Part IV Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)

　　Section A

　　Directions: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. The American Revolution was not a revolution in the sense of a radical or total change. It was not a sudden and (47) overturning of the political and social framework, such as later occurred in France and Russia, (48) both were already independent nations. Significant changes were ushered in, (49) they were not breathtaking. What happened was accelerated (50) rather than outright revolution. During the conflict, people went on working and praying, marrying and playing. Most of them were not (51) disturbed by the actual fighting, and many of the more isolated communities scarcely knew that a war was on.

　　America's War of Independence heralded the birth of three modem nations. One was Canada, which (52) its first large influx of English-speaking population from the thousands of loyalists who fled there from the United States; (53) was Australia, which became a penal colony now that America was no longer (54) for prisoners and debtors; the third newcomer—the United States — based itself squarely on republican principles.

　　Yet even the political overturn was not so (55) as one might suppose. In some states, notably Connecticut and Rhode Island, the war largely ratified a colonial self-rule already existing. British officials, everywhere ousted, were (56) by a home-grown governing class, which promptly sought a local substitute for king and parliament.

　　A) violent

　　B) seriously

　　C) revolutionary

　　D) evolution

　　E) another

　　F) and

　　G) replaced

　　H) repelled

　　I) other

　　J) received

　　K) but

　　L) severe

　　M) available

　　N) when

　　O) revolution

　　Section B

　　Directions: There are 2 passages in this section. Each passage is followed by some questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked [A]、[B]、[C] and [D]. You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

　　Passage One

　　A study of facts and figures on development demonstrates that China has made remarkable social progress in a range of significant areas in the last 45 years.

　　China feeds and clothes 22 percent of the world's population with only seven percent of the world's farmland. The necessities of life food, clothing, goods for everyday use — are now within reach of the majority of the Chinese people. Nutrition has improved greatly for both urban and rural residents.

　　The Chinese government has taken a series of measures to eliminate or reduce poverty, bringing down the number of poor in the rural population from 250 million in 1978 to only 80 million in 1994, even though this was a period in which China's population increased by over 100 million.

　　The per capita living area in cities and towns increased from 3.6 square meters in 1978 to 7.5 square meters in 1993. In rural areas the per capita housing has reached 20.8 square meters.

　　Educational developments have liberated millions of Chinese people from ignorance and illiteracy. In 1986 China instituted nine years of compulsory schooling, with the result that by 1993 school enrolment had reached 97.7 percent. Today, illiteracy among young and middle-aged people has dropped to only seven percent.

　　The state is taking measures to keep its labor force fully employed. In recent years the urban unemployment rate has remained between two and three percent. China has put strict controls on industrial pollution in an effort to improve the overall urban environment. Ecological methods of farming are being promoted and afforestation is being speeded up. In 1993 the country's forest coverage was 13.9 percent and 766 nature reserves covered a total of 661, 800 square kilometers.

　　China is working toward the goal of health care for everyone by the year 2000. In 1993 there were two hospital beds for every 833 people and two doctors for every 1,266 people. By now the immunization of children has reached 85 percent, and increased efforts are being made to monitor and control AIDS and venereal diseases.

　　57. What is an appropriate title for this passage?

　　[A] Fast Economic Development in China. [B] Social Development in China.

　　[C] The Current Chinese Society. [D] People's View on China's Reform.

　　58. Which of the following statements is NOT correct?

　　[A] Chinese people account for 22 percent of the world's total population.

　　[B] The arable land in China constitutes seven percent of that of the world.

　　[C] Most Chinese people now can easily buy the necessities of life.

　　[D] Urban residents can eat nutritiously, but rural residents cannot.

　　59. What is mentioned as a difficulty of poverty elimination efforts by the passage?

　　[A] Slow economic development. [B] Vast area of land.

　　[C] Huge population increase. [D] Natural disaster.

　　60. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

　　[A] Educational developments have set millions of Chinese people free.

　　[B] After 1986, every child in China must receive an education of at least nine years.

　　[C] Nowadays, only 7% of young and middle-aged people cannot read or write.

　　[D] There is compulsory education for children now.

　　61. Which of the following is mentioned as an example of achievements in health care?

　　[A] Increasing budget and attention. [B] Preferential tax policy and incentives.

　　[C] Decreasing mortality rate and medicine price. [D] Ratio of hospital beds to patient.

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