read the following question.ª¤

   51.What is the writer’s main message in the passage?ª¤

   A. Unemployment brings downward changes in people’s lives.ª¤

   B. One should try to make the best of unemployment.ª¤

   C. Many people have no problems with unemployment.ª¤

   D. Unemployment results in negative psychological effects.

                  

Now read the passage below quickly and mark your answer on your ANSWER SHEET.ª¥

     As more and more people lose their jobs, now is perhaps the time to consider the experience of unemployment. What are the first feelings? Well, losing a job, or not being able to find one, almost always brings unwelcome changes. If you’ve lost a job, the first feeling is often one of shock. As well as the loss of income, many people find the whole routine of their life is shattered, their contact with other people reduced, their ambitions halted and their identity as a worker removed.ª¥

At first there may be good feelings too—a new and better job is just around the corner—it’s nice to be able to lie in bed in the morning or spend more time with the children; have more time to think. But, unless a better job does turn up, the chances are the days start getting longer and time becomes harder to fill. Many people pass through periods of difficulty in sleeping and eating. They feel irritable and depressed, often isolated and lonely.ª¥

     Despite all these problems though, unemployment can be a chance for a fresh start. You can discover that it provides an opportunity to sort out or rethink what you want from life and how best you can get it. You can use the time to plan how to find a new job, learn a new skill, develop your hobbies or see if you can run your own business.ª¤ª¤