2000年全國英語專業四級考試試題PartⅠWRITING［45MIN.］SECTIONACOMPOSITIONWriteonANSWERSHEETONEacompositionofabout150wordsonthefollowingtopic:Collegelifeshouldbevariedandcolourful.Andextracurricularactivitiesareanimportantaspectofit.However,atpresent,thereismuchroomforimprovementinthisregard.Writeanarticletotheuniversityradioentitled:TheImportanceofExtracurricularActivitiesInthefirstpartofyourarticleyoushouldclearlypresentyourview,andinthesecondpartyoushouldsupportyouropinionwithappropriatedetails.Inthelastpartyoushouldbringwhatyouhavewrittentoanaturalconclusionorsummary.Markswillbeawardedforcontent,organization,grammarandappropriacy.Failuretofollowtheaboveinstructionsmayresultinalossofmarks.SECTIONBNOTE-WRITING［10MIN.］WriteonANSWERSHEETONEanoteofabout50-60wordsbasedonthefollowingsituation:You’vereadonthenoticeboardthattheuniversitylibraryislookingforapart-timelibraryassistantwhocanworkatweekends.Youthinkthatyourclassmate,George,isasuitablepersonforthisvacancy.Writehimanote,tellinghimwhatyouknowaboutthevacancyandtryingtopersuadehimtogoforaninterviewMarkswillbeawardedforcontentorganization,grammarandappropriacy.PartⅡDICTATION［15MIN.］Listentothefollowingpassage.Altogetherthepassagewillbereadtoyoufourtimes.Duringthefirstreading,whichwillbereadatnormalspeed,listenandtrytounderstandthemeaning.Forthesecondandthirdreadings,thepassagewillbereadsentencebysentence,orphrasebyphrase,withintervalsof15seconds.Thelastreadingwillbereadatnormalspeedagainandduringthistimeyoushouldcheckyourwork.Youwillthenbegiven2minutestocheckthroughyourworkoncemore.PleasewritethewholepassageonANSWERSHEETTWOPartⅢLISTENINGCOMPREHENSION［20MIN.］InSectionsA,B,andCyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.Markthebestanswertoeachquestiononyouranswersheet.SectionASTATEMENTInthissectionyouwillhearninestatements.Attheendofthestatementyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingninequestions.1.WhatissaidaboutHarry’sbrother?A.Heishappywithhisjob.B.Heisaveryambitiousman.C.Heistooambitioustobeanenginedriver.D.Hedoesn’tliketobeanenginedriver.2.WhatdoyoulearnaboutMs.Ellis?A.Shehasbeenwaiting.B.Sheisexaminingherpatient.C.Sheisseeingherdoctor.D.Shewouldn’tmindwaiting.3.Joanisprobablya___.A.nurseB.doctorC.lawyerD.saleswoman4.ThespeakerseesMarywear___differentsilkscarvesinaweek.A.2B.5C.7D.65.WherewillthepassengerschangetrainstogotoGilford?A.EastCroydon.B.Victoria.C.Southeast.D.RedHill.6.Whatisthespeakerprobablydoing?A.Interviewingaclerk.B.Writingajobad.C.Dismissingaclerk.D.Makinginquires7.Whatdoesthespeakermean?A.Emilyisneitherhonestnortrustworthy.B.Emilyusedtobehonestonly.C.Emilyusedtobetrustworthyonly.D.Emilyismorethanhonestandtrustworthy.8.Whendoesthenexttrainleave?A.6:56.B.7:00.C.7:28.D.8:38.9.WhatwaswrongwithMalcolm?A.Hehadtroubleworkinghard.B.Hedidn’tknowwheretogo.C.Heneverwentanywhere.D.Heworkedhardbutneversucceeded.17.WhathappenedtoMr.Runt’sproject?A.Itwasfairlysuccessful.B.Itwashardandfutile.C.Itfailedforlackoffund.D.Itstoppedforlackofland.SECTIONCNEWSBROADCASTQuestion18isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven1Osecondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.18.Accordingtothenews,NATOandRussia___.A.havefinalizedacharterontheirnewrelationshipB.stillhavedifferencesinmilitaryandpoliticalissuesC.willholdafifthroundoftalksinLuxembourgD.madenoprogressinthisroundoftalksQuestions19and20arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthetwoquestions.Nowlistentothenews.19.___peoplewerekilledduringtheaircrash.A.61B.51C.41D.1020.Accordingtothenews,theplanecrashed___.A.shortlybeforeitlandedB.minutesafterittookoffC.afteritclearedthemountainsD.atthefootofthemountainsQuestions21and22arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthetwoquestions.Nowlistentothenews.21.WhichofthefollowingisNOTlistedasaterroristgroupbytheUS?A.Thepro-IranianHezbollah.B.ThePalestiniangroupHamas.C.TheIrishRepublicanArmy.D.TheBasqueseparatistgroupETA.22.Theaffectedgroupswillbepreventedfrom___.A.enteringtheUnitedStateslegallyB.freezingUSfinancialassetsabroadC.receivingsupportfromothercountriesD.givingweaponstootherterroristgroupsQuestion23isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven1Osecondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.23.IsraeliPrimeMinisterBenjaminNetanyahu___.A.hasbeenprosecutedbytheJusticeMinistryB.maybeprosecutedbytheJusticeMinistryC.hasbeenprosecutedbythepoliceD.willbeprosecutedonMondayQuestions24and25arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthetwoquestions.Nowlistentothenews.24.Thewinnersofthereportedelectionsare___.A.theleft-wingConservativesB.theleft-wingSocialistsC.thecentre-rightConservativesD.thecentre-rightSocialists25.Iftheleftsecurestheparliamentarymajority,___.A.ChiracwillsharehispresidentialpowerwithJospinB.JospinwillsharehisprimeministerialpowerwithChiracC.Jospinwillbecomeprimeminister,andChiracwillremainD.Jospinwillbecomeprimeminister,andChiracwillresign完型填空PartⅣCLOZE［15MIN.］Decidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwouldbestcompletethepassageifinsertedinthecorrespondingblanks.Markthebestchoiceforeachblankonyouranswersheet.Thedifferencebetweenaliquidandagasisobvious(26)theconditionsoftemperatureandpressurecommonlyfoundatthesurfaceoftheEarth.Aliquidcanbekeptinanopencontainerand(27)ittothelevelofafreesurface.Agasformsnofreesurfacebut(28)todiffusethroughoutthespaceavailable;itmust(29)bekeptinaclosedcontainer,as(30)aplanet’satmosphere.Thedistinctionwasaprominentfeatureofearlytheories(31)thephasesofmatter.Inthenineteenthcentury,forexample,onetheorymaintainedthataliquidcouldbe“dissolved”inavaporwithoutlosingitsidentity,andanothertheoryheldthatthetwophasesare(32)differentkindsofmolecules(分子).Thetheoriesnowprevailing(33)aquitedifferentapproachbyemphasizingwhatliquidsandgaseshaveincommon.Theyarebothformsofmatterthathavenopermanentstructure,andtheybothfloweasily.Theyarefluids.The(34)similarlyofliquidsandgasesbecomesclearlyapparentwhenthetemperatureandpressureareraisedsomewhat.(35)aclosedcontainerpartiallyfilledwithaliquidisheated.Theliquidexpandsor(36),becomeslessdense;someofitevaporates.(37),thevaporabovetheliquidsurfacebecomesdenserastheevaporatedmoleculesareaddedtoit.Thecombinationoftemperatureandpressure(38)thedensitiesbecomeequalis(39)thecriticalpoint.Abovethecriticalpointtheliquidandthegascannolongerbe(40);thereisasingle,undifferentiatedfluidphaseofuniformdensity.26.A.inB.onC.underD.beyond27.A.fillsB.befilledC.fillingD.tofill28.A.intendsB.tendsC.inclinesD.contends29.A.howeverB.neverthelessC.soD.therefore30．A.intheeventofB.inthecaseofC.withaviewtoD.withreferenceto31.A.havingdescribedB.describedC.describingD.tohavedescribed32.A.madeupofB.consistedofC.constitutedofD.madefrom33.A.applyB.adaptC.takeD.conduct34.A.elementaryB.crucialC.rudimentaryD.fundamental35.A.SupposeB.TosupposeC.BeingsupposedD.Supposed36.A.inawordB.inthemeantimeC.inotherwordsD.inthatcase37.A.SimilarlyB.IncontrastC.FurthermoreD.Instead38.A.onthatB.onwhichC.atthatD.atwhich39.A.knownB.definedC.calledD.referredto40.A.classifiedB.recognizedC.categorizedD.distinguishedPartⅤGRAMMARANDVOCABULARY［15MIN.］Therearetwenty-fivesentencesinthissection.BeneatheachsentencetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Chooseonewordorphrasethatbestcompletesthesentence.Markyouranswersonyouranswersheet.41.Acutehearinghelpsmostanimalssensetheapproachofthunderstormslongbeforepeople___.A.doB.hearC.dothemD.hearingit42.Thisisanillnessthatcanresultintotalblindness___leftuntreated.A.afterB.ifC.sinceD.unless43.Thecentralprovinceshavefloodsinsomeyears,and___.A.droughtinothersB.droughtsareothersC.whileotherdroughtsD.othersindrought44.Dohelpyourselftosomefruit,___you?A.can’tB.don’tC.wouldn’tD.won’t45.There___nothingmorefordiscussion,themeetingcametoanendhalfanhourearlier.A.tobeB.tohavebeenC.beingD.be46.Mymothercan’tget___becauseshehasrheumatism(風濕病).A.aboutB.onC.throughD.in47.Iwasverymuchput___byMark’srudebehavior;itreallyannoyedme.A.overB.offC.upD.by48.You___Jimanythingaboutit.Itwasnoneofhisbusiness.A.needn’thavetoldB.needn’ttellC.mustn’thavetoldD.mustn’ttell49.Allofuswouldhaveenjoyedthepartymuchmoreifthere___quitesuchacrowdofpeoplethere.A.weren’tB.hasn’tbeenC.hadn’tbeenD.wouldn’tbe50.Firmsthatusecomputershavefoundthatthenumberofstaff___qualitycontrolcanbesubstantiallyreduced.A.whoseB.asC.whatD.that51.___atinthisway,thepresenteconomicsituationdoesn’tseemsogloomy.A.LookingB.LookedC.HavinglookedD.Tolook52.Manypeopleare___toinsectbites,andsomeevenhavetogotohospital.A.insensitiveB.allergicC.sensibleD.infected53.Whenyou’redrivingonamotorway,youmustobeythesignstellingyoutogetintotheright___.A.wayB.trackC.roadD.lane54.Themotoristhadto___toavoidknockingtheoldwomandowninthemiddleoftheroad.A.swerveB.twistC.departD.swing55.Inwinterdrivershavetroublestoppingtheircarsfrom___onicyroads.A.skatingB.skiddingC.slidingD.slipping56.Thisprojectwould___ahugeincreaseindefensespending.A.resultB.assureC.entailD.accomplish57.Thechancesofarepetitionoftheseunfortunateeventsare___indeed.A.distantB.slimC.unlikelyD.narrow58.Weshouldmakeaclear___between’competent’and’proficient’forthepurposesofourdiscussion.A.separationB.divisionC.distinctionD.difference59.Inthepresenteconomic___wecanmakeevengreaterprogressthanpreviously.A.airB.moodC.areaD.climate60.RiteofPassageisagoodnovelbyanystandards;___,itshouldrankhighonanylistofsciencefiction.A.consistentlyB.consequentlyC.invariablyD.fortunately61.Thediversityoftropicalplantsintheregionrepresentsaseemingly___sourceofrawmaterials,ofwhichonlyafewhavebeenutilized.A.exploitedB.controversialC.inexhaustibleD.remarkable62.WhilehewasinBeijing,hespentallhistime___someimportantmuseumsandbuildings.A.visitingB.travelingC.watchingD.touring63.Youmustletmehavetheannualreportwithout___byteno’clocktomorrowmorning.A.failureB.hesitationC.troubleD.fail64.Asthedirectorcan’tcometothereception,I’mrepresentingthecompanyA.onhisaccountB.onhisbehalfC.forhispartD.inhisinterest65.Dreamsare___inthemselves,butwhencombinedwithotherdata,theycantellusmuchaboutthedreamer.A.uninformativeB.startlingC.harmlessD.uncontrollable閱讀理解APartⅥREADINGCOMPREHENSION［30MIN.］SECTIONAREADINGCOMPREHENSION［25MIN.］Inthissectiontherearefourpassagesfollowedbyquestionsorunfinishedstatements,eachwithfoursuggestedanswersmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatyouthinkisthebestanswer.Markyouranswersonyouranswersheet.TEXTAClearlyifwearetoparticipateinthesocietyinwhichwelivewemustcommunicatewithotherpeople.Agreatdealofcommunicatingisperformedonaperson-to-personbasisbythesimplemeansofspeech.Ifwetravelinbuses,buythingsinshops,oreatinrestaurants,wearelikelytohaveconversationswherewegiveinformationoropinions,receivenewsorcomment,andverylikelyhaveourviewschallengedbyothermembersofsociety.Face-to-facecontactisbynomeanstheonlyformofcommunicationandduringthelasttwohundredyearstheartofmasscommunicationhasbecomeoneofthedominatingfactorsofcontemporarysociety.Twothings,aboveothers,havecausedtheenormousgrowthofthecommunicationindustry.Firstly,inventivenesshasledtoadvancesinprinting,telecommunications,photography,radioandtelevision.secondly,speedhasrevolutionisedthetransmissionandreceptionofcommunicationssothatlocalnewsoftentakesabackseattonationalnews,whichitselfisoftenalmosteclipsedbyinternationalnews.Nolongeristhepossessionofinformationconfinedtoaprivilegedminority.Inthelastcenturythewealthymanwithhisownlibrarywasindeedfortunate,buttodaytherearepubliclibraries.Fortyyearsagopeopleusedtoflocktothecinema,butnowfarmorepeoplesitathomeandturnontheTVtowatchaprogrammethatisbeingchannelledintomillionsofhomes.Communicationisnolongermerelyconcernedwiththetransmissionofinformation.Themodemcommunicationindustryinfluencesthewaypeopleliveinsocietyandbroadenstheirhorizonsbyallowingaccesstoinformation,educationandentertainment.Theprinting,broadcastingandadvertisingindustriesareallinvolvedwithinforming,educatingandentertaining.Althoughagreatdealofthematerialcommunicatedbythemassmediaisveryvaluabletotheindividualandtothesocietyofwhichheisapart,thevastmodemnetworkofcommunicationsisopentoabuse.However,themassmediaarewithusforbetter,forworse,andthereisnoturningback.66.Inthefirstparagraphthewriteremphasizesthe___offace-to-facecontactinsocialsettings.A.natureB.limitationC.usefulnessD.creativity67.Itisimpliedinthepassagethat___.A.localnewsusedtobetheonlysourceofinformation.B.localnewsstilltakesasignificantplace.C.nationalnewsisbecomingmorepopular.D.internationalnewsisthefastesttransmittednews.68.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECT?A.Topossessinformationusedtobeaprivilege.B.Publiclibrarieshavereplacedprivatelibraries.C.Communicationmeansmorethantransmission.D.Informationinfluenceswaysoflifeandthinking.69.Fromthelastparagraphwecaninferthatthewriteris___.A.indifferenttotheharmfulinfluenceofthemassmediaB.happyaboutthedrasticchangesinthemassmediaC.pessimisticaboutthefutureofthemassmediaD.concernedaboutthewronguseofthemassmediaTEXTBThemenandwomenofAnglo-SaxonEnglandnormallyboreonenameonly.Distinguishingepithetswererarelyadded.Thesemightbepatronymic,descriptiveoroccupational.Theywere,however,hardlysurnames.HeritablenamesgraduallybecamegeneralinthethreecenturiesfollowingtheNormanConquestin1066.Itwasnotuntilthe13thand14thcenturiesthatsurnamesbecamefixed,althoughformanyyearsafterthat,thedegreeofstabilityinfamilynamesvariedconsiderablyindifferentpartsofthecountry.Britishsurnamesfallmainlyintofourbroadcategories:patronymic,occupational,descriptiveandlocal.Afewnames,itistrue,willremainpuzzling:foreignnames,perhaps,crudelytranslated,adaptedorabbreviated;orartificialnames.Infact,overfiftypercentofgenuineBritishsurnamesderivefromplacenamesofdifferentkinds,andsotheybelongtothelastofourfourmaincategories.EvensuchanameasSimpsonmaybelongtothislastgroup,andnottothefirst,hadthefamilyoncehaditshomeintheancientvillageofthatname.Otherwise,Simpsonmeans“thesonofSimon”,asmightbeexpected.Hundredsofoccupationalsurnamesareatoncefamiliartous,oratleastrecognisableafteralittlethought:Archer,Carter,Fisher,Mason,Thatcher,Taylor,tonamebutafew.Hundredsofothersaremoreobscureintheirmeaningsandtestifytotheamazingspecialisationinmedievalarts,craftsandfunctions.Suchare“Day”,(OldEnglishforbreadmaker)and“Walker”(afullerwhosejobitwastocleanandthickennewlymadecloth).Allthesevocationalnamescarrywiththemacertaingravityanddignity,whichdescriptivenamesoftenlack.Some,itistrue,like“Long”,“Short”or“Little”,aresimple.Theymaybetakenquiteliterally.Othersrequiremorethinking:theirmeaningsareslightlydifferentfromthemodemones.“Black”and“White”implieddarkandfairrespectively.“Sharp”meantgenuinelydiscerning,alert,acuteratherthanquick-wittedorclever.Place-nameshavealastinginterestsincethereishardlyatownorvillageinallEnglandthathasnotatsometimegivenitsnametoafamily.Theymaybepicturesque,evenpoetical;ortheymaybepedestrian,eventrivial.Amongthecommonernameswhichsurvivewithrelativelylittlechangefromold-Englishtimesare“Milton”(middleenclosure)and“Hilton”(enclosureonahill).70.Surnamesaresaidtobe___inAnglo-SaxonEngland.A.commonB.vocationalC.unusualD.descriptive71.Welearnfromthefirstparagraph___formanyyearsafterthe13thand14thcenturies.A.familynamesbecamedescriptiveandoccupationalB.peopleinsomeareasstillhadnosurnamesC.somepeoplekeptchangingtheirsurnamesD.allfamilynamesbecamefixedinEngland72.“Patronymic”inthesecondparagraphisclosestinmeaningto“formedfrom___.A.thenameofone’sfather”B.thefamilyoccupation”C.one’sfamilyhome”D.one’sfamilyhistory”73.Whichofthefollowingsentencesisanopinionratherthanafact?A.hundredsofoccupationalnamesareatoncefamiliartous.B.“Black”and“White”implied“dark”and“fair”respectively.C.Vocationalnamescarrywiththemacertaingravityanddignity.D.EveryplaceinEnglandhasgivenitsnametoafamily.TEXTCSincetheearly1930s,Swissbankshadpridedthemselvesontheirsystemofbankingsecrecyandnumberedaccounts.Overtheyears,theyhadsuccessfullywithstoodeverychallengetothissystembytheirowngovernmentwho,inturn,hadbeenfrequentlyurgedbyforeigngovernmentstorevealinformationaboutthefinancialaffairstocertainaccountholders.TheresultofthispolicyofsecrecywasthatakindofmystiquehadgrownuparoundSwissbanking.Therewasawidely-heldbeliefthatSwitzerlandwasirresistibletowealthyforeigners,mainlybecauseofitsnumberedaccountsandbankers’reluctancetoaskawkwardquestionsofdepositors.Contributingtothemystiquewastheview,carefullypropagatedbythebanksthemselves,thatifthissecrecywasevergivenup,foreignerswouldfalloverthemselvesintherushtowithdrawmoney,andtheSwissbankingsystemwouldvirtuallycollapseovernight.Tomany,therefore,itcamelikeaboltoutoftheblue,when,in1977,theSwissbanksannouncedtheyhadsignedapactwiththeSwissNationalBank(theCentralBank).Theaimoftheagreementwastopreventtoimproperuseofthecountry’sbanksecrecylaws,anditseffectwastocurbseverelythesystemofsecrecy.Theruleswhichthebankshadagreedtoobservemadetheopeningofnumberedaccountssubjecttomuchcloserscrutinythanbefore.Thebankswouldberequired,ifnecessary,toidentifytheoriginofforeignfundsgoingintonumberedandotheraccounts.Theideawastostopsuchaccountsbeingusedfordubiouspurposes.Alsotheyagreednottoacceptfundsresultingfromtaxevasionorfromcrime.Thepactrepresentedessentiallyatighteningupofbankingrules.Althoughthebanksagreedtoendrelationswithclientswhoseidentitieswereunclearorwhowereperformingimproperacts,theywerestillnotobligedtoinformonaclienttoanyone,includingtheSwissgovernment.Tosomeextent,therefore,theprincipleofsecrecyhadbeenmaintained.74.Swissbankstookpridein___.A.thenumberoftheiraccountsB.withholdingclientinformationC.beingmysterioustotheoutsidersD.attractingwealthyforeignclients75.Accordingtothepassage,thewidely-heldbeliefthatSwitzerlandwasirresistibletowealthyforeignerswas___bybanksthemselves.A.deniedB.criticizedC.reviewedD.defended76.Inthelastparagraph,thewriterthinksthat___.A.completechangeshadbeenintroducedintoSwissbanksB.SwissbankscouldnolongerkeepclientinformationC.changesinthebankpolicieshadbeensomewhatsuperficialD.morechangesneedtobeconsideredandmadeTEXTDCoketownwasatownofredbrick,orofbrickthatwouldhavebeenredifthesmokeandtheasheshadallowedit;butasmattersstooditwasatownofunnaturalredandblacklikethepaintedfaceofasavage.Itwasatownofmachineryandtallchimneys,outofwhichsmoketrailedthemselvesforeverandever.Ithadablackcanalinit,andariverthatranpurplewithill-smellingdye,andvastpilesofbuildingsfullofwindowswheretherewasarattlingandatremblingalldaylong,andwherethepistonofthesteam-engineworkedmonotonouslyupanddownliketheheadofanelephantinastateofmadness.Thetowncontainedseverallargestreetsallverylikeoneanother,andmanysmallstreetsstillmorelikeoneanother,inhabitedbypeopleequallylikeoneanother.Asunnymidsummerday.Therewassuchathingsometimes,eveninCoketown.Seenfromadistanceinsuchweather,Coketownlaycoveredinahazeofitsown.Youonlyknewthetownwasthere,becauseyouknewtherecouldhavebeennosuchblotchupontheviewwithoutatown.Thestreetswerehotanddustyonthesummerday,andthesunwassobrightthatitevenshonethroughthehazeoverCoketown,andcouldnotbelookedatsteadily.Workersemergedfromlowundergrounddoorwaysintofactoryyards,andsatonpostsandsteps,wipingtheirfacesandcontemplatingcoals.Thewholetownseemedtobefryinginoil.Therewasastiflingsmellofhotoileverywhere.Theatmosphereofthoseplaceswaslikethebreathofhell,andtheirinhabitantswastingwithheat,toiledlanguidlyinthedesert.Butnotemperaturemadethemadelephantsmoremadormoresane.Theirwearisomeheadswentupanddownatthesamerate,inhotweatherandincold,wetweatheranddryfairweatherandfoul.Themeasuredmotionoftheirshadowsonthewalls,wasthesubstituteCoketownhadtoshowfortheshadowsofrustlingwoods;whileforthesummerhumofinsects,itcouldofferalltheyearround,fromthedawnofMondaytothenightofSaturday,thewhirrofshaftsandwheels.77.WhichofthefollowingadjectivesisNOTappropriatetodescribeCoketown?A.dullB.dirtyC.noisyD.savage78.FromthepassageweknowthatCoketownwasmainlya(n)___town.A.industrialB.agriculturalC.residentialD.commercial79.Only___werenotaffectedbyweather.A.theworkmenB.theinhabitantsC.thesteam-enginesD.therustlingwoods80.Whichistheauthor’sopinionofCoketown?A.Coketownshouldbereplacedbywoods.B.Thetownwasseriouslypolluted.C.Thetownhadtoomuchoilinit.D.Thetown’satmospherewastraditional.BSECTIONBSKIMMINGANDSCANNINGInthissectiontherearesevenpassageswithatotaloftenmultiple-choicequestions.Skimorscanthemasrequiredandthenmarkyouranswersonyouranswersheet.TEXTEFirstreadthefollowingquestion.81.Thewriterisconcernedabout___.A.budgethousekeepingB.theretailtradeC.computerskillsD.mentalarithmeticNowreadTextEquicklyandmarkyouransweronyouranswersheet.Alotofattentionisbeinggiventochildrenwholeaveschoolunabletoreadorwrite.Ithinkthereshouldbeequalconcernforthosewhoareunabletocopewithsimplementalarithmetic-particularlygirls.Itisoftenstatedthattoday’schildrenaregrowingupinacomputerworldandtheydon’tneedthesameskillsthattheirgrandparentsdid.Butisitanywonderthatmanyyounggirlstryingtocopewithbudgethousekeepingfailforthesimplereasontheycannotkeepaccuratechecksontheirpurchases?Shoppinginmarketsisnosourceofcheappurchasingunlessoneisabletokeeppacewiththeapparentmentalagilityofthevendor.Mustwefacethet