Passage Two
Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.
When imaginative men turn their eyes towards space and wonder whether life exist in any part of it, they may cheer themselves by remembering that life need not resemble closely the life that exists on Earth. Mars looks like the only planet where life like ours could exist, and even this is doubtful. But there may be other kinds of life based on other kinds of chemistry, and they may multiply on Venus or Jupiter. At least we cannot prove at present that they do not.
Even more interesting is the possibility that life on their planets may be in a more advanced stage of evolution. Present-day man is in a peculiar and probably temporary stage. His individual units retain a strong sense of personality. They are, in fact, still capable under favorable circumstances of leading individual lives. But man's societies are already sufficiently developed to have enormously more power and effectiveness than the individuals have.
It is not likely that this transitional situation will continue very long on the evolutionary time scale. Fifty thousand years from now man's societies may have become so close-knit that the individuals retain no sense of separate personality. Then little distinction will remain between the organic parts of the multiple organism and the inorganic parts (machines) that have been constructed by it. A million years further on man and his machines may have merged as closely as the muscles of the human body and the nerve cells that set them in motion.
The explorers of space should be prepared for some such situation. If they arrive on a foreign planet that has reached an advanced stage (and this is by no means impossible), they may find it being inhabited by a single large organism composed of many closely cooperating units.
The units may be “secondary” — machines created millions of years ago by a previous form of life and given the will and ability to survive and reproduce. They may be built entirely of metals and other durable materials. If this is the case, they may be much more tolerant of their environment, multiplying under conditions that would destroy immediately any organism made of carbon compounds and dependent on the familiar carbon cycle.
Such creatures might be relics(遗物) of a past age, many millions of years ago, when their planet was favorable to the origin of life, or they might be immigrants from a favored planet.
57. What does the word “cheer” (Line 2, Para. 1) imply?
A) Imaginative men are sure of success in finding life on other planets.
B) Imaginative men are delighted to find life on other planets.
C) Imaginative men are happy to find a different kind of life existing on other planets.
D) Imaginative men can be pleased with the idea that there might exist different forms of life on other planets.
58. Humans on Earth today are characterized by .
A) their existence as free and separate beings B) their capability of living under favorable conditions
C) their great power and effectiveness D) their strong desire for living in a close-knit society
59. According to this passage, some people believe that eventually .
A) human societies will be much more cooperative B) man will live in a highly organized world
C) machines will replace man D) living beings will disappear from Earth
60. Even most imaginative people have to admit that .
A) human societies are as advanced as those on some other planets
B) planets other than Earth are not suitable for life like ours to stay
C) it is difficult to distinguish between organic parts and inorganic parts of the human body
D) organism are more creative than machines
61. It seems that the writer .
A) is interested in the imaginary life forms B) is eager to find a different form of life
C) is certain of the existence of a new life form D) is critical of the imaginative people
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) on 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 centre.
The human nose is an underrated tool. Humans are often thought to be insensitive smellers compared with animals, 62 this is largely because, 63 animals ,we stand upright. This means that our noses are 64 to perceiving those smells which float through the air, 65 the majority of smells which stick to surfaces. In fact 66 ,we are extremely sensitive to smells, 67 we do not generally realize it. Our noses are capable of 68 human smells even when these are 69 to far below one part in one million.
Strangely, some people find that they can smell one type of flower but not another, 70 others are sensitive to the smells of both flowers. This may be because some people do not have the genes necessary to generate 71 smell receptors in the nose. These receptors are the cells which sense smells and send 72 to the brain. However, it has been found that even people insensitive to a certain smell 73 can suddenly become sensitive to it when 74 to it often enough.
The explanation for insensitivity to smell seems to be that brain finds it 75 to keep all smell receptors working all the time but can 76 new receptors if necessary. This may 77 explain why we are not usually sensitive to our own smells we simply do not need to be. We are not 78 of the usual smell of our own house but we 79 new smells when we visit someone else's. The brain finds it best to keep smell receptors 80 for unfamiliar and emergency signals 81 the smell of smoke, which might indicate the danger of fire.
62. ［A］although ［B］as ［C］but ［D］while
63. ［A］above ［B］unlike ［C］excluding ［D］besides
64. ［A］limited ［B］committed ［C］dedicated ［D］confined
65 ［A］catching ［B］ignoring ［C］missing ［D］tracking
66. ［A］anyway ［B］though ［C］instead ［D］therefore
67. ［A］even if ［B］if only ［C］only if ［D］as if
68. ［A］distinguishing ［B］discovering ［C］determining ［D］detecting
69. ［A］diluted ［B］dissolved ［C］determining ［D］diffused
70. ［A］when ［B］since ［C］for ［D］whereas
71. ［A］unusual ［B］particular ［C］unique ［D］typical
72. ［A］signs ［B］stimuli ［C］messages ［D］impulses
73. ［A］at first ［B］at all ［C］at large ［D］at times
74. ［A］subjected ［B］left ［C］drawn ［D］exposed
75. ［A］ineffective ［B］incompetent ［C］inefficient ［D］insufficient
76. ［A］introduce ［B］summon ［C］trigger ［D］create
77. ［A］still ［B］also ［C］otherwise ［D］nevertheless
78. ［A］sure ［B］sick ［C］aware ［D］tired
79. ［A］tolerate ［B］repel ［C］neglect ［D］notice
80. ［A］available ［B］reliable ［C］identifiable ［D］suitable
81. ［A］similar to ［B］such as ［C］along with ［D］aside from
Part VI Translation (5 minutes)
Directions: Complete the sentences on Answer Sheet 2 by translating into English the Chinese
given in brackets.
82.The landlord _______________(想将租金提高三分之一).
83. Be quick, _______________(否则等我们到达教堂时婚礼就已经结束了).
84. Should there be another world war, _______________(人类的继续存在就会有危险).
85. It is generous _______________(你把这么多钱捐给灾区人民).
86. No sooner had Anne arrived _______________(就生病了).
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