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Part Ⅳ 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 the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.

　　Although there are many skillful Braille readers, thousands of other blind people find it difficult to learn that system. They are thereby shut    61    from the world of books and newspapers, having to    62    on friends to read aloud to them.

　　A young scientist named Raymond Kurzweil has now designed a computer which is a major    63    in providing aid to the    64   . His machine, Cyclops, has a camera that    65    any page, interprets the print into sounds, and then delivers them orally in a robot-like    66    through a speaker. By pressing the appropriate buttons    67    Cyclops's keyboard, a blind person can "read" any    68    document in the English language.

　　This remarkable invention represents a tremendous    69    forward in the education of the handicapped. At present, Cyclops costs ＄50,000.   70   , Mr. Kurzweil and his associates are preparing a smaller    71    improved version that will sell    72    less than half that price. Within a few years, Kurzweil    73    the price range will be low enough for every school and library to    74    one. Michael Hingson, Director of the National Federation for the Blind, hopes that    75    will be able to buy home    76    of Cyclops for the price of a good television set.

　　Mr. Hingson's organization purchased five machines and is now testing them in Maryland, Colorado, Iowa, California, and New York. Blind people have been    77    in those tests, making lots of    78    suggestions to the engineers who helped to produce Cyclops.

　　"This is the first time that blind people have ever done individual studies    79    a product was put on the market," Hingson said. "Most manufacturers believed that having the blind help the blind was like telling disabled people to teach other disabled people. In that    80   , the manufacturers have been the blind ones."

　　61. A) up  B) down  C) in  D) off

　　62. A) dwell  B) rely  C) press  D) urge

　　63. A) execution  B) distinction  C) breakthrough  D) process

　　64. A) paralyzed  B) uneducated  C) invisible  D) sightless

　　65. A) scans  B) enlarges  C) sketches  D) projects

　　66. A) behavior  B) expression  C) movement  D) voice

　　67. A) on  B) at  C) in  D) from

　　68. A) visual  B) printed  C) virtual  D) spoken

　　69. A) stride  B) trail  C) haul  D) footprint

　　70. A) Likewise  B) Moreover  C) However  D) Though

　　71. A) but  B) than  C) or  D) then

　　72. A) on  B) for  C) through  D) to

　　73. A) estimates  B) considers  C) counts  D) determines

　　74. A) settle  B) own  C) invest  D) retain

　　75. A) schools  B) children  C) families  D) companies

　　76. A) models  B) modes  C) cases  D) collections

　　77. A) producing  B) researching  C) ascertaining  D) assisting

　　78. A) true  B) valuable  C) authentic  D) pleasant

　　79. A) after  B) when  C) before  D) as

　　80. A) occasion  B) moment  C) sense  D) event

Section B Compound Dictation

　　Certain phrases one commonly hears among Americans capture their devotion to individualism: "Do you own thing." "I did it my way." "You'll have to decided that for yourself." "You made your bed, now (S1) in it." "if you don't look out for yourself, no one else will." "Look out for number one."

　　Closely (S2) with the value they place on indi8vidualism is the importance Americans (S3) to privacy. Americans assume that people need some time to themselves or some time alone to think about things or recover their (S4) psychological energy. Americans have great (S5) understanding foreigners who always want to be with another person who dislike being alone.

　　If the parents can (S6) it, each child will have his or her own bedroom. Having one's own bedroom, her books, her books and so on. These things will be hers and no one else's.

　　Americans assumer that (S9). Doctors, lawyers, psychologists, and others have rules governing confidentiality that are intended to prevent information about their clients' personal situations form becoming known to others.

　　American's attitude about privacy can be hard for foreigners to understand. (10) . When those boundaries are crossed , an American's body will visibly stiffen and his manner will become cool and aloof.

　　Part Ⅴ  Writing

　　In this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled Say No to Pirated Products.

　　1.目前盗版的现象比较严重

　　2.造成这种现象的原因及危害

　　3.我们应该怎么做？

　　盗版 piracy (n.)

　　盗版产品 pirated products

　　知识产权 intellectual property rights

　　侵犯版权 infringe sb's copyright; copyright infringement

　　Say No to Pirated Products

　　1-5.CBDCA       6-10.CBDAB

　　11-15.BCADD     16-20.ABDAC

　　21-25.CBBCA     26-30.DBCDA

　　31-35.AADCB     36-40.DACBD

　　41-45.BCABD     46-50.BADAC

　　51-55.DCBBA     56-60.DCBAD

　　61-65.DBCDA     66-70.DABAC

　　71-75.ABABC     76-80.ADBCC

　　复合式听写

　　S1. lie   S2 associated   S3. assign  S4. spent  S5. difficulty   S6. afford   S7 infant

　　S8. she is entitled to a place of her own where she can be by herself, and keep her possessions

　　S9. people will have their private thoughts that might never be shared with anyone

　　S10. American's houses, yards and even offices can seem open and inviting. Yet in the minds of Americans, there are boundaries that other people are simply not supposed to cross.